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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
ELEOTOKAL ESTOPPEL..
The Dogma Laid Down in the
Montana Case. .

1uc -DOSIld AdIu DOWu IN the
Montana Case. :
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The senate
to-day considered further the Montana
election cases. Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa,
offered a resolution. which was agreed
to. instructing the committee on inter
state commerce to inquire what addi-
tional legislation is necessary in respect
to communication and excursion tickets
SO as to prevent abuse, now existing in
regard to individuals and localities.
The house bill appropriatIng $4,000 to
supply the deficiency accustomed by the
defacatiOn in the office of the late SER
geant-at-arms of the house, was reported
from tine committee on appropri-
atiOns (without amendmenD and
passed. The senate then, at 1915,
resumed consideration of the Montana
contested election case, and Mr.. Pueh
continued his argument In favor of the
Democratic claimants, Messrs. Clarke
and Maginnis. Mr.. Turpie made an ex-
tended argument, in which he defended
the right of aliens to vote In Montana.
He claimed that in no sense were the
county or the territorial canvaSSers the
judges of election. The principles laid
down by the majority of the committee
Z MT. lnrplo spoke OI as ''Cno dogma or
electoral estoppel." 1t was not entitled
to credence or regard. At the cOnclu-
sion of Mr.. Tdrpie's remarks dispute
arose as to the continuance of the de-
bate. Mr.. Butler moved to go into ex-
ecutive session, but the question was
decided in the negative by party vote.
No senators being ready to address the
senate on the question, discussion
as to when the debate should close
arose, Mr.. Morgan asking for more time,
saying if the question were decided
on mere partisan grounds the people
would learn to treat the senate with
contempt. and when it did so the peO-
pie would have marched more than half
the journey toward the destruction of
the republic. The Montana case was
then laid aside and Mr.. Hale called up
the Chinese census enumeration bill.
Mr.. Hearst said that his idea and notion
of legislation OH the subject was the
passage of a law that would exclude
Chinese from coming to this country
after certain date, but would treat the
Chinese already here fairly. Mr.. Nit
chell agreed with Mr.. Hearst, and de-
sired to have law that would exclude
all Chinese except members of the di-
plomatic corps. The bill was further
discussed by Messrs. Stewart, Dolph,
Hale. Dawes and other s. but without
action. The senate, at 6 p. M, ad'
iOurnad
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
Deaths Shadow Is Cast Upon
the Congressman From
Pennsylvania.
Although Conscious and Ra-
tional, His Great Strength
Is Ebbing Fast.
Electoral Estoppel Is the Re-
publican Dogma in the
Montana Case.
McKinley's Tariff Bill to Be
Laid Before the House on
Friday.

WAsHINGToN, April 9.-Representa :
tive Randall'S condition tonight is just
about the same as last night. He is, if
anything, little easier. but this is due
to free flow from the assesses, and he
may at any time have recurrence OF
the relapses, which sap away his
strength. He is in precarious state,
but has strength enough left, it is said,
to resist the inrOads of disease for
the Immediate present. The re-
markable thing about his illness
is the extraordinary vitality he exhibits.
He rallies surprisingly, and on several
occasions has astonished his physicians
-DrS. Mallan and LincOln-by his re-
cuperative powers. His strength, how
ever, is diminishing, and though his
will power remains unabated, his phys
ical system responds much more strong
ly now than some time ago. His mind
has been clear all day and he has been
able to move himself about in bed with
but little assistance. In appearance he
is wasted and gaunt to degree that
makes all the more remarkable the
strength which still remains. Speaker
Reed and others called at the house
during the day, but did not see the sick
man.
At midnight Mr.. 'Randall's condition
was about the same, but it cannot be
told how soon another and more serious
relapse NAV occur,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
LIGHT ON A MYSTERY.
Probable Clue to the Murderer OF
Mrs. Mettiman


LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April "a
clue that may lead to the detection Of
the murderer of Mrs. MettiRan has been
discovered. On Sunday Mrs. Routzahan,
while in Jail, was suddenly impressed
with the Importance of an incident
which she had not before recalled since
the murder of her mother. She told her
story to the wife of the jailer, who i'm turn
Impaired it to her husband. 1t seems
that at 10 O'Clock on the Saturday be.
lore the murder was committed, a man
named Benson called at the house of
the Mettimans. He was met at the gate
by Mrs. Routzahan, and inquired to see
her mother. Leaving him in the front
yard she went Into the house, and she
said her mother returned to where Ben
son was waiting. Mrs. Mettiman
said to her daughter: "May, YOU
had better go into the house."
Mrs. Reutzahan returned TO the house.
While talking with Benson Mrs. ROut-
zahan noticed that he wore neck scarf
ten inches wide and of a peculiar pat
terri. She described this scarf so mi
nutely that Chief DoOre considered that
the gag which was found on the reser-
vation. and which had been used to
stifle the Outcry of the murdered woman,
was a portion OF the scarf that Benson
had worn. He brought it to Mrs. Rout.
Zahan and she identified it as such.
Benson bears an unsavOry reputation.
lie has disappeared and no trace of him
can be found
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
JOA NsTOWN is CURSED.
The Conemaugh Out of Its Banks
and the Town Flooded.

JoHNsToNN, Pa, April GA large
part of the town is flooded, but at
o'clock the highest point seems to have
been reached. The water has been run
ming over the banks of the Conemaugh
ever since noon, and the whole borough
of Woodvale is now flooded to depth
of from two to four feet. In one section
about twenty dwellings are under water,
and two Oklahomas have been f1oated
from their foundations. The large red
cross dormltory in this borough is sur
rounded by water, but no serious dam
age is expected. About 6 O'Clock the
water began flowing in Market
as the point has been filed up to
height of about nine feet a basin has
been created, which is now filling up.
Some twenty or thirty dwellings are
here and the lower stories will all be in
undated. The water is about a foot
deep on both streets around the club
house, and the Morrell house is sur
rounded by about three feet of water.
The Western Union Office has been
surrounded by depth of several feel
all afternoon, and the site of the old
Western Union building is covered.
The Illuminating gas plants are all
uuueT WdtcT, anu soH llSul u given To-
night. Part of the Poplar street bridge
is gone, and the Cambria bridge has at
last been washed away and there is no
communication with that side of the city
except by way of the railroad bridge.
The ground is gradually washing away
where the stone wall fell in on the
banks of the Stony creek this morning,
and it Is feared the foundations of
number of dwellings may give way.
Every department of the Cambria mills
has been closed and considerable dam
age done to machinery. This flood has
been caused by the heavy rains last
night, and in some sections the storm is
reported by farmers to have been more
serious than the May flood. The Penn
Sylvania railroad embankment near
Bridge No. was badly washed away
and one track carried into the river.
The worst is likely over for this time.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
1T RESTS WITH sTICKNEY.
The Alton Will Probably Gut Eum.
ber Rates.

CHICAGO, April 9.-At the meeting
of the Western Freight association to-
day consideration was given to the Chi
cago g. Alton's notice of its intention to
reduce the rate on lumber from IS to 10
cents per 100 pounds between Chicago
and Southwestern Missouri river points.
The meeting voted against the proposed
reduction, whereupon the Alton gave
formal notice that it would put the re-
duced rate into effect ten days from
date. A committee was appointed to
take up the matter with view to es-
tablishing such conditions as would
make the reduction unnecessary. To
do this the committee must induce the
Chicago, st. Paul 81 Kansas City road to
advance its lumber rate from St. Paul
to the Southwest, which is now the
same as from Chicago. As to the notice
of the Alton with reference to allow
ance in charges in interstate shipments
of live stock in common cars, it was
ruled by the chairman that such notice
was not in order, for the reason that it
did not contemplate a change in rates.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
RAIN DOES GREAT DAMAGE.
Western Pennsylvania Swept by
Wind and ELECTRICITY.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 9.-Western
Pennsylvania was visited by an unusual
rain, wind and electric storm this morn
ing. Great damage was done and at
least two lives were lost. In this city q
number of houses were struck by light
ming and several persons stunned but
not seriously injured. The rain fell in
torrents for several hours. flooding
cellars and causing small streams to
overflow. At West Elizabeth two
children of George Beattie. boy and
girl, aged seven years, were drowned on
their way to school while crossing foot
log over Lobb's run. The little girl
lost her footing and fell in the water,
and her brave little twin brother
in trying to rescue her lost
his life also. At Indiana, Pa. bolt of
lightning struck the three-story frame
Touring mill of Wegley g. Wilson, and
in half an hour the building was burned
to the ground. The loss was $15,00O'
is reported. For two hours the rain fell
in torrents and nearly all the streams
Overlooked Their Banks,
washing away bridges, fences and
everything that came in their way. AT
Penn station number of families were
compelled to vaeate their houses and
seek shelter on high ground. Up the
Manor valley the greatest damage was
done, as most of the. bridges along the
streams were carried away by the angry
waters. The Manor Valley railroad
at Claridge, its northern terminus,
was badly damaged. fully 800
yards being washed away and traffic
entirely suspended. In Greensburg the
high school building was struck by
lightning and slightly damaged. In
sections of the county the road beds are
nearly washed away, rendering travel
dangerous and very difficult. At Ty-
rome, the Juniata is away over its banks.
houses and lots are inundated and peo-
pie have been compelled to move to
higher ground. In Cambria county the
rain storm was particularly severe. The
Conemaugh river and Stony creek are
again on "high" and the lower por-
tiOns of JOhnstoWn are under water.
Several bridges have been washed away
and operations suspended at the mills
situated along the banks of these
streams. At o'clock tonight the
water was two feet deep around the
telegraph Office.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
EL0PED WITH A COON.
The Reigning Belle Of a Buck
eye Burg Weds a Colored
Waiter.
Inhuman Treatment Of Aged
Paupers in Fall River
AlmShOuSe.
Notary Quintal Skips From
Montreal With a Drummer's
Pretty Wife.
Uncle Toms Cabin Artists
Slug and Fatally Injure
Michigan Mariners.


CREsTLINE. O., April 9.-Miss Camp
bell, the only daughter of Steward o.
H. Campbell, of the Continental hotel,
left home last week and was supposed
to have gone to Berea to visit friends.
The next day after her departure, one
of the hotel walters, colOred man, was
also missed and it is now known that
they both went to Cleveland and were
married. Miss Campbell was one of the
leaders of CreStline's best society, and
being an only daughter. and possessing
an excellent disposition, was particu-
lar favOrite. Her parents are weil-nigh
crazed with grief over the sad and sem
sational affair. OF the negro little is
known, as he has only been in the en-
ploy of the hotel people eight or nine
months. 1t is said that Mr.. Campbell
has received letter from his daughter,
stating that they were married and
would reside at Cleveland.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
DANGLING AT ROPES ENDS.
A Quartette of Pennsylvania Muir
derers Strangled.

EBENsBURG. Pa, April 9.-Charles
Carter, the murderer of John Matthews,
was hanged in the county Jail at this
place at / 80 o'clock this afternoon. Car
ter met his death calmly, walking to the
scaffold with firm tread. He made no
speech, and his neck was broken by the
fall.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa, April 9.-Alfred
Andrews. the murderer of Clara Price,
arose this morning at z O'Clock, ate
hearty breakfast, heard the death war
rant read and then prepared to die. The
march to the scaffold began at 10:43
o'clock, and after praying and reading
the Bible and giving advice to young
men, the condemned man was shackled
and the drop sprung at :03 O'Clock. He
was pronounced dead at 11:20 and the
body was Immediately cut down. Death
resulted from strangulatiOn. A number
of persons witnessed the execution.
EAsTON, Pa, April 9.-Willam Bar
ing for the murder of Aaron w. Dill
lard. Bartholomew walked quietly to
the scaffold, but after reaching it be-
came violent and cursed his accusers
and his accomplice, Mrs. billiard, de-
manding that the latter be hanged. His
last words were oaths. A few minutes
after the drop fell Bartholomew was
pronounced dead. Early in the morn
ing religious services were held in Bar
tholemew's cell. but he refused to join
in them, declaring that he was innocent
of the crime charged to his account.
His funeral will take place at Weavers-
vile next Sunday.
WAYNESBURG, Pa, April 9.-Zach
Taylor was hanged here at 11:12 O'clock
this morning. He walked firmly upon
the scaffold and was brave to the last.
In speech he said he was innocent; he
never saw the man who was murdered,
that he was going home to JESUS. After
religious services Taylor shackled his
own ankles. He babe and kissed all
present good bye. When all was ready
at 11:12 he dropped a white handker-
chief as signal to spring the trap. The
fall was three feet and his neck was
broken. His body was coffined and
taken to his home in MasOntOwn, Fay
cite county,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
sLUGGED BY THESPIANS.

Michigan Boatmen Mauled by an
Uncle Toms Cabin Company.
ST. lGNACE, Mich. April 9.-After
making her regular transfer last night
the steamer st. lgnace returned here to
take over Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin
company, The troupe came aboard i'm
meniately after their performance. but
as it had grown very foggy and the ice
was running in the straits. Capt. Boyn-
ton refused to cross till morning. This
greatly lrritated some members of the
troupe. and scrimmage ensued. during
which Capt. BoyntOn's arm was broken,
and Second Mate Graves was knocked
insensible and has not yet regained
consciousness. No arrests were made.
as it is not known who did the hard hit
ting. 1t is not thought that Mate
Graves will recover.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
ONE CONTINUOUS wRANGLE.
The House Does Nothing More
Than SQuabble.

The House Does Nothing More
Than Squabble.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-In the house
to-day the senate amendment was nom
concurred in to house bill providing for
town site entries of land in Oklahoma.
The speaker having laid before the
house the senate bill for the improve
sment and maintenance the National
geological park, with house amendment
(providing that the District of Columbia
shall pay half the eApense). with the
request from the senate for conference,
Mr.. McComas (Md.) moved that the
house recede from its amendment. A
heightened debate ensued. Mr. Nc
Comos' motion finally was defeated-18
to 1S6-the house insisted on the amend
ment and a conference was ordered.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the naval appropriation
bill. Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania,
offered an amendment appropriating
$4,000 to improve the League Island
navy yard. Lost-41 to 81. Speaking
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
OUT A WIDE sWATH.
Akron Visited by a Devastating
Tornado.

AKRON, O., April 9.-The first regular
tornado ever known in this county
struck Springfield township last night
at o'clock. The storm moved from
northeast to southwest and in path
ten rods wide, utterly demolishing
everything it met. 1t first struck the
house of A. II. Jones, just west of
Springfield Lake. doing slight damage.
Eighty rods from Jones' house was the
two-story house of Scott Sweitzer and
five barns and sheds. The storm de-
molished every building. leaving not a
timber standing. The debris is now
scattered over ten-acre lot. Mr.. Sweit-
zer, his wife and two children were
thrown into the cellar when the house
went down and escaped injury. The
demolition is complete, nothing but the
cellars showing where the buildings
were. His loss of crops and farm i'm
plements is very heavy. The tornado
then unroofed houses on the Rhoden-
baugh and Robinson farms. Further
damage is not yet known.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
Chatfield for License.

Special to the Globe.
CHATFrELD, Minn., April 9.-The
election for city officers here yesterday
resulted in the choice of j. G. Dickson,
mayor; f. w. Sinner, c. II. White and
William Stratford, aldermen; G. l..
Thurber, recorder, and G. FL. Haven,
treasurer. The board is the same as
last year, excepting William Strafford,
in place of j. S. Cove, who declined a
reelection. The anti-license men re-
newed their last years effort to make
this an anti-license town, but were out
voted by majority of 80, which is 30
less votes than the anti-license PROPOSE
tion received last election, in about the
same aggregate vote.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
HIS sQUAw WAS FAITHLEss.
Mexican Tom Indicted for At
tempted Murder.

special 10 the GloDe.
SIOUX FALLS, S. d., April 3.-The
United States grand jury to-day re-
turned an indictment against Mexican
Tom, noted Sioux Indian living at
Lower Brule agency, for attempting to
commit murder. Itseems that Mexican
Tom had squaw who was envied by
her sex on the Lower BruIe for her ma
tive beauty. Medicine Bird became
enamored of her and the dusky beauty
responded. Mexican Tom never tum-
bled until the annual powow came off,
at which time he discovered Medicine
Bird and his wife singing love songs
behind the reservation building. In a
few moments Medicine Bow was lying
upon the ground with his skull crushed
In by the tOmahawk thrown by the
maddened Mexican Tom. The trial
will begin on Monday. Indictments
were also to-day found against w.
Every and l.. Drapow for stealing
horses from the Indians.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
FERGUS NEW OFFICERS.
Mayor Earl Gets the "City Horse.
SHOE"

SHOE"
SPECIAL to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, April 9.-The old
city council held its last meeting last
night, and the members of. the new
council were sworn in and took their
seats. There was no wrangle over the
offices, for a caucus had been previously
held and everything arranged. M. r.
Lowry was elected city clerk; E. NJ.
Wright, city attorney; DR.. A. B. Cole,
health officer; G. A. Burbank, civil
engineer; w. A. Evans, street commits
sioner; Charles Shellman, steamer en-
gineer: N. l.. Gordon, poundmaster.
Mayor Earl appointed George G. Wa
ters chief of police; j. A. Mcmahon, A.
Ness and Joseph McMahOn patrolmen.
A pleasant incident of the meeting was
tie presentation to the mayor by 1889
officers of large framed picture, which
contained the pOrtraits Of the mayor,
aldermen and the city officers. AID.
Freeman made the presentation in an
eloquent speech, and the mayor fittingly
responded. The "city horseshoe" !"
which is passed along from one mayor
to the next as an emblem of good luck,
was also presented to him for the second
time.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
ROBBED OF HIS JEWELS.
A Minneapolis Man Despoiled by
Burglars at Butte.

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Burglars at Butte.
SPECIAL to the GlObe-
BUTTE, Mont. April 9.-Between IL
and 1890 o'clock Sunday morning one
of the heaviest burglaries ever commit
ted in the city took place. The jeweiry
store of j. NJ. Donaldson, located on
Park street, was entered and despoiled
of everything valuable it contained.
Mr.. Donaldson recently came from
Minneapolis. where he was formerly
engaged in business. Not having a
safe, Mr. Donaldson was in the habit of
placing his goods in large trunk and a
couple of satchels which he kept
in the store. AS safeguard
against burglars he slept in
the rear end of the store. 1t has been
his habit after closing the store to go
out for a walk, remaining away ten or
fifteen minutes each time. Saturday
night he did not close until about IL
O'clock, and went as far as the
Crystal saloon, where he chatted
few minutes with one of the EN-
ployes. He then returned to his store,
and found the front door wide open.
AT once it flashed upon him that he had
been robbed. A glance at the trunk
and satcheIs, which were open and their
contents gone,
Confirmed His Fears.
He gave the alarm, and in q few
moments Chief Carroll and several Off
GERS were on hand, but the burglars
had gone, and nothing remained but to
begin discouraging hunt for them.
The thieves were evidently familiar
with Donaldson's habits, and after
he had gone entered the store
and made away with the plunder. En-
trance was obtaiued through the front
door, which the burglars unlocked with
a false key. After robbing the store
they escape by means of the rear
door, which was locked from
the inside. A lamp was burn
ing in the store, but owing to the
dense smoke prevailing at the time the
burglars were not detected, and if by
chance they were seen by some one
passing by they were taken for persons
connected with the place. Mr.. Donald
son places his loss at $4,000. The prop
erty stolen consisted principally of gold
watches. chains and diamonds. To-day
Mr.. Donaldson offered $1,000 for the re-
turn of the watches, jewelry and dia-
monds. The police here regard the
story as fishy and express doubt as to
whether Donaldson was really robbed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10
BRlToNs SELL BKEwERIEs.
Investments at Detroit That
Failed to Pan Out.

DETROIT, Mich, April 9.-An English
syndicate headed by II. Seton Karr, M.
P. of Liverpool, year ago bought out
the Detroit brewing establishments of
A. Goebel. Jacob Mann, Anton Michen-
fielder and Charles Endriss, paying
,SSO0.OOO therefor. Negotiations were
prolonged on the refusal of the Detroit
ers to take their share of the securities,
but the Englishmen were so persistent
that they finally paid cash to two brew
ers. The development of the business
failed to bear out the audit and the
prospectus. and to-day the English
holders through Seton Karr, who came
over here as their attorney, sold out the
four breweries to a Detroit syndicate
composed of the local directors of the
concern and the original owners. The
English investors sell out at a heavy
loss, the loss being sufficient, it is re-
ported, to make the investment in the
common stock of the English corpora
tiOn total loss.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10

to verbal amendment, Mr.. Wilkinson,
of Louisiana. advocated the establish
ment of navy yard at Algiers, La. Mr.
Lodge said the matter of establishing a
navy yard on the gulf was under con-
sideration in the committee. The claims
Of Algiers, Pensacola, Port Royal and
out coming to conclusion. the commit
tee rose. At o'clock the house adj
j0urned.