St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-25
WANTS HIS REWARD.

chased by the complainant, who now
seeks to get possession OF it.
WANTS HIS REWARD.
An Attorneys Fees for Getting a
Man Pardoned.
Charles D. Meyer, young attorney,
has brought suit against Caspar
Cantieny, father of the recently par
doned ''Tony" Cantieny, to recover
$500 for services rendered in securing
the pardon of Tony from Gov. Nc
Gill. The case was on trial before
Judge Emery, and a jury at the NUM-
cipai court yesterday afternoon, and
will be continued to-day.
Police Jacob Helm, j. K. Moore, Gov.
McGil's private secretary, Tony Can
tieny, his father, Caspar Cantieny, and
Meyer were the principal witnesses.
Meyer produced contract signed by
Cantieny, by the terms of which the
latter promised to pay Meyer 5000 on the
release of the prisoner. The defense
does not deny that fact, but attempts to
show that Meyer was discharged by
Cantieny, who told him he need go no
further with the case. The defense
also contends that Meyer did nothing
towards securing the pardon, and that
the work was done by other people.
THE "KIDS'' ON DECK.
The Flambeau Club Still to the
Front, and Planning Vigorous
Washington Campaign---A Brief
History of a Remark able Organ.
. iZation.
The Flambeau Club has at last COM
pleted all arrangements, and have def
nitely announced their intention of Wis
iting Washington to represent Mime
sofa at the Inauguration. Of course,
the Flambeau Club has become house
hold word, but a brief resume of its
history may not be out of place. 1t was
organized in August, 1888, and COM
menced active drilling. In less than
six weeks it appeared in public pa
rade, and astonished the public gen
orally by the remarkable precision it
had attained. There was an attempt
to explain this by the statement that
the Club was made up of militia men,
but this is not true. There were only
six men in the Club, inclusive of the
captain "a member of Company y, who
had ever stood in line. The only ex-
PLANTATION of their progress is in the in
telligence, pluck and persistence they
possess in remarkable degree. SO
popular did the Club become that all
through the campaign their services
were in constant demand; and. not only
were they called upon almost nightly to
visit outlying towns, but they appeared
i'm every procession given in MinneapO-
lis, and all of the important ohes in st.
Paul as we'll. They particularly won
the hearts of the Old Soldiers Club,
who invariably demanded that the
Flambeau Club should precede them,
and whose desire now is that they appear
together in the inaugural parade. After
the election the Club held meeting and
decided to 60 into permanent Organi-
cation on strictly military basis. Each
member was required to take solemn
obligation of honor that he would serve
for the term of two years and to sign
regular muster roll to that effect. The
Club is now formed as an Independent
military company, composed eXclus-
lively of Republicans. They retain their
flambeau torches that made them fam
Gus, but have mounted them on hand
SOME walnut gun stocks of the regular
Springfield model, with brass trigger
L
cation is of an entirely martial char
acter, delinquent members being called
before regularly organized court mar
tial, which passes sentence upon all
who violate any article of the cOnstitu-
ton, bylaws or point of military usage.
But it is not only in marching and APP
pearance that the hambeaus have
earned an enviable reputation. Upon
election the members were assigned
posts, with specific duties, at nearly
every polling place in the city, while
some Of them, provided with carriages,
patrolled certain wards, 1t is stated as
a low estimate that over 1000 votes
were Influenced by the Flambeau
.sKids." This shows that they are use
full as we'll as ornamental.
The new uniform of the Club is de-
cidedly unique. 1t consists of a red ia
tigue cap trimmed with gold lace. A
short blue jacket elaborately embroid-
cred i'll cream silk. Red vest embroid-
cred in cream. Cream sash with heavy
tassels. Blue pantaloons with wide
snring on the bottom and slashed in red,
the sides being caught with lacing of
gold thread, terminating in two heavy
gold tassels. This is what is known as
the Mexican uniform. The suits are
ordered and being made by Bentson. the
local tailor. The Club will undoubtedly
have the finest uniform of any political
club in the country, and it is the first
military company that was ever COM
pIetely equipped in Minneapolis.
With commendable enterprise it has de-
cided to make itself independent of hotel
and boarding house keepers in Wash
ington, and has, by paying down heavy
cash forfeit, secured space for a number
of cars in the Baltimore d Ohio Rail
road wards, Just one block from the
Capitol. This was the last available
, space in Washington, and there is no
| more to be had. The club will leave
Minneapolis on or about the LIST of
March in solid special train of vesti-
buled coaches. 1t Will retain its sleep
ers while in Washington. 1t has en-
gagged cooks and walters for its commits
sary department. who will also be re-
tanned in Washington. All of these adj
yantages of elegant quarters and board
will be shared by those who go with the
Club on this excursion. Already a
large number from all parts of the state
have applied for space, and it is recon-
mended that all those who desire to go
communicate at once with the captain,
John N. Harris, $50 Boston Block, or j.
F, McElroy, agent Chicago, Burlington
q Northern Railroad, Bank of Mime
apolis Building, Minneapolis, OF any of
the members.
Orson Mendenhall Dead.
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