St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-04
Dn66O ~ HtSO AVOOV
Many Mayors and Couneilmen
Chosen in Northwestern
Cities.
First Defeat Of Democrats in
Dubuque for Ten
Years.
Spring Freshets Cause a Cen
eral Rise of Minnesota
Rivers.
The Big Sioux Out Of Its
Banks and Sweeping
Bridges Away.

ST. CLOUD, Mlnll., Aprll o'-l Ho Cllr
election today resulted in the defeat OF
Ed Fl. Wright, Democrat, by d. w.
Bruckart. The latter is elected by 400
majority. Aldermen were elected as
follows: First ward, e. l.. Atwood, Re
publican; Second ward, John Deloe, Re-
publican; Third ward, j. l. Donough,
Democrat; Fourth ward, John WINNER,
Democrat. The weather was fair, and
a large vote was polled.
LITCHFELD, Minn., April 3.-At the
city election today o. II. Campbell was
elected mayor; E. P. Peterson. alder
man at large; Ii. S. Angel, recorder;
Aaron LiedhoIm, treasurer; G. F. Sim
monds, alderman, First ward; 5. j.
Belts, alderman, Second ward; Third
ward, tie, S. Peterson and John Palm.
There was a majority of 81 against
license.
DULUTH Mimi, April 8. - At the
council meeting this evening Dr.. Will
lam G. Goffe was reelected health off,
Ger after three ballots. The mayor $
appointments of P. II. Frisbie as third
member of the board of public works
and Frank Thomas as fire commissioner
were rejected on the ground that both
of the appointeeS were Democrats. The
other two members of the board of pub
lie works are also Democrats. No other
objection to- Mr. Frisbe was opposed,
for he is recognized as good financler.
having put the Kitchi Gam mi club on
it's feet and made the Temple opera a
paying institution.
CROOKSTON, April 4.-rhe city eiec-
ton takes place today (Tuesday), and
will be the hottest one for a number
of years, from all appearances, both
sides making great. efforts to elect the
heads of their respective tickets. The
regular city convention nominated A.
ID. Stephens for mayor and put COM
plete ticket in the field. day before
the registration closed few disappoint-
ed ones made up ticket and put j. w.
Wheeler at the head of it, but for nc
other purpose than to do up the first
named ticket. The city this year has
LOCO votes, and every voter will be
called out. Both men are cashiers OF
banks in the city, Mr.. Stephens being IN
the Merchants national. and Mr..
Wheeler in the Scandal American.
DUBUQUE, April 3.-Returns are not
yet all in, but enough is known to IN
dicate the election of a majority of the
Citizens ticket. A. W. Dougherty. a
leading manufacturer. is elected on the
Citizens ticket by handsome majority.
The Democrats elect aldermen in the
First and Second wards, but beyond
this they have been unsuccessful, as
far as the returns are known at this
hour. This is the first Democratic de-
feat in Dubuque in ten years.
KEoKUK, To-, April 3.-The Repub-
licans elected DR.. S. W. Moorhead may
or, A. j. Hardin, marshal, and A. HOag-
land. assessor, and six out of elgh
aldermen today. 1t was the hottest city
election ever held in Keokuk. The
proposition to amend the charter by re-
ducing the number of wards from seven
to four was carried. The city has been
Democratic for four years past.
GRAND FORKS, n. D., April 3.-The
city election for aldermen resulted
First ward, A. A. Gordon 81. Reder &c,
Second, j. Anderson; Third, &c. Cooper
Fourth, w J.Doheny; Fifth, J.P. Kings
land Is, John Austin 81; Sixth, j. r,
Swan ~. r. Monley, 80. Of present
council Kingsland is re elected; Reder
and Monley defeated. No contest in
Second, Third aud Fourth wards. The
election was conducted under the Aus
tralian system. q
BISMARCK, n. D., April 3.-Today's
municipal election resulted in the elec-
tion of E. S. Allen, non-partisan candi-
date for mayor, by ten majority over
George W. Newton, candidate of the
so-called 'snappers. under the leader
ship of Capt. l. P. Baker. Homan was
elected treasurer, Chase justice and
Barrett clerk. The aldermen elected
were William Braithwaite, o. II. Beale,
II. l.. Reade, George Gussner, Anderson
Healey, James Mcdonald, Amos Robi-
deau and Thomas Cunningham. 1t was
a quiet election, and only 465 votes were
poled.
FARGO, n. D., April 3.-The city
election passed off quietly, it being non
partisan. The following aldermen were
elected: First ward, E. Ellison; Second
ward. Henry Hector; Third ward, w.
D. Sweet; Fourth ward, S. j. Hill ;
Fifth ward, S. j. Vidger; Sixth ward,
G. G. Schuyler.
YANKTcN, S. D., April 3.-The en-
tire Republican ticket was elected today
except one Democratic alderman. The
saloon will continue to run under the
license system; s04 votes were cast.
EAU CLAIRE. Wis, April "a sud-
den rise in the Chippewa river here
Sunday swept 140 cribs of lumber down
stream, over million and half feet be-
longing to the Valley Lumber company.
A crew of men have been sent down to
recover what they can.