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2 w- - 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. y.. ..,■ - •'., ~- — > j; ' _ yy .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 SH_F _H_r ___Sf __-__MH__tf__£_aHß__ r _BBv w EBv ____■__ _w .* - _ \A _ _f Ear jflf ____r a nr_fK^Sf ifeSr tSSt Br __Bflß_r _f_l mm ____r 83m fl-HHHf n_r 1 1 f*y m£tt BBs J3 _£ _f_f m__J 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-