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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
HELD FOR TRIAL.
Kennett Held for Trial in the
Daniel Murder Case.

Special to the Globe.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Feb. 10.-In the
Kennett-Daniel case the two principal
witnesses of the morning were DR.. Mar
quardt and Albert Maiser. friend of
the prisoner. The former swore the
only cause of the death found was NOR
phine, which would not have been de-
tected unless taken by inhalation, which
would render the suicide theory nearly
Impossible. MaiSer swOre he received
a letter from Kenneth after he left ask
ing him to write at once chow things
turned out" ETC., which he would not
have understood if it had not been for
the developments at the house of the
deceased. In the afternoon Detective
Byrne testified about the talk of the
prisoner while being brought up from
Petersburg. He professed to have
learned about finding the dead body,
lighted candles, ETC., from Chicago
newspaper, and said it was a great re-
lief to him to learn that the post NOR
tenn showed no evidence of violence of
person. He said he went to Dickie's
house about o'clock Tuesday and
found her dead, but not cold. Did not
tell of it because he didn't want his
friends to know he was intimate with
her. Ihe most SenSatlOnal piece OF EVIL
dence was letter written by Kennett
to Jennie Degge, of Petersburg, Jan.
2S, in which he tells her when he will
ship the furniture, mentions the carpet
as a gift to Jennie personally, and says
he had in view fine dressing case as
present to Kate cher sister,. All these
things are part of the property in Dick
les house. The letter shows that he
contemplated getting possession of the
property week before the woman's
death. He also wrote second letter
the day it was shipped, telling her when
heswOuld leave for Petersburg. The
defense moved for a discharge of the
prisoner. The motion was denied and
the prisoner committed, without bail,
for trial
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
NIGHTCAPs MISUNDERSTANDING
Letters Patent Granting an Odd
Privilege to Some Old Courtiers.

frlVlleSe to Some Ola COuFtierS.
Among curiosities of history may be
included patents for wearing nightcaps.
Several noblemen and gentlemen, chiefly
in their old age. have been granted the
privilege of appearing at court and
other places in their caps, says the Brit
ish Workwoman. Perhaps the most
interesting document bearing on this
subject is patent granted by Queen
Mary to the Earl of Sussex. He suf-
fered much from colds in his advanced
years. and on this account peti-
toned her majesty to grant permission
to wear his nightcap when he waited
upon her. The queen readily granted
his request, adding that he might wear
two if he wished to do so. The follow
ing is copy of the patent:
''knOw We, that we do give to our we'll
beloved and trusty cousin and council
lor, Henry, earl of Sussex, Viscount
Fitzwalter, and lord of Egremond and
Pernell, license and pardon to wear his
cap, Golf, or nightcap, or any two of
them at his pleasure, as well in our
presence as in the presence of any other
person or persons within this realm, or
in any other place in our dominiOns
WheresOever, during his life: and these.
our letters, shall be his sufficient war
rant in his behalf"
A patent granted by Henry VIII. to
Walter COpinger reads:
"Henry, by the grace of God king of
England and France and lord of Ire
land, to all men our own subjects, as
well of spiritual pre-eminence and dig
mites as of temporal authority, these
our letters hearing and seeing, and to
every of them greeting. Whereas, we
are creditably informed that our trusty
and well-belOved subject, Walter Copin-
ger, is so diseased In his head that with
out his great danger he cannot cOnven-
iently be discovered of the same. In
consideration whereof we have by these
presents licensed him to use or wear his
bonnet upon his said head, as well in
our presence as elsewhere, at his liber-
ty. Wherefore, we will and command
you and every of you to permit and suf-
fer him so to do without any your chal-
lenge, disturbance or interruption to
the contrary, as you and every of you
tender our pleasure. Given under our
signet at our manor of Greenwich the
oath day of October, in the fourth year
of our reigp.-Henry r."
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
A SENATOR'S TROUBLE.
Senator Mccoy, of Iowa. Quaran-
tined for SMALLPOX.

Special to the Globe.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Feb. 1O.-SenatOr
Ben Mccoy, who is under quarantine,
is at home in peck of trouble, and
considers his case verification of the
proverb that Republicans are migrate
full. The senator arrived here with his
mind fully made up to have the small
poX, and with this intent he located
himself at the house of one Billy
Mitchell, in the West End, he and his
wife both having had the smallpox. To
this the indignant West .Enders entered
into hot protest, not caring. as they
said, to endanger the lives OF their falni-
lies for the safety of the aristOerats of
the East End, where the senator's resi-
dence is. Sunday morning 9. mass
meeting was held at corner grocery
and the meeting was addressed by Prof.
Hull of the OSkalOosa college, ,and others.
The crowd finally passed resolutions
that their children were s'almoStaS good
as those of the East end. and that SEN
ator Mccoy should immigrate if he
would avoid trouble" The crowd then
formed in line of march and as the
church bells were ringing, marched for
the mayors office and laid their COM
plant before the city council. The
council promised to grant their requests
and they Welt home. AS the days
passed the senator still held the fort.
The mutinous grumblings of the neigh
bors became louder and deeper until
open threats were made that unless he
was removed at once the house would be
torn down. Thursday it was stated that
mob of 200 or 800 had gathered which
took the sheriff and the police force to
the Potomac in hurry only to find the
rumor false. The senator, whose popu-
larity served him so well last fall, finally
rushed into print and endeavored to
quiet his enraged constituents at the
bowling mob.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
Five Good Bird Stories.

A large white swan flew down Will
lam Henderson's chimney at Swansea
and put out the kitchen fire.
Sheldon, N. Y, is alive with par
tridges. A single hunter in a single
hour recently shot twenty-seven.
A Georgia man had pure white hen.
Recently she began moulting and every
white feather that dropped out was re-
placed by black one, and now she is
clad in deep black from bill to tail.
Hundreds of English sparrows are
being dragged from their nests or roosts
beneath the cornices of the high build
ings in Columbus, Ind, by large focks
of screech owls, that carry them away
and devOur them.
For the fifth year common crow has
come with the first snow to the home of
a correspondent of the London Field.
He will take piece of fat from the
hand. There was heavy fall of snow.
on Dec. II, and the bird then appeared
for the first time this season, received
his usual breakfast and departed. He
returned again with the first severe
weather
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
Trouble Anticipated.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. TO-
About 500 miners from the various coal
works of the valley gathered at Win
fred last night and placed guards at the
entrance of the mine to prevent the
The miners at that place being pre-
vented from going to work, were forced
to hold a meeting to determine whether
they would cease to work at the price of
2sl cents. The result of the meeting
was twenty-nine in favor of remaining
at work and fifty in favor of going out.
Work is suspended to day because out
side miners will not permit the Winfred
men to go to work. Sheriff Ewart, who
has just returned from the mines, states
that the proprietors will reduce the
price to 211 cents. Trouble is antici-
pated if the men go in,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
Judge Brown Gives James
Funk a Life Ticket to
Saltwater.
He Has Nothing to Say, Only
That the Crime Was Not
Premeditated.
An Iowa Senator's Troubles
in a SMALLPOX Quaran-
tine.
An Unknown Boy Freezes to
Death in a Box
Car.

Special to the Globe.
: WILLMAR, Feb. 10.-Mr. HilScher, for
the defense in the Funk murder case,
argued before Judge Brown why the
death penalty should not be pronounced
against James Funk. The points raised
were on the grounds of exceptional
circumstances. He claimed that the
state or defense had shown no motive
for the committal of the crime and that
the attempted suicide of himself was
strong indication of unsOund mind, and
asked the judge to consider these as
exceptional circumstances and to pass
sentence accordingly. The judge, after
reviewing the case at some length,
called James Funk to stand up and re-
ceive sentence. He asked him if he had
anything to say why sentence should
not be passed. Funk replied: 81 have
nothing to say other than it was not
premeditated." ''Then I sentence you
for the balance of your natural life to
hard labor in the states prison at Still
water.'' Opinion here is somewhat
divided in regard to the sentence, but
the more thoughtful think Judge Brown
has done his full duty, as there seems
to be some facts connected with the
case that were not brought out at the
trial
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
CANADIAN RAILROADS.
Their Relations to the Interstate
Commerce Laws.

commerce Laws.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Gen. James
II. Wilson addressed the interstate COM
merce commission of the senate this
morning, proposing certain amendments
to the interstate commerce law touch
ing the relations of Canadian railroads
to that law. He said he represented no.
body but himself and the American
people. He represented no special in
tereSt, but sought merely to contribute
his share as a private citizen to the ac-
complishment of a desired purpose.
He said it might be fairly assumed that
one OF the best features of the interstate
commerce law is that it requires pub
llclty to be given to all rates, and that
whatever need be concealed IN connec-
tiOn with contracts for rates on either
freight or passengers is wrong and
should be prohibited. After making
several suggestions as to changes that
should be made in the law, Mr.. Wilson
closed by saying it was self-evident,
that if we give the Canadians all they
want of us without compelling them to
come into the Union, they would be
sure to stay out of it so long as Great
Britain would pay their bills, lend them
money, subSidiZe their enterprises, fight
their battles and distributes titles
and honors to their leading men.
Gen. Wilson expressed the conviction
that the fisheries question ought not to
be settled on any other basis than a rec
ognitiOn of equal rights. We had shared
in the effort which brought the fisheries
under British rule, and an equal share
in them was our right. The members
of the committee followed Gen. Will
sons remarks closely throughout, and
further evinced their interest i'm the
subject by frequent questions. They
thanked him for his clear presentation
of the case.
HUNTINGTON's STORY.
By appointment G. P. Huntington,
vice president of the Central Pacific
Railroad company, appeared to-day be-
fore the house committee on Pacific
railroads to give,his views upon pending
legislation touching those roads, and to
explain the resources of the Central
Pacific Railroad company. Mr.. Hunt
ington spoke at some length and went
over the same ground he did when be-
fore the Pacific railroad investigation
committee in New York some months
ago. In conclusion he made PROPOSE
tiOn for the settlement of the debt of
the Central Pacific on the basis of $50
semi-annual payments-an extension of
fifty-twO years, he said-With interest
at Der cent
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
THE EX-MAYOR TALKS.
Hon G. ID. O'Brien's Observations
on His Recent Visit to the Ma
tiOnal Capital.

Hon G. ID. O'Brien's Observations
on His Recent Visit to the Ma
tional Capital
"Oh, Cleveland will be the next presi-
dent; there isn't any doubt of it," said
ex-MayOr G. D. O'Brien, in his positive
way, last night. Mr.. O'Brien has re-
turned from Washington where, with
IL. l.. Williams, he was attending su-
preme conrt. Nobody thinks anything
to the contrary" he continued.
II don't know who will be the
candidate for president on the Repub-
llcan ticket. You see, didn't 90 down
there on a political mission, and didn't
hear any politics. Yes, | saw quite a
number of Minnesotians at Washington.
There seem to be more MinnesOtans
there than up here. l saw Knute Nell
son and Judge Wilson of our dele
cation. Nelson says. quite seriously,
that he is out of politics. He says he
means it this time. Of course. he would
not tell me, Democrat, who he thought
might become his successor. Judge
Wilson is my ideal of a congressman.
He is very courteous, and is very much
devoted to Minnesota. He puts him
self out of the way to Oblige everybody
who wants to see him. He devOtes all
his energy to his duties as a congress
man. and you know he is a man of
wanderful energy. saw w. r. Mer-
riam and Maurice Auerbach down
there. Mr.. Merriam is looking very
happy. He became the
FATHER OF A LITTLE son
a week ago last Monday. Mr.. Auer-
bach and DR.. Hand are on their way
down to Florida. | also saw Platt
Walker and Jim King. Yes, saw
Lamar on the bench. Judge Lamar
seems to take to the bench quite natu-
rally. The robes are not at all too long
for him, and he is very attentive to the
arguments. did not see Mr. Rice, and
heard no talk about the poStOffice build
ing. l called upon the president, and
l saw Col. Villas, and Senator John
Spooner, of Wisconsin.
''The circuit court measure, provid-
ing for terms of court at Winona and
Duluth, is utterly useless. None but
little whisky cases will probably. be
tried at either place. The bulk of the
federal legal business will always come
to ST. Paul, all cases between nOn-reSi-
dents and residents of the state and be-
tween foreign corporations and parties
living in Minnesota. There may be
few personal injury cases tried
at WinOna and Duluth. There
has been some talk of
raising the salaries of the circuit judges.
/ believe Judge Brewer is greatly over
worked. 1 think the salary of circuit
judge should be Sl2, 900 per annum. No
good lawyer, unless he has large pri-
vate fortune, can afford to go upon the
circuit bench as it is now. You have
no idea of the amount of chamber work
a circuit judge has to do. This circuit
ought at least to be cut in two. There
is enough business in Minnesota alone
to keep judge busy all the year,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
FOUR MEN KILLED.
A Pennsylvania Village Torn Up
by Powder Explosion.

Dy FOWuer Explosion.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 1O.-At 10
o'clock this morning a severe shock was
felt in this city. Shortly afterward it
was learned that a violent explosion had
occurred at Dupont's powder works at
WapwallOpen, twenty miles from here,
and that four men were instantly killed.
The explosion took place in the packing
house, where several tons of powder had
been stored. The explosion was the
most violent that ever occurred in the
Wyoming valley. 1t occurred at 9:55
O'clock this morning. The force of the
shock was distinctly felt here. The
windows in all the buildings ratified and
officials in the court house thought there
was an earthquake, as the building
shook violently. At Nanticoke and
Wanamie chimneys tOppled from the
roofs of buildings and school children
ran in terror from the school houses.
Men and women fiOcked towards the
mines, where they thought the explos-
ion happened, and where the members
of their families were at work. At
Shickshinney the glass in almost every
window was broken, and many persons
were thrown to the ground. At Wap-
wallOpen nearly every building was
damaged or wrecked. Besides the
killed over forty persons were injured,
fourteen of whom it is said will die.
The correct names of the killed are:
PETER KISHBAUGH.
GEORGE STOUT.
OLEAN TEETS.
JOHN ROSSMAN.
They were blown to pieces, and only
small portions of their bodies have been
found. The cause of the accident is not
known, as all those who were in the
building are dead.
The names of the most seriously in
jured are: Silas F. Peters, Frank Cor
kins, G. W. TOdden. Herbert ROseman,
Jacob Mory, Adams Iser, E. Miller, F.
A. Schobert, w. A. Festenmarcher,
John Eber, Frank Cochrane, Eckert
Young, Peter Sellener and Frank De-
frain.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
HOW 1t Works.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Mr. Lone
Phew, Chinese merchant residing at
Portland, Or, recently inquired of the
treasury department whether the re-
quirements of section 6, of the Chinese
restriction act, might not be waived in
the case of his nephew, young China
man now at Hong Kong, whom he in
tended to bring over and give an inter-
est in his business. He was Informed
that inasmuch as by the express terms
of the statute the certificate therein
specified "shall be the sole evidence
permissible to establish on the part of
any Chinese subject not a laborer" a
right of entry into the United States, the
inquiry admits of no other than mega
tive answer,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
GRAVE ROBBERS.
A Farmer Arrested for Robbing
Graves.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-JOhn B.LOrd,
a farmer, ,and Daniel Hindman (eolored),
a driver, were placed under arrest here
tonight as suspicious characters. They
were found near the Columbia Univer-
sity medical school in possession of
wagon in which was corpse stolen
from Glenwood cemetery. The
city has been somewhat excited
during the past few weeks by the oper-
tions of grave robbers. A few daye
ago the friends of a person who had
been inferred in GlenwOOd cemetery
notified the police that the grave had
been desecrated. The cemetery is used
as burial place by some of the best peo-
pie in Washington. Orders were issued
by the police to watch the medical col
leges. Tonight Officer Kenny no
ticed wagon moving suspiciously
around the Columbia Medical col
large, and arrested its occupants as
above stated. The police say that two
bodies had been taken from the ceme-
terry, and that after the dissertation of
the graves was discovered the authOri-
ties of the college determined to have
these bodies quietly reinterred. One of
them had been put into the wagon when
the officer appeared upon the scene.
The police refused to state whose body
it was. A citizen says that the wagon
contained at least three human cOrpses.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
A Dramatic Scene.

BOSTON, Feb. 1O.-The day was con-
sumed in the murder trial of Mrs. Rob-
inson in argument of counsel and in
the charge to the jury. Mrs. Robinson
created dramatic scene by speaking
spite of the advice of counsel,in whom 1
have every confidence, INST say this
that though we may never meet again in
this court, we shall meet in the higher
court above, where 1 shall not stand
charged with this terrible crime. /
never administered poison to Prince
Arthur Freeman, nor any one else, nor
do l know Of any one else doing so. l
am not guilty of this terrible crime of
murder" At late hour tonight the
jury had not agreed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
WANTED In IOWA.
A Young Man Arrested in Chi
cago is Wanted in Marshall.
town for Burglary.


cago is Wanted in MARSHALL
town for Burglary.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1O.ICharles ". V.
Benedict. the young man caught
wednesday night with lot of burglar
tools i'll his possession and who was
thought to have had something to do
with the Smell murder, is wanted at
Marshalltown, To-, where his father is
proprietor of mill and is worth $4,000.
A dispatch was received from that town
last night to hold Benedict, and to-day
the sheriff arrived and took the young
man into custody. 1t appears that
Benedict was member of a gang of
burglars who have been working Mar
shalltown of late. About week ago
they broke into paint store and among
other things stole GLACIERS diamond
With which they cut a pane of glass
from the window of drug store which
was entered and robbed. Then they
commissioned Benedict to come to Chi
cagO and purchase a complete burglars
outfit, which he did. He spent $50 on
the tools found in his possession, and
had $40 when caught. The diamond
found on him was identified as the one
stolen from the paint store, and Bene-
dict made full confession. He agreed
to return with the sheriff without reQui-
sltlon proceedings and left this even
ing
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
Beouests bv Jennv Lima

LONDON, Feb. 1O.-The will of Jenny
Lind beQueathes to her grandson the
cabinet of books presented her by the
New York fire companies. The free
hold estate, purchased out of 100000
which an American settled upon her on
her marriage, is bequeathed to her hus-
band. A legacy of $4,000 Swedish
crowns is bequeathed to the university
at Upsala, Sweden, for the maintenance
Of poor students. The university at
to be applied to the aid of poor students
who purpose to enter the ministry of
the Protestant church. The personal
property of the dead singer is valued at
94O,630.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
THE CHAMPION sNORER.
A Fellow Makes a Record at the
Merchants, ST. Paul.

A Fellow Makes a Record at the
Merchants, St. Paul.
Sedalia (Mo.) Bazoo.
''What made you move your bed last
night?" said the clerk at the Merchants
hotel, st. Paul, to guest, who had
been put to rest on cot in the hall
with. about fifty others during the ice
carnival.
"Move, why, moved because no one
could sleep in the same township with a
fellow who snOred in the hall. in seven
kinds of languages, replied sthe dis
gruntled guest.
"Why didn't you awaken him, and
then he would quit. perhaps?" asked
the clerk urbanely.
"a committee of the other occupants
of cots in the hall waited on the fellow
and requested him to turn over and let
up" said the guest.
swell, suppose that settled it and
he quit, did he nOt?" interrogated the
clerk as he punched the kid of a boy in
the side who stood near. cOnvulsed with
laughter.
mo, SIR" said the guest firmly. ''The
snOrer turned over as was requested,
spit on his hands and went right on,
just as if the committee had not been
there, only he changed the key and
emitted a snore that was a cross be-
tween steamboat whistle and corn
shelter out of repair"
''What was done next?" asked the
clerk, with solemn countenance.
''An Indignation meeting was held.
but life is too short to tell you the de-
tails. Suffice it to say that we all were
of one mind. that the next time that
fellow comes to your winter festivities
he must not take cot at the Merchants
hotel, but be sent to the ice palace to
sleep, where he can disturb no one but
the figures cut out of the crystal ice
and believe he would awaken them in
time" emphatically said the guest.
''Well, what did you do after the
meeting?" asked the clerk.
81 moved" replied the guest. "The
ice carnival is a grand thing, but that
fellow who Snored at the Merchants is
the champion baZoo blower of the
Northwest through his nasal organ,"
continued the bed-mOver.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11
Died of Starvation.

SDeCldl 10 tue GlODe
GREENFIELD, n. H., Feb. 10.-On the
country road to Wilton, mile or more
from here, lived Clarence S. d. Bowens,
his wife, Ida, and their four children.
the eldest six years of age. Bowen is
said to have been shiftless fellow, who
spent most of his time in drinking
places, while his children begged for
bread. Monday night the children
called in the neighbOrs. who found that
Mrs. Bowen had died of hunger and ex-
'posure. It's surmised that She tried to
kill herself Sunday and again Monday.
The husband was brought home, and on
learning of his wife's death. went into
a thing to eat was found in the house,
and whispers of the neglect and abuse
of the family by the husband and father
were fully circulated. An inquest was
held Thursday, and so startling in it's
nature was the testimony that County
Solicitor Wallace was sent for, and will
investigate the case.
SDpciaI TO the Globe.