St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-28
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the Fort Berthold agency. was at the
Merchants yesterday. He is a very
pleasant gentleman, who is fortunate
and successful in his difficult position.
81 think" said he. I'VE shall be able
this year to discount even the promis-
ing crops of Minnesota. Everything
looks remarkably well up in our Sec
ton, and if indications are realized we
shall be lucky indeed.
Speaking on the trouble at Leech
Lake, the reporter asked the Fort Ber-
lthold agent if he had experienced any
thing of the kind among his charges,
who number over 1000. mo, sir" he
replied, .swe have had no trouble of that
description. / know it is generally be-
lieved that all Indians are fond of fire
water and will go to almost any length
to get it. But have seen no indication
3of such an appetite at Fort Berthold.
Smuggling of whisky is practically
unknown among our indians and
drunkenness is not one of their fail
ings. Industry and self-respect are be-
coming more strongly developed each
year. One good result of these condi-
lions is seen In the fact that our Indians
are multiplying in numbers. instead of
decreasing year by year. L am often
amused by the long-winded newspaper
and magazine articles which argue so
pompousiy that the Indians as a race
are fast dying out. While of some
tribes, peculiarly situated. this may be
true in degree, OF the race in general
it is not"
AZ
Genial Joe Roach. of Mortified. DEM
Tot
ture from a Republican district, was in
the city yesterday, ell route to Mandan.
N. d. Mr.. Roach has lately secured
several contracts for supplying beef
cattle to Indian agencies, and goes West
to look after his stock. Joe has been in
the cattle business so many years that
his opinion is of value when he says
there is no very noticeable scarcity of
good beef cattle.
Capt. William Comiskey, an old-time
mariner and owner of several lake
schooners at present in commission,
spent few hours in st. Paul yesterday
Oh business. Business is not what it
used to be, so far as Old-time sailing
vessels are concerned" said the old
salt. s'What with the new-fangled
whalebacks and the mammoth steam
boats of today, the craft that was the
glory and pride of the lakes in other
days must take back seat Slowly but
surely, just as us old fellows are drift
ing into the grave. the vessels and the
sailormen of twenty, thirty, fifty years
ago are being shelved. OF course it will
take long time yet to put them on the
rack. and they will probably never dis
appear entirely, but few years at best
will witness the climax of their decline.
Why, sir, | can recall the time, not
more than a score of years ago, when
the Welland canal was lined with ship
wards, which used to launch scores of
boats every year. All through the Sc
| we're Canadian winter men We're kept
busily at work on vessels and pro
| PETERS," as they used to call steam
| boats. And on the day when launch
was to occur the people took holiday,
| and had such jollification ana feast as
| you never see nowadays. And the
romance of the canals of the
lakes, too, for that matter-is gone.
| Dozens of firms used TO keep large
| stables Of horses to tow the fleets
through the levels between locks, and
hundreds of men were used in the
| business and were well paid. Owners
| and employees have al! drifted into other
occupations now. Tugs do all of the
rowing and where formerly only
| 'caRalers' could transport wheat, coal,
lumber and heavy timber ahd general
| commodities. now ocean carriers can
easily do the work and do it cheaper
and better"
The old man paused to sigh over the
| vanishing days OF yore, and to mop his
| brow. Then, changing The subject. he
| said: II was visiting here during the
! session OF the legislature last winter,
| when the lawmakers were investigating
| the whipping at one OF your penal insti-
/ buttons. Such a hullabaloo was raised
/ about il that L was surprised. Why, in
| all the Canadian prisons they fog. Dc
Z; you know what logging is? Well. let
me try to tell you. There are different
ways OF fastening man, but at the Pen
etanguishene reformatory, where they
! send incorrieibie boys and other ~rim-
| inals OF whom there Is hope of reform,
| the method is simple and thorough. In
| the lower row of cells two doors are
1 opened straight out. The stone parti-
/ ton between just leaves room for the
| culprit to be nicely spread" with each
| hand and each foot fastened by stout
ropes. Sometimes, if the prisoner is
! under medium height, he will be drawn
clear of the floor, with the weight on the
! wrists. The other prisoners are ranged
| in rows against the wall of the corridor.
Standing by the man who is to be
logged will be the warden or his dep
| uty, the physician and the guard who is
to WELD the cat all ugly looking
bunch of cord, with knots at intervals.
| To this is attached handle probably
/ two. feet long. AT signal the guard
i draws the cords through his left hand,
tends the right arm to fuil length. and
with cruel swish the cords strike the
exposed back. for the culprit is made to
| remove his shirt before being strapped
! up. Blue ridges of flesh are left by
| every stroke. and each one IS deliber-
ately and audibly tailed by the war
! den. On the only occasion l ever
saw hogging something like
dozen lasheS were administered to a
young man who had attempted to eS-
cape. His grit was wonderful. Despite
! the powerful blows of practiced fog
ger the only sign he gave was a snrug
/ of the shoulders after each stroke and a
I continual shifting of the feet and hands
in the very limited latitude allowed by
the ropes When released his back was
a pitiful sight, but he resumed his shirt
| without a glance at any one. l was told
| however, that only about one out Of g
hundred could stand even one stroke
without losing all self-possession and
pleading for mercy. The punishment
may have been effective, but it was
brutal and barbarous.: am glad the
people of Minnesota have driven such
practices from their prisons. Strange
as it may seem, am told the Canadian
central prison, .located in Toronto, still
depends on the fogging system to main
tain discipline.
~
Speaking yesterday of the pardon
granted to Fielden, Schwab and Neebt
8 by Gov. Altgeid, of Illinois, p. V. Gal
Z Iaghan, who has covered the Prairi,
, state for years as a travelling salesman
said: 1.-The governors action will rais'
a storm, but ultimately l think it will
be commended. In certain quarters i
Il was tacitly understood that if he wa
elected he would extend clemenc,
IA to these men. Nobody has eve
: doubted Neebe's innocence, Will
:, Fielden. the earnest Englishman
!, and lSchwab, the German working
man. practically recanted their eXtrem