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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
The Death Of Zflpha West.

A brief item was given few days ago,
in substance stating that young girl
named Zilpha West, living near Sparta,
Wis. had died suddenly at Rochester un-
der such circumstances that left no doubt
in the minds of attending physicians II at
her death was caused by an abortion. So
strong was the suspicion that a coroner's
jury was empaneled which, after a thor.
ough examination. including a post
mortem of the body Of the deceased, ere
turned verdict that the young woman
''came to her death by an abortion pro-
duced by the use of instruments by some
person or persons to the jury unknown"
Among the circumstances connected
with the life of the young girl. was the
fact that she had some thing like a year
before lived in the family Of Mr.. G. w.
Woodwork Of st. Charles, and that while
living there she became enciente-the re.
suit of an unlawful intimacy with a son
Of Mr.. Woodworth-subscquently having
a miscarriage at her home in Wisconsin.
In the examination before the coroner
jury, as appears from the report in the
Rochester Post, Mr.. Woodwork, pere,
testified that in consequence of the rela-
ton that had previously existed between
Miss West and his son. he had felt under
obligation to befriend her, and had prom
Used to give her third of the share of his
property, which would go to the son.
1t also appeared that MIR. Woodwerth,
pere, had been at hotel in Sparta. Wis.,.
a week or two about the first Of last No
vember. and that Miss West was staying
t,nr h. L.
Of December, as he testified, he met Miss
West at her request, in Winona, where
she told him of her condition and per-
suaded him to help her, which he did,
agreeing to advance her the money need.
ed for her support, intending eventually,
as he said. to deduct it from her portion
Of his son property. In his testimony
Mr.. Woodwork did not claim that his
son had anything to do with
her then condition, and that she refused
to inform him who was the guilty man.
On his advice Miss West went to Roch.
ester, to which point Mr.. Woodwork
subsequently followed. interesting himself
in getting her boarding place, etc.
All these facts raised SO strong pre-
sumption that Mr.. Woodwork, instead of
befriending Miss West on account Of the
conduct Of his son. was himself the per-
son with whom she had sustained an i'm.
proper relation. and that he had been in.
strumental in brining about the canses
that lead to her death, that warrant
was issued and Woodwork was arrested
At Winona, Monday the 22j, and taken
back to Rochester. where he gave bail in
$1,000 for his appearance wednesday
next, the 31st.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
Especial Telegram to the Dispatch.]


Sioux CITY, April 2.-It is John H. Col
Inns, formerly of Galena, ILL.,, (not Char
ley Collins), and Bvt. Brig. Gen. William
Myers, Depot Quarternaster mot Quar-
termaster GENERALLY at Washington, who
are now in the Sioux country, waiting for
chiefs of some of the hostile bands who
are to 60 with them to Washington. Col
Inns is a commissioner, appointed by the
President to bring the Indians to Wash
ington, and General Myers goes
along to pay the bills for trans
portation, etc. These gentle
men, from what they have learned of tn e
feelings and opinions of the Indians, have
no doubt proper treaty can be negoti-
ated by which the Indians will relinquish
all their title to the Black Hills country,
at least that part of it covering the gold
fields, within this month. Red Cloud
says 100000 " Il 4 it. Letters received
here from persons in authority at Wash
ington give also every encouragement to
hope for speedy opening of the country.
Some apprehension, however, is felt that
the negotiations to that end may be
broken off or delayed if the military fail
to keep back for few weeks the over
eager prospecting parties now organizing,
because in that event the Indians would
become alarmed and might conclude that
their best chance would lie in fighting.
Some of the bands already claim to have
grievances which would justify resort to
war.
Especial Telegram to the Dispatchl
BISMARCK, D. T.. April All the par
ties chat have contemplated leaving here
for the Black Hills have been stopped on
this side of the river. Scouts and SOL
diers patrol the west bank Of the river for
miles. to prevent the Black Killers
from crossing. Troops and Indians
have already gone to the Black
Hills to guard all the passes and arrest
those now there, and others will leave in
day or two. There is no chance of get
ting into the Hills at present, from any
source.
Ross, who made the discovery of the
golden hills, will leave shortly. with a
military escort, to thoroughly examine
the gold prospects in the hills and make
an official report from here IN about six
weeks.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08

The first steamer Of the Merchants In
ternational Red River Steamboat Line
was successfully launched at Moorhead,
at two clock. yesterday afternoon. amid
the firing of cannon and the huxzas Of
about one thousand people. Several la
dies and gentlemen were on board the
launch. The pleasing duty of christen-
ing the new steamer was conferred upon
Mrs. James Douglass. who gave it the
name of The Manitoba" The other
steamer of the line will be launched early
next week, and it is expected that both
will be fully completed and ready for the
first freight down the Red River.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
April Fool Surprise for Superintend-
ent Lincoln.

\ very pleasant surprise took place at
the office Of Superintendent Lincoln Of
the St. Paul and Sioux City railroad. As
Mr.. Lincoln entered the Office upon re-
turning from his MONDAY meal. he found
upon his desk package neatly wrapped
in paper. Not thinking Of its being
April Fool day, Mr.. Lincoln innocentiy
opened the package. FIRST fin ling layer
Of cigars. which upon being tried were
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
Further examine

found to smoke well. Further examina-
ton into the contents of the package dis
closed an elegant gold watch, the gift of
''the boys along the important line of
road with the management Of which he
has had SO much to do for so many years.
To saw that Mr.. Lincoln was most agree.
ably surprised, but feebly expressed his
feelings.
The watch is one Of Jules Jurgeson's
best. and was obtained direct from Copen.
hagen from first hands, and cost $3.50 in
gold. Certainly, an elegant and appro-
pirate gift, most worthiiy bestowed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
One Of Our Dashiag widows Abroad
[Dresden Cor. March 49, Chicago Times]

dresden Cor. March 49, Chicago Times.1
Saxony having king and queen has Of
course court, with al the machinery Of
this expensive luxury. The queen as the
first lady Of the realm Of course is mis-
trcss Of the fashions, if not the leader.
Being lady Of very simple taste, she
rarely attempts to more than follow alta
distance the more liberal views Of the
aristorratic sisterhood. Though . very
small potato Is to rank and circumstance,
the Saxon court is IS frigidly decorous as
il is dull. The queen keeps . sharp eve
on the costumes Of those who are invited
to the court balls, and when there is any.
thing that goes against her proper no
tons she makes known her wishes
to the grand chamberlain. Gen.
Fabric, and that gentleman warns
the offending dame. Now it is net =
secret that our countrywomen are not
only fond of dress, but fond also Of the
newest fashions in dress. 1t has, there
fore happened that several dresses pro-
cured from Worth. IN Paris, by some of
the more pretentious demoiselles, have
encountered the severe disapprobation of
her majesty, Queen Garcia The grand
chamberlain interviewed dozen or more.
and you will now see the young genera
ton Of American bellies At court in an
ansterity Of apparel that might be taken
for widows weeds Speaking Of widows
weeds.
CAT WIDOW SH04 nrxxRsorA,
Mrs- tt, Who has been creating osite
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
LeProsy I'm the saDAvv1eA IsDa00m.
The Punishment Of lepers is rieoreun


The Punishment Of lepers is rigorouo1y
carried out in the Sandwich Island3
There was recent official search foS -
sons affected with the ,ncurable malo1uI
many having been secreted by their ~
tives. Hundreds were found and put fntS
. vessel for transportation to the lepo0
village. to be kept there until they a.
Their families gathered on the beach ~
expressed their grief in loud lamento,
tiors. A talented half.breed, called 81
Eagsdale, has long held high plaos =
the regard Of Sandwich IsIand.
ers. He il an orator 8:
great natural power, leader q
the district Of Hilo, but . man Of Motor
iously bad morals. He discovered thntjIl
was leprous, although the indications 80
so slight th&t he had escaped Official -
tice, and ut once gave himself up - -
authorities. A procession Of nstfym
singing and carrying flowers, escorted
to the weasel which Was. 70 take him4U
the others to their living graves.
made : speech to the assembly, ufr1
submission to the measures ~ ef11l
ing lcprosy by banisbnent, sndsxFEo
his hatred Of missi0nafies.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
White TsesPasseys NIuss Come Ont He.
fore the lnAians will Negotiate for
Cessiom u the Hill Country.
rChicago Telegram, March %. ]

An order will be issued from General
Sheridan's headquarters tomorrow. en-
closing communication from the Inte-
rior Department in relation to the Black
Hills country. After referring to the APP
pointment Of > geologist to explore that re-
gion, and to the desire Of the government
to extinguish the Indian title il gold ex-
lists there, the Secretary says that the
Department Of the Interior recently OBJ
tanned information leading to the belief
that the trespassers now in the country
will en5anger the success Of the negotia-
tons. He therefore requests that The
military department notify those inter-
lopers to leave Immediately, and to in
form them that refusal to do so will lead
to their expulsion by military force.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08

Meadow, GAINESVILLE and other Golfers on
a scouting expedition, and made all per-
sons stop who were engaged on dead
work. No one was injured, and no dam
age done. It is reported that $4,000 bags
Of flour were purchased for the miners in
the Lehigh region last week with the
funds of the association, and is now de-
live-ed in the neighborhood Of Avden-
ried and Beaver Meadow, whence it will
be distributed to those in need through
out this and adjoining regions.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
MASSACHUSETTS, LIQUOR LAW.

Aboaishfng the state Cou.tahusnrv
and Allowing the Sale of LiQuos
as Restaurants and Hotels.
BosroS. April 1.-The liquor bill pro-
posed As . substitute for the present pro-
hibitory Law finally passed in the House
yesterday, and requires only the Govern
or's signature to become Law. The bill
prohibits tie open sale Of liquors over !
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
The Squib which Hurt.

[erom the Duluth Minnesotian, March 81
1t is rumored that prominent young
man of the city who is wont to be recos-
nized as ''laddie of high degree" has
become enamored Of damsel Of the
lower walks of life and is very anxious to
matrimony. but big brother
(drat it, has intcrposed threats of cx-
posture to the ''old man" and in conse-
quencc the whole thing may ..petre out"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
The DON Alf0nZO Wanted by Spain to
be Arrested If He Comes mo Prus.

LONDON, April 1.-THE Cologne Ga
zetfe states that Spain made formal de-
mand on Prussia in virtue of the extra
dition treaty with that country, for the
arrest OF Don Alfonzo, and it is said the
Prussian authorities have in consequence
received instructions to arrest the Prince
If he enters Prussian territory, and hold
him until the grounds Of Spaln's claims
are examined.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
Arrest Of Catholic Clergymen in
POScn.

LONDON, April PA dispatch to the
Berlin Post reports that eighty ecclesias-
tics are imprisoned in Posen alone, and
it is rumored that the government has
arrested Papal delegate who has been
secretly administering the Archbishop
rio of Posen since the arrest of the incum.
bent.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08

bar, but provides for licenses in connec-
ton with hotels and restaurants. The
law also dispenses with the State police
and seizures to enforce it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
THE BLACK HILLS.

A Treaty Of CcssiOn Expected TO be
Concluded This MOnlh.-But the In
dams Must be Managed Cautiously.
Custcr's Arransements--The Passes
Guarded--RossG Going on an Official
Gold Hunt.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08

(A-betore figure signifies below zero.)
Rain fell on two days and snow on ten,
the latter to the amount Of II inches,
yielding in all two inches and four.hun-
dredths Of an inch Of water.
The number Of fair days was fifteen.
The prevailing winds were from the
southeast and northeast.
COMPARISON WITH FORMER YEARS.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08

lie ABOVE TdLcS ale 10 per cent. lower
than those charged during the past win
ter.
The officers of the Milwaukee & St.
Paul, and the Chicago & Northwestern
railway companies also met recently to
agree upon distance tariff, as provided
by the new law in Wisconsin. The tariff
on grain as agreed upon is as follows:
Grain in car loads, per 100 pounds-25
miles, 90; 80 miles, .O68; 40 miles, .084;
As miles, .092; so miles, 10; IS miles,
.l3; 100 miles, Is; l25 miles, II; $50
miles, 10; ITS miles, 81; 200 miles, %;
300 miles, 25; 400 miles, 81; 500 miles,
20.
The rates Of -four, per 100 pounds, are
exactly double that for grain for the
same distances.
The summer all rail rates on the Chica-
60. Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. which
go into effect Monday next, The 5th inst,
are the same as last year, and are as fol-
lows:
First class so cents per 100 lbs; second
class 20 cents third class SO cents; and
fourth class 35 cents, to either Chicago or
Milwaukee.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
River and Rail Freight Tariffs.

At a meeting. held in Chicago Tuesday.
of the representatives of the Illinois Cen.
trail, Chicago & Northwestern and Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroads, and Dia-
mond 10 and Keokuk and St. Paul trans
portation lines, for the purpose of de-
termining upon the rates Of freight from
Chicago to St. Paul and other river
points, the following rates were finally
agreed upon from the former city to St.
Paul and MINNEAPOLIS
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
From the Duluth Herald, March 90. ]
An Editor Attacked.

This morning, in front of the Post
office, Mr.. Douglas Petre. feeling ag-
grieved at slight allusion made to him
in last Saturdays Minnesotian, stepped
up to Captain Pressnell, the editor of
that sheet, and struck him a severe blow
in the face, whereupon the latter gentle
man grabbed his assailant and, the side.
walk being covered with ice, both came to
the ground with thump, Pressnell on
top.) Mr.. Petrc being so unfortunate as
to break his ankle. And, so stating. AL.
derman Barnum interfered. and stopped
the row. Captain Pressnell, who was
bleeding profusely, then retired into the
postottice for general wash.up and Mr..
Pctre was carried off in carriage.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08

The above rates are IS per cent. lower
than those charged during the past win
ter.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
Montana Mail.

ST.. PAUL, April /, 1876.
, 1875-05-02

class, who, under the forms Of an election,
have imposed this charter, this entirs new
constitution, upon the people OF Chicago,
and who, in the e1u1tahon Of their crime, IN
sultingly and defiantly deny that the 7o,ooo
other voters OF the city have any redress or
remedy. The form of sn election, they H.
sist, is complete. It cannot be corrected,
and the people Of the city have nothing lett
but submission to the fraud committed BY
mere handful Of unprincipled oparatora'
If such notorious and undisguisod haud
as this, whereby the whole machinery and
system Of government Of Chicago, and the
entirelaw of the city, is abolished and another
system, and machinery, and law, substituted,
can pass uncorrected, and unrebuked by the
Courts and public opinion, then what IS to
check or prevent therepehion Of such frauds
on larger scale, at all other elections, thereby
transferring to few hundreds of criminals
the exclusive function Of government, from
the primary meeting to nominate candidates
to the highest Courts that administer the
laWH2
, 1875-05-02

would be obliged to support the long array
OF sects, with their jarring creeds,-a step
which would entail endless confusion and
involve the cause Of popular education in
speedy ruin. In this casa it is significant
that it is only the Roman Catholics who are
trying to make public taxation the means
Of support Of sectarian instruction. Had
the proposition come from the Meth
odists, or Baphsts, or any other Protestant
sect, the opposition would hare been ten
fold stronger than it is in the case OF
the Catholics, although there is no suf-
dcient reason why it should be SO. 1t
grows out Of the settled conviction Of the
American people that they will not pay for
sectarian teaching in the public schools, and
this conviction is one which they will never
surrender to accommodate either Catholic or
Protestant sects.
, 1875-05-02
PERSONAL

KEHEA11 caa talk . man 10 daath in ssyen
languages.
BILLY E.zzson, TIA minstrel Is At tas shsr-
man House.
The free-lunch syatem haa bsen introduced in
fashionable Parisian stores.
Mo111z ALLEN, Of Napa, Cal, can split =
pistol bullet On knife-edgo at ten pscos.
MISS KATIE MAYHEM, the wel1-knovn actIeas,
nrrived yesterday n the Sherman House.
Gen. CUSTER and party. and Lieut.. Ii. II.
MAYOR, Of tho .. 8. H., arrived yeaterday 1t tho
Palmer House.
V1o1ErrA Coryu1s, Of whom 70 much has
been heard, is going to mako hs &Sbut in bur
laseue after all.
B. GRArz BRowH has built twonty-swo hand D.
soma residences in St. Louis, and ROW wants
somebody to occupy them
LIZ. N. MATsox, sf thu jewedry trm oS n.
MA7soN l. Co., LES so1ioualy i'll 1t his homo ia
Lombard, 20 miles west Of the city
Tho Superintendent Of the Cincinnati Indr-
mary recommends placing Can Of nitro-glyce1-
inc in tho graves around ann Arbor and Chicago.
BINGHAM Youxa says that in Tbs prisons,
gamblng-shopa, md other dens Of infamy, one
sees the results Of educating children in the free
schools, awaY from their parents
Boston aighs for = CHEsrKRFm1D 10 answer
the question whether man who sits behind
throe-story hat in theatre il net iaatiaad In
roosting on tho back Of bis seal.
Tho police Of Paris ha7e suppressed fhs s1s-
TEN OF "speculatng in theatre tickets. Tho
police Of Pans seem to be engaged 10 suppress-
ing everything bat actual crime.
BouuoAU1r vrots tvo '' Bhanghrauns." Tbs
first Was 10 like 'C}ancsrty," by Tow TA1Eon,
that It WA114AcK's request he re-urots it. Ths
second veraion occupied him eleyan dAya.
An enthusiastic PEAR1-AHDaxvs Psntarchist.
lately in the habit Of aaaking 1t al hours at tia
night under the impression that ths spirits we're
tickling him, has been able, altar little patient
Investigation, to discover thu pioneer bed-bug ef
tbs asason.-brookiyn Argus.
JULIAN HAWTHORNE vants Harvard TO sand
another crow oEaf to beat thu Okforda. Ju1x,
stick to your noves and sook-baoks til yoo
haEn something.
REpRA1n oonfssees that he dossn't understand
word af Latin. rod tho qusstion AgitAting Bos-
tan h. whe vsu1kA thaa tslss11,af His:sr pA1xu
, 1875-05-02

Happy vas the man who yesterday could
write upon his front door Moving post
poned until the first fair day" Unhappy and
.wretohed he who had to pack his household
gods upon IN express wagon and expose his
wind, rain, and msw, landing them BY the
new freside moist, unpleasant bodies.
There has been alegend long time current in
poetica1 collections, kind of myth allowable
by the license permi tied to these tender and
melancholy idealists who do the worlds
rhyming, TINT May-day is conserated to
the waking up Of Nature from her
long winter sleep; that On this day she
throws off har white counterpane and springs
out of bed all gar1Anded With flowers; that
the skies put On their most delicate blue, the
zephyzs blow most balmily, thu blue-birds
and robins pipe up their pretdest tunes, and
all ths trees arrcy themselves in lust1ons en-
erald, in her honor. Young maidens are sup-
posed to request their mothers TO wake and
call them early, that they may dance about
the festooned May polo and entice the unsus-
picious and susceptible village swaina.
Corydon is painted reclining under the
outrageous eln1, playing pensive pastorals
to Phyllis, while the COVE crop ths
young and juicy grasses, and the lambs gam
bol on the green- Troops Of young and inno-
cent children arrayed in white are supposed to
scour the meadows andwoods for May flowers.
There is no end, in fact, to tho bucolic bun
combe with which the poets hail the advent
~ k>z1< r.. .z1,
nursing his griefs to-day, and tbs man who
didn't move, thanking his blessed stars to-
day, know how delusiye and unsubstantid ia
this poetical idealizing. They know that tho
young maidens' mothers ,had moro sense
than TO call then early. They
know that, if the young ,naidens had
danced about the dripping May-poles, they
never would have danced again- f Coaydon
had reclined under the outrageous elms,
Corydon would have had to leave for the Hot
Springs tomorrow to remove his rheumatism
# the young children had trooped through
tho woods in search Of May flowers, it is
probable tho majoxity ot them in a few days
would have been charubs, With tho May
flowers growing ovar tham.* AL # which
goes to show that your poet ia falsifer,
whose rhymes axs to b. taksn with grain o&
salt, -. ,s
Under ordinary circumstances mud lie
fairast Of skies, tho man who moves is
u man to be pitied. It is hard b. break up
old associations and crockery; to encounter
the loueliress of the new house and the Chin
ney th.t won't draw to say good-by to old
neighhors aud looking- glasses 70 feed upon
ahattersd hopes and sold victuals ); to toel
:hat tAs laet link and th4 lAss raaar.bowl Il
, 1875-05-02

There will DO mass-meeting at MoCor-
uick's Hall tomorrow evening, 1t 8 O'Clock,
to give voice to the public Indignation over
the nnblushing frauds OF the mock election
Of the 23d ult, It is the duty Of all good cit
izsns to show, by attending this gathering,
t;:air condemnation Of the municipal dis
grace, now ten days old Matters have come
10 such pass that the bare right to vote is
nov de,,ied us. The hummer and sca1Rwag,
Dy dropping uumberless ballots in tbs box,
nullify tho votes Of honest men, and 10 prao~
dca!ly deprive us of the franchise. This is
something not to be endured It presents
cas ot the finest possible opportunities to
fulfil ths Biblical injunction to be ''angry
nad Ein not" Good speakers will address
tae meeting, and the wrath Of the public win
ba, g it shonld BE-, hot and heavy.