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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-27
sNow-BoUND Nr.w ENGLAND.
The People Cauch 1t From Port.
land TO Providence,

PROVIDENCE, X. l., Dec. 26.-The
violent snow storm which set in here
this morning resulted in a bad accident
on the Plainfeld street end of the Union
railway. The SNOW covered tile tracks
on steep grade on that thoroughfare,
and when car was coming towards the
city at IL O'Clock the brakes failed to
work and the horses Stampeded down
was just turning into the switch at the
junction crossing and collision
could not be avoided. The con-
ductOT. named Alexander Waterman,
cut his horses loose. The horses
on the west-b0und car were both ground
under the wheels of Waterman's car
and were instantly killed. Waterman,
thrown from his car. had his head
split open. He was otherwise injured,
and there is little chance that he will
live. Conductor Atwood, of the west
bound car. had both his arms broken
and injured Internally, and will prob
ably die. None of the passengers were
injured.
storm here, while not particularly Sc
we're, reached such poIut as to DELAY
travel greatly, all the railroad trains be-
ing late, and the electric street cars rem
dered almost useless before the end
of the afternoon. The New York, New
Haven s. Hartford road suffered
the most, some of the trains
being an hour late, even With two en-
gines. The delays ON the Western line,
ever which the STERN had earlier ragged,
delayed the Boston & Albany trains
badly. The morning express from Mon
Feai was over an hour late. BY means
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CoUNTERFEITERs' SCHEME.
A Big One Run Down by Officers
at Pittsburg.
,loynent.

PITrsBURG, Pa, Dec. 26.-A gigantic
conspiracy to flood the United States
with counterfeit silver dollars has been
unearthed. and to the energy and intel
ligence of the officials of the First police
district of Pittsburg is due the credit.
Nineteen persons are already under ar
rest, and 81, l00 IN spurious com is in
the hands of the police. The money
was brought from central depot in
New York city to Pittsburg by gang
of Italians employed to pass it. The
money was in silver dollars. and
United States Detective McSweeney
says 1t is the best counterfeit
of the standard silver dollar that was
ever made. The coin is perfectly formed
in every detail, and its ring is identical
with the good coin, the only fault abclt
it being II little light in weight. Two of
the Italians. named Ello Darige and
Nelson Maggorina, accompanied by
their wives, attempted to pass the spu-
rious money over the bar of the Black
Bear hotel, but were detected by the
proprietor and arrested. The party at
first refused to say where they lived
but the women finally broke down and
told the police that they had been living
at No. 523 Lincoln avenue, East end.
The house was quietly surrounded aud
fifteen Italians arrested. Secreted
under bed in one of the rooms was
found pile of counterfeit money
amounting to 81, 100. The prisoners
were removed to the central station and
locked M. After tie house had been
thoroughly searched the detectives in
teryiewed the prisoners, one at a time,
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Zard has buried this city in snow to the
extent of foot. completely blocking all
hOrSe-car travel. The storm is accom-
panied by sharp northwest wind,
which renders walking extremely an
pleasant.
PLEAsANTvILLE, N. j., Dee. 26-The
snow storm began here late last night
and is still raging. Fhe tide has been
coming In at an alarming rate all day,
and tonight it is unusually high.
POINT PLEASANT. N. j., Dec. 3d.
Along the entire coast. t.from Sandy Hook
to Cape May. the air Is thick with whirl-
ing snow. No wrecks have thus far
been reported. The life-saving men
are. however, out with their apparatus
constantly patrolling the beach.
CAPE MAY, N. j., Dec. 26.-Train
service on Five-Miie beach was sus-
pended this evening. The tracks were
all under water. No danger is reported
here.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Dec 26.-Snow to
the depth of nine inches fell to-day, and
in MANY places street cars and cable
cars had much difficulty in keeping III
motion. Travel on the railroads is Sc
riously blocked, all trains being from
one TO three hours late.
ALTOONA, Pa. Dec. GA storm. of
considerable fury visited this section
to-day. Snow fell to the depth of fifteen
inches, throwing all railroad traffic
several hours late. The snow is drift
ing on the mountains, and hundreds of
men are at work endeavOring to keep
the roads clear. Business is almost at
a standstill
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DID REED ADMIT IT?
One of Pinkerton's Men Claims
He Did

OhO OI ukcfCOn'S Men Claims
He Did.
TROY, n. Y. Dee. 26.-In the trial Of
John Reed, one of the alleged train
wreckers this afternoon, Detective Rob.
ert A. Pinkerton testified that Reed
made statement TO him after his arress
without any inducements or threats.
Counsel for the defend nts objected tn
admitting Reeds statement to Pinker-
ton on the ground that it was not vol
untary. Judge Griffin allowed the de-
fendantS' counsel to crOss-e&amine tho
witness TO show that it was not yolun-
tary. PInkertOn denied that he ever
told Reed that he would get Mr.. BisselI
10 come into the room to assure Reed
that whatever inducements might be-
made would be lived up to. He also
denied that Dissell had given any
such assurance. Counsel for the de-
fense questioned the witness in regard
to the grand jury proceedings, attempt
ing to show Reed was then regarded as
witness. and not as a defendant, bus
an objection to this line of cross-eXami-
nation was sustained. Pinkerton denied
having told Reed that he did not need
counsel. because the attorney for the
road would look after his case. He also
denied any knowledge of Reed having
received whisky from the detectives.
He said that Reed had been taken to
the StanWiX hall with handkerchief
about his face. so that he would not be-
recognized by the newspaper men about
the depot. The crime with which Reed
and others are charged is the displacing
of switch On the Central Hudson rail-
road. The alleged crime was committed
on the same night that the Montreal ex-
press was wrecked near Castleton, dur
ing the strike.
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THE AMERICAN JEWS.
Statistics Upon Them From the
Census Office.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The division
of vital statistics of the census office has
prepared a bulletin, which Is now in
press. containing summary of che re-
suits of a special inquiry concerning the
Jews in this country. The inquiry re-
suited in the return of 10,6IS completed
family schedules, embracing 60,630 per-
SONS on the 31st day of December, 1889,
and in these families there had been
LAS marriages, 603S births and 2,062
deaths during the five years end
ing that date. The social condition
of the families is indicated to
some extent by the number of servants
kept by them, and as about two-tllirds
are reported as keeping one or more
servants, the families reported may pe
said to be in easy circumstances. The
average number of persons to each
family on Dec. 81, 1889, was 571,. and
the average annual number for the five
years covered by these statistics was
5.47. The average annual number of
marriages per l,0u0 of total population
was much lower than the general rate.
being but IA, and the average age at
marriage Is greater than among the
general population. The low marriage
rate and the increased average age at
marriage are the principal reasons for
the low birth rate. The deaths report
ed for the five years give an aver
age annual death rate of I'll per 900
population. being about half of the av-
erage rate for the general population.
The expectation of life at the are of ten
years, based upon the death rate for the
year 1889, is 81. Ii and 56.02 years for males
and females respectively, as against
1890 and 4S.05 as calculated by life in
Surance cOmpanies for the general pOt)-
ulation of this country. Contrasting the
birth and death rates for those of native
born and foreign-born parents indicates
that the birth rate is decreasing and the
death rate increasing with mere pro-
longed residence in this country. but
the general results Indicate that the
Jews here retain many of the peculiari-
ties which have been noted among them
In Europe.
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A Movement on Foot to Save
the Groves Of Sequoia
Gigantea.
Secretary Noble Wants Cav
airy Stationed Among
the Trees.
The Senate and House Fight
ing Over a Small-Fry
Appropriation.
No Quorum in Either House
Yesterday--General Cap
ital News.

WARRINGTON, Dec. &c. - Andrew
Caldwell, the special agent Of the gen.
eral land office, appointed to make an;
investigation as to the location. condi-.
tion, number, ETC., Of giant (seQuoia-
gigantea) trees in the Stockton and
Visalia land districts in California, has
made his report 10 the commissioner of
the general land Office. In the Visalla
district, the report says. there is one
small and one large grove of giant
trees. The latter is virgin forest and
contains over 1000 giant seouoias and
many more small trees. Some five
years ago cooperative colony located
about forty entries in the neighborhood
and is constructing road to this TIM
Der belt. The colony. it is asserted.
numbers about 600 members, and
has recently englatted the Bellamy
idea as its leading attraction,
There is danger, the special agent be-
lieves, that these people, if unmolested,
will soon destroy this most wonderful
and perfect body of seQuuia gigantea in
the world. In a table giving the num-
Der and size of the trees in the groves
visited, only those forty-five feet in cir
cumference and more, measured three
feet from the ground, are classified as
giants. Uf these 1875 were found.
Forty-fOur are over eighty feet in cir
cumference, and several are more than
100. One is 106 in circumference, or a
little more than thirty-tive Ill diameter.
Secretary Noble has requested the sec
retary of war to station company of
cavalry in the Seguoia National park and
another in the Yosemite park to pre-
vent depredatiOns on the mammoth
tree groves. 1t is stated that the So
called Beliamy colonists, who have in
part perfected title to the lands ON
which these trees stand. have expressed
purpose to hold their claims IN spite
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and succeeded fiually in gaining the in.
formation that the money was made i'm
New York, and they had been sent here
to dispose of it. Similar gangs were
sent to other cities. but the men could
not tell what particular cities were he
ing operated on. Not mold or dye Of
any kind of cOunterfeiting machinery
was found i'll the possession of the gang
arrested.
Ats O'Clock this afternoon the gang
OF counterfeit passers was given a hear
ing, and two who appeared to be tie
principals were hello for court. They
were both ltalians-Mazzeltino and Ma.
rlette-the wife of the former also being
held as a witness. Detective McSwee-
nrY, Of the United States service, is in
communication with the New York
ofilcers and expects to assist III uneartf1-
ing the parent people in the East who
nave been manufacturing the clever i'm
itatlon and shipping it here for distri-
button
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consensus of opinion, especially on the
Democratic side, was that the debate on
the shipping bill would be prolonged TO
mich greater extent than had been
expected, MANY representatives ON both
sides oT the house having signitied their
desire to deliver speeches upon that
measure. or course, representatives
are in the dark as to the action of the
senate on the cl0ture, the financial meas
ure and the elections bill. That the first
will pe adopted is considered as doubt
fal. AstO the second. the feeling OH the
Republican SIDE is that no financial bill
can pass the house that is not purely
Republican measure-Une that is agreed
upon in party caucus and one that is not
put through senate with the aid of Dem
Ocratic votes. That the prospect of the
election bill is not very bright-unless
the pending debate is brought to
speedy end-is admitted by all: pros
pect which is depored by the Republic
ans and openly reioiced at by the DEM
OcratS.
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CONGRESS DOING NOTHING.
Neither House Able to Get To-
gether Quorum.

SCthOE a. <SuOtuIns
. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The holiday
season has affected the senate heavily
in the matter of attendance, and but
seven senators put in an appearance at
the north wing of the capitol to-day.
1t was understood when the senate ad-
journed Wednesday that its session to-
morrow would be purely formal. and. in
fact, it was ordered ouly to escape the
constitutional inhibition against an ad-
journiDent of over three days. So
nothing can be done until Monday, and
then the elections bill will be taken up
again. There is to be no cloture, no
finances, no anything for the whole
week to create diversion from the
dreary debate on the elections bill. A
Republican senator, a strong champion
of the bill, said:
1--WE will 20 on talking about the bill
next week, and many speeches will be
delivered to vacant seats aud empty GAL
leries. We can't help it. you see; for
the proceedings the other night, when
Hoar tried to drive the Democrats into
a night session, were proof conclusive
that we could not muster in force dur
ing the holiday season. But | believe
that about Jan. we shall have fight
ing quorum. and then you may look for
a diversion"
The senator was asked if majority
could be secured for the cloture resolu-
tion.. He replied that Senator AIdrich,
who had it in charge, had been in
structed to canvass the Republican side
of the senate before putting in the new
rule. Senator Aldrich was a cool
headed, shrewd man. and it was hardly
to be presumed that he would enter into.
a great struggle, as this promised to be,
without some sort of assurance of suffi-
cient power behind him to win the vic
tory.
A sergeant could barely secure enough
members who were present in the house
this morning to constitute skirmishingi
squad. Here and there few gentle.
men would gather i'll grOuS and i'm a
desultory manner talk over the business
now pending in the two houses. The
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BURNING FIERCELY.
Pennsylvania Mine Set Off by a
Big EXnIOSiOn.


SCoTTDALE, Pa, Dec. 26.-An explo-
sion took place this morning i'll the en-
trance of shaft Of the United Coal and
Coke works, operated by the United
Coal company. 1t was caused by the
ignition of kerosene oil. The report was
terrible. One hundred aud fifty miners
were at work at the time, but all made
their escape through the various open
ings for that purpose. Some escapes
were miraculous. The fire, which is
still raging, burned tiercely, de-
Stroyed all the loose property
in the mine. and has al
ready done enormous damage. Every
effort is being made to extinguish the
fire. The coal is already said to be
aUlaZe, and an immense contiagratiOp,
which would practlcaiiy ruin the mine,
is feared. The United mine is situated
on the Sewickly creek, and is pro-
nounced one of the finest in the region.
General Manager Lynch, of the tricK
Coke company, who thoroughly under
stands everything about the NINE, is on
the scene directing the work, and at a
late hour tonight it is thought that the
flames may possibly be Subdued through
his excellent engineering. Two per-
sons were inj njured this afternoon by Il
fall Oh timbers near the burning shaft.
Over 500 men Will be thrown out of en-
nlovIuant
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BADLY BATTERED.
The Yale Terrifically Pounded by
Big Waves.


Big Waves.
DEAL BEACH. N. j., Dee. 26.-The
.three-masted schooner Yale, bound from
Boston for Baltimore, tried to enter
Sandy Hook bay last night for shelter
from the terrible storm, but to avoid
coming ashore here she anchored Just
outside the inner bar. Her Off
GERS displayed no distress sig
mails this morning, evidently believing
tlat she would oftride the gale. Capt.
Edwards, of Life Saving Station No.i6,
at the foot of Deal lake, telephoned to
Capt. Wardell, of Life Saving Station
No. 5, at Elbcron, and he came down
with his crew. The sea ran high and
pounded and battered away at the
schooner with terrific force. A big
wave bore off the vessels rudder,
and then one of her two anchor
chains parted. A life line was shot
over the rigging, and soon the Dreeches
buoy was bringing the crew ashore.
Capt. Alexander Simpson and q crew
of seven men were safely drawn ashore.
Tonight the schooner was still on the
bar, but she had been terribly racked
by the terrific onsiaughts of the sea,
and the huge combers were breaking
over her upper deck. She is owned by
Capt. Hutclison, of New Haven, Conn.,,
and is valued at about S30,oOO. She left
Boston nine DAYS ago.
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international silver Coin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The recon-
mendations of the international Ameri-
can conference for the establishment OF
an American monetary union and the
issue of common silver coin, have been
adopted by all the American republics
except Guatemala, Uruguay and Para
quay, which have not been heard from.
The first meeting of the union takes
place at the department of state at noon
on Wednesday, the 18th of January.
The delegates from the United States
have not yet been appointed.
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Died With Her Children.

ROCHESTER. n. Y. Dec. ga ter
rlble conflagration occurred this morn
ing about O'Clock, whereby woman
and three children lost their lives. The
victims were Mrs. John Dietrich, of No.
Z Orchard street and her three children,
Libbie, aged five years; Jacob, aged
three, and Louisa, aged eleven months.
How the fire originated is mystery.
Mrs. Dietrich had arisen at O'clock to
start fire in the kitchen stove, and
wakened her husband suon after with
an alarm of fire. She rushed III tn save
her three little children and perlShed In
the flames. Her husband and one son
csc aned.
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JERSEY AND QUAKERDOM.
Plenty of the Beautiful All Along
the Line


PHILADELPHIA, Dec 26.-Beyond the
unpleasantness attendant upon streets
that were turned by the snow and rain
into rivers of slush, and the imperfect
street car service in the early
morning hour, but little inconven-
lence was experienced in this city to-
day from the storm. The mail trains
from the South and West were delayed
from one to four hours, but the local
service was but little interfered with.
Tonight many of the telegraph
and telephone wires throughout the
city are going down under the weight of
the ice upon them. and the service Is
badly broken. Telegraph coinmunica-
ton with the Delaware break
water and Newcastle was in
terrupted by the storm, and during
the latter part OF the day there was no
knowledge at all of the movements of
vessels in the river and bay.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 26.-Another big
snow storm is raging here. 1t has been
showing steadily for eighteen hours,
and there are no indications of its cessa-
ton. between twelve and fourteen
inches of snow has already fallen.
Trains are all several hours behind
time, and street car traffic on all but the
cable roads has been temporarily sus-
pended.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 26.-Snow has
been falling since early this morning
and is now at depth of six inches. The
street cars are not running ana railway
trains are delayed. A snow blockade
on PokOmo mountain is feared.
WII4KEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 26.-Snow
began to fall here at midnight. and at
tn-n0 a tc cfi <rsr,
fercely, with snowdrlfts of two and a
half to three feet IN the streets.
AsBURY PARK. N. j., Dec. ga
heavy snow storm has prevailed here
for two days. A three-masted schooner
is stranded off Deal beach. The men
from Lif6-Saving Station No. have
boats ready to fend assistance. The
schooner is being driven further up on
the beach by the surf. She Will prob
al " br to al " eek.
NEWARK, n. j.. Dec. 26.-The bliz-
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Miss Jones Is n Bird.

ScoTTDALE, Pa, Dec. &c. = Miss
Jones, alias Frisbenl, the housekeeper
of Henry Adams, a miner of Everson.
disappeared yesterday, taking with her
over $50 in money and Sl,6O0 or S1.SO0
in notes. Her Disappearance is said to
be due to the combined efforts of
couple of married men in Eyerson,
whose objects in view were To secure a
slice of the money. Miss Jones two
weeks ago caused sensation by similar
actions. for which she was arrested in
Pittsburg. The case at that time was
settled with her old lover on condition
that she return to his household.
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WERE IN COLAUsION.
Two Men Who Robbed Big Lunl-
Der Firm.

ALBANY. n. Y. Dec. 2G.-DanIel w.
TaIcott, head bookkeeper in the employ
of Ii. W. Sage & Co., lumber dealers,
was arrested this evening on a Charge
of embeZzlement and sent to jail. Bail:
was fixed at $1,000. The exact amount
of his thefts is not yet known, butitIs be-
lieved it will run high UP into the thou
sands. After Sage Il Co.'s confidential
clerk, Joseph B. Abbott, who killed
himself on Dec.e3 had been caught at
stealing from the firm, an expert was
employed to examine The books and
thus Talcott's dishonesty was discov-
cred. 1t appears that Talcott and Alb
Dott operated in collusion. Their opera
tions were facilitated by the fact that
the firm trusted both implicitly and left
blank checks signed in the bookkeeper's
hands for business purposes. These he
filled out and cashed, and the money he
pOcketed and charged TO some fictitious
expenditure. IalcUtt is elderly, and
had always been thought to be tie soul
of honor
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STRUCK A L.vE WIRE.
An Electric Iineman Instantly
Killed at Denver.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 26.-Charles Nc
DonneL, lineman employed by tie
electric light company, was instantly
killed this evening by coming in contact
with a live wire, He was working on
the top of pole near Eighteenth
and Blake streets, and, after
receiving the shock, he fell
across the wires, his hand grasping the
wire that killed him. In moment the
smell of burning flesh was distin-
guished, and before he could be taken
down it became stronger, and blue
smoke arose from three places on The
poor fellows body, producing scene
which caused the crowd tn turn away
with horror. He leaves a wife and FAM
w
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THE CAPITAL IN 1T.
Washington Reports q More Or
Less Pleasant Time.

Washington reports More Or
Less Pleasant Time.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. - Washing
ton has experienced the heaviest SNOW
storm Ill years. and this morning travel
of all kinds was almost suspended. The
snow was ten inches on level. Street
Car riding was precarious, and pedes-
trianism. though preferable, was no
luxury. In the residence portion of the
town tile sidewalks we're not generally
cleared by the hour for the movement
from tile breakfast table to the office
desk, and so the piodders had to take to
the middle OF the streets. Car tracks
formed the NEST convenient prone
nadeS, and all the morning they were
like great arteries of humanity, pulsat-
ing in one general direction. Govern
ment clerks were universally late, the
Uunctual ones being so few and far be-
tween that the Watchmen at the doors,
late themselves, stared IN amazement.
The through trains from the South and
West We're delayed, the Chicago express
being two hours late.