St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-18
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on Page 8.
FROM HIGHWAY AND BYwAY.

banking firm, and F. w. Ashley, second
son of Sir John Astley,were at the Ryan
Yesterday Oh their return from the Pa
cific coast, where the Earrings have
large interests. The visitors spent
couple of days in Butte, and express
themselves as delighted with the place.
Edward A. YOungS, who was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Halpin
in ST. Paul yesterday, arrived in this
country week ago from Manila, the
capital of the Island of Luzon. one OF
the PHILIPPINE group. He is cousin OF
f. W. Halpin. who has recently taken
up his residence on lglehart street:
Mr.. YoungS was American consul at
Manila from 1882 to 1885, and since the
appointment of his successor he has re-
sided on the island, which he character
ICES as an earthly paradise. He talks
Interestingly of his home in the China
sea, and expresses his intention of re-
turning to look after his interests
there as soon as he has made the
round of his relatives and friends i'll
this country. Mr. Youngs states that
lust before he left the island of Minando
was in a condition of volcanic upheaval,
and that the natives and European resi-
dents had deserted their homes for
temporary quarters on another island.
There is, he says, always some volcanic
disturbance going on in one or another
of the islands, and in 1865 Manila, the
city of his late residence, was almost
wiped out of existence by an EARTH
quake. Mr.. Y0ungS has engaged III to.
6acco culture since he was relieved OF
his consular duties, and is now owner OF
,o,orol l1Ia tNlantot films
j.
Among the arrivals at the Merchants
Yesterday was George w. Argo, the
famous Iowa criminal lawyer, who was
associated with W. w. Irwin in the de-
tense of John Arensdorf when the Sioux
City brewer was tried for the murder of
Rev. George Haddock few years ago..
Mr.. Argo is in the city on legal bust
ness. he having been retained by the
relatives of the man Murray, now await
ing the action of the grand jury regard
ing his case. Murray is the man who
engaged in fight with several other
men. among them brother OF his,
against some Italians on the west side
of the river, and is accused OF having
caused the death of one of the DagoeS.
When asked what line of defense would
be taken, Mr.. Argo said that it would be
self-defense. in that if Murray had struck
the Italian, as claimed, he would have
been Justified on that theory. The fact
was, however, that the Murray under ar
rest was not the Murray who had struck
the blow, but that it was his brother
who was responsible therefor. He an
ticipated no difficulty in establishing the
innocence of his client of the charge
resting against him. The Murray fam
lily, the wife of the man now in Jail, and
his mother, are well-tO-do people, hav-
ing a large farm in Plymouth county,
Iowa, and no effort will be spared to
clear the man.
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Among the visitors in the city yester-
day was Crawford G.. ZedtwitZ, of New
York, representing the Belgian firm OF
Ruppelgalm 81 Cantonell. one of the
largest firms of iron contractors in
Brussels. He is here in connection
with contract about to be entered into
by the Belgian company to supply the
structural iron for the new Minneapolis
court house. The CarnegieS, Phillips
& Company, and many other prominent
firms of American iron manufacturers
have been underbid % per cent. by
the Belgian combine, and to the latter
tits understood the contract will be
awarded A great deal of stir has been
created among American manufacturers
of iron and steel by the offer of the
Ruppelgalm company, and the state
ment is freely made that if it is possible
for the Belgian concern to execute the
contract at the figure quoted, which, as
stated, is 25 per cent below the lowest
American bid, it is an evidence that the
tariff on building iron is entirely toe
low. The same firm bidding here had q
hand in the recently completed con-
tracts at Houston and Austin. Tex
The BelgianS charged 1925 for beams
on the Austin contract. which was more
than was asked by the American bid
derS.. Since that, strikes and other hap
penings have increased the cost of pro-
ductiOn in Belgium II per cent. 1t is
binted that way has been discovered
of evading the straight schedule OF du-
ties, and efforts are being made to dis
cover the leak. Mr.. ZedtWitZ, when
asked how much the Minneapolis con-
tract would amount to, replied that it
would be about 100000. He had
nothing to say as to why or how it was
that under existing labor and tariff
conditions, his firm could afford to un
derbid the home manufacturers 25 per
cent. When suggestion was made
that method of evading the tariff had
been discovered he laughed the idea tt
scorn, remarking that it was just as
easy to fit each iron beam with pail
of wings and make it fly over here as tt
evade the tariff duty. 1.-The fact is, .
he said, 1--WE are able to manufacture
more cheaply than your leading firms
who have bid against US, and all thi:
speculation is merely the result of {
sudden betrayal of how much more
cheaply we can do it. [ have only tt
say that any offer we have made has
been made in good faith. and that if we
are awarded the contract we shall
carry it out to the letter."