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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
AIDED BY LAX OFFICIALS.
How Young Foerstei Covered Up
His PeeulatiOns.


ST. LOUIS, Dee. 2O.-In the city treas
ury scandal today's developments
simply added confirmation to what be-
came known yesterday. The shortage
has remained at the figures given,
but new examination and check
back to the last official canc6Ia-
ton of redeemed bonds and coupons
in July last, is i'll progress and when
completed the exact condition of the
city's finances will be known. Lax Of
fetal conduct is becoming involved in
the situation. AS already developed
the comptrOller'S department has in
its frequent checkings taken the treas
ury'S statement of the contents
OF coupon packages, ETC., ana there
i'll it is now known the crime was con-
cealed. In addition, the ways and
means committee of the council is en-
powered by the charter to cancel all
city bonds and coupons as often as there
is any necessity, not less often than
every thirty days, but it seems to have
been quite difficult to gather this trio
of S25-a-month statesmen together
with any regularity, and This fact
made it possible for young
FOerStel TO niue his QOlngS
TO a certain extent. Last Saturday,
however, he was notified by Assistant
Comptroller Gabel that his accounts
would be looked into by the committee
Monday. He realized that he was in
desperate straits, and knew that his
failure to produce the required bonds
would disgrace him fer life. Unable to
face the impending calamity, he select
ed suicide as the easiest method of es-
cape. The inquest today over the re-
mains OF the suicide was formal affair,
and the natural verdict rendered.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
ROYAL GRANDMAMA's GIFT
The Sweet Little Pony Is a Be-
loved Playmate for the Little
Rattenbep%S

The Sweet Little Pony Is a Be-
loved Playmate for the Little
Battenbergs-
Little Princess Victoria. one of the
queen of Engand'S favorite grandchil-
dren, has ''dear little pony" which L
know every one of you would just Glove
to have" The queen, for whom this
little granddaughter is named, is a most
loving and indulgent grandma, it seems,
and loves to give the little ones jolly
surprises every once and while. For
some years the children of the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught (the duke is one
of the queens Younger sons) spent
much time with the queen during their
parents absence in India, while the
duchess of Albany's boy and girl are
constantly at court. But her majeSty'S
most frequent companions are the lit
tie Prince and Princess of Battenberg,
as they are the children of the daughter
who has scarcely been parted from the
queen throughout life.
Her majesty delights in giving chill
dren's parties, and her latest gift to the
juvenile BattenbergS has been pretty
cream -colored pony. The children were
driving in Windsor ole day recently
when they met MeSSrS. SangerS' circus
passing through the town. Charmed
with the show, they gave an animated
description to the queen, who imme-
diately requested the circus to parade
in the royal grounds for the little folks
amusement.
One of the animals in the collection
so pleased the children that she pur-
chased the cream-colOred pony, which
the little princess always delighted to
ride. The creature is great pet. and
when the royal party was at Osborne
one of the children rode the pony every
morning
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
PLAIN WORDS, BUT TRUE.

The Chicago Herald has scant regard
for the Eastern Democrats. or for any
of them anywhere, who yet tremble and
shiver at tho thought of free trade. 1t
says, with the polntedness of a cam
brio needle, eff avowed protection is
fraud and cheat. then incidental pro-
lection is an incidental fraud and
cheat" Minnesota Democrats have
been talking that way for a number of
years, but it will fall harshly on the
ears of those Eastern doughfaces who
want just trifle less protection than
the Republicans do. The fact is that
Democratic arguments have educated
the mass of the party to think just as
the Herald does. The result of our ar
gumentS against protection parallel
that of the Republicans against sav-
cry. just as these latter ran on logical
lines 10 the abolition of slavery, so ours
run to the abolition of tariffs. When
the time comes to put on the brakes and
slow the movement of the party down
to stop at the tariff station, it will be
fonnd that the Roadway is too great.
and it will run resistlessly to the last
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

Heavy snow tell in Northern Texas yester-
day.
There is grain blockade in st. Louis, the
low stage of the river being partly RESPONSE
bic
DR.. Tempe began the argument for the
will finish II today.
Hon. Patrick Egan sailed from New York
yesterday for Aspinwall on his way back TO
his post in Chilli.
The French government has sent tee
graphic orders 10 Gen. DOdds to raise the
blockade on the coast of DahOmey
John Stokes. Kansas City (Kan) con-
tractor, was thrown from buggy over his
horses head by the animal slipping, break
ing his neck and killing him instantly.
1t is said that several Brooklyn aldermen
will be indicted for Incorporating funds
appropriated for the celebration of Columbus
day.
Another body has been taken out of the
debris of the fire al Albany, n. y, but has
not yet been identified This makes five
victims.
The Rothschilds are the leaders in a gigan-
tic beer trust with proposed headquarters in
New York, and branch offices III the leading
cities of the country.
The rumors of Dr.. Emin's death are err
roneous. DR.. Emin is now following Stan
leys route through the Congo state, and but
for an affection of the eyes. is i'll exception
allv good health.
The Louisiana supreme court yesterday de
clared constitutional the law passed two
years ago, and known as the Jim Crow
law making it compulsory on railroads to
provide separate cars for negroes.
Orlando Metcalf. prominent capitalist of
Colorado Springs, Col, has assigned for the
benefit of his creditors. IL is stated that MIR.
Metcalfs assets are worth 800, UUU, aud his
Liabilities arc Sl0J,00J.
uha cato ioUua nf Vale university for % i0l
the l93d issue. has appeared and exhibits
marked growth i'll general in the university.
There are 1,969 students this year. as com
pared with /, 1S4 in 1891.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21

and Haldor E. Boen are one and the same
person. but claim that the rulings of the
courts of all the states under statutes similar
to ours give canvassing Eoard no power to
settle such question The duties OF this
board are simply to add up the returns sent
in from the various counties and declare the
result accordingly
= Mr.. Johns read from a Massachusetts,
case, and also referred to the Nc
Knley Wallace contest of some
years ago IN Ohio. In the latter
the calivassing board declined to
count ballots for Maj. Wallace be-
cause of mistakes in spelling and errors
III the name, although the, intention OF
the voter was plain. The house of rep
resentatiVes at Washington promptly
undid this wrong. as Mr.. Johns init.
mated they would i'll the case in hand.
The weakness Of Mr.. Johns argu-
meBt impressed his hearers. but under
: the keen and merciless logic of Mr..
, Mason it shortly became absurd. LII
opening the case Mr.. Mason said:
st seems to me that the counsel has
given away his case already. He has ad-
mitted that a. E. Boen is the same per-
son as Haldor E. Boon, and this conceS-
sion leaves him no ground upon which TO
sta i'd"
Here Mr.. Mason read from the cleo
i, ton law of the STATEN which the state
ment is plainly made that ':persons,"
and not names are 10 he voted for by
the people. The Massachusetts case
was taken up. and declared not in
point.
But said Mr.. Mason, lin this Massachu-
sets case is a reference that is in point
In the New York case the canvassing
board had refused to count votes cast
for NJ. NJ. Clark for Moses Clark. and
the court in deciding the case declared
that the canvassing board should have
counted votes cast for NJ. NJ. Clark for
Moses Clark, and on this decision de-
cided Moses Clark entitled to the office.
Mr.. Mason is a keen. incisiye and pol
ished speaker, and, while his argument
was not lengthy. every point was care
fully covered, and when he closed the
chief justice leaned over and whispered
something to Judges. Collins, Kelly and
Lochren and Secretary Of State Brown,
and then, with wave OF his hand, set
tied the Feig contest.
'''Phe votes cast for Mr.. Boon will 0e
so counted" he said.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
VESTED RIGHTS.

1t is familiar principle of our COM
mon law that when rights have become
vested the beneficiaries shall not be
constitutional inhibition Of laws i'm
pairing the obligations of contracts fol-
lows this principle. Properly applied,
the rule is just one and a necessary
one, If we are to have commercial sta
bility. That it has been improperly APP
piled, and that courts and legislatures
have been trying to avoid the prece-
dents established, every lawyer knows.
Even its. proper application is made to
shelter fraud and corruption. A corpo-
ration buys franchises from council or
legislature involving surl ender of
public rights or property, and when
remedy by repeal is sought, /: finds
safety behind the plea of vested rights
or that of the inyiolability of contracts.
But it is left for the discounted pa
ternalists to reduce the rule to an alb
surdity by claiming that they have
vested rights in the legislation of the
protecti0niStS. A bounty is voted a steam
snip line, and the proposal to repeal
The act is met with the claim that the
bounty was contract. 1t. is gravely
argued that the various industries bene-
fitted by the MCKINLEY act, having adj
iusted their business to it, are entitled
to its continuance on the principle of
vesteI rights. With equal audacity one
OXNARD, who has gone into the beet
Sugarmaklng in Nebraska, insists that
the federal government must continue
paying him two cents for eace pound of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
PROHIBITION BY DETAIL.

The ProhibitioniSts, having failed of
success by direct assault, are Sapping
and mining. They are now busily en-
gagged in gathering their forces for the
first line of approach, and will present
and try to force through bill extending
local option to the counties. Two years
ago they were foiled in their efforts III
this direction by the Democrats of the
house, but they evidently regard the
presence OF Republican majority as
favoring them. They do not build with
out reason. Wherever prohibition has
obtained footing it was through that
party And very properly. There is no
difference, save in degree, between the
spirit which wouldsmake men sober by
legislation and that which would make
wealth by the same means. Prohibition
is only the sentimental side of protec-
ton, and palernalsm is their common
mother.
1t is not probable that their effort
will be crowned with success. The
Democrats will oppose it on principle.
Not that they oppose Sobriety, nor that
they favor drunkenness, but because
they do not believe it proper function
of government; because they believe 1t
an unwarranted interference with the
freedom of the citizen; because it be-
longs to the field of moral SuaSl0n and
because coercion is useless and futile.
On the other hand, the Republicans will
fight shy of it. They will see in it but
a step towards state prohibition, aud
the result in those states where their
party has committed Itself to that cause
is not such as to commend it as a
strengthening plaster for its weakening
back. The Populsts will be divided,
but there are not enough of them to
make it of much Importance what they
will or will not do. So the GLOBE be-
lieves, as it hopes, that county option
will be but an iridescent dream.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
EXIT MIR. FEIG.

The state canvassing board yesterday
canvassed the votes of the Seventh con-
gressional district and directed a certifi-
cate to issue to II. E. BoEN, the Populist
candidate. Mr.. FEIG was present at the
canvass with his attorney, and objected
to the votes Of Marshall county being
counted for Mr.. BoEN. on the ground
that on the ballots used i'll that county
his name was II. E. BOEN while III all
the other counties it was HALDoR E.
BoEN. Mr. FEIG evidently relied on
the partisan relations of the major part
of the board to give him the certificate
on this threadbare technicallty, and
must have been deeply grieVed at the
contemptuouS manner in which their
honors brushed aside his c0bWebs.
Mr.. FEIG did not, of course, expect
to hold the seat thus obtained. He
knew, if he is capable of knowing so
much. that the house of representatives
would make very short work of his case.
But Mr.. FEIG had heard somewhere,
possibly had read somewhere, of men
who had received certificates which the
house had refused to recognize, and that
the OuSted member had been allowed a
liberal sum for his expenses, beside the
salary he might draw pending the de-
cision. To Mr.. FEIG, who, we believe.
when he is not in pursuit of political
place, makes his livelihood by cultivat-
ing small farm up in kandiyohi coun-
ty, this prospect was very alluring, and
was no doubt the controlling motive in
this attempt to get Mi. BoEN's seat Oh
the flimsiest of pretexts. Mr. FEIG can
now retire to the county with the music
al name and muse OIL the utility of
tricks in the game of politics; unless,
indeed he should think his services to
the party demanded recognition in some
position in the legislature say door
keeper to a cloak room, for instance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
LAID TO POISON.
Mysterious Deaths of Arkansas
Convict Laborers.

VI Mysterious DeatnS Oh APkdnSaS
Convict Laborers.
HELENA, Ark, Dec. 20.-There is
great excitement here over the sudden
and unexplained death Of four convicts
and the probably fatal sickness of
dozen more, all in the camp of S. M.
Apperson. contractor, who is doing
work here for the ST. Louis, Iron Noun
tain q Southern railway. About ITO
cOnvicts were brought here last Mon
day. The men, under the escort of
dozen armed guards. have been at work
all the week throwing up the roadbed
for the new tracks of the railroad.
There are a. large number of unem-
plOyed labOrerS III and around this city,
and they protested very strongly against
the Introduction of conyicts to do this
work when they were all idle, and
numerously signed petition was pre-
Sented to one Of the county officers, but,
of course, he could do nothing. The
matter Was thought to have about died
out, when no less than eighteen of the
conyicts were suddenly stricken .yeSter-
day morning with an illness which is
said to present strong evidence of ar
senical poisoning. Four of them are now
dead and three others will be dead be
and min;stered to the wants of the sick
men, but without avail.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 20.-lt has
developed that the cause OF the sudden
death among the cOnvictS at Helena.
Ark. was arsenical poisoning, though
how it was administered and by whom
is yet matter OF conjecture. A chemist
today examined the stomach of Robert
Lane. one of the first convicts who died,
aud whose stomach was selected
by the physicians for the experiment,
and found large quantities of ar
senic. This established without
doubt the poisoning theory. About ,
O'Clock this morning ten more of the
cOnvlctS were taken suddenly ill and
the physicians summoned. One more
man died last night and another this
morning, making six deaths in all. The
camp was broken up this morning and
the conVicts taken away. The whole
state is i'll excitement. The poisoning
was not confined to convicts. Among
those dangerously i'll are Capt. Dunlap
and one of the guards. Dunlap is eX-
warden OF the penitentiary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
RANSOM & HORTON,
go and fNf E. Third ST.
nHHOOM q nun Wv,
SO and f0f E. Third st.
FREE!
FURS

Monday morning, and for
the balance Of the week till
Xmas Eve, we will give FUR
MUFFS FREE-that is, to
the purchaser of a Seal Car
ment (and Our prices on these
goods are the lowest of any re-
liable house in the country
will give the choice of a Seal,
Mink or Marten Muff free with
garment; value, SIP to SIS.
We will give a Muff to match
also with every Mink, Astra-
khan or other fur garment for
ladies, excepting, only, Otter
Garments, and, as we have but
a few Otter Muffs, should the
supply give out, we will allow
price of Muff off sale price
of garment. This is an offer
well worth taking advantage
of, and is made to stimulate
garment trade for this week
and encourage the buying of
Fur Garments for Christmas
Gifts than which none could
be better.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
BLOW AT THE WHISKY TRUST.
1t Is Beaten in a Suit Which In
wolves $15,OOO,OOO.

VOIVeS y OsOOO,OOO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Wllliam New
burger this afternoon obtained judy
ment against the Dlstillers' and Cattle
Feeders company, commonly known as
the whisky trust, for $l09 and interest.
If this Is sustained the precedent will,
it is said. deprive the trust
of some Sl5.000.000 of consumers
money. The whisky trust has
regulation by which its goods are sold
at an advance of 5 cents above the
actual market price. Rebate vouchers
are issued for the excess. and those are
paid. providing the holder for six
months after buys all his goods from
the trust. The vouchers on which the
present case is brought were held by
Newburger, having been assigned to
him by firm which had not bought
all its goods from the whisky trust.
The trust, therefore, refused to
honor the rebate vouchers. As result
of today's decision other suits will be
begun in the higher courts for amounts
varying from IS to $4,000. The effort
is not only being made for the purpose
of obtaining the money. but is also IN
tended to bring about an open market,
it being supposed that other distillerS
opposed to the trust will start up in OPP
position and that lower prices will pre-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
THE GOLDEN SIDE.

There is many rest on the road Of life,
If we only would stop to take it,
And many II tone from the better land,
II the querulous heart would wake it.
To the sunny soul that is full of hope
And whose beautiful trust neer faileth
The grass is green and the flowers are bright,
Though the wintry storm prevalent.
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky Will soon peep
through.
When the ominOus clouds are drifted.
There was never night without day.
Nor an evening without morning;
And in the darkest hour the proyerb goes,
Is the>hour before the dawning.
There is many gem In the path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure.
That is richer far than the jeweled crown,
Or the misers boarded treasure.
1t may be the love of little child.
Or q mothers prayer TO heaven,
Or only a beggar's grateful thanks
For cup OF water given.
Better to weave in the web of life
A bright and golden filing
And TO do Gods work with a ready heart
And hands thatare swift and willing
Than TO snap the delicate silver threads
OF our curious lives asUnder.
And then heaven blame for the tangled
ends,
And sit to grieye and wonder.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21

sugar he makes because congress
promised it, and he has embarked in the
business upon the strength of it. Rea-
soning the same way, and with equalif
not greater plausibility, officers have
objected to reduction of their salaries
during the term for which they were.
elected because they had avested right
to the salary during their term. But
courts have made short work of that
plea, and there is no doubt that they will
make as summary disposal of the claim
of the bounty-fed industries. should they
sue for their stipend after the next con-
gress shall have sent the acts giving
them bounty to the museum for the
preservation of the relics of the reign of
paternaliSm.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
WYOMING DEMOCRATS
Gain Pronounced Victory Before
The Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. 20.-Another
pronounced victory was gained by the
Democrats i'll the supreme court here
today. The Republicans had called
upon the court to include the governor
in the mandamus proceedings. This
was done to complicate the case in the
hope of disconcerting the Democrats by
forcing them to recognize Bar
Der or make fight for Osborne, the
rightful governor. The court decided
that the governor need not be party
to suit against the state canvaSSing
board. 1t would be presumed i'll the alb
sence of allegations to the contrary that
the count was legally conducted. 1t
was announced from the bench that the
supreme court would refuse to 90 into
the matter of the count of Hanna pre-
cinct i'll Carbon county. 1t would con-
fine itself entirely to the state
canvass and to questions of the prima
facie LEGAL returns before the board.
The Republicans will tomorrow offer a
demurrer, claiming that the mandamus
petitioners are not entitled to the relief
which they asked. 1t is believed that
this is the last of the filibustering, and
that the case will be heard or Thursday
lis merits. 1t will then be decided
whether a county canvassing board con
SiStS of three members or one.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-21
BoEN DECLARED ELECTED.
The Claims OF Feig Upset in Short
Order.

OFUer.
1t is now Congressman Elect Boen, of
the Seventh district, and lie has the per-
mission of the state canvasSlng board
to writ n name "Haldor E. Boon" or
sH. E. Coen," as may be most pleasing
to him.
The only portion of the proceedings
of the meeting of the state canvassing
board possessed of the slightest interest
was the disposal of the claims of Hon.
Henry Feg for the certificate of cleo
ton as member of congress for the
Seventh district. The fact that Mr..
Feig would attempt to secure the Ger
t,ficate and thus throw Mr.. Boen to the
expense of contest, had been widely adj
vertseid. and many people expected that
the attempt would amount to something.
In this they were disappointed, as the
GLOBE all-along predicted they would
be. Mr.. Feig had no case and the can
yassing board dismissed his claims with
Scant courtesy.
As stated in the GLOBE several weeks
ago, the sole point made By Mr.. Felg's
attorney. Henry Johns, of this city, was
that the state canvassing board had not
the power to add together the votes cast
for Ii. E. Boen and Haldor E. Boen,
although knowing that these two names
belonged to one and the same person.
In two counties of the district,
Marshall and Wilken, the county
auditor placed Mr.. Boon on the
official ballot as Ii. E. Boon
Instead of Haldor E. Boon as it appeared
in the nomination papers sent to them.
In the case of the Marshall county Of
fetal it seems that he had prepared the
"copy' for the printer before Mr.. Boon
filed his certificate, and knowing him
well as III. E. Boon, so wrote the name.
When the certificate arrived he noticed
the difference, but thinking it matter
of no moment made no change. Mr..
LANCE. the auditor OF Marshall county,
was present yesterday morning to eX-
plain this mistake if necessary. The
auditor of Wilkin county did not APP
pear, but the mistake there probably
arose In the same manner. Had the
canvassing board taken the view that
Mr.. Feig's attorney demanded, OF course
the certificate would have been given
to Mr., Feig, absurd though the claim
was.
When Judge Collins announced that
the board was ready to hear the attOr-
neys in the matter, Hon. John w.
Mason, Mr.. Boen's attorney, stepped
forward and cleverly threw the burden
of contestant upon Mr.. Feig. He said
it would be proper for the board to de-
eide the order in which counsel would
be heard, adding that as Mr.. Fefg ap-
peared as contestant it would be
proper to hear his representative first.
This was agreed upon. and the fair
haired Henry Johns stepped forward.
"Weadmit'' he said. that d. E. Boon