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Frederick Weyerhauser ■;
Seils Out His Vast Lumber In- j
tercsts in and Arouna
Eau Claire.
VOL. XIV.
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At a primary four years ago the only con
test was iv one ward. The lotal vote cast
doubled the party strength of the ward. Both
candidate* scoured the city for voters, and ran
thorn in without regard to residence or party.
*'liere will be more of this Cue work.
THESE SAMPLES OF PRIfIARIES OCCURRED IN ST. PAUL IN THE PAST, BUT NEVER WILL IN THE FUTURE.
ft NEWJpi ON.
British Syndicate Scheme to
Make the Wheat Corner
More Perfect.
Amount of Wheat in Store
Hereafter to. Be Known
by Elevators Only.
If Unchanged, the Wheat
Growers Will Be Complete
ly in Their Power.
Standard Oil Tactics Now to
£9 Applied to the Wheat
Market.
What a Vote fop the Republi
can Candidate Will Mean
This Fall.
kn Incisive Statement of the
Situation by the Still
water Messenger.
The wheat market in the Northwest
has been pretty effectually cornered
during the past decade, but unless some
stringent action is taken, the worst is
yet to come.
The grea'J British syndicate, which
owns and operates the Pillsbury-Wash
burn mills at Minneapolis, has evidently
entered the field more earnestly than
ever, and the chains are to be riveted
more closely than before on the helpless
farmers of the Northwest.
A few days ago the announcement
■was made that the private elevators at
Minneapolis and the companies that
hold large amounts of main in elevators
at interior points would no longer furnish
information as to the amount of grain
In store. The reason given for this step
is one that will not stand a moment's
consideration ; the object that is sought
Js too apparent. The elevator combine
•will, of course, know the exact number
of bushels of grain on hand, while no
oue else will be able to Rain any idea
save from the totally unreliable reports
given out by the government.
What is the object of this sudden
move in the interests of the tanner, pro
fessedly, by the elevator men? If the
latter do a legitimate business their
profits ousrht to be in nowise affected by
either a high or a low market. Their
chaises are and should be irauged not
on the selling price of wheat and other
grains, but upon the
Cost of Handlins',
storage, insurance, transportation and
commission. All these charges are
made at a certain figure per bushel,
with few and minor exceptions, For
these reasons and many more that will
occur to every thinking man this action
of the elevator companies has a bad
look.
Take this powerful British syndicate
that is operating the leading mills in
Minneapolis. With the knowledge
they will have of the amount of grain
in store in the Northwest, as well as the
entire world, ana with their connec
tions with the old world centers, what
will there be under this system to pie
vent them running the price of grain
up or down to suit themselves? They
will become to the wheat business what
the Standard Oil company has been and
is to the oil produceis. They will fix
prices to suit themselves. When the
fanners are rushing their wheat to
market the price will, of course, be
very low; when the crop of the North
vest has been stored in their ware
houses the price will go up.
The Standard Oil trust, which is to
have a rival in the British Milling trust,
absolutely controls the price of oil, and
is able to run the quotations up or
down, as seems most profitable. This
great American trust is able to do this
because its managers, ana they alone,
know the amount of oil in store and on
the market.
And this is the newest scheme to be
sprung on the wheat producers of the
Northwest - -ie business men of the
country are no longer to know the
amount of wheat in sight in the granary
of the country, the Northwest. This
year, if persisted in, thrs rule is certain
to prove a hardship to the farmers of
Minnesota and all other parts of the
country. Several months ago, it will be
remembered, the prospects were
favorable to a large wheat
yield, larger, if anything, than
in 1891. Various unfavorable changes
occurred later and before harvest, and
the whole situation has changed. The
yield in n.any counties of Minnesota is
not 50 per cent of what was expected,
Bnd of what a good part of the country
probably believed it was. Wheat will
not be rushed to market as it was a year
atro, because the wheat is uot in the
country.
And yet this great elevator combine
proposes that the country
s;-.aii Not Know
of the situation.
And then ilie niana geis of this slick
*s^S^>2s-s^F v^
In a 'Republican primary in the Sixth irnrd.
some time ago, the ballot box was stolen
away and credentials gi"en to a set of men
who vrere not elecied. Tnese are methods
that will never be repeated upon peril .
est of all schemes to corner the wheat
market proclaim that they have sprung
it to he lp out the fanners.
But the people of the state will not
stand this sort of treatment, British syn
dicate or no British syndicate. The
Pioneer Press, after its discovery last
spring that somewhere between the
producer and Minneapolis there has
been a loss of about 10 cents per bushel
on wheat, probably by a sense of duty
to its party if nothing cisc, has been de
fending the wheat ring. It refuses to
believe that there is a combine as proved
in the (Jlohk. This far the Republican
organ was willing to go, but when the
elevators announced that hereafter they
alone will know the amount of grain
in store in the Northwest, the Pioneer
Press could stand it no longer, and in a
powerful editorial denounced the whole
scheme.
"Suppose." said tins editoria', "the
public is excluded from all knowledge
of the amount of grain in store in the
very granary of the country. It is evi
dent that the elevator companies will
know, and that they can use their
knowledge, if they choose, r.s the basis
of speculative operations in grain that
would be destructive of a settled market
and most disastrous to the farmer."
'•That secrecy," continued the writer,
"may breed unlimited speculation and
multiply many times all the evils com
plained of by the farmer as resulting
from gambling in farm products is con
ceivable, just as the idea that publicity
can permanently lower prices is not." "
This editorial so completely exposes
the designs of the combine that it
should be read by eyerj fanner and
business man in the Northwest. It fol
lows :
Wholly Indefensible.
The refusal of the private elevators at j
Minneapolis, and of the companies that
hold large amounts of grain in elevators
at interior points in tne Northwest, to
furnish information for public reports j
is a step backward; and the reason as- i
signed for it is one that we should have I
thought banished from every intelligent
community in the nineteenth century.
The idea that publicity can harm any
body, that secrecy can work some mys
terious jugglery by which prices may be
affected permanently, is so absurd that I
we sliould have declined to believe it to j
be entertained by the very competent
gentlemen in the elevator business in
Minnesota and the Dakotivs, if they had
not assigned it as their reason for re
fusing to furnish reports of grain in 1
store. And even now we must be con- |
sidered reluctant to accept such a libel j
on their intelligence, and co Rider it
more probable "that they have other
reasons, which they prefer not to state,
! than to believe that they are converts
I to the system of a century or two ago.
It has been the custom now for sev
eral years for all the elevators, public
I and private, to furnish statements of
j grain in store, from which commercial
journals and organizations compile
daily or weekly estimates of what is in
I sight.
Tlie "Visible Supply"
[ has come to be an important factor in
I lading, and the extension of reports to
cover the whole country as nearly
as possible was as much a tri
umph of commercial progress as the
building of a telegraph line to open
I communications with regions hitherto
j cut off from the swift dissemination of
news. Now, however, the elevator com
penies have put a stop to this; and their
reason is the ridiculous one that the
publication of grain stocks held in ele
vators has a tendency to depress prices
and keep them below the natural niar
j ket< It is difiicult to reason
| atrainst this, just as it would be
hard to argue with a man who
sliould say that an opera house should
never expose a diagram of its interior,
because the peopie would see how many
vacant seats were there, and refuse to
i buy except at a discount. As far as the
! complaint is concerned that the goveru-
I ment crop reports are a libel on facts,
I there is reasonable ground for objection.
! For the statistician of the agricultural
I department has made
Tliat Work Valueless
I in the eyes of well-informed people for
I many a year. But there are more ac
i curate reports than his; and, for the
j compilation of these, reports from the
elevator companies are indispensable.
ISow let us see, lirst, what is the logic
of the elevator managers, and next, what
must be the consequence of persistence
in the course they have chosen. Of
course, the proposition that prices of a
commodity can be raised or lowered per
i niauently by publicity is the height of
I nonsense. Tlie amount of wheat sold
! and the price paid are determined by
i the demand and supply. There will be
no greater demand for a loaf of Dread if
the world does not know how many
I bushels of wheat are in North Dakota's
! elevators than if it does. If publicity
! has kept the price of wheat low for the
j last year, then a knowledge of the fact
i that there was plenty of wheat to be
I bought must have prevented some con
sumer from buying and eating it.
This Is Too Trivial
I for further consideration. But the re-
J fusal to furnish these reports does, as
; far as it operates, create a very real and
serious danger. Suppose the public is
excluded from all knowledge of the.
amount of grain in store in the very
■ granary of the country. It is evident
j that the elevator companies themselves
1 will know, and tiiat tliey can use this
j knowledge, if they choose, as the basis
j of speculative operations in grain that
i would be destructive of a settled mar-
I jjet and most disastrous to the
farmer. That secrecy may breed
unlimited speculation and mul
tiply many times all the evils
complained of by the farmer as result
ing from gambling in farm products is
conceivauie, just as the idea that pub
■ licity can permanently lower prices is
not. Public opinion will not tolerate a
SAINT PAUL, MINN., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1892.
ftfil iih
Not «o very long since, in the Fourth ward,
a set of delegates were elected by a majority
of sixty-five votes when there were but fiftv
seven votes cast nt the primary election. The
judges boldiy furnished the necessary ballots
but they will never repeat ic.
course so ill advised, and the elevator
companies that have adopted this policy
will hardly persist in it after that opin
ion has had an opportunity of express
ion.
Will the people of Minnesota submit
to this imputed monopoly and ailow
the farmers of the state to be defrauded
of a large portion ot the fruits of their
labor?
A vote for Knute Nelson will be a
vote to indorse the position of the Re
publican party, which is the defender of
the great wheat ring.
A vote for Knute Nelson will be a
vote to indorse the latest project of the
combine, which is to give entire control
of the grain market of the .state into the
hands of the British syndicate.
A vote for Daniel \V. Lawler will be
a vote in favor of a free and open mar
ket for the farmers of the state.
The issue is clear and unequivocal.
On one side stand the Democracy of the
state, pledged to wipe out this combine;
on the other is the Republican party
apologizing for and seeking to deny the
existence ot a combination.
On this issue there is only one place
for the honest, fair-minded, patriotic
man to stand. The demagogues and
political bummers who were shouting
for a free market until purchased by the
combine will have no influence on the
result.
The farmers of Minnesota are demand
ing a tree market, and they are going
to get it.
THfi ISSUE !S PLAIN.
"Any man who doubts the facts set
forth in this pamphlet, or who desires
conclusive evidence of the truilt of the
parties to this damnable conspiracy, is
urged to secure this pamphlet ana read
it carefully. Then if the approves the
acts of the illustrious thieves, he should
by all means vote for Kuute Nelson,
who, if elected governor, will be the
willing servant of the men who have
robbed the fanners of Minnesota of
millions of dollars, and who will con
tinue to do so as lonsr as the people elect
to high ollices the agents of Hie rob
bers."
This is the convincing ami incisive
way in which the independent Still
water Messenger sets forth its findings
in the great wheat ring exposure. The
systematic plundering of the farmers
for years past is referred to in a manner
that all can understand. Col. Seward
says further:
"A few weeks aero when the lumber
men of Stillwater learned that they had
been systematically robbed by a dis
honest teller employed by the surveyor
general, who (the teller, not the surveyor
general), acting in collusion with one or
more Knaves, had fleeced the lumber
men out of tens of thousands of dollars,
they were naturally indignant, and still
more so when they realized that by rea
son of a blunder the guilty parties
probably would escape punishment.
For many years the farmers of Minne
sota have been systematically plun
dered by the machinations of a gansr 01
high-toned "respectable" thieves, whose
headquarters are in Minneapolis, who
have
Amassed Colossal Fortunes
while the farmers have remained poor.
These thieves are leaders of the Repub
lican party, which has been used to
screen them from exposure and punish
ment; and even now, when their crimes
have been successfully exposed, All the
machinery of the party is being em
ployed to shield them from the odium
an<J hatred which should and doss at
tach to thieves and robbers. All efforts
to defeat the conspiracy of these siik
hat thieves, to bring the criminals to
justice, or to secure relief from their
robberies have failed because they were
leading members of the dominant party,
and had unbounded capital with which
to secure immunity. Recently, how
ever, a pamphlet has been publish ed,
which is being circulated,
Giving a Complete Expose
of this "Gigantic Conspiracy," as the
work is entitled, and presenting fac
simile copies of letters and telegrams
from the conspirators, which, if genu
ine, conclusively prove their euilt That
they are genuine is not questioned, but
Republican papers, instead of denounc
ing the men thus convicted before the
bar of public opinion, denounce most
bitterly the Democratic party because
the book is published under" the aus
pices of the Democratic state central
committee, and say they are working in
the interest of the men \tho are trying
to defeat Senator SVashburn's anti
option bill. As the Washburn bill re
ferred to was put over in the senate by
Republican votes, the crocodile tears ot
the Republican press and speakers will
deceive no one. The following is a
summary of the tactics employed by the
grain thieves to rob the farmers:
How They Work It.
The elevators are banded together,
and refuse to pay more than the list or
fixed price, previously agreed. The
railroads are allied to an extent to re
fuse the farmer cars to ship nis own
wheat. All independent buyers are
forced out or bought out of the market.
The wheat market is equitably divided
among the elevators, and thereby all
competition stifled.
The methods employed are, first, the
country acent or buyer has a brass ket
tle for testing the grade, which can be
lessened or advanced by the dexterity
with which the grain is put i^to it, an
expert being able to make a difference
of as much as two grades; and No. 1
hard,by not compressing, may be graded
No. 1 northern or even No. 2. Here a
steaf of 8 to 12 cents pet Ctishel is possi
ble,
The second is to use sieves so coarse
that kernels go through and fall upon
the ground— the sieve being used in
determining the amount ot dgofcagS for
the dirt or refuse in it. HeFe'as much as
five pounds may be taken out of a
bushel. *
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What politician but recalls primaries The double ballot box system was practiced Shortly before the primary elections a few
where rappoitera of certain candidates were but once ia St. I'iuil. Votes were cast in oue years ago a candidate drew tive hundred crisp
assaulted and driven away from the polls? bos aud counted out of auother. It is a com- SI bills. They were potent orators in the
What politiciau will dare repeat these tactics mon but disreputable political trick, and primary. They were u~ed openly: but no
in the future? will never be heard of here again. party will dare repeat tbis work this year.
MEETING THE CHIEF.
Mr. Cleveland Arrives in New
York From Gray
Gables.
His Room Constantly Crov/ded
With the Leaders of
the Party.
Senator Hill Present at the
Conference in the
Evening 1 .
Tammany Men and Anti-Snap
pers Receive Equal Con
sideration.
Nkw York, Sept. 30.— Ex-President
Cleveland arrived in the city this morn
ing from Buzzard's Bay on the steamer
Pilgrim. About 200 peoplo were on the
pier to receive him. Mr. Cleveland was
accompanied by Richard Watson Gil
der, editor of the Century, and Daniel
J. Griffin, of Waterton. He was driven
to the Victoria hotel, where hewill put
up during his stay in this city- Ex-
President Cleveland and Mr. Gilder
breakfasted together shortly atter their
arrival at the hotel. Rooms 107 and 103
were engaged for them. Aaiong the
early callers this forenoon on Mr.Cleve
land was Mayor Grace. The two had a
brief conference, after which Mr. Grace
left for his office down town.
Mr. Cleveland, when seen this after
noon by a reporter, could tell nothing
about what he would do while here or
how long he would remain in the city.
Ife.' could not tell either whether he
would address the convention of Demo
cratic clubs Tuesday next until he had
lirit seen the gentleman in charge of
the alTair. Senator Hill is in town. It
is probable that the Democratic leaders
will make an effort to brine Mr. Hill
and Cleveland together during their
stay in the city.
Local S*olltics Tabooed.
It is said that the conference between
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Grace this fore
noon related to the position taken by
the anti-snappers in reference to the
third ticket. Mr. Cleveland said after
ward that he could not talk about local
political position. Don M. Dickinson,
chairman ot the Democratic campaign
committee, was also an early caller
upon Mr. Cleveland. He stated that
the Democratic national executive com
mittee would meet Mr. Clevelaiwl for a
talk over tiie position. There will also
be some prominent Western Democrats
present.
This afternoon all the members of
the executive committee of the Demo
cratic national committee who are now
in town called on Mr. Cleveland at the
Victoria hotel. They remained with
him for over an hour. They were Chair
man Harrity, Dickinson, Sheerin, Gor
man, Brice, Quincy and Stnalley. They
left Democratic headquarters in two's
and threes, and all r ot to
.'sr Cleveland's Room
within half an hour of each other. Be
fore the last of them went away W. C.
Whitney sent his card to Mr. Cleveland
and was immediately ushered up stairs.
This was his first visit today. Mr.
Whitney said to the reporters be
fore going up to Mr. Cleveland's room,
"Well, didn't 1 tell you the auti-snap
pers would be in line?" He refused,
however, to discuss tne third ticket
ouestion in New York. Lawrence Gard
iner, secretary of the National Associa
tion of Democratic clubs, was another
of Mr. Cleveland's callers. He saitl he
had not yet asked Mr. Cleveland to ad
dress the convention of Democratic
clubs Tuesday night.
Mr. Cleveland's position in regard to
a third ticket is not known, lie has ex
pressed no jpiniou on the subject. But
Don M. Dickinson, with wlfoui he had a
long talk, is decidedly against the third
ticket project. Tammany men say that
Mr. Dickinson expresses Mr. Cleve
land's sentiments in this matter, and
that Mr. Cleveland will insist that the
Syracuse convention men shall abandon
the project.
31 !■. Cleveland's Reception
did not end until midnight, and his time
was occupied almost constantly from
the time of his arrival until then.
Throughout the evening William C.
Whitney never left the room, but re
mained with him, materially aiding in
tne eutertainnient of the callers. To
add to the interest whicli Kept Mr.
Whitney in constant attendance was the
fact that the action of the state commit
tee had been foreshadowed, and the fact
that a crisis in New York state politics
had been reached, a state whose elec
toral vote it is so important to secure.
During the evening representatives
of both the regular state organizations,
and tho^e who sympathize with the
leaders in the Syracuse movement
called. Amonc the former were Attor
ney General Simon W. Rosendale and
Robert 13. Roosevelt, treasurer of the
Democratic national committee, and
amojig the latter were Franklin D.
Locke, of Buffalo, and C, C. Baldwin,
treasurer of "the cou-jtv Democracy.
After the adjgim'piVut of the stajyi.
committee, Mr. Croker, acc6"mpaTn(f<l by J
Commissioner of Accounts Michael T.
Daly, hurried over to the Hotel Victoria
and immediately went to Mr. Cleve
land's room. He remained there for
about half an hour, and started down
stairs to leave the hotel. On his way
down
Mr. Croker Ejieountered
Don 11. Dickinson going up. He sud
denly turned around and followed Mr.
Dickinson back again to Mr. Cleveland's
room. On his second appearance Mr.
Croker was questioned regarding the
nature of his hurried visit. He replied
that he had an important matter not to
be given out, but he wished to get Mr.
Cleveland's permission before announc
ing it. When asked if he' had received
the required permission, he replied that
he could say nothing about it at present.
He was also asked if it had referred to
ny action taken by the state committee.
Tiiis also Mr. Croker refused to either
affirm or deny. After leaving the hotel,
he met Messrs. Murphy and Sheehan
and he reported Mr. Hilfwasat the con
ference.
Late in the evening a couwnittee of
six, representing the state league Dem
ocratic clubs, saw Mr. Cleveland. The
party was headed by P. T. Wall, secre
tary, ;i!icl Frederick, of Brooklyn.
If Mr. Whitney, who is generally
recognized as Mr. Cleveland's represen
tative, speaks his sentiments, the ex
presiuent will not oppose
A Third Ticket.
Mr. Whitney is of the opinion that the
more Democratic loc.ti candidates there
are the fuller., the vote will be for the
national ticket. He says at the time he
did not think Mr. Crofcer was against a
third ticket. Mr. Croker, speaking for ,
himself, said:
"There is a danger from a third ticket
movement, not that 1 tear opposition tv
Tammany, but the danger ia to the na
tional ticket and the United States sen
fttershlp. A third ticket would ba used
for trading purposes, and the trading of
legislative candilates might cause the
loss of the senatorship."
The following interview was had with
Mr. Grace. Asked it he had had an
interview with Mr. Cleveland, he said:
"Oh, yes; 1 had a long talk with him
on the political situation throughout the
country. He told me his prospects for
election were splendid, judging from
the reports he had received.
"Was Chairman Dickinson, of the na
tional committee, present at your con
ference with Mr. CleveliUni?"
. "He was there part oi the time."
"Did be mention the. lo*. ! situation."
"Oil, no, we only talked a-out the na
tional campaign. I do r.ui think Mr.
Cleveland ought to be aske-U to interfere
in any way in these local affairs. lam
sure 1 siiail not ask him to. 1 '
"Do you believe there will be an inde
pendent local ticket?"
"Can't tell yet."
ANTI-JSNAPPEKS.
They 3leet and Discuss tlie Report
of the Committee.
Nkw York, Sept. 30.— The anti
snappers met tonight to hear the report
of the committee appointed to confer
with, the* national Democratic commit
tee on tlie most effective manner to
further the election of the national
ticket. Nothing definite on the object,
however, was detennihed. The confer*
euce committee was continued with in
structions to confer witii other district
organizations. Ex-Mayor Grace made a
speech, but he did not allude in any
way to the interview he had had with
Mr" Cleveland eariior in tlie day. The
report of tiie conference committee is
as follows:
"Tlie chairman of your committee
stated the purpose- of your committee
anil visit in the language of the resolu
tions by which it was appointed. In
reply to a request contained iv such
statement the chairman of the
subcommittee informed this com
mittee that iv 4he opinion of
the subcommittee the most useful
meaus to be adopted by the organization
was the systematic organization of cam
paign clubs in every district iv the city,
the thorough canvassing of the vole in
each district, and the holding of political
meetings and parades for the purpose
of creating enthusiasm."
The canferep.ee upon' the subject mat
ter ot the resolutions then closed.
THE WESTERN CANVASSER.
Judge Tree Decided on by the
Western Committee.
Chicago, Sept. oO —Judge Lambert
Tree, ex-United States minister to the
Netherlands under Cleveland, will act
as collector of moneys in Chicago and
the West for the Democratic national
committee. His appointment as chair
man of the finance committee of the
Western branch of the national com
mittee was practically agreed on today.
When Congressman Cable first started
in to raise money in this locality for
campaign purposes, he selected as treas
urer Gen. F. H. Winston, Mr. Cleve
land's ex-minister to Persia. But the
Chicago local committee had also se
lected Mr. Winston as its csnttasser for
funds to be used chiefly in this city, and
Mr. Winston evinced a decided inclina
tion to accede to their wishes.
THE OLD UOBIAN.
He Says the Campaign Is the
Dullest in His .Experience.
New York, Sept. 30.— A special to
the World from Columbus, 0., gives
an interview with Allen G. Tbur'rnan,
in which he says the speech of Sejj^or
Hill gives Cleveland Ul2 assureu:£»p
port of Tammany, which means that he
Tvill carry New Yoik, and ventures his
i -opinion tliat he will be elected. He
characterizes the campaign as the dull
est he has ever known, and denounces
*he force bill as a damnable measure
which should be defeated.
INVOLVES A MILLION.
Frederick Weyerhauser Sells
Out His Logging- Interests
in Eau Claire.
The Northwestern Lumber
Company Gets His Entire
Plant There.
Complete Destruction of the
American Flax Fiber Works
at Austin.
A Wisconsin Woman Makes a
and Startling
Discovery.
Special to the Globe.
Eau Claibe, Wis., Sept. SO.—Per
haps the largest business deal ever made
here was consummated today. Frederick
Weyerhauser, of the Mississippi River
Logging company, sold to the North- 1
western Lumber company of this place I
the entire plant ot the Mississippi River j
Logging company on the Eau Claire
river. This includes two mills at Eau
Claire and all the pine lands, standing
pine and logs on the Eau Claire river.
The consideration is not made public,
but it is estimated all the way up to a
million dollars. Weyerhauser has con
trolled the Eau Claire river for a decade,
but now leaves Eau Claire. The North
western company takes control in Oc
tober, and will run the mill ten hours.
AUSTIN'S GREAT LOSS.
Flax Fiber Worts Entirely De
stroyed by Fire.
Special to the Globe.
Austin, Minn., Sept. 30.— The build
ings and machinery of the American
Flax Fiber company were entirely de
stroyed by fire this evening. The in
dustry was a new oue in the West, and
the farmers all through the flax-erow
isitc region were watching the results.
The buildings and machinery were val
ued at There was no insurance, I
ali tiie companies considering the risk |
too hazardous.
IT MADE HER FAINT.
A Jancsville Woman Finds Her
Husband Already Married.
ffJA>Esviu.i:, Wis., Sept. 30.— 0n Aug.
2S W. H. Draine and Miss Lizzie Lan
caster hied themselves to Clinton and
were joined in wedlock. Two weeks
ago Mr. Draine left the city, stating
that he was going to Madison on busi
ness. Not having heard a word from
her husband since his departure Mrs.
Drai lie's suspicions were aroused that
ali was not right. She instituted an in
vestigation, and yesterday opened one
of Draine's trunks, where she found a
large number of letters signed "your
loving wife," dated at Cortina, Mich.
The Janesville woman fell into a faint
and has been almost insane ever since.
A WHfONA ELOPEMENT.
Two Children Run Away With
Each Other.
Special to the Globe.
Wino-va, Minn., Sept. 30.— Society
circles are somewhat stirred up by the
disappearance of a youthful pair of
elopers last evening. The parties to
the elopement are pretty little fifteen
year-old Mabel Hughes' who is a plump
and well-formed brunette, and liobert
Clark, who until a couple of days atro
was employed in the wholesale-liquor
house of John Dietze, and whose age
is just past nineteen. Miss Hughes'
father, who is a car repairer tor the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway com
pany, often eluded her for keeping
company with young Clark, and when
this morning he discovered his
daughter's flight he was nearly
heartbroken. A window screen was
cut and the bride-elect made her exit in
that correct romantic style, and so
quietly that no one in the house was
awakened. She took all her best cloth
ing iv a satchel. It is not known where
they went, but the girl's father is cer
tain that Chicago by way of La Crosse
was the destination. Clark had about
$150 iv cash on the day preceding iiis
disappearance, the accumulation of
wages saved. He is a young fellow
well thoutrht of by a large circle of ac
quaintances.
DESTROYED BY DIPHTHERIA.
Six Children in a Racine Family
Die Within Two Weeks.
Racine, Wis., Sept. 30.— A pathetic
incident today marked the progress of
the severe epidemic of diphtheria
which, during the last two weeks, has
carried many children, and has
caused tlie closing of many of the pub
lic schools. Two weeks ago the family
of Peter Heldt, of 1000 Pearl street, con
sisted of father, mother and six chil
dren. The oldest daughter contracted
the disease at a funeral. She died on
September 19. The remaining children,
one by one,camedo\vn with the disease,
and another died on the 23d, and still
A certain ??inth ward primary was carried,
once upon a time, by physical strength. The
fneuds of n certain Tieeler were armed with
cudpels, and things went his wny at the polls.
A free ballot aud fair count will be the rule
hereafter.
another on the 27th. This morning the
three remaining children lay stretched
out in the house awaiting burial, having
died last night. The mother is almost
crazed with grief, and is in a precarious
condition.
THRESHED DYNAMITE.
Scoundrel Puts a Cartridge Into
a Sheaf of Wheat.
St.Cloud, Sept. 30.— While threshing
on the farm of Adolph Block, at Fair
haven, yesterday, an explosion occurred
which completely demolished the ma
chine. One of the sheafs contained a
dynamite cartridge, and wiien it struck
the cylinder it exploded with terrific
force, breaking the separator into splint
ers. The cylinder was lifted from its
place and thrown a uistance of twenty
feet. Fortunately the entire threshing
crew escaped injury except Christian
Block, who was hit by a flying tooth 1
from the cylinder 150 feet distant. It is
a mystery who placed the destructive
cartridge in the sheaf, but if found out
it is safe to say he will not repeat his
dastardly act.
A DEATH CURVE.
Two 3len Killed Near Duluth by
an Engine.
Dultjtu, Sept. 30.— Jack McAuliffe
and Swan Claire, two men working for
Fisher & Co., contractors, who are erect-
J ing the York steel plant at Ironton, were '
killed at an early hour this morning by
j a St. Paul & Duiuth engine running
over tuem near a curve at West End
Junction. They had been to West Du
luth to make some purchases, and it is
supposed they sat down on the track to !
rest on the way homeward and did not
hear the engine rounding the curve.
McAuliffe is thirty-two years old and ]
came from New York three vveeiis ago !
to Minneapolis. Claire was thirty-two j
years old and a sailor until recently.
ROCK ISIjAND NEXT.
Operators on That System May Be
Called Out.
Cedar Rapids. 10., Sept. 33.— At a
meeting of trainmen called for tonight
to consider the strike situation commit
tees were appointed, but for what Dur
pose could not be learned. The engi
neers called a meetinsr for Sunday.
Chief Sargent will send an important
communication bearing on the strike.
Chief Ramsey, of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers, today said an investiga- j
lion was being made concerning the
connection of tne Rock Island with the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids «fc Northern,
I and if found that the Rock Islaud owns
the controlling interest a strike will be
declaied on that road. Past Chief
Thurston will have charge of that por
tion. ,
SPOKANE HAPPY.
Great Northern Car Shops Located
in That City.
Spokan-f. Wash., Sept. 30. — The
Great Northern car shops hafe been
definitely located at this point. They
will be erected about a half mile east of
Arlington Heights, a suburb of this
city. Work will be commenced on a
building within ten days, and it will be
completed within ninety days. The
Great Northern has already ordered
?t»0,000 worth of machinery for the shops
which, when finished, will give employ
ment to 300. A proposition was for
warded to property owners here by L.
C. Dillman on behalf of the Great
Northern, and negotiations were com
pleted today. President Hill is ex
pected here tomorrow when final nego
tiations will be made.
Temporary Halt in. Gambling.
Special to the Globe.
East Grahd Forks, Minn., Sept. 30.
—At a meeting of citizens Wednesday
evening it was resolved to ask the
mayor to v-;ose all saloons and gambling
houses. Under instructions from Mayor 1
McAdam, the chief ordered the saloous
closed at ll"o'clock last night, as the
law provides. His journey around the
city was needless, as all ot the saloon
keepers observed the order and closed
j their places promptly as the chief in-
I structed them. The click of the poker
chips was hushed and the nitriit birds \
swarmed into the streets, crowding the !
sidewalks. Knowing ones winked slyly I
and said it was simply a repetition of a
move made last year when the saloojis
j were closed at 11 o'clock and gambling
shut down for a few weeks.
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The Albert Lea Fair.
Special to the Globe.
Albert Lea, Minn., Sept. 30.— The
county fair is the best ever held in this
region. Every department is overflow
ing The fruit, dairy, vegetable, grain, :
flax and horse exhibits especially are '
unsurpassed. Four thousand gate tick
ets were sold besides members' slips,
snowing an attendance of nearly 5,000. '
Knute Nelson failed to meet his engage
ment, but telegraphed he was sick." Col. !
J. H. Davidson made a good granger !
address. The races were good. Fred '
Holcomb won the three-minute pacing
in 2:39,: John 11 second. Mystic Stor
was first in the running, half-mile heats,
in 55 seconds. Twenty-one took second i
money.
Overlooked the Delegates.
Special to the Globe.
Bhaixerd, Minn., Sept. 30.— The !
People's party, of Crow Wing county,
in mass conventiou tonight placed a ;
county ticket in the field. The con- :
vention, however, failed to elect dele- ;
gates to the People's patty legislative s
coi} vention at Little Falls.
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NO. 275.
There is but one ward in the city where ab
solute intimidation at primaries eaii by
charged. It is unnecessary to name it— every,
body knows which is meant. This year's
primaries there will be the fairest of. tae fair.
TREASON IS CHARGED.
Arrest of a Number of the
Advisory Board at Home
stead.
Treason Against the Com
monwealth the Charge
:-.'- Made. .
The Arrested Men Taken Off
the Street Without
Warning 1 .
Five Arrested and Warrants
Out for Twenty-Eight
Others.
Homestead, Pa.. Sept. 30.— A sroa
sensation was created here tonight by
the arrest for treason of a number of the
members of the advisory committee of
the Homestead Amalgamated associa
tion. Those arrested were Chairman
Thomas J. C. Crawford, William Baird,
George Reynolds, John Dierken and T.
W. Brown. The arrests came like a
thunderbolt to the men, they were so
ucldenly made and so unexpected. The
prisoners were chatting on street cor
ners when they wore taken. The offi
cers were Detectives Mills and Fan-ell
and Deputies Young, Brady, Dewlin,
Kross and Ward.
It was late in the afternoon when the
warrants based on the information of
Chief Justice Paxson reached Home
stead and were placed in the hands of
the officers to serve. They first started
out at 9 o'clock and first caught Craw
ford and Dierken, who were hurried to
the provost guard tent. The others
were
Caught in <>nick Succession
before the locked-out men had time to
realize what was happening. As the
prisoners were speeded to the prison
tents an alarm was given, and many of
the men hastened toward the guard.bat
were held back and denied all informa
tion; indeed, several of the urisoners
did not know why they were^trrested
until safe behind the bayonets of the
soldiers.
It was intended first to keep the pris
oners all nijrut and hunt for others, but
through fear of an attempt at rescue,
they were takeu to the City Farm sta
tion, placed ou the train, brought to
l J ittsburg at 11 o'clock and landed in
jail. At the station a crowd of 150
angry, surprised men assembled with
astonishing rapidity, and their de
termined looks caused apprehension.
Two deputies tried to ke c p them back,
but by the time tho train arrived they
iiad almost surrounded the group of
prisoners and officers. When the train
piulcd out Chairman Crawford said:
"They may persecute, but they cannot
make us go to work."
The Informations
Pittsbthg, Sept. 30.— The informa
tions for treason, upon which the mem
bers of the advisory committee of the
Amalgamated association were arrested
tonight, were made by County Detective
Beltzhoover this afternoon before Chief
Justice Paxson, of the suDreme court of
Pennsylvania. The petition charges
Hugh O'Donnell, Thomas (i. Crawford,
John McLuekie and thirty others, all
members of the advisory committee
with treason. It states that the defend
ants, who are inhabitants and residents
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
did oidain, prepare and levy war
against the commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania to the end that the constitution,
laws and authority were defied, resisted
i and subverted; and that the said de
fendants on July 1, with hundreds of
others, armed and arrayed in warlike
manner, that is to say, with guns, re
volvers, cannons, swords, knives and
clubs, did unlawfully, maliciously and
traitorously assemble together in the
borough of Homestead, in the common
wealth of Pennsylvania, and then and
there with force of arms did falsely and
traitorously, and in hostile and war.' 1 "
manner, array themselves in insi
tion and rebellion asrainst the coir
wealth of Pennsylvania, contrary t
duty of allegiance and fidelity o.
eaid defendants.
Chief Justice Paxson at once is
warrants for the arrest of the accu
and officers were despatched by
sheriff to Homestead to serve them. 1.
action of the county authorities was en
tirely unexpected, and carried cor
sternatiou into the camp of the locke
out men.
This is the first time in the history
the -state that any resident has I
charged with treason against the ci
monweaith, and the outcome of v
cases will be watched with interest
The penalty, which was formerly death,
is twelve years-- imprisonment in the
peuiteutiary.
Nobles County Pair.
Special to the Globe.
Woktiiixgton, Minn., Sept. 30.— The
thirteenth annual fair of Nobles county
closed here yesterday, and was the larg
est and best ever held in this section of
the state. Sixty horses were entered,
and in the iloral department nearly 200.
While the purses for races were small,
some good time was made. Jim llican,
a gtay gelding owned by D. Shell, and
a black oiuj owned by Crandall, of Ells
worth, trotted a" nearly dead heat in ;i:43.