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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
RETROACTIVE SCHEME,

WASHINGTON, March 20. - The
proposition, which has been discussed
by the Republican members of the
ways and means committee since they
began work on the tariff bill that all
goods imported after a certain date. be-
fore the enactment Of the bill shall be
made to pay the duties carried by the
bill, is likely to crystalline into definite
form. 1t is possible, if not probable,
that an amendment will be made to
the bill in the house to effect this pur-
pose, and April is the date on which
it is proposed that the Dingley bill
shall go into effect.
The question has been investigated
by a subcommittee consisting of
Messrs. DalZell, Of Pennsylvania; Taw-
ney, of Minnesota, and Grosvenor of
OHIO. They have considered the legal
aspects of the plan very carefully and
nave obtained opinions from lawyers
who are said by them to be high aU-
thorities, to the effect that the plan is
constitutional. They have not drafted
an amendment yet but one Of them
said that they would prepare an
amendment which would declare in
substance that all imports made on
and after April 2, 1897, shall be dutiablo
at the rates finally fixed by the bill.
This amendment will be introduced to-
day or tomorrow, a member of the SUBJ
committee said, and he asserted Il
would be passed by the solid Repub-
lican vote Of the house. The Repub-
lican members of the committee have
not definitely decided upon the plan.
however, and it is possible that thew
may not carry out the proposals of the
subcOmT0 tee
1t Is difficult to secure any authorized state
ment on the subject from the Republican
members of the committee because their
plans nave not been perfected a final
decision reached. Chairman Dingiey, when
asked about the matter. said "There has
been much discussion of the policy of making
such an amendment to the bill. bue nothing
definite has been decided upon''
One member of the subcommittee men
toned above declared that there was no
doubt of the right of congress to fix a date
prior to the enactment Of the bill on which
its rates should become operative. This
would not be retroactive legislation but re-
Prospective" he remarked. There are no di-
rect decisions Of the supreme court upon the
subject, but we have such authority as
Judge Cooley affirming its constitutionality
The courts have declared the right of the
government to follow goods from the hands
of the importers to the hands Of the pur-
chasers to collect taxes upon them. If this
amendment is adopted goods actually pur-
chased before April and in transit before
that date will not be assessed at the higher
duties"
Another Republican member of the commit
tee affirmed that the proposed amendment
would not be adopted. 1T would be exceed
men generally" he said. because no one
would be able to predict what changes the
senate would make in the bill and no man
who imported goods after the I'd Of April
and before the passage of the bill by the
senate could know what rates he might after
ward be called upon to pay. He expressed
also doubts of the constitutiona,ity of the
proposed amendment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
PEARY'S NEW PLAN.
By 1t He Hopes to Reach the North
Pole.

NEW YORK, March 29.-Lieut. Peary re-
Gently laid plan for Arctic research before
the council of the American Geographical So
ciety. The plan includes the reaching of the
North pole. 1t was heartily Endorsed by the
council and a subscription toward It's &C
compiishment promised. Should the plan
succeed, the United States will reap the glory.
sidered by Arctic explorers one Of the most
feasible yet advocated. First of all it is not
TO be an expedition in the usual sense of
the term. 1t will, besides Lieut.. Peary him
self, include only one two white men, The
party will be conveyed by a chartered whaler
to the point on the western coast of Green
land which Peary has so often made his
basis of exploration. At this point lives a
tribe of Eskimos. From them he will select
them will push along the northwest coast
OF Greenland as far as possible, and perhaps
INTO the archipelago, which, it is believed
surrounds the North pole. All their goods
including dogs and sledges will be taken
with them, and when no further progress can
De made North, they and Lieut. Peary and
ms companions will be landed at some pro
piuous spot and new colony formed The
snip will leave a supply of provisions for
three or more years, and make its way hack
10 CIVILIZATION before the ice closes in From
inns paste point the two or three white men
VIII make their explorations Lieut. Pearv
ngures that this colony will not be over 400
miles from the pole.
AS soon as the ice conditions are pronitious
an attempt will be made to reach the pole
me Eskimos and their dog sledges will he
used II possi6-e, but in any case the white
explorers will push on until the stars and
stripes have been planted if not on the mole
reached. Ni
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

Matthew lack, it is alleged, struck Frank
Mates with the neckyoke Of a wagon in the
yards of the Annheuser-Busch Brewing Co.,
Nov II. 1896, and Mates sues for 81, zoo dam
ages.
James o'Neill at the Metropolitan tonight
Hamlet" will be the bill, with 1.-The Cour-
Ter Of Lyons at the Wednesday matinee, and
Monte Cristo' for the farewell perform
ance.
John Ely arrested Sunday night by In
spectors Morrisey and Stevlo for stealing
gold watch from John Olson March IA, re-
ceived a sentence of $75 or eighty days in the
police court yesterday afternoon.
Sophia Hilbert has brought suit in the dis
trict court against the Knights Templars and
Masons Life Indemnity company Of Chicago
to recover S., 600 life insurance money on a
policy issued on the life of the late W. M.
Barrows.
Mrs. True S. James, wife of True S. James,
of the Last Stroke company, died at the
Northwestern hospital Sunday morning. The
funeral will take place from the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace, of St. Louis
Park Wednesday afternoon.
Next Saturday the board of health 1elega-
ton appointed to investigate methods for the
disposal Of garbage will leave for the East.
This is entirely contingent upon the pros
poets of peace in the council If any Repub-
lican votes are needed, the aldermen will re-
main until the danger is over.
County Attorney Peterson has commenced
an action in the district court against T. ].
Buxton TO recover 81 All alleged to have been
paid into the county treasury in May, 1894,
as taxes by the Minneapolis Gas Light COM
pany and not accounted for by the treasurer.
BuXtOn's bondsmen are made parties defen-
dant.
The attorneys in the Augsburg seminary
quo warrantc proceedings began their argu-
ments yesterday morning before Judges Bel
den and Simpson, with the room crowded with
listeners, interested in the proceedings. The
arrangement was made that each should take
a day in presenting its case when the court
would take the matter under advisement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
YOUTHFUL TRAINWRECKER
Two of the Wisconsin Gang Arrested
in minneapolis

Lou and Arthur Sherman, brothers, who
have lived in Minneapolis for some months,
were placed under arrest yesterday at their
residence, 2427 Ninth street SOUTH on suspicion
of being members of the youthful gang of Il ain
robbers apprehended Saturday at Turtle Lake,
Wis, who are held responsible for the SEN
sational wreck of a train on the 500 road
near that place Oct. 10, 1894.
The officers and prisoners left on 500
train at S:15 o'clock this morning for Barron,
where the latter will be given a preliminary
examination with the other members of the
gang Thursday.
The Shermans formerly lived at Turtle Lake
and are claimed by the detectives to have been
members of the Pots" gang, the name un-
der which the prisoners travelled. The gang
had very bad reputation before the wreck
and the circumstances of the case indicate
that they were impelled to commit the des-
perate deed more through daredevil dime
novel love Of adventure than for any other
reason. The other members of the gang now
under arrest are Arthur Kranke, Lon Nc
| Chesney, Jess McChesney, Will Refsnider
| John Lane and John Gafney, whose ages
| run from fifteen to twenty-three years. Ali
| OF them live at Turtle Lake.
The evidence in the possession of the au-
| thorities shows that the wreck effected
| purely through a spirit of mischief, Just
| for the fun of it. Some parties ran a string
| of fiat cars down a grade near Turtle Lake
and left them standing on the main track
| with brakes set. near curve. The engineer
and fireman of the east-bound limited train
saw their danger in time and jumped the
|
The engine and baggage car were demolished
but the passengers escaped unframed
For two years the boys managed to battle
the Pinkertons and railroad detectives who
have worked continuously the case. The
remarks let drop by one of the young men
gave the officers their first clue, and the ar
| rests followed.
The Shermans did not appear greatly dis
turbed at their arrest" said Sheriff Deitz
land they insisted that they innocent.
| They expressed a willingness to go back and
q IA Eunr cir raoly fIo
gang has held frequent meetings, and they all
| agreed upon story which was to be told
by any of them who might be arrested, so
that their statements might not be conflict
ing. The boys arrested at Turtle Lake told
us precisely the same story that related
! by the Shermans. The arrest of the latter
! completes the list, and every member of the
| gang is now in the tolls. l don't think there
is any doubt but what we have the right
parties"
The Sherman boys, aged eighteen and
twenty-five years respectively, were. regu-
larry employed at the Minneapolis box fac
tory at the time of their arrest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
-
ANTI-KINETOsCOPE ACT
FavOrably Reported in the Senate
With Amendments

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Among
the memorials presented to the senate
today, was one from the Monroe Doc
trine club, of Philadelphia referring to
the arbitration treaty as a craftiIy con-
structed political treaty, which would
operate to the great advantage of Eng
land unless materially amended. Mr.
Morgan Dem., Ala) presented the
minority report on the bill for the set
Element of the Pacific railroad debts
The bill to prohibit the exhibition Of
prize fight pictures by means of the
kaleidoscope and kindred devices, was
reported favOrably, with amendments
from the judiciary committee, by Mr.
Hear, of Massachusetts, and placed on
the calendar. AS reported, the second
section is materially changed, and the
bill in it's new form is as follows:
Pc it enacted ETC., that it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to exhibit in the
District of Columbia, or the territories, by
means Of the bograph vitascope kineto-
picture Of such pugilistic encounter or fight
as is forbidden by the act of congress en-
titled: 'An act to prohibit prize fighting"
and sc forth, approved Feb. Z, 1896
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful to send
by mail or to send in any manner from any
or to bring into this country from any foreign
country, any picture or pictures or other ma
terial to be used in such exhibitions as are
described in the preceding section, or know
ingly to receive such materials from the mails
from any common carrier engaged in IN
terstate commerce.
Sec. 3. That any person who shall VIC
late any provision of this act shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor and shall be punished BIZ a
fine OF not less than $500 nor more than S., coo.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
CLEVELAND FORESTRY ORDER.
Senate Resolution of Inquiry Re-
garding 1t Adopted.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Before
turning to the arbitration treaty, the
senate today gave an hour to routine
business in open session. Resolutions
were agreed to, by Mr.. Pettigrew, Of
South Dakota, asking the secretary of
the interior for information relative to
President Cleveland's sweeping order
establishing forest reserves, and by Mr..
Gallinger, N. H., calling on the civil
service commission for the reason why
certain classes Of workingmen were
subjected to competitive examination
contrary to the law exempting Iaborers
from the classified service.
The first phase Of the tariff in the
senate made its appearance in a reso-
luton by Mr.. Allen Pop., Neb.) declar-
Ing that tariff taxes on articles of daily
consumption should not be laid so as
to enrich one class at the expense of
the masses. 1t went over until tomor-
row. Mr.. Morgan Oem., Ala.) submit
ted a minority report on the bill for a
commission to settle the Central Pacific
railroad Indebtedness to the govern
ment. The bill was passed for the SET
tlement of an account between Arkan-
sas and the United States. 1t involves q
payment by the state of a balance of
$4,000. At 1880 the senate went into
executive session on the arbitration
treaty. AT BIZ the senate adjourned
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
What Befen a Danish Steamer ON
Her Voyage.

hCE NOyases
After experiencing a thrilling voyage.
and with her hull and decks the color
of clay, the Danish steamer DANA
which had been expected to arrive for
several days, put into this port yes
terday from Newcastle, by way Of
Shields. From Feb. until Feb. "a
according to Capt. Troensegaerd, the
vessel passed through a succession of
unusual happenings, says the Philadel-
phla Record. The DANA WIS three
days out when some strange substance
was noticed floating to the starboard
SIDE or the vessel a considerable dis
lance off. First it looked like vast
sheet of brown paper and the Dania,
without lessening her speed, proceeded
in it's direction.
Before she had reached 1t a severe
gale set In. AS soon as the DANA had
struck this peculiar substance it was
discovered that it was so much mud,
which was dashed by the high seas on
the decks, and, in fact, despatched the
entire vessel, practically changing it's
color. For time the crew seemed
dumbfounded until they remembered
that vessel several years ago had
met with similar experience in tbs
same latitude Tufts Of green shrub
berry and collection of foliage were
carried past by the floating mud, which
separated into several sections by the
vessel blowing its way through it,
Peculiar seas threw the Dania's pro-
peller clear out of the water on Feb.
2, and when it would reach this POSI-
ton it would revolve with terrific force.
Of course, this made the governors
or the engines fly around as if they
would dash themselves off their faSten-
ings. For twenty days the vessel was
confronted by seas which caused this
trouble, until finally the throttle valve
got out Of gear, and she was compelled
to lie to for thirty hours Even when
the high winds had settled down the
seas were just as furious as when the
hurricane had reached it's zenith The
crew suffered intensely from the cold.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
UWATER NEWS.
Decision Against the Atwood Com
pany Important to LOggers.


Judge Williston, of the district court, has
recently decided the controversy existing be-
tween the O'Brien- Merriam Lumber company,
plaintiff, and the Atwood Lumber company,
defendant. The Atwood Lumber company
operate saw mill at Willow River on the
line Of the St. Paul & Duluth road and in
order to handle their logs, found it necessary
to put in sorting works. The c. Brien- Merriam
company, owning large tracts Of timber
the same stream, insisted that the sorting
works of the Atwood Lumber company were
wholly inadequate, and not being able to
procure an extension of the works. they were
granted permission to bring an action against
the Atwood Lumber company in the name of
the state The action has recently been de-
cided, and Judge Williston has ordered that
a writ issue directing the sheriff of Pine
county to remove the dam and sorting works
unless the Atwood company extend the sort
ing works UP stream not less than 500 feet,
increase the number Of sorting gaps and
bridge across the artificial channel so that
sorters stand there and manage the
logs in their sorting operations. He also
requires the Atwood company to erect addi-
tonal structures inside the storage grounds
SO that logs sorted and passed into the
grounds shall not be driven by the winds
against the sorting gaps, so as to prevent
sorting operations. 1t is understood that the
Atwood company has agreed to the decision,
and is already remodeling the works, so as
to comply with all the requirements of Judge
Williston's decision.
D. A. Blakeney, agent at the union depot
in this city, has received word of the death
OF his father, DR.. David Blakeney at Elgin.
New Brunswick. Deceased was seventy-eight
years old. and had been Ill for some time
Lake st. Croix continues rising gradually
and registered almost ten feet above low
water mark yesterday. During the spring
freshets last year the lake was about three
feet higher than it is at present.
E. L. Hospes and A. T. jerks, members of
the board of education, left yesterday for
Cedar Rapids To-, where they will examine
the system of ventilating school buildings
They will visit other cities before returning
and will be absent a week or ten days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
WILL-O'-THE-WISP
Produced by Throwing Calcium
Phosphate Into Water

The rare and sometimes doubted phe-
nomenon called "will-o' -wisp' u.s.
ually appears in marshy places or in
graveyards. 1t is believed to be due
to the spontaneous combustion Of phos.
phureted hydrogen arising from decom-
posing organic matter, and it issues
from the soil as a long flame, while
on water it infiames at the surface
with the production Of long wreatns
of phosphoric anhydride, says the Phil
adelphia Record. 1t can be produced
artificially by throwing calcium phos-
plate into water or burying it in moist
soil. A French observer writes that
during last August at Croisic, a sea-
port of France, the lights appeared
every evening over a considerable area
of water. The bubbles were very large
in August, but decreased In size as the
weather grew colder. The bubbles were
mostly confined to two basins that con-
tanned mud, but were receptacles OF
much fish refuse. Experiments lead TO
the belief that the phenomenon is due
to the presence of rare substances rich
In PHOSPHORUS in a manner to set free
DhOSDhureted hydrogen
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
4 FALL OF pLuMS
REWARDS OF OFFICE DISTRIBUTE
ED AMONG SOME OF THE FAITH
Full.
MR.. TOWER GOES TO VIENNA.
AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRIA MAN
IDENTIFIED WITH MINNESOTA
IRON INTERESTS
EVANS COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS
Assistants to the Secretary of the
Interior and the Postmaster Gen
eral Also Named.

WASHINGTON, March 29-The
president today sent the following NOM
nations to the senate
-Charlemange Tower, of Penn
sylvania, to be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary Of the
United States to Austria Hungary;
Arson Burlingame Johnson, of Colo
RADIO, to be consul of the United States
at Fuchan, China.
Postofffce- William S. Hallenburger,
of Pennsylvania, to be second assist
ant postmaster general.
Interior-Thomas Ryan, Of Arkan-
sas, to be first assistant secretary Of
the interior; Henry Clay Evans, of
Tennessee. to be commissioner of PEN
sions.
To be registers of land offices: David
c. Fleming, Of Colorado, at Sterling,
Col; Wat Theodore Beall, of Colo
RADIO. at Leadville, Col.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
KENTUCKY SNARL.
No Hope Is Apparent for Mr., Hum
ter.


FRANKFORT, KY, March 29-Witb SOW
eHty members-one more than a majority
OF the general assembly now voting. or saw
ing Iney are ready to vote, against Hunter
Ihe hepubncan nominee would seem to he
oeleileu' But those seventy votes will not
unite on any one man, and sixty-six are still
chnelng to Hunter. This is three short of
an election. Hunters hope seems to lie in
the possibility that the -Hunterites will
some day begin voting for Bradley When
Ihese two, there are three of four silver
Democrats now voting against Hunter who
say they will then vote for Hunter and
make Hunter win in an exciting finish NV one
OF TWO majority over Bradley.
Anotner reason for the possible abandon
heht OF the Bradley plan is Blackburn's fresh
nope OF preventing an election. Blackburn is
pelns assured by his own leaders that it will
De impossible for him to prevent the cleo
ton OF some one and they have even sug-
gested to him the feasibility CT his with
drawing ana allowing the nomination of some
Conservative Democrat upon whom the silver
ahd gold Democrats might unite with the
possible nope of getting some gold Republic
ans. Iney say that if this was not the result
that the Democrats might be so united as IN
make possible some coup d'etat.
EX-Secretary of State S. NJ TAYLOR of
Ohio, is still on the ground, and it is sun
posed will notify the authorities at wash
lngton when it becomes apparent that there
is no chance TO elect Hunter and that il will
De nest to put out another candidate
several pairs were announced in the contest
today. The senatorial ballot resulted. Hnp
ter. 5S; Blackburn, fl; Davie, ~: Bowie =.
Stone l. No choice. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
MEANT TO MURDER
BUT WILL ABLE, COLORED, VAST
ED GOOD COLD LEAD ON CHAS.
HAMILTON.
TRAINWRECKERS ARRESTED.
TWO MINNEAPOLIS BOYS ALLEGED
TO BE MEMBERS OF A VISION
SIN GANG.
TRAINWRECKERs ARRESTED
YOUNG GIRLS DESPERATE ACT.
Attempted Suicide In Front of q
Street Car-General News of
Minneapolis.

When VIII Able colored, met Charlie Ham
ilton, the Afro-American gentleman, on Wash
1ngton avenue yesterday afternoon, he de-
clared in loud voice that he proposed to kill
him on the spot Suiting the action to the
word, Able drew a 3S-calibre revolver and
began to shoot. Hamilton grabbed his arm
and the shots went just wild enough to pre-
vent murder. Two bullets passed through the
front of Hamlton's coat and the third through
the back of the garment, but none drew blood.
Hamilton through the Columbia meat
market, while officer Ben Bacon got the
drop on Able and locked him up. Later Ham,
ilton was locked up as a witness.
Able went cunning for Hamilton on account
of the latter's treatment of Cleo Murray, the
formers sister
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
HER INSANE ACT.
Susan Dahl Attempts Suicide in
Front of Car.

Susan Dahl a young woman who gave her
address 253 Twentieth avenue south, and
who was formerly employed at the Flour City
restaurant, made desperate attempt to CON-
NIT suicide at 0'clGCk yesterday morning
by throwing herself in front Of a street car
near Minnehaha park.
The car was not going fast at the time,
and the motorman managed to- stop just in
time. She assisted onto the car and
brought TO tht city, where she was turned
over to officer Dugan, who brought her to
the Central station. From her peculiar ac-
tons she is thought to be insane
She told the officers that she had been
walking all night, and expressed the belief
that she wanted for killing five men.
The woman, who is about thirty years of
age. has a married sister residing at 2503
Sixth street south.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
Longest railway Bridge.

Scotland can no longer claim TO posses
the longest railway bridge in the world The
recently completed bridge over the Danube
at Czernavoda obtains this distinction by
nearly 5000 feet. The length Of the new
structure, exclusive of it's approaches is
1925 feet, while its principal spans over the
main channel Of the river are go feet and 455
feet, respectively The remaining spans ex-
tend over some nine miles OF low-Iying land
which, for several months of the year, Is
completely submerged. Compared with other
big bridges, the CZernavcda one is 5525 feet
longer than that over the Tay 1900 feet
longer than the new Forth bridge, and 2,725
feet longer than that which spans the Mis-
sissippi.