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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-12-10

he opened the door ana passed out
A moment of silence followed. and
then low pleading voice asked:
Gan you forgive mef''
Glove you3I love youl" was the
answer. ~
And SO out again to Che crowded
ballroom. where none suspected that q
life's secret had been told-a life's
misery lifted In the short half-hour OF
absence. esf-gc, r
And when the engagement was an
nounced, nothing was known in society
of the reason OF the sudden change in
the beautiful Miss Bentley, whose hap
piness gave new charm to her manner,
new music to her voice.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-12-10

NJ. j. Haley, the special timber
agent who mas be- :ussstigaling The
Northern Pacific and the Manitoba Im-
proyeiuent CoiDpans timber trcpass
eases, reports 10 Commissioner Sparks
that these corporations have caused to
be cut from the pubic domain 40, 100. 900
feet OF lamoer and bridge timo.r. S4.-
744 railway ICES. l5,4 O,UO0 shingles,
32.O35 cord, oi wood. anI $1,000 cedar
posts, valued in All at S6Ia. 400.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-12-10
MRight Peart.r

II was right peart till the rheumatic
sotin,' said q suffering old man who
lived near the swamp. Fact IS, wlier-
ever you live you can't be fright peart'
If you are victim OF this troublesomc
disease. Captain G. w. Hotsenpiller,
Springfield, O., says, II found great re-
lief from inflammatory rheumatism by
using Browns Iron Bitters." Thou
sands Of other people have found simi-
lar relief. e4l
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-12-10

Lully aWokc anu rellIeu WnaG nau
done--what / was!"
She covered her face for moment,
while both mon stood silently waiting,
one in sullen defiance, the other with
pity too deep for commonplace
words.
..How he escaped" Hester present.
ly continued, Il cannot tell; but I have
carried for eight years my heavy bur-
den of undeserved remorse. Could I
go to good mans home with such
sin upon my soulp Could l be the wife
of a good man, believing myself q
murderessP"
III you have quite finished this dra-
matte explanation" said Sidney CARL
in a cold voice, "perhaps you will
kindly excuse my presence at the love-
scene"
Frank Gordon stepped quickly to-
wards him, bat Hcster's hand fell upon
lis arm.
mo violence, she pleaded. "Let
him 60 ! wished to speak before him,
and would like now to ask him for
what crime was made to bear SO
heavy a punishment.
What crimep" was the fierce quick
answer. "The crime Of attempted
murder. just by a hair's-breadth did
| escape the rocks below the cliff, and
fall into deep water. Stunned for a
moment. | rose again with all my wits
about me. and swan to the nearest
place where could scramble ashore.
The tragedy ended tamcly, and by
midnightI l was halfway to the city.
But would never have lifted what
you call your burden but that accident
had favored Won"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
AnEIopement,s Tragic End.

New BURGH, n. Y, April 18-About
a week ago James Barclay, 90 years old,
eloped with the wife of Joseph Myers Of
Montgomery. They came here and COM
menced housekeeping. Barclay had boarded
with Myers. Yesterday Myer came here.
This evening Barclay, on go
ing home, found Myers stabbing the
woman with Il large jack-knife. She was
covered with blood from cash in the neck
and another under the left ear. Seeing
Barclay, Myers left the woman and at
tackled him, inhicting two terrible gashes,
one in the throat and the other under the
ear. Myers then drew the knife across his
own throat, cutting it from ear to ear,
and threw the knife out Of the window
to the ground where police officer picked
it up. Neighbors came in and a terrible
sight met their gaze, all three of the bodies
being covered with blood. Barclay, who is
the least injured of the three, was taken to
a neighbOring drug store where a doctor
sewed up his wounds.
Physicians were called to the house to at
tend to the injuries Of Myers and
his wife. They found the husband stretched
out upon the floor but not unconscious.
Mrs. Myers was placed on a lounge and the
doctors SeWed up her wounds. Barclay de-
MES that he eloped with the woman and
asserts that she came here, supposing her
husband, with whom she lived unhappily,
had deserted her, and that he Barclay was
boarding with her. Myers, when asked
about the matter, asserted that Barclay did
it, but his wife, who was unable to speak,
her windpipe being severed, pointed to her
husband, to indicate that he was the author
of the tragedy. 1t is not certain that any
of the wounded will die, though all are ter
ribly gaShed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
CATCH THE ROBBERS.

Land Commissioner SPARKS has shown
commendable zeal in reScuing pub
lie lands from corporations who
were trying to steal them from
the government. and for his activity
in this direction the public feels profoundly
grateful But there is another matter that
requires the attention of the vigilant COM
missioner of the land office. Foreign mill
ionaireS. noble lords and earlS from abroad
have squatted on millions of acres of the
public land. inclosed them with hundreds
of miles of barbed-wire fence, and
have erected an impossible barrier 10 the
settlement of the country by men of small
means. 1t is intolerable to see govern
ment like ours used to favor the rich for
eigner at the expense of the poor American.
Yet under Republican rule there grew up
a system of land grants that not only en-
riched corporations at home. but actually
gave ample immunity to titled trespaSsers
from abroad. who stole government land by
the wholesale and defed the laws of the
country. of which they did not even take
the trouble 10 become citizens This pref
erenee shown by the government IN
der Republican aseendancy for q
class OF land trespaSsers who. having
appropriated all the lands OF their own
country. come over here to take that belong
ing to the people of the United States. has
reached the limit OF Tolerance Ii Is a
policy which the people OF this country Will
no longer submit to. We want Commits
sioner SPARKS to understand that the people
not only want the lands unjustly held Or
the railroad corporations. but they want
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
ArAIruEI-L. SERVANT.

One of the pieces of good fortune which
has befalen the city of st. Paul has been
having the office of city comptroller held
for number of years by JOHN w. ROCHE.
The continuation of this good fortune rests
with the people of this city. who will be
called upon next month to sit in judgment
upon a most tried and faithful public ser
want.
We do not know that Mr. ROCHE has a
single personal enemy, but it can be most
emphatically asserted that he has no per-
Sonal or political enemy, or both combined,
who will dare to stand up before this COM
munity and assert that he has ever been a
party to taking even so much as a single
dollar from the public treasury wrOngfully.
On the contrary he has stood as public
guardian, watching the public in
terestS with rs much zeal and
fidelity as though the business of
the city was private matter, and the eX-
penditures personal tax upon himself.
When there was n popular desire to Sc
cure railroads at any hazard and cost, and
plan was devised for certain expenditures
which the citizens asked the council to meet,
it was Mr.. Roche who served notice that
no payment would be allowed by his office
until legislation was obtained which made
it authorized and legal.
When the celebration of the completion
of the Northern Pacific was being planned,
prominent members of the chamber of COM
merce waited upon Mr.. ROCHE and insisted
upon the city being allowed to pay the bills.
~.
account" was Mr.. RocHE's reply. ''and it
will be done; but however much. as a citi-
zen. may desire to aid you, as 4
public officer l can only approve
what is legally provided for" There
was crashing of teeth at JOHN
Roche. but other means were found, and
the city had the benefit of the celebration
with no violation of law to foot the bills.
The comptroller is placed in the position
he holds as public guardian, and most
faithful one has Mr.. Roche proven. The
intensely partisan organs commend his
honesty, and the only point they attempt to
make is that he is behind with his reports.
They would lead the public to infer that he
was two or three years behind in making
any report. when the fact is that he has
promptly furnished an aggregated report.
and the only delay has been in
the report giving in detail the
basis of the aggregate report. But even
this very delay is to Mr.. RocHE'S credit. He
had repeatedly asked legislation authorizing
the expenditure OF money for clerk. or an
Increase Of his own compensation made 70
include clerk hire, aud as often a Repub-
lican legislature. NJ the request of St Paul
Republicans, refused to grant IT, Instead
Of granting such reasonable requests. the
accounts Of the bOard OF education were
added to his department. He had refused
TO pay extra clerks in other departments
when not Csuthorized by law and when a
clerk was rendered him he declined it. pre-
ferring to take the eensure Of being behind.
rather than deyia.e from his infiex-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER

The GLOBE having been criticised in GER
tain quarters for having expressed the opin-
ion that the half-breed rebellion in Canada
owed its origin to the race feeling between
the French and English inhabitants of the
Dominion, we republish the proceedings of
public meeting of the Club National held
in Montreal last Wednesday, which go to
confirm the opinion we have heretofore ex-
pressed. From the proceedings of the meet
ing as reported in the Canada papers we
gather the following particulars:
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of considering the troubles in the
Northwest, and was presided over by
Mr.. DANDURAND, prominent lawyer
of the city of Montreal Many promi-
nent French Canadians were present.
A resolution was prepared and put to the
meeting blaming the government for
the troubles and supporting the half-breeds
in their claims, inasmuch as they were only
struggling for those political and civil rights
which other citizens of the Dominion enjoyed.
The motion being put to the meeting, Mr..
MARTISEAU, law partner of the Hon. HoNoRE
MERCER, leader of the Liberal opposition of
he Quebec legislature, moved that the motion
be amended and that the government be cen
sured for sending French Canadians to fight
their compatriots. A long and heated discus
sion ensued. Mr.. J. X PERRAULT, in support
of the motion, said it was time to state openly
what everyone thought inwardly, and that al
though Mr.. BLAKE, the leader of their party
in the house, had favored sending volunteers
to the Northwest, still it should be remem-
bered that he was an Englishman. The Metis
looked to French Canadians as their natural
protectors, and indeed, their present strug-
gle resembled in many ways the struggle of
their compatriots in 1887 and 1888. Mr.. I. Y.
DUPUIS said that instead of French Canadians
fighting the Metis, it was the formers duty to
fight in the latter's behalf and to compel the
government TO give them justice. Many rev.
olutionary utterances were made, fiercely de-
nouncing the government. The motion was
finally carried by vote of 3S to l6. Intense
feeling is evident all through Quebec against
the position of the government in suppress
ing the rising by force. The feeling amounts
almost to q revolt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
FIFTY attn Lick.

Between forty and fifty people from
Seattle, Washington territory, arrived via.
the Norther Pacific train yesterday. They
were in the garb of the Westerner and are
matter-of-fact people, who appeared to
care more for the present than
the future. The men were stalwart
with bronzed compilations, bearing testi-
mony of the gentleness of the climate. One
middle-aged man was arrayed in a goatskin
suit, with widerimmed white hat, from
which mass of shaggy black hair hung in
wild abandon. They had much to say in
favor of the West, and are bound for
points in Illinois to induce their friends.
and acquaintance to return with them.
They expressed much surprise at the de-
velopment of the country along the North
ern Pacific line in Minnesota and Dakota,
but nothing could equal their own ''home
sweet home"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
MONEY NIISK.

Mr.. MERRIAM'S convention which as
Sembled at ArmOry hall on yesterday, as
the GLOBE had predicted, was on its good
behavior and managed to get through with
the prepared program with as much decorum
and as little friction as could be expected
As is usual in Republican gatherings the
coored brother felt inclined to assert his
manhood and equality at the beginning,
and experienced the usual result. With
regulation promptneSs be was squelched
and given to understand that the hind teat
was his suck. With Characteristic docility
the man and brother was readily broken into
his place, and with the meekness of a
LAZARUS gratefully accepted any crumb
that might fall from the rich mans table.
The convention proceeded to business with
the earneStness of men who are resolved to
give good days work for their wages. OF
course there was no enthusiasm because
there was nothing to stimulate it. The air
was not fragrant with the scent of victory.
Ii was understood TO be forlorn hope, but
that was Mr.. MERRIAM's business,
and it didn't trouble the convention.
The only observable indication of triumph
was that eyineed by the victorious silk
stocking element over the defeated MURPHY
commoRerS. The only miscarriage in the
eut-and-dried schedule was with the dele
cations from the Second and Fifth wards.
BY some sort of negligence Mr.. MERRIAM's
managers had failed to get the ''barr on
tap at the proper time and place. or if they
had it failed to produce the desired infiu-
ence over the sturdy ye0manry in two dis
trictS, consequently wee bit of disturb
anee was created when it was discovered
that among the delegates were a few anti
MammoniteS. The convention promptly
and deciSively removed this obstruction by
adopting the plan of the Arkansas chair
man. who, in putting question to q con-
vention over which he presided. said. As
many rs are in favor of the motion will Ssy
aye, and il any son Of gun dares TO dis
turb the harmony Of this meeting by voting
no kick him ont The anti-Mammon-
ties, who were disposed to disturb the har-
mony of the eovention BY voting against
Mr.. MERRIAM. were promptly kicked
OUT. With that obstruction removed
the convention proceeded in very orderly
way "a 90 through the farce of nominating
ticket that had been slated in advance.
IL Is due to the presiding officer of the cum
vention 10 say that whatever lsehes Oc-
CURED in the conventions attempt to run
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
Kusiness of the Week.

There was a small increase in freight
movements in the week just ended over the
one previous. Traffic was somewhat slim
ulated by the war news in the early part of
the week. but the increase did not bring the
tonnage up to what it was for the cor
responding week last year. The North
ern Pacific did a fair lumber and
merchandise trade, and hauled some stock,
both east and west-bound Business on
this line is increasing, and by the end of
the month at the present rate it will be do
ing business equal to what it was last
year at this time. By the Mani
toba road the wheat haul
was the chief feature Of traffic.
Considerable merchandise was moving,
but not sufficient to show an increase over
last year. The Eastern lines did nice
trade in emigrant moyables and merchandise
Of different classifcatioDs. There will not
be much change in the situation before a
fortnight or more.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
Base Ball.

PHILADELPHIA, April 18.-The Ameri-
can association championship season was
opened to-day with game between the
Athletic and Metropolitan clubs in the
presence of fully 5000 people. The Attn
letics won the game easily by superior
play, but the game was devoid OF
anv particularly brilliant features. The
Metropolitans were unable to hit Cushman's
delivery. nine Of them striking out and
only five scattering hits being made by
them throughout the game. Begley's
pitching was wild and he was at times bat
ted hard by the home club.
INNINGS.
Athletic. ........0 l 2 l l 2-13
Metropolitan % 0 OIL o. 0 %
Earned runs, Athletic 3, Metropolitan 0.
Three-base hits. Milligan g. Passed balls,
H. Albert 2. Wild pitches, Begley1. First
base on balls, Knight 3. Coleman first on
errors, Athletic 6, Metropolitan q. Struck
out, Nelson Roseman 2, Orr. Troy 2, Reip-
slayer 2, Kennedy 2. Double plaOs, Garry
stricken and StOney 3. Umpire, Connolly.
Time, 2 hours and 10 minutes.
AT KANSAS CITY. no.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 16.-Kansas
City, 300122 2: total IL. Omaha. 0
90 l 90 3 o: total 4. Base hits, Kansas
City, II: Omaha, s. Errors Kansas City,
10; Omaha, 10.
At IsDIAyAPoLIs, IND.
.ISDIASAPoIJs, Ind, April 1S.-The
first championship game Of the Western
Base Ball league was played here to-day
between the indianapolis and Milwaukee
clubs.
Following is the score by innings:
indianapolis. L 0 OIL
Milwaukee,. II 0 0 0 0 2 %
Base hits-Indianapolis >. Milwaukee 4.
indianapolis 6. Milwaukee 3.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19

those which have also been appropriated
by foreign syndicates. This country be-
longs to the people. There is no power in the
government to ALLEVIATE it without their
consent, and the greatest triumph of a
Democratic administration will be when
the public domain, as formerly, is open to
settlement by the people
Commissioner SPARKS has proved himself
to be a skillful detective in hunting down
the corporation land grabbers, and now we
want his skill employed in ferreting out the
numerous steals made by the foreign syndi
Gates. Not only recover the lands but pun
ish the robbers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19

ible rule of not taking dollar from the
public treasury unless it was expressly
authorized.
And now these same Republicans, who
have used Republican legislature to pre-
vent his having adequate assistance, are
bowling because he did not accomplish
physical impossibilitieS
This is the man who is presented on the
Democratic ticket as a candidate for comp
troller-a man whose character for honesty
is unassailed and nassailable
The Republican candidate is man who
was tried as county auditor, to the disgust
of the public, and who ran 5000 behind his
ticket last fall and was buried under $500
majority.
1t isn't the resurrection morn for Mister
McCARDY just yet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
BLUE. GRAY AND GRANT.
They sat together side by side,

They sat together side by side,
In the shade OF an orange tree;
One had followed the flag OF Grant,
The other had fought with Lee.
The boy in blue had an empty sleeve,
a crutch had the coy in gray;
They talked of the Bng and dreary march
They talked of the bloody fray
NY chief is dead the Johnny said;
"A leader brave WAS ne;
And sheathed fore'er at Lexington
Doth hang the sword of Lee
NY leader lives. the boz In blue
Spoke low, and with sigh
But al the country waits IN fear
That he to-day may die
'.God bless our Grant the yet'ran said
And dropped a tear. and then
In heartfelt tones the answer came,
For the rebel ssid- Amen
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
Important Appointments.

Mr.. A. Marvel, vice president, has ap-
pointed II. V. Dougan secretary and super
intendent of the Minneapolis Union rail-
way, and c. II. Cannon car accountant of
the Manitoba vice III. Y. DOugan
Nh. Dougan was connected with the Man.
itoba railway when it was called the st.
Paul & Pacific as train dispatcher, and
when the name was changed to its present,
was made car service agent, in which ca
pacity he has since been serving. The title
car service agent is now changed to car ac-
countant, to which position Mr.. Cannon
has advanced, from chief clerk of that de-
partment having been with the Manitoba
company four years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
SEARCHING FOR FACTS.
Inquest ia the MaxWeIIsPreIler
Murder Case.

ST. LOUIS, April 1S.-Coroner Nidelet,
this morning, began an inquest on the body
of G. Arthur Preller, the victim of the
Southern hotel trunk tragedy A L. Hunt,
cashier at the Southern, was
the first witness. He identified
the photograph Of Preller as
the man who engaged room at the hotel.
He told of the arrival Of Preller and Max
well. When Maxwell paid his first weeks
bill, on April 6, he dtd not speak of leav-
ing. He had not been brought into contact
with either man to any extent. A.
S. Aloe, an optician, was next
called. Two weeks ago last Thursday two
gentlemen came to his store. He was
asked by the smaller of the two if he de-
sired to purchase some magic lanterns that
he had brought from England. The man
said the lanterns were at his hotel.
In the afternoon he called and said
the trunk containing the lanterns had not
arrived. When they came he would let the
witness know Witness had seen two pho
tographs, supposed to be
PREILER AND MAXWELL.
Maxwell did the talking. On the next
Monday the man who had talked about the
lanterns called and purchased field
glass, spectacles and manicure
outfit. Being questioned about the arrival
of the trunk, he passed the thing Off lightly.
He had roll of bills, and rendered in pay
ment for his purchases 500 bill.
James S. johnson, salesman for A. S.
Aloe, was shown the photographs. He
recognized the picture of Maxwell,
and also that supposed to be
Preller-the latter, he said, he was not so
positive of. Maxwell was the man nego-
tiating the stereopticon and views. He did
not want witness to send up to see the
lanterns at the hotel at the time. In the
afternoon he called and purchased
He then asked change for S1O0 bill, dis
abroad was then mentioned.
Charles Beiger, of 16 South Broadway,
being shown picture of Maxwell testified:
81 recognize the face, but would know him
better by his speech / first saw him on
April 6. He bought two trunks at my
store. He wore full short light beard
and mustache. / asked his name so L
could deliver the valise he bought,
but he carried it with him. | changed
S. bill for it. He wore new SLOUGH hat
On Tuesday was called to the hotel to open
trunk.
I NOTICED BLOOD
where the trunk lay. l could not unite the
rope, as it had been sealed at intervals.
Some shouted, Cut the rope L cut
it and when 4 lifted the lid the
dead mans leg fell out of the trunk.
| saw the body of a man in the trunk.
When the man bought the trunk he said he
wanted no tray with it.
John Lyons, porter of the Southern ho-
tel, testified: ''Three weeks ago the occll-
pant of room IA asked me to take up some
baggage. One trunk is the same in which
the body was found. The trunk weighed
about two hundred pounds. / went to take
a rope and strap off it, but he said not to
mind"
Thomas Marion, another porter, was
shown two pictures, and said: Il recognize
one of these as Preller, but cannot identify
the other so well. | saw the two men at
the hotel" The inquest will be continued
tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-19
Class. Glass. Class. Class

the Canadian government boundary officials,
a year ago. has become quite famous, and
the Transportation company anticipates a
big trade this season. Shipments from
Scows to Polk City. inclusive, should be
way-billed to MOoThead, and traffic from
Belmont to PeInbina, inclusive, way-billed
to Grand Forks.