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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
EVERYBODY WANTS TO TALK.
Congressman Take Great Interest
In the Worlds Fair Project.

Congressman Take Great Interest
in the Worlds Fair Project.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. - So manv
members desire to participate in the
speechmaking upon the worlds fair
that it has been found necessary to
make provision for a nights session to-
morrow, in order that all who wish to
speak may have the opportunity to do
so. Mr.. Gambler. the chairman of the
worlds fair committee. will retain
charge OF the debate and will open the
proceedings. He is uncOmmitted to any
one of the four cities, but is heart
iiy in sympathy with the general
project. anG his opening speech
will he devoted to an explain
alton of the provisions of the
bill and to an explanation of the strong
reasons which. in his opinion, make the
holding of a fair in 1892 desirable. Mr..
Flower will open the debate for New
York in a twenty-minute speech. and
will be followed by Mr.. Hit in behalf
OF Chicago. 1t has not been determined
whether Mr.. Hatch or Mr.. Frank will
make the opening speech in advocacy
OF the claims of st. Louis. Washington,
which has the last say. will have Mr..
Wilson, of West Virginia, as her orator.
The opening speeches will generally
consume about twenty minutes. and
about nve minutes each will be allotted
to the other speakers. Friday each city
will have half an hour to close up it's
case, the order of speaking to be the
same as on the previous day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
FOUL PLAY Is SUSPECTED.
A Prominent Missourian Charged
With Wife Murder.

a prominent MiSSourian Charged
With Wife-MurdeF.
ST.. CHARLES, No., Feb. 19.-George
Slattery appeared before Prosecuting
Attorney o. j. Mudd, here this morn
ing and swore out warrant
charging Charles Vail, of st.
Louis. with the murder of
his wife. Fannie Vail. The prosecut-
ing attorney. Mudd, met Sheriff john
+. Schneider at the depot at II O'Clock
this morning as lie was returning from
st. Peters and delivered into his hands
the warrant and sent him on to st.
Louis to make the arrest. Vail'sattor-
neys in St.Louis doubted the authentic
lty OF this statement, but tonight
it is stated that Vail is under arrest and
will be taken to st. Charles. The body
of Mrs. Vail will be eXhumed, as 1t is
understood that the relatives of the lady
have Withdrawn their objections to the
ball wound from which she died
will then he determined accu-
rately, and it will be- determined
whether she could have been accident
ally shot by pistol in Wallis pocket, as
he claimed. 1t will be very easy to de-
termine from the course of the bullet
the position or direction from which the
bullet was fired. The examination of
witnesses under oath Will develop some
interesting facts. and Mrs. p. j. Hay
den, a cousin of Mrs. Vail, will testify
that on the morning Mrs. Vail
was shot she asked her hus-
band not to carry his revolver and
expressed fear that something would
happen to her if he did. This lady. de-
nes that Mrs. Vail ever made any State
n,ent yiDdjcatinV Vail Of the st,sniriou
of murder. The conviction that Mrs.
Vail was the victim of foul play seems
to grow here with the passage of time,
and the eXhumation of the remaius will
relieve the strained feeling at present
existing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
BLAIR's AsININE YAWP.
The New Hampshire Crank At
tackS the Press and Church.


WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. l9.-The
senate passed bill for the sale of the
military reservation of Fort Bliss, Tex,
and the selection OF new site. The
resolution of Mr.. Chandler calling on
the attorney general for information as
to the assassination of Deputy United
States Marshal Saunders. of Florida.
was taken up, and Senator Pasco adj
dressed the senate in explanation of the
circumstances of the case. The resolu-
tiOn went over again without action.
The senate passed bills appropriated
Sl00.0G0 each for public buildings at
Fort Dodge, To-, and Lansing, Mich.
Mr.. Plumb having made inquiry of MIR.
Morrill, as to the status of the bill con-
cerning the lease of the seal islands of
Alaska, MIR. Morrill, said he had been
instructed by the committee on finance
not to press the matter as there was
not sufficient time to give it full con-
sideratl0n. Mr.. Plumb thought it un-
fortunate that congress should not act
in the matter before the 21st of Febru-
ary. when the secretary of the treasury
would make new lease for twenty
years. Mr.. Hale gave notice that he
should call up the bill for the increase
of the naval establishment when vote
is taken on the educational bill. The
senate passed the bill establishing a
customs collection district consisting of
North and South Dakota. Mr.. Blair
then resumed his remarks in favor of
the educational bill. He said that the
bill had been killed in the house by
packed committees, Individual members
of which had been threatened by ana
themas from their church. He said
that the country was not to be given
over to those who would teach a civil
allegiance elsewhere than within our
own bOrders-WhOse president lived ON
the banks of the Tiber. MIR. Blair again
abused the press, which he said regard
ed dog fight as more important than
his speech on great educational
measure. Mr.. Blair suspended his re-
marks fora secret session, and at 5: 80
p, In. the senate adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Congress Looks After the Dakotas
and Minnesota.

Congress Looks After the Dakotas
and Minnesota.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-In the house
tO-,iay Mr.. Butterworth, from the COM
mittee on patents. presented a favOra-
bic report upon the bill providing for
the appointment of representatives to
the international industry conference at
Madrid April next. but Mr.. Rogers. of
Arkansas, objected to its consideration.
Mr.. ROwell. of Illinois. chairman of the
elections committee, gave notice that
he would call mp the Atkinson Pendle-
ton case Wednesday next. Mr. Adams.
Of Illinois. from the judiciary
committee. called up and the
house passed the bill to divide
the judicial district of North Dakota
into four district courts, to he
held at Bismarck, Grand Forks Fargo
and DEVILS Lake; also a similar bill
providing for the piviSion of South Da-
kOta into three divisions. courts 20 be
held at Sioux Falls, Pierre and Dead
wood. The house also passed bills Gre
ating the Eastern division Of the North
ern Federal judicial district of Georgia:
providing for terms and places of hold
ing United States courts in the District
of Minnesota; regulating the Sittinws of
United States courts in the District of
South Carolina; and the senate bill
authorizing the senate to confer brevet
rank upon army officers for gallant
services in Indian campaigns since 1867.
At 1:27 p. m. the house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the bill for the
appointment of an assistant secretary of
war. After some discussion the commit
tee rose and favorably reported the bill
to the house, and then the house resumed
consideration Of the Oklahoma bill.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, questioned
the authority of the United States to
Interfere with the internal affairs of
these Indians. The bill simply proposed
grand robbery of Indian lands. Mr..
Baker, of New York, favored the bill,
and Mr.. Turner, of New York, opposed
IL. Mr.. Washington, of Tennessee. de.
cIared that it would be crime against
civilization to leave the $4,000 people i'm
the territory without any government
at all. After further discussion, and
without action on the bill, the commir-
tee rose. On motion of Mr.. Wilkinson,
of Louisiana, Saturday a ternoen. March
%, was set apart for the delivery of
eulogies upon the late Representative
Edward j. Gay, of Louisiana; and on
motion of MIR. Cummings, of New York,
Thursday evening, April 8. was fixed
for the delivery of eulOgies upon the
late Representative s. S. Cox. of New
York. The house then, at 3:55 p. m,
adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
DUBS ON HIS DIGNITY,
An Evangelical Bishop Gives a
Court the shake.

CLEVELAND. o., Feb. 1s.-Bishop
Randolph Dubs, of the Evangelical as
sociation, was placed on trial to-day. at
Salem church, for conduct unbecoming
Christian. Fiften clergymen consti-
tute the trial committee, and Bishops
Esher ana Bowman. of Chicago, are
present. The charges against Bishop
Dubs are that he accused Rev. M. Pitt
Finger, of Buffalo, n. Y, and E. B.
Esher, son of the bishop, with having
falsitied telegram which he sent
several years ago and which re-
ferred to church business and that
on two occasions he was familiar in his
conduct toward two women. One of
the women was eating dinner at her
home when he entered, and, placing his
hand upon the back of her chair, he
asked if her ''ainner was good" The
other instance of familiarity is laid In
Switzerland, time twelve years ago, and
the woman in the case servant at
hotel. Nothing criminal is alleged in
either case. The Evangelical asSOcia-
tion is strong denomination, having
many churches in Illinois. the North
west. Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Bishop Dubs has always been very
popular man, and mis- friends declare
IIldt envy is Dack OF Lne present trial.
The Investigation is being made behind
locked doors, although Bishop Dubs was
emphatic in his desire to have the pub
lie admitted. At the first session this
morning he appeared at the church with
two stenographers, but they were de.
MED admission. His son, Rev. Mr.,
Dubs, of Chicago, was also refused a
seat. The bishop then asked for. GER
tilted copy of the record of each
session, and was Informed he could
look over the official secreta-
ry's minutes whenever he desired.
He entered protest against the admis-
sion OF written testimony unless he was
gived the privilege of cross-examining
the witnesses. That was impossible, as
the witnesses are not here. Bishop
Dubs then withdrew, declaring that the
Investigation should proceed without
hiS presence, inasmuch as he had been
deprived of all his rights. The bishop
was as good as his word, for he did not
attend the afternoon session. and SAYS
that he will not have anything more. to
do with the inquiry. His home is in
Cleveland. His friends say that the
charges are wickedly false, and have no
foundation whatever
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
THE DEAD GIRL BURIED.
Miss Dietzen's Body Laid at Rest.
Ihe INQUEST

The Inquest.
HASTINGS. Feb. 19.-Miss Dietzen's
funeral, which occurred this morning
from st. Boniface church, was very
largely attended, the edific being filled
to the very aisles. Rev. Father Cor
nelius Whitman conducted the last
sad rites. Flowers from friends were
sent in In large numbers. and when
the Journey to the grave commenced,
the many carriages that followed the re-
mains beSpeak the esteem of the de-
ceased while living. The father of the
young lady Is nearly wild with grief
and the mother is almost Frustrated.
While returning from the funeral
Wendelin Then, who had two ladies
with him in single carriage, was run
into by the driver of careless team.
suffered dislocation of the shoulder
and one of the ladies, Miss Hattie Pan
chot. received severe and painful
scalp wound and sustained sew
eral bad bruises. The other lady
escaped uninjured. Then's horse
ran away and demolished the buggy.
The inquest continued all day. several
important witnesses being examined.
All the evidence shows conclusively
that Louis Sommers shot the girl because
OF Jealousy. There are still several
witnesses to examine, and the verdict
will probably not be reached until Fri
day. Interest is still intense, there be-
ing about $50 persons present at the
time of adjournment. 1t is said Som
mers has made confession to pris-
oner at the Jail in st. Paul, and it Is
said this prisoner will be called to
testify.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
Their Treaty With Uncle Sam
Gives Every Redskin a
Farm.
Senator Blair Foolishly At
taeks the Press and the
Catholic Hierarchy.
Measures Defining Northwest
epn Judicial Districts Pass
the House.
The Vocal Fight Over the
Proposed Worlds Fair to
Begin To-Day.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb. 19.-In
transmitting the Sioux agreement to
the senate to-day the president says that
this agreement involves a departure
from the terms of the general allotment
act in at least one particular-it gives
to each member of the tribe 100 acres of
land, without regard to age or sex,
while the general law gives that
amount ouly tO heads of fani-
lies. There are, he thinks, serious
objections to the basis adopted
in the general law. especially
in its application to married women,
but if the basis of the agreement is ac-
cepted, it would. he believes, result in
some cases where there are large FAM
lilies of minor children, IN excessive
allOtments to single family. Touch
ing the question of the payment by the
United States of the annuities which
were forfeited by the act of 1868. the
president thinks this should not have
been considered in connection with the
negotiation for the cession of these
lands, and says the forfeiture d d,clared
by the act uniustly included the an
nuities of certain Indians of these
bands, who were guilty of no fault, and
who rendered good services in the army
during the late war.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20

ished the case on behalf of the state.
Attorney Byam then proceeded to make
an argument on motion that the jury
be instructed to acquit Kavanagh. Mr..
Byam said the inquiries and actions of
kayanagh were entirely proper-pre-
elsely what the states attorney him
self had done hundred times. Attor-
ney Briggs, for O'Donnell, also moved
for acquittal, arguing that but one
witness. the informer, Hoagland,
had testified against O'Donnell,
and that, even If HOag-
lands story were true, It would not con-
Wet of conspiracy, the charge upon
which O'D0nnell was indicted. After
brief speeches by States Attorney
Longenecker and his assistant, Mr..
Neely, the motion of Mr.. O'Donnell's
attorney was overruled, Judge Water
man holding that the jury should be
allowed to pass upon the testimony. AS
to KavaDagh, Judge Waterman said that
ne could not be convicted on suspicion
that he knew of corruption. He had a
right too seek out the character of
Jurors summoned or about to be. The
motion for acquittal was sustained. Ad-
Journment till tomorrow was an
nounced, and Kavanagh, shaking hands
with his lawyers. left the court with a
radient face.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
MURDERED in COLD BLOOD.
A Hackman Shot Down by o
Wealthy BoOkmaker.

A Hackman Shot Down by q
Wealthy BoOkmaker.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Daniel Downey,
well known hackdriver, was shot
and probably fatally wounded by Hama
Murphy. the bookmaker, about o'clock
this morning. Bystanders who wit.
messed the shooting say there was no
provOcation for it. Murphy, who is
here from Tennessee on visit, came
out of HOgan's saloon at $40 State street
ABOUT 8 o'clock. With him were Joe
Ullman and Charley Thomas. the
wealthy Chicago bookmakers. All
three were more OF less under the influ-
enee of liquor. The three men were on
their way to a carriage that was wait
Ing for them, when Downey noticing the
carriage in waiting asked them If they
did not want carriage. ''Get away
from me-" Murphy is alleged to have
said, with an oath. and without further
provOcatiOn he drew revOiver and
shot DOwney in the cheek. and as the
unfortunate man fell, fired another shot
which took effect in Downey'S left side.
The three men then entered their car
riageS and were driven rapidly away.
Dewney was taken to the hospital
where the physicians express the Opin-
ion that he cannot live. Murphy and
his two friends were arrested abOnt 9
O'clock and locked up at the Harrison
street station.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
DIDN'T CALI A WI TNEss.
Contractor Kavanagh, Accused
of Jury Bribing, ACQUITTED.

of Jury Bribing, Acquitted.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-The building con-
tractor. Thomas Kavanagh. a member
of Camp 135, Clan-na-Gael. accused of
being implicated In attempts to bril,e
possible jurors on the CrOnin trial.
walked out of court this afternoon a
free man. He had just been acquitted
without having to call witness. Kay-
anagh's release took place after the evil
dence for the prosecution was all in.
and was ordered by Judge Waterman.
who ruled that States Attorney Longen-
ecker had failed to make ont case.
This leaves one man, Jeremiah O'Don-
nell, on trial. of the total of seventeen
Indicted. When court opened this
morning ex-Bailiff Soioman, one
of the states witnesses, took the stand.
He detailed at some length statement
that Bailitf Banks approached HIM say
ing there was ''big money" In getting
man on the Cronin jury who would hold
out for the defense. Hanks told him
Graham was to pay the money. Then
Joseph Dundas, a stenographer, testi-
fed from his notes of statement OF
confession made by the defendant.
Kavanagh, when the latter. with others.
was, prior to the indictments, nut
through course of questioning In
States Attorney Longeneeker's Office.
According to Dundas, Kavanagh had
confessed that he had made inquiries in
regard to certain men to be summoned
on the jury and had reported his con-
elusions to Lawyer Forrest. of counsel
for the defense in the Cronin case. He
said his inquiries were on
BEHALF OF THE IRISH People
who he considered were on trial. The
next witness, Edward Hoagland. bar
Der, testified that the defendant O'Don-
nell told him that he (Hoagiand) would
be summoned on the jury and that there
was $1,000 or more in the job for him il
he would get the defendants off as easily
as possible. especially Beggs. This fin-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
Failure to lndentify the Gro
min Suspect Nabbed In
st. Louis.
He Is Not the Man Who Drove
Dinan's Famous White
Horse.
Bishop Dubs Gives a Packed
Court Of Inquiry the
Shake.
A Crowd Of Tennesseeeans
Threaten to Lynch a Dark
Skinned Brute.

CHICAGO, Feb. 19-John B. Kelly,
who was arrested in St Louis for al
legged completely in the murder of Dr.
Cronin, was brought back to Chicago
tonight and submitted to the test of
Identification in the office of Chief of
Police Marsh. Mrs. Conklin and Frank
Seaman declared the voice and gestures
of the prisoner were similar to
those of the man who called for the
doctor and drove him to his death, but
neither could positively identify him.
Both thought the prisoner much older
man than the one who drove the famous
white horse. Chief Marsh has secured
a score of, specimens of Kelly's hand
writing, taken from st. Louis hotel
register, which he declares resemble
closely the handwriting, of the mythical
Simonds on the lease for the Clark
street fat and the check book of A. 81.
ReVell & Co.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
SOMEBODY LEAKS.
Senators Bewail the Fact That
They Can't Keep Secrets.

SSHatOfS 6eWait the FaCe Thaf
They Can't Keep Secrets.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-In the secret
session of the senate this afternoon the
question of the secrecy of the secret
session was debated at some length.
Yesterday Senator Dolph called the at
tentiOn of the senate to the fact that
certain newspapers published most elab-
orate reports of the proceedings of the
senate in secret session and that the
press associations covered very fully
evening all the business transacted by
the senate behind closed doors during
the afternoon. He was in favor
of a sweeping Investigation. The
matter was postponed until to-
day, when 1t was again discussed.
Attention was called to the fact that in
spite OF the special injunction of Sc
crecy placed on the proceedings of y es-
terday, the newspapers this morning
contained the usual full and accurate
reports. As the senators would not
place the blame on each other, the pos
Slbllity that reporters obtained ac-
cess to the galleries during the secret
session was discussed, as was also the
possibility that the employees of tile sem
ate leaked. 1t was proposed, among
other things, that the entire senate
wings of the capitol be cleared of all
but senators and employees during the
secret session. After some further dis
cussion fhes senate disposed of some
routine business and confirmed several
nominations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
WEST TO GET HIS OLD JOB.

Congressman COmstock Settles
the st. Cloud Postoffice Fight.
Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD. Minn., Feb. 19.-Advices
from Congressman Comstock to-day are
to the effect that he has recommended
the appointment of j. E. West as post
master of this city. The fight over this
question has been hotly contested
among the different factions of the Re-
publican party in this city. The young
element favored Mcmahon. OF either of
the other two candidates mentioned, in
preference to the successful applicant,
but the old veterans were too much for
them. and it is questionable now wether
or not they will quietly draw in their
horns. Capt. West is said to have been
preferred on account of his war record.
He was. previous to the Cleveland adj
ministration, postmaster in this city for
sixteen years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
THE PENAL CODE APPLIES.
Important Ru ing on Prohibition
in South Dakota.

Important Ru ing on Prohibition
in South Dakota.
MADISON, s. D., Feb. 19.-Judge Ait
kins rendered an important decision in
a liquor case pending before the circuit
been indicted for selling liquor without
license under the territorial
law of 1870. In dismissing the
action the judge ruled as follows:
the court holds that prohibition went
into effect on the I'd of November upon
the admission of the state into the
union, and that it repealed all existing
laws relative to licensing the sale of in
toxicating liquors as a beverage, and
that by repeating those laws it repealed
all the penalties for the violation of
them, and necessarily repealed the law
of 1879 relating TO license, under which
this indictment is brought, and
that there is no penalty now
in force by which this de-
fendant is found guilty could be pun
ished. That, although in form article
"a of the constitution is now absolutely
stlf-executing. yet section 2l7. of the
penal code, provides ample and ade-
or any other prohibitory law which
does not contain within itself penalty
for its violation. That every person
who has sold intoxicating liquors
since the I'd day of November, is
liable to an indictment and. punish
able il found guilty in the same
manner as provided for the punishment
of misdemeanor; that is a fine not ex-
ceeding $500 or imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding one year or
both, in the discretion of the court. 1
know that | decide in opposition to the
decision of the supreme court of North
Dakota, and, presume, in opposition
to the views of a great many eminent
legal gentlemen in South Dakota who
have expressed themselves through the
columns of the papers. But it is
my understanding of the law.
l think any other construction of it
would in effect thwart the will of the
people as expressed in the constitutional
convention and at the polls. In other
words, hold that we have constitu-
tional prohibition, and that adequate
punishment for Its violation is provided
by law, and it does not depend upon the
caprice OF notions of the legislature
whether or not it shall be enforced.
This case / shall take from the jury and
order the defendant discharged and his
bOndsmen released.