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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
ooNsc1ENoELEss swINDLERs.
An Effort to Fleece Dutchmen Not
Likely to Succeed.

An EHort 20 bIe ece Dutchmen Not
Likely to Succeed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The United
States consul at Amsterdam recently re-
ported that an effort was being made to in
duce citizens Of that country to emigrate to
Florida by representing that each emigrant
who would deposit 415 would be given ten
acres OF rich Florida land, together with
implements for cultivating it, and would
be given board and lodging free for one
year. The matter was reported to the
treasury department, suggesting that while
such immigrants would not be prohibited
from landing, it would be well for the con-
sui to advise the people to move cautiously
in the matter, and to correspond with the
governor OF Florida before taking any de-
cisiye action
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
Famine in the soudan.

CAIRO, Jan. 16.-Authentic news has been
received of terrible mortality among the
natives in the Soudao, owing to famine
resulting from lack of rain during the
autumn. The fighting forces have dispersed
Osnan Digna has left 0m Durmap forTokar.
Slatin Bay writes that reports of the death
OF the KlatiPa are untrue
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.

Recommended for the Public Buildings
at Charleston and Macon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--Secretary Win
dom to-day sent to the speaker OF the
House letter recommending appropria-
tions for the following named public build
ings for the purposes set forth:
For the Charleston, s.. c.. custom house,
S21. 600 for general repair OF the building
and heating apparatus.
For the Macon, Ca, court house, post
Office, ETC., 5000 TO construct sewer from
the building to the river aud for water
prooang the boiler pit in the basement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
The Papal EncYclical.

ROME, Jan. 16.-The papal encyclicaI
Is published. 1t is lengthy document. 1t
insists upon the duty of Catholics to follow
papal doctrines with absolute faith, and
condemns those who profess Catholicism
while denouncing and crisicizing the acts of
the church
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
The Tnalia Aground.

LONDON, Jan. II, 5 A. M.--The British
steamer Thalia. from Savannah for RevaI,
is aground near the latter port and Is
apparently abandoned. She lies in bad
position. Her stern is submerged and her
bows are high. Assistance has been sent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
EXPECT A LIVELY TIME.
Houk end Ewsrt Will Discuss Civil
Service Reform.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-There is to be a
lively time before the House civil service
reform committee next Monday, when
Houk of Tennessee, and Ewart of North
Carolina, two typical southern republicans,
viii be given a chance to air their opposi-
tion to civil service reform, and Civil
Service Commissioners Roosevelt and
Thompson will be given a chance to reply.
Roosevelt viii tackle Houk, and Thompson
will engage Ewart, and viii leave very little
Of them when they get through. Their
nominations were confirmed to-day, and
they will be in fine fighting trim.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
charleroi Minors AGAIN out.

BRussELs, Jan. 16.--The trouble in the
Chafleroi district has broken out afresh.
The miners became Involved in a dispute az
to the method Of executing the concessions
granted them by the mine owners. and
again went out on strike.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
cen. Manone Not Indlctaa,

PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 16.--In the hus4
tiugs court to-day the grand jury returned
mot a true bilin in the case of Gen. William
Malone, charged with faIonicrlsly shooting
Herbert Harrison on the night OF Nov. S. :
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
Walker Blaine'g Funeral.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The funeral OF
Walker Blaine win take place Saturday
morning at IL o'clock, from the Church of
the Covenant (Presbyterian). Tie inter-
meat viii beat Oak Hill cemetery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
Dom Pedro Brea king Down.

CANNES, Jan. 16.-Dom Pedro appears to
be terribly aged and enfeebled both ia body
and mind. He intends to spend the whole
winter here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
Bond Purchases Yesterday.

WAsHIv GToN, Jan. 16.--The bond Offer
ings to-day aggregated $8l6,500, Of which
were accepted $S01, 500 4s at I26.s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
Father Boyle Gets a New Trial,

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 16.--The supreme
court to-day granted new trial to Father
Boyle the Catholic priest convicted Of
rape
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17

Wood also told about another and worse
contract-steel gun contract--and said
there had been some dishonest bills in con-
nection with the other matters Witness
was more interested in the ballot-box busi-
ness, and Wood promised to send the paper.
At this point the committee adjourned,
after granting request by Representative
Cultivate that Gov. Campbell's examina-
tion be fixed for Monday, Jan. n, as he was
very busy at present.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19

Occupied the Time at the Cham
Der of Commerce Yesterday.
< George 81. Hazard has got his eye on
the increased appropriation ordered for
the Selby avenue bridge, and yesterday
I he introduced the following resolution
at the meeting of the chamber of COM
\ merce:
= Whereas, 1t has been reported IN the papers
that the common council of this city have
been asked for large appropriation to COM
plete the Selby avenue bridge, now being
constructed,
streets. roads and bridges be required 10
look into this matter and report to the cham
Der if in the opinion of the committee such
an appropriation would be just and proper.
The resolution was referred as pro-
posed. Capt. Cook read a lengthy de-
scription of his marine pump, which
has been adapted to prevent vessels
from sinking. Col. j. ii. Davidson said
he had witnessed test of the inven-
ton, and described it most satisfac-
tory one. 1t was decided the manu-
of the invention and consider the deSir-
ability of establishing a factory for its
manufacture. The jObberS and ship
pers of the Northwest are opposed to
| the proposed new bill of ladiEg. The
mercantile committee. therefore. pro-
posed the adoption Of the following:
Resolved, That the petition presented to
| the secretary of the treasury of The United
| States, dated March 2S, 1890, by o. d. and
| C. P. Conger, asking for change of the
present system of bonding goods through
| foreign territory, should not be granted, nor
| should any change be made in the present
| system. We most earnestly protest against
any such change as is asked in the said petit
| ton. and believe the present method in oper-
alton is vitality essential to the best interests
of a large section of the United States. and
that the proposed change would be most
detrimental and destructive to the agricult-
ural, commercial and manufacturing inter
ests of the country, without any correspond
ing benefit to any other portion.
Resolved, That the secretary of the treas
TRY be requested to take do action having IN
view the changes proposed in the petition.
The resolutions were adopted. The
mercantile committee reported adj
verSely to any changes being made in
bonding goods through other countries.
Mr.. Foulke had resolution adopted, by
which the committee on streets and
bridges were requested to ascertain the
cause of the delay of the Great North
ern railroad in building the Lexing-
ton avenue bridge; also the st. Clair
street bridge by the Milwaukee road.
ii. P. Hall announced that the Missouri
Editorial association would arrive in the
/ city Saturday, EN- route to Yellowstone
Park. The reception committee will
look after the proper entertainment OF
the editors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19
IT'S PACIFIC OUTLET.
The Great Northern Figuring Bus
iIy in California.

me Great Northern Figuring BUS.
lily in California.
There is considerable interest on the
Pacific coast in the movements of the
Great Northern road, as represented by
Henry D. Minot. A telegram from San
Francisco says:
The dispatch from st. Paul about the
mysterious operations of II. ID. Minot.
president of the Great Northern, ex-
cited much comment here. MinOt is
certainly engaged in some big scheme,
for he has rented suite of seven large
offices in the new Chronicle building,
but no one here knows exactly what he
fees are for the San Joaquin Valley
Railroad company, which proposes to
run from Fresno to this city, but this is
absurd. as the rent of the Offices is
more than any small company could
stand. The accepted theory here is
that Minot is in charge of the Great
Northern interests. That company
has surveyed route from Butte City,
Mont, to Boise City, Idaho, thence
through the Lassen pass in the Sierras
down through Northern California, and
then to the San Joaquin valley. This
road would pay enormously. as it would
be an active competitor of the Southern
Pacific for the transfer of grain and
fruit from the great valleys Of Califor-
nia-the Sacramento and San joaquin.
1t is even said that the Great Northern
will join the Atchison, and thus have
an outlet north and south, as the Atcll-
ison will surely build next year from
Mojava, their present junction with the
Southern Pacific company's line, to San
Francisco.
Papa buys all our Diamonds and Sill
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19

trusting husband suspected no evil
until evil had resulted. Last Thursday
Mrs. falkland drove the family buggy
to Shell Lake, where she was Joined by
Smith. and the two are now facing the
wide wide world in company, despite
the existence of Mrs. Smith and the
baby and the rawlings of Mr.. falkland
who is in hot pursuit. The irate
husband traced the clipping couple
to st. Paul, but here the trail ended.
Smith claimed to have been captive
for many moons among cannibals on
Pacific island, and lectured on the hab-
its of the natives of the various climeS
he has visited. falkland thinks the
couple are in Watertown, OAK, but
wouldn'tlike to gamble on it. 1t is toll
erably certain, however, as the rever-
cid BLACKBOARD from the cannibal ISL
ands had but S35 to mis- name, that he
and the lady from Clam Falls are not
very Tar away, and falkland swears by
his fathers sword to Stay the destroyer
of his home if he finds him. Mean
while the village council of Clam
Falls is holding special ses-
sions in the village grocery for the
discussion of the situation in all its
glazing infamy, and Rev. Smiths wife
and mother are making preparations to
vacate a locality SO distinctly unpleas-
ant for connections of the erStWhlle
Methodist preacher.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19
CONFLICTING REPORTS
From the Indian TrOuble-Mar.
shall Bracket on Deck.


Advices from Garden Island, near
Lake of the Woods. are to the effect
that there are no active hOStilitieS eX-
listing among the Indians in that vicin-
ity. The reports as to the possession of
Garden island are conflicting. One re-
port comes from K. f. LIE Clair. man
ager of the Baltimore Fish Packing
company, to the effect that the Indians
have been forced into submission by
the presence of United States Marshal
Bracket, and that fish will be shipped
by that company as usual after this
week. The other report is TO the effect
that the Indians. and not the Baltimore
company. are in possession of the
waters where fish have been taken.
Marshal Bracket is now at Rat
Portage. 1t is understood here that
Mai. Bracket will talk with the
Indians through an interpreter
and learn the full particulars as to
their causes of complaint. He will not
make any arrests of Indians unless it is
clearly apparent that they have COM
mitted inexcusable wrongs. The iBves-
tigation made by Marshal Bracket will
be reported to the government at Wash
ington through the proper channel, and
if it appears that the report is true, that
the Baltimore company is encrOaching
on the rights of the Indians, the gov
eminent will be expected to protect the
rights of the Indians. 1t is claimed in
this city that the Baltimore company is
literally cleaning the lake of fish, and it
is of this the Indians complain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19
OUR WITCH OF END0R
In the Shape Of a Good Old
Woman Who Deals in
Magic Medicines.
First-Class Enumerators Are
Wanted to Recount
This City.
A Ministerial Scamp Elopes
to st. Paul and Then
Gets Away.
The Great Northern's Move
for an Outlet in Cali
fOpnia.

There is tumble-down. one-roomed
shack on the edge of the bluff on Colo
RADIO street which attracts but little at
tention from the residents in the vicin-
ity, though it might arrest the glance
of stranger from the contrast it offers
to the residences close by. 1t is not so
much the nut that is of interest as its
occupants, though even the former
has a history worth knowing. 1t
was built at the time of the high
water. along about 1881, for poor
widow who, with many other people,
lost her residence on the lower flats
when the water came. This widow had
two daughters who. growing to young
womanhood, gained employment and
soon removed to more pretentlouS
quarters with their mother. For some
time the little cabin built for the widow
and her children remained untenanted.
At last it was sold for few dollars to
an lrishman, we'll known in the vicinity
by the single title of Mike" Mike
couldn't stand it long and for cOnsid-
Grafton turned over the premises to
''Aunty Becker" the present occupant.
A peep through the portals of the vine
covered cabin cannot fail to inspire
curiosity. Less than century ago the
several hundred bottles arranged on
shelves, and the paper bags containing
all sorts of mysterious powders, would
have been officially looked into, and
Aunty would in all probability have
been burned for a witch. Now, how
ever, she operates her queer workshop
unmolested. The roof OF the
cabin is hung with herbs, the
crisp dry leaves of which rattle and
rustic with every breath of air coming
through the doorway. In corner is a
cage with hundred or more white rats
in all stages of development. These
are the old lady's companions. and she
fondles the rodents with all the atfec-
ton that might be bestowed on family
of children. In the bottles are extracts
from the herbs gathered in many long
tramp by the old woman herself. A
mixture she sells is said to cure every
| ill to which frail flesh is heir. Her
| customers are numerous, and she is con-
suited Oh important matters by people
who still have lingering belief in
witchery and the efficacy of charms and
eighteenth century nostrums. Aunty
| Becker doesn't tell her age. She is
gray, somewhat bent and much
wrinkled, always cleanly clad, and al
ways ready to talk Of her aristocratic
| lin cage and her brother, who she says is
| q sea captain,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19
SMOOTH SWINDLERS.
One Working the Picture and the
Other the Religious Racket.

OClloH Cll0 ISoltSiOuS ISdckct.
An extremely transparent swindle is
that perpetrated by smartly dressed
young fellow upon unsuspecting peO-
pie. The mans name, Or rather the
name he uses in signing receipts for the
small amounts secured from each house
he visits, is James T. Waddell. He
represents himself as an agent for a
Chicago Pastel and Crayon company,
and exhibits several very fair samples
of crayon drawing, which he claims
have been drawn by the artists en-
ployed by his company from daguerro-
type pictures. The prices he asks for
the work are remarkably low, and as a
result he secured good many orders
along University avenue. and the
streets in that vicinity. The pictures
were to be delivered in two weeks from
the date of the order, and a few Gays be-
fore the expiration of the time, Wad-
deli reappeared in st. Paul, and
went over the route demanding
so cents in advance from each
customer, giving receipt therfor and
stating that the pictures were to be de-
livered next day. Many people paid
the money, others refused to pay it, and
one lazy on hlce StTeeI oHeCIudiiy SOI
rid of the man by threatening to hand
him over to the police. As was to be
expected, the pictures have never been
delivered, nor has the smooth youth
from Chicago been seen in the city for a
week. Investigation develops the fact
that no such firm as the Chicago Pastel
and Crayon company exists in Chicago,
and establishes that Mr.. Waddell is a
rogue and thief. Just how extensive
his operations were cannot be ascer-
tanned, but it is probable that he got
away with several hundred dollars. A
more pious-looking, but even more dam
gerous swindler than the Chicago man,
is sanity looking vagabond Calling
himself Rev. Charles Cuffrey. The rev.
erned gentleman is an enthusiast in
the matter of foreign missions. and is
canvassing the town for funds to carry
out pet scheme of his for furnishing
flannel petticoats to the naked nymphS
on an island in the Pacific. The Cuff
frey, like his Chicago eonfrere. has sue
ceeded in yictimizing good many peo-
nlp
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19
WILL BEGIN TO-DAY.
Special Agent Wardle Will Selec
His Assistants

Special Agent WardIe Will Select
His Assistants.
Special Agent Wardle will this morn
ing select enumerators for the First and
Second wards. The applicants are
recommended by the citizens commit
tee. Would-be enumerators from the
First ward must. apply between and
10 O'Clock this morning, and from the
Second ward between 10 and IL o'clock.
Mr.. Wardle will personally interview
each applicant before any enumeration
receives his commission. The census
commission has received over 500 APP
plications from citizens desiring to act
as enumeratorS. Over hundred have
not been looked into, owing to the
negligence of applicants to accompany
applications with recommendation as
to fitness, etc. Then. again, as the
enumerator is to be taken from the dis
trict he is to enumerate, many applicants
will be thrown out as ineligible, owing
to the fact that they reside in the same
district. 1t will consequently be seen
that the task of securing 325 capable
enumerators is not an easy one. The
committee realized this fact, and yes
terday aired their views before the
ClluHlU6I VI COIlMtICS. IllC uIob IT.
quest made to the members of the
chamber of commerce, and through
them to the whole Of the citizens of st.
Paul, is:
That you send in more names of men suited
to and fitted for the work of enumeration
They need not necessarily be in your employ
but must be known to you as competent, re-
liable men. acquainted with our city and loyal
to its interests. Send names, with such other
information as you can give, to 0. o. Cullen,
at the court house, at once.
Another matter which the census com
mittee laid before the chamber of COM
MERGE was the reporting Of absentees.
They put their request in these words ::
We desire that you promptly furnish us
with lists OF your travelling statesmen or
agents, and all others in your employ who
are temporarily absent from the city. It is
not desired that you make out, as before,
complete lists of Your employees. but only
those who are temporarily and frequently
absent, and those liable to escape enumera-
ton. Please send these lists promptly to j &.
j. McCardy.
G. E. Huebbel Jr. has been employed
to assist in the census Office, Special
Agent Wardell having employed him
upon the recommendation of Secretary
Tallmadge. Mr.. Wardell reports that
the schedules which have been sent out
to the absentees are beginning to return,
properly filled out.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19
KICKS FROM EVERY SIDE
Greeted the Committee on Streets
Last Evening.

Greeted the Committee on Streets
Last Evening.
The council committee OH streets met
last evening, listened to some very en-
ergetic kicks and transacted very little
business. A petition from John Keinen
ct al. was read. protesting against the
reassessment for widening Mississippi
street, from Broadway to Nash street.
Several of the property owners ap-
peared to plead their cause, and the
matter was finally referred to City At
torney Holman, who is to report on the
matter to the council tonight. The
Fifth ward citizens filed two kicks, and
were present en- masSe to back them.
The principal kick was at vacating
Washington and other streets for the
use of the Milwaukee road unless they
abated the smoke and noise nuisance
which they maintain on their short
line tracks. H. j. Horn was present,
and made long speech to the commit
tee, crossing swords several times with
Aid. Sullivan.
Walter lie proposed the system now
in force in Birmingham, England, for
abating the smoke nuisance, namely,
fining the engir GERS in the police court
every time their engines smoked. The
petition was finally laid on the table,
together with another kick against the
AZotIne works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19
HORIZONS HOME LIFE.
His MOther-in-Law Tells a Tale OF
Domestic Infelicity.

His Mother-in-Law Tells a Tale of
Domestic Infelicity.
Mrs. S. Hanson, of Trempealeau,W Wis,
mother of the unfortunate wife of Wal
ter f. Horton, writes the following to
the GLOBE touching her son-in-law's
married life:
To the Editor of the Clone.
have read w. F. Horizons statement.
and found there were few mistakes.
He has not given very good memoran-
give as near as can remember. In the
year 10 Miss Nellie Hanson was EN-
ployed as domestic for Mrs. DR.. Ballard
in La Crosse, Wis, and w. f. Horton
was working for his board and going to
school They were acquainted two
months or more, when they came here
to Trempealeau, Wis, and were mar
ried by Rev. James Squier. Baptist
minister, July 81, 1879, and started the
same evening to his parents home at
Hancock. Mimi. They remained with
them until the spring of 80. He took a
claim near Waubay, Day county,
OAK, and moved with his wife
into log house with a ground floor
In June son was born to them. who
is now living with his uncle, H. S. Han
son, Galesville. Wis, and has been for
over year. They lived there three
years. In the fall of 1882 he made some
kind of bad trade, and to get out of
that he deserted, and also deserted his
wife and child and left them penniless
and in poor health. She managed to
get along through the winter by the
kindness OF the few neighbors that
were scattered along the neighberhoOd
fhyoo nd
Mrs. B. II. Egeland, of Strand, Oak,
was also great help to her. In April,
1888, Mrs. Horizons brother, L. S. Han
son, went out to see what could be
done. He saw no prospect of her
living there. so she sold her right,
and got enough money to bring
her to her mother in TrempeaIeau. Wis.
May 16 she gave birth to girl baby
Little Mabel she had with her now.n
In the fall her husband made his ap-
pearance, and he felt grieved and sorry
for his bad conduct, but promised his
wife he would be faithful. He went to
Minneapolis and obtained work and
soon after sent for his wife and chill
dren and started housekeeping anew.
They lived there from fall until spring,
"a. when he moved his family to Brain
erd, two miles in the country. where
they lived until July 6. 'S6, when he
again sent his family to Trempealeau,
where her aged mother Ga widow lives,
and afterwards he thought best to leave
them here and send them money
for support, which he did up
to within one and half years
ago. Then all was ceased up to
within the last three weeks, when he
sent messages and wrote for her to meet
him in Winona, Mimi, and to bring her
mother or brother IL. S. Hansen) with
her. She went up, but he failed to ap-