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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
MORRISON rAaIFF BILL.
It will Reduce the Revenues s2O,-
100000 a Year.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Col. Morrison
expects 10 introduce his tariff bill in the
house tomorrow. 1t has been informally
considered by the Democratic MEM
bers of the ways and means COM
mittee, but the colonel will offer the bill in
the house and have it referred 10 his COM
mittee. Taking the bill as a whole il is ex-
pected 1t will reduce the revenues $40, 000,
900 a year. Dividing this $50. 000. 900
broadly, one-half is taken off sugar, little
more than one-fourth Is taken OF by addi-
tions to the free list. and a little less
than fourth comes of various items scat
tered through the bill. All wood and lum-
Der not dressed is put on the free list with
this provision, that the abolition Of the
duty is not 10 apply to any wood or lumber
imported from 4 country which in
poses an export duty on those
articles, as Canada now does. The other
addition to the free list are berries, jute,
jute butts, siSal and other fiber grasses.
coal, salt. iron, lead, copper and other ores,
manufactured stone, ehicry and
other substitutes for coffee. corn. oats,
hay, potatoes. extract or hemlock,
and other barks, crude glycerine. indigo
extract. sulphate of posyter, unmanufac-
tured crude borax, and ssltDetre, logwOOd,
and other dye woods. Ochery earths and I'M
wrought clays. This is not complete
list of the articles made free, but includes
all of much importance. On the
various grades of sugars there Is a general
reduction of 20 per cent, but as in the
case of the abolition of the lumber duty
this reduction does not apply to any sugars
on which an export duty is levied as now
the case in Cuba. On the finer
grades of cotton goods the duties on
which ad valorem no charges are made. The
existing rates of duty are highest on the
cheapest grades of goods and on cotton
yarns, and the coarSer cotton cloths some
small reductions are made. Where exist
ing duties are under 20 per cent adiyalorem
they are not touched, but the
duty on. coarse cotton is reduced from
40 to SIS per cent. The duty on
pig iron is reduced from S6.72 now TO $500
per ton. The rate on steel and iron rails is
reduced from about SIT to S12.50. There
is a slight reduction on bar iron and on
some varieties of boiler and hoop iron.
while others are not touched. The rate on
structural iron ana steel is reduced Il to l
cent a mound.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
Bishop Spalding 10 BE Rector--Dr.
ChaPPeile Professor of History.

ChaPPelle Professor of History.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-ArchbiShop
Gibbons of Baltimore was in Washington
yesterday and went over the grounds that
tional Catholic University which the re-
cent plenary council decided to establish.
Ii is still uncertain when the work on the
building will begin. but there is a general
understanding as TO some of the persons
who will compose the faculty. 1t is prac-
tically settled that Bishop Spalding of
Peoria, ILL.,, will be the rector; and it was
long ago determined that DR.. Chappelle,
pastor of st. Matthew's church in this city,
should be professor of history. Bishop
Spalding has been particularly active in
educational matters since his elevation TO
the See of Peoria. Besides editing numer-
Gus textbooks for Catholic shOols and con-
tributing articles to the current magazines.
he has published several volumes of biog-
raphy and art criticism. At the plenary
council he was regarded as the standard
authority in matters pertaining TO Catholic
schools. The coming professor of history,
DIR. Chappelle. is a Frenchman by birth,
but was educated in this country. Ee was
ordained at st. MaTy's seminary. Baltimore,
about twenty-five years ago, and was the
first and only student who took the degree
or ID. ID. at that institution. Since his or
dinatiOn he has been pastor of various
churches, among them st. Joseph's. Balti-
more. He came to Washington about three
years ago. DIR. Chappelle is regarded as
the beSt-infOrmed man. historically, in the
American Catholic church.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
Unlawful Cohabitation.

Speclal TO the GLOBE.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 14.-George II.
Taylor and James Maybe were both found
guilty of unlawful cohabitation in the dis
trlct court yesterday. Both went on the
witness stand and testified to each living
with two wives. The two cases did not
occupy fifteen minutes. This thing of in
dicted persons pleading not guilty and then
going on the witness stand and testifying to
what is charged is church dodge to keep
the members from pleading guilty, which
is claimed as an acknowledgment of
wrong-doing, which the church will
not permit the members to admit,
thus setting up the claim that the
pretended revelations on polygamy is above
all other laws. The MormOns will obey
the priesthood orders, commit perjury and
have their friends do the same in court,
while outside they will say, as did Police
man Smith: Il would like to obey the law,
but cannot stand the pressure; that is the
question" Disobedience of church orders
means more trouble than the common saints
have the nerve to stand. 1t is known that
a number of prominent Mormon officials
have gone to Mexico and Honduras the last
three weeks. The supreme court last night
affirmed the decision of the lower court in
two cases against Apostle Lorenzo Snow,
thus sending him to the penitentiary for
eighteen months with a fine of 5000, for
unlawful cohabitation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
Done by the susquehanna.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 14.-The flood
caused by the breakup of the ice in the
Susquehanna has about subsidized. To-day
in consequence of breakup on the west
branch on the small streams, it rose several
feet abovs the figures to which it had fallen
last night, after the gorges had given away.
A canvass of the lower sections of the city
shows great amount of damage, estimated
at from SIS, 600 to $50, 600. and falls almost
entirely on the poorer class of people. The
rise was so sudden that they could not re-
move their furniture from the first to higher
floor. The Pennsylvania Steel works
and all that portion Of the town lying along
the railroad was in four feet OF water, and
and the damage there is also great. At
Middleton so strong was the current after
the gorge gave way. that a channel fifty
feet wide was washed through one of the
large islands. The people there were in
great danger, but succeeded IN removing all
their goods. the highest figures reached
here, 211{ feet. is feet lower than III 1865,
whan the great flood occurred. Along the
railroads west, several wrecks occurred on
account of land slides, but no person, as
far as ascertained, was injured. All trains
were moving regularly to-day, and no fur
ther trouble is anticipated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
4 strong Indian protest.

NEW OBLEAs. Feb. 14--Indian Terri
tory adyices say that the Cherokees, Choc-
taws, Chickasaws, Creeks and Seminoles
are protesting against the bill introduced
in congress by Mr.. Peel Of Arkansas, which
provides that United States court shall
be established at Fayetteville. Ark, where
cases from Indian Territory may be tried.
The Indians demand that the court shall be
established in the territory, claiming
that the federal government pledged itself
to provide court there in 1886 and prom
ised to do so every year since that period.
They assert that Indians accused of crime
have been taken to Fort Smith on false
charges, while the promise of a court re-
mains dead letter. United States sena-
tors who are known to be friendly to Indian
interests are urged to prevent the passage
of Mr.. PeePs bill and also to locate United
States court in the Indian Territory.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
SYSTEMATIC DEPREDATroNs.
The Operations of the Sierra Lum.
ber Company.


WASHINGTON, Feb 14.-Commissioner
Sparks has recently been advised by one of
his agents of additional facts concerning the
timber depredations of the Sierra Lumber
company OH the public lands in California.
This is the company referred to in the COM
missiOners annual report as one of the
largest depredations upon the government
lands. 1t is charged that in some instances
this company has had the lands fraudu-
lently entered to obtain the timber, and in
others it has deliberately cut and removed
the timber without pretense of
claim to the land. It's operations
have been bold and on a gigantic scale
For the purpose of transporting the lumber
to market this company have constructed
two fumes, each forty-four miles in length.
From the head of one of these fumes a
tram railroad has been built, extending
thirteen miles into the forest. The fumes.
tram railroad and other valuable improve
ments were constructed solely for use in
depredating upon the public domain. This
company has devastated the forest of its
most valuable timber. particularly of the
mammoth sugar pines, the lumber or
which sells in the market at from $50 to $40
per thousand. The commission has recon-
mended criminal proceedings against the
parties, and civil suit to recover the value
of 65, 900, 900 feet of lumber which they
have cut.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
a Thousand Families of Boston and Vicin-
ity Driven From Their Houses by
the Flood.
Two Square Miles Under Water and a
Terrible Current Rushing Through
the Streets.
The Gorge at st. Louis Broken and
Many Boats Either Sunk or
Ruined by Ice.
A 100000 Dam at Franklin. NJ ass,
Gives Way--The Susquehanna
Subsiding.
Two Square Mile. Under Water.

Boston, Feb. 14.-The area at Roxbury
flooded BY the overflow of Stony brook is
constantly increasing. The water has risen
over foot since yesterday, and through
some streets the current rusheS at the rate
OF ten miles an hour. Two square miles of
the city is now under water from two TO
eight feet The section covered is nearly
oblOng IN shape, and is bounded by Norfolk
House bill on the southeast, Northampton
street on the northeast, Shawmut avenue
on the southeast and the Boston i Prov
idence railroad on the northwest. The
source of the food is the bursting of the
confines of Stony brook. near Norfolk hill
From that point the flood has steadily
progressed toward the center of the city
proper. 1t has passed Arnold street. the old
Roxbury boundary. and has reached North
ampton street. Tne cellars, and in some i'll
stances the trst floors, of nearly thousand
houses are flooded. In low sections the
houses are almost entirely submerged. Over
l,5OO families are more or less effected. and
a conservative estimate of the loss TO build
ings and stock is $500. 900. The territory
drained by Stony brook comprises many
square miles on Jamaica plain and Roxbury,
and tile snow and surface water i'm this sec
ton must ali be added to the food. At
one point near Franklin PARK there is lot
OF fifty acres covered with water three feet
deep. all of which must flow of through
Stony brook. The mayor, police COM
missioners and other city officials are at
work establishing depots OF supplies and
arranging for the relief of the sufferers. A
large part of the inhabitants of the flooded
district are still living in the upper stories
OF their houses waiting for the flood to sub
side. There have been many narrow es-
eapes from drowning. Immense throngs of
people have visited the flooded district to-
day. and the streets in that vicinity have
been black with humanity since early this
morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
A GORGE BROKEN.
Many Steamers Damaged by Float
ing Ice at ST. Louts.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-The ice in the har-
Dor made an other move last night, and a
huge field, several acres in extent, broke of
and. floating down the Missouri shore, it
crowded and crunched along until it was
stopped by the solid mass which lay packed
in tightly from shore to shore, from the
cotton compress south. On its way down
the river il carried two ice and two sand
barges away from their moorings and
lodged them against the bank at Carroll
street without damage. At the foot of
Rutger street lay the wrecking steamer, T.
4. Eckert. This boat was struck with
tremendous force, and great chunks of ice
were piled against and rolled over her
guards. The pressure was too great for
her sparS, which had been rigged to
keep her off shore. and she was pushed
partly out on the bank and her side crushed
in for about sixty feet. Further down the
river the Nellie Beck was crowded on
shore. and she lost her spars. and some
other minor damage was done. This morn
ing between and o'clock the lOng-looked
for general breakup took place. and huge
masses of ice have been floating through the
harbOr ali day, but the damage has been re-
markably small. The most serious injury
was to the Lulu Worth, a tow boat lying at
the foot Of Barton street. She was swept
OUT INTO THE STREAM,
after being tumbled and whirled about a
good deal she was hurled with great force
against the high, perpendicular bank Just
below the arsenal, badly battered, and sunk.
The transfer boat L.V. BOgg. lying near
Cheutean avenue, had her larbOard wheel
smashed. The Gen. Rucker, a tow boat
was jammed upon the bank. The transfer
boat j. G. McMullen had a wheel house
stove in and lost her rudder. The ferry
boat Andrew Christie lost her rudder and
had one side of her uppnr works somewhat
jammed- The Gray, transfer barge. lying
at COrOndolet, valued at $4,000 and laden
with $50 tons OF iron ore. had her side stove
in and she sank. Several barges belonging
10 the Mississippi Valley Barge company,
and lying at Belmont, few miles below
Cairo, were carried away Friday night.
The tow boat Oakland was sent from Cairo
yesterday to follow and recover them. The
Missouri river has broken up as far as west
as the mouth of the Usage, and that stream
and all the southern tributaries this side of
there are running out freely, but there are
no signs of freshets, and unless heavy
rains fall there will be no flood here for
a while at least.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
Fed $3.50 10 His Hogs.

special 10 tne OlOce.
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 14.-W. A. Goer
fed his hogs yesterday morning, and came
to town for the purpose of making pur-
chases. He then missed his wallet which
contained $3.50, and at once retraced his
steps without stumbling across his treasure.
At last he decided that he must have
dropped the money while feeding his hogs.
and Immediately set to work to kill them,
with the view Of finding his money. In
this he was successful, finding in one Of the
entrails of one of the animals wad OF
pulp, into which the greenbacks had re-
solved themselves. he brought this to Mr..
Lud Hill, president of the Gate City Ma
tlonal bank, who estimates that it contains
$500 of the money. so that the other $50 is
in some of the hogs which have not been
killed. Mr.. Hill will send the pulp to the
treasury department for exchange.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
HAS FIVE WIVES.
The Story of the Many Escapades
of Charles Pftnan.

Oh CnarIe6 R1tman.
Special to the Globe.
PANA, ILL.,, Feb. IA few weeks ago
Charles Pitman, a married man residing
here, who had previously borne a good rep
utation. was discovered peeping through a
hole in the wall of the frame skating rink,
looking into the ladies' room, ball being
IN progress at the time. Developments fol-
lowed which created such Indignation that
ne was given twenty-four hours
to leave town. A former wife
OF Pitman, residing in Cairo. this
state. whom he married there a few years
ago and deserted, wrote to the city marshal
here sending photograph of her husband,
which proved to be Pitman. She stated
that, being Catholic. she was not allowed
to get divorce. This proved Pitman to be
a bigamist, as he married respectable
young lady of this city, his last wife, about
two years ago. shortly after coming here.
Steps were recently taken to find Pitman,
and through correspondence with
HIS PANA WIFE
he was discovered to be in Rogers, Ark.
City Marshal Roseberry. who is also deputy
sheriff of this county, went to Springfield,
and procuring the necessary papers from
Gov. Oglesby repaired to Little Rock, Ark,
last Tuesday, having previously ordered
Pitman's arrest by telegraph. With the
proper papers from the governor Roseberry
secured his prisoner at Rogers, and finally
landed him in the county jail at Taylors-
vile, this state, yesterday, where he will
have preliminary examination tomorrow
on the charge of bigamy. 1t is known,
too, that Pitman has another wife at
Greenville, ILL.,, who got divorce
from him, but it is claimed after he married
his Pana wife. information comes from
the states attorney at Cairo that they are
looking up another wife of Pitman some
where in Kentucky. Other states are yet
to be heard from. There are rumors Of
two other wives, and Missouri is thought to
be able to produce them. Pitman is intelli-
gent and gOod-looking, about 30 years old,
with good form, oily tongue and an evil
dent weakness for the opposite sex. He
formerly was freight conductor on the
Cairo & Vincennes railway. The officers
of the law claim to have all the necessary
evidence to convict him, which they will
not diYulge now.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
Ex-GOv. sExMOUR's FUNERAL
Simple Services to be Held ON Tues
daV Afternoon.

UTICA, n. Y, Feb. 1.-The funeral of
ex-Gov. Seymour will be held at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from Trinity church.
Bishop Huntington will conduct the servi-
ees, which will be very simple. No public
services will be held at the house, and the
interment in Forest Hill cemetery will also
be private. After the church service a
public meeting will be had in the opera
house. at which brief remarks will be made
by ex-senator Herman, Hon. Ellis Roberts
and others. The remains will lie in state
i'm the hall of ex-senator Conkling's house
from 10 10 IL Tuesday. Ex-senator Conk-
ling arrived here this afternoon. Gov. Hill,
Mr.. Dorsheimer, Judge Miller of the su-
preme court and many other distinguished
people will attend the funeral. The rela-
tiyes of the deceased continue to receive
dispatches of coincidence from all parts Of
the country. The pall-bearers thus far Sc
lected are: Fred A. COnkling, New York;
John Constable, Walter S. Church, Albany;
Francis Herman and Hon. WilliamJ j. Bacon,
Utica
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
COMING LEGISLATION.
Washington Territory and Porter
10 Have Early Attention.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The business
of the senate is in almost the same condi-
ton it was one week ago, the only material
difference being that the educational bin.
which was then to be taken up, is now the
unfinished business. 1t is generally be-
lieved that its consideration will consume
nearly the whole of the week and that il
will be succeeded either by the bankruptcy
bill or by the bill for the admission of Wash
ington Territory as state. There is the
same condition of expectancy with regard
to the report of the judiciary committee
upon the letter Of the attorney general in
which he declines to furnish certain papers
in the Dustin cases, but Mr.. Edmunds has
no contidantes who are not pledged to Sc
crecy, and therefore the matter cannot
safely be made public prediction. The
coming week in the house will for the most
part be devoted to discussion of the Fitz-
John Porter bill, and vote will be taken
on Thursday evening. As result of
THE SPECIAL ORDER
on this subject the call of committees
for motions to suspend the rules, that would
otherwise follow the call for states for bills
and resolutions tomorrow will be omitted.
Some debate may arise tomorrow before
proceeding with the Fitz-John Porter bill.
if Mr.. Hanback, succeeds in securing con-
sideration for his resolution to broaden the
scope of the investigation OF the Pan-Electric
telephone matter. In the morning hours
during the week Chairman Hatch of the ag-
ricultural committee may call up the bill
for the creation Of q department of agri-
culture and labor. Mr.. Belmont's bill. lin
iting the exaction Of consular fees, is also In
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
Peculiar Case in the Courts.
Special to the Globe.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 14.-The war
which has been raging here between the
newspapers and the railroad over the mat
ter of the publication of the time cards of
the company has finally got into the courts.
Last evening a coal dealer offered an adyer-
tisement TO the Free Press which contained
with his own announcement the time card
of the Michigan Central railroad. The
Free Press refused to accept the advertise
ment unless the Central's time card was
omitted, and the coal dealer immediately
employed exAttorney General Kirchner to
begin action against the paper, which Mon
day will be obliged to show cause why il
refused the advertisement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
Cheeky Safe.BIowers.

CHICAGO. Feb. 14.-While an uproarious
ball was in progress in Ulrich's hall last
night safe-blowers were at work in the same
building. The Office safe of A. G. Schmidt
& Co., liquor dealers, at the corner of
Kinzie and North Clark streets. was opened
and robbed of S293 in cash, So. 900 in notes,
a gold watch and all the valuable private
papers belonging to the firm. The burglai IS
enjoyed themselves while the job was being
done. Four bottles of champagne were
drunk and number of cigars smoked, the
stubs being on the floor this morning. 1t is
believed the thieves afterwards attended the
masquerade in the hall above. The safe
was a new one and cost $500. There is no
cline
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-15
Suspicion Aroused That Money is Being
Used in Furthering BadS Railway
Canal Scheme.
The Men Backing the Enterprise to Make
a Snug Sum Through the Gov
eminent Guarantee.
An Unseemly Hurry by the House
Coinage Committee TO Get
Silver Bill Ready.
Criminal Proceedings TO be Begun
Against a California Company
for Stealing Lumber.
Niger i'm the woodpiIe.

Cpeclb 10 Ine OlODe.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-There prom
ises to be sharp struggle in the house
committee over the EadS Tehuantepec ship
canal 1t was thought the position of
the committee would be defined yesterday,
but the expected meeting was not held.
The ease with which a majority of the sub
committee, including Judge Reagan Of
Texas. Holman's rival as an economist,
haYe been drawn into favoring the scheme
is exciting much comment. The bulky re-
port OF the Eads people is in Judge Rea-
gan's hands. and he is its nominal author.
1t is claimed that his championship on the
floor of the house will be very effective in
influencing Democratic votes. The chief
objection TO the bill in its present shape is
the provision which periodically guarantees
on the part of the government $500, 900 for
fifteen years. With S37, 500. 600 guaran-
teed no one supposes the ship canal COM
pany would take the trouble
TO EARN THAT AMOUNT.
But the men who are now backing the
enterprise would be able to make snug
little sum by banking on the government
guarantee. One of the commerce commit
tee members said this evening the Pacific
railroads were hopelessiy in debt to the
United States, but nevertheless some colos-
sal fortunes had been made out of them.
Some of the inquiring representatives also
claim that their inquiries for hard-pan facts
met with evasiye answers. They are not
able to learn if an actual bona fide survey
of the proposed route has ever been made.
While the ship railway canal is booming,
Congressman Warner of Ohio is wondering
what became of resolution introduced by
him to investigate the Mississippi levees.
The allegations made against Eads' great
work were quite serious but the committee
to which the resolution went has not yet
found time TO take it up.