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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
LIKELY TO Dr. CLARE TRUCE
Sow. Larrabee Proposes a Com
promise With Iowa Lines Now
LitigatIng, -

DES NJ ONES, To, Dec. 7.-NegOtia-
tons are in progress between Gov. Lar
rabpe and the railway companies of the
state by which 1t is proposed that the
railroads accepting the Iowa commls-
siOners' schedule as compensatory will
dismiss their injunction proceedings
against the commission in the federal
courts, and that the state will dismiss
the fifty penalties suits again st the
roads begun by Attorney General Baker
by direction of Gov. Larabee, in Polk
and Scott counties. The injunction
proceedings. in accordance with the
decision of Judge Brewer, are in abey-
rates are being tried. Ii the
railroads push them, they will
have to produce evidence that the rates
are not compensatory. The pronOsed
compromise cOntemplates the with
drawal of the Rock Islands Injunction
suits in the state courts, as well as of
the other corporations in the federal
courts. The penalty suits were brought
by the governor at a time when the
roads were disobeying the law and
continuing to charge the old rate.
They are criminal proceedings,
and the penalties under the law
would amount in the fifty cases to about
$3.50, 0,0O0. The roads sought to remove
them to the federal courts, but Judge
Brewer remanded them on the cOnstitu-
tiOnal grounds. When, in February
last. the railroads announced their in
tenton of adopting the schedule and
ebeying the law. the governor directed
Attorney General Stone not to push the
suits for the time being. 1t is probable
that they will all be dismissed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
CONFESSED HIS CRIME
a BavaPian Murderer Handed
Over to the Police Of
Minneapolis.
He Is Accused of Drowning a
Child and Shooting Its
Grandfather.
The Child Is Killed to Secure
Possession of a Paltry
Inheritance.
How the Villain Was Identi-
fied--He Makes a Partial
Confession.

What seems to be the detection and
arrest OF a man who is guilty of a
double murder, committed in the old
world, developed yesterday at Mime
apOliS under peculiar circumstances.
Oct. Is Michael Schiefer was citizen
Of the village of Pandorf, in the county
of Regensburg, Bavaria. He had re-
Gently married j widow with son five
wears old. In the event Of the death OF the
child 1000 marks, about 800, would
come 10 the wife, and in order TO gain
this paltry sum Schiefer pushed the
boy into a creek and drowned him. The
child's grandfather. whose name was
Lawrence Sturm, taxed Schiefer with
the crime, and the latter, actuated by
anger in
FEAR OF DETECTION.
went to the town of Haag. two miles
distant, where Sturm lived, and, firing
through the window, killed the old
man as he was washing his face, who,
before dying, however, gasped out the
name of the assassin. Schiefer fed,
crossing the line into Bohemia, where
he purchased a passport from man
named Matthias KuttIe. whose name he
took until he came to America, when
he resumed his own name. He came to
Minneapolis about three weeks ago and
went to work for farmer named Marks
at Edna Mills, six miles from the city.
Friday night Farmer Marks was reading
in a Milwaukee German paper an
ACCOUNT OF THE MURDERS
committed in Bavaria. The similarity
Of the names of the murderer and that
Of the new hired man struck him. He
asked Schiefer the name of the town
he came from, and the latter answered,
'Pandorf." Marks then cautiously
questioned him further, and, drawing
out of him that he had married widow,
together with other cOrrOborative cir
cumstances, decided that Schiefer was
probably the murderer. The day fol-
lowing, yesterday he persuaded
Shiefer to go to Minneapolis to have a
felOn on his hand dOctOred. On passing
The police station at Lake Calhoun.
Marks left word there to notify the
chief of police to meet him when he
reached down town. At the city hall
Marks met Chief Bracket and Capt.
Helm, while Schiefer was left in a
saloon on Hennepin avenue. Finally
Schiefer was brought
BEFORE THE OFFICERS
and. although he denied his connection
with the crimes, did so in a contradict
oly way that seemed suspicious, so it
was decided to lock him up. On
the way to the central station
he made a break for liberty. Capt.
Helm. however captured him within a
block and landed him in cell all right.
4 countryman of Schriefer'S was then
procured who impersonated an attorney.
and to him Schriefer admitted his iden-
tity, denying that he killed the boy,
but confessing that he killed old man
Sturm by shooting him with a pistol
loaded with buck>hOt. Schriefer is
thirty-twO years old and is stOlld-loOk-
ing German, poorly and roughly
dressed. Chief Bracket will cable tC
the authorities of the county of Regens.
burg, Bavaria, to-day concerning the
arrest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08

cerned itself. The forged notes pur-
ported to be the paper of members OF
congress, for whom Mr.. SilcOtt was to
raise money. No record of them is
made in the books in the sergeant-at-
arms Office. as there should have D cen
had they been genuine, and the men,
bers whose names were attached to
them say that they never made out such
notes. 1t is supposed that these forg-
cries were Cashier Sileott's first step in
crime. 1t is believed that they were
issued by him to cover losses on horse
races; that he hoped TO win enough
to take them up, but he failed to do so,
and simply got deeper into the pit,
FORGERY FOLLOWING FORGERY,
until the thirty-five notes were out.
With the opening of the new congress
the hour of abscOnding had come, and
being unable to settle up his accounts,
he decided to make big haul. Before
going with the money he got
from the treasury it is under
stood that he consulted lawyer, who
advised him to take up the notes,
so as to destroy evidence of the for
geTies, as that crime is covered by our
eXtradition treaty with Great Britain.
Two or three days before taking the
money and his departure Mr.. SilcOtt
called on Re preventative Kennady and
asked if he was good lawyer, saying
that he had law point he wanted
settled. He hesitated, however, about
presenting the point, and finally said
that he would call again. He called
out each time. Mr.. Kennady never
learned what his law point was, but
thinks he can guess now. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. SilcOtt then went and
found a lawyer who could give him
advice concerning the extradition of
criminals. While the taking up of those
notes embarrassed the evidence of for
gery,it is thought that an Indictment caI
be returned for forgery by the grand
| jury, thus making bis extradition pos
sible. if he is found in Canada. As soOI.
as possible the case will bt
sent to the grand jury, and an at
] tempt will be made TO secure indict-
mentS for forgery and for grand larceny
| Some of the lawyers who have been con-
sidering the matter say that if it can bt
| shown that SilcOtt drew the money with
| the
INTENTION OF ABSCONDING
with it an indictment for grand larceny
, may be returned by the grand jury. HI
may be indicted in four counts: First
! for grand larceny: second. for forgery
| third, for embeZZlement. and fourth, fOl
! breach of trust. He could be easily
convicted of one of the last two
counts. if not of the others
As an evidence of how SilcOtl
was trying to save himself by
plunging deeper and deeper into every
gambling scheme to get money to MAKE
good his forgeries, as it is believed, the
/ fact is disclosed that for the past two
! months ne has bought five whole lot
| terry tickets each month. Each of the
thirty-five notes was for the No
vember salary of member. They were
discounted on the 18th of November
The following are the members WHOSE
names were forged: Herbert, Turpin
Davidson of Florida. Bullock, Crisp
Grimes. Boothman. Thompson of Ohio
| Wickham. Richardson, Washington, +
A. Pierce. KiIgOre, Grain, Moore. Carle
ton, Lawler, Geist. Lear, HAYES
| Conger. A. J. Anderson. ManseT, Wade
Chatham, Brewer and Ewart.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
PROVIDING FoK NUMBER ONE.
North Dakota Legislators ApprO-
pirate Cash for Their Own Sal
aries
Snecial to the Globe


Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK. n. D., Dec. THE first
action in the house this afternoon was
the aspiration of $4,000 to defray the
expenses of the legislative session. This
appropriation will probably have to be
doubled before the end of the session.
Bills were introduced giving the rail-
road commissioners power to compel
the railroad companies to furnish cars
to any one for the shipment of wheat,
thus preventing discrimination against
the private buyer. The capital removal
question came up in the house, and an
attempt was made by the Grand Forks
men to force action on it this afternoon.
They were Out-geneTaled and the
bill was referred to the committee
on apportionment which is composed of
one member from each district In the
state. The prohibition bill was referred
back to the committee on temperance
Tor the amendment of sections claimed
to be defective. 4 memorial to congress
praying that the price of government
land in the state be reduced 10 Sl.25 per
acre whether the land is inside or out
side of railroad land grant, passed the
house. This affects the land in the
Northern Pacific grant. which is now
sold at $3.50 per acre. A bill has
been introduced prohibiting trespass on
school lands, and imposing fine of
$500. or imprisonment for one year for
cutting hay, timber, or otherwise tres
passing on the lands.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
COL. LEYBURN Is A LIAR.
Archbishop COrrigan Denies the
Reported Organization of a
Catholic Bank,

Catholic Bank.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Archhishop Cor
! rigan was seen this afternoon in regard
to the statement that was published
this morning that great Roman
Catholic bank With capital Of
s100.O0O,00 was about to be started in
that city. The archbishop said: "Yop
can deny the whole thing most posi-
lively. This Mr.. Leybourn is most
consummate liar. The whole thing is
a gigantic scheme Of swindling. | have
never, in any shape or form,
given any sanction or couRte-
nance to Mr. Leybourn'S scheme,
Mr.. Mugene Kelly, Mir. Hoguet,
and James Lynch, who have been nell
toned in connection with the matter.
all of them state most positively that
they would never approve it. The
story that [ have had friends in the
Vatican pushing the scheme is an uR-
mitIgated falsehOod. The Vatican has
never written line to me or l TO them
in reference to this matter. More
over, there are documents in my pos
session which characterize Mr.. Ley
bourD as liar aud fraud. This papai
benedictiOn does not amount TO ANY,
thug. 1t is simply blank for which
anyone can buy aud fill in. Archbishop
Coz rigan then showed the reporter a long
letter which he had received from Col
Leybourn asking the archbiShop'S
support for the proposed bank and
Offering him LOCO shares of the stock If
the enterprise received the archbishop's
support. The colonel also said that
if the enterprise succeeded he had reason
to know that some one might receive
red stockings, eliminating Of course
thereby" said the archbishop, that
might be made a cardinal beside offer
ing me bribe. took no notice of any
of the fellows letters, and when he
called he was not admitted TO the house,
and orders were given to the butler
never to admit him Oh any pretense
whatsoever.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
Issued Without authority.

Special tc the Globe.
JAMESTOWN, n. D., Dec. fudge
Rose rendered decision In the Carver
county school case to-day which is of
considerable interest. The point de-
cided was that the school board of the
county had no authority to issue the
warrants upon which suit was brought
by the Capital and Peoples Banks of
st. Paul, and other st. Paul holders.
There are eight other cases; and. as the
matter has long been in the courts, the
amount involved aggregates over $780,
600. An appeal to the new supreme
court OF the state will be taken by the
plaintiffs attorneys. The st. Paul Fire
and Marine Insurance company brought
large number of suits against holders
of premium notes for farm insurance. Of
the number twenty-One have been dis
missed, and in eight judgments were
given to the plaintiff.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
CLIsPY's AWFUL CRIME.
A Disappointed Lover Kills His
Sweetheart, Her Father and
Himself

A Disappointed Lover hIllS HIS
Sweetheart, Her Father and
Himself
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7-Caspar CHS py
was a machinist, twenty-seven years
old, and loved Mary Arson,
aged twenty-five, daughter of
John Anson. also maehin-
ist and co-WOrker of ClispY's in
the Missouri Pacific railroad shop.
Clispy was a confirmed opium eater,
and Ans0n had forbade him visiting
his daughter. A few minutes before 6
O'Clock this morning Clispy went to An
sons house, 3134 Hickory street.
The family were at breakfast.
Some angry words passed between
revolver and fired at Anson,
inflicting q mortal wound. He then
shot his sweetheart, Mary, and her
younger sister, Agnes, fatally wound
ing the former and seriously lnjuring
the latter. All fell to the floor, and
while they lay there bleeding the dis
tracted murderer placed his pistol to his
own head and blew his brains out, dying
in half an hour. His body was taken to
the mOrgue and physicians were ca lied
to attend the WOundedi AnsOns. Mr..
AnSOn was shot in the head and died
about noon. Mary was also shot in the
head, the ball glancing around under
the scalp and making only flesh
wound which I'll soon heal. Miss
Agnes received a ball above the left tenn
pie which penetrated the brain and re-
mains there. She will undoubtedly die.
Michael AnsOn, lad of fifteen years,
grappled with the murderer, and was
shot in the wrist and hand, but the
wound is not severe. Lily and Maggie
AnSOn, two other children, were not
hurt. When Ciipsy entered the house
he had a pistol in each hand,
and. as is now learned, began
firing at once, and without
other warning than using the word
Now" When young Michael grap-
pied with him he lost one of his pistols,
and ran up to porch or balcony on the
second floor of the house and there
fred three balls into his head.
1t is said that Clipsy had forced
his attentions on Miss Mary, and
that when he found she did not
care for him and that the family were
opposed to their marriage, he had
threatened TO have blood. The affair
created great excitement in the neigh
bOrhoOd and hundreds of people gath
| cred about the house and discussed the
bloody event.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
THIEF AND FORGER TOO.
Cashier SiIcott Can Be Extradited
From Canada.

FROM Oandud.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Mr. leedom
has been gathering some additional facts
bearing on the defalcatiOn of Cashier
SilcOtt. There has been a good deal of
speculation as TO Why SilcOtt took up
number of notes at the National Metro
pOlitan bank last week. just before he
disappeared. Mr.. LeedOm has Just Sc
cured an explanation, which is TO the
effect that the cashier forged the names
Of members of the house and other
persons to no less than thirty
i've notes, aggregating Sl4.500, and it
was these notes which he took up Nov.
81, 1t is MIR. I4eedOm's theory that
Silcott's object in paying this large sum
of money. which he might just as well
have carried off, was to avoid extra
ditiOn. After examining Mr.. Ballan-
tyne. the paying teller of the ser
geant-at-armS' office, as to the
method of doing business in the Office
this morning, the special committee OF
Investigation turned its attention to
that branch of the question. Careful
examination will be made of the notes,
and 1t is the opinion of several members
of the committee who have some legal
reputation, that, if they
TURN OUT To BE FORGED,
then SilcOtt may still be extradited,
providing sufficient proof on that point
is Obtainable, Notwithstanding his pre-
caution in taking up and presumably
destroying the notes. Then, too, Mr..
Leedom states that Silcott made off
with some of his personal funds. which,
if true. would place him fairly
within the grasp of the extradition laws.
Meanwhile MIR. Leedom has been taking
stems tn cause the arrest of the defaulter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER.
Conductor Perry, of St. Paul,
Literally Ground to Pieces.

DUBUQUE. To-, Dec. 1.-Two freight
trains came together head on yesterday
near Durango. little station on the
Chicago, st. Paul & Kansas City road.
Conductor Perry, of st. Paul and Fire
man John Hickey, OF this city were
instantly killed. Conductor Perry was
literally ground to pieces. Ten car
loads of freight in transit were scattered
along the tracks. One freight had
orders to wait at Durango for the other
to pass. Three OF the four sections into
which the latter was divided went by
in safety. The fourth was supposed TO
be some distance awav. The waiting
train was standing just beyond sharp
curve. Brakeman Hall, assigned to
flag the approaching train, failed in his
duty. An awful collision was the re-
suit
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
HARRISON AT HOME.
The President Reaches Indianap-
oils I'm Route to Chicago.

INDIANAPoLIs. Dee. 7.-The presi-
dental visitors to the opening of
the Chicago auditorium arrived here
at noon to-day. The trip from
Pittsburg was without special
incident except that at Richmond the
president stepped to the platform and
spoke few words to the people who
had assembled at the station. There
was no demonstration. The president
was driven to the residence
of Mr.. Mckee, where he re-
manned all the afternoon and evening.
Mr.. Clarkson and wife are stopping at
hotel where they received few callers
this evening. But a few callers were
received at the Mckee residence,
among them Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson.
Tomorrow the president and party will
attend church in the morning and will
leave at midnight for Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
COULDN'T FACE THE MUSIC.
A Dishonest Official Blows Ont His
Brains.

MILWAUKEE. Dec. 7.-August Schat-
tenberg, secretary of the school
board, shot himself this morning
at his residence on Reservoir ave
nue., because of the discovery Of
crookedness in his accounts. Schatten-
berg raised the bill of Boston publish
ing house from SS.34 to SS0s.24, and
drew the money. When the discovery
was made last evening he refunded
the money. but an investigation of his
books was ordered, and he killed
himself rather than face other
crooned developments. Schattenberg
was reckless poker player, and it is
believed that ne has lost thousands Of
dollars of school money in bucking the
tiger. Schatteuberg' death was in
StantaneOus. He leaves a widow and
several children
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
SNEAkED THE SECURITIES.
a Clever Thief Robs Bond
holder i'm Daylight.

WILMINGTON, Del. Dec. 7.-While
John G. Patterson was standing at the
Delaware bank counter this morn
ing clipping coupons from bonds
which he kept in deposit there,
an unknown man seized Mr.. Pat
terson's deposit box contain
ing some $4,000 in securities, mostly
negotiable, and ran out and away. No
one in the bank saw the theft commit
ted. A. r. Patterson had just cut OF
two coupons and presented them at the
cashiers desk, leaving his box on an
other desk. While he was thus engaged
the box was spirited away and nothing
was learned more than that it was there
one minute and gone the next.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
SURPRISED TIL NATIVES.
Secret Nuptials of society Bright
Lights Cause a Sensation.
SpeelaI TO the Globe.

SpeelaI TO the Globe.
CEDAR RAPIDS, To-, Dec. 7.-The So
cial world of Marion, the county seat of
this county, was agitated with excite
ment and surprise to-day. when an even
ing paper announced the marriage of
Robert Stewart, son of the famous Pro-
hibitionist, William Stewart, and Miss
Josie Griffin. daughter of judge Griffin,
of the Eighteenth judicial district. which
occurred secretly at Mount Carroll, ILL.,,
a month ago. As the parents were not
apprised of the facts till yesterday, and
there were no objections, no cause is as
signed for the escapade. Mr.. Stewart
is brilliant young attorney of Hart
ford, Conn.,, who took the prize essay in
the Yale college of law two years ago
and was subsequently tutor there, and
his bride is one of the leaders in Marion
society.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
ON The DIVERS TRACK.
Outsiders Run OFF With the Prizes
at Clifton.

CLIFTON, n. j., Dec. THE results
OF the races here to-day surprised the
pIungers and gladdened the bookmak-
ers, outsiders winning nearly every
event. Results:
First race. kedstone Won; GroOmsman Sec
ond, OBJ third. Time, :29a4.
Second race. Village King won: FGrteY
second. Gratitude third. Time, 1:05.
Third race, Matte Looram won; Earon-
town second. Prince Edward third. Time,
l:25.
Fourth raee-Flitaway won, Melodrama
second. Bonnie s third. Time, 1922.
Fifth race-Hiidi won Adonis second,
Speedwell third. Time, L :3714.
sixth race-Bassino won, Zangbar second,
IingTist third Time PSF
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
4 Thin-skinned Politicians.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. IA case was
on trial in the district court yesterday
which is perhaps without parallel in
the history of American politics. One
Republican,, who was unseated as del
egate in county convention, sues the
party by whose evidence before the
committee ON credential he was un-
seated. for $1,000 damages, including
expenses, and the narrowing condition
usually accompanying an unsuccessful
candidate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
Relief for Destitute Indians.

SptCIdI 10 IIIt N1IOTI1
ASHLAND, VS., Dec, 7.-Indian
Agent Leahy has received the appro.
priation of $1,000 recently made by the
department for the relief Of Grand
Portage Indians. The Indians are al
most without food of any kind. An at
tempt will be made to reach Grand
Portage, which is across the lake, and
can only Be reached by water.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
CELEsTIALs IN TRANSIT.
New Regulations for the Trans
portatiOn of Chinese.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Acting Secre-
tary Bacheller has issued a circular TO
customs officers in regard to the transit
of Chinese laborers, announcing that
the following provision has been added
to paragraph three of department cir
cular of Sept. 2S, 1889:
ANY transportation company engaged in
the transportation of Chinese laberers
through the territory of the United States
may execute such general bond of under
taking to the United States in penal sum-
and with such conditions as may be fixed by
the secretary of the treasury; and such com
pany and its transit Chinese laborers shall
thereafter be exempted from the foregoing
requirements of this psragraph.n
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
Ward Signs Two Stars.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-President Ward.
of the Brotherhood Base Ball players,
informed reporter tonight that he
had succeeded in obtaining the sigma
lures, of Beckley, of the Pittsburg
team, and Weyhing. of the old Athletic
team, to play with the brotherhood the
coming season. weighing is to play
with the Brooklyn brotherhood team
and Beckley with the Pittsburg team.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-08
Raised "A Check

SAUK CENTER, Dec. 7.7There is con-
siderable excitement here over the ar
rest of a jew named Bartenlauby,
manager of bankrupt store, for raising
the amount on check given him by a
hired girl of the Sauk Center house
and getting the money on it. Barren
lauby was arrested last evening and
sent to the county jail at st. Cloud this
morning.