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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Valuable Mineral and Timber
Tracts Taken Under the
Swamp Act.
Bartlett Tripp Is Likely to
Go on the New Court
Of Appeals.
Easy Jobs With Big Pay Con-
nseted With the Behring
Commission.
Special to the Globe.

special TO the GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-"Why is it
that the governor of Minnesota does not
take steps to secure the passage of bill
at this session of the legislature that
will provide for settlement of the con-
trOversy between Minnesota and the
federal government over the swamp
lands i'll the northeastern part of the
state? AS member of congress Nelson
had occasion to learu all about this mat
ter, and he knows that every delay
costs the state thousands of acres of
land" So spoke an officer Of the in
terror department today when he was
asked regarding the status of the Min
nesota swamp lands, to which patents
are withheld by the government. When
the surveys of Northeastern Minnesota
were made it is charged in Washington
that the influence of railroads with un-
filled swamp land grants was eXerIed to
secure the designation as swamp lands
of many thousands of acres that were
far from being swamp or waste lands.
Later settlers hocked OIL these lands
and made complaints, and the govern
ment promptly refused to patent the
lands claimed until an Investigation
could be made. This ruling has been
costly one for the state, as under it
homesteader has only to prove that his
land was falsely classified as swamp,
and his claim is patented. Early in the
difficulty the government offered to
have the land in dispute examined by
two agents, one appointed by the state
and the other by the national govern
ment, and it is beyond the cQmprehen-
sion OF men in this city who know the
facts that Minnesota's chief executive
should devote his time to forcing the
passage of bunco grain bills while the
valuable mineral and timber lands OF
the state are being gobbied up. As the
law stands now, these lands can be had
for $3.50 per acre by any one, without
settlement, and, if each case is TO be
settled by itself, the state will secure
but small portion Of the original grant
in st. Louis, Cook, Lake and ltasca
counties. Several years ago, when this
matter was called to the attention of
Gov. Merriam, he at once saw its I'M
portance. and made strong effort to Sc
cure a promise of settlement with the
government. Attorney General Clapp
was sent to Washington, and argued the
case before the interior department ably
and at length, and left with an impre s.
sion that something would be done; but,
as nothing has been settled, the present
chief executive of Minnesota is expected
10 make move to protect the interests
of the state.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
STABBED TWO WOMEN.
A North Dakota Brute Uses q
Butcher Knife on His Sister,
in-Law.
He Then Plunges the Blood.
Stained Knife Into His
Wife.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, N. 3D., March 31.-A most
brutal attempt at double murder was
made by farmer named II. II. Pram-
bus at his farm, about seven miles
northwest of Mayville. 1t is not def
nitely known what the motive of the
crime was, but it is supposed to be a
case of jealousy. On the afternoon of
the day of the murder, Mrs. Prambus
and her sister, Mrs. Iceland, returned to
the formers residence from visit at
Hatton. After their return, Prambus
and Mrs. Iceland had a dispute over
some trivial matter. The two women
then wrote letters to friends in Norway.
and it is supposed Prambus thought
they were inditing love letters; at all
events, Mrs. Iceland started with her
little son for home, distance OF about
half a mile, at o'lock in a
vehicle drawn by oxen, and when
they had traversed nearly half
the distance, her brother-in-law
overlook her, and. without any
preliminary remarks whatever, ran up
to her and stabbed the woman in the
side with butcher knife, making a hor-
rible cash over the region of the heart.
Prambus then hurried back home. His
wife was engaged in some out-of-door
occupation, evidently having not seen
the stabbing. Approaching her, he Sc
cured firm grasp on her hair, and in
this manner attempted to drag her into
the house. A fierce struggle followed
in the course of which he pulled out
most of her hair. Failing to drag her
inside, the fend seized his blood-stained
knife again, plunged it three times into
her body, twice in the abdomen and
once in the back. The wounds were
both deep and long. 1t is reported that
in this condition the woman managed
to reach the Iceland residence, where
both of the injured persons were cared
for until the arrival of DR.. Mcintyre,
who dressed the wounds. The chances
are very much against the recovery of
Mrs. Prambus, but Mrs. Leeland's case
is more hopeful. PrambuS was arrested
and taken to Hatton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01

$500 year. The additional SIS q day,
which is made a charge against the state
department. is more than the daily pay
of a senator or member Of congress, as
the latter receive only $l4 ay.and does
not enjoy the regular salary from the
war department i'll addition. The army
pay of Mai HalfOrd, added to the state
department, would make about $3.50
per.year. 1t is not disclosed just what
sum ''Secretary of State" Foster direct
ed should be paid to agent" Foster, or
the Behring sea commission. The rec
ords of the two departments show. how
ever, that most, if not all, of the staff of
the Behring sea commission were Or
dered to be paid large amounts daily
over and above their regular salaries.
One of these officials is j. Stanley
Brown. The records of the state de-
partment disclose that Mr.. Brown is on
the staff of the Behring sea commission
at SIS per day, but the records OF the
treasury department also disclose that
Mr.. Brown is commissioned as an officer
of the treasury department 10 make cer-
tain Investigations OF seal life, Tor
which he is drawing pay at the rate OF
$40 per day. Thus Mr.. Brown receives
S25 per day, which is 50, 125 per year, or
more than the pay OF CABINET O1ncer.
lHGIG dtt SCNCli vi CiSiit OIhOt OibSAoAo
who are receiving double pay by eX-
press authority and direction of those in
power during the latter part OF MIR. Har-
rison's administration. These extras
vary from SIS per day to S6 per day, the
latter being the lowest sum paid in extras.
These latter officials, VINO are thus
drawing from IS to SIS per day, are also
drawing salaries ranging from $1,000 to
SS, 900 per year. Secretary Gresham has
been both astonished and disgusted with
what he has found, and this feeling in
that regard Is fully shared by his cabinet
colleague, Secretary Carlisle. 1t was
said that when Maj. Halford was sent
to Paris as disbursiug officer other Of
fcers of the army tried to persuade him
to remain at home. They explained
that he had come into the army under
favorable circumstances, and that 1t
would be we'll for him not to create dis
favor among his army associates by TAX
ing favored assignment at the very
outset. 1t is said that Mr.. Halford re-
sponded that he had worked hard for
the past four years and was bound to
have the satisfaction of the foreign as
sign meut.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
THREE CATTLE THIEVES
In the Hands of officers ut Great
Falls, Mont.
Special to the Globe

Specldl 10 the GlODe.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March ST.
Sheriff Hamilton arrived last night
from Kibbey, forty miles east of here.
having IN custody Robert and Oscar
English and Leslie Watson, charged
with stealing cattle from the range.
They are in the county Jail in default of
$1,000 bail each. The English brothers
were surprised and easily captured, but
Watson got wind that the warrant was
out and skipped. Judge Lee. of Kib-
hey, quickly gathered a posse with Win
cheSterS, and after night chase captured
him. The prisoners were kept under
guard day and night until the arrival
of the sheriff. 1t is found by documents
on his person that WatsOn'S real name
is De Witt, and 1t is said that he is con-
nected with an Eastern family Of high
standing. The authorities have hopes
that he will give away the whole gang,
which has been thieVing in that section
for some time, and of which the three
captured were the leaders. Their plan
of operation has been to steal cattle
from the range, slaughter such of them
as were suitable and then sell the beef,
cutting up the hides and diSpOSing of
them, SO that no proof could be obtained
against them. Their ranches were about
four miles from any settlement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
SUING BARKER.
The Finance Company Wants
100000 From Its Ex-Presi-

The Finance Company Wants
100000 From Its Ex-Presi-
dent.
PHILADELPHIA, March 91.-Counsel
for the Finance Company of Philadel-
phia completed the series of charges
made by the company against Wharton
Barker. In the proceedings the Finance
company appears as complainant, and
the defendants are Wharton Barker and
Abraham Barker and Wharton Barker,
trading as Barker Bros. u Co. The bill
reciteS in brief that Wharton Barker,
while acting as president of the Finance
company between June Z, 1887, and
Nov. 20, 1890, caused the finance COM
missioner to buy a large amount Of
stock, making representations in some
instances that he was entirely disinte:-
eSted in the whole transaction. The
bill alleges, on the other hand, that Mr:
Barker caused this stock to be unloaded
on the Finance company in his own in
terest and realized excessive brokerage
fees therefrom. The court Is asked to
order an accounting Of these brokerage
fees, which, the bill alleges. aggregate
very large amount, the total adding
up to 100000 and upward. The court
is asked to decreo that all profits which
shall have been ascertained to be due
shall be paid over with interest to the
company complainant.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
OBJECT TO a sQUAWMAN.
Protest Against an Indian Terri
tory ApDOintment.

s. WASHINGTON, March 3l.-A subcom-
mittee of the senate committee on the
judiciary was engaged for time this
morning looking into the charges that
have been made by w. f. Weeks, chair
man of the Indian territory Democratic
committee, against j. j. McAlester,
nominated to be United States marshal
for that territory. 1t Is claimed that
McAlester, by reason of having married
a ChickasaW woman. is no longer citi-
zen of the United States, but of the ter
ritory, and therefore ineligible to ap-
pointment.
Also that he has opposed the Demo-
cratic organization in the territory and
aided and abetted the Indians in their
recent uprising, supplied them with
arms and promised them money; that
he is man of great wealth and power
among the Indians, and, by reason of
his influence. alleged to be improperly
used, is not the properman to be peace
officer,
These charges are met by counter
statements on the part of McAlester
and his friends, who appeared before
the committee, who say that they were
only filed because it was last resort
to effect, if possible, his defeat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
OUR SORROW IN SPAIN
Death Of Maj. Thomas Mclean
NeWson- in the Spanish
Town OF Malaga.
After a Residence Of Three
Years He Falls a Victim
to SMALLPOX.
His Illness Brief, and the In.
telligenee Creates Pro-
fOundest Sorrow.
Sketch Of the Brilliant Career
of a Beloved Citizen Of
st. Paul.

Far from home. in foreign land, and
surrounded only by those friends of a
foreign nation whom he had met and
made in his official capacity as consul at
Malaga, Spain. Maj. Thomas Mclean
Newson passed away. There was no
kindly hand present to smooth the way,
and no friendly voice to sooth the last
hours of him who claimed st. Paul as
his home. Alone and friendless he
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
ROTHERED BY BELLS.
An Old Man Takes Refuge in the
Grave.

New YORK, March 3l.-Little, wea-
Zened and crippled old James F. Nor
sell, tired of life of pain. and illness,
tired of fighting against the ringing of
the Grace church chimes, celebrated his
sixty-seventh birthday by killing him
self in the st. Denis hotel early this
morning. MorselI had been guest at
the St. Denis for the past five years.
and an invalid in the fullest sense of
the word for the last two years. He
came from Ohio originally and was
fairly we'll educated. His ailments gen.
Grated eccentricities. One was furious
hatred of the chimes in Grace church
steepIe. directly opposite the hotel OH
Broadway. The method of playing the
chimes had been altered, a keyboard
with electrical connection having been
substituted for the old method. A new
player, a young woman, had also been
secured to manipulate the chimes. She
liked practicing on the new keyboard
andtb sound of the chimes so well
that she practiced much of the time.
The old man had his windows open on
account of the warm weather, and the
continuous sounding of the chimes dur
ing the day drove him well-nigh dis
tracteQ.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
BIG NATIONAL SCANDAL
Occasioned by the Acts of agent"
John w. Foster.
Special to the Globe.


Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Secretary
Gresham has just unearthed what prom
'ises to prove scandal of great proper
tions in the state department in connec-
ton with the Behring sea arbitration
now in progress at Paris. Men of ma
tIonal regulations are involved, among
whom are some members of eX-PreSi-
dent Harrison's cabinet as we'll as his
old private secretary, Elijah Halford,
whom he fixed for life by making him
a paymaster in the army. AS result
Of the investigation now in progress the
removal of Gen. John w. Foster, ex-
secretary of state and agent of this
country at Paris, as we'll as of Mai. Hal
ford, j. Stanley Brown, who married
daughter of President Garfield. and
several others not so we'll known, is more
than likely to be ordered by Secretary
Gresham. When the secretary of state
began to study up the Behring sea mat
ter, he came upon several strange trans
actions of his predecessor, but not de-
string to make any mistake he said
nothing until he learned that Secretary
Carlisle in checking<up the accounts of
the commission had discovered the same
transactions. Secretary Gresham made
the first discovery, but 1t was for the
records of the treasury department TO
show the lavish manner Ill which the
commission had been equipped, and fat
places furnished for friends of the Har-
rison administration. The records indi-
cate purpose on the part of those in
power at the close of Mr.. Harrison's adj
ministration to provide extremely lib
eral perquisites, over and above sal
aries, to the members of the staff of the
Behring sea commission. They dis
closed that Secretary of State Fos7
ter ordered the payment of
SIS per day to Maj. Halford
in addition to his regular army pay.
Maj. Halford's regular pay is about
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Her Came Didn't Work.

PORTLAND, Or. March 31.-Mrs. DR..
Tom Van, who was indicted some time
ago for manslaughter i'll having caused
the death of Miss Helen Wilson, Il hand
some young girl. whose parents are well
known and highly respectable residents
of the East side of the city, was found
guilty by jury last night after several
hours deliberation. Mrs. Van made a
strong effort to show that the crime was
committed by Charles a. Bowker, the
girls alleged seducer, but in doing so
failed to eXoneIate herself. Bowker
will be tried Friday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
ABrideproom in a Cell.

SPENCER, To-, March 3I.-Bert Hardy
last evening obtained marriage license
for himself and one Bertha Taylor,
whom he and his brother swore was
eighteen. They went to minister and
were married. The girls real name is
Gertrude Conner, and her age sixteen.
Her mother was frantic when the mar
riage was learned, and had both Hardys
arrested and locked up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Trips PROSPECTS.
The Judge May Go on the New
Court of Appeals.

SPECIAL to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Judge Bart
lett Tripp, of South Dakota, called on
the president today with Senator Kyle
and arranged for visit to the White
house tomorrow. Judge Tripp states
that he is not and has not been can
didate for any Office, but he is one of the
men who stand closest to Mr.. Cleve-
land, and as he is in Washington at the
request of the chief executive, none of
the South Dakotans will be surprised
if he is given something worth having
in the way of an Office. The president
has confidence IN Judge Tripp. and
there is good authority for the statement
that he proposes to tender him place
on the new district court of appeals.
This will be life position, with a salary
of $1,000 per year.
These appointments will be made
very soon, and this explains Judge
Tripp's appearance just now.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Civil service Extension

WA sHINGToN, March 31.-The posi-
tion of assistant meteorological observer
for the weather bureau stations outside
of Washington has been placed ihthe
classified service, and the United States
civil service commission is now pre-
pared to examine applicants. The first
examination in Washington will occur
on April 10. Outside of Washington
examinations may be taken by those
who have filed applications at the same
place and dates as other examinations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Uniform Lumber Grading.

Special to the GIObe.
DULUTH, Mimi, March S1.-L. A.
Barber. of this city. has called meet
ing of the lumbermen of this district
next Friday at the chamber of COM
merce for. the purpose of forming an
agreement to establish uniform grading
of lumber in this district. Invitations
have been extended to the lumberlnen
in the Ashland district, to those Oh the
ST. Paul q Duluth road, and TO those
near Brainerd and Altkin.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Japanese Building Dedicated.

CHICAGO, March 81.-In the presence
of a polyglot gathering numbering
about 200, the Ho-O-Den, or'sacred pal
ace of the Japanese, at Jackson park,
was dedicated this afternoon. The
ceremony, simple and unostentatious,
was conducted on the wooded island in
the central or main building of the pal
ace. The interior decorations of the
audience room were completed but yes
terday. The finish was in gold, blue,
yellow, red and black enamel. and re-
fiected the light rays already broken In
passing through the latticed windows.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Burned Fatally While Alone.

HERMAN, March 31.-Mrs. Olaf Mel
son, the wife Of farmer living ten
miles east of here, was alone in the
house with a small baby when her
clothing in some unaccOuntable way
caught fire and she was terribly burned.
1t was over two hours before any one
came to the house, and about midnight
before a doctor could be brought out.
She suffered terribly all night and died
early yesterday morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01

Weather--Fair colder.
High water in Minnesota and Dakotas.
Attempted double murder, North Dakota.
Swamp lands need attention.
Scandal in state department.
The Leavitt mining bill passes.
Important canal resolution.
Death of Maj. 7. M. Newson.
Customs scandal at Tacoma.
Man found guilty Of murder, Morris.
Bartlett Trip may get ju1gaship.
Strike in Chicago Esquimauz village.
Sensational suit begun in Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
New Ocean Mail Routes.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-ln order to
expedite the delivery Of the mails to
and from Washington. Oregon, Idaho.
Montana and North Dakota and Yoko-
hama, Shanghai and Hong Kong, an
office department directing the post
master at Tacoma, Wash, to exchange
mails with the offices of Yokohama,
Japan, and Shanghai and Hong Kong,
China, by means of steamers plying be-
tween Tacoma and Yokohama and Hong
Kong. The first despatch from Tacoma
will occur April Is next
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Never Too Old to Wed.

SIOUX FALLS, 5. D.. March 31.-N. E.
Ely, now a resident of Valley Springs.
but formerly from New York, was mar
ried here yesterday to Mrs. Mary Bene-
dict, of Panama, n. Y. The groom is
sixty years of age and the bride fifty
seven. Ely secured a divorce few
weeks ago on the ground of deSertion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Heard the Timber Cutters.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-SecretarY
Hoke Smith today gave hearing to
representatives of the Big Blackfoot
Mining company and the Bitter Root
Development company, on the question
of the revocation of their permits,
granted some months ago, to cut so per
cent of the timber on twenty-six Sec
tiOnS of land in Montana.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
SixDeaths From Grin.

NEW YORK, March 31.-Six deaths
from grip were reported for the twenty
four hours ending at noon today. Pneu-
monia, complicated with grip, found
four victims, and bronchitis one. There
were III deaths In the twenty-four
hours, altogether twelve more than yes
terday. There are 154 policemen on the
sick list today.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
RELIGION THE ISSUE.
Bitter Contest in the Columbus co.
Municipal Election.

Munlclpai Electlon.
COLUMBUS, O., March 31.-The mu-
nicipal election to occur next Monday
is attracting great attention. 1t is a
bitter fight, being waged between the
Catholics and the American Protective
association, composed of both Repub-
licans and Democrats, who vote against
every Catholic and Catholic sympa-
thizer. They claim a membership of
over 10000. and If they WIN it, it is said
they will dismiss every Catholic teacher
in the public school. The Catholics are
working for a division of the school
funds. A Catholic priest here is out in
public card announcing the withhold
ing of public funds from parochial
schools as an oppression to be righted
at the polls. Every day serves but to
intensity the bitter feeling.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
A ChiId,s Awful DRINK.

REDWOOD FALLS, March S1.-A hor-
rible accident happened to small child
of James Barber, living west OF this
city. He accidentally swallowed bot
tie of carbollc acid. and his throat and
mouth were terribly burned by the
acid. DI. Pease was summoned and re-
lieved the pain, but the child lies in a
precariOuS condition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
pisoharged and Rearrested.

Oshkosh, Wis, March S1.-The case
against T. j. Thrun, NJ. l.. Randy and
T. j. Hanson, charged with attempting
toswindle the life insurance company
out of S65, ZOO, was called here this morn
ing. After a short consultation the
cases against all the defendants were
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
Asked to Resign.


SpeClaI 10 inc GIODt-
DULUTH, Mimi, March 31.-Rev. &.
A. Brandt. pastor of the Presbyterian
church of West Duluth, was asked by
the trustees last night to resign. He
was astOUnded, and roasted the officials
roundly and then retired. A vote re-
suited % III favor of retaining the pas
tor and 10 against it. Rev. Brandt an
nouuced he would resign shortly any
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01
A LITERARY CAREER.
Sketch of the Life and Works of
Thomas Mclean NeWson.

Maj. Thomas Mclean Newson was
born in the city of New York on Feb.22,
1927. His father. George Newson, was
commander of military company in
the city for nineteen years, and his
grandfather was paymaster On Govern
or's island during the war of 1912.
Capt. Newson moved to New Haven,
Conn.,. in the year 1882, where his wife
died two years later, and he died in
1888. After the death Of his parents
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-01

dismissed and they were set at Liberty,
but Immediately Iearrested by Mara
thon county officials. A change Of venue
was necesstated which prevented
prosecution here. A determined effort
will be made at WauSau, the county
seat of Marathon county, to convict the