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St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
The Expo. Elephant.

An adjourned meeting of the eXposi-
ton stockholders will convene at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning in the rooms
Of the Jobbers' association. The COM
mittee appointed to look into the trans
fer of the property to the city will re-
port that such transfer is entirely legal.
Public opinion is largely in favor of its
purchase by the city, which could be
done by the issuance of $4,000 city
bonds. a number of the aldermen
have expressed themselves as opposed
To he MAN
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10

in New York, and that the combined
fortunes of the two brothers foot up to
nearly $300,O00.0O0. little that is accurate
has been printed about them and the
huge'interests of which they are the
controlling powers. Below will be
found3an interes ting budget of details
and personalities which, hitherto, have
never found their way beyond the en-
traHce door and the burly special police
anan WHO guards it each day until the
last clerk has gone.
GIimps es OF the management.
An architect or two and the Green
wood Cemetery corporation have their
Office at 26 Broadway. but the building
in the main is devoted to the number
less companies that, bound together by
bands OF gold, make up the trust" All.
from least to greatest, seem to transact
their business in purely Independent
way. The commerce Of the concern"
may be compared to great pyramid,
each OF whose blocks is separate
and distinct, but all part of the
mighty pile topped by the executive
committee of the trust" and the
Standard Oil Company of New York.
Over both the Rockefellers and
their coterie of millionalres reign su-
preme. The officers of the company
are William Ro ckefeller. president. and
w. Il. Wardwell, treasurer, the offices
of both vice president and secretary
being left untitled. The executive COM
mittee of the "trust" and its officers
are John d. ockefeller, president;
William Rockefeller, vice president;
John d. Archbold, Fl. II. Rogers, Ben
iamin Brewster, H. NJ. Flagler, treas
urer. l.. ID. Clark is the trusts" sec
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
little Johnnie Smoker.

The rising temperature yesterday ell
couraged horsemen to open up the ice
track at Lake of the Isles, and large
crowd was in attendance to see the
long -talked-of race between w. A.
McLeud's Johnnie Smoker and DR..
Rollins grey geiding Jerry l.. john
ME Smoker, who was the tavorite with
the crowd, won the first neat easily, and
jerry l. took the second heat after Il
sharp brush at the turn. Thc third and
fourth heats were taken by Smoker III
hollow style. Time, l:G6H, 1:l2H,
1:OS4, 1905.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
retary, but for some reason he is not a
member of the executive committee.
Secrnt Meetings

To this council of six. which meets in
tbe most secret of couclaves and behind
guarded doors almost daily. all matters
of moment are brought. The exact fg-
ures of every refnery's output. stocks
and expenses of running are laid before
it, refineries' heads are summoned Tor
information, and before each meeting
closes the prices for oil in every corner
of the civilized world are fixed. 10 this
executive committee come the reports
of the minor committees that are abso-
lu te in their control over the refineries'
unless the executive committee reyerses
their rulings-the committees on export
trade, domestic trade, cases and cans.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
CHASTITY but Welcome Sight.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Feb. 9.-Hundreds
of people viewed the body of Jim
French, the dead outlaw, as it lay today
in a pine box in front of the United
States Jail. The bloody face, mutilated
head, charred feet and bloody clothing
made a ghastly sight. Tom French, a
brother of the outlaw, was in town all
day wildly intoxicated, and left tonight
for Fort Gibson with the body for burial
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
RunawaY on NicolIet.

A serious runaway accident occurred
on Nicollet avenue yesterday at 1:30
O'Clock, in which Mrs. C. A. Libby and
her daughter Helen were violently
thrown from their sleigh, and the latter
badly injured. The runaway was caused
by the breaking of a shaft. which fright
ened the horse. Mrs. Libby escaped
with only few bruises. but the daugh-
ter was thrown Oh her head and
severely injured, how seriously cannot
yet be told.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
ouarreIed After Prayer Meeting.

DEXTER, Mo-. Feb. 9.-Dan Peyton
and Allen Thompson, in company with
Miss Thompson, were returning from
prayer meeting last night in southern
Cape county. A quarrel ensued be-
tween the young men, and Thompson
was fatally stabbed with Il knife and.
Miss Thompson badly cut i'll defending
her brother. Peyton has been arrested.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
Roberts, 5lO NicO||et, Minneapolis

and few people have been inside their
doors.
In their offices the RockefeIlers are
well-nigh cessible-absolutely SO,
except to their intimate friends. John
d. Rockefeller'S sanctum is On the
eighth floor, at the front, with superb
view of the river from the plate glass
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
Morteaped for $5.OoO.OOO.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. ga S5,oo0,-
600 mortgage was today recorded in the
county clerks office. 1t is from the
Louisville & ,]effersonville Bridge COM
pany 10 the Uuileu States Trust COM
panv. of New York, and the Union
Trust company of Indianapolis. The
mortgage is dated Jan. /, 1894, and the
interest and principal are payable i'll
gold. The mortgage is for bonds which
draw interest at the rate Of per cent.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
Coming Woman's Clothes.

Mrs. Jenness-M Miller delivered her
second lecture at the First Baptist
church yesterday afternoon. the subject
being Health and Beauty" She made
il emphatic in her lecture that she ad-
vocated dress Improvement, and not
dress reform. Most women, she said,
objected to improved dresses be-
cause they were conspicuous, but
still, she urged, with lew exceptions,
women like to be conspicuous.
Furthermore she described the Fashion,
able dresses of twenty-five years ago and
declared they were more conspicuous
than any she advocated This proved
10 her satisfaction that whatever is
stylish is right. In speaking of the
hustle, she said 1t would never come
back, nor would women of sense ever
again adopt the crinoline.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.

Charles j. Ryd was granted permlS-
sion yesterday by the district court to
change his name to Reid. II for
Judge Jamison denied the motion by
new trial yesterday in the suit woSav-
w. H. Foss as against The Home
ingS and Loan association.
The Thirty-eighth street Christian
union filed articles of Incorporation yes
terday with the register of deeds. The
articles were signed by E. Butterworth,
o. Ii. Nelson. +. w. Lalz, T. Il. McFail
and James Gray as trustees.
The suit brought by the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company against
Normanna ct al, was continued by
Judge Jamlson yesterday, and will be
taken up in chambers next Thursday
morning
Judge Elliott yesterday took under
Amusement motions for new trials in
the suits brought against Erick Lund
by S. ii. Reed. and in the action brought
by Michael Smith against the street
railway company, i'll which Smith, as
administrator OF his brothers. estate,
secured $4,000 verdict.
An application for the appointment of
receiver for the contracting firm of
Mcdonald & Delamater was argued be
fore Judge Elliott yesterday, and the
application was granted. The parties
interested, however, could not agree
upon the name of the man whom they
wished to see appointed, and the nam
ing Of that official was deferred until
tOmmOrrOW.
The allowance of the claim of the
Twin City Narnish company came up
before Judge Russell yesterday in the
matter Of the assignment of the Mime
apoIls Paint Manufacturing company.
W. II. Maniey, the assignee Of the lat
ter company, hau disallowed the claim
on the ground that the yarniSh company
still held collateral to secure the claim &.
III deciding lie case Judge Russell held
that the holder Of the collateral was
Obliged to turn il over TO the assignee at
the time of the filing OF the release.
Fred d. Young, late manager and
buyer of L. S. Goodfellow d Co.'S cloak
department, left the city last evening
for New York. where he will purchase a
stock of CloaEs, Wraps, etc. prepara-
tory to opening retail store at 513
NicOlieT avenue Syndicate Arcade),
under The firm name and style Of Fred
ID. Young " Co.
Miss Lizzie Quinlan. formerly of
GoodfellOW'S, but more recently with
George S. Beal & Co., Will be associat-
ed Nith him as saesiady.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
Life Sentence for a Sport.

PORTLAND. Or, Feb. 9.-Bunco Kelly
was today sentenced to imprisonment
for life in the penitentiary for the mur-
der of George w. Sayers.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10

Barrett 81 Zimmerman. Horse Auc-
lion and Commission Stables, announce
II the auction columns Of this ISSUE an
auction of Fine Horses to take place
Feb. 90. This firm is reliable and any
Bales made Will be guaranteed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
will Hang as Her Para,nour Did.

BELLEvILLE, Ill.,, Feb. 9.-After be-
ing out since last night the jury In the
case OF Annie Kahn, who killed her
husband, a farmer. with the help OF
CentreIl, returned verdict this even
ing finding her guilty of murder in the
first degree and fixing the penalty as
death. Her paramour. Centrell, suf-
fered death OH the scaffold some months
ago for the murder, which was pc
culiarly cold-ble0ded affair.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
mysterious and Deadly Assault.

WAvERLY. To-. Feb. 9.-Martin Bas-
kins, a we'll known citizen of James
Vile, was found in all unconscious con-
dition beside the railroad tracks this
evening, having been dealt heavy
blow on the back of the head. Efforts
to revive him have so Tar proved un-
successful. What prompted the assault
and bg whom it was made are matters
of conjecture. Mr.. Baskins was here
serving on the grand jury.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
BRUTAL COPS SENTENCED.
Two Chicago Police Found Guilty
of AianSlaughter.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9-Thomas j. Moran
and Michael J. Healy were found
guilty tonight of maDslaughter, and
each was sentenced to fourteen years
in the penitentiary. The crime of
which the two men, who were members
of the police force, were convicted was
the killing of Swan Nelson early Cd the
morning of Christmas day, 1893. Mel
son had been celebrating the coming
holiday for the greater part Of the night
preceding Xmas, and when he started
for his home he met Officers Moran and
Healy, and with them entered saloon
for the purpose of getting drink. The
three men had several drinks, and one
of the officers insisted that Nelson buy
more. He refused, and was placed under
arrest by one of the officers, both of
whom were under the influence OF liquor.
Nelson broke away and ran toward his
home, followed by both officers firing.
at him. One of the bullets wounded him
fatally and he crawled under house,
from where he was dragged out by
Officer Healey. Nelson died i'll the
patrol wagon while being conveyed to
the county hospital.
The matter was brought before the
grand jury of January, 1894, but no bill
was returned. This angered the Seandi-
navian element and determined effort
was made to bring the case to trial. The
second time an indictment was re-
turned, ana the Scandinavian societies
spent much time and money in working
up evidence against the two officers,
who had, they declared, murdered Nell
son. The case has been on trial in the
criminal court for several weeks, and
has been bitterly fought Oh both sides.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
Appearance of the Brothers.

Each morning at few minutes past
| ten the brothers are to be seen OIL Broad
| way. Frequently they have walked its
entire length, from their mansions in
| tie upper Fifth avenue region. They
attract little attention as they pass
along. They are the least known
| faclally of any of the great New York
/ milljonaireS. They dress faShiona5l Y
but quietly. William Rockefeller usu.
| ally wears derby and dark sack suit.
Sometimes, however, he is to be seen in
a frock coat and tall nat. This latter
| style of dress his brother affects much
| more.
They are both Republicans. but
| neither one is ever heard discussing
! politics.
, Their pews are together in Dir. W. II.
2. Faunee's Fifth Avenue Baptist
| church, OH Forty-siXth street. near the
| ''ayenue," where John ID. Rockefeller
| passes the collection plate each Sunday.
and William is a trustee. Both are
| ardent churchgoerS and very regular
| attendants.
| John ID. Rockefeller's home is on
Fifty-fourth street. and his most recent
| hobby is bicycling. He is frequently
! to be seen in the park OF late, after
/! moons, and already he has become an
{ excellent rider. He is the senior of the
| brothers. and the cares of the great
! corporation tell on his face and frame.
| lie looks tired, and he Stops slightly
as he walks. Spare gray hair covers
his head. and he wears closely
clipped gray mustache. His health is
still unimpaired. but he finds exercise
very necessary and is famous pedeS-
trlan.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-10
Their Two Sons.

In their two sons. just out of college,
the Rockefellers take much pride. Will
lam Rockefeller Jr. is another edition
of his father, only more thoroughly
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-07
New Use for Asbestos.

Some novel applications of asbestos or
mineral wool have recently been proposed
in which advantage is taken of it's we'll
known quality of incombustibility.
These have been made possible, says the
Engineering and Mining Journal by
improvements in the methods of spinning
and weaving the fibre, so that now it is
almost as fine as cotton cloth. This of
course, is not very strong, but by spinn-
ing thicker threads and doubling them a
cloth can be made that is strong enough
for most purposes and is still flexible 1t
is now recommended that this material
be used as a protective dress for firemen,
and at "a meeting of the National Associa-
ton of Fire Engineers at Montreal last
summer representative of the company
that is exploiting this idea demonstrated
how it could be carried out Clad in a
suit of asbestos cloth he entered a burning
frame building especially prepared for the
test, and remained there for several min
utes, during which time he gave an exhi-
bition of the utility of fire proof asbestos
rope for life saving, &c.
The asbestos suit which was worn con-
sisted OF pair of boots, protected by iron
solos, CATERS, pantaloons, jacket
apron, gloves and helmet, the last being
provided with eye-pieces of mica. Inside
of the jacket is carried a respirator,
which cools and purifes the hot smoky
air, and allows the air breathed to be ex-
PEELED properly. The efficiency of such a
suit depends not only upon the non com
bustibility of the matrial but also upon
the fact that it is a non conductor of heat,
becoming hot SO slowly that the wearer
has ample warning of the proper time to
flee. 1t is in no way hurt by water. 1t
is not proposed that every member of a
fire department. shall wear such clothing,
but it is urged that one or two members
of every company be provided with them.
Other uses that are proposed for this
cloth are for protecting merchandise
against cinders to extinguish small fires
by smothering; for drawing between
buildings, and as a protection covering
for fire hose. 1t is already used exten-
sively for drop curtains and flies in
theatres.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-07

most impossible, for the waters which
surround and lie between these islands
literally swarm with sharks 1t is IA
vorite amusement with the French Off
GERS stationed on the governors staff on
the lie Royale to stand on a little foot
bridge that connects this island with one
close to it and harpoon sharks by the
score. Whenever a convict of the settle
ment dies, which is frequent occur
renee because of the terrible climate, his
body is carried in a boat rowed by con
yicts a furlong or so out into the bay and
thrown unshrouded into the water with
out ceremony: 1t is of course instantly
snapped up by the sharks, who leave
nothing behind them but wake of
blood This dropping of dead convicts
overheard invariably occurs at sunset,
and a strange addition to the scene that
is otherwise without ceremony is the
tolling of the vesper bell of the little
French chapel of the lie Royale.
Dreyfus has so far not been required to
perform work of any kind whateevr, but
he is absolutely prohibited from writing
The latter injunction will probably be re-
called within a few months
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-07
THAT "CRIME OF 1879"
The Facts About the Decentralization of
SiIyer.''

(Ex- Senator Edmunds at Philadelphia. }
Down to 1878, in the almost 100 years
of the existence on the statute books of
the legal tender dollar, there were only
| 8, 033, 22S dollar pieces struck at the all
the minis of the United States. I think
it safe to say that in this great audience
there are not twenty people who ever saw
one of those coins. Long before 1850 they
were so rare that they were being picked
up5by the people, who amused themselves
I'm making collections of old coins; they
had practically DISAPPEARED from off the
face of the earth. They had been turned
into metal for the same reason that led
President Jefferson to make the procla-
nation suspending their coinage; for the
silver never was worth more than the
Regal tender dollar; the legal tender de-
pending, as [ have said, upon the will of
the law making power.
So that, when the act of 1878 was
passed, silver dollars had already demone-
tiled themselves for period of more than
half century. They did not exist. The
coinage of the silver dollar was not
stopped, for it never had been continued
q
fury before that, and all the dollars that
had been coined had gone into solid sill
yer, like any other silver bullion, for the
uses of other countries and in the arts.
That was the condition of things when
the act of 1878 was passed.
Some people have said that that act was
passed secretly; that the wage Garner, the
debtor and the people to whom dema-
,gogues address themselves had been de-
luded and cheated by the secret passage of
that act. l happened to be a member of
the Senate at that time and l am able
to say from personal knowledge, as one
senator, that any such statement is abso-
lutely devoid of truth. 1 do not mean to
say that everybody who makes it knows
it to be devoid of truth, for I have lived
long enough in the world to give large
credit to the sincerity of a great many de-
lusions. 1t is just possible that although
that bill was in the possession of the Sen
ate committee for weeks and, l believe,
months, and although reported from the
committee and on the printed calendars
of the Senate that were laid upon our
desks every day, there may have been
some of the sixty or seventy senators who
never saw it at all But the fact is that
| the act was debated in the House of Rep
| resentatives for long time. 1t is, there
| fore, gross injustice to that Congress to
insinuate, on the part of anybody or from
| any source, that the act which recognized
| that silver had long ceased, in the form
| of dollar, to be a part of the currency
| of the United States, dishonesty or sec
| cretly or by any continuance or trick left
| it out from the coinage of the mint.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-07
THE ILLINOIS CONVENTION.

The Illinois Democratic State conven-
tion did what it was called together to do
endorsed the free coinage of silver at
the Is to ratio without waiting for any
international agreement The Democrats
who do not believe in free coinage had no
representation in the convention, having
weakly surrendered without firing a shot.
But though the silver programme went
through without hitch there was trouble
Altgeld. Even the stomachs of the ma
Jority of the free silver men were not quite
strong enough for that dose, and the pro-
test against swallowing Altgeld was SO
loud that his friends concluded it
would be wise to withdraw the resolution
and did so. Besides endorsing free silver,
the convention urged the Democratic
national committee to call general con-
yention of the party in August to express
itself on the currency question, and
instructed the Democratic state committee
of Illinois, in case the national committee
meet in Illinois. There was a great deal
of oratory at the convention, and the
burden of the whole of it was that all the
ills from which the country is suffering
had their origin in the ""crime of 1872
and could only be cured by restoring sill
yer to it's old place in the coinage The
convention was so thoroughly cut and
dried affair that it will exert little infiu-
ence, yet inasmuch as it was regularly
called by the state committee and dele
gates regularly elected it may fairly
claim to represent the sentiment of the
Illinois Democracy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-07
Bitter Church Quarrel.

A quarrel of the rankest kind is shak
ing the Congregational church at Win
throp. 1t began last March, when what
is said to be majority of the church,
including Pastor Credeford and Deacon
George o. Packard, wished to incorpor-
ate the church, thereby giving it more
power while essening that of the deacons.
Over this discussions arose, and matters
have been continually growing from bad
to worse. Deacon Henry Woodward and
others fought the new organization
scheme tooth and nail, and much bitter
ness developed. Finally the atmosphere
got so hot that council consisting of
nine pastors and delegates was called to
adjust the trouble if possible.
This committee met with the church
at Winthrop Tuesday, entering into ses-
sion at II. 30 p m, and continuing until
1 a. m. Wednesday. 1t was one of the most
exciting church meetings which ever
occurred in the State. For hours the
council listened to the two sides which
presented their grievances. in forcible
and pointed language. Deacon Packard
went clear around and down the aisle to
let bygones be bygones. They shook
but the latter put in some ifs and ands.
Rev Mr.. Williamson talked to the dis
senting flock with great power, bring
ing nearly every one to tears. The coun
Gil decided that another committee, le'
gally constituted, should meet in the
church in three weeks The members
were much mellowed down as result OF
the meeting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-07
CAPT. DREYfUs IN EXILE.
The French Traitor Guarded Day and
Night, and Hordes of Sharks Occupy the
Only Avenue of Escape.

Captain Drefyus, the eFrench soldier
who was tried and convicted on the
charge of having betrayed military secrets
is not having as bad a time in the penal
settlement of French Guiana as might be
imagined In the matter of food and
drink his privileges are exceptional. Ex-
actly the same meals are served to him as
those enjoyed by soldiers in the colonial
service, but he has to pay for his wine
A number of his friends, however, have
provided well for him in this regard, for
they placed the sum of 81, 600 for his use
in the hands of the captain of the ship
which took him across the seas. His pris-
on is the noted lie du Diable, or Devil S
Ilsand, which before his arrival was the
lepers' camp. The huts of these wretches,
though, and every scrap of theirs that re-
manned were burned, so that the ex-cap-
tain has no danger of being attacked by
the frightful scourge The lie du Diable
is small, and it is sunbaked There are
but few trees upon it, and Dreyfus's ex-
erclse, Therefore, is necessarily confined to
very small territory. Two Warders
guard him day and night, and every
movement he makes is observed by the
convict settlement governor, who has a
good sight of Devils Island from his
headquarters on the lie Royale.
There are few chances for him to es
cape. and it is not at all probable that he
will be able to, though it is known that
he meditates doing it at the first favor
able opportunity. Escape, indeed, is al