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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Five Feet of Water in the Streets
Of Augusta.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept. n.-Angusta is
submerged under five feet of water in
the shallowest parts. The river be-
gan to rise Sunday night and
when Monday morning dawned
the water was already in the
city. The water has reached height
of thirty-nine feet one inch. Broad
street is navigable for almost any kind
of river craft, and bateans are
moored in the door of the Western Union
office, while the chairs of the opera
tors are surrounded by water. The
damage to merchandise will reach prob
ably Sl,OOO,000. The store floors are
flooded to a depth of two feet. No
business was transacted to-day and
many people in boats and on
horseback made the rounds. There
is considerable suffering among the
poor who were driven from their homes.
Last night there were no lights except
candles. This is the highest and
most sudden rise ever known here.
A white man was drowned by the cap
sizing of a boat, and his body was
swept away. His companions escaped by
cliDging to the boat. Some twenty or
twenty-five people were picked out OF
tne lree tops tillS lhoIhluS. Iuey Hau
spent the night there. Lee IL Bothwell's IS
wholesale grocery brick warehouse col
lapsed, and every yestige of it is gone.
Part of the bridge to Hamburg ia
gone, and it is rumored here that the
Port Royal railroad bridge is gone. No
trains and no mails have arrived since
Saturday. Several residences have
been swept away. Navigation has been
the only means of communication for
the past forty-eight hours, and this is SO
dangerous that few dare to risk the
contrary currents.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

eighty-eighth anniversary of our ma
tional ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, then eX-
clusively in the hands of the Republi-
cans, both branches of congress being
Republican, and the president Repub-
lican, passed an act to encourage lmml-
grafton. The first section of that act
created bureau of immigration, to be
under the control of the department or
state. The chief commissioner of i'm
migration, located at Washington, was
provided with salary of $500, with
the necessary number of clerks and as
sistantS located i'm New York. The sec
ond section of that remarkable statute
was as follows:
"All contracts made in conformity
with the regulations of this bureau by
emigrants IN foreign countries, where
by the emigrants shall pledge the
wages of their labor to pay the eX-
penses of emigration, shall be held to
be valid in law. and may be enforced in
the courts of the United States and Of
the several states and territories; and
such advances, if so named in the con-
recorders office where the emigrant
shall settle, shall operate as lien upon
any land thereafter acquired by the inn
migrant, whether under the homestead
law or on property otherwise acquired,
until liquidated by the immigrant"
Every workingman should give this
law careful scrutiny. 1t was the means
by which the gates were thrown open
to the stream of cheap contract labor
now flooding the United States.
The third section exempted all the
imported white slaves, or contract
bound laborers, from military duty, and
another section appropriated S25,OOO TO
carry out the provisions of this act.
This law was passed by Republican
congress, signed by Republican presi-
dent, and has been employed for the
benefit of Republican iron, coal and
mill owners, and to the outrage and III
jury of American wOrkingmen ever
since.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
Nominated for Congress.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1l.-Nathan Frank,
Republican, has been nominated by the
Union Labor party of the Ninth dis
trict for congress. The Ninth is one of
the st. Louis districts.
DEs MONIES, To-, Sept. 1.-THE Dem
Ocratic congressional convention for the
Tenth district was held at Fort Dodge
to-day, and was the largest and most
enthusiastic convention ever held in
the district. Capt. j. A. o. YeOman
was nominated unanimously, and a res
olutiOn was adopted directing the con-
gressiOnal committee to challenge the
Republican candidate, j. p. DOlliver TO
a Joint discussion of the political issues
with Capt. YOeman. Speeches were
made by John +. DuncOmb and NJ. f.
Healv.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept. IL
Melbourne ii. Ford was renOminated
to-day by acclamation for congress from
this district by joint convention of
Democrats and Greenbackers.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
ON THIS HE STANDS.
A Platform Which Farmers and
LabOrers Will Like.

The platform was then read and
unanimously adopted. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
The Democracy of the Fifth congress
siOnal district of Minnesota, indOrsing
and inviting all its ranks to assist in his
reelection, all who believe that the bur-
denS of taxation should be reduced to
the minimum, consistent with the needs
of government, declares:
~ FirSt-That a tariff on manufactured
goods greater than the difference be-
tween the cost Of production III our
own and foreign lands burdens labor,
fosters trusts, and is a modified robbery
of the American consumer.
Second-That it pledges its candidate
for congress to gradual reduction of
the present war tariff to such basis as
shall discriminate in favor of labor with
out making the capitalist civil pen
Sioner.
. Third-That we favor the placing of
all raw material that enters into the
manufacture of the prime neceSsarleS
of life upon the free list, and such re-
ductiOn of the tariff on manufactured
commodities as is justified by the lower
cost of raw material.
FOurth-That free lumber should be
offered the pioneer of our plains to re-
place the sod Shanty and dugOut with q
home of refinement and culture.
Fifth-That the Democrats OF this
congressional district favor the opening
of the Red Lake reservation pine lands
to the people for actual settlement on
the same terms as other public lands.
SiXth-That while we would restrict
such emigration as is Incompatible with
our social system and civilization, we
welcome to an equal heritage with us
all those races who believe in the home,
church and school house, and come to
our shores with the intention OF becom-
ing citizens.
Seventh-That labor is the chief factor
in the production of wealth, and should
ever be our first consideration Ill the
adjustment of necessary public burdens.
Eighth-That we commend to other
public servants the manly courage OF
our present representative in congress,
Knute Nelson, who has sustained the
patriotic course of our national eXecu-
tive, holding party allegiance second TO
his public trust.
Ninth-That we favor the amend
ment of the interstate commerce law, to
the end that the smallest village may
have the same rights and privileges in
the moving of freight as is given to the
largest cities, and that no discrimina-
ton be made between persons and
place; that in arranging transportation
due regard should be had to the actual
value of railways instead of the ticti-
tious value based upon watered stock
and fraudulent contracts of construc-
ton.
Tenth-While we are gratified to OBJ
serve that the Democrats Of Minnesota
show disposition to adopt the Demo
cratic doctrine of tariff reform and tax
reduction, we cannot but be amazed at
their inconsistency in proposing to vote
for candidates standing upon national
platform that renders all efforts for such
relief improbable, If not impossible.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
CLEAR TRACK FOR HILL.
David B. viii Probably BE Re-
nominated hH Acclamaiion

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 1l.-Every-
thing is in readiness for the Demo
cratic state convention which is to
meet at noon tomorrow. The pro-
gramme is to make short work Of the
business, and unless all signs
prove faulty Gov. Hill will
be nominated by acclamatiOn.
Lieutenant Governor Jones appears to
have everything his own way for re-
nomination, and Judge Gray is the only
known candidate for judge of the court
of appeals. If the present programme
is carried out, the preliminary session
will be adjourned by p. M, and the
real work of the convention will be
transacted after p. IN. The platform
will strongly lndOrse the national plat
form and the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland and Gov. Hill.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
Big Odds on Cleveland.

Special 10 the GlODe.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-There was
considerable betting in the Hoffman
house tonight on the result of the com
ing election. Among the notable bets
was the one made by Jim Townsend, the
well-known lawyer of this city. Mr..
Townsend bet Mr.. Matt Meyer 81 200 to
500 that Cleveland would be elected.
The money was placed in the hands of
Billy Edwards. Mr.. Townsend offered
Immediately to make the bet with Mr..
Never five times over. Mr.. Meyer
said: "This is all the money | have
now, but may have some more tO-mor-
row." Mr.. Townsend then said: 81
have $4,000 more to bet the same way
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
LIBERAL GEORGE LAW.
1t Was He Who Gave So Gene
OuSIy tO the Yellow Eever Eun.

1t was he VINO Gave So Gener-
Ously to the Yellow Fever Fund.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE mysterious
man who yesterday subscribed $4,000
to the Jacksonville yellow fever fund
was topic of conversation. Who was
he, and whom did he represent, was a
question prOpounded a hundred times.
The man who presented the money to
the mayor wore glasses, aclose-cropped,
dark-brown beard. dark business suit
and dark-brown Derby hat. He was
about feet inches high and would
weigh about 1G5 pounds. Enough was
aScertained from one source and an
other to make quite romantic tale.
1t seems that this man was only the
agent of an immensely wealthy young
man of this city. He became rich
through inheritance. His great pleas
ure in life now is to make others
happy. 1t has been his custom for
number of years to contribute
large sums of money to various
institutions and to people in dis
tressed circumstances without diScloS-
ing his identity. If by chance his name
was dicovered it would seriously offend
him, and a representative OF his who
would betray his trust would be in
SUdnlIy ulSlHlSSGu llbLl SCI l1O
strong is his dislike for nOtoriety
that a codicil has been inserted in
his will not TO publish his chari-
table acts and donations if it is possible
to prevent their publication. The
agent who handed in the $4,000 to the
fund.- it is said, is regularly employed
by the young philanthropist in attend
ing to these very pleasant humane du-
ties. One of his characteristics is that
he does not care for wealth himself,
having enough to live comfortably on,
and that he has again and again refused
to accept presents from his benevolent
employer. SO mnch came to be under
stood about the city hall and mayors
office during the day, but it remained
for an afternoon paper, in an extra edI-
ton, to make this statement with
double. loaded type: George Law, the
New York millionaire who gave away
the large sums of money and diamonds TO
different people at Saratoga recently, is
the man who gave the $4,000 to the
mayor, through an agent, for the bene-
fit of the Jacksonville yellow fever
fund" The mayor received a. Jas to-
day for the relief of the Jacksonville
sufferers.
NASHVILLE'S CONTRIBUTION.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 1.-The
Daily American has collected and sent
to Jacksonville 1898, and several OF the
city churches have sent sums aggre-
eating fully $500 more. The subscrip-
tions are still being taken up. The
total of Nashville's contribution will be
nearly 81. 800. A volunteer nurse, j. +.
Lewis, left for Jacksonville to-day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
JUDGE IGAND SPEAKS.
A Strong Plea for the Farmer
Candidate.

Judge Lars Rand followed the read
ing of the platform with strong speech
in Canning's favor. ''You have named
a type of the true American farmer"
he said, ''fOr your candidate. Nothing
can better indicate the standard of your
intelligence than this courage and judg-
ment in selecting true representative
of your interest. If | were farmer l
would make it my duty to see that every
farmer in this district was approached
at once and induced to support Canning,
the man who is neither tool nor a
lobbyist. but a man whose heart
aud soul is with yours. How can re-
form be expected unless men are NOM
mated and elected who are in sympathy
with the principles of Grover Cleve-
land? 1t devOlves upon you to give the
nation such men. When you start out
Omithis convention carry the war into
Africa. Discuss low taxes night and
day. Make OF yourself an individual
stump speaker. [CheerS.
Mr.. Simmons was made chairman of
the district central committee and
authorized to select new one by
judicial districts.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

though the meeting lasted but few
minutes, over $4,000 were shouting and
cheering, before the crowd dispersed,
for Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Alger, Mrs. john
ston, Mrs. Foraker, Mrs. Fred Grant,
eX-President Hayes, Col. Fred Grant,
John A. Logan, Jr., and others.
This evening the officers of the ma
tional organization dined at the Com
mercial club. Subsequently the national
officers and members of the staff met in
the law library at the state house and
some pleasant tremembrances were their
given to their chiefs. Commander in
Chief j. 2. Rae received a Eeautiful
gold badge; Adjt.-Gen. Daniel Fish was
presented with massive solid silver
server, on which was worked a beauti-
full q. A. r. emblem and with which
was beautiful tea set; and Quarter
termaster General John Taylor received
a solid silver canteen.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
The King Of Fevers Claims
Forty-Eight New
Victims.
Eleven Deaths, Increasing the
Total to One Less Than
Ninety.
Rainy, Depressing Weather
Will Probably Swell the
List To-Day.
Generous George LaW--The
Knights Of Labor Appeal
for Aid.
Special to the Globe.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 1.-THE
day has been dark, rainy and depress.
ing. The official bulletin of DR.. Mitch
ell, president of the board of health,
for the twenty-four hours ended at 6
p. m, reports: New cases, 4S; deaths, II,
as follows: j. w. White (cOlored), Mrs.
Aspen, Lula Keller, j. Il. Coffee, Mrs.
Wisten, James Nolan, Samuel Busby,
Rodger Vaughan, child of Jasper Dey,
). j. Whittier and -. Simmons. Total
cases to date, 6S4; total deaths, 80.
Rev. Theodore M. Smith was reported
to be in critical condition this morning,
but is easier tonight, with some hopes
of his recovery. Hon. H. A. Lengle is
still seriously ill, but somewhat i'm
proved. Some of the cases reported
to-day should have been reported yes
terday, but the physicians were late in
filing their names. The surgeoD-general
has agreed to pay for medicine for the
poor and nurses for the hospitals and
those not able to pay for them. Few
stores are now open in the city. Harry
Lee, leading Knight of Labor, is dam
gerOuSlV i'll
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
.POMP AND PAGEANTRY.
NuptiaIs of the Due D'aosta and
Princess Letetia Bonaparte
Celebrated at Turin.

TURIN, Sept. 1.-THE marriage of
the duke of A osta and Princess Letitia
Bonaparte was celebrated here to-day
with great pomp. The civil ceremony
took place in the grand hall of the pal
ace in the presence of the princes of the
houses of Savoy, Braganza and Bona
parte. Generals Monobrae and Dellar0ci,
Signor Crispi, Signor Farnin and other
dignitaries. At the conclusion OF the
civil ceremony the party proceeded to
the chapel of the palace, where the re-
ligious seayice was performed. Caral-
nal Alimenda, archbishop OF Turin, de-
liyered the address. Afterwards the
newly welded couple went to the
Aosta palace. They were escorted by
600 gentlemen on horseback. The cav
alcade presented brilliant spectacle,
and the thousands that lined the prin-
cipal streets cheered enthusiastically.
AT the square of Victor Emmanuel the
procession halted, and the king and
queen and the Duke of Aosta and bride
saluted one another. They were ac
corded a popular ovation. =
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

THE Republican bosses will find, be-
fore the campaign is over, that the
workingmen have been prOtiting by
their own experience in the protected
industries, and doing a good deal of
thinking for themselves during the past
few years. The manufacturers and the
mine owners will find that their greed
in appropriating to themselves every
cent of the profits secured through the
tariff has opened the eyes Of those who
labor for living, whose wages they
have reduced or whose places they have
filed with Huns and other imported
laburerS,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
Editors Publicly Whipped.

AyLANTA, Ca, Sept. 11.-Jbhn W.
Maftin and John G. Campbell, editors
of a weekly paper called the Ad-
vance, were whipped to-day by Capt.
Harry Jackson, one of Atlanta's
leading attorneys and most prominent
citizens, and his son, Tom Cobb Jack
son. The trouble grew out of Capt.
Jackson's candidacy for the legislature.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
PROTESTED PAPER.
A Large Batch of 1t Results in a
Bank Being Closed.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the GIObc.
LOWELL, Mich, Sept. 1.-THE Lowell
National bank was closed to-day
by the bank examiner. The bank
had been carrying line of
the Star Cutter company's paper,
which was allowed to go to protest
and nothing was done to cover the liza
bilities. The Star company sold out last
week and left the bank unsecured. 1t
is claimed the concern will be all right
in few days. The capital stock is $780,
900, and it has surplus of $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
THE CANDIDATES.
Mile Stones In the Career of Mr..
Canning.

Charles Canning was born in Derry,
Ireland, in lS43. He removed to Massa-
chusetts in 1866, lived there seven
years as a farmer, then removed to
Iowa, and in 1877 settled at Hendrum,
Norman county this state. He owns
and operates farm of 800 acres there.
He was member of the house in 1885,
performing valuable work on the grain
committee. He has been chairman of
the board of county commissioners of
Normad county, and in 1886 stumping
for Ames, reduced the Republican
majority there from 200 to 81. lie is
prominent member of the Farmers
Alliance, and has always taken an
active part in its council. His cam
paign will be opened at once and be
carried on in the school houses and on
the FARMS
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
To Meet Old Comrades.

Special to the Globe
New YORK, Sept. 11.-Calvin S.
Brice, ch airman of the national Demo
cratic campaign committee, left at $50
tonight for Columbus to attend the
veterans reunion of his old hregi-
ment, the One Hundred and Fig tieth
Ohio, which he commanded after hav-
ing served in the Eighty-siXth regiment
of that state.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

prone to deeds of charity and sympathy
as the sparks to fly upward. But as the
cry for assistance is imperative, the aid
to be effective must be quickly rendered.
While men pause in doubt how to be
helpful, victims to the scourge are dying
by the score.
Has st. Paul no response to make?
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
MADE A GOOD FIGHT.
Chairman Bryce Sends COngrat-
ulatory Message to Chairman
SnNUnIl

uTdtUTy 4N NVSSu5O 10 OIHufN III an
Seweil.
Special 10 the Globe.
New YORK, Sept. 11.-Chairman CAL
vim S. Bryce, of the Democratic national
campaign committee. sent the following
telegram to Hon. Arthur Sewell to-day:
You made good fight and held your ground.
If the Republican party, with all the advan-
tages they had in Maine, could make no gain
over 1881, when we carried the country, our
success in November seems 10 be assured. es
pecialiy if our friends elsewhere make as
good fight as you made in Maine. We can
now see that if our national committee had
aided you and undertaken to make fight in
your state, we could have made a substantial
reduction in the Republican majority.
[Signedl CALVIN S. BRICE, Chairman.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

TnE young German emperor seems to
be inpatiently waiting for some one to
knock the chip off his shoulder. The
councils of his father and grandsire
have apparently left in his mind no
sense of appreciation, and Germany's
twenty years of peace is liable to be
broken at any moment.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
Shot in the Head.

While walking along Seventh street
at $50 o'clock this morning with two
other men, Sam Sargent, hack driver,
was shot in the head by one of a
party of four men. The bullet cut a
little groove in the side of Sargent's
head and glanced off. He claimed not
to know who fired the shot.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

a PROBLEM for Republican calcula-
tors; Maine gave Republican major
ity of 1918 in 1884. In four years the
vote of the state increased 1000. What
should the Republican majority be in
1888 if the Democrats made no gains?
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

ST.. PAUL. has put on her best bib and
tucker in honor of the Fair, and sur
yey of her beautiful streets, gorgeous in
ilIuminatiOns and aglow with parti-col-
Ored lights, will convince the most skep-
tical that she is proud to do the neat
thing by the great exposition.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

HAVE the Republicans forgotten how
long and loud they crowed in 1884 when
Maine gave a Republican majority of
1878? And yet November, 1884, was
the chilliest month the party has ever
experienced.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

THE fact that President CLEVELAND
has vetoed more bills than all his TWEEN
ty-one predecessors together is not in
itself an alarming symptom. 1t only
shows that he smashed more Republi-
can jobs than the others did.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
VOLUNTEER NURSES.
The Red Cross Society Dispatches
Eighteen From New Orleans.

IIrIIICCII Z TOIII -'O'' q
New ORLEANS, Sept. 11.-By direc-
ton of Miss Clara Barton, president of
the National Red Cross Society of
America, Col. +. r. SOuthmayd. the
member for Louisiana, left this after
noon for Jacksonville, taking with him
eighteen experienced yellow fever
nurses. Before leaving Col. SOuthmaYd
arranged to obtain any number of addi-
Gional nurses that may be required.
During the yellow fever epidemic of
1878 Col. Southmayd was secretary of
the famous Howard association in this
city, and rendered valiant service. Miss
Barton has authorized President Gin
der, of the Louisiana Red Cross society
to make an appeal for aid for Jackson
vile This will be done tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

IT Is better that Judge THURMAN's
indispOsitiOn should have occurred
when it did, instead of being postponed
to November. 1t would never do for
the Old Roman to be unwell at the
time set for Mr. MOTIONS 5 terrible sick
ness.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

JUST a word with you, Gen. HARRI-
son. You say you accept the nomina-
ton on the platform your party con-
Btructed for you. Do you or do you not
advocate free whisky and free tobacco?
Another letter is now in order.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
A Feast of Reason.

DENVER, Sept. 1.-THE Democratic
state convention, after organizing and
selecting Dexter t. Sapp for permanent
chairman, listened to speeches by Gov.
Adams, Rev. Myron w. Reed, Charles
Thomas and others. Adjournment fol-
lowing
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
RnrIeigh,s Big Majority.

BANGOR, Me-, Sept. 11.-RepOrts from
S64 towns:give Burleigh, Republican, for
governor, plurality of 1858, anet gain
of 5.799 over the plurality of 1886. The
same ratio in the remaining towns
would give Burleigh more than 10000
nluralitV
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

THE Democrats of the Fourth district
will to-day authorize our old Roman to
hold his seat in congress for another
term. 1t is a station that Mr.. RICE
doesn't want, but the people want him,
and that settles ii.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12

No, MAINE didn't go as it went for
Gov. KENT in the olden times. 1t kept
the Republicans scratching, and hard
scratching, at that, to hold the state i'll
sight of the accustomed majority.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-12
KNIGHTS APPEAL FOR AID.
Destitute Toilers Send a Petition
to POwderly.

to POWderly.
JACK soNvILLE, Fla, Sept. 1l.-At
meeting of the state executive board of
the Knights of Labor, held i'll this city to-
day.it was decided to appeal to the order
at large for aid for the resident members.
Nearly all the mechanics and laborers
are now unemployed, and fully 1000
persons, members of the order and
their families, are in needy circum-
stances. The appeal was forwarded to
the general executive board. A money
is requested to be sent to Thomas }.
Mott, state master workman and chair
man of the Joint committee of relief.