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THE LAW ON BULDoZrNG.

There will, without doubt, in large man.
ufac.uriDg centrep, be vigorous attanp!s
made by highly protected employers to
bull dozs wOrkmen into voting against tn II
hore,t sentiments. We have TO! seen
very strong Indications of anything of that
sort in this vicinity although th:re is no
doubt that it will be attempt I'D in some in
stances.
Now to all workmen we desire to say:
The law thoroughly protects you against
any thing Of this kind. II re is the law ::
ANY corporation which sail, by it, officers,
AGENTS or otherwise prevent or attempt to pre-
vert any voter in its employ from attending any
election, or from freely exercising his rlgot o.
suffcsg1 at any election ct which he IS entitled
10 vote, by any ture at, direct or lndltect, eX-
press or implie ', to discharge, or deprive such
voter from his employment, or shall discharge or
deprive sue voter from its employment, because
of any vote he may ISt, or refuse TO cast At any
election at hica he is entitled TO vote snail be
guilty Of mis- iemeauor, aud shall, upon con-
ViCtion be fined not less than five thousand dol
lars, nor more han twenty thousand dollars, for
every such offence, atthe DISCRETION OF the jury
In this you have ample protsc tiOa. If
you are approached or threatened in any
way inform the authorities at once.
Assert your manhood and independence.
Stand for yeur rights as free American
cit zans, for Il thsss 10 fou aded thu gov
eminent of our country.
Vote yoCr honest sentiments.
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CONSTANT READER: No, we are not 10
vote on tie red-h aired giIl and white horse
question this year.
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BEWARE of roorblcks. Don't take any
any stock in political stories tina. are too
late to deny.
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But few articles have reached such world
wide reputation q 'AngostuFs Bltters. For
over SO years they have been the acknowledge
standard regulators OF the digestive organs. y
sure you get the genuine article f
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Deaths Rich Harvest.

PARIS, November IA terrific szplo-
sion occurred to-day ia the Campaign
coal pit, in tie department Of Avryos.
Eighty mine were killed. twenty-five
bodi g have besn recovered.
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IT'S the say-1o'tilg. yest-pockes vote
that will rs-alec. GROVER CLEVELAND.
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Gen. BushnelI Much Better.

1s DzsH1oH1 H1UCn DstS0Es
SPRINGFIELD, o, November 3.-Gs1.
Bdsbnsll's condition IL much improved -
night and the prospects are bright for his
speedy recovery.
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MUSTANG LINIMENT'

CURES SWINNEY, SADDLE AND HAIR
NESS SORES IN HORSES i MULESl
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MUSTANG Eminent

rs FOR MAN &BEAST. PENETRATEs
MUSCLE &FIBRE TO THE VERY BONE
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SCAN your tickets c'Osely.
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VOTE early, vote straight, and
see that YOUR neighbor does the
same thing.
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GET ont the full! vote
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BELLAIRE.

Underwear at Dixon Bros.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14

Charley Gilman lost his scalp, and here,
last week, in the Republican city con-
vention, the Scheffer faction trOd upon
and mangled the shapely form of the
banker in a very bad manner. The
fight commenced over the organization
of the convention. The Merriam men
wanted for chairman w. ID. Cornish, at
t0rney for the Pioneer Press. The Nc
Gill men kept quite clear of the rumpus
and the Schefferites put up h. Il. Nc
Donald for chairman. Forty-three votes
were cast for him and he was elected.
Sam Nichols and the old state house
crowd that were backing Merriam wept.
The principal supporter of Scheffer in
this contest was ID. Aberle, "a German,an
two years ago one of the strongest Nc
Gill men in the city. High license
soured him and he has come out for
Scheffer strong. He was delegate to
the convention that nominated McGill,
and his second choice then was Schef-,,
fer. He lives in a section of the city that
polls 1000 Scandinavian votes and 500
German, and it is claimed that they are
quite solid for Scheffer. Many believe
that this defeat settles Merriam's candi-
dacy. He would have poor showing
in the state convention without the del
egation from his own county to back
him.
BIG SCHEME.
1t is said that if Scheffer wins the
Ramsey county delegation to the state
convention, the Merriam men will put
up job on him by constructing another
delegation to suit themselves and send
ing it to the convention as the one that
must be recognized. This would make
double-header from Ramsey county
and lead to pretty mess in the cOnven-
ton. If the Scheffer delegation were
decided against there, it would, of course,
throw him out of the convention, and
head him at once on the independent
track
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
AN EARLY FORECAST
OF the Coming Democratic Con-
vention-The GubernatOrialC Can
ditiateS and Their Strength.

The GLOBES recently published table
of the estimated strength in the Repub-
Hcan state convention of the different
candidates for governor has aroused suf
ficient comment to show that the Nc
Gill mensdidn't like the showing given
them; the Scfefferites laughed the
Merriam crowd thought it a |i1g.
All this was to be expected. r.
ner, the secretary of the railfU0 1olIi-
mission, is credited with saying that the
table was all wrong and that Gov. Nc
Gill will have not less than 222 votes in
tile convention. He contradicts himself,
though, by saying that Blue Earth
county will be for McGill, and then in
his table placing it in the doubtful
column. Since Mr.. Warner has said
that McGill will certainly have 222 votes
that this is about the governors opinion
of his own strength, and that he does
not estimate the Merriam and Scheffer
boomlets as dangerous.
Encouraged by the reception of this
first table the GLOBE has secured an
other, made up on the outside by gen
tleman interested in Democratic poll
tics. 1t is forecast of the strength of
the Democratic candidates for governor
in the next convention. 1t is made up
from reports from the taritf-reductiOn
centers of the state, and those localities
where DR.. Ames is strong by reason of
his well-knoWn sentiments on high
license. Letters lately received by
prominent Democrats from different
portions of the state make it appear
that the tariff reformers are making
free use of Eugene Wilson's name for
governor, claiming that his position OH
the tariff, and ability to maintain it, fit
him peculiarly for such campaign as
this is to be. On the other hand, that
wing of the party that favOrs changes
in the present high license law. while
rot opposing Wilson, has quite generally
indicated that DR.. AmeS is its choice.
While Thomas Wilson is given place
in this table, it is done with the almost
absolute knowledge that he will not seek
the governorship, but be renOmin ated
for congress. Those counties favoring
him would favor Eugene Wilson just as
quickly, and some Of them be for Ames.
1t will take 179 votes to nominate, and
in this table all three candidates fall
short of that. The doubtful column is
well filled, because of lack of informa-
ton from most of the counties there
placed. If the table, as bit of guess
work, has any merit it might be in this,
that while it has been made up without
prejudice, it shows that the contest for
the nomination is to be between Dr.
Ames and Eugene Wilson, and that
while the latter is stras~in the country
stronger than is generally known
Ames is given Hennepin and chance
to get Ramsey, bo h powerful delega-
tionS. The table is as follows;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
was in the hands of his friends. But

was in the hands of his friends. But
the AnkenyS have aud are booming
him for every Office they can see in
sight, and to the utter exclusion of
every one else. The reason for all this
is-A. Il. Ankeny is candidate for the
office of mayor of Minneapolis. 1t is
assumed that he cannot be mayor as
long as Ames is, therefore Ames must
be switched off the track to another
Office. All this is legitimate, of course,
and the doctor probably does not OBJ
ject since it contemplates his advance
ment to higher office.
DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS.
In that convention the foremost con-
testants for the positions of delegates at
large will probably be st. Pau, Minneap-
oils, Winona, Duluth, Saltwater, Mankato
and Red Wing. There can only be four
already assigned to Mr.. Doran by COM
mon consent. This leaves three to go
around. Four years ago Minneapolis
lost all delegate representation in the
national convention. The friends of
peace now, and those who desire the
nominations of all the delegates to be
made without the bringing in of local
rows or differences to the convention,
say that if the Ankenys persist in fore
ing show of hand as between Ames
and the field, they will shut MinneapO-
lis out of representation again. This
they claim they do not desire to do,
since there is an eminent DIinneapOli-'
tan,
P. B. WINSTON,
who is generally spoken of as an ac-
ceptable candidate for delegate at large.
He is thoroughly Democrat, repre-
sentative citizen of Minneapolis, he
would add to the dignity of the delega-
ton, and in the choice of him, there
would be nothing smacking of recOgni-
ton of any of the local factions.
Wherever he is known among state
Democrats he is liked, and there is
disposition to nominate him. All this
may come about if the Ankenys do not
force fight in the convention on the
question of DIR. Ames. If they do a
lively and hilarious time is looked for
This is the only rumpus that is threat
ened in the May nth convention and it
may be tided over. There is a sugges-
tiOn made that the delegateships be ap-
portiOned not only by locality, but by
nationality, but is rejected for various
reasons. The general desire seems to
be that the convention should select
representative Democrats, and let
gubernatorial and other aspirations 20
oyer to the succeeding convention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
THE SCAFFOLD.
Where the Murderer Yielded Up
His Life.

The Otter Tail county Jail was not
built to accommodate hanging. There
is no room for such an event IN its cor
rldors, and therefore the execution had
to take place in the jail yard. The Jail
and the east wing of the Sheriff'S resi-
dence make an l., and in the southeast
corner thus formed tight board fence,
sixteen feet high, was erected Thurs
day. the Jail and residence making the
wall on the west and north. In this in
closure the scaffold was built. Its plat
form was five by nine feet, with steps
leading up on the north side. The
beam overhead to which the rope was
tied was at the west end of the plat
form. and the trap, three feet square,
was slightly to the south of the center.
This gave the sheriff room to stand
the trap, and there touch the lever
which pulled out the supports of the
trap. letting it fall squarely to the
ground. The rope, always an object OF
curiosity, was made of what is called
Italian hemp. 1t was about five-eighthS
of on inch in diameter and reSembled
the ordinary window cordage. 1t was
thirty feet long, and has already played
its important part in an execution, be-
ing the same that was used in Duluth
three years ago, when Weisenen was
hanged. Sheriff Brandenburg pur
chased it last month from the st. Louis
county sheriff. The trap mechanism
was thoroughly tested Thursday after
noon and the strength of the rope
proved by the use of a heavy bag of
sand attached to it and dropped through
the trap. Every part of the apparatus
worked perfectly, and there was evil
IDENTIFY no unfortunate accident to be
feared from its weakness or ineffi
cheney.
The following diagram will give a
clearer idea of the surroundings than
any amount of description:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
THE TRIAL.
Story of the Struggle to Save Ho-
longs Neck.

Story of the Struggle to Save Ho-
longs Neck.
Nels Olson Holong was arraigned in
the district court for the county of Otter
Tail on Monday. Nov. 81, 1887, Judge L.
l.. Baxter on the bench. His attorneys
were ii. E. Rawson, now mayor of
Fergus Falls, and P. 0. Noben, Scan
dinavian attorney of the same city.
The state was represented by G. L..
Lewis, county attorney. The prisoner
was attended in court by his older
sister, married, and by a brother,
both from DEBORAH, 10. The Jury
was obtained with but few chai-
lenges, only twenty-four names
being taken in all. The jury was as fol-
lows; Reuben Page, Dunn; A. T.
Vigen, Erhard; C.B. Soule, Deer Creek;
j. S. Edwards, Henning; l. p. Strinden,
Troudhjem; John Elliott, Fergus Falls;
w. III. Holm, Buse; Dan Chaplin, Eliza
beth; F. Peters, Frlberg; c. II. Wood
worth, Orwell; Robert Christie, Orwell;
Jason Newell, WoodSide.
After the opening argument by the
county attorney the state put in evi-
dence as follows: Coroner w. G. Bed
ford testified to the facts of the inquest
and the injuries received by the deal
girl. Charles 3. Field testified to his
discovery of the mutilated body of his
sister. Clark Field, aged six, testified
to Holong coming to the house. asking
for coffee and for Lilies picture before
he Clark was sent away. Walter Pres
ton, of Ashby, told the story of his cap
ture of Holong at Wendell station May
%, and OF the confession of the crime
70 h Nv fl,0
other witnesses for the state were less
important ones. The testimony for the
prisoner was mostly in a line to show
his weakness of mind and irrespunsis'
Continued Oh Sixth PAGE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
Merriam's Knock Out by
Scheffer--An Alliance Opin-
ion Of Scheffer.
McGill'S Free Use of the Off
eeS to Make Himself Solid
Again.
Merriam's Committee Selec-
tionS in the House Criti-
cised by Farmers.
Earle Youmans Knocks an
Eve Out of John Lind With
out Much Trouble.

The startling features of the week
in politics have been few. Loren
Fletcher's announcement that he was
for McGill was rather stale. AS none
of the other candidates want him it was
to be supposed that his love would be
bestowed where it now rests. The
Seheffer element swept the floor with
the Merriam faction in the St. Paul Re-
publican city convention and scored a
big point. The McGill shouters are be-
ginning to claim everything in sight.
asserting that the Republicans dare not
refuse to reDominate him. The OppOsi-
ton to Merriam has taken new heart in
view of the report that Knute Nelson
has written home that in the event of
Merriam's nomination he will openly
fight his election. If this be true it is
quite significant. What the Democrats
are doing will be found below.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14

county. From early daylight the streets
were thronged with farm wagons and
farmers, who knew they could not see
the hanging, but seemed drawn by an
irresistible curiosity to get as close to
the condemned man and place of eXecu-
tion as possible. The morning was fair
and bright, with gentle wind from the
south, and spring crocuseS just budding
into bloom, even in that grim jail yard,
though but few of them were growing
there. At nightfall, inside the Jail,
preparations for the execution began
early. Holong slept long and ate a
hearty breakfast. He wanted chicken,
and they gave him a whole one
roasted, most of which he ate.
His bill of fare for the
last meal was of his own choosing and
was curiosity in its way. Yesterday
morning he ate full can of cove oys-
ters for breakfast-only that and moth
ing more. AT noon he choose sardines
and crackers and at night, canned meat
and fresh tomatoes. This noon his last
meal consisted of strong bowl of wine
soup, with bread. He has shown some
SIGNS OF WEAKNESS
during the last day or two, but has
never broken down until the farewell
visit of his brother Thursday night.
Then he wept like child, and plead
with the death watch to let them spend
the last night together. The departure
of Jailer jacobson with all insane pa
tient for st. Peter Thursday was also a
great grief to him, for he had conceived
real regard for the kind hearted
keeper. After breakfast this morning
he had talk with Sheriff Brandenburg,
whom he thanked again for all his kind
ness and said he bore him no ill will.
That he had done all he could. He
asked the sheriff about the exact hour
of the hanging and where he was to be
buried. Most of the forenoon was spent
in company with the minister. who
talked with him, read the Bible and
prayed at intervals. He preferred
clergymen of his own nationality and
Rev. o. N. FGsmarck. Synodical Luth-
eran, has been his principal spiritual
adviser. Rev. Void, Lutheran confer
ence; Rev. Olson, Scandinavian Metho-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
A NEW TACK.
Scheffer Getting Aid i'm an Unex-
pected Quarter, and What May
Result.

pected Quarter, and What May
Result.
Certain rumors set afloat this week
pear that Albert Scheffer is receiving
encouragement in his gubernatorial as
piratiOns from few Democrats. 2. II.
Kelly's name has been connected with
this, but on no more foundation than
his business and social relations with
Mr.. Schetfer. 1t is known quite defin-
itely, though, that there are some st.
Paul and state Democrats who would
rather see Scheffer nominated or In
dOrsed by the Democrats than to have
a straight ticket nominated. These par
ties are few in number yet and
will met with heavy opposition,
but they are now discussing the
proposition to have the Democrats take
up Scheffer. 1t is question yet il
Scheffer would consent to Democratic
nomination, since by so doing he would
cut himself off from all but disaffected
Republican sympathy. Should he seek
nomination of this source it is proba-
bic that he would be opposed by MIR.
DOran, the Ames faction, and all ele-
ments of the Democracy who want
straight ticket and an open fight. 1t is
claimed that if the Democracy, since
either Eugene Wilson or DR.. Ames can
be nominated, drops them and takes up
a recalitrant Republican, that it will
have in the end very bad effect on the
regular party organization and lead to
such dissensions as might prove very
costly.
In connection with the Scheffer boon
for the Republican nomination, it Is re-
lated that an arrangement is to be made
by which he is to carry Stearns county.
Sheriff Hammer, who is now serving in
Stearns county by appointment, will
stand for election this fall. He is an old
friend of Charley Lienau's and Schef-
fer's, and with secret aid from Gilman,
is to use his own influence to make up
and carry through Scheffer delegation.
The Germans are very strong in Stearns
county. A German politician from
that section says that any attempt 10
carry favor for Scheffer on the ground
of his nationality will not meet with
success. If the Democrats nominate a
good ticket the German Democrats will
support it without any perceptible dis
affection to Scheffer. An old member
of the State Farmers alliance, writing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14

listened to the ministers patiently and
willingly, but made no pretence of hav-
ing experienced any change of heart,
one of the few things to be said in his
favor. During the forenoon he had the
guard write a letter to his brother,
telling him not to mourn. He also had
a letter written to his old home in Iowa,
and after that inquired for a reporter of
the Fergus Falls Journal, who has
visited him some, and told him he
wanted
A THANKFUL CARD
put in the paper" He wanted to thank
jacobson most of all, and Sheriff Bran
denburg and all others who had been
kind to him. At about o'clock the in
closure began to fill with those who had
tickets for the execution. Sheriff Bran
denburg has been beSet for tickets for
the last week from all sorts of people.
They have begged for them, teased for
them, and bullied for them. The finest
opera on earth could not have called out
such perfect furOre of anxiety to get
places to see it. Letters by the score
from all over the state have been re-
ceived, mostly with no stamps inclosed,
pleading for tickets to the hanging. In
spite of all the pressure brought to bear,
the sheriff has steadily adhered to his
determination not to make show of the
affair, and to exclude all who had no
business inside. Visitors were limited
to the jurymen who convicted Holong,
physicians, clergymen, newspaper rep
reSentativeS and sheritfS of the state, of
whom the following were present:
Wisliam Norcross, Becker county; j. E.
Gilman, Dodge; c. M. Kingsley,
Wadena; George Munro, Stevens: j.
p. Hammered, Stearns; Henry Mipson,
Fillmore; j. l.. Cameron, Wilkin: p.
p. Swenson, Minneapolis, who was
specially interested in the construction
of the scatfold and trap on account of
his expectation of having to hang the
Barrett brothers; Nels M. KOlm.
Meeker; l.. G. Lee, Norman; Nels 0,
Paulsrude, Polk; John p. Lindun,
Grant; John G. Nugent, Wright; Peter
A. O'Dell, Kandiyohi; John F. Quinn,
Benton; j. NJ. Bergstrom, Swift; Ole
Urness, Douglas; M. l.. Michaels,
Griggs county, Dakota. Part of the
visitors got positions in the windows of
the first and second stories of the jail,
looking on the enclosure. The rest
stood around the scaffold. About sew
enty-five people were present. Outside
nearly thousand people stood around
and waited
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A-Jail building. with windows looking on
the inclosure.
B-Sheriff's office, with corridor connect
ing with jail-all under one roof.
C-Outside door of sheriff's Office, from
which Holong was brought to the scaffold.
D-Stairway leading to scaffold platform.
E-Upright beam supporting the yard arm
of the galows
F-Trap. three feet square.
GGGG-Scatfold framework and platform
H-Position of sheriff when he adjusted
the knot and pulled the lever.
IJK-Close board fence, sixteen feet high.
THE TRAP MECHANISM.
AS mentioned above, the trap was
three feet square. 1t was supported in
place by four draw bars Underneath,
which were so arranged that they could
be drawn out at the same time. The
following will perhaps give an idea of
the trap mechanism:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14

wards he was in the machine business
many years and became widely ac-
quainted throughout the county In
1882 he was elected sheriff on the Re
publican ticket, which office he has
since held and to which he will no doubt
be re elected next fall. There are few
more universally popular men in his
neighborhood than the sheriff. He is
hearty, outspoken and bluff in manner,
and under his easy, good-natured ex-
terror he has heart of iron and nerves
of steel, as many malefactor has al
ready found to his cost. The sheriff
did not relish his first job as hangman,
but performed it in the thorough and
unfinching manner in which he per-
forms all duties.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14

Leaving Thomas Wilson out of this
table, there are left 156 votes for the other
two candidates to strive for. 1t would
be probable then that, owing to the
strong labor element there, Ames would
get the fourteen votes of Winona county,
while Faribault, with five, went to E.
Wilson. The twenty-eight votes of
Ramsey cannot be determined upon
yet. Most of the delegations are liable
TO be sent in uninStructed.