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above low water mark. 1t was shortly
after this that the spring rains began
and in consequence the river commenced
to rise until by May s it had reached a
6.3 feet stage. From then on there was a
good stage of water until on June Is to 16
the high water mark Of the summer Of Z
feet was reached which was considerably
under what the river has risen in some
years. a good stage was preserved
throughout the rest Of June and most Of
July. but in August trouble was expert
enced with low water, the lowest record
of the season being reached on Aug 30,
when the river got down to IL feet above
low water mark. From then on the river
has been pretty low, being higher now at
3.9 feet than at any time since. .-e.
The full force Of employees is still main
tanned on the North Western drawbridge,
but as soon as the season Is officially
closed it will be reduced to the winter
number. Although the bridge Is never
opened during the winter, still it is deemed
necessary to keep some of the watchmen
there all the time.
The overhauing of the hull of the
Frontenac at Wabasha will soon be COM
pleted and the boat will be brought down
to Winona to go into winter quarters.
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CLOSE OF NAVIGATION
Government Lights on Mississippi VIII Be
ExtlnguIshed This Week.

ExtlnguiShed THIS week.
wINONA. MINN.-saturday Of this
week marks the official close Of navigation
on the Upper Mississippi river. at which
time the government lights are extin-
'rutshed 1t is very often some weeks
later before real hard freezing weather
comes and navigation Is actually pre-
vented by floating ice. Nevertheless,
practically all steamboats, along the river
60 to the bank on or before Nov. Is, not
caring to be out after the government
lights are Withdrawn. Last year the last
boats passed through the Winona draw
bridge on Nov. Is.
Although a. few RATS are being taken
down the river this week, still the record
for the season is practically completed at
the present time, as the total will not be
materially increased by the travel between
now and Saturday. The record at the
North Western drawbridge for this year
shows an increase in the number of boats
passing through the draw, while there Is
a decrease In the number of barges and
rafts. The falling ~off in the number Of
RATS taken down Is not very large, but
is indicative of the decline Of this industry
on the upper Mississippi During the
season of navigation now closing there
have been $3.50 boats, 1,001 barges and
$40 RATS passing through the drawbridge
to date. to which figures there will be
slight additions, compared with the record
last year Of BIAS boats, LAG barges and
GA RATS.
A season when there is very low water
on the river generally calls into use more
barges than when there is uniformly
good stage. The year just closing has
been about an average one as regards low
water. 1t opened with low water in
April, and there was no great rise from
the spring breakup there being very
poor stage for navigation until the rains
came in the early part of May. The
Sx,r 1for -,
went out on March was the same as il
Is just now, SO feet above low water
mark. From that it kept dropping unit
on April Is 1t had gone down to 81 feet
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HE DROVE FOR LINCOLN
How John w. Smith Of Clinton, To-
First Met the President.

How John w. Smith Of Clinton, Iowa,
First Met the President.
CLINTON, 1OWA.--John w. Smith of
this city has the distinction Of having
driven President Lincoln five miles
through the streets of Newark, N. j..
when Mr.. Lincoln was on his way to
washington, for his first inauguration as
president: Mr.. Smith relates his expert
ence as follows: :: H..
1T was in March, 1861, that first saw
Mr.. Lincoln I was coachman in Newark
N. j., and on the day the president ar
rived I was driving about with my enl
ployer. A great crowd awaited the ar
rival Of the president-elec at one Of the
railway stations. but it happened he came
by another route, and when he reached
Newark found no one at the station to
meet him. He alighted at the Orange
street station. Mr.. Corner, the man fo1
whom worked, recognized the president
as he stepped from the train and started
on a brisk walk toward the business CEN
ter of the city. Directing me to draw uE
beside Lincoln and his only companion
Mr. Corners saluted the president elect
and asked him II he wished to ride. Mr.
Lincoln inquired the4" distance to the
Market street station and on receiving the
information that it. was five miles to the
objective point, gladly accepted the Offer
Of ride, and with his companion entered
the carriage. I drove the distinguished
passenger to the Market street station
where he took the train to washington.
II remember but little Of the converse:
ton at that time by my passengers, ex
cept that it related in a general way tt
the impending war The president wa
travelling incognito and he mentioned tn
fact that his life was in constant danger
In appearance he was a tall man, yer!
spare and wearing, a thin beard. On tw'
other occasions saw President. Lincoln
in Washington and I looked on his noble
face after his life had been cut shor
by the bullet of the assassin. This wa
when his body lay in state at Cleveland.
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NORTH DAKOTA
WHITES GOOD RUN
He VIII Probably Have $4,000 Plurality
Every County Carried.

He viii Probably Have $4,000 Plurality
Every County Carried.
FARGO, N. D.-Governor White made
a record breaking run in the recent cleo
ton In more ways than one. II Walsh
county doesn't keep on throwing out the
vote of certain strong republican pre-
cincts in order to give the county to Gro
nan, the governor will have carried every
county in the state, in fact on the first
semi official. returns he has done SO. This
is a record never before equalled in the
state. Two years ago the Mckinley cleo
tors carried all the counties, getting
Walsh by four votes. Vs.
But the record Of which the governor
is the proudest is that he has been twice
elected governor. This has never oc-
Cured before and North Dakota had &C
quired a reputation as a one-term state
so far as the governor was concerned.
Governor Fancher secured denomination
but was compelled to withdraw from the
ticket on account. of i'll health. r. - -,
Governor Whites majority will probably
reach 13, 900, and that of the congressman
|, Is 900 on a vote Of less than $4,000: Two
years ago the total vote was. $4,000 and
the governors ma jority was about 11,0O0,
so this years increased majority on a
much smaller total vote makes an en-
phatic Endorsement Of his administration.
The merger phase Of the campaign and
his l1lACIlOH Ill OpPOSlA6 Itiat AA0oSuAS :
seems not to have figured in the cam
paign to any appreciable extent. Other
| wise the governor proved that he was
economical and conservative and the Inn
| proved financial conditions appealed to
the intelligent voters and they decided on
| his retention by such f1attertng vote
| that the governors friends were greatly
| surprised. b
The next time the average Fargoan
| wins an election bet he will nall the
money down somewhere till he hears
from the canvassing board. On the face
Of the returns In Fargo Governor White
carried the city by seventeen majority
When the canvassing board got down tc
business an error was discovered by which
the city was given to Cronan by three
votes. Prior to this all bets had been
paid over on the White majority PROPOSE.
ton. Following that the winners hac
blown themselves for suppers and cham
payne in a liberal manner. Now the bets
are being paid back and some Of the fell
lows who had good tins with theil
winnings are having to hustle to produce
| the coin.
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IOWA
IoWA's CORN CROP
Governments Report Denounced as lnac.
T. 49, curate by Grain Men.

Governments Report Denounced as lnac.
/. '"@~ eurate by Grain Men.
DIES MONIES, IOWA The grain men of
Gus choice explosives freighted with de-
oided opinions on the government report
on the Iowa corn crop. They say it is alb
solutely useless as a matter of Informal
ton for grain men. The report shows the
yield this year will be 80 bushels to the
acre. This would mean a total of 278, 1885,
900 bushels, or total Of 81, 156, 900 bushels
more than last year. Grain men who
have been consulted without dissent de-
clare this showing is astonishingly mac
curate. They say that while corn as now
being husked may turn out about 80
bushels to the acre, that this is largely
green and will shrink to 16 to 1S per cent
In drying They say furthermore that not
over 40 per cent of the Iowa corn Is mar
ketable. These facts are not shown by
the report and hence the grain men say it
Is absolutely worthless for their purposes.
Governor Cummins has received a let
ter from DR.. Applegate, superintendent of
the Mt. Pleasant hospital. in which DR..
Apologize charges sheriffs and county
clerks with negligence in the matter of
returning to the hospital escaped inebri-
ates. Fifteen inebriates have escaped
since July Is and but two have been re-
turned. DR.. Apologize says it is impos-
sible to run g. penitentiary and a hospital
at the same time, and hence impossible to
prevent escapes. Governor Cummins said
last evening he would insist upon the ar
rest Of escaped inebriates and their re-
turn to the hospital at Mt. Pleasant or
to Cherokee, in case Of escapes from there
Attorney General Mu]lan has gone tc
Washington to submit an argument fol-
the: state in the case of the state VS..
James H. Easton of DEBORAH. Easton was
formerly president of the First National
bank of DEBORAH. In August 1896, it Is
| alleged he received deposits, knowing the
bank was insolvent. Under the state law
| section 1886, he was convicted of a felony
and sentenced to the penitentiary for five
years. He managed to escape prison by
providing heavy bonds and is still at large
| The question before the federal supreme
court is whether the Iowa law making il
felony for a bank officer to receive de.
posts when his bank is insolvent car
be applied to national banks. This is E
question not passed upon by the United
States supreme court, though the law ha:
been upheld two or three times by the
Iowa supreme court.
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MINNESOTA
BETRAYED BY HER SISTER
Life Story of the sracklns and McHenry.
Brought Out.

ST. CLOUD, MINN.-A petition for the
removal of Mary e. McHenry as admins
tratrix of the estate of Henry B. McHenry
was filed in the probate court Yesterday by
William j. Brackin, Charles l.. Brackin
Lizzie ]. Clark and Annie l.. Smith. chill
dren of the deceased. ~ &$f''
Judge of Probate Calhoun issued a rita :
ton returnable on Nov IS. requiring Mrs
McEenry to appear and show cause why
she should not be removed. In the petit
ton the heirs assert that Mrs. McHenry
made false and untrue statements and
affidavits when she asked for letters OF
administration, inasniuch as she main
tanned she was the only heir of the estate.
The petition alleges that at the time Mrs
McHenry made a petition for letters OF
administration she we'll knew that the de-
cedents name was not Henry b. Nc
Henry, but was Henry Brackin. and she
also knew the names and places OF resi-
dence Of each of the children OF the de-
ceased.
shorn of it's legal verbiage. there is
an interesting story told in this applica-
ton for the removal of Mrs. Mcl1enry as
the administra triN Of Henry B. McHenry.
Seven years ago McHenry and the woman
who now claims to be his widow came to
Maine Prairie, where they settled on a
farm OF 200 acres which he had purchased.
The woman was introduced as his house
Henry's death. which occurred March
II. of this year, that she made the claim
that she had been married to him. In
support of that claim she exhibited in
the probate court a marriage certificate
showing her marriage of Henry b. Nc
Henry at Osceola. Wis, four years ago.
1t is this certificate of marriage that VIII
liam J. Brackin and his sisters and
brothers, who join in the petition. say is
fraudulent. contending that II she was
married four years ago it was not to the
decedenr.
William Bracliin, the eldest son. has
spcnt several " eeks in ST. Cloud and in
the county securing evidence on which
to base his clai i'm to the fathers estate.
He says that when his father left Wis
conSm to come to Minnesota he had be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000; and owing tc
tine fact that he changed his name as he
and Mrs. Jones made their way to their
new home all trace of the couple was lost
After the application Of Mrs. McHenry
to be made administrat rix Of the estate. II
appears that she and her sister, who is
living at Brainerd, had quarrel and that
the sister placed in the hands of a St
Cloud attorney the facts OF this interest
ing story and of the true name Of the
man who had died here under the name OF
McHenry. This attorney wrote to the
Brackins and agreed to give them the In
formation desired to obtain possession OF
the estate, providing he was given bill
of sale of one-tenth of the personal prop
erty Of the estate and a quitclainl deed
for one-tenth of the real estate. Such ar
agreement was signed by all the Brackir
children except William j. Brackin. who
came to St. Cloud to investigate, with the
result that the removal OF Mrs. McHenr5
rs administrative was asked.
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MANkATO, MINN.-In the United
States court John Loffelmacher of Nicol-
let county, confessed to the indictment
of having sent obscene letters and pic
lures through the mail He pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to Saltwater for one
year. His brother. Albert, who is said to
be Implicated pleaded not guilty, and his
case was continued until April.-Ray Roe,
of Tracy pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with breaking into a postal
car there last February, and was SEN
fenced to the st. Cloud refornatory for
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ELK POINT, S. D.-A carload of seed
corn was shipped from here to Montrose,
McCook county, yesterday. 1t was care
fully selected and commanded from so to
60 cents q buss1el.--The Sioux Grain COM
pany is building a new elevator at Yer
million.-The Adventists of the two Da-
kotas will hold their annual conference
here Dec. %. Elder A. G. Daniels, presi-
dent OF the national association, and other
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KINGSLEY, loWA-John .Burgoyne
was killed by being kicked by horse. He
was leading colt which became fright
ened while crossing bridge. Burgoyne
tried to stop it, and the colt kicked him
over the heart, breaking his ribs and in.
juring him internally.
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slBLEY, loWA---The official count in
Osceola county gives Martin 9O4, Burke
672, Howard II and Jacobs 2. Congress,
Thomas $685. Parsons $50, Bennett 4; dis
trict Judges, Woiifield 1913, Gaynor 909,
Hutchinson 909 Oliver 9O4. Hason, the
democratic candidate. $40. County tick
ct. clerk, Howehurst, 85S, Collender 735;
recorder, Riegen $50, Chambers $50; aud
itor, Thomas 923, Wassman 500; attorney,
Brooks 879, Garberson 7O6; supervisor dis
trict NO. 2, Raine ITO, Hack 119. Hol-
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WATERFOWL, S. D.-Crcuit court for
Codlngton county convened at the court
house this morning, Judge Julian Bennett
presiding. Most of the day was taken up
with hearing motions for new trials. The
term will be a long one. There are eight
criminal cases on the docket, the most
serious charge being that Of manslaughter
in the first degree. The civil calendar is
long.-The city council has ordered the
North Western, Rock Island and st. Louis
railroads to maintain f1agmen at the
crossings of the two principal streets lead
ing to the business part of the city.
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MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
MarshaiItown May Vote on Proposition
to Build a Lighting Plant.

MarshaiItown May Vote on Proposition
to Build a Lighting Plant.
MARsHALLTOWN,I OWA.-The voters
NAV have a chance to decide whether the
CITY shall erect, maintain and operate a
gas and electric lighting plant for the pur-
pose of supplying private consumers
Councilman Greenerhas introduced reso-
luton providing for a special election to
vote on the question. The city already
owns it's own waterworks and finds It very
satisfactory. .-
The prospects are that the big factory Of
the Glucose Sugar Refining company.
which has been idle for nine months, Will
be started in a few weeks. The COM
pletion Of the new sewage disposal plant
at a cost of $4,000 and the partial de-
structfon. Of the Chicago factory were
factors in determining the company to re-
sumo operations. Besides, it is said
1owa's soft corn, can be utilized to. adj
vantage in making the glucose product.
The company will employ between 300 and
500 hands. -:
Three of the new buildings at the
Soldiers home are completed and fourth
is almost done. The ones completed are
| the female help, cold storage and lcehouse
| buildings. ::
A new and improved water motor mas
been patented by w. H. ,Renger OF this
citv. The power is generated or an en-
tirelv new principle and it 'is believed
will reyolutionize the use Of water power
ma chimes. It can be utilized, 1t is said,
for one w to thousands of horse power.
The inventor says that with his mach1ne
he can get sufficient power from the Iowa
river at this point to run the power plants
of the entire city. He Will try to organize
stock company. r.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-The complete re
turns of the election for Brown county
were only received and canvassed on
| Tuesday, and show that Herre1d mas l,loo
| over Martin, the democratic nominee Tor
governor, and for Congressman Burke
| and Martin respectively have l;19S and
| 1.173 over Wilson and Robinson. The So
cialists had about 200 votes In the county
and the prohibitionists about CO. Repub-
lican county officers are all elected by
ma iorities Of from ESQ to 1900. and the
senatorial and legislative candidates re-
ceived from HOO to 1900 majority.-The
weather here remains favorable for work
| on buildings and large forces are en-
ployed on the new $S5. 900 olrthOuse, the
Hatz block, the excavating for the FED
eral building and the work on about TWEEN
ty-five other buildings in progress. Stone
| settlers and brick layers are working full
time every day.-The new GottschalH
ttheater will be opened on the evening Of
Nov. ~ Frescoers from Chicago are now
at work. The tieater will. be the hand.
soonest. the biggest and the best ap
pointed in South Dakota. The James
NeiIl company will open the house.
| ~
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: The Illustrations Above Plainly Show
"A celebrated Indiana physician has dis
covered the most wonderful cure for blood
poison ever known. It quickly cures all
such indica tons as mucous patches in the
mouth, sore throat, copper colored spots,
sores, alterations the body and In
hundreds Of cases where the hair and eyes
brows had fallen out and the whole skin
was a mass of boils, ptmp1es and ulcers,
this wonderful specific has completely
changed the whole body into a clean, per-
feet condition of physical health.
William McGrath, 4S Guilford st., Buff
falo, N. Y, says: II am a well man to-
day where a year ago was a total wreck.
Several doctors had failed to cure me of
blood poison. was rid OF my sores and
my aiNn became smooth and natural in
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Dear Sifs:-After reading your adver-
tsement bought a bottle of your whiskey,
which helped me right away. I am now
on my third bottle, using It for consump-
ton, and feel like a new man. think
that If had known Of your whiskey when
was at home in Chicago, would have
never come out here for, my health.
ED. SCHUBARTH, 1908 Market St.,
Denver, Colo:, Aug. 1S, 1902.
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Take the "North Star Limited" to Chi.
90 cauo or ST Louis, -

It. is the newest and best, has buffet
library cars, compartment .sleepers, chair
cars and dining car, and enters the best
station in Chicago No transfer to trains
going east, southeast or south. w. L..
Hathaway, city ticket agent, No. Wash
ington avenue S, depot Fourth avenue N
and Washington.
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MONTANA

MIssoULA, MoNT.-Ten freight cars
and. an engine were wrecked in a smash
up on the Northern Pacific near Eddy
late yesterday afternoon. No one was in
jured. A landslide was the cause Of the
accident. 81
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Cheaper Than Coal,

Go to California via the Chicago Great
Western railway. Choice Of three through
tourist cars. Ask any Great Western.
agent about particulars. Z. G. Rains,
agent, corner Nicollet avenue and Fifth
street, Minneapolis
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ANOkA, MINN.-The official board
canvassed the votes yesterday and pro-
test was filed against John Palmer repub-
lican sheriff elect, on the grounds of his
not being a naturalized citizen. Palmer
was present and would not answer any
questions.
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GLENCOE, MlNN.-The district court
Of Mcleod county opened yesterday, Judge
Caldwell Of lie Sueur presiding. The calen-'
dar is the shortest ON record for this coun-
ty There are only five court cases.
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LET'S, IoWA-This place is in whirl
Of excitement over the sudden resignation
Of Postmaster w. S. Perry. He has not
made known his reasons for his action and
speculation is rife. Samuel Furhas and
George Rasey have announced their can.
didacy for the position.
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BIG STONE, S. D.-Burglars entered
the store of F. B. Seaber of Marietta. and
then stole a handcar, went to Bevillo and
stole team and buggy belonging to A. D.
Jones. 1t was discovered this morning
that two stray horses taken up here Sat-
urday night belong to Mr.. Jones, and that
a buggy down in the brush near the rail-
road track is also his. 1t contained his
harness and robes. 1t is supposed that
the thieves abandoned the team here and
took train. The amount Of booty Sc
cured at Marietta is not, known here
The Odd Fellows celebrated the tenth an
niversary Of the Redistribution of the'loca]
Lodge by having a banquet. About a
hundred and fifty were present.
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EAGLE GROVE, lOWA-M. D. Brad
ems large hay barn was destroyed by fire,
together with 100 tons of hay and a large
number of valuable hogs. Tramps are
supposed to have been responsible for the
blaze 10
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SPRING VALLEY, VISA gang rof
robbers Is operating in this vicinity.
They break open stores In the little viii
lagos, rob houses and hold up lone trav-
elers. The store Of George Whinnery at
Downersville and the store of Frank
Hatch at Fatchville are the latest to be
robbed, . - !:
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IA CROSSE, WIS.--Dr. C. H. Farrand, p
E. Norbeck and A. D. Dagget met with ar
accident last evening while on a hunting
trip on French Island. The horses became
frightened and ran away, throwing the
occupants Of the buggy on the ground
They were all slightly injured. ~
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HUDSON, WIS.-The supervisors for
st. Croix county organized by electing J.
D. Kline of Richmond chairman. There
are thirty-five members and they will be
in session about eleven days.