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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
WHOLESALE COUNTERFEITIN
High Officials Who Have Been En-
gagged I'm Making Bogus Money.

NEW ORLEANS, April 22.-Erasmus
Sheppard, convicted to-day of conspiring
with AufdemoTe 10 defraud the government.
testified In his own behalf. He made a
statement in regard TO his early life sub
stantially as follows:
"When was l. years of age i was en-
ployed in counterfeiting establishment
which was owned and operated, among others,
by Charles II. Leonard, recently mayor of
Galveston, Tex, and at present one OF the
most prominent citizens OF that city. Inter
ested with him In this business we're the
mayor of New Orleans, city officials, chief of
police, judges and limbs of the law. Then the
judge OF the criminal court for the parich OF
Orleans was q partner in the establishment,
also a certain prominent lawyer who now oc-
cupies judgeship in Baltimore. These
people were engaged in counterfeiting Next
can coin, United States bills and money of
every description. The Mexican money was
manufactured down stairs and the
United States notes, etc, were turned
out up stairs. My position was
that of messenger for the establishments and
as such delivered the counterfeit money TO
the banks of the city and high city officials.
Thousands and thousands of dollars of this
money were manufactured and circulated
here and elsewhere throughout this country
and Mexico. 1t was while in the employ of
this establishment that became acquainted
with the art of counteFfeiting.
Many OF the persons engaged in the
business OF counterfeiting in the time
to which alude have left behind them sons
and daughters who move in the highest so
ciety-ladies and gentlemen of prominence
and the greatest responsibility. For this
reason do not propose to make known the
names of the persons for whom first worked
in the counterfeiting business All my life it
has been my misfortune 10 suffer for and to
bear the brunt of other persons misdeeds.
Ny whole life has been one of continued sac
rifce." Sheppard is now 62 years OF age.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Beaten Out Of Guiana.

PARIS. April 2S.-The firm of Messrs.
Dreyfus concluded in 1869 a contract for
the purchase or two million tons of Peru
Wan guano. the SOeite General and AZ.
Premsel agreeing to furnish the necessary
funds on the condition that they should re-
ceive 40 per cent. of the profits. Owing to
the seizure by the Chilians of the guano
beds. law suit ensued between the con-
tracing parties. The court of appeal nom
suited the SOcite Generate and NJ. PremSel
on various points without, however. admit
ting all the demands of Me5Srs. Dreyfus,
and declared in principle that the contract
ing parties were obliged to furnish the ne
cesSarY funds to insure the execution of the
convention. The court adjudged, there
fore, that the Messrs. Dreyfus are liable fos
their share of the capital, namely 10, 900
francs, or quarter of the joint capital,
the SOcite Generate to pay another quarter,
and NJ. PremSel the remaining half.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
GOULD AND BLAINE.

The Chicago Herald suggests that Mr..
BLAINE's sympathies ought to be with JAY
GOULD in his present troubles, inasmuch as
JAY GOULD was very useful friend to
MIR. BLAINE in days gone by. The sug-
gestion is pertinent enough. There was an
intimacy existing between BLAINE and
GOULD which ought TO bring men into
very close ties. JAY GOULD was MIR.
BLAINE's hacker and banker. 1t was said
to have been GoULD's money that contrib
uted very largely to Mr. BLAINE's success
in securing the Republican nomination. 1t is
well enough known that Mr.. GoULD's checks
swelled the Republican campaign fund
very materially. 1t was GoULD's Western
Union wires that kept the people in sus-
pense so long after the election and tried
very hard TO manufacture public senti-
ment that would force Mr.. BLAINE into
the White house notwithstanding his defeat
at the polls. Yes, Mr.. BLAINE's gratitude is
due to Jay GOULD for doing everything
whether reputable or disreputable, to put
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Opposition TO Edmunds.
Special TO the Globe.

cpSclB W the OtoDc.
MONTPELIER. VT, April 23.-Hiram
Atkins, editor of the Montpelier Argus, and
one of the best known politicians in Yer
mont caused political sensation to-day.
Until now he has persistently denied that
Vermont Democrats were to take any part
in the attempt to unseat Senator Edmunds.
but to-day his paper has on its editorial
page this war cry against Edmunds:
Shall the man who sulks in his tent, who re.
fuses even to sign a letter OF encouragement
10 the Republican cohorts In an exciting can
vass under the plumed knight, be Endorsed by
Republicans as loyal by reelection to the sen.
ate? The question is a momentous one. The
issue is vital to the salvation OF the Republ
can party. Upon il hangs the destiny OF tho
party in the next presidential election, and
all other issues sink into Insignificance. Life
and death are in it Wake up, wake up
sound the alarm from hilltop TO hilltop and
let it echo through the valleys.
Coming from Democratic leader thi:
manifesto eXcites general interest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
WILL INDORsE NAJ. NEwsoN,
Who Says He viii Not R refuse IN the
Call - Cnani nous.


The Republicans will not nominate a
man for city treasurer to run as a regular
candidate of the Republican party. This
decision was reached after two or three
committee meetings and general sizing up
OF the situation. The popularity of Mr..
Rels among large element or the Repub-
llcan party, and the fact tat there was
TAX on the part of the Morkingmen of
nominating candidate. were leading facts
among those that were presented to the
committees range of vision in arriving at this
decision. In accordance with this decision.
Gen. McLaren, chairman OF the Republican
city committee, assured Maj. Il. NJ. NewsOn
that the Republicans could be relied upon
to indorse him. Maj. NewsOn told the
chairman OF the committee that he was not
seeking the office; that he would not de-
scend 70 any political machine tricks to Get
1t. but that if the workingmeu seemed
pretty generally to favor him he would
accept the nomination. A mass meeting
has beeR-called for tonight, to meet at the
corner of West Seventh street and Western
avenue. at which there is little or no doubt
that Maj. NewsOn will be nominated.
GENERALLY FAVORED.
In speaking of Mai. NewsOn's nomination
yesterday. Mr.. j. G. Hanley, contractor,
said that there was no doubt that Mai.
NewsOn would be nominated tonight. He
said that the laboring men were anxious TO
test their strength and that he believed they
would unite on Maj. NewsOn almost to
man. He said there was a feeling that
some action should be taken by the labor
ing men themselves, and trust no longer 10
promises made by any existing party.
Maj. Newson had shown himself to
be interested in the workingmen;
he had attended the labor lyceumS,
and had in all his speeches
favored fair compensation for labor.
Consequently, now that there was
chance to nominate a man for an important
Office, they could not do better than make
the issue.
"Will you place in nomination candidates
Tor aldermeny' was asked.
Il have not heard of any move in that di-
rection," said Mr.. Hanley. ave want TO test
our strength now and to gain a standing that
will be recognized when il comes to an cleo
ton for representatives next fall"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
COwED BY POLICE.
Herr Moscs BIoOdthIrsty Socialist
ssBIuffed.3

NEW YORK, April ga sOcialistic
mass meeting of German workmen was
held here tonight TO denounce the capital
lists and the police who are endeavoring to
crush Herr Most and his workingmen. A
large number of women were present. PO-
lice officers in uniform and detectives i'm
civilian dress were scattered about the
hall. After scathing denuneiation of
capitalists and the police referring to the
present crisis, Most said that the revolution
in Paris in 1871 resulted because the people
were disarmed. and the same was likely to
happen here. He concluded by saying that
they must work. live, fight or die, and if
those present would leave their names
and addresses with the secretary
he would see that they were fur
nished with arms. Other speeches
like infammatory nature were made, and
one of the speakers declared that it was a
shame that the police had to be admitted TO
the hall. This caused cries of put them
out" when the officers made threatening
demonstration, and stampede of the
audience followed. This only lasted for a
moment, and order was restored. The
meeting shortly afterwards quietly ad-
iOurned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Foreign Flashes.

The trustees of the extensive Symes estate,
near Westport, have offered to turn over the
lands i'm fee to the tenants, at sums equaling
in the lease of each holding twelve years
rent the property to be sold at the present
poor law valuation. The offer has created a
sensation in Ireland.
The Paris municipal council, by a large
majority, has resolved to ask the government
to liberate NJ. Roche, who was recently SEN
fenced to several months imprisonment for
fomenting riots at De Cazeville, and who has
since been selected as candidate for the
chamber of deputies.
DIR. Frisch, the delegate sent by the
Austrian government to Paris to investigate
and report upon NJ. Pasteur's system of
treatment for hydrophobic diseases in n pub
lie lecture, has advised the medical profess
sion of the empire to adopt the French
savant's method.
The Spanish sanitary council has author
lied the practice of incubation discovered by
DR.. Ferran in the event of a recurrence of
cholera in Spain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Wrecked Church.

MADRID. April 23.-An attempt was
made this morning to destroy the church of
San Luis in this city. An explosive was
placed inside of one of the enormous hollow
candles which stand on either side of the
altar. The explosion instead of taking
place while the church was crowded, as
was probably intended, occurred before the
people began to arrive. The editice was
badly wrecked. Two sections who were in
the building were badly burned. The out
rage has produced profound and widespread
excitement and indignation in the city. No
clue to the identity of the persons engaged
in the conspiracy has yet been found.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
TRADE TOPICS.
Condition of Business Throughout
the Country.

New YORK, April 23.-Special kilograms
to Bradstreets' from leading trade centers
shows moderate gains in the movement Of
general merchandise at Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, Detroit, Memphis, Peoria, st. Louis,
st. Joseph, Kansas City and San Francisco.
The greatest activity is at Kansas City,
Detroit and Cincinnati. The heaviest
movement of products is eastward, via the
lakes, including 1000, 600 bushels of wheat
and half as much corn at Eastern centerS.
Trade is irregular, but generally of moderate
volume. The most depressing factor in the
trade situation is the uncertainty at
tending the attitude and outcome
of existing demands of organized labor.
The New York stock market has been
dull and spiritless. The existing situation
induces caution and delays. Government
bonds are steady, while speculative issues
are dull. The gold shipments this week in
the direction of Paris have been thought to
be Indicative of further decrease in the
bank reserve. Money on call has accord
lngiy ruled higher. Interior domestic
money markets report moderate improve
lnent IN mercantile collections. The gen.
eraI industrial situation is more aggravated
tnan week ago, there being at least 40, 900
strikers reported against 81, 900 last week.
henned sugar is 1 cent higher owing to a
strike at the Brooklyn refineries. There il
an advance at New Orleans and San Fran.
cisco OF from 5-16c to &c for refined
sugar. Raw sugar has felt none of
the advance Louisiana sugar pIanta-
ton reports are not wholly favorable.
Wheat is 1Xc higher at New York and
! 2(93c at Minneapolis. Increased exports.
reports of probable hostilities in Europe,
notable decreases in the visible supply and
| speculative support are responsible for
| higher prices. Lard and pork are firmer.
without special activity. Corn and oats
are stronger. Spring wheat planting is
progressing rapidly under favOring weather.
with probable total acreage equal to that
OF last year. The movement of dry goods
is moderate, comparing favorably with that
OF 1885. Wool Is dull under heavy imports
and new clip prospects, with sales recorded
at concessions of 1c per pound. These is a
decreased tobacco acreage in Virginia owing
TO low prices on account of damage from
floods and bugs. Crop prospects in seed
and Western leaf districts are favorable.
There is less activity for export varieties.
Cotton is dull and featureless.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
A CLOSE CALL.
Narrow Escape OF n street Car Full
OF Passengers From Death.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 23.-The
Clinton street crossing ON the Cream CT ty
street ear line. where the line crosses the
81. Paul railroad tracks, was the scene
of a serious accident about noon
to-day. 1t was only the greatest
good luck that prevented horrible mang-
ling of carload of passengers under the
wheels of locomotive. About 1880, car
No. IL of the Cream City line approached
the crossing coming north. The gates
were up, and the car stopped, according
to the rule of the road. 1t then
started across the track. AS the car started
the gates began to descend, coming down
SD rapidly as to strike the mules attached to
the car on the back This frightened the
animals, and they dashed across the track
at full speed, breaking the bars. The car
had only just barely cleared the first track,
and was in the act of passing
over the second, when locomotive attached
to freight train dashed across the first
track, within one inch or two of the car.
The engineer, it is thought, reversed his
engine before reaching the crossing, as the
iron monster was brought to full stop a
few feet
EAST OF THE CROSSING.
The engine i'm clearing the track ran over
the debris of the wrecked gates. The acci-
dent occurred in very brief space of time,
during which, however, the passengers,
consisting of ten ladies and gentle
men and little child, made frantic efforts
To get out of the car. All were panic
stricken, and in their efforts to save their
lives fell headlong over one another. A
lady passenger had one OF her arms
badly injured and was taken into an
office, and another lady had her
shoulder seriously bruised. The others
escaped with a good shaking up
and severe fright. Conductor Fuller, of
No. 80 Park place, New York. who was in
the car at the time, informed a reporter
this noon that the driver of the car was
looking back when the gate bars were
dropped. Several other narrow escapes of
this kind have occurred at this same cross
inc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24

lively that no political action whatever will
be taken by any labor organization in the
city IN the present election. The Trades
assembly decided two weeks ago to keep
entirely out OF politics during this cam
paign, and the Knights of Labor assemblies
are forbidden by their constitution to be-
come political bodies. The Trades as
sem0ly, 1t may be mentioned, is repre-
sentative body composed of delegates from
all the Knights of Labor assemblies and
trades unions In the city and is the highest
authority and power in the labor organiza-
lions of the CITY.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
ConcIusicn of the Committees La.
bOrs az the National Capital.

bohs az thc NatOnht 0apttah.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The fourth
days session of the labor investigation CON-
mlftee was commenced this morning with
the examination o. Mr.. Turner, general
secretary and treasurer OF the Knights of
Labor. He reviewed the Powderly-Gould
interview at length, and said that he under
stood the strike was To be settled by arbi-
tration. With reference to the interview
in st. Louis with Mr.. HOXiE he claimed
that that official had treated them very dis
corteously, refusing 10 recognize them as
from the Knights of Labor and never even
asking them to be seated while they stated
their business. With rgH2rd 10 the powers
vested in the central iEaiittee he said il
had not the authority 10 order a strike
but could disapprOve OF enprove of one.6In
this case the strike had n5i been approved.
He stated also that the general sentiment of
the organization was opposed TO strikes and
ip favor of arbitration. In this connection
he gave his warmeSt Endorsement to the
presidents message on the subject. In re-
Spouse to call Mr.. Mcdowell again took
the stand, and stated that he was in favor
of the licensing of railroad engineers Sy the
general government He thought also that
arbitration should De voluntary. This cor
cluded the sitting Of the committee in ~
city. and it was arranged that it should 20
bto st. Louis on Monday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
DECLINED WITH THANKS.
The Trades Assembly Finally Says
Lis MOI a Political, Organization.


About o'clock last evening boy handed
in large envelope at the doors of the hall
in which the ST. Paul Trades assembly was
convened When the order of communica-
tons was reached, the secretary read the
following which had been taken from the
big envelope and which was nicely printed
on typewriter and signed in large and
flOurishing hand:
To the Trades aud Labor Assembly of st,
Paul: At meeting Ut the Republican city
comnitte last evening n subcommittee con-
sisting of II. ID. Willis, Geo. h. Shaw, NJ. j 4.
Bell, ). IL. Nichols, and L. II. Ozmun, was
appointed TO confer with your assembly in
reference TO the coming city election.
1t Is the desire of the Republicans to CO
operate with you 20 place in the field caudi-
dates for the various III ces who are pledged
TO reform in the municipal affairs OF this city
and to securing just recognition of the
demands of labor.
II you have any suggestions 20 make
in regard TO names OF candidates
or declarations of policy this committee
would be glad 10 have the advantage
of your advice. We therefore request
that you appoint committee OF FIVE TO meet
| us at O'Clock y. IN. TO morrow, or such other
hour as you may name, To talk over the sit
uation frankly, in order that clear under
standing may be reached and the cause of
good government thereby subserved.
such meeting advisable, please notify the un-
! dersigned as early tomorrow as possible OF
the place aud hour of meeting.
HENRY b. WILLIS,
Chairman, 3l6 Robert street.
st. Paul, April %, 1856.
THE ASSEMBLY SMILED.
When the reading of the first clause had
gone far enough TO reveal the nature of the
communication a unanimous smile lighted
up the assembly and fiickered about like a
northern light until the reading ended.
sometimes becoming distinctly audible, eS-
| pecially when the clause was read request
ing ''tne advantage of your advice" In
fact the assembly was not particularly
tickled with fiattery and delight at being
noticed by an august Republican committee
and in the light of both the present and
the past they considered IL quite a joke. A
member thought that although a
committee sent from the Trades assembly
TO the Republican committee last fall met
with no courtesy or consideration, the as
sembly should be courteous enough to send
committee to inform them that the assem-
bly, was entirely out OF politics at present.
and no propositions or conferences would
be considered by the organization His
motion 10 that effect was voted down, and
the secretary was instructed to address the
chairman expressing the same sentiments.
Representative laboring men say posi-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
SHETLAND PONIES.

Editor GLOBE: VIII you please inform me
through your paper where Shetland ponies
are raised, and where they are for sale?
SUBSCRIBER.
Shetland ponies are raised on the Shet-
land islands, a groupi in the Atlantic ocean
forming the nOrthernmost part of Great
Britain. The live stock in the group are
very diminutive. and the ponies are ex-
ported in great numbers. They are to be
bought in almost every horse market in the
Eastern states.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
The Rag Baby again.

CEDAB RAPIDS. Ia, April 23.-Leading
anti-fusion Greenbackers in session here to-
day issued call for a state convention of
streight Greenbackers of Iowa, TO be held
May of the present year. The purpose of
the convention is to nominate a state ticket
for the coming election. The call denounces
the policy of fusion as destructive 10 the
efficiency of the Greenback party, declares
that the present administration has brought
no relief to the people of the country from
the depression in business and the oppres-
sion of labor and calls upon Greenbackers
to stand by the principle and oppose fusion,
cooperation or alliance with other political
parties.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
NOT Refnre mnndax.

Hon. c. ID. O'Brien said yesterday that
he had as yet given no time to the work of
naming city committee. He should con-
suit with candidates and men prominent in
the Democratic cOunSels before he made any
selections of names for it, and it would
probably be Monday, at the earliest. before
the makeup could be announced. Mr..
OBrien said that whatever talk there
might be that he was heading a branch of
the Democratic party, was untrue. The
fact that he had presided at the city con-
yention, he said. was not significant. he
was out of politics, and did not care to go
in again.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Increased Shipments Expected.

Special 20 the Globe.
BILLINGS, Mont, April 2S,-The cattle
men of the Yellowstone. Musselshell and
Bull Mountain association convened here
yesterday and to-day. The meeting was
attended by representatives of the st. Paul
and territorial journals and number of
Chicago buyers. The principal business
transacted was laying out the pro-
gram for the spring roundup.
The MusselShell cattlemen give notice
that their ranges are fully stocked and no
new members will be admitted to their
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Riofous Strikers.

BRUSSELS. April 23.-The strike inau-
gurated by the watchmakers of Grammont,
is spreading and becoming serious. Rein
forcements of gendarmes have been sum-
mOned. The strikers barricaded the
bridges over the Gender river, and from
behind these distractions made an attack
with stones upon the gendearmes. A fight
ensued, resulting i'll the rOut of the rioters
and the arrest OF a large number of them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Dissolved the Council.

VIENNA, April 23.-The municipal
council of Stry has, by imperial order, been
dissolved upon the charge of culpable
official negligence in having failed to pro-
vide the town with fire engines. An i'm
perial and municipal commission has been
appointed to superintend the rebuilding of
the burned portion of the city. The re-
building will be accomplished by means
of municipal loan guaranteed by the state.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24

THE famous Seventh regiment of New
York is moving on Washington, but it is not
their glittering panoply of war that strikes
terror into the heart of senators and con.
gressmen alike, but the fact that every
mothers son Of them has hidden in his pocket
an application for any nice easy place that
may be vacant.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24

OMAHA turned its shoulder coldly towards
the kickish and kittenish ANNIE PIxLEY, and
good DIR. MILLER consequently opens the
hoodgates of his editorial wrath upon peo-
pie so tenighted as to be unable to recognize
brilliant histrionic talent when they have an
The doctors eyesight is still
excellent. He can see talent even if a whole
city full is blind TO it.