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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
LOANED AN OVERCOAT.
The Condemned Starts on Hi
Journey to the GaIIows.

The Condemned Starts on His
Journey to the GaIIows.
Special to the Globe
New ULM, Mimi, Oct. 15.- Deputy
Sheriff Olmstead, of Redwood, then
came into the corridor. He had been
the night guard of Rose ever since the
governor fixed the day of execution.
Sheriff Mead also stepped inside the
iron door. The deputy took from his
little satchel pair of handouts.
"You have no overcoat, Rose?" asked
Sheriff Mead.
No" said the condemned.
"SchmeIZ," called the Redwood
sheriff through the iron door, evil you
loan me an overcoat for to-day" the
last word coming before the sheriff
thought.
The New Ulm sheriff quickly brought
his own great fur coat and Rose donned
it. He then put on pair of fawn-
colored gloves, and held out both hands
to Deputy Olmstead. The latter only
put one nipper on-about the right
his own left arm.
There was to be no sentimental scene.
The very bearing of the murderer pro-
hibited it. He was like some noble
man going out to battle, fearing moth
ing. Usually, upon the face of a CEN
demned, there steals, as the hour of
death approaches nearer and nearer, a
pallor never to be mistaken, once it is
seen. 1t not only tells of death, but of
horror unutterable. No trace of this
was seen upon the almost classic face
of Rose.
The iron door opened. Rose and
Olmstead stepped through. To the
left, in an open doorway Of the sheriff's
home part of the Jail, stood Mrs.
Schmelz. Rose extended his left hand.
81 thank you,o he said to the weep
ing woman. "You have done very
much for me, and thank you"
The hall leading to the front entrance
was crowded, but to only one did Rose
respond as they spoke.
eve did all we could" said Mr.. Ec-
stein, huskily.
81 know it, thank you," responded
Rose.
He was almost at the door.
''Good-bye," he called, and the con-
demned, Sheriff Mead, Deputy Olmstead
and the GLOBE correspondent, stepped
out into the darkness. At the foot of
the long flight of steps an omnibus
waited. Into this this the four stepped,
soon followed by Sheriff Schmeltz. Not
word was spoken until the bus
started. Then Rose fumbied in the
pockets of the big overcoat with his
left had, produced long cigar. and
asked for match,
1t was the first time Rose had been In
the free air of heaven for nearly two
years. Yet he rode along as nonchah
emily as drummer in on a late train.
He remarked how some of the cartoons
in the incandescent light had burned
yellow, and gave it as his sage opinion
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16

trip, having joined his friends on the
engine. The accident came without
warning, and, as the locomotive plunged
from the track, the four men were
caught and completely barred beneath
the wreck.
Instructions were sent from Chicago
to have the bodies shipped to this city
Immediately. A reply to this dispatch
said that the remains of McAfferty and
henry had not been recovered from the
wreck, and were supposed to be under
the engine. Immediately upon the re-
ceipt of telegram telling OF the acct
dent, President &. w. Saul, of the Chi
cago d Eastern Illinois railroad, started
with special train for the scene Of the
wreck. Medical aid accompanied the
president, and everything possible was
done for the injured.
The engine and baggage car were
completely destroyed. wo passenger
coaches and the sleeper were more or
less damaged. The round house at the
switch was destroyed and fell upon the
wrecked engine. Fireman lefferty
Jumped from the engine and is slightly
injured about the breast and stomach.
Leonard ID. Washburne was the sport
ing editor of the lnter.Ocean. He was
especially well known in base ball cir
cles. He travelled with the Chicago
club in its journeys, and his articles at
tracted widespread attention.
James McAtferty came to Chicago
about two weeks ago from st. Louis,
where he had been employed on the
Post-DiSpatch for a number of years.
Previous to going to st. Louis he
worked on the Philadelphia Press.
Fred Henry was thirty-seven years
Old, and had been employed on the
Inter-Ocean tor about two weeks, hav-
ing come here from Louisville.
Tonight a sad scene was witnessed
at the Chicago depot of the Eastern
Illinois road. The mangled corpses Of
the trio Of newspaper men were being
patiently awaited by large number OF
their co-wOrkers. II. III. KohlSatt, one
of the proprietors of the Inter Ocean,
was among those present. When at lastl
the train bearing the bodies arrived all
silently lent assistance in removing the
remains. Friends of the dead In other
cities were telegraphed to, and every
thing possible done pending instruc-
tions from relatives.
At the Inter Ocean office tonight con-
yersatiOn seemed somehow restricted to
monosyllables, and the lights at three
Of the desks were out. Mr.. Washburne
was to have been best man tonight at
the wedding of one of his associates,
Thomas Il. Weddell, as sistant city
editor of the Inter Ocean. The news of
his tragic end was kept from Mr.. We'd
dell and his bride, and the happy cere-
mony took place shortly after poor
ashburne's body reached the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
HIS LAST BREAKFAST.
He Eats With the Officers and the
Newspaper Gang.

Newspaper Gang.
Special to the Globe
REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, Oct. 15.-
AT Sleepy Eye the party alighted on the
side opposite from the depot platform.
They walked unobserved to the Com
mercial hotel, only block away, and
were given the parlor on the first floor.
Then in an hour for the first time cor
respondents of the other papers APP
peared clamoring for news. Rose con-
tinued in the best of spirits, but his
face, in the growing light, looked bag
gard and strained. AT 8 o'clock he sat
down to his last breakfast upon earth,
and was given the seat at the head of
the table. His handouts were re-
moved. To his right sat the
sheriff, to his left the deputy. News
paper men filled out the table. The
shadow of the gallows was upon all, yet
it was a merry. breakfast. Rose ate
heartily, gave jest for jest, and was, in
truth, king of the feast. Then for two
Shackled and uDreStrained talking with
whom he pleased. The train was late
in leaving Sleepy Eye and quite a
crowd was attracted, but Rose paid no
heed. Once the cars were started he
urged the GLOBE correspondent to sit
near him while he talked and chatted
of his trip through the West. He was
emphatically a self-possessed man, but
man of the world through all of the
two hours talk. Then he asked that
all the newspaper men on the train be
summoned that he might make his
statement.
Some people say that I was born in the
Wild West, but my place of birth is in Pike
county, Illinois. Jan. g. 1861. Directly after
the war l removed with my parents 10 Fill
more county, Minnesota, residing there until
the fall of 1874, when we removed to Murray
county, where my father now resides. In the
spring of 1884 l went to Campbell county,
South Dakota, took homestead and re-
manned on the same until the spring of 1887,
when / returned to my Murray county
home. Nine years ago last June 1 took
pleasure trip to the Pacific scoast l don't
hope for anything from the governor l
think am going to hang and am ready. l
am willing to see spiritual adviser at Red
wood, but have no statement to make, ex-
cept that am innocent. My father called
on me Monday and my mother and sisters on
Tuesday and l don't expect to see them
again because l requested them TO remain
away from Redwood Falls My brother,
whom have not seen for year, will proba-
bly, see me at Redwood.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
DENY THE CHARGES.
Pennsylvania Officials Are Per-
feCtly Innocent

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 15.-At to-
days session of the senate, now en-
gagged in investigating the Offices
of the state treasurer and au-
ditor general. Mr.. Hall Democrat)
offered resolution "that the governor
be requested to lay before the senate
for its information the testimony taken
before the committee appointed to in
veStIgate the methods of the state treas
urer and auditor generals depart
ments." Adopted.
The senate then proceeded to the in
vestigation for which it was convened.
State Treasurer Bower and Auditor Gen
eral McCamant were present. as were
also their attorneys. The answers of
Messrs. Boyer and McCamant to the
charges against them contained in the
governors proclamation calling the
extra session was then read, The an
SwerS disputed the authority of the
governor to convene an extraordinary
session to consider their removal from
or retention in Office and denied that
they have been in any way guilty of
misconduct, misbehaViOr, or maladmin-
istration in Office.
A resolution was finally adopted re-
Questing the attorney general to give to
the senate his opinion In writing as to
whether the state treasurer can legally
pay the expenses incurred by the extra
session. The attorney general, in a
lengthy opinion, decided that the pro-
vision for extraordinary sessions carried
with it the power to appropriate money
for the expenses of the session.
After the appointment of committee
of three senators TO confer with the
attorney general, who had consented to
assist, and counsel for the officials on
the subject of the production of evil
dence and the manner in which it shall
be offered and proved, the senate ad-
journed until 4 o'clock Monday after
noon.
Rufus E. Shapley. counsel for Audi
tor General McCamant, says that in any
event the struggle for possession of
the auditor generals office will be pro-
longed and bitter Even should the sem
ate present a finding to the governor suf-
fcient to remove McCamant, the latter
would refuse to recognize the governors
authority to remove, and would decline
to recognize any appointee and not turn
over the department keys. In this event
the matter would go to court, and in the
end would get to the supreme court,
and by the time the latter body had
passed judgment McCamant's time
would have expired.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
THE CRIME.
Story of the Deed for Which Rose
Died.

The crime was committed on the
evening of Aug. %. 1888, in Gales
township, Redwood county, about
twenty miles south of Redwood Falls.
Moses Lufkin, an attorney and farmer.
was the victim. 1t is claimed by
many residents of the southern
portion of Redwood and the
northern portion Of Murray
counties, who were Intimately
acquainted with the Rose and Lufkfn
families, that Rose sought the heart and
hand of Miss Grace Lufkin, the daugh-
ter of the murdered man, and that She
was the main subject of the feud that
existed between the Rose and Lufkin
families. Miss Lufkin did not return
Roses love, and her father demanded
: discontinuance OF Roses attentions.
The fire of hatred was here kindled. and
from time 10 time the families engaged
in Bitter quaSsels and law suits.
A verificatiOn of this story is seen In
the fact that Miss Lufkin, who had be-
become respondent and was suffering
from temporary mental alteration over
the course that the Lufkin family his
tory was pursuing, committed suicide
by cutting her throat while at the home
Of her married sister in Chicago, about
the middle of last May.
In the Summer of 1883 Moses Lufkin
moved from Murray county into Red
wood distance Of about twenty miles
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
A BURSTED ENGINE.
Kills Four People and Mains
Many Others.


MANCHESTER, n. H., Oct. 15.-By
the bursting of a monster engine of
5000 horse power in No. mill OF
the Amoskeag corporation at about $50
a. m, portion of the mill was torn
out. The works are shut down and a
great crowd surrounded the mill.
Eleven girls were employed in the
drawing room over the steam pumping
room, adjoining the engine house.
When the wheel burst they were carried
to the basement in the debris. Some of
them were caught in the heavy timbers
and iron beams. Seven were taken out
of the ruins and carried to another part
of the mill. Three OF the seven
were perfectly helpless and their in
JurieS were terrible, there being great
cuts on their heads and faces, and legs,
arms and ribs being broken. The body
of Engineer Samuel Bunker was taken
out of the wheel pit with the head
smashed. Emil Delane. boy, was
taken from the mill in a terrible con-
dition. He was in the top story when
piece of the fly wheel came through the
window, mass of iron and timber
striking him. d
Those taken out injured are: LebuIon
Northup, Overseer: Gilbert Young, sec
ond hand; Mary Richardson, left thigh
broken, taken to the hospital; Mrs. Ada
L. Cram, left arm and right leg broken,
died three hours later; Mamie Kane,
large scalp wound: Emil Duane. badly
bruised; Thomas Dalton, face scalded
and bruised. Lena French is missing.
Mamie Kane, aged twenty-one. has
since died, making the fourth victim OF
the accident. a large gang of Workmen
is at work clearing the ruins. Susie
Brookings and Mary Richardson will
PROBABLY die
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
SHAVED AND PHOTOGRAPHED
The Prisoner Taken About Town
by the Sheriff.

by the Sheriff.
Special to the Globe.
REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, Oct. 15.-At
every stop were crowds of the morbidly
curious. When this city was reached a
hundred were upon the platform, but
the condemned, shackled to the deputy,
was SO quickly inside a closed omnibus
that few observed. During the mile
drive to the town Rose looked eagerly
out from the front, smoking a proffered
cigarette, and talking freely: sShe
looms up big" he said as the new court
house came in view. Back of this. in
the very heart of Redwood Falls, was
the so-called jail. It is nothing more
than a little two-story frame cottage,
12xl2 feet The interior, which is
painted depressing maroon, is lighted
by two small grated windows high up.
Sweat box is the only name to apply to
the prison. About it, as the omnibus
drew up, 200 curious men and boys.
But the rig was backed close to the
open door, and all were inside in a
twinkling. Rose threw off his coat,
tossed it upon the narrow bed, remark
ing: swell, Pll see you again in the
afternoon" and the wooden door locked
him in. In half an hour Redwood Falls
presented as complete picture of still
life as is ever met with. Absolute ly no
interest was expressed III the awful
tragedy so near at hand. At noon
an excellent dinner was sent Rose
from the Commercial hotel, and he
ate heartily. A few minutes later Rev.
Mr.. Sinclair, of the Presbyterian church.
spent half an hour with the condemned.
Then, at 2 p. m. Rose appeared upon
street between the sheriff and deputy,
walking as coolly and unconcernedly as
chance visitor. On Main street the
two entered a barber shop and Rose was
shaved. Then they strolled down to a
photograph gallery, where the con-
demDed posed before the camera. This
public exhibition of the murderer did
not attract hundred people,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
KILLED IN AN INSTANT.
Four Men Crushed and Buried in
Wreck.

CHICAGO, Oct. ia horrible acct
dent, resulting in the death of three
members of the Inter Ocean staff and
the serious injury of several other pas
sengers. occurred on the Chicago 81
Eastern Illinois railroad this morning
about II o'clock at Crete, Ill. The dead
are:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, sporting re-
porter for the Inter Ocean.
FRED w. HENRY, reporter who
came here recently from Louisville.
j. A. MCAFFERTY, an artist, recently
from st. Louis.
JAMES CLARK, engineer.
The train left Evansville early this
morning, and proceeded safely to Crete,
where it ran into an open switch. The
three men who were killed were on the
engine, Henry and McAfferty having
gone out for the purpose of writing up
and illustrating midnight ride on the
fast train, and Washburne, who was re-
turning to Chicago from an Indiana
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
ct the Mississinni

connect the Mississippi river with
Lake Michigan. we urge such fur
cure the speedy completion of this improve
ment. In order to insure the producers and
manufacturers of the Northwest the greatest
possible benefit from the construction of this
canal we request the examination and in
vestigation by the general government of the
feasibility and commercial value of branch
canal from point on the Mississippi river
above the Rock Island rapids to the nearest
practicable point upon the present proposed
line of the canal between Rock Island and
Henlepin.
Tweifth-A survey having been made with
view of connecting the waters of the
upper Ohio river with the great lakes
through the waters of Lake Erie by the con-
struotion of ship canal which has been
demonstrated as practical movement, the
route passing through Ohio and Pennsyl-
wanna, this convention approves the action of
the Pennsylvania legislature IN requesting the
general government to further investigate
the merits of the proposed ship canal TO the
end that its claims for national recognition
may be fully established
Thirteenth-We approve OF the lock-and-
dam system adopted by the government for
the Improvement of the Cumberland, Green.
Wabash ana other rivers, and favor liberal
appropriations for that purpose.
Fourteenth-That we approve the action OF
the executive committee on the improve
ment of the Western waterways, and request
that it continue its labors in the direC-
ton and for the purpose for which
it has been formed until the Mississippi
river and its navigable tributaries are in
such condition as the safety OF the
people and the interests of commerce
deserve, and said committee is requested TO
take proper steps for presenting to congress
a suitable memorial in the sense of the fore
going resolution, and for publishing and
distributing the proceedings of this conven-
ton.
A grand banquet at Germania hall
tonight closed the convention, which
Will form one of the most important in
the history OF the improvement Of the
Western waterways. Fully 500 covers
were laid, and the toasts and responses
met with hearty applause.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
HE SEES A CLERGYMAN.
A Minister in the Cell OF the
Doomed Man.

A minister in the Cell OF the
Doomed Man.
Special to the Globe
New ULM, Oct. 15.-Wednesday, for
the first time since his incarceration,
Rose saw minister in the person of
Rev. Mr.. Meske, of the New Ulm Con-
gregational church. The clergyman
remained for upwards of an hour, and
in the evening spent half an hour with
the condemned.
81 don't want the idea to go out" he
said, THAT L refuse to see ministers.
Pm not heather by any means. l will
gladly see any who call. l have made
no arrangements for any to be present
when | am hanged. but they are well
come if they choose to come"
And your belief is-?"
"Presbyterian," interrupted Rose.
On the fifteen-mile ride to Sleepy Eye,
the condemned, the sheriffs and the re-
porter attracted little attention as they
sat in the smoker, gossipping as any
travelling party might do. Other news
paper men were doing in the sleeper,
having come straight through from st.
Paul, and even Judge Brown, who
pleaded Roses case before the governor,
did not get up to see him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
RUN OF THE MARKETS.

The Bears were on top in Chicago grain
pits yesterday and under their assaults corn
slumped badly, although a partial recovery
took place before the close. Wheat wGs held
up tenaciously and resisted the onslaughts
so well that the close was a fraction higher
than Wednesday. October closing was at
9ll8c December 99lsc, May. ST. O5A. Oc-
tober corn lost 1I2c at 52s4c November and
May stationary at 1925 and 42lsc Oats were
small fractions up at 2sc October, 2SI2c
November, 311sc May.
An unusual number of buying orders for
foreign account was the feature of the New
York stock market. The close was steady to
firm at vely slight advances in nearly every
stock
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
wAREHoUsEMEN ORGANIZE.
They Desire More Complete Rec
ognitiOn.

ognitiOn.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-At meeting held
this afternoon the organization of an
important commercial ASSOCIATION was
effected as the United States Ware
houSemen's association. Thirty-fye
cities, including New 70 TX, San Fran
cisco, st. Paul and New Orleans, were
represented.
'Our purpose" said Percy Thomp-
son. manager of three large warehouses
at Kansas City, lis to establish such
system of business among the respon-
sible warehouSemen of the United States
as will gam for them in commercial
circles the recognition they deserve.
AS 1t is, only grain elevators and few
warehouses are considered regular on
the boards of trade and by the banks.
All elevator receipt for grain is good
enough security for financial transac-
tions in any city, and we intend that
warehouse receipts issued by members
of our association shall have equally
good standing.
1--WE will probably adopt uniform
style Of receipt and make rules govern
ing the receiving and storage of mer-
chandise. No attempt will be made to
interfere with storage rates. None but
responsible men will be admitted to our
organization. Business men and bank
ers throughout the country will be fur
nished lists of our members, and all our
warehouses will be made "regular' by
the commercial bodies of the different
cities. Then a Kansas City merchant
who may have goods stored in Chicago
warehouse, can obtain loan from his
home bank on the receipt, because the
bank will be assured that the warehouse
is reliable. A Chicago merchant can
then buy goods by warehouse receipt
in Kansas City, and feel certain that he
will get what the voucher calls for. Our
method will be great benefit to busi
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
CLAIMED By DEATH.
Gen. Lee Is No SIore-Judge Bailey
at Rest.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 15-Gen. W.
Ii. f. Lee, second son of Gen. r. e.
Lee, died at his home in Ravensworth,
Fairfax county, this evening, aged
fifty-tour years. On the receipt
of the Intelligence of his death all the
bells in this city were tolled. He had
represented this district for two terms
i'll congress and was member elect Of
the next house. The cause of his death
was heart trouble and dropsy.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Oct. 15.-Judge
Lawrence ID. Bailey died in this city
early this morning at the age of seventy
three years. Judge Bailey came TO
Kansas from New Hampshire in 1857.
He was journalist by profess
sion and established the Kansas
Farmer. He belonged to the old
Free Soil party in Kansas, was elected
a member of the first state supreme
court, and was responsible for the es-
tablishment of the state hoard of agri-
culture, which he organized out of his
private fortune.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
WHAT FARMERS WANT.
The Iowa Alliance Formulates It's
Objects.

Dies MONIES, To-, Oct. 15.-The Iowa
Farmers Alliance this morning adopted
resolutions favoring a new system of
taxation, by which the farmer will be
relieved; the government ownership of
railroads, telegraph and telephone and
express companies; a two-cent pas
senger rate bill; the free coinage
of silver; the issuance of money
direct to the people; the protection of
the makers of promissory notes against
the ''innocent purchaser;" the reduc-
ton of contract interest to per cent;
the Australian ballot system; election
of United States senators by direct vote
of the people. and deep water outlet
on the gulf of Mexico. The pork pack
ing combines of Chicago are denounced.
as well as gambling in 'options" and
futures" on the board of trade. A de-
mand is made that the Conger lard bill
be passed. The alien ownership of land
is denounced. Another attempt was
made to merge the Northern and South
ern Alliances, but failed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
THE NEWS BULLETIN.
Weather--W Warmer.

Weather--W Warmer.
Rose hanged at Redwood Falls.
Northern Pacific Loses Tax Gases.
Baptists resolve against Catholics.
Waterways convention at Evansville.
Winona woman charged with neglect.
Melvin Dickson drops dead.
Three Chicago reporters killed.
Denver has big sensation.
Ecumenical congress against Romanism.
Balfour may lead commons.
Orangemen are organizing.
Warehousemen are organizing.
Moses P. Handy is not fired.
Mrs. Seavy's romantic life.