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VOL. XIX.— NO. 217.
BULLETIN OF
TttE ST. P-VUL GLOBE.
TUESDAY, AUG. 4.
-Vent her for Today-
Cloudy and Cooler.
PAGE 1.
Tiny Named for Congressman.
Belated Connty Conventions.
News of the Northwest.
Denis.' Big Majority in Alabama.
Lind to Be Named Today.
Storm Havoc lv St. Paul.
PAGE 2.
Proceedings of Ramsey Convention.
Father Kidnaps His Own Son.
Day's Society Events.
PAGE 3.
News of Minneapolis.
County Surveyor Plummer Dead.
Close of the Tennis To*urney,
Diamoud Match Trust Fails.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
No Sympathy for Cleveland Strikers.
The Financial Forum.
PAGE S.
Tigers Head Off the Apostles.
Huo.ier. Still on the Toboggan.
Results in National League.
Li Hung Chang a Gold Man.
PAGE O.
Omaha Road's Bulletin on Crops.
Railway Gossip.
Bar Silver 08 5 -Bc.
Cash Wheat In Chicago 68 l-Bc.
Dull Day In Stocks.
PAGE 7.
Cornelius Vanderbilt "Weds.
Globe's Popular .'ants.
PAGE 8.
B. 0* P. W. Still in a Muddle.
St. Paul Life May Be Wound Up.
Bbicide of Gustave Yon Goetzen.
EVENTS TODAY.
Xarket Hull— Senator Davis 8.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.— Arrived: Steamers
Anchoria, Glasgow; Saale, Bremen; Cevic,
Liverpool; State of California, Glasgow.
BREMERHAVEN— Arrived: Weimar, New
York; Aller, New York.
The result in Alabama doesn't come
under the head of surprises.
m
Senator Quay is predicting McKin
ley's election with $10 bills.
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A Kansas dog chewed off the tail of
a cow, and his owner had to pay $27.50
for the fun. What is the price of beef
In Kansas?
A Chicago paper goes elaborately
into ladies' neckwear for summer.
The plain neck unadorned better fits
the occasion.
. aw
It is announced that Coxey's army
will stump Minnesota this fall. As
though Minnesota had not troubles
enough already.
m
Funny things happen In politics.
Think of Tom O'Brien and Pat Scan
nell mingling lovingly in the same con
vention yesterday.
The name of the new Japanese min
ister to Washington is Toru Hoshi.
He isn't to blame for it, and is really
a very good fellow.
The St. Paul team struck the tobog
gan yesterday. It is forgiven, how
ever, for twenty-four hours, as In
dianapolis is going in the same direc
tion.
m
Somebody should send McKinley a
medal and remove the plaster cast
from his spine. He actually used the
word "gold" four times in his last pub
lic speech.
_
From this distance lt looks as if
Magnate Yerkes had bought all the
Chicago aldermen he Intends to at
present. He called a councilman a
blackguard yesterday.
"Coin" Harvey must have talked
himself out in that bout with Horr, as
he isn't saying a word about silver
these days. Perhaps, horrible thought,
he has become a sound money man.
N. P. Fairbank hasn't had enough.
He has appealed from the judgment
of $16,000 obtained against him by Be
lasco. This also hangs up the ques
tion of whether Mrs. Leslie Carter
can act.
The Ramsey county Democrats lost
a great opportunity. They. did not at
tribute the War of the Roses or the
murder of Julius Caesar or the ravages
of pleuro-pneumonia in cattle to the
•"crime of 1873."
•As we go to press, a sea serpent is
Fkating right up the pike to Evanston,
111. He will be ambushed and taught
the lesson of his life— that amphibious
animals should not use anything but
jvater in traveling.
'
The auditorium at St. Louis, where
the Republican and Populist national
conventions were held, is to be used for
horse shows. This will be easy, as the
two conventions were largely given
over to hoise play.
The queer things of the campaign
have not all come to the surface yet.
The Reno Gazette, a leading Nevada
paper, has come out for McKinley be
cause it says protection and not silver
is the paramount issue.
Senator Dubois gives notice that he
Is going to stay out of the Republican
party as ;ong as it advocates the single
g* .'!d standard. It may be that the
I>* .ho senator will stay out until he is
the central figure in a flrst-class ru
nt i a!.
An old street car conductor gives it
fc- his opinion that the hat is the cause
D. more accidents tlian any other one
ft ing in the world. But is this hint c-f
any use to the- fellows who spend most
of theii- time talking through their head
gear?
The peacemaker often has a hard
ti-ne of it. Col. Tom Ochiltree tried to
Btop a row at a game of cards and
was shot twice in the right leg. The
Colonel not only has wounds to dress,
but must explain why he happened to
be at the game.
THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE.
_AYWIflSH.A____.
LIEITEXAST GOVERNOR GETS A
I-AMMOIS NOMINATION FOR
CONGRESS.
GEN. POPE OUT FROM UNDER.
MR. DAY STANDS SQUARELY ON
THE PLATFORM WITH MR.
BRYAN.
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LIND WILL HAVE IT EASY TODAY.
The New llm Mam Seems to Have
Captured Nearly All the. Dele
gates.
Special to the Globe.
MANKATO, Minn., Aug., 3.— At to
day's Democratic congressional con
vention of the Second Minnesota con
gressional district, Lieut. Gov. Frank
A. Day, of Fairmont, was nominated
for congress. Gen. Pope, of this city,
the Democratic aspirant for the posi
tion, withdrew before the vote was
taken and nominated Day. The con
vention made the nomination unani
mous. Several Democratic delegates
wanted a Democrat for the place, but
the Day forces, who are all for the
white metal, had entire control. J. T.
Swearingen, of Fairmont, headed the
Martin county delegation, and arrived
here Saturday, opening headquarters
in parlor C, at the Saulpaugh. W. S.
Hammond, of Madelia, Democrat, chair
man of the congressional committee,
opened the convention and named Wil
son Borst, of Cottonwood county, to
preside as chairman, with John King,
of Noble county, secretary. At the
forenoon session a delegate from each
county was selected to meet in secret
conference at the Saulpaugh at 1
o'clock, for the purpose, it is said, of
considering the financial question,
fusion and the nomination by accla
mation of Day. The resolutions indorse
the Chicago Democratic platform and
demand of the nominee that he shall
be unqualifiedly in favor of the re
monetization of silver by the free and
unlimited coinage thereof at the ratio
of 16 to 1, without awaiting the action
or co-operation of any other nation.
The attendance was about sixty out
of 115 delegates. The Populists, through
L. C. Long, of Nobles county, state
that they will support Day, but could
not have supported Pope.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
Nearly All of Them Declare for
Lind.
Special to the Globe.
WABASHA, Minn., Aug. 3.— At the
county convention held today Dr. N.
S. Tefft, L. W. Appel, Hugh McGowan,
James Hayes, C. W. Colling, J. F. Mc-
Govern, John Costello, T. J. Foley,
Michael Marx, J. T. Bowdich, Dr. W.
F. Milligan, Owen Quinn, James Mc-
Carthy and Thomas Huddleston, were
elected delegates to the state conven
tion at Minneapolis. To the congres
sional convention at Owatonna on Aug.
18: M. M. Lee, Timothy Murphy, James
McGinn, Patrick Fox, L. E. Scruby, J.
T. Dady, James Keating, L. S. Lutz,
Charles Hornbogen, J. E. Brown, James
Barnes, F. H. Milligan, P. L. Weimer
skirsch and C. C. McDonough. To the
Judicial convention at Winona, on Aug.
8: James Sarlet, Stephen Appel, John
Berhens, Geo. Dickmann, Claus Seim,
Math Schafer, C. E. Wilcox, Wesley
Kinney, E. M. Southard, Henry Tus
hause, Andrew French, W. B. Evans,
Chris Grass and J. B. Mullins. The
convention was largely attended and
the silver sentiment was strong. Reso
lutions indorsing the Chicago conven
tion were adopted. The delegates are
instructed to support Lind for gov
ernor.
Special to the Globe.
GRAND RAPIDS. Minn.. Aug. 3.— Chairman
E. C. Killey, of the Democratic county com
mittee, P. H. Varley and T. J. Welsh, dele
gates to the St. Paul convention, left here
this morning. Itasca's convention instructed
for Lind.
Special to the Globe.
RUSH CITY, Minn., Aug. 3.— At the Demo
cratic convention for Chisago county to send
delegates to the state convention at Minne
apolis Tuesday, Aug. 4, the following were
elected: Col. L. W. Folsom, of Taylor's Falls;
Hon. Henry Smith, North Branch; Robert
Nessel. Nesseltown, and James J. Flynn, Rush
City. No instructions.
Special to the Globe.
PRINCETON, Minn., Aug. 3.— The Demo
cratic district convention, held at Milaca,
Mille Lacs county, today, instructed its dele
gates to oppose Towne first, last and all the
time. A resolution was offered to Indorse the
Chicago platform, which was promptly and
vigorously voted down. Charles Keith, A. J.
Barrett, E. M. Farnham and G. B. Reeves
were chosen delegates to St. Cloud, and J.
M. Balland, J. N. Rogers and Frank Newton
to Minneapolis. The free silver cranks are
losing ground in this section every day.
Special to the Globe.
ELK RIVER. Minn., Aug. 3.— Sherburne
county Democrats elected the following dele
gates to the state and congressional conven
tions today: State, John Dingman, N. T.
Struble, Frank Heath, Charles Judkins; con
gressional. Frank Frye. N. D. Brown. J. W.
Coates. Resolutions indorsing the Chicago
platform, Lind and Towne were passed.
Special to the Globe.
LITCHFIELD. Minn., Aug. 3.— The Demo
cratic county convention, to elect ten dele
gates each to the state and congressional
conventions, was held today. It was attended
by only seventeen of the faithful. The cca
vention instructed for Lind for governor.
The delegates to the state convention are
A. D. Ross. E. D. Peterson. Wm. Murphy,
C. H. Dart. M. Schultz. R. Nelson, J. Happ,
J. A. C. Palmer, R. Welch and fohn T.
Byrnes. To the congressional contention:
D. Flynn. Joe Murphy, J. N. Gayner, B.
Record, Fred Reitz, A. J. Barry, T. Wandok
and T. Staunton.
Special to the Globe.
FARMINGTON, Minn., Aug. 3.— At the
Democratic county convention held here today
resolutions indorsing the Chicago convention
nominations and platform were adopted by a
ris'ng vote. The following delegates were
elected: State— O. C. Thompson. J. J. Schmitz
N. W. Kranz, M. Ahrens, J. M. Millette E.
Gardie, H. C. Barton. M. J. Lenihan. Geo.
Keher. E Rowe, P. Endres, A. McKenna,
Thos. Murnane. P. E. Elliott, R. Mies. Con
gressional—Lewis Gilbertson, W. A. Dame,
Jas. Ahem, J. H. Sullivan. J. M. Millette!
P. Mullany. Matt Burns, Thos. Radlcan, s!
Rooney. P. P. Weines, A. McKenna, P. P.
Connelly, Jas. Reed. Porter Martin. Adam
Weiler, John Pennington. J. R. Stevenson.
WORK OF THE STORM KING.
Considerable Dama .c Done by Wind
and Hall,
Spcrial tc the Globe.
BROWN'S VALLEY, Minn., Aug. 3.— Heavy
wicd and lightning attended by hail visited
this part of the state last night. The storm
is reported as being four or more miles wide
and twenty miles long, running east. The
d;image done is variously estimated at from
ten to fifteen per cent of the standing wheat.
Probably it will not average over fifteen per
cent. Wheat will be a fair crop and oats and
corn very large.
WINONA. Minn.. Aug. 3.— The electrical
storm which visited Winona shortly after S
o'clock this morning was one of the severest
experienced here this season, and was accom
panied by a very heavy fall of rein. Reports
r_e!ved from the country are as vet some
what meager. In the vicinity of Bethany con
siderable damage was done to flax by hail
T.lepl-: o„e connnec lon _ h there was destroyed
by the storm, and exact particulars are hard
to obialxL Some damage was done to t.le-
TUESDAY MOHNING, AUGUST 4, 1.93.
phone and other wires by lightning, and sev
eral buildings were also struck, but no ser
ious damage resulted.
CRAFTON, N. D., Aug. 3.— A cyclone did
considerable damage to buildings about one
mile south of Grafton at 1:30 o'clock this
morning. Peter Peterson's house was entirely
destroyed. There were nine people In the
house, but only two were injured, most of
them taking the precaution to go into the
cellar. An old lady was blown out in ther
wreck and badly shaken up. Her shoulder
was Injured and she received wounds on the
face. A boy 4 years old was badly cut on the
head. Fred Hankie's house was blown fifteen
rods, and he lost his entire crop of wheat by
hall. Hans Moe has just arrived In town.
He brought back the twine he bought Satur
day. He lost 175 acres of wheat and fifty of
barley. Many more farmers In the vicinity
lost their crop by hall. A report has reached
here that at Warsaw much damage was done
by hall. Julius Iverson's barn was struck
by lightning and consumed. He lost four
horses.
Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 3.— A severe ball
storm swept over a strip of country rear
Blunt last evening. Most of the -yheat was
in shock and safe, but corn was badly d'ur.
aged.
MINNEWAUKAN, N. D., Aug. 3.— A heavy
wind storm last night overturned small out
buildings, slightly twisted large buildings
in course of construction and flattened heavy
wheat. Late wheat is benefited. A heavy
rain fell. Wm. Plummer company's large
store was entered by burglars early Sunday
morning. A small amount of cash and goods
were taken, as a bungling attempt to drill
the safe failed. The thieves are probably lo
cated.
GREAT WORK FINISHED.
New Sanlt Canal Opened — Cost
#: .000,000.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Aug. 3.— The
mammoth new lock of St. Mary's Falls ship
canal, the largest in the world, was thrown
open to the lake commerce this morning,
the revenue boat Johnson being the first to
pass. The opening was an informal one,
and no demonstration took place other than
the customary salute from vessels In port.
The only notables from outside the city
were Col. G. J. Lydecker and Lieut. J. B.
Cavanaugh, of Detroit. The lock will remain
in operation, provided no unexpected hitch oc
curs. The Donnelly Contracting company
has completed a channel sixty feet wide and
twenty-two feet deep at b_h approaches to
the lock. There will be twenty-two feet of
water over the upper mitre sill and twenty
feet of water over the lower sill. The old
lock will be kept In operation for a week
at least, and then will be temporarily laid
up. At present the depth to which vessels
can load Is only increased to sixteen feet,
but this Is because of obstructions below.
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
Narrow Escape of a Conple of Yonng
People.
Special to the Globe.
FARIBAULT, Minn., Aug. 3.— While riding
near Roberd's lake Sunday afternoon, accom
panied by a young lady, Mr. Harry Mc-
Ilvaine's team of spirited horses became
frightened at a passing bicycle and*,"* jumping
to one side, went over an embankment 25 or
30 feet feet high, carrying the occupants of
the buggy with them. Mr. Ilvalne was thrown
so violently out that he suffered a fracture
of the arm and a very badly sprained wrist.
The young lady was carried with the buggy
Into the lake. As the buggy struck the lady
jumped Into the water, which was consider
ably over her depth, and she was only rescued
by the prompt efforts of some men who for
tunately happened -to be in the neighborhood
and hear her cries.
DIDN'T THE FISH BITE.
A La Cross Man Takes His Own
Life.
LA CROSSE, Wis., Aug. 3.— Otto Werner,
fifty years old. committed suicide at 10
o'clock this morning, while sitting in his
room at 516 South Third street. Yesterday
he spent the day on the river fishing with
two of his friends, and appeared In his usual
cheerful frame of mind, laughing and jok
ing with his companions. For several years
he was bookkeeper for the C. & J. Michel
Brewing company, and was a man of more
than ordinary business ability a_d intelli
gence, but for the last year has been without
work, and despondency is supposed to have
been the cause of the deed.
Willow 'Ware Company Sned.
Special to the Globe.
WINONA, Minn., Aug. 3.— The German-
American Bank of Winona has brought suit
against the stockholders of the bankrupt Wi
nona Willowware company to collect a note
for 11,295, dated June 17, 1895, under the
double liability law of Minnesota. The com
plaint Is drawn up so that other creditors
may become parties to the suit, and sets
forth that each defendant is liable to the
creditors In an amount equal to the par
value of the stock owned by them respec
tively.
Winona Won Again.
Special to the Globe.
WINONA, Minn., Aug. 3.— Winona took the
third ball game In a series with Owatonna
here today. The score was 13 to 7. Owaton
na made several uncalled for objections to
the umpire's decisions. Batteries. Winona.
Runkel. Johnston and Dixon; Owatonna, My
ers, Williams, Anderson and Keefe.
Telephone Tax Increaed.
Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 3.— The state board of
equalization met today and took up the as
sessment of telephone and sleeping cars. The
telephone tax was increased from $34,000 to
$53,000, and that on sleeping cars slightly
lowered.
Griffin Named Again.
Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Aug. 3.— The Repub
licans of the Seventh congressional district,
in convention here today, unanimously re
nominated Hon. Michael Griffin for congress.
He had no opposition.
Aggressive In the Seventh.
Special to the Globe.
MOORHEAD, Minn.. Aug. 3.-A meeting of
the new Republican congressional committee
of the Seventh congressional district has been
called for this city Tuesday, August 11. It
will be the first meeting of the committee and
an aggressive campaign will be planned
Congressman Eddy will be present and take
part in the deliberations,
Victim of Lockjaw.
Special to the Globe.
MOORHEAD. Minn., Aug. 3.— About three
weeks ago F. L. Barnard, a carpenter, stepped
on a rusty nail. A few days ago lockjaw set
In and today death resulted.
Moorliead and Fargo Grow.
Special to the Globe.
MOORHEAD, Minn., Aug. 3.— The new city
directory has just been issued. It shows
that Moorhead has a population of 3 567
while Fargo has 9,460. There is not a vacant
house in either city at that.
AFTER MANY MOONS
An English Banker Recovers His
Diamonds From a. Thief.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.— A world's fair
diamond thief was brought to justice
today. She is Mrs. Julia Houston and
she has promised to take the sheriff
to a spot where she has hidden $4,000
worth of diamonds stolen from Banker
Mackey, of London. All but a ring
will be recovered for the foreigner
Mackey attended the world's fair as a
representative from the principality of
Monaco. He took apartments at a
fashionable boarding house kept by
Mrs. Houston. One morning his jewels
were missing. Mrs. Houston was ar
rested on suspicion, but there was no
evidence against her and she was re
leased. The banker returned to Lon
don and the search for the jewels
ceased. A few months ago the sus
pected woman's neighbors noticed that
she wore a handsome diamond brooch.
The police were notified and they sent
word to Mackey. Evidence was col
lected and as a result Mrs. Houston
v.aa indicted by the last grand jury
on the charge of larceny.
MILLS START UP.
Two Thousand Men "Will Return tc
Work.
CLEVELAND. 0., Aug. 3.-A special fron
Nilee, 0., says: All the rolling mills of thi
place will resume work at once, giving em
ploymeat to about 2,000 men.
ALABAMA IS SAfE
JOHNSTON, THE DEMOCRATIC CAN
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR BEATS
THE FISIONISTS.
HAS 40,000 VOTES TO SPARE.
THIS ELECTION WAS NOT A
"•■"-ST ON THE SILVER
QUESTION.
BOTH PARTIES WERE FOR SILVER,
The Usual Charges of Fraud at the
"'oil- Are Made By the Repub
licans and Pops.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 3.— The
size of the Democratic majority seems
to be all that remains in doubt with
regard to the result of today's state
election. Because of the slow progress
of counting the votes under the new
ballot law, returns are necessarily
slow in coming in, but there is no doubt
of a complete Democratic victory.
Incomplete returns from about half
the counties so far received indicate
Democratic gains in all but Mobile and
Macon. In the former the Democrats
appear to have lost some 500 votes by
stay-at-homes, but the county is still
in the Democratic column by
500 majority. In Macon county,
which gave Oates a majority
of 800 in 1894, the result is
close and doubtful. The Democrats on
the other hand have carried Tuscaloosa
county by 1,000 majority. It gave Kolb
200 majority, two years ago. Marshall
county, which went for Kolb by 600, is
close and probably Democratic. Lee
county, which had a Democratic ma
jority of 500, is like Marshall. Cham
bers county with 400 majority for Kolb
in 1894, is in the Democratic column.
Fayette, another Populist county, is in
the doubtful column, as are also Coosa
and DeKalb.
In the counties which Gov. Oates car
ried two years ago there have been
increased majorities in all so far heard
from except two. In the Black belt
every county will roll up its usual large
Democratic majority, ranging from
3,000 to 6,000 each. Jefferson, which
gave Oates less than 100 majority, will
give Johnston probably 500. majority.
Green county increases its Democratic
majority. The same is true in nearly
every North Alabama county. In this
section where the Populists are strong
er than elsewhere in the state, that
party lost heavily. The negroes in
North Alabama, generally voted for
Goodwyn, but the number of Populists
who voted for Johnston was larger
than the negro vote cast for Goodwyn.
* Cept. Johnston tonight said that he
stands to his original figures of 40,000
as the lowest estimate of his majority.
From reports which he has received
he feels like increasing these figures to
50,000, with two-thirds of the legislature
Democratic.
State Democratic Chairman J. B.
Knox tonight said:
"Johnston's majority is probably
larger than that of gov. Oates two
years ago, which was* 27,000. I think
we have the legislature by an increased
majority."
MR. VAUGHAN IS SORE.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 3.— At 11
o'clock tonight Wm. Vaughan, chair
man of the Republican state central
committee, made the following state
ment: "The news of the election in
this state is meager and nothing like
an accurate estimate can be made. But
lt Is evident that the returns will give
Joseph F. Johnston, Democratic can
didate for governor, a majority of some
twenty thousand.
"The usual count out has evidently
been resorted to In order to defeat Con
gressman A. T. Goodwin, the candi
date of the Populists and Republicans
for governor. By this means the Demo
crats will probably secure the state
legislature. The Goodwin state ticket
has doubtless carried a considerable
majority of the counties where the
white voters are in the majority and
the Democrats a majority of the black
counties."
At Populist state headquarters, the
chairman was not on hand, being ab
sent from the city. The secretary Frank
Valtzelle, said: "We have received no
returns whatever from the state. We
feel that if we have had a fair count,
Goodwin has won. The size of his ma
jority would be governed by the num
ber of votes the Democrats steal in the
black belt. I am not prepared to give
out my figures, but I believe we will
carry eight counties, which Oates got
two years ago, and lose two which
Kolb carried. We expect the horse
back mails to show Goodwin's election."
P. G. Bowman, another Populist said
he believed Goodwin would have from
15,000 to 20,000 majority, but had seen
no returns upon which to base his claim
which was founded altogether upon
opinion.
SILVER NOT THE QUESTION.
The silver question has not been the
main issue in the Alabama campaign.
Both candidates were resting on a de
mand for free silver, but the real is
sue has been the question of honest
elections. Capt. Johnston, the Demo
cratic nominee for governor was a can
didate before the convention of 1894.
He was defeated, but supported the
Democratic ticket. This year Johnson
captured the party machine, secured
the nomination for governor and had
the party pledged to the free coinage
of silver. Many of Johnston's support
ers inside the party are opposed to
the free coinage of silver, but support
ed Johnston In order to destroy the
old machine.
Goodwin, the nominee of the fusion
ticket, left the Democratic party in
1892, and was active in the campaign of
1894 against the Democratic ticket. The
Populist convention nominated Good
win for governor on a platform de
claring for honest elections, free silver
and a tariff on a revenue basis. The
main issue has been the demand for
honest elections, and on this issue the
Republicans have supported the Popu
list ticket. Many administration Demo
crats would not support Johnston, but
others have supported the state ticket,
declaring that they desire to retain
the state government with the Demo
cracy, but will not support Bryan.
THE WAR CLOUD AGAIN.
Possible War With Germany Dls-
cussed in London.
LONDON, Aug. 3.— The Post publishes a
long article on England's relations with Ger
many, in the course of which lt says: "The
Maintenance of British rights In America.
Africa and Asia may at any time Involve the
leeessity of fighting America, France and
-Ussia. It behooves us, therefore, to con
•lder our relations with other powers. It is a
act that in January the question of how best
o flgfct the British navy was seriously con
idered at Berlin and the plan of a cam
aign against England was mapped out by
i strategist most competent to deal with
he problem.
"This fact has never been published befor.
nd we are bound to admit that the present
one of the inspired German press ought to
..ut our statesmen on their guard."
Bryan to Sewall— That's the toughest puzzle I ever tackled
Sewall— lt can't be did.
TO J-AJKE JOHN M . D
AND CANDIDATES FOR TWO OTHER
PLACES ON THE STATE
TICKET.
THAT LINE IS MAPPED OUT
FOR THE DEMOCRATS TO FOL
LOW IN THE STATE CONVEN
TION TODAY.
DIVISION OF ELECTORS M4DE
At a Conference of Democrats, Pop
nlists and Silver Republicans
—Gossip of Candidates.
After several hours spent in confer
ence In the Brunswick hotel, Minne
apolis, yesterday, the Democratic and
People's party committees adjourned
without coming to any definite agree
ment, except on electors. On this point
it is agreed that the Democrats shall
have four, the Populists four, and the
free silver Republicans one, In the per
son of Hon. John Day Smith. The
four Democrats to go on the electoral
ticket will be nominated in today's
convention, and probably Smith too.
Then the state central committee will
be given power to fill out the number,
and the chairman and secretary of the
convention will. be authorized to certify
the same to the proper state officer. A
like course will be followed in the Popu
list state convention on the 26th inst.
As to i state officers, only this can be
stated with any degree of certainty:
John Lind, of Brown county, will be
nominated for governor by acclama
tion.
Maj. J. M. Bowler, of Renville, will
be his running mate.
Phil Winston refuses to be a candi
date for lieutenant governor, and the
nomination of Bowler will clear the
atmosphere in a double sense, by leav
ing a clear field for H. J. Peck, of
Shakopee, to contest against Joel P.
Heatwole for congress.
It was seemingly well understood
after the conference — which was held
in executive session— that the Demo
crats are to nominate governor, secre
tary of state and treasurer, and leave
the lieutenant governor and attorney
general blank, to be filled by the state
committee. This was not entirely
satisfactory to Donnelly and his
friends, however, and it may be
changed today. The Donnelly Popu
lists wanted to have the Democratic
convention adjourn after making the
nomination for governor and agreeing
on a platform. This plan the Demo
crats objected to, and their idea event
ually met with most favor.
But, as stated, beyond agreeing on
governor and the division of electors,
the conference ended without decided
results. The committees will get to
gether again during the session of the
convention today, after the delegates
have formally expressed their will as
to fusion.
For candidates, besides those named,
the men talked of as most likely to se
cure nominations are Julius Heinrichs,
(Dem.) Hennepin, secretary of state;
George Geissel, (Dem.) Morrison, state
treasurer; John Arnold Keyes, (Pop.)
St. Louis, attorney general. Should
this latter nomination be given to some
one else in the final conference, then
a Scandinavian Populist will be nom
inated for secretary of state, and
Pierce Butler, or some other Fourth
district Democrat, will be nomlnatd
for attorney general. It is almost a
cinch, however, judging from the ex
pressions of delegates last night, that
the ticket will be finally made up in
this order:
Governor— John Lind, of Brown.
Lieutenant Governor— J. M. Bowler, of Ren
ville.
Treasurer — George Geis.el, of Morrison.
Secretary of State — Julius Heinrichs, of
Hennepin.
Attorney General — J. A. Keyes, of St. Louis.
Thus the head of the ticket will be
free silver Republican; the second Pop
ulist; third and forth Democrat, and
the fifth Populist,
Thomas J. Meighen, of Fillmore
county, was also being put forward
for the second place on the ticket. He
is as good a Populist as Bowler, and is
at present chairman of the state cen
tral committee of his party. Bowler
seemed to be most favorably regarded
by the conferrees, and there was talk
of letting Meighen have a free field for
congress against Tawney. The Dem
ocratic friends of John Moonan, of Wa
seca, will have something to say about
this proposition; but the selection lies
between these two.
When the commKtees first went into
joint session there were so many pres
ent, and so many differing views that
nothing could be done. Representa
tives of both sides, to the number of
fifty or more, "spoke to the point some
times, but more often all around it,"
as Col. Jack Thornton put it He had
PRJCE TWO CENTS—] _^v-??_t4K
Just come from the parlor packed with
sweltering humanity, and immediately
retired to an ice box. The weather In
the Brunswick corridors was hot, but
that little parlor must have been an
oven. Every one present felt at liberty
to talk as he pleased, and did so
whether any one else was pleased or
not. Donnelly seemed to keep about as
cool and as silent as any one; but there
were those present who thoroughly un
derstood his views and stood up for
them.
When it .was finally realized that
nothing could be done with such a large
number present, the Democrats retired
to another room and the Populists held
the parlor. Before separating, it had
been agreed that sub-conference com
mittees should be appointed. Accord
ingly the following gentlemen were se
lected by the factions:
r£_ 210 S ratS ~ M -, J - Mc Gn*th, Winona: George
S_f' B *Y. WI *i, R * T ' Dalle y- Renville; T. J.
T__. r T^ J la^ sey: T ' T ' "udson, St.
Louis; John B. Ostrom, Warren
Populists— Ignatius Donnelly, Dakota; J. C
S^i R o amse y: Martin E. Tew, Yellow
Mcd cine; Senator Relshus, Lyon; Francis H.
Clark, Ramsey.
To meet these, the following free sil
ver Republicans were invited in- Sen
ators Morgan and Howard, E R Cor
ser, J. M. Griffin, Frank Day.
The subcommittees lost no time In
getting together, and in short order
agreed on the division of electors.
John Day Smith was at once named by
the free silver Republicans, but th*.
other eight will be selected as stated
above. On the division of the state offi
ces all were of one mind as to Lind
but beyond this the Democrats and
Populists sparred for wind so warily
and persistently that no arbitrary'llne
of division was drawn. When the con
ference broke up, however, the Demo
crats understood that they were to go
into the convention today and proceed
to nominate Lind and two others They
further understood, or at least were
agreed among themselves, that the offi
ces to be considered are state treasurer
and secretary of state.
While the slate given above met with
most general favor, there wer£ plenty
of delegates who pointed out that the
bixth district should not be given two
nominations. "The Democratic county
of Ramsey should be given one nomi
nation," said a Second district leader
''That would give representation to
the Second, Third, Fourth and Sixth
districts on the state ticket, and would
be a fair division."
Should this idea prevail, then a Ram
sey county man will go on the ticket
but late last night the Populists were
insisting that they must have the can
didate for attorney general, and they
will stick to Keyes. It looks as if Ram
sey may have a chance for the treas
urer, but possibly the best she will get
will be a free field for Tom O'Brien for
congress. There was a report circu
lating yesterday that Francis H. Clark
stands ready to withdraw in O'Brien's
favor if the latter is nominated by the
free silver Democrats. It was hinted
too. that the Lawler-Cutcheon wing
will not put a candidate in the field
against O'Brien, but let Stevens and
the free silver champion fight it out
between them. This report, of course
left Congressman Kiefer out of the
reckoning.
Speaking of Lawler recalls the fact
that all sorts of threats were being
made against him yesterday by some
radical Bryan men.
"How did your people come to put
Lawler and Cutcheon on the state dele
gation?" asked, a Hennepin man of
Tom O'Brien.
Oh, we thought eighty-four men
could hold three men down without
any trouble," responded Tom.
The chances are promising for a row,
however, lf the committee on creden
tials reports the names of Lawler and
Cutcheon to the convention. Not a few
counties have passed resolutions con
demning Mr. Lawler by name; and
several delegates are understood to be
loaded with further denunciatory reso
lutions to be presented in today's con
vention.
In this connection it may be said
that the friends of W. H. Donahue,
the original Bryan man of the Minne
sota delegation to Chicago, are pre
pared and determined to make a fight
to have him recommended as national
committeeman from Minnesota, in
stead of Lawler.
"It is all right for Chairman Jones to
name Tom O'Brien as a member of the
national executive committee," said
one of the Hennepin leaders; "and we
are glad of it. But Jones can do that
just as well as he made St. John, a
non -member, treasurer of his com
mittee. We think Donahue deserves
recognition, and we propose to try to
put him in the place now held by Dan
Lawler."
Mention of the name of George Geis
sel was rather a surprise to the dele
gates who had arrived yesterday. The
Sixth district delegates are organized
to push his canvass in earnest, and ex
press confidence that they wall secure
him the nomination for state treasurer.
Headquarters of the Third district
have been established in Room 44, at
the Nicollet. There the friends of Hon.
H. J. Peck, of Shakopee, will put in
some good licks for their favorite,
whom they desire to send to congress!
Lieut. Gov. Frank A. Day was prom
inent about the hotels all day. He was
busy getting acquainted with the
Democratic war horses, and with the
young colts t too. After the news came
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HAS A{_ EXTRA HOOF
ONE HOUSE ON WEST SEVENTH
STREET HAS A DOIBLE
LID.
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
POLICE THINK THAT SOME OTHER
HOlSffi MIST BE SHORT
ONE.
CITY PLUNGED IN DARKNESS.
Last Night's Unprecedented Storm
Raised Havoc With Lightning
Systems, Glass, Etc.
There was a great specialty pro
gramme in the cave of the winds last
night.
Boreas, oppressed by the ennui of a
long hot spell, and soured by the sultry
afternoon, demanded that the celes
tial entertainers prepare for him a
revel the like of which has never been
had, and he had it.
So did St. Paul. Not the St. Paul
who had the ready letter writer and
wrote epistles to Christians and heath
en alike with the same easy grace, but
the perspiring city that nestles among
the hills that overlook the Father
of Waters.
The first number en the programme
was a display of fireworks, with a sham
battle between the heavenly artillery
corps. It was the dryest part of the
programme, but the benign Boreas
seemed to enjoy it, and the rest of the
audience had to sit through it anyway.
The first display centered on Merriam
hill, sheet after sheet of electric fluid
flashing through the tops of the trees
and reflecting its mellow glare in the
windows and on the slated roofs. The
sheets as fast as they disappeared,
there reappeared on St. Anthony hill,
Dayton's bluff, or the West side, as
the erratic stage manager of the exhi
bition might determine. Following
this the roar of the artillery became
louder, as if of advancing armies, and
the sheets gave way to snake-like
flashes which revealed behind and
around them ominous black clouds
that were playing as understudies to
the sable curtain of night. At first
these snaky fires were content to il
lumine one or two clouds at a time,
but eventually they became more and
more confident of their lines, and two
or three of them would unite in a dia
logue that would occupy an arc of sev
eral degrees, and would make so vivid
an impression that it seemed much
longer in duration than the millionth
part of a second than It really occupied.
Ordinarily such displays would have
been accompanied by rain, or even
hail, but this time, they were as dry
as thought. The clock had even then
struck the hour of midnight, and
Mayor Doran's regime was in force.
This condition of dryness lasted about
half an hour, when just a dash of water
was thrown into the display, in order
that trie villain might turn up his coat
collar, saunter Into the middle of the
stage and exclaim: "Bad night along
shore, Cap! Wish we hadn't under
took the job tonight."
Which rather ungrammatical but
truly histrionic remark showed that
Boreas is not unsensitive to the dra
matic Impulses which animate ordinary
mortals.
The first sprinkle was hardly worth
a mention in any but a painstaking
and detailed description of the storm,
which this ls, without a doubt. Fol
lowing the sprinkle there was another
dry spell, in which the lightning and
the thunder grew in intensity, until it
seemed as though in addition to the
artillery combat In progress so long,
the sutlers of the opposing regiments
were fighting for the common purse.
The thunder came in sharp, short dis
charges, like the oaths of a trooper in
Flanders, and the fiery furnace of or
thodox religion was mimicked in in
verted mirage before the eyes of a re
spectful, if not a devout, populace.
Finally even this became monoto
nous to the blase director of the me
teorological department, and he added
a little wind to the mix up on the
stage. Just to show he played no
favorites, he first sent out a little serio
comic zephyr, who sang love songs in
the ears of the serfs of earth, whose
oozing brows gave a warm welcome to
her cooling breath The siren had
almost succeeded In converting the
populace to a belief that Boreas was a
benefactor, when she suddenly declined
to respond to an encore, and with a
pout, rushed from the stage. Her suc
cessor was a burly gale, with a very
loud make-up that might have found
its make up in some of the sports that
travel with Corbett.
He tossed a few heavy dumbbells,
and pounded the clouds around with
his fists. Then descending to things
of earth, he picked up a few barrels of
Portland cement, weighing something
like 250 pounds each, and rolled them
down the Third street hill. Some of
them struck the curb and broke, while
others rolled down the hill till they
could roll no longar and lay there as
helpless testimonials of the Herculean
exhibition. A little legerdemain was
also included In the new corner's turn,
for he pulled a roof out of some corner
of the stage, no one could see just
where, and stuck lt through the trans
verse section of a dwelling house at
Seventh and Ramsey streets, just to
amuse the neighbors. He fortunately
stuck it through a section of the house
where there were no beds, and did not
mutilate any of the sleeping occupants.
He pushed his fingers through show
windows half an inch thick with the
nonchalance of a copper on his first
day in uniform, and mixed up the
signs not only on the streets, but on
the houses facing the street. He
touched a button and in a moment the
city was in darkness. He gave the
Pioneer Press building a push and it
rooked on its foundation till the hith
erto irreverent pencil pushers allowed
that their time, perhaps, had come,
and decided to reform. He brushed
his palm over the tops of groves and
public: parks and with one pass swept
branches into the opposite corners of
the city. One force alone, rose su
perior to him, the street cars. With
electric lights extinguished, and tele
phones tied up in a hard knot, these
heavy conductors alone resisted the
storm, and the cars fought their way
desperately in the teeth of the wind,
delayed, but not conquered.
After the wind came the rain, equally
irresistible in its fury. It came in
sheets with the wind, seemingly not
down but across, now one way and now
another, as trie wind changed its
direction. The rubbish in the streets
which are being reconstructed fur
nished an especially Inviting target and
the paving blocks that have just been
removed from there were washed In
to and down the intersecting streets
hither and thither until many of them
were found near the union depot.
It mixed with tiie spilled cement on
