The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-17
OUR STANDING ARMY.

CARRIES OFF THE GIRLS THE STATE
is TRYING TO IMPROVE.
The shallow-pated fools who think
the right way to govern country is
to 50 Cypress the people as to drive
them to WretchedneSS and then arm a
portion of them to slaughter the rest
will read the following with pleasure:
st Paul, July 9.-The story of the
escape from the training school at
Redwing OF two young girls. and their
capture In a camp in the bluffs below
Lake City, where they were evidently
living in company with some Of the
regular soldiers, members o. the Third
infantry, now in camp at LakcvieW,
was published this morning. The cir
cumstanceS surrounding the case
point strongly to the theory that the
girls were lured away from the insti-
tuition, but possibly assisted in their
escape, by some Of these soldiers, VINO
passed through Redwing and visited
the school about two weeks ago.
The girls ran away on the night Of
June %, clad only in their night
dresses, and completely disappeared.
The fact that the regulars had been
encamped near the school led to the
suspicion that some of them might
have had a hand in spiriting the girls
away, and search was made in the
vicinity Of Lakeview. The suspicion
proved we'll founded, for on Saturday
the girls were discovered in camp in
the woods on the bluff back of the
camp. They were clad in clothing
which had been purchased in Lake
City by soldiers, and were sleeping on
m m h!o Mot and
eminent ratiOnS.
1t has been impossible to discover
She identity of the soldiers who en-
ticed the girls, and Gov. Clough has
therefore offered 5000 reward for the
arrest and conviction of the perpetr
tors of the outrage. The reward IS
offered in the following proclamation:
State of Minnesota, Executive Depa
ment-Whereas, it has been made to sa
factorily appear to me that on the night 4.
June 2S, 1895, two young girls. inmates of
the Minnesota state training school al Red
Wing, were assisted by parties unknown
in escaping from that institution and that
they were kept in captivity for purposes of
the grossest outrages; and
Whereas. the perpetrators Of said crirrt.
have not been arrested and the public safe
ty requires their capture. conviction and
punishment for said offerses:
of the state of Minnesota. Will cause to he he
paid out of the treasury of said state the
sum of two hundred dollars 5000 for the
arrest and conviction of the perpetrators
of said crimes, for such information as
will lead to the aforesaid arrest and con-
viction.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto set
nv hand and caused the great seal to be
hereto affixed at the capitol, in the city of
St. Paul, this 9th day of July, A. D., 1925.
D. NJ. CLOUGH.
Governor
Great Seal)
Attest: ALBERT BERG,
Secretary Of State.
This is a pretty state of things:
l. Poverty, breeding des ration.
2. Desperation, breeding violence.
3. Civilization, M numbering the poor
fools.
4. The murderers demoralizing the
morals OF the community.
Happy future!
Plutocracy on top; corruption in the
middle, and homicide at the bottom
favored with RIGHTEOUSNESS. Oul
liberties gone and old world condi.
tions imposed on once free and hap.
py people.
Would it not be better Ito hang the
Plutocrats, give the producers pros.
perity, discharge the standing army
and drive the knavish Republican
politicians out Of the state?