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spirit of rivalry common to such divisions
Among the prominent manufacturing en-
terprises are three great saw mills, two OF
them operated by steam, the other by water
power, Their aggregate capacity is 100000
feet of lumber in ten hours. In connection
with each of the three saw mills there is q
large planning mill, and facilities for the
manufacture of shingles and latA. The
Touring mill contains three run of burrs and
fourth Is being put in; the motor is water.
Ihere are besides a sash, door and blind
factory, and cooper shop, where flour and
pork barrels are turned out
The great fires of the last eighteen months
have made wide gap in the manufacturing
interests of the place and blotted ut much
OF Its business Importance. The blow was
SO sudden and Of such magnitude that they
will not recover from its effects for some
Tune to come. AS precaution
against future calamaties of a similar
character, the town has purchased a
very line IRE engine and hose at cost of
nearly $4,000, and an engine house is being
put up that when completed Will have cost
the sum of about $4,000. The building will
De two stories, the upper part finished off
for tiremen's hall. rhe place supportstwo
good large public school buildings, six OF
eight churches, three hotels, two livery es-
adjustments, banking house, two news
papers and other interests common to q
place of this size.
Politics are the all absorbing theme at the
present time, and the wheat thieves are
catching it all around. Donnelly's prospects
are Frightening every hour and the good
work goes brayely on.
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Disastrous Partrie Fires.

Willmar Republican Gazette: A prairie
lire burned over large ssetion of country
west of this place. The wind was blowing
perfect gale from the northwest at the time,
and the fire travelled at railroad speed, sweep
ing nearly everything of value in its course,
The usual precautionary measures against
prairie fires had little or no effect in check
ing its onward course. Grain, hay, and
buildings not isolated some distance from
other combustibles were bnrned, or saved
only by hard fighting. John Nelson, who
lives about three miles southwest of here.
lost his granary and about $50 bushels of
wheat, five large stacks of hay, stables, ma
chlnely, etc. The granary contained $50
bushels of wheat, and it is thought that 200
bushels of it can be saved, but in somewhat
damaged condition. Mons Nelson also lost
his outbuildings and considerable hay and
gram. Hans Rice was another sufferer
losing 5000 or $500 worth of property on
his farm in that neighborhood. Several
very narrow escapes from serious loss are re-
ported. Fires in other parts of the county
have done more or less damage within the
last few days.
Melrose (Stearns county, Record: A
prairie fire swept over large portion of
Spring Hill. The wind being high the fire
travelled with frightful rapidity and done
much damage. Although precaution had
been taken by blowing around houses,
stacks, ETC.. yet the fire in many places
jumped the blowing. The following persons
are among the unfortunate: Mich. Herten
lost everything but his house; John Vie
mann lost 600 bushels of wheat and 1000
bushels of oats; Joseph Krebsbach lost 600
bushels of wheat; Bernard Schuler, 700
bushels of wheat; Peter Bertram lost the
wheat of fifty acres; Frank Aigner, one
stack; Bernard Daniels and John SEM both
lost considerable, but did not learn how
much. This is a serious loss to these poor
men, many of them having raised nothing
for two years, and most of them in debt.
One man had mortgaged his farm, the mort
gage was foreclosed and the year for re-
demption nearly expired. He depended
upon this crop to save his home, but now it
is gone.
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Protois might with propriety look into some

Protois might with propriety look into some
cord wood trespass in which Little Villain"
Fletcher was inter- sted. Some four or five
years since Mr.. Loring, Fletcher's partner, bid
ana obtained the army contract for the supply
OF wood at the government fort located near
Pemblna-Fort Pembina or Fort Thomas by
name The contract was for several hundred
CORDS, and 1t is asserted by parties furnishing
Lorlng and Fletcher the wood that it was ali.
OF nearly all, cut on government land. Fetch
er q 20. we'll knew from whence the wood was
OBTAINED, and were therefore parties to the
trespass. This transac. ion ought TO be ven
tilated.
1t Is also asserted that what is true in regard
to trespass of wood and timber on the Red
river, Is also true on the Missouri river below
ana ABOVE bismarck, only to a greater extent.
pertinent inquiry in this connection is
why the delay In bringing suits for pine land
trespass, of which the officers have abundant
PROOF. The cases reported in 1877, in which it
Is asserted there is positive proof against par
Ties who are responsible, and amounting to
several hundred thousand dollars, should
be attended to promptly. The DELAY
IS exciting suspicion that the officers are in
huenced in this lack of zeal by political con-
alterations. The GLOBE may be able to throw
some light on this point soon.
While the Mile Laos reservation business is
up the GLOBE desires the propriety Of an ex-
animation by the officials into the manner in
which the pine lands Of that reservation were
entered. Here is chance for showing up
big sWlndle, many of the facts relating to
which are now in the possession of the GLOBE
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an assignment, few years since, and on the
proceeds took his fatnily to Europe and
made the tour of the continent, he left some
matters behind that we're not altogether Salts
factory. It may not be generally understood
that law existed at that time, in effect that
notes and other obligations of twelve months
standing or less, were to be first honored out
of whatever might remain of the estate in
the hands of the assignees. Such being the
true state of affairs when Mr.. Washburn
failed he could not avoid paying those obi
cations, although that class of creditors we're
obliged to take lumber, shingles, lath or
some other truck at his figures, and turn the
same into money for what they could vet,
many of them not realizing fifty cents on the
dollar. Parties holding claims of more
than years standing had to take
back seat, and some of them were glad to
get oil with so cents on the dollar. About
this time Jacob Kesler presented note
against the high-minded gentleman, but he
was at once Informed that the document was
little over twelve months old, and there
fore could not be considered. Mr.. Kssler
was afterwards glad to take SO cents on the
dollar for the debt.
1t is stated by parties here that when Gill
tillan was candidate for the Senate against
Merrlman In this district, w. D. Washburn
imported about thousand votes
for the former candidate with the
understanding if he was elected that he
would use his influence to repeal the lien
law 80 that Mr.. Washburn's employees could
not attach his lumber for their pay. Facts
are coming to light every day, and proof
stronger than holy writ is accommodating on
every hand. The lumber ring, and the
wheat ring, and the political ring will find
the people are after them with a sharp stick,
and they will wake up some fine morning to
dlscover-aias too late-that they have been
slumbsring over volcano. Chief, and at
the head of all these thoroughly corrupt and
unscrupulous organizations, to-day, is w. D.
Washburn, Republican candidate for Con-
gress to represent this great Third district of
Minnesota with mighty interests in the
national legislature of our country. Let the
people be warned in time and avert the
calamity.
In his marble hall with it's pillars tall,
Sits the wheat-buyers' king;
In his cabin frail with his children pale,
Starves his hireling.
At his lordly board with its silver hoard,
None but the rich are fed;
The poor mans life in the battle and strife,
Hangs by little thread.
At this mans nod, beneath his iron rod,
Thousands bow the head;
The honest poor are at his door,
Does he heed their cries for breadl
In his Golfers old he piles his gold,
In his vaults are wines and oil;
at labor racks, with their bent backs,
Are his struggling ones of toll.
On life's highway there comes day
Of reckoning, at last;
Will the naughty king, with his mighty ring.
Withstand the coming blast?
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NAKED HORROR
VI Washburn's Strumpet of Corruption
Stalking Through the Land.
THIS HONORABLE" MAN
oWlndles Creditors, Plumbers the Gov
eminent, Robs the Farmers
in Price and Grade,
AND USES THE MONEY
10 Buy Nomination and Election to
Congress.
ONE DISHONEST DEMOCRAT
Has His Name Recorded ON Washburn's
Roll of Infamy.
BILL KING PAPER TEsTIFIEs
AND Demonstrates the Outrageous
Corruption by Which Stewart
Lost the Nomination,
PINE RING PLUMBER
BILL KINGS PAPER TEsTIFIEs
And Demonstrates the Outrageous
Corruption by Which Stewart
Lost the Nomination.
PINE
RING ]
PLUMBER.
Are the Officers Afraid They Will
Show up Washburn?

We have heard great deal in this canvass
about the "honor" and "integrity" of w. D.
Washburn. An effort has been made to ere.
ate the impression that there was some
thing holy about the titman of the Wash.
burn family. The GLOBE has stripped the
mask from this charatan and convicted
him by the testimony of his own friends of
having made swindling settlement with
his creditors, realizing three hundred thou
sand dollars thereby.
tie IS VIGOROUSLY at the head of the ring
OF phi g land thieves of Minnesota. His no.
sllon some years ago as Surveyor General
not only gave him advantages in plundering
for himself, but placed the other members
of the ring in his power and control.
And now his connection with the still more
Infamous wheat ring has been clearly shown.
and both at his Anoka and Minueapolis
mills ne IS engaged in stealing grades of
wheat by means of the swindling brass KETTLE
and robbing the farmer of from fifteen to
twenty-five cents per bushel on their wheat.
Ihls IS a portion of the honorable
career of this exceedingly honest
person. and he is now engaged
IN another chapter of his swindling career.
The money which he has made by swindling
his creditors; by the pine land ring and by
robbing the farmers, he is now using to buy
his way to Congress. He stole the nomina-
ton from DR.. Stewart by the use of money!
and the "strumpet of corruption" is now
stalking in "naked horror through the dis
trict
Whenever he can find Democrat base
enough to betray his principles and his
party, this infamous corruptionist will buy
MS support. case in point exists in Nor
rlson County, where LEON HoUDE, pre-
tended Democrat, has not only sold himself
to Washburn, but has contracted to deliver
the French vote OF Morrison county to the
public robber.
Frenchmen of Morrison county, how do you
like to have this fellow Houde assume to own
you and sell your votes to Washburn while he
pockets the money? Will you carry out his
base contract and put monry in his purse?
Or will you resent the foul imputation by
voting according to your convictions and
leave Mr.. Houde without the ability to sup
ply any votes under his contract
Presuming that you are honorable men
who will pursue the latter course we erect
the following monuments
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The Pine Lnnd Rang.


In the GLOBE of the 7th inst. we suggested
that it was important for the officers of the
government to extend their examinations of
timber trespasses, on lands belonging to the
United States, to what is known as the Red
River valley of the North, extending from
Breckenridge down said river to Pembina on
the border of the British possessions. While it
is true that this portion of the country is des-
tltute of pine timber, there is however, large
extent of valuable hardwood timber bordering
on the Red river and its tributaries, especially
led Lake river. which empties into the former
at Grand Falls, Dakota Territory.
The plundering in this section by timber
trespassers and thieves have been matter of
public notoriety for many years, and this is pc
cullarly true in the very few years past-since
the building of the Northern Pacific railroad
and the running of an increased number of
steamboats, from Moorhead, Fargo, Fishers
Landing and Grand Forks to Fort Garry.
Large quantities of cord wood have been fur
nlshed to the transportation mpanies rcnning
the lines of boats, and marketed at FARGO
Moorhead and other points. There has been,
also, large amount of building timber cut
and sold to parties along the river, and rated
or floated down to Manitoba and other places in
Minnesota and Dakota Territory; and all
this timber, with but few exceptions, if
any, has been stolen from the
public lands of the United States. 1t has been
estimated by parties who have been acquainted
and resided in this section for some years, that
a moderate estimate of the wood cut would not
be less than 10000 cords. 1t is impossible to
form any thing like an approximate idea of the
amount Of other timber taken and sold. The
price of cord-wood is from $2 to So per cord.
aggregating at least 100000.
All of these facts are within the knowledge
of responsible and reliable parties, and gov
eminent agents can obtain all the proof re-
CURED if sought for by getting about and do
ing something aside from living in ease and
luxury at frst.class hotels in st. Paul and
elsewhere, and drawing their pay monthly,
with more than commendable regularity and
punctuality.
To vary the thing little MI, Jones and Mr..
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d To,on and People Bl.ghted by Wash
Correspondence Of the Globe. /

ONfNs
Correspondence of the Globe.
ANoKA, Oct. 19.-This is bright, thrifty
town of about 5000 population. It sup
ports the usual complement of business
houses and manufacturing industry of more
than ordinary magnitude. The place is To-
Gated on the line of the st. Paul & Pacific
railroad, twen4y-eight miles from the city of
st. Paul. on Rum river, half mile from its
confluence with the Father of Waters. Ma
ture has provided it with an excellent water
power, and $100, 900 worth of improvements
have been added, thus forming the nucleus
from which a dourishing city should rapidly
round into form and assume stately proper
tions. The immediate surroundings are ag-
riculturally rich, and up the river IS lumber
interest that contributes largely to the sub
stantial wealth and prosperity of this favor
able mart It is the county seat of Anoka
county, and the enterprising people have
just completed an elegant court
house costing nearly $4,000. A
$4,000 bridge spans the river
in central location, and the town is grow
ing up on the two shores with that local
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MERCHANDISE BY MAIL.
People Beginning to Take Advantage of the
Third Glass Registry System.
New York World

People Beginning to Take Advantage of the
Third Glass Registry System.
New York World.
On the first of the present month, by order
of the Postmaster General, the system of
registering third-class matter in its transmits
sion through the mails went into effect.
Such matter must be Endorsed, either in
writing or in print, with the name and adj
dress of the sender, and there may be added
brief description of the number and names
of the articles Enclosed. The registery fee,
which is 10 cents, as well as the postage,
must be prepaid. With view to ascertain
ing how the new system worked, World
reporter called on Mr.. Forester, Superin-
tendent of the Registery Department of the
New York Office, and asked for information.
"Ihird class registered matter, under the
new provision" said MIR. Forester, sis
coming in gradually, but the indications are
that it is going to grow in volume. From
the LIST to the 9Th of this month we received
about 400 packages, principally merchan-
disc, and they averaged about two and half
pounds each. Such dealers as Enrich d Co.,
Ridley, and those who advertise samples, are
adopting the system. People in the country
order goods and request that they be for
warded by registered mail. We have few
packages coming in in proportion to the
number going OUT
"Will the system yield large income?'
sit is not a matter of large revenue. The
registration fee will pay the expense of hand
ling it as registered NATTER
"What is third class matter?"
Briefly, third class matter is everything
admitted to the mails which is not written
nd be
etc''
elbow about the sending of jewelry through
the mails?''
.sWe try to discourage it, because it is too
valuable to be sent in open packages. Still,
we get it. To-day, for instance, we had a
lady's pendant. It was made of gold, was
deeply studded with diamonds, and was of
exquisite workmanship. The sender placed
it in an open package, on which he paid one
cent IN addition to the 10 cent registration
fee. By leaving 1t open for inspection he
took the chances of exciting some mans Gu
pidity, and saved five cents.
sHave the contents of all packages to be
examined?''
eyes, before registration
GLOW is the system going to affect the ex-
press companies2" asked the reporter.
cit will undoubtedly infringe on their
business Business men will soon take ad-
vantage of it to much greater extent than
they do now. They will advertise that on
receipt of the registration fee and postage
| they will send any goods ordered by mail
We have already had many inquiries on the
| subject. Goods can be sent by mail cheap
or than by express, and the system will be
found of great service where there are no e1-
press offices.''
"What advantage has the system?''
cit has this: The sender of registered
matter gets a return receipt, showing that
the package has been delivered, signed by
the person who receives the parcel. An
other advantage is that the packages are
treated with all the care of registered let
| ters.''
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We have the best of reason for believing
that there are other Democrats who have
been bought by the corrupt Washburn, and
we ask friends to send us the names
of any Democrat who is working for
Washburn. Working for Washburn is
prinaa fucia evidence that, whoever he may
be, he has been paid. We desire to frame
the names of all of these traitors, and trust
that friends will forward any coming under
their observation.
The Corrupt and Dishonest JVashbs.rsas.
The single instance given above might be
considered as proving that Mr.. Washburn
was using his ill-gotten gains in debaucbing
the district, but we call another witness.
which is no less than Bill Kings newspaper.
On the Sd of July, the Pioneer Press in
speaking of the Washburn purchase of the
nomination said;
''We know that some very dishonest men
have been managing Mr.. Washburn's cam
paign, and we know that they have immense
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Wide-Atcake Sheet.
(Currie Pioneer. Oct. I'll

The st. Paul daily GLOBE is the only
daily Democratic paper published at the
capitol, and it is only necessary to assert
that it is under III. P. Halls management to
insure the pueblo that it is spicy, wide
awake sheet. The WEEKLY GLOBE is an
eight page paper, seven columns to the page,
making sheet of ffty-six columns, and is
furnished at the low price of 81 per year,
postage prepaid.
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Persons afflicted with sleepiness in church
perhaps may wish for the remedy therefor de-
vised by one John Ridge who, in the year 1725,
left to his native parish in Shropshire the sum
of twenty shillings yearly that man might be
employed to go about the church and, with
wand, awaken all sleepers by tapping them
smsrtly on the head.
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There are charges of immortality against the
Rev. W. NJ. Parry, of the Worcester (Mass.)
tabernacle, and his church has begun an inves-
tigation, but Mr.. Parry has in several meetings
insisted on presiding, and his rulings on points
in his own case are declared to be not free from
bias,
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What kind Of man was Adam?'' the min
lister asked of one of his parishioners. .Oh,
just like other folks, " was the reply. The MN
lister demanded more definite answer, when
the parishioner said: '.Well, he was just like
Joe Simpson, the blacksmith" How was
that2" demanded the preacher. well, be-
cause nobody got anything by him and many
lost
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The Weather To-day.
BANK OF GLASGOW FAILURE.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. 81, l. A. n.-Indica-
tions for the lake region and upper Mississippi
valley clear weather, followed by increasing
cloudiness and possibly by rain areas, warm
southerly. generally shifting to colder north
west winds.
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CUMULATIVE EVIDENCE.
CHATHAM. Oct. q 1879

SAAA44Ad4AS
Hon. L. B. Hodges:
DEAR SIR: In response to your circular, l
send you the following facts: James Amber,
of this town, took a load of wheat to Waverly
and it was graded No. 2. The next day he took
another load OF the same wheat out of the same
bin to the same place. and it was graded No. 4,
and he received 81 cents per bushel. He took
load of the same wheat to mill at Rockford,
told the miller he wanted the best of -four, and
got twenty-eight pounds of -four per bushel of
the very best -four, besides shorts and bran.
Herman Erath took 100 bushels to WaverIy,
which graded No. 2. The next day another 100
bushels graded No. 8, and he brought it back.
Another took load weighing ffty-nine pounds
per standard bushel, but no price better. Came
next day with another load, which graded No.
3, and wheat had fallen two cents, 40 that he
received but IS cents per bushel Now, sir,
comment is needless, and am very much mis-
taken in the signs of the times, if some remedy
is not soon forthcoming, to wake up some morn
ing to hear there are no more elevators along
the line of the st. Paul & Pacific railroad. 1t is
not easy for the farmers to combine. They are
In debt and must pay their debts, but such
wholesale robbery of the tillers of the soil can
not last much longer. There are limits to
human endurance, and those limits are about
reached. Anything that 1 can do in the good
cause you have undertaken shall be cheerfully
and promptly done at your call. Very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
JAMES E. CocHRANE,
Buffalo, Wright County, Mimi
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THE OLD WORLD.
GENERAL IND POLITICAL NEWS
FROM OYER THE WATER.

The Sturdy Scots Surprised and Humili-
ated at the Rascallty Shown In the Man
agement of the Broken Glasgow Bank
Arrest of the Bank Oficers-violent
Anti-Union Speech in the Hungarian
Diet-Twelve Persons Killed and .
Large Number Injured by Railway
Observation-Disclosures.