davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
UNDER OLD GLORY.
The New York Starts on Her First

The New York Starts on Her First
Trip to Southampton.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-At exactly 80
o'clock this afternoon the hawsers of
the steamship New York were cast
loose, and, with blast from her whistle
which drowned for moment the cheers
of those who had assembled on
the wharf, the steamship started
on her first voyage under
is bound for Southampton As she
swung out into the river Mrs. John W.
Foster, the wife of the former secretary
of state. leaned over the rail, waved a
large American flag, while her husband,
who stood by her side, bowed again and
again in recognition of the responsive
cheers, The New York carried the ma
tional flag at the stern. The New York
carries 425 passengers, an unusually
large number for this season Of the
year. One hundred and fifty persons
have engaged first cabins, seventy-flve
second cabins, and the steerage will
contain 200 passengers. Among the
first cabin passengers are the former
secretary of state, John w. Foster, his
wife and Senator John T. Morgan. The
senator and Mr.. Fostet are going abroad
for the purpose of representing our
government before the Behring sea
arbitration committee. As the great
steamer moved out OF her slip and down
the harbor with the stars and stripes
flying astern, and with the great blue
eagle ON white ground 1uttering aloft.
the steam craft saluted with whistle
screams and hundreds OF people ashore
chesred and waved patriotleally
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Double Suicide suspected.

HOLLY, Mich. Feb. 25.-Thomas and
John Pagan, brothers, aged about
eighty years, were found this morning
dead on the floor in their home. four
miles north of here. They lived en-
tirely alone, and it is not known how or
when they died, but suicide is sus-
pected. They were rich, and their
money is supposed to be buried. Their
peculiar dress and habits have excited
much comment in the past 1t is
thought that they have been dead sew
eral days. An inquest will be held to-
day.
A search OF the premises revealed
their wool crop of several years stored
in an upper room. Hidden away IN the
wool the searchers came across $4,000
in currency. 1t is now thought that the
two men froze to death last Sunday
night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
KILLED Her SISTER.
Horrible Deed Of Miss Julia
Force, a Society Lady Of
Atlanta.
She Shoots Her Two Sisters
Dead, One Of Whom Was
Sick.
It Is Believed That the Mup-
depess' Mind Is Un--
sound.
Little Danger Of a Fatal Ter
mination Of Mackay's
Wound.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 25.-Mss Julia
Force, sister of the leading shoe mer-
chant of this city, at O'Clock this after
noon shot and killed her two sisters.
The shooting was the result of quar-
rel. They all moved in the highest
social circles of this city. 1t is believed
the woman is insane. She has been
considered irresponsible at times, and
had frequently threatened to kill mem-
bers of her family. She says that she
has for year been writing out
a statement Of the family troubles
and just completed it. Today when
her mother was absent from the house,
she sent the servants out on errands,
then. going to the room where her sister
Florence was sick in bed, she placed
pistol to her right temple and shot her
dead. Then, going to the kitchen,
where her other sister was. she shot her
in the same manner. None of the
nighbors heard the shots. Miss Force
calmly locked the door and went to the
police station. The bodies Of the wom-
en- were found by a brother. to whom
she had sent message to the effect
that her sister Florence was worse. In
response he went home, to find the
bodies of his dead sisters.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
ENOlsMOUs PROFITS
Made by Contractors on Panama
Canal Work

canal Va Ork.
PARIS, Feb. 25.-M. Flory, the gov
ernment accountant appointed to ex-
anime the accounts of the Panama Canal
company, reports that the total amount
received by contractors for the real and
alleged work on ana supplies for
the canal was 462,62O.O64 francs.
OF this amount 102 35S, 444 francs
represent labor alleged to have
been paid for according to the roll of
wages and sums expended on various
undertakings. The American Dredging
company's charges for its operations,
plant, etc, amount to 9,305, 396 francs.
The account Of the American Dredging
company included an unexplained in.
demnlty item, which nothing appeared
to justify and which amounted to 10,-
100000 francs. Another American firms
account for operations and plant
amounts to 16.26O,2S4 francs. The
books OF this firm. NJ. Flory says, have
been so irregularly kept that they adj
mitted balance OF profits amounting,
in the total, to 7,97S,5ll francs, aud
must be accepted with reserve.
The company of French engineers
declares its expenditures on operations
and plant to have been 35,35S, $40 francs.
This account ostensibIy shows a loss of
CLIP, $50 francs. NJ. Flory points out
that this includes allotmentS and COM
missions to the Societe Depots ct Comp
tes Courant, of which Charles de Les
seps and Henri Cottu were directors.
Another firm obtained so, S5S, ,944 francs,
of which II. 437, ,3S1 was admitted to be
purely profit, divided between the firm
and principal agent Of the Panama Ca
nal company. NJ. EitfeFs charges for
operations and plants amounted to
1868, 226 feancs. on which the net profit
was 33,073, 400 francs. NJ. Flory esti-
mates the total traceable profits Of the
contractors at II, ~, ,504 francs.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
HIS FIRST MONEY.
Shrewd Way of Getting the Diff.
cuit First Dollar,

Shrewd Way of Getting the Diff
cult First Dollar.
One of the most remarkable expert
ences in moneymaking is that of e. l..
G. Steele. OF the American Sugar Re-
filming company, and one Of the largest
stockholders in the San Francisco &
Salk Lake railroad. He talked of it the
other day in his California street office
been made since his arrival in this
state.
II don't know that | can tell you how
| got my first dollar" he said, "because
it is sometimes hard to get it down that
fine. but l can tell you how got my
first 500. and also my first $1,000. It's
a curious little story, and involves some
facts about rags and mummleS.
"When l was boy i'll New York
was engaged about a paper mill my
brother-in-law owned, and eventually l
became superintendent of shipments of
all the rags used in three or four mills
he was interested in. [ soon got to
know much about rags. We got them
from Hamburg and Egypt and pretty
much all over. [ remember that at one
time we got several hundred tons Of
rags that had been stripped off the
Egyptian mummies. 1t was when they
were putting the mummies in the en-
sgines and using them as fuel on the
railroads. Well, coming from almost
everywhere, as the rags did, got to be
an excellent judge of them, knew just
what they were worth and what could
be done with them.
for the point of the story. One day in
offor l fn ColifnrnJ1 ond
while L was clerk in the house of C.
Adolphe, Low & Co., to which [ have
succeeded, l was walking along the
water front. A ship had just come In
from Japan. and l saw on the dock
little lot of rags. They were consigned
to C.. Walter Brooks, were from Japan,
and | knew at a glance they were eX-
ceptionally good. [ had no money
but a thought dawned on me. |
would wire my brother-in-law asking
if he would let me draw on him in ad-
vance, buy the rags and forward them
to him. He replied that it was all right,
and | went to Mr.. Brooks and bought
them at such figure that | made $3.50
on them.
well, I thought that was pretty good
and / would look out for some more.
Sure enough, before long another lot,
GhlS time large one, arrived from
Japan. They were very good. and /
made up my mind | would buy them. |
went to the store where they were and
had in view the closing of the trade for
them, when young man from Phila-
delphia walked in. He also was buying
rags, and was Judge of them. too. He
knew I had bought the other lot. Said
he to me: You are not going to get
these rags; Pm going to buy them my
self. l know what they're worth, and
Pm going to bid up more than you can
stand
.We talked for quite a while, and
finally he said: Now, what's the use
of our fighting. Let's stand In together
and divide instead of cutting each
Others thr0atS and we'll both make
money He said he would give me till
the next day to think Ii over. The next
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
LAID TO PARKHURSTIsNf.
Great Increase in Criminal Oper-
ations in New York.

New YORK. Feb. 25.-Deputy Coroner
Weston, who has been examining the
state of the health department in refer
ence to the recent deaths from NAL
practice, concluded his labors
today. In his report he says
there have been taken by the corOners
of this city thus far in 1898 seven ante
mortem inquisitionS in cases of Grim
inal abortion. That this Indicates a
most alarming state of affairs is shown
by the fact that but one such case oc-
Cured in 1892 and nonein 1891.
II believe" said Dr.. Weston, that
the increase in these cases is the direct
result of Parkhurstism. The subject is
one l thought worthy of scientific con-
sideration, and l have prepared these
statistics for the purpose of presenting
paper to one Of the medica! societies."
Dr.Cyrus Edison, of the health depart
ment, said he agreed with DR.. Weston
that the increase of malpractice was
due to the closing of disordsrly houses.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
VERY LITTLE DANGER.
Mr.. 1ackay Has Excellent
Chances Of Recovery.

Mr. Mackay Has Excellent
Chances of Recovery.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. 5.-Nothing
OF any consequence developed today in
connection with the shooting of John
W. Mackay Yesterday by W. c. Rip
pey, the old man crazed by misfortune.
Rippey was conscious today, but too
feeble to talk. Inresponse to questions
he would only move his head languldiy
from side to side and murmur some
unlntelligible expression. 1t hardly
seems possible that Rippey can survive
his Self-intlicted wound, and if the in
jury is to terminate fatally the END can
not be very far distant. On the other
hand, the man whom the would-be as
saSsin attempted to kill is thought by his
attending physician, DR.. Keeny, TO be
in practically no danger. The doctor
paid several visits to MIR. Mackay today
and dressed the wound.
Il found" he said, that Mr.. Mackay
had slept quite as we'll as could have
been expected. The wound looks very
healthy and there is no fever of con-
sequence. Mr.. Mackay complains of
considerable soreness, but that, of
course, we expected. Mr.. Mackay's
3 ~ lldo llOJ QcSCIIcu Hluls ullu LC 10 III
very good spirits indeed. He would like
to talk about the affair, but we have eX-
preSsly forbidden it. No one but the
surgeons and the necessary attendants
can see Mr. Mackay, and no visitors are
to be allowed for several days yet"
SEATTLE, WASH, Feb. 25.-Mrs.
Bessie Rippey, wife of Wesley c. Rip
pey, who shot John w. Mackay yester-
day, is a resident Of this city. where she
keeps lodging house. She says she
married Rippey in Denver in 1876.
-Four years later she was divorced from
him. She says Rippey, while in Den
yer, was worth S1S0,O00. but lost it all
in stocks. He became so morose over
his losses that she could not live with
him.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Rohemians Want Home RuIe.

VIENNA, Feb. 25.-In the reichrath
today DR.. Greg, leader of the Young
Czechs, made vehement appeal to the
house in favor of Bohemian home rule.
Several leading Germans spoke in re-
ply. They declared that the settlement
OF the Bohemian question was desirable,
but they declined to make any conces-
sonS demanded by the Young CZechs,
who want to see the emperor crowned
king of Bohemia. and that country
placed, as to sefgOvernment, virtually
on par with Hungary.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
HAGOOD A NIASaER.
A Dozen Women Claim Him as
Husband.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 25.-COl. E.
G. Hagood, of Chicago, has been
brought here under arrest from At
ianta, Ga, to answer the charge of BIZ
gamy. Col. Hagood had scarcely been
placed behind the prison bars before
there was rush of wives from various
parts of the state to this city. The state
of Illinois is represented by Mrs. Belle
Hagood, of Chicago. When the colonel
was brought here only two wives were
known to be in existence. In less than
twenty-four hours nearly dozen
women appeared, each claiming him as
her husband. His wives range in age
from sixteen to forty. He IS about sixty
years old, was in the Confederate army
and is very handsome. At the prelimi-
nary hearing today bail was fixed at
1000, which was advanced by his CHI
cago wife, and the colonel was set at
liberty.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Rema arkable Feats.

Speaking of the remarkable fcats of
marine engineers, the Marine Journal
recalls The achievement of Richard
Peck, who at one time had charge of the
single engine of the old City of Vera
Cruz coming up from Havana. South
of Hatteras the piston rod went to
smash. breaking into three pieces. But
Peck, after twenty-four hours of con-
tInuous labor, actually mended that
piston so that it was strong and true
enough to do its part with the rest of
the machinery. and he brought his ship
into New York harbor steaming six
knots. This was deed which, in the
opinion of the Boston Journal. quite
eclipses even the recent notable per-
formanee of Engineer Tomlinson, of the
Umbria.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
GILBOUGH's DIRE DEED.
He Kills Himself and His Sweet
heart Instantly,

GALVESTON, Feb. 25.-This afternoon
Frank Gilbough shot and killed Miss
Dora May Wassam, then shot and killed
himself. Gilbough was twenty-six years
old. Miss Wassam was seventeen years
old, daughter of a resident physician.
1t seems Gllbough has been an admirer
of Miss Wassam for some months and
often proposed marriage. Recently she
gave him assurance she would not be-
come his wife. Her parents had raised
serious objections on account of the
young lady's tender age. Today Gil
bough met the young lady Oh the street
with a younger sister. He shot her, then
himself. Both died almost instantly.
Gilbough had been acting strangely sew
eral days. and the act is ascrlbed to tenn
porary mental alteration.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
INvALlDs BUNCoED.
Bold Operations of SwiDdlers at
Hot Springs.

Hot springs.
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 25.-For
some days considerable excitement has
prevailed III this city over the bold
operations of three notorious bunco
men, but their game has been spoiled
by detectives from st. Louis. The men
operated in small cottage in the vicln-
ity of the big hotels. The leader of the
gang represented himself as an agent
OF the Associated Press, and was known
as H. d. Hazard. His pals were men
named Leake and Winthrow, the former
being known to all detectives as no.
torious confidence man, while the latter
is we'll known know as ''Stool Pigeon"
The detectives made a raid OH the cot
tage few days ago. but the birds had
flown. The detectives secured several
large sheets of blotting paper and sew
eral blank checks used by them. On
the blotterS were imprintS of checks
filled out and signed by victims. Among
the checks are the following: Check
on Minnesota bank for $1,000, signed by
II. Hackerway; check or a Helena.
Mont, bank for $4,000, signed j. G. Oil
yer. Several of the supposed victims,
whose signatures appear on these let
ters and checks, are we'll known and
prominent men, all visitors here. 1t is
expected that the trio of buncoers have
secured at least 500, 900 from their vic
tins.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
new GERMAN PARTY.
Strength Of the Farmers
League Agitation Devel-
oping D; lily.
Chancellor Caprivi's Over
throw One Of the Par
tvs Objects.
Anti-Senitics and Other Par
ties Join the New Move
ment.
Prince Bismarck in Close
Touch With the Agrarian
Leaders.

BERLIN, Feb. 25.-Emperor William
was present at an official dinner given
last night by DR.. Won Doetticher, secre-
tarv of the imperial home Office and
representative of the chancellor. His
majesty led the conversation, which
was devoted to the absorbing topic in
political circles-the formation of a
great agrarian party. The strength of
the agitation led by the farmers league
develops daily. Since the agrarian
league formulated its programme every
day has seen adhesionS to it from kim
dred interests. The congress Of Ger
man agriculturiSts and the peasants
league, with 10000 members of the
financial and economic reform union
and the bimetallic association, have
successfully announced their full agree
ment with the objects OF the agrarian
league.
The wire-pullers behind all these as
sOciationS are the same, but as to the
stage changes different persons appear
in the scene. The plot tends to one
dehouement, the overthrow of Won
CapriVi, protection to the agricultural
interests and return TO OimetaliSm.
The leaders of the coalition already
Feel Powerful Enough
to declare that nothing short of re-
versal of the whole policy of the gov
ernment will content them. As the
emperor cannot be expected to assent to
their demands the party aims at dis
solution of the reichstag at the earliest
possible moment. Formidable in itself,
the coalition is further fortitied~by
union with the anti-Semitics. The
Peasants league. in agreeing to dis
solve and merge itself into the agrarian
league, passed a resolution declaring
that the agrarian interests must con-
solldate so as t. show bold and united
front to radicalism, socialism and Juda-
ism. The resolution found an hundred
fold echo throughout The country.
The emperor is following the move
ment with close attention. He directed
Herr LucanuS, the chief of his private
cabinet, to send trusted agents to attend
the agrarian meetings and to telegraph
reports from the various centers of the
country. Prince Bismarck is in the
closest touch with the agrarian leaders.
He has responded to expressions Of de-
vOtlon sent TO him from number Of
meetings, with assurances that he is i'll
full sympathy with the agrarian agita-
ton. The hamburger Nachrichten. il
series of articles obviously inspired by
Prince Bismarck, incites the leaders
OF the movement not to abate their at
tacks upon the government and pre-
diets their eventual triumph.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Crowned After Death.

A French princess is said to have
been crowned after death. This wa,
Inez de Castro, who was murdered liz
the fourteenth century by three assas,
sins. Tie lady was the wife of PortuI
guese crown prince, and she was muir
dered by order of the king-her father.
in-law. The prince never spoke to his
father again. and when the old man died
the remains of IneZ were lifted from the
grave, placed on magnificent throne
and crowned queen of Portugal. The
clergy, the nobility and the people did
homage to the corpse, and kissed the
bones of her hands. There sat the dead
queen, her yellow hair hanging like
veil round her CHASTITY form. One flesh.
less hand held the scepter, the symbol
Of royalty.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
HOME RULE sTRAWs.
Gladstone Gains Two Very Signif-
icant Victories.

LONDON. Feb. 25.-SeveraI straws
have shown III the last week that the
wind is blowing fayorably for the home
rule bill. On every division in the house
the Gladstonians have more than held
their own, to the intense disgust of the
Tory editors. who continue to thunder
against the whips for not rallying the
full strength of the Unionist opposition.
Another subject of Gladstonian rejoic
ing has been the winning of the Ciren-
cester seat in the house. AS the can
vass was made almost entirely on the
home rule issue and pOraneously
with the home rule debate in the house,
there can be no doubt that the result
was a popular endorsement of the home
rule policy. In Gateshead the home
rule question had been discussed by Mr..
Allen. the GladstOnian candidate chosen
on Friday, with the utmost yigor.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Dynamiters Frustrated.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.-At an early
hour this morning there was a daring
attempt to blow up the Dosworth dis
tillery at Cummingsville. A trap had
been set to blow up the whole concern,
and was only discovered after great
deal of shreWd work. Under the build
ing, in place 10 be reached by high
water, was quantity Of phosphate
anhydrite and nitro-g glycerine. The phoS-
phate anhydrite explodes when it comes
in contact with water. This would ig-
mite the nitro-glycerine, and the whole
-distiIlery and bonded warehouse would
be blown to atoms
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Spoiled His Little Game.

CHICAGO. Feb. 25.--A. l.. Landers
Jr., of the brokerage firm of A. l..
Landers & Co., of Nashville, Tenn.
was arrested here today charged with
an attempted issue of unauthorized
street railway bonds. No new issue
had been authorized. as he represented
to the firm which he employed to
Iithograph the bonds. The street rail
way company had suspicion of
fraudulent issue, and Chief Of Police
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Arrested an Austrian Forger.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25. jacques Licco
Adult, alias Mueller. citizen of
Vienna, Austria, was arrested in the
postoffice building at l O'clock this
afternoon, by United States Marshal
Hitchcock, on a charge of having forged
bills of exchange. amounting in all to
$4,000. on the Oesterisch Ungarieche
bank, of Vienna. The arrest was made
under the eXtradtion treaty between
Austria and the United States. Adult
has been in this country since the be-
ginning of the year and is unable to
speak the English language. The
forgeries were committed in December
last
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Ahlwardt Released.

BERLIN, Feb. 25.-Rector Ahlwardt
was released from the Ploetzensee Jail
yesterday, his term having expired.
His release was made the occasion of
demonstration by the anti-SemiticS.
Ahlwardt was heartily cheered upon
declaring that he was prepared to for
felt his liberty again if by doing so
he could only hasten the deliverance of
the Fatherland from the loathSome
plague of judaism
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Brewers Make a Proposition.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-The executive
board of the National Union of United
Brewery Workmen will hold meeting
Monday night for the purpose of eonsid-
ering proposition received from the
st. Paul boycotted brewers, in which
they offer a compromise. The agree
ment will not be accepted in all proba-
bility. as the only concession granted
will be to reduce the hours of work to
eleven.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
BENT ON REVENGE.
Relatives of Massacred Indians
Take the Warpatil.

rake the w afpdCn. $40
VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. 25.-J.O'Brien,
just down from River Inlet, states that
the Indians massacred at Sorrow island
were of the Oweekano tribe, and not of
the Kamsquit. as previously reported.
The affair was caused by an outrage
committed upon Kitkalkan girl by an
Oweekana Indian. The Oweekanos
claim that when they reported the mat
ter to the Indian agent he took no
action, but said that they had been
drinking and that the massacre existed
only in their imagination. >The Owee-
konos have since held council of war
and decided to investigate the matter
themselves. Jan. 16 fifty warriors left
Sorrow island in canoes. and, if the facts
are verified, war of determination
will be commenced against the Kitkal-
kanS, and in this the OWeekanOS have
been promised assistance by the Bella
Gala and Bella Indians.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Redwine in Jail.

ATLANTG, Ga, Feb. 25.-Lewis Red
wine was today arraigned before
United States Commissioner CASTOR and
waived examination. His bond was
fixed at $4,000. He is now in Jail, but
will probably be able to give bond In a
few days,
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-26
Forger McFee in Custody.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 25.-A telegram
was received here this morning from
Philadelphia stating that Joseph N. r.
McFee. the lawyer who some time ago
disappeared from this city after forging
the names of various persons, among
them his law partner, Judge Norton. for
several thousand dollars, had been arr
rested in that city. McFee's downfall
was due to the gaming table.