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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
KNOWN IN LOUISVILLE.
Tascott Is Well Known in Louis
vile, Where He Served Years
Sentence.

IaSCOtC Is well hnOWn in Louis
vile, Where He Served Years
Sentence.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 1S.--The dis
cOvery of the Chicago police that the
burglar who murdered Amos j. Smell,
the West side millionaire, Feb. 8, was
William B. TascOtt has excited great in
terest here. TascOtt is we'll known in
police circles here, this city being the
scene of his first criminal trial. About
the middle of March, 1886, a slender
young man, apparently nineteen years
old, with a beardless face, clear blue
eyes and blonde curling hair, appeared
and the supply appeared to grow small.
One day he appeared at Meaders ticket
scalping office and offered some tickets
for sale. They were stub tickets, made
out by the Florida Southern railroad to
various other points. Mr.. Meader was
suspicious and resolved to notify the
police. TaScOtt was arrested, but gave
his name as William Scott. He had a
large valiSe, which was taken possession
of by the police. and upon examination
it was found to contain about $4,000
worth of railroad tickets. They were
issued by the Florida Southern COM
pany, and were so arranged that they
could be made out to almost any point
in the United States. He afterwards
confessed that his real name
was William B. Tascott, and told
about his father in Chicago. Letters
were found in his pockets which cor
rObOrated these statements. A number
of them were from his father, who
begged him in the most touching man.
ner to mend his ways and return home
to lead better life. There were also
several letters from a young lady living
in OSwego, n. Y, who was evidently
sweetheart of TascOtt's. When Tascott
WIS stripped in the station house to un-
dergo an examination he presented a
surprising appearance. With his
clothes on he looked a slender, delicate
boy, but when divested of his garments
showed up like prize fighter. His
muscles were splendidly developed, and
as hard as iron, showing great strength.
When the case was called in the circuit
court TaScOtt, acting under the advice
of his counsel, pleaded guilty, and was
given one year in the penitentiary. He
was sent to that institution, where he
served out his sentence, less the good
time allowed. In her statement Mrs.
Wick mentioned the fact that Tascott
remained in his room every afternoon
playing on mandolin. When he was
arrested here one of the instruments
was among his possessions, and he took
it to jail with him. He was an expert
performer, and became a great favOrite
with the other prisoners. The police
here nearly all know Tascott, and will
keep sharp lookout for him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19

is not meant to impute innate love of
marsh or V1ndictive action to him in eX-
pressing belief that the system of rule
which he and his nephew are carrying
out III Ireland, with spirit that brushes
aside as feeble the less reSolute coun-
sells OF other members of the govern
ment and of the ministerial party, is
most agreeable to Lord Salisbury. The
popularity of Lord Salisbury is his
hrm faith in resolute government, and
his blind disregard of the fact that it
has no future. IF Christianity be true"
said Golden, ''there is no future for
slavery" OF Lord Salisbury it may be
said, IF he be right, there is no future
for civil liberty.'' "Stick to the
democracy" These were Mr.. Glad
stones words in commencing a
policy to the proprietOrS of
the Metropolitan District railway
of whom it has been many times re-
ported that he was himself one. To-day
there are doleful rumOrs as to the nom
payment of dividends upon even the
preferred stock. Upon the millions of
original stock not a penny of dividend
is paid or is likely to be paid for years
to come. London has been benefited
enormously by the millions of these un-
fortunate proprietors, but has given
them no return. Is this because Mr..
Gladstone's policy has not been estab-
lished? Certain it is that the penny
OmnibuseS roll in scores eastward and
westward loaded with clerks and work
men who would prefer the railway if it
were as cheap. The railway is going
back financially. Only for two or three
hours in the day are even the third-class
carriages anything like full. 1t will
have to adopt penny fares before long,
and then the Democracy will stick to it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19

ceded by the prosecution. Mr.. Richards
could not say what would be conceded,
but said he stated what behaving been
present as counsel for the defense
knew to be the truth. 1t was proposed
by Senator Platt and others that the
names of the prosecuting officers be
taken. with view to inquire of them as
to their version of the matter, and with
this understanding the witness pro-
ceeded. Touching the marriage rela-
tiDn he said much miSapDrehension ex-
term "celestiaP' with ''plurar' mar
riage.
EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENCE
at great length and read the Mormon
revelations on the, point. A celestial
marriage might, or might not be a
plural marriage. Under both, how
ever, cohabitation with more than one
wife was permitted. The celestial
marriage was made for time and
eternity. 1t was not true that plural
celestial marriages were enjOined upon
the MormOnS; the fact being that it
was merely permitted. There was no
union of church and state. The tith-
ing features of the Mormon revelation
were originally for the community in
Missouri. They were, however, held
and there was no legal requirement
that the tithes be paid. Contributions
were entirely voluntary. Ex-senator
Mcdonald followed Mr.. Richard
son, discussing the legal features
of the case, and arguing that
the power of congress to COM
pei submission to any regulation
with regard to marriage relations was
not impaired by the admission of Utah
as state. He cited the case of Louisi-
ana, where it was required that civil
liberty should be secured as condition
of her admission. He argued that con-
gress had right to protect our clviliza-
ton. Provision against polygamy and
bigamy had been incorporated in the
constitution, and the history of the past
showed that provisions fixed were eff
fective. He claimed that congress had
no right to keep territory out of the
union of states after its people had full
filled the conditions and complied with
the requirements prescribed for admis-
sion. The committee took a recess at 2
o'clock, after which Delegate Kane and
Judge jeremiah Wilson addressed the
comInttee ON the same side of the ques-
ton,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
DISCUSSING UTAH.
A Hearing Given by the Senate
Committee on the Admission of

A Hearing Given by the Senate
Committee on the Admission of
Utah.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The senate
committee on territories gave hearing
to-day upon the admission of Utah as
state. Franklin S. Richards, of Salt
Lake City, described the barrenness of
the country when the settlers first ell
tered, and the wonderful productive
ness, prosperity and wealth which have
resulted from their diligence and enter
prise. This was Utah's fifth petition
for admission, and as the eldest of the
territories, it was hoped that her appeal
would be needed. She had reached
point beyond which progress under
territorial government was impossible.
1t had been objected that the MormOns
were pOlygamists. AS matter of
fact, not more than 2 per cent of
them ever were polygamists, and
less than IL per cent were
polygamists now. Time was rapidly
solving the problem. The members of
the constitutional convention took oaths
against polygamy, and adopted con-
stitution which made polygamy OF big
amy crime. AS the speaker read the
paragraph of the constitution provid-
shall never be repealed or changed
without the assent of congress and the
president, Senator Butler said: You
don't expect congress to act favorably
upon such proposition, do you? 1, for
one, say frankly and emphatically l will
not vote for it. / don't believe congress
OF the president has anything to do with
changing state constitution" Senator
Stewart asserting, said he did not think
congress had a IL
RIGHT TO MAKE A TREATY
with state or territory. Mr.. Richards
said that whatever might be the opinion
of the committee, the provision at least
demonstrated the good faith of the men
who framed the constitution to do all in
their power if permitted, to wipe out
polygamy. The people of Utah recog-
niZed that the country required it and
they wished to meet the requirements.
They, however, proposed to accomplish
it by more humane methods than those
provided by the present laws. He
sketched the cases of the MOrmons who
have been tried and convicted by the
courts and showed by what he declared
to be the iDdisputable facts that the
parties were innocent of the charges
brought against them. The prosecution
and the courts, unable to produce evil
dence OF illegal cohabitation in fact,
had invented constructive CO.
habitation and had convicted
and punished the offenders for
this. Members of the committee asked
if the stories as Mr.. Richards related
them, embodied facts which were con-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
EXPECTING TO DIE.
Hopkins, Late Cashier of the FL
deity Bank, Is Not Expected to
Live.

Hopkins, Late Cashier of the FL
deity Bank, Is Not Expected to
Live.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb, 1S.-After many
delays the argument for new trial, and
for arrest of judgment in the case of
Benz E. Hopkins, late cashier of the
Fidelity bank, was begun at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon before Judges Jackson
and Sage, of the United States court.
The defendant was not present, not
being we'll enough to leave his bed at
the Jail. Mr.. Bateman made the argu-
ment that evidence was WrOngfully eX-
cluded, that the court erred in its
charge to the jury, and the YER
dict of the jury is against the
weight of the testimony. Messrs.
Hooper and Burnet replied briefly to
to Mr.. Bateman's argument, where
upon Judge Jackson, referring to the
written charge of Judge Sage, upheld
it as correct. Judge Sage then spoke
as to the oral part of the charge, and
the testimony, and Overruled both mo-
kins would be sentenced when he was
well enough to appear in court. The
Indictment against Director thinner
man, of the Fidelity bank, was nolled.
Hopkins was on his back in his bed in
the Jail this afternoon, when the
hearing of the motion for a
new trial in his case was argued.
I'm expecting to die any minute" he
said when asked as to his condition.
The dropsical complaint from which he
is suffering has increased his size about
the waist from thirty-SiX to fifty inches.
II never expect to leave the Jail alive.
Pm dying, and when l am gone after
poor Ammi Baldwin there will be an
other victim added to Harper's list. 1
cannot even lie Oh my side. AS to leav-
ing the room it's impossible. When
leave here it will be with wooden
'overcoat about me, and to 90 to Spring
Grove" He was exceedingly bitter in
all his references to his former chief, E.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
4 BAD MOVE.
The Adjournment Over Saturday
May Prove Unfortunate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Mr. Belmont.
chairman of the house committee on
foreign affairs, stated to-day, as the
unanimous sentiment of the committee,
that the adjournment of the house over
until Monday, when to-day was spe-
cially assigned to the committee. had
caused what might prove most un-
fortunate delay in matters of national
importance; and this was the more to
be regretted as the delay had occurred
through a contest in the house over
private claims and the whole of next
week was to be devoted to the consid-
GRAFTON Of bills for public buildings.
One of the measures which was to have
been considered to-day, under the
special order of the house, was the ac-
ceptance of the invitation OF the French
republic to participate in the Paris ex-
position. Another matter was legislation
to protect submarine cables. This, he
said, is called for by an international
convention entered into by the United
States. 1t involved no appropriation
of money, but simply legislative en-
other civilized nations. for the protec--
ton of ocean cables. The United States
had bound itself by treaty to enact such
legislation. and the text of the new law
adopted should be filed in Paris on or
before March 13 next, when the proc
lamation of the convention is to be made.
1t now seemed highly probable that
the treaty would be put into opera
tion with the United States excluded
from its provisions, because of it's fail
ureit to pass the necessary legislation
within the stipulated time. Mr.. Bel
mont added that this was fair illustra.
ton of the difficulty, SO little UNDER
stood outside of congress, of obtaining
consideration for important legislation.
under the present rules of the house.
Here, he said, was perfectly harmo-
nious committee, which had advanced
its business further on the calendar up
to the present time than any other,
which had unanimously reported every,
bill for which it asked consideration:
the disposition of the house was known
to be favorable to their passage, and
yet the pressure of private claims and
bills of appropriation for public builds
ings, was such that public business
could thus, under the rules, be practi-i
cally laid aside for the next ten DAYS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
ROW FOUND GUILTY.
A Bloody Record Follows the
Iowa Prohibitory Liquor
Law.
Joseph Row Is Found Guilty
for Killing a Des Moines
Constable.
Delegate Clifford Has Lost All
Hopes Of the TWo-State
Scheme.
Billings Must Be Tried in
Bremen County--North-
west News.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DES MONIES, To-, Feb. 1S.-The trial
of Joseph Row for the killing of Com
stable Logan in the wholesale drug store
of Hubert, Hess & Co., this city, about
year ago. resulted to-day in a verdict
OF guilty of manslaughter. Logan was
one of the constables from Valley town.
ship whohad made themselves notorious
by their manner of seiZing liquors and
conducting searches against alleged
Violators of the prohibitory law. Row
was teamster employed by the firm
named. Just preceding the shooting Con-
stable Pierce stopped Row OH the street,
as he was hauling load of beer from
the cars to the store, mounted the seat
beside him, put revolver in his face
and held it there while compelling him
to drive through the street away from
his destination, and actually took the
beer away from him. Sexeral incidents
OF this kind incensed Row beyond en-
durance, and he accordingly armed
himself. On the evening of March 7
Logan entered Hurlbut Hess & Co.'s
store for the purpose of arresting Row.
Without making known his identity he
commanded him to go with him, but was
met with refusal. Logan reached for
his revolver, and Row did likewise,
proving to be the quicker of the two. He
fired two or three shots, two of which
took effect. Logan staggered INTO the
next room and dropped dead, clutching
his revolver in his right hand, with
none of its chambers empty. A change of
venue was taken to Boone county, and
at the trial an effort was made tO Drovp
a conspiracy on the part of Huribert.
Hess Il Co., the claim being made that
they armed their employees purpOsely to
resist the officers and that Row Shot
without provocation. The defense ad-
mitted the killing and pleaded self-de-
fense. The jury were out over night.
Here in Des Moines the verdict is sur
prise, nearly everybody believing and
hoping that Row would be acouitted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
AN IOWA SENSATION.
The Postmaster at Woodward
Skips Out With an Unknown
Norman

Woman.
Special to the Globe.
DEs MONIES, To-, Feb. 1s.-A special
telegram from Woodward says that
George w. Blackman, postmaster, has
run away with a arrange woman, leav-
ing wife and little child. His official
affairs are all straight. and before his
disappearance he sent in his resignation
and turned the office over to his bonds
men. His escapade contains many ele-
ments of the dime novel order of ro-
nance. He had made several extended
trips from home, ostensibly for the pur-
pose of securing place as mail mes
senger and fitting himself for its duties.
While on one of these trips he wrote
home, stating that when very young
man he had been compelled, at the
point of all irate parents shotgun, to
marry girl, whom he deserted, ,and
afterward saw an announcement Of her
death in newspaper. On recent trip
he learned his first wife still lived, and
wrote home that he had joined her, and
that she had consented to his visiting
his family twice a year. People in
Woodward are somewhat excited over
the strange affair, but they place no
credence in Blackman'S first wife story,
believing it to have been manufactured
for the purpose of eXcusing his flight
with some strange woman, but who the
woman is is yet a mystery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
Change OfVenue Denied.

Special to the Globe.
WAvERLY, To-, Feb. 1S.-The motion
for change of venue in the State VS..
Billings, both as to the judge and
county, was denied at noon to-day. An
affidavit signed by $50 substantial citi-
zens of this county was presented to the
court this morning by the attorney for
the prosecution, which stated that Bill
lings could get fair and impartial trial
in Bremen county. After the denial of
the change of venue Billings asked the
judge to call special term in order to
try his case. The judge has ordered a
special session of the district court, to
be held here April 8, and Billings will
be tried then instead of June 4. This
afternoon Billings made an application
for bail, which will be denied or else
fixed so high that it will be impossible
for him to get it. The trial will be
lengthy and interesting. Only seventy
five jurymen will be drawn to attend the
special term. Court adjourned to-day
and the Billings case rests till April 8.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
The Fact That Several Men,
berS Of the Democratic
National Committee
Are Holding Official Positions
Causes Speculation at the
National Capital.
Mr.. Day Has a Satisfactory
Interview With President
Cleveland.
The Senate Committee Dis
cusSeS the Utah Claim for
Statehood.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The Star
this evening, commenting on the men,
berShip of the national Democratic COM
ittee, which meets here next Wednes-
day to frame platform and determine
the time and place for holding the DEM
Ocratic convention, says: "AS a num-
ber of the members have been ap-
pointed to official positions under the
present administration, there has been
a good deal of speculation as to what
these gentlemen will do in view of the
presidents civil service letter warning
public officials against taking part in
political affairs. The present national
committee was elected at the Chicago
national convention of 1884, after the
ticket of Cleveland and Hendricks had
been nominated. Hence official pO-
sitions have come to members since
they were chosen to represent their
respective states on the national COM
mittee. The Officeholders of the COM
mittee are: S. Corning Judd, post
master, Chicago; Austin HI. Brown. of
Indiana, chief of a division in the treas
ury; NJ. NJ. Ham, of Iowa, postmaster
at Dubuque; II. j. Jonas, of Louisiana,
collector of customs at New Orleans;
Don M. Dickinson, of Michigan, post
master general; W. W. Armstrong, of
Ohio, postmaster at Cleveland; B. B.
Smalley, of Vermont. collector at Bur
lington, and William F. Villas, of Wis
consin, secretary of the interior.
Messrs. W. K. Meade, of Arizona, and
NJ. Fl. Day, of Dakota, have been APP
pointed to territorial positions. Sc far
as can be ascertained the OfficehOlderS
will not resign from the committee, but
some of them, at least, will be repre-
sented at the meeting next Wednesday
by proxies. The term of all the MEM
bers will expire with the coming ma
tional convention, and then new COM
NIT no
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
The Omnibus Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The sub-com-
mittee of the house committee on terri
tories, which has been charged with the
zpreparation of the "Omnibus" bill to
enable the territories of Dakota, Mon
sfana, Washington and Arizona to secure
recognition as states, was busily ell
gagged in framing that measure to-day.
A large part of the session was con-
sumed in an effort to define the amount
and location of the public lands to be
allowed each of the proposed new states,
and the subcommittee still has this sec
ton of the bill under consideration.
Chairman Springer is hopeful that the
measure can be completed by Tuesday
next so that the full committee can then
take if nd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19

were filled as follows: Colorado, Bella
NJ. Hughes; Kansas, w. K. Carlisle;
Nevada, George Cassidy; Rhode Island,
MIR. Page; Vermont, Mr.. Atkins; Da-
kota, r. III. Mcbride: Idaho, John
Holey; Wyoming, Mr.. Post; District of
Columbia, j. L. Norris; Oregon, Charles
S. Nichols. There was some informal
talk of the work to be done, and then
the committee adjourned to meet on
Thursday next with the senate Demo-
cratic congressional committee to. select
an executive committee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
Killed by a Bald-Knobber.

CHADWICK, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-The sheriff
of Boone county, Arkansas, and posse
of four men, while attempting to arrest
G. w. Middleton here were fired upon
by the latter, and Charles Richardson,
one of the sheriff's men, was instantly
killed and another seriously injured,
Middleton making good his escape.
Middleton is a member of the Tanney
county Bald-Knobbers, and was tried
last term of court at Forsyth and con-
victed of numbering a young man. He
was sentenced to fifteen years in the
penitentiary, but broke Jail and is still
1t large
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
Supposed to Be Tascott.

Los ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 1S.-A theory
is published here to-day that notorious
crook with several aliases, one of which
is Clark, who was lodged in jail here
Wednesday night and escaped ina few
hours by cutting through the wall, is the
man wanted in Chicago for the murder
of A. j. Smell. His description tallies
with that given in the Associated Press
dispatches published this morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
Judge Collins Lecturing.

CoLLEGEvILLE, Minn., Feb. is
Judge L. W. Collins, of the supreme
bench, is delivering course of four
lectures on Contracts" to the COM
mercial class at st. Johns university,
COllegeville, MINI. He lectures on the
third Wednesday of February and the
first Wednesday of March.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
Dakota's Representative.

-SLtCIHI
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. In the con-
gressional campaign committee meeting
this afternoon Robert H. Mcbride was
elected to that body as Dakota's repre-
sentative. Mcbride is editor of the
Mitchell Mail, and one of the finest edi-
torial writer's in Dakota. He is out Of
until telegraphed by Gale and Purcell.
He will return to Washington Wednes-
day next and attend the committee
meeting Thursday.
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Clifford Gives 1t Up.

Cp6CIHI 10 lIlH OIODe.
ABERDEEN, Dak., Feb. 1s.--A private
letter from Washington to-day states
that Delegate Clifford comedies all hope
of division is past at the present session
and that Platt's bill is Objectionable to
some senators because it would revive
the 1--WE are state" doctrine. Aber-
deem is furnishing no money to the
memorial committee for capital booming
purposes, as reported at Washington.
A prominent banker. who knows. saws:
''Such rumors are without foundation
A memorial, signed by forty citizens,
former residents of New York state,
was mailed to Senator HiscOck to-day.
He is urged to aid admission as a meas
ure of good policy for his own state.