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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
TWEEDIE'S SCALP.
This Prominent Witness in the
Pump Investigation Removed
From His Position.

This Prominent Witness in the
Pump Investigation Removed
From His Position.
Engineer Tweedie, OF the North Side
pumping station, who figured so con-
spicuously as a witness during the re-
cent pump investigation, and later in
his newspaper controversy with City
Engineer Rinker, has been removed by
the council committee OH water works
from his position, and while this fact
may not be peculiarly significant, there
are many who assert that it is.
The committee meeting of yesterday
was special one called to consider
Supervisor Mcconnell.
The charges. as laid before the COM
mittee, are that last Tuesday morning,
during Tweedie's watch, the pumps
stopped. and the station was thrown out
of service for three hours. He failed to
report these facts to Supervisor McCon-
nell, it is claimed but the pressure on the
mains was so reduced before the pumps
were again set 10 work that the matter
was investigated, and the true state of
affairs was learned. 1t is claimed by
many that Tweedie'S removal was ac-
complished by Rinker through revenge,
and it is we'll known fact that Rinker
announced that he would have his scalp;
but the water works officials claim that
there was good cause for the action, and
that Tweedie was grossly negligent in
not reporting when his supply OF oil
gave GU t.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS. A

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew will ter
inmate their engagement at the Grand
with matinee and evening perform
ance today. THAT Girl From Mexico''
is very entertaining farce and is pre-
sented by company far superior to the
average comedy organization.
s-De Wolf Hopper, in Wang" will
make his second appearance as star in
this city next Monday evening at the
Grand. Hopper is surrounded by the
original company. including Della Fox.
Jeanette st. Henry, Marion Singer,
Anna O'Keefe, Samuel Reed, Alfred
Klein and Edmund Stanley. The en-
gagement is for three nights only.
"Chip o. the Old Block" will be the
next attraction at the - Pence, COM
mencing with Sunday matinee, Feb. Z.
The company is good one and con-
tainS member of mirth-provoklng spe-
cialties. Seats are now on sale.
"McCarthy's Mishaps" will conclude
the banner comedy week of the season
with ladies' and children's matinee
performance today at 2:30 and an even
ing performance tonight at 8.
Tomorrow matinee, 1.-The Fat Mans
Club' will open weeks engagement
at the BijOu. The rotund comedian J.
G. Stewart heads the organization,
which is said to contain list of exceed
ingly clever comedy talent.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
THEY ENTER PLEAS.
Criminals Indicted Appear b
fore Judge LOchren.

fore Judge LOchren.
The work of the grand jury was made
apparent yesterday when those who
were indicted were arraigned before
Judge Lochren. Reuben La Pine
pleaded not guilty to the charge of big
amy, and his case was set for Feb.
8. William Genevey pleaded not
guilty to the forgery of a S2271
check on the Security bank.
signed by Robinson, Mead s. Co. Henry
BOugerie. who was arrested with Gene
vey, first pleaded not guilty. but later
changed his plea. Because of his youth
he was sent. to the reformatory at st.
Cloud. He is about seventeen years
old.
Harris, charged with attempting to
shoot Charles j. Wells on Nov. %, en-
tered plea of not guilty, and his case
was set for Feb. 9. Both Walker and
RYAN pleaded not guilty to the charge
of robbing w. A. Crawford of $50 on
Nov. 90 and of attempting to steal 1925
of Col. Vests money on Dec. 16. These
cases will be tried Feb. 9.
John Walters, nineteen years of a age,
and Notwithstanding fellow, pleaded
guilty to robbing Pat Lyons saloon in
January. he was sentenced to one
year and six months at Saltwater.
Frank Davis, who was arrested with
him. will be tried Feb. 9. Waters said
it was his first offense
James Murphy, John Bell and Pat
Nolan pleaded guilty to stealing S143
worth of cigars and liquor from Eric
Lund's saloon, at 1:0 North First street,
on Jan. "a. They were given five years
and six months each. James Quinlan.
who was with the party, pleaded not
guilty, and will be tried Feb. 10.
John S. Beach denied embezzling
watches from j. r. Elliott, and his case
was set for Feb. 10. John Cox entered
the same plen when accused of robbine
Fred Mendel of s65.l7 worth of personal
goods Jan. l. John Davis also denied
robbing T. w. Ellsworth of $40 worth OF
goods Dec 2S.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06

ferrous to claim that the chairman of
the fire committee was ignorant OF the
irregularities under investig alton and
that he, instead OF Runge, should re-
ceiYe the blame for them.
The special committee they claim Is,
with the exception of Aid. lngenhutt,
composed of WOodward's best friends
In. the council, and as Runge has
SHIELDED the committe will in turn
shield him. Aid. Ingenhutt, 1t is stated,
called the attention of the committee OF
one of the executive sessions to certain
fire department matters other than, the
pay rolls which, IN his opinion. required
investigation. but was informed that the
committee could not touch them. SO its
jurisdiction had been limited to the, pay
rolls. This. however, has not discOur-
aged the dissatisfied aldermen, and It is
stated on the best of authority that an
effort will be made at the next melting
of the council to secure the appointment
OF still another committee to rip the Off
GERS of the fire department up the back.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06

is, the dead and down timber.
Nearly three-fourths of the timber
that Is taken off the reservation is
green timber. The indians have told
me themselves that they are in the
habit of burning the timber every year
so that they pay have a good deal of 1t
to cut. That IS all contrary to the rel-
ulations of the United States govern
ment The Indians, mind you. set fire
to the timber themselves and make
burned timber of it. And they cut a
good deal that is not dead.
"And right here comes in another
circumstance that has suspicious look.
The timber inspector who tells the In
dians what they may cut and what they
may not is Jack" Tidd. Tidd is a
brother-in-law of Indian-Agent Shuler.
Tidd tells the Indians what they shall
cut. and he is Shuler'S brother-in-law.
Then Shuler, the agent, tells the Indians
that they must sell that timber, a good
deal of which is green and which the
Indians had no right to cut, to certain
firm, shutting out all competition, pre-
venting the Indians from getting what
the timber was worth and preventing
the other lumbermen from getting
chance to bid OH the logs i'll the open
market.
''There is still another matter that l
want to touch upon. That relates to the
boom stuff that is cut. The timber cut
along the rivers that run into Winnie
blgoshish lake is all doomed across the
lake. The firm that buys the logs al
leges that the dead timber is not strong
enough for b0oms-the long timbers
that hold the RATS together. So
they are allowed to cut boom
timber. That is cut long and is
20 feft fl,
stands on the land. Last year, to raft
about 5000, 900 feet of logs. over 2,OOO,-
COO feet of boom stuff, all of it the finest
green timber, was cut and used. For
that purpose $4,000 or $4,000 feet would
have answered. So. you see, about a
third as much timber was cut for the
booins as there was in the logs to &c
RATED"
Mr.. Willard seemed very much in
earnest when he made these statements
and expressed Willingness to back up
his assertions with proofs if any one
should feel disposed to question their
only firm that has been similarly
the e"'e Il. G. Akely Company Company were ane
mentioned as among the firms
that had met with the same stale
of affairs when trying to purchase logs
from the Indians. Mr. Willard says
that the lumbermen intend to push this
matter to the bottom and see what
agency is at work that is preve nting
them from getting fair show at the
logs cut by the Indians.
This matter came to the GLOBE at
such an hour last night that none of the
firm of G. A. Smith d Co. could be
found, that that side of the story might
be given publicity.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
He Was Fined $5.

Samuel johnson, the saloonkeeper at
Fifteenth avenue ncrth and Washing
ton, who was arrested several days ago
for assaulting John Carlson, his bar
tender, with a beer glass, was arraigned
in the municipal court yesterday. Carl
son having recovered sufficiently to be
present. One of the witnesses stated
that he had seen Carlson clinch with
Johnson and reach over TO the bar for a
beer glass, with which he tried to strike
him. He could not say, however, as to
the striking of Carlson by Johnson, as
he left before itoccurred. From the
testimony it appeared that both were to
blame, and johnson was let Off with a
fine of IS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
HE spECULArED IN WHEAT,
And Now He Is in Jail on Charge
of Forgery.

And Now He Is in Jail on a Charge
of Forgery.
Homer o. Potter. a former resident
of this city, is in Jail at Albany. NJ Y,
charged with having forged cheek on
the New York State bank, of that city.
tor $1,000. He is also wanted in this
city for forging the name of G, Ii. Prior,
ex.superintendent of the Milwaukee
road, 20 a note on which he obtained
5000 from the City Bank of MlnneapO-
lis.
His crime in Minneapolis occurred
Nov. % last, but the facts were not made
public until word of his arrest came.
Potter was connected with the Milwatl-
kee road, and was employed by Mr..
Prior during the time he was superln-
tendent. He was an expert penman,
and learned to initiate his employers
signature so that detection was almost
impossible. One day last November he
called at the City bank and inquired if
MIR. PriOr's signature was good on note
for $4,000 and, being informed that it
was, went away, and on the 25th re-
turned with a note in the sum named,
the signature on which was so cl9verly
forged that none of the bank officials
questioned its genuineneSS, and it was
readily accepted for discount, Potter
receiving the money.
At the end of the sixty days for
which the note was drawn the note was
sent for collection, but Potter could not
be found. and it was then sent to MIR.
Prior. A few days later came COM
municatiOn from Mr.. Prior. disclaiming
all knowledge of the note and pro-
nouncing it a forgery.
The Police took up the matter, but no
clue to POtter's whereabouts could be
found. There was not even photo
graph of him in the city, and his wife
knew nothing of him.
Finally word came to Mrs. Potter
through her husbands sister in Chi
cagO that Potter was in Jail in Albany,
and indirectly Chief Henderson learned
of this. He communicated with the chief
OF police of Albany and learned by
means of photograph which he re-
ceived from this source that the man
under arrest in The Albany Jail under
the name of John G. Johnson and Potter
were one and the same. Potter will first
be tried at Albany, and if released will
be brought back to Minneapolis.
Potter is forty-twO years Of age, has
brown hair and weighs 1899 pounds.
Potter's downfall is due to wheat spec
ulatlOn. lie naQ been an lnVeterdte
speculator and spent every cent he had
in this way.
Potter is we'll connected and belongs
to good family in the lower part of
the state. He was reared in Owat0nna
and came to Minneapolis with good
recommendations and sooO made
many friends in business and social
circles. His sister in Chicago, who.
broke the sad news of his Albany
trouble to his wife, is Mrs. G. E. Stone,
wife of the general purchasing agent of
the American Express company. AS
soon as he got into his Albany trouble
he must have written at once to his sis
ter. She prepared Mrs. Potter for the
news in a series of sisterly letters.
Mrs. Potter is almost broken-hearted,
and declares that she will have nothing
further to do with her husband.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
MORE INVESTIGATION.
Other Fire Department Matters
Which Will Receive Attention.


Which Will Receive Attention.
The special council committee ap-
pointed to further investigate the irreg-
ularit;es in the pay rolls of the fire de-
partment has, after two mysterious
meetings behind closely barred doors,
announced that the only irreeularit
found was mistake of So, which has
already been corrected; that its re-
searches are ended, and that all that
now remains is to formulate report.
From present indications. however,
this will not by any means close the in
vestlgation of matters pertaining to the
lire department., as several of the alder
men are dissatisfied with the outcome of
this affair. and. as they say, the manner
in which the committee on fire depart
ment has hidden behind Chief Runge,
who has bravely assumed the entire re-
spOnsiDlity and blame.
These objecting aldermen assert that
Aid. Woodward, chairman of the CON-
mittee on fire department, has conduct
ed the affairs of that committee and of
the department itself, for that matter.
on his own lines. and that the informal
and irregular proceedings have not been
entirely confined to the pay rolls. 1t is
claimed that the little alderman from
the Seventh ward has dictated the ap-
pointments almost entirely, and that the
letting OF contracts and other work of
the committee was generally ruled by
him.
The objecting aldermen claim that in
view OF this state of affairs it is prepos-
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
Three New Divorce suits.d

Three petitions for divorces were
filed yeserday, and in each case the
wife asks for decree. Mrs. Maggie
Brown says Senaca F. has been cruel to
her for several years. He has beaten
her on several occasions, notably Dec
o. 1891, when he pounded her severely.
Olive Weldon says John A. deserted
her. They were married at Winnipeg
in 1879 and have one child, an eleven
year. old boy. She is twenty-seven
years old and he is thirty-one. Weldon
at one time owned fish market on
Seventh street and Nicollet. Elizabeth
Gammage says Arthur L. was cruel to
her ever since they were married at
Rockford. ILL.,, in November, 1884, until
March, 1890, when he deserted her.
They have one child, five years old.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
PROGRESSING FINELY.
The New Market Nearly Half Com
Dleted.

Harlow Gale stated yesterday that the
new market house was nearly half COM
pleted and would easily be finished
within the time prescribed by the ordi-
nance. The first and second floor tim
bers. and the front iron columns are all
in place, showing for the first time the
outlines of the thirty produce commits
sion stores. reaching from Seventh street
along Second avenue north 337 feet to
Sixth street, and then along Sixth street
$50 feet to Third avenue Eorth, making
building 667 feet long and so feet deep.
The big iron beams on the front col
umns arrived this week, and as soon as
they are in place the brick superstruct-
ure will go up. The roof will probably
be on by April l. Mr.. Gale reports that
the work is now two weeks ahead of
all expectations, and that the commits
sion stores will be ready for occupancy
by May. The gardeners market will
be ready soon afterward.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
To Reform Prisoners.

Secretary George ID. Holt, of the as
sociated charities, is working on plan
for the reformation of prisoners at the
workhouse. He has been in correspond
ence with Supt. Matt Gross on the SUBJ
ject. His idea is to mail a pamphlet to
every prisoner at the workhOuse every
day. The first pamphlet would contain
light reading matter containing moral
ideas. Day by day the moral part of
the pamphlet would be made heavier.
Special attention would then be paid
those who gave evidence of being af-
fected by the literature. If found to
work well, the same plan would be put
into operation at the county Jail.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
JOHN CONLOW's ANSWER.
He Denies That He Is the Father
of Nellie RrCwn's Child.

of Nellie Browns Child.
Attorney John Conlow. through his
attorneys, Marson d Marson, filed his
answer to Nellie Browns complaint
yesterday. Conlow denies that he
promised to marry the plaintiff or that
he seduced her. He admits, however,
of having intimate relations with her
between Oct. l, 1883, and Sept. 81, 1890,
but always without objection from her.
He denies that he is the father of the
child born to the plaintiff; also that he
advised her to sell her boarding house.
He says he first met the plaintiff in
1882. He says nothing was said about
marriage until 1890 when she asked him
10 marry her and he refused. He says
he helped her with money and medicine
when she got into trouble. He charges
that she was intimate with other nfen. =.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-06
Held for Vagrancy.

Effie Regan and Mary Brown, two
young women of doubtful character,
were arrested yesterday and lodged in
the lookup with the charge of vagrancy
opposite their names. The cause OF
their arrest, however, is not fully ex-
planned by this charge. 1t appears that
when arrested they had in tow young
man named Andrew Martin, who was
very much intoxicated and who had in
his possession $3.50. The girls, it ap-
pears. had been introduced to Martin
and instructed to get his money by two
failed
, 1892-02-04
TRLBsIsAFHTC raLRS.

In New York, arrived steamer Arizona,
from Liverpool.
ln Washington. the condition Of Senator
Powers is reported greatly improved.
A hiii was introduced in The New Jersey
legislature yesterday aimed at the sugar
trust.
Ta Johnstown, Pa the dedication az
the Cenemaugh Valley Memorial hospital
took place.
The question of the mission site" for
the posl-osioe Ia san Francisco will un.
aoabtedlg be re=opened.
III New York. Russell sage. Jr., che ia
ToTkte nephew af Russell sage, died from
meningitis. he was 5s years of age and
unmarried
The steamer Butloa has arrived ID New
YORK from Santos, Brazil, with eve cases
of yellow fcveron board. Five deaths have
already occurred on board.
Mackenzie Bowel, acting minister of
justice, and 7, E. Noster minister Of
finance, ot the Dominion. are going to
Washington. ID. g.. to talk trade matters
over with the state department
III New York, the great iron beam pool,
comprising the most powerful iron beam
firms in The country collapsed, owing 30
internal differences and outside competi-
ton, The result will be a drop in prices
fer time and general shake up II the
market
, 1892-02-04
south American Neyrs.

NKw YoRK, Feb. A-The Heald's cable
news ID a. follows: Az ia Pas, Bolivia, IN
the district Of Puento Perez, the Indians
have reyolted and have destroyed many
houses aud much property. Troops have
been sent ta the disturbed districts and
they have captured several leaders Of the
revolt and are rapidly putting an end to
thc trouble.
ln the approaching presidential election
the liberals apparently have the advantage
ever the oiericals,
There have been heavy floods In the dis
trict Of P0t8si, owing to excessive heat
melting the snow In the Andes. The ce-
real crops are destroyed,
At M0ntevideo the steamer Cornwall ar.
rived today from Baltimore With a cargo
of coal for tbe ships of Admiral Walkers
squadron.
A majority Of the bondholders have se.
Cepted the terms Of conversion Of the ma
tional debt Of Uruguay.
Az Rnencs Ayres Elodoro Iobost dlrec.
tor ef "a preusa, has announced himself as
candidate for the presidency of the re-
nahlfc
, 1892-02-04
PERsoNALITIEs.

S, B. Briefly is in town from Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe, Of Centralia, are
visitors in Olympia.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs,
jeff Whitney yesterday morning.
James Scott, Of Edison, who has been
under the Kelley treatment, returned
home today,
VIII Whitney returned to Union City
yesterday after having pleasantly spent
few days at the capital.
Hon. Edward Eldridge, of Whatcom
and ex-State Senator kneeland, of Mason,
were in the city yesterday.
Mrs. g. d. Sickels, who has been very
sick with the prevailing trouble-la grippe
for some days past, is now recovering
Ray Laughton, who is attending Wash
ington college, Tacoma, expects soon to go
to California to become member Of
military academy.
Col. n. M. Eddy. of this city, made a
rousing speech to the First ward republic
cans Of Seattle, last night and was loudly
applauded throughout.
VIM. III. Galvani, the talented Russian
who is in the city on business, says be is a
civil engineer by profession, and journal
ist and farmer by occupation. He is thus
equipped to compete with subscribers in
raising squashes and garden truck.
Ihe hOSentbat Eanl8y We're E0I tine NfSt
time told yesterday Of the death Of their
relation, little Carrie. They were of course
shocked, bat not enough so to retard their
/ present convalescent state.
Romuacd Cormier, who, with his wife,
Mrs. John Rigney, has been travelling for
4 her health. is on MS way from San Fran
Il cisco to see the father of the latter, lying
at the point Of death at Steilacoom.
The Rosenthal family, who have been so
+ long sick Of typhoid fever at st. Peters hos
Il pital are NOW .convalescent under the eX-
3 cellent medical attendance Of DIR, ]. NJ.
! Watt and the careful attendant nursing
4 Of Sister Vincent,
4 Sister Superioress Benedict, Of st, Peters
! Hospital, has been absent from the city for
4 several days past in companionship with
Mother Peter Provincial, Of the Home
\ House at Vancouver. The latter hes been
quite sick with La grippe ever since her de-
parture from Vancouver. Sister Benedict
will return today.
, 1892-02-04
FmEsH STATE NE ws.

rumwsteF win pEohably g annexed q
v Olympia.
A. Watts. tbs Nar6Aazn paesBc bin clerk
at the wharf De IaeosaA has disappeared
Y The police ef Seattle made SOS arrests
4 4nrsms ghe month 0t January, iaeaFiv eleven
Z pef day.
Three Thousand ahFse hundred and
si2Eg-twe voters ha#a been registered ln
( Tacoma
I There i 40 lighthouse On the coast Of
Z Washington from rape Hancock "a Cape
klatiafg,
Bank ciaarlnga raatenaaYs Tacoma
SiiAsssg ias Seattle. Sspo.sts5a; Portland,
$500 agQ.
seatsie i oveF two thousand ahead of
Tacoma thas a. Ia iht numbsr vi reEist-
erra voters. The number y $50.
TIE SALARY pf the estg engineer 10 south
bena aaa been - "a NJ PeF day. The
city attorney EcEa $500 fez rear.
rhe soath BEND aaurnal thinks the
sn@Ke F00NR man who sm5mdi@a Senator
Allen cat 81 sae q Washington is named
Charles ". Royce.
Captain Roeder ane lhc Peabody heirs
ua Mha&e1m are in consultation with
Northern Pacific officials relative Is rail
read matters
GeoEse M Boyd, ana Va tlia engineers of
thU tug MnEui S. Rors Townsend. lheled
lhe vessel claiming slA8.8A unpaid wages
hs Tesael MI procaea IA Seattle and gare
bonds.
JOAN Hess. a settler on the Hnmptulfps
river living about tWaHtM gaNe miles north
of Hoquiam. attempted Suicide On sunday
nsght by shooting himself in tile neck. ard
there ia no hnpe 81 hss rceavary.
The grocery lirm 81 NAhl1aist a HalberE
0f Mhutc9m has assigned "a q. ~ Bar Tor
The benefit uf their 6n@aalMEN. The assets uf
Che HTm aFe paaced 81 $4,000, and the
Liabilities Ut $1,000.
A sarveyinR PARTY "a tse employ of the
state haFtor line commission. beaded hg
a.. VI. Nnruell u Qlympls. has arrived for
merk al sealh Bend, ssgs . dispatch from
thas point
Register Mills and ReeeireF Welty of
tl4e land Office ~ Olympia decided tie fa-
ulaus Tacoma school land case an favor of
the state. The contest Involves 10 aeres
OF section GT within thn Taroua city lina-
its Gar which john a. Mcbride iiled 4
mineral land application.
Governor Ferry instructed Col. Henry
AMndas to carFy cut ta@ special order for
inspection and muster 81 Company + n.
6. WI &u answer "a Cart Jones state
ton, the com onnaander-in-clsAtf ins4ructs Col. Z
EaadHs "a hire d ban f8s. the purpose IL
needed a. tha STATES expense.
An injunction has heeh granted hy
Judge Robinson aeAlust Tie Pacific
Mheeless Electric Railway. of Aberdeen.
ana tac sherid of Chehaiis county restrain Z
ing them from suhieeginR certain lands
claimed by James Stewart ana wife in pay
nlcnt ol debt % tie company. The mat
teF grows out oE subsidies tp The Aberdeen
street railway.
Tia south Rena Hernia ssxss s.rbaa
Huston VI hom everybody know or should
know s--8or ae Is nne ai flaR em she
state 6asa#sss5aaa ia1 41sdaAeg stnNral .
an She republican tieket3 with no apposi-
40n in bis party l8s no msa TN oppose
him. for BE generally gets what he Is aftern