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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
TERSE TELEGRAMS.

Karl Tonnes, the well-known baritone
singer and music instructor. died yesterday
in San Francisco in his eightieth year.
A dispatch announces that Jerome Hen
messy, general superintendent of telegraph
construction for the Nicaragua Canal COM
pany. has committed suicide at Greytown.
Ex-Secretary of State Thomas f. Bayard
has accepted an invitation of the Huguenot
Society of South Carolina to deliver the an
niversary Grafton OF the society at Charleston
April Ia.
The seized and condemned American fish
ing schooner David j. Adams was put up for
sale at Digby, n. s.. yesterday aud was bid in
ly Sproule Bros, of that place, who intend
her for bank fishing.
The preliminary examination Of Thrasher.
charged with killing Wilkowsy at GAINESVILLE,
Fla resulted III the prisoner being admitted
to $4,000 bail. There is great indignation
over this at the home OF the murdered man.
The ease now goes to the grand jury of Ala
chua county.
The barn of Moses E. Dodge at Hopkinton,
n H. was burned about 2 O'Clock this morn
ing Two bloody axes and fresh blood have
been found in neighbering shed, and it 10
LEANED that a neighbor was at the Dodge
place in the evening crazy drunk. Mr.. Dodge
sent him home, bus the drunken man is said
to, have escaped from his house about the
time OF the fire. A boy named Henry Searle,
who worked for Dodge, saved the horses in
the. barn. but Mr.. Dodge was lost in The tire.
over seventeen head Of cattle were burned.
The county solicitor has been notified.
Judge Brady. in the court of oyer and ter
miner at New York, yesterday sentenced the
Japanese murderer Shikiok Jugigo to die
during the week beginning Feb. 3. Jugigo
was sailor, and he cut TO death fellow
countryman and sailor named Contaro, be-
cause be was Jealous. as Contaro had secured
place as a sailor before him.
W. Fl. Bartram, barrister, solicitor, etc, OF
London. Ont, is under arrest in Chicago on
the charge of kidnapping daughter of Alex
auder Cameron, formerly night editor of the
London Advertiser.
Being asked to-day as to the probable effect
upon the rubber business OF this country and
exporters of Para by the granting of special
privileges to the Companhia Mercantil by the
provincial government of Para, President
Banigan of the Woonsocket Rubber COM
pany said the result would be SO injurious
10 Americans as 10 warrant our governments
in taking decided position. He says the
prices OF rubber viii advance sharply, and
the prices of manufactured goods must be
raised accordingly.
The schooner Kelso, from Glaee Bay @. B..
for Yarmouth. was burned off Port Monton
Saturday. The crew escaped in boats to
Port Monton island. The schooner and
cargo are total loss,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
THE MONTANA MIDDLE.

The Montana situation is becoming
more and more problematical. The
Democratic senators made bona fide
effort yesterday TO break the deadlock
in the Legislature by taking their seats.
This was done on promise from Ger
tain Republican members in the lower
house to do likewise. but who, for rea-
sons that can readily be understood,
failed to keep their part of the agree
ment. 1t was another one of the tricks
for which the Montana Republicans
have become celebrated. At this dis
tance it looks as if some of the Montana
Legislators were boodle-hungry and were
tempting the boodlers to open their
barrels. And we rather think the final
result will justify this diagnosis of the
situation.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
FREE RAW MATERIALS.

There is a good deal being said about
raw materials used in manufactures,
and the propriety of exempting such as
are imported from tariff duties. In
their late state papers the president and
secretary of the treasury suggest an en-
largement of the free list of raw mate
rialS, but give no intimati0n as to what
they regard as such, although the pres
ident adds the reservation that they
should be such as do not compete with
the products of American industry.
Judge KELLEY is an authority upon the
tariff question of the highest standing
with these official gentlemen. He has
explained in his speeches on this point
that, with the exception of flax, hemp,
and one or two unimportant other arti-
cleS, all the raw materials that are not
covered by the reservation of the pres
ident are already on the free list,
Then the proposition of the message
shriVels into deceptive meagerness. Its
oracular vaguenesS is a necessity of the
economic system upheld by that politi-
cal school. Practically there is no real
difference between the HARRISON and
WINDOW deliveries and the protection
organs who insist that there is no such
t. ng as raw material. They argue that
the products of the mines, forest and
field are brought out with labor, and
therefore should have the same tariff
fostering as the completed development
of them INTO articles of use. A mate
rally different idea is had in those coun-
tries that are cited as sustaining the
protective policy. France and Ger
many put on the free list wool, hemp,
flax, jute, MANILA, iron and cop
per ore, dyestuffS, chemicals, gums,
stones, marble. clay and coal.
The former has duty of $40 ton and
the latter $3.50 on pig iron. Belgium
and the Netherlands have still larger
free lists. Great Britain puts manu-
factures as well as raw materials on the
free list. The burdens OF American
manufacturers will be suggested by a
few examples in the way of contrast.
The duty on wool is from % to 65 per
cent: on hemp, jute and fax, from so
to SO ton; on iron ore, 75 cents a ton;
on copper ore, $50 a ton; on dyestufrS
and chemicals. from 20 to so per cent;
on stone, 80 per cent; on coal, IS cents
ton; on pig iron. S6.72 a ton; on bar
iron and steel, from $3.50 to
$500 ton, and on structural
iron and steel, S2S ton. The latter
is almost double the present price
and of course prchibitive. With such
disadvantages it is surprising that
American manufacturers have been
able to make even small headway in
competition with the goods of other
countries. The superior alertness and
greater inventive genius of the Ameri-
can artisan should have most of the
credit. There is no indication that the
revision of the tariff in prospect by those
who are tied to the protective system
will afford any substantial relief to the
people or equalize the industrial sirua-
ton in competing for the trade of other
countries. The faYorite recourse is to
Subsidize the freight carriers. This in
wolves taxation of the people for futile
purpose, and is a sort of lifting by the
boot straps. The distinction between
the lines of policy should be made very
palpable by the minority in congress.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17

The striking gas stokers IN London nave
succeeded in collecting very little money to-
wards the support of their hopeless hgnt
against the company, and their leaders are
now i,s earnestly advising the misguided men
to seek work elsewhere as they were several
days ago counseling them to abandon their
employment and force the masters into com
pliance with their rather eXorbitant demands.
The advice is good. but somewhat tardy, as,
though there was never any cnance OF VIC
tory for the strikers, the place of overy man
who wentout has been filled for several days,
and the company could not reinstate the old
hands if 1t would.
The Russian government has decided after
much deliueration to appoint tech nical at
taches to the Russian embassies at London
and the continental capitalists, the addltlons
to be Immediately. This course is adopted
with a view of obtaining the best possible
information of the progress OF science, art
mechanics. etc., i'll other countries TO tne
Ultimate Improvement of similar pursuits
ana industries in Russia.
The English cabinet at its meeting yester.
day devoted most of the session to the consld-
Grafton of q local government scheme Tor
Ireland. which it is asserted. embodles m any
of the provisions Liberal leaders have re-
peatedly declared themselves to be in favor
of.
The grand jury has found true bill against
Mr. Parke editor of the North London Press.
fer libeling the Earl of Euston, the alleged
libel consisting of an article published IN the
North London Press charging that the earl
was implicated in the West End scandal.
The Italian government has sent strong
force of troops TO Lembardy to aueil the re-
volt OF the peaBantry which is imminent In
that province.
Emperor William has conferred upon Emin
pssha the decoration of the second class
order of the Crown. with the star.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
APoLLoIN kNEE.BREECHEs
How an Ohio Literary Society
Compromised Between Modesty
md Hinh

Findlay (0h.o) Special to Chicago Tribune.
The neighborIng town of Ada is
famed for its Normal school, which is
attended by several hundred students
from all over the state, male and female.
This college, as a matter of course, has
a Star Literary society. Not long ago
this association found the treasury con-
tanned surplus. and in order to
reduce it the decision was reached to
purchase fine piece of statuary with
which to adorn the hall of the society.
Upon vote being taken, a choice was
made of the statue of Apollo, the most
graceful of the gods. None of the stu
dents had ever seen a statue of Apollo,
but all agreed it was just what the Soci-
ETY. wanted. and the money for the pur-
chase was voted from the treasury with
pleasing unanimitv.
An order was sent East for the piece
of art, and in due course of time and eX-
press it arrived, securely boxed, and
was taken to the hall to be opened and
placed on exhibition. This was care
fully done in the presence of the as
sembled and expectant students
of both sexes. The large and
handsome statue was lifted from
the packing-case, still covered by
the customary drapery, and placed
on the pedestal When all was ready
the drapery was drawn aside by the
president of the society. a modest young
lady. Then came the delnge. There
were wild screams and precipitate
scattering of the students, who fled in
all directions, leaving the godsmaster of
the situation. The students were not
familiar with the nude in art and
shrank from the faithful representa-
ton of the human form divine.
The evening following the unveiling
ceremony an anxious consultation was
held by the gentlemen belonging to the
society, and as it was deemed impossi-
bic and impolitic to return the statuary
it was decided, after Numerous sugges-
tiopS had been voted down, to resort to
heroic measures. A committee was
appointed to confer with the leading
tailorin the town and have that trades
man make pair of fine velvet knee
breeches, which was done, and when
they were completed the famed Apollo
was decently clothed with them; and
there he stands. clad as no god was ever
before adorned, a monument to the mod
esty and ingenuity of the students of
Ada college.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
THE JURY FIXERS.

Having performed his duty most he
rOically in prosecuting CRoNIN'S mur-
derers, Judge LoNGENEcKER now an
nounces his purpose to visit the judg-
ment of the law upon the jury fixers
who sought to buy verdict of acquittal.
We hope to see him make horrible ex-
ample of this class of scoundrels, who
infeSt our court rooms and corrupt the
streams of justice. Chicago is not an
exception in the matter of having pro-
fessional jury fXers. They are to be
found in all of our cities: and, to the
eternal DISGRACE of the American bar,
they too frequently find an agency for
the accomplishment of their nefarious
schemes in the lawyers who conduct
the cases. 1t is duty the bar aSsocia-
ton of this country owes to itself to
weed from its ranks every member of
its profession who will either par
tlcipate in or connive at jury
fixing. 1t is the duty of every
prosecuting attorney to ferret out
the facts in every case where he
has a suspicion that there has been
jury fixing, and to bring both the
bribers and the bribe- takers to Justice.
The jury system is fallible enough at
best, and when it is still further being
degraded by permitting the jury fixers
to have access 10 the jurors, there is
necessity for heroic measures of reform.
The whole country will await Judge
LoNGNECKER's action against the Chi
cago jury fixers, and will stand ready TO
applaud his triumph. and the triumph
of justice, when he lands the whole jury
in the penitentiary. Chicago has made
a good record within the last two years
in the way of chasing criminals down,
but there is good deal of record to be
made vet
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
PORTUGAL MUST SETTLE.
Serpa Pinto's Outrages in East
Africa Raise q Big Rumpus.

LONDON. Doc. 16.-The London and
provincial press are bristling with
denunciatory comments and bellicose
suggestions on the attitude of Portugal
in East Africa, and the government
being, as far as can be learned, In
similar state of indignation, II IS diff
cult to see how prompt official action in
the matter can be avoided, or how such
action can result otherwise than III the
complete backdown of Portugal. The
Portuguese officials here, as well as at
Lisbon, declare that the reports
of Serpa Pinto's action have been
grossly exaggerated by Consul
Johnston. whose information consists
solely of q iumbled mass of statements
made by frightened or otherwise men
tally warped English missionaries.
However this may be, it is undeniable
that Pinto has been grazing in forbid
den pastures and that his opportunity
to commit questionable acts was OBJ
tanned through fraud, deceit and false
hood, for which the Portuguese govern
ment must answer.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17

the model republic of the world. Ii the
United States had recognized the indie
pendenee of the Brazilian republic i'm
mediately upon receiving information
of its establishment, that would have
placed it beyond the possibility of
downfall. Or, if it had not been a
polite thing to do, our government
could, at least, have openly manifested
sympathy for the reyolutionists, and
the moral effect of this sympathy would
have been beneficial. But it is really
disheartening to the republicans in
Brazil to be snubbed by this govern
ment and to be told that the dipl imatic
Representatives of the United States at
the European capitals have instructions
to provide for the comfort of the de-
posed emperor. If Mr.. BLAINE is JUS
titled in is policy, it is about time that
he was making public the grounds OF
his justification.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
BENT ON MURDER.
A Crazy Bohemian Attempts to
Kill His Family.

New YORK. Dec. 16.-Joseph Kraeko,
a Bohemian carpenter, who had been
out Of work for some time, but secured
employment to-day became crazy OIL re-
turning home tonight and at
tempted to kill his family. He.
first attacked his wife who succeeded
in escaping to the rooms of another oc-
cupant of the tenement house where
they lived, No. 139 Avenne E. Kracko
then seized his eight-year-old son Eddie
and threw him out of the third-story
window. His daughter Wilhelmine,
aged five, quickly followed. Fortunate
ly both children struck against railing
and fell upon the floor of the fire es-
cape. Mrs. Kracko managed to pull
them into window of the adjoining
apartment, where she was hiding; but
Wilhelmina, in her fright. ran into the
hall. Her father pursued her down
stairs, and, catching her in the yard,
kissed her and then threw her violently
down upon the tagging. By this time
several men were trying to capture the
lunatic. but he fought like tiger, and.
breaking away, attacked Mr.. and
Mrs. Fridman, who live in the same
house. They were badly bruised by
Kraeko's blows. Finally Kracko was
overpowered and bound, and dragged
to the police station. Here his strag-
giles were so violent that he broke the
rope with which he was bound. and
tore his clothes, and pulled handfulS
of hair from his head before the officers
could get a straighfjacket on him. He
was then taken to Bellevue hospital.
The children are not seriously injured.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
DITCHED THE PAY CAR.
Fatal Railroad Wreck i'm Indiana
Caused by q Broken Axle.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 16.-The Ohio,
Indiana & Western railway pay car,
which left this city early this morning,
was wrecked three miles east of Coying-
ton, Ind, by the breaking of an axle.
Five persons occupied the coach-Gen-
eral Superintepdent 1. Fl. Wilson.
Trainmaster j. NJ. Cummins, Auditor
w. w. Lynn, Cashier j. III. M. Claggett,
and Frank Wilson, clerk to the pay
master. The train was whirling along
at a terrific rate when the front axle of
the pas car gave way, precipitating the
coach into the ditch by the side of the
track. The engine attached remained
on the rails and its occupants escaped
injury. General Superintendent Will
son and Trainmaster Cummins, how
ever. were instantly killed. The bodies
of both were horribly mutilated. A
special train left this city as soon as in
formation reached the general offices
here, to convey the bodies of the dead
TO their homes, both beidg residents of
indianapolis. General Superintendent
Wilson had been connected with the
Ohio. Indiana q Western railroad for
nineteen years and was universal
fayorite with associates and employees.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
DAMAGE DONE BY FLOODS.
Railroads in Southern California
Washed Out.

SAN DIEGO. Cal, Dec. 16.-It is esti-
mated that the damage by the recent
storm to property in this vicinity will
reach s1e0, 900 to 100000 The Califor-
MIA Southern railroad suffered heavily
from the storm. Six bridges on
the line were washed out between the
Solidad canyon, and there is but little
prospect of any trains moving before
tomorrow night. The California
Southern alone will lose probably
$4,000 or $4,000. The Pacific
beach road is badly washed away at
Rose Canyon, where at least LOCO feet
of the road-bed has been destroyed. 1t
will be week before the trains will
run to the Pacific beach. Cuyamaca
road was badly washed out in
the CholIas valley. The Coronado belt
line and the National City road both
suffer from washouts. The race track
at the Pacific beach is badly damaged.
The loss will probably reach $4,000.
o. w. Wilson, the master mechanic of
the Pacific Beach road, was drowned
yesterday. He started for the Pacific
beach with motor engine to find the
damage done to the track. He left the
engine at the Rose canyon, where the
washout had occurred. and this was the
last seen of him. His body was dis
covered buried in the mud.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
WEATHER INEQUALITIES.

The dispatches the past few days have
reported remarkable floods and rainfall
in California. The winter is their
rainy season, and lack of precipitation
is always deprecated, and is disturber
in the operations of nature. But they
have already had as much rain rs would
make fair average fer four or five
winters. They want things to dry up for
a time. The noticeable feature of the
year has been the uneven distribution of
the rainfall. Some sections have had
remarkable excess, and others far too
little; nor have the erlatic natural con-
ditions been confined to any particular
part of the world. China and Japan,
have had remarkable and destructive
experiences IN the way of floods and
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
ONLY ONE GOES FREE.
Continued From First Page.

cussing the case with a couple or
members of Camp 20 who had called to
offer their sympathy, or congratuiatlon,
who knows which? At the approach or
the press representatives they quickly
lapsed into silence and the visitors de-
parted. A note was subsequently sent
to COughlin and his companion request
ing an interview, and they finally ap-
preached the cage.
81 am sorry TO disappoint you" said Cough
lin very courteously, 'butI do not desire to
be interviewed.
'sBut what is your opinion of the verdict"
Il am afraid shall have 10 refer you TO
Mr.. Forrest, my attorney. for an answer to
that question:
iAre you disappointed at the verdict?''
''Well, suppose no man receives verdict
of life imprisonment with any particular en-
tnusasm, said the ex-detective grimly, but
really, gentlemen, i must declin9 to De IN
teryiewed. l am sorry can't oblige you, but
l think ii improper thatI should do so. with
any one but my lawyer the details Of my
case ormy opinion of the verdict"
With this sentence Coughiin retired,
pleasantly bowing good evening as he
went. 1t was evident to all that the
prisoner was in mood very nearly ap-
preaching citation, and to Dan Coughlin,
at least. the verdict was a source of con-
graduation. His habitual mood during
Elo uul DdoO OlA
months has been one of taciturnity, and
this evening bright smile Illuminated
his face, and his step was light and
buoyant. In the boys department
Martin Burke was found walking up
and down smoking a cigar, with the adj
miring gaze of several young prisoners
fixed on him. Burke seemed entirely
composed and good-natured as he greet
ed the Associated Press reporters.
We'll. Burke, what do you think of it?''
''Oh. I'm not saying a word said the
young Irisbman in his brogue. The Chicago
papers have had enough to say about me al
ready, and L don't want to give them any ex-
cuse for any more
But don't include us in your general dam
nation -
I'm not damning the papers, said Burke.
II have nothing against them, but l guess
they can get along without me-"
All efforts to extract any comments
from Burke On the verdict were in vain.
He expressed himself as being delighted
to converse on what he termed ''S0cial
TOPICS" but on ''this other business"
as he called ii, with jerk of his head
toward the court room, he was dumb as
an oyster. AS far as can be judged
from his general appearance and con-
verSatiOn. it can be safely surmised that
Mr.. Burke has frequently shaken hands
W tn himself since 2:30 p. m, at which
the jury fixed his punishment at life
Imprisonment, and not at death, as was
generally expected.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17

violent storms, and unwonted tempests
have howled over the Pacific waters. In
the interior of Europe there are now the
big SHOWS that this country is missing.
Much of the Austria-Hungary and Ger
man regions are buried under. the fleecy
element to depth almost without prec-
edent. So it goes all around the planet.
The press records the phenomena and
interrogates the scientists for the solu
tion. They assert that nature operates
on definite principles and never infracts
its own statutes, but there is no theory
and no solution. The philosophers are
as mute as the sphinx when the winds
do not whistle through the creyices. 1t
would be good service to the people
could they interpret nature and find out
the programme for the future.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-17
MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIALS.
They Will Be Argued on Jan.
uary IS.

As soon as the verdict was rendered
the deputies clustered around the pris-
oners aud effeetually prevented any at
tempts at communication with them.
Chief Hubbard stood at the rear of the
deputies with several officers in citizens
clothes, while Sheriff MatSon stood at
the right hand corner of the bench,
close by the judge. Attorney Forrest
immediately entered motion for q new
trial for Burke, Coughlin, and, in the
absence of Attorney DOnahue, for
O'Suliivan and Kunze. The court
then thanked the jury, and, turning to
the states attorney, said:
LAS to the prisoner Beggs. of course he
will stand discharged, as there is nothing
against him, believe. The jury will also be
discharged and the prisoners remanded TO
jail"
Before the prisoners arc relnanded." said
Mr.. Forrest, jumping from his seat, Il desire
to make motion. l thought l would wait
until the jury was discharged before moving
to have day set for the argument of mo-
ton for new trial"
After a long argument Judge McCon-
nell set Jan. 10 as the day for filing
motion for new trial, the matter to
be considered by the court on the oath
of January. Judge Mcconnell then an
nounced that the court would stand
adjourned until Jan. Is, and left the
bench.