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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
4 sENAroR,s DILEMMA.


Metaphorically speaking. Senator VEST.
of Missouri, has put his foot into it. In
an evil hour the senator was beguiled into
buying a residence in Washington. Now
the aspiring politicians who desire TO sue
coed VEST in the senate have adopted the
Minnesota plan during the WINDOW con-
test. and are distributing photographs of
VESTS palatial residence broadcast over
the state. When the average Missouri
granger has looked at the picture and COM
pared it with the dngy little sod house that
the senator formerly occupied. they natu-
rally conclude that their VEST has been
pulled up high enough. and agree among
themselves that it is time to give some other
impecuniouS statesman a chance to mend
his fortunes by putting him in a position
where thrift always follows fawning.
Realizing the dilemma into which his indiS-
erection has led him, Senator VEST deems
it necessary to make public explanation
of the matter. and to tell how the purchase
was made. He says the original cost OF the
property was only $500. that he paid $500
down and borrowed the other 5000 from
his friend, Senator DoN CAMERON,
executing a mortgage on the house
to secure the Pennsylvania senator.
There is likelihood now that Col. VEST
will have more trouble explaining away the
explanation than he would have had dealing
with the original proposition. 1t has been
limited so often that DoN CAMERoN'S great
influence in the senate was due more to his
accommodating spirit than to his abilities.
The number Of mortgages and promissOry
notes executed to him by his fellow senators
is reputed to be the great leverage with
which he controls legislation. 1t would
have been better for the Missouri statesman
10 have rested under the cloud of being the
owner of palace in the national capital
than to have fallen under the ban of suS-
picion which comes of being a debtor to the
CAMERON clan, Those who know the
Missouri senator best know that he had no
impure motive in accepting DON'S accom-
mediation. He has simply been the victim
of al unfortunate guilelessneSS lily becom-
ing senator of the United States. The
fact is that VEST is too guileleSs to be eX-
posed to the temptations of Washington
life. and it would be a kindness to him if
his friends would take him out of the wet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
DISCRIMINATING RAILROADS.


The attention of the railroad commission
ers is called to the fact that an impatient
public is awaiting their action upon the
appeal made to them more than fortnight
ago by the jobbers of st. Paul and Mime
apolis respecting the discrimination in
freight charges made against these two
cities and in favor of Chicago by several
railroad lines. The complaint was filed
against the st. Paul, Chicago d Milwaukee
and the Northwestern companies. more
particularly with reference 10 the formers
determinations. The burthen of the COM
plant made by the jObbers was to the
effect that the winter schedule of the two
lines complained of fixed the rates from
Chicago to st. Paul and Minneapolis much
higher proportionately than to points in
Minnesota and Dakota beyond the Twin
Cities, thus giving the jobbing trade of
Chicago an unfair advantage over the
square trade in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
As an illustration of the injustice OF
this discrimination we quote rates from
Chicago to st. Paul and rates from Chicago
to Glencoe. From Chicago to st. Paul the
rate on 100 pounds of sugar is "a cents,
from St. Paul to Glencoe in car
lots IS cents, making - cents.
From Chicago to Glencoe direct the
rate is 26 cents, making a difference of
16 cents against st. Paul. On dry
goods the Chicago and st. Paul rate is 70
cents, from st. Paul to Glencoe 40 cents,
making SLIP. The cost direct from
q
difference of 81 cents. On the Manitoba
and Northern Pacific the rates from Chicago
to all points on their lines west of st. Paul
are the same as rates from Chicago to st.
Paul added to rates from ST. Paul to same
points. This is all the jobberS ask the
railroad commissioners to require Of the
Chicago lines, and in all justice the rail-
road commissioners cannot afford to re-
quire less.
During the summer months these dis
examinations do not exist. But as soon as
winter comes and the river and the lakes
are frozen up, then the Twin Cities are
made to feel the oppression. If the pur-
pose of the railroad commission is to pro-
tect the people of Minnesota from unjust
QlScILlu!uaJlOl, llloll uO JlulC OuSAS W OS
lost in this matter.
st. Paul would naturally prefer to have
pleasant commercial relations with Chicago.
But it seems that the Chicago railroads will
not permit it. InaSmuch as by the pooling
arrangements of the various railroads goods
cannot be shipped from New York or other
Eastern points to this city without paying
the Chicago rate added to the rate from
Chicago to this city, it becomes more and
more apparent that there is an absolute
necessity for a through line connecting st.
Paul with the Eastern seabOard entirely in
dependent of Chicago and its railroad con-
nections. The people of the two cities are
able to secure the completion of the Ste.
Marie line, and necessity will compel them
sooner or later to do it. In the meantime
it is the duty of the state railroad commits
sioners to give these people all the protec-
ton the law provides. and in the name OF
common justice the GLOBE calls upon them
to perform that duty, and to perform it
speedily.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
HANGED TO A TRESTLE.
A Man Who Brutality Maltreated His
Young Wife Lynched by Mob at
Texarkana, Ark.
In a Chicago Suburb an Unnatural Son
Robs and Attempts to Murder
His Father.
An Indicted Mormon Shot Dead
While Fleeing From the
Authorities.
Some Unknown Ffend at Evanston,
Ill, Doses Family With
Rat Poison.

TExARKANA, Ark, Dec. 16.-James
Howard, aged 35 years. was taken from
the Jail here at midnight last night by a
masked mob, by whom he was carried
short distance below the town and hanged
to a railroad tlestle. Howard was arrested
Wednesday on warrant sworn out by his
mother -in-law, Mrs. Wenchew, charging
him with maltreating his wife, who is
scarcely IA years old. Howard and his
wife were married last July. Mrs. Howard
tells story of atrocous brutality on the
part of her husband. She says he fire.
quently tied her feet together while she was
IN A STATE OF NUDITY
and hanging her up by the feet. beat her
numerically and threatened to kill her if
she told any one of his cruelty. On Nov.
Howard took common branding iron
nsed to brand live stock. and heating it red
hot branded a large letter ''H' on her per-
son in two places, while she was tied to a
bed. After suffering several weeks from the
effects of these burns she told her mother
what had happened. with the result that
he was arrested. Deputy Sheriff Hargett
had anticipated that mob would attack
the jail last night and had employed extra
guards but the mob gained entrance while
the guards were eating a midnight meal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
HiELLETTi,s REBELLION.

Governor" MELLETTE, in his applica-
ton of the doctrine of state sovereignty to
South Dakota. takes it up just where JEFF
DAVIS left off over twenty-One years ago.
While admitting that congress can alone
admit and constitute a state in the Union,
he asserts in the broadcast and bOldeSt man
ner possible that there may be sucha thing
as an independent and legally constituted
authority set up without the Union, and in
pursuance Of this doctrine he advises that
the people of South Dakota go ahead with
the establishment Of their independent state
government in defiance of national author
ity. That is precisely the doctrine that JEFF
DAVIS taught in 1860 and attempted to put
into practice in 1861 by attempting to set
up an independent authority without the
Union. In further justification OF his de-
sire to establish a rebel government in Da-
kOta. Gov" MELLETTE goes behind the
returns and seeks to trace authority to indie
pendent statehood to the treaty with
France whereby this Northwestern country
was ceded to the United States. The ''gov-
ernor" INDUCES in a good deal of fnespun
argument of this sort, and as long as he
confines himself to talk will be INDUCED.
just as JEFF DAVIS continues to be
INDUCED, in his idle vaporings. But
if Gov" MELLETTE attempts to
put his theories into practice he will find
an opportunity to acquire a clearer and
more foTcible meaning of what constitutes
national authority than he seems to enjoy
at this time. If he thinks that the conSti-
tuition does not empower the national gov
eminent to enforce its authority over its
own territory, then let him attempt to es-
tablish an independent government in OPP
position to the territorial government.
which has been established and maintained
by national authority, and he will find out
his mistake. If MELLETTE and his CO.
conspirators persist in the policy they have
outlined they will stumble on their Apo
mattox so quick that it will make their
heads dizzy. The government is in no
humor to be troubled with an Office-seekers
rebellion at the present time.
The MELLETTE line of argument, if fol-
lowed to logical conclusion. would give
to the Mormon church the right to create
an independent Mormon state out of the
territory of Utah in defiance of federal
authority, By the same processes of logic
the anarchists would have a right to set up
an independent state government in Idaho,
or the Chinese to establish Pagan empire
in Wyoming. The doctrine of state sover-
eighty is perfectly sound as long as con-
fined within constitutional limitations. But
the MELLETTE-JEFF DAVIS Interpretation
of the doctrine is not the popular accepta-
ton of it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
AFTER THE COAL MEN.
Attorney General Cassidy of Penn.
syIyania Means RuSiuess.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. 16.-A hearing
was had by Attorney General Cassidy before
a notary public to-day for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning testimony in the equity suit begun in
the common pleas court of Dauphn county
against the contamination of the anthracite
coal pool. Among the corporations repres-
ented by counsel were the Pennsylvania COM
pany, the Reading Railroad company and its
receivers, the Lehgh Coal & Navigation COM
pany, the Lehigh Railroad and the Lehigh
Valley Coal company. The first witness was
Joseph S. Harris, president of the Lehgh
Coal Navigation company, receiver of the
Central railroad, of New Jersey, and supposed
to be secretary of the coal combination. Mr..
Harris declined, under advice OF counsel to
answer any questions whatever concerning
the subject at issue. Counsel for the COM
pany said: II desire to go on record as call
ing the attention of the attorney general to
the fact there was filed in the Dauphin county
court motion to vacate the rule under
which this examination is proceeding, and
Tuesday next has been set for a hearing. We
reserve all rights, and object to proceedings
under this rule on the ground that it is not
properly taken, and that the attorney general
is not authorized to take dispositions -
A recess was then TAKEN during which Mr..
Cassidy sent out subp@nas for President
George B. Roberts. Vice President Frank
Thompson and General Freight Agent John
pany. The only one who appeared in answer
to the suDpenas was President Roberts, and
ne was called upon to take the stand.
delay was asked by his counsel, the inference
given being that they were not ready to i'd
wise Mr.. r bertS to what course he should
pursue on the witness stand that is to say,
whether or not he should refuse to testify, as
Mr.. Harris did, or should take the opposite
course. 1t was finally agreed among counsel
that the hearing of the Pennsylvania railroad
officials should be postponed until Saturday
morning next. The following were then
called as witnesses: John J. Jones, Austin
Corbin, George Dekin, Stephen a. Caldwell,
i. f. Bell, SamueS. Harris, A. J. Speese. A.
P. Aulbrer, j. L. Welsh and a. j. Drexel.
Tue, all, under advice of counsel, declined to
answer any questions. Attorney General
Cassidy then gave notice to the defense to
produce all OF their witnesses, together with
all papers mentioned in the subppnaS at
Harrisburg, in the court of common pleas,
Tuesday next.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
The New York RoodIers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-District Attorney
MARITIME stated to-day that McQuade will
be brought before the bar of the general
sessions court, part L, tomorrow morning,
when Recorder Smythe will impose SEN
tence, and arrangements have already been
made for his removal to Sing Sing Oh Mon
day morning. Juror Rosenberg's lawyer
to-day stated that both criminal and civil
action would be taken against Vicherman
and Nesbtt who charged him with being a
friend of Keenan, and some Of the Doodle
ex-aldermen. Mr.. Rosenberg visited the
district attorney to day to have the matter
brought before the grand jury. Consider
able speculation is being INDUCED in as to
what effect the verdict will have on the
other Doodle ex-aldermen. District Attor-
ney MARITIME intilnated that every precau-
ton would be taken to thwart any attempt
which any of the boodlerS might make to
get out of the jurisdiction of the court.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17

aging for the farmer. The farmer has had
the power to prevent the creation of these
gigantic monopolies. but has failed to use
his power. His remedy was TO invade the
halls of legislation and demand laws for his
own protection. He has been beguiled into
a false security under the plea of partisan
loyalty until the network of monop0liStic
oppression has been woven so tightly
around him that he now finds it difficult to
burst the bonds. 1t is not too late yet to
summon energy enough to assert his power.
although it will be more difficult than it
was few years ago. The question is, will
he do it? We shall see when the legisla-
ture meets what the Minnesota farmer pro-
poses to do about it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
I'm the Eighth wisconsin.
Special to the Globe.

SpPCIHI 10 Tue UIUUP-
RIVER FALLS, Dec. 16-The Republican
ring politicians of the Eighth district of Wis.
consin have conceded the congressional nomi-
nation to the Norwegians and TO Pierce
county, which means H. Il. Warner or N. p.
Raugen. Either of these nominations will
prove very satisfactory to the majority of the
voters OF the district. Fl. q. Warner has been
secretary Of state four years and state sena-
tor four years. N. P. Haugen was member
of the assembly two years and railroad COM
missioner five years. Pierce county has al
ready had more than it's share of Offices. Be-
sides the two men mentioned j. B. Thayer, Of
Pierce county, has just been elected state
superintendent of schools. Has any other
county in the Eighth district been equally
favored?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
DUEL WITH SW0RIS
Fought i'm "a Chic 'go Park By Rivals
For a YOung SYOnnan,S EaYOr.

CHICAGO Dec. 1G,-A duel with swords was
fought this morning in Humboldt park. a
little before o'clock two closed carriages.
entered the park through the south entrance.
Each carriage contained a principal with his
second and surgeon. They were
driven to the western end of the
park, where they alighted and
concealed themselves behind clump of trees.
The arrangements being completed, the prin-
cipals each drew shining sabre and the COZ
test began. Soon both were wounded. One
received a sword thrust through the breast,
and his opponent was cut across the face,
and will probably bear scar for some time.
With this drawing of blood the duellists
seemed satisfied, for they were quickly put in
their carriages, which were rapidly driven to
the nearest drug store. There the wounds
were dressed and the duelliSts again
in the ca rages were rapidly driven out of
sight. Circumstances point to the editor of
he Pharmaceutical Journal and young med
ical student as the principals. 1t is said the
cause of the affair is Il dispute as to the hand
of young lady. A park policeman was
distant spectator Of the fight, but was too
dumbfounded to interfere. The druggist de-
clines absolutely to refer to the subject.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
4 GRAIN MONOPOLY.

The keen sense of joy which the North
western farmers experienced a few
weeks since by the announcement
that the Minneapolis Millers' union
was to be dissolved will be some
what blunted when they learn that the
Millers' union is only TO be supplanted by a
National Flour Trust association, designed
to acquire a monopoly of the entire Ameri-
can grain trade. The new association, if
organized, will occupy the same relations to
the wheat product as the Standard Oil
COMPANY does to the oil product. 1t will
be great. grasping, tyrannical monopoly.
f,ith the power of organized capital at the
back of it. The outlook is rather discour-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
SLOW JUSTTCE.

The recent decision by the count of claims
at Washington in the Choctaw case is q
notable Illustration of what SHAKESPEARE
calls 1.-The laws delay" When the Chloe
taw Indians were compelled to abandon
their reservation in Arkansas on account of
the hostility of the settlers. they had to re-
linQuish certain landed rights which they
had acquired. and to abandon all of their
Improvements. Thinking that they had a
valid claim against the government, the
ChOctaws placed it in the hands of law
yer to be prosecuted, That was twenty
seven years ago. The attorney engineered
a relief bill through congress, but owing to
some technical fault it tailed to become a
law. The attorney. whose name was
CoCHRANE, finally wore himself out in the
litigation, and when he found that he was
going to die he sent for his old friend. Col.
WARD LAMoN, who was marshal of the
District of Columbia during Mr. LINCoLN's
administration. He detailed to LAMoN the
history of his Choctaw claim and trans
ferred it to LANoN with the understanding
that it should be prosecuted. LAMON as
ISOLATED Col. Tom SCOTT, of the Pennsyl-
vania road with him. by whose aid money
was raised for the further prosecution of
the claim. The years went by and SCOTT
died penniless. Still the claim hung fire
until few weeks ago, when it was passed
upon by the court - claims and judgment
ment awarded against the government for
nearly So. 900, 600. Under the original
agreement between the ChOctaws and their
attorney, one half of this sum goes to the
Indians, the other half being divided
between Col. LAMoN and the estates of
SCOTT and CoCHRANE, the original attor-
new
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
CON

John NJ. Doubleday, umbrellas, assigned at
New York, with preferences amounting to
$14, 900.
The Bulgarians deny that they ever invited
Prince Ferdinand, of Saxe-Coburg, to become
a candidate for the Bulgarian throne.
The extensive box and shook factory of E.
H. Barnes & Co., in Oswego. n. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning. The loss
is 100000; insurance S33, 600.
The State Dairymens association at Nor
wich, n. Y, last night adopted resolutions
thanking all state and national officers who
had aided in securing and enforcing the anti
oleomargarine law
William Rowan, a hackman, shot and killed
Michael Dolan, also hackman, during dis
pute reg arding their hack stands, at San
Francis co. The murderer was arrested.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
THEDEADLY COAL STOVE.

The recent death of three persons in a
suburb of Chicago by asphyXiation. caused
by escaping gas from a self-feeding coal
stove. calls attention to danger constantly
existing wherever these stoves are used-a
danger particularly great in cold climate.
like that of the Northwest. where the coal
stove is in almost universal use. While
thoroughly safe if properly constructed and
intelligently handled, there is no more
deadly invention than a magazine stove if
not carefully and properly attended to.
The inSidiOus gas generated by the slow
consumption of the coal will creep through
the smallest aperture. and. filling a closed
room in an incredibly short time. bring al
most certain death to the inmates unless
discovered. The greatest danger is in a
careless arrangement of the drafts and the
needless leaving of the magazine opening
imperfecty closed. While the sureSt way
to avoid danger from the stoves is not to
use them at all, the fact of their cOnven-
fence will prevent that precautiOn from
being generally adopted. The next best
thing is to exercise the utmost carefulness
in filling and arranging the stove for the
night. After the magazine is filled all Of
the drafts should be left open until the coal
is thoroughly heated. then closed. but not
so much so that enough draft will not be
left to carry off the products of combustion
instead of allowing them to escape into the
room. and finally. window should be left
open sufficiently to insure an abundance of
fresh air. if, in spite of all precautions, the
gas should escape from the stove. Under
these circumstances a base-burner can be
used with tolerable safety; under any other
it is something to be regarded with dread
and suspicion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17

SENATOR BEN HARRISON is announced as
out of the senatorial race in Indiana, and it is
rumored that eX-Commissioner DUDLEY will
take his place as the Republican candidate.
Two reasons are assigned for this change.
One is to the effect that as Senator HARRISON
has the presidential nomination in his eye be
does not desire to soil his hands with the dirty
campaign that he would nave to )nduct in
the approaching senatorial contest. The
other reason is that DUDLEY is the fondest
man of dirty political campaigns in the state
of Indiana. He is just the candidate the In
diana Republicans stand in need of.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
Killed aerseIfana Child.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-When Joseph
Koassa. cutter. employed in Clark street
tailor shop, returned to his home tonight
he found the door locked and barred.
Vigorous knocking brought no response,
and when the door was finally forced a
terrible sight met tine gaze of the unfortu-
nate man. The bodies of his wife. An
tonia and his 13 months old child
were dangling from the transom of
the bed room door suspended by
pieces of shawl straps. The dead woman
was a native of Saxony and was "a years
old. She married Koassa less than two
years ago. Their domestic relations are
said to have been pleasant, but Mrs. Koassa
became nearly crazed when her child took
sick recently. 1t is supposed that she COM
mitted the deed while temporarily insane.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
An Unnatural son.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Yesterday two men
entered the house of John 7. Hewitt at
Rogers Park, knocked him down and robbed
him of $40. Two hours later one of them.
John Harris. was apprehended and taken
to the Lakeview police station. where he
made a confession, stating that Harry
Hewitt, the son of the man who was robbed
was his accompice in the crime. 1t now
appears, from the statements made by Har-
ris and Mr.. Hewitt, ST., that young Hewitt
not only intended to rob his father. but to
murder him. The elder Hewitt is about 80
years of age, and is quite wealthy. His
son is only Is years of age. He and Harris
will be charged with robbery and attempt
to commit murder.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE

Has a Larger Circulation than that
Of Amy Other Newspaper Printed
Northwest of Chica land il is SteG d.
lily and Il apidly Increasing, keeping
Pace with the Growth of the Great
City OF W hitch the GLOBE is Admit
tedIy the JOurmaIEstic Representa-
tive.
tits the Best Advertising Medium
for These who Desire TO Reach All
Glasses of Newspaper Readers i'm the
Great Northwest. and Especially in
Minnesota and Dakota.