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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
OTHER WOMEN BARRED.
Mrs. Georges Attorney Met With n
Severe Rebuff.


CANTON, O., April 19.-The defense
in the trial of Mrs. George today at
tempted to introduce other women into
the case, and to show Saxons relations
to them by proving their presence in his
block and his office. The court barred
out all such testimony in regard to Mrs.
Althouse, saying that Saxton's relations
to other women were not competent In
this defense. This, 1t is believed. will
have tendency to shorten the trial. as
1t keeps out the testimony which a num-
Der Of witnesses have been called to pre-
sent.
3 prosecuting Attorney Pomrene cannot
find In the court records the depositions
of Mrs. George and of two women In
Hanoverton, which were taken for Sam
pie G. Georges case against Saxton for
damages for the alienation of the affec-
tions Of the formers wife. He claims
Attorneys Sterling and Weltz. for the de-
tense. have them, and he has APPEALED TO
the court to have the papers brought into
court, claiming that they are a part It
the official records.
seventeen more witnesses were called
today, including the county commission
ers, who are wanted to testify on the
question Of reward for the finding Of
the revolver
Thomas Shepard. colored, was janitor
"a
1888. He saw Mrs. George In the Saxton
block number Of times. and once, when
Saxton was away, opened his Office door
for her. She empt1ed the paper basket
into newspaper and carried the con-
tents away with her In cross-examina-
ton he told about Mrs. George hanging
around Saxton's Office forenoon, after
noon and evening, for six or eight DAYS
before the injunction was issued against
her visiting that place.
Dr.. Douglas Schwartz testified that the
night OF Saxton's death was SO dark that
ne had trouble in recognizing the
houses to which he was called.
CHARLES Summers, colored, was 1anitor
OF the Saxton block from 1896 to 1S9S He
said he often saw Mrs. Althouse there at
saXton's office, as often as three or four
times a day. and at all hours Of the day,
and sometimes late at night. He saw her
In Saxton's room and Office, and said she
sometimes went there and remained from
Saturday night until Monday morning.
when he would remove the dishes and
bottles from the room. He was not al
lowed to tell about other women he had
seen there.
Mrs. Lena Lindeman had taken care Of
Saxtons room for some time before his
death, and was familiar with all of its
appointments, but the court would not
allow her to tell anything about the
weapons there unless the defense would
say that they expected to follow the tes-
timony with some theory Of self-defense
or accidental shooting Otherwise Say
TONS possession of revolver would NOT
count for anything
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
WELCOME HOME.

At last the demand that our volunteer
soldiery should be returned to their homes
has become effective, and according to
our dispatches the period of their de-
barkation will begin on May next.
While it would have been but strictly
in the line Of It's obligations to it's own
citizens, it would have been none the
had, Of its own volition. taken the step
into which it has been forced by an
alert public sentiment. AS long as there
was any indication of purpose on the
part of the federal authorities to observe
the constitutional rights of the volunteers
to be discharged when their terms eX-
pired, there was a marked indisposition,
even on the part Of the opponents Of
itiative in the movement. But when
it was plain that nothing would be done
voluntarily, and after the people at
Washington had shown clear desire to
escape their obligations, there was no
other course left open but to force them
to discharge the men who had themselves
so nobly discharged their trying and
dangerous duties.
The G o b was among the first to
discover the settled purpose of the nation
al administration to disregard the rights
of our volunteer soldier boys. 1t inaugu-
rated the movement which has had so
T fol
called on to do this even if it were not
opposed to the course of the administra-
ton in the Philippines or elsewhere. There
was no warrant whatever for keeping
their period of enlistment had expired.
Nothing short of a plain disposition on
the part Of the administration, in the
pursuit of its abortive career Of
foreign conquest, to ignore the con-
stitutional rights of those who
were entitled by their services to the
government to the most considerate' treat
ment would have called for such ac-
and we believe that there is not a single
Intelligent and fair minded adherent of
the administration but will agree that
the action was justifiable and timely.
Within few short months the boys
of the Thirteenth regiment will return
with their companions in arms. Let US
all be prepared to give them the wei
come that their bravery entities them
to receive at our hands. The friends
and opponents alike Of the attitude of
this people toward the Philippines will
be prepared to unite as one man in show
ing how they appreciate the dangers and
sacrifices undergone by the citizen sold
iers of Minnesota.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
OPPOSE THE LICENSE.
Second Hand Dealers Object to Pay
Ing 500 License.

Ing 500 License.
twenty-five of the ;proprietors of sec
ond-hand stores met last evening at 37S
Minnesota street and perfected an organ
ization for the purpose Of making q fight
against the ordinance which is now be-
fore the board of aldermen. The meas
ure fixes the license Of secondhand deal
ers and pawnbrokers at $100 per year and
has received the sanction of the assem-
bly,. 2
The men who are running second
hand stores in the city are opposed to
paying so high a license fee.. The pres
ent license is SIS a year. and that of the
pawnbrokers $100 year. The argument
is made by the secondhand dealers that
the pawnbrokers carry stocks ranging
from $1,000 to $25000, while the average
stock carried by them is about 5000. The
paWnbrokers do much larger business
and the passage Of the ordinance would.
1t Is claimed, have the eect of driving
all the secondhand stores out of bust
ness.
1t was stated by those who were pres
ent at the meeting that the pawnbrokers
had in some way secured information
Of the proposed change in the license fee
and each and every one had taken ad-
vantage of this information and secured
secondhand store license at the old
figures of $25
Another meeting will be held Friday
night by the second-h dealers and
those present last evening decided that
II the ordinance passed the aldermen
they would refuse, to take out any license
and conduct their business in such a way
as to get along without buying goods
from persons on the street, and In this
manner escape having to pay a license.
At present there are about thirty second
hand dealers paying SIS year each.
number Of the dealers claim that
they should not be required to pay IL
cense at all. or at nlast nominal one,
saying that when they made a purchase
the police come In and carry away the
articles, without reimbursing them, on
the ground that the same has been
stolen.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
REpuR1JcaN FINANcIERING.

The decision just rendered by Judge
Kelly, of the district court, holding that
the bond fled as security by the late
a public depository. is invalid, recalls
chapter in local political history which 1t
is not pleasant to dwell upon. 1t is, more
over, effective in directing attention to the
looseness of methods which have prevail
ed in the management of the financial In
terests of this city and county for the
past few years.
Among the first movements entered on
by the local Republican reformers after
they had gotten even a partial hold on
our local affairs was to discredtt the local
repositories with which Democrats were
in anywise identified, and to promote the
interests Of those banking institutions
which were under Republican manage
ment 1t was in this way that that imam
cial institution known as the Minnesota
Savings bank came to be named as
depository of local money.
According to Judge Kelly's findings the
bond filed on behalf of the Minnesota Saw
ings bank was so changed after its ex-
ecution as to render it Of no avail 1t
appears that one of the sureties on that
bond never acknowledged its execution,
and that while the other suret1es ac-
cepted on such bond were to have been
taken subject to his approval, he never
approved them, and, so far as is known,
never was asked to approve them.
AS a public transaction this Is surely
unique 1t Is of course OF piece WIN
most that we know Of the methods winch
distinguish that Republican financial
stronghold during it's existence. 1t repre-
sented merely the most formal and per-
functory fulfllment of a legal obligation,
and no doubt was never for moment
taken seriously as involving a possible
pecuniary liability by any one connected
directly with the transaction. 1t was
necessary to go through the form before
Cashier Bickel could be given the needed
opportunity to take under his watchful
care the proceeds OIL tIo ldAdliou VI LILO
people of this county.
What can be said Of those who are
charged with the duty Of seeing that the
county was properly protected in the Sc
curity offered for the custody Of It's
funds? Why did not Treasurer Horst,
the board of county commissioners or the
county attorney, or some other Of the Re-
publican officials, under whose official no
tice this bond must have come, take any
reasonable precaution to see that the
city was properly protectedP
It is not difficult to assume the useless
ness of such inquiries This particular
episode is merely illustrative. Our en-
tire system Of local administration has
been slipshod and irresponsible wherever
there Is a party interest or the interest
Of party politician to be advanced. In
deed the only circumstance surrounding
this entire affair which can be regarded
with feelings other than disgust Is the
one that the county's deposit at the time
of the failure only amounted to the sum
of s., ,6OO
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

Ahe l-eOnnauSer Inquiry has continued
long enough to establish the arbitrary
and unjust action which committed to
Jail for extended periods a few mis-
guided and excited men who forgot mill
tary discipline in their desire to avenge
the murder Of companion, and which
visited upon the heads of capable and
unoffending officers most degrading in
suit.
In spite of all the foolish play made at
secrecy by the extraordinary tribunalhay
Ing Col. Leonhausers conduct under con-
sideration, the press has kept the public
fully advised of the progress of its work
The testimony taken has been published
IN these columns, and the interested
reader knows just how much has been
proven to Justify or palliate the action
of Gen. Young.
II IS not necessary to remain longer 81
lent. The inquiry is practically closed
notwithstanding the discriminating
methods on which that inquiry has been
conducted, not a single circumstance has
oeen brought out which reflects injurious
ly on the courage. good judgment or de-
Notlon to duty of a single commissioned
officer of the Fifteenth regiment.
The need of military discipline is or
course, great. The hot-headed proceed
ing of men is indefensible. Punishment
should necessarily follow such conduct.
But, in view of the fact that the wsr
was then practically closed and the req
lment on the point of disbandment. the
periods of punishment to which those
men were subjected is utterly unjust and
unwarranted.
Nothing has occurred from the ont.
set of this inquiry to show on what
principle Col. Leonhauser had been placed
on his defense. He was absent from
his regiment. as he had a right to be
1here mas been shown no condition pre-
Nalllhg among the men at the time of
his departure which would call for his
remaining in camp if, as was the case
his duty or his engagements called him
elsewhere. On the contrary, there is
the most convincing testimony that there
was nothing whatever in the disposition
or conduct of the men at the time cf his
departure which would occasion anv pru-
cent officer any concern.
AS to Col. Leonhauser's subordinate
officers, the only offense which thew an
pear TO have committed is in the failure
tc shoot down the men of their com
mand. To have taken such action .undar
the circumstances then prevailing would
have involved not only sheer murder
but the suicide of the murderer.
Men who are trained to arms ona
have adopted the military life as their
vocation may feel at liberty. If thew
choose, TO regard with more or less of
hostility or contempt the men who IN
great national crisis leave their civil
callings for the military camp. but -
1hat hostility or contempt has no better
basis than is shown to exist in tb,s
case its entertainment is in itself a
crime against military discipline.
A happy and just ending of this IN
fortunate episode would be not only the
exoneration of the officers of the FIf-
teenth regiment but the serious modt-
hcation of the punishment inflicted on
the offending men,
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
THE PASSING OF REED.

The retirement of Thomas B. Reed from
public life, if it takes place, as 1t Is now
quite likely will be the case, will remove
remarkable character from the stage
of national activity. However widely one
may differ in political views with Mr..
Reed' 1t Is easy to entertain great admi-
ration for the man FOR his splendid ability
and his answering rectitude
Speaker Reed will withdraw from pub
lie life voluntarily at time when all
the controlling forces within the party
which he has served so Loyalty are in
tent on driving him out There can be
no doubt but that Mr. Reed could. if he
desired, continue indefinitely to come
back to congress from his district: and
1t Is doubtful whether he could not. in
spite Of the worst that Mckinley, Alger
and Hanna could do, be re-elected sneaL-
er in the coming congress
There Is really no place In the Repub-
lican party today for any man of Reed. q
sturdy independence of character and IN
doubted personal uprightness. His reten-
ton of his Office as speaker would sim
ply continue to bring him into perpetual
conflict with the ring of ''promoters'' who
have taken such complete control of the
Mckinley administration. Such a pros
pect has but little of charm even for a
man Of the rare combative powers of the
speaker, especially when the vast cost of
personal income at which such a man
must stay in public life is taken into ac-
count.
The demand in private pursuits for men
OF Reeds ability was never greater than
IT is today. He has always been stead
fast in his unwillingness to make pe
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
A BLUNDER IN LEGISLATION.

Legislatures have sins enough of their
own commission to answer for, as all men
Know but 1t sometimes happens that they
are merely the unwilling implements of
soAie oluhoerer, upon whose especial in
FORMATION they assume a right to de-
pend Some department official imagfnes
that he discovers some defect in the la "
regulating his province and he forthwith
upon the assembling of the states wise
men, prepares bill which he imposes
upon some credulous member. .awho intro
duces it and starts 1t on its route The
official assures the committee to which
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
HALL JURY Is OUT.
Had Not Reached Verdict Up to g.
Late Hour.

Late Hour.
The case against Allen P. Hall, who is
charged with the larceny Of an sS5 gold
watch and chain and q Sis diamond ring.
the property of Robert Spangenberg.
was on trial before Judge Kelly yester-
day.
The evidence was directly at variance.
the defendant testifying that the watch
and diamond were given him by Miss
Ida Spangenberg, and that young woman
and her father testifying just as pos
itively that Hall had stolen the ar
ticles.
The defense introduced a letter pur-
porting to have been written to Miss Ida
Spangenberg that the father was making
trouble about the watch and for Mr.. Hall
to say that 1t was being repaired at a
jewelers..
The young woman denied that she
wrote the letter. and the testimony of her
sister. who was present when Hall car
ried off the watch. was against the story
that he had BEEN given the timepiece.
The case was given to the jury at 2
o'clock and at a latefhour no agreement
had been reached. ef se
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
LIFE CLEARING COMPANY.
Grand Jury Questions Commi ssi0nel
OeShaughnessy About 1t.

Grand Jury Questions Commissioner
O'Shaughnessy About 1t.
The grand jury yesterday afternoon
began an investigation of the affairs Of
the Insurance Clearing company. Insur-
ance Commissioner O'Shaughnessy was
the body for some time.
Just before Insurance Commissioner
Dearth left the service of the state he
called attention to the compnay's method
Of doing business. Sixty per cent or over
81 ,O00. 900 Of the outstanding policies of
the company had been cancelled within
year by reason Of 1apses, and Mr.
Dearth charged that the company had
systematically discouraged the policy
holders from continuing payments on
their policies. Mr.. Dearth at the time in
an interview in the G OBJ e denounced
the company's methods and said the ap-
parent motive Of the company was to
get rid of ali its liabilities to the policy
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
Attempted Robbery Reported.

Michael Malloy. 100 South Robert street,
Claims TO have neen t ene victim OF hold
terday morning. He reported to the off,
GERS at Ducas street. station that he had
been out spending the evening in search
bridge. about O'Clock in the morning
According to his statement. two Italians
accosted him and attempted to rob him
to flight immediaaelys leaving a small
grip which he had been carrying on the
bridge. The report was investigated. but
no trace of the mans supposed assailants
could be discovered
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

holders, and then secure the 100000 on
deposit in the hands Of the state and
what reserve fund there might be on
hand. The companys records, which
were submitted to the grand jury by In
surance Commissioner O'Shaughnessy
yesterday, show on their face that the
company has reduced Its liabilities to pol
icy holders about 81, 200, 900. leaving about
100000 still in the hands of the COM
pany's patrons In policies.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

Principal s.. A. Farnswerth. of the
Cleveland high school. has received no.
r. l., the Universities of Michigan and
Wisconsin, that the diploma of the
Cleveland high school. VIII be accepted.
and that holders viii be admitted to the
collexes without special examination.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
Suit on a Joint Note.

c.. B. Staples and George H. Hosmer,
as trustees for the benefit of depositors
of the Ramsey County Savings bank,
ton. Paul Martin and Edward Haber-
man to recover $500 on q joint promis-
sorry note given the bank June %, 1893
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
BETTER THAN WHISKY.
Am erican Spirits Company to Fur
nish SmoISeIe.s poud

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 1s.-The
american Spirit Manufacturing com
trusts. is to be consolidated with ~
kentucky Distillers and Warehouse
company, has new source Of revenue
winch Will probably mean millions of
dollars to the combined whisky interests
spirits form the prime factor in the man
uracture OF smokeless powder. The gov
ernment has negotiated with the com
pany 1or vast quantities of the product
TO use In the making of this smokeless
powder.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

President Hill. Of the Great Northern,
sailed from New York yesterday by the
Berlin and London before returning home
about six weeks hence
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

Theodore Thomas has mortally offended
the Southerners. He was asked to play
Dixie at Atlanta, and replied that he
hadn't time to train an orchestra to play
such trivial music as Dixie"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

Henry w. Lynch has been elected
mayor of PEORIA Ill Will the people Of
that town give him rope enough to hang
himself.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

The anti-Quay Republicans Of Pennsyl-
vania appear to be monkeying with the
ill-starred band wagon just now. They
have made B. F. Jones. who permitted
Blaine to get licked in 1884, their candi-
date for senator.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

Even fame has it's backsets. Admiral
Dewey whipped the Spanish naval contin-
gent in Manila bay only to have part of
the crew of the Yorktown ambushed and
captured by the pesky Filipinos.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

Boss Platt's man Mazet, now engaged
in toasting Mr.. Croker, says he has no
time to take up cxtraneous matter. This
is the first time Platt has been called ex-
traneous matter.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

We are gravely informed that there
were 1900 lobsters' and .'24 spring lambs
at the $40 New York banquet. Was that
all?
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

James Creeiman wires from Manila that
Aguinaldo is a tyrant. He Is worse than
that; he is a coward.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

A Harlem woman has dog which she
says sings tenor as well as some people
on the stage. Well. is that saying much
for the dog2
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota -. Showers Thursday with
colder in southern portion; brisk north
easterly winds; Friday fair and warmer.
The Dakotas = Fair Thursday, with
northerly winds; Friday fair and warmer.
Montana-Partly cloudy and warmer
Thursday; variable winds; Friday fair
winds shifting to northwesterly; Friday
fair, with warmer in western portion.
Wisconsin - Showers Thursday, with
colder in central and western portions;
increasing easterly winds, clearing by
EriNaN
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

Who knows but that the great state Of
Pennsylvania will be better off with one
senator than two?
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

The Indian problem Is being gradually
solved. Bad Elk has been sentenced at
Sioux Falls, 8. D., to be hanged June 16
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

A dispatch from Victoria says the Yu-
kon is breaking up. Going to move on
the 1st of May. probably.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

The Chicago river has been on fire
again. 1t is the easiest river in the coun-
try to burn. else the Chicago people
wouldn't set 1t on fire.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

Emperor William has sent President
Mckinley a condensed history Of Chris
tianity. Is this Williams coy method of
rejecting on the tendencies of America
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
Cardinal Kremcntn Dying.

COLOGNE, April 1S-Cardinal Philip
Krementz. archbishop of Cologne, is
the year l819 and was created cardinal
In 1893.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

Speaker Reed has solved the money
question. He is about to accept salary
OF $4,000 year.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

HALLOWELL, Me-, April 19-Col. D
P Livermore, the oldest telegrapher In
the country. died today. He was 91
years.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

WASHINGTON. April 19.-Former
died at Garfield hospital this afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
DEATHS OF A DAY.

HECTOR. Mimi, April 19.-(SpeciaI)-
died on April g. In San Antonio, Tex,
whittier he had gone to regain his health
His remains were brought to ST. James,
Mimi, for burial.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

SANTIAGO DE CHILE. April 19.-Gen
Don Manuel BulneS, a member OF the
council Of state. is dead.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

How do you like your 'finish," Mr.
Quay, 80 far as you have seen itf
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
PRESIDE RIOT.

investigation as to Who Caused 1t
Practically Falls Through
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19-The inye.-
tigation of the riot near the Preside on
sunday night has virtually fallen
through Rehfeld, the saloonkeeper,
whose place was burned. was unable to
identify any Of the men as being CON.
nected with the affair
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20

At the matinee yesterday afternoon
'Ingomar' was presented to a large
house, with Miss ONeil In the part Of
Parthenia. Miss O.Neil made a decided
hit in the part of the Greek maiden, and
the supporting parts were carried
through in an acceptable manner.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
WITHOUT ANY CHANGE
GOV. LIND AFFIxEs HIS sIcN.TYrpu
TO THE OMNIBUS APPRo.
PRIATTON BILL.
DULUTH GETS NORMAL SCHOOL

Aithough the Law Gives the Cover
nor Power to Cut Any Item Out.
the Bill Is Approved as Passed
The Bills Signed YESTERDAY Num
Der Twenty-Eight and-About Six
ty More Waiting