The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-19
and there was some hail at Winthrop, about
thirty miles from here.
Arrests Tor f5and F'raiaids.

Arrests tor fsAnd Fif.ads.
Duluth special At 10 .. M, on the 14th
Assistant United States Marshal Bracket,
of st. Paul, arrestedR. @. Mitchell. editor
of the Duluth Tribune and recently appoin-
ted receiver OF the land Office there, On
charge Of eemplicity Ia land frauds. The
sovefntMeht claims I'd have very strong
Case against Mitchen and d. Z. Gordon,
the latter a4q being i harty to the oonspira-
cy. Gordon lives! in Minneapolis Is qnlte
wealthy and well known, and ct onetlme
was member Of the Minnesota legislature.
A. K. Lovejpy, proprietor ola shingle man
uiactory at Thompson, station. twenty miles
from; Duluth, was also party to the
scheme, bit AZ ne has turned informer and
will be used by the government as wit
ness, the prosecution will be direct against
Mitchell and Gordon.
Gov. Marshall worked up the case. The
specific charge is that Mitchell, Gordon and
Lovejoy employed twenty:seven men to
enter aothe 4, $50 acres land under the pre-
emption law, make final proof and then
transfer the lands to them. OF course, this
proceeding is q violation of the letter and
spirit of the presumption law though it is
not an unheard.of practice in the North
west. Mitchell claims that his part in 1t
was innocent, and that his arrest is inspired
by wicked men who want to prevent his
confirmation az register:
Some thirty overt acts are challenged to
have been done to effect the ooiect OF the
conspiracy. The laws required but one
overt act to make the crime complete. 1t
is asserted that the scheme was fof Gordon
to furnish the money, h3vejoy to inspect
and reject the lands, and Mitchell share
On nottnpf
fne land embraced in this, contro yyersy
touches for the most part on Verm illion
lake. tits estimated that there are 6, 900,
OGt feet Of pine ON the twenty-seven claims:
The government officials assert they will
push the case to the end. Gordon will be
arrested Monday, or as soon as a warrant
can be served on him. It is alleged that
Lovejoy turned informer bee aqse at the taii.
ure OF Gordon and Mitchell to make good
some 500, which be {Lovejoy) had invested
And al attempt on the part of Mitchell and
Gordon to freeze Lovejoy out OF the partner
ship. Mr.. Mitchell claims that his arrest is
merely to prevent his taking the Office To
which he has been appointed.
Iowa 6reenback Uonvention.
The state Irsenback convention at Des
Moines, On Wednesday, was called to order
by E. n. Gillette, chairman of the state cen
trail committee, who made short speech,
and woman suffrage. Temporary OrganiSa
ton was effected, as follows, -
Chairman-=W. 8. Unworthy of Mahaska
Hecfetary-J. W. Mutt1ey Of Polk. ). -.
-. The permanent consisted Of Chairman
W. s. KenworthE of Mahaska; vice prssi
dent, T.. G. Lee Of Hamilton; secretary, J
| Burke of Jasper; assistant secretary, W. n
Robb Of Union; reading secretary, W. Nut
fly of Polk.
The Hon. ]. B. Weaver was nominated
for governor, Sanford kirkpatrick of Wa
| pello for lieutenant governor, D. W. Churcl
of Adair for supreme judge and Miss Abbi
O. Garfield of Des Moines county for su
perintendent of public instruction.
The platform demands the abolition o
all banks of issue end the substitution o
| legal tender currency, the volumes to b.
| strictly regulated by congress; we favo
the Unrestricted coinage of gol,
and silver; that the national debt be paid
as rapidly al possible; that forfeited lani
grants should revert to the people; That pat
ent laws should be amended; civil service
REFORM; that all public officials, as, far h
practicable, iscludiny TIE president AM
| Vice president, shall he elected b.
strict vote of the people; a low tariff
abolition On the railroad commission, equa
political rights for all men and women
intoxicating liquors as beverage shoul'
be prohibited, and the will of the people Z
expressed atsthe non=psrtizan, meeting. o
June the ~ 1882, be respected and carrie.
ot1k. We demand compress shall iumedi
ately pass such laws as will place the sol
| diers on an equal footing with the bond
/ holder.