St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-17
SAINT PAUL.
LONG LIFE ENDED.
Dea,h of Erastus Smith Edgerton
at an Advanced
Age.
Sketch of the Very Eventual Lie
OF the Venerable
Banker.

dav of the death of Hon. EraStuS Smlth
Edgerton, which occurred at the oiu
family home at Franklin, Delaware
county. New York. No details accom-
panied the information. Mr.. Edgertoh
was nearly seventy-seyen years OF age,
having been born al Franklin, Dec. y
1915. He was the son of Revolution
airy soldier. ana hi name stood at the
head of the roster of the Minnesota So
ciety of the Sons of the American keVO-
Intion. of which he was the honored
president. He received a limited aca-
demic education. In 1871 he Settleu Ill
Delhi. county seat of the same county,
where he was appointed deputy sherlh
bv his uncle. John Edgerton, who was
sheriff. In this capacity he came
in collision with a body of armed
men known as anti-renterS, VINO re-
sisted the payment OF rents anu 'lie
execution of the laws. lie was piaceu
In command of body OF horseneh III
what was known as the ShaekSNllle c'''-
tie war, and on that occasion seven prs
oners were captured and confined IN tue
county iail AT Delhi. The rioters at
tempted to destroy the Jail and rescue
their comrades. As arms and ammuIl-
tion were scarce, he conceived tne loea
of using pitchforks, which he Collected
from the stores in the town ana
organized a pltchfOrk brlgaue 10
defend the cannon III lieu vi
sabres. of which he was APP
pointed captain. and thesRev. Mr.. Leon
ard nasror of the Presbyterian church,
was made first lieutenant. lie, Win MS
rOmDauy. also assisted in preserving
order ar a sale of cattle for rents AT tlie
Earle sale i'm the town or Ahues' MS
horse was shot from under hIhl' anu
OsmOn \. Steele, his comrade, was also
shot and killed with his morse
He here made his hrSt speech
TO band of l63 armed ana
disguised rioters, warning Lhtn
against the crime OF murder anu the
punishment sure to follow Two OF
them were sentenced 10 DC mug, anu
eighteen TO state prison. and a large
nTmhar IN imnrisonment in the county
iaiI. while large number fed the cOun-
Try. On the 18TH of January, 1874. he
was married to Eliza Cannon, or Can
nonsyllle. same county. In 1898 he re-
moved TO St. Paul, and the following
sDriug began the banking business III
I Tp,tre with Charles Y. Mackubin
nnder the firm name of Mackubln *
Edgerton. which firm was dlSSOlVed Id
1871. and the business continued Dy MI
FdpertOu. When the people OF Mime
sofa voted by large majority 10 amend
the constitution of the state TO allow the
issue Of 100000 in state bonds i'll ald
of railroads, he earnestly opposed 1t, be-
lieying that the state was too young ana
weak to incur such large liability. lie
made himself so odiouS by his Ell
forts i'll opposition TO the loan tldt
on The eve Of the dav the loan amend
ment was carried the people serenaded
him with band playing the dead lnarch
in front of the bank. When the music
had ceased he made the second speech
of his life, saying that the time would
come when the people of Minnesota
would vote to repudiate the bonds by a
larger majority than they had voted
to issue them, which prediction proved
true. After the bonds were Is
sued he steadily opposed repudla-
ton and recognized the bonds as Yalld,
and had bank the circulation of which
was based on the bonds, called the Peo-
ule's bank, and pledged himself TO re
deem the bills of the Peoples bank,
even if he had to sell his shirt to pay
the last dollars. In January, 1865. he
organized the Second National Bank OF
St. Paul, and was elected president
He has since assisted in organizing the
First National Bank of 81. Peter ano
the Lumbermen'S National Bank OF
Saltwater. and was elected a director IL
each of them. He was also a director
III the Commercial Bank OF Chicago.
DRAMATIC DATA.
.sThe Spider and fly was at The
Grand last night, and so was an i'm
mense crowd that occupied every avail
able inch of space and put standin!
room at premium. The fantastic spec
tacle is by no means new to ST. Pau
audiences. and is about the same a
when seen here last fall. 1t carries
large amount of special scenery, and tht
company is numerically very strong
Many of the specialties are new and at
tractive, and the audience was lavish o
applause. THE Spider and Fly
will run through the week, with tn
usual matineeS.
Nate. Goodwin, the favorite comedian
sill begin an engagement OF six night
and Saturday matinee at the MetropOl
itan opera house tonight, presenting
for the first time here the new coined
written especially for him by Henri
GUY Carleton, entitled "a Gilded Fool.
The play ran to crowded houses at tn
new Fifth Avenue theateI, New \ orB
for eight weeks, and could have easil
been continued Throughout the entlr
season, but it was impossible to canoe
other engagements at that theater. MI
Goodwin a short time ago played fOu
weeks at Hooley's theater, Chicago,
the largest business ever done i'll tina
house. "a Gilded FoOl'' is the creates
success artistieally and financially tina
Mr.. Goodwin has ever had. He Wi
present his new comedy for the tir>
four nights and at the Saturday mat
nee Friday and Saturday nights h
will present his success Of last seaso
that has never been seen in this cit!
1.-The Nominee" The sale has bee
large for the week, and those desirir
good seats should secure them early.