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RETOLUTIONIZING THE INSANE 44SY-
LUM HOSPITAL.

The investigation into the CORFU otion and
arrangement of the st. Peter Asylum, is
at last bearing fruit. The dereliction of the
Governor has prevented any practical result
from the exposure which was made some
months ago. Every man connected with the
asy lum has been allowed to remain, and the
Rev. Kerr has been promoted as reward for
his distinguished services. Even Belts, who
feeds patients with hot soup, while wooden
plug is forced down their threats, has been
retained and assured that he Is regarded in
high esteem by the asylum management.
The policy pursued has beer. little too
high handed to allow to pass unnotlced, and
rs the result, Senator Rice, one of the i'll
vestigating committee, offered bill revolu-
tionizing the entire management of the asy-
lum. The committee to whom Senator
Rice's bill was referred reported back sub
stitute which was equally as sweeping as the
original bill. A full summary of that bill
appears in the legislative report elsewhere
After lengthy consideration the bill was
unanimously recommended to pass in the
Senate, and there is scarcely doubt of its
prompt passage by the House. The bill, as
will be seen, revolutionizes the en-
tire management. All of the trus-
tees are legislated out of Office
and the duties of their successors more
clearly defined. That the Governor may
have no excuse for further inaction he is ex-
pressly authorized to remove trustees at will.
The provisions are sweeping, as they ought
to be, and when the bill becomes operative
there will be cleaning out Of the Augean
stable, which will be refreshing to behold.
This is what the people want. They are
tired of the style of the gorgeous Bartlett
and the obese Kerr. There is popular i'm
preston that the tax payers should have
something to say relative to an institution
which costs them $125,OO0 or more per an
mum to maintain, besides an original outlay
of over half million, and the action of the
legislature in revolutionizing the institution
will be heartily endorsed
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Hon. ", III, Mead,

st. Paul. Ramsey county, was born in Genoa.
Cayuga county, New York, in 1886. He gradu-
ated at Cazenovia seminary in his native State.
and continued his studies at q Kentucky insti-
tute. At the age of 81 he was teacher of Ian.
guages in college in Kentucky. He entered
the Union army as an officer in the Sixth Ken
tacky cavalry, in 1852; was captured at Chick
amauga, and was eight months in Libby
prison; was then taken to Macon, Georgia, and
from thence to Charleston, South Carolina.
After twcnty-one months imprisonment, he
effected his escape near Winsboro. South Caro-
lima, and was mustered out of the service in
July. 1865, at Nashville, Tennessee. Married
in New York, March, 1866; removed to Mime
sofa, to obtain the benefit of its climate. Mr..
Mead was admitted to practice law in Ken
lucky, in 1865, and has since followed his pro-
fession. He was member of the House in
1878, and was reelected last fall by large ma
jority. He is one of the prominent members
of the present session. an excellent lawyer Of
the city of st. Paul, and a rising man among
the people.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-20
SALTWATER NEWS.

The Misses Banning at Opera hall this even
ing.
James Rhodes departed on a visit to his land
near Benson.
Neil Duncan, assault and battery, was fined
$3.50 yesterday.
The welcome fall of snow made the streets
lively yesterday with sleighs.
jerry Brown has SO far recovered from his
illness as to be out yesterday.
The last will and testament of J. R. Hatha-
way, deceased, was admitted to probate YES
terday.
The New England supper at the Universslist
cnurch Is postponed to Tuesday night, Febru-
airy Is.
From tie rapidity with which the seats are
being reserved the Misses Banning will un-
doubted1y be greeted with a large house this
evening. THESE latles have gained enviable
regulations as readers, and their efforts to
please Saltwater public will undoubtedly be
successful. ~
A gymnastic exhibition and ball will he
given Friday evening, at Opera hall, by the
saltwater Turnervein. The programme will
conslst-of horizontal and parallel bar fea!s.
caAstnenlc and vaulting horse exercises. and
cemolnation exercises on vaulting horse by the
s SIX, gymnasts, Isaac Sax and Joe Deering,
AoSS OSAlttAumeuls III the past nave plVfn
thorough satisfaction, and this will undonht
ediy prove no exception. Tickets for enter
talnmeht 25c, including ball $1.25
City Council.
REGULAR meeting of the city council was
held last evening. present Aid. Brown. Nav
Elliott. Gillespie, Hospes and Matthews
The list of personal property tax. delinonar+.
Tor the years 1871 to 1877 inclusive. was read
by the clerk, and on motion action was enc.
penued ~ next meeting in order to Obtain in
formation whether it could be collected and
also the rate for printing the list The list
showed total delinquency of 81, O66.66.
petition from Samuel Bloomer for ren;t.
motion filed. - '' was on
MIR; Albert Lowel's application for l;onor
ana "a, blizzard table license was granted.
Inc city attorney read bill which he had
grated to send to the legislature. providing
!nae the vote on municipal court in the sprins
We canVassed the same as other votes. and on
motion OF MIR. Gillispie it was decided to for
ward the bill. Soe" ~ LOT
Hiram Calkins' petition in regard to me,s,r-
ing fruits, etc, sold IN this city, which had
o, referred by the committee of seventeen To
the city council, was referred, on motion w
the committee on ordinance.
On motion, bills to the amount of s4o6 Ak
were allowed, and warrants ordered drawn m
the treasury for the respective amounts,
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THINGS are getting lively at Washington as
the time for adjournment approaches, and
political feeling runs high. The Democrats
have taken a stand favorable to the repeal of
the supervisors of election bill and the
Jurors test oath, and do not propose to
bulge an inch. The Republicans seem
equally determined, and will not consent to
such legislation. Unless one or another of
the parties recede from their position, an ex-
ira session of Congress will be inevitable.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-20

THE Republican Senate appears deter
mined to pass as many jobs as possible be-
fore it loses its power for mischief. 1t yes
terday attached to the postofice appropria-
ton bill the Brazilian steamship subsidy.
scheme. which had been rejected by the
House. We have already referred to this
measure as steal, designed simply to enrich
John Roach, the Chester ship builder, at the
expense of the taxpayers. The House, we
are sure, will not concur in the Senate
amendment.
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IiG.l. II, N, L07l0eDaO.

Eidsvold, Goodhue county, was born in Nor
way, September 80, 1882. He emigrated to the
United States and settled in Wisconsin in 1850.
In 1856 he removed to Minnesota, located at his
present home, and became tiller of the SOIL
Mr. Langemo was member of the House in
1918. he served his constituents so satisfacto-
rily that session that they were pleased to be-
stow upon him the honor of another term. He
is Republican and q man of unimpeachable
integrity.
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Hon. TheO. lambert.

st. James, Watonwan county, was born in
Oneida county, N, Y, Aug. l, 1925. He was
raised farmer, received common and aca-
demical schooling in his native State, and there
remained until nearly % years of age, about
which time he was married to Miss Mary
Houghton in june 1847, also of that State.
The same year he emigrated to Wisconsin, and
settled in Marquette county, remained there
until the war days and on the 18th of August,
1862, he enlisted in the 32d Wisconsin infantry:
served until the 23d of June, 1865; was with
Sherman on his CAM aign through Georgia and
down to salt water. May, 1866. found him in
Minnesota, settled in Waseca county; there he
remained three years, then went over to Waton-
wan county; took a piece of land and has
weathered the storm. During the locust sea-
sons he made good crops right along. Poiiti-
cally, Mr.. Lambert is Democrat, yet he comes
from strong Republican county by 240 ma
jority.
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MINNESOTA House.
RAMBLES AMONG THE REPRESENTA-
TITES OF THE LEGTSLATURE.
Hon. T.. u. KNisa.

Hon. +. j. Kniss,
Luverne, ltock county, was born III Defiance,
O., Nov. 16, 1889. He lived in his native State
until Is years of age, attending the common
schools and pursuing such employments as
usually fell to the lot Of young lads in those
days. About this time he removed to Wiscon-
sin, settled near New Lisbon and attended the
Delton academy, studied surveying, and in the
Few years following, by dint of hard work,
self-denial and rigid economy surveying and
teaching school, he managed to lay up 8 500,
which NICE little sum he lost soon after in a
hop speculation. Hops didn't prove bonan-
"a that year, SO his finances went where the
woodbine twineth. Being frontiersman and
having been brought in contact at various pc
RODS with the Sioux Indians, he became famil-
lar with their language and can talk ''ni-shin-
mckee in-high-mucky-muck'' like a
Thoroughbred Sioux. Mr.. Kniss served fifteen
months IN the army. enlisting as a private in
the Flftieth Wisconsin, and was mustered out
reglmental adjutant in 1866. That season he
came back, but not with his pockets full of
rocks. In April 1870, at Kilbourn City, Wis, he
was married to Miss Minerva Donaldson. June
OF that year he struck out for Minnesota, with
MS blanket, compass, empty pockets, large
amount OF resolution and stranger in strange
Land. lie made his way to jackson, thence
across the country to Rock county, in the
southwest corner Of the State. Here, like an
emerald sea, was spread ont before and around
him the actual of his ideal of a country. On
every hand, and far beyond the reach of human
vision, stretched this marvellous scene of bill
lowy green. It was the heart of Rock county,
and beautiful river called Rock, fringed with
groves and vines and flowers, meandered along
its smiling valleys. He had well nigh reached
the goal of his ambition, and he pinned his
faith there. On the river border he located
land, went out all over the county and plated
every quarter section, camping on the prairie
wherever night overlook him, until the work
was completed; surveyed, plated and located
the town of Luverne; picked out the
choice pieces of real estate, traded and
tratiiced in the article opened
real estate Office grew rich and became bank
er. His original homestead is now merged into
the town site, and selling at several hundred
dollars a lot, and in addition he owns five Or
six hundred acres adjoining. August. 1876, in
company with 0. D.. Brown, he opened bank
ing house. and the past summer they erected a
bank building at cost of $1l 600. The town
now numbers permanent population of
about 1000 people, and the bank Of Luverne
il one OF the stable and prosperous institu-
tlons OF that growing and highly important
fraction of Minnesota. Some three years ago
Mr.. kniss became connected with the county
bsard as its chairman. Her paper was then
worth 70 cents on the dollar; it is now at par
By those who know him best he is styled "the
father of Rock county,
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cial PAPER of the City ofSt. Paul

AID. ALIENS plan for market house is
good one. The rents will moro than pay
the interest on the bonds, and establish. a
sinking fund besides which will pay the
principal in ten or fifteen years. By all
means give us the new market
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the Pemberton mills, Lawrence, from which
she has never fully recovered, and never will.
On that occasion the lives of 200 operatives
were destroyed, the sickening scene terminal
ing in human holocaust. Mr.. McCarty is an
out-spoken Democrat, an honest, frank, wide
awake granger, and he will creditably repre-
sent his district in this branch OF the legis-
latnre.
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Hon. .Josenh OnnenheJ,,,

St. Paul, was born in New York city, Aug. 10,
1852. He attended the University of the city
of New York, and subsequently followed mer-
chandising. In 1872 he immigrated to St.
Paul Mimi, and engaged in the wholesale
millinery trade. He is now at the head of the
firm of Oppenheim & Co.. Ct. Oppenheim and
l. Oppenheim) wholesale dealers in millinery
and straw goods. 101 East Third street. st.
Paul, the largest establishment dealing exclu-
sively in that class of goods in the Northwest.
He was married Nov. "a, 1878, to Miss Lille
Castle, of New York city. Mr.. Oppenheim is
the youngest member of either branch
Of the legislature, and the first
lsraeilte ever elected to legislative
position in Minnesota. He is an active.
enterprising business man, popular in the city
Of st. Paul, and is quite a local politician for
his years-but little mrre than 2e.
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Hon. Ed,carG LARSEN,

Benson, Swift county, was born in Norway,
Feb IA, 1910. He attended college in that
country, was editor and one of the proprietors
OF a leading daily paper Of Norway, the Bergens
1tQe'aae. While in the old country he Travelled
quite extensively and was married in Copen-
hagen, Denmark, to a Danish lady. On fu-
ture trip to that country he buried his wife in
the city of her birth. In 1868 he emigrated to
the United States, spent one year in the East,
principally in Massachusetts. From there he
removed to Chicago, and was connected with
the Scandinavian papers of that city. Follow
ing that period he was year in Madison, Wis,
and in the fall Of 1871 he removed to- Minneap-
oils, Mimi, became editor of the Fazke,ablad,
continued with that enterprise until its consol-
idation with Scandinavian paper in Chicago.
Subsequently he purchased land in Swift
county, moved there and began farming.
which pursuit he has since followed. BE is
now the owner of about 500 acres of land,
about 200 of which are broken and ready for a
crop. His second wife is an American lady,
and his children number fve-two by the first
wife and three by the last. By birth, the
children are Of three nationalities, Danish,
Norwegian and American. Mr.. LARSEN is a
well educated man, and popular among his
cOuntrvmen
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Hon. E.. b. PARKER.

Garden City, Blue Earth county, was born in
Madison county, N. Y, July 20, 1921. He re-
NAMED there until 1887, followed farming, at
tended the district school, then removed to
Ashland county, Ohio. There he remained un-
til lo4o, when he emigrated to Fox Lake, Wis.
He was there married in December. 1S4S to
Miss G. NJ. WILDER. In 1865, he came to Mime
sofa and located at his present abiding place.
His attention has been devoted almost exclu-
sively to agricultural pursuits from boyhood.
For the past five or six years he has carried on
quite an apiary, and has not only found the
business profitable but an agreeable avocation,
Daring all the years of the grasshopper scourge,
when crops were destroyed his bee crop was q
never failing source of revenue, and from that
industry he obtained a livelihood Last
spring he started in with sixty-eight swarms,
they. increased during the season to 11S, and in
the meantime he obtained 1000 pounds of
honey. He is wintering liz swarms. Bees do
we'll in Minnesota if properly treated. They
are wise little creatures, will dwell in corner
of the house top rather than in a wide house
where there is dissension and neglect. They
are not unreasonable in their demands, either.
but they must have suitable food and lrink
and shelter, sanitary regulations and freedom.
and the enemy must not be allowed within
their gates. Mr.. Parker's farm embraces an
area OF 2OO acres, 40 of which are under culti-
walton. He came to Minnesota little worse
off than nothing, but he has weathered the
gale, and as his sun is setting be sees brighter
day dawnino
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SENATE BILLS PASSED.

SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The House then resumed the regular order
consideration of Senate bills-and the follow
ing were passed:
Establishing new school district in the town
of Zumbrota.
Repeating the liquor law of last winter relat-
ing to the sale of liquors in Winona. debate
took place on this bill, participated in by
Messrs. Benson, Schroth, Riley and Jones.
1t being announced that the Metropolitan
hotel was on fire, the House adjourned sans
ccrc,aonie, and the members rushed for their
grip sacks, but were made happy upon learn
ing that the fire was simply 'eear the Metro.
nOlitan.
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Hon. HenrU MOOerS.

Cokato, Wright county, was born in Vienna.
Kennebeck county, Maine, Dec. ~, 1886. He
was raised on farm and attended school until
16 years of age, when his parents removed to
Minnesota settling in Ramsey county. They
landed in st. Paul GA the 18th of May, 1852;
remained there four years, then removed to the
southwestern part of Wright county, since
known as "Mooers' PRAIRIE but more recently
C,kato. The Mooers were the first settlers in
that part of the State. January, 1860, MIR.
Mooers was married in Cokato to Miss Caroline
Caesar, He was in the army in the days of
that remarkable difficulty with our Southern
neighbours member of the Second Minnesota
and campaigned under Sherman. His special
business of late years has been farming. He
owns 100 acres, cultivates 100 and is member
of the Democratic party.
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THE LEGISLATURE.
THE INSANE ASYLUM And THE LIO-
UOR Law FOREMOST TOPICS.

The Senate Unanimously Endorses the Bill
notwithstanding the Management of the
Insane Asylum--The House All Tore Up
on the Liquor Question--Dr. Riley Makes
the Unique Speech of the Session--The
Temperance Bill Killed.
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Hon. Edmond O'H0r4.

Fort Ridgeley, Nicollet county, was born in the
county of Limerick, Ireland, Dec. %, 1885. He
attended school in the old country until 1849,
when he emigrated with his parents to America,
first settling in Kentucky. There they remain
ed about five years, and then removed to Mis-
souri,, stopped three years in that State, then
moved up into Alamakee county, Iowa, and
began farming. June. 1866, they changed again
and located in RenvilIe county, Mimi, where
they have since made it their home. Mr..
OHara was married in st. Louis, June, 1861,
to Miss Mary O'Rourke, very estimable lady
of excellent family. he was elected county
commissioner the second year after his arrival
in the State. and has held some local Office most
of the time since. Few men are more popular.
or more highly esteemed than Mr. O. Hara. His
district is strongly Republican, yet he was the
regular Democratic nominee and was elected by
handsome majority. Many of the RepuhIi-
cans prefer good Democrat to doubtful
member of their own party. MIR. O'Hara owns
2O0-acre farm and tills 100 acres He is
friend of the honest toiler and the enemy of
oppressive monopolies and corrupt legisla-
ton.
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about 200 of which are broken and ready for a
crop. His second wife is an American lady,
and his children number fve-two by the first
wife and three by the last. By birth, the
children are Of three Municipalities, Danish,
Norwegian and American. Mr.. LARSEN is a
we'll educated man, and popular among his
countrymen.
Hon. W. Il. L,ttz,
Lake City, Wabashaw county, was born in
Reading, Berks county, Pa, June 16, 1928;
lived there until 81 years ago attended the
common schools, and learned the trade of
brick mason. He was a year in Johnston
county, Pa, and from there went to st. Louis,
Mo-, remained two years, and in October, 1856,
arrived in the village of Wabashaw. The wears
1862 and 1868 he was sheriff of that county.
In 1864 he removed to Lake CITY, assisted in
the organization of the village, and was one of
the members OF its first council. In the inter.
vening time he has held various offices-citv
and county-been in the livery business, kept
butcher shop, speculated in real estate, and
has been prominently identified in building up
the beautiful town of which he is resident
and contributing to her general welfare. He
is Democrat, but a Republican district made
him member of this legislative branch for
the session Of 1878, and he is here again under
similar auspices.
Hon. T. McCrackeu,
Oneliy OroVe, Fillmore county, was born IN
Newton Stewart, Scotland Dec. "a, 1881. He
attended the schools of that country up to Il
years of age, when he emigrated to America
and settled in Buffalo, N. Y. June, 1855, he
removed to Minnesota. He studied law and
since his arrival in the West, he has, in addition
to his farming operations, devoted himself to
the practice of his profession. He held the
office of justice of the peace in the town of
York for period of sixteen consecutive years.
and about all the time has filled some local
posi- ion. In the war days he was made second
lieutenant, and went out after the hostile
tribes of Shem. His marriage took place in
Erie county, N. Y. in 1854, to Miss Elmina G.
ingalls,. The winter of 1868 he was engrossing
clerk of the House; was member of that
body for the terms 1928, elected on the Re-
publican ticket, but comes here this time
Greenback- Republican. Mr.. McCracken has a
good farm, tills 100 acres, and is well inform
ed, influential member of the House.
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motion to indefinitely postpone the bill
was made and carried. 1t was moved to recon-
slider, and the vote to reconsider was Indefinite
ly postponed.
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it: Naughter.l They all drink beer. They
take their wives and their children to the beer
garden and sit down and drink their beer every
day, and even the babe in arms will stretch out
to get taste of it. These people are not i'm
poverlshed by it. These people are so healthy
in my neighborhood that I have actually not
been able to make living out of my German
constituents, and have been obliged to run
for the legislature in order to get money enough
to buy bread. Great laughter.)
They say, too it tends to the degeneracy of
the human race. How does it happen that in
New England, where prchibitory laws are in
force, the race had SO degenerated that they
don't seem to be able to raise any children?
There the families don't average one child
apiece. haughter.) Look at the Irish who
drink whisky all the time. You will find seven
children in every Irishman's shanty in the
country. lLaughter.) That's the effect of
drinking whisky. Look at the Germans who
drink beer all the while. You will find large
family of children in every Germans house.
Are they degenerate? The children of total
abstinence people are constantly dying From
the vital STATISTICS of Minnesota I learn that
over 1000 children died last year under years
of age. They would not have died If they had
been fed on good, wholesome beer. would
advise mothers-and have advised them in my
practice-to give their sickly children plenty
OF beer and whisky pap GREAT laughterl, and
know have saved many an infants life. Beer
is the best cure for dyspepsia in the world. I
have cured women of the terrible disease by
advising them to drink three glasses of beer
every day, ard I say to you mothers who
are here that if you will drink beer and whisky
and feed your children on whisky pap you will
raise more children and healthier children.
Great laughter.)
Referring to the vital statistics of the State,
find that but six men died of intemperance
during last year-two Of delirium tremens and
four of something else which they couldn't tell
anything abont and so called it incompetence.
And yet you want to stop drinking. Eleven
we're killed by horses during the same time.
Why don't you abolish horses-never use them
n go near them2 Thirty-fve committed sui