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THE KORTGAARD CASE.
Trial of Minneapolis Banker For En-
beZZIemeut BegiDS.

Trial of Minneapolis Banker For En-
bezzlement Begins.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 18.-The trial Of
Kristian Kortgaard, president Of the
defunct state bank, has begun in the
district court.
It was nearly one year ago that Kort-
gard was arrested on complaint Of
Charles N. Chadbourn, with sembezzl-
ing on June %, 1898, So, 700 funds from
the bank. K0rtgaard was at that time
said to have been the moving spirit in
about dozen companies, which it was
alleged had been organized chiefly for
the purpose of borrowing money from
the bank Of which Kortgaard was the
head. It was charged that the bank
loaned to these companies an amount
of money in excess of the statutory
maximum, and that in addition the
securities were worthless.
The grand jury subsequently found
indictments for grand larceny covering
seven counts, aggregating $500, ,662, and
another Indictment charging fraud.
The first Indictment charged him with
the larceny of So, 700; the second with
the larceny of $500; the third charged
him with falesly representing the bank
to be solvent, thereby securing from
John w. Arctander a deposit Of 81, 900;
the fourth with the larceny Of 81, 1852;
the fifth, $4,000: the sixth, $4,000; the
seventh, $21, 900; the eighth, $4,000.
When arraigned, bail was fixed at
$l3, 900, which was given
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CARPENTERS IN SESSION.

Eighth Annual Convention Meets at Indi-
annapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 18.-The eighth
general convention of the National
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
opened in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives with 200 delegates present,
representing 101 unions, districts and
81 states. After the convention had
been called to order by General Presi-
dent Trener of New York Governor
Matthews was introduced and well
coined the delegates. The response
was made by General Secretary J. P.
Mcclure Of Philadelphia. The conven-
tion then went into secret session and
the day was consumed with the cre-
dentials Of the delegates. The chief
work of the convention will be the
adoption of new constitution.
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Not Until Jan. 1. 1898.

NEW YORK Sept. 18.-The board of
general appraisers, in an opinion drawn
by United States General Appraiser T.
S. Sharretts of Baltimore and sent to
Collector Klbreth Of the port of New
York, holds that schedule ''K'' of the
new tariff act does not go into effect as
to the articles therein provided for, un-
til Jan. 1, 1895, but all fabrics manu-
factured from wool, worsteds, the hair
of the camel, goat, alpaca or other
animals is dutiable under the Mckinley
act until that date.
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DAYLIGHT BURGLARY.
RobbeTs Go Through q ST. Paul Residence
=. -. and G0f Diamnnds :.

R0bboIs Go Through . st. Paul Residence
and Get Diamonl1s =
ST. Paul, Sept. l8.-The home of
George J. johnson, at 886 Osceola ave-
nue., was entered BY burglars. Mrs.
johnson left the house shout 80 .. m.
to visit her mother at SO Fuller street.
From there she called on her husband
at his Office in the German.American
bank building. returning home at about
4 o'clock to find the doors of the house
open and about $500 worth Of diamonds
and jewelry missing. Entrance was
gained through . window on the ground
floor. There Is no clue to the perpe
traitors of the bold daylight burglary.
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JONES ASKED TO RESIGN.
Republicans Of Nevada Don't Want Him
IN

Republicans Of Nevada Don't Want Him
in Congress.
CARSON, New, Sept. Ex-senator
John P. Jones of Nevada has been re-
quested by the Republican state central
committee to resign his seat IN the
United States senate, to which he was
elected by Republicans.
This request is made in a long letter
which was drafted by Chairman Tren-
nor Coffin and approved by the state
central committee at meeting held in
this city. The letter exhaustively re-
views Senator Jones' letter of Aug. 20,
to the former chairman of the commit.
tee, Enoch Strother, in which Jones
announces that he left the Republican
party to join the Populists, and severely
criticizes his course of action, conclud-
ing as follows:
Some Peculiar Mental Process.
"But by what mental processes you
arrive at the conclusion that the great
principle involved requires you to part
company with the Republican party of
Nevada, your letter entirely fails to
disclose. You concede that we are true
to the cause of silver. Then why do
you abandon us? If we are true to silver
why does not devotion to that 'princi-
ple' of which you write so eloquently
require you to remain true to US? Not
only have we been true to the cause of
silver, but we have been true to every
other great principle that you hold dear,
and more than that we have been fidel-
ity itself to you. Then we ask again,
why have you abandoned us?''
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FATAL FLAMES. "A DEEP CANAL.
Five Charred Bodies as a Re-
suit Of a Factory Fire in
Washington.
OTHER EMPLOYEES MISSING.
The Building Was Five Stories
High but Had No Fire
Escape.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-The most
fatal fire of recent years in Washington
was the burning of the mattress factory
of Stumph & Bros. -Four bodies are at
the morgue, charred and crushed be-
yond recognition, one is dead at the
hospital, three injured men are at the
hospital and there may be others buried
under the ruins, as several of the work
men are unaccounted for.
Two of the dead at the morgue are
now known to be William Fl. Tenny-
son, an old man employed in the fac
tory, and Willie Ashe, boy of 13
years. James F. Vaughn, clerk, died
at the hospital. -Four others, who are
missing, are Henry Fowler, Phillip
Ackerman, Robert Reitzel and an old
man who has been employed in the fac
tory but few days and whose name is
not remembered by his employer.
Had No Fire Escape.
The factory, which is owned by G.
Claude and Edward Stumph, stood at
the intersection of Seventh and K
streets and Massachusetts avenue, a
5-story structure with thin brick walls,
windows only at back and front and no
fire escape. 1t was stored with feath-
ers, shavings and other infammable
materials and 25 persons were at work
in it, six of whom were young women.
Fifteen minutes before noon fire was
discovered in the picking room at the
front Of the second floor. Almost be-
fore the alarm could be given to the
workmen, it had spread through the
second story and
Burst Up the Elevator Shaft.
AS the escape Of those on the upper
floors was cut off they stood in the win
dows shouting for help, while hundreds
on the streets, unable to give them as
sistance, yelled to them to wait for the
hook and ladder company. Three men
were soon on the roof, two Of them
gesticulating frantically, while the
other leaned calmly against a chimney
waiting. Policeman Phil Brown found
a ladder and with the help of two stall
wart men dragged a mattress to the
roof Of blacksmith shop beneath the
caves Of the factory. While these prep
arations were under way one of the
men jumped from the roof, whirling
over and over in the air and striking on
his side. A man jumped to the roof
and was caught on the mattress, held
| by Policeman Brown and others. The
third leaped headlong so that in the
force of his fall he
Tore Through the Mattress
as though it had been blanket Other
men clung to narrow projections out
side the windows until pile of mat
tresses had been heaped on the side.
walk and jumped off without sustaining
severe injuries.
Twenty minutes after the fire had
been discovered the east wall fell,
crushing the blacksmith shop, Palmer's
oyster house and the horse and cattle
feed company's building. Shortly aft.
erwards the other walls tottered and
came down, crushing the 2-story brick
building Of the Woodruff File Holder
company, William J. Benefits marble
shop and Hall & Cammack's furniture
store, a frame building. One fireman
and several spectators were hurt by
falling brick.
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TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA.

Fifty Houses Blown to Atoms and Several
People Killed.
PERRY, O. T., Sept. 18.-A tornado
passed through Jennings and Mining
and blew so houses to atoms. A young
lady and two children were killed and
several people injured. Several houses
caught fire at Mining and confagra-
tion followed. The town of Mining is
40 miles from the nearest railroad and
particulars cannot be learned.
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WILL CON N7ES7 T
Colonel Breckenridge Believes
Illegal Votes Were Cast =.
, Against Him.
SAYS HE HAD A MAJORITY,
If the Committee Decides Oth-
erWiSe He Will Support
the Nominee.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 18.-The CONNER
cial Gazette's Lexington special says:
There seems to be no doubt about
Colonel Breckenridge making a fight
tor the nomination before the district
committee. Breckenridge has made
public a statement in which he says he
secured majority of the legal Demo-
cratic votes of the district and fraud
was practiced against him in several
counties. The following is Breckin-
ridges statement:
'The Democratic committee Of the
district alone has the power to declare
who is the nominee, and until that
declaration is made no one is the NOM
inee of the party, and when it is made
l will Loyalty submit to this decision
and support the person
Declared to Be the Nominee.
''Under the law and under the rule of
the party it alone has the power to as
certain which votes have been cast and
what votes shall be counted and what
declared to be fraudulent. No court
has any power over it's action and I
would regret to see New York judicial
methods introduced into Kentucky
politics and plant judges corruptly CIV
ing their apparent sanction Of the judi
cial proceedings to base methods. I be-
ieve that at least 800 illegal votes have
been cast against US in the county Of
Fayette, and perhaps nearly as many in
the county of Franklin.
81 shall make no frivolous contest,
shall raise no technical questions nor
enter into contest about doubtfal
points; but shall reserve until next Sat-
urday the right to have such proceed
ings taken before the district committee
as will accord with my Judgment.
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BECKER RESIGNS.

Out of the Railroad Commission and Into
the Minnesota Canvass.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 18.-General George
L. Becker has resigned from the rail-
road and warehouse commission, and
will devote his time between now and
the first Tuesday in November to work
ing for the success of the Democratic
state ticket, of which he is at the head.
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Delegates to the Waterways
Convention at Toronto
All Favor 1t.
LOWER RATES THE OBJECT.
Smalley and Davidson of ST..
Paul Among the Speakers
of the Day.

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 18.-Many rep
resentative business men were in the
council chamber of the city hall when
Mayor Kennedy and the city council
welcomed the delegytes to the deep
water convention. After few words
OF welcome by the mayor, Alderman
Thompson, who was the originator of
! the idea, was made chairman. A per-
manent committee Of organization was
appointed with James Suydam of St.
Paul chairman. The convention then
adjourned until evening.
When the convention resumed the
chairman stated the objects for which
it was called. Reduction of rates of
freight from west to east, no matter
what scheme, was the main topic Of his
address. Mayor Kennedy made an ex-
haustive address in which he showed
the feasibility of carrying grain to Liv-
erpool much cheaper than now.
For Twenty-Foot Canal.
Mr.. Smalley of St. Paul responded in
short address, in which he stated that
nationality would not stand in the way.
All that Northwestern delegates wanted
was 20-foot canal to the Atlantic sea-
! board.
The chairman read kilograms from
commercial clubs of St. Paul and Min
neapolis, favoring joint action between
the United States and Canada in Deep
ening the St. Lawrence canals. Colonel
Davidson of St. Paul then made an elo-
quent and practical address. He advo-
Gated not only canal to the seaboard,
but one that would connect the South
ern states by way of the Mississippi
with the Great Lakes, thence to the At
lantic. Congress has appropriated $10,-
900 to make a survey of the scheme and
it will be taken up by the convention.
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Big Iron Property Sold.
Ten Hours BEHIND Time.

ELYR1A, O., Sept. 18.-At 1880 p. m.
R. P. Searle, the Chicago bicyclist who
is riding from Chicago to New York to
break the worlds record, passed
through here. He is now more than 10
hours behind his own prearranged
schedule, but he is away away ahead Of
the best record, in good trim and riding
STRONGLY.
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Miles Goes to Governors Island.

CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-It is definitely
announced that General Nelson A.
Miles will be transferred to Governors
island upon the retirement of General
Howard, which occurs Nov. 8. It is
thought that General Ruger of San
Francisco will succeed Miles as major
general in command Of the department
of the Missouri.
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Davis Will Speak i'm Huron.

HURON, S. D., Sept. 18.-The Lincoln
Republican club Of this city has word
from Senator G. K. Davis that he will
be here and address the people of this
locality on Saturday, Sept. 20. Ar
rangements will be made for grand
rally. It will be the opening of the
camDaion here.
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POstmasters Go Out.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-The terms of
between 20 and 25 postmasters will ex-
pire during next month. It is probable
that no action will be taken in any of
the cases until Postmaster General Bis
sell returns from Buffalo. No impor-
tant cities are included in the list.
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The Pullman Charter Case.

CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-The Pullman quo
warranto proceedings have been again
brought into court, and Attorney Gen.
eral Malcaey will be given leave to file
his information against the Pullman
without objection from the
counsel for the Pullman company.
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BASE BALL SCORES.
National League,

National League. ." ~~
At Louisville, .; Washington, D. :
At Cleveland. IL; Brooklyn, 8.
AT Pittsburg, 1; Baltimore, 4 !
. At St. Louis, 6; Boston, S. @s i
At Chicago, 2; New York, 5. II
..4=&= Western League.
At Grand Rapids, II; Kansas City, 10.
At Indianapolis, 6; Minneapolis, z
At Detroit, Q; Sioux City, II.
At Toledo, II; Milwaukee. 4.
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Conxr,.tulato Kentucky Women.

BosToN, Sept. 1.-THE Women's
Rescue league Of this city ordered
greetings sent to the women Of Ken
tucky, congratu1eting them upon their
'.moral and political crusade against
Colonel w. g. r. Breckinridge.
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MAKE A TEST CASE.

Iowa's Auditor Objects to the Manner of
Expending State Funds.
DEs MONIES, Sept. 18.-The executive
council has finally decided to allow the
militia bill for 81, 102 for expenses in
CURED when Kelley's army struck
Council Bluffs. The militia appropria-
tion was expended in encampments and
the money must come from the contin-
gent fund, which is setting precedent
giving the council unlimited power in
the expending the states moneys.
Auditor Mccarthy will refuse to issue
the warrant, in order to make test
case of it. Additional similar strike
bills amounting to $4,000 are awaiting
settlement.
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DULUTH, Sept. 18.-The statement
sent from Virginia that the D. 81. Moon
Lumber company, whose mill is at that
town, will cut $4,000, 900 feet this
winter is denied at the head offices of
the company here. Fifteen millions is
the company's outside expectation.
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surveyinx the Gold FIELDS.

DULUTH, Sept. IS. H. Y. Winchell
and DR.. u. s. Grant Of the state survey
have left here for the Rainy Lake
country to make . detailed geological
survey of tho new gold fields for the
srate.
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An Attorney Shoots Himself:

An Attorney Shoots H1mselL
R1cHLAND CENTER, Wis, Sept. 49,
O. +. Black, prominent attorney, shot
himself in his Office, the ball taking
effect in the head, producing scalp
wound which is not considered danger.
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Laborer Killed.

EAGLE GRovE. Ia, Sept. Is. Peter
Hanson, = laborer, employed BY the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company at the gravel pit, was killed By
falling under the wheels
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Boom In Broom Corn.

CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-As q result Of the
drouth, there has been sensational
advance in the price Of broom corn. It
is stated that prices are 100 per cent
above last years figures. Brooms cost
80 cents dozen more than formerly.
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This addition just the market by its popetors Judge
Fuller and Rich rdon beautifully located in the
the city the hospital The prices range om per
opportunity
lots good loc below
wanting
proprieto all
me ustomer
o D.. ares
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OVENS NOMINATION CONCEDED.
friends of Breckenridge Not Favorable to
a Contest.

Friends of Brecl<inridge Not Favorable to
Contest.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 1S.-Every-
thing is quiet, the nomination Of Owens
being conceded. 1t has, however, been
a more exciting day than any Of the
preceding week. When the Owens
men claimed the nomination by de-
cisive plurality Saturday night the
Breckinridge men stood pat. Sunday
they worked harder than ever. Mon
day it became known that their repre-
sentatives had been dispatched into the
different parts of the district to get all
evidence Of irregularities in voting or
counting with a view to contesting the
nomination before the Democratic con-
gressional committee, which meets at
frankfort next Saturday and which is
the returning board that makes the Of
ficial count and declaration as to who is
the nominee. This committee is COM
posed Of one member from each county.
Fayette county, the home of Breckin-
ridge, has two legislative districts and
hence two members of this committee,
each Of the other seven counties having
one.
Favorable to Breckenridge.
The member of the state Democratic
committee for the Seventh district is
the 10th member of the committee,
which was known to stand six for
Breckenridge and four anti-Breckin-
ridge. AS this committee has done
everything in it's power for Breckin-
ridge in fixing late date for the pri-
maries, adopting the challenge rule and
everything else he wanted, the Owens
men were alarmed on finding out that
the Breckenridge agents were at work
with a view to presenting evidence for
q contest before this committee next
Saturday. They learned of letters sent
to the committee Of the agencies at
work in different counties working up
the case and believed there was well
planned purpose
To Throw Out the Vote
of certain precincts on the ground of
irregularities and declare Breckenridge
the nominee. It was promptly an
nouced that four members of the dis
trict committee would make minority
report Saturday and appeal to the
Democrats. This meant that Owens
and BrecHnridge would both be candi-
dates and fight to finish in November.
Meantime the Republicans, who hold
their convention here Sept. 26, began
to regard their unnamed nominee as
the favorite and there was much excite
ment. The tide was turned in the aft
ernoon when B. J. Welsh, the commit
teeman from Brecknridge's home and
one Of his strongest supporters an
nounced that he would never vote
To Go Behind the Returns
when the committee met at Frankfort.
As this would leave the committee q
tie, or five to five in any event, and as
other Breckinridge men on the district
committee who had stood by him to the
last were not disposed to 90 behind the
returns, the old guard Of the silver
tongued orator gave up the struggle.
They will not, however, oonoede the
plurality Of 528 which the Owens men
claim from complete returns. Among
BreckinridQe's strongest frian1s aras th1
nominees mere on the county ticket and
they as well as other county candidates
were not disposed to hazard their inter
| ests by assisting in throwing ont any o1
the Owens precincts at Frankfort next
Saturday. 5...s
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LAND DEPARTMENT
St. Paul and Northern Pacific
RAILWAY COMPANY
Room 43 Gillfillan Block
ST. PAUL MI NJ.


offered for sale in Morrison ant;
Grow Wing counties, suitable tog
agricultural purposes, are listed
at from 81 to So per acre, accord.
ing to location and quality; none
of them are>mOre than ten miles
from the railroad; all are Withirt
easy reach of good markets, ano
they are sold for cash, and under
the five and seven years credif
plan. Special terms will be made
for grazing lands.
r No: sctiOn of MinnesOt a caN
give greater advantages to those
who are seeking new homes.
The company has on Ian
agents except the Land Commits
siOner, and no person except the
undersigned is authorized to re-
ceive or receipt for any moneys
on behalf of the Land Depart.
ment of the Company, or to bind
the Company by any agreements
or acts whatsoever i'm relation to
the Company's lands.
For maps, blank application.
and further information, ad.
dress,
A. G. P0STErHWAITG,
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what Time is i?

I have just opened up
repair store, and am pre-
pared, to do all kinds OF
Watch, Clock, and Jewelry
repairing. Engraving is
one OF my specialties. My
experience has been varied,
and I have handled all
varities of American and
Imported watches. All
work warranted and entire
satisfaction guaranteed. !
am one door west of Post
Office. Look for the di0-
mOnd sign.
PIRIT j. VASALY,
eWeler.
Vasaly Block, Broadway.
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ELECTRIC COMPANIES WIN.
Important Decision Affecting All Street
Car Lines,

Important Decision Affecting All Street
Car Lines.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 18.-In the United
States district court here Judge Hallet's
decision in the case of Wellington
Adams ct al. VS.. The Lindell Railroad
was handed down. It is in favor of the
defendants. Though local in title, this
suit directly affected practically every
patentable feature of all the electric
street railway motors now in use.
Adams claimed priority of invention,
and his claim was not only contested
by the actual defendant, but the Gen.
eral Elecric company was also repre-
sented by counsel.
Big Iron Property Sold.
DULUTH, Sept. 18. - Negotiations
have been closed for the purchase Of
the McInnis mine, on the Mesaba
range, by the Minnesota Iron company
The mine was the property of D. T.
Adams, Neil McInnis, r. Schel and
others here, and the price is believed to
be not far from $150,000.- The mine
adjoins the Rancheleau mine, which
the Minnesota company has under op-
ton for 100000. The Duluth and
Iron range road will be built to it and
active measures taken for shipping
largely next year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-05
THESE MCKINLEY TINES

Hon. Thomas G.. Shesrman, in a re-
cent address to the workingmen at
Patterson, n. J., summarized the cause
Of the industrial depression as follows:
What laws are In forceP
Republican laws.
Who, when the panic began, held
offices through which those laws were
administered?
Republican,
Who hold most OF these offices
today?
Republicans.
Who passed the tariff bill now in sx-
istence?
Republicans.
Who passed all the tariff laws which
have been in existence for the last 30
years?
Republicans.
Is there more or less protection to
American industries In force to-day than
there was IN the first year of Harrison's
administration, when we are told that
everything was so prosperous?
More protection by about one-third TO
one-hslf. The protection on WOODEN
goods is about so per cent. higher; on
iron and steel, per cent higher; on fax
l6 per cent. higher.
What have the Republicans been tell
ing US for the last thirty years was the
cause Of American prosperity?
The Morrill, tariff.
Is there more or less protection given
by the tariff to-day than was given by
the great Morrill, TARIFF
More oY 100 per cent, more on tariff
and steel By so per cent, more on silk
by 90 per cent, more on fax mSDSiAe-
lures by 100 per GsAS