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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
TWO FEET OF SNOW.
Greatest Fall in the History OF the
Pacific Northwest b.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dee. 23.-The snow
storm which has been prevailing over
the Pacific Northwest for the past
torty-eight hours ceased this morning.
A depth of twenty-four inches was
reached. The storm has been the most
severe in the local history. Its coming
was so unexpected that the street rail-
way companies were unprepared for it,
and as a consequence all lines are block
AIDED. The transcontinental lines have
been successful in Keeping their lines
open thus far. The Northern Pacific
passenger due at 7:30 this morning
arrived four hours late. The Southern
Pacific overland and Union Pacific fast
mail had not been reported at 10 a. III.
River traffic is threatened by the prob
able freezing over of the Columbia
river. Reports from Eastern Oregon
are that great loss of stock is likely to
result. Shoulda chinook wind or warm
rain follow the snow, great damage is
likely to ensue from high water. "A
number of frame buildings have col
lapsed from the weight of the snow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
SWEPT BY FIRE.
Duluth Is Visited by $225,OOO
Confiagration.

Conf agratlOn.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Dec. 23.-One of the
most destructive fires that ever visited
Duluth occurred today. AT 2 p. m. an
explosion occurred in the basement of
the Chapin-WelIs hardware store in the
FargusSon block, possibly caused by the
ignition of oil. Immediately smoke
filled the building in the old part, and
there was general scrambling for
the street. Those in the upper
stories could not get down the
stairWays on account of the smoke, and
the extension ladders had to be used.
There were four explosions during the
afternoon, and several hundred cart
ridges made a terrific cannOnading for
fully half an hour. Several firemen
were injured, the most seriously in
jured being Capt. O'Donpell, who was
thrown from an extension ladder and
hurt his leg. Jim Dunbar, another fire.
man, who was thrown against a ladder
truck. received severe injuries; Her
man Carlan, lineman of the electric
company, had piece cut out of the
side of his head by broken glass, and
Chief Smith was thrown several feet by
all explosion.
burning about O'Clock, and the greater
part of the whole building was Quilted
by O'clock this evening. The loss is
estimated at 1925, 600, the greatest losers
being the Chapin-W Hardware com
pany, which had $4,000 insurance, and
will lose $4,000 The building is val
ued at 500, ,009, insured for SO, 600. with
an additional rent insurance of $4,000,
all this being divided between about
fifteen companies. The Schiller-Hub-
bard Cigar company loses $4,000; i'll
surance, $1,000.
There were about fifty offices in
the building, nearly all OF which we're
occupied. The Massachusetts Real
Estate company, which owns the build
ing, will put up magnificent building
In its place. The place was fire trap.
Great loss has been sustained by pri-
vate persons who had valuable libraries
and by the Duluth, Mesaba d North
ern road, that has lost profiles, filed
notes, in fact, the result of all the sur
veys, which cannot be given money
value. This company occupied nine
rooms in the upper floor, and President
Chase and his assistants barely escaped
with their lives.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
DIVIDING CaILi'S MONEY.
The Navy Department Consider
ing How 1t Shall Be Done.

The Navy Department Consider
ing How 1t Shall Be Done.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ga few days
ago the state department turned over to
the navy department the $4,000 in
demnity received from Chill in settle
ment of the claims of the members of
the Baltimore's crew killed, injured and
imprisoned in Valparaiso on Oct. 16,
1891. The navy department is now con-
sidering means by which this indemnity
can be most justly distributed among
the claimants. There are no less
than thirty persons interested. The
families of Riggin. who was killed, and
Turnbull, who subsequently died
from wounds, will receive a gen
erous part of the indemnity. Six men
were seriously wounded during the at
tack, and they will also receive pOr-
ton of the amount. Something over
twenty men were more or less injured
or imprisoned, and the claims of these
men will receive due consideration by
the department. 1t is not unlikely that
Secretary Tracy viii convene board of
naval officers to determine to whom the
money shall be paid, this eng the
usual method pursued by the depart
ment in cases involving the distribution
of money, and as the testimony Of the
BaltimOre'S crew upon the return of
that vessel to San Francisco is complete,
such board could readily arrive at just
conclusions i'll the matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
CoRPsEs ON THE PILOT.
CHASTITY Freight Carried Into a
Station by Locomotive.

, GREENvILLE. Pa, Dec. 23.-The New
York & Chicago express, which runs
through here at 6:O6 p. m, struck and
killed four people last night near Ell
mira, n. Y. When the train pulled into
the depot bystanders were Mortified to
see that the pilot of the engine was
covered with blood, and that it carried
the dead bodies of three persons, two
women and man. The other victim
was found lying beside the railroad
tracks some distance from the depot. 1t
is SUPPOSED that they were walking on
the track, and did not hear or see the
swiftly speeding train, as the wind was
blowing a gale, and it was showing
hard. The engineer of the express says
that he did not see any person on the
track. and did not hear a sound. He had
his eyes on the track nearly all the
time, except for minute or so. when
he reached and got his dinner basket,
so as to be in readiness to leave his en-
gine in Elmira, as that is the end OF has
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24

Casey. Among a few Legislators the
congressman's word Is law. Two Re-
publican senator's have announced that
they would support Muir, the Independ.
ent. Jud LamOnre is now Democrat.
These changes make the situation a
tie. The North Dakota correspondents
each declare that Senator Casey will be
strong candidate tor reelection.
Either these writers are densely igno-
rant of the actual situation, OF else they
are In the pay of some one. There is not
senator or representative in the legisla-
ture but who knows that Casey'S
strength" will lie merely in a compile
mentary vote at the outset. A majority
of those who are 10 choose the next
senator know he win not be Repub-
lican. A majority of them already know
who will succeed Senator Casey.
Leaving Casey and his party out of
the question, there is still wide field
for conjecture. There is good timber in
the Democratic ranks. O'Brien, Benton.
Roach and other leaders will be i'll the
fight. Should one of them be selected
in party caucus he would receive every
Democratic vote in the legislature. The
Independents pin their faith on Walter
Muir, and rely OH Republican votes to
elect him.
A new candidate, q rising young rail-
road attorney of Democratic faith, has
lately SHE'D his castor into the ring, and
is reaching far out after the senatorial
plum. His advance guard of heelers
are already patrolling the outside dis
trlctS in his interests, and are meeting
with what seems assured success.
1t is said Senator Kinter, of La Moure,
will be the fusion candidate, according
to the deal fixed at Valley last summer
If so, Kinter is lucky man, as the vote
he will receive will gain for him con.
siderable prestige in the matter of dis
tributing official positions The man
who gains the distinction of being the
fusion candidate for senator does not
need to be elected in order to stand il
with the new administration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
WHISKY OR LEMONADE
South Dakota Republicans Ap-
parently in Trouble Over
Resubmission.
They Don't Know Whether to
Run Away or Stand by
Their COlors.
The City Of Duluth Suffers
From a Very Serious
Fire.
North Dakota Democrats Evil
IDENTIFY Have a Fair Show
for a Senator.

Special to the Globe.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Dec. 23.--Tele-
grams from YanktOn state that the ap-
preaching session of the South Dakota
legislature will pass bill resubmitting
the prohibition question to vote of the
people. Opinions appear to be divided
on the correctness of this information,
many claiming that as the Republican
party of the state in the past pledged
the people to take no step backward on
the prohibition question, an overwhelm-
ing Republican legislature will refuse
to resurrect the matter. There is no
doubt that large portion of the Repub
lican party in South Da kota, which has
become alarmed at the change the pro-
hibtion question has made in Iowa, de-
sire that this question be submitted to
the people for final settlement. This
same portion of the Repu blican party a
few years ago, when it thought in
dorsement of prohibition would secure
votes for its party. was the loudest in
its claims of what
A Grand Thing Prohibition
would be for the state! Now that it is
injuring the party, the ring trcksters
would be glad 20 throw it overheard.
The large number of saloons in the
state show that prohibition is failure,
but it is failure because the Repub-
lican party, which saddled it upon the
state and solemnly promised to enforce
it. has failed to do so. This shows the
insincerity of the unscrup ulous poll
ticians who control the g. o. p. in this
state. They indorsed prohibition be-
cause they believed it would make
them votes; but now, instead of going
down with colors flying, they are anx-
iOus to get rid of the question by having
Republican legislature pass a reSub-
mission bill. But 'Banquo's CHEST"
will not down. The Republican party
fastened prohibition upon the people of
this state, and it will have to bear the re-
spensibility. The expression "between
the devil and the deep sea' just about
describes the position OF the Repub-
Hcans in-tlis state on the prohibition
question. They'll be ID if they
don't pass resubmission bill, and
they'll be id if they do. There are
many Republican papers in the state
which are bitterly opposing resub-
mission.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
MAY BE A DEMOCRAT.
North Dakota's Situation as to
the Senatorship.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, N. D., Dec. 23.-To the disin-
terested spectator the senatorial situa-
ton in North Dokota is still wilder
ness. The official count shows twenty
seven candidates in the race, with new
aspilants looming up on the horizon
each day. With this Heterogeneous col
lection of candidates. the masses who
are not ION the inside" and have no
pulp are at sea. and to them the lucky
man will be Casey, Worst Benton, Muir
or one of the others. To the professional
politician, however. the situation is be-
ginning to assume actual form. The
combinations are being "hXed," so that
there is some degree of certainty in his
surmises and prognostications. The
Republicans have six majority on joint
ballot. OF their representation about
three-ffths are HansbroughCa Casey men;
about three-fourths of the remainder
are -Hansbrough-Casey men, and
the rest nondescripts. The man who
wins, therefore. must be nOndescript
Republican, Democrat or an independ-
ent.
CONGRESSMAN johnson has sent forth
the edict to his constituents to knife
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
While Running Forty Mil es
an Hour a Train Leaves
the Track.
Coaches Crash Down an EN-
bankment Fifty Feet
High.
All Of the Passengers More or
Less Injured, but None
Killed.
Three Mangled Corpses- Car
ried for Miles on an En-
gine'S Pilot.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Dec. 3d.
The Santa Fe passenger train which
left Denver at 1905 last night was de-
rallied about two miles east of HalStead.
early this morning, while running at a
high rate of speed. The passenger
coaches and Pullman sleepers were
hurled down an embankment fifty feet
high and landed i'll heap at the bot
tom. The overturned cars Immediately
caught fire, and it was with the greatest
difficulty the imprisoned passengers
were rescued from a frightful death.
Two boys, who reside in Denver. were
fatally injured. A number of passen-
gers and several of the train crew were
injured, but no one was killed. A relief
train with physicians and surgeons
was sent from here and rendered assist
ance and relief to the injured. Only the
baggage Car. which was next to the
engine, remained on the track. The ex-
press car turned over on its side and
rolled down the bank, standing Oh its
head at the foot of the slope, completely
upside down. The smoking car followed
and Immediately took fire. The flames
spread to the next car, which was the
day coach. The front end of the day
coach was OH top of the bank and the
other end at the bottom. This car
caught fire from the other and both were
completely destroyed. The Pullman
turned on its side on the bank.
Caused by Spreading Rails.
t.
spreading rails. while by others 1t is
charged to faulty wheels. The character
of the accident, however, points to the
spreading of the rails. The Santa Fe
road Immediately sent out relief train
with physicians and Wrecking crew on
board. When the train was stopped it
was right on the end of Bridge No. 201,
which crossed "a deep gully fully fifty
feet deep. The tender of the engine
got off the track, but the engine itself
remained. CongreSSman-elect Pence
and wife were in the train, but were un-
injured. The following is list OF
those on the train, all of whom were
more or less hurt: o
Two boys, Bert and Willie Vannon,
fatally hurt; John X. Shallo. of Ada,
Kan, injuries-not known; E. E. Nc
Donald, of High street. Denver, in
Juries not known; Charles Long and
wife. of Needles. Cal. injuries not
known; Col. w. w. Hankee, of Denver.
right arm injured; S. Samuels, of Salt
Lake. injuries not known; E. l.. Story,
conductor of the Pullman. right arm
broken: G. H. Kohn. Denver, sprained
left shoulder and bruised side;
Mrs. c. Ii. Kohn. injured internally,
her two children badly bruised; ID. E.
RncSnr ,t OIL hood nd
hip 6adly injured, neck injured and
slightly injured internally; N. Waite,
postal clerk, Denver, badly bruised, hip
aud leg cut; Myrtle Van Noonan, head
bruised and cut; A. Il. Lawrence.
scalp cut; Charles Linge. bruised; his
wife WAS internally iniured
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
PREFER LAND TO MONEY.
Nez Perces Indians Refuse TO Sell
Their UnallOtted Lands.


Their UnalIotted Lands.
LEWISTON, Idaho. Dec. %. The
United States commissioners having in
charge the negotiation of treaty with
the Nez Perces Indians for the purchase
by the government of unallotted lands
in the reservation have returned from
the council Wiiich they have been at
tending. Although they raised their
offer from $3.50 to So an acre, the ceun-
Gil refused to accept 1t and gave out
that they would not part with their
lands at any price. The commissioners
think parties swlio are desiroEs of ieas-
ing these lands from the Indians have
been at work, but 1thev have not
yet given up.sthope of effecting a
settlement They have called another
council for the Goth ana will then en-
deavor to get the poorer Indians to con-
sent to the sale. The council, as at
present constituted, is composed en-
tirely of wealthy members of the tribe
who, have big herds of cattle and horses
themselves and wish to retain the past
ure lands as long as they can, and to
lease what they do not require them
selves to white men for grazing pur-
poses only.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
STOLE $1,000 CHECKS.

But Wasn't Able to Cash Any Of
Them.
Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD. Minn.. Dec. %. "A letter
containing the remittances of the Mef
chants National bank, of this city, to
its st. Paul correspondent was mys-
teriously stolen last night. The envelope
contained nine checks. amounting to
Sl.O62.42. and was mailed at o'clock
last night by the cashier OF the bank.
Today telegram was received saying
that q certain check, which was one of
these III the envelope. had been pre-
sented for payment to Brainerd bank.
1t was not cashed because it bore the
stamp of the st. Cloud bank, making it
payable only to national bank. All
the checks are worthless to the rObber.
The only train by which Brainerd can
be reached from st. Cloud between the
time check was mailed and presented
at Brainerd left at O'Clock last night,
two hours after the envelope went out
of the hands of the cashier. Remit
tances from other st. Cloud banks to
st. Paul went through all right. =
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24

make it his special business during
the recess TO endeavor to mould the pub
lie and congressional sentiment so that
favorable action may be taken as soon
after recess as possible. For this reason
he will not return to Ohio to enjoy the
holiday festivities, but will be found at
various places throughout the East.
where he may be most useful in advo
eating the repeal of the law.
On the other hand, the friends of sill
yer are not less active, and expect to see
a free coinage bill forging to the front
before many days of the new year have
passed. Mr.. Stewart said only the
other day that he expected a free CON-
age bill would soon be called up for a
vote. His amendment TO the bill OF Mr..
Hill, which provides for the repeal of
the Sherman act, makes that measure
practically free coinage bill. and Mr..
Stewart thinks that when il comes to
vote it will pass.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
GAVE HER BABE AWAY.
Now She Is Under Bail for Kid
naming the Child

Now She Is Under Bail for Kid.
naping the Child.
MADISON. Wis, Dec. 23.-The trial OF
the kidnapping case took place here to,
day. 1t was learned that the kidnapped
child, known as Pearl Esther Clifford,
was taken from the Winnebago poor
farm and placed in an orphan asylum
in Green Bay. About month
after the child was born Mrs. johnson,
now Mrs. MOntpas, signed away ali
claim and right TO the babe. Rice Cliff
ford obtained the babe from the Green
Bay Lutheran Orphan home. Rice Cliff
ford SwOre that he got possession of
Pearl when eleven weeks old from Mr..
Ophin. superintendent of the Lutheran
Orphan asylum at Green Bay, and he
named her Pearl and then Clifford.
About four years ago he learned
from Miss Graves, of Oshkosh, now
dead, that the mothers name was Jane
Johnson and she was dead and he
called the child Pearl and Esther john
son from that time on, although She
goes by the name of Clifford among her,
SchoolmateS. He also Swore that hel
was legally appointed guardian of the
child, July IL, 1891.
Thomas Huff, formerly superintend-
ent of the Winnebago county poor
farm, swore that OIL Sept. Is, 1885, Lucy
Johnson, of Oshkosh, gave birth to
daughter,and. by request of the mother,
on Nov. %, 1885. the child was put i'm
the Northwestern Orphans home. in
Green Bay. The same day Mr.. Ophin, the
superintendent of the orphans home.
gave the child to Rice Clifford, and
when Mr.. Huff returned from Green
Bay Mrs. johnson signed the necessary
papers giving up all claim 10 the child.
Mrs, Stowe, who was arrested with
Mrs. Montpas, was released. as she
could not be identified, while Mrs.
MOntpas was bound over to the court
for bail and was released OH giving
$1,000 bonds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
ST. MARTINS LOSS.
Big Store Burned in the Stearns
County Village.

ST. CLOUD, Dec. 23.-A disastrous fire
occurred at st. Martin, a small village
in the Western portion of Stearn
county, Wednesday night. While the
people of the little town were asleep.
fire broke out in the store building of
Henry Elbrook, one of the largest mer-
chandise establishments in the county,
and before any help arrived the build
ing was doomed to destruction. The
family who lived in the rear and some
boarders up stairs barely escaped with
their lives and saved nothing of their
clothing. The fire afterward extended
to the barn and stables adjoining and
another dwelling house, and everything
was burned. Loss. $4,000; insurance,
$1,000 only. Cause OF fire unknown, but
NAV be incendiary
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
OPPOSED TO SALOONS.
Formation of an Independent
Voters League.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-The In
dependent Christian Voters League of
America is the rather pretentious title
of a newly formed body which proposes
to start on temperance crusade of no
less magnitude than the Washingtonian
movement or other tidal waves. Its
headquarters are at Normal, where is
situated the Illinois state university
and which has long been prohibition
town. The body has been legally in
corporated, has chosen officers, and
proposes at once to start out to organ
iZe branch leagues in every county. 1t
proposes to band together all voters
who are opposed to saloons, whether
the men have been Democrats or Re-
publicans or what not. The body has
been incorporated about twenty days
and has its plans we'll matured.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
Asks a Recount,

LANSING, Mich, Dec. %. Congress
NAH Belknap has asked the supreme
court for mandamus directing the
votes which were rejected at the last
recount. and rejecting others which
were counted, to forward an amended
return to the secretary Of state. Such
a return would give Belknap plurality
of 10 in the district. The court has the
matter under adviSement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
inducing the five members-elect to re-
gn their federal positions.
VERY CHILLY RECEPTION.
Chattanooga Snubs Vice Presi-
dent.EIect Stevenson.

CHATTANOOGA. Dec. 23.-The recep-
tion of Vice President-elect Stevenson
at Chattanooga today was in the nature
of cold deal. Not more than fifteen
people stood around the depot with
their hands, in their pockets and
watched the second man in the land
move about like he was an everyday
occurrence. The gentleman was very
cordial with those who greeted him,
and made good impression with them,
but his reception on the whole was icy,
very icy. He went from here to Nash
vile, and will accept an Invitation to
visit Chattanooga at an early date while
at that point.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 29.-HOn.
A. E. Stevenson. vice president-elect.
and party passed through this city to-
night. returning from Atlanta. A num-
Der of prominent citizens met the party
at MurfeesborO aud accompanied them
to Nashville. Only short stop was
made here. Mr.. Stevenson will reach
Bloomington Sunday morning, going
via Louisville. He will visit Nashville
Jan. 13.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
KILLED BY BOYS.
Two Men Shot in Washington I'm a
County Road Quarrel.

Two Men Shot in Washington I'm a
County Road Quarrel.
SNOHoMsH, WASH, Dec. 23.-The
renewal of an old feud over the location
of county road here resulted yester-
day afternoon in the murder of two
-to-do-farInerS named Foulks and
Smith by two boys fourteen and fifteen
years old, named Langston and Robin
son. The road runs through the farm
of young Robinson's father, but he
fenced it up. Foulks and Smith started
10 tear down the fence, when old man
Robinson appeared and fight ensued.
Young Langston aud Robinson. who
had been hunting, appeared OH the
scene armed with WiDchestcrs and
fired, killing Smith and Foulks in
stantly. Old man Robinson was seri-
iously injured in the fight. The boys
sure ndered TO the sheriff.