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nit avenue, Charlie Gordon, Manly B.
Curry and company of other gentle
men, organized the Benedick. They
rented the old Mann house. remOdeled
it. and built an addition to the rear.
Eighteen sleeping rooms were provided,
large and elegantly furnished parlor,
sitting and dining room. A skilled cook
was employed, and the clnb was not
lacking detail or appointment to make
it comfortable, and in some parts lux
urious. Billiard and bath rooms were
also feature of the place not to be
overlooked. as the "bOyS'' took great
pride in them and enjoyed them, to say
the least. The dimensions OF the Ben
edick permitted lis members to approach
nearer to real club life than the 9TH
ers. About eighteen young bachelors
took up claims here, and settled down
to happy cOmmingling with the finest
boys Of the city.
The diversity of tastes and habits ex-
ercised afforded one a general idea of
the life of a bachelor. Some would re-
turn home in the evening, take supper,
then retire to their rooms. don the spike
tail and be Off to some society event,
which was to be repeated each night in
the week. Another would get home at
5 o'clock in the evening, play billiards
before supper, hurry through with the
evening meal, and rush right back to
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formation from either of the men as to

formation from either of the men as to
the motive for the shooting. All they
coulu say was that they were full.
q Moe then said something to Deputy
Sheriff Lundberg in q language which
the reporter di not understand, and the
letter said: "A petition was gotten up
around here to have Noes sentence
cOmmuted to Imprisonment for life.
Eleven of the jurors signed it, and be-
tween sixty and seventy of the leading
men in the county. Nothing ever came
of it. The twelfth juror would have
signed, but he lived at the other end of
the county and could not be reached"
What did the jurors sign the petition
for?" asked the reporter.
WELL" said the deputy sheriff, "they
thought Moe was being rather hardly
treated in having to hang when he had
not done any shooting"
''They ought to have considered that
before they brought in their verdict"
said the reporter.
There was some misunderstanding
among them about that. You see the
two men were tried Oh the same charges
and the jury did not think they could
return different verdicts against the two
men. 1t is very likely that they would
have brought in different verdict if
they had known they could have done
So"
"It was an easy thing to take legal
advice upon that point" suggested the
reporter.
Eyes, suppose so, but they didn't do
il" replied the deputy.
The men also claimed that the jury
was mainly composed of ScandinavianS,
some of whom could not understand
what was going Oh in court. An inves-
tigation Of the list of jurors, in company
With Mr.. jerks, of the Alexandria
Post, revealed the fact that they could
all speak English; that one was Cor
nishman, two or three Germans, two or
three native-born Americans and the
balance of Scandinavian origin, so that
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HE SAW 1T ALL.

"A Native Hawaiian, Located In
Samoa, Describes the Recent
Battle.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a Hawaiian
paper which has been received here
contains an account of the recent battle
between the Germans and natives at
Samoa written by Hiram Kaumialli, a
native Hawaiian, who is located in
Apia, and who witnessed the battle.
for the attack, as they had heard that
the Germans had formed a plan to
capture King Mataafa and carry him
off. When the German boats approached
the shore the natives hailed them, but
the only answer they received was
the cracking of shots from the
revolver of chief from Savoy named
Sua Washit, and Immediately the battle
began. Firing commenced at 8 O'Clock
in the morning and continued until 9.
Then the bodies of the dead and
wounded were scattered about on the
shore. On Mataafa's side seven were
killed and thirty-one wounded during
the principal battle. After this fight,
German spy-glasses were directed OH
shore and eight Samoans were seen
around fire. A shell was Immediately
fired among these people and when it
burst it killed seven, making total loss
to the natives Of fourteen. On the Ger
man side tWenty-one were killed.
Among these six had their heads cut off
and their bodies buried separately. The
number Of the wounded was forty-eight.
Tamasese did not come out; the path
OIL which he was expected was OBJ
structed. The Germans set fire to
Samoan houses. The letter, which is
written under date of Jan. l, continues:
s'sIt is said that the German war ships
are going to Tutuila, where the United
States coaling station is located, to shell
the houses, and that when that is done
they are going over to Savoy to burn it.
American war power is very strong. and
if the British was like it this war in
Samoa would soon cease. Mataafa has
sent 100 soldiers to keep the peace on
lands owned by the Germans. to pre-
vent mischief by natives in taking
bread, fruits. coc0anutS, etc. The prin-
ciDal occupation of Tutuila people now
is building forts"
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men also contributed to the evenings
sociabiiity, and comfort and good cheer
were enjoyed by representatives of
varied caliingS.
With MIR. Harris first efforts to mould
the destinies of the Monastery there
was r. B. JilsOn. now member OF
leading mercantile house Of this city;
FL. NJ. Butler and G. w. Copley. These
gentlemen were the original four who
the individual titles of Monks. The
house was luXuriOuSly furnished with
everything that good taste could apply
to the cheerful quarters; cook was en-
gagged, and the hostelry was in full
blast in the spring Of 1877. A parlor,
sitting room, library ana four bedrooms
were devoted to the use of the Monks,
and enjoy life they did-most royalty.
A year or 80 after the establishment
of the Monastery, John w. White, then
a young lawyer and gay society devotee,
inaugurated another scheme, ,and pushed
the organization of the Poverty Flat
club, with headquarters on West Third
street, opposite the old Metropolitan
hotel. There S. r. McMasters, w. s.
Getty. George SqGires, w. S. Morton
and W. Ii. Liglitner lived the life of
bachelor. Four bedrooms and a sitting
prettily furnished
WITH GREAT EASY CHAIRS,
a profusiOn of rugs and pictures, and
the dresser and center table literally
loaded with presents from their lady
friends. While quartered at the Pow
erty Flats the members boarded at the
Metropolitan hotel. The organization
lasted for years, and remained in the
Dawson block until the new brick block
corner Oak and Fifth streets was built.
when 1T moved into that, some of the
members going over to the Monastery,
others having been married in the mean
time. w. S. Getty and George Squires
left the Poverty Flat club and became
Monks, while the Poverty Flat club
force was augmented by Messrs. Wen
Zell, Jaggard, Yardly, Stryker and
others. The club still fourishes, and
those of the members who have sur
vived the matrimonial mania are as gay
and contented as in the days of old.
Pauper is the cOgnomen that attaches
to the individual members of the fiat,
and they seem as proud of it as if the
name suggested something great.
ALI the old members of the Monastery
are married and enjoying home OF
their own, except w. S. Getty. He
hangs out, and his inclination to sur
prise the boys some fine day is hardly
perceptible. Notwithstanding the banter
of his fellows who have preceded him.
With Mr.. Getty there are now as Monks
of the Monastery w. 81. Hyndman, F.
Skipwith, r. Rantoul, A. 81. Pagetand
DR.. McLaren.
In 1886, when DR.. Mann moved out of
his house, corner Third street and Sum-
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JOHN LEE, THE MURDERER.
the claim of the condemned men will
not hold water. They claim that jury
of Scandinavians will sentence man
to death Oh the slimmeSt evidence. and
that the accused has little chance be-
fore such jury.
John Lee said that there was a great
amount Of hard feeling against Moe in
the town of Brandon, and.the latter, on
being asked about this, admitted it, tell
ing the story of fight he had there. and
saying this was the only reason for it
that he could think of.
The prisoners are allowed to see visit
OrS. and it seems they have goodly
number every day, as there is consider
able sympathy felt for them in the town,
most people seeming to think that they
were convicted on evidence that did not
amount to much. The jallers say that
the men are both quiet and well-be-
haved, and are treated with as much
consideration as the rules will al ow.
They seem to be on good terms with
their prisoners, and evidently share the
local sympathy to great extent. The
local clergy are frequent and apparently
welcome visitors, though the men do not
much like the bass singing OF Rev. Carl
son Their favoriteS are Revs. W.
Scott and Hallgren, two Baptists, while
Rev. S. NJ Wilcox, a Congregationalist,
also well received.
; BUILDING THE GALLONS.
The gallOWS was erected in vacant
space to the north Of the jail on Friday,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

visit to the Eternal City at the express
wish of the Italian GOV ernment. and in
accordance with earnest requests from
persons high in the diplomatic service
of England. Since the announcement
made by the grand old man some
weeks ago to the effect that he
would call on the pope while in Rome,
Sig. Crispi has brought all the influence
he could command to make Mr.. Glad
stone either change his mind OF return
to England without visiting Rome. One
of the pope's domestic prelates explains
this move in very plausible way. This
is only another proof, said he, that the
Italian government fears the influence
of Leo XIII. on the minds of men who
come in personal contact with him.
Every one recalls how the government
succeeded in having the interview be-
tween Leo XIII. and Emperor William
cnt short. This time it was feared that
Gladstone might sanction an appeal to
the nations and give countenance to
scheme which it is known the holy
father has in yieW."
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MARTIN MOE, THE ACcoMPLICE.
by local carpenter. 1t is constructed
with what is known as the "Guiteau
trap" and is of solid oak. They consist
of a platform ten by twelve feet. raised
eight feet from the ground on oak posts.
At one side of this platform is the drop,
which is three feet wide by six long.
This is fastened by four pegs, one at
each corner, which are withdrawn SIM
ultaneously by pressing a lever. Sup
ported on posts eighteen feet high and
six inches square is the cross beam,
directly over the drop and eight inches
wide by six thick. From this beam will
hang the two ropes. The men will
stand side by side on the drop and will
die, as they sinned, together. The gal
lows will be enclosed by wooden shed,
to shut out the public view of the eX-
ecution, and none but sheriffs of coun-
ties. doctors, clergymen and newspaper
reporters will be allowed inside the
inclOSure.
There is very little excitement in the
town over the tragic event which is to
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

clusively of men Of single blessedness.
The idea was first put into practical
operation when P. S. Harris. now treas
urer of the st. Paul IL Duluth railroad,
projected the organization of the Monas-
terry at 500 Wabasha street, across from
the state capitol. The plan was to as
sociate number of bachelors together,
rent building, employ servants aud
enjoy life as became them. The mem
bers were mostly from the ranks of pro-
fessiOnal men. Doctors, lawyers and
professors made up the majority, but
not the whole of the club. Mercantile
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THE BALLS AND CUSHIONS

IbE blaLLS AMI . oItIVNS
and wear out more chalk than the club
did carpet. 1t may be presumed that
such fellow clicked the ivOries till
every one except his partner had gone
to bed and was far into the land of
Nod. Some were more studiously in
clined, and would come home, and after
a sumptuouS repaSt nestle down into
the depths OF a great arm chair and
commune with an author, smoke cigars
and go to sleep over both, to be carried
up to bed by the porter, who willingly
accepted tip for his timely disposition
ment of club life, and when In neglige
attire three Or four can sit around a
table drawn up near the hearthstone
aud think Of chips, back of a cob pipe
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Stephenson Gives Fair Warning.
Special to the Globe

s WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 9.-Con-
gressman Stephenson, of Marinette,
says: "The river and harbor bill will
come up in the house on Monday or
will surprise people. We have good
bill and we must, at least, have con-
;siueratinn for it, or else we will make
row about it. My people in Wisconsin
are especially anxious for the bill to
pass, and it shall too. or there will be
frouhleD -
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take place there next Friday, although.
as has been said before, there is good
deal of sympathy for the unfortunate
men who will suffer the extreme pun
ishment allowed bv law. The very men
who would have lynched the murderer
and his accomplice eight months ago
are now those who would do all in their
power TO have the sentence of at least
one of the men mitigated. No hope is
expressed, though, and the men are re-
signed to their fate.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

habitqnts. situated from three 10 four
miles northwest from Alexandra, in the
center of one Of the richest wheat
growing districts in the state. Moe was
of a rather rowdy disposition, AND had
been engaged in several fights with his
neighbors. Charles Cherline, or Chalin, or
Schelin, as 1t is differently spelled, was
also a resident of Brandon. He was a
quiet, well-behaved youth, liked by his
neighbors and generally respected.
Cherline had sister who had OIL sew
eral occasions taken walks or gone to
dances with John Lee. Her brother OBJ
jected to this intimacy, and it is said, on
one occasion expelled Lee from his
house on finding him calling On his sis
ter. Lee
SWORE TO BE REVENGED,
and shortly afterwards, in company
with Moe, got on big drunk in the
village of Brandon. They kept the
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
DROP TO DEATH.
The Dark Shadow Of the GAL
lows Hangs Over Min
nesota,
And John Lee and Martin Moe
Mount the Scaf-
fold
To Expiate the Unprovoked
Murder Of Charles Cher
line.
The Execution Scene in Store
for Alexandria Next
Friday.
Prayers From the Doomed
Men Mingle With Loud
Hymns.
Story Of the Murder Which
the Law Is About to
Avenge.


of Minnesota will be- vindicated when
the trap is sprung and John Lee and
Martin Moe are launched into eternity.
The pretty town of Alexandra seems
almost unmindful of the legal tragedy
1t is soon to witness; and the even tenor
of its quiet wintery way is marked only
by the Somber aspect of the jail, the
funereal gloom of the death watch and
the alternating hymns and prayers
which rise from the cells In which the
condemned ones are wearing away the
last days of their lives.
THE ST. Try OF THE CRIME
to be eXpiated on the scatfold is one of
premeditated ana prearranged murder,
of which they were found guilty by a
Jury of their peers last October.
John Lee has been in Douglas county
for twenty-five years, and was born four
years earlier in Iowa, shortly after the
arrival of his parents from Sweden.
He has since that time worked as
farm laborer, and seems fairly intel
ligent young fellow, his face lacking
any Indication of q murderOuS DISPOSE
tion. Martin Moe is twenty-five years
old, and has been i'll this country five
years. He speaks with very decided
Scandinavian accent, and at times the
services of an interpreter are useful in
cOnversing with him. His face has a
decidedly "hang-dog" expression, and
he cannot look straight into the face of
his interlocutor. though, perhaps, this
may not have been tho case before he
was sentenced to death.
Last June both Lee and Moe were
working on the farm of one Wagner at
Brandon, a small village of about 800 in
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
WILL NOT VISIT ROME.
Gla dstone Accedes to the Wish OF
the Italian Government to Give
the Eternal City a Wide Berth.

New YORK, Feb. 9.-The following
cablegram from Rome was received to-
day by the Catholic News, of this city:
Your correspondent has been in
formed by an unimpeachable authority
that Gladstone will not come to Rome,
and that he resigns his contemplated
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
A Slumn i'm Hats.

: CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Joseph Sugar, dealer
in hats. caps and clothing at Division
street and Milwaukee avenue, assigned
this morning. Liabilities, $4,000; assets
about $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
vyE AN is grega-

AN is grega-
rious, and the
tendency to gre
garianism is no
where III O L e
manifest than
in St. Paul. FX-
alnples Of this
living in con-
gregations or
companies is a
prominent feat
uf6 OF Sl. 1aut-S
b a C Il elorhoOd,
and ever since
the days when
the city could
BOAST of but 25,-
600 inhabitants
it has had clubs
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

CHARLES CHERLINE, THE VICTIM.
racket up from Saturday until Wednes-
day, drinking beer, whisky and alcohol.
and keeping their blood up to fighting
pitch all the time. On June 10 the two
men were bloriating around town that
"some one was going to dance to their
music;" 'some son of - was going
to die,'' and were heard by number OF
people to say that they were going to
kill somebody before night, That aft
ernoon they entered hardware store
and asked for some shotguns. The pro-
prietor wanted to know what they were
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11

Mr.. Wanamaker says lit is his
desire to have finally a one.cent rate
for half-ounce letters, keeping ounce
letters at the present rate of two cents
If the rich want to use heevy, cream
laid paper and heavy seals, let them
do it and pay for the unnecessary
weight. But | would have it arrang.
ed so that the poor can send letter
for one cent" The post office depart.
ment certainly has right to reduce
lettei postage to one cent if it so de.
sires, but Justice would demand that
prior to that step, we be given better
postal system throughout many sec
tons of the South. And again, the
rates should nat be reduced until the
postal system has proven self-sustain.
ing at the present rate. We can af.
ford to worry through for two or three
years at the present rate until that end
is met, and then there'll be time for a
grand blow out on the one cent rate
II Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11
RHEUMATISM AND CATARRH

rheumatism and catarrh are both blood
diseases In many severe cases they have
yielded to treatment with 3: B. b. b.
tanic Blood Balm made by Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga Write for book Of con-
vincins proofs. Sent free.
r. P. Dodge, Atlanta, Ga, says: "My
wife had catarrh and nothing did her
any good. Her constitution finally failed
and poison got into her blood. l placed
her on a use of B. B. b., and to my sur
prise her recovery was rapid and COM
plete."
W. P. Mcdaniel, Atlanta, Ga, writes:
~ was much emaciated and had rheuma-
tisEl so bad could not get along without
crutches. l also had neuralgia in the
head. Then I tried b. B. B., and it's Of
fects we're magical. l cheerfully recon-
mond it as good tonic and quick cnrc."
Mrs Matilda Nichols, Knoxville, Tenu.
writes: 81 had catarrh six years and q
most distressing cough, and my eyes were
much swollen. Five bottles of B. B. B.
thank God, cured me-"
John NJ. Davis, Tyler, Texas, writes: IL
was subject n number of years to spells of
infiammatory rheumatism, which six bot
ties of B. B. b., thank heaven, has en-
trely cured. have pot felt the slight
est pain since"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11
THE TRUTH WELL SPOKEN
(Caucasian.1

1t has been the fashion since the
war to charge upon the political lead
ers of the South the responsibility Of
that war. In our Judgment, that
charge has been alike false and re-
Election upon the intelligence of the
mass of the people. The truth is, the
political leaders were, as q general
thing, pushed forward by the people,
who fully realized that either the abo-
lition of slavery or dissolution of the
Union was as certain as destiny
Knowing this, they voluntarily and
fearlessly entered upon the contest
they were not forced into it like the
merceuary or king-ridden soldiery Of
the old world. If blame there be-,
then it should attach to the people; if
honor and ulory for fighting and fall
ing in noble cause, then let it be
awarded to the gallant men, whether
living or dead, who dared the unequal
contest. 1t will be seen from tho sub
Joined extract from a speech delivered
by United States Senator Daniel, Of
Virginia, on the occasion of the I'm.
yelling of the Confederate monument
at Manassas that the eloquent speak.
er places the responsibility for the
late war where it should justly rest:-
The glory of the Confederate soldier
will grow brighter as time passes. The
place for this testimonial was we'll chosen
where the highways of travel went. Nc
osteutations or show detracts from the
dignity of the dead. 1t is in keeping
with The character of the men buried
here that simple memorials should per
petuate their deeds. These soldiers wer'
volunteers, who stepped from the rank
of war. They were not the tools OF an.
tyrant or the v0taries of ambition. The.
did not fight, like Norman knights, tina
they might possess the lands of their enc
mics, bnt earned thor right to fill tn
graves of soldiers in the soil of the LAM
they loved. 1t is a mistake, my country
men, to suppose that the Confederate sol
der was not responsible for the war b
fought, but was driven to it by politica
leaders. The movement Of secession cam
from out the depths of the Southern
hear. The war was an irrepressible con
flict between the free labor Of the Mort
and the African slave labor of the South
Davis, Lee, Jackson, Stuart and Ashb
waged O peoples war to protect people
rights. Let no sycophantic tear be she
for the Confederate soldier as the tool c
ambition. This is heroes dust before III
and we stand near it with bowed and VI
covered heads.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11

THIS INSTITUTION OFFERS EVERY
l. advantage to young ladies' who dos
sire to receive good and solid education:
The coarse OF study is thorough and
extensive, comprising all the English
beanches, German, French, Vocal and
Instrumental Music, Drawing, Painting,
the General Principles of Bookkeeping,
Plain Sewing and every variety Of Fancy
Work.
Pupils are divided into Primary, Intor-
mediate and Senior Departments. The
discipline Of the School is mild, firm and
and parental. AS soon as they enter the
Convent, they become the children of the
hOnse, and the Sisters watch over their
best interests with maternal solicitnde.
Great attention is given to the polite,
lady-like department Of the pupils.
Pupils Of all denominations are receiv-
ed. and while the utmost care is taken in
the religious instruction of the children
of Catholic parents, there is no influence
exercised over the religions opinions OF
others but for the sake of order, all the
pupils are required to attend the religious
exercises with dec0rnm.
J The scholastic year is divided into two
sessions of five months each. The first
session begins with the first day in Sep
TENDER, and the secoud with tie first day
iii February.