VOL. XI. SAINT PAUL, MINN.,v THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1889. : NO. 150.

BANKBOOKS AS GLUES\u25a0 i

Cronin's Account With the De-funct Traders' Bank Looked j

Into.

Physical Force Men Are Fig-uring* in the Great Mys-

tery.

Too Many Irishmen on theGrand Jury to Suit Long-

enecker.

Officers Not Greatly Encour-aged by Yesterday's Re-

sults.

Chicago, May 29.— There was a pro-longed conference this afternoon at therooms of State's Attorney Longenecker,between that official and Byron L.Smith, receiver of the Traders' bank,which suspended some months ago;BailiffMortimer, Scanlan and PatrickCavanaugh, the two latter beiug amongthe closest friends of Dr. P. 11. Cronin.The object of the conference, whichwas held at the instance of Cavanaughand Scanlan,- was to lay before thestate's attorney - the alleged facts per-taining to an individual accountwith the defunct bank, which it is be-lieved by Cronin's friends has an im-portant bearing on the murder. At theoutset a formal request was made ofthe state's attorney to seize the books ofthe bank forthwith and submit them tothe grand jury. In them it was saidthe body would find ample evidence tobear out Cronin's declarations that a cer-tain prominent Irish-American had beenguilty of a huge embezzlement of Na-tionalist funds when a member of thegoverning board . of the Clan-na-Gacl.In support of the request Scanlan madea long argument. 'He said that whileAlexander Sullivan was a member ofthe triumvirate he went to Paris anddemanded ofPatrick Egan, then an ex-ile from Ireland, and acting as treasu-rer of the Irish land league, the sum of$10,000 to be used in carrying out theaims and objects of the

PHYSICAL FOKCE MENin the. United States. The sum wasneeded, he said, to furnish certain ex-peitions that had been planned in ameeting of representative members ofthe Clan-na-Gael. Egan, Scanlan wenton to say, refused topay over.the money,and thereupon \u25a0'\u25a0 Sullivan threatened todisrupt every Irish society in the UnitedStates, adding that a large element wasdissatisfied with the management ofIrish affairs and on the verge of revolt.A week was consumed in the discussionof the matter, and finally Egan pro-prosed that the counsel of some of hisconfreres should be taken. This wassatisfactory to Sullivan, and Sheridan,the famous "No. 1" of the Phoenix park"removals," and a leader of the physicalforce men in Ireland, was mutuallyagreed upon. He was summoned toParis by telegraph, and after fullyconsidering the question decided thatin order to conciliate all factions of theClan-na-Gael in the United States itwould be better for the money to bepaid. Thereupon Eagan handed overto Sullivan $10,000 in cash of the Na-tional league funds. The full amountwas brought to Chicago. Scanlan wenton to say that several months ago, whenthe institution went into the sheriff'shands, he obtained permission to makea full examination of the books in theinterest of Cronin and other ".prominentIrishmen. As a result he found that thesum of .83.000 had been deposited to

SULLIVAN'S PERSONAL CREDIT,but he was unable to learn K how it wasdeposited except in a general way. Thewhole amount, moreover, had beendrawn out by means of a check. Itwasthis transaction to which Dr. Croninhad called the attention of the conven-tion held at . Philadelphia, his state-ments at that time being supported bySheridan, who had in the meantimecome" to this country and is now in Cali-fornia. Cronin urged the appointmentof a trial committee, but Sullivau man-aged to explain the matter away,and it was dropped until last sum-mer, when the conflicting clans met inthis city. Then Cronin renewed thecharges, and the now famous com-mittee of six was appointed to investi-gate. As has already been reported, amajority report vindicating Sullivan,and signed by four members, is alreadyin existence, while Cronin had just be-fore his death completed a minority re-port in behalf of himself ; and his col-league, setting forth that the chargeshad been fully proven. Both of thesereports were intended for the forthcom-ing convention of the National league.Scanlan went on to argue that therewas a .: _W__m___fm__%

DIRECT CONNECTION - y-between these facts and the ;. murder,and in conclusion repeated his requestfor an investigation by the grand juryand offered to assist that body ivgoingthrough the books. Judge Longeneckerlistened attentively, asking numerousquestions, and when Scanlan bad con-cluded he promised to give the requesthis serious, and immediate attention.Outside of this- the day, was non-productive ..of .. developments, al-though the small army of cityand private detectives flittedhither and thither with as much myste-rious activity as ; ever. Itwas reportedduring the afternoon that Woodruff hadconfessed, that the ice man, 1 ivan, hadlured him to drive the cart inwhich thebody was taken from the cottage, but adenial was given by the police authori-ties. Unsuccessful efforts . were madeby Chief Hubbard to induce DetectiveCoughlin and , Woodruff to make aclean statement of their connec-tion with the tragedy. Both' ab-solutely refused to talk.. Just beforethe grand jury adjourned the chiefentered the \u25a0 chamber, and held a briefconference with the body which" is sup-posed to have reference to the ; Scanlanstory. Important developments are ex-pected to-morrow. Itis stated to-night,upon apparently good ' authority, thatthe present grand jury willnot be askedto give the Cronin case any further con-sideration. The ' serious character .ofthis announcement is best appreciated,and the tendency of the investigationbest understood, when it is rememberedthat a considerable portion of the mem-bers of the present jury. ; V

\u25a0 -: \u25a0 ARE IRISHMEN,or of Irish defcent. While State's At-torney Longenecker is voiceless as . thesphinx as to the reason for declining tocontinue the investigations under thepresent jury, those high in authority donot deny that the question of-. national-ityhas much to "do **'with \u25a0•• his decision. .The police yesterday fullyinvestigatedthe rumor that portions of Dr. Cronin'swearing apparel \u25a0• had . been found inthe woods -\u25a0 south of -Rose Hill bya . couple : of boys. The clothing wastaken charge ofIby the police, and sub-"sequentlv submitted to the inspection of ;the Conklifis' and several others of Dr.Cronin's best friends. \u25a0; None of them/however, identified the \property as theapparel of, the murdered man. and, in :

fact, all were positive that he had never

worn, clothing in any way resembling Tthe articles exhibited. • Thus anotherclue from which much was hoped provesunfounded.

THE LATESTFROM HUBBARD. ."What are your latest . developments :

in the Cronin case?'.' ChiefHubbard wasasked at 10 o'clock to-night. "We have'discovered nothing new of importancethis afternoon,"' he : answered. Most ofthe ;\u25a0' day has really been spent iinputting . all ..the evidence .: togetherin consecutive order, in endeavor-;ing to pick out the missing links.*; It isa deep case, a very deep case," and the '

chief's brow ywrinkled perplexedly.*"These Irish societies are so cementedin their interior relations and so secre-tive in their actions that it is almost im-possible to ferret out any information inregard to them. -There have beenvarious rumors as to the murderot men who have been placedunder arrest." "How many indi-viduals ' are there really at this timeunder arrest?"- "Only three, and thosethree are the -men who are under in-dictment. It is true there are severalothers practically under arrest, undersurveillance, but there are only threeactually under arrest. I don't knowwhen any other arrests will take place."Lieut. Schuettler, of the Larrabeestreet station, and ten officers werebusy all day to-day searching for

CHONIN'S CLOTHESThey worked for nothing. The cot-

tage on Ashland avenue, where thephysician is supposed to have been as-sassinated, was first searched. OfficersBrink, Loreh, Hiott, Jameson, Hedrickand Hirsch, in the basement, dug upthe ground underneath the flooring tothe depth of a foot or two andsearched every . crack and \u0084 creviceabout the windows, . beams, sinkand coal bin without discovering atrace of anything that might have be-longed to Cronin. Lieut. Schuettlerfastened a candle on the end of a stringand lowered itthrough the wall spacesfrom the attic to the floor beams below.The chimney and flues were searchedas i. well as every shelf andcloset on the ground floor. Sev-eral of the officers , searched un-der . the sidewalks ' and crossingsin the neighborhood of the cottage, andlooked through all the catchbasins andouthouses. Lieut. Schuettler and'Officers Brink, Wilkson and Jamiesonwere then driven tothe Belmont avenuebridge in the Lakeview patrol wagon.They carried grappling irons and dredg-ing tools, and after 'obtaining 'boats atSharpshooters' park, dragged the riverfor several hundred feet without suecess. The search willbe continued to-morrow. -Peter McGeehan. the Philadelphiasuspect, talking this evening to a re-porter, said that several days ago hewas taken by a detective to see Mrs.Conklin. She* first said McGeehan wasnot the man who called for the doctor.Then her husband came in and the de-tective introduced McGeehan in form.Immediately upon hearing the name,Mrs. Conklin again surveyed Mc-Geehan again, and declared positivelythat he was the man who lured thedoctor away. McGeehan said: "I \u25a0

believe that woman is capable of swear-ing a mans life away. Conklin hasadded to her reckless judgment somestories about me that I shall call him tolegal account for. Dinan, the livery-man, says Ido not answer the descrip-tion of. the man wanted. The policenow know that 1 had nothing to dowith the case. I"believe that the plot,conspiracy, or whatever you please tocall it, was purely personal matter andthat the right clue has not . yet beenstruck, or if-found, has not been pub-lished." *

Notwithstanding Chief Hubbard'sstatement, itwas reported to-night withgreat . veness that -\u25a0'- two \ otherCronin suspects are in jail. The pairare said to have been arrested Mondaynight at the same time as the iceman,and are now :believed to be secretedin some outlying police station.Coroner Hertz adjourned the Cronininquest this morning to Monday morn-ing next. No evidence was heard. Theadjournment was taken at the sugges-tion of State's Attorney Longenecker,who was of the opinion that the takingof evidence in public might hamper thepolice in their work of investigatingclues.

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Iron in the South. ' <\u25a0

Baltimore, Md:-, May 29.—Speakingof the manufacture ofiron in the South,the Record quotes from a paper pre-pared by J. T. Smith, president of theBritish Iron Trade association, in whichhe calls the attention of English ironworkers to the developments: in theSouth, and says Abram S. Hewitt, ofNew York, told him ; that iron can beproduced in Alabama for about $7.50 aton. Smith claims that the economiceffect of this iron development in theSouth willbe much more seriously feltin the Eastern states than in England.

' m* ". " • -Probably the Blacksmith.

Special to the Globe. -Winona, May 29.—F.y W. Smith, of

Caledonia, who was believed to be theman found hanging to a tree south ofthe lake last Sunday, came "to town to-day from Caledonia. He says he neverhad any idea of suicide. He left hereand went home to Caledonia May 11, aweek before the body was found. It isbelieved the body must be ' that of theitinerant Baltimore . blacksmith whoworked at Lewiston. .; y - ;

Don't Like the Removal.Special to the Globe

Eau Galle, Wis., May 29.— peo-ple are very much agitated over the lateremoval of their postoffice to an out ofthe wayplace. The '; Republicans ' havenot gathered many crapes in this local-ity by giving way; and 'creating suchgreat dissatisfaction and by submittingthe public at large to such great annoy-ance and inconvenience.—-..*"***> ' ' ..'—-.

Bond Forfeited.Special to the Globe. '-

Duluth, Minn., May 29.— §1,000bail "of; Thomas :F. Howard, of ; SiouxCity, 10., under mdi ctment for defraud-ing A. D. Cuinmings in a pine landtrade, giving, as alleged, a deed to prop-erty that did not exist, was declaredforfeited by the district court.; Howardwas convicted at the last term ofIcourt,but got a new trial, and everybody sup-posed it wouldresult in his acquittal.

Carried the Queer.Special to the G10be. ...

Dcs Moines, 10., May 29.— William "

White was ; arrested lat La Porte City;late last night on a charge of passingcounterfeit money. He had -over $200in counterfeit gold coin on . his personat the time. White was arrested ou thesame charge at r Dubuque some weeksago, but was released for want of evi-dence. - .'"\u25a0'•'"\u25a0.\u25a0'*'. «_» ""——- Dismissed the Prayer.Special to the Globe.; Shakopee, y Minn., May '-. 29.—The :

county vcommissioners dismissed theJordan petition asking ;for ah election '

on county seat removal, and adjourned ;sine die. \u25a0y\""—.----vT.y,:Kv- :-;-"y

Four Graduates. '...Special to the Globe. yr~ --*'- -"-: V \u25a0-"" =:-'• --Red Wing. ; May 29.—The closingexercises in the theological departmentat the 'Red Wing seminary were .*\u25a0 heldthis evening.5 There are four graduates.';

WANT BENTO ASSIST.Virginia Republicans Inter-

view Harrison on Ma- \u25a0

hone.

Requesting His Help in Down-\u25a0 ing the Little Dis-

turber.

Beverly and Randolph TuckerTalk of the Haytien

Conference.

Naval Officers Excited Overthe Behring's Sea Mat- :

ter.

Washington, May 29.—1n responseto a call issued by Gen. V. D. Grouer,chairman of the anti-Mahoue wing ofthe Republican paity ofVirginia, a del-egation," composed of about one hundredand fifty of the most prominent ; mem-bers of that section of the party, met atthe Ebbitt house to-day and prepared acommunication addressed : to iGen. Ma-hone, tobe submitted to his committeefor their approval or rejection. Thecommittee then called upon the presi-dent for the purpose of present-ing to him their side of ';. the '* ques-tion of Republican polities in Virginia.;The president was unable to hear themto-day, but said he would meet them ata future clay. He said he would be gladto have a copy ot the proposition madeto the Mahone committee, and the com-mittee promised .. to send it to him.Aftereach member of the ' delegationhad been presented tothe president theyretired, and returned to the .Ebbittwhere they held another meeting, andappointed a committee of ten to waitupon the president and make 'an ap-pointment with him for a visit by thedelegation at some future time.

THE TUCKERS TALK.

Beverly and Randolph Discuss the.. Haytien Commission.

Washington, May -The Haytiencommission continues to be the chieftopic of conversation here. A reporterfound Gen. Beverly Tucker this morn-ing at breakfast with his brother, JudgeRandolph * Tucker, at Chamberlain's."Ihave not seen Mr. Blame," he said."He was down the river yesterday, youknow, and Ihave not been to the statedepartment; so I know- nothing aboutthe situation. Ido not know the reasonfor the withdrawal of the appointmentsof the commission, nor what is contem-plated in the matter. Itwould-be onlysurmising to attempt to discuss it, and1 cannot, of course, do that. As to thesensational stories about my beingassociated with conspiracy, and the likeattacks upon me, the whole thing iswith-out an iota of truth. All that was an-swered in ray address to the people dur-ing Johnson's administration. Theoniypositions Iever held under the Confed-erate government were a perfectly legi-timate mission abroad topurchase quar-termasters' , stores and - a - mission toCanada to exchange cotton for meat. Ihad nothing whatever to do with any ofthe military operations of the Confeder-acy, their guns or their solders, or theirmilitaryplans in any way, and I was inabsolute ignorance -of them. -I was inCanada to trade cotton for meat, poundfor pound. President Lincoln and Sec-retary Seward were aware of my mis-sion; knew its character and all aboutit." "The fact appears," broke in JudgeRandolph Tucker, "that some of theenemies of Mr. Blame are trying to hitat him over my brother's shoulder. Itis a feeble attempt to hurt Mr. Blame, Ipresume." , _

:

SLIGHTLY UNEASY.Mews From the North Pacific Dis-

turbs the Navy Department. yWashington, May 29.— Officials:at

the state department express alarm atthe news coming from Victoria, B. C,that the British North Pacific squadron;had been ordered to Behring sea. Com-modore Walker, in charge of the detailforce at the navy department, says thatnone of our naval vessels have been or-dered to Alaska; ; except the Thetis,which was assigned to that station sometime ago, and has been regularly en-gaged inpatrolling the . Alaskan coastfor several months past. He says hedoes not think Great Britain \u25a0 and theUnited States will war about the sealfisheries.

A SITE SELECTED. .Location of the New Zoological

. Park at the Capital. .Washington, May 29.—The site of

the hew zoological park, for which con-gress appropriated $200,000 at its . lastsession, has been selected by the com-mission to whom the matter was re-ferred. Itlies along the banks of Rockcreek, northwest of the city betweenWoodley lane and Kline-el road, andcomprises about 150 -acres,' delightfullysituated ; and admirably adapted - forthe _. purpose. .It is about twomiles from the - White house. Theanimals now in Smithsonian . park willprobably be removed to the new loca-tion late in the • fall. Senator * Stanfordhas sent to the. Smithsonian institute ayoung antelope from California to ; add-to the collection for the national zoo. Itwas eleven days on the tripand reachedtne park sadly banged up, but is recov-ering, and Capt. Weedin, the keeper,hones to be able to save it. Heretoforeithas been found impossible \u25a0to keepantelopes in confinement for any lengthof time. y ; .\u25a0\u25a0.--'\u25a0

POSTMASTERS.

Many Changes in NorthwesternOffices.

Special to the Globe. \u25a0••-\u25a0-,'Washington, .May 29.—Louis Mont-

ferram,-postmaster at Grand Portage,thirty-five miles northeast ofIDuluth,has resigned and recommended the dis-continuance ;of J the office. . ;Clarksonwrote Congressman Comstock about it.The following postmasters were ; ap-pointed for Minnesota to-day, vice in- \u25a0

cumbents : removed: Iver Thompson,Cyrus W.:O." Dusting Elmore; J. ByrneEldsen, Graceville; K. Kittleson, Gran-ger; William Thompson, Lester; HenryJorne, Pine Island; -rHenry Benner, St.Augusta; Sophia L.*.Yodes, Shell City.

GET A GOOD READY

For the Civil Service Examina-" tions Soon to Begin. V

Washington, May 29.— civilservice commission gives notice that, Inorder to secure \ ample registry of per- 'sons eligible for, appointment to the po-sition of railway mail clerk from 1; the Ifollowing 'named states and territories, •

special f examinations 1 of '\u25a0 applicants forthat position willbe held by the UnitedStates civil service commission on the .

dates and at the places named below:At Denver, Col.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; ;Fargo, Bismarck and Yankton. Dak.;Wilmington, Del.; iJacksonville, ;Fla.;Atlanta, Savannah and Macon, Ga. : New.

: Orleans and. Shreveport, .La.: *-vicks-burg, Jackson and Oxford, Miss. Provi-dence, R.T.; Charleston and Columbia,S. C. ; - Martinsburg, Charleston andParkersburg^W.yVa., on -Wednesday.June 2; Boise City,7 ldaho; Miles Cityand; Helena, Montana, Carson City,Nev. ; Albuauerque, N. M.; Portlandand Roseburg, Oregon; Salt Lake City,Utah; Spokane Falls and Seattle, Wash.Ter., on Friday, J une 14. .'"-;.

A Few More Rewards.: WASHiNffiONVMay 29.— follow-ing* appointments were ; to-day made Inthe department of the interior: W. CShelley, of Tennessee, chief of thedivision of depredation : claims in the

: Indian bureau; Lorenzo: D. Montgom-ery, of tGalesville, Or., and ThomasStaley, of Missouri, special .-.\u25a0 agents forinvestigation of. depredatiou " claims intne same bureau; Frank M. Thompson,

of Arkansas, has been appointed super-intendent of the Hot Springs, in Ar-kansas, • vice Charles W. Field, of theDistrict of Columbia, removed.

Speaking of Shad.Washington, May 19.— fish

commission has about completed itswork with shad. About • ten days agoCol. McDonald received two shad, eachfourteen \u25a0" inches long, caught in theWithlacoochee river in Florida, wherethey were planted several years ago.'President . Harrison has set aside as a-government reservation 1.900 acres ofland alongside the Stone river. Colorado,running up from - the ' direction -oftheproposed "\u25a0 new fish hatchery :to thesource of the river up in ; the mount-ains. ..: - *

Bond Offers.

WAsniNGTON.May 29.—T0-day's bondofferings aegregated '$1,561,000, as _

fol-lows: Registered 4s, $100,000 at 129#flat: $100,000 i at 129). * flat; $100,000 at129%flat; $700,000 at 130; coupon 4>.s,$1,000 at 108 flat; stored 4>_s. $99,000at 108 flat; $500,000 at 108%; $I,ooo at 108; ;4K per cents * registered, $70,000, all at :108. : All the 4}_ per cents were accepted-

Nice Little Nest Egg.j Washington, May 29.— A certificate ;for a pension was to-day granted to iPhilip Flood, formerly a private in Com'-.;pany '• E, ;Forty-second Ohio volunteer jinfantiy. The; amount of arrears al-lowed by the pension office in : his caseis $15,289, his disability dating back toNov. 14, 1862. This ;is the largest first .payment on record in the pension office.

. Seriously Sick.Washington. May 29.— C. Lowell,

who has for a lons time .been assistant;

to the chief clerk :of\ the treasury de-partment, was suddenly stricken last;

, night with an affection of the brain and:is now dangerously ill. It is understoodthat a5? serious affection of the heart!complicates the case. ;

In the Law Department.Washington, May 29.—The presir.

dent has appointed John B. Cotton, of!Lewiston, Me., an assistant attorney:general, vice Robert A. Howard,, of'Arkansas, resigned. He will have;charge of all the government . businessbefore the court of claims. ,y •-- '" ' -•» '*" "\u25a0 '

SAYS HE'S GUILTY. 7 7

Michael Duggan Will be . Sen-'\u25a0:'\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0 tenced Day for Assault.

Special to the Globe. P*lSl: Albert • Lea, Minn., May 29.—

Michael Duggan, the - rapist, pleadedguilty this morning, and will be sen-tenced Friday. Lair, r his . companion,has , demurred - to the indictment, andas it is believed that he is not guiltyof any great act of criminality, thecase will-not ;be pressed against him ithis term. Joseph Raymond and JosephCipra, who sold -beer in the Bohemiansettlement, where the :Chimelik murderwas committed, plead deguilty and were \fined twenty-five dollars each or thirtydays in jail. Court has adjourned overMemorial day. Q. C. Olson, in boringfor water, on his farm in Riceland town-ship, East of this city,1 struck a vein of -gas. Itwas very powerful, throwing,the drilland casing out of the well, andforcing gravel and water into the airnearly 100 ; feet. He . came to town atonce for casing, and willrig the well soas to use the gas to \u25a0heat and light hishouse. y -yy7: yy-.'.-y" "*7*'-y7 ;

GONE WITH A DRUMMER. '<Grace Heitdan Elopes '. and For-

\u25a0: feits Her Fortune. - y

Special to the Globe. y

Sioux : City, 10., May ' William ;Heiman, of Onawa, a small town south':of this city, is hunting for his daughter,Grace, who Sunday morning , deckedherself in her best clothes, and insteadof going to church, skipped out with a'traveling man for, a St. Joseph; groceryhouse. *. The father trailed the couple asfar as Blair, Neb., but : there lost; all;trace of them. He came ::here andsearched the hotels but without success.Grace ;.was :: seventeen years lold, . haslight hair, a fair complexion, and is anonly daughter.' She is heir to an estateworth $20,000, but since \ her ; escapade,according : to an oath ; taken \u25a0• by her.father, she will . be cut off without * ashilling and the property go to.thechurch. - .'- \u25a0\u25a0_- :-

—\u25a0 .Decoration Day at Winona. ..

Special to the Globe. . '.v; jWinona, May 29.—Memorial day willbe observed more generally than everbefore. The G. A. R. Relief icorps and!

; Sons of Veterans will• attend mass at• St. Thomas' church at 8:30 a. m., after.which they willdecorate | the : graves at: Calvary cemetery. At; 1:30 p. ; m. they :willmarch to Woodlawn, where Rev.Dr. v Gilbert ;;Cothey.- will: speak. 7 The 'stores, banks and offices will generally:close at noon .:: In : the ; afternoon **. thenew DrivingPark association will haveits first trotting and *•bicycle .'races, and.the Sportsmen's club will : have its an-nual tournament .'.; at ": Macombers ? andPeoria's, 1 open to sportsmen of Winona,;Buffalo and Trempealeau counties, with. eight purses; \u00847 /

-;; ' \u25a0; 7: 7; Over a Bluff.; Special to the Globe. - :-- 7 y

. Winona, May f29.—Nis , Nissen, alittle eleven-year-old ;:popcorn vender,whom . everybody *knows, met with a

; terrible accident. While gathering wild'.flowers on the l* bluff south ofithe lake,he slipped and fell, rolling several hun-dred feet to the bottom. His skull was

! crushed and his left leg • paralyzed, Asurgeon removed several large pieces of

'•\u25a0bone \ and .he .* may survive, aHe| is the ;:son of an \u25a0 unfortunate Danish carpen-'.ter, who has *had ' much : trouble :fromsickness and lack of work, and the boy.was a great help to the family. 7 7-7 .-/*

To Be Observed.Special to the Globe. y:-:. "-\u25a0;. 7 v.; '. - ;'

Hastings, *,May ; Decoration .daywill-. be properly,! observed here. Thepublic exercises at the court house willbegin :at 10 a. m., after which the pro-cession, comprising Poller post * and at.the lodges and societies, will take place.

SECURE SHEEPSKINS.[j_\_S________M— ——_—__——___—l

Large Classes Graduate FromI the Winona, Mankato and! St. Cloud Normals.

The Exercises at the Three| Points Prove to be Unus-

ually Interesting.

Every One of the Three CitiesX Reports Crowds of Very

' ': Large Size.

Diplomas Awarded ;to Stu--1 dents of Minnesota and

.?;'"• Several Other States.

Special to the Globe.i;Winona, May • 29.—The thirty-firstcommencement : of' the state normal*school occurred to-day. The day was alittle cooi and threatening for an idealcommencement, but the weather was inmarked contrast with the exercises, forthey were, in some respects, the mostinteresting that have been given at theNormal school. The hall was filled, ofcourse,* to the doors when the ;Centralorchestra opened the programme at 9:30withjan _ overture, , during ;' which theclasses entered and took seats on, theplatform. The Normal faculty occupied,seats there,' and a number of prominentgentlemen, including President Angell,ofMichigan, Prof. Knepper, of Peoria,Judge Thomas Wilson, Hon. ThomasSimpson, Supt. V."G. Curtis, Prof. C. A.Merritt,' Rev. Messrs. ; Gilbert,* Knowl-

' ton, Yon Rohr . and Greenman, ' Dr.VStaples, Resident Director C. A. Moreyand President Shepard. Rev. Dr. s Gil-bert offered prayer, and the Normal .chorus sang "'J^ke Heavens Are Declar-ing." .;'"..._: :.-v-.--::; \u25a0\u25a0•,. y. .

B The salutatory was delivered by MissM.'C. Erickson, of La Crosse, and wasentitled "Unity in Diversity.'.' ;; Itwaswell written and an excellent openingof an admirable programme. Miss Min-nie M. O'Brien, of Taylor's Falls, readan essay upon ."Mastery of Situation." jShe said life was a succession of strug-gles for mastery, from the *;first effortsof the infant to ; grasp . his toy. So of'

men and ,of nations. . Much depends .upon the elementary training. Theschool" trains ; mind and body for the .larger field of later life. He lives bestand most \u25a0 successfully who does hiswhole duty by meeting every daily de-mand of life. . ; yV

*•'\u25a0 ? Misses Clark, Suiter and the MissesSwain sang Jensen's "Maidof Manzan-ares" excellently. "Our Inheritance,",was the title of the essay by Miss Sarah

;C. Selsmer, ot . Watertown, S. D. Shetouched upon the traits . of heredity, :showing that children "owe-'many of

! their failings to inherited Itendencies.From past centuries we *; inherit • ourgreat libraries, knowledge and the livesof our grand and . good heroes. yWemust do our duty, 'so that -' the future

; may inherit from us only good." T .--"'*,y Miss -;Avadana, ," MiUett, .- of Still-jwater, read an essay upon "Margaret ofAhjou'.'' touching, upon her history, and.the lesson " of • her.; life. -One ;must ad-mire . heir., genius ", and her beauty, butcannot respect !her character, for .onlythe ' truly good - can be .truly great.

"Aftera selection by the orchestra,' MissMary F. Regan; of Winona, read an in-teresting paper on the .."History of Ob-ject Teaching.'.'. . She told,;how muchthe teachers of the present century haddevoted to studying the methods for theearly education ; of ; the f.child." . Objectteaching is nature's *own "" method, anddates from the earliest . history. Christtaught .by \ object . lessons. ;~ It wouldseem that object teaching has almostreached .perfection, but we can still domuch to advance it. - .'-. ; ,", -v Miss L.A. Miller, of Roscoe, followed ..with -an - essay on Verestchagin. .. She .characterized his paintings as powerfullessons, which, while doubtless open tocriticism, nevertheless are fullof valu-able instruction.' A quartette, consist-ing of Mrs. ; M. B. Webber, MissesClark, Smith and the : Misses Swain,

iMessrs. Simpson, Hollowel 1 .-' and Hoer .ger, '-• sana Pinsuti's -- "When HandsMeet." ."The Study of History in Com-mon Schools" was discussed by Miss M.J_. Coleman, of Dodge Center.:^ She ar-gued that a man can only become a goodcitizen by becoming familiar with the jhistory of his country; therefore, the ';study of history should begin, early inschool. " -

Miss r Cynthia Pennington, of Still-water," delivered an oration upon "The ;Average "Man." She • said- that we are

-.apt to think of. the extremes . and «paytoo little.attention to the great middleclass, the average man, who makes upthe greater 'part ofthe . world's popula-tion. The geniuses can be better sparedthan the . average : man. Miss •• F. ;M.•Bradford, of Spring. :Valley, > read an .essay upon "The Ball, the Cube and the"Cylinder," describing and strongly ad-'vocating Froebel's ' system of teaching.Miss Elizabeth Suiter, ofLa Crosse, de-livered an oration entitled "Ich Dien."She said we nnd in nature everythingfills some place of . service; what more '

'can man - do? : The . perfect . man minis-ters, :is ; not ministered unto. ; The :proper motto of life is "Ich Dien."yWemay not reach fame, but we can be con-tent to render true service. yl * -..-.;:. .The oration: with valedictory was de-

; livered by Miss Clara E. Wooldridge, of• Hamilton. '--\u25a0 In closing \u25a0; she ; expressed :the gratitude ofthe class to their friends Iin the city ofWinona forjtheir kind at-tention i and '\u25a0\u25a0 tboughtfulness, \u25a0 and ; de-clared ;their :readiness ** to „aid -\u25a0 in her^

i progress; the usual thanks offering was. made; to* the Normal board and the'faculty.* To the under -. classes was ex-tended good wishes land -',thoughts atparting. To i her classmates, *.; she ;re-called the ties of friendship formed, thekindly sympathy and pleasant asseocia-tion which left traces upon their livesthat will never be effaced. As we goout, we must feel that we have only ;

begun \u25a0 to7 learn ; a little ', of: the greatworld around us. If'we have partlylearned the great alphabet of life, let usthoughtfully go forward in the study ofits language and its lessons. y.'jThe . normal ichorus *sang : Mendels-sohn's "Thanks Be to God".' with;.veryfine effect under the direction of MissSmith, and assisted by Mrs. M. _. Web- ;ber, : George T. Simpson, J. D. Hollo-well, C. Will McCutchen, Prof. HuntUpon ithe . organ \u25a0? and •'.' Miss ;Buck :- the .'piano. President ;• Shepard presentedthe class to Director Morey, who handedthe diplomas to the graduates. ;He .\u25a0 in-troduced President •: Angell, whobriefly expressed his pleasure at the ex-ercises. He said that he believed thatofall professions teaching Icomes | near-est to fillingexpectations ofthe future,

. for -*•:no \u25a0; profession brings - greater -;re- ,wards. . You have the human mind andsoul to work on— Igreat |advantage in ;material.^. Minnesota is evidently thor-oughly in earnest in the cause of educa-tion. Education has ** made the . stategreat and will .make it _ greater. : Rev.W. F. Greenman - then >pronounced thebenediction. :y ,jj'p-.r&ri"THE GRADUATING CLABB.y

I The class *. numbers . sixty-two gradu-ates as follows: *. lii!%_f_fs®Gs%_%. Advanced Course— Lawn Bren, Hop-

kins: Addie Marie Cook, Austin;- MartinaCclia ricks. La Crosse, Wis. ; Eleda LouisaFelsted, * Winona; *Ella -Henrietta- Theresa iGrieser, ; Duluth; Will 'Hoerger, Faribault; '

'John - Graham Love. York;\u25a0 Eva McDonald, ;La Crosse, Wis.; James Huckstep Nettle ton,Lewislon; Lena Helena Rucker. Lake City;;Augusta Carolina Seine], Duluth; Sarah Case. Selrnser, Watertown, Dak. ; Elizabeth Suiter,La Crosse. Wis.; Bertha Emoline < Walter. -Lake City; Adelia Weal Williams.

\u25a0' Elementary Course— -lira Eloise Ashley,Lennox; S. D. ; Benjamin Spaulding, Batch-elder, North McGregor, lo.; Harriet MaudeCarpenter, Winona; Mary Lueretia Coleman,Dodge Center; IEdith I Blanche ' Currier, Wi-nona; Annie Mary Dunning, Pringhar, lo. ;Kit Carson Ellis, Austin : Ann Elizabeth •Ferguson. Grover; Eda Delpbine Flagg. Wi-nona; Mary- Ann - -Gallagher, Winona;Hattie Maria Hamlin, Chatfield; JuliaAgatha \u25a0" Hynes, • vKosemount : :*Susan EllenJones,' Cambria, Wis.; Anastasia - Killeen,LakeCiiy; Lillie Ann Lake, Viroqoa, Wis.;Mary Emory Lyons, Faribault; Gertrude Mar-tin, Northfield ;Fannie Marvin, Duluth; Car-rie Brown McCarl, Winona ; ( Anastasia ClareMcGuane, Winona: Lillian Augusta Miller,Rosco; Avadana Millett, Stillwater; MabelGrace •\u25a0 Nash, Lanesboro; Minnie MargaretO'Brien, Taylor's Falls; • Anna Olena Olson,

: Grover; N. Adelia Parks, La Crosse, Wis.;Cynthia -•\u25a0-*. Pennington, Stillwater; AnnaLouisa Peterson, rDodge Center;. GuilfordJo Pratt, '-Viola; • Cora May ,iRafferty,Spring Valley;Sarah ElizaDeth Rice, Lewis-ton: Annie Rohweder, Winona; Mary Fran-;cis Regan, Winona; Helen Browning Searles,Elgin;- Annie • Beaumont '. Shier, Winona;Annie Curtis Smith, Pine Island; Bertha Ro-sina •' Smith, Utica, Mo, : Mary ElizabethSmith, Cannon Falls; Helen Ford Staples,Winona; Annie Steueanagei, - Winona: Flor-ence Evelyn Swarts. Chatfield; Gertrude OllaTerrill, Winona; : Clara Eliza Wooldridge,Hamilton.'- -; "Kindergarten Course— Frances May Brad-ford,: Spring Valley; Virginia Jacobs, EauClaire, Wis. ; Anna Van Blareom McCutchen,Winoua; Lena Sarah Rub berg, Kasson.

AT MANKATO.

Tbe Exercises at tbe Second Nor-mal Largely Attended.

Special to the Globe.> ; Mankato, May 29.— ; graduatingexercises at i the -Second Normal schooloccurred at the opera house in this citythis evening, commencing at V 8 o'clock.Governor Merriam and President Potterwere present, and the exercises were at-tended by a vast concourse of the city'sbest. After the introductory exercisesthe following programme of jessays andorations was carried out:

Miss Jessie L. Patch, of Sibley, lowa,had for her subject. "Books as Com-panions." The subject was handled iva practical manner, showing the writerhad read much and had decidedly , goodideas as . to what Ito read. She said:"Pictures, travel, music, books andfriends are the chief sources of pleasure.Of these -books are the cheapest, and \u25a0

most easily obtained. Ifwe have notcompanions 'we find substitutes inbooks; ifwe make wise selections theylead us to higher aspirations.

Books were made to rule . the world.Good "books :. widen and broaden ourvision like a telescope. We should seek

. out tbe -truth in books and not readthem for pleasure alone. :

\u25a0:-. Under the caption "Blue Stockings"Miss Sophie *_!.yPendergast, of Hutch-inson, gathered an array of facts thatmade up a creditable essay. The termwas first applied to literary women inthe time of Dr. Johnson. In our day itis only applied to those women whomake a vain display of their literaryabilities. . . • -.._ Mme. de Stael was one of the promi-nent ones; her -influence was so greatthat she-was ordered out ofthe country. by Napoleon.* She gave a new impulse.

•to French literature, *and "its )later.de-velopment can be itraced to her influ-ence. yIn this conn try Harriet |BeecherStowe has been held up as an exampleof'\u25a0 the danger, incurred by giving toomuch attention to literary pursuits; butMrs. Stowe is one ofthe proudest namesofour thistory. Tne ;influence of * theBlue Stocking has been wholesome.'• Miss Alma C. Hartman, ofMankato,read a. practical essay on "IndustrialEducation for Girls." in which she ablyset forth * the advantage to be gainedfrom the industrial training of girls.. \u25a0 Under the subject, "Folk-lore Tales,"Miss Hattie A. Chandler, ot Litchfield,showed that her reading has been ex-tensive and that she knows; how tomake ]it*useful. The ; purpose ' of theessay was to show that \u25a0 although ' onrland is in its infancy, there is abundantmaterial from 1; which to weave these in-teresting tales. -

\u25a0y A strong argument was presented byC. W. Wagner, of New Richland, in hisoration on "Why We Study Latin.'.' ; y

; Benjamin McGregor, in his oration on"The French Republic," gave an inter-esting historical speech, which was welldelivered. * < ;y _f- J. C. Miller,of Mankato. -had for hissubject '"Artesian iWells," ably illus-trated by " numerous drawings. .- In anc ssay on the subject "Two Voyages,". ;Miss Ella Richardson," of Slayton, gavean ; interesting 1 comparison Ibetween atrip acrosS the -Atlantic and one acrossthe Pacific. Miss Mamie Pattee, of thiscity,", had jan I interesting Iand -.realisticdiscussion on the subject "Monks,',' fol-lowing in vividmanner : the history ofmonasticism from the dark ages to thepresent civilization. -" \u25a0•

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- Women in Education" was treatedby Almira S. Beedle, of Howard Lake,aud clearly represented Ithe great workdone by, women in the educational field,and the progress in educational systemsresulting from it.-;'.;

The class graduated to-night is one ofthe largest ever • sent out from tbeschool; and one ofunusual ability. Theopera house was :crowded to its utmostcapacity aud many were (turned awayfrota Ithe *; doors. The ' class numberedfifty-two, and among the members arerepresentatives from all >' parts of thestate.

AT ST. CLOUD.

Many Unable to Gain Admittance'..'.7. to the Exercises. *•.

Special to the Globe.>: St. Cloud. May 29.—Normal hall was \u25a0

crowded to overflowing this morning by\u25a0an r audience ianxious :to witness . the;commencement exercises ,' of. the statenormal school, and many were unableto gain - admittance. yThe programmeopened at 9:30 by a chorus by the school, *"IWill - Extol -Thee." This -was fol-lowed by \ the i invocation, .' the *school

:sang another chorus, "O'er the Waters," i: and then the Ifollowing essays and ora-tions were delivered by members of the

; graduating class: ':•;\u25a0Salutatory and Essay—" After. Dinner Meditation "— ; -Lafayatte Roswell AdleyEssay— '\ABridge " Annie Bruce WalkerTopical Recitation— "Microscopic • ':;; r, Plants " .-...'..'.-.".Addie Eliza JohnsonOration— "Knowledge in \u25a0••• Prac- "i---•---• tice" . :'. . ... .... .. .. .' Henry W. BetterSong— Double trio, "Revel of the - \u25a0;\u25a0 ;. Fairies" .............RossiniEssay—" Mrs. Poyser ".".:..'. ': .. .Anna TalbotEssay—" Characteristics ofScott"—-> -.--. Floy CorbinEssay— Perils : ol American Hu- :y;mor"... .........Jessie Benton HuntOration—"Duty":...:. :..:.. John H. Watson"When Shall the Voice of Sing-

ing" -.-.";..; .. ......... .. ...... ....800tEssay—" Conversation "—,;* .*- _

;:-** •_:: 7 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0 Rebecca Taylor MattsonOration—"The Mission of the Com-'\u25a0 w;mon Schools "; ; . '..'.John Henry WeyrensEssay—" Our Alumni" ..Caroline Emma RichSerenade— l'Sleep,-* MyFlowers "...Quartette

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Essay and :Valedictory—"Dante"-;-r;-.,:y;;ysyy;:f^ Helen Louise Douglas" The school sang another chorus. "See ;How Lightly: on *the Blue Sea," fromLueretia , Borgia," and . then President I; Gray arose, and in a fittingaddress pre-sented, the class the state normal board.Hon. D. L. Kiehle responded on behalfofthe board, and presented the diplomas ;to the following graduates: -y j

Advanced Coarse— Christian Bach, Caroline 1

E. Felch, . Jennie McConnell, : Rebecca >T.Mattson, William ! T. :. Pattison, Henry -W.Heiter, John 11. Watson," Helen I. Douglas,Elizabeth F. Fitzgerald, Mary E. Kickerson,Nancy E. Paddock, Emma C. Rich, John H.

iWeyrens, Annie B. Walker. 7 \u25a0" ~-;~*'.'*."".---•

Elementary Class— Lafayette R. . Adley,\u25a0 Eleanor E. Adams, Floy Coruin, Jessica M.-Hines, AlphaX. Morgan, Judson Shaw, Eliz-abeth M. Tait. Erwin w. Atwood, Eleanor\v. Carey, Jessie B. Hunt. Addie E. Johnson,Elizabeth N. Norton, Anna Talbot, Sarah J.Whitney.

The spacious parlors „at the Ladies'home were crowded all evening by thosewho were present at the . reception oftho faculty. A large number of citizenswere in attendance ,to testify . by ; theirpresence that they were justly proud oftheir state normal, its faculty and itsgraduates. \u25a0; \u25a0-.: \u25a0: -y: '\u25a0\u25a0

POOH-POOHS THE IDEA.MacDon aid * Says There Will Be

***\u25a0 No War Over Behring's Sea. \u25a0'; ;\u25a0 Ottawa, Ont, May 29.—1n an inter-view to-day Sir John A. MacDonaldsaid: "The idea of "war \u25a0 between : Eng-land and •\u25a0; the United * States is absurd.The British government .has no hostileintentions, ' nor, I -am \u25a0 satisfied, has theAmerican government. The ships aregoing for a cruise/ but it will be only asort of Imarine ;picnic and has no moresignificance than if the vfleet ; went toValparaiso. 1know " nothing whateverabout the promises of protection tofishing: vessels, .but such promisescould bo made without my know-ing it, although very , unlikely.Ido not thiuk C nudian vessels will bemolested outside the three-mile limit""But Canadian schooners . have 'beenmolested and - are now : under arrest""Yes," Sir John admitted. "Canadianschooners ' have been molested and . Ithink it very mean that they have notbeen brought to trial.. The fact is theUnited -. States government knows itsabsurd pretension ' about Behring sea,being a mare clausum. cannot be main-tained." "Ought the government notto demand * redress for the seizures?""LordSalisbury has been doing nothingbut demand redress ever since," TheCanadian government made representa-tions to the home government \u25a0 immedi-ately and the imperial government tookimmediate action. Of ' course \u25a0if , theUnited States refuses to respect the lawof nations there are " only three coursesfor us: We must have war, back down,or arbitrate. Myopinion is that if theUnited « States - do not acknowledgethemselves tobe in the wrong, the mat-ter . will ibe ;referred to arbitration. . Iknow what - the * opinion ; of the Cleve-land goverdment was on this question,and law of nations has not altered sincethe change of government."

CRUSHED IN TIMBERS.

Three .Men Fatally and FifteenDangerously Hurt at a Barn-Raising. ">

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Akron, 0., May 29.—A terrible acci-dent .'happened at a barn-raising on thefarm ofJacob Boerstler \u25a0at Loyal Oak,seven miles from this city, by whichthree men were; fatally injured and fif-teen -more ,;seriously -. hurt. While oneof the big bents of the barn was beingelevated into > position * one of : the sideposts slipped beyond the protecting barand the big beam came crashing downwith terrific force -upon a score of men.The utmost consternation prevailed and

. the work of . rescue was retarded forthe: time being owing to the excitementand lack _of adequate $. help. ;7 FrankEirich was. the first rescued and willdie. IHis g chest iis "crushed entirely- in.Jacob \u25a0 Kurtz, cf Norton *Center, wascrushed fatally. Milton ; Boerstler, ason of the owner ot the : barn, receivedfatal injuries. Joseph Bauer, his sonWilliam, and brother -Charles were ter-ribly •';• gashed and \u25a0; bruised. "A. dozenmore were • more •or less injured. It isimpossible toobtain fullparticulars andthe names of all the wounded owing tothe remoteness of the locality.: The.wives of:- the - men were in the housepreparing a dinner for the occasion, andsome of them " were -completely pros-trated : by \u25a0 the calamity. : Medical aid'was -summoned from all the surround-ing bamlets^^VT^y^T-^y- 7.y EIGHTEEN LOVES LOST.Loss of the *Ontario Schooner Ba-

\u25a0'\\'"TariajfßS6___i_||H____|• Kingston, Ont., May 29.—The worstdisaster that has occurred on Lake On-tario in many years took place yester-day. The steam barge D. D. Calvin, ofKingston, with a tow ofthree schoonerswith timber, from St. Ignace, was struckby a gale off Long Point. The towlineparted, and \ the" Norway, Valencia andBavaria were in the "trough of the sea.The two '\u25a0 former managed •:\u25a0 to \u25a0 come toanchor after .-being water * logged andwere picked up by the Calvin andArmenia. 7-, :^-_____9BBEfl_|and brought here. The . crews .wereperched on the cabin tops for twenty-;four hours, without food, and * with thewaves washing over them and sufferedterribly. The" Bavaria weut ashore onGal 100 ;Island, : sixty miles from here,and the crew were all lost. They were;Capt John Marshall, wife and threechildren, ofKingston; First Mate FelixCampau, wife and six children, of Gar-den Island; Second Mate John Snell,leaves a widowed mother; William Mc-Garrity, Garden Island ; Sandy Berry,Pittsburg; Archy Borley, and '.. EliasBorley, St. Paul's Bay, all seamen andsingle; Bella Hartman, cook.—i

Scares the People.Special ,to the Globe. \u25a0'-. '-[; .. v7'Little Falls, May 29.—A prominentbusiness man of this ' city, who visitedthe little hamlet of Gravelville, tenmiles east. "- yesterday, ,reports - the . in-habitants north of that tqwn in greatconsternation ; at -! a - large ':\u25a0 object of agrayish-white ' color, which - descendedfrom the :; heavens, accompanied :by anoise ; not : unlike . the screaming of a,bombshell. ; Itstruck . near a large pinetree with a whirling motion, like a min-iature cyclone,' the concussion soundinglike several stones '• striking the ground.A Swede woman, who witnessed its fall,thought the judgment .-. day * had come.Itwas probably a meteoric stone. Aninvestigation will be made this week.

Gardeners Discouraged. --"\u25a0„."-.Special to the Globe.

• Sauk Rapids, May 29.—A frost muchmore severe than that of the 22d struckus Monday night and killed the vege-tables. Small grains in ; low places inthe country have .been: considerably in-jured,' but, it is hoped, that these "willrecover, y Gardeners are very much dis-couraged and will have toreplant. "-*\u25a0

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tg&ss Aid Came Too Late.Special to the Globe. 7y Red Wing, , May ' 29.—A six-year-olddaughter ; of Andrew Boxstrom, livingin Plum City, Pierce county, was fatally,burned while ; attempting ito kindle afire. 7 In:some way the .-• flames :-. com-municated to .: her clothing, and assist-'ance was rendered too late to save herlife

\u25a0\u25a0y... \u2666 —An Agreement Reached.; London. May 29.—The Dally -News'Berlin ,: special says : that the newly ap-pointed *subcommittee of?\u25a0 the Samoan .conference has' reached a definite agree-ment which will be '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. made _public Kin •

about ten days. The Americans awaita ratification ofthe agreement by cable,"and Sir Edward Malet willgo to Londonto obtain that of bis government

THE GALLOF THE MAN.Passengers on a Train Near

Beaver. Wis., Held Up andRobbed

By a Lone Bandit, Who TappedThem One by One Impar-

tially.

Canning: Counterfeiters andMoonshiners Caught in

Illinois.

The Men Who Murdered andTortured Old Man Voder

on Trial.

''. Ellis Junction, Wis., May 29.—'Atrain robbery on the Milwaukee _Northern railway at Beaver to-night liasin It all the elements of the daring whichcharacterized the train gang of thefrontier in the palmy days of theJames boys of Missouri. The train hadjust pulled out of Beaver, a stationfive miles from this point. A manwalked deliberately . through the rear

. coach to the rear door. Reaching that,he asked the brakeman: "What is thename of the station you have just left?""Beaver," was the reply. "Well," saidthe stranger, drawing a pistol from hiship pocket, "Iguess I'lltrouble you toshell out the spare change you have inyour pocket." The brakeman complied,and then the daredevil proceeded on hismission, : calling upon each passen-ger iva similar manner. As he relievedeach passenger he made him walkahead, and kept up this programme un-til he had visited every coach in thetrain. Having secured something fromevery one, he backed his way out, stillholding his revolver before him. andleaped from the train in the dark just asthe train was pulling into this station.E. _ C. . Allen, a traveling man fromMarinette, was the greatest loser. Hewas relieved of $175 and a gold watch,

QUEER MEN QUEERED.Important Capture ofCounterfeit*

ers in Illinois.Chicago, May 29.—A posse consist-

ing of two sheriffs, a deputy marshaland eight citizens made a raid on a gangof counterfeiters, who have been op-erating in the neighborhood of Ver-sailles, 111. Four men - were captured,and besides counterfeiting: tools andcoins, a large quantity of illicit whiskywas found. Capt Porter, of the secretservice, to-day took the four men toSpringfield, where he had them boundover in the sum of .1,000 bonds eachfor counterfeiting. : Fields, one of thecounterfeiters, turned state's evidence,and the capture bids fair to be of moraimportance than the officials originallythought.

FOR A BRUTAL CRIME.Old 7Man." "Voder's Murderers on

'\u25a0\u25a0 : 7" . 7 :;yy^ Trial. '*--'.'.Somerset, Pa., May 29.—The trial of

eight of the men who robbed old manToder and tortured him and two ladiesof his family was begun to-day. A mo-tion for change ofvenue on account ofpublic !feeling was denied. Mr. Voderand the ladies positively identified theprisoners,- and in a very simple but-graphic way described the crime. Thelarge crowd in the court room wasgreatly excited as the horrible detailswere rehearsed, and itwas feared thatan attempt would be made to lynch theaccused, but the officials enforced order.The trial willbe concluded to-morrow.

M'DOW'S CASE.

Fears That a -Fool Jury. Will Ac.: quit Rim of Dawson's Murder.' Charleston, S. C, May 29.— 1t isexpected that Dr. J. R. McDow will betried at the court sessions of this countyjnext month for the murder of Capt. F.;W. Dawson in March *last New inter-est has been excited in the case by thedrawine* of. the jury which will try thecase. The panel consists of thirty-sixmen, of whom fourteen are negroes, thelargest number.- oft negroes drawn toserve on \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 a jury at any recent court.One ofthe white jurors drawn has beenaead ;for several years. Some strongcomments have . been made upon thecomplexion of the jury. McDow'sfriends are confident that he will be ac-quitted. Many law-abiding citizensfear i that the most that the state can *

hope for is_conviction of ; manslaughter.

PROBABLY THE MAX.LallyHeld for the Chicago Post-y7r. . . office Robbery.

Chicago, May William C. Lally,an ex-employe of the postoffice, sus-pected of the robbery of eighty-six reg-istered packages, was held in the crim-inal court in $3,000 bail to-day. Post-master Sexton says he is almost certainthat Lally is'.the thief. He was dis-charged from the service ten days sinceon suspicion of having committed pre-vious thefts in the registered letter de-partment Lally's attempt to disposeof a 1,000 government bond worth$1,250 for $900 led to his arrest.

Could Not Hold Him.Chicago, May Morris Flecken-

ger, ; who . was arrested yesterday,charged with swindling a large numberof ladies through representations of be-ing a customs official-and .collectingcharges on packages said to have beenreceived ; at the custom house, was re-leased from custody to-day, the. victimsfailing to identify Fleckenger as thoguiltyperson.

- Arrested for Forgery.: Jacksonville, 3 Fla., May 29.—Last

night Thomas McGetchin,who is wantedin Baltimore for \ forgery, was arrestedhere. McGetchin was a short time ago

arrested on a charge ofdefalcation madeby the Baltimore . Unlimited Oil com-pany. .He made good his shortage andwas . released. Other forgeries ' wereafterwards disco veied, hence his re-arrest ./ y

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Called Her Down.

:Charlotte, :N. C. May. 29.- A spe-cial from Shelby ; says: 7 Mrs. FlorenceAtkinson, who created a great sensationin South Carolina fifteen, months ago bymarrying two men in ten days, was ar-rested to-day at Blacks, S. C, for big-amy, and bound over to \u25a0 court in $500bond."

Discharged the Doctors.j-New York,- May 29.— 1n the Bishopinquest to-day the juryrendered a '. ver-dict that Bishop died of coma, and thatDrs. Irwin, Fereuson and Hance actedin good ;faith \u25a0. respecting • the \u25a0; autopsy, ;.

i though ''\u25a0 they . were over-zealous : andhasty ."In: the matter.: -The coroner*thereupon, discharged the ? three doc-tors, who had been under bail.