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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-01-11
A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.

The following graphic statement will be
read with intense interest: Il cannot describe
the numb, creepy sensation that existed in my
arms, hands and legs. l had to rub and beat
those parts until they were sore to overcome
in a measure the dead feeling that had taken
possession Of them. In addition, L had a
strange weakness in my back and around my
waist, together with an indeScribable gone
feeling in my stomach Physicians said it
was creeping paralysis, from which, accord
ing to their universal conclusion, there is no
relief Once it faStenS upon person. they
say, it continues its inSidiOuS progress until
1T reaches u vital point and the sufferer dies.
Such was my prospect. had been dOctOring
a year and a half steadily, but with no par
tiCular benefit, when saw an advertisement
OF DIR Miles Restorative Nervine, procured
bottle and began using it. Marvellous as it
may seem, but few days had passed before
every bit of that creepy feeling had left me.
and there has not been even the slightest
indication of it's return. I now feel as
we'll as l ever did, and have gained ten
pounds in weight though had run down
from 40 to 1877. Four others have used DR..
Miles Restorative Nervine on my recomen-
datiOn, and it has been as satisfactory in their
cases as in mine."-James Kane, La Rue, D.
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine is sold by all
druggists on q positive guarantee, or sent
direct by the DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart,
Ind. on receipt of price, 81 per bottle. six
bottles for So, express prepaid. 1t is free from
Op1ateS Or dangerous drugs.
SOLD By ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-01-11

mWe reserve the privilege of following the market
of SHARP ADVANCE; otherwise prices hold good until
ISSUE excepting in of decline when will always
give you the benefit. Journal Prlnt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02

Of the Eau Claire National bank, was
arrested as a defaulter to the amount
of $25, 900 to his bank. Both are
young men of the very best families,
and have stood high in the ranks of
the Republican party and in the COM
munity. Both have been
SPECULATING IN GRAIN
on the Chicago board of trade and
have lost. The arrests were made
quietly. The stockholders of the bank
met at, once, and made good Nc
Masters embezzlement. That he was
short has been known for some time,
but he made no effort to escape, and
says he will take the consequences of
his wrong doing. Where Treasurer
Greene is short is not yet known, but
the city is examining his books. His
bondsmen are o. II. Ingram and w.
A. Rust for $SO00O They are also
directors in the bank where McMas-
ter worked The arrest of Greene is
said to have been made to save his
bondsmen. The young men are both
married, and none stood higher in
the community. McMaster's father is
county treasurer, and Greene is a
member of the firm of Edwin Greene
G, Son, commission merchants.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
KILLED IN HIS CAB.
MASKED MEN ATTACK AN EX-
PRESS ENGINEER,
VENGEANCE OF TRAMPS.
No Attempt Made to Hold Up the
Train - Murderers Es-
cape.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May l.
Night Express No. 8 on the Chicago
e. Alton railroad, north-bound, was
attacked about II O'Clock tonight
about two miles this side of Carlin-
Vile by three masked men, who had
climbed upon the platform of the
blind baggage car, supposedly at Car
linville These men climbed over the
tender and ordered Engineer Frank
Holmes to stop THE train, and i'm
medialtely began firing. Holmes was
killed at the first fire, Fireman Frank
Tuggle escaping. The assailants, af-
ter shootin gthe engineer, jumped off
the train and escaped. Fireman Tug
gle then ran the train back to Car
hnville. 1t is not known whether
robbery was intended or not. En-
gineer Holmes this morning, when
going south, at Carlinville, com
PEELED some ttramps to get off the
train, and also ran some tramps off
who were burning cars on "Y,"
and lit is Thought that some of these
merr were his murderers Holmes
home is in Bloomington. The train
may not be here for several hours.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02

| Herbert, of Chicago. This was fol-
| lowed by sports of different kinds,
such as boat races, bicycle races and
| a ball game between the Fats and
! the Leans.
In the evening there was an illu-
mination of the bridge, a fine dis
play of fireworks and a bail at the
opera house. Eevey business house
in the city was beautifully decorated
with flags and bunting, as were also
many private houses. All business
was suspended during the day, the
banks and schools being closed. Din
ner was furnished free to all visitors.
The bridge. as here illustrated, lis
second to none lin the state in beauty
of design and carefulness of
construction. The bridge was de-
signed by C. F. Loweth, consulting
engineer of Sit. Paul. In this connec-
tion it is interesting to note that the
total cost of construction has been
approximately $4,000, a much lower
figure in proportion than what has
been required for other bridges Of
similar character: MIR. Loweth has
also given the work general superin-
tendence during tits entire progress,
while L. p, Wolfe, city engineer of
Redwing, has had direct supervision.
The river piers were built by D. D.
Smith, contractor, of Minneapolis,
and the entire superstructure by the
Toledo Bridge company, Toledo, o.
The bridge crosses the river near
the southern end of THE city, rising
majestically at the foot of Barn bluff.
AIT the point where the bridge crosses
the river the channel lis about $50
feet wide, with a depth of seventeen
feet in low water. The bridge proper
consists of four spans and a trestle
approach on the Wisconsin side, all
constructed of steel. The subctrus-
ture consists of two high channel
piers, a smaller pier on the Wiscon-
sin shore, four small piers ON the
Minnesota side and siNty-tWo small
proach. The high pier on the Mime
sofa side rises to a height of 60 feet,
the second pier is SO feet high, and
the third high pier rises only 26 feet.
The superstructure lis a deck bridge,
except the channel span, which is
what is termed a Thorough span. The
total length Of steel work is 1,7O6
feet. The clear width of the roadway
in the channel span lis 16 feet 21s
inches, and of THE sidewalk 4 feet
21s inches. The roadway on the re-
naming spans DIS II feet and of the
sidewalk feet. The channel span
has clear height of II feet above
low water. For tits entire length a
lattice iron rail runs along both
sides Of the bridge. The total weight
of metal used lis 1,0S5,600 pounds in
the several spans. The total amount
of timber used in the flooring amounts
to 235, 692 feet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
DopGEp THE CYCLONE.
Engineer Saves His Train From
Destruction.

WICHITA, Kas., May 1.-The storm
crossed the Santa railroad about three
miles west of Halstead. The engineer
of a west-bound through Pacific ex-
press saw the twisting tornado COM
ing from the south and stopped his
train and backed out. This prompt ac-
ton saved a wreck, for the train
would have certainly struck the storm
had it proceeded. The pathway of the
storm is strewn with wreckage of
houses, barns and out-buildings among
which are the dead carcasses of hum
dreds of horses, cattle and swine.
Orchards were ruined, trees torn up by
their roots or stripped of foliage.
In the line of the cyclone telegraph
poles and wires were broken and
twisted in every shape imaginable,
rendering telegraph communication al
most impossible. The storm lifted
about three miles northeast of Burr
ton and no further damage was done,
though pieces of timber, clothing and
other signs of wreck can be traced as
far IS thirty miles away. The path of
the cyclone lies through farming dis
trict and most of the buildings de-
stroyed were of a substantial char
acter. There is little or no cyclone in
surance on any of them and the loss
will practically be total.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02

Two years before the shooting, Bixby
and his wife had insured each other S
life for 81, 900 in the American Temper
ance Life association, premiums paya-
BILE monthly. The wife's policy was
made payable to Benjamin BiXby and
children. Two or three months before
the shooting, Bixby wrote to the COM
pany and wanted them to make the
policy PAYABLE to him alone. Within a
month or two afterward, eighteen days
before the shooting, Bixby procured
50, 600 additional insurance on his wife $
life payable to himself. Before she
had been dead twelve hours, Bixby was
talking about the insurance policies
and got the papers out before his wife
was buried. The states attorney
further said they would show that
Bixby had no love for his wife and mad
had none for years. At the conclusion
of the states attorneys opening, Whlch
occupied couple of hours, the defend
ant waived any opening remarks, ana
the witnesses were called.
During the opening address Bixby sat
in a chair, close behind his attorneys,
without manifesting any interest In
the proceedings. He is about forty
years of age, and has borne good
reputation He is a stoutly built, in
teIligent-looking farmer. Three of his
little boys sat at his side during the
proceedings.
Although the defense waived replying
to the states attorney, it is understood
they deny the murder in toto. 1t is
claimed that the facts are as brought
out in the first examination, and that
the killing was the result of an acci-
dent; that the matter of insurance was
a coincidence, and the girls motive for
swearing against BiXby was due to the
influence of relatives, who believed he
should have divided the insurance
among the children.
The jury secured is an exceptionally
good one, and includes six farmers,
one justice of the peace, one merchant,
one miller and one manufactures
among the number.
1t is now believed the case will occu-
py two weeks.
Alice Bixby, the states star witness,
was on the stand today. Her testimony
was practically as outlined above. She
broke down during the examination
when questioned regarding liberties
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
MARKS A NEW ERA
Redwing Celebrates One OF
the Most Important Events
in It's History.
NEW BRIDGE is DEDICATED
Gov. Clough Taking Part in
It's Formal Opening to
Traffic.
CITY GAY WITH BUNTING.
Banquets. Balls and Pyro-
technics Wind UP a
Great Day.
CITY GAY WITH BUNTING.

REDWIN.-}, Mimi, May 1.-Never
on any holiday, not even the glorious
independence day, has such a ceie-
bration beeen witnessed here as TO-
day marked the opening of the new
high wagon bridge over the Ml9sls-
sippi river at this point. At an early
hour in the morning cannons an
nounced that the day was at hand,
and shortly afterwards the visitors
commenced to come, until they num-
bered in the thousands. a grand
procession opened the exercises for
the day, and this was followed with
exhibitions by the Redwing fire de-
partment and by Company G. Short
ly after noon short addresses were
delivered by Gov. Clough, Hon. F.
M. Wilson, Hon. S. R. Van SAINT,
Hon. j. K. Grondahl and Hon. B. B.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
BIxBY JURY SECURED.
State Outlines the Case-The Girl
on the Stand.

HUDSON, Wis, May 1.-The second
dav of the Bixby murder trial resulted
in securing a jury and opening of the
case by the states attorney, Mr..
Helms. In making its opening, the
state exhibited a paper model of the
log house in which BiXby lived at the
time of the shooting of Mrs. BiXby.
The shotgun, a hammerless siX-shoot-
er, was also exhibited.
The state ten asked permission to
show that, aOout one month prior to
the shooting, BiXby endeavored to
have illicit intercourse with the fif-
een-year-old illegitimate daughter of
the deceased; that she refused at the
time, but shortly after the death of her
mother BiXby accomplished his pur-
pose with the girl. Judge Bundy held
that what occurred previous to the
crime might be shown, but withheld
his decision as to the acts occurring
afterward. This he took under advise
ment.
The state offered to prove that Benja-
min Bixby married his wife about fif-
teen years ago, and at that time the
wife was the mother of an illegitimate
child of four months. Alice BiXby,
the girl referred to in the states offer,
and who is destined to prove the inn
portant witness in the case. 1t was
supposed by the neighbors, and by the
girl herself, that BiXby was her father.
On the 1st day of January, 1894, Alice
was out to the barn, when she heard
the report of a gun at the house. Re-
iyI1 IyThn oil
an accident had happened; that a gun
suspended by a string to a nail, had
fallen to the floor and killed his wife.
She looked through the door and saw
her mother sitting at the sewing ma
chine. with her hands to her face,
one elbow on the machine, shot
through the heart. BiXby said to her
that there would be a jury around,
and that she must say it was an acci-
dent. He seemed particularly anxious
that she should stick to one story, ar
ranging the details for her. When
they were taken before the justice, at
the examination held in Glenwood i'm
mediately after the shooting, he told
her to be sure and stick to the same
story, and If she didn't he would do
something TO her she would remember
as long as she lived.
Before she left him he took her to
one side, where he told her to not let
any one coax anything out of her re-
garding the shooting other than tes-
tilted before the justice. She was
taken away by two aunts, who will ap-
pear Then the girl broke down and
told the whole story, including other
facts than had come out at the pre-
liminary hearing. She would tell the
facts on the stand, as far as permitted
by the court.
4 The motive was then dwelt upon
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
ACCOUNTING DEMANDED.
WinOna Mayor Opens Crusade
~ Against an Old Practice.


WINONA, Mimi, May 1.-Mayor A.
B. Youmans today called upon C. A.
Gile, city treasurer for the past two
years, and Enoch Scott, treasurer for
the four years prior to that time, to
show if they had received interest on
public funds during their incumbency
of office, which they had failed to re-
port, as required by law. With the ex-
ception of the first year of Treasurer
Giles incumbency of the office, it has
been customary for the city treasurers
to pocket the interest money on city
funds in their care, and this custom has
ben tacitly agreed to by successive city
councils, fixing the salary of the treas
urer at a very low figure. Mayor You
mans objects to this manner of doing
business. His exact power in this man
ner has not yet been ascertained. He
can compel the treasurers to report the
interest money they have received, but
it is thought suit to collect the same
must be instituted by the city council.
1t is thought that the amount of in
terest money thus pocketed by treas
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02

ST. CLOUD, Minn., May l. = Mrs
George E. Churchill died suddenly to-
day without warning. She had been
out spending the afternoon, returning
home shortly befo1e e o'c'ocx last ni5hii
Supper was called, but she complained
of not being hungry and laid down IN
the next room while her husband was
taking his evening meal. Suddenly ne
heard a gurgling sound and, looking IN
the direction of his wife, noticed that
she was choking. A physician was
summoned, only block away, but peT
fore he arrived Mrs. Churchill was
dead. She was one of st. Cle'tfs most
loved women, first in everything that
pertained to lettering the condition OF
the worthy poor, and one of nature s
most eStimable women.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
Gondringer an Easy Mark.

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, May 1.-The po-
lice here are looking for man VINO
gave his name as Frank Cooper, who
swindled Peter Gondringer out of $zS0.
Cooper represented he had a contract
with the Anoka Lumber company to
load logs at Milaca siding, Morrison
county, on the Northern Pacific, but
had to deposit $500 in the First National
bank, Minneapolis, as indemnity
against liens. Gondringer was to be-
come a partner for $3.50, and he in
duced his father to mortgage his farm
to get the money and gave it to Cooper
at Brainerd yesterday. Now Cooper
has disappeared. Cooper is known to
be an assumed name.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
LAID IN THE GRAVE.
Last Sad Rites Over the Remains
of Mrs. AIeagher.

Special to the Globe.
The remains of Mrs. j. F. Heagher
who died suddenly of apoplexy at Santa
Barbara, Cal, last week, arrived this
morning and were conveyed to St
Johns Catholic church, where a multi
tude of mourning friends assembled to
pay their respects to. the noble woman
hood. Requiem mass was performed
by Father Sutor, assisted by Fathers
Busch, of St. Paul; Fox, of Mapleton;
O'Connor. of Madelia, and Prior, of
Mankato. Many friends and relatives
from out of town attended the services,
among whom were Mrs. Harkness, st.
Peter; Mrs. F. L. Waters, Morton; ex-
Senator and Mrs. Sacket, st. Peter;
Mrs. Mike Doran and children, Mrs. j..
c. Geraghfy, Hon. P. H. Kelly and
daughter, M. B. Baltelle and wife, ST.
Paul Anthony Kelly and daughters,
Minneapolis. The floral emblems were
profuse and beautiful.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
FAMINE AVERTED.
San Francisco Contractors Agree
to Furnish Supplies.

SAN FRANCISCO May 1.-The diff
ficulty between the contractor for sup
plies and the city of San Francisco
has been adjusted and the threatened
famine in the jails and hospitals has
been averted. The contractors have
agreed, though with bad grace, to car
ry out their contracts and furnish the
city with supplies The auditors
threat to refuse to audit their accounts
for the month, covering goods already
furnished, has brought them to terms.
Rather than lose what is now due they
will furnish necessary supplies during
the next fortnight at least They
tried to make. this arrangement on the
auditors pledge to audit their April
accounts, but the auditor refused to
do so. He told the contractors that the
refusal to furnish any more supplies
was a breach of their contracts and
that the city could and would hold
the money already due them as dam
ages for the breach of contract, throw
ing the burden of suit on them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
Denart for VenezueIa.

FARIBAULT, Mimi, May 1.-Hon.
and Mrs. Donald Grant and their
daughter Belle, accompanied by DR..
f. NJ. Rose, will leave this afternoon
on a trip to Venezuela, to be absent
about two months. 1t is Mr.. Grants
purpose to make extensive trips into
the interior and to obtain all the in
formation possible in reference to the
resources of the country, bearing es-
pecially on the concessions given the
Orinoco company, in which he is in
tereSted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
sorrow and JOY.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HASTINGS, MINI, May John
Walberg died at Mrs. j. j. Bender's
residence this afternoon of pneumonia,
aged twenty-four years. He came
from Goodhue county to this city some
three weeks ago.
Frank Rioters, of st. Paul, and Miss
Annie NJ. Freiermuth, of Hampton.
were married yesterday at st. Mary's
church, New Trier, Rev. Gregory
Koering officiating. A reception was
held in the evening at the residence OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Co
lumbus Freiermuth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
AnneaIed to England.

SHANGHAI, May 1.-The Chinese
inhabitants of the Island of Formosa
recently sent deputation to the Brit
ish representative, urging him to re-
quest the British government to pre-
vent the Japanese from anhexing the
island and offering in return for any
protection large share in the profits
of the Formosa mines. The matter
was referred to the British govern
ment, which replied that it could not
entertain the proposal. I'LL
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
scorcher for Wabasha.

WABASHA, Mimi, May Fire this
morning destroyed the mill and lum-
Der sheds of the Wabasha Lumber
company, with a stock of finished
lumber and a portion of the lumber in
the yard, also r. E. Jones & Co.'S mill
and the old foundry. The losses are as
follows: Wabasha Lumber company S
loss, $4,000; insurance, $1,000; R. E.
Jones & Co., loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,7CO; A. D. Southworth, loss, $4,000; no
Insurance
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
Gracevi1Ie wide Awake.

GRACEVILLE, Mimi, May IA new
organization was effected here today
under the name of the Graceville In
dustrial union, whose objects will be to
advertise and otherwise promote our
interests. Fifty members have already
been secured. The officers are as fol
lows: M. r. O'Neill, president; D. M
Baldwin Jr., vice president; James
Brynildsen, secretary; ]. w. Patten
treasurer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
Receiver for Water works.

FERGUS FALLS, MiaR., May L.
Judge Baxter has appointed Robert
Hannah receiver of the City Power
company. This company owns the
power on which are located the city
water works. The litigation between
the water company and the city has
prevented the payment for power,
thereby causing a default.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-02
TO STOP PoLYGAMY.
Utah constitutional Convention
Goes on Record.

SALT LAKE, Utah, May LIN the
constitutional convention the article
on schedule and future amendments
came up and Varian offered the follow
ing amendment as an addition to sec
ton 2: 1.-THE act Of the governor and
legislative assembly of the territory
of Utah, entitled An act to punish
polygamy and other kindred offenses.
approved February 1892, in so far as
the same defines and imposes penalties
for polygamy, is hereby declared to be
in force in the state of Utah" After
a long discussion, the amendment was
carried by a vote of 72 to 16.