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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
JEALOUS WITHOUT CAUSE.
A Massachusetts Crank Kills His
Wife and Attempts Suicide.

A Massachusetts Crank Kills His
Wife and Attempts Suicide.
SPRING FIELD, Mass, Dec. ga
most revolving crime was committed
this morning at Ludlow, John Bassett,
a mill hand employed by the Ludlow
Manufacturing company, killing his
wife and attempting suicide. Bassett
was insanely jealous of his wife, and,
so far as known, without reason, and
had frequently threatened her life,
though little attention was paid to his
talk. lie bought revolver few weeks
ago with the avOwed purpose of killing
her, and set her Sunday bonnet up on
pole as target, shooting it to pieces
and closing his performance with the
remark that he wished her head was in
it. At 3 o'clock this morn
ing he called to his eldest
son Horace to come down stairs and sit
with his mother who was sick, while he
went for the doctor and then went out
while the young man went down ana
sat in the kitchen. His parents slept III
a room off the kitchen. He called ms
mother once or twice, but as she did not
answer. he supposed she was sleeping
and did not enter the room. Meanwhile
house and surrendered himself, saying
that he had killed his wife and evinclng
much satisfaction with his crime. He
said he was suffering from wounds she
had inflicted on him, but said he had
finished her up in good shape" On
examination six wounds were found,
two stabs near the heart, two in the
left side, and two deep, Jagged gasheS
over the stomach, from which he .EaS
little, if any, chance of recovery. Leav-
ing him in doctors hands, the officer
went to BaSSett'S house, where he
found the son waiting for the doctor.
Telling him of his fathers confess
sion and arrest, they entered the bed
room and found the woman. Sophie Bas-
Sett, lying in an easy posture, on her
left site, the right side of her head
crushed in and blood and brains OOZing
from nose. ears and mouth, with the
violence of the blow. There was no
sign of a struggle and everything
showed that the blow must have been
given while she was asleep. An axe
was found in the cellar, stained with
blood. There was no sign of blood
from Bassett'S wounds, and as his cloth
ing was not cut, it is thought that he
raised his clothing and inflicted them
while on the street. The woman was
dressmaker, aged about fOrty-three,
would weigh over 200 and was well
spoken Her husband was from st.
Johns, P. O., and was fOrty-three years
old. He was not drunk when he com
mitted the crime. They had six chill
dren, two sons and four daughters, all
grown up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Creditors of the Republica an
League Sue for a Settlement.

Creditors of the Republican
League Sue for Settlement.
New YORK, Dec. 26.-The examina-
ton of James P. Foster, ex-president of
the Republican League of the United
States. was continued to-day before
referee in the suit of Tallmadge & Mar
tin against P. c. Lownsberry, as treas
urer of the league, to recover the sum
of S11 500 for stationery supplies and
printing furnished during the presiden-
tial campaign of 1882 Mr.. Foster was
called OH behalf Of the plaintiffs to
show that the league authorized the
contract. The general drift of his testi-
mony was to prove that such was the
case. The plaintiffs offered in evidence
a report of the auditing committee APP
pointed by the executive commit
tee at Baltimore, but the de-
PENDANT objected on the ground
that the committee was appointed
for the sole purpose OF passing upon the
accounts of Mr.. Foster. 1t was alleged
by the defendant that the bill of the
plaintiffs had been struggled into this
committee and passed upon without
authority. The referee reserved de-
cision upon admission of the report as
evidence.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The Wabash Man
ufacturing company made an assign
ment to-day for the benefit of its credit
Ors. Its liabilities are estimated at about
5000, 600, and the assets at little less
than that. The failure grows out of the
recent failure of the affiliated firms of
]. O. Preble d Co. and Sheffield IL Co.,
who are i'm the same line of business in
New York. s
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
srILLwATER EVENTS.
The News of n Day I'm the Bluff
CitY.

The obSeryanceS of Christmas will
close this evening with the Ascension
church Sunday school entertainments at
Music hall. the programme including
Christmas carols, q spectacular produc-
ton, called "The Bethlehem STAR" and
part of the cantata, ''St. Nicholas"
The immense Christmas tree will pro.
vide something for all attending
children who are not members of any
SUNDAY school. and no admission fee
will be asked of any people who care To
come.
At the gun club shoot on Wednesday
c. w. Derry hit nineteen birds out of
possible twenty-five and won the badge
A letter from the Eau Claire Lakes
Lumber company states that the rain
selected the snow, and being followed by
sharp freeze, the logging roads are in
the best possible condition.
At the prison broom factory the ma
chinery for turning out broOmS is now
In practical operation.
Capt. John Taylor, custodian of the
public buildings at Leavenworth, Kan,
is the guest of his brother, Capt. w. ii.
Ii. Taylor.
Towards Big Burlesque company Is
booked to appear at the opera house
Monday evening.
Warden Randall, Rev. Fathers Muir
ply and McCarren, and John OBrien
are among those who will attend the
conservation ceremonies at st. Paul to-
day.
Louis johnson. who died on Christ
mas day at the city hospital, was buried
yesterday from Wing & Simonet'S UNI
dertaking rooms.
Oscar Anderson and Miss Emma G.
Peterson. both of this city, will be mar
ried tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock
at the residence of the grOOm's mother,
40 Maple Street.
Two suspicious strangers, arrested
Christmas for drunkenness and va
grancy, were fined S25 yesterday by
Judge Nethaway and then ordered out
of town.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27

quiet down i'm few days. 1t Is the re-
gion of turpentine distilleries and saw
mills. Here thousands OF negroes are
employed, and the Jessup trouble Is apt
to disOrganiZe labor for some time to
come.
ALL QUIET IN JEssUP.
Everything is quiet there tonight.
and company of forty citizens has
been organized to guard the town
against invasion. The coroner held an
inquest this afternoon and the jury re-
turned verdict charging the negroes
Brewer and RaffOrd with the murder
of Marshal Barnhill and young Woods.
AS TO the killing of the negroes in jail,
the jury returned verdict OF death
by parties unknown.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Dee. 26.-The most
reliable information is that ten persons
have been killed at JesSup, namely:
Barnhill and Woods, by Brewer; An
derSon (wnite), accidentally; johnson
and Hoops, in jail; Fluett, on the street
(coiOred), aud two whites and two ne
grOeS whose names are not given.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
SAINT PAUL.
BY WHAT WARRANT?
Was the Flax Inspector Appointed
by the Minneapolis Board of

Was the Flax Inspector Appointed
by the Minneapolis Board of
Trade.
Tams Bixby, Esq, Secretary Railroad
and Warehouse Commission. st. Paul.
Minn.-Dear Sir: For the information
of the public generally, and citizens OF
Minnesota and Dakota who are inter
eSted i'm flax seed shipments 10 the Mill
neapolis market, Will you inform us
through the DAILY GLOBE on what
authority the Minneapolis board or trace
has appOinted an inspector OF lax Seed'
and adopted different rules for lnSpec.
lion than those promulgated By our
state authorities? The appointment or
this flax seed inspector Icy the board OF
trade seems TO be in conflict with chap-
Ter Ia of the general laws OF Minnie
sofa. approved March 5, 1888, and MS
inSnectiOnS of seeds are also in eonhlct
with the state inspections. Oh lhe
same ear loads of seed a difference as
high as 81 per cent can be clted, WHEREIN
his board of trade official has inspected
the same car of seed, above state III
spection: that is, he finds s. per cent
more dlrt. for which deduction is made
To arrive at the net bushels OF pure
seed IN a car, than the state III
SpectOr does. On an average ear
load this extra So per cent deduction
for dirt amOutS TO a loss of SO TO the
the shipper. at present prices OF SEED.
This law of Mar. 5, 1885, very clearly
makes your commission the guardian
of glain inspections. 1t appoints a
chief inspector, and the CHIEF appoints
DEPUTIES subject to the approval of the
commission. Moreover, all inspectors
are required to take an oath of office,
and give bond in the penal sum of s5,uOO
TO the State to faithfully and mpart-
ally perform the duties of their otflce.
As the enforcement of the Inspection
law rests with your commission. beg
10 inquire: First. Has the Board or
Trade any right or authority whatever
to appoint an inspector of flax seed?
Second, if it has not, under section
thirty of the chapter quoted. should ne
not be held TO be an inpOStor? Jhlrd,
if the Board of Trade has power to APP
point him. has it bound him by similar
0atn OF office and bond as state inspect
ors are bound. for a faithful and I'M
partial performance of his trust? VIII
your kindly favor Us with the views OF
the commission upon the questions
raised. Very truly yours.
Is. T. PARTRIDGE,
Fergus Falls, Dec. a.
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Minor Court Cases.

Donat Arthur has begun an action
against the st. Paul City Railway COM
pany for $1,000 damages. He claims
that in April last his horse caught calk
in the cable slot and so badly injured
the leg that its future use will be lost
to him.
In the case of Nevada Y. Rupert
against Sheriff Z. S. Bean, Judge Kerr
denied the motion to render judgment
for Rupert. Notwithstanding the verdict,
or to conform the pleadings to the facts
proven. and also decided new trial
would be granted unless the plaintiff
should consent in writing within twenty
days to reduction of the verdict of the
Jury to $1,000.
In the matter of the appeal of Edwin
Cooley as administrator of the estate of
Milton Cooley, deceased, Judge Kelly
filed an order sustaining the action of
Probate Judge Morrison in removing
the administrator upon application OF
Kate F. Cooley.
The case of William Dawson against
James Ii. Mayall. ct al. for the partition
of about $4,000 worth of property. was
argued before Judge Otis and taken
under advisement.
The case of the Manitoba railroad
gainst the Union depot will be heard
for Jud &c Otis on Jan. 4.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Will Fall on Each Others Necks.

The special court house and city hall
cOmmiss on will hold meeting this
afternoon. Having completed the work
for which it was created, this will be
the final meeting, and will be in the
nature of an exchange of compliments
and taking a retrospective survey of the
work accomplished in giving the citi-
Zens of st. Paul and Ramsey county a
building suited to their needs and in
keeping with the spirit OF Northwest
ern progress. The last act of the COM
mission will be recorded and its exist
ence will pass into history with feel
ing that much more has been accom-
plished than was deemed practicable
when the work of erecting the joint
court house and city hall was begun a
few Years since.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DIED.

LINCOLN-In Chicago. Dec. %, Leila Win
nefred, daughter of Isaac Jr. and Cora Lin
coin. age four years. Burial from st.
Peters church, Shakopee, Mimi, Saturday
morning Dec. %, 1889, at $3.50 o'clock.
BERGFELD-At st. Paul, Bertha Bergfeld,
beloved wife of Joseph Bergfeld died at
1Dp. M, Dec. "a, 1889. aged forty years.
Funeral Friday, the 27th, at p. m, from
$40 Sibley street. Friends invited.
FOR FUNERALS.
Fine fve-glass carriages for funerals 81.
John Graces Livery, $40 East Ninth street.
Telephone l24Sr2.
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EmbezzIed and Confessed.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 26.-Edward Gumbs
Jr.. the confidential bookkeeper and
accountant for the Cincinnati, Washing
ton q Baltimore and Ohio & Mississippi
Railway companies, was arrested yes
terday on the charge of ENLIGHTENMENT.
The warrant for his arrest was sworn
out by s. T. Mclaughlin, general man
ager of the Continental line. 1t charges
the stealing of $1,000. Gumbs acknowl-
edged his guilt.
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DYING BY HUNDREDS.
Europeans Succumb to the Raw
ages of La Grippe.

ages OF La grippe.
PARIS, Dec. 26.-The epidemic has
assumed graver type and many cases
are now complicated with pneumonia.
In consequence of the constantly in
creasing crowd at the hospitals, the
authorities are erecting tents for the
sufferers. The undertakes are over
worked and many of their employees are
down. In consequence of the increase
in the number of funerals the system of
draping the churches with enormous
hangings of black and the expensive
parade of various emblems of woe has
been dispensed with by authority. The
official return of deaths for the week
gives 200 more deaths than for the pre-
ceding week.
LONDON. Dec. 26.-The United States
steamer Enterprise arrived at GiDralter.
She had several cases of influenza on
board and was quarantined. She did
not wait to enter, therefore, but pro-
ceeded westward. 1t will he interesting
to note whether quarantine protects
Gibraltar from the epidemic.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.-The epidemic is de-
creasing here. 1t is spreading at Bre-
men, and the managers of the gas works
have notified consumers that the supply
Will be short for a time ID consequence
of the sickness of many employees. At
Darmstadt it is very severe, and at
Vienna there are many cases in child
rem, followed by measles. The Christ
mas festivities were made very dull, as
few families celebrated the day. Re-
ports from the Austrian provinces are
that the malady prevails among the
horses.
LONDON, Dec. 26.-The prevalence Of
influenza on the continent has seriously
interrupted the usual Christmas festivi-
ties at the various capitals, and retail
trade everywhere is suffering i'll conse-
Quence.
LONDON, Dec. 26.-The influenza cpl
demic continues to spread. At Frank
fort there have been two deaths from
the disease. Numerous cases are re-
ported among English visitors at Enga-
dine. In Madrid there are over 10000
oucac and p1anv narcnpo hoUa dipH
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Shot and Killed His Wife.

ST. ALBANs, VT, Dec. 26.-H. n.
Bell and wife, of Fairfax, this county,
have not lived together for short time
past. This afternoon Mrs. Bell went to
the house where her husband lived to
get her things when he shot her, in
flicting fatal wounds. She lived only a
few minutes after the shooting. Details
Of the tragedy are not at hand tonight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Two New Companies.

Two new corporations were recorded
yesterday at the department of secre-
tary Of state.
The st. Paul Carriage company, with
a capital of $4,000. was Incorporated by
w. NJ. Lal0r. l.. Labor. of WinOna. and
G. S. Haven and Ii. W. f. LalOr, OF st.
Paul.
Union Mercantile Company of WOr-
Ellington, incorporated by c. w. Hill
dreth, A. E. futile. A. Hamilton, II.
Haggard and c. GustafSong, will have a
capital OF $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27

BUFFALO, Dec. 26.-Between and
$50 O'Clock this evening. while the fam
lily of John Bush, prominent citizen
residing at No. 165 Sumner street, were
at their evening meal, thieves climbed
the outside porch of the house and en-
tered the second-story window, opened
the private apartments of Mrs. Bush
and secured $1,000 worth Of jewelry.
The thieves are still at large.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Defended Her Home.

Worthwhile, Mich, Dec. 26.-Mrs.
John Roach, wife of a cooper in this
village. shot and killed John A. Taylor,
a married man and near neighbOr of
the ROach's. Taylor, accompanied by
home, which was denied them. They
persisted, however, and Mrs. Roach
jumped out of bed, seized thirty-twO-
caliber revolver and fired with the above
result
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Must Serve His Sentence.

Boston. Dec. ga report was re-.
ceived to-day by the governor and coun-
Gil from the prison commissioners rec
ommending that no action be taken in
the matter of the pardon of James Dun
lap, the Northampton bank robber, SEN
fenced in 1877 to twenty years impris-
Onment. The commissioners recon-
mend, however, that favorable action be
taken in the matter by the council OF
1890
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Sluoped and Robbed,

LEAvENwoRTH, Kas., Dec. 26.-Alex-
ander Blackburn, formerly private in
Company l, Seventh United States in
tantry. now an inmate of the Soldiers
Home at this place, was found i'm an
clubhouse near the home to-day, with
top of his head crushed in, sif by some
blunt instrument. The attending physi-
clan says he cannot recover. Blackburn
was probably enticed to the clubhouse,
knocked in the head and robbed,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
The CharIeston in Commission.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-The
United states cruiser Charleston went
into commission to-day at the navy
yard, Capt. G. G. Reney taking COM
mand. Commodore Benham aud his
officers and many citizens witnessed the
hosting of the flags, and the band
played "The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Charleston will probably not be
ready for sea until February.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Military Desnotism.

RIO JANEIRo, Jan. 26.-The govern
ment has issued decree providing that
all persons found endeavoring to cor
Tupt the allegiance of the soldiers, or
contriving or proposing any measure
for active opposition to the republic,
shall be tried by a military tribunal.
An opposition journal was suspended
Tuesday,
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Pleaded Not Guilty As Usual.

BUFFALO, Dec. 26.-Three new indict-
ments against Stephen F. Sherman were
reported by the grand jury of the court of
Over and Terminer to-day. They charge
him with grand larceny in appropriate
ing grain. the aggregate theft charged
being about $4,000 worth of wheat. Mr..
Sherman pleaded not guilty, and his
bail of $4,000 previously given in other
cases against him was permitted to
stand in these,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Batoum to Be Fortified.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dee. 26.-Gen.V Van
novski, minister of war, has given or
ders to proceed more rapidly with the
work of building detached forts around
Batoum. The whole of the two million
roubles allotted for enlarging the COM
merclal port of Batoum will be expended
On military works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
MescaI smugslers Run Down.

LAREDO. Tex, Dec. ga running
fight took place between Deputy United
States Marshals KiIgore and Cuellon
and five meseal smugglers near Men,
ditto yesterday afternoon. OctavianO
Chappa, one of the smugglers, was
killed. The other four were lodged in
Jail at San Diego. None of the officers
were hurt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Confessed to Stealing Letters.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Edward
F. Bapst, general delivery clerk in the
Buffalo postoffice, was arrested to-day
and confessed having stolen letters from
the mail for the past four months. He
saws he has taken about $50 altogether
from the letters. He is married man,
and his father is prominent citizen.
His mother was made quite Ill by tie
news of her sons dishonOr.
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A Missing steamer Heard From.

New YORK, Dec. 26.--The City of
Kingston. which used to ply up and
down the Hudson river, and which was
sold not long ago TO the Northern Pacific
railroad company for the Puget sound
trade, Is proceeding safely but slowly
to her new home by the way of Cape
Horn. She has just been heard from Of
at Barbados.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Garnet Factory Burned.

BERLIN, Dec. 26.-Zaalshere's i'm
mense carpet manufacturing works at
Leyden. Holland, was destroyed by fire
to-day. The loss is very heavy and a
lal zee number of operatives are thrown
out of work,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Earthquake in Sicily.

ROME, Dec. GA severe shock Of
earthquake occurred at Acireale, Sicily,
to-day, throwing down several houses.
and burying their occupants beneath
the ruins.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Ironclads Called to Lisbon.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Four ironclads
have left Malta under orders to proceed
to Lisbon to be present at the ceremony
of the proclamation of of King Carlos l.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Fine Sweet FIorida Oranges

And Malaga Grapes. fine Mixed Can
dies, 10, 1913 and 10 cents per pound;
fine Mixed Nuts, 10, 1871 and Is cents
per pound. Andrew Schoch Grocery
Co corner Seventh and Broadway.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
RradIansh at Bombay.

BOMBAY, Dec. 26.-Charles Bradlaugh
addressed meeting of 1900 delegates
to the national congress at Bombay to-
day. He was in an improved health and
spirits. and excellent voice. and was re-
peaIedly cheered.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27

$4,000 signatures attached. The petit
ton is addressed 10 the congress of the
United States and prays for the speedy
establishment of a territorial govern
ment i'm Oklahoma.
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CoaI Miners, strike snreading.

BRUSSELS. Dec. 26.-The strike of
coal miners i'm the Charlerol district is
spreading. The strikers now number
10,400.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27

No Christmas and New Years table
should be without bottle of AngOstura
Bltters, the world-renOwned appetizer
of exquisite flavor. Beware of counter
feitS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Influenza Reaohes the Rockies.

InHuenza Reaches the KOckIes.
DENVER, Col, Dec. 2G.-The Russian
: influenza has reached tue Rocky noun
aims. Three-fourths of the citizens Of
Denver are suffering from it. Reports
from Cheyenne are to the effect that
that city is similarly affected.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
Congratulated by the Pope.

LISBON, Dec. 26 The pope has sent
an autograph letter to Dom Carlos con-
graduating him upon his accession to
the throne.