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IIIIY^ VOL. XXV.—NO. 173. UND FILES A REFUSAL Says He Will Not Accept the Democratic Nomination for Governor DECISION IS IRREVOCABLE BIS TIME WOULD MERELY BE WASTED IX THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, HE SAYS POST DEPRIVED OF EFFICIENCY Mr. Lind Furthermore Shrinks From the Campaign of Hnmbugiiery That the Opposition Leaders Have in Mind. DULUTH, Minn., June 21.-A. C. Weiss, of Duluth, has received from Chairman L. A. Rosing, of the Democratic state central committee, a copy of a letter from former Gov. John Lind, declining to ac cept the gubernatorial nomination at the hands ofthe state convention next week. Mr. Lind says: "Minneapolis, June 20.—L. A. Rosing, Cannon Falls, Minn.—Dear Sir: The pub lic discussion of my name in connection with the nominations to be made at the ensuing convention and my probable ab sence from the city next week impel me * to write you. No one knows better than you do, that while I take a keen interest in public affairs, 1 have no love for public position, least of all for an exe cutive oflice. Hence I expressed my de termination on retiring from the govern or's office not to again be a candidate Some weeks ago, at the urgent solicita tion of yourself and many other personal and political friends, I promised to give the matter further thought, and I have done so. Governor Handicapped. "Many considerations of a personal character would seem sufficient to de termine my action. But over and above • considerations of this character, I can not escape the conviction that my nor n• ination, if ratified at the polls, would be of but little service to the state. The governor's office, by recent legislation, .has been, in a great measure, deprived of its efficiency in the administration of the affairs of the state, and recent legis latures have shown no disposition to solve the state problems that confront us. I have not the patience to waste my time in idle effort, if elected, nor have the faculty or disposition to compete in the campaign of humbuggery that the oppo sition leaders are apparently planning to force upon the people of this state. "The peculiar, almost personal, rela tions that have existed between my po litical supporters and myre'f, their loy alty and self-secrifice in my behalf, make it most unpleasant to take any action that may cause theni^disappointment. Declination Irrevocable. "For this reason I have given the sub ject my most careful and conscientious cot sideration, and I assure you that my action is not dictated by indifference or cowardice, for I would be no more will- ] ing to accept a certificate of election at the hands of the convention than the ' , nomination. But. for the reasons referred I to, I have determined to announce penile- i ly. as I have state pdivatefef, my irrevo- : cable determination to not accept v' I honor of the nomination for governor, should the convention see fit to tender it. "This action, though it may disap point some of my friends, will not, I trust, be construed as ingratitude on my part. It ought not, it seems to me, when it is borne in mind that I bore the brunt of the battle wlhout flinching in the two Hanna campaigns, which stand" un paralleled in history for debauchery and corruption. -v "With the deepest gratitude to you -personally, and to all my political asso ciates, and with the assurance that you will always find me ready to co-operate as a private citizen in the cause of good government, I am yours truly. "John Lind." MORRIS BILL VERY: HARD TO ADMINISTER Mr. Eddy Points Out Reasons for Expecting- Confusion and Controversy. From The Globe's Washington Dn- reau, Post Building;. WASHINGTON, D. C, June Repre sentative Frank Eddy, who is regarded as one of the best posted members of the Minnesota delegation in Indian matters, says the Morris bill will be much more difficult of administration than any law the Indians have had for some time. It will be much wrose, he says, than the Nelson act. .""..- He argues there are scores of points where disputes are bound to arise and he predicts that the interior department will have its hands full with calls from the Minnesota delegation. The different methods of measuring timber will raise questions as to what Indians have a right to appoint representatives to check the count, and the different ways of scaling wood at the mill and in wood will, he thinks, lead to Interminable controversy. #1 J 4^4s Investments On Paige 207_; OF T^fsifSkbe. (f^PI iC¥/ *\ f%ftk a\ a\ DAY'S NEWS SUMMARIZED Weather for St. Paul and .Vicinity: Fair and warmer; probable showers Mon- I day*. ; .' POLITICAL— Democrats of Ramsey county and throughout the state indorse John Lind tor governor. •__• 7-.y' ,- Legislature plans to make all of con gressional districts Rifely Republican. Mr. Lind announces that he , will not accept a nomination for governor. DOMESTIC— Tanke jury at Henderson return a verdict of murder in the first degreee. Kansas City loafers must work ln the harvest-fields or at the rock pile.. Farmer in Illinois dies from eating too much ice cream. Fifteen-year-old boy confesses to burn ing paper mill at Hamilton, Ohio, to get out of working in it. Strikers at Lost Creek attack non-union men and riot ensues. .. ..... Postmistress in Virginia is short in her accounts and commits suicide. "WASHINGTON— ' Mr. Eddy tells why he believes the Morris Indian law will be difficult to en force. FOREIGN— Conference between Joseph Chamber lain and the British colonial premiers may result in gain to the United States because of Newfoundland's disinclination to join the Dominion. LOCAL— . Federal government census statistician reports favorably on progress of agri culture on Minnesota Indian reservations. The charter commission is likely to hold a meeting in the next two weeks lo consider demands of park board. Carl Gutherz, the eminent artist, will design mural decorations for next Peo ple's church. ,■".,.' The Modern Woodmen of America will hold their annual picnic on* Harriet isl and next Wednesday, afternoon. National Afro-American council will meet in St. Paul in annual convention July 9. Drainage commission lets contracts for four state ditches, which will drain 72,- CO acres. District synod of the Evangelical Lu theran church receives reports. Rev. Wil liam Hobbtrger to preach today. Reunion of the First Regiment of Min nesota comes to an end with a sail on_" the river and election of officers. MINNEAPOLIS— _ ■ Trial of" Capt. Norman King is pro ceeding; state's case not yet concluded, j No trace of Chris' Norbeck has been discovered. YY.Y: . , . • . Plans are being made for entertaining delegation to teachers' convention on an elaborate scale. WI'SINESS— Stock market continues dull,- with the trading almost entirely of a "professional character. . , Wheat loses in price, while corn and oats gain. * •SPORTING— Cornell crews finish first in the three intercollegiate boat races at Poughkeep tie. Wyeth wins the American Derby, Lu clan Appleby second, Aladdin third. Louisville takes the first game of series with St. Paul team; score, .7 to 1. Mike Donovan Knocks out Tim Murphy in fifteenth round at Oakland. Highlander, Wirdling and Jim Crack win at White Bear yesterday. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS. Port. Arrived. Sailed. New York....La Savoie Minneapolis. Queenstown .Etruria .......Celtic. St. John's.....Peruvian. Glasgow ...:.... Furnessia. New Y0rk...... ....... rrave. * London , —Minnehaha. Antwerp Friesland. New York...* ....Noordam. / New York...jUmbrla rland. New York.... St. Paul ....Victoria. Havre : ...La Brctagne. Yokohama ...Coptic New York ._ ........,Hekla. Liverpool Lucania. Hamburg — Moltke. Bremen 7 G. Kurfurst. Liverpool -. Livonian. Cherbourg Columbia. Cherbourg St. Louis. — ii __ WON'T INSIST UPON NICARAGUA ROUTE - . V House Conferees Are Expected to Accept the Amendment of the. Senate. _____ '/ ~ ' "WASHINGTON, D. • C. June 21.—Sena tor Morgan and Representative Hepburn, representing the senate and £ house con ferees on the isthmian canal bill, were together today to arrange the prelimi naries for the meeting of the conferees, Meantime the friends of the respective projects were active in making plans. Although^- no formal meeting of the house conferees was field, informal ex changes showed their general attitude. They are first of all for a canal, and while favorable to the Nicaragua route, they will not insist upon that route to the extent of defeating all legislation. As soon as" it becomes evident that the sen ate will not yield, the Spooner amend ment will tie accepted as the best solu tion-possible. „■ This insures an agreement in confer ence without much delay, even If the house does not relieve the conferees of t^jpir responsibilities by adopting a mo tion tc concur with the senate, which j there is good reason to believe Mr. Bur ton (Ohio) is ready to make. The first formal meeting of the con ferees will be at 2 o'clock on Monday. FLURRIES OF SNOW ' V FALL IN MICHIGAN Upper Peninsula 7ls Visited by a Light Coat of the Beau- fe y: : ■ - '":. tiful. ";. 7ly ;,Yi MARQUETTE, Mich., June 21.— last day of spring witnessed j* the y novel spectacle of snow „falling in various sec tions of the upper peninsula. Light flurries - were experienced in Marquette. At Ishpeming half an inch came down, and at Ironwood nearly two Inches felL ' < .-••.-;■-.'-.,,.'■'-.:.'■••" A fierce gale is raging on Lake Su perior, and no boats are. able to venture out. . - fefe _ -- ; '• ;:; TOWN IS BOMBARDED ALL DAY Venezuelan Warship Peppers Ma ; ciilu in -Vain. . WILLEMSTAD, June 21.—A1l day yes terday a Venezuelan warship bombarded without result Macuto, a 7 suburb of La Guayra, where: 700 revolutionists are in trenched. '-' "".-7-YY .-,.'.>■'- .-7-i ---Yvv For a month the government has been imitating the tactic^of the Spaniards in Cuba and the British m South f Africa by compelling ; natives and ; foreigners living in the district to abandon their homes and concentrate at Lagulca. This meas ure gives an exact| idea rof the pacific state of Venezuela, ---.. t^Y. " SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE : 22, -THIRTY PAGES. BOY BURNS A MILL TO GET OUT OF WORKING ■••''■ ' y ■■■"..'■.■■'■ -- ■■■ V Was Made to Labor in the Paper Factory—Adopts Drastic Means j of Securing Vacation. Special to The Globe. HAMILTON, Ohio, June''X—State Fire Marshal Beardsley this afternoon arrest ed Mark "Wellborn, fifteen years-old, on a charge of burning the F-anklin and Fordham paper miiis of ths Sterling Pa per company on April 23 and June 13, causing an aggregate loss of $120,000. The boy made a written confession, in i which he says he vas working at night : in the mills under compulsion «,f his pa- I rents. He burned them merely to es- i cape work. . . . ■- - j BETWEEN WHEAT FIELD AND ROCK PILE Choice Farced Upon Idle Men hy Kansas City's Energetic „ Chief of Police. Special to The Globe. . KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 21.—Chief of Police Hayes today decided to rid this city of idle men and at the same time help out the Kansas farmers whose im mense wheat crop Is going to waste be cause they cannot find harvesters. He sent out a corps of officers with in structions to round up every idle man they could find in the north end of town. When the net was examined fifty-one -*7 .-'■'■!. "-—~ * : — ' '; ■ ' "*—— ii m ui«n i mi' i _■__— fe - '•'■" ;■'": '■' ' ' ' V * ' -'- ■' : - ■ ■ '■*■> ' ;fe^jll^ -^""" ~~ ' ""*- '-: y'*"^ n s^^ss^*^^^ - • -- -y - y':y^¥^^^^ ■'-•",<:» «■»*■ «•»*»* v. liic-i^u ,>ciUy letiivruii}, ?-fe" .. yy.y idlers came forth in the . first haul. The chief addressed these mert) telling them flatly that they mlust either go to the harvest fields at $1.75 a day and excel lent board,, or the city rock pile for noth ing a day and mighty slim fare. All the loafers were held for the daily "show-up" and then released, with In structions to apply at the state agency before night for assignment to the har vest fields. Any who fail to start before tomorrow noon-will'be sent to the work house for thirty days. . YY "When Kansas farmers are pleading for men to work in the wheat fields for good wages," said Chief Hayes tonight, "I will not tolerate loafing in Kansas City." ' TOO MUCH ICE CREAM CAUSES HIS DEATR Illinois Farmer Partakes Too Freely of the Frozen Sweet and Dies . ' the Next Day. Special to he Globe. GALESBURG, 111., June 21.—The death yesterday of William Woolsey, a : promi nent farmer living in the eastern part of Knox county, is attributed by the phy sicians to ice cream. - Y. Last Sunday Mr. Woolsey partook free ly of home-made ice cream and- that night was seized with violent pains in his head. Monday he attempted to work, but while In the field became unconscious and had' to be helped home. His death occurred after intense suffer ing. -; HACKS WOMAN TO PIECES WITH KNIFE Frightful Dead of a Colored Vet ■ - . . eran of the Spanish War V at Dulnth. DULUTH, Minn., June 21.—A colored man named Charles Henderson, a veteran of the Spanish-American war, brutally murdered- a negress named Mrs. Ida Mc- Cormick here tonight. Jealousy was vie motive. He literally hacked his victim to pieces with a/huge pocket knife. ■ y Both came here from Chicago recently. Henderson was quartermaster sergeant in the Eighth Illinois volunteers during the war of 1898, and is said to have an honorable record in the army, 'a he Mc- Cormick woman was formerly of Kansas City. • . .... V ':':-. Henderson was arrested almost immedi ately and - confessed his crime: He threatened the lives of several men and women in -the flat where the j murder oc curred and caused a reign of terror until finally overpowered. 7 * SHE RECOVERS HER KIDNAPED BABY Chicago' "Woman Travels Thirty Thousand. Miles to Accomplish This Result. CHICAGO, June 21.—Thirty-thousand miles traversed In search of her kidnaped baby 7 and final | recovery of the child in Madras, India, has been accomplished by Mrs. Marion Thornton Egbert, a Chi cago woman. Part of the time in the disguise :of a | man. Mrs. "Egbert hunted for almost two years over America and Europe, spending thousands of dollars in the pursuit of her daughter. '--'■:.', The little girl was kidnaped by her father, Dr. J. W. Egbert, who came to Chicago from India to gain possession of the chi.v. The " abduction 1 took place at I' iity-nfth street "and-'Madison avenue on the afternoon of. Sept. 23, 1900. ; WYETH WINS DERBY John A. Drake's Game Colt Finishes First in Great r Western Classic WINNER LAST TO START Ball in an Spoils the jj Chances of the Favorite Heno by Using the East- *>-:- "■■'" ** , ".' - . .. em Horse Too Much in Early Part of Race. ■-' CHICAGO, June Scorning, with a sweeping stride, through the. stretch, the game colt Wyeth won John A. Drake his , first Derby, and upheld the j traditions of. the race by the overthrow of the favor ites and by the Western horses beating the ; best that could be, sent from tie East. There is no room for argument about the best horse winning. The race was ace | from | rough riding or anything in the nature of a foul, was cleanly and truly lun, and Wyeth was the best of the twelve three-year-old colts that lined up at -.he barrier today before Starter Dyer. 7 Jockey Lucie Lyne rode a sensational race on Mr. Drake's colt. Heno. the heavily played Eastern colt, who went to the post the favorite -it 2% to 1, failed to finish Inside the money, WYETH. i and it was altogether 1 "t is fault. He -rati gamely and fast, out it looked as though. Jockey Ballman made."•'*».' mistake by using Heno so much in' the s early.part of the race. '■-■-{.■, . '-' "7, ' -;.'■• iCy ;.:'\'•'.■'■■;.■ -- - Furlong : after furlong 7he . fought for the lead with Barney Bchriber's Otis, "an i they set the pace, "-.hi 7 in the slow aid dead track, told on fevTn of them at * the supreme moment of the race, the strug gle to the home stretch. >V. , Y,.'--v7 7 Singleton, on Otis, .was censured by good judges of . racing for using what appeared to be singularly poor judgment in taking to the front a colt carrying 127 pounds,, and trying to* tip such a large and high-class field, and it is only fair to presume that Schriber's jockey rode according to orders-given him. . -~ ■Two Disappointments. - Pentecost • and Arsenal. ran ; a terribly disappointing race. Neither ever had a position sufficiently near the. front to. be regarded as a seriousv contender, and visi tors from | the East who had witnessed their best races on the traces around New York declared that the unsatisfac tory performances ,of 7 these two colts would have to be attributed'to their un usually long and trying railroad journey on the eve of such Jah important i con test. Arsenal and Pentecost were delay ed nine hours in making the trip from New York to Chicago. "Turfmen believe that the reason advanced for their poor shoeing is not without foundation. Perhaps the greatest disappointment in the- race to those who decided at the last moment to pin .their faith to a Western horse "was the'race run by Bell's Commoner. He failed, to finish within the first three. -Y'*/ The real surprises §f the race were Lu cien Appleby and Aladdin, who finished second and third, respectively. , Lucien Appleby would have been conceded " a good .'chance had the track been heavy. but when the dust was seen risng as the horses went" to the post for the first race on the card, those who had placed their faith on him in the future books gave up their, bets for as -good as lost. Corrigan and Lord Quex, ran just aDout such a "race as most people expected of them With the going as good as it was Prowl had no chance whatever in such fast company. Had the track been heavy he would have been conceded a choice. Hermis Broke Down. The Cincinnati colt, Hermis, broke down after running about a mile, but his show ing was such that did not lead one to believe that he would. have been well up to the finish jj had "he been able to" com plete the race. :/ .. .■.-.-;'■;'--. ..-■■-. One of the best features of the . race won by Wyeth -.was-that he got off last after the fall of the flag and wore the field down one by tine. Striding along in an irresistible style without any appar ent c effort and at the.same-time getting over the ground j grandly, he appeared at all stages of the race to be running well within himself, although . passing one horse after anotner' and evidently travel ing the fastest. Tfcey neither had him "straight" and his neck "was not stretch ed until the final sixteenth. Even then he was far 7 from. being out J and he clearly won with a little in reserve. Aladdin was ridden a patient race by Coburn. "6 He fe was never hurried at fe any part |of thefeontest,' no -matter what the leaders were doing ' and he was rewarded by finding at the finish that his horse was able to make a good 7 run through the stretch, where he came from behind and made ■ a desperate bid for third honors. < ,7^ Story of the Race. ? ."'■-., -. The story of the $ race ; is: soon; told. There but little delay at the post and Starter Dwyer got them away with a good ; send-off. * Otis 1 and • Heno at - once showed in front Wyeth last. Round the turn from the f half-mile; post| to the head of the stretch the field came thurit dering -at " a .good • pace. - Otis and "; Heno had 7 drawn' clear of * all contenders ■; and already " were fighting : for * the lead. - Past the I stand the same! pair, was 7 rrfnning head and! head f well *In j front of tne fe field at the outside" of, which were Arsenal and Corrigan, both a little" too* far back to please their 7. backers. 7Y -' . r I Round tl^f club house- turn went the Continued on Eleventh Page. TANKE FOUND GUILTY ON MURDER CHARGE Jury in the Case Returns « Verdict Against the Defendant in the First Degree. Special to The Globe. s HENDERSON,- Minn., Jane 21.-The Tanke murder trial came to a close at 6:30 o'clock this afternoon, when the jury in the case brought in a verdict of "mur der in the first degree," as charged in the indictment of the grand jjry of Nic ollet county. . H. ,T. Peck, attorney for tha defense,. made an eloquent plea to the jury, oc cupying an hour and a half. Although the time was short, he fu''y covered all the points of the evidence. The result was a surprise to many people who were present in court during all of the trial, as the worst that was expected was a disagreement.- The prisoner remained composed throughout the processings and the read ing of the verdict. The"defense made a motion for a new trial, which will be heard next Tuesday morning at the open ing of the court. '■'■-, Detective T. J. Coleman, of Minneapo lis, has been vindicated. He has proved to all parties concerned tbat he is hm est and upright. He s responsible for Tanke's conviction. • :- POSTMISTRESS SHORT AND HANGS HERSELF Mrs. Scott, of Prospect, Va., Dread ed the Return of the Post office Inspector. Special to The Globe. RICHMOND, Va., June 21.-The body of Mrs. E. A. Scott, postmistress at Pros pect, was found today hanging lifeless from the front poicn of her residence. Upon her person was a nole saying that she was several hundred dollars short In her account with '.lie govarnnn nt. • Yes terday a postoffice inspector visited Pros pect, made a partial examination , and left, saying that he would return. : Mrs. Scott was jlis.i B'ttie St. Clr."r, a wealthy English girl. 'Through mi-for tune and other ways her-d>wty was lost after her marriage. ' Then she sought and obtained the office at Prospect to aid in making a living. She was highly respect ed by the entire community.. RIDES IN BOX CAR ? FOR HER SICK CHILD Novel Trip Taken by a Needy Chi caso ,\Vo!iian to Jtanann "■' % ' city. Special to The Globe. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 21.—Mildred ,Goodrich, formerly of Kansas. City, ar rived here this -"morning in a box car dressed as '_ a man. . She had come from Chicago; because her baby ' here, l with her mother, was ill and not expected to live, 1' and she was too .poor to pay her fare on a regular train. - , . . i ■ ' She was * arrested as she was making her way down town, but was released at the station after her husband had . se cured her proper clothing. The Good riches lived here and are very poor. The husband and wife went to Chicago, ex pecting to*do better, but had not done so, and their trip in the box car was the out come. " m LOGGING TRAIN'S WILD RUN OF EIGHT MILES Nineteen Loaded Cars Break Loose and Do Damage to Extent of $35,000. Special to The Globe. '-.. DULUTH, Minn., June 21.—A logging 'train, consisting of nineteen loaded cars, broke away on the Duluth & Iron Range railway yesterday, and after a break neck run of eight miles did 135,000 dam age and narrowly missed a steam shovel crew that was passing. The accident occurred near Highland. Through the failure of the airbrakes to work the cars broke away without a brakeman and ran eight miles at a ter rific pace, when they were ditched. I A steam shovel crew had a narrow es cape from destruction. The heavy logs were broken like so many toothpicks. RETURN OF HEROIC NINTH REGIMENT Suffered More Loss in Four Cam paigns Than Any Other in the Army. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. June 21.—The ten companies of the United States in fantry which arrived here last night on the transport Hancock landed today and marched to their temporary quarters at the Presidio. Referring to his regiment Col. Rabe said: - N "I have only about 490 of my men with me, and of the" Ninth as it fought in Cuba/there are not more than thirty-five or the men here. Companies A, C, and 11 are going to Fort Niagara, the other eight companies and myself being under orders for Madison barracks. Company B is; still in China, acting as legation guard at Pekin." '•■•;-• ; First Sergeant ■£" Clifford 7 Mumby and Sergt."-James Pickett, of Company C, Ninth infantry, v two of the twenty-six survivors | ofg the massacre at Baiangiga are among the returning soldiers. Sergt. MumbjKwas wounded four times by bolos and stilettos in the fierce onslaught after the natives of Samar. and Sergt. Pickett was severely cut in the abdomen with a boio. '7--. '-'--yy :'■■-. yy -~- r i ■ « The loss lof the regiment in the four campaigns of Santiago, Luzon, Cnina and Samar far exceeds: those of any other in the United States army. 7 Six officers and 110 men were" killed ' and 7 officers and 163 men wounded. In addition three of ficers and 162 men died cf disease or were drowned. - -."-' yi. . WASHINGTON. June 21.-Maj. Lyttle -ton, W. :T. Waller, U. S. M. C, . ac companied-by Brig. Gen. Heywood, com manding the marine corps, today called at the navy department and had a per sonal talk with Secretary " Moody. It was stated that the ' conversation did not touch upon business matters. Maj. Wal ler looks very well and sturdy for a roan who v has been through fe such a terrible campaign, s but is suffering from lan at tack of < laryngitis, which makes speakin for any length of time an r arduous task. He, is on . leave -of * absence * and is en route to his native town, Norfolk, Va., where "the citizens will present him with a sword and give a banquet in his honor. DEMOCRACY OF STATE INDORSES JOHN LIND Former Governor Is the Unanimous " Choice of All County Conventions HONEST JOHN IS ONLY CANDIDATE NAMED » mm mm . a ■ ■— IllllllhW Ramsey Leads in the Wave of Enthusiasm for Old Champion and a United Party Which ."." Swept Across Minnesota Yesterday The Ramsey county Democratic con vention yesterday morning indorsed for mer Gov. John Lind and his administra tion, elected ninty-eight delegates io vote for John Lind at the state convention. recommended the election of Richard T. O'Connor and William Hamm as mem bers of the state central committee and adjourned. . The convention at Pfeiffer's hall, Eighth and Wabasha street, yesterday morning was one of the most harmonious representative political gatherings in the history of Ramsey county. It went on record uncompromisingly for former Gov. John Lind and a united Democracy, state and national, and completed Its small amount of work to its entire satisfaction, if not with dispatch. " In view of the fact that the Democrats of Ramsey county are of one mind on the subject of a gubernatorial candidate, and that there were no contests of any kind to be settled by the convention, the attendance was quite remarkable. The officers of the city and county committee, mindful of the existing conditions, decid ed upon a small convention, feeling that they would not be justified in taking a large number of the rank and file ot the party from their business to ratify a choice universal. Small bat i:thiiKiast le. Tho • attendance yesterday proved the wisdom of their decision and at the same time demonstrated that had the appor tionment been made- on the usual basis • and the" convention been three times as large, the Democrats of Ramsey county would have responded to the call. iTiere were comparatively few proxies and pro portionately as few absentees, whose places were not filled by proxies. The early hour of the convention, made it im possible for n some of the delegates to ar rive on schedule time, but before noon and the closing- of. business few of the accredited" delegates • were unaccounted for. "fe.-Y*-"-- -v.-',:,,. y\ ; ._r.- ■fe -, * In the absence of Chairman C. A. Flem-i ing, of the city; and County organization, Vice President F. A. Pike called the con vention to order. YHe and Secretary M. F. Kaln were unanimously elected tem porary chairman and secretary respec tively, and later, on motion of Aaron Poupenay, _ the temporary organization was made permanent" by a unanimous vote. - Organization completed. Chairman Pike lost no time in getting down to business," anil only one speech was made throughout the three hours of the con ventions work. While the committees on credentials and resolutions were at work Hon. Thomas J. McDermott appeared at the door of the hall and was at once escort ed, to" the platform. In response to the demand of the convention," Mr. McDer mott made a short but characteristically enthusiastic speech which was received with the heartiest demonstrations of unanimous 7 approval. McDermott's Call to Arms. After expressing his appreciation of the interest which called out sajarge a con vention under the circumstances, Mr. McDermott briefly called the attention of the convention to the importance of PRINCE GEORGE, Selected by Late King Albert as Successor to the Saion Throne. j y™%&&, _t^*" ._> i 'ii^_______S_____________S__r ' % ,;^____ jf 1 ■&%fsL ....,-■■■:■ :w%Skm fe__B________ 7_________ *___* -___PB_R -*i . ":A fe^^^^^^W -fe; v-:fY| •7< fe7S__:^f»i I mW. : / >'/r ' ■ **§#7 . ' yl___tSp'^^' Z * '_£ ___________! ill rill rfmi v T_Ki— tin .in ' I nnn ■! iii i I '" i.i i j, Prince George of Saxony, who, by the choice of the late King Albert, has suc ceeded to* the throne of Ihe* kingdom, is the brother of the deceived monarch, and will be seventy /ears old on Aug. 8 next. 11. was born at Pillnitz. and wv> christened with thirteen names in addition to that of George, by whlci he hut ■been-designated since his childhood. The new king la the father of F_:s:e Frederick, who, It was believed, wculd succeed his uncle. Frederick is thlny seven, and has a son. Prince George, who now becomes heir presumptive to tho throne."*. The new queen of Saxony was formerly the Princess Marie Anna daugh ter of the late king of Portugal. The statement that the crown prince hai be come king- was an error. ' The new king is chiefly known for his military tastes and conaidera'e teit ment of private soldiers. He was commander for thirty year:* of the Twelfth army, corps, - which is Saxony's contingent to the imperial armies, and ster^- put down the mistreatment of soldiers by officers and reverely punished petty b.. tali ties on the part of subalterns and non-commissioned officers His Fec*et decree on the subject, in 1891. attracted great attention, when the Berlin Vorwacrts di vulged it. The king is a capable musician, plays the piano, has good taste and technical finish, and often gives musical parties at bis ' use, vvhero he - and hi * daughter, the Princess Mathilde, play duets. King George has attended cham ber music concerts assiduously, arid is the patron of many musical undertakings. ki 11 s PRICE FIVE CENTS. its work. He said upon it rested th« responsibility j>£. selecting representative delegates who will name a state ticket tc be rejected or indorsed by the voters of the state. That in a larger degree than in any other county the responsibility for the personnel of the state ticket rests upon the Democracy of Ramsey, the cen ter of the state's educational and com mercial wealth. It was the duty of the Ramsey county Democracy to select as the head of the state ticket the man whom the people in their homes have already selected, that peerless champion of political free dom, John'Lind. That duty done and associated with Mr. Lind on the state ticket representative, capable men for the other offices, the Republican party would go into the campaign with the chill or certain defeat staring it in the face. Advising the same care in the selec tion of congressional candidates, Mr. Mc- Dermott said there is no reason why the state shall not be redeemed from the reign of Republican misrule to which it has been - subjected for years. Review ing the comparatively recent political history of the state, Mr. McDermott called the attention of the convention to •The hopeful conditions in off years. Of the times when the majority of Minne sota's congressional delegation wa.s Democratic and the election of Gov. Lind, the only Democrat to . preside over the state since Gov. Sibley. Again, how In 1K92 with the peerless orator,' Daniel W. Lawler, at the head of the ticket the Democrats elected to most of the state cflices and secured three justices of the supreme court. A United Democracy. In conclusion he touched upon the meet ing of Democratic leaders at the dedica tion of Tiluon hall, New York, and the spirit of unity for success which Is per vading the party. His references' to former President Grover Cleveland were cheered to the echo as was his mention of Senator David Rennet Hill, whom he said may be the national standard bearer in v.t\i. Referring to Col. Bryan as the mighty leader - of two national cam paigns. Mr. McDermott sail whoever is the leader, be he Hill or Morgan or another, Mr. Bryan is too big a man and too good a Democrat not to lend hit loyal aid to the success of the united De mocracy. The report of the committee on resolu tions provided another safety valve for the enthusiasm, of the convention and again showed the undivided atiection of the Democracy for former Gov. kind. The resolutions were short, almost to cri.spness, but they expressed the fc-nti ments of the Ramsey county Democracy fa* more fully than any Bet form of in- true ting delegates to follow a line of action in the state convention. They consisted of one brief statement as fol low*' • . . Brief and Sincere. "Resolved, That this convention indorse unanimously and without reservation, the prudent, honest and successful 'min istration of former Gov. Lind. and recom- Continued on Ninth Cage.