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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21
Something ola Difference.

On the night of the announcement of the
census returns of the Twin Cities, MIR. Dris-
coll, of the Pioneer Press, gave out the state
ment that the number of houses IN Mime
apolIs was 25, 126. Now, Mr.. Plummer, city
assessor of Minneapolis, makes affidavit
that he personally as city assessor did, pre-
viouslv TO the 1st OF May. 1890, accurately
check, or caused to be checked. on a map of
Minneapolis each and every building in said
city, and that he has just counted the same,
and finds there are 81, 173 houses in said
city exclusive of school houses, churches
stores factories or public buildings, and that
less than 900 were vacant OH said First day
of May. The difference between the two
statements is G. 600
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21
now THEY ARE OFF.
En- tries for the Grand Polit-
zeal Sweepstakes Are at
the Post.
The Republican Horse Has
Been Well Groomed, but
He Is Handicapped.
Why Loren Fletcher Refused
to Become a Can didate
for Mayor.
General Political Roundup of
Minneapolis and Hennepin
County.

With the exception of the Alliance tickets
all nominees for city and county offices have
been placed in the field, and the biennial
wrestle for political power may be said to
have fairly begun. Both OF the leading
parties have put good tickets in the hat, and
for the next six weeks all the powers that lie
within the limits of the parlisans of each will
be devoted to coaching the public as to which
slip should be drawn out and pasted up on
the bulletin board of victory. No red fire has
yet been burned by either party; but. if indi-
cations go for anything, this campaign will
b one of the hardest ever fought on the
muddy streets of Minneapolis and on the
clay roads of Hennepin county. I'VE
have the offices now, we have the pull ;
we have the prestige of success and we
must aud shall win is the cry from the Re
publican camp, while from the other side of
the room comes the answering shout: ONLY
let us get hold of you once, and we'll show
you. TWO years ago you had outsiders to
help you, but now you must stand upon your
own feet, and as soon as we get near you.
We'll get a half-Nelson on you that will land
you on your necks and make you see 1873
different consultations. The champions
OF each side have stripped off their coats and
are lust now leaning on the ropes waiting
for the referee to call out. ''Shake hands,"
In less than week, fighting VIII be brisk,
the seconds will be busy, aud the spectators
Will be on up-toe with excitement There
will beno 'fouling'' in this fight. Both sides
are going IN to win ION the square,
Much of the local interest in this campaign
is centered in the local mayoralty fight In
the betting ring Winston is a favorite. He
is not handicapped by the necessity of stop
ping every furlong and explaining why he
should win. nor is he overweighted by two
years OF msrule and a load of broken
pledges, blunders and failures The hackers.
OF the Republican horse are bankrupt Two
years ago they pawned their plug hats and
put the proceeds Oh plug named Retrench--
m me- and Reform. The poor beast never
left the post when the starter gave the word
a 1esy-just few-by borrowing from their
trends, raked up little money to wager on
municipal Economy, better horse than r.
and r., but one which was dis
tanceG at the half-mile The entry
for this years meeting, while in poor
form, has been fed on eggs and rubbed with
grease until his, coat shines and his joints
seem tolerably timber, and has been plac-
araed: This horse isn't expected to wi1i-he
is just entered es an adj for our business
Ihe track promises 10 be heavy on race day,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21
Another Mandatory.

1t was learned yesterday that efforts put
forth by several leading citizens had been
successful in inducing the Van Brunt d
Davis company, manufacturers of seeders
and cultivators. to remove to Minneapolis
from Horizon, Wis. A site has been secured
at ST. Louis Park, and Yesterday the contracts
for building to cost $50, 900 were let. The
works Will employ about 800 hands
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21
Young. But a Bad One.

Inspector John P. Hoy bagged young
pickpocket yesterday in the person of Bert
Partridge. Partridge relieved Mrs Vina
Kendall of her pocketbook, which contained
SIS i'll money and pin valued at 81, while.
she was in the Palace clot hing stole. The
boy was sent to the workhouse for sixty days,
he being too old for the reform school,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21

Thomas A. Clark, chairma and secretary of
the city committee, sent circular of infor-;
nation to each ward, copy of which APP
pears below. An innovation has been intro
duced i'll that ward. and conventions will be
held for the nomination of aldermanic can
dldates. TIL e recipient of the circular is ap-
pointed chairman. 1t reads:
Dear Sir: You are hereby notified that the
executive comm ttee of the Alliance party,
IN conformity with the resolution passed by
the city central committee, Sept Is. 1890.
calling city convention of said party for
Tuesday evening, Sept 80. 1890, al z D. M,
at Labor Temple, to nominate candidates for
mayor, city comptroller. and city treasurer,
have apportioned the various delegates from.
the different wards. on the ratio of one dele !
gate for each 125 votes or major fractions
thereof, making the following number from
each ward III the CITY:
First ward ;...... ISL Ninth ward 1000. 10
Second ward 49,. 10 Tenth ward ... 6
Third 7 ward :,....... 39I Eleventh ward. 23
- ufth Ward...... 43lTwelfth ward. ....S. 3
riltn Ward 49,. 3Sl'Ihlrteenth ward. 3
Sixth ward 49,. % y
Seventh ward. - Total a75;
Eighth ward. go. 20
And have appointed you ward chairman
OF your ward, requesting that you see TO the
calling of W ard convention, for the selection
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21
The Sword Match.

The return fencing match at the Pence
opera house last evening between Mile. Eng
elhart and Maj. MCGUIRE resulted in a tie.as
the close OF the third bout according to the
award of the referee, although the audience
seemed to think that the lady had three
points the best of it.and fourth two-minute
bout was held to decide ii, in which she made
five points to his four, thus winning by one
point. Another match will be held tonight
to decide the winner. and the major is ont to
bet that he will win it. The lady did some
clever work last night and il certainly looked
as if she had decidedly the best of it.
Mrs. Mel Blud, of Sank Center, Mimi, for
merly of Minneapolis, is the guest of Mrs. e
Blodgett, T12 Lyndale avenue north.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21

The Democrats of the Second ward will
meet to morrow night at Spears hall, on
Fourteenth avenue southeast, for the pur-
pose of organizing a club. Frank G. Nc
legislative ticket. and Enoch Hidden and j.
c. Haynes, aldermanic candidates, will be
present. A cordial invitation is extended to
Republicans and Democrats alike.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21
If you want our support you must resign

If you want our support you must resign
from the council is what the Republicans
below Eighteenth avenue, in the Ninth
ward. are crying at AID Bradish, who is a
candidate on the lawyers ticket" Bradish
has not yet decided what to do but it is gen.
orally believed that he will not give up a sure
thing while there is SO much knife talk
going on. Several of the prominent Repub-
licans who supported him two years ago
have beeu agitating the question, and it is
quite likely that a mass meeting will be held
i'll the ward some night this week, and that
Mr.. Bradish will be requested to hand in his
resignation. Mr.. Nelson. who is the candi-
date on the Democratic legislative ticket, is
keeping in the dark, and watching the Re-
publicans fight among themselves.
-
Enoch hidden, one of the candidates on
the aldermanic ticket in the Second ward,
win greatly strengthen the Dmocratic city
ticket. Mr.. Hidden is prominent member
of the G. A. r., and is favorably known
throughout the ward. Financially he is well
to-do and practically has retired from bust
ness. he is large property owner in the
ward, and is a gentleman that will labor to
protect the rights of the citizens. Surely he
will not vote to donate 5000, 600 to any
corporation, as the alderman who is about
to retire from the Second ward did.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21

the East side that E. NJ johnson is friend
of the monopolist and not of the toiling
man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
The Monarch of Glutt0ns.

Louis XVI, 1.-THE Grand Monarch, I"
was grand eater. His sister ssid of him:
81 have seen the King take at single
meal four plates of different soups, an
entire pheasant, partridge, a great
plateful Of salad, two large slices of
ham, huge quantity of mutton with
garlic, q whole plate of tarts, piles of
fruit, and finish up with hard boiled
eggs" The appetite of Louis XIV. was
scarcely less Gargantuan, though more
particular. He paid his cook $4,000 a
month. No price was too costly for
anything he fancied. He is said to have
once paid s225O for turtle, which was
procured from London. The chief cook
of Louis XVI. had stipend of SIS, 900
q year. Louis XVIII. used to get up in
the middle of the night in order to eat
hearty meal. Even the Citizen King, the
head of the Orlcanists, was great eater.
Commercial Adyertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
WORDS OF WISDOM.

We carry our jails with us.
There is sunshine of the heart.
A clear conscience de6es cloudy sky.
Convenience generally keeps her word.
1t is too bad our strikers cannot make
a hit.
To possess ones self is to be great
owner.
Trust your fellows and keep your eye
on them.
Circumstance gives coloring to our in
dependence.
Accept your friends tongue but not
his ear, lest you hear from him again.
A pretty young lady always wishes to
sec what is in the store windows as she
passes.
There's no man who does not expect
his Maker to be more merciful to him
than he is to his fellows.
A man may be honest and not vir-
tuous; when be is 80 he leans upon his
honesty as an atonemert for his imper-
fections.
1t is usually the man of money who
discoulses on the benefits of poverty.
This is proper since the poor are other
wise engaged.
A wise man plays the fool when he en-
ters into an argument on the street cor
ner, for it is easy for the jester to get
corner on the merriment when logic is
slain with SMILE IKest Shore.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
pLAET FoDDER-coRN.

! 1t is probable that every August thou
sands of farmers resolve that the next
spring they will put out field of fodder
corn, yet break the resolution when
spring comes. It is the rare exception
that July and August do not shorten the
pastures. Some seasons the pastures are
almost burnt up; if there has been no
provision made for other feed at this
season, the animals must lose flesh, and
the COWS must fall off in their milk pro-
duct, or else grains and purchased food
must be fed literally. Fodder corn is
cheaper than loss of flesh or grain. Al
lowing the animals to lose flesh is very
wasteful. 1t will require twice as much
food to regain the flesh as to retain it.
Every year the testimony becomes
stronger that fodder-corn should not be
sown broadcast. 1t may be planted in
hills, but the largest crops, except on
very foul land, can be raised by planting
in drills. Fodder-corn should be planted
In rows at least three apart and as well
cultivated as field corn.-American Agri-
eulturist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09

small, and at the end of week they will
have gained strength so they may be
turned into their pasture, if sheltered at
night. If a gosling gets wet SO as to
look drenched, and it begins to droop,
it must be dried. If goslings are taught
to eat, then well fed and kept dry till
we'll feathered, success is almost certain.
When fully feathered they are able to take
care of themselves and on large farm
can do their own foraging until fattening
time, when they should be penned up
and fed all they will eat.-Nea0 York
World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
BREEDING GEESE.

As geese are great grazers it is useless
to attempt to breed them unless one has
plenty of room. They require unlimited
grass runs and ought to be kept apart
from the poultry yard containing young
chicks. Where one has suitable facilities
for raising geese, they return good pro-
fits, as, if set early, two broods may be
obtained from each female, thereby Sc
curing Aocks for each seasons sales. The
Toulouse and Embden varieties are to be
preferred to other sorts, where breeding
for profit is in order. These attain heavy
weights, mature early and are hardy and
prolific. While geese are setting they
should be thoroughly busted with sulphur
or pyrethrum once or twice to cleanse
them from vermin. A good plan after
the goslings arc hatched is to make q
triangular pen with three long boards,
where the grass is short but fresh aud
green, and move to a new place every
day. A shallow dish of water must be
placed so they can get into it, and be re-
ALLIED as often as it gets foul. Feed lit.
lie at a time, but often, while they arc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
Twenty Million Stars in View.

Astronomers say that the, fabulous
number of 100000 stars, all aglow,
can be seen with powerful microscope.
When we consider that the nelrest of
these is 100000 times as far from us as
the sun, and that it would take from
three and half to twenty-one years for
the light which reaches us to cease if
they we're extlnguished, we cannot
grasp and hold the vast conception in
our minds. Yet it is supposed that each
of these is central sun, with its own
colony of planets circling round it,
which in size are vastly superior to those
of our own solar system, and are travel
ing through space with such speed that it
is impossible for us to comprehend it.
The star Sirius is said to be moving
ffty-four miles second, or 194, 400
miles per hour, a flaming mass, leading
its brood of planets through illimitable
space.-Neu York Telegram.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
sQUASHEs.

If you want nice squashes in abundance
follow the method experience has taught
me is the best. Plant on good, warm
soil. I prefer greensward. Manure
Gberally, spread eight OF ten cords to the
acre and harrow it in thoroughly. If
you have any night soil use this for
squashes and harrow it in. During the
final week in June make the hills eight
or ten feet apaIt-no nearer-and thor
oughly mix with the soil a handful of
good phosphate. Put in these hills
eight or ten seeds and cover with about
an inch of fine earth. When the young
plants come up keep sharp lookout for
all bugs. The first will probably be the
small striped bugs. For these use plaster
Eifted on the vines when wet. Then for
the pumpkin bug, large black one, I
have found nothing surer than hand kill
ing. When the vines have five leaves
there is not so much danger of these
bugs. One must see to them every day
before this or his crop will be ruined.
About this time or later the squash borer
and cut worms get in their work. For
these I use the saltpetre solution-one
Tablespoonful to pail of water. A pint
or less put about each hill around the
vines does the work At the last hoeing
or when all danger of bug is passed pull
out all but two or thee plants in each
hill. It is seldom 1 lose a hill of
squashes. There is no need of it. Be
sure and plant pure seed. After find a
kind that is good buy by the pound.
What is not used this year is just as good
next year.-NeU England Homestead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
Paralyzed by q Scratch.

"I have read of men being paralyzed
by wound and unable to move," said a
well-known prominent Maine office
holder to a reporter of the Lewiston
Journal, ''and I believe it. I know that
there have been many cases of the kind,
and one of them in particular has such
a personal twist that l have good reasons
to remember.
'sIt was at the battle of Chantilly, in
the early part of the fight. We had ap-
preached low, rambling fence-a Vir-
ginia fence, as they were called, and 1
had my gun through it and was doing
what service could. saw the splinter
fly from q piece of that fence under the
impulse of ball from the enemy. In
the lightning fash of the flying wood l
seemed to find time to dodge, and then
there was quick pain like the soaring Of a
hot iron and the splinter was through my
hatband and along my scalp, penetrating
it, but not inju-ing the skull.
"The blow was severe and stunned
me, and remember as we'll my last look
at the scene-the fighting troops, the
smoke, the battle and the tramping men.
fell back, my legs half doubled up be-
meath me, and in moment my strength
was gone and was powerlcss. l saw
everything. Men fell upon me. Men
trampled upon me. Horses reared around
me. The battle was on all sides.
my wits were clear, my brain un-
clouded, but there was I, dying death
momcntarily, alive, yet dead, and suffer
ing more tortures than 1 thought life
could have. l lay there perhaps half an
hour-cvcry moment a year of agony
when l felt some ones hand on my
collar, and l was dragged out and turned
on my face, where lay for moment as
some one rifed my cartridge box. The
motion saved me. My pulse seemed to
stir, my heart beat, my will to re-excrt
itself, and in few moments | was my
self. The wound was so small that l
stanchcd it with my handkerchief and in
half an hour was as we'll rs ever.
''If the hand had not found my coat
collar l should have been bleaching my
bones on Chaptilly at this moment in
stead of being here talking to you, and
it would have been tough to have passed
in on such scratch. ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
A Woman's Long Swim for Life.

By yesterday mornings Australian
mail, says the Pail Nall Gazette of recent
date, we have for the first time full par
ticul lars of the Quetta disaster, and the
narratives of the survivors. We subjoin
the principal points in the graphic state
ment of Miss Lacy, undoubtedly the
most interesting figure in the events OF
that calamitous night in Torres Straits.
Miss Lacy says she was sitting in the
saloon writing letter, the other ladies
practicing for a concert, when, without
o moments warning, they heard loud,
grating sound, the ship rocked violently,
and chorus of confused noises broke
out on deck.
Miss Lacy rushed on deck, and al
ready the ship was sinking. "Going
aft" she says, "was like walking up a
hill. The part to which was making
my way was high above the water" But
hardly had she reached the aft part of
the vessel than it rapidly sank, and in a
moment 200 human beings and a large
number of sheep "were oil in the water
in heap, the people struggling and
shrieking terribly" Miss Lacy with
great difficulty managed to extricate
herself from the confused mass, and, be-
ing practical swimmer, succeeded in
getting clear Of the whirlpool caused by
the sinking ship. She then relieved her.
self of all superauous clothing, and
swan about for two hours in the hope OF
coming across some of the survivors.
At midnight she heard o cry from q
distance, and swimming toward it, found
that it came from raft rudely and hasti-
ly constructed by the chief officer. She
availcd herself of this temporary refuge
and remained on the raft until noon next
day, when, finding that it was making
no progress. and fancying that she saw
an island on the verge of the horizon,
Miss Lacy determined to trust once more
to her swimming powers, and in spite of
the strong remonstrances of the chief
officer she dived into the ocean and
struck out in the direction she had
marked out for herself. But she had
grievously miscalculated the distance of
the island.
All the afternoon and far into the
night she was in the water without life
belt or support of any description, re-
lieving herself by swimming alternately
on Ter face, back and sides. She said
she felt no fear of the sharks that abound
in these tropical waters, but the fearfully
hot sun scorched her terribly, and every
now and then she had to thrust her head
under water to save herself from sun
stroke. She is under the impression that
for part of the tine she was asleep in
the water.
At length, after being for twenty-four
hours altogether in Tore; Straits, she
was picked up in an almost exhausted
condition by a boat belonging to the
search steamer Albatross. For some hours
after her timely rescue she was dclirious,
and fancied herself living. in q submarine
hotel. No more signal proof Of the
value of swimming as lady accomplish
ment has been furnished for many a
day than this extraordinary experience
of Miss Lacy's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
A Daring Mountain Climber.

DR.. Hans Meyer, the German mountain
explorer, intends to try to reach the
top of Kenia, the second highest
mountain in Africa. Kcnla is about 49,
900 feet high, only 700 feet lower than
Kibo, the higher summit of Kilima-
Marc, and is perpetually snow-crowned.
DR.. Meyer will be accompanied by Lud-
wig Purtscheller, and will 60 equipped
with ice axes, snow spectacles, Alpine
ropes, climbing irons, rubber coverings
and sheepskin sleeping bags and blankets.
-Neao York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
TURBULENT SALVADOR.
Death OF President Menendez and As.
sassination of Several Officers.

Death OF President Menendez and AS
sassination of Several Officers.
President Menendez, Of San Salvador, died
suddenly, soon after the conclusion of BAN
quet given on the occasion Of the fifth anni-
versary of the entrance of General Menendez
into San Salvador and the defeat Of the
Zaldivar faction. During the panic caused
by the Presidents death General Marcial and
several other officers were killed at the bar.
racks. General Carlos Ezeta, the leader Of
the forces, is now in command. Allis quiet
at present. ,
General Francisco Menendez was elected
Provisional President Of San Salvador in
1885, after having defeated General Figu-
eroa, and spoiled the schemes Of Generals
Barrios and Zaldivar for organizing q Cen
trail American Union, to which San Salvador
was bitterly opposed. General Menendez
was reelected President in 1881, and his term
would have expired in 1891.
He has been accused Of tyranny in forcing
into the military service the sons of some OF
the best Salvadorean families, and in i'm
prisoning them and even causing them to be
1ogged when they resisted.