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VOL. XVII.— PRICE TWO CENTS— { £*_?.¥_?_*.}
THE CAMPAIGN IS ENDED
Brought to a Sudden Termination by the Uncondi
tional Surrender of Gov. Nelson and the
Long-Favored "Others."
£HE "ESTABLISHED POLICY" DISESTABLISHED.
ffelson Forced to Sign the Great Northern Deed to
Worthless -Lands at the Point of His
Legal Adviser.
!"HE PARTY MACHINERY SUDDENLY REVERSED.
/lie "Reliable Governor" Takes a Salutary Lesson
in Law From the Business
Auditor.
■
THE STATE MORE THAN $5,000,000 AHEAD.
The Attorney General Puts Nelson Into the Grave
Which Biermann Had Dug
for Him.
BIERMANN'S GUN WAS HEAVILY LOADED,
And It Brought Knute Out of the Great Northern
Woods at the First Deadly
Fire.
ORGANS MUST TAKE THE BACK TRACK,
And Set Up a New Line of Defense for Their
Fallen "Reliable Gov
ernor."
- - iiiiiunMct'" l| cmim»cyii «B in
The Republican state campaign is at a
standstill, the intricate and complicated
machinery of the committee has slipped
an eccentric and the engines have been
reversed. For more than two weeks the
campaign orators, organs and deputy
organs have been industriously engaged
in throwing all sorts of missiles, from
the ordinary campaign lie up to the
scalloped, gilded and complete libel, at
the devoted head of Auditor Biermann,
whose offense was in pointing out to the
governor the line of duty for him to fol
low in the matter of selecting lands for
the Great Northern grant. The circum
stances attending the controversy be
tween the two officials are fresh iv the
minds of Globe readers, and it is ouly
necessary to refresh their memory by
stating that the controversy involved
the question as to whether or not the
Great Northern had a legal right to
select the lands with which to fill its
grant. The governor, probably basing
his conclusion on the fact that the pre
vious administration had permitted this
rule to obtain, evidently assumed that
it was in conformity with the require
ments of the statute. This is evidenced
by the language of his letter to the au
ditor in which he declined to
. Sign the Deed.
In this letter the governor says: "In
view of your suggestion that I change
the policy established by officers of this
State several years ago to the best in
terests of the state and others involved
In the transaction," etc., etc., clearly
showing that he considered Mr. Bier
mann's position untenable. This very
"policy, established by officers of this
state several years ago," is the policy
which Auditor Biermann has been try
ing to improve upon ever, since he has
been in office, and it has only -been
through the interference of Gov. Nel
son and other friends of the Great
Northern that he has been prevented
from doing so.
After a good deal of correspondence,
carried on partly by messenger . and
partly, on the governor's side, by mail,
the matter was finally submitted to the
attorney general for an opinion, and
there it was devoutly hoped by the gov
ernor aud his mauagers it could be kept
until the campaign was over. With the
courage born of this hope, the Pioneer
Press and the other organs assailed Mr.
Biermanu in the most villainous man
ner. They have pursued him relent
lessly, cartooned him mercilessly, and
abused him shamefully. They have
ridiculed his assumption of the right to
select the lands -granted by the state,
and harped learnedly upon his attempt
to usurp the prerogatives of '■'"' P/.f.
The Chief Executive.
On the morning after the Globe ex
posed the whole matter the Pioneer
Press devoted a series of doable-column
scare heads to the subject, as3uroiug
that the attorney general would sustain
the position taken by L the governor.
These heads were ably constructed ed
itorials, and" conveyed an auiouai ;of
*~~^l *yc^_y^- 7 _s-c^*3t_j l dfr,^^^ig^ ~*__
startling intelligence. Here is a reduc
tion of one of them :
. A RELIABLE GOVERNOR.
Biermann Tries to Give 271,565
Acres of Land to the Great
Northern.
The State Auditor Proposes to Skin
the State on .tlanufactured Rec
ords— Nelson Declines to Be
-a Party to Such an Infamous
Action, and Refers the matter
to the Attorney General to Have
the Records Examined and to
Find What Precedents Exist—
The Dishonesty of Biermann's
Last Claim for Election Shown
Conclusively— Nelson Has
No Faith in Biermann's Con
struction of the Laws Since the
Pine Land Decisions.
L At a late hour last night the editor in
chief of the Pioneer Press exclaimed,
as he tore the last handful of hair from
his throbbing temples, smashed what
was left of the office furniture and or
dered the writer of the above head
lines to instant decapitation, "Blank
dash blank it, that Republican commit
tee has again made au ass of me." And
I then the veteran victim of a hundred
! practical jokes fell fainting into the
! arms of his assistant explainer of "'Gov.
Nelson's policy," and was earned onto
the roof for fresh air. ''- '■ '
Following up these startling head
lines the Pioneer Press made some con
fessions which were so dangerous to the
safety of the governor that the commit
tee promptly
Repudiated Thrm. '
For Instance, the governor is made to
say that he "told the [Great Northern]
company that while he would abso
lutely refuse to allow it to make any se
lections, or to approve any selections.or
to issue any deed to the company for any
of the lands.yet if it would file lists with
him of the lands it claimed, he would,
in case of conflicting claims with other
railroad companies, temporarily hold
the matter of conveyance in abeyance
until the dispute between -the Great
Northern- and Mr. Biermann could be
settled by legal proceedings or other
wise."
■'■ A little further on he is made to say
that he accepted the —L •"■";. ■-
List of Selections . .
made by the Great Northern, subject to
the above conditions, and it ': also ap
pears, according to . the governor's per
sonal explainer, that "since these lists
were filed with the governor ouly one
deed in which there were any lands con
flicting with the lands selected by tne
Great Northern has been presented for
signature. This embraced several hun
dred acres, possibly several : thousand
on behalf of the Little Falls & Dakota
Railway company. . Two or three of the
tracts included in this deed conflicted
with the selection claimed by the Great
Northern, 7 aud so were omitted from
the deed." - <■; yy ; • ,-, - .-^ .
It will thus be seen that the governor
and his organ were clearly ot the opin
ion the auditor f^-P. ■
AffP '--A., '-i^d No Riant
to make these selections, and so sure
were they of their ground that they im
mediately began a savage attack on Mr.
Biermann for presuming to smoke the
governor out on this subject while the
campaign was In progress. The Pioneer
Press, pious old girl that she is, held up
her hands in holy horror . at . the utter .
"unkiudness" of Auditor Biermann in
interrupting tbe elegant time tha gover
nor was having of it out in the rural
districts disseminating gems of thought
on tho money question; apologizing tor
his vote on the Mills bill, and generally
straddling some of the toughest propo
sitions that ever faced a public man. So
badly did the Pioneer Press feel over
this exhibition of cruelty on the part of
Auditor Biermann that it crushed him
with this ghastly thrust:
"Mr. Biermann must have a poor
cause to be compelled to resort to such
contemptible tactics. He might have
given tbe deed to the governor a month
or two earlier, or he might, if he had
been well-disposed, delayed presenting
it until the campaign was over, when
the governor will have ample time to
investigate it."
The governor and his organs felt safe
lathe belief that ;
Attorney General Childs
would not, and could not if he would,
render an opinion in accordance with
the conditions imposed by the governor
until long after the election. iv sub
nutting the matter to the attorney gen
eral the governor had played one of his
long suit cards, and in this his craftiness
overreached itself, for the purpose was
soohviously to place the onus of delay
upon the attorney general that the very
conditions imposed hastened the prepar
ation of the reply. In assigning this
duty to his legal advisers the governor
wrote :
"Will you kindly examine all the
statutes and records of the state relat
ing to this subject and, at your earliest
convenience, furnish me with a com
plete synopsis of the same, together
with your opinion as to the amount
of land to which the company is enti
tled; the proper method of selection;
time within wbich selections must be
made; the form of conveyance to be
used, if any be required; when the
same must be executed, and general
course to be pursued."
! This is probably the first time au at
torney general was ever asked, amoug
other duties, to make a clerk of himself
and search "all the records" of the
state in order that a governor might
secure the delay he wanted iv dealing
with a question of P.P.
Public Poller.
It was clearly the intention of the
governor to secure all the delay possi
ble and, following the suggestion of the
Pioneer Press, "wait until the campaign
was over." BQHH3B
In this he might have been success
ful had it not been for the unmistak
able evidences of dissatisfaction and
distrust among the people. While the
committee and the governor besieged
the attorney general on one side, plead
ing for delay, the people, on the other
side, began to murmur their suspicious
aud their discontent. Mr. Childs had
to act or share the burden of the blame.
He. chose deliberately aud, as the re
sult will show, wisely, for he heeded
the multeriugs of the people,' and, re
turning from his campaigning tour,' he
joined his assistant in. looking up the
law and the decisions of the courts
bearing upon the subject, and prepared
his answer. Ignoring the governor's
cunningly worded direction,, intended
to consume time, he devoted himself to
the task of drafting an • opinion which
would cover all the substantial points
which the governor had raised. This
opinion was drawn, as stated in the
Globe yesterday, on Saturday, and the
governor, to his utter dismay and con
sternation, found it upon his desk when
he arrived at his office yesterday morn
ing.
. The law In the Case. .'-
State of Minnesota, attorney
General's Office, St.Pall, Oct. 27.
1894.— His Excellency, Knute Nelson,
Governor Sir: In your communication
of the Ist inst.youcall.my attention to a
deed presented to you" by the - state
auditor for your signature, conveying
to the Minneapolis & St. Cloud Railway
company a list of lauds acquired by the
state under and p ursuant to the act of
congress of March 12, 1860, known as
the swamp land grant, aud requesting
me to examine into the matter of such
conveyance, and to advise you in sub
stance whether it is proper for the state
to make a selection of lands for the said
company, the time within which such
selections should be made, the - form of
conveyance to be used and when the
same . "
Should Be Executed.
I have the honor to advise you In reply
to your inquiries that the law clearly
confers upon the state authorities
the right of selection of swamp lands to
fill the quota of the said company.
By chapter 3of the Special Laws of
Minnesota, 1*65, a grant of -. swamp
lands was made to the said company,
lying within odd- numbered sections in
the several counties through or into
which the said road might be construct
ed, not exceeding four sections per mile
of said road, upon the terms and condi
tions prescribed in the said act. It was
further provided therein that in case
of deficiencies in any of the counties
through which the road should run the
said company was authorized to select
land districts through or into which the
road should .pass, lying within odd
numbered sections. •- -
By chapter 50, Special Laws 1869, said
chapter 3 was so amended as to grant to
said company "a grant of swamp lauds
belonging to or that may hereafter be
loug to the
■ ff State of Minnesota,
not otherwise granted, equal to ten full
sections for each mile of the said road;
provided that this grant of lauds shall
not prejudice or affect the rights of any
other railroad company, any asylum,
charitable institution or school to any
lauds heretofore granted." : It was fur
thermore provided therein that "when
ever any ten consecutive miles qf the
said railroad shall be completed and
ready for rolling stock, it shall be the
duty of the governor to execute on be
half of the state a deed of conveyance to
the said company the full quota of lands
for the portion of said road so com
pleted."
In the case of ' Minneapolis & St.
Cloud Railway Company vs. Duluth &
Winnipeg Railway Company, 45 Minn.,
104, the supreme court of this state had
under consideration the legislation here
inbefore referred to. "Referring to the
act of 1869 in question, the court ex
pressed itself in the following manner:
; "That act is a grant or teu sections to
the mile out of any :
t'- Swamp Lands
then belonging to or ■_ that might thsfe* '
after belong to the state wictifftu any
.limitations or restonTOTTrasto sections
or locality. r Such a gffi'rit being. 6lo. of
certain (jTfftntity out of a larger quan
tity, the land is what is terlfcea in land
grant law a 'float.' It will be observed
that the. act is silent *8 to who shall
make the selection of the laud. "There
SAINT PAOL, MINN.. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1894.
POLITICAL GOVERNOR. BUSINESS AUDITOR
■ „„' ,' ,„" -rS^
While Nelson is out on the stump Biermann is in his office
protecting the interests of the people. •/.■'■> ■'}..
are two rules of law applicable to such
a ' grant that have an important
bearing on the result in this
case. . The first .is - that- the
right of selecting the lands to fill the
grant not beiug given to the grantee,
belongs to the state. It can, so far as
plaintiff's rights are concerned, fill a
grant out of any swamp lands in the
state. The second is. that such a grant I
does not tie up all the swamp lands in
the .state until the grant is actually
filled. Notwithstanding the grant to
plaintiff (Minneapolis & St. Cloud Rail
way company), the state could still dis
pose of any of its swamp lands and give
perfect title to tbem, provided only that
It retained enough to fill plaintiff's
grant." - "■' ' ••■ ■ • ;i-L > -fk,
It is therefore obvious not only that
~" -L.-v- Selection** of Lands - f&
for the said ' company may be made by
the state, but that it has always been
within the power of the state to4uake
selections and to convey the same to the,
said company as fast as earned. .. -;
Your attention is further called to the
provisions of chapter 02, General Laws
1893, an act designed to enforce an early
selection of . swamp lands by railroad
companies ' enjoying grants - the
state, it may be questioned'however, ".'
whether the provisions of the last-named
act apply . to the grantee named in the
, deed of conveyance with which you ;
have been presented. The act applies
to "railroad companies within the. stale
to which swamp lands have been grant
ed by the statu of Minnesota, and which
by the terms of such graut are entitled
to make selections of swamp lands and
receive patents therefor." : - 1-
Sucn companies are required to make
selections and file lists ol the same in
the office of the slate land commissioner
within two years from March 1893.
There is, of course, force to the view
that, inasmuch as selections must be
made. by the state to fill the quota of the
Pffp St. Cloud Company, . , fp y
the selections should be made with
reasonable dispatch; all the more so as
the grant to such . company Is prior to
the grants under which other companies
claim rights of selection. . ..,;•;..'
It appears from the records of the office
ot the state land commissioner that the
Minneapolis & St. Cloud Railway com
pany is now entitled to 273,505.94 acres;
The deed in question conveys only 271,
--565.94 acres, which, if executed, will
leave a residue to the credit of the said
compauy of 2,000 acres. -'- --'/—* r ■
The only reasonable construction I am
able to put ou section 2of said chapter
56 is that it implies a selection aud con
veyance of swamp lands to the com
pany ..therein named, as fast as the
lands were earned by the said company.
You will note that it is therein express
ly provided that it is made the duty of
the governor to execute a deed of con
veyance to the said compauy whenever
any ten consecutive miles of: railroad
shall have been completed and ready
for the rolling stock. -•-,•• - • ••--'■_
In this connection it may well be
urged that chapter 62. General Laws
1863, evinces a policy on the part of the
state to close all such grams -.without
unreasonable delay. 'I am very respect
fully, : ; : ,,; ; PH. W. Childs,
.-'-; '-.-' Attorney General,
This document completely and effect
ually set at rest the- question of the
usurpation of executive prerogatives by
the auditor, and, what was worse, neces
sitated an entire change of programme
on the part of the governor" and L Ins
committee. - Of course there was no get
ting around the signing of the deed
now, for the attorney general; not con
tent with glittering generalities,
in a hot little suggestion to the effect '
that— ..:■:,-.-■.. y,-- <..■.■*■■.: p;f.~ ft -..'.
"You will note that it Is there! 'ex- 1
pressly provided that: it is made' the
duty of the governor to execute • a deed
of conveyance," etc. , v -'■'Lji,
'_ As soon as the governor had recovered
his breath he dispatched his 'messenger I
for : his political adviser, and a hasty !
consultation was held. - It was deter- I
mined that the only course open was
for the governor to simply sign the' let- I
ter, and throw himself on the mercy of i
the court. This he did in a letter which !
is in marked contrast to the communica- I
tion which was written by the governor :
Oct. 22, and dated back to Oct.- 15. In j
the last communication to 'the auditor j
the governor was quite gay and chipper,
dealing in some nice sarcasms of the i
Pioneer ; Press variety; but when he !
found that Auditor Biermann . bad him
on the hip lie dispenses with all: those
little gayeties and wrote the following
serious document: ■■. ("fils\ 7 18-Mi
."'."-- Governor's Letter. i
State op Minnesota, Executive
Department, St. Paul, Oct. 29,-1894.
—Hon.: A. "Biermann, State' Auditor-
Dear Sir! In pursuance of the views of i
the attorney general, expressed in his I
letter of the 2Tth Inst., In which- I con- !
cur, and a copy of which 1 enclose, I j
return you herewith, duly executed and !
acknowledged, the deed of swamp lands
to the Minneapolis & St. Cloud Railway
company, which you transmitted to me
with your letter Of the 2&th ult. Youra
respectfully, . . --.. /v.^/.^y- >
_".': Ljj^. : - Knute Nelson, Governor.
Here ends the "policjAestabiished by
officials of this state several years tigbf'
and here begin s a course of Treatment
which, if properly followed tip, will put
a final end to the gobbling up-of-.j valu
able lands by' favored companHSkand it
is Surely not drawing It to stfttialo say
that when thfe voters su in up next Tues
day they will bear in mind that:' Knute'
:^.-y.A;Py y<ff'<*AA-'Pif£f.Zfy
Nelson refused to do his duty until
driven to it by a Democratic official.
And it is not presuming too much to say
that the same voters will bear in mind
the heroic courage of the first state offi
cial who ever successfully withstood
tl-e attempt of a powerful corporation
tcsubserve the interests of the people
to its own. | Adolph Biermann holds the
I only- office for. which the Democratic
party is held accountable, and in giving
a- account of his stewardship the Dem
ocratic harly has only to point to the
work he has done.' /• •
When will houskeeping be reduced
to La science? When all other things
ar.iwer their purpose as well as Dr.
Price's Baking Powder. . Always hits
mark. :V ; v-v-\w;.:.
Mi .'.
DOWN AN ELEVATOR. ;-
A Drayman Is Fatally Injured, at
Winona.. ....:..
Special to the Globe. '■ - ■.-:_■ -
Winona, Minn., Oct. 29.— drayman .
I by the name of Christian Kauphusmann, I
. .fell .down an elevator in the Winona j
this tiorning while unloading freight
and . II to the basement, sustaining two
'fractures of the skuy!from_ the '."effects
of which S> he \ died this afternoon. He
leaves a wife and two small children in
destitute circumstances. : ■>■-■:,': y--.
DUB TO DESPONDENCY.:
A Young Man .Hangs . Himself
Without Apparent Cause.
Special to the Gl6be. "f ]
Winona, Minn., Oct! 29.— Fred Ober- |
meier, the son of M. Oberraeier, of the
town of Milton, Wis., about seven miles
from this city, committed suicide Satur
day night by hanging himself in an out
building. ; lie was a young -man about
thirty years of age.' and no cause can be
assigned for the rash : deed except de
spondency. . —■ ■ - * '._ yy- A f~py
; ; MIXED HIS DRINKS.
-Suicide of a Former St. Paulite at
A... '-. L Crookston. ■"L^L.'L;
Special to the Globe.
1 Crookston,, Oct. 29.— Harry Dugan
took carbolic acid in a glass of whisky
at the Cleveland bouse bar tonight, and
died ;in less than an hour. He came
here from St. Paul , three years ago,
where he claimed to have been' in the
saloon business.
.
Took His Own Life,
Special to the Globe.
•"' Kexyon, Minn., Oct. 29. — Henry
Weiby was found hanging dead in the
Interstate company's grain warehouse
today, having committed suicide last
night. No cause can ' be even guessed,
as everything seemed all right with
him. lie worked for the Interstate
company, was industrious, temperate
and siugle. .: Nothing unusual was no
ticed in his talk and looks yesterday.
When- last seen he said he intended
taking the train for St. Paul.
-c'^j child's; DRY speech. '-
The Attorney General Roasts the
5 'J; Populists at Sleepy Eye. .
Special to the Globe. Ay,p
j fr- Sleepy Eye, Oct. 29.— A small audi
■ ence- ; listened •to Attorney General
i Childs, who spoke on political issues.
I He defended former state Kepublican
administrations, and urged voters to
'avoid Populist aggression by voting for
Nelsiou. His speech was dry.
... Robbed the Tailor.
Special to the Globe. r
| <y- . Yankton, S. Dl, Oct. 29.— A customs
j tailoring establishment belonging to
! Frank .Meisterik - was burglarized last
! 1 night, and ¥300 worth of fine piece goods
j taken.-' -y- yfyfy: ■ ■ ■■ - ffyy
i :ApA- "Stillwater Men Win. L
I Special to the Globe. . . .-.. ', ' f.-f
--' Wells, Minn., Oct. 29.— 0. H. Olson
6 Co.-, of. : Stillwater, Minn., were
awarded contract for building water
works at 815,225, theirs being ? lowest of
seven bids. - . P •-.
,L. , Brackenridge and Hoyt.
' Special to the Globe. ... "'.'•
LL Crookston', Oct. 29.— Democrats
| had a rally at the opera houso tonight,
| addressed by Logan { Brackenridge and
| liufus Hoyt. A large and enthusiastic
: audience was present.'-- .- .
Pan-Presbyterians Will "';': Parley.
BALtiMOHE.Oct. 29. --Tomorrow alter
ation the meeting of the executive com
mission, of -the WBstetfl Sfectioh of the
Pkn-P?esl)vterlan ' congress will - take
place fu Franklin 3trg« Church. The
purpose of the ineeyhc* is to* Arrange a
programme fol "the next session of the
flaiNPresbyterlaii congress, which will
tiijiet.at Glasgow, Scotland. ' Noted di
flues from airover,\fi§ county am} Can
acl.t Have . arrived 10 attend the meet
ft*ixMip:.y-piff. p.f -~:,ffff.
LARRUPED BY BROWN
Brave Old Sam Handles Bier
mann's Opponents With
out Gloves.
HIS RE-ELECTION ASSURED.
' ~ 'P~A
McLeod County Democrats
Appreciate His Rugged
■■'.:" Integrity. 8111 l
MR. BRACKENRIDGE IN POLK.
i P:A?
■-,f~~~~-
Watonwan County Candidates
- Go on the Ticket—North
■-.-,- west-News. "■■■ '
Special to the Globe. ... r.
■ Glexcoe, Oct. Notwithstanding
the fact that a drizzling rain was falling
and Egyptian darkness prevailed here
thiseveniug, an immense crowd assem- .
bled at the city hall to listen -to the
joint discussion of the political issues of
the campaign by the three senatorial
candidates from this district. The
Democratic side was represented by
Senator S. P. Brown. C. C. Perkins, of
Stewart, spoke in behalf of the Pop
ulists, and H. J. Heneman, of Lester
Prairie, expounded the Republican
doctrine. -Senator Brown opened the
discussion with a
- - Forcible and Effective
address lasting three-quarters of an
hour, in which he scored some telling
points. The prominent features of the
address were his logical and effective
defense of Auditor Biermann in the
charges ' brought against him by the
minions of ; J. J. Hill, and his lucid and
satisfactory explanation of his own vote
on the Markham bill in the last legis
lature. . During the address he paid a
glowing tribute to the personal charac
ter of S. M. Owen, and , expressed the
hope that he would be ' some day in line
with the Democrats in all that they de
mand. C. N. Perkins followed with a
brief address, which produced a very
favorable impression. The efforts of H.
J. Heneman and Alexander Martin, the
'■■ Populist- nominee for the house, were
rather pueril, and failed to hold the
audience. Brown will go back to the
senate with the largest majority he ever
received from this couuty.
BOTH WANT THE OFFICE.
Watonwan County Candidates for
: Clerk of the Court. \'f
Mankato, Minn., Oct. 29. — The
auditor of Waseca county > appeared be
fore Judge Severance today to get his
decision to allow the names iof Editor.
Lynch and George Bradford, of St.
James, on. the county ticket as clerks of
the supreme court, they not having
complied with >the , law on filing their
certificates!, thinking their term held
over to 1896. \ The request was granted,
but was first refused by the Watonwan
county auditor. Other clerks in the
state have filed no certificates of elec
i tion and cannot be voted on. ~ '
' D. T. Healey, steward of Pabst hotel,
Milwaukee, writes: "1 regard Dr.
Price's Baking Powder as far superior
to any other brand. It is always uni
form, has great leavening' power, aud
the last spoonful is as good as the first."
■'■■ HIS BID TOO IsOW.
And Now the Government Insists
1 That a Contractor Pay Up.
Special ta the Globe.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 29. -A suit
involving a large sum was commenced
in the United States ■; court here today.
The United States Is plaintiff and Asel
Kyes, with his bondsmen, defendants.
The complainant alleges that Kyes had
a contract to furnish grain to Fort Sully,
in Indian territory, and Fort Riley and
Fort: Leavenworth, in Kansas, for -the
year beginning July 1, 1890, and euding
June 30, 1891. Under the term of his
contract he was to furnish the govern
ment 2,450,000 pounds of oats and 3,560,
--000 pounds of corn at a stipulated price.
Owing lo the drought in Uiat section of
the country he was tillable to supply the
grain and Hie gSVSrhment went into the
maj-Kets and bought what it heeded, It
now . sues Mr. Kyes ■■ for the aifferenoe
between the contra^ price and wh^f it
had to "- pay, the total - amount being
J23.123.18, with interest ,at 6 psr.cent
from July, law, to the presfent tiivSj -r
PRICE TWO CENTS— { V_^&&s }~-NO. 303.
KNUTE'S FATE SEALED
Republican Managers. Badly
Seared, Are Trying to
Avoid a Rout.
LET THE RATTLERS RATTLE.
Loyal Democrats and Honest
Republicans Will Elect
Gen. Becker.
STATE HOUSE RING DOWNED,
And Nelsonism Is Dead in
Minnesota— Political
. Gossip.
There was lively scurrying to and fro
in the camp of the Republican mana
gers yesterday. All ot the leaders
wanted to do something to save Nelson,
but they did not seem to be able to fig
ure out just where they are at. AfAf
If any evidence was needed to prove
the Globe's assertion that Nelson's
election is now entirely out of the ques
tion the managers.from Chairman Tarns
Bixby down to Oil Inspector Foote,
Dairy Commissioner Berudt Anderson,
Grain Inspector Clausen and Messenger
Wade, furnished it yesterday.
Some of the workers tried to work
the old dodge on the Democrats, but
they did not get fur ou that tack before
they were told that it is an excellent
time for the Republicans to take to
themselves a little of the patriotism
they are asking the Democrats to show.
If the Republicans do not want S. M.
Owen for governor they can prevent it
by joining in with the loyal Democracy
of Minnesota and electing Gen. George
L. Becker by a handsome plurality. -
Nelsou's last chance of election went
glimmering yesterday when he acknowl
edged that he was wrong in his contro
versy with Auditor Biermann, aud that
he was really endeavoring all along to
give the Great Northern railway the
right to select the best lauds belonging
to the state iustead of the state making
the selections ot these lauds.
By this act Auditor Biermann saved
the people of Minnesota a vast amount
of money, and he did this in spite of the
opposition of Knute Nelson.
The people, when they read of this
complete and abject backdown of Gov.
Nelson, will understand just why there
are thousands of men in this state who
have no fears of any man . beiug worse
for the real interests of the people ' than "
the present governor. ..—. .
' Gen. Becker is a different stamp of a
man. '■'•" ' APfyfAAyP':^-
He. is a man who will faithfully
watch the interests of the people of the
state of Minnesota.
Gen. Becker will not hold up one pub
lic bill, like the state capitol bill, to use
as a club, with which to force through
measures to which the law- makers and
the people are opposed. '
Democrats Are on Their Guard.
Knute Nelson did this at the last ses
sion of the legislature.
Heroic efforts will be made during
the next few days to turn the tide
which is now flowing so strongly against
Gov. Nelson, but the people will be on
their guard. The high character of the
Democratic candidate is so well known
that Democrats "generally will refuse to
be led astray. And (hey will as firmly
resist the appeals of the Republican
managers to help avert Owen's election
by voting for Nelson.
The Democratic vote of the state will
elect Gen. Becker.'
He is entitled to every one of the
Democratic votes cast a week from to
day, eutitled to them by his faithful and
long service to his party, as well as by
reason of his high character and his fine
ability.
Gen. Becker is a good man, an honor
able man, and he has the Jacksonian
qualifications. He is honest, he is capa
ble, and he is a Democrat. He will re
ceive the votes of many Republicans
who have known him for years, and of
many others who are tired of the "state
house ring." These, with the great
bulk of the Democratic vote, will be
quite sufficient to elect Gen. Becker.
Nelson will be third in the race. He
has gained votes since his first race,
and he has lost heavily everywhere.
The oil inspectors, the surveyors of
logs and lumber, and the favored banks
of the state are now being "beld'up" for
another big slice with which it save
Nelson and the old . and moss-covered
state house ring. . -,-: A;
| The people ate to be fairly inundated
with workers," literature and abuse of
Owen and Becker. Pretended Demo
i cratic and People's Party papers will
! In various ways strive to throw cold
water on the candidates in opposition to
Nelson, but if every voter is on his
guard nothing can be accomplished.
Exposed by the Globe.
The most amusing feature of the Re
publican demoralization is found in the
senseless . ravings of the party organs.
The Minneapolis Journal is particularly
furious because the Globe, by promptly
exposing, the little game of "Bave"
Clough and Heury Brown to trade off
everything to get votes for Nelson,
ended the plot then and there, and
made votes for both Gen. Becker and
the next mayor of Minneapolis, Hon.
L. R. Thian. Under the circumstances,
the following from last evening's Jour
nal is easily understood:
Why doesn't the Globe come out for
Owen fairly and squarely, instead of
trying to conceal its real purpose in
stabbing Becker every day it is pub
lished? It would look better and be
fairer, for Its party would then know
what to expect from It.
; And then here is another equally
absurd break: "A'Af'f- ,-'
- "The Globe thinks 'Nelson impossi
ble;' but ou-j does, not see anything
about Becker being .'possible', in Hie
columns: of the ; Globe. The 'Little
.Norwegian,' however.is rapidly making
it impossible for either. Becker or Owen
to occupy the governor's room at the
state capitol." •■ . -
'ff. The - above . quips are very funny, .
especially when viewed in.tho light; of
the leading editorial in the same issue
which berates the Democrats generally
and Insults the brave standard-bearer
of the party, Gen. Bicker. A portion
of this leading editorial follows:
Now 'Tin Gen.. Becker.
The last week of the state campaign
opens with accumulated evidence that
the Democrats do not expect to elect
their state ticket, but ate hoping that
Owen may be successful. The tone of
the Democratic organs Is distinctly tbat
of a party which is willing to make any
combination to defeat the Republican
party, and which is conscious of its own
inability to receive the popular indorse
ment.
The Democratic party in Minnesota is
something like Alice who went with
Tweedledum and Tweedlcdee to see the
lied king. "The Red King is asleep,"
said Tweedledum, "and what do you
suppose he is thinking about?" "He is
dreaming," said Alice. "Yes." said
Tweedledum, "he is dreaming about
you." "Dreaming about me?" said
Alice. '"Yes, you are a thing in his
mind. You don't exist any more than
that. When he wakes up you will not
be there; you will go out like a candle
snuffed." Alice began to cry bitterly,
and said: "lam real; if I wasn't real
I couldn't cry."
That is the ouly way the Democratic
party think it is a real thing, it is cry
ing over its narrow chances; pinching
itself to see if it is real. After all, it if
only a thing in the mind of the Red
King. Becker's chase for the rainbow
has been a trail of sharp disappoint,
ment. The Democratic party is only
praying that Owen may beat Nelson.
So we find the Democratic organs de
feuding Owen and Populism and trying
to make out that the people of Minne- -
sota will have a good. safe administration
under a party which, in control of the
legislature of 1891. disgusted the pubii<
by its waste of public funds, its failure
to enact any laws of value to the greal
interest of agriculture and its daily
washiug of Its dirty linen.
Rattle on Organs.
Just keep on. abusing Democrats,
dear Journal, and even "Dave" dough's
force of so-called Democratic .workers
will be back in line for G^n. Becker.
'■(■-The^ Democrats of Minnesota, the
real Democrats, who are for Gen. Becker
aud his colleatues.are satisfied with the
Globe. Unlike the Journal, it has
never yet bolted its party ticket. .
But the Journal is rattled. It Isn't
angry with the Globe because the
Globe is failing in its duty toward Gen.
Becker, uot at all, but just because the
Globe is standing loyally for Gen.
Becker aud the entire Democratic state
ticket. In doing this the Gloke is in
terfering with the schemes of the Re
publican managers, and it is the only
daily paper in the Twin Cities that has
stood day in and day out for Gen. Becker
aud the straight Democratic state ticket.
The Globe exposed one scheme of
the Republican managers to stampede
and deceive Democrats, and it "will keep
up the good work. '-'- - '
Nelsou is impossible, more certainly
out of the race than he has been before,
and the tide cannot be turned.
The people of Minnesota have had all
.they, want of "Nelson. • ,;; = fi 7 } .^^PfP
'
BAKSti AKXILtt MAC.
Tbe Mankato Schoolmaster Has a
* Hard Man to Fight.
Congressman McCleary, of the Sec
ond district, has been called back home
in hot haste within the past few days
by the magnificent campaign being
made by Gen. Baker. Everywhere the
eloquent Blue Eaath campaigner goes -
he is atteuded by -crowds of people
made up. from all parties, and before he
finishes he invariably succeeds in con
vincing some of them. Prof. McCleary'j
great feature: is the money question,
and, while Gen. Baker does not agree
that it is the main or all-important ques
tion, he classes it along with the tariil
as the two issues of the campaign, and
he has met the Mankato schoolmastei
squarely on both questions.
. Prof. McCleary is opposed to free
coinage of silver unless through inter
national agreement or some othei
equally shadowy and distant scheme,
and is what is commonly known as a
"gold bug.", '-'-y.
Gen. Baker, on the other hand, is in
favor of the free coinage of silver at
once, aud will so vote, if elected.
Prof. McCleary is for the re-enact
ment of the MeKiniey bill and against
free coal, free barbed wire aud free
iron ore, having voted against each of
these propositions when they came be
fois the house in the form of separate
bills. •
Gen. Baker, again, is for the Wilson
bill as a step in the right direction, but
believes in continuing the good work,.
He is in favor of free coal, free barbed
wire, free sugar, and free iron ore.
* That Gen. Baker has very much the
best of the situation is generally coif
ceded, and bis matchless ability as a
stump speaker is telling wonderfully,
With all his immense' plurality. Prof,
McCleary recognizes that there are
dangers ahead, and he will this week
attempt to undo some of his opponent's
work. -ff
Erastus E. Smith, Professor of Chem
istry . in Beloit, 'Wisconsin, College,
writes: "I find on examination thai
Dr. Price's Baking Powder is as pur«
as represented, and Ido not hesitate tc
recommend it for household use."
OLD CAliVi-H la SsOiil D,
And Will Give the , Democratic
Nominees Good Majorities.
••Old Carver is all right," said Sena-,
tor J. W.. Craven, of Norwood, <at the
Merchants' yesterday. "'Carver is one.
of the reliable Democratic counties of
the state," he continued, "and this year
we are going to do our usual part to
ward the election of a Democratic mem
ber of congress and a Democratic gov
ernor.- We are making a vigorous cam«
paign with a uuited and harmonious
party, and, while the-other fellows ate
making their usual claims, the Demo
crats are not in the least alarmed." : -
"What is the outlook for Congress
man Hall in the way of a majority?" -.'.
"Two years ago we did not get out
the full vote," was the reply, "and so
Congressman Hall received but about
400 plurality. This year the full vote
may be expected, and some place his
plurality at . 800 or 000. lam confident
that it will not fall below 500, or 100
more than two years ago. There are a
great many -Republicans who are not
politicians who will quietly vote against
Heatwole. and this may help us to make
it a little larger." ':,""•
Politics Hot in Newfoundland.
St. Jouxs,'JS. F., Oct. 2ft -A political
fight of. great intensity is now raging
here and in the adjoining districts. The
nominations will bo made Wednesday
and the pulling will take place Satur
day week. Eleven seats are to bo con
tested. .The government must win five
to secure a majority in the , assembly.
The tight promises tj bo one of tiie
most exciting ever seen here. The
Whlteways have a large majority in
this city. Their papers are " urging the
supporters : of ' that party 10 prevent
their opponents from holding meetings. .
If this coui.e should be pursued serious
disturbances will result. It is rumored
chat the British cruiser Tourmaline .i
coming Ueie in a few days. -
