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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
articles of clothing found on the charred
rnnoiOG

Another complication is added to-day
to the situation at the Park Place dis
aster. 1t now looks as if the board OF
fire underwriters theory that the fire
companies are not liable for any of the
damages either to the building or TO
the stock in the frail structure would
be insisted upon in the courts. At the
least, such is the position taken
by Secretary William Randall. of the
board of fire underwriters when seen
to-day. In view of considering this
state of facts. Secretary Randall issued
a call for meeting of the directors
this morRing. The act applying to this
case reads as follows: ''If a building or
any part thereof fall, except as result
of fire. all Insurance by this policy OH
such buildings and contents shall cease. =
SO the contract under which the fire ln-
Surance policy is issued makes null and
void all claims for insurance for the
heavy losers in the fearful disaster.
There is still another clause in all its
policies, which provides that the fire in
surance companies shall not be liable
Tor any damages in case of explosion.
Solar only the edge of the ruins has
been searcned. Down beneath the cen
ter OF the buildings are, probably, the
graves of the great majority of those
Who have perished. The firemen, who
have heard all sorts of stories as to
the number of persons in the buildings
when they fell, believe that at
least fifty bodies are still under
the debris. Deputy Fire Chief Reilly IS
of that opinion, and he has made care,
full calculations from the numerous ana
contradictory reports submitted to him:
If the presses can be got out to-day IL
is likely that all the brick and timber
can be removed by tomorrow afternoon
and all the bodies recovered by that
time.
The figures given now would indicate
that 122 persons lost their lives by the
collapse of the building. The worst
part of the tragedy is yet to come, as evil
denced by fearful stencil which lDdl-
Gates unknown horrors and an almost
certainty of an increase of the number
dead.
Early this morning a small foot,
ankle and a part of leg, probably
girls or a boys. was recovered. the
member was badly burned, and looked
as though it had been buried away from
the body.
The workmen are fast clearing away
the debris, and it seems highly possible
that a great number of bodies VIII be
recovered before daylight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
RICHES OF THE UNION.
The Value of Property Owned by
States,

WASHINGTON, Aug 24.-The census
bureau to-day issued a bulletin of the
valuation of real and personal property
of the several states and territories.
Valuations are given for 1890 and 1880,
with the exception of Michigan, which
is for 1856, and for Arkansas. Delaware.
Iowa, Mississippi, New Mexico, Wash
ingtOn and Wyoming, which are for
1889. The bulletin shows that the as
sessed value of all property has in
creased from 16,902, ,999. .549 in 1880 to
S24, 249, $50, ,SO4 in 1890, an increase dur
ing the decade of S7346, 500, ,261, an
amount equivalent to the true value
of all property as returned by the
census in 1850 (S7, ,135, ,7S0, ,22S). Should
it be found upon the completion of the
inquiry in relation to the true value of
all property in the United States, that
the same relation exists in 1890 between
assessed valuation and true valuation
as existed in 1880, the absolute wealth
of the United State, according to the
eleventh census, may be estimated at
S62, ,210 000, 600, or nearly $1,000 per
capita, as against S164 per capita In
1860, $50 per capita in 1870 and $50 per
capita in 1850. The final returns show
ing in detail the absolute wealth
of the country will necessarily be among
the last publications of the census Office,
as complete data is not available until
after the inquiries relating to agrlcult-
ure and manufactures have been fin
ished. The state of Illinois shows an
apparent decrease OfS59, 200. .142, because
the state board of equalization declares
that in 1880 the assessed value was 80
per cent, and in 1890 only % per cent of
the true value. Among the statements
showing all increase of assessed Valua-
tiOn are the following:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
When Your Head is Off

AS human curiosity has never been
satisfied as to the precise moment of
death in cases of beheading, the account
of the experiment on a decapitated
criminal communicated to a French
medical journal by a leading sci
enlist of Lyons is of absorbing in
terest. This time the results are
more satisfactory than has hitherto been
the case; the doctor making the follow
ing statement with regard to the mani
festations of consciousness after the
head had been separated from the body:
l. That the head, on being separated
from the body, remains in possession of
all its faculties, If the hemorrhage
does not pass certain limits. 2.
The proportion Of oxygen Is sufficient
for keeping up the nervous functions
for brief space, fever exceeding half
minute. g. That the repeated opening
aud closing of the Jaws after the sepa-
ration Of the head from the body are
nothing but the reflex action common IN
cases Of acute asphyxia,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
THE CHINESE RIOTS.
A War Spirit Is Still Rampant
Against EUpODeanS

n w ar spirit Is SJlll hdHlpdnG
Against Europeans.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Aug. 24.-Ac-
cording to advices by the steamer City
of Rio de Janerio, which arrived from
Hong Kong to-day, the war spirit is
still rampant in China. While very
few actual outrages have occurred
since the arrival of the last China steam
er. the foreign population of Shanghai
expect an outbreak daily. 1.-THE Chi
neSe are at war among themselves,
said an officer of the Rio this afternoon,
"but that will not make the slightest
difference when an uprising takes place.
They all hate Europeans, and will COM
bine to drive them out of the country.
1t is a great pity that the United States
has not feet over there to protect
American interests. All other nations
are well represented, while we have
only the PalOS''
When told that the Charleston, Alert,
MOhican and MonOcacy had been or
dered to Shanghai, he said: Pm glad
to hear it; they will be badly needed
there before another month goes by"
In 1enpien, China, on the 18th
inst, woman proclaimed that
she had lost her tourteen-year-old
son, and that she suspected the
missionaries had stolen and concealed
him within a church. She gathered a
large crowd. who. at the latest reports,
had demolished the church and a school
house. During the riot one of the lead
ers of the mob was killed. Trouble is
feared at Foochow, that city having
been placarded by the natives, urging
the determination of the foreigners.
The native population of Foochow have
always borne intense hatred towards the
the foreign Inhabitants.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
RESCUED ALIVE.
The Brainard Party Taken From
Chapel Beach.

Cndpel DGdCH.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Aug. 24.-Ihe
Brainard party, wrecked at Chapel
Beach, Pictured Rocks. on Thursday
last, was rescued to-day by the
tug Fishing Queen, of Munsl-
gan. The tug ran over to Chapel
Beach Sunday, but was unable to
land, but boat was drifted ashore with
provisions, thus breaking the three
days fast of the wrecked party. The
party left POwelPS Point Thursday IN.
Ira T. Brainard's small steam yacht
Cruiser to view the Pictured Rocks.
They took only lunch, as they eX-
rising storm forced them ashore
and they were fortunately able to make
Chapel Beach, one of the two spots in
over twenty miles where landing can
be made. The yacht was left at anchor
and foundered. The party took refuge
in a cave, which sheltered them, but
they had nothing to eat but berries.
The party consisted Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira +. Brainard and son, James
and w. II. Brainard, of Pittsburg, and
j. r. Davey, K. McDougal and Mr.. and
Mrs, j. G. Sheets, of Cincinnati. All
came through fairly well save Mrs:
Sheets, whose condition is considered
serious. The guides sent through the
woods with food from Old Munising
Saturday had not yet reached the party.
Cause of the Collapse.
City Chamberlain Grain, whose mother
owned the wrecked building, arrived at
his office to-day. When questioned as
to the condition of the building, he said:
81 know nothing personally about 1t.
The building, | have always understood,
was well constructed and never was
condemned. 1t was not considered un-
safe. 1t was always used for the pur-
poses for which it was used at the time
of the. fire. As to the claim that the
stock of material and the heavy presses
on the upper floors caused the
building to collapse, any one WHO
looks at the facts dispassion-
ately will admit that such was
not the case. My opinion, from all L
have been able to learn, is that the cause
of the accident was a fire followed by an
explosion, the same theory that the fire
men have about the matter. The eX-
plosion occurred on one of the lower
floors. What caused it or took place is
not for me to say. 1t was insured for
$4,000. and was worth just about
that sum. l never knew that it was
considered hazardous" A man who
has been engaged for thirty-fve years
in placing printing machinery in houses
said that the presses of Ellis & MELON
aid and Leibler & Mas were so placed
that the vibrations ran with the beams
and rafters, and that they were INSULT
cient to support the enormous weight
that was on them. On the third floor
alone. he said, nearly forty tons OF ma
chinery stood.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
THE WORLD OVER.

Yesterday closed the most successful sea-
son of the ChautauQua assembly. The total
receipts are roughly estimated at % per cent
more than those Of any former year.
The secretary of the interior yesterday di-
rected that the third payment of $4,000 be
made to each state agricultural college which
has complied with the terms of the act Of
Aug. 30, 1890.
The Peruvian cabinet has resigned. the
ministers having refused to answer the SEN
ate's interpretations in regard to the at
tempted revolt of Dec. 3, and a new ministry
has been formed.
severe storm swept over Pennsylvania,
in the vicinity of Reading and Lebanon,
Sunday night, causing heavy washouts on
the railroads and doing great destruction 10
trees. gardens, fences and outhouses.
Assistant Secretary Crounse has selected
the property at the southwest corner OF
Perry and Fourth streets. Davenport, To-, as
the site of the public building to be erected
in that city.
The operatian of the recent imperial ukase
prohibiting the expectation of rye from
Russia after aug. q, has been extended to
Finland.
The steamer Servia. from Liverpool, re-,
ports having sighted Friday the steamer
Suevia, from Hamburg for New York, dis
abled having lost three blades of her pro-
peller.
1t is announced that the Venezuelan con-
gress has rejected the reciprocity treaty pro-
posed by the United States. 1t involved q
heavy reduction of certain dues, amounting
to 50 per cent Of the customs revenues, while
the advantage to be derived by Venezuela
are comparatively small.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
STILL TIED UP.
No Trains Moving on the Lake
Erie & Western.

No Trains Moving on the Lake
Erie & Western.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 24.-The sit
uation in the Lake Erie 81 Western
strike among the brakemen and con-
ductors remains about the same. The
railway company this morning brought
about twenty-five men from Chicago to
take their trains ont. No effort has yet
been made to move trains.
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 24.-General Man
ager Bradbury'S order for the striking
trainmen on the Lake Erie d Western
railroad to 90 10 work or be dis
charged, did not have the desired eff
feet, and the company has discharged
the men and is advertising for others.
A commission committee representing
tie strikers came to Munic to induce
the Fort Wayne branch of the road to
join the strike, and thereby tie up the
whole system.
LIMA. o., Aug. a. The Lake Erie &c
Western strike situation remains un-
changed. A conference was held by
President Price and committee of the
striking conductors. The latter. after
the interview, expressed themselves as
hopeful for a settlement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
DIED CONTRARY-LIKE,
And the Doctors Found That They
Had Wasted Much Skill.

SIT takes good deal to kill man,
does it not?'' asked a New York Herald
reporter, talking of electrocution and
the tremendous force required to make
that delicate yet tenacious machinery
stop suddenly like a clock held by the
hands.
sometimes it does," replied the doc
tor. "And then, again, it seems as if
they die abominably easy.
81 remember a case we had in the
Harlem hospital not long ago. A man
had fired three bullets into his abdomen
with intent of suicide. Nasty wounds
they were, too. But DR.. Blank located
the bullets and got them out, and then
seWed up the intestineS in several
places, making splendid job of it.
"FCr several days the man did finely,
and lust about the time you would have
said he was out of danger. he up and
died, but from what reason the deuce
only knows. for in the autopsy we found
all his organs healthy, and as for the
wounds, they were almost entirely
healed. There was no Inflammation
about the stitches, save in one place,
and that was so small and slight that it
was scarcely worth mentioning.
"And that Is the way with man. If
you want him to die for his own sake
and eYerybody's else's, he will hang on
and on, tenacious as turtle. On the
other hand. he will often go SfT as Il a
breath had blown hllTa INTO eternity"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
SUNDAY DIVERSION.
Two Carolina Clans Meet to Kill
Each Other.

GREENvILLE. S. c., Aug. 24.-At
Mountain Hill church, rude place of
worship by foot-washing Baptists in
the heart of the Blue Ridge mountains,
twenty-five miles above this city. there
was a bloody affray yesterday. The
mountain people of that neighborhood
are generally moonshiners. and two
leading families-Durhams and How
ards-are divided into hostile clans.
Richard Howard led party of his kins-
men OH raid on the church yes
terday while the congregation was as
sembled. Luther Durham and Richard
Gosnell, who is deacon of the church,
undertook to arrest them. Josh How
ard fired on Luther Durham, wOunding
HIM mortally, but Durham shot and
killed Massena Howard. Dick Howard
was also shot, but has disappeared.
The Towards were routed, but the con-
gregation dispersed without concluding
the communion service. This makes
five men killed in this feud in that
neighborhood within three years, and
one of the Howard clan is now in Jail
here under sentence of death for mur-
der.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
YARD CLAIMS AN OFFSET.
He Charges That the Keystone
Owed Him $34, 800.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "a. = Counsel
for II. H. Yard to-day filed an affidavit
of defense in the United States circuit
court to the suit brought by Robert NJ.
Yardley, receiver of the Keystone Ma
tlonal bank, to recover on unpaid notes.
For Yard, it was stated that the bank is
indebted to him in the sum of S34, 500,
which should be considered as all offset
to the claim. 1t was explained that dur
ing 1890 Yard loaned the bank
4S0 shares of the Seagirt Land
improvement company, of the par
value of $4,000, under an agreement
that the certificates should be returned
to him on demand. Prior to the ap-
pointment of the receiver, the demand
for the return of the certificates of
stock was made. but they were not
forthcoming, and have not been dellv-
cred since. In this connection it was
stated that the bank has transferred
the stock to other parties and convert
ed the proceeds to its own use, and
Yard has therefore lost the same. The
value put on the shares was $4,000,
which sum is now claimed with inter
est. AS another ground for reducing
the claim 1t was set out for Yard that of
the note for $500, upon which suit is
being brought. he only received $500,
the bank promising to pay him the
the other S4,S00, but not having done so.
The suit as brought against the de-
fendant was said to have arisen in this
way: Before the doors of the bank
closed Yard settled his overdrafts,
amounting s22, ,4S8.72, by giving two
notes, one for $50, 900 and the other for
S32, ,S3S.72. The bank turned the $500
note over to the clearing house, but
kept the smaller one in hand. 1t also
held other notes Of which Yard was
either maker or indorser, amounting to
$50. 1868. AS the clearing house holds the
$4,000 note, suit could only be brought
by the banks receiver for S57,SO1.72,
which is the amount of the s32, ,438.72
note and sundry other notes amounting
S25, 1868 added. By taking together the
sum for which Yard is sued, S57, ,S01.72,
and the $50, 900 note in the clearing house
it will be seen that ards Indebtedness
to the bank is put at S1C7 7,S01.72.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
KILLED ON A BRIDGE.
A Mother and Two Children Run
Over by a Train.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 24.-There
was a deplorable accident this
afternoon on the Richmond, Mich
olasville. Ironie q Beattyville
road near Nicholasvile. The regular
train had just gone out when special
engine bearing Judge Richards pulled
out. Wheeling around curve at
high speed. the engine dashed on a
bridge sixty feet high and in the mid
die of it Mrs. Mary Richardson and her
three children eight, six and four years,
respectively, were walking. The
mother huddIed her little ones around
her and like stone faced the death
that was coming. She and TWO of the
girls were struck and killed. and the
third child was saved only because the
mother had crouched her down at the
outer edge of the bridge, where the en-
gine just missed her.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
STAND BY THEIR son.
Roberts Parents Are Confident Of
Proving an Alibi.

OTTAWA, o., Aug. 24.-James M.
Roberts, the alleged Columbus Grove
murderer, arrived here at 2 o'clock
this morning IN charge of a marshal
and deputy sheriff. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Roberts, parents of the prisoner,
of Auburndale. suburb of Toledo, are
here, and both are certain they can
prove an alIbi. No demonstration has
generally believed that an at
tempt to lynch the prisoner
will be made tonight. Sheriff
Williamson has barricaded the Jail, and
the Rice guards. the local military COM
pany, have been ordered to hold them
selves in'readiness for call to suppress
mob violence. The aspect of affairs is
threatening, and there may be bloody
work before morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
Herbert Mapes Drowned,

New YORK, Aug. M.-Herbert Mapes,
the famous Columbia college athlete,
was drowned before his mothers eyes
while bathing in the surf at Fire Island
yesterday. Mr.. Mapes was an excellent
swimmer, and was far out beyond the
breakers when he was seen to be fran
tically signalling for help. Several
persons started to the rescue, but be-
fore they reached him he disappeared
beneath the waves. 1t is thought he
was attacked with cramps.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
Worthy of a Rope.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 24.-Howard
d. Earle gave,his wife a dose of lauda-
mum to-day, and, when she threw it off.
he held hammer over her head, forced
her to take another dose, and left her
to die. A woman in the house
later discovered Mrs. Earle's condition
and called two doctors, who resuscitated
her and sent her to a hospital. Earle
was arrested tonight with an empty
laudanum vial and full vial of carbolic
acid in his possession.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
A FRIENDLY BOUT.
Mr.. ParsOn Davies Caryes Mfr.
PugiIist Hail.

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, Aug. "a
Jim Hall, the pugilist. and "Parson"
Davies, who are stopping at the Avery
house, got into quarrel in the bar room
at II O'Clock last night. After word
or two Hall struck yiciously at Davies
with bottle. His arm was caught by
a bystander. when he repeated the
blow, and Davies grabbed a lemon
knife lying on the bar, lodged Halls
blow and lunged at him with the knife,
striking him in the throat and cutting
a terrible cash from the chin to the ear
on the right side, and narrowly missing
the jugular vein. The two were then
separated. you've done me, Charlie,
but stay by me-" said Hall when struck.
The room after the fracas looked like
slaughter house, everything in it being
covered with blood. Hall will recover.
He is considered to blame in the matter,
Davies having acted in self-defense.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
ALMY IS ABBOTT.
Miss Warden's Murderer Is Fully
Identified.

HANOVER, N. H.. Aug. 24.-The
identity of Almy as George 81. Abbott
was satisfactorily and finally estab-
lished this morning. The position in
which the murderer's leg has forced him
to lie has prevented an examination Of
his back for the scars of the buckshot
wounds received in his battle with the
officers on ThetfOrd mountain in 1880.
While his cot was being freshened up,
he was turned over so far on his SADIE as
to reveal his back, whereon were plaiuly
revealed the unmistakable traces Of
gunshot wounds. Mrs. Wiemot, the
aunt OF George H. Abbott, called to see
the criminal this morning, and identi-
NED him as her nephew. MI. Warden
and his young son also called upon him
this morning. They said, "Good morn-
ing" and he replied in kind. There
was no further conversation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
Harrison Still Lives.

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 94.-The
president spent the morning in his
rooms at the Grand Union with Private
Secretary Halford and his stenographer
attending to large batch of private
and state letters which had accumu-
lated over Sunday. This evening he
attended reception at the house of Mr.
Pansa, arriving at about o'clock and
remaining until $50. At 9:90 this even
ing he received the guests of the hotel
in the Grand Union parlor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
OVER A BLUFF.
A Mother and Daughter Instantly
Killed.

PENDLEToN, Or, Aug. "a. Peter
Techkella, his wife and three children
were out driving last evening four
miles from here when their horse be-
came unruly and commenced to balk.
The man was unable to stop the animal,
and the horse and carriage, with its
five occupants, fell over bluff twenty
five feet high. Mrs. Techkella and one
daughter were instantly killed and the
two other children seriously injured
Techkella and the horse escaped with a
few injuries.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
ArkelI Sues for Libel.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 24.-Papers
were served to-day on w. A. McElwain,
publisher of the Saratogian, in an ac-
tion brought by w. J. Arkell for alleged
libel. Mr.. Arkell claims $4,000 DANA
ges. The Saratogian this morning in an
editorial intimated that the presidents
visit had been used to commercial ad-
vantage by interested parties and men
toned Arkell's name in the same arti-
Gle, hence the suit
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
A Short Strike.

New YORK, Aug. 24.-The composit-
ors employed by the Recorder struck
tonight because of the discharge of a
union foreman and the employment of
a non-union man in his place. The
strike only lasted two hours, the busi-
ness manager of the paper adjusting
the matter by employing union man
as foreman, and signing an agreement
to employ none but union men here
after
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
Favor Co-Operation.

TOPEKA, Kan. Aug 24.-The commit
tee appointed by the Alliance CONNER
cial convention to investigate the
scheme for establishing cooperative
stores throughout the state under one
general management has decided to re-
port favorably to the convention which
will meet in Salina, Oct. 90 the day be-
fore the Alliance state convention.