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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25

Andrews, Spinola and MOnheimer for
distribution. l had supposed that at
least half of this amount was held in
trust for the cOmpany's treasury. W hen
the new directors were elected it was
discovered that much of this stock had
been sold for an insufficient cOmpensa1
ton and that the rest was held bv the
three mentioned persons or their estates.
ut is absurd to say any of this stock
is unaccOunted for. We know where
every share is and for how much it was
sold. There has been nothing surrep-
titlOus about It. We simply think these
gentlemen sold the stock for much less
than it was worth. This stock in it's
present state is tainted. and to protect
the public we have issued the notice
closing our books for the transfer of
this common stock.
ut is possible that Mr.. Andrews or
any of the others might sell the shares,
when the buyer would suffer as much
as ourselves. There is no question
that Mr.. Andrews did have complete
control of both the gas light and
steam companies, but the charge that he
transferred useless real estate from the
steam company to the gas light COM
pany is not fair. At the time he trans
ferred the property he unQueStionably
lHleHueu pulllnS up gas pldnLS on IT,"
The board of directors ofsthe Stand
ard Gas Light company met here today.
The session was an executive one. The
secretary said that some SETON was
taken with reference to the trouble be-
tween ex-President Andrews and-the
board, but refused to say just what the
action was. EXPreSident Andrews was
present, and when seen after the meet
ing claimed that none but routine busIs
ness had been transacted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
The Rotund Minnesotan Engi-
n9erad the Deal in a Clev-
er Manner
After the Opening Ballot He
Hadn't a Doubt OF the
Outcome.
Lieutenants- Who Helped to
Bring the Vote to a Focus
for Minneapolis
Democratic Executive Com
mittee to Meet in Wash
ingto1 Dec. 8.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 24.-The
extent of the Minneapolis victory yester-
day is just beginning to dawn upon the
noble 100 who engineered it. 1t is a
glorious victory. Every man who OPP
posed Minneapolis, from Gov. Foraker
and Maj. Mckinley down, comedies that
/ it was Waterloo. They confidently
expected the convention. They could
not conceive of a combination which
would beat New York and Ohio. But
they reckoned without counting on the
energy and pluck OF the Western COM
lime. Omaha. Minneapolis and San
Francisco stood nobly by the agreement
to take that convention west OF the
Mississippi and they took it.
Omaha came over on the seventh
ballot and California followed. NJ. II.
De Young, who has been unjustly ac-
cusel of breaking faith with the West,
was true to Minneapolis, and it was his
voice In the committee that gave us San
Francisco's eight votes.
The Minneapolis contingent had dis
tinct pledges from twenty-one members
to go TO Minneapolis after the cOmplI-
mentary ballots. Col. Nicer DRY figured
that we should have eleven votes on
the first ballot, with two doubtful. The
doubtful men stood fast, and the whole
thirteen were corralled. Then it be-
came question how strong the Opposi-
ton could be made. Cincinnati thought
she could make the best fight, and
New York yielded. Today it is
New York's opinion that she
could have made stronger fight
herself, especially after Fassett's
speech. Those who were i'll the inside
say that Cineinnati's case was given
away by her orators, Foraker and Nc
Kinley. There was no need of the con-
ventiOn there.
But Evans had the whole plan we'll in
hand, and after the thirteen had stood
fast for four ballots he never had any
| doubt of the eHteeuie, Because he knew
| what pledges were behind. Committee
man Evans is the biggest man in Wash
ington today. Next to him stand W.
II. Eustis, Gen. Sanborn, George A.
Brackett. Thomas Lowry, A. J. Biethen
arid host of others. They are all
happy over success, and have re-pledged
the city to the broadcast hospitality in
| June, 1892.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
DOUDLE-ENDED DEALS
SWindling in Grain Charged
Against a Broken Ne
bPaska Firm.
Two Weeks Suffieed to Secure
$4,000, 1t Is Said, and
Denied.
Heat and GasIight Nabob in
New York Accused Of Ille-
gal Work,
Three Million Dollars Worth
Of Stock Alleged to Be
Wrongfully Held.

OMAHA, Neb.. Nov. 24.-Brookman,
the st. Louis commission man, now as
serts that Brown Brothers. the broken
Lincoln grain dealers, Swindled him out
of $4,000. 1t may seem incredible, but
he says it was all done within period
of two or three weeks. The magnitude
of the business may be inferred from
the fact that there were eighty-three
cars of grain on track at Council Bluffs
in one day recently.
BrOOkman charges that in some cases
the Browns had grain shipped to the
Union elevator for Brown Brothers. of
st. Louis, in care of Brown Brothers.
Omaha" On the bills of lading the
Browns drew on the st. Louis man and
got their cash. After the grain had
been cleaned at the elevator it was re-
shipped over one of the Iowa roads to
Chicago or Baltimore, the Browns claim
ing they could get a, better price East
than at st. Louis.
BroOkman had an agreement under
which he was TO receive half cent
bushel commission on all grain handled
by the Browns. so he didn't care where
it was sold. He now charges that
great deal of this grain has disappeared.
that he has not been paid by the East
ern buyers and that the Browns have
not reimbursed him.
BrOokman,s Conclusions.
He concludes that in shipping the
grain the Browns got new bills of lading
from the Iowa roads and used them in
making drafts Oh the Eastern buyers,
thus apparently getting double prices
for them. and letting BrOckman whistle
for his money, There is still another
branch to the interesting manipulation.
Some of the Nebraska buyers who
have been shipping to the Brown
Bros. have been in the habit OF
sending them the bill of lading by mail
and then drawing on them through
local bank without a bill attached 20 the
draft The bill enabled the Browns to
get the grain from the railroads and in
q number of cases the drafts have been
dishonored. Apparently then the Browns
got the grain for nothing and sold it for
a double price.
The Browns, however, deny the ALE
cations of fraud, and assert that the
tangle will be Strengthened out il they
are given chance to do 1t. They
threaten to sue BrOckman for $4,000
damages. tits impossible to say how
much money or how many dealers are
involved in the failure. The Browns
had elevators or cribs at fourteen
or fifteen stations on the Union
Pacific, but there were about 100 deal
ers at other points shipping to them.
New claims are putting in an appear
ance almost every hour, and it is i'm
possible to tell if loss is involved in
the failure, though Mr.. BrOckman is
quoted as estimating it at 100000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
COIVHIrlOJ HALL.
How st. Paul Will Provide Build
ing for the Purpose.

ing for the Purpose.
If the Democratic committee, in Its
wisdom. shall select st. Paul as the con-
veHtion city. where shall the convention
be held? Where will a suitable build
ing be found? This was the question
that was heard yesterday, wherever the
talk of the convention was prominent,
and the answer was ready and SpOn-
taneous: Build one. What" ex-
claimed prominent Republican who is
enthusiastic over the convention. Can
not a city in which $1,000 was spent for
a building to accommodate TWO prize
fighters raise the money for a conven-
ton hall? l will undertake to raise in a
week the funds for suitable hall to
seat 1000 people.
This was the general sentiment. st.
Paul needs convention hall, and this
is the admirable opportunity to secure
it. There is already a plan on foot for
building for winter carnival-a little
more money, change III the plans, and
10! convention wigwam would be Sc
cured. The committees of the several
organizations interested in the celebra-
ton Of the ST. Paul anniversary arenow
planning for building for That ev ent,
and very readily may the new cOnven-
ton building grow out of their ideas,
For $1,000 or $4,000 a suitable build
ing for summer e invention may be
erected, with auditorium and committee
rooms complete, and at one strOkeSt Paul
will be provided with building for the
several state conventions next year,
without which building the city may
lose one or all Of those conventions.
There will be no lack of money. in
teryiewS with prominent citizens yester-
day lead to the assurance that funds
will be forthcoming, and no effort
spared to place ST. Paul in trim for re-
ceiving and entertaining the greatest
convention of record, aud the eOnven-
tim that will name the next president
of the United States.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25

sofa is so eminentIy fine in June will
cut no small figure in the agitation for
the convention, and Tor this reason:
The members or the committee have
not forgotten their experience in 1888 at
st. Louis. Any one who was unfort-
innate enough 10 BE- iii 81. Louis at tile
time of that convention will not forget
the experience. 1t was one or those eX-
peIienceS which men like 20 look back
upon but never care to repeat. The hot
weather which then parched the very
vitalS of the city and made it verta lie
hades, places it entirely out of the run
ming as a candidate for the next Demo-
cratic convention. The national COM
mittee, having in view their experience
at st. Louis, are also all the more likely
to look with friendly eye OH the claims
of st. Paul. On the very hottest day in
summer St. Paul is not iii the same
street with ST. Louis, and, as before
stated, in the month OF June the sun is
never oppressive-in fact, never APP
prOaches the heat degree of oppressive
ness. There Is more eXhilaratiun to be
got ont or a typical Minnesota June day
than is Ia be secured by months so
Jonrn in any other favored CLINE Of this
Union.
Here is great argument st. Paul has
in favor of its selection as the Demo-
cratic convention city. Let the citizens
get together, work shoulder 10 shoulder,
and the victory will ~ theirs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
HoMEwARD BOUND.
Some OF the Delegates to Be Home
on Thanksgiving.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Nov. PA part of
the Minneapolis delegation started for
home this morning, led by Col. Nc
Crory. They are due in Chicago
Wednesday evening, and in Minneapo-
lis Thursday morning in time to eat
their Thanksgiving dinner with over
flowing feelings of gratitude. Another
galaxy of statesmen remain here to i'm
part a deeper tinge to the sunset glow
above Georgetown. They will start on
the return journey tomorrow evening. In
this party will be F. Ii. lngersOll, Capt.
K. u. Evart5. w. Ii. EuStis and others.
A.C. Haugan has gone to New York.
COL w. Z. Haskell goes TO Boston to-
morrow. Thomas Lowry and Gov. Mer-
RAM have disappeared also.
In few days none but the officehOid-
erS will be here to tell the tale of how
Minneapolis scooped New York and
Cincinnati. 1t is tale that grows in
interest the more it is repeated, the
wonderful victory which lifts the
Prairie Queen into the first rank of
cities. The result was accomplished, so
good judges say, by Fabian geDeralship.
lie is a curious fact that Minneapolis did
not offer a committeeman a glass of
liquor during the whole battle, while
wine and whisky flowed faster than the
Potomac in the Omaha and San Fran
cisco headquarters. Minneapolis claims
a moral as well as a political victory.
The determining influence in the re-
suit were the fear of the Democrats in
the Northwest.
WaShburn told the committee that the
Democrats would capture Minnesota, had
already captured Iowa. and they must do
something to help out the granger states.
| This was not bluff to get the cOnven-
ton, at least, it was not understood so.
The committee took it seriously, and
sent the convention to Minneapolis to
brace up the Northwest territory. This
is the cause of Minneapolis victory, and
1t IS pointer to the local Democracy.
Strong speakers StrOve in vain to di-
vert attention to New York. The speech
Of Mr.. Fassett for that city was the most
impassiOned wall ever heard in
such meeting. He pleaded, he
prayed for the convention, and the
committee turned its back on him, and
In so doing announced its abandonment
OF New York. Mr.. Brady, of Kentucky,
read statistics to snow the increase in
the Republican vote in the South. He
assured them, and his statistics APP
peared to back them, that national
convention held in the South would
80 I'll pHi ~ ACntiCooOCs ' ilSiild anu
West Virginia. The committee pooh
hooed him almost audibly, but when
Washburn and johnson and Casey told
them what inroadS Democracy had made
ins Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois
and the DakOtaS the committee pricKed
up their ears. They were impressed,
and showed it by their votes. The re-
suit is an encouragement and a warning
to Northwest Democracy. 1t means the
Republicans are alarmed up there. 1t
means that Minneapolis Democrats by
eyertions equal to that put forth here
can get their own national convention
aud turn Republican alarm to Repub-
lean rout.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
NOW FOR THE OTHER.
st. Paul Hot in the Hunt for the
Democratic Convention.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Much inter-
est is felt in the approaching meeting
of the executive committee of the ma
tional Democratic committee, which is
called to convene in Washington Dec. 8.
This committee will Issue a call for
meeting of the national Democratic
committee in this city, and it is thought
that the date fixed will be Jan. s, 1892,
the anniversary of the battle of New
Orl cans. Already interest centerS in
where the Democratic convention will
be held. The following cities are In the
field and have, through soliciting sup
port of members of the committee, form
ally announced themselves: st. Paul,
Washington, New York, Detroit, Gin
cInnati, Baltimore, Chicago and Mime
apois. 1t is understood here that St.
Paul. Detroit and New York intend to
put forward the most strenuous exer-
tons to secure the convention.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 24.-This
city will put in bid for the Democratic
national convention next year. This
action was decided upon tonight at an
informal meeting of prominent Demo-
Gratis. Within few days Mayor Som
ers will tako formal measures to bring
the question before the Milwaukee
public.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
N. r. L.. MEETING.
The Republican Clubs Desire to Be
Invited Somewhere.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The sub-ex-
ecutive of the National Republican
league held meeting Of several hours
duration at the Arlington this evening.
The following members of the commit
tee were present: Hon. j. S. Clarkson,
president, and Andrew B. Humphrey,
Secretary of the league; K. w. Austin,
of Alabama; A. w. Hamill, Colorado;
/. G.. Edwards. Illinois; F. d. Jackson,
Iowa; E. S. Little. Kansas; William p.
Riley, Kentucky; L. E. Bvrnes, Mime
sofa, and Horace NJ. Deal, Ohio.
The principal business before the
committee was the fixing of the time
and place for holding the next national
Republican league convention. No
conclusion was reached, however, and
the matter was referred 10 a special
committee consisting of President Clark
son, E. p. Allen, of Michigan; w. w.
Tracy, of Illinois; E. C.. Little. of
Kansas, and E. w. Riley, of Kentucky.
This committee has full power to act.
The time and place of the convention
was deferred to give to any city desiring
to do so an opportunity to invite the
committee to meet within its borders.
Robert G. Evans, member of the ma
tional committee for Minnesota, has
invited the officials and representatives
of the national and state leagues of
Republican clubs Of the United States
to accept from the city of Minneapolis
headquarters for their use during the
Republican national convention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
ST. PAUL'S HOTELS
Afford Ample Accommodation for
Any Crowd.

The city of st. Paul, from the time
when it was mere frontier village, has
been celebrated for the number and
size of its hotels, as we'll as the accom-
mOdati0nS furnished by them. The
fact that it was the capital Of the state,
the railroad center. and hence the nat
ural place for all conventions. political
or otherwise, has had a great deal to do
with securing an array of hotels that
might be envied by cities twice the size
of st. Paul. A canvass of the city shows
that there are about 125 hotels, large
and small, within the city linn
its, in which accommodations for
about fifteen thousand people can
be found. Within twenty
minute ride from the center of st. Paul
accommodations for at least 1900 more
people can be found. Here is a grand
total of $4,000, obtained without resort
to private houses or business blocks.
While the crowd that will be present at
the Democratic national convention
next year may be much larger than
this, it must be remembered that many
of the delegates and visitors will he the
guests of st. Paul people. Taking
everything into consideration, st. Paul
will not hesitate to find accommoda-
lions and take care of any crowd that
may attend the convention. A list of
the largest hotels of the city and their
respective CAPACITIES follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
RUN OF THE MARKETS.

Tangled and demoralized telegraph wires
east of Chicago hindered the transmission OF
orders or market news. and Chicago trading
was very light. November wheat lost 114c al
9215c, December is down 145c at 929sc. and
May lost the same at 9csSc. November corn
rose 7l2c at 69c, December and May lost SEC
each at AL and 45c. In oats November lost
LAC at 33c, December S4c at &c, and May I2c
at 32s4c December pork gained 2lac al
SS.45. January gained &c at S11.2O, and May ID
up &c at SIl.55.
Trading on Wall street. except in Coal
shares, was entirely devoid Of interest, partly
for lack of news. Market closed dull and
quiet, but firm, at best prices of the day.
which, i'll most instances, are not materially
changed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
st. Paul VIII Erect Suitable Convention Hall
and Will Care Well for Vast
Crowds.
a Hotel Capacity for Nearly Thirty Thousand
Guests Is Available for an Emer-
gency.
Every Political, Climatic and Locality Reason Why
St. Paul Should Be the Conven-
ton City.

Gov. Merriam boldly told TIE truth
when he SAID that between the Demo-
Gratis and the Alliance the Republican
party in the Northwest was in danger
of being ground out of existence. The
situation plainly reveals itself. On one
side of us is Iowa, lately the banner
Republican state of the Union with a
ponderOus majority of $1,000. and now
with full complement of Democratic
state officers. On the east is Wis
cOnsin, once another hulwark of Re
publicanism, but now Democratic to the
core, with Democratic legislature,
Democratic senator and set of Demo-
cratic state officials, elected by all aver
age plurality of $4,000. Gov. Merriam
was right. indeed.
How is it in Minnesota? Steadily the
Republican grasp of this cOmmOnWt alth
has been l0OSened, as will be apparent
in the following:
OF the total vote of Minnesota
Per Cent
Garfield received in 1880 .............62
Blaine received in 1891. lis
Harrison received in 1883. ................54
Merriam received in 1890. ....-.. .........3 IS
And III 1890 the Republicans lost con-
troll of both branches of the legislature,
and elected but one congressman IN
five. Gov. Merriam was surely right.
The Republican committee iudorSed
his position in the selection of Alinneap-
oils, and the Democratic committee will
sOlidity it in its selection of st. Paul
There is yet another fact, still more
significant. 1t must be apparent to the
most casual politician that the selection
of the Northwest was the result of a
combination by Blaine and Harrison
against Mckinley. 1t was shrewd
move to take the convention from the
high tariff center of Cincinnati and Ohio
and placate the low tariff sentiment of
the West. Both Blame and Harrison
read the doom of the war tariff in the
attitude of the West and threw their in
tluence accordingly.
The Democracy will accept the gage
of battle. The tariff for the issue and
the Northwest for the battle ground !
And on that plan St. Paul will be the
Democratic convention city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
THE NEWS BULLETIN.

Weather--Fair and warmer.
st. Paul wants Democratic convention.
How Minneapolis won at Washington.
Duluth Tribune mortgage foreolosed.
Big clothing failure at st. Cloud. t
Pohlman refused change Of venue.
New York legislature surely Democratic.
Huron has water works row.
Important suit by ex-Gov. Marshall. j
Nebraska grain swindle for $4,000. !
Three-million swindle in New York.
Emma Abbott's effects sold for So, 900.
Fonseca's resignation causes rejoicing
Carmencita takes husband.
Ohio masked men whip women. =
Edward Bulwer Lytton is dead. IL
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
Fraudulent Insurance.

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Attorney General
Hunt today filed petitions in the circuit
court to wind up and dissolve the Chi
cago Mutual Life Benefit association
and the North American Mutual Benefit
association, on the ground that they
have been conducting their business in
fraudulent and chiefly to pay the
salaries of their officers. The Mutual
Life has unpaid losses of S123, 063; the
North American has liabilities of S76,7ll
and assets of S1S,0l6.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25

III llle ABOVE llSG some OF OL. Iaul'S
many fine apartment houses are emu
merated for the simple reason that at
the season of the year when the con-
vention will be held they will be pretty
we'll emptied and can be thrown open to
entertain the visitors to the con-
Yention. OF course there are many
more of these not SO large as the
Aberdeen, the Colonnade and the
Hotel Barteau, and they will all be
open to entertain in royal style the del
egates and visitors to the Democratic
national convention of 1892.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
Had Their "Picters~ Took.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The men,
bers of the Minneapolis delegation
called at the state department this
morning and paid their respects to Sec
rotary Blaine. Then they called on
Acting Secretary Grant, in the war
department, and were photographed in
a group on the north portico of that
building.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
HERE'S THE CALL.
Republican Delegates Given Some
Pointers on Procedure.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The natio nal
Republican committee adjourned sine
die at $50 o'clock this evening. Shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning the COM
mittee met in secret session in the Ar
Gngton hotel, and its first business was
TO refer to the executive committee,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
STRONG POLITICAL REASONS
Why st. Paul viii BE the Demo
cratic Convention City.

cratic Convention City.
The political reasons why st. Paul
should be chosen as the Democratic con-
Vention city are pre-eminent and unan-
swerable. 1t is only necessary to refer
to the arguments used by the Repub-
lican orators at Washington Monday.
ana to trace the political significance of
the selection OF minneapolis to so solidly
mtrench st. Paul as to make it impreg-
nable. 1t was made apparent at that
meeting that the West and the North
west are slipping from the grasp of Re-
pubicanism. and will he lost to it
entirely unless some extraordinary pre-
cautions are taken. High tariff is re-
pugnant to the independent thinkers of
this great section. and so long as the
Republican party is committed to
that fallacy so long will the pres
tlge be with the Democracy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25

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