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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
MUSICAL MINNEsoTIANs.
Preparations for a Choral Festival
at Alexandria,


ALEXANDRIA, Mimi, Dec. 11.-At the
earnest invitation of some of our musi-
cal people. Prof. O. z. Johnston, of Chi
cago, has been interesting himself in a
grand musical festival to be given here
next summer. 1t is not the intention to
make this festival local affair, but to
invite all musical people north Of st.
Paul to join with Alexandria for state
Improvement. The permanent organ
ization has been perfected and officers
elected as follows: G. b. Ward president,
G. G. S. Campbell, Rev. Seth M.Wilcox,
James I'll. Letson and Col. III. jenkins
executive committee of the festival.
The officers of the choral society are as
follows: Mrs. F. 3. Van Hoosen
vice president, A. r. Campbell
recording secretary, W. r. L..
jerks, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
William Moses, treasurer. The organ
lZation has upwards of 100 working
members. Prof. G.. E. Leslie, of Chi
cagO, well known in musical circles and
director of many of the most successful
festivals, will take charge, with Prof.
Johnston assisting. This musical festi-
val will be the first held in Northern
Minnesota, and will be the first of
long series of summer gatherings. The
members of the choral class here have
become deeply interested in their work
under their efficient teacher and WILL
give a grand concert here Dec. 81, the
entire net proceeds being for the use of
the permanent organization. The total
number of pupils ill the choral classes
IS not far from 200.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
ON IHE EfaUE OT NUN
The Panama Canal Crisis Cannot
BE Averted Much Longer.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE Panama canal
crisis and the success of the Russian
loan absorb exclusive attention. The
loan boom has surpassed the most san
guine expectations, and has been the
subject of private congratulations be-
tween the Russian embassy and the
foreign office. BourSe operations are
emihently satisfactory, giving gem
eral flip to business. Every
thing is rising except Pana-
ma canal. At to-day'S sitting
of the Panama canal commission two
proposals were discussed, both aiming
to prolong the period for the meeting
of obligations until the canal is in work
ing order. The committee agreed to
submit the proposals to the govern
ment. Financiers have no hope that
the schemes OF the committee will avert
crisis. There have been daily inter
views between Ministers Peytral and
Floquet and M. Gle LesSeps and the
is that the directors maintain
their refusal to advance funds to
bolster up the Panama company
without an explicit guarantee from the
government, with the assent of the
chambers. NJ. Peytral is unwilling to
do more than to appoint a financial
commission to inquire into the position
of the company. The public sub
scripti0n closes tomorrow. There is
small prospect that the bonds will be
taken. Reports that the government
will eventually suhsidize or give a
guarantee for the Panama company are
discredited. Financial houses have their
eyes open to the fact that America
might not tolerate the conversion of
the Panama venture into state enter
prise. NJ. de Lesseps has his own
scheme to save the project by making it
an international one. According to this
plaii England, America and other great
powers will be invited to contribute i'll
the ratio of their tonnage. with an
equivalent share in the control OF the
canal. NJ. de Lesseps wants 70 COM
penSate the present shareholders by
provision that, after fixed interest on
the capital subscribed by the powers
has been paid, the surplus shall go to
only be heard of automatically as the
last resort to prevent absolute failure
in the canal. Shares closed on the mar
ket at 10.
This evening excited scenes were wit
messed among small investors discussing
the prospects of the Panama Canal COM
pany around the company's Offices, and
in the Place de La Bourse. tits rumored
10. night that the company is likely to
obtain an advance OF 40.000,000 francs
on its Panama railway shares. This, it
is estimated, will enable the compa1y
to meet engagements until the commits
sion, which, it is rum0red, will be sent
to Panama, shall nave come to q decis-
ion
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
SMITH SUSTAINED.
Gov. Seay Comments the Gallant
Sheriff of Birmingham.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 1l.-Gov.
Seay had an interview with many gem
tlemen this morning on the subject of
the tragedy OF Saturday night. The
governor afterwards had an interview
with Sheriff Smith and said that he in
dorsed the sheriff and was glad that
Jefferson county had a high sheriff,
who, no matter how painful his duty,
could uphold the law and protect the
county jail. The events of today are
briefly told. The coroner's jury to in
veStigate the shooting met and adj
jOurned till tomorrow in order to pro-
cure witnesses. Sheriff Smith was re-
leased on $4,000 bonds, and will take
charge of his Office again at once. Be
ginning tonight, the troops will be
sent away, one company at time until
all are gone. Martin Walker and jeff
Brown, colored. have been arrested as
supposed accomplices in the Halves
murder, but the evidence against them
is only circumstantial. None of the
wounded have died to-day. Halves has
made no confession, but still protests
his innocence.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
PIRATES PERFORATED.
The Fight on Chester River Re-
suited in Loss of Life.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 11.-IIaSt nights
fight at the mouth of the Chester river
may have resulted in considerable loss
of life as Peter Mullen, cook Oh board
the schooner Julia A. Jones, says he
was the only man, out of crew of
eleven, to escape. The state vessels
were holly attacked by the dredgers,
who were heavily armed with repeating
rifles and did not return the fire until
compelled to. The steamer McLane
was thoroughly riddled with bullets and
Capt. Howard determined to resort to
extreme measures. Backing the steam
er off from fleet of seven dredges
out the Julia A. Jones, and, putting on
full head of steam, made directly for
her stern, striking fairly, the
bow of the McLane penetrat-
ing clean to the schooners COM
panion-way and the latter sank almost
instantly. Mullen escaped by climbing
up the steamers anchor chain, but says
the rest of the crew was in the fore
peak and could not have gotten out.
AS soon as the McLane got cleared from
the wreck she was again backed off
and again headed for the fleet, striking
the schooner j. G. Malone squarely OIL
the stern. She at once com
menced to sink, and the re-
mainder Of the fleet got away as
fast as possible. Some of the crew of
the MalOney escaped by climbing on
board the McLane, and as each one
came aboard he was put in the hold.
The captain, Augusta Price, was not on
board at the time. The rescued were
taken to Centerville and locked up.
They all say they took no part in the
fight. A white man named Coleman,
the crew of the Maloney, are believed
were not seen after the vessels were
struck. A large fleet of dredgers is re-
ported to be on unlawful grounds to-
night, and it is not unlikely that there
will be another fight before morning.
The police boats have gone back to the
scene of last nights fight, and declare
they will drive the pirates off. Balti-
more oyster packers declare that if the
war on the dredgers continue, they will
be compelled to shut down for want of
stock. They saw that where dredgers
are allowed to work there are very few
oysters. and that large portion of the
unlawful ground is not worked by the
Longers because the water is too deep.
The supply furnished by the LongerS
would not begin to be sufficient for the
use of the packing, houses and the
dredgerS must steal or get no oysters.
The dredgers declare that they are des-
perate and will have oysters at no mat
ter what cost. At Round Canton, where
oyster men congregSte, there is cOnsid-
cradle warlike talk, an3 bloody fight
is feared.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
THE FATAL COW.

A Canadian parliament committee has
been investigating the disease of tuber-
culosis and how it is communicated to
human beings, and the conclusion is
similar to that of the convention of sa
wants in Paris-that phthisis comes from
animals, particularly the COW, and from
milk. In plain U. S. language, the gen
tie bovine is the great promoter of con-
sumption, and the fatal disease may be
communicated by the milk. Additional
legislation is proposed to prevent the
spread of the malady. That country
will add to its attractions as future
part of the United States if it discovers
how to check the ravages of consump-
ton by statute.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
AN UNNECESSARY QUARREL.

Two of New York's greatest news
papers, the Sun and the World. are in
an angry quarrel as to which did the
most for the national Democratic ticket
in the last election. Considering the size
of HARRIsoN's plurality, the wonder
is where they get their material for
quarrel; and considering the folly of
crying over split milk, the wonder is
that two sensible newspapers would be
wasting time and space on such an un
profitable dispute. The general opinion
outside of New York Is that neither the
Sun. nor the World hurt itself in an
effort to re-elect Mr.. CLEVELAND,
and all the quarrelng that will
go on from now until doomsday will
not change that opinion. The fact that
both are supposed to have contributed
to the defeat of the national Democratic
ticket in New York does not lessen the
estimation in which either is held by
the public. Both are great newspapers,
with fearless. independent editors. If
they had reason to be lukewarm to-
wards the CLEVELAND administration,
or if they had even openly opposed MIR.
CLEvELAND's reelection, that would
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
sHERMAN's NEMESIS.

1t is doubted that Senator SHERMAN
feels like being JONATHAN or DAVID,
with BLAINE as the other personator.
He has wanted to be president quite as
badly as BLAINE, aud at each national
convention the past ten years he has been
defeated by BLAINE. In 1880 BLAINE
could have given the nomination to the
Ohio man by wink of the eye, but he
let another man from OHIO have it. At
the last convention the BLAINE influ
ence defeated SHERMAN, and he will
not be likely to go into cabinet with
BLAINE. He may go in to keep BLAINE
out.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
LoNG-HEADlSD LoNGMoRE.
England's Most Prominent Manu-
facturer OF Tubing Hires Ameri-
can Artisans.

1actuFeP OF Tubing Hires Ameri-
can Artisans.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. IA couple
Of Pittsburg tube workers have just
been engaged to 60 to England to teach
the employees of Longmore's tube
works some new points in the manufact-
ure of tubing. They have made con-
tract at S. per day. Thomas Longmore,
one of the proprietors OF the English
plant, was in this city to-day and left
for New York this afternoon, EN- route
for home. He has been making tour
of the iron and steel mills in this cOun-
try, and said he was greatly impressed
with what he has seen and pleased with
the reception which had been rendered
him by the manufacturers of PittSburg
and Ohio. Il am taking couple of
Workmen back with me-" said he, "but
L do not care to discuss this matter to
any extent. am afraid your manu-
facturers might think | was trying to
secure some of their best men,"
Mr.. LOngmOre observed while visiting
mills here that the American WOrkmen
were more rapid and had better sys-
tenn of doing work, perhaps, than the
foreign workers of England. The two
men he is taking back with him are
among the most expert of their craft.
Mr.. Longmore's object is to gradually
lnaugurate new system in his works.
to run them on the American plan, as
it were. Mr.. LOngmOre said that bust
ness was exceedingly good with the
iron men of England: that he saw no
reason to complain. 1--WE have said
he, "a very good trade in America, and
1t is increasing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
HAWKINS HA \GED.
The Long Island Matif 0ide Pays
the Penalty of His Crime.

Special to the Globe.
RIvERHEAD, l.. l., Dec. 11.-Francis
Hawkins, the matricide was hanged i'll
the Jail here to-day. The drop fell at
s:25 and within half an hour after the
body was cut down and turned over to
the relatives and friends. The con-
demned took his fate coolly and walked
to the scatfold with fOrtitude appar-
emily born of indifference. Not more
than two dozen people witnessed the
hanging There was very little delay
on the scaffold The moose was quickly
adjusted and within few minutes after
leaving the cell Hawkins body was
swinging in the air. His death was APP
parently an easy one. Yesterday
Hawkins played cards and checkers
and received visitors, among them his
sweetheart, Hattie Schieck and some
relatives who took their final leave.
Hawkins exhibited no feeling. He re-
tired shortly before midnight. At 6
O'Clock he was awakened, an hOul later
his spiritual adviser heard his confess
sion and administered the final rites.
Hawkins refused to order breakfast.
The body of Hawkins was taken to
Brentwood and was inferred imme-
diately in the Hawkins family plot, in
the Bayshore cemetery, near that of his
murdered mother.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
AN EXCEPTIONAL DECADE.

As those familiar with dates report,
the present decade is the first in the
history of this country in which there
has been no state admitted to the Union.
Colorado was the only state that came
in in the seventies. So it would seem
that there should be little charity for
the sluggishness of congress in engag
ing in this sort of work. Few of the
members have had any experience in
it. Still, there is fair promise that be-
fore the next census there will be the
largest invoice of new states received
since the second decade of thc'century,
when Louisiana, Indiana. Illinois. Mis-
sissippi and Alabama come in. There
are now five very fair candidates for
ctatnloO1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12

police, the crowd traversed the Leip-
zigerstrasse into the Wilhelmstrasse
and proceeded toward Unter den Lin
den, singing the ''Workmen's Marseil-
laise." The police finally dispersed
the crowd and made several arrests.
The emperor directs the attention of the
chief of police to these demonstrations
which are made within hearing distance
of the official Sidences, and the police
are ordered to take vigorous measures
to suppress such demonstrations.
Agents of the secret police who have
hitherto exercised spy functions with
weapons when. frequenting soeiaGstic
haunts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
A NEWSPAPER sUsPENDs.
The Duluth Tribune Ceases Pub
LEGATION Temporarily.

ication temporarily.
Special to the Globe.
DUI UTH, MIMI, Dec. 1.-THE Daily
Tribune did not come out this morning.
The difficulties are financial, but how
serious is not yet known.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
The SherwOodS own the remains of
the Howard house, partially destroyed
by lire some two weeks ago. The fire
commissioners say the old Shell shall be
torn down entirely under the so per
cent fire-damage limit, while the own
erS say it mast be repaired. There
will probably be lots of fun and life
made burden again for aldermen be-
fore the matter is settled.
Real estate activity is on the increase,
and another boom of even greater mag
nitude than the one of 1857 is develop
ing. One enthusiastic Minneapolitan
telegraphed that he would be here to-
morrow with 100000, and inStructing
his agent to take all the Optionsand bar
gains offered. Thus far trading has
been confined almost exclusively to the
west end, but inquiry for and sales of
East end property are Increasing rap
idly.
EX-COngressman Hugh H. Price, of
wisconsin. is in the city looking after
property interests here and further
west.
Robert DowniDg's engagement here
promises to be the most successful the
Grand has ever witnessed. Last night
MIR. Downing's reception was perfect
ovation, and tonight the house is
crowded.
Michael Flynn was discharged by
Commissioner Corey yesterday. He
was accused of selling timber from land
upon which he had located, and for
which the government refused to give
him patent.
United States District Attorney BaX-
ter, who has been here looking after the
interests of the government in the Flynn
case, left for his home in Faribault last
evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
The President Elect Talks.

New York World
The president-eleet was ready to rest. For
an hour he sat at Bates well-laden table, and
then smoked and told stories.
How did this town of Dana get name?.
he asked. as he sat before the fire.
Why" responded Attorney Pierce, Sit
was named by Col. Moore. who used to be
superintendent of the I. D. d W., after
Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sum-. I
guess if he could take it back now and name
it over again he'd name it something else
why sou Gen. Harrison asked.
Because Moore is red-hot Republican.
OH was the generals laughing remark,
'he needn't let that worry him. Dana did
us as much good as any Of them. 1t was
amusing to read the Sun during the cam
paign. You could see in every issue Oft that
it was knitting Cleveland under the fifth rib.
know personally that Dana wanted to beat
Cleveland
Then the president-e elect began to expatiate
on the habits of quail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
4 y .GS1alJ~~va
TIED AND TORTURED.
Masked Robbers MaItreat Help
less Woman.

Special to the GLOBE.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, Dec. 11.-Last
night Miss hiillie Ross, an elderly lady
living at one of the outskirts at Smith
field, was awakened from sleep by cries
of distress at her door. Hesitating to
respond, the door was burst open and
three masked men entered and de-
handed her money. Miss Ross was so
frightened that she could not comply.
The robbers tied her hands behind her
back, and with lighted candles burned
her feet. hands and face, also beating
and bruising her until she was com
PEELED to tell where the money was.
She had less than S. in the house. They
then left, threatening her with death if
she gave an alarm. Miss Ross did not
venture out until this morning. She is
ill and in great suffering. A searching
party is on the track of the rascals, and
they will be lynched if caught The
victim is highly respected lady.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
RICHARDSON MAY RECOVER.
A Bold Attempt to Assassinate a
Chicago Medic.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia bold attempt
was made last night to assassinate DIR.
Richardson, who lives at No. 9O15 Lock
street. An unknown man called and
requested the doctor to go to 2S42 Poplar
avenue to attend sick woman there.
The doctor accompanied the fellow to
the place, and while passing through
dark passageway to the rear of the
house was set upon by two unknown
men, beaten numerically and left for
dead. When picked up it was found
that the doctor had sustained twelve
separate cuts. His wounds are des-
cribed as serious, but not necessarily
fatal. The doctor cannot account for
the attack
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
MORTGAGED KANSAS.

The committee of experts who have
examined the county records of Kansas
find the land mortgages to amount to
$235,000,000, bearing per cent Interest,
and making total in excess of the
value of the wheat crop of about so per
cent. To this private Indebtedness
should be added vast burden in the
way of state and county debts, giving
an impression not provocative of much
glowing enthusiasm. Still, the voting
there indicates that high taxation is
popular In that state.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12

to be no doubt that Miss Elsie De Wolfe was
slated as the coming society actress after Mrs.
Potter few months ago. but Mrs. Blaine
may take the wind out OF her sails. The de-
but of the unfortunate wife of young man,
who seems to be treated almost with con-
tempt, will unquestionably be a triumph as
far as public sympathy is concerned. The
writer is one of the few people in New York
who saw Mrs. Blaine act when she was Miss
Nevins The recollection is not misty, for a
good deal of talk was occasioned by her APP
pearance then, and it is safe to assert that
under Belascos teaching she will prove
star OF paving qualities
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
Assaulted by "Jumbo.o

Special to the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, Dec. lie. W. Col
Inns, travelling agent for ID. w. Osborne
& Co., of Auburn, N. Y, and resi-
dent of this city. was assaulted, while
in Royalton, last Saturday, looking after
the interests of his company, by one
Jumbo" who attacked Mr.. Collins, as
a resident of Little Falls, upon a pre-
text unknown to him. In order to de-
fend himself. Mr.. Collins drew knife
and succeeded in preventing himself
from being mobbed. A warrant has
been issued by Justice Houde of this
city, for the arrest of the assaiIant to-
morrow, and the particulars will be fur
niShpd hereafter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
They Are Denounced in Seath-
ing Terms by the Sover-
eign Pontiff.
Germany's Plans for the East
g African Campaign Not Yet
Fully Matuped.
Berlin Students Fight a Duel
Over the Merits Of Mac.
Kenzie.
A Crisis in the Affairs Of
De Lesseps and His
= Ditch.

ROME, Dec. 11.-A sensation has been
caused by the popes refusal to bless
medals and reliquaries sent to Rome
by an Irish priest, who intended them
for distribution in Ireland. The pope
sternly said: II cannot bless them.
The people of Ireland are disobadient.
They seem toprefer the gospel of Dillon
and O'Brien to the gospel of Jesus
Christ"
The pope is about to dispatch a letter
to the American bishops instructing
them to support morally and materially
the scheme proposed by the bishop OF
PIasance to establish seminary for the
instruction and training OF missionaries
to give aid to Italian emigrants arriving
in America.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
New Indian School at Pierre.

Special 10 the GI0De.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Hon. John
Il. Oberly, commissioner of Indian af-
fairs, has prepared plan for the new
building about to be erected at Pierre
for an Indian school. The drawings
were forwarded to-day to Pierre for the
consideration and suggestions of archi-
tects there. The plan is to have large
center building for chapel, school
rooms, teachers living apartments and
refectory. There will be two wings.
one projecting from each of the build
ings, for the pupils. Thus the sexes
will be separated. In each wing there
will be baths, sleeping apartments,
closets and halls with modern improve.
mentS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
Murdered bv Moonshiners.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 1.-THE
body of Thomas Goodson, United States
deputy marshal, was fou nd to-day in
laurel thicket in Carter county, Tennes-
see, near the foot of Roam mountain.
He left Elizabethtown Nov. 80 to serve
some warrants on a gang of desperate
moonshiners. He was never seen again
until his dead body was found to-day.
1t has been ascertained that he was
killed OF the morning of Dec. 1, but by
whom no one knows.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12

THERE is suggestion of flourish in
the statement of Secretary ENDICoTT
that the signal service weather predic-
lions have gained in accuracy 81 per
cent. When it is noted that three of
the most recent predictions of cold
waves and storms in the Northwest
were entire failures. there is some inter
est to know when the percentages will
bring the service up to par on the
weather question.