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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

that the captain" of the gang was
acting as Western informer, and that
there was another man on the Eastern
end Of the line. Both "informers," he
said, were already spotting trains and
were waiting to receive the tip that
all was in readiness. When all was
ready, the captain" and the other
member would come on the train just
preceding the one to be wrecked, and
would take part in the raid on the
passengers and wrecked cars
Cherry said all chances had been
figured out and that there was no
chance Of being caught. They had pro-
vided four hiding places, in one Of
which they would secrete themselves
until the first Of the excitement had
worn off, when they would make their
way south. One Of the secret hiding
places was north Of the Northern Pa
cif1c line from Staples to Duluth, run
ming through Brainerd. The dug-out
was on the west bank of the river,
and in a place where it would never
be found. The second and third re-
treats were within the triangle formed
by the Northern Pacific line to Duluth,
the old main line running to Brainerd
and the new "cut-off' running to
Staples There Is almost a perfect
triangle formed by these lines in the
center of which there are many square
miles of territory The fourth retreat
was to be at Halberg's house at st.
Matthias. The floor was to be fitted
with trap door and in case the ban
dts were hard pressed they were to
conceal themselves under the floor until
1t was safe to come out. The secret re-
treat to be used would Of course de-
pend upon the line Of railway operated
on. In case the old main line train
was wrecked, Halberg's house was to
be used If the trains on the Duluth
branch were wrecked, the dugout near
Brainerd and west of the river was to
be used, and if the through trains over
the "cut-off'' were ditched, either one Of
the two dug-outs within the triangle
could be gained before the officers or
posses could start in pursuit.
Cherry said that the captain" was
| an old hand and knew just what to
do; that he was to have supreme COM
mand of the job and the others were To
be well paid. Cherry said the case
was just like a company of soldiers un-
der a captain. The company marched
under sealed orders, and no one knew
but the commander what was to be
done. Cherry said he knew what that
meant, as he had served three years
In Company <. Third United States in
| fantry.
The above was all written to the
company by Halberg on or about the
end of September, and what was not
written was learned by Special Agent
McFetridge and Sheriff Spalding. Of
| Crow Wing county.
AS may be imagined, the information
set the Northern Pacific officials irnme-
diately at work. Word was sent to the
sheriff at Brainerd, who Immediately
replied that he had also received sirni
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over the line at this time of the year
in payment Of grain moving from the
Northwest to Minneapolis and Duluth.
and that nearly every one who was on
the sleeping cars carried plenty OF
money. Cherry declared that the old
game Of stopping express trains and
blowing up the safes was dead
game" and that there was nothing in
it nowadays. He wanted Halberg to
become a partner in the venture. and
Halberg says he gave the impression
that he would agree. Whereupon
Cherry went to the door and called for
another man to come in. whose. pres
ence was not suspected until then by
Halberg. Cherry called the newcomer
by the name of Dorm. The latter wore
a mask over his face, and in all SUBJ
seQuent dealings Halberg says he never
saw the face Of the stranger. Cherry
stated that none of the men in the gang
were to be seen. and that the only rea-
son he had not masked his own face
was In order that Halberg could recog-
nize in him an old friend.
Halberg says that the three sat and
talked the scheme over for two or three
hours, the newcomers revealing very
complete system. The night trains
were to be wrecked by means Of dis
lodged rails. which would be unspiked,
but left in position so that the moment
the forward wheels of the engine struck
them, they would turn over and cause
a wreck The strangers said they
had been in the vicinity for a week or
more, and were convinced that Crow
Wing county was an ideal place to
carry the plot into execution.
Halberg agreed to think the scheme
over, and the men promised to come
again the next night. They said they
were living in secret dugout on the
west side Of the river, not far from
Brainerd. Halberg declares that he was
afraid to refuse to go in on the deai
after once allowing the men to unfold
1t to him, but that on second thought,
he came to the conclusion that the best
thing he could do would be to pretend
to agree and then give the snap away
to the officials of the road.
The next night the same two men
called again. Cherry wore slouch
hat over his eyes, and Dorm was mask
ed as on the night before. The three
drank whisky until after midnight, and
talked the thing over. Cherry was al
ways the spokesman. He informed
Halberg that the territory to be worked
included three branches of the Northern
Pacific, and that the exact time and
place for the consumation of the first
deed would not be known until their
Eastern informer" gave them a tip
as to when "rich load" would start
from St. Paul He declared that there
were four in the gang, and that Hal
berg would make the fifth. His ser
vices were needed on account Of his
familiarity with the country and Its
officers. Cherry further told Halberg
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
TWELVE OF THE PASSENGERS AND
CREW OF THE ARAGO
DROWNED.
SHE WENT ON THE ROCKS.
THE DISASTER WAS THE RESULT
OF AN ATTEMPT TO
LAND.
LOADED SMALL boat OVERTURNED
of the Accident Have Been
Recovered

MARSHFIELD, Or, Oct 2O-The
steamer Arago. owned by the Oregon
Coal & Navigation company, from Coos
the current and driven on the rocks
Of the jetty at Coos Head today. She
will be a total loss. In attempting to
land boat load Of the passengers and
crew, the boat was capsized. Twelve
were drowned, four passengers and
eight Of the crew, of which the follow
ing Is partial list: g
2: 9a,sl M MGRAW, A7GI7 coquill City; passenger.
JOHN NORMAeS,. Nfafsl1fleid. paEsenreFs=s
RICHARD WALTERS, Oakland; passenger.
M. Fl WHITTLE, San Francisco; fireman.
ERIC WALLA, San Francisco; fireman.
steward.
A. FERNANDEZ, chief cook.
W. e. BROWN, chief engineer.
]. KURGER, sailor.
HARRY SANDERS sailor
The accident occurred during heavy
fog. What is left Of the steamer to be
seen, is two spars projecting upon the
beach. The survivors were brought to
Empire City on the tug Columbia None
of the bodies were recovered.
The Arago was built by the Union
Iron works in 1885. Her gross tonnage
is 947 tons. She has long been in the
cCasting trade. OF late years she has
been engaged as collier, carrying coal
from Coos bay ports to this city. She
was commanded by Capt. Reed. Her
full complement Of men and officers
was 26
At this season Of the year the Coos
bay bar, as it is known is usually not
very rough, though If the wind is in
the right quarter, the seas roll noun
tain high. Navigators always approach
the entrance to the bay with more or
less trepidation. Before the jetty- was
constructed, Coos bay bar was one Of the
worst bars on the coast, not excluding
the once treacherous entrance to Hum
boldt bay. The improvements, how
ever, have reduced the dangers that
once existed.
The wreck occurred not far from the
spot where the whaleback steamer
Wetmore was cast away some years
ago.
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HENRY ABBEY's FUNERAL.
Attended by Many Pominent Stage
Folk.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Funeral serv-
ices were held today in the Church Of
the Paulist Fathers in this city over
the remains of the late Henry e. Alb
hey. The pall-bearers were: VIM.
Steinway, Robert Dunlap, Edward
Lauterbach, George L. Rivers, A. M
Palmer, Augustin DAILY, Frank w.
Sanger, George @. Haven, ID. o. Mills,
James II. Breslin, M. Coleman, John
Burke and Walter Damrosch Fol-
lowing these, as the cortege passed
down the middle aisle Of the church.
came the chief mourners, John b.
Schoeffel with Mrs. Kingsley; Mrs.
ScFoeffe1, escorting Miss Katherine
Abbey; Mrs. Zinn, Myron B. Rice, the
attaches of the Metropolitan opera
company and others who hal intimate
business relations with Mr. Abbey.
There were in attendance a great
number Of prominent theatrical peo-
pie. Among them were: Charles F'roh-
man, Daniel Frohnan Signor de Vivo,
Henry Dazian, John Matthews, Jacob
Lift, E. Erlanger. Win. BronneH, w.
A. Brady, VIM. Sells, Henry Wolf
son, Ada Gilman, Augustus Heckler,
Charles e. Rice, Robert McWade, Ru-
dolph Aronson, A. H Candy, Horace
McVicker, O. Holbrook Curtis, Tom
Karl, E. E. Rice, George G. Boniface,
Agnes Booth, E. II. Sothern, r. Fl
Proctor and many others The re-
mains of Mr.. Abbey will be buried In
the grave of his first wife at North
ampton, Mass, to which place they
were taken today
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
THE REGISTRATION YESTERDAY.
TAKEN in FOUR WARDS, WAS
AGAIN HEAVY.
TOTAL FOR THE TWO DAYS
is ALMOST AS HEAVY AS THE EN-
TIRE REGIsTRTION LAST
SPRING.
SEVENTH WARD is SURPRISE.
There Are Already 2,425 People
Qunlffied to Vote as Against 2,37I
for Last Spring.

There's no mistaking the fact that
the people are alive to the necessity Of
voting this fall week ago, on the
first day of registration, more voters
placed their names on the polling lists
than ever before on the first day set
apart for that duty in any previous
campaign. Yesterday, though the day
was cold and the weather threatening,
the record for the second days regis
tration was broken. In every instance
cation was made, the registration ex-
ceeds that of the first day this fall
The total for the two days is almost
as great as the total registration last
spring. In one instance the total for
the two days exceeds the total Of two
years ago when state issues were in
volved. Everything points to the larg-
est registration in the history of the
city.
But four wards were selected for the
purpose of comparison, and in but a
single instance are the returns for
yesterday estimated. The figures are
absolutely correct and show that In
the strong Democratic wards, as well
as in the Republican strongholds, that
voters are greatly interested in the
campaign. In the Fourth ward 300
more voters registered than on the first
day. But 10 per cent Of the voters are
yet to be heard from, If the figures Of
last spring are taken for the purposes
In
tered in the ward 3,1O5 persons. That
total will no doubt be reached on Sat
urday next-the last day for registra-
ton.
The Fifth ward, too, returns more
names yesterday than week ago, and
the total for the two days is within
500 of last spring Two years ago the
total registration was $780, That fig
ure will be exceeded on Saturday. The
laboring vote is heavy in the ward and
is seldom fully brought out before the
last day. In the Sixth ward the story
Is the same-more voters registered
yesterday than a week previous Com
pared with the figures of the spring
election little more than 10 per cent
Of the vote Is still to be brought out.
In the fall Of 1894 the total registra-
tinon was $3.50. Mayer Doran and his
people may be expected to exceed the
latter figure this year.
The Seventh is a surprise, even to
the inhabitants thereof All records are
broken up here. The registration Of yes
terday not only exceeds that Of the
first day, but the total for two days ex-
eeeds the grand total for last spring,
and the grand total for 1894, when but
2,4l2 persons were registered. And still
there is one day for registration left.
The Seventh will poll a tremendous
vote this fall-about $500, if the can
vassers who have been over the ward
know what they are talking about.
FolloWfng are the interesting figures:
EOIrRTII mApn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
TEXAS BANDITS RENDEZVOUS IN
CROW WING FOR WHOLE
SALE WRECKING.
BUT DO NOT GET TO ACTION
ON ACCOUNT of ONE OF THEIR
CoNFEDERATEs LOSING HIS
NERVE.
Crow Wing County and Railroad
Officials Broke Up the DastardIy
Plot.

One of the gang squealed, and there
fore most diabolical plot for the
wholesale wrecking of Northern Pa
cific trains in Crow Wing county has
been foiled.
The man who tipped off the plot to
the Northern Pacific officials was
Charles Halberg, but so anxious was
he to protect himself at the same time
that the would-be robbers discovered
they had been betrayed. and, after
shooting at the informer, they de-
camped and all traces of them have
been lost.
The detectives and special agents in
the employ of the Northern Pacific,
however have complete descriptions of
the men. But, as no overt act fas ac-
tually committed, they will conte MT
themselves with keeping the bandits
out of this country
{. The scheme was one of the most
atrocious ever concocted in the North
west. 1t did not stop at the simple
oeopPihS 0iiu HoluIHS up OIL an express
or mail train, but it included the wreck
Ing of the night express trains on three
different branches of the road and the
robbing of the express cars and pas
sengers.
Sheriff Henry Spalding, of Brainerd,
and Special Agent W. J. McFetridge.
of the Northern Pacific claim depart
ment, who were detailed to look into
the case, have both made their reports
to the road concerning their investiga-
tions, and they give a very thrilling
story.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

CANTON, Oct. 2O-Two delegations
were announced to visit Maj. Mckinley
today, one from Cleveland and one
from an Eastern district Of West Vir-
ginia, and Western district Of Mary
land Both have been postponed. the
Cleveland delegation to come tomor-
row and the Maryland delegation ia
come Oct N. Among the callers at
the Mckinley home today was j. Madi-
son Vance, a colored man Of New Or
leans, who made a most eloquent ad-
dress at the st. Louis convention Nsec-
onding the nomination Of Maj. McKin-
ley. He was accompanied by Mr.
Meyers and Charles w Anderson, pri-
vate secretary to the treasurer Of New
York. Robert p Teenook, ex-member
Massachusetts legislature. called to
pay his respects.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
BIG TUNNEL. SCHEME. !
To Connect New York and BROOKLYN
Surface Lines.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Counsel for
the New York & Brooklyn Bridge com
pany, appeared before the Bro0klyn
board cf aldermen to ask that%Bndys
for permission for the constructianssOf;
a tunnel to connect the trolley street:
railway system of Brooklyn with ffie
cable lines of New York The project
contemplates two tracks In two tun-
mel tubes. These will be 8,7O0 feet long.
and the dimensions Of the two tun-
nels together, in width, will be forty
five feet. The height will be twenty
eight feet and the grade will not be
more than per cent.
The secretary and treasury Of the
company Is Otto Andrea. The project
is said to have been approved by
Mayor Strong, of New York, and to be
favorably regarded by the board Of
aldermen Of this city. 1t is now sought
to obtain the sanction Of the Brooklyn
city government
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Pacific officials as early as Sept. 28,
ever since. 1t was only last Saturday
that the plot was considered dead
enough to mention outside of the Sc
crecy of the company's private offices.
The officials of the company and Crow
Wing county believe that, had the plot
not been "tippped off, by Halberg
there would have been a series of the
most horrible wrecks the state ever
witnessed. The men who planned the
proposed outrages are known to have
had criminal records in Texas and In
dian Territory some years ago.
INCEPTION OF THE PLOT.
On September % the first intimation
of the plot reached General Manager
Kendrick in a letter from Charles Hal
berg, of ST. Matthias. a little station
near the old main line of the Northern
Pacific, and eight or ten miles south
of Brainerd.
Halberg lives in little house on q
rlot of farm land He came to Mime
sofa some fourteen or fifteen years ago.
and Is a justice of the peace and a
member of the town board of St.
Matthias. Little is known Of his past
history except that he came from the
South years ago. He often takes board
ers in his house if the town is full. and
makes a fair living in different ways.
The story of the inception Of the plot
as told by Halberg and dug up by the
officers, Is as follows:
On September 26 Halberg was sitting
in his house about s o'clock in the even
ing smoking a pipe. He was aroused
by hearing a knock and on opening the
door was confronted by man who
asked the privilege of entering. Hal
berg admitted the stranger and the
latter entered into a conversation
about the South. He soon revealed
himself as an old comrade Of Halberg's
In Texas and New Mexico thirteen
years ago, and gave his name as '.Doc't
Cherry. Halberg recognized the man
and the two talked for some time
about old times. Cherry admitted that
he had been run out of the South for
stealing cattle from the ranges and
committing other depredations of a
like and more serious nature. He soon
announced to Halberg that he was In
the North on business and promised
to unfold its nature IL Hafberg would
keep num- The latter promised,
whereupon Cherry stated that he was
one a gang which had come up from
the Southwest for the purpose of rob-
bing and wrecking Northern Pacific
trains. and was looking over the
ground. He said that there were thous-
! ands of dollars moving back and forth
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The river
and harbor bill passed at the last ses-
sion Of congress contained a provision
that the location of a deep water har-
Dor in the state Of California should be
determined by a commission to be
composed Of a naval officer to be de-
tailed by the secretary of the navy, an
officer of the coast and geodetic sur
.vey. to be detailed by the superinten-
dent and three civil engineers to be ap-
pointed by the president This board
has been organized as follows: De-
tailed by the secretary Of the navy,
Rear Admiral John G. Walker; detailed
by the superintendent Of the coast and
geodetfc survey, Assistant Augustus F.
Rogers; appointed by the president
William H Burr, Of New York; George
S. Morrison, Of New York; Richard r.
Morgan. Of Illinois.
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PAGE 1.
Train Robbers FoiIed.
James j. Hill Nails "a Fake.
Twelve Persons Drowned, Coos Bay.
Registration Is Again Heavy.
Race Between Wheat and Silver.
PAGE 2.
Council Not to HaveNa Page.
Labor HOnOrs Eugene ". Debs.
The Coming of Gen. Palmer.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Registration $4,000.
Flour City Without Water.
Man Killed at an Elevator.
EDITORIAL.
Joel r. HeatwOle's Hard Fight.
PAGE u.
Bryan's Trip Through Ohio.
Fusion a Fizxle I'm Georgia.
Tom Watson's UItimatum.
Winnipeg Crew Going to Henley.
PAGE @.
Harrison Stumping Indiana.
Bar Silver, 672c.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, 763c.
Stocks Strong and Higher.
PAGE z.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
The Crow Wing-Cass Boundary.
The Castles Are Held.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
LAKE STEAMER SUNK.
No Way of Identifying the Wreck
age Discovered.

SANDUSKY, O., Oct 2o.--IntelH-
gence has just reached this city from
Ltcust Point, that vessel foundered
in the lake off that point some time
last week. Last Thursday, as Capt.
Cleayes and a crew of fishermen were
nearing their grounds, they noticed a
lot Of wreckage. With the aid Of a
glass, the captain and his crew say
they were able to see a spar projecting
from the vessel, some distance away.
On going to it, they found that vessel
had been sunk, and the captain is Of
the opinion that it was a steamer. There
was nothing In sight by which the name
Of the boat could be ascertained and no
information has been received from any
source that a boat had been lost, but
1t Is certain that a vessel has gone
down at that point, and undoubtedly
with all on board.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

There is evidence Of inharmony be-
tween Tom Watson and the Populists
of Kansas. He ordered his name left
off the electoral ticket, and the Pop
ulist state committee is trying to man
damus 1t on again. Mr.. Watson is
dead and the wishes of the dead should
be respected
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

A New York couple got married and
did not know it until they found the
record of the wedding at the bureau of
vital statistics. The Raines law is not
the perfect thing that it was claimed
to be.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

France refuses to learn political econ
onay in the school of our economists.
She buys abroad more than she sells
abroad. Her purchases for the first
eight months Of the year exceeded the
sales by 412, ,555, 600 francs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

All parties appear to have agreed on
Oct. 81 as flag day. 1t may occur to
The Halloween prank player to decorate
the flag on the evening of the same
day
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

New York bride was yesterday
presented with s1,000,O00 by her mother.
The bridegroom, a foreigner by the
way, made no protest against the gift
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Simon Bolivar Buckner! How that
name rolls on the tongue! Take a look
at the great Kentuckian Friday night
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Women are nearly one-sixth of the
stockholders of national and state
banks and own one-fourth of the shares
of stocks. Now, please yell again:
Down with the banks. 1t is so manly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Horrible thought! Perhaps some mail
clerk stole that Watson letter with the
expectation of finding SIG in it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Gen. Grosvenor is out with another
estimate. This time he gives Mckinley
292 votes. He will have worked his en-
thusiasm up to $50 for Mckinley by
this time next week
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

The greatest ticket before the Ameri
can people-Palmer and Buckner-is
moving this way The conscientious
voter can cast a ballot for it without
being ashamed of himself
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

There are several places on earth al
ready where one can get a dollar a
bushel for wheat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Hon. T. NJ. Patterson, of Denver, says
Michigan is for Bryan with heart and
emphasis. Isn't the Peninsular state
really for him with club, Mr.. Patter-
son?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Benjamin Harrison began stumping
Indiana yesterday just as the cold
wave struck that state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Chicago Gas rose steadily yesterday.
And yet there is more gas than any
thing else in Chicago
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

You did not register? How careless.
You have another chance Saturday af-
ternoon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

The man who refused Billy Bryan
the position of theatrical advance
agent a few months ago may. think
better cf the Nebraskan after his Oc-
tober tour is over. The evidence at
hand indicates that BRYAN would make
a great hit as advance agent. for q
harm -storrrting party.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
TODAY's EVENTS,

Met.-O1d Homestead, $50, SIS.
Grand-In Old Kentucky, 2.3O, S.15
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Why not hire Mr.. lyman to aid you,
Mr.. Bryan? He is crying Down with
Englandp' too.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

England persists in her downward
course. The balance of trade still runs
heavily against her She imported f2S3.-
286,Si5 worth of products in the eight
months ending with August, and ex-
ported f160, ,6S9. .073 worth. 1t is marvel
how she has managed to escape a re-
ceivershil.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

Yesterdays crisp weather chilled the
ardor of the Rice park orators.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

The man who used to steal horses is
now giving his attention to bicycles.