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VOL. XII.
NO LAGGARDS THEY.
Stockholders of the Chicago
World's Fair Association
Elect Directors.
Forty-Five Solid Business Men
Are Chosen to Boss the
Big* Show.
Their Combined Financial Re
sources Amount to Several
Hundred Millions.
Senators Take Up the House
Bill and Ask for De
tails.
CHICAGO, April 4.— Stockholders of
the Chicago World's Fair association,
representing half a million shares of $10
each, met at Battery D armory this
morning for the purpose of organiza
tion. An immense crowd was present.
As fast as the clerks approved the
papers showing the bearers of proxies
had paid the required two per cent
upon subscription, they received their
certificate. Previous to the opening of
the meeting, printed tickets, bearing
forty names of prominent citizens who,
it was suggested, were well fitted to be
come directors of the association, were
passed around. It was explained
that this was merely in the .way
of a suggestion fforr r the bene
fit of stockholders who had not the ac
quaintance or the time necessary to
make up a good ticket, and five blank
spaces were left to be filled in the belief
that the meeting would make the board
consist of forty-five members. The ele
ment of dissatisfaction soon developed.
Ex-Mayor Harrison moved that the num
ber of directors be increased to
seventy-five, so the poor man would se
cure representation on the board. He
was followed by Washington Hesing,
who made a great sensation when he
openly charged star chamber pro
ceedings, and that the ticket had
been prepared by the South
Side Street railway, and the first
National bank. The foreign nation
alities have been overlooked. The Ger
mans have been honored with two
names and the Irish with one. He de
plored the attempt to force
Forty Star Chamber Names
on the city and seconded Harrison's
motion. Victor F. Lawson moved
an amendment that the number
of directors be forty-five. A
vive voce vote was unsatis
factory and a formal ballot was called
for. Then some time was consumed by
speeches. Thomas B. Bryan spoke elo
quently on the subject of dissensions.
lie said Chicago's rivals would gloat over
the quarrels of this meeting; the whole
world would know it, and oft boasted
unanimity be widely ridiculed. Fin
ally noise became deafening. A hun
dred stockholders, bis and little, jumped
on their chairs, and all were talking at
once. Finally, when a vote was taken,
it was found that the motion to increase
the board of directors to seventy-five
was lost, 54,245 shares being for,
and 246,444 against it. Each
of y*.' the voters present then
prepared a list of forty-five names and
sent it up. When the- inspection was
completed It was found that all the
forty names on the first printed list
were nominated, and many more. A
ballot was then taken* for the
purpose of choosing forty-five of
the nominees to act as direct
ors of the corporation.. When all votes
were cast the meeting adjourned. A
resolution was -"ordered sent by tele
graph to the Illinois senators in Wash
ington, stating that the meeting ap
proves aud - y
Confirms All Pledges
heretofore made on behalf of Chicago
and asking of the senate prompt and
favorable consideration of the house
bill. It was lacking but a few moments
of midnight when the count of the bal
lots was finished. With three notable
exceptions tho readymade list of forty
names was successful. The three
were Col. George R. Davis, J. W. Doane
and L. Z. Leiter. Another one of the
forty, John De Koven, had withdrawn
before the balloting begun. Much sur
prise was expressed at the defeat of
ex-Congressman Davis, who has
been quite generally credited with
having taken a leading part at Wash
ington in the maneuvers that led to
Chicago's success before the house of
representatives. His friends were not
slow to attribute the defeat to the
machinations of political enemies. Col.
Davis lacked nearly 4,000 votes
of reaching the minimum requisite
to election. The forty-five . directors
chosen are as follows, the first
thirty-six being from the list prepared
beforehand: Owen F. Aldis, Samuel
W. Allerton, W. T. Baker, Thomas S.
Bryan, Mark L. Crawford, W. H. Col
vin, D. C. Cregier, J. W. Ellsworth,
Stuyvesant Fish, Lyman J. Gage, H. N.
Higinbotham, C. L. Hutchinson, E. T.
Jeffery, R. A. Keyes, M. M. Kirkman,
H. 11. Kohlsatt, E. F. Lawrence, T. J.
Lefens, Cyrus H. McCormick, Andrew
McNally, Joseph Medill, Robert Nel
son, Potter Palmer, J. C. Peasley, Ferd
W. Pech, E. M. Phelps, E. S. Pike, M.
A. Ryerson, Charles H. Schwab, A. F.
Seeberger, W. E. Strong, R. A. Wall
er, Edwin Walker. John R. Walsh,
C. C. Wheeler, Otto Young, C. H.
Wacker, F. G. Keith, E. B. Butler. F.S.
Winston, A. Nathan, C. T. Yerkes.W.
D. Kerfoot, J. J. P. Odell, J. V. Far
well Jr.
SENATORS SCAN THE BILL.
Before Acting They Want "Windy
Citizens to Furnish Details.
□ Washington, April 4.— The special
world's fair committee of the senate
met to-day and began the consideration
of the world's fair bill as it left the
house. The bill was discussed in the
full committee, and a subcommittee
consisting of Senators Hiscock, Haw
ley, Wilson, of lovfa; Gray and Dan
iels, was appointed to consider the
financial portion of the bill. It was also
Instructed to consider the amount the
government should contribute. The
committee u.er. adjourned until Thurs
day next. A meeting of the sub
committee was held directly after
the meeting of the full committee.
Mr. Farwell appeared before the
subcommittee and said that he would
like to know what further guarantee the
subcommittee needed of the genuineness
of the subscriptions to the fund. Mr.
Hiscock said that the committee would"
like to have a copy of the act of incor
poration of the fair association;
the names of the directors (who
are to* be elected to-day); the
names of those who have subscribed
the largest sums on the list; the num
ber of those who have subsribed less
than $1,000; the number of those who
have subscribed between $100 and $500
each; the plan for raising the
DAILY ST. PAUL GLOBE.
balance of the money from re
liable persons as to the genuineness
of the subscription. Mr. Farwell im
mediately telegraphed to Lyman J.
Gage to forward this information to Mr.
Iliscock, the guarantee . to be signed by
Messrs. Gage, Odell, Doane and Dexter.
The subcommittees then adjourned.
...... CRIPPLED FOR LIFE.
The Leader of the Oklahoma
Boomers Shot. . *■*'*
Oklahoma City, April Capt. W.
L. Couch, the leader of the Oklahoma
boomers and ex-mayor, was shot this
afternoon by J.C.Adams. The bullet
entered the left leg just below the knee,
and came out in front. Both bones in
front were broken; and, though ampu
tation of the limb may not be necessary,
the captain is crippled for life. Capt.
Couch was a contestant for a valuable
claim adjoining the city on the west, on
which Adams has the filing. This aft
ernoon he and his son began to set posts
for a fence, and, while at work, were ap
proached by Adams, who ordered them
to desist. A quarrel ensued, and the
shooting followed. There are two or
three versions of the .shooting, but the
one that seems to have the color of truth
is that Couch took hold of Adams, dis
armed him of his pistol and discharged
it at him" the entire load of the revolver.
Adams retreated to his house, procured
his Winchester rifle, and, advancing to
within 200 yards of Couch, tired at him.
Adams then swore out a warrant for the
arrest of Couch and sou, while on be
half of the latter a warrant was sworn
out tor Adams' arrest. lie gave bail in
the sum of $1,000 and to-morrow was set
for the preliminary hearing.. '..'... 4
HORROR UPON HORROR.
Two Fatal Explosions in an Oil
Santa Barbara, Cal., April 4.— A
terrible accident occurred at Adams
canon, near Santa Paula, this morning,
where the Hardison & Stewart Oil com
pany is boring a tunnel for oil.
An explosion of gas occurred
in the tunnel and a sheet of
flame shot out, blowing away
tne building 100 feet from the mouth of
the tunnel. Two men were terribly
burned, and one of them. has since died.
The names of the workmen are un
known; A force of men were put to
work to clear the tunnel, and this
afternoon at 3:45 another ex
plosion took place, collapsing the
whole tunnel and burying in the ruins
five men. who are certainly dead. So
far as known their names are Britton,
Hardison and Taylor H. "ioung. Hardi
son is a brother of the head of the com
pany. Intense excitement prevails in
Santa Paula. Three or four hundred
people are at the tunnel.
DIED OF A BRAIN CLOT.
A Mysterious Alien Shuffles Off in
a Hotel.
Haruisburg, Pa., April 4.— dis
tinguished-looking foreigner who regis
tered at the Bolton house on Wednes
day afternoon as "Kolder Shikago,!"
died in his room on yesterday afternoon
from apoplexy. Suicide was first sus
pected, but the physicians decided that
a clot of blood on his brain caused death.
There is nothing about him which
would lead to , identification, except,
perhaps, a locket which contains the
pictures of a woman in middle life and
a young man of twenty-five. The
stranger was a man of fine presence,
over six feet in height, handsomely
proportioned, wearing a full beard and
moustache of dark brown color and
aged about forty-eight years. He had a
few dollars, a gold watch and a revolver,
but no baggage. His remains are held
awaiting identification.
UNDER THE OLD LAW.
Supplementary Elections In
Rhode Island Occur To-day.
Newport, R. 1., April 4.— The sup
plementary election here to-morrow will
be under the old voting system, not un
der the new ballot law. Only last
week the legislature passed a law mak
ing the new ballot law apply to supple
mentary ""elections, requiring- the city
and town clerks to have ballots printed
bearing the fac simile of their signa
tures. A copy of the law was not re
ceived from the "[secretary of state by
the city clerk until this noon— too late
to have the ballots prepared. The par
ties are therefore printing their own
ballots as in former elections. Two
representatives are to be voted for.
Crushed by Falling Timbers.
Chicago, April 4.— Robert Wilson
was instantly killed and Fred Goldberg
badly hurt this afternoon by the falling
of a viaduct in the Union stockyards.
Both men were employed by the
stockyards company as . carpenters,
and with a score of men were engaged
in elevating about forty feet of a via
duct that runs through the company's
property. "Ihe work was almost finished
when a support gave way, and a heavy
timber falling struck Wilson on the
head, pinning him to the ground and
causing instant death. Goldberg, who
was working with Wilson, was struck
by a falling timber and knocked some
distance. yy -'.'4 *■•• y * yy
Chinese Run In From Mexico.
San Francisco, April 4.— A local
paper, which has been investigating the
matter of Chinese immigration from
Mexico, states ' that one 'or two small
craft are almost constantly engaged in
bringing Chinese from Lower California
to San Diego, and landing them at
night, whence they make their way to
Los Angeles and other points. Several
hundred Chinamen and a number of
women are believed to have found their
way into California by this method dur
ing the past year. -;--*-*',:-_
Movement of Ocean Steamships.
New York — Arrived: Bothnia, from
Liverpool; Fulda and Lahn, from Bremen ;
Westcrnland, from Antwerp.
Boston— : Kehrwieder, from Ham
burg via Halifax. ' .
Halifax— Arrived: Utopia, from Mediter
ranean ports, and proceeded for New York.
Moviixe— Arrived: Devonia, from New
York.
PiiiLAnKTVPHTA— Canadian, from
Glasgow; Lord dive, from Liverpool.
Hanged Himself in a Cellar.
Newark, N. J., April David S.
Baten, a past grand commander of the
Knights Templars of New Jersey, com
mitted suicide to-day by hanging him
self in the cellar of his house in this
city. He was seventy-four years old,
and the act was due to sufferings from
facial neuralgia. .* ;-.;;'
Horse Thieves Elude Pursuit.
Cheyenne, Wyo., April 4.— AH of
the Northern sheriffs are at full cry on
the trail of a desperate gang of whole
sale horse thieves. Tho freebooters,
finding themselves closely pursued, cut
the telegraph wires. The thieves have
by this time reached Montana with 200
head of Wyoming horses. " -y-y -
The sultan of Turkey has been ad
vised by his physicians to take more
exercise. He is growing very fleshy.
CANNOT BE REPEALED
lowa's Representatives Say
the Prohibition Law Will
Stand.
Republicans Control the Sen
ate, and Can Block the
Democratic Game. - *
Public [Sentiment May Force
the Enactment of a Li
cense Law.
Fallacies of McKinley's Sugar
Schedules Exposed by an
Expert.
Washington, April 4.— The Posfhas
been interviewing: the lowa senators
and representatives on the probability
of the repeal or modification of the lowa
prohibition' law, and will ■ print. their
statements in the morning. The result
Was substantially a uniform expression
of belief that the law would stand unre
pealed. Senator Allison was very busy
when interviewed, and simply said:
"In my opinion it will not be repealed."
Senator Wilson thought the law would
not be repealed, because there would
not be votes enough. The repeal, he
said, could not carry in the senate and
besides the Republicans in the house,
one man who voted with the Democrats
usually would vote against the repeal.
The senator thought the majority of the
signers of the call for conference
had never been supporters of
prohibition. "I am in favor,"
he continued, "of maintaining the
present system of prohibition. 1 fav
ored its adoption. I am quite sure
(though I do not know very much about
it) that the new movement does not rep
resent the dominant Republicau senti
ment in lowa. If the question were
submitted as before, instead of 30,000
majority there would be nearer 50,000
majority. Prohibition is the forceful
cause of
The Decrease of Crime
in lowa." He did ' not believe the new
movement would result in any change
in the system. Representatives Dolli
ver, J. H. Sweeney, Lacy, Flick, Kerr,
Struble and Conger all expressed the
opinion that the law would not be re
pealed or modified. In their interviews
they very generally expressed: the
opinion that the law had been beneficial
and that the decrease in crime and the
consequent lessening of expenses for
criminal and eleemosynary institutions
was largely due to the prohibitory law.
The prohibition sentiment, a majority
of them thought, was as strong as
ever, and several of the gentlemen
named ascribed the result of the
last election to the railroad ques
tion more than to anything else.
Representative Reed agreed with his
old colleagues as to the improbabiltiyof
the law's repeal, and that it had de
creased crime. . but said:. "The senti
ment was doubtless .more favorable to
prohibition a few years ago than it is
now." He also attributed the election
of Gov. Boies last year in part to the
railroad question, but thought that
he would have been defeated but for
prohibition. He favored the ' enforce
ment of the law rather than license.
"Still I think," said he, "we shall have
to come to license ultimately unless
there is a change in public sentiment."
A strong expression of views -on the
other side was given when Congressman
Hayes, the :yy yy.
Only Democrat From lowa
and an avowed anti-prohibitionist, was
interviewed. He said : "I have not
been in the state for months and don't
know that I am abreast of the present
sentiment, but as the Republicans
control the senate and can ; block
the house I think nothing
will— be done. I don't think
the law will be repealed. But it is pos
sible that some of the Republicans may,
through public sentiment, join the
Democrats in enacting a stringent li
cense law." "Is the present prohibit
ory system sustained by a majority of
the people?" "Most assuredly not, and
never was. A great many were
willing to give it a trial-* which they did,
and its absolute failure to accomplish
any good and the positive evil following
from it have caused the feeling to be
largely against it." He thought other
questions helped to determine the elec
tion last fall, especially the tariff.
INJUSTICE TO THE POOR.
McKinley's Sugar Schedule De-
nounced by an Expert.
Washington, D. C, April Henry
A. Brown, of Massachusetts, the noted
sugar tariff expert, ' to-day addressed a
strong letter to the ways and means
committee, and to the senate finance
committee and congress at large, in
which he severely criticises the "vagar
ies of the ad valorem sugar tariff sched
ule" proposed by the Republican ma
jority of the house ways and means
committee. Mr. Brown claims that the
classifications in the present sugar tariff
are reasonably correct, and that raising
the color line from 13 to 16 D. S. is play
ing into the hands of foreign producers
of sugar and American re_finers. as
well as the sugar trust people.
He also claims that under the
proposed ad valorem schedule, low
grades of **w sugar will not be sent to
this market, but will be worked into
higher grades, and therefore the poorer
classes will be deprived of cheap, pure
refined sugar, and be compelled to buy
expensive refined sugar, or put up with
yellow refined sugar adulterated with
glucose. He further claims that the ad
valorem bill will increase false invoic
ing and under valuation frauds, and
that a European war, a short foreign
sugar crop or other untoward events
may at any time double or treble the
duty. . Sugar, he says, costs the most
when protection is greatest, and vice
versa, the least when it is the least pro
tected; but the refiners and the sugar
trust people can operate with free
sugar as readily as with dutiable sugar,
and regulate their output , and ; prices
to suit themselves in either case. Mr.
Brown, in his letter, officially compares
the corn crops ot the West, which aver
aged $8.93 per .acre in 1887, to the sugar
beet root crops, which", averaged $67.50
per acre the same year, and shows by
official figures that the consumption of
imported and - domestic - sugar in this
country for the fiscal year ended June
30, .1889, was 3,658,434,030 pounds, or
57 16-100 ; pounds per capita, of which
there was produced in the United States
16 63-100 per cent. The ad valorem
sugar schedule -,- he .; characterizes ; as a
bill to increase under valuation frauds,
encourage sugar monopolists' at home
and abroad, ; destroy our £* sugar Indus
trie-),' oppress consumers and perpetuate
an international direct tax. -''*".-■; .•''-"■ ;•
Ben Sighs Important Bills.
Washington, :• D. ; C, April The
president , has signed the urgency de
ST. PAUL, MINN., mTITOK__:T MORNING, APRIL 5, 1890.
ficieucy appropriation bill; an act to ex
tend to Tampa, Fla., the privilege of im
• mediate ; transportation law; also joint
. resolution for the relief of sufferers in
the Mississippi valley. "* . -,-'.:•. . .•.*■' ' |
TRAFFIC IN TANGLELEG. )|
■.•"*.."■"" — — ■ — ' . .:- ■;'■■ t*.
It Will Probably Be Investigate^
yy^y • _;' by a Commission." ; . . . .i|
Washington, D.'C, April 4.— Repr
sesentative J. D. Taylor, from the com
mittee on alcoholic liquor traffic^ to-day
reported to \ the . house the bill agreed
upon by that committee, providing " for.,
the appointment of an alcoholic liquor ■
commission. The report of • the - com
mittee says that a large portion of the,
people have for a long time desired; aft
honest, intelligent, impartial and thor
ough investigation of the liquor traffic
•in all its phases. Reference is made tit
inquiries by similar commissions in.
England, which have had remarkable,
results, and warrant further investiga
tions. Reports from domestic sources
indicate that the liquor traffic causes '
four-fifths of all the _ crimes
committed, wastes one-half of -tax-:
ation, "** causes the expenditure *of
$800,000,000 a year in drink,** incapaci
tates mentally and physically „ Half a
million people for labor and business,
causes three-fourths of the pauperism
of the country, is responsible for the
fearful increase in insanity rand imbe
cility and does no good to anybody. * On ,
the other hand, these statements are
denied and pronounced to be the hallu
cinations of • '*.-■" -"■,_' •*
A Diseased Brain.
Therefore, says the report, let us
have an investigation, and -let the
world know the truth or falsity of these
assertions. Representative g Quinn, of
New York, presented a minority report,
in opposition to the bill. - He ; says that
under the terms of the :-. bill, while the
commissioners shall not belong to the
same political party, they ■ may all be
prohibitionists. The i majority concede
that congress has no power to regulate
the liquor traffic in the states, and it is
therefore a novel proposition that it
shall . investigate a subject with
out possessing the power V. to
carry out by legislation the recommend
ations made by the commission. Mr.-
Quinn maintains that there is no in fort.
■nation on the subject that has not ah
ready been published; no argument re
lating thereto that has not been already,
• made. It is has been agitated and dis
cussed for forty years by the people,
and it •is an insult to their ability and
intelligence to say that they are not in
formed upon this subject, and this com
mission can in two years give them what ,
they do not already know. Iv eon
. elusion. Mr. Quinn says that undoubt
edly the bill is one of those numerous,
measures originating outside of -con
gress under the pretense of some great
public benefit, the real purpose of
which iis personal advancement and 1
selfish interest. The bill is intended;
to infringe upon the rights of the peo
ple, and is un-American in its character. ,
.— -—^-^ - ••'-• ■;. **
HEALTHS AViUE WASHED.:
Commander of the Bear Little^
Short of an Angel. ;.'
Washington,' April The report of
the • special committee appointed . by
Secretary Windom to . investigate thf*
charges of cruelty and y . intoxication !
made against Capt. M. A. Healy, com
mander of the revenue steamer Bear,
was received at .-.the treasury depart
ment to-day and was referred to Capt.
Shepard, chief of the revenue marine
division, for review. The committee
consisted of T.G.Phelps, collector of
customs at San Francisco; J. W. Whit**,
captain U. S. R. M., and P. N. Bail
hache, U. S. M. H. S.varid the investi
gation was made at San Francisco. The
committee- find that the conduct of
Capt. Healy in punishing the three sea
men from the bark Estella was justifi
able under the circumstances, the cvi
i dence showing that they were mutinous
and insubordinate and that Capt. Healy
punished them only after every other
effort to restore order had failed. In
gard to the "tricing up" of several of
the. crew of the bark Wanderer, the
committee reports that the evidence
showed that the men were mutinous:
that the vessel was in an exposed condi
tion, and that all reasonable efforts were
used to persuade the ' men to resume
their duties, and that they refused to
do so; that there were no courts or
peace officers within reach, and- that
therefore the punishment of the erew >
as a "dernier resort" -to suppress ■ the •
mutiny was justifiable.: The committee
finds the charge of drunkenness wholly
unsustained, and says: ."The . testi
mony goes to show that Capt. Healy had :
been a particularly intelligent, zealous
and efficient officer in the discharge* of
his difficult and perilous . duties in the"
Arctic; that he is humane and kind to:
his men, and to shipwrecked sailors and
unfortunates whom he has relieved and
who have been in many instances
thrown upon his personal bounty." •
NO MERCY FOR A MARTINET.'
Commander Mciatia to Be Court
Martial:*!.
Washington, April The report of
the judge advocate general in regard -to
the McCalla case will probably be sub
mitted to-morrow afternoon, and it is
expected the secretary will take imme
diate action thereon. It is understood
that the secretary and Col. Remey have
come to a - conclusion in regard to the
geneial course to be followed. *| The de
lay in the compilation of the report is
thought to be due to the fact /that the
judge advocate general is preparing the ;
-charges and specifications to be pre
ferred against Cant. McCalla. Opinions;
differ as to whether or not he is to be'
the only one court martialed, but the
general opinion is that Lieut, lngersoll
will also be tried^ If a court is ordered
it will convene in New York. .*/:-- •
— * — —■ .' y y i
PENSIONS FOR HEROES. - ]
The House Passes a Big Batch
■■ ';. of Bills. . . y' ; -;-'
Washington, D. C, April 4.— The
house to-day considered and passed five
private pension bills coming, over from"'
last Friday night's ~i session and ' then ;
went into committee of* the whole on
the civil calendar. The bill for the al
lowance of certain claims for stores and
supplies used by the ; United States
army under the provisions of the Bow
man act was discussed at length, mainly*
on points of order. ; Pending action on '•
the bill the ; committee rose and the
house at sp. m. took . a recess until 8"
o'clock, the night session being taken
up with the consideration of private
pension bills. 4 '-:"■- ::: —
It Will Never See Light.
. Washington, April 4.—Representa
tive Henderson, of ; lowa, introduced to"
--the house to-day a joint resolution y pro- :
posing an amendment to* the constitu
tion providing for the election of .* sen
ators by the qualified "voters l of the
states. The resolution was referred to
the judiciary committee. About a dozep
such resolutions have been introduced
this session. The judiciary committee
has referred them ' to ; a - subcommittee,
with instructions to report a substitute, l
and it is probable that the subcommittee
will be heard from at the next meeting
of the full committee, which takes place
Tuesday.
ARSENIC DID IT ALL,
The Crimes of the Borgias
- Paralleled by a Kan
\. _ san. ' "- -"■■- '. )
He Poisons His Parents, Two
Brothers and a Wealthy
Rancher. -
Fifty Years in State Prison
I May Lead Him to Re
' pentance.
Moonshiners Convert Inform-
y .*■■.: ers Into Subjects for
Funerals. „
; Atwood, Kan., April 4.— Judge Ber
tram yesterday :■ sentenced Gracian
Chleborad to fifty years in the peniten
tiary for murder. Chleborad is about
thirty years old, and will probably not
live to serve his time out. The crime of
which he was convicted was poisoning
his younger brother, Joseph,' last - De
cember. Strange to say, although there
was proof positive of strychnine in the
i dead man's stomach, and every circum
: stance pointed to Gracian as the murder
er, the jury returned a verdict of murder
in the second degree,; acquitting Mrs.
Chleborad, his .wife, who was indicted
with him. The judee, however, made
amends tor the jury's action by pro
nouncing a -sentence that virtually
amounted to life imprisonment. If the
evidence of CWeborad's neighbors is to
be believed- the poisoning of Josenh
Chleborad was the last of a series
of murders that it investigated will
prove as horrible as the * infamous
Bender crimes that were exposed in Sa
beth county. : Kansas, in 1873. The
Chleborads lived on a claim that was
originally settled by a Mr. Shaw,' who
mysteriously disappeared. Evidence
indicated that he was ■" y ' yy**-^
Murdered for His Money
and his body thrown into an abandoned
well on the "divide." not far from the
Shaw dug-out. . After a while the Chle
borads, consisting of a man and his wife
and three sons, which 7 Gracian was
the oldest, took the claim. - 'In the
course of time Mrs. Chleborad died mys
teriously, and her place of burial was
: never known. The event occasioned
comment, but the < people seemed to be
afraid of the Chleborads, and it was
never investigated. It. was generally
believed, however, that she was mur
dered,and her body thrown into the well.
Later the old man died suddenly, 'and
the neighbors again suspected poisoning.
This was followed by a. fresh. burial in
the well. This crime was charged.to,
Gracian Chleborad and his wife May. •
A few months later one of the brothers
distipearved, and Gracian said that he
had gone to Nebraska.-but the boy
never came back, and it is supposed the
-well received another ; victim. •'•'Last :
December young Robert was poisoned
and the ■* murderer was /detected by a
party of neighbors; who ", met Gracian:
with the body.of the boy on his .shoul- :
der, making straight for the old well:
He was arrested and the murder
proved. An effort: has been made to
have the county commissioners ".dig out
the old well.now nearly filled up, when
proof of all these horrors is likely to ap
pear. ". '. '"- .-■ ' *-
1 LAWLESS KENTUCKIANS.
Moonshiners Make Angels of Half
yyyy a Dozen Informers.
; Flemingsburg, Ky., April Law
lessness and violence have again made
their appearance in Rowan county,
growing- out of the manufacture and
sale of illicit whisky. The United
States revenue men made a sweep a
week ago, destroy ing various stills, and
things "are being made decidedly un
comfortably for the people who are
thought to have given the. government
•infoimation. Eph Cooper .was shot,
from ambush yesterday, and Bart Banm
garntner -and Tim ; Cooper were also
both killed in a fight. George Hogg, son
of the sheriff, : was shot this morning.,
Hiram Roberts was bush-whacked yes-,
terday and mortally wounded. Nelson
Egan was called to his door, Tuesday
and received a bullet in his brain. It is
all a mere question of whisky or no
whisky, and there is no telling where
the bloodshed will end. .'"•'.-
DESERVED TO GO FREE.
An Italian, Who Protected His
Wife's Honor Acquitted.-
Utica, N.Y., April Early one
morning last December James Gilson, a
young man residing with his parents iv
Rome, burst in the door of his -father's
house, shouted to his mother that he
was shot and fell dead at her feet. She
had been watching for him all night,
and a moment before his abrupt en
trance had heard a pistol shot. Michael
Cibo, an Italian living near, was. ar
rested for the murder of Gilson and in
dicted for manslaughter In the: first "de
gree. For this offense he has been on
trial at Rome all this week.. The trial
■developed the fact that Gilson had
twice attempted to gain admittance to
Cibo's house while the latter was away,
and while Mrs. Cibo was there with her,
• little children. On the morning of the
j murder, be repeated the attempt, and
had raised the bedroom window - from
the outside and caught the. woman 'by
the arm as she got out of bed " and was
trying to pull her out of the window;
iCibo was at home on this occasion, and,
after calling on Gilson to desist and re
ceiving curses in response, shot over
his wife's shoulder *%ith the result
stated above. The case was given to
the jury last night, and this morning a
{verdict - of 'not guilty was , returned.
When the verdict of the jury was inter-
f preted ;to the Italian his demonstra
tions of joy were 'so great that it was
thought he had become insane. -
INTENDED TO KILL THEM ALL
Murderer Smiler Shot One Wife
and as Two Left.
New York, April 4.— Harris A. Smi
ler,' who killed his wife last night at 284
Seventh avenue and was arrested at 1:10
o'clock this morning, is : now known to
have two other living wives; from whom
he was never legally separated. ' When
quite young he married a girl named
Maggie Kears, whom* he deserted some
years ago, and who- Is now ; living in
Harlem. Afterwards he married Mrs.
Gates, a widow, who lives *■ at > 441 West
Twenty-sixth street. He \ deserted her
about two years ago to marry the woman
he r* ' killed *' last" night. She was a
Mrs. Draaeu, a - widow with two (
children, who had come to this' city from
Poughkeepsle. While living With ber
he frequently visited his \ second wife,
and? the '-■■ latter : now . has - a baby six
month, -, old. Smiler abused v and beat
his third wife, and she had several
times had him arrested. She finally
left him altogether and ,' took ' refuge
with her friend Mrs. Wilson, where she
was killed. It is believed that . Smiler
Intended to kill all three :of his , wives
and then, commit : suicide. ' When : told
after his arrest that his wife was dead,
Smiler : answered, "All' right; then 1
will hang. Bury me in : the same
grave with her.'' : Three years ago
Smiler was a' soldier id . the Salvation
Army.. Since that time he has worked
iin the mailing department of : several
newspapers. - - ~ -■ ■ '- .".-.-
DOWN AN FMBANXMENT.
Spreading Rails Wreck a Wa
bash Train, Many Being In
-. jured. '
St. Louis, April 4.— About 6:30 this
morning, as the incoming fast express
train on the Wabash road was rounding
a curve two miles from St. '-- Charles,
Mo., the rails : spread, and five of the
«six cars constituting the train left the
track and pitched partly down an em
bankment. Some of the cars turned
over on their sides and the passengers,
of whom, luckily, there were not many,
were thrown - about ; promiscuously,' but
none were killed or very seriously
wounded. The "• following received in
juries: O. F. Guthrie, of St. Louis, one
rio broken and severely bruised; Allen
McDowell, grand .lecturer of the Mis
souri Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., cut
about the head and face; H. C. Miller
and his son James, of Corning, Ark.,
sprained ankle and bruises; J. G. Roth,
of Oscaloosa, cut on the hand; C. P.
Leslie, St. Louis, bruised; Charles Ely,
of New York, cut on head; J. G. Crock
ett, of Dcs Moines, back injured; Mrs.
Pulliam, of Omaha, cut and bruised; C.
Mi Steams, of Omaha, bruised; Mr.
Daniels, of St. Louis, cut and bruised;
W. T. Shoop. mail clerk, leu broken in
two places and hands and arms badly
burned; A. C. Smith, '-** mail clerk,
cut and bruised: J. C. Cuff, mail clerk,
hands badly burned by holding a lamp
to keep it from upsetting and firing the
'mail matter; B. L. Zwart, mail clerk,
cut and bruised. Judge Brace, of the
Missouri supreme court, was in one of
the sleepers, and was well shaken up,
■but ; not injured. • All the wounded
were speedily taken from the over
turned cars, most of them through the
windows, and were transferred to the
St.. Louis accommodation train and
brought to this city, where those who
desired the attention were taken to the .
company's hospital and had their
wounds dressed, after which they left
.for their respective homes or destina
tions. 7 When the mail car upset, some
coals rolled out of the stove and ignited
some mail matter, but* the flames were
immediately quenched by the use of t
hand grenades, and no material damage
was done." __________ '--"
ONE BULLET FOUND A MARK.
Sensational Attempt to Assassin-
ate an Empire Statesman.
Mount " Vernon, N. V., April 4.—
Milch' excitement prevailed in this
village this morning over the announce
ment that a bold attempt has been made
to assassinate *. F. W. Chivvis. a -well
known citizen of Mount- Vernon, who
.was a member of the late dry goods
firm of Conkling & Chivvis at Sixth
avenue and Twenty-third street, New
York. The .most sensational reports
were circulated regarding the shooting,
'and' it was ""said \rthat Mr. Chi wis had
been shot down on the highway for the
purpose of robbery, it being generally
known that -he; always wore valu
able diamonds. ■-< On investigation it
was ■ learned that Mr. Chivvis,
accompanied by Frank Wright, princi-s
Sal of a public school in New" York, and
rewster Smith, the well-known car
riage builder of New York, were out to
dinner last night, and that the shooting
occurred while tney were returning
home. Mr. Chivvis' residence is in that
part of Mount Vernon known as Ches
ter Hill. The three men evidently were
In a merry mood, and it is reported that
: Mr. Chivvis was wounded while sky
larking, with his companions. This,
■however, is not admitted by any of the ;
three men. Mr. Chivvis himself says
that he was shot on accouut of
being mistaken 44-4. for 4 a burglar
while attempting to enter a house
adjoining his. own . residence by
mistake. The persons who kuow the
exact facts of the shooting are reticent.
Mr. Chivvis was fired at twice, and one
bullet entered his right breast and
passed around the ribs to the back,
where it was extracted. The other bul
let passed through Mr. Chivvis' cloth
ing. As near as can be learned the
shooting occurred at 2:30 .a. ro' to-day.
Mr. Chivvis was assisted into his house
by his com pan ions, r and Dr. Thomas
Taylor was hastily summoned. When
he arrived he succeeded in extracting
the bullet from Chivvis' back. During
the operation Ciiivvis was under the in
fluence of morphine. Dr.* Taylor says
that Chivvis is resting quietly. : He will'
not venture an opinion as to whether
the wound will prove fatal.
SLOWLY ROASTED TO DEATH.
Terrible Fate of a Deserted Wife.
Pateuson, N. J., April 4.— Mrs. Car
rie Young, aged forty years, was found
dead in her rooms on Northwest street,
this city, this morning, by a lad who
called with a message. The woman
had been ill for several days, and was
visited and cared for until a late " hour
last night by * friends."* When ; discov
ered her body was lying in the center of
her room burned almost to a crisp. Be
side it was a broken lamp. She had
left her bed - and attempted to walk
with the lamp when, being overcome
by weakness, she, fell and her clothing
caught fire and she was slowly roasted
to death. The floor was very little
burned. -Nobody discovered the body
or 'even . smelled . the • smoke. ■.;. The
woman's husband ; had .deserted her,
and the charred remains were taken ot
the morgue. ' •.'■• ■■"■' - *;**-"' *_' " '4:-4
Nothing to Live For.
.. Utica, N. V., April 4.— Annie Leon,
a pretty girl of sixteen years, left her
place in one of the Little Falls mills
yesterday, saying that she was not
going to return. .This. morning her hat
and coat were found .on a rock by the
river bridge, with a farewell note to her
mother In the; pocket of the coat. A
figure was noticed on the rock last night
about dusk. . She was last .seen about
that time at a friend's, and appeared de
spondent. The river is being searched
for her body. No cause is known for
the act.
Short of Coal and Food.
Halifax, N. S., April The Ger
man * steamer ; Utopia from Mediter
ranean; ports via; Gibraltar for
New York, arrived * this noon, short of
coal, after ■ a stormy passage of nine
teen days. Heavy westerly gales and
high seas- prevailed ; all ; the way. ;. Com
ing a southerly course she met no ice.'
She has ■ 513 * steerage passengers, and
the i last v bullock ;; on -.board* had : been
killed and - nearly^ all ■ used, and they:
were on the ' last barrel vof flour . when
she • reached here. •* She proceeded " to-
Will Flood a Blazing Mine.
Shamokin, Pa., April The Cam-
eron mine, with -its' 250 miles of galler
ies, will be flooded; they fire having got ;
• beyond control. Damage to the amount
of $100,000 and the loss -of a year's time ;
5s the result.
MUSCOVITE WRATH.
Peasants of Riazan Flog: a
Tyrant With His Own
Knout.
The Czar Deeply Pained on
Receiving- News of the
Revolt.
Discovery of a Plot' to Assas
sinate the Autocratic
Romanoff.
St. Petersburg* Ablaze With
Excitement Over the Clos
ing of Universities.
St. Petersburg, . April 4. — The
peasants of the government of Riazan,
incensed by the continued floggings to
which they have been indiscriminately
subjected by the district chief, Nordvin
off, have retaliated by attacking that
official and administering to him a
severe whipping with his own instru
ments of torture. The police essayed
to rescue Nordvinoff and were stoned
for their pains and driven from the
scene. The czar was deeply pained at
.receiving the news of the summary
treatment of his representative." - .y-'.
REBELLIOUS RUSSIANS.
The Closing of the Universities
Swells the Popular Discontent.
London, March 4.— The absolute se
crecy observed by the authorities at St.
Petersburg in regard to the condition of
the czar has left the way clear for a
flood of rumors of the most diversified,
and in many cases the most improbable
character. Not only is secrecy main
tained in the matter "of permitting re
ports to go abroad, but the same degree
of popular ignorance concerning his
majesty prevails in St. Petersburg,
where the people are oven forbidden to
indulge in public speculation .on this
subject. It is permitted to ". be known,
however, that intense excitement exists,
in the Russian capital, 'and that
it is on the increase. The clos
ing of the . universities has swelled
the popular . discontent by the
realization that such " action has prac
tically ruined the " future "careers of
thousands of young men, who, by the
deprivation of the ensuing year's course:
in the institution, from which they are
debarred, will be compelled to devote
themselves to other pursuits, if, indeed,
the enforced leisure does not lead them.
: into dangerous '■■ paths.. Discontent on
this account has spread among hun
dreds of thousands who ' would other
wise be content to let thing's drift along
in the old.way. r As if to divert popular-;
•opinion from the unsettled' state of af
fairs at home, the Novoe Vremya urges
that more attention be paid by. the gov-,
ernment to affairs in Afghanistan and
India, and warns the government to be
ware of British \ intrigues in the former
territory, which it believes are already
in progress. > -y*".--- '':-"*,-■'. -■■.'■■' = -'-v- :
TO BLOW UP THE CZAR.
Explosives Found at tho Imperial
Palace at Gatschiaa.
St. Petersburg, April 4.— The po
lice at Gatschina have > discovered ex
plosives on the grounds of , the imperial
palace. . The ' imperial family has, in
consequence, renounced the idea of
going thereto finish Lent. The czar
for two days has suffered from a relapse
of influenza, which has compelled him
to postpone audiences. His condition
is not serious. Among the students ar
rested are Prince Viazemsky and a son
.of Nabokoff, a former minister of j us-"
tice.
Bernhardt Is Hooted*
Paris, April 4.— M. Lamoureaux to
night gave a concert, at which there
was a very o * crowded attendance^ Dur
ing the entertainment, Mme. Bernhardt,
dressed in a clinging white robe, recited
portions of the passion play, which
she has recently been studying. She
was assisted by Gamier and Bremout,
and was frequently applauded, but to
wards the end the audience became im
patient and noisy, and the author of the
play, M. Harancourt, was obliged to
make an appeal to them before they
would allow the performance to pro
ceed. isis
Emm Is Strangely Silent.
Cairo, April 4.— Emm has not "writ
ten a single line to Stanley or to Parke
since the two explorers arrived at Bag
amoyo. Stanley expresses regret and
surprise that Emm - did not come to
Cairo and ' pay his respects to the
khedive, and supposes that his reason
was that he was unable - from his long
absence in interior Africa to adapt him*
self to civilized life.
Duels Will Not Be Tolerated.
Berlin, April 4.— accordance with
the views expressed by the emperor re
cently, a cabinet order has just been
issued forbidding duelling in the army
except in cases where a council of men
of honor, to which all the circumstances
shall have been 'referred, shall declare
that a duel is necessary.
Foregrs Caught at Trieste. ******
. London.' April 5.— A gang of forgers
of Spanish and Italian bonds have been
caught at Trieste. The forgeries amount
to 25.000,000 francs.' It is stated that
many well known men of London and
Paris helped to dispose of the bonds.
Greece Will Hardly Consent.
Athens, April 4.— The object of Vol
kovich's mission is to induce Greece to
join an anti-Russian league of Balkan
states under the leadership of "Turkey.
Settled Out of Court.
London, April 4.— lt is rumored that
the Shea , divorce ' case, in which Mr-
Parnell -is co-respondent,* has been;
finally settled. *--'
Elevators Sold to a Syndicate.
Special to the Globe.
■ Rochester,. Minn., April 4.— The
firm of S. Whitter & Co., grain dealers
of this city,' have sold their elevators,'
six" in number, along " the '; line •of the
Winona & St. Peter railway, to a syndi
cate consisting of the milling companies
in New The company still retain
their home elevator in this city.
: Judge McAdam Will Resign.
Special to the Globe;' .--'*
; Aerert Lea, Minn.;* April 4.— W. C.
Mc Adam/ judge of probate of ; Freeborn
county, announces that he will resign
: his office on July 1 and remove ; toy Du
luth to" form -a law partnership with
City Attorney Allen. Anticipating this,
IF YOU WANT TO BUY
Go to those who advertise in
THE GLOBE!
And don't forget' to tell where you
saw the advertisement.
NO. 85.
a petition to the governor is being cir
culated , asking the appointment of
Herman Blackmer to succeed him. The
latter held the office four years preced
ing Judge Mc Adams' term. He has
been a candidate for deputy collector of
internal revenue, and his appointment
will leave the way clear for 11. A. Man
son, of this city, when .John Anderson, ,
the present Democratic deputy, is dis
missed.
KILLED BY A COMPANION.
A Duck Hunter's Head Shot Of
Accidentally.
Special to the Globe.
Esthervilijs, 10., April 4.— Last
evening, while out hunting ducks on
Lake Okaboji, a young man, Clair Mc-
Cutcheou, living at Milford, 10., had his
head blown off by the accidental dis
charge of a gun in the hands of Mr.
Sower, a companion who was hunting
with him. It seems they were lying
in ambush in a canebrake along the
shore for an approaching flight of birds
and adjusting their position to be ia
readiness.' and the . trigger of "Sower's
gun caught on some rice stalks with tlift
above result. McCutcheon . had been la
the train service .of the * Burlington.
Cedar Rapids & Northern railway, and
was on a leave of absence visiting hit
parents.
Millions of Young Fish.
Special to the Globe.
Dui.utii, Minn., April 4.— Three mill
ion whitefish have already been" hatched
at Lister park government hatchery,
and the process is going on very rapidly.
There were nearly 45,000,000 eggs pull
into jars, and it is expected that in a
few weeks they will all be cleaned out
and planted. Several millions of trout,
pike and other fish are still in tha
troughs. . A : large, number of : brook
trout have been hatched this season,
anil day before yesterday the tug Path
finder took 40,000 young brook trout
down to Baptism river, where they have
already been planted in the waters of,
the fishing club owning the stream.
Plugged by a Divekeeper.
Special to the Globe.
La Prairie, April: 4.— Tom Lewis,
the keeper of a disreputable dive here,
got into an altercation with an un
known patron of his place early yester
day," and. blows followed. Suddenly.
Lewis drew his pistol and fired several
times •at the man, one bullet ' taking
effect near the right shoulder and ,de*
fleeting down toward a more vital part
of the body. .The man will : probably
die. ••' Lewis was at once arrested,* and
was this morning taken to the Carlton*,
county jail, where he is now confined.
lowa Farmers Elated.
Special to the Globe. • -.y
Mason City, 10., April -Heavy
rains fell here all day yesterday and
last night, melting the snow and driving
the frost from the ground. To-day tha
sun is bright and warm, aud the roads
in fair condition. The farmers ara
much elated over the prospects for tha
coming crop. The ground is in as good
a condition as could be expected at this
season of the year. The good crops of
last year have every assurance of being
equalled this year. Seeding will b***
commenced next week. •* -
Sickness Prompts Suicide.
3pecial to the Globe. ;•".,*-.
Medfoi'P, Minn., April I)t-xte»
Carlton, of Merton, committed suicide'
yesterday morning by shooting himself
through the heart with a rifle. Mr.
Carlton was one of the oldest and most
respected citizens of Steele county. He
was a member of Company A, Tenth
regiment, Minnesota infantry. At the
battle of Tupelo. Miss., he was' shot
through the shoulder. He had been ia
failing health for several years.
Mcintosh Will Get Seed.
Special to the Globe.
/Aberdeen-,' S. - D., April 4.— dig*
patch from E. EL Wells, chairman of
the North Dakota seed wheat commis
sion, to J. U. Wisseka, who is in this
city, announces that . the Milwaukee
road consents to guarantee seed grain
loaned to Mcintosh county farmers by
the North Dakota syndicate. No pro
vision was made for Mcintosh county
farmers by the syndicate, as the county
is wholly tributary to the Milwaukee.
Ore Docks to Be Filled.
Special to the Glooe.
Duluth, Minn., April Beginning'
next Monday, the Duluth & Iron Range
road will ship ore to its docks at Two
Harbors. It is the intention to have the
docks filled when navigation opens,
and to do this about 1.500 tons will be
shipped each day. After navigation
opens, the amount will be increased to
nearly 8,000 tons a day. A new time,
table will go into effect Monday. *
Cerneauists Score a Victory.
Special to the Globe.
Cedar Rapids, 10., April 4.- -In the
famous Cerneau Scottish Rite case
against the grand lodge of lowa Judge
Preston to-day overruled a motion by
the defense to. throw it out of court on
the alleged ground tint the court had
no jurisdiction in the matter, the Cer
neau Scottish Rite not being an incor
porated body. The Cerneaus consider
this a decisive victory. .
Many Yearn for Office.
Special to the Globe. . >
: Duluth, Minn., April 4.— Candidates
for the postoffice are anxiously await
ing April 15, on ; which date Congress
man Comstock's selection will probably
be made. Not even an inkling of
his choice has been received here, and
candidates profess to be in ignorance at
to the outcome."
Death of a Pioneer.
Special to the Globe.
Red Wing, April 4.— Ex-City Justice
F. Joss, a pioneer resident here, died
at 5 o'clock this . morning after a long
illness, aged 57 years, He had resided
here since 1856. : ". ■ ■
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ECCENTRIC OR DEMENTED.
Miss Shipley's Shoplifting Exper
iment Dazes Her Friend-*.
y Staunton, Va., April 4.— The news
of the arrest in . Philadelphia - of Miss
Mary Rebecca Shipley, on a charge of
shoplifting, excited .*' great . surprise In
Staunton, where Miss Shipley is well
known and highly respected. Yester
day a telegram - was sent to a lawyer of
this city, now in Washington, to go to
Philadelphia and defend Miss Shinley.
and some of .her neighbors will attend
the trial to' testify to her character.
Miss Shipley was for many years, sep
arated from her parents, and during her
early life she worked as a bonnet trim
mer. In 1875 her.parents were reunited,
and 'they began a search- for their
daughter. Soon after they discovered
her they died, leaving her a fortune of
$35,000. This ; money was invested for
her, and she has been living on the in
come : from the: Investment. She has
always been rather ' eccentric; and -lies ..;
friends think her mind is affected.