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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
Gov. Gray Setting the Pins.
Special to the Globe.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-"GDv. Gray's
manner of operating" said well-informed
Hoosier Democrat to-day, sis cunning, and
will in all probability send him to the Uni
ted States senate as Ben Harrison's sue
ceSsor. His plan is TO personally visit some
good Democratic friend i'm each county i'm
the state. and by iiattering his vanity, urges
him to announce himself as a candidate for
the legislature. If he is not successful i'm
his first attempt the governor tries again.
This time the person is given
to understand that if there is any
thing the executive can do TO help
him secure the nomination it will be ac-
corded him; also anything that is desired at
Washington. The result is that i'm about
One-fourth of the Democratic counties of
the state Gov. Gray has thus far secured his
candidate. OF course it goes for the saving
that these men will vote for Gray first, last
and all the time. Smart trick? Wen. YES:
but what has carried Gray through but
smart tricks? he will fix every county in
the state before the snow flies"
Has the governor done anything here TO
promote his campaign"
more than any other man in the state l
am told by members of the Indiana delega-
ton. Gray indorSes every application for
place under the government thai comes to
him. Nine-tenths of the Indiana men ap-
pointed since the 4th of March have been
NDORSED BY GRAY,
and Of course it became noiSed around the
state that it was Gray's name that carried
them through"
Are Gray and Mcdonald friends?"
''Oh, L presume SO, but that makes no diff
ference. Gray is for Gray, and nobody else.
Then he hopes Mcdonald will 20 on the
bench of the supreme court of the United
States. Gray'S success in politics was due
from the start to his reticence. He keeps
his mouth closed, and no one knows what
he is doing" ''What do you think of the
reported campaign of William Ii. Eng
lish?" ''He is a candidate, but his
methods are not so willy or ef-
fective as those of Gray. There's
no use mentioning money, influence, pres
tige nor expenses when it comes to dealing
with personal friends. Ii Gray gets a large
majority of the members of the legislature
on personal grounds by helping them to
their places, they are going to support him
and elect him ia spite of fate. Mr.. English
is a man of infinitely greater abilities, and
better represents his party in the state, but
l see no chance of his election. might add
that the announcement that young Mr..
English is out of politics was made in the
interests of the fathers campaign"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
Waiaeman,sCrin,n

The crime for which Waisenen was
hanged was the murder of Joseph Farley i'm
Tower, Mimi, on or about Nov. 20 of last
year. Farley was last seen on that morn
ing in company with Waisenen and John
Norland, who had been boarding with him
for some days. They were on their way
toward Camp 62, some six miles from
Tower and siXty-two miles from Two Har-
bors. Farley was driving his team of two
horses and the entire party were on foot.
One had an AK and the other set of whiflle
trees. Nothing more was seen of either of
the three until two days later. when Far
ley's absence caused suspicion on the part
Of neighbOrs and search was made. At
short distance from Camp 62 Far
ley's team was found by John Hurley,
salOonkeeper at Tower, the horses shiver-
ing in the cold and gnawing the bark from
a tamarack tree, to which they were tied.
The camp consisted of a half dozen or more
shanties rudely built, and as the party of
searcherS came near it they noticed that one
had been nearly burned up, the embers of
which were still smOuldering. lnvestiga-
ton revealed the fact that beneath these
timberS was the half burned body of
a man, the hands and feet burned or cut
oil, the skull battered in and the features
burned past recognition. BY the remnants
Of clothing still mburned and the size of
the charred remains the body was identified
as that of Farley. A watch which Farley
was known to have carried was missing and
there were no traces of his pocketbook, in
which it was known that he had some SO
or $50. Suspicion rested on the two men last
seen with him and detectives traced them to
Minneapolis. At the trial John Vocy of
Minneapolis testified that NOTland pawned
a watch with him, which was identified as
belonging TO the murdered man. This was
q week or so after the discovery of the
crime, and about two weeks after traces of
the two men were discovered in Minneapolis.
where both were arrested. The man hung
yesterday was arrested by Detective Glea-
son at the corner of Washington and Third
avenues south on Dec. 9, at the instance of
Sheriff McQuade, who had furnished de-
scription of the man. Norland was ar
rested three days later. A few days later,
after they were put in jail, the two men
made a sort of confession to German who
understood their language and asked them
about the affair. They did not admit their
guilt. but said they were present when the
murder occurred. A few days later \ orland
committed suicide i'm the Jail. WaiseneB was
indicted by the grand jury, and his trial set
| for the May term of the district court,
when he was found guilty of murder in the
| first degree. This was on May ID. and his
death warrant was signed June 81. It is
| not generally known, but the date fixed for
! his execution was July 3, but after the
| papers had been made out, it was thought
advisable to give him longer time, and the
| day was changed TO yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
Other Exccufinns.

There have been six executions in Min
neSOta previous to the one at Duluth YES
terday. Facts regarding them are some
what meagre, owing to incomplete records
Mr.. Fletcher Williams of the Historical So
ciety, however, furnishes the following
facts: The first hanging in Minnesota took
place in ST. Paul on Dec. 81, 1854, and the
victim was an Indian, Yu-ha-zee, who had
on Oct. 27, 1852, murdered in cold blood a
German woman a short distance from the
city. The Indian was at once taken, tried.
convicted and sentenced to be hung. but
lay in Jail for more than two years before
he was given the first fatal drop that ever
occurred in the North Star state. He was
hung at about the corner of Dayton and
Harrington avenues, publicly, and there
was general rabble out to witness the exc
cution.
The next execution was that of woman.
Mrs. Annie Bilanski, at st. Paul, March %.
1860. She was an American woman who
had married Pole. In 1859 he died under
circumstances so suspicious that a post
mortem was held, and which showed poison
in the stomach. Evidence was at hand to
show that the wife had purchased arsenic
a few days before. She was tried ard
found guilty of murder. Before a motion
for new trial had been decided she es-
capped from jail, but was taken after some
days, the new trial denied and she was
hung on the date above named.
on a gallows erected in an inclOsure on the
present court house square. The execution
was public and a large crowd witnessed it,
The third recruit Of the executioners
rope was Henry Kriegler, a German. On
Sept. 6, 1855, he had murdered man
named Nelson Boughton, and after long de-
lays, during which the plea of insanity was
urged, he was hanged at Albert Lea, March
1, 1851.
The next execution was the wholesale one
of the thirty-eight Indians at MankatO, Dec.
a. 1862, the story of whose tragic end has
been rehearsed in connection with the cele-
bration Of the anniversary of the New Ulm
massacre. In 1865 two more Indians.
Shakopee and Medicine Bottle, who had
been guilty of murder during the outbreak
of 1862 and who had escaped for time,
We're executed at Ft. Smelling, and, like the
thirty-eight hung at Mankato, were tried
and sentenced under military law and not
by the state courts. The sixth execution
took place at st. Peter, March o, 1868, when
Andreas Roesch was hanged for the murder
OF lad named Joseph Sanrer, in Nicollet
county on Sept. 5, 1867,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
Wants Too Much.

There was considerable excitement i1r
East Dubuque Thursday over the action of
the Illinois Central road, which early in the
morning sent gang of forty men with six
cars OF rails, and, under the direction of
section boss they proceeded TO lay track
between their warehouse and the bluffs.
ms is the narrOweSt place on the line of
the new river road and every inch of ground
Is needed not belonging to the Illinois Cen
tral- A crowd OfcitiZenS gathered and in
answer to their questions the reply was
made that the Illinois Central was simply
laying additionalneeded side tracks AS
the Illinois Central has already more track
OF this kind than the road needs there this
explanation was not satisfactory, and the
belief was that this road is trying to occupy
all the space to prevent the Chicago, Bur
lingtOn & Northern road from passing
above the tunnel. President Traer was
teiegraphed to come at once to the scene Of
operations and prevent the maneuver OF the
Illinois Central. 1t is expected the latter
road will attempt to leave its own ground
and occupy the public highway. in which
event the citizens say they will tear the
track up. 1t is thought the determination
to occupy this important pass was reached
at the meeting of the Illinois Central Off
cialS III Chicago yesterday
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29

and as Farley was going through the door
Norland said to me now was my chance.
| struck Farley a blow on his head from
behind with a piece of hard wood-not a
very large club. He fell and though he
was not killed instantly and bTeathed, he
never smoke a word Then Norland put a
rope around his neck. / showed him under
a bench with my foot. Norland then set
fire to the shanty and hitched the horses
and started away. Norland took his
money and watch and gave me $50.
don't know how much money John got.
Farley was
KILLED AT ONCE,
and didn't hardly know what had done.
We both drank a large amount of whisky
to make our nerves steady. l was not mad
al Farley-never had a cross word with
him. / am sorry, but am not afraid. I
will go to heaven. 1 have been five years
in America from Finland. | lived four
years in Michigan. l kept saloon a little
while in Duluth. My father, mother and
one sister live at Nora, Hamlin county,
Oak. have not seen them. but get letters
from them"
Waisenen was twenty-three years old, a
Finlander with the short. stout build char
acteriStic of his race. He came to Duluth
about three years ago from Hancock, Mich,
and was employed for time in the Yer
million iron mines. He was married and
has one child. His wife is employed at the
Hotel ST. Louis, and with their child has
often visited him in his cell. Immediately
after his conviction Waisenen professed re-
ligion and spent a large portion of his time
il company with ministers of the Lutheran
church. His prison life has been almost
DEVOID OF INCIDENT,
being nearly the same each day and like
that of ordinary prisoners. Occasions have
been rare when he has shown any real ap-
probation of his situation or has seemed to
realize that his time on earth was so short.
AT times, however, when in consultation
with his spiritual advisers he has exhibited
some feeling, and his usual stolid demeanor,
which seemed almost like inSensibility, has
deserted him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
81. PAUL,s CONVENTION.
Delegates Appointed i'm the Chicago q
Congregational Districts.
Snecial IN the Glol,a

Delegates Appointed i'm the Chicago
Congregational Districts.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-A conference in the
interest of the Northwestern waterways TO
be held il st. Paul Sept. took place this
evening. There were present Congressman
J. II. Murphy, of Iowa, and Congressman
r. w. Dunham, +. Lawler and James II.
Ward. On behalf of the board of trade
there was present the secretary. J. III.
Stone, John Austin Brown for the lumber
exchange there was Secretary George w
Hotchkiss; W. ii. CrOcker represented the
flour exchange, and G.. w. Linn, president,
and Col. II. N. Little, the secretary,
represented the produce exchange.
1t was expected that Mayor Har-
rison and Congressman George c. Adams
would appear. but Congressman Murphy
presided and Mr.. George w. HOtchkiss was
elected secretary. The chair said that the
object of the meeting was TO see that Chi
cago was well represented at coming con-
yention i'm the interest of waterways to be
held in St. Paul on next Thurs
day. The matter of water trans
portation was an important one. and
Chicago should work TO the end to
produce results which shall prove of great
benefit TO her in tile future. 1t was a fact
that grain could be transported from here to
the seabOard by water, a distance of 1.5OO
miles, for one-half of what it could bedone
for from the Mississippi valley. a distance
of but 200 miles. Though there had been
agitation in congress and a local agitation
in behalf of creating
PUBLIC WATERWAYS,
in order 10 obtain cheaper rates Of tra1spOr-
tation, nothing yet had been accomplished.
The only remedy for high freight rates by
rail was in having cheap waterways for
transportation. The state was entitled to
ten delegates at large 10 the st. Paul con-
vention, to be appointed by the governor.
Illinois and Iowa paid One-third of
the revenue tax Of the country and
produced One-third of the products which
were sent abroad, so they were entitled to
be represented by capable men. Congress-
man Lawler named the following as dele
gates from the Second district: James
Heally, John Foley. John j. Curran. Aug
uSt GurnigeT, Mr.. CrOcker. Col. Littler and
Congressman Lawler were appointed a
committee TO make arrangements for dele
gates. Congressman Dunham named
Charles s. Cameron and J. Austin Brown
as two of the delegates from the First dis
trict. Without taking any further action
the meeting adjourned. The produce ex-
change will select its delegates tomorrow,
and the lumber exchange on Monday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
Senator spoonerT Talks.
Special to the Globe.

CpeGldi 10
New YORK, Aug. Ex-senator John c.
SpooneT, Wisconsin's little Republican
giant, was conspicuous this evening among
q score of politicians at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. My state is quiet and prosperous" "
he said. ''The Democrats of Wisconsin
are discontented. They do not like the
slOwneSs of President Cleveland in re-
movals. They grOwl openly. \ few of
the changes made by the administration are
not bad ones" ''What about the bloody
shirt cry of the Democrats" ''It is a mis-
nomer. Senator Sherman's speech in Ohio
was not bloody shirt speech. He
was not attempting 10 revive sectional is
sues. The constitution gives every citizen
a right to vote. When we see that in the
South colored people are not allowed to
freely exercise that right, it is not fair TO
claim that we raise the bloody-shirt issue
because we ask that they have their con-
stitutional rights. As soon as the Demo-
Gratis cease to interfere with the colored
people at the polls, then there will be no
issue of that kind. | think Judge Foraker
will be elected governor of Ohio. His sup
porters are men of ability and their speeches
throughout the country will bring a solid
maiOrity "
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29

with him all the morning and took her final
leave at noon. The prisoner kept up his
stocsm TO the last lie was very reticent,
and spoke only in mOnOsyllables to his
spiritual attendants. The sacrament of the
Lords supper was administered about ,
O'Clock and then few friends and reporters
were allowed 10 speak with him. About a
quarter to ; his
AEMS WE'RE PINIONED
and he was brought to the lower part of the
Jail, where the death sentence was read.
There was nobody present but the sheriff
and his deputy, the two ministers and few
newspaper men. During the reading
Waiscnen seemed somewhat moved. He
leaned against the iron cell, hung his head
Oh his breast and trembled slightly. but he
soon recovered. and when he was led out
into the yard he walked With d firm step
but downcast head before the eyes Of a
staring crowd Of men, women and children.
Entering the inclOSUTe, he aScended the
scatfOld with an equally firm step and took
his place under the rope.
The yard where the sca1fOld stood was
twenty-eight feet square, inclOSed with
high fence Of boards set upright. In the
center sawdust had been strewn, and here
stood the machinery OF eXecutiOn-a plat
form. eight or ten feet square, with rail-
ing. and the hangman's beam rising from
the ground to ten feet above the platform.
From this hung an ordinary half-inch hemp
rope that had been tried with sand-bag
weighing 200 pounds and found sound. The
trap was arranged to spring with lever,
which pulled back four large wooden
supports. When Waisanen came within this
mclosure he was looked upon by
HALF \ HUNDRED
or more officials, prominent citizens and
newspaper men. The number included
Sheriff Bracket and Auditor Nc
Donald Of Hennepin county, Chief of
Police West and Officer James How
ard, of Minneapolis: Sheriff Richter of
Ramsey county, Col Stegritt, Pat Conley,
Detective O'CmnOr, Charles Chapelle, J.
w. Frost of ST. Paul; Sheriff Holcomb and
Frank Lehmiclle, register of deeds. OF
Washington county: Sheriff Williams of
Kanabec county, Sheriff 0deu of Kandi-
yOhi county, Sheriff Carlson OF G0odhue
county. Sheriff Mctiann of Pine county.
Sheriff Milton Of Dodge county. Sheriff 4.
Wiclley OF Polk county, Sheriff Ferguson of
Carlton county. Sheriff Mccormack, OF Chi
sagO county, Sheriff Nugent of Wright
county, Ed Pratt of st. Paul, Jacob Christ
of Red Wing. Arthur Robson Of Winona.
A Larson of Mora.
Both the ministers said PRAYER and then
the deputy sheriff bound Waisenen'S elbows
and knees with strong straps and his ankles
with steel clasps. The black nat was aG-
justed. but just before it was put on his head
the prisoner raised his eyes and looked al
the crowd of men who stood smoking and
chatting before him. Then the rope was
fixed and the trap sprung. He fell
about four feet, the fall breaking
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.

The run on the Spring Garden bank, Phila-
delphia, has greatly subsided.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days. Us re-
ported 10 r. c. Dun q Co. to-day. number fer
the United States les, and for Canada "a, or q
total of lS9 failures, as compared with total
the last.
James Russell Lowell denies that England
has alienated his affections for America
Texas fever has appeared near Rankakee,
H., among a herd of 200 cattle owned by
Hiram Goodman. Six have already died and
many others have the disease.
Mrs. d. E. Hill and several other passea-
gers were injured by the wrecking of a train
on the Texas & st. Louis road near McGregor,
Tex.
Active efforts are being made TO prevent
the spread Of smallpox from Montreal. The
disease is said 10 he abating.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
Case Of NATURALIZATION.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-An interesting
point in connection with the naturalization
laws has just been settled by the secretary Of
the interior in disposing of the case of Ross
VS.. Poole. Ross made pre-emption filing
while an alien, supposing that the declara-
ton of the intention of his father, who had
not been naturalized, was sufficient to quail
lfy him as pre-emptor upon attaining his
majority. Before he discovered his error
and filed again for the tract, Poole made 4
homestead entry upon ii. The secretary
held that the removal of the disqualification
came too late to inyalidate the intervening
right of Poole.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
SubaCOmtractOrSs
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DUBUQUE, Aug. 28.-E. Fl. Reynolds 6
Co., who have under contract the gradins
of $50 miles of the Chicago, Burlington :
Northern railroad from Oregon, Ill, to Prairi
du Chen, awarded sub-contracts to-day t,
the following parties: Parker 6 Burke, tw,
miles; T. Ford, one mile; Walker & Willis
one mile; j. Kelly, two miles; Kilpatricl
Bros, twenty-five miles, all on the line be
tween Savanna and Galena Junction. TIL
masonry work was awarded to James Nc
ran of1Omaha. E. II. Reynolds 81 Co.
outfit arrived to-day from Kansas. Th
city is full of contractors and railroad me-
to push the road to completion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
How the Line viii Run.

Articles of incorporation were filed yes
terday in the register of deeds Office for the
Chicago, Burlington Sc Northern railroad
company, which will commence at a point
in Washington county on the state line be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin, near
Prescott, Wis, (where it connects with a
road in process of construction), and thence
run northwestly into Minneapolis through
ST. Paul. The amount of capital stock is
"a, 5000, 600, and the period of the COM
pany's continuance is 900 years. The in
cOrpOratOrs are Charles L. Allen, II. w.
Weiss, Frank S. Bogg, G. NJ. Higginson
and r. E. Wells, all of Chicago, and these
gentlemen also constitute the board of di-
rectorS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29

months, Lieut.. c. B. Schofeld, of Gen.
Schofield's staff, on detached duty years
and months. and Capt J. 5. Wharton.
of Gen Hancoek's staff, on detached sery-
ice 10 years. Several of the officers
who have not compiled with the order have
telegraphed here asking that exceptions be
made i'm their cases, but their friends in
Washington have replied thatnO exceptions
will be made. 1t is reported that some of
the officers who have been on lOng-detaehed
service will resign from the army before
they will join their regiments.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
OLD WORLD NEWS.
HeDoeSn,t Need the IsInnds.

PARIS, Aug. est is stated that En-
peror William of Germany, through feel
ing of sympathy with King Alfonzo, has
made a personal interference i'm order
TO obtain prompt settlement
of the CarolineS affair favorable
TO Spain. Spanish merchants and other
consumers of German products threaten to
boycott all German goods. Firms in Wurz-
burg ana Elberfeld have received notices
from commercial houses in Spain seyering
business connection with them.
INDIGNANT AT GERMANY.
PARIS, Aug. 2S.-The members of the
Spanish colony here are indignant at Ger
many's occupying the Caroline Islands and
protest against what they call Germany's
usurpation and pertidy.
PLANTED THE FLAG.
MADRID, Aug. est is reported that
Spanish men-Of-war have arrived at Yap.
the chief island of the Caroline group. and
planted the Spanish flag, no German vessels
being in sight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
CatIIemen Gcing.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Only four days
remain of the forty allowed by the presi-
dents proclamation for the removal of the
cattle and cattlemen from the Indian Terri
tory. The war department was informed
to-day that no preparations have been made
for eXpediting the departure of the cattle,
as all concerned are fully impressed with
the idea that the cattlemen will move out of
the territory in good faith and with all eX-
pedition possible. Reports have been re-
ceived at army headquarters that one Of
the principal leSSees has already removed
his entire herd beyond the boundaries of the
Indian Territory, and that all others appear
to be moving as rapidly as possible.