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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
TennYsou nIHome.

Tennyson is not sOclable man, and TAX es
no special pleasure in communion with his
fellows.
His happiest hours are spent alone, in
his secluded study, engaged in poetical
meditation or rapt in Elysian dreams. his
pipe always in his mouth and great to-
bacco jar on the floor beside him.
The poet is tall. and slightly bent by the
seventy-five winters that have also left
their mark upon his whitened hair and beard,
both of which are long and flowing.
His eyes are large, dark and dreamy.
His manners are shy and awkward-the
result of long. seclusiOn from the world.
He wore a suit of badly-iitting grey clothes,
a loose turned-down collar, a carelesSly
tied cravat, and low, wide shoes, made
more for comfort than beauty.
lie speaks slowly and with great deliber-
alton in dull. rolling Saxon accent which
might be called provincial. but his words
are well chosen and his language refined,
plainly showing that he Is a college man
aud the student of many languages.
don letter to Chicago Inter-0cean.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
A FRITITLEss EFFORT.

Mr.. JOHN r. McLEAY's newspaper, the
Cincinnati Enquirer, has Joined the senate
in its war on the president The Enquirer
is now playing the role of double barreled
organ-the organ of the Ohio kid Democ-
racy' and the organ of the senate dotards.
The articles in the Enquirer, over GATH's
signature, which assail presidents posi-
ton. read very much as if they were writ
ten by Senator EDMUNDs, or it is possible
that GATH wrote the EDMUNDs manifesto.
At all events there is striking similarity
in the arguments of the two. Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND has one consolation-GATH and the
Enquirer tried to down him in his contest
with Mr. BLAINE and failed. 1t is always
safe to have GATH on the other side
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
ST. PAUL.


GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Wabasha, between
Third and Fourth)-Maggie Mitchell in
'Maggie the Midget"
OLYMPIC THEATRE Seventh, near Jackson)
-Lang's Comedy Comiques.
PARK THEATER minnesota, between Fifth
and Sixth)-Variety show and sparring exhi-
billions.
DINE MUSEUM, Sackett g. Virgins (94 TO SO
East Seventh street)-Curiosiues, freaks and
stage entertainment, to Top. m.
DIME MUSEUM, John X. Davidson Fourth,
between Wabasha and st. Peter)-Novelties
and stage performances, to 10 p. m,
MINNEAPOLIS.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE Sixth street and
Nicollet avenue)-Robeson g. Crane, in the
COMEDY of Errors
THEATRE CoMIoUE First avenue south.
near Washington avenue)-OriginalF Four EN-
eralds.
DIME MUSEUM, Sackett g. Virgins, Henne-
pin and Washington avenues)-The Pin Ma
chine and stage performances, to 10 p. m.
MATINEES.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, st. Paul-Maggie
Mitchell in "Fauchon."
OLYMPIC. st. Paul-Lang's Comedy Com
pany.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Minneapolis-Rob-
son g. Crane in COMEDY of Errors"
CoMIoUE, Minneapolis Four Emer-
aids Combination.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
THE CHINESE PROBLEM.

Mr.. JOHN RUSSELL YoUNG's long resi-
dence in China has evidently inspired him
with sympathy for the Chinese race,
which is not, and probably never will be,
shared by his countrymen. In a letter
which has recently been published on the
subject of Chinese immigration, Mr.. YOUNG
expresses surprise that the United States
government should exhibit an inyidious dis
elimination against the Chinese race when
people of all other nationalities are admitted
without restriction. He regards 1t in the
light of an admission on the part Of Ameri-
cans that they are not competent TO resist
or stand up against Chinese civilization.
He is surprised that the Anglo-SaXon. a
race that has governed every. race with
which it has come in contact, cannot gov
ern the Chinese without detriment to An
glo-Saxon ideas.
Mr.. YoUNe's over.tender sympathy for
the Chinese has evidently led him astray in
the motives which govern our people in
their objections to Chinese immigration. 1t
is true that the Chinese are a people who
by birth. education and religion are so we'd
| ded to Oriental customs and habits that it is
practically impossible for them to become a
homogeneous part of our body polite. But
the main logical objection to the presence
of these people in our midst is that 1t dis
| turbs our labor system. Their presence in
our midst is a perpetual menace to peace
ana social order. There is no reason why
we should invite this element of social and
industrial disorder into our midst without
any sort of compensation for it. The
| Chinaman brings nothing here that adds to
the wealth or prosperity of the country.
| Nor is there any reason why in the
development and organization of our
institutions we should assimilate or
AmericaniZe the Chinese population.
They are race of debauched opium-eaters.
There are strictly natural causes which for
bid the idea of assimilating the Chinese
with our own population. 1t doesn't nee
essarily follow that we are incapable of re-
sisting Chinese civilization because we re-
fuse to ingraft it upon our own.
But Mr.. YoUNG's argument in behalf of
Chinese civilization is altogether unneces-
sary, If, as he states, the Chinese who are
in this country do not come from China at
all, but entirely from Hong Kong, prov
ince under British control. If this be true,
and it probably is true, we fail to see why
the emperor of China should be threatening
us with measures of retaliation. 1t is a
piece of impertinence on his part to be in
terfering in behalf Of people over whom
he has no control. 1t is well understood
that the Chinese government is opposed to
the emigration of its subjects, and such be-
ing the case, that government ought to be
obliged to us for sending back JOHN, with
his soap and washboard, to his native coun-
try.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
THE RLAIR BILL.

If there was an absolute necessity for the
expenditure OF $76. 900, 600 TO be taken out
of the national treasury, as provided by the
BLAIR educational bill, all objections to
the measure on account Of its unconstitu-
tional features might be laid aside. But
that there is no necessity for il beyond that
it will afford an additional excuse TO main
tain the existing iniquities of the tariff the
country win be slow to catch on 10 the SEN
timental features of the bill which are
being pressed with SO much earn
estness and apparent feeling by the
New England protectionists. If the
deplorable condition of ignorance which
the supporters of the BLAIR bill assert pre-
walls in the Southern states it Is singular
that these Sentimental gentlemen did not
arouse to a consciousness of 1t at an earlier
day. There was time, twenty years ago,
when the Southern section was known TO
be in the depths of poverty and when
4, 900, 900 freedmen recently emancipated
from slavery were in densest ignorance
that an appropriation of any sum that
might be needed for enlightening and edu-
eating these people could have been made
by the general government with
out murmur of complaint or
objection from any quarter. But twenty
years have wrought great changes
in the South. That section has recovered
from its Frustrated condition and is now on
the high road to prosperity. The colored
race is on its feet and able to take care of
itself. 1t no longer needs the patronizing
hand of the general government. Systems
of free schools maintained at public expense
have been established in every Southern
state. The doors of the schoolroom are
ope4 equally to the white and cOlOred chill
dren. These are facts and are known to
all who care TO inquire into them. Then
why is it that after all the conditions which
required an appropriation of public money
| to aid the cause of education in the
South have passed by that the New
England senators and the Sou thern sena-
tors should join hands in attempting this
organized raid on the public treasury. 1t
! looks very much as if it was an Out-and-
| out dicker between the two sections. The
| New England manufacturers read the hand
writing on the wall. They know that If
the South and West unite in tariff-ref0rm
movement the days of the Eastern mOnopo-
list are ended. Consequently they propose
to buy the South off from its alliance with
the West. 1t is cool cash proposition.
The New England manufacturers say
10 the Southern senators we will
give YOU $40, 900, 900 under the guise of
aiding the cause of education, and
our return will be that in order to raise
this S76. 600, 900 the government will be
compelled to retain the tariff on our manu-
featured goods. That is the worst that
there is in the BLAIR bill. The Southern
representatives show disposition to bite
at the bait which the New England manu-.
facturers hold out to them. 1t is a tempt
ing morsel. And thus it is that under the
livery of charity one of the most stupen.
dous job of public plumber that was ever
inaugurated is to be set up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
THE CHICAGO PHILANTHRoPIsT.

Mr.. SAM SMALL, better known in jour
nalstic circles as ''0ld 81" is at present an
aide-de-camp on the staff of Rev. SAM
JONES in his war against SATAN. In one
of his recent sermons i'm Chicago Mr..
SMALL related a touching little story con-
corning one JACK PORT, philanthropist
of local repute down in Georgia. The next
morning Chicago newspaper had an illus
trated report of the sermon. and among the
illustrations was a picture of PORT, the
philanthropist which, according to the
true Chicago idea, was a pair of Jacks
with pile of poker chips on either side.
Evangelist SMALL has discovered that
whenever he talks about JACK PORT the
Chicago people are on TO him. He is
well-known character in the Lake City.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
VIRGINIA BLUEBEARD
in West Virginia Of a PrOmi-
nent Politician Convicted of Muir
dering His Fifth Wife.
Holland Acquitted in Ten Minutes of the
Killing in New York of Davis,
the Confidence Man.
Lengths TO Which a Gay Young Man,
Who Wanted to be a Dude,
Was Driven.
a Maynard Husband Terribly Whip
ped by an Incensed Mob--Mur-
dered by Thieves.
Lynched for wife-murder.

Special 10 the Clone.
WHEELING. w. Va, March 5.-A dis
patch from Ceredo, Wayne county. says
intelligence has reached there from South
western Virginia, that V. A. Witcher, well
known In the Western part of this state as
an orator and politician, has been lynched
Tor the murder of his wife. Witcher, who
is more Familiarity known as ''elaw-ham-
mer," from his habit of wearing dress
coat on all occasions, has remarkable
history. He came TO this part of the state
from Old Virginia about 1860, bringing
with him beautiful and accomplished
young wife. When hostilties be-
tween the states began, Witcher joined
the Confederate army, leaving his wife here.
Mrs. Witcher soon died, leaving an only
daughter. The husband was not heard Of
for two or three years, when he came back
with the rank of colonel. Afterward he
recruited and commanded volunteer Tegi-
ment of guerillas. who harrassed the Ken
lucky border. giving the federal authorities
much trouble. The war over, Witcher
settled IN Wayne county, marrying a very
attractive woman of doubtful reputation,
who soon left him. Witcher finding ex-
COnfederates in rather bad odor went to
Salt Lake City where he joined the Mormon
church, and cut a high figure there for
several years. About 1879 he again appeared
in Wayne county, marrying the daughter
OF Virginian, and embarked in state
politics, his gift OF oratOry making him a
favorite. Running for state senator he was
defeated by but a few votes, and for years
continued to practic law and take an active
part in politics. His wife died in 1875,
leaving him quite sum of money from her
fathers estate, and after few years of
mourning the colonel married for the fourth
time. This wife deserted him in two years,
and in 1884 he took a fifth wife. the one
VIII ON he murdered, and whose death was
summarily avenged by the mob. The news
has created great excitement in Wayne and
adjoining counties
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06

GEN. sherman In Response TO IN re
0uesf for hrrily.


ST. LOUIS. March 5.-A popular fund to
provide for Mrs. Catherine Scales OF this
city, who is over 20 years of age and has
devoted forty-ive years of her life To the
building up of the public school system OF
this city, has lately been started. The fol-
lowing letter from Gen. Sherman, declining
10 contribute to the fund, Is printed In to-
days Chronicle:
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 81, 1s66.-To Mrs. j.
Anderson, st. Louis; Dear Madame: Your
feeling appeal ia behalf or Mrs. Catharine
Scales of the Jefferson public school Is before
me. and though you are a stranger TO me,
will venture TO offer a few facts which
hope will convince You that Gen. sherman
ought not TO be expected to contribute To
this charity, though most worthy.
have owned real property in 81. Louis
since 1850, on which have paid thousands or
dollars in taxes, though l have never re-
ceived a cent In return. My family Is CHthO-
lie and Mrs. Sherman would no more consent
10 have her children enter public school
than a common tavern. Therefore, in addi-
ton 10 my school taxes, i have been COM
PEELED to pay large prices for
education I'm private schools. Again,
Tor the past twenty years have
been taxed heavily by old Union soldiers who
are sent TO me by my neighbors, or naturally
come 10 me in their distress. / believe am
thus taxed So TO 81 paid by the most
wealthy citizens OF st. Louis, and this
is one of the causes which drives me
from St. Louis. j sympathize OF course
with Mrs. Scales aud believe the school board
can and should provide for her in her old age.
They can aud must employ her in some NOM
inal capacity. They have no right, after
forty years OF faithful service 10 turn her out
on the cold charity of the world. They would
not treat horse in that brutal fashion.
expect TO continue TO pay over $500 u
i ~ nha aukn ~ lpHnfz
and cheerfully offer To dedicate the whole or
part of it for u fund TO maintain worthy
teachers who have given the best years of
their life 10 teaching. over and above my
school tax cannot afford more and beg you
TO excuse me. With respect, your friend,
w. II SHERMAN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
Terribly Whipped by n Mob.

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind, March g.
About 10 o'clock last night mob of $50
men and boys went to the house of r. b.
Swankin, in the eastern part of the town.
He is accused of whipping his wife and
shamefully abusing his child. He was or
dered to pack his personal effects prepare
tory to leaving town. He obeyed orders
and soon had two gripsacks we'll hlled,
ready to start. When he made his appear
ance outside the house the mob fell to and
gave him beating before starting TO escort
him beyond the corporation limits. They
then marched him To Main street, and turn
ing west marched tO the railway in the west
end OF town. During the march down
the street, he was kicked and cuffed un-
mercifully. and big, burly butcher fol-
lowed close behind him. and every few
steps struck him with huge cattle whip.
After reaching the west end of the town,
they took him down the railroad track
about half mile when they called halt
took off his coat and two muscular men
gave him terrible whipping with black
snake whips. striking blow about, until the
blood trickled down his arms and fingers.
They then compelled him to promise never
again tO return tn North Manchester. and
allowed him to depart. The action of the
mob is denounced by many citizens.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
HOLLAND ACQUITTED.
The Texan Who WouIdn't be Inn
posed Upon ssNOf GuIIty.@

New YORK, March 5.-The trial of
James T. Holland for killing Tom Davis.
the confidence man, was resumed this
morning, and the entire day was consumed
in hearing arguments. When Gen. Teller
concluded telling address in behalf of the
prisoner, the crowd in the court fairly made
the building tremble with stamping of feet
and clapping of hands. The case went 10
the jury at 1880, and it was after o'clock
when the judge returned To the court room
and received the jury's verdict of mot
guilty." Holland grasped the hands of
each juryman with warmth and after re-
ceiving an ovation from the people present
walked Outa free man. He will return to
Texas in few days. The jury agreed to
a verdict of acquittal within ten minutes
after retiring.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
MAPLEsoN,s SMASH.

The smash-up of the Mapleson Opera
company at ST. Louis is only evidence of
the correctness of the GLOBES statement
that the days of Italian opera are over.
This age is too practical for theat er audi
ence TO waste time in trying 10 wade through
an opera in foreign language. The 'Mi-
kado" is the most popular opera on the
stage to-day. and yet If it was sung in Jap
anese language it wouldn't live forty-eight
hours. There Is melody enough in our
mother tongue to suit the musical taste of
the average American.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
HE WAS A DUDE
And i'm order 10 support That Role
Was Obliged TO Steal $500.


Special to the Clone.
CHICAGO. March 5.-Charles Richmond
was arralgned to-day before Judge Collins.
and pleaded guilty to a charge Of larceny.
On last Thanksgiving day, or thereabouts,
he was arrested at the instance of Cyrus II.
Mccormick and Nellie Mccormick, execu-
tors of the Mccormick estate, for the lar
ceny of 81, 500 while acting in judiciary
capacity. He had been acting as private
secretary of the executors of the McCOr-
mick estate for two years, serving in that
capacity for a monthly compensation of $40,
and expanding the money taken among the
''bloodsr OF the North side. lie stated on
the witness stand that he had taken the
money. none of which he had paid out for
liduor, gambling. or among scarlet women,
but evaded the question as to what he did
with it, merely answering he helped his
friends. In appearance he is typical dude,
parting his hair in the middle. wearing
fashionably cut clothes, bright cOlored
cravat. and voluninOus shirt cuffs. a fine
webbed gold chain depended from button
hole in his vest, and was lost I'm the folds
of his coat, and otherwise, and all over he
was Just such young man rs can be daily
seen ''guying" the girls of State street,
with cigaret between his teeth, a two-bit
cane between the fingers of his right hand,
and pair of eyeglasses athwart his nose.
Col. Dan Mum made an eloquent plea for
the young mans enlargement asking that
he might be permitted, in consequence of
his previous responsibility, TO escape the
disgrace OF a felOn's brand, and assuring
his honor that Mr.. Mccormick, he was sure
would not demand the extreme enforcement
of the bond. The court at the conclusion
of few remarks from States Attorney
Frank Walker. renanded the accused for
sentence. DIR. Mccormick upon being
asked II he favored clemency. replied that
1.-The matter was i'm the hands of the court. "
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06

Indignant customer-Look here! What
do you call this?
Proprietor of cheap restaurant (examin-
ing Object)-LOOks like shoe string.
Customer-Well, sir, found that in the
soup.
Proprietor Tin alarm)-NOt so loud,
please.
Customer-You ought to be ashamed Of
Proprietor lin a whisper) Pray be quiet.
That old gentleman at the side table might
hear you. He has been coming here regu-
larry for six months and never got single
thing thrown In with the regular dinner.
1t might make him feel slighted.-Phlla-
delphia Call.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
THE PRICES.

Government and state bonds were steady
and dull, while railroad bonds were active.
Stocks were less active, the total sales amount
ing to 237, 1858 shares. Prices we're feverish and
irregular most ofuthe day. Opening prices
were from 4 lower to 20 higher, but there
was an irregular upward movement which
continued with moderate reactions till 2
o'clock. Something Of a break occurred in
coal stocks, which was followed by a frac-
tional reaction. Chicago wheat was quiet
and stronger, closing &c higher than on
Thursday. The local market was quiet and
dull and 14c higher. Mess pork was stronger.
Lard firm.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
M'LEAN,s MEANNESS.
Accused of Trying To Bride a Man TO
Forward Certain schemes.

CINCINNATI, March 5.-Mr. Isaac j.
Miller, prominent Democrat of this city
and ex-president of the board of council
men, was called before the senatorial cleo
ton investigating committee this afternoon
and swore that just before the last Ohio
legislature passed the law taking away
the police from the mayor and giving the
control of the police department to board
of police commissioners, John K. Mclean
came to his office and offered him first
81, 900, then $4,000, and finally So. 900, to
say that he believed that the police commits
siOners would appoint better men on the
police force than the mayor would. He
also offered. on condition that he made this
statement to support him for mayor and to
give more money to elect him than he
(AIiller) would himself. These PROPOSE
tons were not accepted. Mr.. Miller is one
of the most active members of the COM
mittee of 100, non-partisan organization
formed for the purpose of securing fair
election in this city last fail. This is the
first intimation of such charges against Mr..
Mclean and Mr.. Millers testimony has
created sensation. Miller was chairman
of the Democratic committee OF this county
during the Hayes Tilden campaign.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
ACrnzy woman suicides.

Specldl 10 Vne fiOne-
CHICAGO, March 5.-Mrs. Mary Gender
this morning committed suicide at $50
Brown street, by cutting her throat. Her
mother said that Mrs. Gender had been con-
ined in the asylum at jefferson, but was
discharged about six months ago. Lately
she had been drinking considerably. At
the request of Mr.. Gender, who had to work
at night. she went to stay with her
daughter She tried to get her to go to bed
but the daughter refused, saying her hus-
band and child were dead, and there was no
rest for her. About O'clock this morning
Mrs. Gender went into the closet. and came
out with an open razor in her had. AS her
mother started toward her, she drew it
across her throat, and died in few mo-
mentS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
ROuRh ON Kittredge,

CHICAGO, March 5.-The declaration in
the libel suit of Justice Mech against Rev.
Kittredge, pastor of the Third Presbyterian
church, was filed in the circuit court this
afternoon. The declaration asserts that
the plaintiff had always lived in good re-
pute, and to bring him into disgrace. de-
PENDANT, Kittredge, who was excited thereto
by the devil and without the fear of God
in his heart and for the purpose of vainglOri-
ously intruding himgelf upon the attention
of the public, that he might become nOtori-
GUS thereby, and known as a vendor of scan
dals and sensationalism, did wickedly COM
pose false and scandalous matter in news
paper published in the city of Chicago, in
said county and state. The newspaper is
also made cO-defendant
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
They Had sEscnped.p

VNITA, Indian Ter, March 5.-a rrofessed
exhOrter named Mungall came here recently
and began series of meetings de was
quarteTed at the house of an Indian citizen
and slept i'm the room with several other
members of the family. During the night
Mungall made an assault upon young
orphan girl in the room, but before he could
execute his purpose he was discovered and
taken prisoner. The next day party of
neighbors took him out for trial and re-
turned without him, saying he had 'es-
capped"