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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
EXECUTED By ELECTRICITY.
Satisfactory Experiments With
Dogs and Other Animals.


New YORK, March 12.-Final expert
ments were made this afternoon by the
New York state authorities 10 satisfy
themselves as to the best means of eX-
ecuting condemned criminals by cleo
tricity. The first animal to leave fis
troubles behind him was small white
cur weighing 81 pounds. One of
the wires was wrapped over some
cotton waste, saturated with water, on
his right front leg and the other at
tached in the same way to his left hind
leg. The alternating current at 700
volts pressure was applied for ten sec
onds and the animal died painlessly
without noise or struggle. The second
was a black mongrel Newfoundland
weighing S719 pounds. Connections were
made upon the middle of his forehead
with metal plate covered with felt,
and upon the right hiud leg. Eight
hundred volts of alternating current
for fifteen seconds killed him Instantly.
The other dogs. weighing sixty and
thirty-five pounds, were killed in the
same way with the alternating current
at 500 and 700 volts for ten seconds.
Four calves of approximately the
weight of man were killed Ill the
same way at 800 volts pressure for
contacts of from Is to 20 seconds.
An S30-pound horse then took
the alternating current in the same
way at 1000 volts pressure for twenty
five seconds and died instantly. In
every case death was instantaneous and
without sound or struggle. The ex-
perimentS were under the charge of DR..
Carlos F. Macdonald, of the Auburn
state asylum, assisted by A. E. Ken
nelly, Mr.. Edison's chief electrician,
and Harold P. Brown, the electrical
engineer. Among those present were
DR.. A. D. Rockwell, the prominent
medical electrician; DR.. Edward Tatum,
of the Pennsylvania State university,
and others representing the state au-
tbOrities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
UNRECoGNtzED HEROES

Brakemen on railroads do not gen.
orally attract much attention from the
traveller, or receive any large Install
ments of taffy from their superiors; and
yet their duties involve about as much
peril as the soldier meets in battle.
Figures recently gathered show that in
the past year more than G,0O0 men have
been killed or MANNED for life in using
the hand brakes or coupling cars. An
eX-railroad commissioner of Iowa says
that in that state alone, in the
past ten years. there have been
2,424 of this class killed or MANNED.
He ADDS also that IN series
of years more have been killed or dis
abled in this service than in all the
railroad accidents. In view of this
danger, the interstate commission has
been urged to present the matter to
congress, with a view to legislation to
compel the use of safety appliances.
The increased expense is the objection
Of the railroad authorities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13

with Freemsn Lane as director, were
singing Marching Through Georgia" at
the top of their voices. There were big bucks
and little piekeinnfes and that end of the
room was one mass of glitIering white teeth.
The strong chords of B fat howled out from
the piano, in strldent strength, for there on
the piano stool, his head thrown back in
artistic abandon and his whole soul going
out with the strains his fingers pounded out,
sat Gov. A c. Meliette. How he did play
The enthusiasm waxed higher and higher,
until finally Perry Corson threw himself into
Mellette's arms and declared his undying al
ieg1anee TO Minneapolis. But alasl the next
day he yielded to the eoquettish graces of
Chicago and the five eolored votes turned the
scale
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
STILL GLORULAR.

The inaugural edition of the st. Paul
GLOBE stamps it as the most enterpris-
ing paper in the great Northwest
Watertown Journal.
The presidential number of the GLOBE
was an immense ''get up," and credit
to the most enterpriSing daily of the
NorthweSt.-kanabec Times.
The st. Paul daily GLOBE did itself
proud in its Inauguration edition. and
gave another evidence that it occupies a
front seat in Northwestern journalism.
-Dickey County Leader.
Tuesdays st. Paul GLOBE contained
twenty pages which gave full account
of the Inauguration, and as far as its
general makeup is concerned, it cannot
be beat.-Plankinton Herald.
The st. Paul GLOBE, in its usual
spirit Of characteristic brevity, says if
is sad but true that Grover Cleveland
leaves the White house with an empty
cradle under his arm.-Detroit Record.
The st. Paul GLOBE published an i'm
mense special inaugural edition. II
was great credit to the enterprise of
one of the most successful newspapers
in the entire Northwest.-Council
Bluffs Globe.
The st. Paul GLOBE comes out with a
President Harrison's Inauguration, with
which our country enters upon its
second century under the present form
of government. 1t bears away the palm.
Dakota Siftings.
The st. Paul GLOBES issue of March
5 surpassed all other issues. Its Gen
fury of Presidents" Men of Note and
Nations SOlOnS were very attractive and
instructive features. As a paper to re-
count and detail any great event. the
GLOBE leads them ALFRED Lake Falls
News
With its issue of Tuesday the st.
Paul GLOBE sent out beautifully
illustrated four page supplement con-
tanning the pictures of all the presi-
dents from Washington down to Benia-
min Harrison, with a brief sketch of
each. The GLOBE is one of the bright
est and newsiest papers printed in the
West, and is always abreast of the
times.-Clear Lake Mirror.
The st. Paul GLOBES inaugural nnm-
Der was a beauty. 1t contained the
portraits of the presidents since Wash
ington, with short biographical sketch
of each. On the first page is engraved,
ga Century of Presidents" together
with the portraits of Washington and
Harrison, and view of the national
capitol. 1t gives twenty-four pages of
nicely printed matter, ON white, tinted
and pea-green paper. The GLOBE
shows more enterprise than any other
paper in the Northwest.-St. John Re-
view
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

There are several deserving and
rational men in Ohio. and it is not Just
to think of them IN connection with the
FoRAKERs and White Caps. A gentle
man at Cleveland, JOHN HUNTINGTON
in the prime of life, with no thought of
early need of the PRocToR handiwork,
has just endowed some of the charita-
BILE and civilizing institutions of his
city with 100000 He provided for its
disposition in detail, and wilt probably
live to see results from his sagacity and
benevolence. There are other cities
where wealthy parties could initiate
such an example greatly to their own
credit and satisfaction, and take in
gratitude and appreciation in large
packages.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13

the possible exception of Mr.. New, it is
a question whether they are entitled to
be recognized as true representatives of
American journalism. Mr.. REID is
distipetively the representative of a
subsidized press, while Mr.. HALsTEAD
belongs to the class known as the crank
species in newspaperdom. Still they
are all included III the LIST Of American
newspaper men, and we are not going
10 enter protest against their appoint
nlent. We hope they will have a pleas
ant time abroad, and as long as they re-
tain their pride for their profession we
are confident that the government will
not be disgraced by any bad conduct Of
theirs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
THE DAKOTA APPOINTMENTS

Seeing that the HAREISoN adminiStra-
ton had made up its MIND to exter-
inmate Democratic rule in Dakota,
there is no special reason to grumbIe at
the way it was done, or to find fault with
the new appointments. Theyare about
as good as could have been selected
from the Republican material at hand.
Gov. MELLETTE has been a conspicuous
figure i'll Dakota politics for some time,
and is, perhaps, as familiar with the
affairs of the territory as any man with
in its borders. He has the capacity to
make good governor, and, as ne surely
has the incentive to bring all his abil-
tiles into active play, there is no reason
to suppose that he will not give salts
factory administration during the brief
period that he is to remain territorial
governor. In addition to being semi
official recognition Of the validity of the
late so-called South Dakota government,
Gov. MELLETTE'S appointment was
probably designed to clear the sena-
torial track so as to make il easier
plodding for some other prominent
South Dakota politicians. While every
! man in Dakota, whether Republican or
Democrat, will regret the political
exigeneies which required the decapita-
ton of Secretary MCCORMACK, there
will doubtless be general acquiescence
in the selection of Mr.. RICHARDSON,
He is also a gentleman of capability
and his appointment will be viewed
with favor, by the people of North Da-
kota particularly.
The GLOBE cOngratulates the presi-
dent upon his righteousness in appoint
ing none but bona fide residents of the
territory, and those who will be inter-
eSted in the welfare of the new states
when they enter upon statehood.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
CHoPPING OFF HEADS.

Notwithstanding all his good words
and fair promises about civil service
reform, President HARRISON started
the guillotine vigorously TO work as
soon as he entered the White house, and
although just one week of his admins
tration has passed by, Democratic heals
are being deeapitated right and left.
The GLOBE is not surprised, because it
knew Gen. HARRISON to be too much
Of a partisan to permit Democrats to
remain in Office, and if he had been
afflicted with mugwumpery it would
have been impossible for him TO have
withstood the pressure of the Office
seeking gang now infesting the national
capital. Nor are we complaining of his
movements in this direction, other than
the Inconsistency between his words and
his actions. He is doing Just what
President CLEVELAND ought TO have
done at the beginning of his admins
tratinn. Until we have a civil service
based on intelligent principles and
established On an enduring basis,
we know no better principle for
the administration of a republican
government than that the victors are
entitled to the spoils. II the people
commit the administration of the gov
eminent into the hands of a certain
party. then it follows that the party en-
trusted with power shall have control
of the offices. Unless the subordinate
officials are in accord with the heads of
departments, it becomes a difficult mat
ter TO enforce any given policy. If
every four years the people are to pass
in judgment on the administration Of a
party. it is but fair that the party shall
have the privilege Of having the gov
ernment administered by IFS own
friends. If Mr. CLEVELAND had pur-
sued this course, and had put his adj
ministratiOn strictly in the hands of his
party friends, the possibilities are that
his lease of power would have been per-
petuated.
We are not disposed to blame Gen.
HARRISON for avoiding the mistakes
MIR. CLEVELAND made. but we do pro-
test most earnestly against his making
so many hypocritical pretenses in re-
gard to civil service reform while he is
slashing off the heads Of capable DEM
ocratic officials just as fast as the gull
iotine can be worked. If instead of
garnishing his inaugural with so much
fine sentiment, he had stood up boldly
and proclaimed I'VE want the offices
and are going for Them" he would have
commanded more respect for his admin
istratlon than by the two-faced policy
he is now adopting. If, instead of send
ing private kilograms to Democratic Of
ficials all over the country, saying,
Your resignation would be accepta-
ble,' he would simply issue a public
manifesto addressed to all Democrats
who hold Office with words to this eff
feet, "Get up and GET, to give room for
the new man who is to take your place"
the country would have q higher opin-
ion of the new presidents honesty and
firmness of purpose. This way Presi-
dent HARRISON has of beating around
the bush, of talking one way and doing
another, of approaching responsibility
by indirectlon instead of facing. it di-
rectly, is not well calculated to inspire
the country with confidence in his abil-
ity to run this big government sue
ceSSfully.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
CANADIAN ANNEXATION.

The senators availed themselves of
the opportunity afforded by Senator
PAYNE's motion yesterday to air their
views on Canadian annexation. 1t will
be observed that there is good deal of
annexation leaven in the upper branch
of congress-enough.i if it keeps on work
ing, to leaven the whole lump after
awhile. The thing to do now is to
transfer some of the annexation yeast
over the border, and let it work up a
sentiment favorable to political union
on that side, Whenever Canada ex-
presses willingness to take its place
under the stars and stripes there will be
no trouble in arousing welcome on this
side of the line.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
REFUSES 70 SIGN.
Church Commissions His APP
pointees Without the Secre-
tary's Signature.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, n. D., March IL. - The
climax in the war which has been waged
on Gov. Church by some Democrats and
the Republicans has been reached, Sec
rotary Mccormack being the one to at
tempt to.strike the last blow by refus-
ing to sign the commissions of the rec
ent appointees of the governor. The
governor, having reason to believe that
Mccormack would not sign the commits
sionS. sent messengers to ascertain
whether or not he would, land, receiving
no satisfactory reply, the governor him
self called at the SecTetary'S Office and
asked him if he would sign them.
as he desired to dispatch them to the
appointees. He was put Off by the sec
rotary with an evaSiye reply and prac-
teal refusal. The governor then sent
the commissions to the men he had ap-
pointed, accompanying each with the
following letter: ''Dear Sir: Enclosed
please find your commission. Secretary
Mccormick has declined to sign COM
missions as secretary of the territory.
1t is not necessary for him to sign the
same, and his refusal in no way affects
the legality of your appointment. Take
the usual oath of Office before notary
public and mail the same to the secre-
tary OF the territory. l have made a
existing prior to March 9, so as
to leave no question as to your appoint
ment. l have filed record Of your ap-
pointment with the secretary. Re-
Spectfully. Louis Z. Church, governor"
The formal order for the removal of
the boards referred to in this commune
cation was neceSsitated by an act of the
legislature, which legiSlated all of the
boards out of the Office. The governor
also sent the following communication
to Secretary Mccormack: >''Hon. NJ. l..
Mccormack. Secretary Territory of Da-
kota- Dear Sir: As you have declined
signing commissions of my appointees,
l desire to inform you that | have APP
pointed the following officers for the
terms Indicated. and forwarded COM
missions to the same" Then follows
the list of appointees. With re-
gard to the power of the secretary
in such matters, the organic
act says: 1.-THE secretary shall record
and preserve all the laws and proceed
ings of the legislative assembly, and all
the acts and proceedings of the gov
ernOr in the executive department, thus
showing that his duties are merely
clerical. Treasurer John d. Lawler.
whose commission was handed him by
the governor. had similar experience
with the secretary with regard to his
commission, which he took in person to
the secretary's office. To say that the
Democrats who were appointed have
blood in their eye for Mccormack is
putting it very mild Many of them go
so far as to claim that he was acting in
league with the governors Republican
enemies, some of whom have been
heard to make the threat that such ac-
ton would be taken in order that the
offices might be left open for the in
coming governor to fill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
EXCITED MINERS.
A British Company Claims the
Lower California Gold Fields. .

CHICAGO. March IA special from
Los Angeles. Cal, says: Great ex-
citoment exists in the Lower Cal
ifornia gold mining camps tonight.
and thousands Of desperate gold
hunters are breathing vengeance
against the international company Of
English capitalists whose agents lay
claim to the mines, and are trying to
shut out Americans and others. To-
day it became known that the company
had sent to San Francisco for 5000
Cinnamon to work the mines, and to-
night the American and Mexican
miners held mass meeting and de-
tertained not to submit to the coming of
coolies. They also framed petition to
the American congress, asking protec-
ton. The situation looks threatening.
and battle between the independent
miners and the English company's men
is looked for every moment. Blood
will certainly be shed if the company
insists on banging coolies to the camp.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13

least with the respect of fair-minded
Republicans. The only thing l regret
Is that have not had an opportunity to
indicate in some substantial way my
deep sense of appreciation of the SYM
pathy and support of many good Demo
Gratis during my administration as gov
ernor. Had we been successful in the
last national election, they would have
been recognized, and have nc apologies
to make for my Democracy. and in be-
coming private citizen and assuming
my place again in the ranks, / do so
with the pleasing confidence that !
may again have an opportunity of join
ing hand in hand with those who are
struggling for the supremacy of Demo-
cratic principles.n
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
THE MAJOR is THERE.
A, w. Edwards in Washington
Delegate Matthews Is There.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 12-Maj. A. W.
Edwards, of Fargo. registered at the
Arlington to-day. He was called on by
the GLOBE, Pettigrew, Mellette, La
Moure, Mathews, Shannon and Dwight,
of the Richland county bonanza farm:
also by ex-Secretary Belknap and Gen.
Knapp, chairman of the New York
state Republican committee. In fact,
Edwards held quite a reception until
midnight. Upon returning TO the Riggs
house there was found a telegram
addressed to Gov Mellette in care of
'Hon. Frank Pettigrew. q. S. of South
Dakota" Delegate Matthews said:
THE GLOBE will confer a personal fa-
vor on me by telling Dakota people who
want to communicate with me, that nv
correspondence is now over three weeks
behind, and unless my friends stop
writing to me about office, at least for
about a month, l can never catch up
with them and answer all their letters.
l am willing to pay liberal advertising
rates for this announcement, for am
overwhelmed with correspondence"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
THE DULUTH BUDGET.
Unfortunate Condition of a Lady
ositor---Manager Emerson
Leases the Spauiding Hotel,

Compositor---Ma Emerson
Leases the Spauiding Hotel,
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, March 12.-Mrs.
Judge Stearns has returned from st.
Peter, where she inquired into the con-
dItion of Miss Grace Black. She
found the young lady had been
unmanageable ever since she was taken
there several months ago. There is
little hope that she will ever return to
reason. The case is a very sad one.
Miss Black was a compositor, who
her lady-like ways and beauty
of character. She became ac-
Quainted with commission merchant
named Rhinehart, who pretended to be
a friend to her, and finally succeeded
in engaging himself to her. He then
tried to take liberties with her, which
drove her insane. The connection Of
Rhinehart with the matter was not gen.
orally known until quite recently. He
has decamped.
Manager Emerson, formerly of the
Ryan, in st. Paul, to-day signed the
papers giving him the lease to the
Spaiding house, beginning with March
10 and continuing for ten years. The
palatial hotel open to the public by
May 1. Mr.. Emerson has al
ready begun furnishing the hotel,
and estimates the total expense
at 100000 Or more. Hg feels confident
of success. May l will be the biggest
day Duluth has seen in many a month.
Village elections were held throughout
the county to-day. Park Point defeated
the ticket known as the Hubbard ticket
by vote of 81 to II. This means that
the Belt line railway will be refused
a franchise. West Duluth gave rou :
ing big vote, defeating the party hither-
London had a comparatively quiet
time. The Lakeside Land company
has given d site for new town hall,
and the board of supervisors has voted
to build on it and also expend $4,000
on streets.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
HARRISON'S BAD BOY.
Young Russell Has Already Made
Trouble in the Party in Mon

tdna.
Special to the Globe.
HELENA, Mont, March I2-Tbe Re
publicanS of this territory are becoming
very much exercised over the distribu-
ton OF the federal patronage here. The
Blaine and Harrison factions are clearly
divided, the former being represented
in the territorial press by the Helena
Herald, who editors and publishers are
family connections of Mr.. Blaine, while
the Record, of this city. Dispatches
from Washington, where young Harri-
son now is, published in the Record,
have correctly forecast the appoint
ments in two or three instances, giving
color to suspicion on the part of the
Blaine faction that he was in measure
debating the appointments. The Her
aid this evening has column and half
editorial ostensibly defending young
Harrison from the charge that he is pur-
suing such course, but which is con-
Strued as notice that he must take his
hands off or suffer the consequences. In
the course of the article these sentences
occur: young Mr.. HarriSon's home.
hopes and future are here. He knows
enough to know that if he should inter-
fere with the affairs of Montana except
as one of her citizens; if he should use
his kinship to the president to control
the least one of those offices against
their will; he would do lasting injury
to his present fortunes and wholly be
destroyed in the near future. He
knows enough to know that those peo-
pie have opinions of their own and
rights of their own, among which rights
is that of self-government, and
that they would Indignantly re-
sent the claims that they were
a province, possession or suZerainty
of any one man with vigor which
would make resistance powerless. He
knows enough to know that these peo-
pie are exceedingly glad his father is
their president. His father knows
enough of politics to know that he could
do that son no more lasting injury in
Montana than to permit him, as against
the wishes of the people, to dispense
here the federal patronage. He knows
that arbitrarily by patronage regulations
cannot be made and unmade, and that
interference with the normal conditions
here by foreign forces, would be deeply
offensive to every Independent Montan-
ian, and it is absurd, child-like and use
less to picture Russell Harrison in
Washington as trying to circumvent
the desires of the Republicans in Mon
tana. in the way of federal appoint
mentS. so as TO make himself solid
enough here to have political future"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
PARTIAL TO JOURNALISTS.

Gen. HARRISON promises to be good
to the newspaper men. He has laid
aside three of the best foreign missions
for the three prominent Republican
editors, WHITELAw REID. MuRAT HAL
STEAD and JOHN c. NEW. 1t is so
seldom that the newspaper fraternity
reap any of the rewards of politics, this
departure on the part of the president
will attract attention. The three Re-
publican editors who have been Sc
lected for special distinction are gentle
men of recognized ability, and. yet with