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lection was sustained. A recess was
then taken until Wednesday morn
ing.
On Wednesday morning Judge
Bowers for the defense asked that GER
tain portions of the dispositions taken at
St. Paul be admitted. The portions
we're pointed out and Judge Webker
admitted the same under doubt. These
portions were to the effect that no
mercantile agency could do business
in Minnesota, if the bill offered by
Senator French became law. They
were all objected to and the objections
and reading took up great deal Of
time.
Judge Bowers then produced the
Senate Journal, and by it, under a
continual fire Of objections, proved
that the charges made in the various
articles offered Tuesday to the effect
that French had voted against the
taxation of railroad lands, against the
Hastings & Dakota forfeit, were true.
Each act of Senator French regarding
the bills in question we're read to the
Jury and some time was absorbed.
VIM. J. Klein of Merriam Park, ST.
Paul, was the next witness called. He
hsd been sergeant of police during
the session of 1896, he being mount
ed sergeant in the prior avenue dis
trict. He knew Mr.. Schmahl and al
so Mr.. French, the former he having
known about ten years.
where did you meet Senator
French?" was asked.
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mercantile agencies and after consul
tation with various persons. He only
mentioned representative of the for
al firm of May & 60. of St. Paul, how
ever, when pinned down closely by
Judge Baldwin. Before the defense
got through with Mr.. French he prac-
tically admitted that he knew nothing
about the business of mercantile agen-
cies, and hence his knowledge to draft
a bill to regulate them seemed defect
i've. The Senate Journal was intro
duced in evidence, showing when Mr..
French introduced the bill and when
and how it was indefinitely postponed
without any protest from Mr.. French
month later. It was about this
juncture that Mr.. French stated that
his object was to tax the business of a
company whose business in the State
for the year amounted to $780, 600, al
though he did not know what its ex-
penses were.
The defense then offered in evi-
dence the deposition of Mr.. Young Of
Finch, VanSlyck & Young, St. Paul,
to the effect that if the bill had be-
come law wholesale houses would
have to do business on the cash basis
alone and that every wholesale house
would have to take out license under
its provisions. The dispositions of
VIM. F. Ustik of the Dun Agency and
of the manager of the Bradstreet Co.
were also offered in eviderce but the
whole lot we're objected to and the OBJ
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VERDICT FOR DEFENSE.
In the Libel Case of Mrs. Hannah
Beard Against The
Gazette.
Jurors Claimed that the Article
in NOWise Libeled the
Lady.

The jury spent from six o'clock un-
til two o'clock Tuesday morning de-
liberatimg over the case. At that
time they arrived at verdict for the
defendants, the publishers of The
GAZETTE, sealed the same and return
ed it at nine o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. A large crowd was present to
listen to the reading of the verdict and
it seemed to meet with general salts
faction.
1t is understood that the jury stood
II to one in favor of the defendants
from the start and that the one person
kept the jury from the time they went
into the jury room until the time
when the one was won over, or until
about two o'clock Tuesday morning.
The libel case of Mrs. Hannah
Beard vs.. The GAZETTE went to the
Jury few minutes before six o'clock
last Monday evening. The case COM
menced Saturday afternoon, absorb
ing nearly all of the afternoon for get
ting jury. The real evidence COM
menced pouring in Monday morning.
At that time the plaintiff commenc-
ed it's case by asking the defense to ad-
NIT the ownership of the hotel prop
erty. The defense, however, refused
to admit this, and greater portion of
the morning was absorbed by the de-
fense in proving titles. For this rea-
son Register of Deeds Cobleigh,
George L. Evans, William S. Mckay
and J. A. Beard we're called, eventu-
ally proving that the Park Hotel pro-
perty, or one-quarter of the same, was
in the possession of Mrs. Beard.
Mrs. Beard was then called and
testified to having known the publish
ers of The GAZETTE, the junior mem
Der for 20 years and the senior mem
Der for number of years. Then she
stated that she saw what purported to
be the contents of the lawyers answer
to the complaint of the London &
Liverpool & Globe Insurance Co., as
published in the complaint, but she
was not permitted to testify as to how
the publication affected her. The
prosecution then called j. A. Schmahl
of The GAZETTE to prove certain arti-
cles appearing in the St. Paul Dis
patch and the Minneapolis Journal.
The articles purported to be the news
pertaining to the libel suit published
in July last AS correspondent of
those two papers the witness could
not identity the articles.
With this the prosecution rested and
the defense commenced by calling
Mrs. Beard to the stand for cross ex-
| animation. In this examination Mrs
Beard stated that j. A. Beard trans
acted all the business in connection
with the Park Hotel, such as purchas-
ing the old Exchange Hotel building
which Beard secured as commission
for selling the Jail site to the county
together with other money, purchas,
ing the quarter interest of John A
Willard, through F. I. Gleason, and
having the latter transfer it to Mrs
Beard, purchased the lumber for the
hotel and paid for it out of his own
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pocket and money due him from
Laird Norton Co. She also stated
that Mr.. Beard had the building in
sured and that she could not remem-
ber ever seeing the insurance policies.
She stated that Beard employed the
attorneys to commence the action, and
she did not know whether or not he
had employed A. c.. Dolliff, after w.
L. Pierce left the country. On re-
direct examination she stated that she
owned the old Exchange Hotel at one
time, and that she received $4,000 for
the same, which money she let her
husband have supposing he would
return it. On a re-cross she stated
that horses from Geo. I. Case we're af-
terwards given as part payment on
the hotel, and that these horses had
been sold and notes given for them.
She could not remember whether the
notes were made payable to her or to
Beard, nor could she state that any
part of them had been paid.
The insolvency of j. A. Beard was
admitted after which j. A. Schmahl
was called for the defense. He stated
that he published the article for the
news there was in it; that the news
was given to him by D. A. Stuart, at
torney for Mrs. Beard, and confirmed
by J. L. Byram, clerk of court, A. c..
Dolliff and Jos. Chadderdon. Furth~
or he stated that he had known Mrs.
Beard ever since he was child, and
that she was a lady of estimable
character, who had not only been kind
to him, but whom he would not inten-
tionally wrong under any circum-
stances. He stated that he published
the article in good faith, believing that
the attorney for Mrs. Beard gave him
the proper facts and that he believed
the attorney to tell the truth, because
he did not believe attorneys ever falsi-
fed. Asked whether he heard that
Mrs. Beard was holding the property
for her husband he stated that half a
dozen or more business men of the
town had told him so.
james Aiken was called and testi-
fed that he read proof on the article,
and that after considering the con-
tents of the same he did not believe
that it reflected upon Mrs. Beard in
any manner and consequently allowed
it's publication.
A. G. Dolliff was called to rebut Mr..
SchmahPs testimony, regarding just
when Mr.. Schmahl asked him about
the case. He believed it was on the
Wednesday afternoon before the arti-
Gle was published. Jos. Chadderdon
claimed that he never had any CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Schmahl regarding
the case until long after the article
was published. Mr.. Chadderdon was
one of the attorneys for Mrs. Beard
against the company as we'll as against
The GAZETTE.
The summing up of the case follow
ed, after which Judge Webber in
structed the jury, leaving it to that
body whether any portion or all of the
article was libelous, and to return a
verdict of no cause of action, or dam
ages.
The attorneys for The GAZETTE in
the case are J. H. Bowers, Baldwin q
Patterson and County Attorney Frank
Clague, who was called in to assist the
day the trial began.
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Seed pOtdtOeS.

White Beauty--A very early and nice
variety for sale by j. S. Towle, New Av.
on, or Southwick & Angel, Masonic
Block Grocery and Crockery House, OF
Geo. Lechner. 38-1t
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unfavorable place, but bis answer was
asked to be stricken out on the ground
that the defense was attempting to
prove specific act in Mr.. French's
career, and it was so done. Ten min
utes was absorbed in trying to get
Sergeant Klein's testimony in, but it
was of no avail, and some sensational
evidence was shut out
Mr.. Schmahl was next called. He
identified certain portions of the edi-
torials censuring Senator French for
his vote on the railroad land and R.
q D. land grant questions as being
the same meant in the Senate Journal,
after which he told how he came to
write the articles on the Mercantile
Agency bill.
Mr.. Schmahl stated that on Feb. /,
1895, Senator Greer of Wabasha, ap-
prised him that Senator French had
introduced stringent bill against
mercantile agencies, one under which
they could not operate, and had writ
ten letter to the agency about the
bill, and that Senator Greer told him
that the bill was 'leg-puller." Mr..
Schmahl then stated that he went
down to the agency and made inquir-
les regarding the matter, and had Mr..
Greer's statements partly confirmed,
Afterwards he received more infor-
nation from j. A. Crawford, special
detective of the agency, and later he
received letter from Manager Cor
coran regarding the same. This letter
was introduced in evidence but was
not admitted and an adjournment for
dinner was taken.
In the afternoon James Aiken testi-
fed as to the good faith of the article
in question, after which MIR. Schmahl
again took the stand and testified to
Mr.. French having asked him how to
introduce bills in order to obtain
consideration out of them, and that he
told Senator French to introduce radi-
cal measures against corporation,
etc. The conversation occurred prior
to Mr.. French's entrance into the SEN
ate Of 1895, in The GAZETTE office, and
Mr.. Schmahl stated that it was direct
ed at him on account of his having
been Senate reporter in 1889 and
1891, when he learned a great deal
about legislation.
On cross-examination Mr.. Schmahl
did not change his testimony, except
that it brought out several humorous
facts. For instance, he was asked
whether it was not fact that w. P.
Huntington was sore on Senator
French because French had turned
him down as the political boss of Red
wood county.
"No," was the reply, "Mr. Dunning-
ton would never admit that French
turned him down-rather Mr.. Bowers
or Mr.. Clague.'
Later he was asked what he was do
ing in ST. Paul on Feb. q, 1895.
"On little bridal tour.n
"And this fact about the DILL added
spice to your tour?" was asked.
Eyes, it was good pepper sauce"
"What did you Go Oh the 22d?'
"Went to Saltwater to inspect the
prison. Senator French was along"
"And you got back?"
Eyes, that afternoon, and so did Sen
ator French.n
The defense rested and Senator
French and Lloyd, the latter of Le-
Sueur county, testified as to motives,
etc, while J. L. Byram and A. H.
Anderson testified as to French's good
character. Till Tibbetts was put Oh to
rebut Mr.. Schmahl's testimony, but in.
stead of rebutting he practically con-
firmed it.
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Excursion Rates

To Northwestern May Musical Festival,
Minneapolis. For the above occasion
the Northwestern Line will sell excur-
sion tickets at reduced rates May 16,
II and IS, limited for return passage
until May 10, inclusive. For tickets
and information apply to agents of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
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For the Turner'S Meeting at st. Louis
the M. & st. l.. r. r. will sell tickets
from Redwood to st. Louis at the rate
of one fare for the round trip. Tickets
on sale May 4, 5 and 6, limited to
May 18th.
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Every farmer should insure his crops
in The State Farmers Mutual Hail ms.
Co. of Waseca, Mimi.
CHAs. G.. JOHNSON, Agent.
Reference: Redwood County Bank. At
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House For Sale

Or will trade for number of gooG
horses. For further particulars inquire
at this office. 1t
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
KYLE GETS A NEW GRIP.
Receivers Lost Votes In Last Nights
Caucus,
SDecial to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 21-Eight more
ballots were taken in the Populist eau
Gus tonight, but with no more result
than in any past caucus. The last or
tWenty-SiXth ballot stood: Kyle. &c; !;
Loucks, IA; PlOwman, 8; Goodykoontz,
9. Kyle dropped to 20 on one ballot,
but gained his old figure at the finish.
Another caucus is set for tomorrow
night.
The only action in the senate today
was on the Wheeler railroad bill, nine
teen out Of the forty odd sections Of the
bill were considered. The rest of the
bill will take up all of tomorrow S
time. In the house a registration bill
was fought by the members from the
sparsely settled counties and favored
by those from the more pOpulOus coun-
ties, regardless Of party lines. Al
equal suffrage amendment to the CON
stitutiOn was presented. The commit
tee on judiciary reported on the HOugh-
ton resolution, recommending that It
be eXpUnged from the record. The
house committee on railroads reported
! that a 3-cent-a-mil passenger rate
do not pass.
But one joint ballot for senator was
taken today While several changes
were made, the final results were near
/ ly the same, the vote being: Pickler
So, Kyle, SO; Loucks, Is; Plowman. u:
Goodykoontz, z; scattering, f. Loucks
Plowman and Goodykoontz each gained
one at the expense of those who re-
ceived scattering votes yesterday.
while Picker and Kyle are the same.
H. Fl. Potter, Of Aberdeen, who is the
dark horse candidate Of the anti-Kyle
men, arrived last night, and is ready to
receive any senatorial honors which
might come his way.
A committee, appointed at the state
! educational meeting at Vermillion, is
! on the ground today in conference with
the joint committee of education Of
both houses, looking up such educa-
tional laws as they would like to see
passed. The committee on temperance
vas this morning wrestling with the
liquor license bill, and hope to get It
ready to report to the senate as soon
as the Palmer railroad bill is out of the
WaV
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
HAINNA'S BOOM.
1t Is to BE Launched at the Column
bus Love Feast.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 21.-There
were many callers at Chairman Han
mas office today, and he was busily en-
gagged in holding conferences with his
visitors throughout the morning Mr..
Hanna will leave the city tomorrow for
Columbus, where he goes to attend the
banquet tomorrow evening, at whicn
Gov. Bushnell, Senator-elect Foraker
and all of the prominent Republican
leaders of the state will be in attend
ance. Accompanying Mr.. Hanna on
his journey to Columbus will be State
Senator Garfield, Maj. Charles E. Dick,
Maj. Haskell and a number of other
prominent Republicans. Mr. Hanna
stated today that it was not probable
that he would make an address at the
banquet. His friends, however, say
that he will undoubtedly be prevailed
upon to make a brief speech.
1t was reported here today that pre-
vious to the banquet at Col mbus to-
morrow evening, a meeting Of Mr..
Hanna's friends and political advisers
will be held in the latter city, at which
the chairmans real senatorial boom
will be inaugurated. This report could
not be verified at Mr.. Hanna's office
today, but well-posted politicians say
that such a meeting will be held.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
LAURADA AWAY AGAIN.
Famous Filibuster Once More Bound
for Cuba.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 21.-It is the gen
eral belief in shipping circles here that
the steamship Laurada has gone on
another expedition to Cuba to land
arms and ammunition for the insur-
gents This famous steamer left
Gibraltar on Dec. 81, ostensibIv
bound for Baltimore, having taken on
a large supply of coal before her de-
parture. She has been to Messina, and
when at Gibraltar her captain report
ed having on board a cargo of fruit
for this port. Under ordinary condi-
tlons, she should have made the voyage
in fifteen days. Twenty-one days have
elapsed and she has not yet been sight
ed at Cape Henry. The circumstances
taken in connection with the fact that
coal barge is reported to have put in
at Newport News the other day, from
Philadelphia, with a load of arms and
ammunition, which is said to have been
reshlpped in a schooner in Hampton
Roads, leads to the opinion that the
Laurada waited at a point outside un-
III the schooner came out, after which
the cargo was transferred to the
steamer, which is now thought to be
on It's way to Cuba
1t will be remembered that the can
tain of the Laurada recently threaten
ed to touch at Valencia, Spain, in de-
t1ance of the warning of the Spanish
authorities, and that he was only pre-
vented from doing so by the interven-
tion of the American counsul, who per-
suaded him to change his mind.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
SILVER MEN PACIFIED.
They VIII Support the New Tariff
Measure.

They Will Support the New Tariff
Measure.
CHICAGO, Jan 21-The Posts Wash
ington special says; Tt is understood
that Representative NewIards, Of Ne
Vada. has successfully negotiated
treaty with a sufficient number of free
silver senators from the mountain dis
tricts of the West to insure the pas
sage of tariff bill at the special ses-
sion which will be called by Mai Nc
Klnley next March. The first hope Of
the friends of the incoming admins
tration was that they would be able
to pass a tariff with the aid of the
small contingent Of sound money
Democrats who will be on deck after
March 4, but the pledges in that direc-
acter and hinged on SO many contin-
gencies that new alliances were sought
and formed in the quarter indicated.
Mr.. NeWlands has been at work upon
this matter for several weeks, and has
carried on the negotiations with great
skill The deal has been of the most
confidential character, and very few
people, outside those directly concern
ed, and those in the innermOst secrets
of Maj. Mckinley, are supposed to
know anything about it. The perfect
symmetry Of the new tariff bill may
be somewhat disturbed by the neces-
sity Of robust recognition of interests
represented by the free silver allies Of
straight OUT Republicans, but the
practical side of the case demanded
such recognition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22

Roller and Gen. G. w. Hadrick, of Har-
rtsonburg, Va, and Col. John A. Glib
son, Of Lexington, Va, who were here
today, came primarily to ask NAL
Mckinley to attend q reunion next
September on the scene OF the conflict
Of all who fought on either side in
the Shenandoah valley. Maj. Mckinley
promised to keep the reunion in mind
and be present If his executive duties
would allow. This resolution, they
said, had been prompted by the excur-
sion to Canton last fall when the pec>
pie formed entirely new opinions Of
Northerners and felt a friendliness
for them never before experienced
Only such a reunion as proposed; they
said, is needed to cement the ties of af-
fectiOn now formed and obliterate all
sectional lines
They also discussed the participation
Of the ex-Confederates patriotic legion
in the inaugural ceremonies and con-
ferred with and received assistance
from Union soldiers here for the ar
rangements. A reversible blue and
gray uniform is proposed Local u
A. R. men received and entertained the
Southerners.
President Ratchford, of the National
United Mine Workers association, and
Secretary Miller called to greet Maj.
Mckinley tonight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22

that the Creel bill for one cent a mile
rate for the transportation of militia
do not pass.
In the house a bill was introduced
requiring that county officials procure
bonds from fidelity insurance COM
panieS. A special joint committee, con-
slSting of Senators Valentine. Tufts,
McCann and Representatives Lind
strom, Sargent and Peoples, will visit
the state institutions during the legis-
lat1Ve recess and report when the ses-
sion reconvenes Tuesday next, in or
der that their report may be consider
ed In connection with appropriation
bills.
One of the finest functions ever
known to the people of Bismarck was
the reception given in honor of Senator
Hansbrough last night by the citizens
or Bismarck. Assisting the senator in
receiving were Mrs. Patterson, wife Of
the mayor, who represented the city;
Mrs. CoWan, wife of the attorney gen.
eral; the wives of Senators Marshall
and McGillivray, and Mrs. M. H.
Jewell. Chief Justice Bartholomew pre-
sented the people to the senator A
musicians furnished the music. Sen
atOr Hansbrough received many tele-
grams of cOngratulatiOn. One was
from Mark Hanna, and another from
7. G. Platt, of New York, who wired:
congratulations On your reelection.
Meeting you in the senate is one of the
most pleasant anticipatiOns which
have on going to Washington"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
RIVERA NEEDS ARMS,
Says n Cuban Just From the Field
of Battle.

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 21.-Emanuel S:lvero,
a wounded Cuban, arrived here tonight from
Key West having escaped from Cuba on
fishing vessel. He comes from the field near
Artemisa. He states that Gen. Rivera is
sadly in need of arms and ammunition. He
has over 1900 men that could be used had
they arms. The machete is the only weapon
that hundreds are armed with. In ambus-
cade the machete is the Cuban's ready weapon
and is a terrible one.
He confirms the story Of JAM 8, when a
Spanish band came upon a Cuban hospital
near San Cristobal containing 500 wounded
Cubans, and shot to death all of them, even
the attending physicians
Col. San Martins troops are raiding all
that section, very seldom going into the hills
near Rivera's camp. One of his bands was
ambuscaded two weeks ago. and out of forty
five men in it only three escaped. They are
ood-thirsty and are credited with more
murders of women and pac:ficos than any
other band. They raided a small town twenty
miles from Palacios New Years day, and
abducted all the women in the place, some
fifty in number. Only ten of them have ever
been heard from, and they were recaptured
by Cuban band Jan. TO-,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
PARENTS WE'RE IRATE.
Caused Arrest of MankatO Teachers
for Whipping ~ Boy.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MANKATO, Mimi, Jan. 1.-G. E.
KenastCn and o. M. Searles, superin-
tendent and principal of the Mankato
high school, were arrested today,
charged with assault in the third de-
gree, upon Kenneth Fuller, a sixteen
Year-Old student of the eighth grade
in the high school, The warrant was
sworn out by Mrs. Isabella Fuller
mother of the boy. Tuesday, Fuller
was reprimanded by Prof Kenaston
for some mischievous act in school,
The boy persisted in the wrong doing,
which aggravated Kenaston, who took
held Of the boy, the latter giving Ken
aston a black eye and few scratches
That evening "a compromise was made
between the professor, the boy and the
latter's parents, they both agreeing t.
apologize to the school the next MORN
ing for the previous days trouble. This
was done. Further trouble occurred
yesterday, and the boy was detained
after school and whipped by Prof. Ken
aston and Principal Searles. The war
rant was served by the chief of police,
and the trial was continued until Mon
day. Both sides have retained law
yers, and the case is creating a great
sensation.