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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
CHRISTIE TAKEN HOME.
Miners Spared a Task That None
ofThem Wished to Do.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
For Gods sake, fellers-look herep'
Joe Colson stood at the bottom of the
shaft, bending over little quivering
heap of humanity. The FAINT glimmer
of light that came down from far above
us only seemed to make the surround
ings of that scene more hideouS and
CHASTITY.
Its Christie. boys" said Joe. lusk-
lily, STOPPING down and looking down in
to the bruised, childish face; 'Sne'S
dead"
Deadl What thrill of horror crept
through the darkness of the mine and
wrapped every hart in chill and I'M
speakable aWei e
Christie was old Dick Graham's grand
daughter, and Dick worked in the
of paralysis had incapacitated him for
manual labor. The old man had buried
his son, then his sons wife. and all that
had been left to his declining years was
Christie-Christie, who now lay dead
before us! art
And old Dick loved Christie-aye,
loved her with a love so simple and
touching that one was in doubt whether
to cry or laugh when seeing them to-
gether.
But now she was dead and we must
take her home to him. There was not
man among us who did not shrink
from the duty.
Joe Colson took the limp form in his
strong arms and stepped into the car:
Up, up we rose from the blackneSS and
silence beneath us, and found the earth
green and blossoming in the smile of a
May sun. But the glare blinded our
eyes when we thought how the light
had gone out of old Dick Graham's life
forever. Slowly, sadly we moved along
the road to Graham's cottage.
There's something l can't under
stand, boys, an this is one of 'em," said
Joe Colson, who carried Christie !;
there's lots of old folks all round us,
jest hangin' on to the edge of life an
are anxious to die; but, no, they live,
an this little one is the first to CO."
Old Graham was not to be seen around
his cottage as we drew near it. and we
paused near the gate.
Boys" said Joe, sadly, ~ allow I'd
rather cut off my right hand than take
poor little Christie to the old man.
Many and many time Ive heard Dick
say that he wondered what would be-
come of her when he was gone. an it
worried hlm-an' now she's gone nrSt.
Coin ahead of us, Tom, an break it to
the old man. You know how better
than any of the rest of U.s."
With faltering steps l approached the
cottage door. No answer came to my
knock, so l pushed my way softly into
the cottage. A little clock ticked away
on the mantel, and the sound seemed to
make only more hideOuS the death-like
silence that filled the room. A name
less fear came over mes
Old Graham was not to be seen, aud /
called his name. There was no answer.
A sheet of paper on the table attracted
my attention and | started to examine
it. but drew back in horror. for there,
upon the floor, lay Dick Graham. mo-
tiOnless and rigid. He was dead.
When the boys came in with little
Christie we discovered that old Dick
must have been dead for some time. On
the table he mad scrawled the feeble
words: Take care of Christie" and
then he had fallen 70 the floor.
Its Gods hand" said Joe. as we
laid Christie and her grandfather side
by side.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
HE WAS ALIVE AND KICKING.
A Man Goes to His Own Inquest
and Starts a Surprise Party.

a
| New York Tribune.
! 1t is not often that a man has the
pleasure of attending his own inquest,
| but this is the experience that John III.
Clark, of No. $50 East Forty-second
street. had the other day. Coroner
HanJy was about to hold an inquest in
the coroner's Office on the body of the
man who was found on the Seventh av-
enue elevated road on May 4. mangled
| beyond recognition, and whose clothes
had been identified by Mrs. Clark as
her husbands, and, after impaneling
his jury, had just remarked: "Well,
gentlemen. we will proceed to inquire
| how John Fl. Clark met his DEATH"
when tall. athletic young fellow, with
happy-looking little woman clinging
to his arm. walked up TO the coroner and
said: Excuse me, sir, but l am not
dead"
"Who are you?" said Coroner Hanty,
| in great establishment.
II am John H. Clark" replied the
tall young man.
The coroner turned to the astouished
| jury and witnesses and said:
Gentlemen, think it will be best to
| postpone this case until the corpse dies.
Everybody then crowded around the
corpse and congratulated it upon being
alive, and it bowed and smiled and
thanked them with beaming face.
1t seems that when Clark left home
two days before the accident he had not
| been successful in finding work at first,
and it was only after searching several
days that he secured work in a livery
| stable at Fort Lee. He failed to send
word to his wife. He returned home a
few days after his body was identified,
and his wife was so happy to have him
back that she forgot all about sending
! word to the coroner, and it was only
when she received summons to APP
pear at the inquest and fill the part of
| bereaved widow that she remembered
that she should have told some one else
besides the neighbors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
Differ ON Candidates.

CLEVELAND, July ia fight in the
Democratic state convention which is
to be held to-day, is now assured. In
the CuyahOga county convention to-day
fOrty-nine Kline delegates were chosen,
Gov. Campbell not getting single vote.
Ex-Sheriff Sawyer, the governors man.
ager here, was not only defeated in his
own ward, but failed to get place IN
the delegation. 1t now looks as if
Campbell will fail to secure a nomina-
ton on the first ballot, in which event
he is not likely to pull through.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
THE ENENTY'S GUNS.
Quick 20 Reply, and Sh0tted to
the MuZZie.

WASHINGTON, July u.-Nr. Nicolay
prints the following in response to Col.
McClure's open letter of this morning:
Washington, July II, 1S91.-To Col
A. X. Mcclure, Editor Philadelphia
Times: / Will not allow you TO retreat
in a cloud of vituperation from full con
victiOn of having made a misstatcment
of history. need only 10 sum up the
points Of evidence. You allege that Mr.
Lincoln called and instructed YOU to OPP
pose Hamlin and nominate Johnson.
First-This is proven 10 be mis-
statement by Lincoln's written words:
wish not to interfere about vice
president. Cannot interfere about Plat
form. Convention must judge for IL
self" 1t Is not question between
your assertion and my assertion, but
between your assertion and Lincoln's
written word.
Second-It is proven to be mis-
statement by the testimony of Hon. B.
Z. Cook, chairman CT tie Illinois dele
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
A NOVEL PLAN.
An Alliance Idea as to Farm Mort
cages.

An Alliance Idea as to Farm Mort
cages.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 11.-ThefKansas
alliance has formulated a plan for the
payment and renewal of farm mort
cages which will be of great benefit to
the farmers as well as to the capitalists
of the east who loan the money. A com
mittee consisting of \. p. Collins and
T. j. Newell was appointed yesterday
to ascertain the number of mortgages on
farms owned by alliance menIn Kansas.
to lump them II whole and to go east
and negotiate with one or more corpora
tons or companies of capitalists for
their renewal or payment at lower
late Of interest. The object of this
action is to dispel the idea that the
farmers Of Kansas are i'll favor of re-
pudiation, and to also do away With the
middlemen and agents. who fitch from
both capitalists and farmers in charg-
ing eXhorbitant interest and commits
siOnS. 1t is believed that this plan will
reduce the rate of interest 10 per cent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
SATURDAY AT THE ASSEMBLY
Doings of the Chautauquan's Yes
terday at Maplewood.

Special to the Globe.
WAsECA, July 11.-Rev. G. NJ. Heard
read a paper before the ItinerantS CLUB
on biblical Preaching" Mrs Hayes
taught in the morning cooking school
how to make cold dishes, Mrs. V. K.
Hayward, of the Kindergarten, took the
children to the hotel parlor and amused
and instructed them with stories. Rev.
T. NJ. Rule and his Sunday school nor
NAL class discussed the lesson for the
coming Sundy and Prof. G. Ii. Cooper
Iectured i'll the Auditorium on the
settlement of the English COnstitu-
tioD." In the afternoon the Itinerants
club continued the discussion of "Bibli-
cal Preaching" The Woman'S club
bad an interesting meeting conducted
by Mrs. S. M. l. Henry and the assem-
bly, chorus and all the musical talent of
the Park gave grand concert at p. m.
The concert was great surprise. as
the chorus was the largest ever had.
Alta D. III. all the EpwOrth Leaguers
had meeting in their tent discussing
a part of Johns gospel and practical
plans of christian work.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
McGraW Denies.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 11.-President
Frank McGraw, of the State Farmers
Alliance, who arrived in the city last
night, has denounced the report that
the Farmers Alliance had sent out a
secret circular appealing to its mem
bers to hold their wheat until it would
bring S1.25 a bushel, as fake pure and
simple. He said: "If such a circular
had been agreed upon, l would have
known of it, for all the State Alliances
keep one another advised of every i'm
portant move, and surely the national
officers would have let me know about
it if they had taken such STEP"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
New Patents.
Special to the Globe.

Sfetldl 70 lue OAcOS-
" ASHINGTON, d. C.. July 1.-THE
following Minnesota inventors received
patents this week, as reported by
James T. Williamson, Patent Attorney,
929-933 Guaranty Loan Building, Min
neapolis, and 412 Pioneer Press Build
ing, st. Paul. w. w. Allen, St. Paul,
safety brake for cars; Robert W. Dixon.
Saltwater, moving machine; John S.
KILLER, Minneapolis, electrical walking
toy; c. L. Pratt, Minneapolis. refriger-
atOr cigar case; B. Seidel, Cokato. grain
elevator; j. ID. Sloane, st. Paul, microm
eteT-caliperS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
EIeoant Residence ProDertv.

Ats d. m. Tuesday, July 81, p. T.
Kavanagh will sell at auction S13 feet
frontage on Summit avenue and 3l3 feet
frontage on Portland avenue. being
part of Block 1, Bryant's Addition.
Terms to be made known later. The
lots fronting Oh Summit are G0% feet
corner and G3 feet inside LOTS by 1876
feet deep, and the Portland avenue lots
are similarly divided as to frontage and
are 120 feet deep. The property is
bounded on the west by Avon street
and is two blocks west of Dale.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12

''you find almost all the mountain flow
erS around here?"
II have found great many, ma'am."
said the botanist.
swell, there's one kind of flower that
I've read great deal of as being al
ways on the hills, and I've always
wanted to see it. Perhaps you could
pick me some."
"What is it?'
''The purple gloaming,' you know"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
Rare Plant.

Youths Companion.
A year or two ago there were among
the boarders at a mountain summer
hotel a celebrated botanist and a certain
pretentiouS rich woman, who liked to
make it appear to the guests that she
was very well informed on all subjects.
The rich woman affected to take an in
terest in the researches of the botanist
among the fora of the mountains.
81 suppose, Mr.. Caylix," said the lady,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
Douglass keady to Resign.

WASHINGTON, July lit is said to
be definitely settled now that Minister
Douglass Will not return to Hayti. Hav-
ing brought back with him a reciprocity
treaty with Hayti, he is said to be salts
fed with his mission and ready to re-
sign. 1t will probably be long while
after he retires before another minister
will be appointed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
A NarroW Escane.

Munsey's Weekly.
Col. Gore-Well, Uncle Rastus. hear
you have been sick. My brother, the
doctor. treated you, didn't he?
Uncle Rastus-Yes, sab, he did, sab.
But thank the good Lawd done pull
through and recover. Pse mighty hard
ter kill, sab, for fact.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
Why So High Z?

Philadelphia Times.
Ibid you know why the voice of the
cat at night is so high?"
mo. WhYw
Because it's generally pitched on
the roof"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12

New Building for Dubuque.
DUBUQUE, To-. July 1.-THE corner
stone of the new s250,000 court house
was laid this afternoon. Great display
marked the occasion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12

JuIy-The Plymouth Clothing House
Red figure mark-down sale.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04

I'LL the gear ronuA, you may
rely upon DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery to purify
the blood and invigorate the
system. It's not like the
sarsaparillas, that are said to
be good for the blood in
March, April and May. The
Golden Medical Discovery"
works equally we'll at all
times, and in all cases of
blood : taints, or humors, no
matter what their name or
nature.
It's the cheapest blood -puri-
fer, sold through druggists,
because you only pay for the
g1ood you get.
Your money is returned if
it doesn't benefit or cure you.
Can you ask more!
"Goldcn Medical Discov-
cry" contains no alcohol to
inebriate, and no syrup or
sugar to derange digestion.
It's a concentrated vcgeta-
bic extract; put up in large
bottles; pleasant to the taste,
and equally good for adults or
children.
The Discovery" cures all
Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous
affections, as Eczema, letter,
Salt-rheum, Fcver-sorcs, White
Swellings, Hip joint disease
and kindred ailments.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
TWO FAIR TARTARS
Were Those Step-Daughters of
John Norris.
DETAILS OF THEIR ATTACK ON HIM,

As Given by the Unfortunate Man Him.
with IA Fence Rain His ASSISTANTS
Dodge the Officers of the Law and Dis
appear, One of Them Minus Tooth
What the Girls Friends say.
SHAwNEETowN, Ills, Dec 4-Ten days
ago John Norris staggered into the cottas @
of Willard Ellis, who has farm of ninety
acres about six miles southwest of tn S
city, exclaiming: "Oh, Lucy. Lucy! do
something for my head" He fell down
on the kitchen floor and Mrs Ellis. who
was in an adjoining room ran to his as
sistance. Shewas Mortified to find the man
bleeding from number of wounds in his
face. The back of his head was beaten al
NEST to a jelly and Hood ran down his
neck. lie moaned aud groaned piteously
As he was placed on a bad
Norris Tells a Bloody Tale.
Willard Ellis ran for medical aid. but ;t
was TWO hours before a doctor could be
obtained. Meanwhile Norris, who kept
his senses about him with wondrous ten
acity, tod frightful story of murderous
assault.
81 was at the barn. he said, feeding
the stock and getting team ready to go
to Shawncetown Belle and Caroline.
my wife's daughters, came along. had
not seen them since my marriage i've DAYS
ago They spoke pleasantly and asked
how their mother and Gerty were said
they were pretty well. Caroline said
Belle and she were going to the house 10
see them.
Attack Of the Four Amazons.
"As was leading one of the horses to
the gate, Caroline suddenly caught me
around the neck aud shouted to Belle:
Now, kill him, kill himr Belle pulled a
pistol from underneath her shawl, and
fired at me several times. / forced myself
forward and grabbed the pistol We all
then fell down together, and had terri
BILE struggle. Belle managed to keep the
pistol. My hand was hurt by the trigger.
Caroline got up and hammered my head
with fence rail | caught hold Of her
hand aud bit her thumb, and in the strug-
gle also Knocked out one of her teeth.
Belle kept on fiying, and think | must
have lost consciousness, for knew moth
ing more until now. | think they left me
for dead, "a they seemed bent upon kill
ing me
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
KILLED THREE, WOUNDED EIGHT.
A Fast Express CoIJides Fatally with
Gravel Train.

Fast Express ColIides Fatally with a
Gravel Train.
TRENTON. Dec 4-The PHILADELPHIA
and Reading roads fast express, which
LEFT New York at O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoon, ran into a gravel train half a
mile east of Pennington, killing three
men, injuring eight, wrecking the pas
sen ger engine and three cars The
killed are: Frederick McCaron of Phil
adelphia: Michael Maloney of Trenton;
Thomas Fitzpatrickof Philadelphia. All
were track laborers.
The List of Thoss Injured
he injured are: Charles Wilson, OF
Germ antown; Frank Rodeygue, of Phila-
del phia; Isaac Marquis, OF Philadelphia;
DR.. A. II. Dey, OF Trenton; Charles Dru-
iding, of Philadelphia: James Isaacs, of
Philadelphia; Oscar Tessner, of Phila-
delphia; John Ward, of Trenton. Frank
Rodeygue was the engineer of the express,
His fireman. Oscar Tessner, is less seri-
ously injured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
REBELS KILLING CHRISTIANS.

Chinese Governue.'t -."heading the Reb-
els and Foreign Intervention Wanted.
SHANGHAI, Dec A-1he situation of af-
fairs in the district overran by rebels
shows no signs OF improvement. A mon
goliau prince has been murdered by the
rebels. and ten more villages hav- heeE
looted II all cases the Christians have
been massacred- The government has
not been entirely inactive A number Of
rebels have been captured and beheaded.
European intervention is anxiously look
ed forward to by the Christian popula.
ton
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04

Legislating Against Hypnotism.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 4.-The chamber of dep
uties has passed u bill prohibiting any
public experiments in hypnotism.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
GOV. HILL MOVES.
Executive Hand in the New
York MIDDLE.
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CLERK FIRED.

And a Democrat Appointed in His Place
The Action Somewhat Discounted by
an Order oTJudEe kennedy-The state
Board of CanvaSscrs Trying to Help
DisentangIe MatterS-A Legal Stum-
bling Block-Proceedings Before Judge
O'Brien--we'sh Visible Again.
SYRACUSE, n V, Dec 4-County Clerk
Cotton was removed yesterday by Gov
ernor HIPS order, and the office is now
in the hands of John J. Hallock. The re-
moval was not altogether unexpected, but
1t came like shock, nevertheless, and
Democrats and Republicans seemed equal
ly surprised Nothing else is talked about.
and the governors action is even criti-
cised by some Democrats. In view of the
Developments OF the past few days, in
Guiding Justice Morgan j. O. Brien's ap-
pointment to come here aud hold an ex
traordnary special term of court, MI
Cotton's removal had almost ceased to be
looked for.
The Governors Action Forostalled.
The certificate of election for Ryan.
Democrat, Tor assembly in the First dis
trict, signed only by the Democratic chair
man of the board of canvassers, is in the
hands of Justice Kennedy, and it was put
there in anticipation OF the very action
that the governor has taken. This fact of
itself is enough to tie the hands of the new
county clerk. for the time being at least,
Besides, he had scarcely taken possession
of the Office when he was served with
copy of the original mandamus in The
Ryan-Munro case, which prohibits him
from attaching his name to any other
certificate that may be presented for his
signature
Hallock Has n Bad Record.
Mr.. Cotton has a host of Democratic
friends, personal and political who sin
cerely deplOre his removal But aside
from all That the governors selection of
Mr.. Hallock TO succeed him is widely re-
garded as unfortunate. 1t is only eight
years ago that MIR. Hallock was indicted
here for destroying pubic records. those
records being on file in the very Office of
which he has now been put in charge
The Indictment, however, was demurred
to and was some time afterward dis
missed. It is an interesting fact that the
lawyer whom he retained TO defend him at
that time was W. p. Goodell, who is now
the foremost champion of the Republic.
ans in the present strife
Hill Was Probably Not Posted.
nobody here believes that the governor
was acquainted with Hallock's record, but
among Republicans, aside from their
regret over Mr.. Cotton's removal, there is
almost feeling of jubilatiou over the
new appointment, which, they take it,
means big triumph for them at the
approaching charter election Mr.. Cotton
took his removal quietly, and made not
the least objection TO Mr. Hallock taking
possession OF the office Immediately. There
was prospect of some difficulty among
the employees, but the trouble was smoothed
over, for the day at least.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
THE BULLETS ALL GLANCED.
which Is why Norris Is Alive Today
Peculiar Facts.

which Is why Norris Is Alive Today
Peculiar Facts.
Dr. Raede came to attend Norris, whose
face was swollen to nearly twice its nat
ural size. There were bullet wounds I'M
der either eye, but examination showed
that the bullets had glanced off and passed
around instead of entering the skull. An
other shot bad entered the left cheek and
gone out ut the neck. Gaping scalp
wounds ut the back of the head showed
the tremendous force OF the blows infiict-
ed with the fence rail The scalp quiv-
cred under the doctors touch, and Norris
screamed in agony as the needle stitched
the wounds together He never lost con-
sciousness, however, and d. Raede says
he will recover.
The Girls seek Safety I'm Flight.
As soon as the news reached the officials
they started off in search Of Norris step
daughters, but found they had fed. They
were traced to the house Of Green Canady,
their brother-in-law. Early on Wednes-
day morning they left there in company
with Canady, who, it is ascertained. co
corted them to FL Dorado, where they
took the short line to DUquoin and disap-
peared. The theory that the girls acted
L
is claimed that Norris was afraid they
would attack him.
Had Warned Their New Father.
They had given him several warnings
and he knew their bold, determined spirit.
That he shonid be able to discern the
make and caliber of the pistol used is re-
garded as curious He might have sus-
pected that they had their fathers pistol,
which was an old British bulldog Put
Belle and Caroline declared that weapon
was lost.
Did Norris Rave the Pistol?
Is 1t not reasonable, ask the friends of
the girls, that Norris had obtained pos
session OF the pistol and carried il in read
mess for an attack? His right hand,
which he says was hurt while trying 10
wrest he weapon from Belle, could have
been injured in the same manner II Belle
had torn it from his grasp. After he had
fired at them the girls would naturally be
Infatuated, and resort to any extreme of
violence. That would be in accordance
with their well-known character
No Accounting for Taste.
How Mrs. Norris came to marry her
husband is Il mystery. John Norris was
an ordinary farm hand of little education
and no thrift, He had no personal
charms to speak o. Small. thin and sal
low-faced, he did not even size ND well
with his fellows. He had, according to
the gossips, spells of laziness W hich he
called i'll health. He worked around sew
eral farms and, with the exception of
Ellis and his wife. seemed to have no
friends. Yet he captured the widow For
roster and "A good farm The girls have
not been heard from