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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

tlve-ace Pete-I say, pard, won't vou
solu US In a game O poker?
Larlat Luke-Sorry, beys but I've
left my gun at home.-Judre
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
A Couple Of English Dudes
Steal Many Thousand
Pounds.
The Canny Scotch Clerk Was
Fly, But They We're a Great
Deal Flyer.
Lively Tilt in the House Of
Commons Over the Tip
pepapy Affair.
London Police Believe They
Have Caught the Genuine
Ripper"

LONDON, Feb. 16.-A decided sensa-
ton has been caused in the city to-day
by daring bank robbery committed in
broad daylight. A .stylishly-dressed
man accosted in the National Provincial
Bank of England, No. 112 Bishopgate
street, within which was clerk from
a London branch of the Bank of Scot
land, a clerk from tine last-mentioned
bank. He was standing at the public
counter of the National Provincial bank
in the act of making deposit Of money.
When spoken to by the stranger. the
clerk turned toward him and replied
to his question. While the converse
ton, which only lasted a moment or SO,
was going on, man who was evidently
an accomplish of the stylish stranger,
snatched from the clerk a wallet con-
talning many thousands of pounds and
ran out of the bank. He has not been
captured. The Bank of Scotland clerk
who was robbed is youth named Nc
Kenzie, and is only fifteen years of age.
Upon his arrival at the National Pro-
vincial Bank of England he went right
to the public counter and placed a
leather satchel containing Ell, $50 in
Bank of England notes on this counter.
The notes were of various denomina-
lions from $1,000 down. The two
thieves who so cleverly relieved McKen-
zie OF this sum Of money are described
by the police as being "dude-like" in
the extreme. They had the appearance
of fashionable young men about town
who had plenty of money. Police off
Gals, who are investigating, are Of the
opinion that the two bank sneaks were
expert American thieves, who have
probably watched Mckenzie for weeks
while waiting chance to relieve him of
some of the money he has been in the
habit of carrying from the Bank of Scot
lands London branch to the National
Province Bank of England. Mckenzie has
been closely questioned upon all points
bearing upon the robbery, but seems
unable to furnish the police with any
further clue than a description of the
man who accoSted him. One Of the Ma
tonal Provincial banks employees has
furnished the police with description
of the first thief's accomplish, the one
who actually stole the money. The
Bank of Englaed notes are easily dis
posed of, so that there is not much
chance of the capture of the two
thieves. The police claim that this is
the biggest haul Of money made by
bank SneakS in generation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
SURELY GOT HIM NOW.
London Police Think They Have
Jack the Ripper"

LONDON, Feb. l6.-'rhe latest discov-
cry made by the police in connection
with the Whitechapel murder bids fair
to connect the man Sadler, now in Gus
tody, with this Jack the Ripper" crime.
The police now have in their possession
sharp, dangerous-looking knife stained
with blood. and showing traces of hay
ing recently been washed. The blood
stains were examined micrOscOpically
by DR.. Phillips, surgeon attached TO the
Leman street police station. DR.. Phil
lips has no doubt the stains are those of
human blood. This formidable knife
mas been traced to the possession of
Sadler, who, as already stated, was a
fireman on board the steamer which re-
Gently arrived from Turkey. The po-
lice have no doubt that Sadler was the
murderer OF ''Carroty Nell"
From the time that it became known
that Sadler had been arrested and was
formally charged with the murder of
"Carroty Nell" the greatest excitement
has prevailed in and about Whitechapel.
The Stepney police station, where the
prisoner was detained, is surrounded
by a vast crowd of people, most
ly women. The women are eager
LOT Il SlSuL vi tu0 pElSOHcf.
Wild threats of lynching and tearing the
prisoner to pieces are uttered by the
most excited of these females. When
the man was removed to the police
court an immense force of police was
employed and every precaution was
necessary in order to prevent theWhite-
chapel mob from lynching the blood
stained prisoner. Opinions differ as to
whether the man charged with the mnr-
der of Carrotty Nell is the murderer
known as Jack the Ripper. The inhab-
itants of Whitechapel believe that
ne is, but the police nave not
committed themselves to an opinion
OH the subject up to the present.
After the examination of the witness
had been concluded the magistrate al
lowed the prisoner to question the wit
ness. During the course of this queG-
ti0ning the prisoner adduced the adj
mission upon the part of the witness
that his 0he prisoner's) face was
scratched and bloody when he was seen
in the coffee shop. After further testi-
mony had been taken the prisoner COM
planned that he had not been allowed to
eat or to wash since the time of his ar
rest. AT the request of the police the
prisoner was remanded until Feb. "a,
in order to give the police time to make
further Investigations into the case.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
The Chicago Delegation.
BASE BALL IN ST. PAUL.
Manager Watkins GossIps Inter
estingIy OF the Outlook.

Manager Watkins GOsSIpS Inter
estingly OF the Outlook.
Manager Watkins, of the ST. Paul
base ball team, was found by GLOBE
reporter last night in his room at the
Clarendon. Snugly wrapped IN blankets
and in bed before a rouSing coal fire.
while his wife was at hand to admins
ter such remedies as were necessary to
assist in recuperatng him from the
effects of a severe cold, contracted while
on his way from Chicago, where
he had been to attend the meet
ing Of the Western association.
Mr.. Watkins said he reached here yes
terday, and has great amount Of work
to do to complete arrangements for the
championship season. He wants to 90
to Minneapolis to-day and was trying to
get severe cold out of his system by
the sweating" process. He said:
Il have a good team, and will be in
the fight for the pennant. Tom Nc
Laughlin has been signed for second
base. w. b. GOOdnough, who last year
had a record in the association as first
in base running, first in fielding and
fifth in batting, will play center field
i'll place of Murphy-the latter may
X. L. Hart has been returned approved
by Nick Young, as has also that of F.
w. Ely. A contract was closed with
Pttsburg to play there April Z, and 8.
The date was fixed for st. Louis on
April II, II and -. The st. Paul team
will go to Albany. Ind, about the mid
die of March to practice until March 90,
which will be Easter Sunday, when the
first game will be played at Louis
vile. KY. opening the park there.
the team will then 20 to Cincinnati, O.,
and play April l, 2 and 3, opening the
park there. On April 4, 5 and they
will play at Columbus, O. From thence
they go to Pittsburg, Pa, and play the
18th, Sth and 9th: thence to st. Louis,
where they play the 18th, 18th and 18th.
The championship season will open at
Kansas City on April Is, continuing the
10th, 18th and 18th. The opening series
will be four days at each place, and
there will be three-day series thereafter.
The association will play series of 40
games. There will be fifteen Sunday
games at st. Paul. Minneapolis will
have fourteen Saturday games. The
st. Paul team will play ten Sundays
away from home. The st. Paul park
will be opened May 6, with the Kansas
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17

City team. The old park across the
river has been leased, and the street
EAR company has promised to run cars
every minute. On July one game
will be played at ST. Paul and
one at Minneapolis The city
that, at that time, has the poorest at
tendance will get the afternoon game
and the receipts will be pooled. The
st. Paul team will go to Milwaukee on
Decoration day. Kansas City signed
Pickett at Chicago Saturday night. Burk
will play with the Mil waukee team. He
was purchased from Pittsburg for about
$1,000 and signed with Milwaukee to
take the place of Poorman in the
right field at s., 200. Kansas City
has also signed Wilson. of PittSburg, as
catcher and general utility man. He
caught for PtttSburg last year. Sioux
City has accepted the terms of JantzeD,
who caught for Milwaukee last year; he
will play first base and change catcher.
Willie McGill, the phenomenal sixteen
year-old left-handed pitcher who played
in the Cleveland brotherhood team last
year, has signed with the Cleveland
National league club at $500: he is five
feet and one inch and pitches with both
hands. Grim, of Rochester, will doubtless
be assigned by the boardof control to Mil
waukee. The Spalding bail has been
agreed upon. Gillette, of Milwaukee,
and John Speas, of Kansas City, have
been designated committee of two to
make arrangements for railroad trans
portation. lily Hach. of Minneapolis.
was designated as a committee of one to
receive bids for advertising, and for
Autographs. IL is likely that st. Paul
firm will receive the contract for the
three sheet posters for the entire
league.
Mr.. Watkins said that he expected to
hustle every day from now OH. He has
every confidence in his team, and lie in
tends that they shall play ball. No
men will be sold because it may be
found that they can do good work and
thereby demand good price.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
Walking for a Certainty.

Sunday, March 15.a big walking match
will start in New York on new plan
Two of the men who competed i'll the re-
cent six-day race in Minneapolis have
been entered in the New York contest.
They are Peter Hegelman and H. o.
Messier. The latter has just received
his contract from G. A. Alberts, the
manager, which looks as Formidable as
a state paper. The conditions govern
ing this match are strict. Instead OF di-
viding the gate money, the manage
ment will hang up $4,000 to be divided
among the finishers. In order to get a
share of the purse man must make 525
miles. An entrance fee of 500 is
charged each contestant. No man can
start in the race unless the referee finds
him in good condition or he can prove
that he has trained continuously and
conscientiously for three weeks.
Messier will try for the money in the
St. Paul race and then go on to New
York.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17

the crowd was harmless. No TipDerary
moo, lie said, had ever before been beld
up to admiration as pacific crowd.
His amendment asked the house to
vindicate the action OF the police, in
view of the conspiracy of which MeSSrS.
Dillon and O'Brien had been convicted.
Their melting advice turned Tipperary,
which was once one of the most pros
porous towns of Ireland, into place as
deSolate as If it had been swept by an
avenging army. He would not contest
Mr.. Morley's right to share in the faction
fight, but why, while in TipperarY, dld
he not inquire of the people the causes
of the local ruin. He would have
learned that their misery was due to
bOycOtting, accompanied by every KIND
of violence. Thanks to the government,
honest Irishmen now had a better
chance of pursuing lawful business.
Village ruffianiSm had been suppressed.
Mr. Morley sought to tie the the hands
of the executive and prevent the pro-
lection of friends of law and order In
Ireland. Mr.. Gladstone expressed sur
prise that the government countenanced
an amendment evading the main ac-
cusation against Mr.. Balfour, assisting
to violate the civil rights of the people.
Mr.. Morley showed unwonted anlmus
while speaking. The memory of Mr.
Balfour's contemptuous reference to MS
inaccuracies committed while telling OF
tue TipperarY row is probably still
ranking in his mind. Mr.. Parnell sat
with folded arms listening to- Mr.
Morley, evidently with close attention,
but he did not join in the Irish cheers.
He left as soon as Mr.. Gladstone rose to
speak Mr.. Gladstone spoke for half an
hour. He manifested no. special en-
thusiasm till toward the close or MS
speech; then his voice in ringing tones
of triumph declared that the doom OF
| coercion and the government was as
Sured.
Mr.. Balfour having complained that
Mr.. Gladstone was not present to listen
to his reply, Mr.. Morley informed MIN
that Mr. Gladstone was ill. Mr.. Balfoui
expressed regret, and said he would
withhold his intended remarks. In con
clusion, he said he believed that IN the
long run political morality would win,
and the verdict of the house to-night
would be Endorsed by the country.
Mr.. Morley's motion to censure tne
Irish executive was rejected-320 10 40
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
Four More Lives Sacrificed in
One Of the Scottdale, Pa,
Galleries.
Others Are Reported Missing
and They Are Possibly
Dead.
An Immense Rock Crashes
Through a Railway Car
With Fatal Effect.
The Victims Were ALI Stu
dents Of Duff's College in
Pittsburg.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 16. - The Meyer
mine, near Scottdale, Pa, is on fire.
Four bumpers are known to have been
killed and six or seven men are now re-
ported missing. Fifty men were at
work when the explosion occurred. The
fire was kindled by miner accidentally
dropping a naked lamp at the bottom of
the shaft, which is 100 feet deep. The
lamp exploded, igniting the aecumu-
lated mine gas. which exploded with a
terrific report and scattered the flame
in every direction. The mine caught
fire and the large fan used for ventilat-
ing the mine was destroyed, and the in
terror of the mine seems to be one mass
of furious fame. The Meyer
coke plant. one of the larg-
est in the region, employed 500 men.
The men at this place had refused to
join the ranks of the strikers, and the
works were running full. Fifty miners
were at work at the time of the eXplO-
sion. All escaped except four bumpers,
who are known to have been killed, and
six or seven men who are reported miss
ing. The names of the unfortunateS
who are known to be in the burning
mines are James Waddell, aged twenty
two; John and Robert Rohevel, aged
twelve ana fourteen, respectively. Those
who claim to know say that ten or
twelve HungarianS were also in the mine
when the fire started, but the officials of
the mines say all the miners have been
accounted for except the three men
toned above. The mine is now being
flooded. Borland's creek, SIX feet wide
and swollen, has been turned into the
mouth of the shaft, and with an utter
abandon for the unfOrtunateS entOmbed,
the mines will be saved. Since day
light the great body of water, forming
a solid shaft SIX feet in diameter, has
poured into the ponder0us tomb. and
yet it is not full. There was no effort
made to save the men in the mine. The
fire cut off all possible hope for their
rescue, and as the company has no list
other than their pay roll, they are as
COMPLETELY mVStified as outsiders,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
These Want to Scrap.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1G.-Patsy j. Far
reli, of PittSburg, who first came into
public notice by defeating Dominic Nc
Cafferty, in Philadelphia, is eager to ar
range match with Bob Fitzsimmons,
the middle-weight champion. He has
authorized a gentleman well known in
sporting circles to meet Fltzsimmons,
and arrange match for $1,000 side.
New YORK, Feb. ga dispatch
fom London says that Jem Smith post
ed ESQ to-day at the Sporting Life Office
and issued a challenge to fight Charley
Mitchell for $500 side. The challenge
has created great sensation among
sporting men.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
CRASHED THROUGH A CAR.
Fatal and Singular Accident on
the Panhandle.


PITTsBURG, Feb. 16.-An immense
rock, weighing at least 200 pounds. fell
from Duquesne heights about $50
o'clock this morning and crashed into a
passenger coach OF the Washington,
Pa. express. on the Panhandle road,
instantly killing one passenger and SER
iously injuring three others. Their
names are;
Killed-Miss Clara Fleming, aged nineteen
years, brains crushed out and badly man
gled.
Injured-J F. Donahue. aged twenty years.
badly hurt about the head and chest; Miss
Mamie Baldwin. aged eighteen years. cut
about the head, breast and arms; unknown
young man, badly bruised.
The victims were all students of
Duff's college in this city and were on
their way to school when the accident
happened. 1t had been raining steadily
for nearly twenty-four hours, and land
slides were reported at various points
along the road. The Washington ex.
press was due here at O'Clock and had
Just entered the shadows of Duquesne
Heights, which are opposite the city,
when the rock came laundering down
the mountain side. 1t crashed into the
center of the coach. completely wreck
ing it. Miss Fleming and Mr.. Donahue
were sitting in the same seat,
but the young lady occupied
the window side. AMI before she
had time to escape, the rock came
through the car and crushed her to
death. Donahue made leap and
escaped with serious cuts and bruises.
The others were struck by pieces of the
rock. which broke as it fell. A scene of
wild confusion followed and several
young ladies tainted, but order was soon
restored, and after detaching the
wrecked car. the train was brought into
Pittsburg Miss Fleming's body was
sent to her home at Washington, Pa,
and theinjured were taken to hospital.
No blame is attached to the railway COM
pany, as the accident was unavoidable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
FEBRUARY RACING.
Running at Ratsdundee, New Or
leans, Gloucester and Gutten-

Running at Ratsdundee, New Or
leans, Gloucester and Gutten-
burg.
DUNDEE, N. j., Feb 16.-Flrst race,
five furlongs-Gov. Roberts won. Planter sec
ond. A II third. Time 10.
Second race, seven furlongs = Mulligan
won, Glen Fallon second, Matagorda third
Time, 1:43.
Third race, six and a-half furlongs-Tele-
phone won, Longevity second, Truth third
Time, :57l2.
Fourth race mile ddlestone won, Frank
L second Prince James third. Time :59&
Fifth race six furlongs-Long Jack won,
Defendant second, Kanesville third. Time,
1 :26l2.
Sixth race, SIX furlongs-Battle Cry won.
Eblis second, Sterling third. Time, :2S
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 16.-First race, half
a mile-Fairy won. Sam Lazarus second,
Fred Davis third. Time. 80
Second race half mile-Mattie McHenry
won. Orphan Boy second, Edward Everett
third. Time, :5Sl2
Third race. half mile-Gllford won, Maud
: second, Ivanhoe third Time. :5634
Fourth race four and a half furlongs-
Billow Won, Henry Brown second Charles
Reed third Time, l:O4.
GLOUCESTER
GLOUCESTER, n. D.. Feb. 16;-First race,
six furlongs-Dousman won, Buckeye sec
oud, Prodigal third. lime :27S4.
Second race, six furlongs-King Solomon
Won Sir Rae second. Lee S third. Time,
:27S4.
Third race, seven furlongs-Souvenir won,
Ralph Black second, Mamie Hay third.
Time, :i6la.
Fourth race six and half furlongs-P
II won Cheftain second, Whitenose third
Time, 1:36.
Fifth race. six and a half furlongs-India
Rubber won, Carnegie second, Belisarius
third. Time, 1 :36.
Sixth race, mile and an eighth--Wild
Cherry won, Darling second. Friar third
Time. 2:1512.
GUTENBERG.
GUTENBERG, n. j.. Feb. l6.-First race.
FIVE furlongs-Orton won. Mart Gibson,
second, Issaquena third. Time, l :0S34.
second race, six furlongs-Glenmound
won. Trestle second, Fenlon third. Time.
:22l2.
Third race, six and a half frlrlongs-Latina
won, Sir George second, Sandstone third.
Time, :3lS4.
Fourth race five MISUNDERSTANDING won,
Dalsey Ryan second Sallie Harper third.
Time, 1:06l4
Fifth race, mile and ighth--Insight
won, Joe Courtney second. Burnside third.
Time, 2:0S34.
Sixth race, six and half furongs-Gnar-
antee won, Shotoyer second, Armiel third.
Time. 81.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17

Our business keeps booming; owing to
the fact that we make it so through our CIV
ing values unequaled by any other house in
ST. Paul.
With this kind of weather it's easy
enough for us to sell Overcoats and listers.
The assortment is good; there is every sort
you want--Fur, Fur Trimmed Storm, Cape or
Plain Coats. One of them is good invest
ment even if you do not wear it week
this season.
The same cut holds good in our Mems
Suits
In our Boys and Childrens Clothing the
cut is lower than ever, and the stock COM
mences to show it.
Heavy Winter Furnishing Goods, such as
Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves Mittens, Mufflers
and all Winter Caps, at great reductions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
WINTER WHEAT PROSPECT,
Flatteripg Reports From Indiana,
Illinois and Kansas.

SPRINGFIELD, H.. Feb. 16.-Reports
received at the department of agricult-
ure relative to the condition of winter
wheat are by no means full, but, so far
as they go, they INDICATE a seasonable
average.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 16.-The
latest advices from different parts OF
the state to the board of agriculture re-
garding the growing wheat indicate a
very healthy condition, and the pros
pectis even better than it was at cor
L eSponding time one year ago.
topeka, Kan, Feb. 16.-Reports re-
ceived at the agricultural department
from 80 of the 106 counties in the state
bring encouraging news regarding the
wheat outlook. The open winter and
the frequent rains and SHOWS have put
| the ground in splendid condition. and
| the growing wheat everywhere is adj
vanced beyond the condition of any pre-
vious year at this time. The acreage is
very large.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
A LIVELY TILT.
Morley and Balfour Revive Old
AnimOSitieS.


LONDON, Feb. l6.-At 500 p. m. John
Morley in the house of commons arose,
and in accordance with the notice pre-
viously given by him, moved that the
house adopt vote censuring the Irish
executive for it's action in the Tipperary
prosecutions. Mr.. Morley's motion de-
cIared that such action on the part Of
the Irish executive was calculated to
bring the law into contempt, and was
violation of the rights of citizens. The
house at this time was filled from the
galleries to the floor. Mr.. Parnell sat
below the gangway, between Thomas
Bayley Potter and Timothy M. Healy.
Thomas Sexton sat directly behind JUS
tin Mccarthy, on the same bench as Mr..
Morley.
Mr.. Morley, rising amid cheers, said
that the motion. instead of being put
out of date by recent events, was most
opportune in view of the fact that two
prominent Irish members of the
parliaments had just passed on
their way into prison, within sight OF
the house. The Imprisonment of these
members of parliament, continued Mr..
Morle, was the climax of the Tlpperary
prosecution.
At this point Mr.. Baltour slgnlfed
dissent, as Morley asked him if he
meant TO say he shrank from going into
court of evidence.
Mr.. Balfour- No; but your friends sue
ceeded in postponing the trial until March.
Mr. Morley, continuing, said that the Judge
held that the reasons for poslponement
were adequate. When the coercion act was
passed it was not intended that cases like
those in Tipperary should be Withdrawn
from the jury The bench there was delib-
erately packed to try great state case 10
which ninety witnesses were summoned.
The selection of Magistrates Shannon and
Cronin was about the most monstrous act
that even Mr.. Balfour ever committed. TWAS
prostitution OF the tribunal. Mr.. Morley
then proceeded to criticize the vindictiveness
of the Irish executive, whose actions which
would not for moment be tolerated IN
England, had alienated the people of Ireland.
r. w. Russell, Unionist. said that Mr..
Morley spent three hours in Tipperary
and bOlted by the next train. Laugh
teri. He ridiculed the statement that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
President Thurman Denounced

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 16.-The dis
patch has been received by the base ball
officials here from Won der Abe, of st.
Louis, in which the Louisville club is
urged to send a representative to Gin
cinnati to be present at injecting of the
the meeting is called for the purpose of
taking some action on the Bierbauer
case decided Saturday at Chicago. AS
ISOLATION men here denounce the action
of President Thurman in this matter,
and it is said that movement will be
made at the meeting inaugurating a
war on Thurman which will force his
resignation.