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VOL. XIX.— NO. 214.
BULLETIN OF
me ST. PflrUL GLOBE.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1.
Woather for Today—
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PAGE 1.
Democratic County Conventions.
Tramp Scourge in South Dakota.
News of the Northwest.
Hnrrity Retires From Politics.
Thurston's First Gun at Madison.
Tammany Will Indorse Bryan.
lldiinl of P. \V. ti> Be Ousted.
PAGE 2.
Bimetallic League Meeting.
Political Gossip of a Day.
School Board Rejects Coal Bids.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Results in Tennis Tourney.
Thirty-Eiffht of the Reading: Victims
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
The Financial Forum.
Bryau a Bolter.
PAGE 5.
Apo-stles Nearer the Top Notch.
Millers Defeat Hoosiers.
Culumbua Loses a Hard Gume.
Tigers Feast on Cowboys.
Dr. Lyons' Trophy.
Results of the Gun Club Shoot.
Day's Social Events.
PAGE O.
Political Conditions Injure Trade.
"Weekly Commercial Review*.
Bar Silver O8 3-Bc.
Cash Wheat in Chicago 58 1-Sc.
Stock List Irregular.
PAGE 7.
McKinley Talks to Vet».
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
CUrgymen to Talk Against Silver.
Russian Oilicial In St. Paul.
Extent of Darlington's Changes.
Kuiitvny Gossip.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
Fair Grounds — Bieycle^Rcce 2.15.
White Bear- Ladies' Yacht Race 2.30
Aurora Park Printers Base Ball 3.U0
Poling Places — Dem. Primaries 5 to 7
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.
NEW YORK, July 31.— Arrived: Norman-
Bia, Hamburg.
BOSTON— Arrived: Servla, Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON— SaiIed: Augusta Vic
toria, from Hamburg, New York. Arrived:
Berlin, New York.
LIVERPOOL— Arrived: Sagamore, Boston.
Sailed: Nomadic, New York. Arrived:
Georgia, New York.
SAX FRANCISCO— Arrived: Belgic, Hong
Konp; and Yokohama via Honolulu.
HAMBURG— Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck,
New York, via Plymouth.
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And George Fred Williams sails on
through the silver clouds.
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Bicycling over long distances gives
riders neart disease. But tliis v hone
of Cupid's business.
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Voters are going Into the woods so
fast that the sign "standing room on
ly" may have to be put up.
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Get your eye on the gold reserve. It
Is now over $110,000,000, and the yellow
metal is rolling in from all parts of the
country.
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Mark Hanna is slow in opening his
barrel at Chicago, and the ward heelers
of that town are correspondingly de
pressed.
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A Washington state man learned to
make alcohol from wood. He drank
Feme of it himself. His funeral was
largely attended.
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The distilleries of Kentucky have
closed down for eighteen months. No
Kentuckian will suffer for his morning
toddy on this account.
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Don't become despondent If a man
tells you he will pay you next century,
especially if he pays his interest reg
ularly. The time is really short.
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It is again rumored that Queen Vic
toria is to retire in favor of the Prince
of Wales. These rumors are no doubt
merely circulated to tickle the prince.
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A Texas paper says political parties
are but grand armies of slaves and
raiders. The Texas contingent is not
even a grand army. It is a mob of
rioters.
m
St. Paul is no games behind Indi
anapolis, and Indianapolis is no games
ahead of St. Paul, and yet the percent
age table gives the Hoosiers an eye
lash the best of it.
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When Dr. Northrop, of Cincinnati,
announced that he would preach a ser
mon to the Reds all the socialists in
town turned out. He referred to the
Cincinnati base ball club.
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Occasionally an lowa girl is not what
she seems. One got married the other
day. and her husband handed her his
purse containing $500. She walked
away and has not yet walked back.
It is stated that one of the divisions
of Greater New York will be called
Yorkville. The big town would feel
cheap if the people of the country
should conclude to call the whole thing
Yorkville.
A Pennsylvania man has broken his
spine five times, but persists In living-.
However, a man without a backbone
Isn't of much use in Dolitlcs, religion
or business, and he ifflly as well skip
the Styx.
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A Washington preacher got a bicycle
for urging his congregation to take to
the wheel. Whereat Mrs. Charlotte
Fmith. president of tne Woman's Res
cue league, exclaims- "God save us
from quack preachers!"
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The most costly tomb in existence is
that over the grave of Mohammed, the
diamonds and rubies in which cost over
110,000.000. That built over Tom Wat
son this fall will not cost bo much, but
It will be quite as effective.
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A Scotland, S. D., young man was
yesterday married to a grirl 700 miles
away In Indiana by telegraph. Matri
mony of this sort is, however, not likely
to become popular, as young people
like to be near enough to squeeze each
other's hands.
THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE.
OH MflD'S STAFF
ARE DELEGATES TO THE STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION FROM
THESE COUNTINES.
SILVERITES IN FULL CONTROL
BOUND MOXEY MEN MAKING NO CON
TEST IN ANY OF THE CON
VENTIONS.
GOODHIE MEN ARE VERY RABID.
They Adopt Resolution* Demanding
the Resignation of Commit
teeinan Lawler.
Special to the Globe.
MANKATO, Minn., July 31.— The
Democratic county convention, to elect
state and congressiosnal delegates,
convened in Mankato this afternoon.
John Lind was indorsed for governor
and Gen. E. M. Pope, of Mankato, for
congress. The convention was called
at 2 o'clock. Hon. E. T. Champlin
was elected chairman, and D. P.
Hayes, secretary. The following
named delegates were elected: To the
state conv<ntion, E. T. Champlin, J. C.
Wise Jr, E. M. Pope, L. S. Foster, Juli
us Reinsberg, M. J. Ryan, H. Himmel
man Jr J. A. Flittie, A. R. Pfau, W.
H. Cole, Nich Petersen, W. L. Corn
stock, Michael Russell, S. M. Granger,
Robert Lamm, O. H. Austin, Hugh
Quinn, F. H. Griffin. To the congres
sional convention: E. M. Pope, Jno. D.
Quane, C. O. Dailey, Chas. O'Connor,
John Diamond, H. Jorgenson, E. F.
Dunn, Joseph Hettler, Geo. W. Haigh,
A. Lillie P. Jordan, Byron Hughes, R.
H. Hughes, M. A. Foss, R. H. Cornish,
Matthew Duff, James McLaughlin, A.
J. Ziegler. The resolutions adopted re
solve that the platform and candidates
of the Democratic party, as declared in
national convention, claim the alle
giance of every true Democrat and
shall receive their cordial support; rec
ognizing that the political contests
pending in this state and congressional
district are such that personal, local
or partisan interests and ambitions
should be made subordinate to'the tri
umph of political principles; announce
that the Democrats of Blue Earth
county are first and foremost desirous
that the present political principles
shall prevail, and for that end
the convention welcomes the aid
and co-operation of all parties
and persons who desire a pur
ified administration of state affairs.
The enforcement of practical bimetal
ism in national finance is indorsed, and
cordial co-operation promised in sup
port of the measures which may, In the
judgment of the party in the state and
congressional conventions, give best
promise for the attainment of the de
sired result. The Democrats of Blue
Earth county would be pleased and en
couraged by the nomination for gov
ernor o!Hon. Jo>.n L,in<l, anfi for mem
ber of congress Hon. E. M. Pope. Hon.
E. T. Champlin's name was also rec
ommended as candidate for permanent
chairman of the Democratic state con
vention. Harmony prevailed through
out the convention. The congressional
convention convenes here Monday next.
Special to the Globe.
PRESTON, Minn., July 31.— The Dem
ocratic county convention today elect
ed the following delegates to the state
convention: M. M. Rider, Geo. Renner,
D. E. Villiers, F. M. Roberts, D. Shutt
M. C. Shook, W. W. Dikeman, Dr. J.
R. Johnson, Dr. T. E. Hall. H. T. Tol
mie, W. F. Lenz. To the congres
sional convention: Carl Henrich,
Love, G. Ostrander, R. C. Eckhold, d!
Galvin, R. J. Parker, Frank Bartlett,
Owen Kinsella, N. Connelly.
Special to the Globe.
ADRIAN, Minn., July 31.— The Dem
ocratic county convention held today
elected D. J. Tinnes, Lawrence Esser
John E. King, John S. Blair, A. R.
Albertus and C. A. Sands delegates to
the state and congressional conven
tions. Resolutions were passed indors
ing the Chicago platform. The delega
tions favor Lind for governor and Day
for congress.
Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Minn., July 31.— The
Goodhue county Democratic convention
assembled at Goodhue yesterday, but
nominated no county ticket. Delegates
to the congressional convention were
instructed for free silver. The Chicago
platform was indorsed, also John Lind
for governor. The following was
adopted:
Whereas. Hon. D. W. Lawler, who was
elected national eommitteeman for Minne
sota ut the national Democratic convention
has openly bolted the platform and nominees
of said convention and has called meetings
of unfriendly Democrats to devise means for
defeating the nominees of the Democratic
party. Resolved, that his resignation be de
manded, and if not forthcoming, the state
Democratic convention on August 4th. at
Minneapolis, should declare the office vacant
and elect a true loyal Democrat to fill the
place.
Special to the Glob*
HASTINGS, Minn., July 31.— A Dem
ocratic county convention will be held
at Farmington on Monday, Aug. 3, for
the purpose of electing fifteen dele
gates to the Democratic state conven
tion to be held at Minneapolis on Tues
day, Aug. 4; also to elect fifteen dele
gates and two delegates at large to the
Third congressional district convention
to be held in Glenc«e on Wednesday,
Aug. 12. The primaries in this city, at
which fifteen delegates will be elected,
will be held tomorrow (Saturday) even
ing.
Special to the Globe.
WINONA, Minn., July 31.— The Dem
ocratic primaries which were held last
night in this county, to elect county,
state and congressional delegates, were
all well attended. In every case the
silver men dominated and several sil
ver resolutions were passed. As far as
can be learned the delegates to the
county convention, to be held here to
morrow, are in favor of electing dele
gates who shall choose electors favor
able to Bryan and the Chicago plat
from. It is not known who the favor
ite for the gubernatorial nomination
will be.
CLOSING OF LIMBER MILLS.
It Is Attributed to Unsettled Fi
nancial Conditions.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., July 31.— The re
port that all the saw mills in this city
wculd be closed on Sept. 1, is erroneous.
The Northwestern Lumber company
is the only one to suspend operations
They will, in a few days, close their
Porter's Mills, Stanley, and local plants
The reason assigned is that the lumber
market is overstocked and that their
yards are full of lumber, for which
they have no sale. Politicians claim
that the "close down" is for the pur
pose of making "political capital." Wil
liam Carson, president of the Va'lev
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1693.
Lumber company, In conversation with
your correspondent today, said: "My
mill will continue to run until the end
of the season, although the markets
are overstocked and there is a very
limited sale of lumber. What Is sold
brings a very low price, lower than ever
before." He attributes the condition of
the market to the "unsettled financial
condition of the country." And said
that the free silver plank was not the
worst one in the Chicago platform;
that the worst one was the Altgeld
plank prohibiting the president of the
United States sending troops into a
state to put down mob violence and to
protect life and property. Mr. Carson is
a sound money Democrat. The Daniel
Shaw and Empire Lumber companies
will continue cutting until the end of
the season.
DEVASTATION AT MELLETTE.
Hail Storm Caused Destruction Over
Wide Area.
MELLETTE, S. D., July 31.— The ter
rific storm of Wednesday night, which
swept over this region doing such great
damage, pounded out the finest crops
in the state over an area estimated at
twenty miles long and from one to five
miles wide. It gathered first in the
I north, then gaining force and fury,
swept west, first striking Mansfield,
.ten miles northwest of here. Then it
j turned due south along the Chicago &
Northwestern railway, tearing up all
crops in its pathway to a point a cou
ple of miles south of Northville. There
I it turned again and rushed due east,
| devastating the great Hunter-Salzer
i irrigated farm, thence on over Mellette
I and still on east at least to the Jim
river, actually converting into a desert
waste thousands of acres on which that
morning stood the grandest crops of
South Dakota.
All the towns hit are windowless,
particularly Mellette. On the north and
west sides of every building scarcely
a whole pane of glass remains. The
water deluged the interior of all the
buildings as soon as the hail broke the
glass, and considerable damage to
store goods and household furniture
occurred. The Arlington hotel lost j
about fifty window lights, the Tribune
and postofHce buildings were left with
out a whole glass in the north end, and
all over the city the same state of af
fairs exists. Even the plank sidewalks
show plain and deep indentations thick
all over them where the hail struck.
Fully two inches of rain fell within
an hour.
Estimates of damages cannot be ac
curately learned. Neither Ashton, ten
miles south, nor Warner, twelve miles
north, was damaged. The storm may
safely be regarded as one of the very
worst and most destructive storms of :
Its class that ever touched this state, j
MILLER, S. D., July 31.— Farmers I
are greatly alarmed on account of a big i
rain storm which they say will ruin I
much green cut grain in stacks. More j
than three inches of water has fallen,
! and it is still raining. The storm is
; general in the central part of the state.
Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, S. D., July 31.— A soak
ing rain has been falling here since
morning. At points south of here
heavy rains are reported. Harvesting
operations are at a standstill.
GRIEBLER'S REMAINS ARRIVE.
Funeral and Interment Occur Today
at Granite Falls.
I Special to the Globe.
j . GRASIXS-.&ilA* .Minn . July !
The remains of Joe Griebler the dead
bicyclist arrived in Granite Falls today
the funeral will take place tomorrow
at 8:30 a. m., from the congregational
church. Rev. J. W. Todd, of Montevideo
who officiated at the dead man's mar
; riage a few years ago, will now preach
| his funeral sermon. The various reports
as to life insurance carried by the de
ceased, are largely without foundation,
probably the only policy carried being
one in the Woodmen for $2,000. The I
accident was caused, it is generally be- j
lieved here, simply by an error of judg
ment on the part of Griebler himself,
he having been warned many times in
the matter.
SUPERIOR STRIKE ENDED.
Compromise Is Made Between Mill
Men and Strikers.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., July 31.—
The flour handlers strike which has
been on for three weeks was declared
off today. The strikers get 25 cents an
hour for hour men and $1.75 a day for
regular men, a raise of 5 cents all
around. They struck for $2 per day 30 j
cents per hour at the docks, and 25
cents at the mills.
Tramp Horribly Mangled.
Special to the Globe.
MOORHEAD, Minn., July 31.-Jules St
Marys, a cook, 34 years old. who came here
about three weeks ago from St. Henry a
suburb of Montreal, Canada, was terribly
mangled while trying to steal a ride on a
Great Northern freight train here this morn
ing. He had been drinking, and, as the train
was pulling out for the West, he attempted
to climb on one of the car trucks, and one
of his feet was cut off, his right hand so
badly mangled that the fingers had to be
amputated. He is still alive.
Lanenboro Sllverites Organize.
LANESBORO, Minn., July 31.— A meeting
of the citizens of Lanesboro in favor of
free coinage of silver was held in the opera
house last evening, and organized under the I
name of the Bryan and Lind silver club with ]
100 members, and elected the following of
ficers: President. John McGrover; vice presi
dent. A. G. Chapman; secretary, H. E. De
villiers; treasurer, Ole Alien.
Named Their Representative*).
GRAND FORKS. N. D.. July 31.-The Re
publican legislative convention of the Seventh
district met at Thompson yesterday and placed
in nomination the following ticket: .For state
senator. W. A. Gordon, Grand Forks- for
house of representatives, Frank W. Ga'ulke
of Walle township, and Andrew Offerdahl of
Washington township.
Peck Declines to Run Again.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., July 31.-Ex-Governor
Peck, chairman of the Democratic state cen
tral committee, is being urged, it is claimed j
by his iriends to become a candidate for
governor, but he declines. The ex-governor
has been receiving letters urging him to
come out as a candidate and promising him
support if he complies with the request In
every instance he has replied that under no
circumstances could he think of becoming a
candidate.
Silverites Are Scarce.
MANKATO. Minn., July 31.— The silver
craze is not as extensive as many are led to
be.ieve from surface indications. \ "stra?'
vote" was taken Wednesday on an excursioA
tiain on the Minneapolis & St. Louis road
from lowa to Lake Tetonka, near Water
vine. About 000 people were on the train
and those who voted for free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1 numbered 97 those
opposed. 293. and 27 doubtful. The result wit
a surprise to some of the silver men on the
train.
Timber Thie* In Trouble.
Special to the Globe.
n.^ M i? ERLAIN ' S ' D - July 31 — A se «!er
named Dorman was convicted today In the
Circuit court now in session at Oacoma
for cutting timber on a school section He
SfL?^ yet been sent *nced. The penalty is
♦1,000 nne or one year's imprisonment. The
South Dakota authorities are vteorouslv
prosecuting all such offenders. i
New Prague Sllverltes.
Special to the Globe. 1
NEW PRAGUE, Minn., July 31.— A 16 to 1 T
club was organized here tonight with sixty
-wo charter members. Arrangements will be i
made to have joint debates with able speak- i i
ers here in the near future. I ,
flAlftlTY OUT OF IT
THE LATE CHAIRMAN OP THE NA
TIONAL COMMITTHE ABJURES
POLITICS ENTIRELY.
WOULD ESCAPE DRUDGERY.
SOMETHING OP THE CAREER OF
THE MAN WHO MAN AGED THE
1802 CAMPAIGN.
HAS BEEN IN POLITICS 14 YEARS.
He Slight Have Had the Vice Presi
dential Nomination at Chicago
If He Pleased.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31.— William
F. Harrity, until recently chairman of
the Democratic tti.tio.nal committee,
and for years a leader in the party
councils, made the- announcement to
day that he has retired from active
politics. In answer to inquiries upon
the subject, Mr. Hairity made the fol
lowing statement:
"Yes, it is true that I have deter
mined to withdraw from active parti
cipation in political affairs. For several
years past I have been accorded some
prominence in the management and
leadership of the Democratic party,
but I now desire to take my place in
the ranks, except in so far as I may
have duties to perform as the Pennsyl
vania member of the Democratic nat
ional committee. In taking this step,
I wish to express my warm appreci
ation of the personal and political
friendship and support which I have
enjoyed during- my political career. I
have no resentment for my enemies,
and nothing but gratitude for my
friends. No man ever had warmer or
more loyal and devoted friends than I
have. These friends I still hope to re
tain, even though I have withdrawn
from actual political association with
them, and if the time shall come when
I can serve or aid Oiem, it will be my
pleasure to respond to their calls or
demands. I shall, '; said Mr. Harrity,
"continue to take (* general interest in
politics, and shall, always be ready to
go wherever I reasonably and consis
tently can, to profnote the success of
the Democratic pairty; but I shall ab
solutely refrain from any participation
whatever in mattergl that relate to party
organization and management. I have
given muGh of mjt : time, and a good
deal of my energies to political matters
since 1882, when I first began to take
an active part in politics. I have now
concluded, however, to take a rest from
politics, and to demote all of my ener
gies to the practice of my profession
and to my private business matters."
Mr. Harrity's declaration is under
stood by his fries®* to mean that he
will give no aUensßon to the work of
state or county conyemtions or of state
or county commutes and that he will
not in any way cv, faavor to Influence,
secure or control j»olitical nominations
or appointments of nny character what
ever. They now re ard Mr. Harrity as
entirely "out of r^litics,"although the
prediction is mad. by some of them
that they will nof. Ye surprised to see
hirr. appe&r asraini ettftt*
politics, after a £\v years retirement,
and relief "from the drudgery and de
tails of active participation in- party
management.
his Political career.
Mr. Harrity's career in poll Lies has
been most, successful. In January,
1592, he wajs elected by the Democratic
state committee of Pennsylvania, to
represent that state In the Democratic
national committee, as the successor
of the late W. L. Scott. On April 13,
1F92, he was unanimously elected by
the Democratic state convention for
the full term as the Pennsylvania
member of the Democratic national
committee, which election was unani
mously ratified by the Pennsylvania
delegation to the Democratic national
convention held at Chicago, June 21,
1592. On July 21, 1892, Mr. Harrity was
unanimously elected chairman of the
Democratic national committee at a
meeting held in the city of New York
on that day. As Democratic national
chairman, Mr. Harrity conducted the
national campaign of 1892, which re
sulted in the election of Grover Cleve
land and A. E. Stevenson as president
and vice presiderft of the United States.
It is generally understood that because
of his efficient services to the Demo
cratic party and his devotion to Presi
dent Cleveland d,uring the canvass for
the nomination and election to the
presidency in 1892, Mr. Harrity would
have been appointed a member of Mr.
Cleveland's cabinet, had he not indi
cated his disinclination to accept the
position, pref^ritig to remain in the
office of secretary of state of Pennsyl
vania until the end of his term. Mr.
Harrity was a delegate at large to the
Democratic national convention of 1896,
and by a unanimous vote was made
chairman of the Pennsylvania delega
tion to that convention. He was also
unanimously re-elected as the Pennsyl- I
vania member of the Democratic na
tional committee. As chairman of the
Democratic national committee, he pre
sided over the deliberations of the Chi
cago convention with such signal abil
ity, impartiality and dignity that Sena
tor John W. Daniel, of Virginia, who
succeeded Mr. Harrity a*s presiding of- !
ficer of the convention, paid a high !
tribute to his fairness and ability.
Subsequently Senator Jones, of Ar
kansas, who. was elected as Mr. Harri
ty's successor as chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee, offered a
resolution which was unanimously and
enthusiastically adopted, thanking Mr.
Harrity for the admirable manner In
which he had presided over the con
vention. In the same convention Mr.
Harrity received 21 votes for vice pres
ident. The successful part taken by
Mr. Harrity in the Chicago convention
was a matter of frequent and favora
ble comment. Not only was he com
mended for the skill and ability dis
played by him in the three hours dur
ing which he presided over the conven
tion, but the nomination for the vice
presidency was witain his reach. While
there was no actual tender of the
chairmanship of the Democratic na
tional committee to Mr. Harrity, yet
it is known that enough of the free
silver members ef the committee were
personally friendly to him to insure
his re-election as chairman, had he
consented that they should do so. Mr.
Harrity replied to them and all others
who spoke to him on the subject that
he would not accept. Mr. Harrity an
nounces emphatically that he will not
resign his position as a member of the
national committe from this state.
There will be practically nothing for
him to do for four years and, as a na
tional committeeraan, he is able in a
broad way to continue in touch with
national politics, while escaping the
drudgery of active * participation in
party management.
Dakota County's Wealth.
Special to the Globe.
HASTINGS, Minn., July 31.— The total valu
ation of Dakota county for 1596, as equalized
by the county board, is as follows: Real
estate. $G,753.311; personal, $1,160,212. The
equalized valuation of Hastings is: Real
estate, $610,642; personal, $270,418.
m SOIJfID PfIEY
SENATOR -yBrURSTON OPENS THE
CAMPAIGN AGAINST BRYAN'S
CROSS OF GOLD.
GREAT CROWD AT MADISON.
THE ELOQUENT NEBRASKAN CHAL
LENGES BRYAN TO DENY HIS
SILVER MASTERS.
DENOUNCES ALTGELD AND TILLMAN
And Beseeches His Hearers to Turn
Away From Suck Leaders and
Their Hollow Promises.
MADISON, Wis., July 31.— The polit
ical campaign of 1896 was auspiciously
opened in the West today. In the pres-
I ence of 8,000 people, Senator John M.
I Thurston, of Nebraska, and Clarence
S. Darrow, of Chicago, for two and a
half hours presented the respective
sides of the currency question. Each
talked for an hour and quarter. Sen
ator Thurston said in part:
"My Countrymen: There is a dis
turbance in the political world over the
question of money. There have been
disturbances in the political world in
years gone by over other questions,
but we are meeting a new issue today,
so far as a presidential canvass is con
cerned.
"I was brought up to believe that the
promise of the man who had always
| kept his word was better than that of
j the man who had always broken it.
I (Applause.) I was brought up to be
j lieve that the promises of those men
| whom I knew had, in every great emer
gency of the nation, stood for its honor
and its glory and its dignity, were bet
ter for me— one individual— to follow
than the judgment of those men who
had never represented any of the meas
ures, or any of the things, that had
resulted for the honor and the glory
and the welfare of the American peo
ple. (Applause.)
"I say to you, today, in all sincerity
and candor, believing it to be a legiti
mate argument, and knowing that it is
entirely appropriate to say that if I
had no other guide to light me onward
| in the right path of my political duty,
I it seems to me that justice and honor
j to my country would be safer to turn
j away from the leadership of Tillman !
j and Altgeld and Waite to follow the ]
I liberty of Allison and Reed, and the
I greatest among them all, William Mc-
Kinley. (Loud applause.) I happened to
hear W. J. Bryan, four years ago, in
; the congressional campaign in my
| state. I pledge you, my countrymen,
and it is a solemn fact, that from the
j beginning of that campaign to the end j
I that William J. Bryan advocated no I
I other issue, made no other argument j
i than that upon the tariff. Four years j
| ago T heard Wm. J. Bryan say to a
| great audience in my state, "Give us
\ free trade and the American working
i man's wages will go up." But they
f.susrt-da.ras; h<? said, .give uk fse$ r £xaA&<*
; and business will boom, but it busted.
(Loud applause.)
PROMISES OF TODAY.
"The same man today comes before
you with a new promise. They have
I discarded the issue of four years ago
j and they say now 'give us free silver,
: and the wages of men will increase,
; give us free silver and the prices of
product will rise, give us free silver
and new avenues of employment will !
| be opened up, give us free silver and
; the business of the country will boom,
j My CDuntrymen, as a businees proposi
tion on which depends your welfare
and mine, in view of their predictions
I of four years ago, don't you think it
j would be advisable to ask for a little
I collateral security in aid of that
promise. (Loud applause and cheers.)
"Did you ever stop to think that if
| the free coinage of silver will bring
j silver bullion back to its old time price,
I there will be none of this increase in
| the price of products, none of this in
| crease in the price of labor that they
promise on the other side? If we open
the mints of the United States for the
j free and unlimited coinage of silver
our silver dollar on the American side
of the Mexican line will be worth just
the same as the Mexican dollar on the
other side. Either we double the value
of all the money of China and Japan
I and South America, where the silver
standard is, or else we drop our stand
ard of measure down to the level of
theirs.
"Today who has carried on this great
silver campaign? On the 11th day of
July, 1896, a Democratic paper, the Chi
cago Chronicle, published this in double
leaded type on its editorial page; The
proprietors of the big bonanzas have
found it profitable to keep a large num
ber of lecturers and other spokesmen
on the road preaching to the people.
j Among the many who have thus been
employed, and carried on the pay-rolls
of the big bonanzas for a number of
years, is William J. Bryan, of Nebras
ka, a paid agent and spokesman for the
free silver combine. In the city of
Omaha, where William J. Bryan does
editorial work an the Omaha World-
Herald, the Omaha Bee, has made the
| specific charge, editorially, time and
time again. It has never been met. I
say as an American citizen, having at
heart the welfare of the people — that a
t man posing as the advocate of the
down-trodden masses of his country
men, holding a "crown of thorns" in
one hand and the bugaboo, "cross of
gold" in the other — ewes it as a duty
to every man, woman and child in this
country to say whether fhat charge is
false or whether it is true. I do say,
my countrymen, and I know whereof
I speak, that for three years and a half,
without regard to Bryan, that there has
been a selected corps of orators and
writers, paid employes of the silver
prodnoers, spreading their literature
over this country from one end to the
other, telling the farmer that he will
have more for his wheat, telling the
laboring man that he will have more
for his work.
* TAMMANY INDORSES BRYAN
Because tlte Chicago Ticket Is
Laheled Democratic.
NEW YORK, July 31.— Tammany
hall will indorse Bryan and Sewall
without waitng for the state conven
tion. The executive committee this af
ternoon passed by aclamation a reso
lution to that effect after defeating a
motion to postpone action by a vote
of 71 to 4. Immediately immense pic
tures of the Democratic nominees were
raised on the outside of the building
and preparations begun for active
work.
The executive committee was called
to order by James J. Martin. John C.
Sheehan introduced the resolution in
dorsing the Chicago candidates. In in
troducing the resolution he explained
that at the Chicago convention the del
egates from New York fought hard for
what they believed was "sound
money," but were largely in the minor-
PRJCE TWO CENTS— { F^™j»™|
i£y. He declared it a good Democratic
rule to stand by the will of the major
ity when duly expressed.
"Mr. Chairman," he concluded, "it
seems to me that there is no middle
ground. The only course left open to
loyal Democrats is to stand by the Chi
cago ticket."
Great applause marked the conclu
sion of the speaker's address. Then
he introduced his resolution declaring
that the executive committee of the
Democratic organization of the city
and county of New York, In session in
Tammany Hall accepts and approves
the nomination of Bryan and Sewall as
the wise determination of the Demo
cratic national convention, and pledges
loyal support of their candidacy. More
cheers greeted the reading of the reso
lution.
Register Sohmer followed with a
speech urging its adoption, and he was
followed by Henry C. Purroy to the
same effect. James J. Martin left the
chair to offer a motion to defer action
until after the state convention on
Sept. 18, and spoke in advocacy of his
motion. Rollin M. Morgan seconded
Mr. Martin's motion, declaring that he
believed he reflected the sentiment of
tlw majority of voters In his district, j
State Senator Guy said the masses j
demanded that Tammany hall indorse ;
the ticket. He wats followed by Con- ;
gressman Amos Cummings and other !
leaders, who eloquently pleaded for I
united action in behalf of the ticket. A
vote was taken with the result that
the Martin resolution was defeated 71
to 4.
m —
SCOURGE OF TRAMPS,
Harvest Season Brings the Annual
Infliction on Sonth Dakota.
BROOKINGS, S. D., July 31.— A
crowd of tramps boarded a freight train
going to Watertown this morning and
at the junction, while the train men
were putting them off, one of the
tramps stabbed Brakeman Charles Ga- J
tell in the neck with a large knife, in
flicting a dangerous wound and nar
rowly missing the jugular vein. Sheriff
Lindskog was on the train and took
after the tramp, catching him in a
Smith. He claims to be from Kentucky
this city. The prisoner is about 20 years
old, slim built, dark blonde hair, slight
ly curly. He gives the name of John
Smith., He claims to be from Kentucy
and in search of work. The injured man
is in a serious condition, but the physi
cians have hopes of recovery. There
were numerous threats of lynching here
but better judgment prevailed.
Special to the Globe.
HENRY, S. D., July 31.— James W.
Chesser, a prosperous farmer residing
about four miles northwest of this
place, had an experience with a tramp
yesterday. He left home with his family
i for about three hours and the tramp
| whom he had employed a day or two
before to work by the month, stole a
large amount of silverware, clothing,
etc. The fellow was about 18 years of
age. He gave his name as Charles
j Short and claimed his home was at
Pierson, lowa. Sheriff Collins, of Clark
i county, is on the hunt. The country is
j infested with large numbers of tramps
| and tough characters, but few of them
i work, and farm help is in great de-
I mand.
MONTEVIDEO, Minn., July 31.—
Eighteen harvest hands last night were
held up here by a large body of tramps
i and robbed of about fifteen dollars.
j.JScin*. of. .th£_ mejj v.-ere hurt .UkO&fiv
nght.
STOKE MAN A FAKE.
Moulds in Which It Was Cast Dis
covered at Argryle.
Special to the Globe.
CROOKSTON, Minn., July 31.— The petrified
man which has interested people of this city,
Fargo, Grand Forks and Winnipeg so much
of late, proves to be a fake. Today Agent
Harris, of the Great Northern at Argyle, be- '
came curious as to the contents of a box i
which has been In his freight house for sev
eral months without any address marks, and
opened It. It proved to contain the plaster
moulds In which the stone man was cast
together with tools with which the work was
done. Argyle is the nearest station to the
farm of McPherson, the Mlnto miller, upon
which the body was discovered. It is b%w
lieved that he had It manufactured at MooT^
head, from which place it was origlnaWj
shipped and buried where fourtd. After It was
brought to Crookston and sold, McPherson
appeared and laid claim to it. The litigation
which has resulted has been a splendid ad
vertisement, and but for the discovery of
the moulds the exhibition would continue to
be what it has already been, highly remuner
ative. It is at Brandon at present. The
LeCount brothers, of Medicine Lake who
claimed the body as that of their father a
Canadian voyageur, gave up the effort to se- I
cure it after their failure In Winnipeg, and
returned a week ago.
Three Counties Interested.
PRINCETON, Minn., July 31.-Sherburne.
Kanabec and Mllle Lacs counties- unite and
hold their teachers' training school here
this year. There are eighty-five enrolled.
Prof. W. F. Rocheleau. of Chicago, is the
conductor. For a number of years he was
Institute conductor in this state. His classes
are civics, history, methods and pedagogy.
Miss Jerrard, of St. Cloud normal, teaches i
vocal music, reading, physical culture and j
two classes in vertical penmanship. Prof. I
Cloyd, of Cloquet, Instructs two classes in >
grammar, two in arithmetic and ore in j
geography. County Superintendent Mrs. |
Barker deserves praise for the success of
the school.
ToothcnrpenterM to Meet in Winona.
Special to the Globe.
WINONA. Minn., July 31.— The dentists of
this city have completed arrangements for j
the holding of the annual meeting of the >
Minnesota Dental association here on Aug. i
19. 20 and 21. The programme is not yet !
fully completed. Hon. W. H. Yale will de- j
liver the opening address of weleorup. In the '
mornings clinics will be performed, and the
afternoons will be devoted to discussions and
papers. The first evening a river excursion |
will be enjoyed and on Thursday night the
guests will be tendered a reception and ban
quet. About ICO delegates and their wivat are
expected to be Inattendance.
Her Claim Contested.
CROOKSTON, Minn., July 31.— The TTnited
States land office is today hearing a contest
on Red Lake lands which is the most Im
portant of any arising from the question
of priority. Mrs. Cunningham, the St. Paul
lady who filed the first claim, is being con- |
tested. Her papers were received at 9
o'clock on the opening morning. Another
contestant, Grant R. Lee, Is the man who
had his spade In hand and began Improve
menu when the same minute arrived. The
case is being stubbornly contested.
Street Fair for Grand ForUn.
GRAND FORKS. N. D., July 31 —A meet
ing of the Free Street Fair association has I
been held at the Hotel Dacotah to discuss j
the holding of the second annual fair this
fall. It was agreed to hold the fair, and a
new executive board was elected. Xo date
as yet has been fixed for holding the fair.
The new board is composed of well known
representative business men.
Electric Lights for Chiitneld.
Special to the Globe.
CHATFIELD, Minn., July 31.— The council,
at a special meeting last night, decided to
grant to C. P. Madison a twenty-year electric i
light franchise, the city to have option of
purchasing at the end of ten years. The
plant will be in operation by Jan. 1. It will
be run by water power, at Madison's mill.
Anoka'i Summer School End*.
Special to the Globe.
ANOKA. Minn., July 31— One of Anoka's
most successful summer schools closes to
day. Prof. Cranston, of the Elk River
schools, has had charge and has endeavored
to make It pleasant as well a3 Instructive.
About eighty-two teachers and scholars have
been In attendance and all feel much bene
fited by the work. Today they held a picnic
at Crooked Lake Park.
IWAY Gflhli IJ A COP
IF NECESSARY, TO OLST THE UOARQ
O<F PIBLIC WORKfI THIS
MORMIrtG,
THEY WILL REFUSE TO QUIT
AND MAYOR DORAV AXD JOHX
COPELAXD ARK LIKIiLV TO
HAVE TROUBLE.
PI'GXACIOL'S TO THE VERY LAST.
The City's Chief Executive Will >ot
Listen to Any Proposition*
for Compromise.
R. L. Gorman, J. c. Quinby Wai
Banbolzer and Robt. n. Hare, consti
tuting the present beard of public
works, have gone as far as public-spir
ited men could go in an endeavor to
have wisdom and care of the public in
terests prevail over what many good
lawyers say is, at least, an unwise
law, of very doubtful legality.
All of their efforts to provide against
interminable trouble and litigation in
the future have been rejected, curtly
if not scornfully. Mayor Doran has
persistently refused to listen to any
proposition for conciliation or com
promise. Ex-Aid. John Copeland will
this morning be given his commission
and will attempt to take possession of
the newly-created commissionership
of public works. That he will take
possession by force, if necessary, every
person in authority about the city hall
seems to expect.
At closing time last evening the four
members of the board and several rf
the clerks were present. Rumors had
been circulating all day that the board
would very likely remain in the office
all night, in order to hold possession.
They did not do so, however, and are
evidently prepared to accept the law
and allow the supreme court to finally
solve the present deplorable tangle.
While they offered to serve for the ben^
efit of the city, without pay if neces
sary, until a decision is reached, they
express the belief that they will in the
end be reinstated and receive pay for
all the time they may be forcibly de
nied possession of the office.
Judging from the interest manifested:
yesterday, there will be a large gather*
ing of people present at 9 o'clock this
morning to see what was commonly
referred to as "the firing of the board
of public works." The fun is expected
to begin at 9 o'clock. At that hour Mr
Copeland, who will have his commls
!L° n £ and y- will appear at the office ot
the board and demand possession by
virtue of appointment at the hands of
Mayor Doran, "according to law." That
he will be formally refused possession
Is sure, and President Gorman or At
torney Jared How will probably state
in legal form the grounds for refusal.
Then Chief of Police Goss will very,
likely get into the game, with several
police officers, and more or less gently
e&e»rt.the four mein^-is ->..a.i(l
outside. What further steps will be
taken no one seemed to know. It is ex
pected, though, that Commissioned
Copeland will allow the present clerks
to hold their places temporarily in
order to keep the office running as
smoothly as possible.
Messrs. Eller & How, attorneys for
the present members of the board of
public works, have for several dayg
been in consultation with Aid. James
E. Markham, who is acting as the
legal adviser of Mayor Doran in the
matter. On behalf of the existing board,
a proposition was made that the new
commissioner take joint possession of
the office as it stands, with the old
beard. All hearings would be held
jointly, but the commissioner and the
board would reach conclusions and act
independently of each other. Thus all
work necessary would be done in a legal
manner, whichever way the supreme
court may decide. If this proposition
had been accepted, the proceedings in
court would be on a writ of quo war
ranto, and Eller & How agree to try to
have the case decided at the earliest
moment possible after the supreme
court meets in October. But further
than this, the members of the board,
and the present force of clerks, were
willing to agree to go ahead with their
duties and Derform their work aa»
usual, on the distinct underscanding
that if the supreme court holds ttie law
to be constitutional they should not
receive any pay fcr the time interven
ing between this day and the time when
the court's decision is rendered.
Mayor Doran would not agree to en
ter into any arrangement whatever, of
an amicable nature. It is understood
that Mr. Markham regarded the propo
sition of Eller & How with favor. The
chief executive, however, has seeming
ly determined to listen to nothing less
than unconditional surrender on the
part of the board.
Jared How was seen last evening by
a Globe reporter, and, in addition to
confirming the proposition outlined
above, he stated some of the grounds
on which the proposed change is to be
contested. "We believe the law is fair
ly open to the objection of unconsti
tutionally," said Mr. How. "It does
not specifically name the flbard of pub
lic works of the city of St. Paul, which
it was aimed to abolish. It does not
provide that any certain person shall
have the care and overseeing of the
street lighting of the city; and if for
no other purpose than seeing to this
decidedly important matter, represent
ing an expenditure of over $100,000 a
year, the present board must continue
to hold office. All of the contracts at
present existing, and covering the ex
penditure of large sums of money, con
tain a clause that the board of public
works shall approve the work and es
timates before the contractors can
draw any money. The contracts made
with the companies which have laid
the asphalt pavements In St. Paul, pro
vide that at the end of ten years the
board of public works shall finally ac
cept the work, if satisfied that all the
terms of the contract have been ful
filßd, and that the money now held
back shall then be paid over. These
contractors are not likely to agree to
accept the decision of one man, if
against them, when they made a can
tract the final steps in which were to
be taken by a board composed of four
men. Besides, If this proposed action
Is carried out, nobody will pay any as
sessment into the city until the matter
has been settled by the court. There
would be no possibility of securing the
return of any moneys paid. If it were
decided that the operation of the com
missioner of public works was Illegal."
Eminent Chnmn Go A-Fislilnt;.
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., July 31.—Fresi
ient Cleveland and Private Secretary Tliur
-snr, in company wilh Joseph Jefferson,
William H. Crane and Charles B. Jefferson,
started on a bass fishing trip to Wakeby
lake, Mashpec, this morning.
Served Them Rl«ht.
SEQHOTA, Wash., July 31.— Abram Tinkey,
postmaster, and Robort Stark, merchant,
iled yesterday afternoon from the effects of
irlnklng alcohol made from wood.
