Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-14
Ho,ygate Takes French Leave.


WASHINGTON, April 18Th, W. Howgate
for some months in Jail in this city on &C
count of his inability to procure the amour
of bail required for his appearance to answe
to the charges made against him in connection
with his administration of the financial at
fairs of the United states signal service, es
capped from his guard this afternoon while
visiting his family.
The circumstances are as follows: In &C
cordance with the presidents already estab
lished in similar cases, Howgate at various
times during the past four or five months has
applied to the court for temporary leave oil
absence from the Jail to visit his5 family
These applications generally have been granted
the scourt sending an officer with the pris'
oner to prevent his escape, and limiting to a
few hours his absence from the Jail.
To-day, for the first time IN two months Oh
more, Howgate asked leave to 20 to his house
for the purpose of seeing his daughter, recently
returned from Vassar college, and of looking
over certain papers. Judge Wylie, to whom
the request was made, granted the application
and sent with the prisoner Mr.. Daring, one OF
the oldest and most trustworthy of the court
bailiffs, with orders to bring him back to Jail
in two hours. 1t was then about o'clock.
At Howgate's house the bailiff, for some
reason, lost sight of the prisoner for q
moment, and when he turned around How
gate was no longer in the room. The baillft
asked Miss Howgate when her father had
gone. She replied he had stepped out, but
would return in q moment, and asked the
bailiff 10 sit down.
The officer suspecting something was
wrong, rushed out of the house, but could see
nothing of the prisoner. The house was
searched, the police headquarters notified and
40 he on
TO Ii p. m. no clue to the fugitive's where
abouts had been obtained.
Marshal Henry thinks he is still in the city
but as precautionary measure the police
authorities of Baltimore, Richmond, New
York, Philadelphia and Boston have been noti-
fed of his escape. If he should not be arrested
before tomorrow reward of $500 will be
Offered for his apprehension.
Urgency of a Republican Caucus.
WASHINGTON, April ia Republican
house caucus is called for tomorrow night.
1t will be attended by every Republican mem
Der in the city if the earnest solicitation of the
leaders can secure it. The inability of the
dominant party to complete legislation with
out the assent Of the Democratic minority is
made apparent daily.
The caucus will be asked to enforce for the
rest of the session strict party disciple ne
and it is probable that notice
will be given that all pairs are dissolved. Such
a course is necessary to secure a quorum of
Republicans. The are now from TWENTY-FIVE
to thirty Republicans absent, and as long as
they continue away the Democrats can, by
simply refusing to vote, leave the house with
out quorum. Three measures will be named
by The caucus as imperati5ely demanding the
presence of all the Republican members to
secure their passage, /. c.: The tariff com.
mission, new Chinese bill, and the settlement
of contested election cases.
1t is proposed to stop debate on the former
next week. Then pass Pages bill to exclude
the Chinese for ten years, and then seat Lynch
instead of Chalmers, for the Sixth Mississippi
district, Lowe instead Of Wheeler in the
Eighth Alabama, and Mackey instead of Dib-
BILE in the Second South Carolina district.
These are the only election cases likely to be
pres ed to a vote this season.
= Hubbell, chairman OF the Republican con-
gressional campaign committee, is very ear
nest in his appeals to the Republican members
TO be present at the caucus and take decided
steps toward bringing the party to better
state of discipline.