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intention of fraud It would come about
in this way. Election day would arrive,
the polls would open, and everybody who
was at home would vote. 1t would then
occur to some one that Bapt1ste La Cour
or Alexis La Tour had not voted. and the
question would be asked, "why?" 1t
would be discovered that they were out
on buffalo hunt. and the judges would
say. I'VE all know how they would vote
If they were here" and they would be
put down as voting the Democratic
ticket. OF course this would be a viola
ton Of the election laws, but who can
say that 1t was not the expression of an
honest intention by a simple people.
While I cannot approve such methods In
an election where the law and the neces-
stiles Of civilization require the voter to
be present, cannot avoid the wish that
we were all honest enough to make such
course possible as the one adopted by
these simple border people.
The Republicans being the "outs" and
the Democrats the 'inS," of course all
the frauds were charged to the latter.
and every movement of either party was
watched with jealous scrutiny. The law
governing the Qualiflca tons of voters
provided that soldiers enlisted in other
states. or territories, coming into Mime
sofa under military orders, did not gain
a residence, and citizens of Minnesota
enlfSt1ng In the army did not lose their
residence or right to vote as long as
they remained In the territory. 1t so
happened in 1855 or 1856 that there were
at Fort Ridgely quite a number of re-
cruits who had enlisted in the territory
and had not lost their right to VOTE but
there was no precinct or place to vote
where they could exercise their privileges
Knowing that they were Democrats, we
had a polling place established at the
Lone Cottonwood Tree a point about
three miles above Fort Ridgely, for the
purpose of saving these votes.
Of course, it soon became known
throughout the valley, and my friend jim
Lynd. who resided at Henderson, about
fifty miles down the river conceived the
idea that 1T was the intention to vote the
whole garrison for the Democrats and he
determined to checkmate it by ehal-
longing every soldier who offered to cast
his vote, laboring as he did, under the
erroneous impression that an enlistment
in the army disqualified the soldiers as
voters. So when the election day ar
rived. Jim, who had walked all the way
from Henderson, was on the ground
early, fully determined to exclude all
soldiers from voting
1t so happened that I was at my In
dian agency at Redwood, and on the
morning of the election was to start for
St Paul. The agency was about ten miles
UP the river from the Lone Tree and
starting early in the morning brought me
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

ing on tracks and adapted to travel up
the inclines of the spans. An engineer
stationed In a power-house on shore can
readily move the spans from the abut-
ments to close the waterway or toward
the abutments to open the waterway. In
which latter position the aprons will be
raised.
In order to lock the spans securely in
place when the waterway is closed, and
to prevent all lateral movement, the out
er trusses are provided with heels ex-
tending upon the floors Of the opposite
spans as shown in Fig. g. Locking bolts
engage the heels and the floors of the
spans, and a second set Of bolts connect
ed with the first-named bolts engage reg
1stering recesses In the timber of ada
cent trusses. The bolts are controlled by
the engineer through the medium of
ropes.
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base of the span locked to the abutment.
The cantilever spans of the bridge are
constructed to travel toward and from
each other on foundations extending
above the water-levei. In order to i'm
part this movement TO the spans. a rope
or chain. passing through a tunnel or
conduit in the bed of the river, is con-
nected with the ends of the spans and
with a drum on shore driven by suitable
machinery.
When the spans are in close position.
their two inner ends abut against each
other. and the outer or shore ends abut
on the aprons; and since the aprons are
in turn hinged to the abutments, a con-
tinuous bridge is formed from shore to
shore. The aprons at their under sides
are provided with wheels normally rest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

In drawbridges of the swinging and re-
volving type, as at present constructed,
considerable time is lost by the slowness
of operation of the draws. In order to
overcome this objection, William L.
Sampson. of Ocean Grove, ". J.. has con-
structed a drawbridge which consists pri-
marily of movable cantilever spans hav-
ing incines and aprons adapted to be en-
gagged by the inclines and swung into an
angular position.
OF the accompanying illustrations, Fig
l is a side elevation of the bridge. show
ing the draw closed; Fig. 2 in a similar
view, showing the draw open; Fig. is
an enlarged section of the adjacent ends
of the spans locked together; and Fig. 4
Is an enlarged TRAVERSE section Of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

10 tne voting place about the time the
pclis Wero opened. l knew everybody
Ill the valley and everybody knew me.
ana we never passed each other on the
ROAD without stop and a chat When
arrived at the polls all hands came out
to greet me, and after the usual INQUIRIES
as TO how the election was progressing
the Judges told me that Lynd had chaI-
ienged the first soldier who offered his
vote. and they being in doubt as to the
law had agreed to leave it to me- I gave
my version of it, but Lynd still disputed
IT. ana insisted that an enlistment in the
army disqualified the man as a voter.
Being unable to convince him, l. WIN d
significant wink to the judges, suggested
that he should get into my wagon and
go down to the post, where I knew the
suffer mad copy Of the statutes, and
we could readily settle the controversy.
lie consented willingly to this proposition.
and we started for the post When we
arrived. l gave my team to the quarter
masters sergeant. and we looked I'D the
law in the suffers store. 1 then began
a game of billiards with some of the
officers. and accepted an invitation to
lunch. AS noon approached. Lynd began
to show signs of Impotence. and he ask
ed me when I proposed to take him back
to the polls. quietly informed him that
my route lay in the opposite direction,
and that / would not go back at all In
stantly 1t flashed upon him that I had
taken him away from the polls for a
purpose, and he fled like a scared deer
over the road we had just travelled, leav-
ing me to pursue my journey alone in the
other direction. l afterwards learned
that In the interval of Lynd's departure
and return all the soldiers had voted the
Democratic ticket without challenge or
obstruction Whether my friend Lynd
walked back to Henderson or not, never
certainly ascertained. I was sufficiently
satisfied with the success of my ruse
not to desire to infiict any further dis
comfort on my dear enemy.
This was the only political trick I re-
member of having perpetrated on the
enemy during my long participation in
active politics, and I don't believe any
of my readers will regard it as trans
crossing the proverb that Everything
is fair in love or war;
My friend Lynd was, like most of the
characters in my frontier experience, kill
ed by the Indians in the outbreak of
1862. Charles E. Flandrau.
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The inner ends of the spans are also
adapted to be locked in place when the
bridge Is closed. and for this purpose. the
device shown in Fig. 4 has been devised.
The arrangement consists of movable
bars on the base of each span, each bar
being provided with pintles. Fixed eyes
on the side walls of the abutments are
adapted to be engaged by the pinties
BY means of rope and operating lever
the engineer can simultaneously move
the bars In order to shift the pintIes in
and out Of locking engagement with the
eyes.
The special advantages of this bridge
are the simplicity of it's construction and
the time saved in opening and closing the
draws. Not only Is the invention appii-
cable to bridges. but to viaducts and
crossings as well.
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OFFERED THE PLACE.
Bryan 1. Said to want e. F. VIII

Bryan Is Said to Want C. F. WILL
Jams for Running Mate.
BOSTON. Mass. April 22.-Friends of
George Fred Williams say that he has
been offered vice presidential nomina-
ton by no less a person than William
Jennings Bryan. and that he is now con-
sidering 1t. They believe that he will
give his consent
The offer is said to have been made to
Mr.. Williams while he was in New York
at the big Chicago platform dinner, when
o. Fl. P. Belmont and Judge Tarvin, the
Kentucky circuit judge. who himself has
aspirations, were present at q confer
ence
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23
BOAT WITH SPEED.
New Yorker Will Have the Fastest
Steam Yacht AfIoat

SeaW idcht ,AHOnt
: NEW YORK. April .22.-What is in
tended to be the fastest boatsin the world
is to be built in Nyack, N. -Y3 for Charles
r. Flint Mr.. Flint, who is q member of
the New York Yacht club, Has an ambi-
ton to own a boat that VIII beat any
thing on the water and Charles D.
Mosher, the Nyack designer. has prom
ised to crafty it. Samuel Ayers & Son.
whose ship yard is at Nyack, are under
contract to build the boat, which is to be
completed in year. The keel is to be
laid Immediately
The yacht will have guaranteed speed
OF forty-two miles an hour; it may ex-
coed that. It's engines will develop 12oO9
horsepower, enough for an ocean steam
ship. Notwithstanding its speed. Mr..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

c,eaning tower, training to fire on either
side throughout 40 degrees There would
also be one 6-pounder rapid-firing gun
on each of the coming towers and two
1-pounder, rapid firing guns on either
side Of the deck amidships
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

years she rode to and from her duties
on horseback. and when the young turf
man Byron McClelland was paying her
his devoirs they frequently took long
horseback rides together.
But Mrs. McClelland was slow in fall
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23
A Badly Sprained Arm

Houston, Texas, Feb. %, 1898.
DIR. RADWAY & co.
Dear Sirs-August 25th last 1 had a badly
sprained arm. After using six different (what
were called remedies, 1 never got relief till
used Railways Ready Relief which eased
My father. who Is 56 years old, says: Rad
ways Ready Relief and Railways Pills ara
the best Of all medicines" We keep them In
the house the year around. Respectfully,
THOMAS HANSBOROUGH.
Special Police CITY Hall
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HANNA-B0YcE MONEY.
Attorney Campbell Is Ordered to Pa,

1t Into Court.
CINCINNATI, April 22-Attorney T. c.
Campbell, who was recently ordered to
pay into court here the alleged Hanna
Boyce bribery money, amounting to ST.
ZOO. Is in Cincinnati. The money was re-
pleyined by Barbour. who has claims
against Boyce. COL Campbell says that
before Barbour can recover any part of
the funds he must prove his claim In a
separate suit.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

A Trip to California in May at
Half-Prfce.
Stop over privileges in the best orange.
lemon and olive belt. Inquire of Thomas
>. Tompkins, Of 400 Drake block. st. Paul
Or Edwin Treasure. of 298 Kent street. ST.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

This performance, however. will not per-
nit OF an encore. 1t occurs but once a
day.
Mr.. Chick asserts that he has greatly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

Carpet CIeaning-TeI. S75.
Schroeder & Dickinson. 16 East Sixth
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23
A CURE FOR All.

Colds, Coughs Sore Throat, Influenza Rron
ehltis, Pneumonia, Swelling of the Joint
Lumtago. Inflammation, Rheumatism Nan.
ralgia, Frostbites, Chilblains. Headache.
Ioothaches, Asthma, Difficult Breathing. Soid
by druggists. RADWAY & CO.. S. Elm ST
New YORK.
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BURNED AT TIE STAKE.
Terrible Fate of Negro Murders
and Ravishcr In Georgia.

Terrible Fate OF Negro Murderer
and Ravisher In Gcor"la.
Newman, Ga, april 24.-ln the pres
ence Of nearly 1900 people who sent
aloft yells Of defiance and shouts OF
joy, Sam Hose, negro who commit
ted two of the basest acts known to
crime, was burned at the stake on the
road one and one-half miles from here
yesterday. Before the torch was APP
piled to the pyre the negro was de-
prived of his ears, fingers and other
portions OF his anatomy The negro
pleaded pitifully for his life while the
mutilation was going on, but stood the
ordeal of fire with surprising fortitude
Before the body was cool it was cut to
pieces, the bones we're crushed into
small bits and even the tree against
which the wretch met his fate was torn
up and disposed OF as souvenirs. The
negro's heart was cut in several pieces,
as was also his liver. Those unable to
obtain the CHASTITY relics direct paid
their more fortunate posscssors eX-
travagant sums for them.
When the mob was leading Hose to
his doom Ex-Governor Atkinson made
an appeal for respect Of the law, de-
clarlng that some Of the lynchers were
known to him, and that he would GER
tainly testify against them. His APP
peal was unheedcd.
Before being put to death Hose adj
mitted killing Farmer Crawford, but
denied outraging Mrs. Crawford. He
declared that he had been paid S12 by
"Lige" Strickland, a negro preacher
at Palmetto, to commit the murder.
Today n mob caught Strickland and
hanged him. He died protesting inno-
cence Strickland's body, too, was
mutilated fer souvenirs"
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DHwHY's DETERMINATION.
How He Brought the German Admiral
nindrfcls TO 1,arins

How He Brought the German Admiral
DicdrIchs to Terms.
New York, April 22.-In his speech
at the reception rendered to officers OF
the Raleigh at the Union League last
night Captain Coghlan told of an in
terview between Admiral Dewey and a
German officer sent by Admiral Died.
richs to make complaint. AS Captain
Coghlan told the story Admiral Dewey
said:
"Tell your admiral those ships of
his must stop when I say so. / wish
to make the blockade of this harbor
complete.
"The German officer replied: But
we fly the flag
"The reply of the admiral was just
like Dewey. He said:
""Those flags can be bought at a
.-alf dollar yard anywhere He told
the officer that any one could fly a
German flag and that whole Spanish
feet might come upon him with Ger
man flags up. He continued:
"Tell your admiral l am block
aiding here. Now note carefully what
I say, and tell your admiral that say
it. have been making this blockade
as easy for everybody as l could. but
I am getting tired of the puerile work
here. 1t has been of such character
that man wouldn't notice 1t, although
children might fight over 1t, but the
time has come when it must stop.
Tell your admiral that the slightest
infraction of any rule will mean but
one thing. That will be war. 1t will
be so accepted and resented immedi-
ately. If your people are ready for war
with the United States they can have
it at any time
after that" proceeded Captain
Coghlan, "they did not breathe more
than four times successfully without
nclci1an nnrnni ccinn -
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.Johnston's Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
HE GREAT SPRING MEDICINE
SEVEN RUNNING SORES CURED.


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Croker, WIN Go / L ron

New York, April 25.-Yesterday's
session OF the Mazet investigating
committee proved far less interesting
than any previous one. The session was
entirely devoted TO probing the various
benevolent and other societies which
are supported solely by members of
the police force John Proctor Clarke.
who conducted the greater part OF the
examination. intimated by his ques-
tons that while the single headed po-
lice bill was pending at Albany levies
were made on all ranks of the force
for funds to oppose it. but his witness
os failed to give any confirmation to
the implied allegation of legislative
corru,ticn. Nh Croker was not called
as a witness, and on his promise to re-
turn to this country was excused from
further attendance Gu the Mazet COM
nlittee until Aug. 29. MIR. Croker will
sail for England tomorrow.
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A Conflict of Authority.

Little Rock, Ark, April 25.-Thc coal
mining strike in the western part OF
this state. which has been Oh for three
weeks, may cause conflict of author
ity between Governor Jones and the
federal courts. Some 6,000 miners are
on strike in Arkansas and Indian Ter
ritory, and the mines are practically
at a standstill Negroes are to be
brought from North Carolina to work
these mines. and the United States
court at Fort Smith has issued an in
junction restraining miners and others
from interfering with any one desir-
ing to work, and Governor Jones has
issued a counter order declaring that
the peace of the state demands the eX-
clusion of the negroes and authorizing
the sheriff of Sebastian county to pre-
vent their landing in Arkansas.
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NJ. S. QUAY ACQUITTED.
Hc Is Promptly Appointed senator by

Hc Is Promptly Appointed Senator by
Governor stone.
Philadelphia. April 24.-The jury in
the Quay case returned verdict of not
guilty last Friday, and within an hour
afterward Governor Stone appointed
NJ. S. Quay to the seat in the national
senate left vacant by the failure of
the state legislature to elect a sue
cessor to Mr.. Quay, whose term as SELL
ator expired on March 4.
When the verdict acQuitting Senator
Quay was announced there was almost
an uproar in the court, but it was sup
pressed by vigorous cries of silence.
Out in the corridor an indescribable
scene followed. A great burst of cheer
ing rent the air, hats went up and the
hurrahs echoed and re-echoed. People
rushed pell nell toward Quay. grasped
his hands and calculated congratula-
tions in all sorts of words. There was
an ovation. which no effort was made
to restrain.
Nothing has ever been seen in this
city like the demonstration on the
street that greeted the silent man as
he left the city hall. Then the crowd
broke loose With one wild yell they
formed around him. grasped his
hands. screamed, waved their hats and
threw them high above their heads.
Quays shoulders were gripped, his
back was slapped, his coat caught hold
of. until it looked as if he would suffer
from the mad enthusiasm that gave
itself full vent.
There are many differing opinions
as to the right of Governor Stone to
fill the vacancy in the senate. Discuss
ing this question Senator Boies Pen
rose declares the governors action
perfectly legal, and insists that the
appointment will be sustained by the
national senate. EX-Postmaster Cen
eral Wanamaker points to the fact that
In a similar case (Corbett Of Oregon)
Senator Quay voted against seating.
Mr.. Wananaker declares the COVER
nor's action unconstitutional, as does
George A. jerks, the late Democratic
candidate for speaker.
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Novel Suit For Damages

Washington, April PA suit for
damages has been instituted by one
Washington dry goods firm against
another which involves novel point
of general interest The charge is
that the defendant firm "maliciously,
unlawfully and unjustly" conspired to
persuade one of plaintiffs clerks to
leave his employ and enter that OF the
defendant, by reason Of which the
plaintiff was compelled to increase the
clerks salary in order to retain his
services. The purpose of the suit is
to determine whether one has the legal
right to induce employees OF other con-
Germs to leave the service of the latter
by offers of increased salary.
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Five Yours For Pension SwIndler

Wilmington, Del. April 25.-Charles
Harris, who has numerous aliases and
who was convicted of swindling per-
sons under promise of obtaining gov
eminent pensions for them, was yes
terday sentenced in the federal court
to five years Imprisonment and $4,000
fine. Harris carried on his operations
In all parts of the country. His plan
was to collect sums from relatives Of
dead soldiers in return for his pre-
tended services.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

Having sold my interest in
the agencies of the Hamburg
Bremen Fire Insurance Com
pany and the United States Fire
insurance Company at Oman
cock, Va, TO Fletcher & Dough-
ty, desire to thank my former
patrons for their past favors ard
brspeak a continuance of them
on behalf of the new firm.
Respectfully.
!. w. GRoToN.
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weddcd Her Convict Lover.

Cleveland. April 25.-May Cooney, a
comely young woman, was married
yesterday in the county Jail to George
NJ. Regenauer, a confessed pickpocket,
who is under sentence Of four years
in the penitentiary. The girl said she
believed in Regenauer. and it was her
intention to reform him after he had
served out his sentence.
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nootb nf Ex.Gnrernor orlosnr


Elkhart, Ills. April 25.-Ex-Goyernor
and former United States senator Rich
ard ]. Oglesby died at his residence in
this city yesterday. The immediate
cause of his death was fall, his head
striking the sharp edge of piece of
furniture. The remote cause was YER
tigo, Which caused the fall. Death re-
suited from conclusion of the brain.
General Cglesby served four terms as
governor and one term as United
States senator, and served in both the
civil and Mexican wars. He was rs
years old.
Albany, April 25.-The assembly last
night passed the senate antitrust bill
by vote of los to 2. The purpose OF
the bill is to prevent monopolies in
articles OF commodities of common use
to prohibit restraints of trade and
commerce, providing penalties for vio-
lations of the provisions of the act.
and directing procedure to enable the
attorney general to procure testimony
in relation to such violations.
the Cne Day Gold euro.
Tor coJlc and sore throat use kermOtt'e