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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02
ALASKA

Alaska is such a far-away territory
that we are only occasionally reminded
that it is part of this great republic.
The report of the governor of Alaska
for the fiscal year 1887, just issued from
the government printing Office at Wash
ington, recalls the fact that Alaska is
still part of our national domain, and
that it is capable of sustaining some
thing else besides icebergs. Gov.
SwINEFoRD reports the total popula-
ton of the territory to be $4,000. Of this
number 5000 are whites, 1880 Creoles,
5000 Aluets, $500 civilized natives
and 27,500 uncivillzed natives. There
are no fee simple titles in the whole ter
ritory, except twenty town lots in Sitka,
and consequently there is very little
revenue derived from the taxation of
real estate. The personal property tax
is comparatively insignificant, and yet
Gov. SwINEFORD thinks that by proper
legislation the tax roll might be made to
reach S1O,OO0,OOO. The commerce of
Alaska the past year was considerable,
amounting to nearly 100000. The fur
trade yielded $2,5G0.O00, the fisheries
$780, 900, lumber and ivory s1O0. 900, and
a million and a half dollars worth of
gold was mined. The governor thinks
that the output of gold will be trebled,
and possibly quadrupled, during the
present year. And yet, with the eXcep-
ton of the fur trade, all the natural re-
sources of Alaska are in the in
fancy of development. Her fish
cries are practically inexhausti-
BILE; the prospective wealth of
her almost inexhaustible forests can
not be overestimated; an agricultural
and horticultural development will
come in time: while in her shaggy
breasted mountains is found nearly
every variety of mineral adapted to the
wants of mankind and commerce.
Taken altogether, Alaska has glowing
future before her, Notwithstanding the
popular impression that nature had
frozen the country up and forgot to
thaW it out.
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LYNCHING IN DAKOTA.

1t is rare that a crime of more ag
gravated character is committed than
that at Wahpeton, OAK, the past week,
which drove good citizens to become
avengers. A young girl of unsullied
life, who was esteemed and beloved by
all who knew her, is, without warning.
Shot dead by an officer of the law, whose
special duty it was to protect the per-
sons of citizens, and stand as bulwark
I'm the way of those who would commit
violence or trample the law under foot.
The young girl was at the time in the
discharge of her wonted domestic avo-
cations when brutally assaulted by the
fiendIsh embodiment of bad passions.
He was gently but firmly repulsed, as
there was reason to believe he had
beer more than once before. The girl
but asserted her right to purity and in
tegrity, and did honor to her woman
hood. There was nothing in the cir
cumstanceS to furnish shadow of pal
liation for the wanton and brutal act of
her slayer. 1t was cruel, premeditated
murder. 1t is not surprising that the
Indignation that must have pervaded
every heart eliminated in the taking of
the murderer from his cell and hanging
him. This is to be regretted-the more
so from the fact that the guilt was so
palpable. There was no question as to
the facts. and no pitjful plea could have
misinterpreted them and defeated the
ends of justice. The frequent excuse
for lynching, that the methods of the
law are so honeycombed with avenues of
escape that the guilty wretch would be
likely to evade his Just deserts, was not
plausible in this case. Unless the
administration of the law in Dakota is
utterly worthless this ruthless assassin
would have met the same fate under the
forms of the law. 1t is claimed, and
believed, that courts are as honest and
efficient in Dakota as in any of the
states. LII no part of the country are
there more intelligent people OF better
citizens than in the county of Richland.
~ would repel any imputation upon
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Badger State Breyities.

One of the gentlemen identified with the
Big Falls and other gold mines in Eau Claire
county says the result OF the late assay in st.
Paul exceeded their most sanguine expecta-
tons. The box on ore from the mines on the
Eau Claire, sent to Prof. Linden, of st. Paul,
gave the most astonishing results The
assay showed S406.4 40 to the ton.
Twenty thousand crates of strawberries
were shipped from Racine by the Goodrich
Transportation company this season. Last
year "a, OOJ crates were shipped and the sea-
son before 5000. The falling Off is at
tributed to the fact that a new station has
been established in the middle of the straw
berry-growing district
During heavy storm on Monday night
lightning struck a large barn at Seymour,
burning the building, together with several
communicated to the depot of the Green
Bay. Winona & ST. Paul road and it was en-
tlrely consumed.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin says that Mn
waukee electrician, Prof. c. II. Haskins, de-
serves credit for anticipating the discovery
OF the German scientist who announces that
the water pipes in houses may be adyan-
tageously made to do duty as lightning rods.
+. P. Ferguson, a wealthy retired farmer of
Brandon, is dead, aged eighty. He was
pioneer of Fond du Lac county.
The Twenty ninth Wisconsin regiment will
hold its annual reunion at Fort Atkinson on
Aug. 16.
Henry Barker, a sfarmer near Omro. had
twenty-six sheep killed by dogs one night re-
Gently.
The Sheboygan militia company will march
the entire distance to the Ripon encamp-
ment.
Adventists are holding revival services in a
tent at Milwaukee.
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Foreign Flashes.

The North German Gazette says German
collector of customs and his wife were in
suited by Frenchmen while travelling through
Arnaville. Travellers, it says. should remem-
Der this incident. 1t proves that Frauce is q
savage country.
The centennial exhibition at Melbourne,
Australia has been formally opened.
The car has given farewell audience to
G. V. n. Lothrop, who has just resigned the
American mission to Russia.
The Austrian government has announced
that it will join the sugar bounties conyen-
ton if the United States and Brazil do.
Emperor William has ordered that the
cuirasser regiments be exercised In the use
of the lance in October.
Empress Victoria has selected the church
of the Holy Sepulcher at Innichen as model
for the mausoleum of the late Emperor
Frederick.
The czar sent kindly message Of condol-
ence to the widow of Gen. Drentelen.
Emperor William arrived at Spandau at
AIS o'clock, and Immediately proceeded by
the steamship Alexandria to Potsdam. On
arriving at Pottsdam Emperor William was
met by the duke and duchess OF Schleswig-
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Iowa Notes.

The secretary of the state agricultural So
ciety makes a report for the past month on
reports received from 900 correspondents.
Corn has greatly improved, giving promise of
a yield equal TO that of 1879. Winter wheat
is holding its own, and will yield larger per
acre than usual. Spring wheat is falling off
10 per cent. Oats were largely destroyed by
the storm of July 4. The condition is placed
at 90 per cent. The hay crop is much larger
than usual.
A party of Des Moines boys built cabin
flat boat and started trum phantly to float to
New Orleans But the snags and untamil-
iarity with the art of cooking were too much
for them, and they got lonely when away
from home and all deserted and turned back
at Bentonsport.
Downing Baugh, of McGregor, TO-, died
Saturday morning at the ripe age of nearly
ninety years. He was grand chaplain of the
Grand Royal Arch chapter of Iowa Masons
for many years. He had been totally blind
for nearly ten years.
The honey crop of Scott county is almost a
total failure. The beekeepers say the reason
is found in the excessively wet and cloudy
weather of June. which prevented the
forming of sweets in the buds and blossoms.
Mrs. Abbie Gardner Sharp, the sole sur
vivor Of the Spirit Lake Indian massacre of
1857, is spending the summer at Arnold's
park, on West Okoboji lake, near the site of
her fathers cabin thrty-one years ago.
A Center Point man. saws the Courier. was
gave him suit of clothes and dog, when he
promptly set the dog on the visitors and
drove them home.
The electric railway between Council
Bluffs and and Omaha win be four and one
half miles long. Cars will run every five
minutes. and the rate of speed will be fifteen
miles an hour.
The mysterious cattle disease in Webster
county proves to be anthrax, and now comes
the report that two men are sick with it and
with small chances of recovery.
Boone is about to pass an ordinance ''re-
straining bees from running at large" or to
forbid the keeping of bees inside the city
limits.
A vein of fine marble, nine inches thick,
has been discovered near Usage.
Iowa hotelkeepers hold their tenth annual
meeting at Des Moines Aug. 8.
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MARINE MATTERS.
PORT OF ASHLAND.

PORT OF ASHLAND.
Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND Wis, Aug. 1.-Cleared: Mabel
Wilson, George Warmtngtod, Kittie M
Forbes, 81. T. Johnson, Philip Minch, barge
1OI, ore, Lake Erie ports.
PORT OF wAsHBURN
Special to the Globe.
WAsHBURN, Wis, Aug. 1.-The City of FIRE.
mont arrived from Hancock, cleared for Du-
luth; Japan arrived from Buffalo, cleared
for Duluth; Smith Moore arrived from Erie
with 1.5O0 tons coal; India arrived from Du-
luth, cleared for Buffalo; barge 1Ol cleared
for Ashland.
PORT OF WEST SUPERIOR.
Special to the Globe.
WEST SUPERIOR, Aug. 1.-Arrived: Propel-
peller Veronica, Buffalo. 1,50O tons coal.
PORT OF DULUTH.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH. Mimi, Aug. 1.-Arrived: Pro-
peller Jagan, Buffalo; propeller Gladstone.
with schooner Shira Cobb, Cleveland; pro-
peller Jay Gould, Chicago. Cleared: Pro-
peller Kittie Forbes. Neosha; schooner Mabel
Wilson. light to Ashland; propeller India,
Buffalo; propeller Shlmka, with schooner
Worts, Montreal; propeller St. Magnus, Port
Arthur. Clear, cool; northeast.
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERS.
Queenstown-Arriyed: Steamer Caspian
from Baltimore.
Marseilles-Arrived, Steamer Neustra
from New York.
Bremen-Arrived: Steamer Ocean from
New York.
Glasgow-Arrived: Steamer Scandinavian
from Philadelphia.
Now York-Arrived: Steamer Westerland
from Antwerp,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02
OTTER TAIL DEMOCRATS.
Boss Rule Condemned and a
Strong Ticket Placed in the
Field

Boss Rule Condemned and a
Strong Ticket Placed in the
Field.
Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Aug. L.
The Democratic county convention held
in this city to-day was attended by
nearly every delegate in the county.
who were entitled to seat. j. f. COwie.
chairman of the county committee called
the convention to order and read the
call. Officers were then elected and
the different committees appointed.
Resolutions were adopted indOrSing
the Democratic platform and having
confidence in the national standard
bearers of the party. 1t endorsed the
passage of the Mills bill and the action
of Hon. Knute Nielsen for the fearless
attitude he assumed in support of said
bill. The action of a few men
in the party in trying to die
tate to the Democracy of this
state whom they shall place in
nomination for any office was con-
demned. The convention then nomi-
mated and placed in the field a strong
ticket, and one. that is bound to win.
Perfect harmony and good feeling pre-
vailed throughout the meeting.
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nearly full grown and will soon commence
depositing their eggs The opinion as to
whether they will leave that locality this fail
or not is divided many thinking that as soon
leave for greener fields. There are a number
of machines still at work catching the festive
hopper, but the catch is not near as large
as few weeks ago, four and five bushels
now, being considered good evenings
work.
The Sank Rapids band, upon invitation,
went to st. Cloud 10 assist in the first Repub-
ncan ratification meeting of the campaign.
The occasion was the appearance at the
opera house Of Hon. r. G. Horr, but the
members of the band were treated so shah
ply that they became disguised and walked
back to Sank Rapids.
The editor of the Lake City Sentinel took
a drive through the townships of Mt. Pleas
ant, Clifford. West Albany and Lake and
found that the country was literally alive
with chlnch bugs, and the destructive pest
was laying waste the entire crop.
A bolt of lighting struck the residence of
John Eklund, at Round Lake, Monday night.
One boy was knocked senseless. Mrs. Eklund
burned about the face, the hired girl burned
on the legs and the hired man had both legs
paralyZed or benumbed.
The village of Spring Valley will, on the
18th of August, vote on a proposition to is
sue bonds to the amount of Sill 600 in aid of
the Winona & Southwestern railway on con-
that village.
AT school meeting at Buffalo, says the
Howard Lake Herald, there was so lively
contest between the saloon and temperance
elements that S5 persons cast $50 ballots. 1t
is not stated which element performed the
feat.
A castle of the Knights of the Golden Ea-
gle is now being formed at Duluth. The Or
der has over Al 900 members in twenty three
states. Its features are beneficial, beneyo-
lent social and semi-military.
been in preparation for some months by
Alden, Ogle Il Co., Chicago, is now out and
being delivered to subscribers.
Notice has been received at all large towns
on the river, warning boilermakers to keep
away from Seattle, W. T., as a strike is on
there.
Hail visited strip of country about Round
Lake. Sunday destroying in some cases
fourth or third of the crop.
Parties in Moorhead are raising So 900 for
first-class driving park.
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PARRICIDE.
A Son Stays His Father without
ANY Apparent PrOvocation.


BRIDGEwAyER, Aug. Thomas
Jennings, a farmer living six miles
north of this place, was fatally shot by
his son, John Jennings, yesterday after
noon. The son had always driven
certain team, but being little
slow in his actions, the father
concluded to drive the team
himself. The young man went
into the house and procured his
revolver. he appeared and asked:
who is going to drive that team?' The
old man replied 1T looks juss now as
though l was" Without further re-
mark the son shot the father just below
the heart. Mr.. Jennings lived about
twelve hours after the shooting. The
young man went to Bridgewater and
delivered himself up. He was
theu taken to Salem, as a lynch
ing bee was talked of. The
coroner is at present holding an inquest.
The murder was cold-blooded and with
out any provocation. The murderer is
about twenty-three years of age. He
expresses no regret for the foul deed he
has committed, and threats of lynching
is the only thing that has thus far given
the brute any concern in the matter.
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A RACE RIOT.

American and Italian Laborers
Become Involved in a General
Row.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. IA special
from Findlay states that there is immi-
nent danger there between Italian and
American laborers on the Mahoning
railroad tonight. Trouble arose over
disagreement on some trivial matters.
The Italians, numbering 200, struck
and demanded their pay at once. Henry
Jones, the paymaster, arrived with the
money and was at once besieged by the
Italians. each of whom demanded his
pay first and disputed the amount.
They became violent and secured
rope. with which they intended to hang
Jones. At this juncture a sheriff's
posse arrived and dispersed the rioters
for the time being. The feeling against
them among Americans is very bitter,
and they threaten to clean them all out
before morning
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AN OLD MAN MISSING.

Disappearance Of an Aged Resi-
dent of Dubuque.
Special to the Globe
DUBUQUE. To-, Aug. 1.-The mystic
rious disappearance of one of the oldest
residents in this county has produced
sensation. Monday afternoon the aged
father of DR.. Watson wandered from
home, went across the river ON the ferry,
and when last seen was sitting on box
on the platform of the Burlington
depot, about o'clock. All traces of
him after that have been lost. The old
man was ninety-One years Of age and
childish, and was accustomed to take
walks about the city, wandering at will.
Two days search has failed to find his
whereabouts. The opinion prevails that
his body will be found in the river.
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Robbed a Cyprian.

Special to the Globe.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. Aug. Lille
Kries, member of the demi-monde, of
West Superior. made complaint yester-
terday that she bad been robbed of S12
by one William Parmlee. Parmlee is a
barber, and until recently has been in
the employ of barber on Tower ave-
nue.. 1t was ascertained that he went
south on the Omaha train this morning,
and telegram to the sheriff of Price
county at Spooner was dispatched. The
sheriff recognized him from the descrip-
ton furnished. and he was further iden-
tilted by party who was acquainted
with him at Spooner. Sheriff Kennedy,
of Superior, will return him to West
Superior to-day.
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EMIN BEY HEARD FROM.
Messengers Arrive at Zanzibar
Bearing UnfaVorable News.

StO
Bearing Unfayorable News.
Special Cable to the Globe.
LoNDoF, Aug. 1.-Dispatches from
Zanzibar state that two native messen-
gers who were captured from one of the
earlier expeditions by tribes in the
Ugandi district, bordering on the
Albert Nyanza, and escaped last April,
have arrived there. They report that
the situation of Emin Bey is very diff
cult, provisions being scarce and the
feeling of disbursement among
his troops very great. In April
Emin received summons from
the mahdi, dated at Khartoum,
to surrender or disband his followers.
He also received letter from Lupton
Bey, advising him to submit to the
mahdi's terms in order to save the lives
of the Europeans at Khartoum and
Wadelai.
The reported advance of the Mahdi's
forces being confirmed, Emin decided
to surprise him. He considered the
Lupton letter a forgery, and the nom
arrival of Stanley disturbed him greatly.
Emin was then in receipt of reports that
Stanley was hemmed in between the
Mabada country and the Albert Nyanza,
and also that he had been compelled to
divert his course to an unknown route.
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Her First Trip.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Inman lines
new steamship, City of New York, left
Liverpool to-day on her first voyage to
New York. A large crowd of people
were at the landing stage and pier-head
to see her depart. She carries 1000
passengers. Among the number are
James G. Blaine, his wife and daugh-
ter, the Earl and Countess of Donough-
more and Ladies Hely and Nora Hutch
inSOn
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BURGLARS CAUGHT.

Arrest of Gang OF Thieves at
Duluth, and Considerable Plum
der Recovered.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. IA gang of
burglars who have been operating con-
siderably in Duluth for sonic weeks,
were broken up, and two of them cap
tured by Detective Benson to-day. Their
last exploit was night before last, when
they entered the saloon of Al Wagner
and got away with 1900 cigars. The
hiding place of the cigars was found,
and watch set, which resulted in the
capture of the leaders to-day. Upon
searching the premises of the thieves
number of raZOrs, revolvers and other
stolen property was discovered. The
gang has annoyed the authorities for
some time by petty thefts and burglar
les.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02

Holstein, Duke Guenther and the chief of
police, and was Immediately driven to the
palace.
Williams visit to Prince Bismarck refutes all
reports of dissension between the chancellor
and the emperor.
The German emperor has commanded
werner to paint picture representing the
opening of the reichstag. and to take sittings
from all OF the notable personages who were
present on that occasion.
me Vandeleur tenants who offered resist
ence during eviction have been sentenced to
imprisonment at hard labor for terms vary
ing from one to six months.
Patrick Berry, returned American resid-
ing near Listowell, has been arrested on sus-
p1c1on of numbering Forhan, the boycotted
farmer, on SUNDAY last
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SILVER IN PLENTY.
Big Falls Mineral Properties Are
Apparently Worth Developing.

Big Falls Mineral Properties Are
Apparently Worth Developing.
Special to the Globe
: EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Aug. 1.-Assays
OF ore from the Big Falls mineral prop
critics. made yesterday at st. Paul, show
respectively $500 and S460 silver to the
ton. No assays are now being made for
gold. The s460 assay is over
twenty times as rich as the
best obtained from the old point
of operations, which was drift straight
into the bluff overlooking the Eau Claire
river at Big Falls. All the operations
are now directed to the new finds. The
questions now remaining to be settled
are whether the ore bodies broaden
downwards or pinch out, and whether
the quartz can be handled and the silver
materialized with an expenditure which
would leave the necessary profit. These
work will be vigorously pushed.
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Faribault Happenings.

FARIBAULT, Aug. John S. Allett,
who was injured by his team running
away, died this morning at 80. The
funeral will be held Friday at 10 a. m.
from the family residence, Sixth and
Sycamore streets.
Gen. E. n. Leavens. of this city, has
been appointed member of the Re-
publican congressional committee for
this district.
Hon. o. F. Perkins and Hon. w. S.
Pattee, of Mortified, are in the city
to-day.
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WILL STARyE THEM OUT.
Cover in a Coal Mine Where They
Are Held by a Posse.

Cover in Coal Mine Where They
Are Held by Posse.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug IA tele-
graph operator at BOckton, who arrived
here last night. gave meager details of
a bloody tragedy in Bibb county. For
some time a gang of 'Moonshiners''
have been operating around the coal
mines and railroad camps at that neigh
borhood. They became so bold they
defed arrest and the United States dep
uty marshal, who visited that section
was run out and ordered never to re-
turn. Last Sunday the gang waylaid
and murdered prominent citizen of
the county for his money. This aroused
such excitement that posse was Or
ganized to hunt the outlaws. They were
soon found, and after an exchange of
shots, the MoonShiners took refuge in
an old drift of the Brierfeld coal mines.
The posse of citizens determined to
starve them to death, if they would not
come out and surrender. Monday night
one OF the mOonshiners made bold
dash for liberty, but was shot at by the
posse and fell dead. The rest of the
gang are still in the mines, and the
posse is standing guard.
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Violated the Liquor Law.

Special to the Globe.
CAssELToN, OAK, Aug. deputy
Sheriff Miller, of Fargo, to-day served
an injunction and warrant on George
W. Bodle, druggist, of this place, for
violating the local option liquor law of
the county. His trial is set before
Judge Mcconnell at Fargo Aug. 2.
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DETERMINED TO DIE.
Awful Efforts of an Insane Clergy
man to Commit Suicide.

man to Commit Suicide.
Special to the Globe.
AURORA, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-Rey. T. J.
Cooper attempted to commit suicide
yesterday by driving chisel into his
heart, but the instrument was turned
from its course by a rib. He then cut
his throat from ear to ear with a draw
shave, but did not sever the juguiar
vein. He then commenced hacking
away at his head with hand ak. Fully
fifty scalp wounds were inflicted before
a neighbOr rushed in and disarmed him.
Cooper is still alive, but is not expected
to recover. He is pastor of the Metho-
dist church at Newark, but resides here.
He is over sixty years of age, and was
undoubtedly insane.