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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
ORDWAY Is A sTAYER.
He Proposes to Expose the Cor
ruptiOn Of His Party.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, N. D.. Dec. 1.-THE re-
port that eX-Gov. Ordway would pro-
ceed to Washington before returning to
Bismarck, to procure documentary cyi-
dence to refute the charge Of bribery
preferred against him by Senator Jud
La MOure, is confirmed by private
message from him received to-day. Ord
way will not let the matter rest without
answer, as his enemies have claimed,
but will file an answer and return to
the fight. He has declared his intention
to be factor in the United States sem
atorial fight next year, and he will leave
nothing undone to defeat his
opponents. This feeling is re-
ciprocal, and those who are opposed
to him, and who support Senator La
Moure in his charges Of bribery and
corruption. swear that they will not
permit Ordway to have anything to say
in political management. if they can
prevent it. The interesting feature of
the situation is the unbrOken
SILENCE OF NJ. n. JOHNSON,
the Scandinavian candidate for the
United States senate, who claims to
have refused $4,000 consulate and
So. 900 in cash offered him by one of the
factions, presumably for the transfer of
the votes Of his friends during the Sec
tional contest. The press of the state
is now making call on the indiScreet
johnson to give the name of the man who
made the offer or to admit that he is
willing to cover fraud and cOuntenance
corruption. 1t begins to look as though
he will be forced to give the name of
the man who made the offer, in which
event the whole political camp Will go
,I--
cans least suspected will be involved.
Johnson in the past has been looked
upon as an unbalanced but honest man,
but now he has placed himself in a
position where he must complete his
expose or be ranked among the indiffer-
ent. Thus far he has been silent. The
prohibitory bill, which has filled the
city with w. c. I. U. lobbyists, and
liquor men was given lively whirl in
the senate to-day, and although the pro-
hibitionists have majority
THEY FELL FAR SHORT
of the two-thirdS vote which they had
in the house and which is necessary TO
place the law in effect before July /,
several amendments have already been
made. This .necessitateS sending the
bill back TO the house where the amend
ments will meet with cool reception.
bill, section by section, for three days.
and is not yet half way through II. Dur
ing to-day's discussion some fiery
speeches we're made. and after some
artistic parliamentary sparring the OPP
ponents of the bill secured an adjourn
Without giving the bill privileged
place. 1t now goes into the order of un-
finished business, to take it from which
will require two-thirds vote. This is
more than the pTohibitiOnists can mus
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
SHOCKED INTO ETERNITY.
A Painter Meets a Horrible Fate
From Electricity.

TOLEDO, o., Dec. 17.--This morning
Robert 5. Dalton, painter employed
by the Lake Shore railroad, went to the
top of the train shed TO measure sky
light for repairs. He was missed
couple of hours after and the foreman
climbed to the roof to investigate. He
was Mortified at seeing the body of Dal
ton lying on his back across two electric
light wires and the smoke curling up
from his body. The odOr fairly sick
ened him, and seeing that Dalton was
dead, he at once descended to the
freight and telephoned in to have the
current shut off so the body could be re-
moved. 1t presented horrible spectacle.
His face was black and from his mouth
great fakes of foam had fallen over his
his face and on to the roof. His left
arm, which was fearfully burned above
the elbow, was drawn up close to his
side, the elbow bent and across his back
were two burnt strips about three inches
wide, where he had touched the wires.
1t is surmised that in walking on the
roof he slipped and in endeavoring to
catch himself backed up against one of
the wires over which he fell, his shoul-
ders striking on the other, while his
back, at the base of the spine, rested
over the wire where he first fell. His
clothing was wet from rain and made an
excellent conductor and receiving, as
he did. the complete force of the cur
rent from two wires, his death must
have been instantaneous. Dalton was
a sober, industrious man, aged forty,
living in Elkhart, Ind, where his widow
and child reside.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
SOCIAL WASHINGTON.
Doings of the Wives and Daugh-
ters OF NorthwesSern Members.

Special 10 the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Win
dom and her daughter returned last
week from Brooklyn, after more pro-
ionged absence than was expected.
the work of arranging things in their
new home on Massachusetts, avenue is
now absorbing all their attention.
They have brought here large amount
of furniture ana other articles of house
hold utility and ornaments from Min
nesOta and New York, but the house is
so large that much that is new has been
bought. 1t will take several days to
perfect the interior arrangements, so
that Mrs. Window will not be at home
to callers at present.
S. 6. COmstock, who is located at the
IrvingtOn on < street, has an elegantly
furnished suite of apartments on the
ground floor. Mrs. COmstock will in all
probability entertain considerably dur
ing the winter. Miss Baldwin, Mrs.
ComstOck's sister, will be her guest for
the winter. She is tall, graceful
blonde with most attractive manner.
She will prove an able assistant to her
sister in the festivities of the season.
Senator Washburn has moved into
his new house at 1915 K street. He has
been at the Arlington for several weeks,
but is tired of hotel life. Although
Mrs. Wasburn and her three daughters
are still in Berlin, the senator prefers
housekeeping to living in hotel.
Capitol Hill has captured another SEN
ator in the shape of Pierce, of North
Dakota. He makes the eighteenth on
the hill. He has taken pol North Capt.
tol street, the house adjoining that Oc-
cupied by Senator Ingalls,.
The Northwestern members were out
in force at the reception given by SEN
ator and Mrs. Stewart Saturday even
ing. The invitations stated that the re-
ception was informal and given TO the
members of the new Northwestern as
sociatiOn, and the inf0rmality of the af-
fair gave an added charm.
The doubts that have existed In the
minds of some of the Minnesota men
as to the advisability of joining the
Northwestern association are based
upon the question as to the nature of
the association. If it is to be purely of
a social nature they would feel disposed
to accept the invitation extended, but
they say that if there is to be any polit-
ical complexion to it they must decline.
All the organizers say that it is not to
be political in its nature. Their object
in getting it up was this: The men,
bers from the Northwest live so far
apart when at home that they have no
opportunity of getting to know each
other. This club is to meet that and
bring them together, in order to cause
better acquaintance among them. Such
a thing as making it into a caucus, or
trying to work so that the members
would vote unitedly upon all points
never entered their heads
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
TEARS FLOW FREELY.
Relatives and Friends of Cro-
Minis ASsasSins Visit Them
in Jail.
Dan Coughlin Tries to Com.
fort His Wife and Little
One.
States Attorney Longeneeker
Tells How the Verdict Was
Reached.
Culver, the Evanston Crank,
Said the States Witnesses
We're PapiupnpS

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Dec. 17.-There was a
sound of weeping in the visitors of
the Jail this morning. The friends OF
the four men who were Yesterday con-
victed in Judge McConnell's court room
called Oh them today and depIored
their fate. Mrs. CoughlIn leaned against
the iron bars and sobbed as though her
heart would break. She kept her hand
kerehlef to her eyes and wept while her
tall husband whispered through the
wire screen such words of comfort and
consolation as he could command.
OSullisan'S sister paid the iceman
visit, and she wept quite as bitterly as
Mrs. Coughlin over her brothers fate
She was accompanied by herhusDand and
here as in the case of Coughlin and his
wife the person whom fate had struck
the hardest was the one who was doing
the comforting. KunZe's sweetheart
and lady friend called upon the Ger
man suspect and KunZe was j0cose and
tried to cheer them up. He had almost
recovered from his lachrymose feelings
of yesterday and evidently enjoyed the
company of his lady friends. Burke
was all alone. No one called to see him
and he did not seem to feel hurt at his p
isolation. He was the same cool chap
that he has been since the trial opened.
showing by his demeaner either Won
derful nerve or a reSentleSS bragadO OF
a quiet kind. The fact is that all the
prisoners know that the suspense Of the
trial and waiting for the verdict has
passed away, have taken heart again
and look forward with hope, the pos
SibilltioS of a new trial
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18

ter. and the bill may not be reached be-
fore next Friday night, when the holiday
adjournment will be taken. 1t will then
be Jan. z before it can be again conSid-
cred, and it is intimated that by that
time some concessions will be made.
However this may be, liberals are
pleased over the predicament of the
prohibitloniSts, some going so far as to
say that the action of the senate will
bring about a row between the houses.
That the house
WILL REFUSE TO CONCUR
and that no enforcement law will be
passed, thus pOstpOning the time when
prohibition can go into effect in the state
until such time as may be fixed by the
legislature, which cOnyenes in January,
1891. The memorial to congress asking
for grant of per cent of the value OF
lands heretofore disposed of by the
general government for school purposes
was reported back favOrably. A bill to
suppress immoral publications was
apprOpriating money for the erec-
tiOn of an agricultural college
at Fargo which has already passed the
senate, and for which congress has ap-
propriated $4,000 annually. was to-day
fayOrably reported upon by the house
committee, and will come up for final
passage tomorrow. If it passes it will
furnish the first opportunity to test
Gov. Miller on his economical message.
Representative Matt has struck out at
cigarettes by introducing bill for the
prevention of the sale of cigarettes to
minors under sixteen years of age. 1t
prescribes fine and imprisonment. The
bill regulating the leasing of school
lands was passed by the house. 1t is
estimated that under this bill, s150,000
will be realized this year for the public
schools.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
PARNELLiS PREDICTION.
Gladstone Will Give Ireland and
Her People Their Legitimate
Freedom

LONDON. Dec. 17.--Mr. Parnell. i'm his
speech at Nottingham to-day. declared
that never had movement of such
magnitude in relation to the welfare of
the country been conducted with such
freedom from crime as have the opera
tiOns of the Land lie; que. The object of
the home rule movement in Ireland. he
said, was the regeneration of the cOun-
try, especially industry. Referring to
the special commission, Mr.. ParneIi said
he did not believe that the re-
port of the judges would dis
credit the national movement. With
regard to the future condition of
Ireland he believed that many manu-
features might be developed there to
such an extent as to take the strain of
land and enable the people to look to 9th
er means of gaining living besides farm
ing. Ireland, he said, must promote
her own industries, and should not ue-
pend npOn England. The means where
with to defray her expenses ought to
come from an Irish exchequer. or best
of all, through individual and local eff
forts. The granting of home rule to
Ireland would not discourage the rich
people of England from promoting her
industrial development. The money
thus invested would be judiciously eX-
pended instead of being wasted, as it
now is. to keep in power government
of fraud and trickery, and would enable
Ireland to
KEEP HER HEAD ABOVE WATER,
so that she would no longer be all exhi-
bitiOn for the wonder and scOrn of the
nations of the world. Mr.. Parnell spoke
again this evening. devOting his address
to the explanation of the objects of the
Tenants Defense league; which, he
said, was the most powerful and at the
same time the most peaceful movement
ever known in Ireland or any other
country. In spite of coercion and her
other ills, he declared, Ireland was per-
fectly tranquil, under assurances that
Mr.. Gladstone would soon give to the
country and her people their legitimate
freedom. Mr.. Parnell would not say
that it was impossible to govern Ireland
by mere coercion, but he would say that
Mr.. Balfour'S method of coercion by
constitutionalism would never succeed.
Recurring to the special commission. he
declared that it had not tried the per-
sonal indictments against members and
others, but had tried the Irish nation
and the movements of the Irish party.
He knew that the Times letters were
forgeries, but he would almost accept
death rather than the vindication which
had been offered to him by the govern
ment.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Mr. Parnell de-
clared that all talk of Protestant mir
ority opposing an Irish parliament, of
of Catholics expressing Protestants was
fallaciOuS. Modified Gladstone home
rule, he said, was preferable to Grat-
taD,S.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
HANDLES LOTS OF MONEY.
ST. Clouds Mayor Ought to Make
Responsible Receiver.


Special to the Globe
ST. CLOUD, MIMI, Dec. 7.-William
Westerman, mayor of ST. Cloud, was
born in the province of Hanover, Ger
many. on Oct. 4, 1913. His parents
emigrated to this country in the spring
of 1876, first settling in Illinois near
Chicago. Subsequently they removed
to Lake County. Indiana, where he made
his home until he was twenty-six years
old. Here he attended little country
school for some time, and then spent a
term in an academy at Crown Point, Ind.
At the age Of twenty he was engaged
in the mercantile business with his
brother, but at tWenty-three went back
to Crown Point where he read law with
Field & Barnard. In the spring Of 1870,
he was appointed by the Mccormick
Harvesting company, to be its general
agent at Flora, H.. where on Oct. 5,
1871, he was married to Miss Susie j.
Lewis.
SINCE HIS FIRST APPOINTMENT
he has been constantly one of the gen.
eral agents of the Mccormick Harvester
company. He has been located at Ly-
ons, Dubuque and Independence. in
Iowa. In January, 1852, his location
was changed to this city, where he has
resided ever since. Through the efforts
of Mayor Westerman, the company he
represents erected an immense building
in this city, which has a storage capac-
ity of 80 cars, besides containing spa
cious offices. The business of the COM
pany here amounts to over S300,000 an
nually. Mr.. Westerman has been elected
mayor of this city twice, the last time
without opposition. Besides his relation
with the Mccormick company, Mr..
Westerman is considerably interested
in public Improvements. His appoint
ment. as well as that of Gov. Barto, is
favorably received. The present re-
ceiver, Hon. c. 4. Mcdonald, immedi-
ateIy sent his congratulations to Mayor
Westerman upon the receipt Of the
news of appointment as his successor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
PLAIN CASE OF SUICIDE.
The Remains of Lawyer GOwan
Deposited in Ivy Cemetery.

Ihe Remains of Lawyer GOWan
Deposited in Ivy Cemetery.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE
remains of f. B. Gowan, the great law
yer and financier, whose tragic death in
Washington so startled the community,
were deposited in the grave at Ivy ceme-
terry this morning. As requested by the
family, the funeral was strictly private.
only the relatives, a few intimate friends
of the family and the clergyman being
present. Among the friends who at
tended the service at the house was
Postmaster General Wanamaker, who
came from Washington last evening.
Mr.. Wanamaker did not accompany the
cOrtege TO the cemetery. After the
services at the house he left for the city
and took the 80 train for Washington.
Before his departure, Mr.. Wanamaker
was asked as to his opinion regarding
the death of Mr.. Gowan.
SWELL said Mr. Wanamaker, '1t IS hard to
say. Mr.. Gowan was a strong man, mentally
and physically, and when / last saw him a
short time since there was nothing in his
actions or conversation to lead any one to be-
lieve he contemplated such an act. can
only account for 1t by supposing moment
ary aberration-a something which is at
present unaceountable, but which may be
explained some time.
''Then you do not believe in the assassina-
ton theory advanced by some?"
No! no! The act was self-eommitted. no
doubt. and that is all that can be said OF 1t at
present.
GOWEN'S LIFE WELL INSURED.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. H.-JOhn
w. Boyer, superintendent of the Read
ing Relief association, who Is also con-
nected with one of the leading life in
surance companies of the city, and who
has known Mr.. GOwen for twenty years,
relates the following, which may cast
light on his recent letter to Insurance
Agent Register inquiring about the paid
up value of his life policies.
In conversation with Mr.. Gowen three
years ago on the subject of life insurance,
Mr.. Gowen stated that he had policies for
5000 600 on his life, which he had taken
few years ago, at a time when about S2l 900
hehad invested in the junior bonds and com
mon stock of the Reading Railroad company
seemed to him to be in jeopardy, aud
that his object in taking that amount
Of life Insurance was to protect
were now improving in value the necessity
for carrying such large amount of life in
surance no longer existed, and he intended
to reduce it. His recent inquiry as to the
paid-up value of certain policies held by him
was no doubt step in the direction OF
carrying out that Intention"
The life policies held by Mr.. GOwen
were in the following: Equitable, $780,
600; New York Life Insurance, $50, 600;
New York Mutual, $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
WASHBURN IS SOLID.
Three of His Political Friends
Appointed to Fat Federal
Offices.
Eugene Hay, Of Minneapolis,
Knocks the District AttoP-
ney Persimmon.
EX-Gov. Barto and Mayor Wes-
terman, of st. Cloud, Pro-
vided For.
Now That the Nominations Are
Made Senator Davis Is
Mum.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE presi-
dent sent TO the senate to-day the fol-
lowing nominations:
EUGENE HAY. of Minneapolis, to pe attor
ney OF the United States for the district OF
Minnesota.
ALPHONsE BARTo, of Minnesota, to be reg
lister Of the land office al st. Cloud, Mimi.
WILLIAM WEsTERHAN, Of Minneapolis, TO
be receiver Of public moneys at st. Cloud,
Ninn.
The appointment of Eugene g. Hay
to be district attorney for Minnesota,
made to-day, ends controversy that
has been going on at the White house
for some time. Hay was indOrsed by
Senator Washburn and opposed by Sen
ator Davis, who had another candidate.
1t is not known positively whether Sen
ator Davis will carry the fight into the
senate chamber or not. Hay has lived
in Minnesota only two years. He was
for many years resident of Indiana,
and is warm friend of President Har
riSOn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
CULVER is A CRANK.
How the Cronin Jury Reached Its
Ierdict.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 17.-State's At
torney LoQgenecker this morning. after
a conference with one of the Cronln
jury whose name he withheld. told how
the verdict was reached. As surmise(i,
Juror John Culver, who spent much OF
his spare time during the long evenings
reading the Bible, waSthe influential
factor. The first incident in this coll
nection occurred While the trial was in
progFess-the time when Mrs. G0nklin
testified. That evening Mr.. Culver nOti-
fed his fellow-jurorS that he solemniy
believed she had committed perjury.
Later Mrs. Hoertel, he thought was q
liar, and Martinson the expTeSsman did
not really know Burke, while the
CarlSOnS were plainly telling
falsehoods. To illustrate as to
Expressman Martinson. Mr.. Culver told
of mistake made by the wife of his
partner, who one day saw man riding
in buggy who she was sure was Cui-
yer, when in point of fact she was en-
tirely mistaken. Culver, as the trial
neared the end, seemed to see in nearly
every witness for the state vindictive
or purchased perjurer. He plainly
limited that 1t
LOOKED LIKE A CONSPIRACY
on the states part. The matter of hav-,
ing witnesses under the charge of de
tectives was one of the things he
thought looked bad. He wasn't sure
DR.. Cronin ever went to the Carlson
cottage, and when asked. ''How do you
account for the bloody trnnk?7 said:
"Why. for all we know. dog may have
been taken away in it," The cause
of Cronin's death had not been
proved, he continued, and he was
impressed with the idea that Daniel
Coughlin had good ''faee." When the
time for balloting arrived, Culver voted
for the acquittal of all the defendants.
He steadfastly declared that Beggs,
particularly, he would not send to jail.
even for one day. The result was
long struggle and repeated ballots. end
ing in the compromise verdict an
nounced. Farmer Pierson had voted
steadily for the execution of all FIVE de-
PENDANTS. and was the last man to yield.
1t was he who was holding out toward
the end, and not until an hour or so be-
fore the verdict reached the pubic did
he give in to the entreaties OF his COM
rades. The leading thought of the ma
jority Of the jurors other than Culver
and Pierson seemed to be to prevent
disagreement. They apparently be-
lieved that mis- trial was what had
been aimed at by the defense.