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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
ACTRESS NARROW ESCAPE.
While Cleaning Gloves Miss BurI.
hart's Clothing Clutches ON Fire

While Cleaning Gloves Miss Burk-
hart's Clothing Catches on Fire.
OMAHA, Neb., March Miss Lillian
Burkhart, the comedienne, playing at tho
Orpheum theater, had a narrow escape from
death by fire in her room at the Millard
hotel today. Proprietor Markell heard tho
actress scream and reached the woman In
time to extinguish her burning clothing. Miss
Burkhart was unconscious and all the fur
nishings of the room were on fire when Mr.
Markell reached it.
The fire was the result of Miss Burkhart's
attempting to clean a pair of gloves with
gasoline. She had saturated one glove with
the liquid and stepped near an open CRATE
when in an instant she was enyeloped In
flames. She screamed and ran for the bed
to smother the fire with the bedclothing, but
instead she only added fuel to them. She
fell on the bed unconscious.
Miss Burkhart's left arm was badly burned.
her hair was singed at the back Of her head.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

Ihe wound is doing we'll and the main
mas lessened. After the operation II
appears the weakness, due to the loss
OF blood. was extreme, and his holi-
ness lost consciousness and muttered
unintelligible Latin phrases. Nourish-
ment was administered with good ef-
feet. DR.. Lapponi left the Vatican for
short time about midnight He then
seemed very hopeful The pope had
always concealed the existence of the
tumor
Ihere was am affecting scene after
the operation. The pope's continued
weakness alarmed his attendants and
the preiates and all knelt, weeping si-
lently. The pope asked DR.. Mazzoni
why 1T was they wept and whether he
was growing worse. Dr. Mazzoni said.
No, they weep because they love
your holiness
DR.. Mazzoni then ordered the cham
Der cleared.
The pope has sen. q request to all
who sent kilograms that they prav for
him and for the church.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
INDIANA HORROR.
Double Murder and Suicide for Po-
sey County.

DOuU1C MufO0F ana fOr 70
sey County.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March IA
double murder and suicide took place
at Poseyville today, Mrs. Elizabeth
Kenchloe. a wealthy widow, of Posey
county. lived with her son-in-law, Steve
Glowser. and wife. Today the Kench-
loe home was discovered in flames, and
neighbors attempting an entrance
found the doors locked. When the fire
was finally extinguished and the house
entered the bodies of Mrs. Kenchloe,
Glowser and wife were found in
room SO badly burned as to be almost
unrecognizable. Beside Glowser lay
shotgun. From indications Glowser
first killed his mother-in-law, then sat
urated the room with oil and setting
fire to 1t lay down upon the bed and
shot himself above the heart.
Glowser was 81 years Of age and his
wife II.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
INDIANS AGAIN UGLY.

Iy in Fighting whisky.
DULUTH. Mimi. March 1.-(Special.)
Word has been received here that the
Indians at Leech Lake are again carry
ing on. this time under the influence Of
liquor, purchased with the money that
they have just received from Uncle
Sam.
moved his family to Walker, as he be-
came convinced that the Indians were
about to attack him. They did not at
tack him. however.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
TODAY'S BULLETIN.
Page

rage.
Army Bill Passed.
North Dakota Appointments.
Operation on Pope Leo.
Spanish Cabinet Crisis.
2-Becker Admits Guilt.
Michigan Republicans Meet.
S-The Legislative Session.
Busy Senate Day.
Somerville Bill in House.
Plea for Forestry.
Editorial.
Mr.. Lemons Successor.
Superintendent Smiths Report.
5-Sporting News.
News Of the Railroads.
e-Markets of the World.
Bar Silver. $3.50.
Chicago May Wheat, 731ac.
minneapolis Matters.
Northwest News.
SIN the Field Of Labor.
Return OF the Thirteenth.
New Case of Smallpox.
Seed Industry Defended.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
Lord Beresford on Trade in China.

American cotton 121 in
cent In value four ran down "a er
cent In quantity and 51a in value.
American cotton is Chnaman wans-coarso +ov
ture, warm, durable, cheap. 20
English contractors buy
tives in preference
Both China quantities of Aroor;o,
HOUR because they find it nutritious
The Pacific in the
The development in
ed and the Americans cut the British ont
The civil engineer is
place in the world ito put their waterways right
America has the best railway concession in China
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

LONDON. March 2. The Rome COR
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
The pope is still suffering from diff
cuity In respiration and pain in the
iumoa region. DIR. Mazzoni has in
formed me that it is possible pneu-
monia may disclose itself Altogether
the progress of the disorder Is problem.
atical.
During the operation he cried out.
AFTER the operation was over Mgr
Marsoleni. the papal chamberlain
on being asked what impression the
illness had made abroad, replied that
$4,000 telegrams had been received at
the Vatican.
There Is rumor tonight that the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

The Labrador is a steel steamer of
1888 tons net register: halls from Liv-
erpool, and is owned by the Mississippi
& Dominion Steamship company dim
ited). She was built at Belfast in 1891.
She is 401 feet long by 472 feet beam
and 2S.3 feet in depth of hold.
Agcncillo, representative Of the Fill
plnos, was passenger on the Labra-
DOR wrecked on the Irish coast.
The steamer Labrador arrived here
from st. John, N. B., Feb. 20, to COM
plete cargo taking a miscellaneous as
sortment Of 250 tons Of wood puln.
1900 barrels Of apples,s raw furs and
mails and passengers. Felipe Agon-
clio, agent for the Filipino junta, and
l.. w. Prows, member of parliament
for Prince Edward Island, We're among
the passengers. There were Sc passen-
gers in all; 20 cabin. 16 second-class
ana ~ steerage. The steamer was due
on the Irish coast yesterday.
The Labrador was in charge of Capt.
Erskine. She has always been en-
ployed in the Canadian Royal mail SER
vice, plying between Liverpool and
Montreal in the summer and Halifax
in the winter. Besides the passengers
mentioned above there were also on
board Lieut.. Hardman Charles Leigh
Jr., ". A. Hustis, H. A. Tettly, ]. A.
McLaren, M. P. Chisholm, EFF. Will
Nnson, A. G. Gorne, A. E. Holme, Al
bert White. Mrs. ]. G. &tIreenshields,
f. Pears, w. Cuthbertsen, Nathan
Mercer, G. D. Bowles, Charles Brown
and w. W. Hanley
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
DRUNK FIFTY YEARS.
Boast of Capt. Arch Horner, of Ken.

Boast of Capt. Arch Horner, of Ken
tucky, Who Is Now Dying.
VANCEBURG, KY, March Capt. Arch
Horner, who is widely known as one of Ken
tucky's most picturesque characters, is dying
he claims to have been drunk f1fty-years, and
Is now TO- His house, a. double one, is on the
line between Lewis and Greenup counties. He
mas SOLD whisky for many years, and when
lnoicted In Greenup he walks to the opposite
end of the house and is in Lewis county In
dicted in Lewis county he goes to his bed
room and is In Greenup county.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
MILLENNIUM AT HAND.
Rev. DIR. Simpson Sees the ConvuI
sion That Is to Precede 1t.

sion That Is to Precede 1t.
CLEVELAND, o., March 1.-The ia
nous president Of the Christian Alli-
ance, Rev. DR.. Simpson, delivered an
interesting address at today's session
Of the alliance midwinter convention
on the subject. THE signs of the
Times" He attached great significance
to the late war and the threatening
condition Of affairs in Europe, and ad-
vanced the idea that worldwide con-
vulsion, prophesied In the Bible as the
forerunner Of the millennium, is ap-
preaching
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
LORD HERSCHELL
DEAD A
ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
JOINT HIGH COMMISSION AT
WASHINGTON

HIS LOrdship Suffering From the Eff
fects of n Fall, but There Was No
Evidence of Approaching Disso-
luton Until Shortly Before Death.
WASHINGTON, March 1. Baron
Farrer Herschell. one of the commits
sioners from Great Britain on the high
joint commission to adjust differences
between the United States and Can
ada, died quite suddenly at 7:O5 O'Clock
this morning at the Shoreham hotel.
His death was the indirect result Of
a rail- some weeks ago upon a slippery
sidewalk, when one of the bones of
his leg was fractured His condition
had not been considered serious. but
this morning shortly before 6 o'clock
he called his nurse ard said he felt i'll
and complained Of great pain In his
chest, below his heart. DIR. W. John
ston was summoned, and, after a has
ty examination, dispatched a messen-
ger for DR.. Maddox, who Joined him
In a few minutes. The patient. how
ever, did not respond to the treat
ment, and at 7:05 o'clock his lord
breathed his last.
In answer to inquiries, the physi-
clans said they were unable to give
the exact cause Of death, but the
symptoms, 1t was thought, indica ted
that 1t was neuralgia Of the heart.
1t is assumed that the body will be
sent to England as soon as possible,
but no definite arrangements have vet
been made.
Farrer Herschell, first baron of that name
was born Nov. 2, 1887. He was a son of the
late Rev. Ridley Herschel of London. and
Helen, daughter of William Mowbray. of
Eoinnurgh. He married in 1875 daugh-
ter OF Edward Leigh Kindersley. They
have one son and two daughters living.
baron Herschell was a privy councillor, a
knight grand cross of the Bath, doctor of
civil laws, doctor Of laws, deputy lieutenant
Tor Kent and Durham, justice of the peace
captain of Deals castle, chancellor of Lon
don university, and was appointed British
member of the Venezuela and British Guiana
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
ATLANTIC LINERS.

NEW YoRK-sailed: St. Louis. soutbamn-
ton; Britannia, Liverpool
SOUTHAMPTON-Saile Kaiser Wilhelm, dor
Crosse, New York Arrived: ST. Paul, New
York
LIVBRpoOL-ArrivedC Corinthia, Boston.
MOyILLE-Arrived: Anchoria, New York
QUEENSTOWN-Arrive Teutouic New
York for Liverpool.
PHILADELPHIA-Sai Switzerland, TO,
Antwerp
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
Baking Powder Trust.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The Tribune says
1t is reported on good authority that the
interest of the Royal Baking Powder company
New Pork Baking Powder company and the
Cleveland Baking Powder company have been
sold to William Zeigler for between 81, 900, =
600 and $12 OO0, 900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

town, she as the president Of literary Or
aanization and he as the lecturer OF the even
ing. Since then the families have frequently
exchanged visits Mrs Baker came to Pasa-
dena after her marriage with her late hus-
band. She was Miss Bradley, of Wisconsin.
Mr Burdette arrives here late in March he
will temporarily fill the pulpit of the Firs,
Presbyterian church. The wedding will take
place about Easter, and Mr.. Burdette will
thereafter make Pasadena his home as much
as it is possible for him to do so, but will
return to Bryn Mawr after the wedding to
see his son, who is in college. Mrs. Baker s
son is at school in California. The young men
are friends and are highly pleased with the
match.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
LEES VETO STANDS.

Attempt to Override 1t in the South
Dakota House Fails.
PIERRE, S. D., March 1.-(Special.)-
The principal bills passed by the house
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
SUICIDE BY FREEING.
Consumptive Newspaper Man Com
mits Suicide In Cemetery.

mits Suicide I'm Cemetery.
DENVER, Col, March 1.-Charles H.
Winslow, newspaper man Of New York,
who came here three months ago suffering
with consumption, was found frozen to death
In the old city cemetery. He had removed
every particle of clothing and lain down in
the snow to await the end.
Winslow worked as reporter on a morning
paper mere until last week. He leaves a wife
and FAMILY at Syracuse, N. Y. Up to few
months ago Winslew held responsible posi-
tions on several New York newspapers His
father was Capt. Winslow, who gave the first
order that began the battle Of Gettysburg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
TODAY's EVENTS.

METROPOLITAN-Da
GRAND-''My Friend From India" S:15 PM
Palm Garden-Vaudevjlle, 2 and 8 PM.
l.. W. Rundett talks on streets. etc. Com.
mercial club. 1 o'clock
Nine. Marchesi, Peoples church.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
AFTER A TEA INSPECTOR.
Man to BE Stationed Mt ST. Paul rs
Soon as Selected.

SOOn as SeIected.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-.As soon
as competent man is found q tea in
spector Will be stationed at ST. Paul.
The salary is $1,000 per year. In case
no eligible man is found on the civil
service list. temporary appointment
will be made.
Senator Hansbrough said today that
his bill providing that farmers may i'm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 1.-The In
ternational Vehicle company, of New York
city, with $5.000,00O capital. was chartered
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
PANIC AT PRINCETON.
Supposed Case of Smallpox Proves
Only VariOlOid.

Only VariOlOid.
PRINCETON, N. j.. March 1.-What was
at first supposed to be a case OF smallpox
well-nigh caused a panic among the stu
dents of Princeton university. but it was Of
ficially announced tonight that diagnosis
of the case by DR.. Wyckoff, of New York. the
celebrated expert on cuticle ailments, re-
vealed nothing more serious than mild
form Of varioloid~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

here today by W. P. and c. W. Hatch &
Co., Underwood and H. F. Adams. Of Now
York, and @. Q. Isbell, Of North Adams,
Mass All kinds Of automobiles will be
made and operated in the large cities of
the country
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
LABRADOR LOST.

Passengers Saved.
MONTREAL, March IA cablegram
received tonight by the Dominion
steamship line agents here announces
the total loss of the company's steam
er Labrador, from ST. Johns, N. B., for
Liverpool. The passengers were all
saved. The Labrador went on Skerry-
more rock at z o'clock this morning.
The silver star., 1899-04-28
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

alton. they are nor such as TO a6ect
the main facts II is regarded as Ger
tain that the court will find that Cen
eraI Miles charges that ernbalrned vr
chemically prepared beef was sent to
the army have not been sustained The
position Of the court is believed TO I've
that the testimony is conclusive that
both the refrigerated beef and the
canned beef were in good condition
when delivered 10 the government and
continued 50 rntil issued TO the troops.
eIeep, that portion damaged in trans
porration or affected by tropical con
dltions, and to these causes Of injury
and these conditions the chief cause
of trouble viii be attributed. 1t will
be shown that the refrigerated beef.
after being taken from the ice In the
tropical climate. spoils quickly unless
well cared for and that the canned
beef. after being opened because If
the great heat. becomes repulsive In
appearance and soon unpalatable. But
the court will hold. as the result of
chemical Investigation by experts. that
the canned beef is wholesome and nu-
tritious. Attention Will be called to
the fact that II was used throughout
the war by our navy and is still us...l
by the fleet II is believed that the
court will criticise those officers who
have testified that they became aware
that bad beef was issued to the troops
and failed TO report their observations
until after the war had closed.
The silver star., 1899-04-28
R.v.r.. oe l,ub,n,c rl,ru..

Bombay. April 2O-According to sta
tlstics gathered regarding the bubonic
plnguc II IL established that there have
been 250.GOO deaths recorded In India
since liz beginning. These figures,
however. are undoubtedly far below
the actual total. ns the natives are
known to have concealed quite n num-
her Of deaths.
The deaths In Bombay presidency
are still about 1000 weekly. With the
return Of hot weather the plague,
which IL now the third epidemic, IL
again rapidly disappearing. The NOR
tnlity. which was 30 daily In the city
OF Bombay Ave weeks ago. Inns now
sunk to 100 day, and the government
has dropped the rigorous rcpresslve
measures which. II has been found, II
IL impossible TO maintain indefinitely
In face OF the fatalIst resignation OF
the natives.
The silver star., 1899-04-28
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
Incredible Punishment Melted Out to .
Georgia Criminal

esofRA &FtmuNi
Newman. Ga. April 23.-In the pres.
ence of nearly 1900 people, who sent
aloft yells of defiance and shouts of
joy, Sam Hose. a negro who commit
ted two of the basest acts known TO
crime. was burned AT the stake In n
public road one and half miles from
here this afternoon.
Before the torch was applied to the
pyre the negro was deprived of his
ears. fingers and other portions Of his
anatomy. The negro pleaded pltifully
for his life while the mutilation was
going on, but stood the ordeal OF fire
with surprising fortitudc.
Before the body was cool IL was cut
10 pieces. the bones crushed into small
bits, and even the tree upon which the
wretch met his fate was torn up and
disposed of as souvenirs. The negro's
heart was cut in several places, MS was
also his liver
Those unable To obtain the ghastly
relics direct paid their more fortunate
possessor-s extrayagant sums for them.
Small pieces of bone went for - cents
and bits of the liver crisply cooked
sold for 10 cents.
The mob was composed of citizens
of Newman. Griffin, Palmetto and 9TH
er little towns in the country around
about Newman.
Hon. W. y. Atkinson, former COVER
nor Of Georgia. met the mob as he was
returning from church and appealed
TO them To let the law take its course.
In addressing the mob he used these
words:
Some Of you are known to me. and
when this affair Is finally settled In
the courts, you may depend upon 1t
that ! will testify against you"
\ member of the mob was seen 10
draw n revolver and level II at Gov
crnor Atkinson. but his arm was seiz-
ed and the pistol taken from him. The
mob was frantic at delays and would
hear to nothing but burning mt the
stake
Sam Hose killed Alfred Crawford, a
white farmer near Palmetto. and out
raged his wife ten days ago. Since
that time business In that part Of the
state has been suspended and the en-
tire population turned out In an effort
10 capture Hose. lie successfully elud-
ed pursuit until discovered near Ma
con.
Hose confessed to killing Crawford,
but denied that he had outraged Mrs.
Crawford. Before being put to death
The negro stated that he had been paid
So by Lige Strickland. n negro preach.
or at Palmetto. Ia kill Crawford. To-
night mob Of citizens Is securing the
country for Strickland. who has left
his home.
The silver star., 1899-04-28
Indian. Wan, 10 rlsh. Under OIL.

Wichita. Kan, April 2O.-Evcr since
nctivc lighting Inns been going on in
the Philippines the Indians In Okla
homa and Indian Territory have been
attempting TO organize md tender
themselves for active service. Not un-
III Tom Isabel. the rough rider, came
back did they fully awaken 10 their
duty. and for the last two months
meetings Of the Pnwnee. Ki0wa, Com.
nnche. Cherokee and Creek tribes have
been held for getting volunteers. Now
n list of over no Inns been secured.
and they will forward 10 the President
the announcement thnt they are ready
for active service In the L,ixon cam.
paign this week. Tom isabel will tnke
the announcement 10 Washington.
The silver star., 1899-04-28
Snow n -. Of wsr. x.s a.

The Virginia City. Nevada, Chron,cal
says that General NcGlashan =
Truckee has completed his test Of suS|
the wooden sheds, on the line Of ~
Central Pacific railroad across the siev]
ra snow belt. with satisfactory results|
and will submit to the Southern Pacin1
Company q proposition to adopt ths1
method OF keeping the roadbeds cleal
of snow during the winter. The teet1
made showed that scarcely any snov
sifted through the interstices Of nv
wire netting during the heaviest storm
of this winter. The inventor claim
that by the use Of wire netting not ooll
will the annual loss from fire be avert
ed, but its substitution win enabj1
tourists to obtain an unobstructed
view OF the fine scenery while crossin1
the Sierras. The building Of mix
Of wooden snowsheds costs $Is,O0o
and the construction of wire nettin1
would be much cheaper.
The silver star., 1899-04-28

E1president Harrison Ia in favor OF
peace and arbitration. but In mis- letter
10 the United Society Of Christian En-
deayor, Boston. he said; 1T would
have been IN vain 10 suggest the pull
Ing down Of biockhouses or family
disarmament 10 the settlers on hos
tile Indian frontier They would have
told you rightly that the condition
were not ripe, and 80 1t may be and
Is. probably, true that a full applica-
ton OF the principle is not presently
possible, the devil still being un-
chained" with Philippine rebels
shooting at American soldiers. and re-
sisting United States authority. ex-
President Harrison Is not in favor OF
diAarming or Of retreating.
The silver star., 1899-04-28

Critics OF missions. who delight H.
saying that 1T takes a dollar TO carry
a cent" TO the beneficiaries OF these
organizations. are eonclusiyely refute1
by facts given In connection with tho
missions Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. During the church year
1919 this body expended In the for
eign and domestic mission fields about
twelve hundred thousand dollars. The
Salaries Of miHsionary bishops. secre-
taries. and so forth" together with the
office and Incidental expenses." took
Just six and half cents out OF each
dollar given 10 be expended in mission
work. The children OF this world"
may be wiser In their generation than
the children Of light" at least the
critics think 50. but the fact remains
that business corporation which
could keep its cost OF administration" 4"
within seven per cent OF its total ex-
pendlture would feel that II exhibited
very commendable worldly" skin.
The silver star., 1899-04-28

Nothing Is easier than ridicule. and
In nine cases out Of ten where ridleuie
is used, II H. resorted TO only because
II is the only weapon available. The
man Of intelligence viii use his rea-
sOn In the argument with his oppo-
nent: the man Of knowledge Will use
hif knowledge. but the man who has
neither knowledge nor intelligence
must resort to ridicule. II IL poorly
furnished armory which supplies nc
better weapon.
The silver star., 1899-04-28
iiurrIrsnr sweeps Asstr.l...

Vancouver, y. g.. April 2O.--Adviccs
have been received here of n terrible
hurricane on the c0ast Of Australia
last month. Over 400 persons were
drowned. Many vessels went down
during the storm In hnrl0rs and fears
are entertained for the safety OF n
number OF ships thnt were overdue.
The force of the wind WINS NO grent
that stones were imbeddcd In trees to
n depth Of six inches. A large num-
l,cr Of bodies hnve been buried. Trees
were stripped Of leaves and branches.
The beaches are strewn with flsh and
boets. Tho damage h e25O0O0.
The silver star., 1899-04-28

Gentlemen vino believe In correcting
their wives by physical methods will
naturally find much encouragement
and satisfaction In the decision OF
Judge Peabody Of ST. Louis. who holds
husband IN Iustifed In chastisiny his
that wives have lately developed an In
clination to do the chaatising them
selves. Two recent instances In the
daily papers illustrate this tendency.
One was that of Mrs. Albina Chemiik
OF Chicago. who. upon being reproyed
by her husband. broke stove leg
over his head. The other concerns
Mrs. Sarah Adams Of Camden. N. j..
who found her husband In a saloon
whsn he should have been at home
and proceeded TO spank him coram
Dublico. 1t lis obvious that Judge
Psabody's ruling will afford little
comfort to MesArs. Chcmiik and
Adams. nor will IL aid husbands whose
wives nre expert In the handing OF
rolling pins and teakettlcs as weapons
OF offensc and defense. Judge Pea
body may decree that the wife should
submit 10 chnstisemcnt. hut n the lady
disregard tho ruling II is going to be
difIicnlt to enforce II. We doubt II
fhe learned Judge will institute con
tempt proceedings TO sustain his de.
cision.