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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
MISSING RETURNS.
Crooked Work in Mayor Pat
GleasOn's BailiWiCk


LONG ISLAND CITY, L. l., Dec. &c.
Assistant City Clerk Hayes. in compli-
ance with the order issued by Justice
Bartlett, of Brooklyn, on Saturday,
compelling him to return the election
returns of the last election to the cleo
ton inspectors for correction, went to
the city clerks Office this morning ana
found that the returns were missing.
Mr. Hayes, as soon as he found that
some of the returns were missing, went
to the police station to report the mat
ter. There have been two police
men on guard in the city clerks
office since election. They declare
positively that none of the returns have
been removed. They say that no one
has been to the safe since City Clerk
Burke disappeared. Assistant City
Clerk HAYES returned from the police
station with some officers, and then
made thorough search OF the safe. lie
found that all of the returns are miss
ing. Policemen Cameron and Conroy,
the two officers who were guarding the
safe, still say that no one was at the
safe while they were on duty. Mayor
Gleason was seen this morning. When
told of the disappearance OF the returns,
he said:
mo one had the combination to the
safe but City Clerk Burke and Assistant
City Clerk Hayes. l don't want the
office of mayor. and shall not take it UNI
less am fairly elected. Ii the returns
are missing | know nothing about them.
There has been two policemen on duty
in the office all the time. and l don't
see how the returns could be stolen, un
less taken before the officers were
placed on duty in the office.
Assistant Clerk Hayes then started
for Brooklyn to tell Justice Bartlett
about the disappearance Of the returns.
There was great excitement in Long
Island City as soon as it became known
that the returns were missing.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
PoPUL1sT CONFERENCE.
An Important One to BE Beld in
indianapolis Today.


indianapolis Today.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dee. 26.-An import
ant meeting OF the Populist leadere
throughout the country will be held here
tomorrow, at which an effort will be
made to devise some means of bringing
into the party told all the industrial or
CARNATIONS, ,ofwhatSOever name, through
out the West. The prominent Alliance
leaders, as well as the president of the
Farmers Mutual Benefit organizations,
have been invited to attend ana are eX-
pected. The idea of the conference
originated with National Chairman Tau
beneck, and the committee Of the Peo-
ple's party in each state took hold of 1t,
and for two months have been in CORE
spomdence with leading lights, urging
their attendance.
1t is said that the farmers of the South
and West are members of several differ
ent organizations, some political and
others non-political. and that this tact
has been the most prolific source
of weakness against which the Popullsts
have had to contend. A final effort
will be made through the leaders i'll
attendance to incorporate all OF these
organizations into the Peoples party,
which will then make formal Overtures
to the labor organizations, the object
being to get all the farmers and Orgal-
lied men into the common party. There
is strong sentiment among the leaders
in favor of making oyertureS to the
Prohibition party by agreeing to incor-
porate in future state and national
platforms positive declaration against
the saloon and in favor of prohibition.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
DUss AN AUroCRAT.
He Has Absolute Control of the
Economics Great Wealth.

ECOnOmite'S Great Wealth.
PITTsBURG. Dec. 26.-The body Of
Father Henrlc, the dead leader of the
HarmOnistS, was laid out in the Great
house" at Economy today, and was
viewed by many hundreds. The re-
mains will be Inferred tomorrow afteI-
noon in the Economics cemetery with
a simple service. John Duss, the junior
trustee. is in charge of the society, and
will be elected successor to Father Hen
rici at meeting of the board of leaders
some day this week. The future OF the
society is the source of considerable
anxiety to many of its members. al
though they express the greatest conf
dence i'll DuSS
So tar as the government of the peo-
pie and possessions of the society are
concerned, Duss has power as absolute
as that of the ear of Russia. He is in-
tellectualiy far superior to any other
man i'll the community. Besides hav-
ing autOcratic authority over all, he
controls the actions and votes of tho
board of elders. If lie so wished, and
the state laws should not interfere. he
has it in his power to appropriate every
vestige of the Society'S possessions
to his own use. This autOcracy was
given him only last Thursday, and the
agreement was signed by nine-tenths
of the members. AS stated before, the
members generally have implicit faith
in Duss, but now that their old leader
is gone they are anxious to see what
changes, If any, will be made by the
new one. 1t is stated that the wealth
of the society has been greatly overes-
timated. but just what their intere9t5
are valued at cannot be learned.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
PARNELL's PAL1BEARER.

Identity of One OF Chicago's
Christmas Suicides.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-John j. Regain,
who committed suicide here yesterday
morning, was Parnellite secretary and
al honorary ballbearer at the great
Irishman's funeral. Regan came from
Ireland to Chicago about month ago
II quest of a missing brother, and had
searched the city high and low with
put favorable result. He finally gave
up the brother as dead. and planned
10 return home with the sad news.
Late Saturday night Regain retired
to his room and shortly after the clock
had tolled the arrival of Christmas rang
for boy, and asked for ice water
When the boy brought it Regain said:
'Joe, you will find nice Christmas
present here in the morning" He was
found dead eight hours later with bull
let in his forehead. Guests at the hotel
Eay that Regan WAS overcome by mel
RnchOlieS; that for several days he had
felt very sad over his failure to find his
brother and, being compelled to spend
Christmas so far away from his reia-
lives and friends. He left no letters
for anybody. In his pockets were found
his bank book, several race tickets and
some small change.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
NO DANGER OF \ PANIC.
Foster Views the Monetary Situa
tior with Co,nr,Iooannv

l. OStcF v Jews inc w OnctdFy oItut-
tion with COmplacency.
New YORK. Dec. 2G.-Secretary OF
the Treasury Charles Foster left for his
home at Fostolia, o., this evening. He
said to a reporter that he had had no
conference with bankers here in refer
ence to the export of gold and the cOndi-
ton of the treasury. When asked il
there is any danger of panic, lie SAID:
"NOne al all. There is no occasion
for excitement or alarm in banking cir
cles."
"Do you expsct to be cllleI upon to
issue any bonds to get gold for the
treasury between now and March AZ"
mo, do not. The three weeks dur
ing which S3,O000O0 have been sent
abroad have had reports of sS,000,000
accumulation. While | have not made
any promises TO get any more gold in
the treasury March 4 than 20,000000,
/ believe that the shipments Of gold to
Europe will be lighter during the ne Xu
two months. The maintenance of the
credit of the government has always
been thought best subserved by paying
bonds in gold. and that will undoubt'
edly be continued the CUSTOM"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Statesmen in Washington
Kindly Helping Out Presi-
dent-Eieet Cleveland.
Latest Assignment Of the
Portfolios Presented for
Consideration.
Probability That Three South
ern Men Will Be in the
Cabinet.
Three Prominent Southepneps
Mentioned for the Attop-
ney Generalship.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-TEe cabinet
makers are finding it very difficult to
dovetail their planks together. and
many of them are working On Shaky
timber. There is very little else to oc-
cupy their attention during the holi-
days, and there is great deal of specn-
lation as to whom Mr.. Cleveland viii
select as his advisers. One partial cab
met list presented by some of the proph
cts for consideration on dull day was
ex-Minister Phelps for secretary of
state; Morrison or Carlisle for secretary
of the treasury; Pat Collins. OF Boston,
for secretary of war; Herbe rt for secre-
tary of the navy; Dickinson for attorney
general, and Blount, of Georgia, for
postmaster general.
The solid delegation OF Alabama are
in favor of Herbert being secretary of
the navy, and his appointment would
generally be approved in the South.
There is strong belief, however, that
Col Lamont has been selected for that
place and that Herbert will get some
thing else. Mr.. Herbert'S friends say
that they do not think that there is any
other place in the cabinet he would care.
for. They say that he would not accept
a place in the cabinet at all, il offered,
except for the reason that he takes
great
Interest I'm the Navy,
and believes that there is great deal a
secretary can do to improve the service.
He has great opportunity for making
moiiey i'll his profession, they say, and
if he does not become secretary of the
navy he will enter as partner Of one of
the best law firms in the South.
The selection of Collins as secretary
of war would meet with general ap-
proval among his friends. But it is
likely he would not accept any place
but that of attorney general. 1t is
thought that he would accept the attor-
ney generalShip, and that Cleveland
will be apt to insist upon his taking it.
1t is believed that no less than two cab
met places, and in all probability three,
will go to the South.
There are three Southern men of rep
utation prominently spoken OF for the
attorney generalship. They are John
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia.; Repre-
sentative Culbertson, of Texas. who is
regarded as one of the strongest men
in the South, and eX-Repres entatlve
Hammond, of Georgia. The three are
regarded as excellent lawyers and men
of general ability besides having ex-
perlence in public life. 1t is not thought
that Hammond will go into the cabinet,
for if a cabinet officer has to be selected
from Georgia 1T is believed that Blount
will be made postmaster general:
Blount has served long in congress and
has served on the leading committees.
He has been on the appropriation com
mittee and gave up the chairmanshIp OF
the committee on postotficeS and post
roads to take the chairlnanship of the
committee on foreign affairs.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
JERRY HAS HIS ROD UP.
The sockless Statesman a Can
didate for the Senatorship

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 26.-Congress-
man Jerry Simpson arrived here yester-
day in time for Christmas dinner, but
his arrival was not generally known
until today. This morning he put all
doubts to rest concerning his candidacy
forthe United States senate by announc-
ing that he was candidate. He said,
however, that his presence was due
more to desire to help the Populists
endeavor to organize the house than in
his own interest. The organization of
the house. he further said, depended
upon the supreme court, before which
the house contest cases. recently men
toned in these dispatches, had been
filed. OF course, the court could not
finally end the contest. But what the
court could do was to prevent a man
from working wrong, which was all
the Populists asked.
Confidence grows in Republican cir
cles that the supreme court will not in
terfere in any OF the cases. They have
employed attorneys TO appear in behalf
of the state anu county boards of CAN
vasSers. but they are not expected to
make any very great effort. A prom
inent Republican intimated as much
this morning, and also said that, as none
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
TOO MANY WIVES.
That Is the Charge That Landed
MIR. Jones, Seventy Eight
Years Old, in Jail.
He Formerly Lived in Portland, {,
Or, but Is Wanted by Col
Orado Authorities.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 26.-Silas
w. B. Jones, seventy-eight years of age,
is under arrest at Kokomo. charged with
bgamy. Joues came from Portland,
Or, about year ago. invested heavily
in Kokomo property. bought handsome
residence and married young wife in
the person of the daughter of eX-County
Auditor Stller. Jones was arrested by
an officer named Murray from Denver,
Col. where it is charged he has a wife
living. Murray came to kOkomo with
requisItion properly attested by Gov.
Chase.
Sheriff Simmons was appealed to, and
refused to allow Murray to depart with
Jones until his papers had been passed
upon by the local court. Jones, In the
meantime, is detained in tie residence
portion of the jail. He admits to some
indscretions in Denver, but pronounceS
his arrest for bigamy case of black
mali. Last February an Oregon officer
came to Indiana with warrant for
Jones' arrest ON the charge of bigamy,
but he had no reQuisitlOn and Jones re-
fused to 90. He claimed he had been
divorced from the Oregon woman. The
prisoner is the brother of Rev. MIR.
Jones, one of the foremost ministers Of
KOkomo. One of his sons is judge Of
the probate court at Portland, and an
other is member of the Oregon legis-
latire
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
FORTY CENTS AN ACRE.
Mexican Land Sold to n st. Louis
Capitalist at a Low Figure.

Mexican Land Sold TO st. Louis
Capitalist at a Low Figure.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. ga City of Mexi-
co special says one OF the most valuable
and extensive concessions ever granted
by the Mexican government has just
been granted To Raphael DOranteS. a
prominent capitalist of this city. By
the terms of the contract tho govern
ment agrees to sell to Mr.. Dorantes
100000 acres of rich agricultural land
in the states of Tabusco and Chiapus at
40 cents per acre. This price is to be
paid in five yearly installments, in pa
per of the recognized public debt, conf
mencing May /, 1893 The grantee
obiges himself to settle the land with
colonlstS at the rate of at least two fam
lilies to every 1000 acres, each settler to
have - acres eeded to him. 70 guar
antee compliance with this contract MIR.
DOrantes must within six months de-
poSit $1,000 In paper of the public
debt in the National Bank of Mexico.
The concession is the subject to the
colonization law of Dec. Is. 1888, now in
force, and the settlers are granted tho
usual exemptions and franchises stipll-
lated in all similar concessions. The
titles to the land will be issued to Mr..
D0ranteS by the government as lie pays
for and colonies the successive lots.
Failure to comply with anyor the stipu-
lations of the contract incurS its for
feiture, together with the guaranty
deposit
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 26. 1t is under
stood tina: efforts will be made by the
government and through other agencies
To turn the tide OF emigration which has
been flowing from Europe to the United
States into this country in view Of the
probable passage by the United States
congress of laws further restricting
immigration. 1t is rumored that the
authorities of several Of the Mexican
states are preparing to send immigra-
ton commissioners to Italy, Sweden,
Ireland and Germany.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
AS CHRISTMAS CAME IN
Mrs. Plummer Sent a Bullet Into
Her Brain.

WILMINGTON, O., Dec. 26.-Mrs. Clara
Plummer, wife of George Plummer,
committed suicide in her room on South
street just as the bells were ringing out
Christmas day. She had been married
fourteen years, and was the mother of
three children. Domestic trouble caused
her to separate from her husband, but
the pair were reunited and came TO live
on a farm at Bloomington, near this
place. About that time Mrs. Plummer
set up dressmaking establishment in
waited till the hands came together at
midnight, and then with pistol blew
out her brains. Friends rushed to her
room and asked her why she shot her
self. Trouble. trouble" she answered,
and died with the words on her lips.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
STOPPED BY GUNPoWDER.
Seventeen Buildings Burned at
wyoming, n. Y.

ROCHESTER,, n. T., Dec. 2G-The
village OF Wyoming, in Wyoming cOun-
ty, was visited by tie most severe fira
in its history today. The fire broke out
in bakery at $50 O'Clock, and before
its course could be stayed it had burnec
the NJ. L. church, six stores, seven
dwellings and three barns. The village
was entirely without fire protection, and
finally building was blown up with
gunpOwder and the fire was stopped.
Nine families are left homeless. The
loss is estimated at S1O0,O almost eli
tirely covered by insurance.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
COULDN'T AGREE.
A Hitch in the Burge-Mc Auliffe
Match

New YORK, Dec. 26.-The match be-
tween Jack McAuitfe and Dick Burge
for $45,OO0 purse before the Coney ISL
and club is still uncompleted owing to
Burgess representatives refusing to sign
articles, saying that both men must de-
posit forfeit of $4,000. Judge Newton
and Johnny Eckhardt, matchmaker and
referee of the Pennsylvania Athletic
club, respectively, met Benton and Hag-
gerty, Burgess men, this morning in the
Sturtevant house for the purpose of
clinching the bargain. If there was any
inkling at all that Burgess representa-
tives Would agree to McAullffe's terms,
the match would Instantly be con-
summated. After wrangling all
day, nothing came of it at all ;.
Burgess people will meet Judge Newton
tomorrow, when it is hoped an agree
ment will be reached. McAuliffe is
anxious to see Burge and measure him
up before signing. as he is afraid he will
go up against astitf game like Dempsey.
1t is stated that Newton is tired of get
ting the men together, and may at any
moment declare the match off.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
USED THIRTY MATCHES.
A Little Boy Sets His Sisters
Clothes on Fire.

ELwooD. Ind, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Million,
a widow living in the city, left her three
children alone Ill the house for short
time yesterday while she stepped across
to another neighbor's to invite them 10
a Christmas dinner at her house. Dur
ing her absence the youngest son light
ed match and set his little sisters
clothes on fire. Before the mother re-
turned the little one had been fatally
burned. Neighbors heard the scream
ing child, and succeeded in eXtinguiSh
ing the flames. The child died after
suffering terribly for four hours. Thirty
one matches had been lit by the little
one before he succeeded in setting her
clothes OIL fire.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
A HALL IN ASHES.
Piilsbury Music Hall at Ovation
ma Consumed.

OwAToNNA. Dec. 26.-Fire at $3.50 this
morning destroyed the new music hall
of Pillsbury academy, which had just
been completed through the generosity
of the Hon. George A. Pillsbury, of Min
neapolis. Flames were seen bursting
out of the windows of the building at
80 and an alarm was promptly given.
The temperature being 20 deg. below
zero. the fire department was slow in
getting upon the scene, and shortly
after they had arrived the building was
reduced to ashes. only the walls being
left standing. Surrounding property
was not injured, there being no wind to
convey the flames. The fire caught
from salamander which had been
placed in one of the rooms in order TO
dry the walls. The loss is severe one
to Pillsbury academy, as the building
had just been completed at considerable
expense.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27

feeling that Mr.. Lee cannot win is res
sponsible or not, the fact remains that
the big Hennepin delegation is no
longer solid for the Long Prairie man,
There are twelve members from Henne-
pin.aud it seems that the main object Of
some of them is not to vote for the best
man, but to 'pick winner" for
the sake of the good things there
will be in it in the way of committee
appointments. One of the Hennepin
members said yesterday:
''If the man who can count twenty
five votes for himself outside of Henne-
pin will come to us, he will get our
twelve votes"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
SHOCKING DEPRAVITY.
Frightful state of Affairs He

FrightfuI State of Affairs Ila.
vealed by a Christmas Row.
BOSTON, Dee. GA shocking scene
pf deprayity came to light at No, % Min
dora street, Roxbury, yesterday after
noon. Reports that a row was iii prog
ress in the house brought officers to the
place. On the floor OF one of the barely
finished rooms was found woman in
bcastly state Of intoxicaton. A man in
an unconscious condition was lying OH
the floor in another part of the
room, and two other intoxicated men
were half lying in chairs. Five small
children, the eldest but seven years of
age, were hnddled about a stove, in
Which there was scarcely vcstige of
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
WELDED THE ENGINES.
Bad and Costly Collision on the
Big Four.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. ga very serious
wreck occurred Oh the Big -Four road
three miles from Hillsboro, ILL.,, yester-
day, which caused an estimated loss of
$4,000. A stock train and freight
running at full speed collided. The en-
gines were actually welded into each
other. and twenty-five cars laden with
all kinds of merchandise and live stock
were piled on top of and around them.
One car of hogs were killed and several
cars of grain and merchandise were
crushed to pieces. The engineer and
fireman Of the west-bound train were
seriously. but not fatally, injured. 1t
took fully an hour to saw and chop
away the wreck which surrounded the
fireman before he could be rescued.
The cause of the collision is said to be
disregard of orders by the east-bound
trainmen,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Fixed the Ffxcr.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 2G.-At Fiilyr
Gage county, this state, s. L. Chichester
entered the sitting room OF boarding
house and, drawing his revolver. re-
marked. with an oath. that he would
'sfx" George Townsend. The revolver
missed fire. and before Chichester could
cock it again Townsend shot him three
times in the head. Death was instan-
taneous. A jury summoned by the cor
oner decided Townsend shot in self
defense
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Shot nv a Former Pupii.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 26.-At Larned,
Kan, on Christmas, Maj. f. r. Poole.
principal OF the Poole Business college
in this city, was met at the house of
Alexander Smith by Claude McCrory. a
disreputable character who owed Poole
s6 for tuition. McCr0ry took this as
pretext upon which to pick fight and
shot Maj. Poole four times. Maj. Poole
cannot 1--we. McCrOrY IS in iaiI.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Petition for Clemency.

ST. JOHNS, N. B., Dec. ga petition
is in circulation praying Judge Peters
to deal leniently with c. B. Welton and
Dr.. Randall, in the graveyard case, and
asking that short term of imprison-
ment be substituted for the sentence to
the Dorchester penitentiary. Many
business men have signed it, but there
is very strong feeling i'll the commu
nitV against it,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Rutte Mines closed Down.

ANACONDA, Mont, Dec. 26. = The
Anaconda Mining company has laid off
696 men, the entire force that had been
working in'the Anaconda and San Law
renee mines at Butte. No more ore
will be shipped to the smelter at Ana
eonda for thirty days. Marcus DAILY
said that the copper market had nothing
to do with the suspension.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
HIS LAST CHRISTMAS.
One Man Killed in Drunken
Row Between PolandePs.


Row Between Polanders.
PITTsBURG, Dec. "a score or more
of Polanders engaged in drunken
brawl on the corner of Twenty-eighth
and Liberty streets late last night and
number of persons were seriously
wounded, one dying this morning from
the effects of his injuries. The fight
started over some trivial matter, and
knives, clubs and stones were freely
used. Joseph Sparkonski was stabbed
in the abdomen and afterward beaten
over the head with mace by Officer
Wilcofsky. He was unconscious when
removed to the hospital and died few
hours later. Four of the participants in
the row are in the station house with
dangerous wounds. The others es-
capped. 1t is not known who stabbed
Spark0nski. Pending an investigation
Officer Wilcofsky has been relieved
from duty,