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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
AWFUL DESTlTUTION.
Miseries of Miners Unearthed by a
Legislative investigation.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 16-The Dis
patch tomorrow will say: The legis-
lative committee which is investigating
the condition of the miners of the Pitts
burg district, completed its second day
of personal inspection among the mines
today, and a story of the scenes Of
misery, restitution and want that the
investigators witne ssed, would fill many
large volumes. When the work was
finished, the members of the committee
made the statement that no such suf-
ferings were ever known by them to
exist before, and they are we'll con-
WINGED that something must be done
and at once, to alleviate the condition
Of the unfortunate thousands who are
in the district
The territory inspected today was in
and about Banning, about forty miles
above Pittsburg. The mines are 10
Gated at Banning station and are work.
ed by about 100 miners. One-half of
that number could easily do the work
for the men do not get more than two
or three days a week. When they
do work the cars are so scarce that
no matter how hard they try, they are
unable to make more than a dollar a
day at the outside, and very frequently
their Pay for the day is from Is to so
cents. The greater part of these en-
plCyes are foreigners.
Alongside the depot is a row of sheds.
one story high and built of unplaned
boards The building is about 100 feet
long by II deep. 1t is divided into three
departments, for each of which the in
habitant pays Sc per month to the COM
pany. The shed stands upon posts
and a small lake Of foul smelling water
covers the ground under it, In this
building 100 persons live, crowded to-
gether like ants in a heap. In the
winter time it is said four Of them will
lie down in the bed, place a covering
over ITEM elves and then as many more
lie on top of them, their heads in the
opposite direction. When the weather
is warm enough, their bed is on the
floor. Bread and water form the great
er part of their food, with canned
sardines and cheese occasionally as
luxuries.
After leaving the settlement at Ban
ming, the committee went to Jacobs
creek. about three miles below Banning
The condition Of the miners there is
worse, if anything, than at Banning.
The men work from three to four days
week. but the wages they receive are
Sd small that they can scarcely manage
to exist. The greater part Of the miners
are foreigners, with a good sprinkling
OF Americans and some negroes. The
company owns the miserable novels
which shelter the inhabitants One of
the most wretched Is a shed about
Is by II feet The occupants of this
house are Peter Jones, his wife and
child, and eight "boarders T" Where
these eleven persons manage to find
room enough to stretch out at night.
is mystery. I'VE just manage to
live" said Mrs. jones, but if it wasn't
for the boardeTs that we keep, Peter
could not make enough in the mines to
keep us from starvation"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
BUSINESS MEN SWINDLED.
Drawn Into a Big Green Goods Lot
terry BuncO.

TOLEDO, O., April 16.-James II.
Afnsworth, one of Toledo's most promi-
nent business men, is in Detroit sick
and depleted in purse. He has been
made the victim Of what appears to
be a great swindling scheme. A num-
Der of Toledo business men have been
drawn into the difficulty as indorsers.S
AS near as can be learned, party APP
preached Ainsworth some time ago,
with view to securing from him his
interest in the right of way Of what is
known as the Toledo & Monroe rail-
way, in which he held considerable
stock. They represented that they had
received concession from the Cana
dian government for the organization
of a lottery to be run with government
sanction, and largely for charitable
purposes, but in which, for the stock
holders, there were enormous profits.
Ainsworth traded for the lottery stock.
Some time afterwards, two of the lot
terry men, under a pretext of needing
money, offered 100000 worth of their
stock to him. Later third party came
and wanted to buy Ainsworth's stock,
providing 900 more could be Sc
cured. The bait was taken, and he
bought from the first people the offered
stock. Then the bubble burst. Attor-
neys and others interested are now in
Detroit to devise some method of re-
covering a portion Of the money.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
JACK THE PINCHER.
He Is Neatly Trapped by the
Police

emaIe pedestrians along Nicollet avenue
from Eighth to Twelfth streets. early last
evening, were subjected to the rude insults Of
evidently the same man who insuIted two girls
in the Eighth ward. two weeks ago This
Cme, however, the fellow went too far. and
ana after lying in wait for him for some time
Omcers White and Bracket succeeded in
capturing him. He was charged with drunk
enness at the central station but anv Of those
who were insulted by him will have the op-
porIunlty this morning of swearing out a
complaint Tor him on a more serious charge.
A WeII-knOWn citizen. who desired not To
nave ms name mentioned, was riding down
NlcoIlet avenue early last everlng. At Eighth
street he noticed an ordinary everyday sort
OF fellow, who seemed TO be partially under
the influence OF liquor, step up to two women
who were quietly walking along He vio-
lently grabbed enc of them by the arm and
partly turned her around. After she had
screamed he walked on. The man who had
noticed this performance turned his bicycle
and followed the man thinking that his infen
ton was to hold up some woman. The next
woman the fellow approached. he grasped by
the arm and attempted to drag her along.
This he did five times and not seeing an
officer in sight, the bicyclist came down
NlcOllet avenue to Sixth street, and informed
Officers Ben White and George Bracket The
latter stationed himself at Tenth street and
the former in company with the citizen Law
in wait at Twelfth street After a wait Of
some duration officer White observed the man
wanted coming along. He repeated his in
suits to two women before he came up to the
Of1cer, who promptly placed him under ar
rest. At the central police station he gave
hts name as James Ward. A bottle of whisky
was found in one of his pockets. The police
feel gratihed at having caught the fellow,
and they almost certain that he is the
same man who created CONSERVATION among
Eighth ward females by knocking down two
girls on dark street not long ago. II is
possible that some Of the women may yet
swear out a complaint for him for having
inSuted them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
NEW CHINESE TREATIES.
Power to Be Given to Raise More
Revenue.

WASHINGTON, April 16-China il
to have new set of treaties with the
great nations of the world, which will
in some measure, emancipate her from
the OnerOuS restrictions she is now un-
der, and enable her to- adjust the ma
lions revenues to the nations needs.
Much credit for securing the consent
Of the commercial powers to the nego-
tiations OF these treaties is due to Ii
Hung Chang, who employed to the best
advantage the opportunities afforded
by his tour Ot the world Still the
change would have been long deferred
had not the war, Waged unsuccessfully
with Japan, SO involved the formers
Indebtedness, as to oblige her foreign
debtors to recognize the fact that China
must be given powers to raise addi-
tiOna1 revenues. At present the per-
centage Of duty that may be collected
on goods imported into China, from
any of the great commercial nations, is
limited by treaty. and the amount Of
revenues thus derived is entirely insult
ficient to meet the present enlarged ex-
penses of the Chinese government.
Efforts have been made to increase
the revenues by the imposition of LEX
ing" taxes. or duties collected on for
eign goods passing from one Chinese
province or district to another. These
taxes, however have, always been bit
terry resisted by rorelgn merchants ana
have given rise to so much trouble, that
on both sides there is a disposition to
abolish them. The only recourse, ap-
parently, is an increase of the tariff
rate and this can be accomplished only
by consent Of the powers which have
treaties with China fixing the maxi
mCm tariff rates. 1t happens that the
first Of these treaties to run its course
and require renewal is that between
China and Spain and this will serve
as the model upon which the other
treaties will be fashioned as they are
renovated. Already negotiations have
been initiated between the two govern
ments, and because the interests Of the
United States are similar to those Of
Spain, the department of state is being
consulted at every step
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17

sustaining from over-taxing imported
French goods, such as sparkling and
still wines, brandies silks, woolens.
gloves, work of art. etc To shut out
OF the United States, by quasi pro-
hlbitive tariffs, the product of French
INDUSTRY and art will evidently have a
contrary effect"
In answer to a question as to what
cooperation France would give to
brlng about an international bimetaI-
lie conference, M. Hanotaux said:
The cooperation which France could
give the United States in the assem-
bling OF montary conference would
naturally depend upon the state Of
the relations between the two conn
tries. AS regards bimetallism itself.
opinion in France seems uncertain and
very much divided"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
NEW SEAL COMMISSION.
President Mckinley Has Decided to
Appoint the Experts.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The president
has decided to appoint another expert com
mission, to act in conjunction with one al
ready selected by GTear- Britain. to visit Ber-
ing sea this summer and study the condi-
uons surrounding seal life The British gov
eminent has named the same commissioners
1t employed in this capacity last year, name
ly, Prof. Thompson and Gerald B. Hamilton
Our commissioners were. President Jordan
of Stanford university, and Profs. Stegn eyer
and Lucas. Whether these same experts will
be reappointed will be determined in the
course of a few days. 1t is said that the
result Of last years work of the experts was
an agreement upon some points, but not upon
all. Among the unsolved questions is the
determination Of the best means of preserv-
ing seal life. conceding that it is in danger
Of its destruction. upon which point at least
the experts seemed to agree. 1t is the pur-
pose Of the state department to endeavOr to
secure the consent of the British government
to the adoption Of q modus vivendi suspend
Ing all sealing on land and while the
experts are at work during the approaching
season. Negotiations in this direction are
now in progress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
EMANCIPATION PARADE
Reviewed From the White House by
the President.

WASHINGTON, April 1o.-There were COM
paratively few callers at the White house
today before the cabinet meeting. The friends
Of Herbert Bowen, of Brooklyn. now consul
at Barcelona, Spain, have resumed their
efforts to have him appointed to succeed
Minister Taylor at Madrid, and are urging
in his behalf his patriotic course during the
anti-American demonstrations in Spain at
the time Of the hot Cuban debates in con-
gress. The consulate at Barcelona was at
tackled by g mob but he refused to abandon
it, and the mob finally dispersed. Sena-
tor Cullom, Of Illinois; ex-Congressman Mon
dell, Of Wyoming, who wants to be assistant
commissioner Of the general land ONCE: Rep
reSentative w. Stone, of Pennsylvania with
Maj. W. H. Lockhart, Of Allegheny a candi-
date for assistant commissioner of pensions;
r. G. Kerens of st. Louis; Representative
Lowe, of New York and Representative
Cultivate, Of Ohio, a member of the board
Of ordnance, were among the callers today
This is the anniversary of Lincoln's procla-
nation emancipating the slaves in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and this afternoon the
president reviewed the emancipation parade
at the White house.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
AUGSBURG CASE AGAIN.
Trustees Must Show by What Au-
thOrity They Hold Office.

The privilege of filing information in the
Augsburg seminary case which was secured
last week by the order signed by Judges Bel
den and Simpson, was taken advantage Of
Thursday, the information being, by order
Of Judge Belden, filed in the office of the
clerk
The meat Of the order, however. is given
in the second paragraph, which permits and
requires Sven Oftedahl and the other four
trustees of Augsburg seminary TO appear in
the district court April "a and show cause, if
any there be, why and by what authority
they claim to enjoy the rights and privileges
of trustees of the Norwegian-Danish Evan
gelical Lutheran Augsburg seminary" At that
time they win also show cause why they
should not be adjudged TO have usurped the
Office and be removed from it. If they are
found to have SC usurped the Office they shall
show cause why the REALTORS, Nils Brun ct
al, shall not be indicted into the office and
each Of the respondents be obliged to abide
by the order Of the court.
The order, which is accompanied by a state
ment Of facts which have already many times
been made public, requires the order to be
filed in the clerks Office and to be served on
each Of the respondents prior to or on next
Monday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON
Argues Against the Indiana Three
Cent Fare Law

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 16-For
the present, at least, the Citizens
Street Railway company has decided
to give up its fight against the Scent
fare law. A. Mason, president Of the
company says that until the case is
settled in the courts 8 cents will be
accepted as a fare. This announce
ment was made by Mayor Taggart
About 1870 this morning the mayor
sent for Mr.. Mason and told him that
the police would receive orders to see
that the 3-cent-fare law was enforced
Mr.. Mason said he would instruct the
employees that, until the case in the
upper courts is settled, they would
accept 3 cents as a fare on the cars
There were many riOtouS scenes on
some of the streets down town today
The street railway company had re-
peated yesterdays verbal instructions
to conductors to pay no attention to
the law fixing fares at cents. AMI
had posted in the barns a glazing no
tice that five-cent fares should be col
lected. An informal indignation meet
ing was held in the forenoon hours, at
Illinois and Ohio streets. The an
nouncement of President Mason. 1t is
thought. has been made just In time
to avert serious trouble.
The case of the Central Trust COM
pany, in the federal court, to enjoin
the enforcement of the law came up
today, eX-President Harrison appear
ing for the company. After pointing
out that the law was opposed to the
limitations of the state constitution. he
said in closing: IF such construction
may be applied to our constitution, we
have had a constitutional f1asco, and
there is 10 restraint upon the legisla-
ture in those things in which immu-
mites, privileges and favOritism Is
given. 1 cannot exaggerate the mo-
mentous Importance of such a question
to the state of Indiana. The interpre-
tation of this instrument, the enforce
ment Of these limitations is with the
courts. If the legislature or congress
were left free to determine the limits
of their power, our government might
be wrecked; probably would have been
before this time
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
ABBIE GORDON CALLED.

A mild sensation was caused in the room
when Attorney Schriber called the name Alb
bic Gordon.
AS she took her place on the stand she was
the center Of every pair of eyes in the room
She Is a strikingly handsome woman with
jet black hair and rosy cheeks, and the pos
SCISSOR Of a pair of eyes that flashed defiance
at Attorney Schriber, he piled her with
questions in regard to her relations with Mr..
GOodnOw.
She said that she was twenty-five years old:
that she had known Mr.. Goodnow since child
hood, and that she had been known as Eliza
beth Hunt up to the time she was eighteen
years of age. She said that her early life
had been spent in the town of Hosmer she
came TO st. Paul in 1886 and to MfnneaDolis
in 1894, when she roomed at Fourth and
Nicollet with her grandmother. They had
resided in Minneapolis about seven months on
that occasion, and had then returned to St.
Paul The next move was back to Minneap-
oils. and rooms were engaged by herself and
her grandmother over CD Hennepin avenue
where they lived until December, 1895 when
they had moved into the house at 141O Eighth
avenue north, and she had continued to re-
side there ever since although her grand
mother had been away from the house since
the spring of 1886.
When asked if she had ever been employed
she SAID that she had worked as q stenogra-
pher for Mr.. Goodnow, and also for c. A.
Stone, Of the Northern Pacific railway.
WHO resided in this house besides your
self" asked Attorney Schriber.
''Mr. Goodnow and my servant and my
grandmother, up to the time she left, year
ago."
What room did Mr.. Goodnow occupy in the
house?'
THE front room UP stairs"
"What room did you occupy?"
1.-The one Immediately back of it
did Mr.. Goodnow ever occupy any other
room than the one mentioned?''
He occupied the library down stairs dur
ing the winter of 1885,
do you own the furniture in the house?"
mo; Mr.. Goodnow owns part of it, and the
rest belongs to my grandmother and uncle''
Attorney Schriber entered into details in re-
gard to the ownership Of the furniture and
ascertained that the part owned by Mr.. Good
now comprised about all that the house con-
tanned.
Miss Gordon stated that she and Mr. Good
now used to
RIDE A TANDEM.
She stated that she was in receipt OF q
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17

monthly income Of $50 from her fathers es-
tate. She said that Mr.. Goodnow had come
to the house to live when shs had moved
into it.
Attorney George H. Fletcher was called to
the stand, and said that he had drawn up
The agreement which Mr.. Goodnow had
signed, and which was in possession of Mrs.
Goodnow. and that he had witnessed the
signature. He said that in the first agree
ment drawn up Mr.. Goodnow had admitted
i1ndelity on bis part but afterwards changed
his mind, saying that ne would not sign
such an agreement, even If true. because it
looked bad IN black and white.
When court adjourned Judge Russell an
nounced continuance of the case until Mon
day morning.
EARLIER TESTIMONY.
The first hour of the morning session was
devoted to q redirect examination Of Mrs.
GooQnow, in which she materially strength
eneo her testimony Of the day before. Several
letters. notes, and kilograms that had passed
between herself and Mr.. Goodnow were
placed in evidence.
Leslie Oberg, a girl who lived in the Rescue
nome, was called and testified that she had
seen Mr.. Goodnow at the house 1410 Eighth
avenue north, and had also seen Abbie Cor
At the close Of Miss oberg's testimony the
aeIe9oant, John GOodnow, was called to the
S EslN lie said that he resided at 1410
I1-sAtn avenue north, and was a border Of
her servant.
MT GoodnoW denied that he had ever taken
Apole Gordon TO Chicago with him. but ad-
m n5I that at one time he had met G. A.
PlHsbury while on the train with a lady, but
wife. ~
When questioned IN regard to the drawing
up OF the agreement by Mr.. Fletcher he
would not deny that he had made a state
ment at that time that he would live with
any woman he pleased.
He denied that he had had anything to do
with the disappearance of one Of the witnesses
Tor the plaintiff, known as Mrs. Slocum, but
admitted that he had visited her after hearing
that she was 10 testify against him In the
case. He stated that a portion of the furni-
ture IN the Gordon house belonged to him
During the cross-questioning- the pretty
FEATURES OF the correspondent were mentioned
ana Mr.. Goodnow was asked if he was a
Judge Of good looking women
He looked straight at his wife as he re-
pled, I sometimes make mistakes
=. A. P1llsbury was called to the stand and
related the occurrence of meeting Mr. Good
now ana lady, on a train, but said that his
memory was poor and he could not remember
WneIner ne had been introduced to her or
MOI. he acknowledged having carried on q
conversation with her and said that he sun
posed she was Mr.. Goodnow's wife.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
Celebrating the Passover.

The Sanctifcation Of the Passover was
celebrated by all the Hebrew churches last
evening and will be continued with services
this morning and evening. and all day tomor-
row. Although there is not a perfect unan-
unity as regards to religious belief among
the Jwesih people. this festival. which IS the
greatest of their year, is celebrated by all
alike with a spirit that is akin to that of
the Christians at Christmas time. Among
the Hebrews ii is a day of reunion; when the
parted branches Of the old family tree are
again drawn together within the folds of the
home. 1t is the time when worldly cares are
dispelled, and pleasures that are adapted to
the children are carried on.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
PIOUS ASPIRATIONS.
Not the Best Means Of Securing Peace
In South Africa

CAPE TOWN, April 16-In the house OF as
sembly today a motion was introduced dilat-
ing upon the disastrous and lasting effects
which hostilities among the Europeans would
produce, and inviting the house to adopt a
settlement of differences in the Interpretation
Of treaties and conventions. j. Rose Inness,
under secretary for native affairs, moved an
amendment to the effect that the ends de-
sired might best be attained by a strict obser-
walton Of the convention, and the redress OF
the genuine grievances of the Uitlanders. In
the course of his remarks, in support Of this
too acute to be remedied by pious aspirations,
adding that he did not believe President Kru-
ger, who himself urged a maintenance OF
the convention, would resent Cape Colony ex-
pressing its opinion. In conclusion. Mr.. In
ness said that Great Britain could not inter-
fere in the Transvaal unless she had such
locus standi as would justify her conduct
before all the world.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
LETTER FROM PIKE.
New Turn in the Famous Salt Lake
Trunk Mystery.

CHICAGO, April ia letter signed
by Oliver Pike, the supposed victim Of
the Salt Lake Utah) trunk mystery,
has been received by his relatives in
Fayette, O., where his body was sup
posed to be buried. The letter, which
is dated Redlands, Cal, apparently
proves beyond doubt that Pike is not
dead, and makes the case a greater
mystery than ever. Feb. s, 1893, a box
was shipped from Salt Lake to G. NJ
Morgan, 166 Jefferson street, Chicago.
The box was never called for, and on
March %, 1896, was sold for storage
charges. On being opened, the box
was found to contain & trunk, within
which was a zinc box, which con-
tanned the decomposed body Of a man
who had evidently been murdered. The
body was at first thought to be that
Of Joanes Prospero Naval, well-to-do
Frenchman, who had disappeared at
Salt Lake about the time Of the Ship
ment Of the box, but the corpse was
finally identified by relatives of Pike,
who had it taken to Fayette, O., for
burial
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
SWISS ARBITRATOR
Chosen to Settle the BraziI-Guiana
BOundRrN Qnesfinn

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-Information has
been received that the president Of the Swiss
the boundary dispute between Brazil and
French Guiana The territory involved ex-
ceeds that at issue between Great Britain
and Venezuela, and includes rich gold min
ing districts.
1t has been thought here that President
Mckinley would be designated as arbitrator,