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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
since the establishment of the inst
ton, had taught him to deprive
Prisoners of Privileges.


since the establishment of the inStitu-
ton, had taught him to deprive
Prisoners of Privileges,
and to incarcerate them in the dark cell
usually commanded obedience. Those
who hold out against these things he
thought must be insane.
r. q. Rhodes, discharged guard of
the prison. had seen prisoners Sus-
pended in their cells.
Hon. j. A. Keyes testified concerning
the investigation of the special legis-
lative committee. and declared that
George NJ. Seymour, the father-in-law
of Deputy Warden Lemon, controlled
the appointment of deputies, and that
the Minnesota Thresher company con-
trolls the prison labor. This company is
the successor of Seymour. Sabin 81 Co.,
and the members of the old company
are interested in the new, and hence
Seymour is interested in the appoint
ment of deputies and guards. Witness
testified that Seymour had made out a
list of guards that were to be retained,
and that he presented this list to the
warden.
Hon. w. II. Trip, also a member of
the legislative investigation committee,
testified to the Saltwater trip. He said
they found the cells in a loathsome and
filthy condition. He had severe pass
age at arms with Rev. S. &. Smith, of
the board, in which ne declared that he
did not pass as an expert, but he fan
cied he knew brutality when he saw it
He was present when Convict Lynch
was examined, Lynch had wounds
upon his head and legs. He had been
chained up four days, and in gagging
him they had knocked out one of
Lynch'S teeth, and while thus chained
and gagged Lemon had struck him, in
fiicting the scalp wound.
EX-Deputy Warden Westby corrobo-
rated the other testimony relative to
prison punishment, and an adjournment
was had until afternoon.
The committee wore look of expect
ancy when Hon. Henry FeIg, of Kandi-
yOhi. was called to the witness stand at
the afternoon session. He testified to
having visited the state prison as a
member of the special legislative COM
mittee. He corroborated Mr.. Trips
testimony given at the morning session.
This witness delved deeper into the de-
tails of the case than ahy witness that
had previously been placed on the
stand. He gave graphic recital of the
Disgusting and Filthy
condition of the cells, and the exhausted
aspect presented by the convicts who
had passed through the modes of pun
lshment inflicted in their cells.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
TERRIBLY CUT UP.
A Militiaman Who Was Detailed
to Do the Work of Three Men.

A Militiaman Who Was Detailed
to Do the Work of Three Men.
Private Gay Hillman. of Battery A,
Minnesota National guard, who was so
severely injured last week at Meads-
vile by the explosion of a gun, is pro.
crossing fayorably at st. Joseph's hos
pital. Hillman has the reputation of
being one of the most trustworthy and
efficient men in the battery,
and desires to make a state
ment as to how the accident
occurred. 1t appears that Adjutant
General Mullen last week issued an
order to Maj. Sibley, who commands the
battery, to send gun, thirty rounds of
ammunition and trusty man to MeadS-
vile and report to Rev. Father Venn,
who desired SaluteS to be fired at the
services 10 be held in celebration of
Corpus Christi. Hillman was selected
and proceeded to Meadsville. There he
was requested by Father Venn to take
charge of the firing of the saluteS, and
he took two local men to assist him in
firing the gun, after carefully giving
them instructions. While loading the
gun one of the men took his finger from
the vent hole, and the result was that
some of the live sparks in the barrel eX-
ploded the charge of powder. Hillman
was in the act of ramming home the
charge, and had both his wrists
broken, the thumb, second finger and
little finger of the right hand being
shattered, and the two middle fingers of
the left hand also being blown off. The
unfortunate young man will be dis
abled for life. but it is understood that
Gov. Merriam and Adit. Gen. Mullen
haue decided to find HIM a position
when he is recovered. The affair was
purely accidental, though it would seem
that an error was made in sending one
man upin charge of the gun when at
least three are required.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
OLD'UNs HOLD OVER.
Election of City Clerk and Minor
Officers.


The special meeting of the common
council yesterday afternoon, called for
the purpose of electing a city clerk,
market master, engineer of the market
house and day janitor OF police head
quarters, was of short duration, and, as
had been anticipated, the holders of the
various offices were reelected. PreSi-
dent Cullen called the meeting to order,
and the roll call showed that nineteen
members of the council were present;
the absentee being John G. Elmquist,
who had earlier in the day been APP
pointed by the mayor as a member of
the assembly in place of Judge Elan
drau, resigned.
Aid. Gehan nominated Thomas Prem
dergaSt for city clerk. No other nomi-
nations being presented, ". p. Murray
moved that the president be requested
10 cast unanimous ballot for MI. Prem
dergast for the Office OF city clerk for
four years. When the motion was put
by the president, Vociferous YEA"
from all the members proclaimed the
estimation in which they held Tom
Prendergast, and he was duly declared
elected Mr.. Prendergast, in a few
words, thanked the council for the
honor again conferred upon him, and
said he would in the future. as in the
past, use every endeaVor 10 carry on the
work of his Office for the best benefit
of the city.
For market master Assemblyman
Murray nominated Patrick O'Reagan,
while the name of the present holder,
William Plattee, was put up by Aid.
Minea. The vote was by ballot, Messrs.
Sullivan and McCafferty being tellers.
The result was votes for O'Reagan
and y for Plattee, who was declared
elected by the president.
For jailer at police headquarters
two names were nominated, Joseph
Anstett, the present holder, by Aid.
Costello, and Joseph Speel, by w. P.
Murray. The ballot resulted in 16
votes for Anstett and for Speel.
For engineer of the market house
John Lide was reelected by unani-
nous vote.
The council adjourned to the Windsor
hotel as the guests of the city clerk,
whose health was drunk i'll bumper.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
Dungeons Found in q Con-
dition That Would Dis
grace Any Institution,
And Acts Committed DeserV-
ing Of the Censure Of Ev-
cry Humanitarian.
DR.. Smith and Hon. w. H.
Tripp Exchange a Few
Mild Pleasantries.

The committee, comprising the state
board of corrections and charities, APP
pointed by the governor for the pur-
pose, renewed their investigations in
Secretary Harris Office yesterday, into
the conduct of the state penitentiary.
During the latter days of the session of
the legislature. charges of culpability
and brutality were made against the
prison management. A special COM
mittee visited the prison aed took depo-
Sitions. and this resulted in a most
caustic report.
Yesterday morning the first witness
called was Capt. Fitzgerald, of the city
worktouSe. After enlarging upon his
experience to establish his eligibility to
the credence of an expert in the science
OF penalogy, as Rev. S. q. Smith ex-
presses it, he testified at length as to
the most. popular and approved modes
of furnishing hayward prisoners. At
the w0rkhOuSe the dungeon, stringing
up and the privileges of tobacco and
writing materials were resorted to in
the most incorrigible cases, but he had
never held up man more than ten
hours at a time. In some cases the
prisoner was flOgged. 1t was the opin-
ion that discipline could not be main
tanned without heroic punishment.
Capt. j. A. Reid, who was warden for
twelve years following 1874 was called.
he did not believe in severe punish
ment. but he had confined prisoners in
the dungeon for offenses, had cut off
visiting privileges and opportunities to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

said it was whole slice of bread.
Lemon testified that he had asked
Garvin how long the men should be
suspended, and the warden replied
until tell you to let them down. Con-
vict Anderson testified that Lemon beat
him over the head at least twenty-five
times with heavy cane while crossing
roborated this statement in whole.
Witness said he examined convict
Davis hands and he found them cold
while other parts were warm. Mr.. Feig
concluded thereupon that the parts out
side the handouts had become
Partially ParaIyZed
because of the suspension Of blood cir
culation.
Capt Reed was recalled. He testified
that Lemon was not employed in the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
For the State Printing.

Bids for the state printing were
opened Yesterday. Deputy Auditor
Bierman. Deputy Treasurer Iverson,
and Secretary of State Brown met in
the latter's office, and after examining
bids awarded the contract to Harrison
& Smith, of Minneapolis. Only three
bids were submitted. the others being
from the Pioneer Press company and
Brown 81 Treacy, of ST. Paul The sue
cessful bid was for third-cass work.
7015 per cent discount and for fifth
class work, 90 per cent discount on the
egal rate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
Donnelly's Great Lecture.

The lecture of Ignatius Donnelly at
the Peoples church next Saturday
night. on 1.-THE Mistakes OF Ingersoll in
Literature and Religion" is to be the
Sage's greatest effort of his life" Mr..
Donnelly wishes to be regarded as SUI
preme in the field of debate, as he is in
authorship; and. like death, he loves a
shining mark, and so will measure
swords with the brilliant inhdel.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

council had produced good results, and
spoke of the general sentiment of the
people of the city being strongly in
favor of economy and retrench-
ment. Judge Flandrau has held
high positions of honor and trust
in the state and is much
pressed with business. He was an able
man in the council, and it was, there
fore, hoped that he would remain among
the eity's Legislators and advisers. Gen
eral regret was expressed yesterday at
his determination to retire from the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

We call attention to the statement of
the st. Paul National Bank published
in another column.
1t is another illustration of the truth
of the adage, Nothing succeeds like
success"
The stockholders and officers ought to
be happy in the new location, as we
know all who have business to transact
with the bank are at the change.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

C ouncil, and
when, under the
Bell charter, a
double : headed
council was ere
ated and the al
dermen-at-large
legisIated out of
Office, he thought
it a good oppor-
tunity to with
draw from pub
lie life. He fur
>ther said that
t h e T e f o r m
m o v g m e n t
which brought
hso sAA tho
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

IL IL d III D.
pires that
e o n V i C t
d o u g la S s.
story, as re-
lated to the
special COM
nlittee, was
entirely diff
ferent from
that recited
to the COM
mittee named
by his excel
| e n C y-the
board of cor
rection and
charities. He
testified be-
fore this spe-
cial commit
tee of the leg
lSlature that
he and his
comrades had
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
MONEY AND BRAINS.
Capital Combines to Add to the
States Prosperity.


States Prosperity.
The Peoples Soap company was in
corporated yesterday with a capital
stock of 100000. Incorporators, Sam
uel A. March, Albert A. Page and Nico-
lay Grevstad, all of Minneapolis.
The Thompson Wagon company has
Incorporated. Capital stock, $4,000.
IncorporatorS, John Rogers, George F.
Thompson, A. S. Cook. A. NJ. Allen and
Ii. w. Hermann. all of Minneapolis.
The Northwestern Consolidated Mill
ing Company of Minneapolis yesterday
filed certificate of Incorporation signed
by John Martin, Fred G.. Pillsbury.
Charles K. Side, Albert e. Loring and
Ernest Geidler.
Amended articles of incorporation
were filed yesterday by the Minnesota
Brick company. Certain changes are
made in the manner of distribution of
shares.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

penitentiary dur
ing the witness
a d mi II istration
as warden. Lem
on, however, was
a foreman in the
employ of the
reaper company.
Lemon had more
trouble with the
prisoners than
any one else; it
was difficult to
keep a guard
that would work
wi t h Lemon;
Lemon seemed
fn 0On Sidar fbot
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
EXIT FLANDRAU.

j. G. Elmquist Is Appointed an
Assemblyman.
Hon. John G. Elmquist was yesterday
appointed by Mayor Smith to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Judge q. E. Flandrau as member Of
the assembly of the city council.
The explanation given by Judge Flan-
drau for his resignation is that he had
intended to retire from the common
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

write. The pun
ishment for Seri-
Gus disobedience
under his regime
had been the dark
cell and a diet of
bread and water
until the prisoner
promised obedi-
ence. Seldom had.
prisoners be e n
chained up. He
asserted the belief
that discipline can
not be maintained
by punishment
: alone.
Michael Whalen,
the deputy super
intendent of the
Minneapolis work
house, was next
sworn. His eXpe-
rience, which COM
rlAI
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
The Ladies Delighted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect
safety with which ladies may use the
liquid fruit laxative. Syrup of Figs, UNI
der all conditions, make it their favorite
remedy. 1t is pleasing to the eye ana to
on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
Patterson Bros.

Have removed their Dental Offices TO
Schultz Block, Corner Seventh and
jackson. Elevator entrance on Seventh
street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

Cases of scarlet fever at 359 South Wabasha
street, and dipbtheria at 81 South Victoria
street, were reported at the health office yes
terday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03
"KIDD's GERM ERADICAToR"
POnffiYnIY CIIrns nm ninenana

BOhI Nv CI9 NEITcs a IT 4B1AeaNcss
BECAUSE II Kills al Germs. Bacteria Parasites Mi
crobes and Animalcule in the system. The air wa
terreyctab!es. iruit are iull OF these worms causing
I2iarra, Consumption, Diabetes and Bright'5
Disease, Cancers TuIuor (neyer known to i9iI to
cure GataTrh and syphilis and all so-cailed in
curahe Diseases reta!ed in g. 50 and 6 sizes; sent
OF receipt Of price. This the only genuine arti-
Gle. An TN and Med. Co., Props, Spencer, 10.
We issue guarantees TO cure. Faber & Co. Cor eth
ard Nihasla SIS: Lyons drug store, 90 Z. 7th ST.
81. PaiiI and in AIlnneapolisby Weller sdrug store
orEet SI2:ll :.:i9 Aleol.e; avenues.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

council before
the expiration
of the term for
which he was
elected. Mayor
S m i t h h a d
named him to
continue in his
seat when he
reapponted the
six old assem-
blymen and the
three new ones
as provided by
the changes in
the C h ar ter.
The absence of
j IL d ge Elan
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

drau from the city prevented his action
on the appointment until his return a
day or two ago.
Hon. John q. ElmQuist, the appointee,
is a clothing merchant at $50 East Sew
enth street, and resides at FOG Bedford
street. He is a good business man. and
has held several important local offices,
as well as served two terms i'll the legis-
lature.
Judge Flandrau is a Democrat; Mr..
ElmquiSt is a Republican.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

Valuable improved Broadway prop
erty for sale Wednesday afternoon, June
Sd, at 4 o'clock, on the premises. See
auction column.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

The fact that the Imperial Mill Of Du-
luth, declared an annual dividend Of rs per
cent shows that Minnesota is the name for
the head Of flour BARREL and the head Of the
lake the place to do the grinding.
On one side of West Duluth you will
find St. Louis Bay and River, which togeth-
er have harbor room enough to accommo-
date all the shipping of Chicago Buffalo and
Cleveland at one time.
More dock (wharf) building has been
done in West Duluth during the last year than
in Duluth and West Superior both together
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

The residue Of the warden's testimony
was of an immaterial nature.
Senator O,Brien, who came in Incl
dentally, was called to the stand. He
explained that he had not anticipated
that anything he knew would be de-
sired, but he was perfectly willing to
give
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-29
ROMANCE OF TWO COUNTRIES.
An Illustration of an Incident Where
"Truth l. stranger Than Fiction"

An illustration of an Incident where
"Truth Il stranger Than Fiction"
The details of one of the most singular
trades ever cuusummatcd in this part of
the country have come to light through
the filing for record Of n deed Of n tract OF
land in the western part of the country
The deed is from Chris Christensen TO Nils
Jrusru and conveys eighty acres of farm
land 20 the latter but the remarkable part
of the deed is the consideration given for
the land.
II reads as follows;
For and i'm consideration Of one woman,
Co wit. thcwifc Of Nils Jensen" The queer
document caused an investigation to be
made, and the following romantic story
wa, learned boy the curious newspaper man
who went 90 the farm of Christensen:
Nine ygIr- ago Christensen left Sweden
for This country 90 make his fortune and
when he started he left in the old country
young woman, who was to become his
wife MS soon as he became able to send
after her.
The girl. Nina Petersen, was the daugh
ter of "a pocr shoemaker who led his fam
ily dogs life and was continually on the
verge OF starvation.
After Christensen left Nina expected TO
hear from him constantly but no letter
ever reached her, and as she had no idea
70 what part Of the United states he went
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-29

she could notwrite to him. Among the
young men Of the town was Jensen, who
also looked With loving eyes upon Nina,
but she would have nothing to do with
him, for her heart was true to Chris As
year after year went by, with no word
from her absent lover, the maid came to
the conclusion that he was recroant, and
this idea was fostered as much as possible
by Jensen, who was Mt last successful in
getting Mina's consent to marry him
The father also insisted that the wedding
should come off, and, more to get away
from such an unhappy home than through
love for Jensen, Nina consented and they
were married. This was five years ago,
After two years of hard times in the old
country Jensen determined to try his for
tune in America, and with his wife and
one child he started for the New World
After wandering about for some time
they landed in Nebraska with no money
Jensen obtained work on farms in different
parts of the state but was unable to get
ahead financially.
The man and wife drifted over the state
doing work at such places as they could
get employment until at last they reached
this city, where they heard that a man and
woman were wanted to work on a farm in
the western part of the county. Jensen ap,
piled for the place, and rs chance would
have it the man and woman were wanted
on the farm of Christensen, but the people
were so changed that no recognition was
had.
Something familiar in the woman's ap-
pearance led Christensen TO make inquiries,
and he discovered that it was his long lost
Iowa 10 goil pnf hinfr To nil
his wife, but Il few shrewd questions
showed him that Jensen knew more about
the reason for his letters not reaching Nina
than the husband was willing to acknowl-
edge.
One evening he began telling a story to
his hired man and wife, and recounted the
story of his life from beginning to the pres
emit He told how Jensen had taken the
letters from the postof1ice and destroyed
them, and when he got through the latter
was so overcome with what he thought
was Christensen's knowledge that he con
fessed his infamy. The three talked long
into the night about the matter, and before
the morning came it was decided that Jen.
sen would give up the woman, who openly
said that she did not love him, and he
agreed to get a divorce and give up his
wife and child if Christensen would give
him a start in the world.
Nina was willing and anxious, and the
result was that the deed to the eighty
acres of land was passed, and the woman
is now living as the wife of Christensen
A divorce was procured and the marriage
followed on the same evening Jensen
lives at the farm until he can build a
house, and the whole lot seem happy over
the new turn of affairs-Fort Worth
Gazette.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-29
KNOWN FOR SIXTY YEARS,
But Only Just Now About to BE Dug Out
of the Ground.

of the Ground.
GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. 28.-In 1929 a
physician Of this city, who was also
quite a geologist, stopped at Chambers
vile, a neighboring village, to spend the
night. The pioneer who had established
the village mad sunk a salt well about
two years before and the physician OBJ
tanned a sample of the borings from the
well for analysis.
He obtained silver and company was
organized to mine it, After sinking
shaft and drifting and sinking another
shaft, operations We're stopped by the
exploding Of charge which ruined the
salt well aud deluged the mine with
water The company was compelled +.
pay 81 900 damages for the injury to
the well, and its members afterwards
charged that the sand had been sailed
with silver.
During the sinking of the shaft vein
Of coal seven feet in thickness W Us
struck It's existence has been a matter
of tradition in the village. Lately,
however, drillings have reaffrmed its
existence, and a company of New York
capitalists have secured options on the
coal under 1900 acres Of land, with a
view to opening extensive mines.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-29
To Correspondents.

1t is an infleXible rule of this office
that correspondents will not be al
lowed to puff candidates for county
Offices in this and adjoining counties
except at advertising rates, and in
each instance the money must &C,
company the notice. If you inter
polate these notices in your news
letters, count the number of words in
such notices and enclose two cents
per word for them, or they will be
cut out. swift.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-29
Young LADY Accidentally shot.

NASHVILLE, Dec. %. -- Miss Belle
Pelham, one of the popular young ladies
OF Tullahoma, was accidently shot and
KILLED at the residence of James Tucker,
in that city, Friday The family We're
seated at the breakfast table and Miss
Pelham asked Mr.. Tucker to reload a re-
yolVer which She had been firing, While
Tucker was complying with her request
the weapon was accidently discharged
the bullet entering the right eve of Miss
Pelham. The young lady died an hour
LALer.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-29

MERIDEN, Conn, Dec 2S.-Henry A.
Kifmire, a buffer employed by the Meri-
den Britannia company, died here Fri
day morning in consequence Of swallow
ing a chicken bone ON Sunday last, 1t
gave him no Inconvenience at first, but
later in the day he began to feel great
pain and applied to physician, who en-
deayored unsuccessfully to remove the
bone. Mr., Kifmires condition grew
worse, and further examination
showed that the bone had lodged across
the entrance to the stomach and had
ruptured Il bloodvessel The physicians
were unable to dislodge it or check
the homorrhage and the man bled to
death.