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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22

rapidly and eagerly ran through it. 1t
was the first intimation he had of it, and
surprise and confusion chased each
other across his pleasant face. But he
had nothing to say.
81 have nothing to say about the
presidents order: no criticism upon it
could. of course, be made by me. Courts
martial are appointed by an order is
sued from the department. They are
changed by order from time to time, as
may be considered necessary by the de-
partment commander. They are ap-
pointed when no specific case is to be
tried, and any case coming up is re-
ferred to the court then existing. At
the time the court referred to was ap-
pointed, the charges against the pri-
vate had not been made. The accused
has the
RIGHT To OBJECT
to any one sitting upon the court, and
no objection was made in this instance.
The objection is passed upon by the
court itself. The Judge advocate is
nothing more than prosecutor, and
has no vote in the court. 1t is true, as
stated in the dispatch, that Lient.
Steele. having brought the charges,
should not have been judge advocate.
The circumstance escaped notice, as
will sometimes happen. The time OF
the general is too much occupied to at
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through the liver in its passage. Inc
most remarkable part of the examina-
ton came when the hustle worn by the
young lady was examined. 1t was made
of two spirals of wire, covered with
cloth. and frayed on the right side from
wear. One ball was found to have
passed through it, and during the ex-
animation the fourth ball, heretofore
undiscovered. was found securely
wrapped in the cloth that was.
raveled from the hustle and
saturated with blood. This was
the ball the physicians spent over an
hour in tracing without coming to any
definite conclusion as TO where it was
when they finished. The theory now
advanced by them is that the ball,
catching in the cloth, penetrated the
hip and drew the shreds into the
wound. Striking the bone the rebound
caused thereby. assisted by the spring
OF the garment and sWaying of the
skirts. caused it to spring free from the
body, and, as nothing was seen of it,
the physicians naturally concluded it
had imbeded itself in the muscles Of the
limb. The doctors testified this after
noon to the fact that they found the
bulletS-three in number-and de-
scribed the course taken by each; also
the fact that any one of the three found
was sufficient to produce instant death.
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reporter and the half-dozen guards
could hardly restrain their laughter.
They succeeded in doing the latter with
an effort. however, and it was not long
till Wild. firmly convinced that he was
through his stone quarrying experience.
Joined in as merrily as though he had
never been Slugged by Lieut.. Steele or
tried by rotten cOurt-martial.
Secretary Proctor's dispatch to Gen,
Ruger was received at the GLOBE Of
flee shortly after 10 o'clock, and ten
minutes later reporter was rushing
toward Fort Smelling behind a fast
stopper to break the good news
to Wild. The six-mile drive to
the Fort was made in a
trifle less than half hour. But when
the high bridge leading from st. Paul
to the fort had been crossed, the report
er's troubles began. Here was sentry
Mol Private Henry From. He couldn't do
anything. willing and accommodatin g
though he was, but TO call in stentorian
tones,
CORPORAL OF GUARD NO. l."
This was answered by Corporal
Donna, who at once called Sergeant OF
the Guard j. P. Hapleigh.
The sergeant wanted to take the re-
porter to the prisoner, but the rules
wouldn't permit it, and there was
nothing to do but to seek out
Capt. Hobart, the officer of the
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tend TO all minor routine, and much of
it is left to the aids. Wild was tried at
Fort Yates. There Is no doubt that an
offenSe had been committed. He would
not have refused to mend the mess tent
if ordered to do so. but as it happened it
was all officers quarters. A refusal to
obey duty cannot be condoned, for
army discipline must be maintained.
Thus it Is that what to
civilian would seem an excessive
sentence is an ordinary penalty. Many
OF these cases, after sentence is i'm
posed, are put down for future consid-
GRAFTON, and the offender is pardoned
after serving a portion of his sentence.
Wild's case was TO come up later for
consideration. The officer lost his tenn
per and
STRUCK THE MAN,
which was not known at the time the
charges were made, and only developed
at the court martial. That sentence
was a pretty strong one. As l say,
Lieut.. Steele should not have been
judge advocate in Private Wild's case,
but it escaped notice. Had your re-
porter come to me before he printed the
story of several days ago, would have
corrected many misstatements which
have gone broadcast, but he went ahead
and then called on me-"
With this. the general bowed the re-
porter out. There are several discrep-
ancies in the statements of Gen. Ruger
and the private, but there is no gainsay-
ing the fact that If Gen. Ruger is right,
still This does net teXplain why Steele
was continued as judge advocate over
Wild's protest, or why, if it was known
Steele cursed and struck Wild, he was
not court-martialed and punished. Gen.
Ruger was also asked if the presidential
order was not direct reflection on his
official position, but he declined to ex-
press an opinion.
1t was stated In semi-military circles
last mig It that the order would raise
WHIRLWIND OF EXCITEMENT
army circles all over the country.
Such an order is ISSUED not once in ten
years, and then only in the most imper-
ative cases. 1t reverses Gen. Ruger,
and severely scorches Lieut.. Steele,
inferentially eensuriDg the head of the
department as responsible. The effect
promises to be far reaching, and it is
the warrantable belief that hereafter
officers will treat enlisted soldiers as
men and not as menials, to be cutfed
and cursed at their pleasure. 1t is also
believed that the charge against Steele
will be revived and prosecuted. 1t was
admitted at the cOurt-martial that he
struck Wild, and the charge Is reiter
ated in the order of the president.
Something will be done about it, and
the probability is that Lieut.. Steele's
resignation may be forthcoming. 1t is
certain that he and Wild cannot serve
i'm the same troop, and care will be
taken, now that Wild is to be liberated,
that he shall not air himself as martyr.
THE NEWS AT FORT SMELLING.
s'Wild. the president has pardoDed
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Want a Public Building.

Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS. Feb. 2l.-The passage
of the Lind bill in the house of repre-
sentatiyes redistricting Minnesota, and
giving terms of the United States court
to Fergus Falls and five other cities Of
the state, is the cause of concerted
effort to secure a government building q
here. The city council met to-day and
passed resolutions setting forth the
need of such building when the Lind
bill becomes a law and offering to do
nate suitable site. These resolutions
will be forwarded to Representative
Comstock and Senators Davis and
Wash5urn. and will be supplemented
by resolutions by the chamber of COM
merce and flood of personal letters.
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WANDERED AWAY.
The Strange Case of Young BEN.
son, of Indiana.

The Strange Case of Young Benz
son, of Indiana.
Special to the Glope
LAKE CITY, Feb. 21.-G. F. Benson.
Of this city, has received from II. E.
Robinson. of Richmond. Ind, letter
in substance of his son Platte, who left
this city so mysteriously last Septem-
Der. Mr.. Robinson says: 1.-THE main
facts are that at 7:30 on Friday evening,
Feb. Ia, Platte came in the front door
without ringing and walked into the
parlor, where his sister was alone.
While much excited, he looked natural
and well. His clothes were much soiled,
as they were the same ones he wore
when he left Lake City. In such con-
versatiOn as could be had discovered
that he had clear knowledge OF events
after finding himself in Nebraska, sick
and out of money. Back of all that. he
knew that he had been in Lake City
and had left in most unusual manner.
He remembered his boarding place and
other places, also some events, but could
not recall any names until reminded.
He remembered getting the bottle at
Gibbs' drug store. He remembered
starting i'll row boat; also remembered
rowing near the fiat boat owned by the
f enchman, and then rowed around the
bay. In preparing for bath he in
some way fell overheard with his clothes
on and had hard time getting to shore.
He thinks he left the boat in the lake,
but if it was found on shore he must
have left it there. He does not know
what direction he took or how he trav-
eled that night, but feels sure he took a
train passing through Faribault. He
cannot fix the date of his arrival in
Nebraska, bat, finding no steady work
there, he went to st. Joseph, Mo-, then
through Kansas City, to In
dian territory, thence back TO
Kansas City, and was in that
place on Thanksgiving. But whether
this was after or before he was in Indian
territory he is not certain. He could
stand the strain no LONGER and came
home. He will soon have his bearings
all right. He is positive he did not
cross the lake. did not see the Laid boys,
was never at Durand OF Mondovi. He
says he was never robbed to his kn0wl
edge, but don't know how he spent his
money, OF which he had about S55. He
sold his revolver for more than it cost
him to party IN Kansas City. His
watch he still has. He landed here with
twenty cents. 1t now looks as though
the search would have been short one
ii we had adopted the theory advanced
by some that he bad gone away. We
would have done we'll if we would
have believed the story of the Swedes.n
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DoCToh -, ATED.
Judgment Rend .rrd Against a
Spinster.

special to the Globe.
EVANSVILLE, Wis, Feb. 2l.-The case
of Surgeon General of the State DR..
Henry Palm r against Alice B. Breeder,
Ot Beloit, for malicious prosecution,
which has been on trial in the circuit
court of Walworth county at Elkhorn,
terminated this afternoon, resulting in
a verdict for DR.. Palmer in the SUN of
$780, The action was brought to show
that the arrest of Drs. Henry and w.
II. Palmer, of this citv, and DR.. Charles
Wintermute, of Sussex. Wis. for the
part taken by them in the post mortem
examination four years since over the
remains of Prof. Paul Breeder. of
Beloit, a brother of Miss Breeder,
which was done by order of the court,
was wholly without cause and malt
cious. Prof. Breeder died nine years
ago at his home in Beloit. His maiden
sisters suspected foul play and his body
was taken to Chicago and placed in a
vault, where it remained tour years. 1t
was then brought to BelOit, and
at the earnest solicitation of
the Misses Breeder post NOR
TEN examination was held. Drs.
Henry and w. FL. Palmer. of this city.
and DR.. Charles Wintermute, then a
SluuGllJ Ill dltilCI OtllCO. lHdiO dill du-
topsy and removed pieces of the skull.
which were subjected to an analysis to
determine whether the injuries were in
fiicted before death or after. These
bones were taken out by DR.. Palmer
with the full knowledge and consent of
the Misses Breeder. The coroner or
dered DIR. Palmer to seal up the bones
and keep them until further ordered.
Four years later Beloit attorney writes
to Miss Breeder stating that a portion
of her brothers skull was gone, and that
the persons taking it did so for dissect-
ing purposes. This letter caused the
sisters to swear out warrant for the
arrest of the doctors Palmer and VIM
termute. At preliminary examination
the three doctors were discharged. DIR.
Palmer then commenced suit for S1O,-
600 damages, which resulted as above
stated. The case was taken away from
Rock county on the ground of preju-
dice.
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! day, at his residence. This is located
about mile west of the guard house,
and involved brisk drive across the
prairie. The captain received the re-
porter very courteouSly, but really
couldn't do anything; Col. Mason was
the only man who could grant the priv
llege sought of seeing the prisoner.
'Fhis involved an additional half-mile
drive, but it wasn'C very long between
| stops in this case. The colonel, how
ever,
HAD RETIRED.
1t didn't take long to wake him,
thanks to his resonant door bell, and
the reporter was soon toasting his toes
before the coonel's fireplace, while the
latter was kindly writing out the re-
quired order
Il admire your enterprise" said the
! colonel, but why do you take such an
Interest in this case?'
The explanation that there had been
a suspicion of some funny work having
been done in w ild's case was vouch-
safed.
IF you're looking for sensations" re-
marked the colonel. with broad smile.
Il think there are as many as there are
prisoners in the guard house."
The enterprise of the newspapers"
SOl. hdoOiia dLluS6S HE, DuG
l must say that l regard it as a trife
ridiculous in this case''
Its really too bad to disturb you in
this way, colonel" remarked the re-
porter as he left.
Not at all. not at ALL" was the
courteous answer. ppm always glad to
accommodate you. am often aroused
III this way by sergeant coming from
a distant post with prisoner. He gets
into the city late. and thinks he
must report to The commanding officer
when in that case he should go to the
sergeant of the guard. l came down
to lecture sergeant and-sayed my
lecture"
The order of the colonel was ail-pow-
erful. and quarter of an hour later
Wild was brought around to the quar-
ters of the sergeant of the guard.
Il shall never forget the kindness of
the GLOBE" was the farewell sentence
of Wild when the reporter took his
leave.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
sroNECUTTEas STRIKE.
Work stopped on the Bridge Piers
at st. Cloud.
special 10 the Globe.

ST. CLOUD, Mimi. ..Feb.21.-The stone
cutters union in this city inaugurated a
strike to-day which caused the cessation
of work on the piers of the Tenth street
bridge, which are now in process of con-
struction. The stonecutters held a
meeting last night, and after deciding
upon the strike appointed a committee
to wait upon the mas0ns and drillerS en-
gagged in the bridge work and ask them
to Join in the movement. A committee
waited upon the Coats & Freeman Gran
lte company. which is setting the stone
for the piers, and demanded an expIana-
ton of that company for having taken a
subcontract and also fof having shipped
from the state reformatory to ill st.
Paul contract riprap which was quar-
RED by convict labor. The COM
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Dany did not Immediately explain
Its position on the question.
and at noon to-day all the masons, drill
erS and stonecutters engaged in the
stone work for the new bridge stopped
working. 1t is not expected that the
strike will be prolonged one. 4 meet.
ing of the stonecutters was arranged
for this evening, at which the Coats So
Freeman Granite company appeared be-
fore the strikers and explained its posi-
tion. The granite firm claims that it Is
not subcOntractor, but that all the
stone which was used in the piers was
furnished direct to Foley Bros. q Gnth-
rle, the builders of the bridge. The
granite company is simply setting the
stone for the builders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
Sugar Trust Fvades the Law.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The temporary
injunction obtained by William Wall
and other stockholders of the sugar
trust, restraining the trustees from
transferring the trust property to New
Jersey corporation or otherwise inter-
fering with it, was dissolved to-day by
Judge Wallace, of the United States
circuit court. who held that the court
granting the injunction had no jurisdie-
tion in the matter.
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After two witness we're sworn in the
morning. lie clothing wo! n by the dead
girl was produced. and ali adjournment
was had to the jury room so that that
body could better examine the rents
made in them, and be away from the
gaze of the eXpectant thrOng. The
clothing produced was conclusive evil
dence that the murderer was very
close to his victim when the shots were
fired. Three underskirts, besides the
dress. showed two bullets had passed
through them. These were the one j
the hip and the one which struck in
the back, near the spine. The waist
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Death of a society Favorite.

FERGUS FALLS. Feb. 21.-Miss Nellie
Power. aged twenty-one years. daugh
ter of J. B. Power, late land commits
sioner of the Manitoba road, died this
week at Wilkesbarre, Pa, where she
had been i'll with fever several weeks.
Miss Power was attending school
there. Her parents were with her dur
ing her illness. She was well known
both in this city and in st. Paul, where
she was a great society favOrite.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
suicide of a Farmer.

Special to the Globe.
ROCHESTER, Feb. 21.-Addrew Tor
gers0n, a Scandinavian farmer living in
High Forest township, this county,
hung himself between the hours of
and this morning. in the city lookup
in this city. by means of handkerchief.
He was about fifty years old, has a wife
and large family. and was put in the
lookup last night for drunkenness.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
Attached the Lions Share.

FERGUS FALLS, Feb. Q "A writ Of
attachment was placed on the property
of the late George B. Martin in this city
to-day by Eastern creditors of Walter
Martin, son of George B. Martin.
Young Martin is member OF a shoe
firm which has failed. His fathers es-
tate has never been divided, so the cred
itors attach his interest in it. The
amount of the claim is $4,000. The prop
erty here is worth probably $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
Annie Pixley Has nysteria,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.-Miss Annie
Pixley was taken i'll shortly after the
performance of 'M'liss'' began at the
Arch Street theater tonight. The au-
dience was dismissed and money re-
funded. Miss Pixley's illness is thought
to be nothing more serious than Vio-
lent attack OF hysteria.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
Crookston Land District Divided.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. - Congress-
man Comstock to-day introduced a bill
creating new land Office at Fergus
Falls covering the territory of the old
Fergus Falls district. with the counties
of Clay, Becker. Hubbard and Wadena
i'm addition. This cuts the Crookston
land district in half.
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anu uIlU6r V6Sb WeT6
also pierced by two
bullets. One b a d
penetrated the cloth
ing just below the
left shoulder blade,
and the other struck
the girl in the back to
the right of the spinal
column aud passed
clear th rOug h t h e
body. tearing its Wav
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sentto Canala for BuriaI.

BRAINERD. Minn.. Feb. 21.-The re-
mains of James j. Bumer. who died
from heart disease two hours after his
marriage with Miss Lille Dean, were
to-day sent to Flesherton. Ont, his late
home, the bride-widow accompanying
them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
THE NEWS AT FORT SMELLING.
s'Wild, the president has pardoned

This was the greet
ing a GLOBE reporter
gave Private Dell p.
Wild in the Fort Smell
ing guard house at
1880 last evening.
The effect Of it was
like a strong electric
shock on a man weak
ened by sickness.
Hope Wed with de-
spair and disbelief.
and he finally gaspedI
out the words: "Do
you mean it's it so
how do you know?''
and so many questions
oil - n hnan fhQf tho
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HAVE YOU $500 9

For SIS we will give you
choice of our $3.50, Sc, $3.50
Or 81 Trousers.
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Pneumonia RiIIs a Hawkeye.

CEDAR RAPIDS, To-. Feb. 21.-George
Scringon. ex-postmaster of Belle Plaine,
To-, prominent Democratic politician
OF the Ninth district, died this morning
of pneumonia.
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utes, found the de-
ceased, Mary Diet
zen. came to her
death =" by pistol
wounds inflicted by
Louis SO IN N e rs;
said Louis Sommers
then and there dis
charging a pistol
with felonieuS in
tent then and t ere
to kiii and mlururr
-4sI AI- nsoN,, =
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HAVE YOU S350s

For $3.50 we will give
you choice of our 81, $3.50
and S5 Trowsers.
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FACE AND HANDS FRozlaN. )
A Fugitive North 0akotan Re.

A Fugitive North OakOtan Re
captured on the Prairies.
Special to the Globe.
FoRMAN, N. d., Feb. 21.-Sherifl
Bartlett received dispatch tonight an
nouncing the capture of Henry l.. Ode,
who escaped from the sheriff at Rut
land last Wednesday while on the way
to Wahpeton jail. few miles from
Britton. $. d. When found he wa.
badly frozen about the face and hands
and had lie been exposed to the cold
few hours longer he would undoubtedly
have neriShed.
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Murderer Fisher Convicted.

NECHE, n. D., Feb. 21.-Fisher, In
dicted for an attempt to murder, was
found guilty after trial of FIVE days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
MURDER IS CHARGED.
Sensible Verdict of the Cor
oner's Jury in the Hast
ings Tragedy.
Sommers May Swing For
Snuffing Out His Sweet
hearts Life.
Wisconsin's Surgeon-General
Mulcts a Spinster for Ma
liciOus Prosecution.
st. Cloud Stonecutters Strike
Rather Than Compete With
ConViets.
SPECIAL to the Globe.

SPECIAL to the Globe.
HASTINGS. Feb. 2l.-The coroner's
Inquest in the Dietzen murder case was
completed at 4:45 this afternoon, and
the jury. after being out forty-five min
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HAVE YOU $500 2

For 81 we will give you
choice of our $3.50, So,
$3.50, SO, $3.50, $40 and s12
Trowsers.
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81, $3.50, S5 or 81. Which
Of these four prices shall it
be? You can't pay us more
than 81 nor less than 50.
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This Special Pantaloon
Sale is only for a limited
time.
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Our special sale of fash
ionable Trowsers still con-
tinues, and is proving a
great financial sue cess to
every purchaser.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-06-25

Deputy shsrssr Fish. OF Bastss Shoots Tsin-
self ThroaEh the Heart.
Burrz, Mont. June a.
People OF Butte were horrifed about o
o'clock Sunday afternoon BY the report
that Dsputy Sheriff J. M. Fish had com
mittsd suicide, By shooting himself through
the heart. He had been III for some time
and vas thoroughly despondsnt, though
none of has friends feared that he wonad
take his own life. As ths time Of the
tragedy, Fish and his wife were alone in
the house, and when he got ouf Of bed 10
Get bis pistol . terrible struggle ensued be-
tween them 10 prevent his accomplishing
his purpose, and finding herself powerless
and assured from bis conduct and talk that
her husband had lost his mind for the
time bsing, II least, Mrs. Fish ran 10 q
neiehbors for help. Upon being left
alone Fish secured the pistol and cooiiy
turning bis shirt to be sure Of making no
mistake, shot himself directly through the
hsarf. When his wife returned the unfor-
tnnaks man was unconscious and soon
brsafhed his last. Fish has been resident
of Montana for thirty years, the early por-
tion az which time he was In Virginia City.
He has bean an ofzicer for most OF that
time, and has been known over the state
~ one Of the most sfacient and fearless
within iss borders. Mr. Fish was about 66
years of age and leaves wife and two
children.