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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
MINNESOTA. STATE NEWS
A. NEW WAY TO VOTE.
j The First Test dn This Country of Il
Australian Svktem. ..-ss

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The First Test tn This Country Of the
Australian SysteM.
An election for aldermen In Minneapo-
lis recently was conducted under the Aus
tralian system Of voting, which was made
law In this State by the last Legislature,
and was the first test Of the system In this
country. 1t was declared q success by both
voters and Judges. ~ e..
The polls opened at six o'clock in the morn
ing and closed at five o'clock In the afternoon,
and the vote was counted In every prec not ut
!; $3.50 o'clock. There were no tcket-peddlers
at the polls, but the voter received his ticket
from one OF tho judges. The law provides that
there can be but twice as many tickets as there
are voters registered. These tickets IRE issued
to the judges by the city clerk, and they are
held accountable for them.
The voter entered the little Enclosure where
the judges Stood and was given small red
ballot by the judge about two by three inches,
on which were printed tho names OF tho cand-
dates as above mentioned, with the name OF
the political party after each name. There
was space between the names, and after each
was q little square and vacant lines below the
printed names for any name that the voter
might choose 10 write. With his ballot in hand
the voter stepped to . row Of curtainea stalls
and passing inside was not visible While
there he marked an "X'' in the square oppo-
site his choice, folded the ticket that the in
itials ct the judge, marked in . square on the
back OF the ticket were seen. When coming
out Of the stall he presented his vote to anoth.
,er Judge, who deposited it In q glass side bal
>lot-box. There was no way OF telling how the
man voted unless he chose to tell.
The ballots were deposited about one min
ute, and as there must be one stall for every
fifty voters it is thought the voting will be
more rapid than formerly. Each candidate Is
required to pay the city clerk five dollars for
ticket expenses. The stalls are made SO that
they can be folded together and easily put up
and taken down. They are made of light pine
boards, with small Shelf ON which lies On in.
del bic pencil.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
The News Briefly Clronicled.

P. E. Peterson, a laborer at Pelican Rap
ids, cut his throat with razor recently,
dying instantly:
The residence of T. E. Dalen, short dis
lance south Of Little Falls, was burned re-
Gently. Loss, 81, 500; insurance, 5000 A
house conducted by Jack Hanna, in the
eastern part of the city, was also burned
Loss, 81 ,000
Frank D. Sloan. an old and highly re-
spected citizen Of Winona, was stricken
with paralysis a few days ago.
Larson g. Sands steam threshing outfit
Burned up an entfre setting of wheat for H.
%. Melby, Of St. Olof, few days ago. Loss,
$50 bushels Of wheat. estimated at $780,
Contractors throughout Duluth announce
that they have raised the wages Of common
laborers to 81. Is day.
p E. Peterson, laberer at Pelican Rap
ids, cut his throat the other afternoon with
a razor, dying instantly. He left no rela-
tives.
gravel train ran off the track and
through J. O. Eastman's house at Owatonna
recently. No one was in the house at the
time excepting a little girl, who was Sc
riously injured.
Francis McQuoid, farmer living two
miles east OF Pipestone, committed suicide
tho other morning Financial embarrass-
ment drove him to thus end his life. He
leaves large family.
Parties are talking up an electric road
between Duluth and West Duluth
LIVER Hanson, II the town of Cannon City
attempted to commit suicide recently by
cutting his throat he cut large cash that
was not dangerous. He was adiudged in
sane and sent to the hospital "A - .
Thomas C. Adams, of the town OF Wal
colt. was recently chosen by the directors
Of the State schools at Faribau1t to take
charge of the State farm connected with
the school for the feeble minded.
Fire in Laird, Norton & Co. g lumber yards
ut Winona 9 few days ago destroyed twenty
Two million feet Of lumber. seven million
Ihingles, q three-story brick warehouse and
6 contents and other property. Loss. $780,
s 100: insurance. e178. son
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
"A Complicated Case.

A complicated case has turned up in the
claim brought against the United States
Government by William Boeing, of Detroit,
Mich, for the value Of four lots located in
the Duluth ship canal between the Lake and
:harbor and damage to other lots lying be-
low the canal, which he claims are dam
aged by being cut off from the city proper:
When the canal was cut by the city no lots
were bought or condemned A year ago
the city settled with all the owners of lots
except Mr., Boeing, and it was supposed
the matter was settled up.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
An Old Man Robbed.

LouDoN, N. H., Sept. 1l.-Near here on
tuesday Joel s. Ordway, aged 50 years, was
robbed of 80 800 by two confidence men at
the point Of a revolver. Ordway had drawn
the money from bank to show that he was
able to support his title to his farm which
he wanted to sell, and for the purchase of
which one Of the swindlers pretended to be
neUntintinr T. .."-.-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
Drowned In y Well.

EARLY the other morning 0.e Hofto, .
,well-to-do farmer living near Mcintosh.
fell into his we'll while watering his horses.
The well was fifteen feet deep and three
feet in circumference at the bottom,
and there was about two feet of water in
it The force of the fall drove his head
into the mud up to his shoulders, and he
must have been Instantly killed When
found few minutes after only his feet
were visible above the water, and it was
about half an hour before sufficient help
could be obtained to draw him to the sur
face.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
The ..Cronip Case q

CHICAGO, Sept, 14--Over one-haf OF the
peremptory challenges Of the defense IN
the Cron1n case are now gone Five were
used Friday. Fifty-one Of the 100 chal-
lenges credited to the prisoners have been
Cancelled At this rate Of progress jury
ought to be secured within two weeks
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
An Engineer Killed.

WASHINGTON, Sept 14.-An incoming
passenger and outgoing freight train col
lided about 8 O'clock Friday night near the
tunnel just outside of the city on the
Pennsylvania railroad. James Jameson,
of Philadelphia, the engineer OF the pas
senger train engine, was Instantly killed
and several passengers injured
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18

If Mrs. Harriet Coe, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, lives until Jar uary II, $780, she will
be 103 years old. She was born in Hartford
Conn.,, in 17975 Her father, Alexander Nc.
Neil, was soldier in the war of 1912, and
her grandfather, General Mcneil, was 9
soldier in the war Of the revolution. In her
Tooth year she had paralytic stroke, and il
was thought she could not recover, but she
did, and now is in q fair state of health.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
A FiStic Encounter.

J. Z. Jordan, of the Hotel Jordan at
Faribault and George Barber, agent Of the
Adams Express Company, had fistic en-
counter in the express Office the other
evening. Jordan started out to mop the
floor With Barber. The trouble was said to
have been caused by board bill Both
parties axe prominent men and the affair
had caused considerable talk
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
Charged with Murder.

" On August % Bernard Beck, of Nelson,
Wis, while intoxicated engaged in wrest-
ling match at Wabasha with friend named
George Schurhammer and was thrown.
Three days later he died, and post-mor-
tenn examination revealed the fact that
death resulted from rupture of the blsd-
der. The other day Beck's wife swore ous
a warrant charging George Schurhammer,
Henry johnson, Ambrose Bootz and James
Eagle with the murder of her husband
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
Michigan's Peach Crop Short.

HOLLAND, Mich, Sept 1.-THE Michigan
peach crop is very short and very
little f1uit is being shipped saugatuck,
which last year shipped 10000 baskets a
day, this season only sends out from 500 to
loo baskets Hardly peach can be found
along the Kalamazoo river. Apples are
not so scarce, and one packer has contract
ed to furnish 1000 barrels to an Eastern
firm. - = ..t.EEE- -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18

A REMNANT of the Seneca tribe cf Ia.
dams still fingers in Warren County,
Pa, spearlngi fish, etc, for q living. The
tribe, all told, barely numbers 1900 mem.
bers, and has SO dWindled that marriage
among blood relations has become q neces.
sitY. -. 81
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
A Gun with a History.

The old Blakely gun which was captured
by the First Minnesota Battery from the
rebels and priced highly, burst at the re.
cent old soldiers reunion at Fairmount,
where it had been loaned The gun has a
notorious history, not only during but since
the war. It severely injured man at St.
Charles some time ago, and last fall blew
off both Of l.. NJ Olson's hands during a Re-
publican jollifcation
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
An Unsatisfactory VerdiC

The trial of the Indian, Wadena, on tho
charge of murder, ended at Princeton the
other day, the jury being out seven hourr
and returning verdict of not guilty,
which did not by any means meet with the
approval of citizena This is the murder
which was reported as an uprising of the
Indians, and to suppress which supposed
Indian war troops were sent from Fort
Smelling to the Mile Laos reservation.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-18
THE STORM ABATEs.

Rain and Wind ON the Atlantic Coast
Easing up-Belated Vessels Arrive and
Report Terrible Experiences More
Stories OF Havoc.
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE league Of the
wind, rain and waves parted company in
this vicinity Friday, and the tve-day
steady down-pour OF water came to an end.
News OF disaster along the coast still
continues to come In, and but sGant
particulars CON be had. The fog
which has enveloped the lower bay
for the last few days is clearing
away, and the long delayed steamships are
beginning to come In. Captain Mckee, Of
the Clyde Line steamer Yermasse, which
arrived Friday. reports that during tho
storm northeast of the Sandy Hook light
ship he picked up In the water Captain P.
A. Bull, wife, two children and fourteen
OF the crew OF the bark Abby Cass, oil
laden, and bound to Copehagen. The bark
had become disabled by the storm. and was
abandoned In q sinking condition by her
captain and crew. Much anxiety Ia felt for
the residents OF Parneyat City, from which
no tdings have been received since Mon
day. Its situation is low and much exposed,
and it must have borne the brunt of the
storm. Tho seals still too heavy to reach
there, anu there ia ne communication by
telegraph.
The United States cruiser Atlanta, about
which some anxiety has been felt, arrived
at Newport Friday morning. She left New
York Monday morning and went outside
Sandy. Hook. When the storm became
serious she hove to and had been lying at
q safe distance off shore, land having been
sighted only once since Tuesday. The war
ship weathered the hurricane without dan
gar. She took some seas and was pretty
wet, but behaved admirably, surprising the
officers themselves The wind was 80
strong and sea so high that sometimes for
several hours not an inch of progress could
be made with six boilers going. Old sea-
men on board said she did splendidly un-
der the circumstances, and rode the seas
with remarkable ease.
Incoming vessels report unusually rough
weather at sea, and many of them have
| suffered considerably. All the overdue
European steamer are crowded with sea-
sick foreigners The Cromwell line steam
er KnickerDocker. due here on Tuesday,
arrived Friday morning after a dangerous
voyage. SO heavy was the storm on Tues
day that many on board feared the vessel
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17

Mr.. gibson, OF the firm Of Thayor
a. ellison, has been abroad, Mr., ellison
10 q good lawyer and last Fan was one
of tho most eloquent and forceful ora
tors on the stump In Stark county for
the great and glorious cause of Protec'
tlon. We were somewhat depressed
when we learned, yesterday, that Mr.,
ellison purchased, whom IN London, In
the land Of the British paupers, five
pauper made suits Of clothes, which he
haa now IN his neat wardrobe, IN Can
ton, We were shocked when we learn
cd that this eloquent orator OF Protec'
ton stood up on o small candle box In
the shop of u London tailor and had
the measuring tapes passed over his
agile aud elegant form for five free
trade labor made suits Of clothes, TO be
worn In tho United States. Mr.. ellison
Ia going TO mako some eloquent Protco'
tIon speeches In several of these suits,
Those who heard Mr.. ellison In his
debate on the tariff last FAN, say he
proved conelusiyely that the American
tariff oheapens products and helps the
homo market. Now wo don't fully
comprehend Mr., ellison. First, let US
enquire why Mr., ellison was induced to
purchase raiment abroad, II he could do
hetter M homo. And gecond. let ug
ask what would become OF the home
market especially for fabrics and tail
ors, II all our citizens should send to
free trade England and have their
cloths made In London, ltseems TO no,
Mr, ellison is not u believer In the Pro-
lection doctrine.
Vote for Campbell, tariff reform,
orators who practice what they preach
cheap clothes for the masses aud the
whole Democratic ticket
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17

Ir turns out now that II was For.
aker's Smoke Inspector for Cincinnati,
q man named r.. G. Wood, who forged
the named Of James u. Campbell, the
Democratic nominee for Governor TO
the ballot box contract, In view Of
this fact the following telegram needs
no explanation;
VAN VERT, o, Oct. l2, 1889.
70 john B. MosBY, Chairman, Gin.
clnnati, o: | respectfully decline TO
appear before Board Of which you are
the Chairman, but suggest that you
turn the Boards attention 10 investi.
eating yourself and the imputed charge
In the newspapers of Cincinnati that
you made q corrupt bargain with q
forger 10 pay him for his dlsreputable
work by giving him theollce Of Smoke
Inspector. Should the Board investi.
gate your relations TO Il, q. Wood, /
hope you may be able TO prove your In.
sanity nc the exact date when II would
be most useful no plea In defense.
JAMES n, CAMPBELL.
This Is o very salty dispatch, but is
none too severe on the scoundrels who
have added bold faced and audacions
forgery TO aid Foraker's campaign. Is
II any wonder that James Il. Camp.
bell was indignant, and 10 II any won.
der that he should express his indigna-
tlon In forceful language. In fact,
when we consider the infamous charac.
ter OF the conspiracy to ruin the repu'
tatlon OF true, honest and brave man,
by a scheme Of forgery, perpetrated by
q man holding Office Under the Foraker
administration, and that forgery pub
lished by a man who is an avowed
candidate for United States Senator
(Mr. Halstead) and that forgery de-
Tended by j. Is. Foraker, who announc'
ed in a public speech that he had seen
the original document, and tina;
James Il. Campbell dare not deny, We
can form some faint idea Of the des'
perate and despicable character Of j. j
Foraker, and The men who are behind
him in this campaign.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17

ms clothes, Now eoneede this Then
why does the Republican party step In
and compel q man who works IN tho
Dueber Watch Works to pay from
1850 10 $3.50 into the United States
Treasury on every suit hebpya' II one
man has a right 10 buy where he can
buy tho cheapest why does not
every other man have that right
Hut every man Is compelled TO have
clothes, and every time q man buys hla
clothes no is robbed TO tho extent of 70
per cent of his earnings by tho rohber
tmiii, Mr., Amber Is a representative
Republican, hence we use hlla TO Illus
trate ia tho most pictorial way posaible
tho iniquities of the doctrine no pro
poses 10 believe jnl while his actions In
London in laying IN three years sup
ply Of clothing, shows no Ia not much
in favor of promoting home industry
How is this, Mr., Canton Taylor are we
right or wfongY
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17

CnLHoorHE, Ohio, October i2.-
Another Of Governor FOrakere ap'
pOlnteea has gone wrong THIS Time II
IL Edward s, Gilmore, Secretary Of lhe
Hoard OF Elections OF this city GIL
more ia q member OF tho A, M, 10,
church, aud a lew days ago two charges
were preferred against him, Tho llfat
was lying, aud the second was Aaalsling
In procuring an abortion, The trial
waa held last night In the Quinn Chapel
and the investigation lasted until D
o'clock this morning, when tho commit
teb sustained both charges Re presented
The matter will come up before the
next Conference,
The above dispatch appeared In tho
Sunday newspapers, The above u, y,
Gilmore ia o eolored hack driver OF
ChlllIcothe, who can scarcely write his
own name, who was appointed clerk OF
the Election Board Of Chllllcolhe, be'
cause he was supposed to be q man who
could control tho large colored vote
OF Chillicotho. Now ia this not q do
plorable condition Of affairs. The
electors Of a city Of over 10000 popula'
ton, nj the mercy Of q man like II. 5,
Gilmore; now q criminal, Comment
does not seem TO be necessary,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17

LET us soc; j. Il, Foraker Is the man
who hrst sprung the bogus ballot box
story on James u, Campbell, lle did
II In public speech Vt Cincinnati,
Geo. Il, Topp, the self convicted thief Of
the gravel steal, had the ballot box on
the stage and worked II, while Foraker
worked his jaw. Then llalstead pub
lished the forgery Of James u, Camp
BELLS name 10 q contract, showing that
he was financially interested In this
ballot box scheme, Then when the
friends Of James u, Campbell went on
the trail Of tho forgers Of his name,
they found Foraker's Smoke Inspector
Of Cincinnati, was the man who did the
forgery business, and this villain, to
save himself from the Penitentiary,
made q confession. Now who induced
this scoundrtl Wood TO forge Camp.
BELLS nameY Let j. u. Foraker an
BWer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17

or course everybody knows that the
Registration law was passed TO reduce
the Democratic vote, The Republican
leaders thought tho Democracy was
made up largely Of tho middle classes,
with q large labor element, and by set
ting up complicated machinery, full
Of impedlmonts and technicalitieg, they
could diafranohise q large number Of
Democrats, Julius Whiting, Jr, Of
the State Central committee, told q Re-
publican at the Minerva fair that the
Republicans expected to gain 200 TO 300
votes In Canton because Of the impedl.
ments set up by the Registration law,
The only way to.stop this iniquity In
the future is TO register this fall, and
then vote the Democratic ticket, DO
not fail to register on Thursday. II
you don't register you can't vote, no
matter II you have been in Canton so
years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17

Our handsome and talented friend
Ralph Amber will be remembered as
the very urbane and efficient secretary
Of the Republican Central Committee
last year. Mr.. Amber was one Of the
most eloquent, touching and insinua.
ting shouters for Harrison, Mckinley
aud Protection. He claimed with Nc.
Kiney that Protection not only raised
the wages of skilled artisans and work
ingmen, but also cheapenvd the prod.
ucts. Well, Mr.. Amber went TO Eu.
rope last summer, and has but recently
returned. lie brought with him Ave
suits Of clothes, purchased, as we are
informed, In the city OF London, in free
trade England, upon which he paid no
duty. That handsome blue suit he pur.
chased, made to order in London, for
s15, A Canton tailor, who is
an expert, and who took n
birds eye view Of this elegant suit, as
the owner walked down East Tuscara.
was street, said, owing to the tariff on
the various fabrics that enter into this
suit, 1t could not be made In Canton for
less than from S25 TO S2S. The point
we wish TO make Is this; If Mr..
Amber believes his own doctrine, why
does he not practice what he breaches ?
He 10 professor In the school Of Pro.
tectlou, yet he practices in the school
Of free trade. Which does he believe,
what he processes or what he practicesP ?
On this point It is quite pat that the
factsbe submitted TO a candid world.
Say that Mr., Amber saved 800 on
those Ave suits Of clothes, which owing
TO a rule made for Che benefit Of rich
men by the Republican Secretary Of
the Treasury he paid no duty, because
they we're purchased for his own use
and wear. Now lot us use this incl
dent TO point moral and adorn a tale.
MIR. Amber will doubtless claim that
this is no ones business where he buys
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17
INTnRHsTINa from HARRI8oN
COUNTY,


The editor OF the Repository has
fallen into line with the Foraker gang
OF liars. On Friday last the Repository
contained an editorial saying that the
CadIz Republican offered 10 pay Hon,
j. y. Monnota expenses 10 deliver Il
number OF apeecheain Harrison county,
Now what are the factop On the
10th Of last August Mr., Monnot made
two speeches NJ Cadl, one m tho after
noon, at tho Democratic convention,
and the other In tho evening. Tho
Cad2 Rpublcan, edited by Mr., HearD,
the Republican candidate for ropresen'
tatlyo In Harrison county, In the ieaEe
OF hla paper 10 same week, said r'At
If Mr.. Monnot will come back I'd
make o few moro speeches the lir, IL
can central committee will ugito pay
all his expenses"
Mr. james w, Barnes, r u, OF
the Young Mem Dcmoo,t .lub OF
CadI2, promptly wrot5 ar Monnot
asking hlm II he wouldagrea TO deliver
the speeches II they accepted the propo.
sition, Monnot wrote Barnes NJ once
that no would make u speech In each
township In the county II the Republi.
can central committee would pay the
expenses. arnc8lmmediately inform.
ed Mr.. IIearn that their proposition
was accepted, and nearly two months
have elapsed aud nothing has been
heard from Mr., llearn or his Republl'
eau committee, Mr.. Monnot is In ro.
celpt of q private letter from Mr.,
Barnes, dated NJ Cadi2, October ~,
which says:
ave are slill waiting for Brother
IIearn 10 accept your proposition TO de-
liver those speeches. However we OK.
pect 30 have TO wait as Brother Hearn
is badly In the soup" and II looks NJ
present ~ though you would have q
Democratic associate with You NJ Col
umbus, from this county. The ball you
started rolling has been gathering moss
over since, and Is now looking pretty
large"
Ine Repository edltorlally, Saturday
last said; us the Cadiz Harrison county
communicates acceptable TO Mr., Mon
notp" Yes, Mr., "25 cents n line G. b.
r." Editor Repository, the communica'
ton Ia acceptable TO Mr., Monnot and
accepted nearly two months ago.