Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-09-03
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. %, 1891

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.'H' nc summer mas nearly gone ana Il
Has H"' 't'h ah uhe'ehHaI one i"r TINS city
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-s'he''ns "l lo'"o' members OF 1oAns
'''P'' N','''s % N'''s''ah fh"ea'or IN
t'ie 'a't'F c'ly' was an event Long TO be re-
mehoeFed' especially hy one VINO attended
any "l Nhtlf meetings ana htard Mr. san
"'s s'hI ~ oh" OF their evening meet
l'i1s hta'y thunder shower came up;
many "i those present Ieit, but there were
several thousand people In the building,
"Aen' OWING 70 the severe iiShtntug, the
eiectr'c Hshts went out and for >evcla
moments there was total darkness IN that
large nan, but not a person moVed; then
the nights ,hone forth. hymn was an
nouncrd 70 % sung AMI just as they were
ready the nights again went out-but the
hSmn was sung through, with the "artii-
leaving profound impression on the
heart oi no" far the power OF God was
ABOVE the mightiest efforts OF any human
power ana OF renewed faith In Ills prom
ness
Inc great excitement IN 81 Paul has
Deem the attempted prize night and It's sup
preston " Ith backing OF many wealthy
iiien' win mayor VINO openly de
e'ateu 'ha' he '""'h h"F enforce the lay"
'''' '''''H "' ''e P''"e ''uS were JUN
'ah'' nat are you Solh@ To DO about
~ sal" 'hey' puoIic meeting was call
Z" III 'iai ny man on Mohday evening,
i"r's'e 'e'sht houfs before the proposed
us"t vas 70 come OH Inc hall was hlled
~ "f'' -" lh1 every seat every men ~
S'@"n'hS FooM was occupied "hlIe me
'of' '"''s ana s'a'f"al7 were ialI of those
""o "ere 'oo LAte 70 gam admission. ko-
i'ian Na'"o'I' ahu l'ot'>tahI were "h the
P'ati"fm together; Methodist, Bspl!-t,
iicsos 'el'hh an" oohsFeeatonaL'st were
Ha"u ~ hahu' !" 'top me contemplated
''e"'" " a"' oe"'s hau oeeh 500 70
'hose VINO wished 10 witness Inc hght at
1 from -" 10 ~ each-thousands oi them
ne meeting listened 10 addresses from
/ many among them Archbishop Ireland,
formerly Chaplain of the 9TH Minnesota
Z infantry IN the war OF the Rebellion.
/ Then, in the words of the chairman Of
! the meeting, Thomas Corcoran, Esq, a
leading Presbyterian and business man
! as the city OIL uials, headed by Robert A.
/ Smith, the mayor, refuse to execute the
/ law, we appeal unto Caesar" The next
| morning delegatian of 500 citizens wait
/ ed upon the Governor, and he issued a
| proclamation directing the county officers
to enforce the law and stop the fight. The
sheriff Of this county is c. A. r. man
and also captain of the best company
of the National Guard in the city if not in
the State. He is the only Republican
county officer elected last wear. He at
once consulted his attorneys and on the
forenoon of the day when the tiyht was
| 10 come OH, called the leaders OF the club,
under whose auspices the fight was to
come off, into his private office with his
attorneys and said: Gentlemen, an,
ordered to stop the fight | shall do it,
and shan't be there alone" The Govern
or had called out the entire National Guard
in st. Paul and put them under the direc-
tion of the sheriff The tight didn't come
Of! All honor to Coy Merriam and
plucky Ed. Bean, sheriff of Ramsey coun-
ty.
The electric cars are great institution
so long as they run; once in while some
thing gets out of order and there is a
standstill for few moments; something
like the "halts' we used to make in the