Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-24

At Moorhead on Wednesday, B. F. Machall,
prominent business man. barely escaped suffo-
cation from coal gas. The light before he
shut off the draft to coal stove in his sleeping
room, and not getting up at the usual hour,
friends went to his room and found it full of
gas and Machall SO near gone that the doctor said
he could not have survived half hour longer.
At Breckenridge Monday evening James
Clint, aged about ~, was coupling cars which
were moving slowly, when his heel caught in
the break beam and he was thrown on his face.
Two OF the cars passed over his legs above the
knees before his shrieks reached the engineer.
He was horribly mangled, but lived till p. m.
next day. His parents live near Benson, MINI.
The arrival of some of the machinery ordered
by the Griswold syndicate, has revived interest
in the gold discoveries at Lisbon to some ex
tent. There is a considerable influx of prospec-
tors, but nothing new of importance in connec-
ton with the matter. The syndicate evidently
mean to thoroughly test the question
whether the gold there is in sufficient quantity
to pay.
E. c. Sprague, in Clay county, Minn., one of
the largest bonanza farmers, is having trouble
with his large force of farm hands. They are
clamOring for their pay, and the reason assigned
for not paying them is that he could not get his
wheat to market, the river was SO low boats
could not land at his elevator, and boats have now
stopped running for the winter. They need
their money. no doubt.
The fall of large coal-o1 hanging lamp from
the ceiling upon the desk of the managing editor
of the argus, Wednesday night, spreading about
quart of burning oil over his copy and papers,
came near furnishing spicy local item without
much search. That sanctum let its light shine
brightly for few minutes until the flames could
be smothered. Mr.. Plumley was singed but
luckily escaped serious injury.
Bismarck and Fargo are the chief competi-
tors for the location of the college to be estab-
lished by the Congregational society. The in
dications that the capital city is getting in
the best work SO far. Fargo has the advantage
of being more accessible to the bulk of the pop
ulation from which the patronage of such an IL
stituIion will probably come, but it is not dis
playing the degree of prehensile vigor that gen
orally takes in things of this sort.
The suggestion of the name of Hon. W. C.
Plummer for governor Of Dakota is meeting
much approval both in north and south Dakota
He was formerly editor of the Fargo Republican
and now of the Graceville Transcript, and is
claimed by his friends to resemble Daniel Web
ster In physical development and contour as
well as in the possession of massive intellect.
His selection would create unbounded enthusi-
asm wherever he is known.
The suggestion made in some papers that it
would be desirable to open a soup house In
Fargo this winter, to feed tramps and the desti-
tute, has teen taken by some as an indication
that there is special need of such an institution
in Fargo. There is no ground for szch impress
sion, aside from the fact that the N. HIS have
cut down their forces and discharged a
great number of men, and that in portion of
the winter there is no great demand for labor
There has rarely been a season when there
was less surplus of laborers In this section than
| this fall.
1t is learned that on account ofthe representa-
! tons of the detectives sent out to watch those
trying to hold down claims, strong effort viii
be made, emanating from the lard department,
to repeal or modify tho principal features of the
homestead act, in congress this winter. Some
uneasiness is felt in regard to it in north Dakota
as it is feared that serious obstruction will be
| thrown in the way of the rapid settlement of the
country. The are no doubt frauds perpetrated
under The present system, and the perpetrators
should be exposed and punished, but the inter
| ests OF Dakota viii DC endangered by any impor-
| tant change IN the laws.
II IS charged in some quarters that the late
reports of the votes cast on the constitution in
south Dakota have been padded, to remove the
| objection raised that the people were so indif-
ferent that they would not vote either way
| crease of votes in the back counties, as pub
| lished and there is nothing but the conceded in
tegrity of the parties who have charge of the
| matter to remove the suspicion. As the vote
was informal, and without legal sanction, it
| would be only breach of trust if such were the
fact Still the figures do not invalidate the
statement that vastly less than majority of the
people voted in favor of the constitution.
| special train ia taking Vice President Cakes
and PARTY of officials over the N P to in
spect the line. When on the jamestown and
Darlington branch Saturday, narrow escape
| from disastrous collision was had. As they
had twenty-six minutes to go on Cakes insisted
on running the twelve miles to Melville to meet
| the accommodation. SIpt. Odell objected, but
| finally consented, but before the train started
some sort of a presentment came over him that
they had better wait, and they waited. Ii
soon appeared that the accommodation was forty
minutes ahead of time, and had the special
| started out collision must have ensued, as il
| was quite dark and both trains making fast
time.
revolving case is reported from Lahota il
the DEVILS Lake region. an old man named
Gleason who has son, lanes, serving out sen
tence for forgery at Winnipeg, lived on q claim
near Lahota all summer, with son named Tim
who 4 thi k-heade d fellow. The old mar
had proved up his claim, but lived by doing ode
jobs, and was addicted to drink. They lived
alone and were rarely visited by any settlers
One them, however, meeting Tim asked how
his father was. Tho boy said I e was all right
but the settler went to the shanty with him. Il,
found the old man dead, and his body emittinl
a sickening stencil. Tho boy admitted, upol
being pressed, that his father had been dead Fl.
days and he had slept with the corpse and KEEP
up fire, fastening decomposition. II was evi
dent that the boy was demented. He is full
grown and OF age. The inquest decided that tn
old man died of natural causes.
An incident at Grand Forks this week illus
trates the versatility of the immature femal
mind. Marie Perry, robust and blithe youn
maiden with rosy cheeks and lips that woult
make honey taste sour, had charmed and cap
tured prosperous young farmer near Grafton
and they had agreed to marry, the bans had beer
proclaimed in church three times, ard the da
for the combination to take effect had arrived
The groom, Arohilaus Burton, WAS on hand an,
took with him friend, Louis Farley, who hsl
never seen the bride, but when his eyes Toasted
upon her goodly charms his bosom went pits
pat and his loyalty to hi friend was forgotten
He proposed to the young woman, was accepted
and last Monday they were married IN the CathoG
church, tbs discarded lover swallowing hi
wrath and liberal share of the liquids set up b.
his traitoroHs friend. remained and witnesses,
the ceremony and danced at the funeral of hi
oughted hopes, even with the tickle yOun
chaTTner who had thrown him for gayer an
holder chap. Such Is life
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