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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-04
FLEECED The LAMBS.
Skin Insurance Men Get A
Million Dollars From
InnocentS.
Stupendous Swindling Opera
tionS Done In Three
Months.
Ameer Ben Ali Is Judged
Guilty in the Second
Degree.
Col. Clay King Must Pay The
Penalty For Posten's
Murder.

WHEELING, w. Va, July 3.-The
United States authorities swooped down
on the Fraternity of Financial Co-opera-
tion to-day, too late to catch the big birds
engaged in it, but they arrested j. c.
Newell, of Philadelphia, in charge, and
stopped all operations. Warrants are
also out for R. t. Ruby, R. T. DOllmer.
Scpreme Treasurer Field Lukens, Gen
eral Secretary N. G. Faris, Loring
Chambers, L. c. Hughes, Rose Moran.
Ida Fay. Emma Walton and Charles
Dixon for completely iu the scheme, and
telegrams have been sent to the United
States marshals at Philadelphia. Wash
ington, Baltimore, Cleveland and other
points to arrest them on sight on the
charge of using the mails for fraudulent
purposes. The bank books of the
fraternity show that between May 16
and June IL, less than one month, they
deposited IN the Exchange bank of this
city S123, ,642. 80, and in six weeks Sl46,-
600 were deposited. The concern still
has s125,OOO in the bank here, against
which there were checks of but S29, 176.
The concern has 14,G00 victims in New
England, the Eastern and Central states,
not counting the Western. Special
Postoffice Inspectors NaylOr and Hooten
have been here for several days work.
ing up the cases against the several
ShOrt-Time Endowment Orders
that have their national headquarters
in Wheeling, claiming to be chartered
under the laws of the city. This is the
third order that has gone under within
a week, and another is still doing busl-
ness. Lukens and Dolmer have left the
city and eluded arrest. Within the past
three months three concerns have
scOoped in more than million dollars.
On Thursday of this week Cleve-
land attorney levied an attach
ment on the fraternity's funds in
the Exchange bank here in behalf
of certificate holders in that city who
claimed they had been swindied by the
order. The supreme officers got wind
that the postoffice officials were aftef
them and sold their office supplies tola
junk dealer. Among these supplies
were over So, 900 worth of printing, ad-
vertising circulars, blank books, ETC.,
which sold for about SIS. The officers
did not take the precaution to destroy
the files of letters they had from their
victims. and they also were purchased
by the junk dealer The postoffice in
spectors went to the junk dealer and
purchased these letters, which furnish
the most damaging evidence against the
short term men. They tell story of
fraud seldom if ever equaled in the
history of skin insurance games. There
are also damaging letters passing be-
tween the officers of the fraternity. The
postmaster said to-day that every mail
still brings in hundreds of dollars
through the money order and registered
letter divisions addressed to the short
term people, but that the money is be-
ing returned to the senders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-04
DEPLORABLE SIGHTS.
Men Roasting to Death in Sight of
Spectators.

RAvENNA, o., July 3.-Probably the
most fearful sight, if any one could be
worse than the other, was the appear
ance of the front of the boiler of the
freight engine. In the first shock the
front end of the boiler was broken in,
and as the engine ploughed It's way
through the mass of humanity, four
poor fellows were actually scooped up
in the cauldron. wounded and helpless,
and there they lay, slowly roasting to
death before the very eyes of the specta-
tors. who would. but could not aid them.
These were afterwards fiShed out piece
meal by the tiremen'S hooks, and mercl-
fully covered with sheetlng. Aid for
the wounded was soon on hand, but for
the dead there was nothing but to hide
them from sight as soon as possible.
The handsome Ktna building was
transformed into mOrgue, and as the
masses of burned flesh were hooked out
they were hastily removed there and
either stretched at full length or hud-
died in little heaps.
An enormous crowd had gathered
about the mOrgue, but the doors were
closed. Some mOrbidly curious crept
up to the windows, only to fall back
aghast at what they had seen-nineteen
remains of what had been human, cOv
cred with sheetingS, through which
bare, blacked limb now and then pro-
truded, while blood soaked through the
white cloth and puddled on the floor,
while Coroner Sherman, with his as
sistants, stepped from one to the other.
searching for letters, or some means of
identifying one mass from the other.
This was difficult. In half dozen in
stances, the entire head had been
burned of, leaving only the blackened
trunk, grim and CHASTITY, defying all
efforts at identification. Their names
and other data could only be secured
from their surviving friends. No one
could tell ore trunk from the Other-all
had become alike in their common fate.
Among the entire nineteen beheaded,
dismembered bodies, but two had re-
tanned anything resembling the feat
ures of human being. 1t was here in
the mOrgue that the most touching and
awful discovery of the night was made.
The coroner tenderly removed from one
form the clOtted sheet, to find beneath
it the unmistakeable form of woman,
and worst of all, claSped in her arms,
as If to shield its young limbs from the
flames that had evidently consumed
both, was an infant child. The woman
had shielded the babe until the
last, and even in death her
blackened arms were unwilling to
be separated from their charge.
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AT THE SCENE.
Fire Added to the Havoc of the
Wreck.

Wreck.
RAvENNA, O., July 3.-The passen-
ger train consisted of an express and
baggage car, three day coaches, two
Pullman cars and a special car, and was
about ten minutes late, owing to the
trouble with one of the cars. The train
at the time of the accident lay on the
NypanO main track, just at the bottom
of a steep grade, and though the train
men knew they were followed by No.
81, fast freight filled with Chicago
fresh meat, no one seemed to think the
freight was at their very heels, and
once on the down grade coming into the
station, it would be hard to stop. es-
pecially as the freight did not intend to
make Ravenna a stopping place.
What might have been expected has
actually happened. The freight was
making time and came down the hill
with a rush, engine and tender being
fairly hurried through the rear cars of
the passenger.
When your correspondent arrived on
the scene after the accident, the scene
was awful in its aspects. Piteous cries
for help arose from the heap of wreck
age, and willing hands were already
tearing at the heap of broken and
twisted timberS and iron, when a scream
of horror arose from beneath the ruins
that sent thrill through the hearts of
the crowd gathered about. Then here
and there the darkness became grad
ually light, but with no grateful, vel
come light, as tiny tongues of flame
sprang up from the creyices of the
wrecked train. Fire had ad1..1d cruel
fear and terror to the wreck, and, fight
as they woulG, the rescuers could not
drive sIe ugly element back one foot
TOm the writhing victims who shrieked
and implored III vain for help that was
willing enough but was far too weak. to
tear aside the iron and timbers before
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PARNELL'S CAUSE.
No Apparent Help Derived From
His Marriage.


LONDON, July 3.-Mr. ParnelPs mar
riage has not yet helped his cause as he
and his friends last week confidently
hoped 1t would. The action of the
Irish bishops yesterday in reaffirming
their declaration that Mr.. Parnell was
unfit to be the leader of the Irish people
shows that no quarter will be given him
bv the clergy. This is considered to be
the final blow to Mr.. Parnell's cause
and the reception which he met with
at Carlow yesterday shows that the peo-
pie have ceased to pay any attention to
him. At Mushall, it may be added, Mr..
Parnell addressed meeting at which
thirty people were present.
Archbishop Walsh has written let
ter to Mr.. Thomas Sexton, Nj. p, eX-
pressing his gratitude for the splendid
services rendered by Mr.. Sexton and
his colleagues in parliament, during the
discussion of the Irish land bill. The
archbishop says that although they did
not win success on evtry point they
still gained enough to redeem the bill
from being rather a curse than a bless
ing to Ireland.
DUBLIN, July 3.-The Carlow peas
ants, the majority of whom are in favor
or tne antl-Parnell candidate Tor parlla-
ment, are greatly influencing the popu-
lace except at BagnalstOwn. where
Father O'Neill, in spite of the mani
festo of the bishops issued this
morning, has published letter
publicly reproving his curates for
their attitude, and challenging them to
produce written authority from the
bishop for flouting his authority in his
teeth in his own parish. Mr.. Parnell
held a successful meeting at Tee
magh to-day. He condemned the
house of lords for its action re-
garding the land bill, and accused
the landlords of conspiracy. After
ward he vainly essayed to speak at Bal
Ion, probably the most hostile district
of Carlow. There he was received by
the priests and the bitterest anti-par-
nellites with boots and groans. The
police prevented riot.
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the wreck and flame had done their

the wreck and flame had done their
worst.
There were very few injured who did
not die, and very few dead who were
not bruised and broken and blackened
and burned out of all semblance to hu-
man form. There was no delay in ready
assistance, but all efforts were fruitless
until the arrival of the city fire depart
ment. The flames could not be stayed
on their terrible march of death until
water had been poured in the wreck for
hours, it seemed to the agonized on
lockers, but in reality all that human
power could do was done then. At day
light subdued and fearful crowd Of
several hundred stood at the station,
gazing with fearful eyes upon a sicken-
ing sight, while all about them was
smothering odor of burning human
flesh, arising from mass of blackened,
heaped-up wreckage. Now and then
ones eyes chanced upon little shreds OF
clothing or scared flesh and bones. OF
little piles of what might have been hu-
man, each and all blackened and roasted
to horrible degree.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-04
ANIEER BEN ALI
Pronounced Guilty in the Second
Degree.


NEW YORK, July 3.-After the at
rorneys had finished their addresses in
the "Frenchy" trial this afternoon, the
recorder began his charge to the jury.
1t consisted of fair and impartial re-
view of the testimony introduced in the
case, during which he impressed upon
the Jurymen'S minds the fact that the
prosecution was bound to establish its
case beyond reasonable doubt, and
explained that the peoples case
rested mainly on circumstantial evil
dence, the only direct evidence being
Frency'S presence in the hotel on the
night of the crime. In conclusion, he
quoted cases in illustration of the law
of circumstantlai evidence.
Shortly after o'clock, the jury re-
tired and left the haggard Arab in sus-
pense as to his fate. At 10 o'cl ock the
jury came in and reported that they
had found the prisoner guilty of. mur-
der in the second degree. The specta-
tors received the announcement of the
jury's verdict with looks of astonish-
ment, as almost everybody expected an
acquittal; but the recorder, in discharg-
ing the jury, said that he was free
TO say that the verdict was about right.
nature of the verdict, showed hardly
any emotion. What little he showed
was relief from apprehension of death.
On leaving the court room for the
prison, however, lie raised his hand on
high and exclaimed a few words in
Arabic, to the effect that he was inno-
cent. His lawyers will probably move
for a new trial.
The strange verdict In the case is
said to have been for the reason that
no premeditation was shown to have
existed upon the part of the murderer.
lnfpector Byrnes was seen after the
verdict was announced, and he ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with the
result. He declined to express any
opinion as to whether Frenchy was
Jack the Ripper of Whitechapel rotor
iety, but said he had been told that
Feenchy had been in London. This
statement, however, he was unable to
confirm.
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OVER THE DEBRIS.
Glimpses at Some of the Deplora-
BILE Incidents.


RAvENNA, O., July 3.-The coroner
had been so busy all day gathering
means of identification that nothing
could be done toward an inquest, but a
searching examination is now being
made of the survivors. One fact has
impressed all here, not one OF the train
men met with injury. The wreck will
be an expensive one from financial
standpoint, as the loss will foot up in
o'clock the wrecking crew had the de-
bris nearly cleared, and the wounded
were being cared for. Trainmaster
Corbin, of Kent, was also on the scene.
Supt. Matson would give no opinion,
nor make any statement in regard to the
wreck, but the case will be fully inves-
tigated and the strict rules of the Erie
system will be enforced. Many wild
rumOrs are afloat. but none are worthy
of credence, and only close investiga-
tion can place the blame where it be-
longs.
on the person of Willie Kane, of
Corning, n. Y, a glass blower, was
found $500. The boy had been saving
his money to surprise his widowed
mother, and death stopped his journey.
1t is said that three-months-old
babe found dead in the wreck was the
child of passenger, and when he saw
that it and the nurse were killed, he
heartlessly left them and continued his
journey East as soon as train was
made up.
Thomas Coville was taken out of the
wreck still alive. His head was crushed
and his sufferings were terrible. As he
lay on the ground he cried to friend:
"For Gods sake, Hill, get an AK and
kill me-" Death soon relieved him.
One poor woman was seen piniOned
in the wreck, apparently but slightly
hurt, whose piteous appeals for help
will never be forgotten by the specta-
tors. The flames had not yet reached,
but were slowly reaching her. Strong
and willing hands swung axes as they
were never swung before. On crept the
flames. 1t was a battle between life
and death and death was gaining.
The heat was becoming more intense
every instant. Men who were no longer
able to withstand the flames gave place
to others with the rapidity OF lightning.
But it was a useless fight. The chop
pers had to fall back and abandon the
woman to her fate. In a moment the
flames caught her dress and instantly
leaped to her head. Her piteous cries
of ''Saye me-save me-" as the flames
Continued ON Fourth Page.
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ly headstrong. Count Won Munster
is said to have also recalled another oc-
casion OH which the old emperor com
planned of the chancellor's advancing
his son, Count Herbert Bismarck, as the
greatest act of nepotism in politics ever
recorded, but which the emperor said
must be borne because the services of
Prince Bismarck were still needed.
In to-day's interview Prince Bismarck
said that he was not willing to discuss
Count Won MINISTER'S alleged utterances,
or the events which led up to his own
retirement from office. The princes
secretary and personal physician, DI.
Chrysande, OH the other hand, said that
the story had been completely contra
dicted by the German press, and it was
so obviously untrue that formal denial
of the so-called facts which it contained
was not necessary.
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Vanity's Victim.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July 3.-John Cam
eroD and Miss Carrie Duff were mar
ried here last night. In the afternoon
Miss Duff was arrested for robbing jew
elry stores. She was subsequently re-
leased on bail. 1t is claimed that the
robberies were committed so that she
would be enabled to buy a handsome
trousseau and to go on wedding tour
Her family and friends claim that she is
merely kleptOmaniac.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-04
Mrs. Duncan Receivers.

LONDON, July S.-Mrs. r. c. Duncan,
whose husband, r. G. Duncan of Wash
ington, D. c., is shortly to be placed on
trial charged with murderously assault
ing her by beating her over the head
with a stone. has almost entirely re-
covered from the effects of the injuries
she received. Mrs. duncan has made
statement of the circumstances con-
nected with the affair, which has been
forwarded to the treasury department
for use at the coming trial.
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Foul Play Feared.

MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, July 3.-Mrs.
Perry Knorr, agent for corset manu-
facturer of Chicago, disappeared from
is thought she has met with foul play.
An order book belonging to her has
been found on the road to Ashland and
the ground in the vicinity where it was
picked up bears evidence of struggle.
1t is believed that she was assaulted and
murdered by tramps and her body hid
den.
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A Changing Climate.

PARIS, July 5. .-Apropos of the recent
hot weather Ill the United States and
the cool weather in Europe, NJ. Camille
Flammarion, the astronomer, said the
other day that for the past five years
change has been going on in Europe,
and that both the winters and summers
are growing cooler. But he says he has
noticed no change of this kind in the
United States. He attributes the ex-
cessive rains of the last two months to
the GOODNESS in the atmosphere.
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any questions that he thought would
incriminate himself. The remedy of
the committee then is to appeal to the
courts to submit to them the questions
asked Yard and the court will decide
whether they are of nature to incrim-
mate him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-04
ENGLAND's POSITION
In Regard to the Dreibund Is
Stated by FERGUSON.


LONDON, July S.-Sir James Fergus
son, political secretary of the foreign
Office, says that the government has no
information as to the stipulations the
dreibund. Sir James Ferguson adds
that no doubt the Marquis di Rudini,
the Italian premier, had correctly de-
scribed the exchange of views which
had taken place between her majesty's
government and the Italian government.
Any measures taken, he continued, in
case it was found necessary to maintain
the status quo in the Mediterranean,
would be matter for consideration ac-
cording to the circumstances at the
the time. The employment of British
forces would depend upon the estimate
of these circumstances made by her
majesty's government. The existing
understanding is not aimed at any par
ticular power.
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AS TO BISMARCK.
The Ex-ChanceIIor Pays No Heed
to Gossip.

FREDERICKSBURG, July 3.-A cor
respondent to-day called upon Prince
Bismarck and directed the latter's at
tention to the allegations made recently
by NJ. De Blowitz concerning
statements attributed to Count
von Munster. This statement
was to the effect that Count Won Nun
ster, describing Prince Bismarck's fall,
declared that he heard Emperor Will
lam, year before he died, name Gen.
Won Caprivi as Prince Bismarck's sue
cessor as chancellor, should he, the en-
peror, be compelled to discard the
prince, who was becoming oVerbearing-
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Had No Clear Title.

LONDON, July S.-Counsel, claiming
to represent the regular Chilian govern
ment, to-day moved in the law courts
that the Rothschilds and the Barings be
restrained from making payments on
Chilian securities, except TO duly au-
thorized persons. The court refused
prove himself properly accredited, or
that Great Britain recognized the gov
ernment which he professel 10 repre-
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From Leo's Court.

ROME, July 9.-The Vatican authori-
ties have requested the papal nuncios
at foreign courts TO invite contributions
to compensate for the speculative losses
in the Peters pence fund. The pope
has decreed an extension of the mar
rage tax to all Catholic states. This
decree specially affects Spain and Port
ugal, which have hitherto been exempt
from the tax
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Yard Sued for 100000.

PHILADELPHIA. July 3.-Suit was en-
tered this afternoon in the United
States circuit court by Robert NJ. Yard
lev, receiver of the keystone National
bank, against Henry H. Yard, to re-
cover about 100000 on unpaid notes
and overdrafts alleged to be due the
hank by Yard
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-04
Explosion of Oil.

PHILADELPHIA, July S.-An explo-
sion occurred this morning on the
steamer Standard, loading oil at Pointe
Breeze. Five men were injured, but
damage to the steamer is reportedao be
slight. William Morton and David Nc
Vey will doubtless die.
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DANGER IN COTTON.
Report on the Fire in the City of
Richmond.

LIVERPOOL, July S.-The board of
trade surveyor, in his report on the fire
in the hold of the steamer City of Rich
mond, says he discovered nothing to
show the origin of the fire. He is of the
opinion that but for the iron deck over
lhe COTTON ana lhe steam ihJeetors tue
attention to the fact that the small ori-
fees likely famed the latent fire, and
urges scrupulous care in stopping even
the smallest hole where cotton is con-
cerned, and points 10 the danger of car
rying cotton under the passenger spaces.
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A Woman In 1t.

FINDLAy, O., July 3.-A. G. Wei
burn, the local manager for the Currier
& Whitney Music Companyof Cleveland,
has gone away and is supposed to be in
Canada. 1t is said he has collected and
appropriated about $4,000 of the COM
pany's money. There is said to be
woman in the case.
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Young Lady Drowned.

SpttIuI 20 Iut OIODt.
DULUTH, Minn., July 9.-Miss Abble
Keene, daughter of Freeman Keene, of
West Duluth, was drowned this after
noon while bathing in the river. She
stepped INTO a hole and disappeared.
Her body was recovered TOUR hours
afterwards.
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A Duel for Blood.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. July 3.-Yester-
day afternoon George Jones and Will
lam Newton, two well known farmers of
East Tennessee. fought a duel on the
state line over piece of property. Both
were killed. being shot to death.
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Hanged for Murder.

ATLANTA, Ca, July 3.-George
Washington. colored, who murdered
Ben Oliver, colored, was hanged in the
jail yard of the Fulton county jail in
this city today,
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Dick Tate,s DefaIcation.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July Sat Frank
fort yesterday the cases against default
ing Treasurer Tate's bondsmen were
taken up and witnesses examined.
Many days will be consumed in the
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Denver Was Late.

OMAHA, July S.-The Omaha-Denver
game was not played to-day ewing to
late arrival vi the Denver team.
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destroyed and all the boys were hurt or
killed. | could hear the grOans of those
who were burning and it was awful"