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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

sJust before election these women concluded to
enter the political field and show the men how to
run town in an honest and Christian way
"They put up ticket: For Mayor, Mrs. Kelly;
Police Judge, Mrs Greer; Council, Mrs. Ewart
Mrs Stewart, Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Rose and Mrs.
Brown, with Miss Nellie Weston as City Clerk
"Not q man in the list.
"Then Edgerton-the men of Edgerton-roared
with laughter. Indeed, they could hardly
contain themselves as they met in the old grocery
and on the street corners and discussed the ludic-
rous situation. The town resembled huge face,
good mile from the roots Of the hair to the chin
whiskers, and the face was on grin from ear to
ear. 1t was terrific, side splitting joke, but at
the polls these women would scatter like flock Of
scattered sheep. ooh, ho!' and 'Ha, hal cried
Mr.. This to Mr.. That as he chuckled at the dis
hevelled and demoralized condition Of these women
folk after election.
"The portentous day came. Bright and early
mothers and daughters donned their best attire,
determined to bride voters with smiles, beauty and
'multitudinous tongue The poor men slumbered
on in imagined security, and when they got up
found no breakfast on the table.
s'The occasion was too momentous to daily with
ham and eggs, SO the women swallowed hasty
cup OF coffee and struck for the polls. 1t was to
be no Bull Run, both sides claiming the victory,
but Waterloo for somebody
"The town clock licked the hours away. Forty
circuses could not have produced an equal excite
ment. Men were cajoled by handsome matrons.
while dlmple checked maidens plainly told their
lovers that smiles could be won by vote for the
woman's ticket aud that refusal would be fol-
lowed within twenty-four hours by the withdrawal
OF an engagement and the return of betrothal
ring
land when the sun that afternoon sat down to
rest on the top Of the highest peak among the
glorious Rockies he fingered long to see the end of
the fun in Edgerton and seemed sorry to sink into
the Pacific before he heard the result.
SWELL it was a great day and the women came
out OF the contest with an overwhelming majority.
Their ticket won and Edgerton has been wrested
from the hands Of the masculine gender and deliy-
cred oyer to the reforms of its mothers and daugh-
tiers.
"One Of the saloon keepers packed his trunks
and started for new field Of usefulness where, as
ne SAID, mo petticoats can pry into my bust
ness
"The people of that thriving town have sud-
denly enlarged their notions Of womans sphere.
"She has rights, and if surly men refuse to
grant her justice she is prepared to wrench it from
them by fair vote and an honest count.
"Our congratulations to the brave women of
Edgerton.
LAS tor The men, they have our condolences in
any quantity desired"
AN ARAB SAYING.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

The wisdom Of the movement that began the
work with the children in the temperance cause
has been, and is being demonstrated more and
more, and il it be true that ''the hand that rocks
the cradle rules the world" then the mothers in
favor Of the full enfranchisement Of women have
q mighty power in their hands. First impressions
said to be more lasting and the lessons learned
in the nursery are often indelibly stamped upon
the mind Of the child Woman having discovered
her own great needs, will teach the thoroughly
conned lesson to her son, who will, when he
reaches manhood, be more than willing to help her
right the wrong. After all, these adverse laws,
that existed for so many years, have many of them
been repealed or revised only through the influence
Of wonen. A few brave and thoughtful women see
ing the great injustice done their sex, began the
protest. Man who had made these laws, and who
did not suffer from them, was fully aware Of their
existence, but as long as they did not initiate
against him it did not trouble him in the least.
But these intelligent, thinking women inaugurated
q reform that is sweeping steadily onward, and
even the remotest corners Of the land hold some
advocate of the cause some one to 90 forth and
scatter the seed which will yet spring up and bear
fruit, it may be an hundred-fold. Who can tell
what the harvest will be.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

Hon. J. E. WASHINGTON, Of Tennessee was very
much against the admission Of Wyoming with her
woman suffrage clause, and declared that the
measure would end Sin unsexing and degrading
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

DR.. HELEN L. WEBSTER, of Lynn, Mass, who
has been called to a chair at Vassar, is one Of
three women in America who have received the de-
gree Of Phi D. from the University of Zurich.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03
LITTLE ROCK, SATURDAY, MAY 8. 1890.

Hon. A. j. STREErER, of Illinois, in sending q
kind message to The CHRONICLE, adds: II find
good hard sense in it,"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

the womanhood of America" Mr.. Washington
is evidently subject to dreams and nightmares,
and magines he sees the women OF his district
fitting about from precinct to precinct Changing
bonnets and bustles," and voting in every ward OF
town. "Why," he exclaimed "if Wyoming
should be admitted with Article W., Sections
and g. Of this proposed Constitution in force, it is
not impossible or improbable that in the future
some woman will sit in the chair now occupied by
the Delegate she will come with frllls and founces,
bonnet and hustle" Frocks and bonnets and
bustles appear, in the estimation Of Mr.. Washing
ton, to represent large proportion Of what con-
sttutes woman, but il he could once behold the
women of his district insisting upon honestly
counting out Of the box the ballots that had hon
estly been put into it, looking up back records,
etc., the hustle and bonnet would dwindle back to
a dim insignifcance beside some other attributes
attainable by womanhood, while his own chances
Of congressional honors would probably dwindle
in the same direction as the hustle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
EXCELLENT REASONS,
Gov. Miller Vetoed the Bill
for an Agricultural Col
lege at Fargo
Because Unconstitutional,
and There Is No Money to
Support 1t.
The Weather in Montana,
Washington and Dakota Re-
ported Very Severe.
A Sioux City Bookkeeper En-
gineers a Big Shortage
in His Accounts.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, N. D.. Jan. S.-Gov. Mil
Ter issued his first veto to-day. 1t is on
the bill appropriating $4,000 for all ag-
ricultural college at Fargo. The chief
reason given is that the bill is uncon-
stitutiGnal in it's provision appropriat-
ing the moneys accruing from the sale
of public lands granted by the general
government for the college as security
for the bonds. The governor referred
the entire matter of constitutionality to
the attorney general. who rend-
cred an exhaustive opinion, de-
claring the bill unconstitutional.
The constitution of the state provides
that the money derived from the sale
of the public lands and the interest
thereon shall be inviolably appropriated
and applied to the specific objects of
the original grant or gift, and that the
principal may be increased, but shall
never be diminished. Aside from this
reason the governor says in his message
that he would veto the bill on the
ground of public policy and necessary
restriction of expenditures. He places
the deficiency In the state treasury for
1890 at s24s, ,OG7 .2s4. and holds that should
the college be constructed there will be
no funds for Its support or main
tenance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
GOOD WITH HIS KNUCKLEs
RIIt Failure at Scaling Prison
Walls.


LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. S.-Tom
'.o'Brien. under death sentence for the
snurder of Bette Shea, was foiled in a
swel4-pianped attennt TO escape
from the Lexington jail to-night.
IN company with the Hat
field murderers of West Virginia.
an escape was planned. A rope of
blankets mas made and concealed in a
stOvepipe that runs above the fourth
wall. On yesterday the Hatfields were
removed to the penitentiary at Frank
fort, to serve life sentence, and to-day
O'Brien attempted to use the rope to
swing down to the outsids of the
wall. A prisoner, who Is confined
at intervals by mis- friends on account of
drunkenness, discovered O'Brien's at
tempt and notified the Jail officials, who
captured him in the nick of time.
OBrien'S attorneys have arranged to go
to Frankfort tomorrow to present the
last plea for rehearing of his
case to the court of appeals.
The probabilities are that his only
hope lies in an escape, and this attempt
being frustrated. he will hereafter be
Kept in closely guarded cell. The
murder of Bette Shea was the mos
atrociOus crime ever committed, she
being beaten to death by leaden knuclzs
on the morning of April l
last, at the home Of John Voolfolk
in this city, where she was employed
as a domestic. The evidence disclosed
that O'Brien had been secretly married
to her in Cincinnati during the exposi-
tion under an assumed name, and that
she was FIVE months enceinte at the
time of her murder. O'Brien at that
time being engaged to young lady in
Rushviile, Ind. This evidence was CIR
cumstantial, but jury regarded it as
conclusive
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
ADMITTED HIS GUILT.
A Louisiana Murderer Pays The
Penalty.

HouMA, La, Jan. 3.-Calvin Morris
was hanged in the Jail yard at this place
to-day for the murder of Alfred Harris
on the 5th of October, 1889. The con-
demned man was up early this morning
and when questioned as to his feelings
replied that he had slept we'll during
the night and felt prepared to Surrender
to the law the life he had forfeited.
After a hearty breakfast the prisoner
donned his new suit of clothes, his min
lister was then admitted to his cell and
they were left alone until 12:35, when
the march to the gallOwS was COM
menced. Morris mounted the Scatfold
with a firm tread and stood over the trap
door with calm and resigned express
sion upon his countenance, not a tremOr
being visible. TIE sheriff then read
the death warrant, when the condemned
man made a statement acknowledging
his guilt and the business of his SEN
tence. He advised all young men to
shun bad company and to beware of
his unfortunate fate. He then prayed
in low tone, and when he had con-
cluded turned to the hangman and told
him to adjust tile black cap, as he was
ready. The cap was adjusted, his arms
and legs pini0ned and the noose adj
justed. The trap was sprung at 12:4O,
the condemned man was given fall of
six feet. which broke his neck. The
body gave two slight convulsions and
then was still. In nine minutes the
physicians pronounced life extinct, and
at one O'Clock p. m. the body was cut
down, placed in coffin and given in
charge OF his friends for burial.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04

WGdO lOChcus NO OVtQ6Hc6 Oh Gnolr nav
ing been forced was obtained. The case
is full of serious complications. 1t is
impossible 10 estimate the amount of
plnnder taken, If there was any at all.
1t looks as if the thief or thieves were
looking for
SOME PARTICULAR OBJECT.
The body of Mrs. Kniffin showed no
marks of violence, nor wasE there any
thing found which might be used as a
eIeW or lead to the identity of the GRIM
iliais. The chief of police notified the
coroner, who took charge Of the body.
The police, by authority of Prosecutor
Stockton, at once took charge of
the house. They found burned matches
upon the floor, chisel in one spot,
Ratchet in another. and still other tools.
: fhey say. however. that the tools are
not part of a burglars kit. and they pro-
fess to be mystitied by the circumstances.
A telegram was sent to DR.. Kniffin, re-
questing him to return home. and until
such time. as he reaches Trenton
no one will be allowed to enter the
apartments. A man by the name of
Augustus Reid, who claims TO have en-
tered the building by the rear in the
morning. says he found the back door
unlocked. He paid no attention to the
circumstance at the time, but later,
when he heard of the crime, he
told what he knew. a few weeks ago.
on an occasion when DIR. Kniffin was
absent, Mrs. Kniffin claimed that rob-
befs had entered her house, and that
one of the men had kept pistol pointed
at her head while the other piliaged the
rooms. This was reported to the police
at the time but nothing ever came of it.
Mrs. Kniffin was good-looking woman
of light complexion and slight figure.
and was widely known in social circles,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
WE'RE THEY LYNCHED?
The Fate of Pwo Criminals Is Not
Yet Known.


3, ROANOKE, Va. Jan. 3.-About two
months ago two white girls. aged four
teen and twelve years respectively,
were criminaily assaulted in Mont
gomery county. Subsequently develop
ments fastened the crime upon man
named Akers and a nineteen-year-old
boy named Cooper. They were lodged
in jail about three weeks ago. An at
tempt to lynch them was prevented by
Judge Junkins, of the county court,
hiding them in the woods until they
could be returned TO Lynchbu1g. The
second attempt was frustrated by re-
moving them to Salem. They were
taken to ChriStianburg Monday for
trial. The hands of the people were
kept off them only by an earnest appeal
from the Judge and his pledge that jus
tice would be meted out. ard Wednesday
AkerS was sentenced to twenty years in
the penitentiary. The people were dis
satisfied with the verdict and would
have lynched the prisoners that night
had not Judge Junkins again removed
them from the jail in the darkness. He
1telegraphed the mayor of Roanoke yes
serday morning that the sheriff and pris-
ioners had left and asked that they be
protected from violence, but up to late
hour last night the sheriff with his pris-
oners had not arrived, and it is feared
that they have fallen victims to mob
violence. Men from Montgomery were
arriving in Roanoke al day yesterday
and last night were watching every ave
nue. of approach. SentrieS were also
posted at all the intervening stations on
the railroad and men were patrolling the
country roads. If the sheriff can leach
this city his men will be safe, but it is
feared he will never get them here alive.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
The Democrat c Chieftain A.
PiveS in Helena From
Philadelphia.
Consequently Two Democrat.
ie Senator's Will Be Duly
Elected To-Morrow.
An Attempt to Create a Sem
- sation Over Cal Briee at
Columbus.
Brokers Turn Up With a Los
Of Repudiated Erie Rail-
way Tickets.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe
HELENA, Mont, Jan. S.-The Interest,"
in the political situation in Montana now
centers about the Democratic position.
The Democratic house and three sena,
tors met in joint convention to-day, and.
after taking one ballot, again adjourned
for lack of quorum. Marcus Daly.
one of the big Democratic chiefs, ar.
rived in Helena last night from Phila.
delphia, making the trip especially to
see if he could not aid the party to come
to an agreement on the question of the
election of senators. He was in con-
sultation to-day with the other leaders.
and left tonight for Anaconda. It is
understood that as the result of his visit
there will be quorum at the Demo.
cratic convention tomorrow, and that
Clark and Maginnis will get the full
vote. The only question has been the
effect of electing Democratic senator's
as partial acknowledgment of the
validity of the organization of the state
senate. and if this question has been
satisfactorily settled all is plain sailing.
The Republican senators have not yeb
applied for their certificates.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
WHERE Is WINDsETH9
A Granite Falls Man Suddenly
Drops Out of Sight.

Special to the Globe.
GRANITE FALLS, Mimi, Jan. 9.-This
town is in state of considerable excite
ment over the disappearance of George
s. Windseth, head salesman in the ex-
tensive general merchandise establish
ment of Sorlien Bros. & Knudtson. lie
was man of cheerful and Ohliging dis
position. with plenty of friends. He
stands five feet ten inches in height, is
erect and of very active bearing. sandy
complexion, nearly red hair and mus
taehe, the former cut short. When-he
left he Is supposed to have worn a black
Prince Albert coat. and dark blfie panta-
looms and ohinehilla oyercoat. He was
q prominent member of Z. 0fP. Lodge
No. d, Redwood Falls, MINI. Sixty
cltizens made q thorough search of the
city this afternoon, fearing temporary
alteration Of the mind and cons equent
self-destruetion. No known cause ex-
lists for sudden flight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
was arrested yesterday on a telegram
from Sheriff Hutfman,of Beadle county,
South Dakota, was discharged to-day
on receipt Of a telegram from the same
official,
UNDER THE sNVERALTY ACT.
Row Black 1omahawk Is Enei.
neering Things at Fort Pierre.

Special TO the Glope.
PIERRE, s. D., Jan. "a new COM
plfcation has arisen over the Fort Pierre
matter and right of possession to the
mile-square. To-day full-bloeded
Sioux Indian named Black Tomahawk,
hired an attorney named FL. E. Dewey,
of this city, to advise him, and has COM
menced the erection of house on land
at Fort Pierre. 800 acres of the choicest
part of which he will take under the
scveralty act of congress. Lieut. Poore,
IN command of the troops stationed here
to preserve the peace. stated to-day that
he could not prevent Black Tomahawk
from putting up building, or hiring
carpenters from this city to do the work,
and that the Indian seemed to have the
best of the right of possession over sew
eral hundred whites now occupying the
mlle-square. Black Tomahawk will
enforce his claims. If need be, with the
aid of the Indian police at the agency.
Between Fort Pierre residents. South
Pierre boodlers, the Northwestern rail-
way and the Indians, all struggling for
possession of the mile-square, the
matter bids fair to soon result in great
excitement, if not blOOdShed,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
THE WEATHER. SERVICE.
The Mercury Seeks the Bulb in
the Far West.

Special tc the Globe.
HELENA, Mont, Jan. 3.-Last night
was the coolest so far this season in
Montana. The thermometer going as
low at some points as 35 deg. below.
There is but little snow reported in
Eastern and Central Montana, but
there is some delay to traffic in the
western partof the state. 'Considera-
bic suffering is already reported on
some of the ranges, though, though con-
fined to the limited areas. Tonight
there has been rise in temperature,
and the indications are that before
morning a heavy snow storm will be
raging.
SEATTLE. Wash, Jan. 3.-Overland
trains are all delayed in Eastern WASH
ington by snow storms. Northern Pa
eific trains are about eighteen hours
late. The weather is the coldest known
here for wears.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
IMPRISONED FOR FRAUD.
And Commits ~uic de In q Phiia-
delphia Prison.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-Willis Gay
lord. for years heavy manipulation of
railroad securities and organizer of
railroad corporations, committed sui
eide some time last night or this MORN
ing in cell in the untried department
of the county prison here. When
the keepers went their rounds
this morning Gaylord's cold corpse
was discovered IN his cell, and Sheriff
Krumbhaar. who had the custody of
the prisoner, was at once notified. Cav
lord was put under arrest on warrant
issued on the 18th of November last, in
a suit in assumpsit. involving a claim
of $50. 900, the plaintiff being one Fred
erick A. Babcock, with whom GAYLORD
had been interested in negotiation of
S515. 1000 of New Orleans. Baton Rouge
& Vicksbdrg bonds. Babcock alleged
fraud on Gaylord's part.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
SEVERAL THOUSAND SHORT.
A Sioux City Bookkeeper Makes q
Mess of 1t.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Jan. S.-Walter
Quincy, bookkeeper for the Pinckney
Book and Stationery company, has been
missing since Wednesday, and an ex-
animation of his books shows that he
has been running behind in his ac-
counts since April. 1t is said that
the amount now reaches several thou
sand dollars. He has been keeping
fast company and his salary was not
sufficient to keep up his expenses. He
leaves widowed mother, who is heart
broken over the affair.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
BURKE Is BUSY,
But He Promises to- Return to
Louisiana Later.

Louisiana Later.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.-An evening
paper prints the following: According
to an interview with a representative of
the Honduras Progress, a newspaper
published in Tehucigalpa, Maj. e. A.
Burke, the defaulting state treasurer of
Louisiana, said, relative to his return to
Louisiana, that he would probably not
be able to leave there until the be-
ginning OF March next. His duties to
the Honduras government. which had
made such generous cessions to
him and to the capitalists who had on
his representations and at his solicita-
tions invested their money, required
his close attention there, and he did not
intend to abandon their interests. He
hoped in the meantime that an honest
and just investigation of his affairs IN
Louisiana would be made. In regard
to the charges of embezzlement, he was
disinclined to speak at the present
time, as it was an intricate legal eues-
ton. which had been made more so by
political animOsities, and could only be
explained and refuted in Louisiana. 1t
was painful situation for him to be
in, but he would have to endure 1t for
some months to come.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
New Democratic Paper.

SpeclaI 70 the tTIoDe-
SIOUX CITY. Jan. S.-Dr. N. e. Wood
ana associates have purchased the
United Press franchise and a partial
plant for morning newspaper to be
started here March l. 1t will be called
the World, and will be a clean tariff
reform Democratic sheet. 1t is not pos
itively known who will be the editor,
but correspondence has been going on
to John Ii. Keatley, now United States
district judge of Alaska, and he will
probably take editorial charge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
An Old Banker Gone.

Special 70 the Globe.
HUDSON, Wis, Jan. 9.-John Com
stock. president of the First National
bank of this city. died this morning at
2 O'clock. He was born at Owassa, N.
Y, in 1912. He came to this country in
the fifties, and engaged in the business
of contractor and builder. The first
work he did in ST. Croix county was the
erection OF the court house now in use.
He afterwards engaged in the real es-
tate business, a. d subsequently vent
into the bank of which he has been
president for number of years. He
was eminent as citizen, was a fine
business man, and leaves large estate.
His wife. but no children, survives him.
The funeral will take place Sunday at
2 D. Ii.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
The Captain Drowned,

LONDON, Jan. S.-The White Star
line steamer Britannia, Capt. Dawson,
from New York Dec. %, for Liverpool.
ran into the brigantine CZarowitZ, from
sFowey for Runc0rn. in the Irish sea off
the Mersey. last night. The after part
of the brigantine was cut clean awav.
and she rapidly filled and sank. Tie
weather was bitter cold, but the crew of
:tfe Britannia succeeded in saving ali
hands from the CZsrowitz exeept the
captain, who was drowned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-04
Violated che Trust Law.

NINcoLN, Neb., Jan. 3.-Quo war
ranto proceedings have been COM
menced in the supreme court by At
torney General Leez against the Ne
braska Distilling company, of Nebraska
City, to enforced the forfeiture of it's
charter and property for violation Of
the antitrust law. The petition prays
for a dissolution of the company's
charter, the appointment of receiver
to wind up its affairs. the sale of cor
porate property and that the proceeds
may be converted into the school fund
of the state.