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skeletons Pound.

a correspondent Of tho Reno Ga
z"tto writes: On September ath ms
Bob Harrow and companions Of Red
Rock were driving a band Of cattle
orcr tho hill near TINT place they
found the body Of a man who thoy
supposed had been killed. They in
formed Mr.. Morris Of their discovery.
and he with some companions went
to the scene and found the bodies Of
two men. The surroundings bear
evidence OF foul play. Tho men owl.
IDENTITY had been camping. M there
were cooking utensils piled up near
them. Judging from tho appearance
OF tho skeletons, tho men have been
dead for several months. as the bones
a;c perfectly baro aud tho clothing
nearly rotten.
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BUFFALO. IN. " Sept. 17.-After
the rcassembling Of the Democratic
State Convention to-day, business
proceeded with expedition.
Tho report OF the Committee on
Credentials having been adopted, the
Committee OH Permanent Organiza.
ton also reported. naming cx-Con-
grcssmau Hosea Il. Rockwell Of
Chemung permanent chairman. He
was greeted with applause. lie made
nh able speech in advocacy OF the
Chicago platform and ticket.
. Tho first plank Of the platform is ns
follows:
"T1lo Democratic party Of the State
OF New York. in convention asson-
bed. unrcsorvcdly cndoracs the plat.
form adopted 10y the Democrats party
ut the National Convention in Chica-
go ON july 7. 1896; cordially approves
tho nominations there made, and
pledges William j. Bryan md Arthur
Scwall it's hearty and active support.
and declares IA its deliberate judg.
mcnt that mover before IN tho listor,
Of the Democratic pHrty laa q plat.
form been written which embodied
more completely tho interests Of the
whole people, M distinguished from
those who seek Legislation Tor private
benefit. than That given the country
by tho National Democratic Conycn.
ton Of 1906
Tho platform d%cnounces the Rg,uos
exercise las as infringing upon the
rights of citizens; accuses the Rcpub
lican state administration and Lcpis.
lniurc Of prOstituting ito powers TO
partisan ends in lcgislating Democrats
out out Of Office; Hdrocatcs tho i'm.
|porycmcni %: ronds. and urvca nm
amendment TO the employers liabiIi,,
lnw.
Presidential electors and a full
state ticket. headed by John Boyd
Thatcher for Governor. wore nomir.
ated.
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The R..ui. In Maine.

Senator Jones. Chairman ~ Tho
Democratic National Committee be-
ing interviewed on tho result in Maine
said:
When W. consider that before the
Democratic National Convention was
bold the Democrats Of Maine uomi.
mated a gold ticket on n gold platform
and subsequently met and reversed
this action, declaring for silver, and
that this was followed scon by the
election nj which the party cast 5000
votes moro than it did two years ago.
Think II shows n marvellous gain for
silver. Instead, therefore. OF feeling
disbeartened over the result, I feel
greatly encouraged. II must be re.
m~embered TINT Maine ia in the OK.
IRENE East. where We never had
hoped for any but tho most mcagre
results for silver. The returns ough,
10 add to the hopes Of or friends all
over the country.
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Charles Lane.

Chalcs Lane. Chairman Of tho Bi.
metallic National Committee and the
leading gold miner Of California. was
in Carson yesterday. He visited the
La Grande Ora property and after
taking dinner with Judge BeIknap,
LEFT on last evenings train. lie says
that Cali'Ot mia in sure for $4,000 for
Bryan. and that the cause OF free
silver is strengthened daily. Mr..
Lane stopped in Dayton on Tuesday
night aud the town gave hiul u scre-
nldc and reception. lie made n oliver
{ Xix and later in the evening the town
was painted II lively carminc.- Carson
Appeal.
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Hoard nf EuualIzatIuu,

Notice is hereby given that the
Board Of County Commissioners will
ait ms n Board Of Equalization on tho
third Monday t2lst) Of September.
1896. M required by Inv.
John HESDERsos,
County Clerk.
BY W. PATrERsoS.
Deputy,
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rALMEn.s cnooxEDrAr1ns.

The Denver Ncws has been looking
up the record Of General Palmer. the
sound money Democratic candidate
For President. on the silver question
and finds that in 1878 and afterwards,
as editor Of the Illinois State Regis.
ter. he wrote hundreds OF articles de.
handing the free coinage Of the white
metal and opposing the national
banking system. Below will be found
extracts from some OF them:
-There il not a man anywhere who
opposes the coinage Of silver who
does not insist that Congress has the
right to issue legal tender paper at
pleasure, o. who does not rest u.s.
sured TINT Congress has the right to
farm out the privilege Of supplying
the people with currency through
banking corporations. Democrats.
the fight for the silver dollar is more
than forty years old. We won it once
against the National Banks under the
lead oi old Hickory, and by his bones.
we'll win it again. SENATOR Palmer
in State Register. January 20. 1878.
Scratch an opponent al, the coin
age OF silver and you will find n sup
porter Of the National Bank SUSTAIN,
and you won't be obliged TO scratch
very hard."-Senator Palmer in State
Register, Janury 2a.-ls7s.: -
1T is NIL very. we'll to abuse the
friends OF the silver dollar rs intla-
tionists, thieves, regulators, and all
that sort OF thing, but really the
friends OF the gold dollar ought to
pay the same attention to members
OF the convention who framed the
United States Constitution and who
made the silver dollar the unit and
standard OF value in this country
Senator Palmer in State Register,
January 81. 1878.
.If there is any dollar more
honest than the silver dollar OF 37iA
grains (of pure silver 1t has not been
discovered in the century or more
thnn the Nation has existed. II there
can be any such filing as a dishonest
dollar TINT miserable sham trick and
travesty of a coin, n gold dollar, ex-
actly fills that Observation-Disclosures
Palmer in State Register, February.
1878.
In commenting OIL the Generals
present attitude on the silver ques-
tiUn the News says:
The indianapolis platform upon
which General Palmer now stands
not only declares positively for gold
alone rs the standard monetary meas
urement, but goes on to say: ave
assert the necessity of such intelli-
gent currency reform rs will contine
the Government to its legitimate
functions completely separated from
the banking business, and afford to
all sections OF our ~countrya uniform,
safe and elastic bank currency under
Government supervision measured in
volume by the need Of business In
other words. the banks are to issue
the paper currency and measure it's
volume to suit themselves. -
General Palmer has been false to
the pledges which obtained Tor him ii
place in the Senate and to his old rec
ord and should nc ashamed TO parade
his disgrace in the face Of the public,
but like other men who have become
mere tools Of the money power, he
seems to have lost all sense Of shame.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ADVERTISING I

Shi ts made as low IS is consistent With
-rrd business nrineiples Apply ct the Of.
see tsrmh.
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The Gold Dollar.

From 1881 to 1873 the gold dollar
was always worth from one to five
cents less than the 8 liver dollar.
Tho legal ratio made l6 ounces sill
yer equivalent to II ounce OF gold
bnt the commercial ratio OF gold to
silver IN 1859 for instance WIS 1919 to
one. So that commercially gold was
below the value established for It by
law. II under these circumstances
gold had been 'emonctized, dropped
from its position ms a standard metal
and denied the free coinage. can any.
one doubt that it's value would have
steadily deteriorated? For II must
be remembered that since 1850 the
production OF gold to silver Inns great
ly Increased. Before that year. dur.
ing the first half OF the present cen.
fury. the world produced IS per cent.
more silver than gold. Since TINT
year it has been the other way. Sill.
yer has been less plentifully produc.
ed thnn gold. The free and unlim.
tied coinage Of gold, however, has
kept its value up, while tho demon.
etization OF silver has forced that
metal down. IL FREQ coinage makes
tho gold dollar worth always ns
much as itself. as iii goldbug con-
temporary claims, why should il not
maintain the value Of the silver do.
lar in the same woy!-Memphis Com
mcrcIal Appeal.
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cAItY ,apEpsaosa r
W. ". RooHEn. ssiIror and pr"
pr%iet"r.
AN pArEK.

r,uea every day. snrdrr- .''-p'ca.
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Nc Cross OF Cold"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23

which retreated from El Hafir, that the
important and decisive. battle for this
stage of the campaign, will be fought
tomorrow morning or q little later.
The Anglo Egyptian expedition is
now encamped here awaiting early
dawn in order to move upon the posi-
ton occupied by the enemy. Miowarat
is situated about five miles from DON
COLA and, unless the unexpected hap
pens, the strength of the dervishes in
the Dongola district will be thoroughly
overthrown.
Spies in the employment of the in
telligence department, who have re-
turned from the camp of the emir of
Dongola reports that Wad Bishara has
decided to resist the Anglo Egyptian
advance to the utmost and has threat
ened with death any Of his followers
who retreat. The report that Dongola
had been reoccupied by the dervishes
is incorrect.
The Abouklea this morning returned
to Dongola, upon instruction Of Sir
Herbert Kitchener, and commenced
bombarding the forts and earthworks
Fire was kept up until the
former were dismantled and the earth
works were rendered comparatively
useless. Therefore, even should the
dervishes succeed in reeccupying the
place, they will find very little to pro-
tect them against the fire of the Anglo
Egyptian forces.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23

department that these lands De certified 10
tne state Of Minnesota. end conveyed bv the
state TO Sage as trustee.
ng IN order to prohibit the governor from maxi
ns conveyance TO Sage Of the lands SEN
ate File No. 375, which urterward becsrna
cnapter No. 165 Of the laws of 1895 was in
llouuceq, ana passed the senate on the 25th
OF March, 1895. by vote of 50 to g. This act
provided: ~
Sec ]. THAT all the rights. powers and
privileges heretofore granted by any law Of
tne territory or state of Minnesota TO the
said Hastings Dakota railway Company by
lts present or former name to select or ac-
cure gu, tltle TO any OF the public lands within
this state Is hereby declared to he forfeited
and terminated, and all the claims OF fhe state
OF Minnesota, either for It's own or the beneft
Oh SAID railway company, to the lands set
Spnr vpInmo oy , 1ne provisions Of chapter 14s Of
Large, approved July T. 1866, is relinquished
and surrendered to the United States.
sec. z; The conveyance by tne governor OF
Inis state OF the lands above referred TO- TO
tne SAID Hastings Dakota railway company
or to the said Russell Sage. is hereby prohib-
ited. and declared to be unlawful"
This bill passed the house on the 11th OF
april, 1895, by vote OF 80 to 1. On the 18th
of April, 1895. the bill was approved, signed
and deposited in the office OF the secretary
OF state by Gov. ID. NJ. Clough
In the records of the state auditors office
is recorded deed. Of date april 18th. 1895,
executed by Gov. d. NJ. Clough conveying
uo,Is1 70 n1sseil sage, trustee. all the lands in
bill which lands had been declared forfeited
by that act.
So that between the date when the Iegfs-
lative act passed almost unanimously both
houses OF the legislature, and the date when
1t was returned by his excellency the gov
ernor, with his approval, he had destroyed
all beneficial effects of the bill. nullifed the
will Of the people Of the state, thus expressed
in the legislative act and insulted the Iegs-~
1ature by returning to them a 5iii, which he
knew, and that they did not know had, BY
his act. been made empty of all results and
this righteous measure Of the legislature
was, in this manner defeated in the interest
of the corporation which was contesting with
the government for the lands in question.
These are the comments Of the COM
mittee:
The total amount Of acres conveyed
by this deed was 5,36973, and the esti-
mated average value per acre is $40.
The deed was acknowledged before w.
II. Angel, as notary public and clerk
in the governors Office at the capitol
Although State Auditor Dunn was in
office at the time. The descriptions
Of the land in the deed were compared
by A. Biernan, Auditor Dunn's prede-
cessor, and were attested to by him
under the date of November 13, 1894,
five months before the land was decided
to Sage
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23
DUNDEE FAMILY AFFAIR
Transferred to Federal Court by n
Criminal Charge.


Special to the Globe
DUNDEE, Mimi, Sept. 22-U. S.
Marshal Sheehan has arrested Mr.
Humble, who is the station agent and
postmaster here, on a charge of tam
pering with United States mail. The
warrant was sworn out by Miss Har-
rison, of Sibley, To-, who was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Humble last
July and August. The examination
took place at Worthington, Mimi. be-
fore the commissioner, who bound
Mr.. Humble over to appear before the
United States court next November.
The result of the examination showed
that Mrs. Humble wrote a letter to g.
brother Of Miss Harrison, but the en-
velope was addressed and the letter
mailed by Miss Harrison Mr.. Humble
in the meantime kept cases on the pair,
as he evidently mistrusted the infidelity
of his wife, and the action of Miss Har-
rison. Mr.. Humble was in the habit
Of cancelling the stamps ten or fifteen
minutes before train time and pile them
all up nicely on q table, and Miss Har-
rison watched for an opportunity to
slip the letter in question in the pile
unbeknown to Mr.. Humble, and the
trick was performed while she supposed
he was busily engaged with the affairs
of the railroad company. When time
came to close the mail sack, he took
the letter from the mail, broke the
SEAL and found it to be his wife's writ
ing, this with other evidence enraged
the wronged husband and father, so
that he went home and ordered both
women from the house. The wife COM
menced suit for divorce, for cruel and
inhuman treatment. and the custody of
a little girl, in the preliminary trial Of
the divorce case the judge allowed his
wife $40 per month until court sits next
November. The child Is to remain in
the fathers care.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23


made the statement that Senator Buck
staff was intoxicated four-fifths of the
time.
The defense Of the Northwestern was
that the paper, as the official sheet OF
the city, published the statement as a.
part of the proceedings of the council.
On. the part Of the plaintif 1t was
claimed that it was not a regular meet-
ing of the council, and that the pubn-
cation was not privileged. The plaintiff
made no charge Of malice, but simply
asserted that the charges in the publi-
cation were libelous, and that he was
injured by them. he asked for dam
ages.
The defense contended that a news
paper had the right to print as a mat
ter of news, without comment, what
took place at a meeting Of the common
council, whether that matter in itselr
was nbelous or not. The Judge Of the
lower court held that under the law
such a publication was libelous, and the
jury brought in verdict of $1,000 for
MA int
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23
POWERS WOULD OPPOSE.
Great Britain Not AbIeto Save Tur-
key Alone.


LONDON, Sept. 22-Afr. John Lowles,
member of parliament for the Hagers-
town division of Shoreditch, was the
principal speaker last evening at d
meeting called to express sympathy
with the Ar,nenians and to impress up
on the government the necessity Of tax
Ing steps to prevent any further mas
sacres. To the astonishment of the
jingoes who attended. and who had
called the meeting by the distribution
throughout Shoreditch and its vicinity
of placards headed by a blood red
cross, below which were the words:
Abdul, the Bloody Murderer or Ma
niac," Mr.. LoWleS, who is a conserva-
tive and an ardent imperial federation
ist, and who is believed to have the ear
OF the government, promptly threw
cold water over the war enthusiasts
and also, incidentally, definitely de-
tned the position of the government in
the matter.
Mr.. Lowles began by stating that he
was authorized by the foreign office
(of which the marquis of Salisbury is
the head, as well as being premier) to
say that Great Britain at the present
moment is confronted by an agreement
between the three great central pow-
ers of Europe with Turkey, that IL
Great Britain attack Turkey alone, no
uidtlCi OIi WHdl EXCUSE OF preleXI, IL
would mean a European war.
The statement caused quite q sensa-
tion. and a number ef vigorous pro-
tests against inaction ON the part Of
Great Britain were made by the more
hot-headed of the assemblage. But
the level-headed portion of the COM
munity were in the majority and when
the meeting adjourned, Mr. Lowles had
succeeded in impressing upon his audi
ence that discretion, under the present
circumstances, Is a far better policy
for Great Britain than a useless dis
play Of va1or which might within g.
very short time place the very exist
ence of the British empire at stake.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23
BULLETIN OF
THE ST. PHUL GLOBE.
WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. 2s, 1896.
Weather for Today-Fair, Warmer
PAGE 1.

PAGE L.
Palmer and Buckner Speak.
hattie to Occur at Dawn iu DongoIa.
Hot Shot Fired at CIough.
WatsOn's Position I'm the Campaign.
PAGE 2.
What sound Money Democrats Want
A Man of Eighty Weds.
PAGE b
Pythians Choose officers.
FusiOnists Summon Senator Allen.
PhiIetus Snwyer's SOth Birthday.
Politics I'm Minnesota.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Bankers Meet In ST. Louis.
Thacher Asked to Resign.
PAGE s.
st. Paul Defeats Indianapolis.
Minneapolis Beaten by Columbus,
And Then Turns the Tables.
Western League Season Closing.
Yesterdays Talks by Bryan.
PAGE q.
Railroad Rates Going Up.
Bar Silver 65 3-Sc.
Cash Wheat in Chicago 81 3-4c.
Stocks Moderately Active.
PAGE z.
The Czar in England.
Wants of the People.
PAGE &.
Ramsey County Figures Stand.
Election Judges Are Chosen.
Yesterday ut Canton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23
DULUTH HAS THE CALL.
Apparently Holds the Edge I'm the
Elevator War.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 22.-It is said
that within a few days the three ele-
vator systems now idle at Superior
under Wisconsin inspection, will be re-
ceiving grain once more under Mime
sofia inspection and that the grain sys-
tenn at the head of the lakes will move
again, practically as 1T did, with
out Wisconsin inspection J. =. Hills
move was successful, and the grain in
spected at Sandstone Is being weighed
at one of the Great Northern elevators
by Duluth weighmasters continu-
ally without particle of trouble, and
the other elevator systems are said to
be anxious to try the same thing The
Northern Pacific road supplies these
elevators and it will have to supply a
place of inspection in Minnesota, and
ewing to the success of Hills plan it
Is falling rapidly behind his road as
grain carrier. The inspection point
will either be in Duluth or on some Of
the Northern Pacific stations
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23
TAMs TURNS IT OVER.
He Does Not Remember, But 1T Was
o. TX. Anyway

When the facts charged in the cir
cular were communicated to Tans
Hixby at Republican Headquarters yes
terday afternoon, the astute private
secretary Of the governor permitted
his most suave smile to play hide and
seek among his luxu1ant whiskers,
do not remember the incident
he replied. II would have to look T.
up, and I'm very busy today. but
feel safe in saying that IL the governor
did do what the. Democrats saw he
did, he did 1t after securing the opinion
Of the attorney general as to the
legality Of his action
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23
CHEERS FOR PALMER.
An Ovation for the Veteran sound
Money Candidate,

1t was not until near the close of Sfr.
Bynum's speech that the candidates,
Gen. Palmer and Gen. Buckner, came in
and ascended the platform The sight
of the two griZzled veterans, remnants
Of the armies of the North and South.
ascending the platform, created the
greatest enthusiasm and there was
hearty burst of applause that lasted
for some minutes, the audience stand
ing. The band added to the tumult
by playing alternately America and
rsvia Wflas, Clam Palmer was intro
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23
LIBEL CASE CLOSED.
Well-Known Action Ended by the
wisconsin Court.

MADISON. Wis, Sept. 22.-After be-
Ing before the courts for six years and
attracting considerable attention. the
supreme court this morning gave a de-
cision in the libel suit against the Osh-
kosh Northwestern, affirming the lower
court, which ends the litigation. G. H.
Buckstaff brought the suit and the libel
consisted In publishing synopsis OF
remarks made by G. w. Pratt before
At the time Mr.. .Buckstaff was a state
senator and Mr.. Pratt was In the as
sembly, bill had been introduced In
the legislature amending the city char
ter of Oshkosh, and Mr. Pratt and the
council favored the bill, while Senator
Buckstaff opposed it. Mr.. Pratt was
invited to address the city council, ana
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23
ATTORNEY GENERALS LETTER.
1t Secuted the Legality of the Law
Then.

Attorney General Chiids' records
show that April II, 1895. the day before
Gov. Clough signed the bill known az
senate file BIS, the attorney general
wrote to his excellency informing him
that in the opinion OF the writer. the
bill as drawn was invalid and without
the power and jurisdiction Of the legis-
lature. He referred to decisions Of the
courts to sustain this view. but con-
cluded with the suggestion. that IL the
governor wished to defer to the SEEM
ing large majority OF Legislative opinion
against that view he could sign the
bill and let the parties at interest fight
the case in the courts.
Yesterday Mr.. Childs stated in re-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23

81 900, In the St. Paul Fire and Marine,
on furniture, $500. in the Commercial
Union, Of London.
WINONA, Mimi, Sept. 22-The VIII
lage of Elba, this county, was visited
by destructive fire last night which
caused loss of about $4,000. The fire
started In the saloon OF Mike Goerin,
which Is connected with the Clawson
house. This latter building and the sa-
loon and residence of John Mouer were
also destroyed. The loss on the hotel
Is about $500 and Mouer's loss will
also be about 81, 500.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23

The chairman Of the Republican state
committee Of New York keeps mark
ing up his goods. After surveying the
field once more he figures that the Re-
publican plurality in the Empire state
will be about 725,00o His aim seems TO
be to make himself as ridiculous as
Chairman Jones, of the Democratic
committee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23

The Bryanites of North Carolina
can now say to the Bryanites of Colo
rado what the governor of North Care
lima said to the governor of South Car
DINA some wears ago The Democratic
Populist and silver parties of North
Carolina yesterday divided that states
electors and took the state OUT Il tine
doubtful column.