St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-14
HEARD AT HOTELS.

HEARD AT HOTELS.
Senator S. d. Peterson, the Brown county
statesman, arrived in the city bright and
early yesterday morning, and is now at the
Merchants This is the senator's first trip to
the Sanity City in several months, but he
adapted himself to the situation in short or
der and was soon chatting with political
friends as he was wont to do during the time
the legislature was in session. Business i'll
Brown county has been so brisk, according TO
Mr. Peterson. that he could not spare the
time needed to make trip to the state cap
ital. Collections are already better than at
this season III any previous year. and as a
consequence business Is unusually brisk in
New Ulm as we'll as in all the surrounding
towns. just at present there is considerable
interest 1being manifested in the Rose case
in Brown as well as Redwood county. The
condemned man has been confined in the
Brown county Jail at New Ulm for three
years and has impressed the people there
with the idea that he is innocent Of the crime
charged against him.
I'm my opinion" said Senator Peterson in
speaking of the case. IF there ever was a
case for executive cemency this is the one.
In Redwood and Brown counties there is a
widespread feeling that Rose is not guilty of
is SO much reason for doubt a man ought
not to be executed. Lufkin was q
tough citizen and had many enemies.
among whom were his own children and
relatives, some of whom had been terribly
abused by him. Some of these could easily
have committed the crime and made their
escape. One fact that tells strongly in favor
of the innocence Of Rose is that he had
plenty of chances to escape before his ar
rest, which he did not improve. His family
is straightforward, upright and honorable
and his father is one Of the best men in the
country, and Rose himself always had a
good reputation. Another small incident
that has had it's effect occurred the other
evening. The guard was standing just out
side Roses cell, The prisoner was asleep
and dreaming Suddenly he began to protest
ms innocence, saying: 81 did not do it;
did not do itn
Rose has always protested his innocence, :"
continued Senator Peterson, land from what
l know of Lufkin and his disposition and en-
emies, firmly believe that Rose is innocent
hope the governor will see fit to at least
commute the sentence"
COL o. W. Towner, formerly of Devils
Lake, n. D., but now Of Chicago, arrived in
st. Paul yesterday morning, accompanied by
W. w. 4hdSOn anu D. d. IdrhS, TWO boston
bankers and capitalists. The party is on its
way to North Dakota, where syndicate in
which its members are interested own a large
amount of land, which it is proposed to col
onize with Germans from Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois. The settlers viii be employed
in raising barley upon a large scale,
the company evidently thinking that
there is money in the scheme. The la nd will
be sold to the settlers on ten years time, and
the barley raised Will be purchased by the
syndicate and matted at convenient place
in North Dakota. Col Towner, who proba-
bly, knows North Dakota better than almost
any other man, Is confident that the expert
ment will prove great success.
1.-The farmers of North Dakota" he said.
"devote their whole attention to wheat rails
ing nothing else In this way they wear out
the soil. or wheat out the land, as one
might say. The soil of North Dakota. fertile
as it is, cannot stand constant cropping of
any one kind of grain. The same elements
of soil which produce wheat do not produce
barley, and the land may be given a rest by
alternating the two crops The best quality
of barley can be raised in North Dakota
without difficulty. 1t is our intention to have
this barley farmed so that it will make the
best quality of malt. 1t viii be cured with d
barley fork, and no binder or other appliance
viii be used that will spoil the flavor of the
grain.
H. Sweet, the popular owner of the 10l
brand of Montana cattle wasat the Sherman
yesterday. He expects to ship 200 cars from
Chinook, Mont. to Chicago, but some OF
his shipments may be as late as Nov 20.
Hon. Joseph Roach, a popular represent
alive of Mortified and A. W. Dampier Of
the same place, were at the Merchants yes
terday. Mr.. Roach had six cars of cattle at
South ST. Paul and chose 10 ship them, last
night, to Chicago.
At Empire, on the Kansas City line. one of
those interesting stock farms for which NJ in
nesota is noted is being opened up by Roxy
Reber, of this city, and his partner, T. w.
Hartwick. They sent twenty-five horses
down there this week, and some of the dams
have long family histories. They. Reber &
Hartwick, are about to build new and COM
modious barns for the steppers, and will lay
out half-mile track on the Empire prairie
in the spring. They have secured buffalo
bull and COW, and propose crossing the buff
falo on Scotch Galloways.
John Lathrop, ex- secretary of the Mime
sofa Farmers Alliance, spent few hours in
the city yesterday on his way from Minneap-
oils TO Duluth During the past few days
Mr., Lathrop has been looking into the grad
ing OF wheat in Minneapolis. and had his
pockets full of samples OF the different
grades. He was very much pleased with the
grades that are being given. and produced
some wheat which had been graded No.
northern which he said he would have
graded as No. 3. In other cases grades that
he considered too low had been given, but,
on the whole. the grades being made at Min
neapolis are fair, and satisfactory. At Du-
luth Mr.. Lathrop will continue his investiga-
tons. ana endeavor to find out whether the
grades there are lower than they are in Min
neapolis, and what they should be-
Hon. C. T. Mccoy, of Aberdeen s. D., is at
the Merchants. At the first state election in
South Dakota Mr.. Mccoy was prominent
candidate for the Republican congressional
nominetion, carried off by Maj. Picker. and
came near carrying off the plum. Owing to
the fact that the candidate this year had to
come from either the Black Hills or the
southern part of the state, Mr.. Mccoy was
not a candidate for the nomination carried
off by Col. Jolley. He is confident that the
latter will win ext month, and asserts that
neither the Democrats nor the Independents
are in this years race. Mr.. Mccoy denies
that there is any disaffeetion in the Republi-
can ranks in South Dakota.
B. F. Voreis, the well-known attorney of
Fairmont is at the Merchants
E. S. Tyler, the Fargo lawyer is in the CITY.
s. L. Perrin, of River Falls, Wis., is in the
city.
Ex-Mayor John B. sutphin, of Duluth, is
at the Merchants.
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