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BULLETIN OF
r rtE BT. PflrUl^ GI^OBE.
THURSDAY, JUNE il, IK«7.
fi'cather for Today—
v Slkiwitn, Followed by Fair.
PAGE I.
Bin Hank. Robbery in St. Until.
» Auxtriau Premier Clo_t'_ the Diet.
Prison Mutiny Cheeked.
Cabinet Crista at Madrid.
Chang-os Made in Tariff Hill.
McKinley 'Calks of Trade.
AltKeld Scftred.
PAGE 2.
llraueb Hlrli Schools to Be Cloned.
Another Plan for Levee Settlement.
Soeinl Gossip of the Buy.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Commencement at the I Today.
Kentucky Silveritett Stand by Bryan.
Woodmen 'Will Go to Kansas City.
Attendance of Medici* Larf-re.
Stillwater Affairs.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Weaver Slated for Governor.
Heavy Bains in the Northwest.
I PAGE B.
HouHlerH Find Mullane Easy.
Tigers Maul the Millers.
Columbus Wins From the Brewers.
Grand Rapids Shuts Ont the Blues.
Results in the National.
Cyclist Will Test the New Ordinance.
Jubilee Derby a Tame Affair.
Day's Sporting* Gossip.
» Indian Outbreak Is Ended,
PAGE O.
Bar Silver, OOe.
Cash 'Wheat in Chicago, 07 3-4 c.
World's Markets Reviewed.
PAGE 7.
Aged Pauper's Luck and Romance.
Trial of Red Fiends Begun.
News of the Northwest.
Chlcago-St. Paul Bates Firm.
Hailway Gossip.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
McCardy Will Pay Water Board Bills
Work of the Maccabees.
Fortieth Episcopal Convention.
EVENTS TODAY.
Metropolitan — Minstrels, 8.15.
Ft. Sneliing— Guard Mount, 8.45 a. m.
Regimental Parade, 6.45 p. m.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMSHIPS.
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LIVERPOOLr-Sailed: Corinthia, Boston;
Rhynland. Philadelphia.
The June bride Is now ln full bloom.
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June, too, is oretty bad when it does
Its worst.
The sultan is getting "good." He
has withdrawn his objection to Angell.
A Minneapolis bank caved in. There
was no money ln it, but lots of dust.
Nobody regrets this weather more
than the ice man and the common fly.
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As a "jollier," Mr. Lyons, you are the
best that ever happened in this com
munity.
This summer, when a man goes to
rent an offlce, he will not forget to ask
If the building Is heated every day.
The way the British are drawing on
us for gold would indicate that the
queen's jubilee is to be a golden jubi
f lee.
The watermelon blossom does not
(dare to show a petal for fear of being
caught out in a snow storm without an
overcoat.
Death from a mosquito bite is re
garded as accidental by the higher
courts. Accident insurance companies,
please take notice.
m
Theodore Durrant has made a for
mal demand for his release. The of
ficers can be just as formal as he can,
and will refuse it.
At any rate it may be stated without
fear of contradiction that Senator Till
man hasn't been buying anything
sweeter than vinegar.
In Germany a dog is taxed according
to his size. In St. Paul the disposition
seems to be to tax him according to
the size of his muzzle.
It is at least a 13 to 1 shot that the
National' German-American bank will
have trouble in locating the man who
got away with that $13,600.
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The New York tramp who stole Mrs.
Yerkes' pocketbook got the worst
"frost" of his life. It contained nothing
bUt a bunch of visiting cards.
Up to the present time all of the
anxiety of the administration to tackle
the currency question appears to be
manifested by Secretary Gage.
Those Indians up North who are pre
paring to hold a sun dance might at
least wait for an indorsemnt through
the appearance of old Sol himself.
The 100 Indians who have disappear
ed from a Montana reservation in a
rage will pocket their rage and come
back after they have missed about two
meals.
Claus Spreckles has sued Editor Wil
liam R. Hearst for $1,000,000 for libel.
Mr. Spreckles evidently wants to put
Mr. Hearst in the soup at one fell
swoop.
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The First Missouri district has sent
a Democrat to congress by a majority
of 5,000 votes. It might be remarked
In passing that this is a habit of the
First Missouri.
The Chicago bicycle races proved a
bundle of contradictions. A friend of
W. D. Smedley, who won the big race
of the Associated Cycle Clubs, said he
won because "he eats a big plug of to
bacco a day." The mother of John W.
Hudson, winner of the Cook County
Cyclists' road race, said he won be
cause "he never tasted tobacco in his
life."
tHE SAINT PAUL GLOBEr
HEMISPHERE'S TRADE.
International Commercial
Conference Opened.
M'KINLEY MAKES
TWO ADDRESSES.
Gathering at the Evening Banquet Probably With
out a Parallel in the History of the American
Continent— New Tariff Bill and the Benefits He
Expects to Follow It, the Theme of the After-
Dinner Talk by the President.
PHILADBLPHIA, Pa, June 2.— The
international commercial conference,
which had its inception in the Philadel
phia Commercial museum, under the
•auspices of which the conference is
held, was formally opened this after
noon at the Academy of Music with
an address by President McKinley. On
the spacious stage of the academy sat
the delegates to the conference, mem
bers of President McKinly's cabinet,
and quite a number of ministers and
other representatives of foreign coun
tries. Of the delegates themselves
about fifty were representatives of for
eign commercial bodies, principally of
Mexico and Central and South Amer
ica? The large auditorium of the acad
emy, to which admission was had by
card, was filled with interested au
ditors. In addition to the foreign dele
gates to the conference, there were also
representatives present from commer
cial organizations of almost every city
of importance In the United States.
Mayor Warwick extended a cordial
welcome to the delegates and to the
distinguished officials of this and other
countries who honored the occasion
with their presence. He closed by in
troducing President McKinley, who,
when he stepped forward on the plat
form, was given a tremendous ovation.
When quiet had been restored, the
president said:
To have assembled the representatives of
great commercial and industrial interests at
home and abroad in such large numbers is so
unprecedented as to make this a most notable
event. Chambers of commerce and boards
of trade mayors of cities and governors of
states, together with official visitors from
fifteen other nations, unite in testifying the
Importance attached to this undertaking. Every
one of our sister republic of this continent is
here represented through its special minister
and in a number of instances large delega
tions of prominent citizens have made long
journeys at great personal sacrifice to partici
pate in this significant occasion. To all we
give a hearty welcome.
No ordinary object could have produced such
an industrial convention. Interstate and in
ternational interests and courtesy have con
tributed to its success, but nothing less than
a deep conviction in the minds of the peo
ple represented, that the movement here be
gun will eventually effect permanent gains
in their commercial relations can account for
its wide and distinguished character. The
avowed object is to aid in the development of
commercial and industrial prosperity. No
worthier cause can engage our energies at
this hour. It is a most praiseworthy purpose
— the extension of trade to be followed by
wider and better fields of employment and
easier conditions for the masses. Such an
effort commands the instant approval of all
lovers of mankind, for with It is linked
the prosperity of the humblest toiler and the
welfare of every home and fireside.
The movement is inaugurated on broad and
progressive lines. Its authors and promoters
believe that the conditions of international
commerce can be directly promoted by system
atic study and demonstrated by scientific
methods. The distinguished body of gentle
men who have planned this organization have
grasped great economic truths and are pre
pared to pursue them to their successful con
' elusion. Its generous support will increase its
usefulness.
One national industrial undertaking pre
pares the way for another. A great exhibit
like this is an education and an inspiration.
It concentrates the attention of the citizens.
It broadens their ideas, strengthens their con
fidence, promotes the spirit of friendly co
operation and rivalry, awakens a commendable
ambition and encourages effort of utilization
6f all the forces and processes of production.
The Columbian world's exposition at Chicago
was the forerunner of this less general but
more permanent contribution to the world's
economic advance. Many of the Chicago ex
hibts here remain intact and have been intel
ligently supplemented to such an extent that
the management of the Philadelphia museums
make the proud claims that their exhibition
possesses the most complete and extensive
exhibit of its class now ln existence. Not
only has a wonderful demonstration been made
of the products and advancement of our coun
try, but these of all the American republics.
A spirit of friendly and mutually advantag
eous interchange and co-operation has been
exemplified which is in itself an inspiring
help, not only to trade and commerce, but to
international commodity and good will.
The producer and consumer of both conti-
Cabinet Crisis at Madrid.
Conovas Tenders His Resignation,
MADRID. June 2.— The premier,
Senor Canovas del Castillo, has tender
ed to the queen regent the resignation
of the cabinet, owing to the difficulty
the minisiters experienced in carrying
on the government in view of the par
liamentary situation caused by the re
fusal of the Liberals to take part in the
deliberations of the cortes. This atti
tude of the Liberals is due to the per
sonal encounter between the Duke of
Tetuan, the minister for foreign af
fairs, and Prof. Comas, a Liberal sen
ator, on May 21, when the duke slapped
the face of the senator after a heated
debate on the Morgan belligerency reso
lution adopted by the United States
senate.
WASHINGTON, June 2.— The Asso
ciated Press dispatch announcing the
resignation of the Spanish cabinet was
shown to Mr. Dupuy de Lome, the
Spanish minister, tonight. In response
to an inquiry, he said he had no news
on the subject and declined to make
any statement for publication. '
LONDON, June 3.— The Miadrid corre
spondent of the Times says: The queen
regent has accepted the resignation of
the cabinet of Senor Canovas del Cas
tillo. It has caused a profound sensa
tion. Before finally taking this step
her majesty begged Senor Canovas to
remain in office until tomorrow In or
der that she might have another op
portunity to consider the matter In
council, but this only meant that the
resignation would be accepted. Senor
Canovas tendered his , resignation be
cause he could hot again undertake to
re-estatollsh relations with the Liberals.
He preferred to leave the crown full
liberty to decide ac to the t*»t solu-
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1897.
NOTABLE PEOPLE
IN A PROFUSION.
nents are here brought together in close touch
and are taught to work together for the com
mon weal. In order that new markets may be
opened and a larger trade profitably conducted
the manufacturer must have the opportunity
of becoming familiar with the character of
the goods desired by the consumer. And so,
too, the consumer should have the opportunity
to examine the goods which the manufacturer
is anxious to dispose of to him. It follows
then that a recognized central institution
such as this is, of real stability, whose in
tegrity of management cannot be questioned,
with ample means can be made of inestimable
advantage, not only to a generation in a singie
country, but to a whole continent and for the
vast future. Ability, as well as capital, are
essential to the success of trade, and fortu
nately, with both of these, the museums are
well equipped. It is said that the data which
can be found ready for quick and accurate
reference is obtainable to a degree not even
attempted anywhere else in the world. Under
the circumstances, and even at this early
date, it is not too much to say that a move
ment of this kind is in ita general scope na
tional—aye, more than that, international in
character — and to predict that its success, if
wisely conducted, will surprise even its most
enthusiastic friends and founders. Resting
upon business principles, looking solely to the
welfare of the country at large, benefiting
other nations as well as our own, the intent
and realization of this world's Industrial ob
ject lesson is in accord with the best spirit
of the age and worthy of the good will and
helpfulness of every patriotic American.
I assure the promoters of this enterprise
of the deep interest of our government and
the people in its success. I congratulate the
citizens of Philadelphia, justly renowned for
the centennial exposition, which flrst demon
strated to the world the marvelous develop
ment of our resources, that to them have
been entrusted the care and completion of
this great work. Philadelphia contributed
immeasurably to the triumph of liberty; she
would now aid in the triumph of labor. Who
can doubt that the deliberations of these able
and public spirited men, acting together, free
ly and cordially, animated by a common im
pulse and a common interest, will result in
still closer relations of international comity,
and a higher prosperity for ail. May God's
blessing res-t upon this worthy enterprise and
upon those who shall labor for its welfare.
I now declare the Philadelphia museum for
mally opened.
A pretty incident followed the presi
dent's speech. As he concluded Mayor
Warwick stepped forward and intro
duced to the audience, "the leading
lady of the land, who had with the
president favored Philadelphia with
her presence today."
Mrs. McKinley, with a few ladies,
was seated in a private box, at the side
of the stage, and, as the mayor finished,
the assemblage recognizing her, arose
to their feet, the men cheering and
the ladies saluting by waving their
handkerchiefs and clapping their hands.
Mrs. McKinley, remaining seated. bowed
her ackowledgments of the unexpected
compliment. After a few more
speeches the meeting was adjourned.
The great commercial leaders of the
AVestern hemisphere assembled in the
great exchange room of the bourse to
night at what was probably the most
notable banquet ever given on this
continent. The banquet was notable
not only in point of numbers, nearly
1,500 persons participating, but in the
distinction of the chief guests. Presi
dent McKinley was -there and he spoke
to the assembly. Seated also at the
table of honor were Secretary of Agri
culture Wilson, Attorney General Mc-
Kenna, Congressmen Dingley, Dalzell,
Grosvenor, Heatwold and Tawney; the
ministers from Mexico, Brazil, Chili,
Argentina, Venezuela and other South
American governments; the Chinese
minister and a number of other emi
nent officials from the capital.
The hall in which the dinner was
held covers an entire block in area. It
was gorgeous with light and color. En
sconced in a compartment, formed by
walls of flags at one end of the hall,
was the Marine band, which alternated
with the Germania orchestra, stationed
at the other. Owing to the great num
ber of guests nearly an hour was oc
cupied in getting them seated, and al
most immediately after this had been
accomplished a great shout from the
eastern end of the hall announced the
arrival of the presidential party.
This was at 8 o'clock. Escorted by
Mayor Warwick and Dr. William Pep-
tion. Both houses of the cortes voted
without debate the financial supplies
necessary to enable the cortes to ad
journ sine die and granted authority
for the Issue of treasury bonds and
the contraction of loans guaranteed by
the Spanish treasury to cover the ex
penses of the wars ln Cuba and the
Philippine islands, with a special lien
on the revenues of Spain of the Cuban
war loan.
NEW YORK, June 3.— A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says: The cri
sis is extremely grave. The excitement
In political and financial circles is in
tense. Never since the death of King
Alfonso XII. in 1885 has Queen Christ
ina found herself in so serious and
difficult a position. One of the two
things she must do. She may keep
Senor Canovas as premier with his
conservative cabinet intact or modified
and keep Gen. Weyler ln Cuba to pre
serve In her present policy with the
ample means recently voted by the
cortes. Or, she may form a liberal
cabinet in which Senor Moret probably
would be minister of foreign affairs,
with opportunity to follow his inclina
tion to come to an understanding with
the United States. The general Im
pression throughout the city tonight
is that Senor Sagasta Is likely to suc
ceed Senor ConoVas as premier, as the
latter should hardly reverse the colon
ial policy or recall Weyler.
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South Dakota Gold.
WASHINGTON. Juno 2— Mr. Preston, the
director of the mint, haa completed his esti
mate of the gold production in South Da
kota during the calendar year 1896, and finds
it t»-have been 235,412 fine ounces. This is*a
gain over 1895 of -48,226 ounces, and places
houth Dakota a3 third ln the list of the gold
producing states. Director Preston expresses
tha belief that if tho present rate of gold pro
duction continues through the year the total
output of 1897 will reach $60,000,000, -which
■would be a gain over last year of $7,000,000.
per, president of the Commercial mu
seum, and followed by* Secretary Por
ter, the cabinet officers and foreign
ministers, the executive passed to his
stat amid a storm of cheers. To avoid
undue delay in reaching the toasts, the
serving of the banquet was promptly
begun. President McKinley sat at the
right of the presiding officer, Dr. Pep
per, and on his other i side sat Theo
dore C. Learch. The secretary of ag
riculture, the attorney gweral, Mayor
Strong, of New York, Mayor Warwick
and a number of the foreign ministers
occupied the same table. It was nearly
10:30 o'clock when the speech-making
began. Gov. Hastings opened the list
by responding to "A Welcome From
Pennsylvania." Theodore C. Learch
followed with "Our Manufacturing In
dustries." The Brazilian minister
spoke, and ex-Secretary Olney then re
sponded to "Internatiohal Law." The
Chinese minister answered to "The
Orient," and then followed President
McKlmley's speech in response to the
toast "The President of the United
States." He said:
I have been deeply impressed with the
scenes witnessed in Philadelphia today. I
have seen the remarkasble specrade of the
representatives of a.l the American republics,
with the products of their skill and their soii
in one great warehouse. The first great con
vention of these republics was organized by
the nwutchless diplomacy of that splendid
American, James G. Blame. Seven years ago
he brought the governments of this conti
nent together, and taught the doctrine that
general reciprocity in trade required reciproc
ity of information. And It was his genius,
with that of many gentlemen I see around
this board tonight, that originated the bureau
of American republics, located in the Capital
City, which has already done much gocd, and
which I believe will yet play an important
part in our trade relations with the govern
ments supporting it. My fellow citizens, there
Observer Lyons-For Sake, You Fellows Don't Call This Unreasonable Weather. Why, on June 12
--1877, aud on J -Tne I2> IS7N, There Was Frost in Minnesota. lies hies, in 1810 It Snowed in Every
Month of the Year.
One Defeat for Republicans.
Change Made in the Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 2.— The senate
made greater progress on the tariff bill
today than on any previous day since
the debate opened, completing more
than half of the important metal sched
ule. The speaking was by the Demo
cratic senators, the Republican sen
ators taking no part in the debate, ex
cept at rare intervals to answer ques
tions which would expedite the ad
vance of the bill. Messrs. Jones (Ark.)
and Vest urged numdrous amendments
em-bodying in the ;i)ain the Wilson
rates, but these were rejected with only
one exception. This exception related
to anvils, on which Mr. Vest secured a
reduction of the conjmittee rate from
2 to 1% cents per pound. It was" the
first change made Without the assent
of the committee, add ie was due main
ly to the listless manner of many sen
ators in voting. Early in the day Mr.
Tillman secured the adoption of a reso
lution directing the judiciary commit
tee to inquire into tlje recent decisions
against the South Carolina dispensary
law, with a view, to reporting such
legislation as might be desirable.
The first formali notice of a tariff
speech was made by Mr. Mantle (silver
Rep., Mont.), who said he would ad
dress the senate on Friday on the wool
schedule. The tariff bill was then taken
up. Mr. Aldrich, who has been in
charge thus far, was not present, and
Mr. Allison, of lowa, and Mr. Piatt, of
Connecticut, sat together and directed
the course of the bill.
Mr. Stewart (Pop., Nev.) preceded
the debate by offering an amendment,
proposing the maintenance of a treas
ury reserve of $125,000,000 and the re
tirement of bonds out of the surplus
above $125,000,000. Mr. Stewart stated
that a previous amendment offered by
him might lead to injecting the silver
question into the tariff debate, so that
he preferred to strip the question of
everything beyond a regulation of the
treasury reserve. Cbnsideration of the
metal schedule was 'then begun.
The first paragraph on iron ore, etc,
went over at the request of Mr. Quay.
The paragraphs oh Iron in pig and on
bar iron were the same in the house
and the senate bills. Mr. Jones (Ark.)
took occasion, . however, to make a
statement to show absurdity, he said,
of keeping the taxes on products when
the American producer had absolute
control of the market and shipped
large quantities abroad. Mr. Caffery
(Dem., La) also spoke generally
against the rates of the metal schedule
and then branched into a general
speech aginst the bill, reading from
manuscript. In the main his speech
was a protest against an increase of
duties on necessaries of life and on the
raw materials. Ho did not mention
the sugar schedule.
Progress on the bill was then re
sumed and the paragraphs were agreed
to on round in coils or rods, beams,
girders, etc., boiler "or other plate iron
or steel iron or steel anchors, etc.
A discussion aros£ on paragraph 125
relating to hoop f>ahd and scroll Iron,
including the bands used in bailing
cotton. Mr. Vest pointed out that the
McKinley rate was -12-10 cents; the
Wilson bill made cation ties free and
the senate bill no\A* ; *_?roposed to make
the rate 7-10 cen fit* per pound. Cot
ton was so depresjpfl that the restor
ation" of duty was not warranted, Mr.
Vest said.
Mr. Mill (Tex.) also opposed the rate.
Mr. Bacon (Ga.) called on the com
mltteee to explain the distinction be-
is no motive to make a product If you can
not find somebody vo take It. The maker
must find the taker. You will not employ
labor to make a product if you cannot find
a buyer for that product after labor has made
It.
I am glad to meet the representatives of
the American republics here tonight. I am
glad to meet representatives of the govern
ments of all the world here tonight. I
have met the manufacturers of Philadelphia
and the state of Pennsylvania before. 1 met
you in the days of your highest prosperity.
I cannot avoid meeting you if I would, and
I would not if I could. But let me tell you,
my countrymen, that resuscitation will not
be prompted by discrimination. The dis
trust of the present will not be removed
by the distrust of the future. A patriot
makes a better citizen than a pessimist, and
we have got to be patient, for much as we
may want to move out of the old house, we
cannot do it until the new is finished. A
tariff law half made is of no practical use ex
cept to Indicate that in a little while a whole
tariff law will be done and it is making
progress. It is reaching the end. and when
the end comes we will have business con
fidence and industrial activity. Let us keep
stout hearts and steady heads. The country
is not going backwards, but forward. Amer
ican energy has not been destroyed by the
storms of the past. It will yet triumph
through wise and beneficent legislation.
Philadelphians have in the past shown
what busy industry and well employed labor
can do to make a great city and a content
ed population. They do not mean to accept
the present condition as permanent and
final. They will meet embarrassments as
they have bravely met them in the past,
and ln the end will restore the splendid in
dustries and the magnificent labor to pros
perity, and, gentlemen, Philadelphia is but
the type of American pluck and courage
everywhere throughout the United States.
Following the president, Minister
Perez, of Mexico, Fernandez, of Costa
Rica, the Argentine minister and Con
gressman Dalzell, responded to ap
propriate toasts.
tween the wheat growers of the North
and the cotton growers of the South.
There was no response and Mr. Vest
offered an amendent to strike cotton
ties from the dutiable list. The amend
ment was defeated, yeas 21; nays 28;
and the paragraph was agreed to as
reported. On the Vest amendment on
cotton ties, Messrs. Pritchard (N.C.)
and Deboe (Ky.) were the only men
from Southern sections voting in the
negative. Messrs. Harris (Kas.) Heit
feld and Kyle voted with the Demo
crats in the affirmative and Messrs.
Jones (Nev.) and Stewart with the
Republicans in the negnative.
The paragraphs on sheet iron and
steel were agreed to as reported,
amendments offered by Mr. White, of
California, embodying the Wilson rates
being rejected without division.
A contest arose over tin plate in
paragraph 130. The house rate was
V-k cents per pound; senate rate
1 4-10 cents. Mr. Vest moved an
amendment reducing the rate to 1 2-10
cents. He characterized the proposed
rate as "Indefensible and outrageous."
Mr. Vest's amendment on tin plate was
disagreed to, yeas 21, nays 32.
In paragraph 131, covering steel in
gots, blooms, slabs, etc., Mr. Allison
for the committee had the committee
amendment changed so as to omit
"wrist or crank pins, connecting rods
and piston rods." The balance of the
paragraph was agreed to as reported.
Paragraph 132. relating to wire rods
was agreed to as reported. Paragraph
133 a proviso was added by the com
mittee that all of the foregoing (round
Iron or steel wire) valued at 5 cents
per pound shall pay 40 per cent ad
valorem. Mr. White offered a substitute
for pharagraphs 133 and 134; rejected
without division.
There was something of a surprise
on paragraph 138, relating to anvils.
Mr. Vest moved an amendment reduc
ing the rate from 2 cents to 1% cents
per pound. He spoke of the use made
of these articles by blacksmiths. Then
a viva voce vole was taken on the
amendment. The response was list
less on both sides, as few senators were
paying close attention. Mr. Frye, who
was in the chair, hesitated and then
decided that Mr. Vest's amendment
was agreed to. There was a hearty
laugh at the unexpected result. Mr.
Allison looked puzzled but said he
would not call for the yeas and nays.
This change was the flrst to be made
without the sanction of the finance
committee.
The succeeding paragraphs up to 147
were agreed to as reported. On phara
graph 147, relating to chains, Mr. White
moved to substitute the pjpvision of
the present law, but the amendment
was rejected, yeas 18 nays 32. Mr.
Chilton (Texas) protested against the
rates in paragraph 148, relating to
pipes, flues, tubes, etc. The com
mittee amendment to the paragraph
was agreed to, yeas 21; nays 16.
The cutlery paragraphs were then
considered. The flrst one, relating to
penknives, pocket knives, razors, scis
sors, etc., was contested. Mr. Vest
offering a substitute embodying the
rates of the present law. Mr.' Vest's
substitute for paragraph 149 oh knives,
etc.. was disagreed to. The further
consideration of the paragraph was
deferred at the request of Mr. Jones,
who at 3:10 o'clock suggested an ad
journment.
Mr. Allison said he would be glad
to. secure an agreement for daily ses
sions beginning at 11 a. m. Mr. Jones
responded that he could not consent to
t£ls. The bill was not being delayed
and after considering It five hours
dftily senators were so fatigued that
extended sessions should not be pres
sed. At 5:20 p. m„ the senate went
into executive session and soon after
adjourned.
PRJCE TWO CENTS—Uffgg&ffft.
JfIYSTERY IN A BANK.
Large Sum of Money Sud=
denly Disappears.
SUSPICION FALLS
ON ONE TELLER.
Sensational Theft in the National German=American
Bank in St. Paul— A Bundle Containing $13,600
Stolen— Assistant Receiving Teller Zschrau Un
der Arrest on Suspicion of Knowing Something
About the Valuable Package.
A package of money containing $13,
--600 disappeared from one of the cages
in the National German-American bank
Saturday morning. Charles R. Zschau,
assistant receiving teller of the institu
tion, is locked up on suspicion of know
ing something about the theft. So far
as any developments in the case that
have reached the public go, the only
reason for suspecting that Zschau had
anything to do with it, is the fact that
he alone, of all the clerks, seemed to
have had an opportunity to carry the
money out of the bank. As there has
not appeared to the minds of the bank's
officers any other possible way for it
to have been carried out, they have
come to the conclusion that Zschau
must have taken advantage of the op
portunity which was open to him.
Nothing else so far as known points
in his direction. If he did it, he must
have had a confederate, but none was
seen. No trace of the money has been
found either; nothing except that it
was possible for the young man to have
committed the theft, had he felt dis
posed to take a chance at it.
The theft is surrounded by mystery.
The money vanished as completely as
though it had evaporated, and, al
though Zschau is in custody charged
with the crime, the mystery only deep
ens.
The money disappeared before the_
bank was open for business Saturday
mornlng, as nearly as can be judged
about a quarter to 9 o'clock. Most of
the employes were in the bank at the
time preparing for the day's work,
when the sudden discovery that so
large a sum of money was gone cre
ated intense excitement. The receiving
teller, Gustove Zenzius, and Zschau,
his assistant, occupied the same wire
cage in the transaction of their busi
ness. This is the second cage from
the cashier's desk. It is the custom
of the receiving teller, every morning
after the vault has been opened, to
take out the money for the use of the
paying teller during the day. Satur
day, while Zschau was in the cage,
Zenzius went into the vault for the
money and says he brought out the
stolen package and another bundle of
money containing about $1,200. He en
tered the cage, he says, and put both
packages of money on an accustomed
railing, where it was to await being
taken in charge by the paying teller,
Henry Yon Der Weyer, who had not
yet reached the bank. Then, Zenzius
says, he had occasion to visit the toilet
room in the outer hall of the bank
building, and went out, leaving both
packages of money with Zschau in the
cage. As Zenzius went through the
only one of the main entrances to the
banking room unlocked at that time of
day, he met Paying Teller Yon Der
Weyer coming In. The paying teller
proceeded back of the compartment
separating the public portion of the
room from that occupied by the em
ployes, to his own cstge, the second be
low where Zenzius rays he left the
money with Zschau. lie there hung up
his coat and hat, walked up to where
he expected to find the money set apart
for his individual day's business. Only
the smaller bundle of bills was in sight,
and Mr. Yon Der Weyer asked Zschau
where the rest of his money was. The
assistant receiving teller, Mr. Yon Der
Weyer says, was at this time standing
just within the cage preparatory to
stepping forth and had an armful of
empty cloth sacks such as are used at
the bank for carrying about silver coin
in amount? of $1,000. To his question
as to the whereabouts Of the other por
tion of the money, Zschau replied thac
HE CARRIED OUT
THE EMPTY BASS.
he knew nothing whatever about it,
and passed by the paying teller with
the armful of sacks with which he pro
ceeded outside of the employes' com
partment into the outer hall of the
building and thence to the stationery
room some distance down the hall,
where the empty silver sacks are kept.
In the meantime Zenzius had returned
and was met with further inquiry for
the money from Paying Teller Yon Der
Weyer. Zenzius declared that he had
taken the money from the vault and
placed it where Mr. Yon Der Weyer
was accustomed to find it, and in the
midst of their surprise at Its disap
pearance Zschau came back to the
cage. Questions from Receiving Teller
Zenzius and Mr. Yon Der Weyer failed
to elicit any satisfaction from Zschau
further than that he declared positively
that he had seen nothing of either
package of money which Zenzius says
he brought from the vault and left in
the cage with Zschau.
At this stage of affairs, while the
excitement grew over the disappear
ance of the funds, Cashier Lockey
entered the bank and was at once ap
prised of the situation. Zachau was
questioned by Mr. Lockey, but not in
the slightest degree perturbed by the
situation, simply reiterated that he
had seen nothing whatever of the
prised of the situation. Zschau was
•to have placed it on the railing back
of the wire netting, nor afterward,
when the receiving teller went to the
closet. The first intimation he had of
anything at all concerning the bundle
of money, Zschau declared, was when
Mr. Yon Der Weyer asked him about
it. Zschau admitted with frankness
that he had made a trip to the station
ery room with an armfull of empty
silver sacks shortly after Zenzius left
the cage, but wholly ignored the sig
nificance attaching to the question of
Mr. Lockey that suspicion might fall
upon him through this action. His de
meanor was such as to convey the im
pression that it never once crossed his
mind that he was suspected of steal
ing the money. Mr. Lockey at once
took Zschau to the stationery room
where a thorough search was made,
but no trace of the money was found.
It was too bulky a package tc be con
cealed about the person and, ii' Zschau
had stolen it. the fact was at once
patent to Mr. Lockey that he must
have had a confederate. Nothing was
done about the matter, however, until
yesterday when Mr. Lockey swore to
a complaint charging Zschau with tho
theft of the missing money and be
was arrested by Detective James Mur
nane.
Just what the bank officials have
learned since the disappearance of the
money is not wholly known, but the
fact that the National German
American bank is a member of the
Bankers' Protective association and
that the ?Pinkerton detective agency
has had the matter in hand sine?
Saturday, is supposed to have discover
ed sufficient evidence to v.-arrar.t the
arrest of the assistant receiving teller.
Absolute trust and confidence is placed
in Zenzius by the officials of the bank
and his statements are wholly relied
upon. This being the case it is the be
lief of the bank officials that the stolen
money was inside the cage with Zschau
when the receiving teller left the bank
ing room, and when Zschau went out
a few minutes later with the armful
of sacks, it is the theory that he had
the bundle of stolen funds concealed
beneath his burden. If sucri was the
case the composure of the young man
when confronted by Paying Teller Yon
Der Weyer with the inquiry for the
money, which he was even then in the
act of stealing, was remarkable.
Passing to the other hall, the theory
is that Zschau delivered the bundle of
notes to a confederate, either as h^
took it from the shelf, or in one of the
silver sacks.
The fact that no record is kept of
the number of sacks in use at the
bang prevents a knowledge of what
shape the stolen fortune was carried
from the bank to the street if it did
go that way. but the shape of the
package would have made it possible
for it to have been nicely fitted into
one of the sacks. The money was bound
together in a package about eighteen
inches long, with the bills standing
on edge as tho leaves of a book before
being opened. Most of the bills were of
small denomination thus making a
large, cumbersome bundle resembling
a long, narrow scratch block. With
such a package, it is claimed, it would
have been easy for an accomplice to
pass through the bank building and
the street without attracting attention.
If the theory of the bank officials is
correct the robbery was the result of
careful planning, as no hitch occurred
in the successful taking of the money,
and there is not the slightest clue to
Zschau's suppose-Ti confederate. No
strangers were seen about the bank at
the time, though people were passing
to and fro in the hallways. Mad an
accomplice received the money at the
door to the banking room, his escape
to the street would have been of the
easiest, as there are four different ex
its, any one of which he might have
chosen. A few steps would have taken
the confederate to the front entrance
on Robert street, while the elevator
might have been taken to an upper
floor and escape effected by the side
entrance on Fourth street. Further
more, at the back of the hallway, near
the stationery room, there is a con
nection with an annex to the bank
building proper, and a staircase lead
ing directly to another Fourth street
entrance or one going up to the upper
part of the building.
One suspicious circumstance is the
different stories told by Zschau and a
discount clerk occupying the first cage
in the row and the one next to that
of the receiving teller, concerning what
transpired after Zenzius went to the
closet. Zschau claims he picked the
silver sacks up from the floor and
piled them on a railing on the other
side of the cage door from where
Zenzius placed the money. This the
discount clerk denies and declares that
he saw Zschau pile the sacks up be
yond the door on the particular part
of the railing where Zenzius says he
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