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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
A HEAVY FALL.

There are no spectacular exhibitions
reported at this session OF congress of
the pomp and majesty of the man who
q few months ago was filling the chair
of the speaker to overlooking. No at
frighted Democrat has had to escape
from his presence through fastened
door, to the detriment of a Republican
nose. The coercive policy of the last
session is not now attempted by the
gavel FOUNDER. There is not nearly 4
quorum of Republican members in
Washington, and not likely to be before
the holidays, if at all. Tom REED is 4
mere ordinary sort of speaker. not
cZar,so far this session. Desperate party
emergencies later on may force him to
try the role of the deSpot again, but the
fire is too near out for the bel
lows to revive it. The visible
Tom REED, now looking over the
house and treated by those he despite
fully used" in the other time, as q
crushed REED, is remarkable illustra-
ton of the mutations of political life.
Measured by time, not events, il is but
a little while ago that REED had swelled
up to the proportions of presidential
candidate OF his party. He had las
seed his party in the house and dragged
it at his heels, suppressed the Demo
Gratis and had unchecked sway. He was
Endorsed by his home people in q man.
ner that put to flight the old conceit
that a prophet could not be honored in
his own bailiwick. He came up like
sky rocket, as it were, and his descent
is about as rapid. Look at that cayal
cade, with REED as the central figure
and popular hero, that was waited West
ward in the October political .zephYrs.
See the trenZied rush of the popuace
in st. Paul and all other cities visited,
TO view and hear the prodigy. To-day
Corporal TANNER. in his lonely wan
behring's, would rival Tom REED as an
attraction. His shadow would not
cover even the plume of the other man
from Maine. This is not by reason of
the fickieness of the public mainly.
There was the lions skin, but the char
acter of the occupant has been discov-
cred. Many, even of his political asso-
ciateS who were delivering eulogies
upon him in the campaign, are now dis
posed to curse him as one of the causes
of their calamities. BLAINE can afford
t. give him a glance of pity, even, and
fear no further rivalry in the favonte
son business in his state. REED is a
burned firecracker.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
A GOOD ATTEMPT.

Secretary NOBLE will obscure any or
binary blunders in his department if he
can effect an arrangement that will
eliminate the array of pension sharks
that have fattened so obesely upon the
veterans and the country. He dis
cusses the matter in his report, and in
dictates his belief that such provision
can be made that the claimants will not
suffer and the obnoxious class be re-
handed to more reputable modes of
subsistence. He says there are from
1900 to 5000 cases allowed each week.
and out of the allowance the govern
ment pays these claim agents about
S150,000. This is SO for each claim al
lowed, reduction from the former S25.
But S150,000 per week taken out of the
pockets of the soldiers and their wild
ows and orphans is tax that
should be avoided if possible.
The secretary INDUCES in free
dom of allusion to this class
of benefciarieS that does not show much
regard for the sensibllities of LEMON.
Corporal TANNER and the rest: or even
Commissioner RAUM, who has a son in
the business. and is in great need of the
whitewash brush. NOBLE says that
many of these fellows ere shoddy attor-
neys, who could not make their salt i'm
their profession, but go to Washington
and open up claim shops, becoming
millionaires in few years. The cor
poral of the fluent mouth is understood
to have gotten up among the large
figures since he left the pension office
by lntimation. But it will be found
hard task to break into the rayages of
this class, and the secretary will not
effect it in hurry.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
The Widow Will Contest.

NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-Mrs. Lucy Fav-
erweather, the widow of the deceased
leather merchant, George Fayerweath-
er, who by will decided over $1,000. 900
to colleges, got leave from Probate
Judge Ransom to-day to withdraw her
consent to the probate of the will and
{ She will contest the instrument.
The whole estate is expected TO real
ize Sc, 900. out of which bequests,
le2acies and other charges absorb only
81, $780, COO. Mrs. Fayerweather receives
under the will and cOdicils $4,000 in
cash, the house and stable in Fifty-sev-
enth street and an annual income of
$4,000. The fourth and last eodicil to
the will was signed by Mr.. Fayer-
weather on the day of his death 1t re-
moved Mr. Rich from the position of
simple executor and gave him a
joint residuary interest with Henry
B. Vaughan and JuStus Bulkely.
Mrs. Fayerweather is said not to have
understood at first the effect of the pro-
visions of her husbands will. The OBJ
lection which Mrs. Fayerweather holds
to the granting of probate on the will
and fourth codiciI is not based on the
liberality of her husbands beqnests to
the twenty colleges. 1t is said that she
is even willing to carry these out, in
case she should obtain the power to dis
pose of the property. What Mrs. Fayer-
weather fails to comprehend is why the
ethree executors should receive 81, 100000
ap zee without any of them having any
particular claim on it. The contest will
be made on the fourth codicil probably
on the grounds of undue influence. The
signature of the testatOr to this docu-
ment will play an important part at the
trial.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
THE STORY OF A DAY.

Stocks take an upward squirt.
Troops are about to move on the Bad
Lands.
The election bill excites hot debate in the
senate.
y Duluth capitalists decide to reorganize the
Bell & Eyster bank.
Emotional insanity will be the defense in
.he Regain murder case.
Several bands of Southern Indians are re-
ported on the warpath.
The eleventh day Of the Horton murder
rial proves an uneventful one.
Hawk rs has his papers ready for q contest
II the Fifty-third senatorial district.
The house census committee reports and
explains the reapportionment bill.
Engineer Kctchum, whose engine killed
.hree people, weeps II a Minneapolis court
George F. Work, the wrecker of the Bank
Of America, is placed under bonds of S2O,-
600.
Ignatius Donnelly fails to get an indorse-
ment from the Fifth district Farmers ALI
ance.
New Rockford, y. D., people become
greatly excited over prospects of Indian
1epredatious.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
THE PEOPLE LIKE 1T.

The present declaration in Repub-
lean quarters that the next state con-
Tention of the party will follow the ex-
nipple of the Democrats in Illinois, and
ormally pronounce for Senator DAVIS
rs his own successor. may be specially
Intended for the ears of the executive,
out that policy is be coming the popular
)ne. 1t has usually been indorsed by
he farmers in their political gather
ngs, and, while it is not distinctively an
agricultural measure, both the other
parties will be looking around to see
low much in common may be had with
he farmers. There is not room for
much doubt that the Republicans will
dominate DAVIS for senator in their
state convention. This method is
is near an election by the peo-
pie as can be had without con-
'titutional amendments, ana amounts
20 about the same. In Illinois
the Republicans now believe that
they made blunder, and probably have
lost a senator by not following the ex-
ample of the Democrats. 1t will not be
surprising if that becomes the general
fact with all parties in the states that
have senators 10 elect in 1892. 1t was
shown to be popular in Indiana, as
well as Illinois. The Democrats in
dorsed VOORHEES,, and the people gave
an almost unprecedented majority to
the party pledged to him. The subject
is attracting attention at Washington,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
ANGRY CREDITORS.
They Haunt the Footsteps
Banker Prettyman.

They Haunt the Footsteps of
Banker Prettyman.
s CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-The grand jury
4his afternoon returned bills of indict-
anent against Banker Prettyman, whose
bark went to the wall some time ago,
and against his cashier. G. S. Johnson,
ON charges of embeZZlement, and cap
Eases for their arrest were at once
ISSUED for their arrest. The basis of
the indictments is the receipt of money
sfrem depOsitOrs after the insolvency of
bank was apparent. Prettyman was
subsequently taken into custody. The
banker and cashier narrowly es-
scaped spending a night in Jail. 1t
was not till this evening that bonds
men could be secured. and Judge had
to be- induced to return to court after
4hourS to sign the release papers. Pretty
man, his wife and the cashier at once
|stOek carriage and drove to faShiona-
|sble restaurant. where they dined.
sFhroughout the day. the corridors adj
Joining the grand jury rooms were
haunted by angry creditors. In the
county court other sufferers watched
the investigation progressing there re-
garding Pfettyman'S affairs. Accord
ing to admissions of Fl. Ii. Bishop, the
silent partner of the banker, the col
lapse was made more complete by
Bishop, who believed Prettyman was
arranging a ''freeZe out" Bishop, be-
fore the crash came, quietly checked
out some thousands of dollars, giving
the money to his brother, who carried
it to Canada. The assets of Prettyman's
bank, lumber company and private
estate were scheduled by the assignee
to-day amounting to S45S, 600.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
JoPLIN's CRIME.
Inside History of the Brutal Fort
Smith Murders.


FORT SMITH, Ark, Dee. 12.-Mrs.
John Miller, one of the victims of
Charles Joplin's murderous gun yester-
day, died this morning of her wounds.
and this evening the father, mother and
daughter were all buried at the same
time. At last &C cunts the body of the
murderer, Joplin, was still lying where
he fell, no one having touched it.
DR.. Stewart was also buried this after
noon and the body of Dull, Joplin's
first victim, still lies in the morgue in
the city. Joplin has wife somewhere
in Missouri, and an uncle named Joe
Halter, at Springfield. LII. Investiga-
ton brings to light the fact that Joplin
seduced Miss Miller and called on Dr..
Stewart to commit an abortion. Stew
art refused and told of the affair." 1t
was reported that Joplin was going
to be arrested for seduction, which
seems to have worked Oh his
mind to such an extent that 1t almost
set him wild. He told friend there
yesterday that he was going to Texas.
but i'll place of dong that,he shouldered
his gun and started for Jenny Lind,
twelve miles from this city, on foot.
When he reached that place. he went
direct to Stewards store, and when the
latter saw nm coming. he grabbed his
Winchester, and as Joplin entered, pre-
sented it and pulled the trigger, but the
gun failed to fire. and he was shot in
stantly by Joplin, who put three loads
into his victim. He then pro-
ceeded to Miiler's, and after
shooting, father, mother and daugh-
ter, fred one shot at twelve
year-old girl as she ran off, shooting her
i'll the hand. He then placed the muzzIe
of the gun to his forehead and pulled
the trigger, scattering his brains around
promiscuouslY. Dull, his first victim,
has a wife III Cheney, Kan, and his
mother lives at Charleston, Kan. He
has been visiting relatives in the lower
part of the state and was on his way
home. Joplin has been in this section
some months working in the Jenny
Lind coal mines, and was well thought
of. He was fine specimen of physical
manhood, and was known AS one of the
best shots in the West.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
RIVER STEAMER LOST.
The City of Baton Rouge Sinks al
Hermitage LANDING

The City of Baton Rouge Sinks at
Hermitage Landing. p
NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 12.-rhe Anchor
line steamer City of Baton Rouge, from
st. Louis for New Orleans, with full
cargo of western produce. sank at 8
p. IN. near Hermitage Landing. Boat
and cargo total loss. No lives reported
lost. The accident occurred while
making a landing at Hermitage.
A snag was struck, believed to
be the same one that caused the
loss of the Paris c. Brown in 1889.
When the boat struck the hog chains
seemed to give way. the hull began TO
sink rapidly. SO0n broken two and disap-
peared. The cabin and hurricane decks
parted from the hull and floated away.
Two unknown deck passengers were
drowned. The crew and passengers
saved are at Hermitage. 1t is possible
that six or eight passengers taken on
board on the way down were lost, but
this is not authentic. The steamer was
valued at $4,000; cargo, 100000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
IT Is HIS WAY.

There is no denial from Washington
that the president is employing the
most extreme opportunities of his posi-
ion to induce senators to vote for the
force bill. The Establishments of his
magnetic personality, so to speak. are
brought into persuasive activity. The
hesitating statesmen are induced to the
White house by the agencies that Sena-
tor CONKLING asserted could alone in
luce his presence there in one of his
diSaffected periods. The constant advo-
cacy of this measure in the presidents
public efforts confirms the impression
that he feels that his political future
largely hinges upon its passage. His
pertinacity in the matter should lead to
the suspicion that there is even more
partisanship in the thing than has been
alleged. 1t is not picture that can be
viewed with pride, even by the
conservative Republicans, of the pres
ident lobbying with the hesitating
senators, and virtually bringing gov
ernment patronage to bear on the action
of the laWmaking branch of the gov
eminent. This is not the design of the
trainers of the government fabric. or
the habit of the very reputable people
who have usually occupied the White
house. 1t is not creditable role for
even one of whom SO little may be ex-
pected as the present incumbent. The
statement is hardly needed that such
Influences have been totally ineffective.
Those who have independence enough
to stand out against the decree of the
party caucus would be likely to be
impervious to the arguments of HAIR
GISoN based upon personal interest. 1t
IS an almost ineXplicable faulty that is
able to extract Republican or Harrl-
ionian advantage from crowding such
measure through in defiance of the
voice of the people that has just rung
'ut in the loudest opposition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
TO-DAY,s WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-For Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota: Fair
weather; southerly winds, warmer Saturday
and sunday.
For Iowa: Fair weather; southerly winds.
warmer Saturday and sunday.
SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER.
ST. Paul. Dec. 12-The area of high ba-
rometer and low temperature that oyerlaid
the Northwest for the last two days has
moved southwestward, and at this writing Is
central over Missouri. \ well-defined low,
OF storm area with high temperature. is CEN
tral near Calgary. y. w. T., or just north
Of Montana similar condition existed
there Just previous 10 the setting in of The
late cold snap. No snow fell anywhere ex-
cept at couple of stations on the lakes.
Clear to partly cloudy weather, with south
erly winds, prevails from the Rocky mount
ANS 10 the Missouri and Upper Mississippi
valleys, thence eastward over the great lakes
and to the Ohio valley. Northwest TO west
winds and clear weather prevail. The con-
iit.ons indicate 4 wei marked rise in tenn
perature to-day P. Z. LYONS, observer.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
LYMPH is SCARCE.
Americans Wanted to Keep Away
From Berlin.

Americans Wanted to Keep Away
From Berlin.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 12.-The Herald
has the following special cable from
Berlin, Germany:
1t will no doubt interest your readers
of the medical profession to learn that
DR.. Brown, of Milwaukee, who lately
arrived here for the purpose of studying
Dr.. Koch's method, has sent com
munication to the Berlin press in which
he warns his American colleagues not
to come to Berlin. He says Berlin IS
crowded with foreign physicians, who
vainly seek to obtain supply
OF : DR.. Koah's lymph; that it
is with the utmost difficulty that
access to the hospitals can be obtained,
and that it is absolutely impossible to
get clear understanding of the tests
made. The professors are so pressed
forlymph that they have found it nee
essary 10 book the applications as they
are made. in their turn.
DR.. Brown is of the opinion that it
will not be possible for him to secure
supply of the lymph in shorter time
than four weeks.
were at dinner and the house brilliantly
lighted, one of two men climbed the
porch and entered through an open
window, while his companion watched
from the street. Extraordinary cool
hess and knowledge of the premises
was shown. A discharged servant is
SUSPECTED.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
BURNED AT SEA.
The Barkentine Bonner Deserted
and Destroyed.

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. IL = The
British steamship Unionist. Capt.
Neaie, which arrived here to-day from
Liverpool. brought the officers and
crew of the American barkentine, Ada
8. Bonner, which sprung a leak aud
was abandoned and burned at sea Nov.
PA. The Bonner was from Baltimore.
of 463 tons registered, A. G. Snow,
master, and was hound from Baltimore
to Z Rio de Janiero, with mer-
chandise, and car ried crew of
nine men, all told. She sprung
a. leak and was wrecked in
mid ocean, in latitude 80 north and
longitude 4O:30 west When the crew
a bandoned her they set fire to the bark
entine and she was destroyed. In
launching the. boats they were smashed
against the barkentine'S sides and the
crew were rescued by the boats of the
Unionist, which stood by for five hours,
and her officers and crew worked brave
ly in rendering assistance to the crew
OF the laundering vessel. Capt. Snow
and crew left this evening by rail for
Baltimore.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
BINDER COMPANY FAIL.
Assets 100000, Liabilities About
$4,000.


CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 1.-THE Davis
Platform Binder company of this city,
engaged in manufacturing harvesters
and binders, to-day went into the hands
of A. johnson, as receiver, assets said
to be about 100000, liabilities about
$4,000. The embarrassment is de
clared to be only temporary, and is due
to poor collections and inability for the
past two months to secure the usual
bank accommodations on account of the
Slringency in the money market. The
company is said to be perfectly solvent.
and it is believed that neither creditors
nor stockholders will lose dollar. The
business will be continued, and the Off
GERS strongly believe the company will
in short time regain its former pros
porous condition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
If the Statement Be True.

RocKPoRT, Ind, Dec. 12-Just be-
fore the death of an unknown man at
Tennyson few days ago he made the
startling assertion that he was the MUIR
derer of John r. Bilderbach, near Fort
Branch, twenty years ago. for which
crime Thomas Camp, asserting his inno-
cence, was hanged. If the dying state
ment of this man be true it shows that
terrible mistake was committed, re-
sultlng in the death of an honest man.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13

and it is believed that the Republicans
in Ohio will put up Senator SHERMAN
the coming year to give additional inter
est to the canvass. In view of some
former incidents, 1t is extremely desir
able for the Democrats in that state to
60 to the people with their choice for
senator, and the Republicans will want
to know that no FoR AKEE Is to pat
stiletto into their icicle. The plan suits
the people perhaps better than the poll
ficianS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
RECoNsIGNING COAL.
Western Freight Association
Takes a Whirl at the Question.

CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-At to-day's meet
Ing of the Western Freight association,
consideration was given to the practice
of reconsigning coal at interior points
on and west of the Mississippi river.
The abuses that have grown up are re-
sulting in serious loss of revenue to the
roads. Final disposition of the matter
was held over until next months meet
ing. A revision of pig iron rates from
Wisconsin furnaces to the general ter
ritory of the association was agreed
upon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
Mail Thief Caught.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 12.-Will-
lam s. Elliott, veteran postal clerk
who has been twenty years in the serv-
ice, was caught stealing packages to-
night by Postoffice Inspector Vickery,
who prepared decoy. When searched
jewelry valued at several thousand dol
lars was found upon him. the harvest
of months continuous pilfering. Ell
liott is fifty, and does not deny his guilt
mr. offer any pyoucp
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13

KING kALAKAUA turns in few hon.
est pennies to his treasury by conuihut-
ing half-column article to San
Francisco journal. He writes about the
cheap labor imported in his domain for
the sugar production. This is no doubt
a hint that the two cents pound bounty
should be sent over on the reciprocity
canoe. The report that his eyes are
bad, but he has 100000 with him, are
perhaps for the beguilement of those
who may take him for snap at poker.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
BREvITIEs BY TELEGRAPH.

Portugal will attack any armed force
poachng on her territory IN Mozambique.
Stephen A Deshon. builder. Everett,
Mass: debts SS7..'S4; assets unknown
Faulkner & Allen, Philadelphia; debts,
$50, 900; assigned.
Four miles from Atlanta. Ca, Morgan
Tyndall. engineer. and a negro brakeman. on
freight train, were killed yesterday. Two
others were fatally hurt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
NEW YORK CYCLONE.
A Brick Building Falls and Buries
a Family.

New YoRK.Dec. 12.-During the high
winds i'll Brooklyn this morning two
story and basement brick building,
owned by Charles F. Butler & Bros, at
the corner of Fifth street, near Sixth
avenue, was blown down. 1t fell on
one-story brick structure occupied by
Nicholini Delphino, an Italian shoe
maker, and his wife and two children.
The family was buried in the ruins. All
were rescued unhurt save RoSina, a
.thirteen-year-old girl. who was killed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
BROTHERHOOD UNION.
A General Meeting TO Be Held at
San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Dec. 12.-Under
the auspices of the Brotherhood OF Rail
way Engineers, the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, the Brotherhood of
Railway Firemen. the Brotherhood of
Railway Conductors and the Order of
Railway Conductors. the first general
meeting of the railway employees of the
Southwest takes place next Sunday
afternoon. Delegates are expected from
the states of Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Arkansas. The object
of the meeting is to debate ways and
means to counterfeit the centraiZing
tendency of the railways of the country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13

THE Democrats have elected mayor
of New Haven, Conn.,, one of the largest
manufacturers of the city. His factory
turns out more tools than any other in
the country. He has always held that
it was not tariff his business needed,
but free iron and coal. With these he
could compete with the English in all
the markets of the world. with no re-
duetion of the wages of his workmen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13

Mr.. WILLARD prognoses the situation
rightly in preSuming the electric line
will continue to hold the popular track
for interurban traffic, providing the lib
eral policies now indicated fully ma
terialize. Rapid time, frequent trains
and comfortable cars. with reasonable
chances for seats. Will give them most
of the traffic, especially if the short
lines keep up their rates, which have
always been regarded by the public as