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SAINTLY m DOINGS
More Wives Seem To Be
Looming- Up in Mr. Wil
kins' Collection.
The Weather in January as
the Signal Observer
Sized It Up.
A Late Member of the Globe
Staff Is Off for the Pa
cific Coast.
Summary of the Doings of
One Day Gathered From
All Sources.
MORE WIVES FOR WILKIN'S.
Stories That Come to Sheriff Rich
tor of This Gay Masher.
This man Wilkin-, whoso exploits in
the marital line have become notorious,
is. in the language of smart Robson, a
•"corker.*" It* the stories are true, he
was afflicted with a kind of mania for
taking wives onto himself. The reports
are coming: in slowly, and up to the
present time only eight too-confiding
and enraged females claim to have had
their young lives blasted by this Lo
thario, If these stories are not true,
Mr. Wilkins is a very much maligned
man. "Sheriff Riehter was in receipt of
two letters yesterday. The first was
written in a neat, legible hand, and was
as follows:
Baltimore. Md.. 050 W. Saratoga street.
To the Sheriff of St. Paul: Enclosed tiud
picture of John G. Wilkins of Memphis,
Term. 1 noticed an arrest for bigamy of a
man by that name. He was married to me
"Nov. It. I**?;!, in Baltimore, 05 I.'cv. 11. 11.
barton. 1:1 tie presence of twenty or more,
his mother, now living in Memphis, being
£ resent. After living a short while with me
he abandoned me and went to Chicago. I
have not seen him since July 0.1885. He
whs a confirmed opium smoker, also a
Rambler, which l discovered after marriage.
Have heard him speak of Belle Ward often. a
former mistress. If this information will as
sist his wives Ltilie and Mina Hamilton, 1
willingly give it. as such a monster should he
punished to the full extent of the law. Any
other information will be gladly given, as I
do not know who is the legal wife, and 1 do
not care to what an end such a man comes.
1 can give testimonials as to my character
and social standing, as being highly re
spected. Will anxiously await an answer as
I. too. wish to be one of the free. Respect
fully,
Evtei.i.k F. WILKIXS,
nee Cutß-BCDES.
A man named W. T. Nelson pays his
respects to Emily Nelson, one of
kins' WIVES,
in a letter badly written and horribly
spelled, and also touches up Wilkins.
Here it is translated into English as she
is spoken :
Cleveland. 0., Feb. 1. 18S3-Mr. Sheriff: I
see in the Cincinnati papers that Emily stet
son, one of Wilkins 1 wives, said her first hus
band is dead. It is a lie. His name is Will
ant Camp and he lives in Kansas City. Mo.,
where he kept the Cleveland hotel. "Emily
got $10,000 out of him. She says that man
Jim Percy was her nephew. It is a lie. He
came from Vermont to Ohio, and Camp hired
him to work. He goes by the name now of
James Harris. He and Emily Bront opened
a store in Olmsted Falls "and stole some
$500. Willard Camp turned state's evidence
atrainst both, and would have convicted
them, but be did not want to swear against
his wife. Jim had to skip and forfeit his bail
of 3300. She is a thief of the blackest kind
and I can prove it. and Jim too. If you want
any proof I will furnish it. or I will come to
St. Paul myself and help In anything that
will send them to state's prison. I am ready
to stand to what I have told you. Please let
Wilkins' first wife know this, and I will help
her all I can. I can swear that Jim Percy, or
Tom Harris, is no relation to her. but only a
thief. I think that the Olmsted folks would
send for him if they knew where he was. I
will see Sheriff Charles underbill and see if
we can't fetch him back. Please write to me
and let me know bow you are getting along.
I will pay you for all your trouble. Wilkins
and Emily stole 51 22 from me. I think I
shall come and try and fetch them back to
Cleveland. Yours truly,
a " W. T. Nelson.
P. s.— Emily Stetson told me and her sis
ter, Martha Nelson, she knew that Wilkins
had another wife in St. Paul, and that was
the reason they went to Pennsylvania to get
married. We saw the license. I will swear
to what-' I have written on this paper if
wanted to come, and will pay my own ex
penses. If you think this letter is any .good
to Wilkins' first wife let her know it.
W. T. Kelson.
Sheriff Riehter has also recived in
formation which states that Wilkins has
served terms in several penitentiaries.
It hardly seems possible that one man
could have gone through such an ex
tensive matrimonial career. The letter
above, signed by Estelle F. Crittenden,
is not wholly in line with what have
been the supposed facts in the case. The
fncture sent, while it looks something
ike those of Wilkins' now in St. Paul,
might easily be mistaken for another
man, and Wilkins* mother lives in Cleve
land instead of Memphis.
VERY, VERY COLD.
The Weather For January as
Summarized From the Signal
Office Reports.
In his report on the weather for Janu
ary Officer Lyons, of the United States
signal office, gives oat some interesting
facts. lie says: "The most noteworthy
characteristics of last month's weather
at St. Paul will be found in the record
of temperature. From the Ist to the
7th, and from the 27th to the 31st, the
temperature was quite agreeable, and
there was a decided "thaw on the last
two days of the month, hot durimr the
test of January the minimum thermom
eter every night indicated from 4to
41.2 deg. below 7.ero. For a stretch of
eleven days, commencing with the
9th and ending with the 22d,
there is a showing that
is unparalleled by the records of this
office, for during that stretch tempera
ture remained below zero all the time
both day and night, except on the 13th
and 17th, when a few degrees above was
indicated towards mid-day. The average
daily temperature for the eleven days
•was about 16 deg. below. The average
daily temperature for the 15th 38 deg. be
low, places that day as 5.5 deg.colder than
any other day on record. The minimum,
41.2 deg, below, was indicated on the
morning of the 21st, and Isunprecedent
ed-The records, dating from 1870 to now,
show 3t>deg. below on Dec. 25, 1879, to be
the lowest previous to the above. But
after all there has been one colder Jan
uary than the one in question, the one
of 1875, which had an average tempera
ture of 2.5 deg. below. Last month's av
erage was .'J deg. below. The maximum
temperature was 34 deg. on the ooth.
The warmest January in the last
seventeen years was in 1880,
the average temperature being 20.2 deg.
The total melted snow was .72 inch.
The January average for St. Paul is 1
Inch. The mean height of the barom
eter reduced to "sea 'level" was 80988
inches; total wind movement, 30.18
miles: prevalent wiHd direction, west;
highest velocity, 25 miles from" south
east and northwest on the 24th and 25th :
average depth of snow on the ground
at the end of the month, 17 inches; num
ber of days on which .01 inch or more
of precipitation (melted snow) fell, 10;
total depth of snowfall during the
mouth, 8.2 inches.
IN QUARTERLY' SESSION.
The Board of Corrections and
Charities— Mr. Willis Sworn In.
The quarterly meeting of the board
of corrections and charities was held in
Secretary Hart's office at the capitol
yesterday morning. In the absence of
Gov. McGill Vice-President Dana pre
sided. John W. Willis, the receutly ap
pointed member of the lx>ard, was
• sworn in and took part in tho meeting.
'y The. Polk county jail matter was dis
,j^ cussed and a resolution was passed di-
K&recnng the secretary to --visit Polk
■"*;!■. county and, after investigating the mat
'££ ter, make -such., recommendations to
v the* county *, attorney and -: district
---:-' judge as %he *- may - deem * necessary.'
- -- The report of Secretary Hart was - read j
v ; and ordered to be placed •on , file.. On I
~.U {notion the secretary was directed to co
i
operate with the Ramsey county com
missioners in reference to the new
county jail. An informal report on the
Faribault institutions was made by Mr.
Wells, and Rev. Dr. Dana made a sup
plementary report on the methods of
British reformatories, which was or
dered to be printed with the annual re
port. After passing the following reso
lution, the board adjourned:
Resolved, That we recognize in the retire
ment of Hon. W. M. Campbell as an original
member of this board the loss of a valuable
and faithful member, and that our best
Irishes follow him In all the enterprises of
his future life.
OFF TO ORANGE GROVES.
Tom Holmes, of the "Globe" Staff*,
Seeking a Warmer Clime.
Tom Holmes, accompanied by Mrs.
Holmes, left for California last night
over the Northern Pacific. He will
make fads home there. For something
over two years Mr. Holmes has been
one of the most valuable members of
the Globe's staff. When he came to
the Globe he hustled for the police
run, and covered the city in his pecu
liarly lurid style by day and night, it
was while doing this work that he eot
on intimate terms with Clothes-Line
Williams, Reach- For-lt Jones and the
other members of that select coterie of
tramps that toast their shins every win
ter night around Jailer O'Keefe* stove at
the city lockup. Mr. Holmes at once
organized the Tramps' lycenm, over
which he presided in person at meet
ings held every week during the winter.
Mr. Holmes was then made assistant
city editor of the paper, and while his
work has been of all " kinds and styles,
he has since been so listed on the sched
ule. Last winter he. represented the
Globe at the Dakota territorial legisla
ture at Bismarck, and sized up the poli
ticians and blizzards to the queen's
taste over the signature of "Tee Aitch."
A residence of two years in Dakota, and
his intimate association with Maj. Ed
wards and Col. Plummet-, of the Arcus,
coupled with a vivid and somewhat
reckless imagination, and a strong vein
of humor, has made him the leading
Northwestern authority on snake,
poker and blizzard stories. He has
a power of description that
often rises above the routine of cold
facts and carries him into the realm of
boundless Mtilhattanism, in which he
sails along as recklessly as one of his
own blizzard heroes does through the
Northwestern atmosphere.
During the summer of 1880 Mr. Holmes
suffered from two severe hemorrhages of
the lungs, which prostrated him for a
time, and he has never fully regained
his health. It is to try a warmer climate
that he goes to California. He will do
editorial work, temporarily at least, on
the Oakland Times, and if "the residents
of the Pacific slope are not soon reading
some of the choicest --snake" stories of
the century, it will be because the
climate has other than the desired effect
on Tom's health.
STORIES WERE TOO LARGE.
Commissioner Gibbs Found
Brown's Valley in Pretty Good
Condition.
"I have just returned from Brown's
Valley," said Railway Commissioner
Gibbs last evening. "I found the people
well supplied with wood, coal and all
the necessaries of life. Indeed, the dan
ger of running out of wood, coal and
groceries was greatly exaggerated.
Of course if the blockade had continued
until spring such a tiling would have
happened, but there was no immediate
danger when these reports were circu
lated. The people of Brown's Valley
are not at all pleased with some of the
highly colored statements in. regard to
the matter. It is a prairie country, and
such blockades are likely to occur at
any time."
North St. Paul's Election.
The annual election for the village of
North St. Paul occurred yesterday. C.
R. McKenney was elected president
of the board of trustees, receiv
ing 210 votes; John H. Harris,
trustee, 179 votes; A. F. Bumgard
ner, trustees, 105 votes; John Luger,
trustee. 155 votes. D. E. Slanton was
elected recorder by 153 votes and D. A.
Whaley treasurer by 196 votes. W. L.
Freeman was elected justice of the
peace by 205 votes and C. J. Esholm by
170 votes. For constables, C. B. Moody
received 178 votes and J. W. Merrick
200 votes.
Myers & Carpenter, Jewelers,
Show an elegant line of watches, dia
monds, silverware, art goods and novel
ties at 71 East Third street.
GLOBULES.
Carnival plumes and chimes at Mast, Bu
ford & Bunvell company, corner of Third
street and Broadway.
The Diamond Soap company, of Wabasha,
filed articles of incorporation with the secre
tary of state ve^terday. The capital stock is
$25,000, and the incorporators are: S. S.
Lyons, C. Jelhson, J. 8. Palmerslees, M. E.
Drury and L. Ginthner, all of Wabasha.
At the Y. M. C. A. rooms classes in book
keeping and penmanship will begin again
Monday evening; vocal music Tuesday, also
class in either shorthand or mechanical
drawing, if a sufficient number is registered.
The lecture course will be resumed Thursday
evening with a lecture by Ambrose Tighe.
Subject: "Shall the State be a. Shopkeeper?"
PERSONALS.
Auditor Kirwan, of Renville county, called
at the capitol yesterday.
D. L. Hall and Attorney Southworth, of
Shakopee, were callers at the capitol yester
day.
L. Efsteu, a well known citizen of Pres
ton. Minn., and his son. are in the city takiug
in the Carnival attraction*.
O. C. Houghton, wife and son, after an ab
sence from St. Paul of a year and four months,
in England and on the contineut,returned to
St. Paul yesterday.
John Graus, formerly of St. Paul, and now
the manager and one of the principal pro
prietors of Dockrlater's. sheperd & Grans'
California Minstrel company. New York, is
on a visit to his numerous friends in this city.
— ■*—■
"Well Represented.
It rather surprised the average spec
tator Wednesday when noting the great
number and variety of the industries
represented in the parade, that a col
lege of shorthand, typewriting and
telegraphy should be able to turn out a
large float. But the principal of the
Eclectic college is always alive to the
advantages of a representation on such
occasions, and the great parade was
made more interesting by a special and
single feature, which attracted its full
share of attention. The float was one
of the largest, and contained the gradu
ating class, twenty-five young ladles
and gentlemen of the college. They
were, as might be expected, a more
than ordinarily intelligent look
ing group. Under the tutor
ship of Mrs. Anna C. Drew,
the principal and proprietor, these
young people have become expert short
hand and typewriters and telegraph
operators. They arc just beginning to
enter upon the realities, the practical
duties, of Office work, and it is perfectly
safe to assume that they will lie valued
alike for their proficiency and good so
cial qualities when they have become
employes. For no one could remain
long with Mrs. Anna C. Drew as a pupil
and not be benefited morally as well as
mentally. When' these' young people
have become • fairly settled in their re
spective places, they cannot but look
back J upon Wednesday as one of the
bright days in their existence.
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.U n M chants known to have no files on
IflGf Choose tbia page to advertise oil. '■ "-
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY .3, 1888.
IS A DEMOT WITHIN?
Twelve Good Men Trying: to
Find Out if Nicholas Kill
Is Crazy.
The Man Accused of Murder
Appears in Court Vile Be
yond Description.
Officials of the Jail and Sev
eral Prisoners Testify in
the Case.
A Somewhat Peculiar Case
on Which Expert Physi
cians Will Testify.
"Do you think him sane or crazy?"
was the question put to each witness
yesterday in the investigation of Nich
olas Kill's mental condition, and almost
invariably came the reply;
"1 think he is crazy."
Kill is not on trial for the crime for
winch he is charged— murder— but the
investigation is for the purpose of deter
mining whether or not he is capable of
making a rational defense. It is not
claimed that he was insane at the time
he murdered Kohn, but has become in
sane since his incarceration in prison.
Some time ago Kill's attorney, E. S.
Thompson, raised this point, and the
case came before Judge Kelley.
Kill was escorted into the court room,
looking like a wild beast, yesterday. His
unkempt beard and hair and fierce little
eyes gave him a most ferocious appear
ance, and he gesticulated wildly on his
way to his seat. He is filthy beyond ex
pression, and is the worst excuse for a
human being ever seen in Judge
Kelly's court. His oaths and crazy talk
were finally stopped, and he fixed his
"stony stare" in one direction— a spit
toon—and kept it there during the day.
At times he would notice some
small object drop to the floor,
such as a bit of paper, and would
make a frantic effort to get it. The
deputy was kept busy watching him
and preventing disturbances. The gen
eral verdict throughout the crowded
court room was that the man was a
"wild beast."
The following jury was finally se
lected: 11. B. Fuller. James E. Glass,
J. C. Gregg, Silas J. Gottschamer, A. F.
Ganger, Charles Grewe, William M.
Goff, Charles Fry, Robert W. Green,
Col. John 11. Giesk, A. W. Goodrich and
Horace B. Gates.
A SPECIAL OATH.
J. P. Davis had prepared an especial
oath for the jurymen. There is no reg
ular form of oath for a case of this kind,
and this one, being indorsed by Judge
Kelly, was administered, as follows:
"lou do solemnly swear that you will
diligently, justly and fairly inquire,and
a true verdict render whether or not
Nicholas Kill, here present, and who is
accused by an indictment presented by
the grand jury of this county of the
crime of murder in the first degree, is
now mentally capable of making a ra
tional defense to said indictment, so
help you God."
1 o each juror Attorney Thompson put
the following:
"The defendant has been indicted for
murder in this case, and has interposed
a plea of not guilty upon the issue
proper. A collateral issue has been
raised, namely, that defendant has be
come insane since the commission of the
alleged offense, and is now incapable of
making a rational defense to the indict
ment or issue proper. The issue for
you to try is not whether he was insane
at the time of the murder, but as to
whether he is insane now, and a jury is
being impaneled for that purpose. Sup
posing that, upon this issue, testimony
is introduced tending to show that he is
now insane, and he should be incarce
rated in the insane asylum, hereafter
cured, returned for and put upon trial
before another jury for the murder,
would the fact that his counsel might,at
that time, interpose exculpatory or ex-
I onerative insanity for his defense, and
as having existed at the time of the mur
der, have any weight with you in weigh
ing the evidence or in making up your
verdict ou this issue now upon trial?"
THE JAILER'S TESTIMONY.
Court convened again at 2 o'clock and
the testimony of Louis Peterson, the
jailer, was taken. He had noticed many
queer things si bout him and a tendency
to pick up small articles from the floor.
He thought him queer, but he did not
act liKe many insane people who had
been in the jail. Frank Jensen, also a
jailer, testified that he thought Kill
crazy. He had also noticed his desire
to pick tip small articles and had heard
Kill say that he was as rich as the king
of France.
Charles Netterfield said he had seen
Kill drink his own urine and thought
him crazy.
Dr. Markoe, who had examined Kill,
was on the sand when court closed.
The examination will be continued to
day and is scarcely more than half
through. Prosecuting Attorney Egan
will have four experts to put on the
stand to-day and Mr. Thompson
will have an equal number, includ
ing Dr. Brewer, of the State Insane
asylum, who is a standing expert wit
ness in all insanity cases. In the selec
tion of the jury Judge Kelly would not
allow Mr. Thompson to make any per
emptory challenges. Consequently, Mr.
Thompson took exceptions to the first
juror, though he was perfectly satisfac
tory, and also took exceptions to every
thing produced by the state.
Judge Egan cross-examined prisoners
who had been brought from the jail to
testify as to Kill's actions, having been
his close companions. Mr. Thompson
considered it a method of forcing the
criminal to prosecute himself while tes
tifying in another cause. Following is
an example:
Judge Egan— You have been a fellow
prisoner of Kill's, have you?
Prisoner sir.
Egan— did you happen to take
up your residence in the jail?
Prisoner— stealing a horse.
Egan— you steal the horse?
Prisoner— sir.
Mr. Thompson objected strongly to
such a line of questions, but Judge Kelly
overruled his objection.
OTHER CASES.
j In the case of the state vs. Chaddick,
Judge Kelly granted the prisoner forty-
I eight hours in which to secure another
j attorney in place of Ryan, who is ill.
: The same entry was made in the cases
I of the state vs. Prussian Frank and
I' Scheffer.
Bert Smith, who was indicted with
} Preston for grand larceny in the first
degree, withdrew his plea of guilty and
! pleaded the infancy act. He was sen
; fenced to the reform school until of age.
In the case of Cyrus B. Thurston as
| receiver of the property of Patrick 11.
I Drum . vs. A. Schlaechter-et air,' Judge
h Simons overruled the demurrer of de
fendants, and granted them leave to file
■answer within twenty days. .-.*>' ;■£ > iTJ.
j I Judge Simons is "trying the case of
Mary E. McDonnell vsMlonry i !A. Xlc
jGindlcy, Sarah E.*MH«icll and TlWtrias
! J. Mitchell, a suit to vs. Henry A. Mc-
Gindlcy, Sarah E. Mitchell and Tlwmas
J. Mitchell, a suit to quiet title.
* In the i case of .1. N. Love against B. I.
Bray ton, the Jury returned a verdict for
defendant, It was incorrectly published
that the verdict was $180 for plaintiff.
The supreme court yesterday rendered
a decision in the case of Robert A. Cun
ningham, appellant, vs. Rachel O. Som
ervllle et Id., respondents, affirming the
decision of the lower court.
A GnIPMAN'S WAGES.
Mora Testimony, on the Cause of '
the Cable Line
Wreck.
THE JURY AGAIN ADJOURNED i
" • i
Hen Who Were on the Train Relate
the Circumstances-Expert- <
enced Gripmen.
The coroner's jury in the Saunders'
inquest consumed the entire afternoon
yesterday in hearing testimony. A few
new facts concerning the cable wreck
were adduced, and much evidence re
lating to cable lines in general and the
management of the St. Paul line in par
ticular. The first witness sworn was
G. W. Bellinger, a passenger on the
wrecked train. He said:
"I stood on the forward platform of the
rear coach, close by the hand brake. I
got on at Western avenue and we ran
right along down. About Nina avenue
we slacked up a little, but did not come
to a dead halt. 1 noticed that when the
train started up again we went with a
sudden jerk. We passed right along over
Summit avenue, and were going very
lively. Going over the brow of the hill
the cars commenced running very fast,
and when we got about half way down
the hili I saw we were gone. The con
ductor stepped from the grip-car in
front of me onto the platform where 1
stood anil demand his pay, just after we
started down the hill. 1" handed him a
quarter, and he had reached in his
pocket trying to make change, when he
discovered that the train had broken
away. He just got hold of the brake
and gave it a little whirl, as we struck
the curve, and then he jumped. The
car left the track and fell towards the
left, and he jumped to the right."
The inquest was livened up a little
when Mr. Dellinger testified: "Before
we got to the hill 1 spoke to a young man
beside me on the platform, and asked
him if he was the brakemau, and he
looked as though he rather thought I
had imposed upon him for speaking so."
"Who was that man?" asked Coroner
Quiiin.
"I don't know him personally, but I
have heard since that it was Mr. Blair,"
replied the witness, nodding towards
the young looking owner of the Blair
flats, who sat with the jury.
Mr. Blair had to admit that he was
the man, and just added by way of ex
planation that he had regarded Mr. Del
lingers mistake as a huge joke.
Mr. Dellinger testified that he did not
hear the gripman ask the conductor to
APPLY THE BRAKES.
or the conductor ask the gripman if he
should put on the brakes. "I wanted
somebody at the brakes," he said, "and
if 1 had known how I would have put
them on myself. I felt uneasy before
we crossed Summit avenue, and would
have jumped off if they had slacked up, f
I was satisfied there was danger." ; ,-
Dr. Briggs, who has been attending, -
Conductor Frank North, was put on the »
stand. He testified that North's injuries ■ *
were such as to render him delirious for \
several days, and that he did not think I
it would be advisable to ask the patient v
to give testimony before Saturday, and. i
possibly not then. The conductor is re- '
covering slowly, but cannot withstand. '
any mental strain without danger.
A witness of some importance was B. . [
F. Bly, at present employed in O'Brien's: i
livery stable, No. 543 St. Peter street. -
He testified that he had worked on
the. State street cable line in 7■,
Chicago, as a gripman, for seven r
months, and -, had also worked for -;
two months on a St. Louis cable line.. ,.
During his experience he never had ah.
accident and never was discharged : or. t
reproved for incompetency by his su
periors. He considers himself a thor
oughly competent gripman. While
working in Chicago he received $2.75
and S3 per day, which, he testified, was
the regular wages of the gripman. He
received the same wages in St. Louis.
"Have you ever made any application
for employment as a gripman in St.
Paul?" he was asked.
"I made one. I could not tell you the
man's name, but the engineer at the
power house told me he w*s the proper
person to apply to. I asked him if lie
had an opening for a gripman, and he
asked me what wages 1 wanted. I told
him I wanted $3 a day, the same as I re
ceived in Chicago."
"What reply did he make?"
"He laughed and said he could get
men a good deal cheaper— as cheap
again."
The witness was referred to Col..
Barr, and said he was not the man to
whom he made the application. He
testified that he thought a gripman
who undertook to
RUN A CABLE TRAIN
on a line with a grade as steep as the
Selby avenue hill, should have at least
four or six months' experience. •
"How do you think this accident
could possibly have occurred?"
"Well, my judgment would be that
the automatic brake was not properly
attached." y
"Could the gripman get mixed up?"
"Yes; I think in shoving those leav
ers his head got mixed up in the ex
citement, and he lost the presence of
mind to control himself."
Col. P. F. Barr was called to the stand
again by Attorney Horn. He testified
that he was the only proper person to
whom applications should be made, and
that Bly had never applied to him. He
had heard Bly's testimony, and con
sidered that Caldwell's qualifications as
a gripman were superior to Bly's. He
said: "I think I can go out in a crowd
and pick out men that with three days'
experience, knowing what the grip is
intended for and its application, with
whom I would sooner trust myself than
nine-tenths of the people from whom
you receive applications as gripmen, if
they had any amount of experience."
Juryman Monfort— What exertions
have been made by your company to ob
tain experienced gripmen from other
cities?"
"Well, I can say that I made no par
ticular exertion beyond sending to Kan- ".
sas City to get one experienced grip- i
man."
"Have you employed any men who i
have had experience?"
"Three others."
"What experience had they had?"
"One had experience in Chicago— l
cannot tell you how long. Another had
quite a large experience in Kansas City,
and another has had experience in St. ,
Louis."
"What wages are you paying?"
"Twenty cents an hour.' r
"How many hours constitute a day's .
work?" -
"It may be nine, and may be twelve," ',
"How does that compare with prices ■
in Chicago?" '
"It doesn't compare with Chicago ♦
S rices, but it is the same as paid in •
Kansas City."
-yy y OTHER WITNESSES.
' L. Lindsley, a clerk of the Cable Con
struction company, who rode on the
grip-car steps, close to the grip-box,
testified that he saw Johnson press for
ward on the automatic brake lever
as they began the descend, and that the
track brake was put on by Mr. Cald
well. He also heard the conductor ask
Caldwell if he needed him at the brakes,
and heard Caldwell reply that he had
better stand by the brake in ease of
necessity.
The jury went into executive session
and decided not to take any further
testimony. They adjourned until to
: night at 7 o'clock to i deliberate and \ a
verdict will probably be rendered then.
riA gentleman connected with, the Chi
cago CablerXar company," who is in St. -
Paul to witness the Carnival sports, *
•gives the -following theory '*, as \to -the' .
cause of the recent accident: ■*•• ->•,•:■•---*»• '
; t "The cable-; was* perhaps not suffi- i.
ciently stretched.' A great deal of slack; 5
gathers, and cars before being given to
_ ■ ■ ........
public use should be run at least two
weeks during the day, then stopped and
the slack taken in at night. The cable
being new, a deal of slack had probably
gathered at the point where the acci
dent occurred, and the grip failed to
hold." _
•:\ JRlardi < 'ins at New Orleans
Occurs Feb. 14. You can purchase
from any of the St. Paul or Minneapolis
ticket agents excursion tickets to New
Orleans and return via the Illinois Cen
tral railroad from Chicago or St. Louis
at rate of $35.55 for round trip. Tickets
on sale Feb. 0 to 12 inclusive, good to
return until March I inclusive. Be sure
thaf your tickets read over the Illinois
Central railroad, as it is the shortest,
quickest and only direct route from
either Chicago or St. Louis to New Or
; leans, and the only line running Pull
man buffet sleepers from Chicago to
New Orleans without change. For time
table and other information address
ticket agents or F. B. Bowks, *-*-
General Northwestern Passenger Agent,
Chicago. ■ ■ . r
|| KICK AT "TRUSTS."
The State Farmers' Alliance Strongly
V; " Against Them.
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED.
A Lively Session Which the Railroad
Commissioners- Attended-Eric
Got There.
The Farmers' alliance convention was
called to order in the senate chamber at
10:30 yesterday morning, E. H. At
wood, of Steams county, in the chair.
Messrs. Toombs, Shaffer and Plowman
were appointed a committee to confer
with President Loach, of the Dakota
alliance. Treasurer Diamond then read
his annual report. During the. year
$784.40 were paid into the treasurer
and $759.43 paid out, leaving a balance
of $30.01 now on hand. A recess of five
minutes was then taken, and a commit
tee sent to request the members of the
railway commission to be present to
hear the address of President Barrett.
Commissioners Gibbs and Becker re
turned to the room with the committee.
• "The agricultural interests of Minne
sota are under a cloud," said Gen. Bar
rett. "I think this will be admitted by
all. The farming interest has not
flourished during the past few years,
however much the general interests of
the state at large have progressed.Part of
this is no doubt due to the fall in the
price of agricultural products, part to
bad farming and want of energy;" All
efforts to. stir up the farmers to a better
system" of agriculture are of the highest
importance, and should be encouraged
in every way. Minnesota has great
natural advantages, situated as she is at
the west end of Lake Superior. The
rapid development of Minnesota is due
to her people and not to railroads, as is
often asserted. The people of Minne
sota are paying interest on $100,000,
--000 of ---y
V. FICTITIOUS RAILROAD CAPITAL.
"A complaint of this kind was made to
the railway commissioners.but no reply
has: been made. The powers that rule
in this state have their center at New
.York, their treasury , in London, and
they manipulate affairs in this state
abbb t as they please. Will the commis
sion and the governor use the great
powier vested in them for the protection
of; this state, and the correction of
abuses which only exist under bad gov
ernment?" - .
j-Wjhen Gen. Barrett had concluded his
address the railway commissioners were
called upon to address the convention.
Gen, Becker responded, saying that the
people of the state had never said a good
word of the. acts of the commission.
"We are at war with every
railroad in the state," he
said, "and are trying to find out whether
there is such a thing as state control
of er\ railroads." He read extracts from
the annual report to show that the com
missioners have not been idle during
the year. The general continued his
address at the opening of the afternoon
session, and appealed for aid and justice
at the hands of the alliance. Commis
sioner Gibbs was then called for. He
stated the case in his brief and forcible
style, and showed that the commission
ers were laboring against the greatest
obstacles. He recommended that a com
mittee from the alliance be appointed
to bring cases of discrimination before
the commissioners.
President Louck, of the Dakota alli
ance, briefly addressed the members on
the co-operative system in buying and
selling. A resolution in favor, of a large
appropriation for the enlargement of
the Sault Ste. Marie canal was passed,
and a local option resolution was laid
on the table.
President Barrett at this point made a
remark about continual litigation over
the matter of rates, and this brought
Commissioner Gibbs to his feet. In a
few words he showed how the present
litigation if decided in favor of the
board would establish the right of the
commission to fix rates, and end the
trouble. Gen Barrett did not reply.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee appointed to confer
with the Knights of Labor reported the
following resolutions, which were unan
imously adopted:
Whereas. The conflict raging in the
world to-day is between the producers
and the non-producers; and, .
Whereas, The producers of the world
are divided into two great classes— those
who work in the fields, and those who
work in the shops and mines; and,
Whereas, The interests of all who toil
and create are to a large extent identi
cal; therefore,
Resolved, That the State Farmers
alliance views with approval and
satisfaction the efforts of the work
ingmen of the world to so advance
and improve their condition that
they may during their earthly pilgrim
age enjoy some of the comforts and
blessings of life, and that instead of
being degraded into lives of wretched
ness and misery, and made fit instru
ments for corruption and despotism,
they may constitute a body of intelli
gent, virtuous and prosperous people—
upon whose votes the future of the re
public can safely rest.
Resolved, That we unite with the
labor organizations of the country in de
nouncing the great trusts which are
monopolizing all the chief essentials of
'human life— heat, food, intercom
munication and transportation, and
clothing; and that we believe that to
meet these great wrongs . the govern
ment, which is only an instrument for
the protection of the people, should as
sume the full control of the coal fields,
the telegraph lines and the railroads:
and declare as criminal conspirators all
those 1 who combine to plunder or op
press the people.
f- Resolved, That a standing committee
of | five shall be appointed oy the chair
to confer with a similar committee on
behalf of the representatives of organ
ized Jabor, and from time to time take
such action as may best conduce to the
'prosperity of the farmers and working
people. And provided further, that the
president and secretary of the State alli
ance shall be ex-officlo members of that
committee, to act in conjunction with
the other five members.
ALLIANCE RESOLUTIONS.
Shortly after 5 o'clock the committee
on resolutions reported that the resolu
tions were ail ready, and the committee
filed in, headed by Senator Ilixon, who
read the report.
The resolutions adopted by the alli
ance were as follows:
First— We indorse the action of our
State alliance at its last meeting, also
the resolutions and address of the Na
tional alliance at its meeting in October
last. :; . .
JRAILKOAps. : t> - , ;
' Second— We demand that the existing
rates on railroads in this state "be so ad
justed that at least $8,000,000 of money
.nova annually, wrung from the people of
this state to pay ' interest on fictitious
stocks be left in the hands of the pro-
O^r^rry^^^yyy,: ry-.:,
--■y-Third— TUo right to build flat '.wan
houses aud load grain from side tracks
must not be surrendered. The policy
of refusing cars at the important ship
ping season, and thus forcing our crops
into the large elevators, cannot be sub
mitted to by a free people. The wheat
market must be kept as free, and un
trammeled as that of other commodities
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Fourth— are in hearty accord with
the principles of the interstate com
merce laws, and ask our .delegates in
Washington to use their endeavors to
amend the law in the interest of the
people. We also commend the Busi
ness Men's association, of Minnesota,
for their laudable efforts in the same di
rection.
Fifth— reiterate our demand for the
complete separation of our agricultural
college from the state university. The
action of the regents since the adjourn
ment of the last legislature does not, in
our opinion, meet the necessities of the
case.
. '••;.' DAIRY INTERESTS.
We condemn all traffic in substitutes
for natural foods, such as butterine,
oleo, etc., and ask that laws be enacted
prohibiting their manufacture and sale.
THE TARIFF.
We demand the revision of the pres
ent iniquitous tariff and ask our
Minnesota delegates in Washington
to use their utmost' endeavors to
have placed upon the free list lumber,
iron, salt, wool, coal and all articles for
which ■-trusts" have been or may here
after be formed, as the producers of the
Northwest are forced to sell their
products in competition with the pro
ducers of the Old world. They ask also
to be allowed to purchase in the cheapest
markets without paying this no longer
necessary tribute to our own govern
ment. '--7..
These resolutions were signed: W. W.
Hixon. J. J. Furlong, O. F. Dickerman,
N. K. Hunt, John Diamond, 11. H.
Schram, Matt Nachbar, W. M. Parker
and Charles Canning.! «___
ERIC (JOT THERE.
The evening session was devoted to
the election of officers. The only fight
made was on Eric Olson tor secretary,
but Eric got there just the same by a
vote of 37 to 17. The new list of officers
is: President, E.Tl.Atwood, of Steams;
vice president-at-large, Charles Can
ning, of Norman ; recording secretary,
Eric Olson, of Martin; corresponding
secretary, H. E. Boen, of Otter Tail;
treasurer, Senator Machbar, of Scott;
Ignatius Donnelly, of Dakota, lecturer;
and the following vice presidents by
districts: First, Hon. J. J. Furlong, of
Monroe county; second, W. D. Arm
strong, of Waseca; third, R. J. Faring,
of Scott; fourth, John B. Taft, of
Washington; and fifth, Thomas H.
Toombs, of Grant.
After passing a resolution thanking
the governor and others who have de
livered addresses the convention adj
journed until 10 o'clock this morning,
when those in the city will settle up
any unfinished business.
Sheriffs Elect Officers.
At the sheriff's office yesterday after
noon the Sheriff's association of Minne
sota, elected officers as follows:
President— Riehter, of Ramsey
county.
Vice President— C. Nugent, of Wright
county.
Secretary— Swenson, of Hennepin
county.
Treasurer— Gettman, of Dodge
county.
Carnival
Plumes and chimes at Mast, Buford &
Burwell company, corner Third street
and Broadway.
The "Best" Tonic is considered by
eminent physicians to be far superior to
any imported article. ■
THE
HOTEL RYAN
HAT
AND — -
FURNISHING
STORE
Is Selling Off Heavy
Underwear!
Far and Plush Caps, Fur-
Lined Gloves and Mitts, and
Silk Mufflers, at greatly re
duced prices.
SPECIAL.
All Winter UNDERWEAR
Must Go!
Carnival Visitors will do well
to call.
GOODS SENT C. 0. D.
THADDEUTCLANCY,
MANAGER.
MUNKACSY'S
CHRIST
BEFORE PILATE.
AT THE BRICK CHURCH,
CEDAR ST., BELOW 13TH,
OPPOSITE ICE PALACE.
FROM 10 A. M. TO 10 P. M.
ADMISSION 25 CENTS.
CHILDREN, ID CENTS.
%mmmm-mmmmmKmm-wam*a_wKmk-mawam '
REAL ESTATE
i AND
! FINANCIAL AGENT.
EMMETT F. KNIGHT !
| Room 14, Frost Block,
Money Invested for, and Property of
Non-residents carefully at-
tended to.
$1,000, $1,500,
$2,000, $3,000
TO LOAN
On improved property at lowest rate;
without delay.
WM. L. VIGUERS & CO.,
Northeast corner Fourth and Cedar, i
tf Bpr/ie Peerless Extension Table. :
it Made only of -elected kiln-dried \
l^^ll Ash, Oak, Birch or Walnut.' Pat- J
II 111 rated Removable Legs. \
■ • ■. . The » handsomest aud strongest
•t. ANTH9W »$•*»£»• Sgf% 6e»* tt
- »-»**>■ descriptive circular to - • ■"•> ■■3& \
■ TJ-KST. FURNITURE CO., 5&
Kucscj County, MUuic-oL*
' ■hi ill ii m %J* jCLAXS^^^
Our remaining: stock of Winter Clothing is rapidly melting
away, and the indications now are that our winter stock will
be entirely closed out before a very great while. We hope it
will all go. We don't want it; we want you to have it; that's
why every winter garment in our store is marked to sell for
cost or less than cost. Such ridiculously low prices for such
Reliable Clothing were never heard of before in the West. A
man can make no better investment than to buy one of our
Winter Suits or Overcoats at present prices and keep it until
next winter, for surely never again will such reliable clothing
be sold at such low prices. Boys' and Children's Clothing,
Caps and Underwear are selling at about cost prices. Boys'
Toboggan Suits $5. v
Red Figure Sale !
BOSTON
One-Price Clothing House!
CORNER OF THIRD AND ROBERT STREETS,
ST. PAUL.
JOSEPH McKEY & CO. RELIABLE OUTFITTERS,
WE HAVE NO BRANCH HOUSES.
. ' __3
BORROWERS
On first-class, appropriately improved busi
ness and residence property in this city and
Minneapolis can be accommodated with
6 Per Cent Money
In large or small sums on best terms by calling on the
undersigned. APPLY AT ONCE TO
R. M. NEWPORT & SON,
Drake Block, Third Street, St. Paul.
WHITNEYS MUSIC STORE
DURING THE CARNIVAL
We Will Sell Good
PIANOS, $65T05150
ORGANS ? $35To$eo
Flutes, Violins, Guitars, Mandolins, Sheet Music and Music Books at less
than ONE-HALF usual prices. Visitors (who are intending buyers)
can save more than the entire expense of their trip.
WffITMYfTSITC store,
97 East Third Street. St. Paul, Minn.
HIGH ART JEWELRY !
DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND SILVERWARE.
E. A. BROWN,
111 East Third Street, - St. Paul, Minn
FURS FURS^
•
We will Close Out what Sea/ Garments
we have left in stock at cost.
————————
R. A. LANPHER & CO.,
153 E. THIRD STREET, FOUR DOORS ABOVE MERCHANTS HOTEL
ST. 4p._E___.Tj X__i_
AGREEMENTS for the Purchase or Sale of Real Estate, to be
binding, must be in writing. Blank forms of contracts may be
had, free of charge, at the office of
THE ST. PAUL REAL ESTATE
TITLE INS.Q
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aniii-vai>. Wisconsin,
Situated ou C'hequamegon bay; finest harbor
iv the world; four trunk lines of railroads
terminating hero, and will have four mure
this year; at the gateway to the Gogebic, Fen*
okee, Mesembra and west tron ranges* in
the heart of the best lumber! uk district in
the United States. As a wholesale, manu- I
facturing or lumbering center, it has no
equal; has jumped from a small lumbering
towu, in 48*0, to a city of 14,000, with blast
furnace, smelters, machine shops and manu
factories of all kinds. No city offers as pood
inducements to good, live roeu as this place.
Inquiries cheerfully answered.
* " , 4. M. HAGEIITr,
Shores DlocJ-, Ashland, Wis.
money:
We have some small Amounts' on hand
to loan quickly on improved property i
' •' .■■:■%.■s' at regular rates. ,j'Vv;'-, :-
CLARK * THORNE,
.:-.': '. •10 Robert Street.
PATENTS!
Caveats, Designs. Trade Marks, Labels
etc. Write or call.
•LANE & BARRETT,
Boom 0, German-American Bank Bid*.
ST. PAUL. MINN.
1 'jh =r
Telephone 117-3. 7 V
FLORAL DESIGNS. CUT FLOWERS
E. V. BEALES,
,; ; FLORIST : AND i SEEDSMAN,
Cor. 2d and Cedar Sts,, St.Paul, Minn
SEEDS AND BULBS. '-yy< * $£%yi
• DECORATIONS.
\-:y: '.ryy.:.^, . --J
A»«uUhed houses you cangot J * .-y-'.< 4 ' ■
• *■*■' If you advertise, you bet. *' **• 7-
