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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Took the Razor Route.

killed himself in this city this morning
under particularly shocking circumstances.
lie had been upon visit to his brother in
law, Charles ii. Latter, since early winter,
and not being considered entirely sound in
mind, had uf late been under the surveil.
lance of his relatives. At o'clock this
morning he requested his wife TO give him
a cup of hot water and then expressed
wish to walk i'm the back yard. While his
wife was preparing TO accompany him he
escaped, and, seeing that he was being fol-
lowed. drew a razor from his pocket and in
sight of members of the family almost sew
cred his head from his body. and gashed but
once. The remains were this morning
taken to Cleveland for burial.
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ROBBED HIS EMPLOYER.
Arrest OF N Treasurer ofa New York
Firm for EmbezzlemenI.

Special 10 the Globe.
New YORK, April 2S.-Ralph P. Bar
Der. the treasurer Of the Barnard straw
goods manufacturing company, of Broad
way near Prince street, has been a prisoner
at police headquarters for the past three
days on the charge of embeZZling SIG, 600.
He was for six years in the company's EN-
ploy, the head of the house being Mr.. IL.
D. Barnard. who placed such reliance in
his treasurer, that il was his custom to leave
checks for Barber to ill in when necessary.
The prisoner is married man, 81 years of
age, and received salary of SIS, 200 year.
He owns house at Englewood IN. j. },
where he lived with his family. About
one week ago Mr.. ii. o. Barnard called
upon Inspector Byrnes and told him that he
suspected the treasurer. An examination
of his books was advised, when a large de-
ticiency was clearly shown. Detective
Sergeants Heidelberg and Dolan watched
the suspected man, and learned that he was
leading double life. Besides his home i'm
EnglewOod, he supported Oracle Ricard at
the house No. 13S Mercer street, Jersey
City. paying $50 a month rent Last Sun
day the detectives went there to arrest him,
but learned that he had gone To his home at
EdglewOod, but he was
NOT AT HOME
when they called there. Monday morning
at $50 they captured him as he left the
Chambers street ferry boat. He made a
full confession, saying that he had been
stealing for six years from the firm. For
the first four years he stole $4,000 year,
while during the past two years the amount
of his peculatiOns was 81. 600 a year. He
thought that by speculating in wheat he
could return the money to his employers, but
he continued TO go deeper and deeper
into difficulty. He said that he had
margin of 81, 800 at Ashwell & Co.'s.
brokers, No. 90 Spring street, branch of
Wall street. 1t was learned at the Office
that the margin was against wheat and had
shrunk to 81, 500, which amount would be
handed over to the Barnard company. Tie
sum of Sl2, 600 was taken from Mr.. II. q.
Barnard's private account, so that the CON-
pany will only lose $4,000. Yesterday the
prisoner was taken to jefferson market
court, where charge of grand larceny 10
the amount of -, 200 was made out against
him and he was committed for trial.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Criminal Cuttings.

At Austin. Tex, yesterday the grand Jury
found an indictment against James Phillips,
Jr.. charging him with having murdered his
wife on last Christmas eve in that city. This
is one OF the two mysterious wife murders
committed on that night which caused a wide
sensation at the time. Phillips was found
lying in bed insensible from an ugly wound
in the head while the body of his wife was
found in the back yard.
At Beverly, Mass, Edward T. Shaw, who
for twelve years has carried the mail be-
tween the local postoffce and the railway sta
ion was arrested Thursday. He confessed
10 having robbed the mails for several years.
taking between 5000 and 5000 letters and OBJ
tanning upwards Of $1,000.
wrecker placed a cross tie on the East
Tennessee track near Silver Greek, Ca Tues
day night. and then stepping back in the dark
watched an approaching freight train strike
1t and roll down q ten-foot bank. One man
was instantly killed and another fatally in
jured. The wrecker was not caught.
1t has been discovered that the FIRE which
caused the destruction of Mr.. Charles B.
Kimball's residence in Chicago last Tuesday,
was caused by a bomb which was thrown into
the parlor. The affair is said TO be the out
growth OF troubles at the Lemont stone
Quarries.
N S. Burnett of Dockport, agent OF the
National Masonic Insurance company OF
Buffalo, was taken to Oswego last night un-
Ger arrest cnargeu Win grand larceny In the
embezzlement of collections on policies He
was committed in default of bail.
AT New Orleans yesterday William C..
Nessen. aged 81 years, attempted to kill his
wife, aged 40 years, by shooting her through
the arm and breast. He then placed the
muzzle of the revolver in his mouth aud fred,
killing himself.
At Philadelphia last night George Daut
fatally shot his wife and then shot himself,
his death resulting before medical aid could
reach him. Jealousy was the cause
The store of Mr.. Watkins ut Boliyer. Ill,
was burned Wednesday night, and the body
of the proprietor was found in the ruins
Melvin Butler has been sentenced 10
Imprisonment for life at Louisville, Ky on a
charge of numbering John b. Macay
William Burt shot and killed his former
mistress, May johnson, at Philadelphia yes
teriay.
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A RoYcott Ordered.

HoLYoKE. Mass. April 23.-The two
months strike at the William Skinner q
Sons silk mill continues. The executive
board of the District Assembly, Knights of
Labor. has sanctioned the request for a
boycott, and will notify every assembly in
the district. The Central Labor union of
New York has also indOrsed the boycott,
and is pushing it hard. An application
will be made TO the general executive board
for a general boycott. The employees did
not strike until the firm refused arbitration.
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Sent 20 His Account.

MoRGANFIELD, KY, April 23.-Robert
Fowler, the murderer of Miss Ida Burnett.
was hanged here to-day at 1880 o'clock.
Fowler weighed 245 pounds. and the fall
broke the rope. 1t is supposed. however.
that his neck was broken. lie was raised
by several men, the rope was tied to the
beam and he was left hanging for twenty
minutes. The murderer was persistent
suitOr of the young wOman's hand. and
after repeated objections waylaid and
killed her. nearly severing her head from
her body with knife
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Murder i'm the First Degree.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-The jury in
the case of DIR. J. Milton Bowers, charged
with causing The death by phosphorus pos-
Oning OF his wife, who died Nov. l, last
year, tonight brought in verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree. The alleged
reason for the murder was to obtain Sl7,-
600 insurance in various benevolent orders
OH the life of deceased. The case. which
has been in progress several weeks, at
tractel wide attention
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Stole the Treasure.

HoPKINsvILLE, April 23.-JOhn Boyd
(colOred) was arrested here tonight charged
with stealing $4,000 from T. j. Fuller, a
wealthy farmer near jackson, Tenn. Dur
ing the war Fuller buried $1,000 in gold
in his front yard. He has allowed it to re-
main there ever since for safe keeping.
During last night his yard was plowed up
and the money was taken. Boyd was sus-
pected and followed to this city, where he
had deposited several thousand dollars i'm
the hank
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Deceived Miss snyder.
Special to the Globe.

Spoclt1 10 the GlODe.
NEWARK, n. j., April 23.-The Journal
of this city to-day publishes an account Of
the elopement of Charles n. Westbrook, q
well-known young lawyer of this city and a
son of Richard b. WeStbrook, a prominent
Philadelphia lawyer, and freethlnker, with
Lizzie Snyder, one of the bellies of Strouds-
burg. Penn. Westbrook is married, and
has wife and child in this city. He left
home few weeks ago to go to Strouds-
burg on business. He met Miss Snyder
and fell i'll love with her, She
reciprocated the affection, and agreed
to elope with him, she thinking he was
single. Miss Snyder told her mother
she was going to Spragueville to visit some
friends one day last week. Instead of
going there she boarded train for Bing-
hamton. and met Westbrook. They went
to Scranton, where they remained at 8
hotel several days, but it is believed they
were not married. Miss Snyder's father
became suspicious, and started to hunt up
his daughter. The day he started she
came home. The story got out, and some
of the neighbors threatened to lynch West
brook. lie left in haste, and was followed
by an officer to Milford and then to Port
Jervis. There he got away, and it is said
he was home few days ago. His wife
knew nothing of the story until this morn,
ing, and she is Frustrated at the news. I
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24

then locked the baby in an adjoining room
and ran screaming outside to appraise her
father of the awful work within. After a
terrible struggle the woman was secured.
One &C the children is dead, and the others
are likely to die before morning. Mrs.
Smith is herself in a precarious condition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Opposed to the Tariff Bill.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mr. Randall
now openly announces his opposition to the
tariff bill. To one who reminded him that
great concessions had been made to the
Pennsylvania industries, and for this
reason. he should aid Morrison to put the
bill through. Randall is reported to have
said:
Its too late in the day now to ask either
my cooperation or advice. In this matter L
have never been consulted. Ibid ask Speaker
Carlisle when he was forming his committee
to put one protection Democrat on the ways
and means committee. This he refused. 1
am not now willing to aid In the passage of q
bill which does not meet my approval -
The plan of action OF the opponents of
the bill has been decided upon. When the
bill reaches stage that it will be in order.
a motion is to be made to strike from the
bill all save its enacting clause, and then,
as a substitute to it, pass the Hewitt amend
ment, which differs only in the mode of
customs collection, without changing any
of the existing rates. The protection
Democrats feel confident they have enough
votes to accomplish this.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
The Street Car TROUBLE.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The striking car
drivers were in session the greater part OF
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Pulitzer slilI a congressman.
Special to the Globe.

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The name of
Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New York
World, is still on the roll of the house of
representatives, and thus far neither
Speaker Carlisle nor the clerk of the house
has been officially advised that Mr.. Pulitzer
has resigned. 1t is true that Mr.. Pulitzer
has sent to the secretary of state of New
York his resignation, but that officer thus
far has failed to certify that fact to the
officers of the house of representatives.
Because of this Mr.. Pulitzers name still
graces the congressional roll call, and he
has to-day all the powers of congressman
which were conferred upon him the day he
subscribed to the oath of Office.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24

Senator Beck is outspoken in praise Of the
presidents message on the labor question.
He says if he could have his way he would
name Allen G. Thurman, Joseph E. McDpn-
aid and Roscoe Conkling as labor comIiAse
sioners and give them $4,000 year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
THE GRANGER AND HIS CANE.

A granger-looking chap, with Horace
Greeley whiskers. and long, yellow ulster,
dropped into prominent billiard room one
day last week. In his hand he carried a
big cane, Some of the boys were there,
playing very pretty game of three ball
caroms, and the granger watched them
with undisguised interest.
''That don't pear to be a very hard game
to play" he said. after time, walking up
to the table. "I'm an older man than you
be, young fellers, but 1 believe 1 kin beat
you at this here game of billyards. played
onct when | was a young chap like you.
S'posin' you let me in. an I'll roll game
with YOU"
The boys, seeing some fun ahead, didn't
object.
"Get your stick and come along, old
man," they said. But the granger didn't
seem to want cue. He put his cane on
the table, hitched up the long sleeves Of his
ulSter, and exclaimed:
II guess this is good enough stick fol
me-"
But you can't play billiards with a
cane"
Il can't eh? you think I can't do you:
I'll just bet you the drinks that kin beat
any one of you. an III use this cane, too
I'm no fool if am from the country"
Of course the boys took him up. They
had lots of fun, too, and big crowd col
lected. And the crowd had good deal Of
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tons of a host Of warm friends last night,

tons of host Of warm friends last night,
and the triumph of virtue is complete.
George TirreIl. deputy clerk of the dis
trict court. declares that he does not mean
to keep back news from the reporter of a
Democratic paper. but some of his friends
are inclined to think he is inclined little
that way.
Deputy Sheriff Eye says II he had to get
rid of his cold by having it drawn down
through his body and out his feet, he would
prefer that it remain in his head.
NJ. w. Lewis, the young man recently
acquitted of the charge of assaultng Rev.
E. Q. Plummer with revolver, is telling
his friends that he will never again carry q
gun.
The rumor that Detective King will race
500 yards with Ed MOultnn is denied by
his friends. ''Just because King ran race
once with man he was trying to arrest, is
no reason why he should set himself up as a
sprint runner" said one.
1t is claimed that the rowing little curl in
John NJ. HOy'S mustache is made by rolling
each hair around hot slate pencil. This
may be so, but John says the curl is
natural.
Milton Picketts innocent smile has been
aptly compared 10 the smile OF a little
angel an pink valentine.
Charles A. Pillsbury offers SO, 900 to see
the man who says he knew anything about
the grand jury report until it was made
public.
Roger Vail has grown thin and pale of
late. 1t is PROBABLY caused by the arduous
work of editing the Orphans Friend. the
interesting little paper circulated at the
orphans fair.
A. j. Mullen, the police telephone opera
tor, thinks the committee on claims is
glad to see him home again. as well as his
friends.
George Markhus. of the Tribune, says he
does not carry around big bull dog so
much for protection as for the looks.
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town sports something that is commonly

town sports something that is commonly
called brass band. Now if that band
knew what music was or could tell what
tune was it would be all right and would
not say word, but it does not. Every
evening the band goes out on the corner OF
First avenue south and Third street,
and there, for an hour or So
proceeds to make the most soul
terrifying, unmusical, discordant noises
ever heard. The trombone player is evil
IDENTIFY suffering with the asthma. and can
only get his breath so often. But when he
does get it he makes up for lost time and
the way that poor instrument has to suffer
is truly wonderful. The horns all seem to
be cracked or filled up with mud. for unless
they were no one but beginner could pro-
duce such noises. Occasionally the noise
made will resemble the squawking of a
flock of geese. Every one is getting heart
lily sick of the whole business and if it con-
tinues | am going to start petition to have
the band suppressed"
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The Capital of pugilists.

MacOn'S correspondence.
There are more scientific fighters here in
Philadelphia than in any other place in the
country. We have them all sizes and colors,
and if any thumper in the land, bar none,
not even Sullivan, thinks he can come here
and not find in week six men. one night,
ready to face him four rounds. Marquis Of
bloomsbury rules. he is much mistaken.
Yes, and they will make it pretty warm.
too, for any but the big fellow. Many a
good man has found this out to his cost.
Jack Dempsey got four of the hardest
rounds he eyer had in his life here last
winter from a fellow who worked at street
paving up to o'clock of the night he fought.
Dempsey, good as he is wants no more six
PhiladeIphians week in bis.
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I'm a Christian Country.

Omaha World.
Omaha Mani understand the arrange
ment for the reception of immigrants at
Castle Garden are very complete"
New York Man-..We do our best to
make strangers feel that they have come to
a Christian country. As soon as they ar
rive they are given Bibles printed in Eng
lish, Welsh. French. Danish, Swedish.
Finnish. Italian. Spanish, German, Dutch,
Russian. Bulgarian. Hungarian, Bohemian,
Polish. Slavic, Arabic, Greek, Armenian,
Hebrew or Portuguese"
do they read them?"
''Yes, indeed : You see there is nothing
else they can do, being all penned up like a
lot of sheep"
but why do you pen them up?
ITO keep them from being robbed"
he Didn't Feel Fiattered.
Tid-Bits.
Even nurses can hold their own in wordy
contests.
The other day at the races one of the
sisterhood was holding handsome child in
such a way as to prevent grOuty old gen.
tleman from seeing what was going on.
Said the latter:
1T is very annoying not to be able to see.
This is no place for children. Nurse, take
your little one to look at Punch and judy"
The nurse, calmly:
There, baby, look at the gentleman"
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amend the axiom. Republics are ungrateful,
by saying Republicans are ungrateful.
The facie grace with which Judge
Donahue bows to the inevitable, shows he
is very much If a man.
Aid. D. N. Clough is employing the
parliamentary tactics he learned in council.
to twisting the apportonment of the
Second ward so as to give him some show
in the senatorial convention.
The Congregational club, according to
President Northrop, would prefer to reSo-
ilute in secret rather than debate in public
Thomas Lowry will sail for Europe this
week but hasn't thought it necessary to cut
down his personal expense accent.
A. j. Blethen has instructed his acting
managing editor that not more than three
times in any one issue shall occur the
phrase: "a. j. Blethen, general manager
OF the Tribune"
Fred j. Halo is credited with plan to
build new theater on the East side for a
steady minstrel show. This is an error.
growing out of the fact that Republican
state headquarters have been established
over there.
c. NJ. Palmer will not expose his picture
for general SALE as has been rumOred.
Rev. TOrrey, the political minister of the
First ward. is talked Of as Republican
candidate for alderman.
L. a. Merrill, if his eyes were dark,
would be mistaken anywhere for President
Cleveland. Just look at him and see.
c. A. Ebert has put himself on record as
saving it does not require much OF an att0r-
ney 10 be a good judge of probate.
P. NJ. Hall is a great political strategst,
and through that strategy got seat in the
Republican county convention.
4. B. LangGOn. backed by Sam Hill and
Free Lane, will make big fight to be re-
turned to the state senate. But in that
event what will become of ''those 500 miles
of railroad that he must build"
Fred G. PillSbury says this thing OF divid-
ing profits with employees, when there are
more employees than profits, don't go any
more.
The rumor is here nailed and corrected
that the first soda motor is to be called the
Joe HOfflin.
Orville Rinehart has crowned his accom-
plishments by entering the field OF journal
ism. He has been engaged to write Sun
day school editorials for the Tribune.
Col. Hubbard drew long sigh of con-
tentment when the Exposition closed last
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OAK, the terminus of the Northwestern
railroad. 1t was pretty lively place then.
as all freight going through to the Black
Hills was shipped from there by OK team.
One day, rs the train came III. there showed
up at the hotel counter boy who could
not have been over ID at the outside. His
baggage consisted of book entitled ''The
Gold Hunters of the West" Remington
22-calibel rife and little 20 pistol, the
latter being worn in rather pretty belt
around his waist. He was SO innocent
looking that felt interested in him and
soon had his story. lie had good home
in Wisconsin, he said, but had been
reading about life in the West, and so had
purchased the things he carried and had
come, intending to shoot Indians and rescue
some fair maiden, who would in turn marry
him. Thinking that little experience was
good for HIM told him his plan was
good one and advised him to cross the river
at once. and start off on foot through the
Sioux reservation. He took my advice and
went the next morning, full Of hope and
eager to kill an indian. In four days he
came drifting back into the office, looking
sick and pale. He said he had had enough
of Indian hunting and wanted to go home.
asked him what he had done with his
rifle and he replied that a big cowboy had
takel, his revolver as watch charm and
had filed his book full of bullet holes. He
did not want to tell me what he had done
with the rifle, but finally learned that he had
given it away for square meal over at the
trading post, which point was as far as he
proceeded. He was taken care of at the
hotel for few days and then went back
home, where guess he will remain"
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is travelling man from New York, an
expert amateur. and this is his way Of
having sport when he is away from home
and gets rather lonesome. He will, prob
ably, visit every billiard hall in town to-
night. 1 never knew him to try to win
money with bis cute little game, though he
could easily to so"
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fun. The boys made billiards with their
usual skill, but the granger couldn't make
anything but grotesque miscues and laugh
able tiaScoc with his awkward stick.
Suddenly, however. change came upon
the scene. The granger showed his hand
down into some secret recess Of his ulster
and pulled out a short piece of wood. On
the smaller end was a cue-fip. round and
soft. The piece of wood was screwed upon
the ground end of the cane. and in another
minute the boys were sitting down watch
ing the granger make run" He stopped
but once, and on his second inning ended
the game with fifty black buttons on his
string.
Yes, 1 knew the chap all the time. "
said the proprietor, ''but thought would
let him have some fun with the boys. lie
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MEN OF MINNEAPOLIS.
Playing Aunt Sally With the IdiOsyn-
cracies of People of Prom
inence.
Striking at Personal Oddities, Peculiari-
ties and Weaknesses as They
Appear.
ALI for Fun and Everything Goes,
Where Not the slightest Onense
is Meant.
Rovv the Little 1udividualftieS of Ger
tain Flour CityiJeS strike Their
NeiGnbors.
&RM2ANK CONKLN.

= = AN II GON hLlN.
!, re urbane manager
III the Grand, was a
little put out the
early part Of the
season, but since the
heavy sale for Booth
and the same for
Emma Abbott, his
smile is as seductive
as of old.
Manager Weaden.
in his new clothes,
looks the picture of
Henry Abbey. The
frequent abrupt ter
mination of his smile
is caused by the
thought that his baby
girl is absent.
William Ii. G rim
lar ,rnC m
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FANCY ULSTER CLOTH,

Ga Fancy Ulster Cloth in dark
green, seal brown, dark blue,
gray and black. This is an excel
lent cloth for wear; price at the
mill to-day S5c per yard; our sale
price 6Oc per yard.