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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Cleveland Moffett,s Statement.

Under the caption, How We Bury
Our Soldiers; Startling Narrative Of
the Growing Shame Of Camp Wikoff,"
Cleveland Moffett describes for Leslie's
Weekly, a staunch Republican news
paper, scenes witnessed by himself.
After drawing a grewsome picture of
the privates' burying ground where he
and a priest were awaiting the arrival
Of some bodies that did not come, he
says:
The PRIEST and I walked down to the dead
house, or dead-tent, and saw collins stacked
up th}re half way to the ridge-pole; collins
inside and outside, collins. already occupied,
collins soon to be occupied All this was in
plain sight of sick in twelve hospital
tents not hundred yards away, and brought
small comfort to them. 1t is not good for
fever-stricken soldiers to smell the bodies Of
The next afternoon I arrived betimes at
this pestilential burying ground, and, stretch
ing myself on the grass to the windward.
shovel gang would gather at the wagon
tail with carrying bars and lift the collins
out. Then, as they lowered each box into
Easy. deere; you'll drop. him" Cit yer
goes" and then a squirting of tobacco Juice
Then another coffin, and another, the driver
bloke7' and some, one would read a name
W WT0t on de Govern weii' den, here's his
cross and another cross would be pitched
out to the diggersf ----.-7~
country who will cry out "shamep' when
they learn that a hundred Of our dead sol
diers, more than a hundred. have been
a cursing, splitting, acid-squirting shovel
gang. HP
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Tie Democratic State Ticket.
FRIDAYS WEATHER.
Fair.

BY the United States Weather Bureau.
MINNESOTA-Generally fair; northeasterly
winds.
NORTH DAKOTA-Fair. followed by show
ers and cooler: southerly winds, becoming
westerly.
SOUTH DAKOTA-GeneraIy fair; cooler;
westerly winds.
IOWA-Fair; variable winds.
MONTANA-Generally fair; cooler in ex-
IRENE southeast portion westerly winds
WISCONSIN-Generall fair; light northerly
winds, becoming variable.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
TODAY'S EVENTS.

METR0POLITAAIN-Dorothy Morton Opera
company in "Girofe Girofa," 8:15 PM.
Palm Garden, "An Artists Model" 2:3O and
SIS
Daughters of Veterans meet Central hall.
Fourteenth Minnesota volunteers breakfast.
Auditorium 7:3O AM
Meeting Fifth ward Democrats, Ala Smith
avenue, 8 PM.
St, Paul Primary union meets, House OF
Hope PM
Prof: Morris lectures. 462 Jackson street, s
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Ticket of Redwood Democrats.

REDWOOD FALLS. Mimi. Sept. %
Special THE Democratic county convention
here today nominated Matt Eisenberg Of
Morgan, for representatives George Peoz, Of
Sanborn, for auditor; A. W. Bager, of Red
sheriff, Ind James B. Robinson for Judge
of probate. The other places were not filed,
except in the commissioner districts, where
Leo Aftermath and John P. Cooper were nom
mated.
The PoDulists were to have held a county
convention at o'clock, but only four dele
gates appeared and no convention was held.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Lyon County Republicans.

MARSHALL. Mimi, Sept 22-(specIaL)-
nominated for auditor Thomas Mckinley:
treasurer Eli Frick; register, S. h Har-
rington; sheriff, Andrew Christensen; clerk
Of court, E. l. Iceland; judge of probate. l..
M. Lange; attorney, F. S. Brown: school su-
perintendent, Mrs. A. E. Whiting; commits
sioners, T. P. Baldwin and P o. French.
The legislative delegates are are for J. G.
Schultz for representative.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

hold all the women he has married.
Those women should be organized into
company, armed with pea guns, and
ordered to shoot at him at short range
for six months.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Murray County Republicans

SLAYTON, Mimi, Sept 22-(Special.)-
The Republican convention nominated P. O.
tor; A. o. Lumber treasurer; Herman Mel
son. register; Ed Holman, sheriff: B. Wool
stenroff, judge; w. L. Scott superintendent;
MoSell coroner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Congressional Nominations.

First Pennsylvania. H. H. Bingham (Rep1
Second Pennsylvania. Robert Adams Jr. (Rep)
Third Pennsylvania. William McAleer CDem.)
Fourth Pennsylvania. Jas. B. Young Rep0
Fifth Pennsylvania. Albert G.. Harmer (Rep)
Twentieth Pennsylvania. Jas. NJ. Walters Deml
Firth Michigan. 80. George r. Perry CDsml
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
MACHINE MEN WON.
Senator Quay Scores "a Victory in
Ills County Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Pat the
Republican county convention today
the slate agreed upon by the leaders
Of 1.-The combine" and "anti-combine"
factions of the party went through
without a break. Nearly all of the
legislative nominees are said to be IA
vorable to Mr.. Quay's return to the
senate. In one distr4Nt, however, a
hard contest resulted Ia the success of
two men instructed b vote against
Senator Quay. if elecaNd, as in the
congressional districts tue only contest
was made against games Rankin
Young, we'll known newspaper man,
who was renominated hs- q handsome
maiOrit y
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

The new coat of arms of the insur-
gent government of Cuba has a large
key in the foreground. Any work at
unlocking things in Cuba is likely to be
under the immediate direction of Uncle
Sam for several moons
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
New York silver Democrats.

TROY. N. Y, Sept. 22.-The Chicago plat
form Democrats CT the state Of New York.
represented by about 100 delegates. met In
annual session today, perfected an organiza-
ton and adopted an ultimatum demanding
that reafirmatio of the Chicago platform
shall be embodied in the platform to be
adopted by the Syracuse convention.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Travellers unable to buy The ST.
Paul GIOb>> on any train entering
st. Paul Will confer n favor on The
Globe company by promptly notify
4Hg them OF each instance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Count Esterhazy is bad enough to be
a Spaniard. He admits that he wrote
the bordereau ascribed to Dreyfus, and
that he received pay from both parties
IN the plot.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, Sept. 22.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Republican senatorial convention
for the Nineteenth district met here today
and nominated George w. Somerville, of
Sleepy Eye, for senator without opposition
Resolutions instructing for Davis were unan-
imously adopted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Fatal Longshoremen Rtot.

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept 22.-The Mallory
steamship line dock troubles broke out here
afresh again tonight by the striking long
shoremen masked and armed with pistols,
making ia attack on the guard at the
wharf The police repulsed the attack with
r,-..-la One of the attacking negroes was
killed ana one o. re NEGROES employed on
the wharf received a scalp wounu
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

And it has come to this. The resoIu-
tons of the Republican county conven-
ton were written by man who but
yesterday was a Democrat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
ASSEMBLY HALL SCHEDULE.

Friday-Trades assembly, s PM.
Saturday-IrOn Moulders' union; Bakers
union; Brewers union, 8 PM.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Now let the Democrats sail in and
name a ticket that is so strong as
compared with the Republican that the
election Will be a walk-over.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Gov Pingree and Ii Hung Chang
look alike, but here their likeness L.As,
Pingree had more good luck in a week
than Chang has in a year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
CoIIester Renominnted.

WASEiA, Mimi, Sept. Pat the Repub-
ter was renominated for state senator.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

The name Of the Republican who is
running for sheriff does not indl H-.S1e
that he~is a German.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

But now the rough riders should IN
derstand that very little rough rid
Ing will go very long way.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Tams Bixby's paper. the Red Wing
Experimentation is under the person
al direction Of the secretary of the Re-
publian state central committee, by the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Both Sides of 1t.

The popular st. Paul button has the word
"Eustis' In the center.-St. Paul Dispatch.
And it has the words Made In New Jer-
sey" on the back
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

A Dakota man has just walked to
New York from San Francisco, and he
is So disappointed with Gotham til ; be
threatens to walk back again.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

The Minnesota dog is strutting
around with his fore feet in his vest
arm holes. He feels considerably taller
since he has been valued by the state
board Of equalization at S..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Venezuela is about to present Presi-
dent Mckinley with a beautiful cane
II exact historic justice were done,
Grover Cleveland would get that walk
ing stick
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

man has been arrested in New Jer-
sey who says a trolley car wouldn't
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Those who are talking about Score
tary Alger resigning do not know the
man. A good strong government boot
is the only thing that will get AIger
out OF the cabinet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

The Bridgeport, Conn, mill pond girl
has been identified again. Other identi-
fications viii be received and consider
ed, either if presented on the ground
or sent by mail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

It Is characteristic Of the Republic
an party to ignore the soldier when 1t
conceives that his usefulness is a thing
Of the past. The Thirteenth, Four
tenth andeFifteenth regiments receiv-
ed the most fattering mention in the
platform OF yesterdays Republican
county convention. No reference
whatever was made to the Twelfth
What's the matter with the Twelfth
from a Republican point of view?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Secretaries.

secretaries.
John Mathes.
''..''......-......s
- .........s
Mic Herriges.
- $500.
M. Manning.
James +. Cox.
.-.......
P. ]. MetZdorf.
G. l.. Kane.
M. w. Chunn.
John THEM
A. G. Armson.
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Chairmen.

Chris Murphy...,...
A. II. Bedding. ........
J. E, Bourette. ........
Fran, J Palma. .......,
A. p. Mcintyre .....,
r. WEIGH. .............
Harry S. Hobson. go,
Martin Heffron $500,
John L. Townley. -.
w. P. Christensen. =.
l.. II Way. ...........
w. u Weiteler ......
H. T.. Gillen ........
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23

Eddy is fast losing votes in this vicini y,
and we predict defeat for him in Traverse
county.-Beardsley News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
The Northwest.
RIVER At s A. N.

Danger Gauge Change il
Line. reading 81 Hours
The sun., 1898-06-23

ccycllst does not compare in size with thai
lncurr d by the person who ventures
forth behind horse.
A match race between II. G. Gardiner.
ot Philadelphia, and e. NJ. Ertt, Of the
riverside Wheelmcn, New York, is be-
ing arranged for tie Castle Wheelmen's
meet Oh July IL.
What makes a chain get loose? The
common explanation is that it stretches.
but this is not strictly true. The steei
plates and the cham 10 not stretch. The
rlvets and the blocks wear and this
causes the elongation the same as in any
chain with ordinary iron links. The
better the chain the less it lengthens-
Two Welshmen--Jimmy Michael ana
Tom Linton-were yesterday matched to
battle for thirty miles on the date named
for a purse Of 81 800 and the interna-
tional championship of that style oil
racing. These two riders went to schoGs
together in Alderman, Wales and haue
grown up together.
On every side are evidences of the fats
that it takes capital, energy, push and
unendmg attention to business to keen
up with the times in the cycle industry.
The history of the trade for the past Wo
years has pretty thoroughly dissipated
the notion that anybody with machine
shop could go into wheel manufacture
and make money.
The sun., 1898-06-23
Noted Football PLAYER Ill,

Mortimer Jones, of Mansfield, Pa, 4
Senior at Lafayette College, and for three
years centre rush on the football team,
has been stricken with paralysis and is
now in st. Luke's Hospital, at Eastou,
undergoing course OF treatment. Jones
has been very popular student and a
hard worker. His playing on the foot
ball team went far in winning many dl
the big victt ries achieved bv Lafayette
in the past few years.
Jones was always in the fame, and al
various times came out of the cOntca
suffering severe injuries. This was par
ticularly true in the University OF Penn
sylvania and Princeton games. Appar.,
emily, his injuries healed and he exler-
enced no i'll effects until the past few
days, when his entire right side became
paralyzed, said to nave been the resulE Of
his football injuries.
Yesterday at the commencement exer.,
cises he was unable to deliver the Mantle
Grafton, which, weeks ago, had been as
signed to him, and he was taken to the
hospital.
The sun., 1898-06-23
AQUATICS.

The big college boat races was vester
day postponed until today, on account as
the weather.
The Weld Club of Harvard College, on
Tuesday sent up to Lake Qunsigamond,
Mass, the crew that recently won the
senior event at the Harlem regatta, ana
it was beaten by the Worcester High
School crew, which last year won the
intermediate event at the National re-,
gatta on the Schuylkill.
In the single scull race at the Lake
Quinsigamond Mass regatta Tuesday
Ten Eyck, the Henley champion of last
year, defeated his club mate, Charles H.
Lewis. The distance was one mile ana
a half and the time 10 m. Is 20 S. The
final heat of the double scuIl race VASE
walkover for Ten Eyck and Lewis.
There were seven competitors in the
yacht race for the German Emperor's
Cup, the course being from Dover te
Heligoland, and the first boat to finish.
the Rainbow, arrived here at 2.25 o'clock
yesterday morning The Latona arrived
at o'clock, the Charmion at $50, the
Castenet at 1856 and the Merry Thought
at Sl5. The Latona is the probahk
winner on time allowance.
The sun., 1898-06-23

| Several managers are desirpus of pur
chasing Brother Joe Corbett from Ba,ti
more, but Hanlon won't sell.
Grand Rapids has signed pitcher
Harper and outfielder Harzell, both o
the, defunct Southern League.
Little Eva Lange is not as fleet of foo,
as OF yore. Possibly lie has lost his speed
IN the chase for soubrettes.
Pitcher Mcfarland of Toronto made
the seasons basc-on-balls record, June
II, with IA in six innings.
Catcher Chance Of the Chicagos seems
unable to stand the League pace. He
was a phenom in practice
There is probability of the transfer to
Philadelphia of the Phiadelphia- Balti.
more games scheduled for Baltimore on
the Fourth of July.
The Philadelphia Club yesterday closed
negotiations for the services of r. Fulz
and William Lauder, second and third
bascmen of the Brown University team.
In their respective places they are very
fine.
In few days William Barnie, late
manager of the Brooklyn team, will
probably become the new owner of the
Hartford Club of the Atlantic League.
The sun., 1898-06-23
CYCLING.

Edward Taylore of France and Ton
Linton of England will meet on July 4tl
in 3O-mile race paced by 81 riders.
4 feature of the national meet ir
indianapolis in August will be II big
multipIet handicap race.
The five-mile Australian paced record
has been reduced by I. Ralph to 9 min
utes and s % seconds.
The plans for TIE reception and enter
tainment of wheelmen at indianapolis
in next August are rapidly maturing.
Out at Woodside Tuesday Eddie Nc
Duffee went ten miles uilder IS minutes,
at an average gait of about Las per mile.
Charlie Church and Starbuck will in
all likelihood ride a return pursuit race
with Duffee and Butler at Bostn in the
early fall.
Bourotte is without doubt the fastest
unpaced rider in the world, while the
victory of Church over McDuffee last
Saturday also places the local lad in the
front rank as an unpaced rider
The men and women who go shopping
for a bicycle for months, collecting cata-
logues and getting so hopeIessly confused
that they are afraid to buy anything, are
familiar characters in the cycle trade.
The formation of an amateur cycling
association in England independent OF
the N. G. u, has suggested to wheelmen
in this country that a division of the
management OF amateur and professional
cycle racing here might be productive of
excellent results.
Walking is the only method of loco
motion that may be classed as safer than
cycling, and even the pedestrian is not
absolutely sure of life and limb. Statis-
tics show that the risk taken by the
The sun., 1898-06-23
MISCELLANY,

Tom Jenkins has $1,000 to bet that he
can throw any man in the world The
Turk, Roeber or Lewis preferred.
The doubles in the Al-England tennis
tournament at Wimbledon, we're played
Tuesday, Kirby and Hickson beating
Paret and Grant, the Americans, by e.,
6-4, 26, 6-3.
The O.ympian games of 1900 will be
held in Paris, and efforts are beirg made
to hold the 1904 games in the United
States.
In Chicago, Kraenzlein on form ought
to win the hurdles, and the New York
Athletic Club appears to have the relay
1ace as Il good thing The discus throw
and bicycle events are open.
Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hob
son, l. S. n, has been proposed by
Commodore Rouse and seconded bv Vice
| Commodore Crnger for honorary menl-
bership in the Seawanhaka Yacht Club
Yesterday mornings results in the
chess tournament at Vienna were as foY
lows: Pillsbury, Janowski and Tschi-
gorin beat Walbrodt, Alapin and Hal
prin, respectively. Marco and Caro-
drew.
Today at Chicago the Amateur Athletic
Union championships, comprising seven
teen events, will be decided. Wefers,
Maybury, Tewksbury, Rush and Long
will fight for the sprints.
The players in the international tour
nament at Vienna will contest the six-
teenth round in the following order to-
day: Steinitz VS.. Lipke, Marco VS.. Caro,
Schlechter vs. Baird, Showalter VS..
Trenchard Blackburnc VS.. Burn, Pills
bury vs.. WaIbrodt, Janowski VS.. Aapin,
Schffcrs vs.. Tarrasch, Tschigorin vs.. Hal
prin, and Maroczy a bye.
The sun., 1898-06-23
DIAMOND DUST,

Rnbe Willis was touched up so lively
yesterday bv Chicago in the first two
innings that he was taken out. Lewis
who was substituted, held them down
for twelve innings without run and il
ming
The Ohio State League disbanded
June 5.
Minneapolis has released pitcher Nc.
Neeley.
Wilkesbare has dropped pitcher Col
colough.
Mansfield has released her veteran
pitcher, Emig.
Milwaukee has sprung new twirler
named Kepler.
The woods are full Of good ball players
out of work.
Rochester has secured pitcher Kitson
from Baltimore.
Syracuse has signed outfelder Law
renee, late OF Buffalo.
Kansas City has loaned catcher Hausen
to st. Joseph.
Short stop Dolan has also been released
by Minneapolis
Utica has signed pitcher Tom Johnson,
late of Rochester.
Pitcher Howard Lucky has at last
joined the Reading team.
Rochester IS negotiating with St.Louis
for pitcher Sudhoff.
DUNCAN of Detroit leads all OF the
Western League batsmen.
Paterson has released outfelder Dele
hanty to reduce expenses.
John T. Sullivan has been appointed
Connecticut League umpire.
President Young's recent visit to Gin
cinnati was his first since 1871.
Newark has signed outfelder Shelter,
of the disbanded Savannah team.
Pitcher Herndon, late of Springfield,
has signed with New Britain.
Hanlon will undoubtedly make star
outtieder of "Ducky" Holmes.
Danbury has signed two Kentucky
pitchers named Hartman and Buell..
The ex-college pitcher, Cy Voorhis, is
now professional pure and simple.
Rome has released pitcher Stumpf and
signed pitcher Conner, late of Reading.
Baltimore friends have presented Reitz
with gold headed cane and UNI
brella.
Omaha has picked up pitcher Wads-
worth, released by both Detroit and Co
lumbus.
Youngstown has released second base
man Musser and Springfield has signed
him.
John L. Sullivan is again OH the road
picking up few dollars by acting as an
umpire.
George Leidy, the Lancaster centre
fielder, has been suspended for insubor-
dination.
Both Rusie and .Meekin, of the New
Yorks, are pitching far below their form
of 1897.
Up to date Collins leads the League in
home runs, Beckley in triples and Lajoie
in doubles.
"Wee Willie Keller has rounded into
form again, and is lining out base hits
every game.
Chicago players claim that Umpires
Lynch and Connolly have it "in' for
them. Nonsense.
Ex-Pitcher Henry Gruber has taken
Sandy McDermott's place on the East
ern League umpire staff. J
The sun., 1898-06-23
AMONG THE HORSEMEN,

Alice Farley, captured the third race
at Highland Park Tuesday, making the
fourth victory in six days.
c. H. Pettingill will leave New York
today for Chicago, where he will act
as Judge during the Washington Paz7
meeting.
W: G.. Whitney yesterday purchased
Geisha for $4,000 from Arthur White.
The sun., 1898-06-23
n District Map
of Delaware

The STATE SENTINEL ,bf Dover is hav.
ing prepared and will sQon be ready to
deliver New Map OF Delaware, giving
the boundaries Of the Representative and
Senatorial Districts as provided by the
New Constitution. &1t1O will secure
this valuable Map and til STATE SENTINEL
for one year. The nui inber is limited;
subscribe at once. New subscribers will
receive the paper the balance Of this year
free. Address, with remittance,
TIE STATE SENTINEL, Dover, Del.
The sun., 1898-06-23
ShipyaItl Notes

There have been several changes in the
machine shops Of the Harlan & Hollings
worth Company in the past few days
Thomas Holt, assistant foreman, has re.
signed and has been succeeded by Joseph
Nansant, of Camden, n. }.
A new office has been made in tna
copper shop and Duncan Thatcher, who
has been employed by the firm fsr IL
number OF years was appointed.