Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 7, 1896, Page 6

BY E. C. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS. - MINNESOTA It is reported that President Krueger is growing deaf. But he can still see a thing or two. ‘The Powers are biting their thumbs at Turkey again, and Turkey is mildly wondering how much more mastica- tion those useful digits can stand. A bookkeeper who smokes cigarettes can be depended upon to have his books muddled if he smokes and keeps books long enough. The British parliament will reassem- ble on Jan. 25. But we will have troubles of our own before that time. Congress will meet in December. A wise man of Gotham hitched him- self to a kite. If the kite had been stronger this paragraph would have been longer. The earl of Winchelsea has gone into the butter business, which shows that the earl possesses common sense as well as a title. The man who jumped from a pier at Milwaukee into Lake Michigan, de- claring that he was going to swim to Germany, was probably several seas over before he started. The government having bought 75,- 000 pounds of dried apples for the In- dian schools, these institutions may be expected to turn out some swell graduates. The Vermont legislators are talking abext taxing the bicycles, but we guess it will all end in talk. The bicy- cle yote is something that isn’t ignored, even by the Vermont legislator. All accounts agree that the helpless inhabitants of the Philippine islands are rapidly being Weylerized by Spain’s most relentless methods. It is the same old story of a tax-burdened race revolting against tyranny and misrule only to fall victims to Spanish mmssacre. ! u Undoubtedly the Koreans hate the Japs, as the cable says, but what are the Koreans going to do about it? The Japs are there, and if they have any intent‘on to retire they have given no notice of it. ‘ fees Lord Downshire, a young nobleman with a strong taste for mechanics, has had a complete railway, a mile and a half in length, laid down in his grounds at Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland. The English always have had plenty to say about the severities and ex- tremes of American climate, but with delightful weather prevailing on this side of the Atlantic and heavy snow storms reported in Scotland and north- ern England, it would seem as if the handle were on the other side of the jug this season. General Blanco is said to be so ill that he cannot assume personal com- mand of the Spanish troops who are suppressing the rebellion in the Phil- lippine Islands, and Gen. Weyler’s health is such that it will not permit him to leave Havana. A change of climate seems to have a peculiar ef- fect on Spanish warriors. ‘The Khedive has finished his little trip to Paris, and it is safe to say that he enjoyed himself more than the czar did. He went where he pleased, ate what he wanted, did not have to pass under any triumphal arches, and was spared the trouble cf having to talk politics with the minister of foreign affairs. Paris is a good place to visit when you are left alone. Claude M. Johnson, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, in his annual report says that during the year postage stamps were delivered to postmasters in the United States in the following amounts: Ordinary stamps, 3,025,481,467; special delivery, 4,466,270; postage due stamps, 19,348,- 714; newspaper, ete., 5,502,672; tota) number 38,054,802,123. Mr. Gladstone goes on pitching into the Turks in general and the sultan in particular. Whether, by his impetu- osity, he is strengthened or weakening the hands of Lord Salisbury remains an open question. The world is de- lighted to receive an intimation from the English premier that there is now prospects that the Turks can be sup- pressed without plunging Europe into war. Twenty years ago, when the British formally annexed the Transvaal, they found in the Republic’s treasury ex- actly 36 cents. This year President Kreuger has asked his Boer legislature to appropriate from the surplus of the country £850,000 for the purchase of arms, with which to suppress any in- clination the taxpaying English resi- dents may show toward interfering with local politics. Ghe BHerald. |MINNESOTA FOR M'KINLEY HE WILL CARRY THE STATE BY 50,000 PLURALITY. Clough, While Running Behind, Will Pull Through by Between 5,000 to 10,000 — Congressmen Tawney, McCleary, Heatwole, Stevens and Fletcher Elected— Chances Favor Morris’ Election and Eddy Is Running Ahead of McKinley. St. Paul, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—The re- turns from the state at large are coming i very slowly, and only the most general conclusions can be drawn from them. It is, however, very apparent that McKinley ts running ahead of the Harrison yote of four years ago, while Bryan is not keeping up with the Cleveland yote, combined with the Weaver vote. McKinley is gaining more than Bryan is losing, for the reason that the new vote, and there promises to be a con- siderable increase, is going in much larger proportion to McKinley than Bryan. It Is safe to say that McKinley’s majority in the state will exceed 30,000. Gov. Clough is running behind. The gubernatorial vote will be much less than’ the vote for president, many. electors overlooking the candidates for governor altogether. Up to this writing returns have been received from only about 100 precincts outside of St. Paul, Minne- apolis and Duluth, and seventy-five of them have been compared with the figures of two years ago. These precincts gave Nelson in 1894 6,624 votes and a combined yote for Owen ‘and Becker of 4,958. ‘These same precincts now give Clough 7,168 and Lind 5,630, a net gain for Lind of only 138 votes. The city of St. Paul, so far as returned, about half the precincts having reported unofiicially, gives Clough.a net gain, using the same basis of comparison, of nearly 1,000, so that Lind’s gain in the country is much more than offset. Gov. Nelson’s ma- jority over fusion was 6,469, and Gov. Clough promises to increase this to at least 10,000. The entire Republican state ticket is elected by majorities rather more than Gov. Clough’s and less than McKinley's. ‘The congressional returns are much more meager even than those on the state ticket. However, they indicate very clearly the re- sult in all but the Sixth and Seventh dis- triets. In fact, these are the only two districts that have ever been in doubt. Tawney and McCleary are re-elected by majorities upwards of 5,000. Heatwole and Stevens will have hardly less than that figure, Fletcher has beaten Owen by 5,000. Very few precincts in the Sixth and Seventh have reported on congressmen, and it can only be stated that Towne is running ahead of Bryan, while Morris is running behind McKinley. ao re BY COUNTIES. Anoka, Anoka, Minn., Special, Nov. 3.—Eight pre- cincts complete and three partial of Anoka the following result: McKinley, n, 466; Clough, 935; Lind, 477. ‘The probabilities are that McKinley will receive 800 plurality and Clough 750, Returns show Republican’ gains. ‘ Blue Earth, ankato, Minn., Special, Nov. 8.—Hout precincts in Blue Earth county, including two in Mankato, give McKinley 901, Bryan 580. ‘These gave Harrison, in 1892, 580; Six precincts give McKin- ley 1,194, E 34. So far as the count has progress lough is running 10 to 20 per cent behind McKinley. veland, Becker. Detroit, Minn Nov. 4.—Detroit McKinley 2 120; Palmer, 8; vering, 6. These are Republican gains over 1804. Carlton, Carlton, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Marshall: McKinley, 69; Bryan, Carlton: Me- Kinley, 167; Bryan, 64; governor and con- gressmen nearly the same as McKinley. Carlton county will give McKinley and Mor- ris 500 majority. Carver, Chaska, Minn., Special, Nov. 3.—The city of Chaska gives McKinley, 249; Bryan, 189; Lind, 261; Clough, 180. Chisago. North Branch, Minn., Special, » North Branch gives McKinley 266; Bryan, 43; Clough, 232; Lind, +8. Ciny. Moorhead, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—RRe- turns so far received indicate that Bryan will carry Clay county by 500 plurality, Lind by 750 and Lommen, for congress, by 100. Alexandria, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Doug- las county, six precincts: McKinley, 612; Bryan, 311; Clough, 538; Lind, 389. These precincts incide Alexandria village, Bran- don village, Evansville village, Lagand and Alexandria town. Dodge. Dodge Center, Minn., Special, Nov. 4— Dodge Center gives McKinley 207, Bryan 116, Clough 187 and Lind 108. Tawney’s vote will be fully up to McKinley’s and that of the Republican candidate for repre- sentative will be about the same. Fillmore. Preston, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Bight precincts in Fillmore county give about 700 | majority for McKinley. The county is esti- mated to give 1,800 majority for McKinley and 1,500 majority for Clough. Goodhue. Kenyon, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—McKin- ley, 253; Bryan, 57; Clough, 219; Lind, 79; Gibbs, 227; Albert Berg, 235; August Kroner, 253; Childs, 234; Heatwole, 260. Hennepin, This county gives Clough about 2,000 ma- jority. The Republicans carry most of the county officers. In the city election the Republican candidates are elected in most cases. . Hubbard, Park Rapids, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.— Indications are that Towne and Morris are about even in the county and that Lind has a small majority. McKinley carries the county. _ Itasea, Grand Rapids, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.-- Itasca -county, precinct Thirteen: McKin- ley, 50; Bryan, 35. Precinct Two: McKin- ley, 81; Bryan, 121. Precinct One will go for Bryan. Precinct Twenty-three, Swan River: Towne, 63; Morris, 15. Kanabec, Mora, Minn., Noy. 4.—Three precincts give McKinley 201, Bryan 96, Palmer 1; Clough 174, Lind 140. Stevens, for congress, 1s running away ahead of his ticket; Ander- son, for representative, carries everything overwhelmingly. Lyon, Marshall, Minn., Nov. 4.—Eleven precincts of Lyon county give MeKinley 259 plurality. Clough is only a few votes behind. Four- teen precincts to hear from will consider- ably increase this majority. — 1 Kandiyohi.- Willmar, Minn., Nov. 4.—The county, it is estimated, has been carried by McKinley by 300, Lind'250 and Eddy 350. pare i Le Sueur. Le Sueur, Minn., Nov. 4.—In Le Sueur, McKinley 266, Bryan 181; Clough 236, Lind 186. Marshall, Marshall, Minn., Special, Noy. 4.—Mar- shall gives McKinley 27; Bryan, 179. Hight other precincts give’ McKinley and Clough about 276; Bryan and Lind, 402. There is only a few votes difference on state and national tickets. Sixteen pre- einets not reported will give McKinley plu- ralities. Tracy reports McKinley, 260; Bryan, 150; Clough, 205; Lind, 213. Murray. Slayton, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—McKin- ley, 171; Bryan, 93; Clough, 158; Lind, 115; Palmer, 1; Levering, 6; Ames, 1; Dean, 2. A Lind stronghold. : MeLeod. Glencoe, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Four precincts’ out of eighteen in this county give McKinley 315; Bryan, 331; Clough, 218; Lind, 399. Three precincts give Heat- wole, 351; Peck, 272. Norman. Ada, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Four pre- cints haye been heard from in this county up to 1a. m. The vote sands: McKinley, 237; Bryan, 144; Clough, 230; Lind, 144. ‘The Republicans will elect their county of- ficers. Lommen will carry this county. Otter Tail. Fergus Fa!ls, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Me- Kinley -will carry Fergus Falls by 40 plu- rality, Eddy will have 150 plurality and Lind 100 plurality. But ene ward has been counted on congressman. In this Eddy goes 25 plurality, while McKinley got but 1. Returns from the country are very meager. Pipestone. Pipestone, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—KRe- turns from four precincts out of sixteen indicate a slight Republican gain. McKin- ley and McCleary will have twenty-five ma- jority in the county, Clough and Lind will break even. Polk. Crookston, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Owing to the fearful condition of the roads, re- turns from outside city points, off the tele- graph lines, will be slow in coming in.- It will probably be two or three days before returns are complete. So far fifteen pre- cincts in Polk county give McKinley 1,250; Bryan, 1,496; Clough, 1,140; Lind, 1,601. Eddy’s yote is not obtainable, but is run- ning slightly ahead of his ticket, as is also McKinnon. Ramsey. The latest returns seem’ to Indicate that the Republicans bave captured nearly all of the county officers. ‘The county gives McKinley a fair majority. Renville. Hector, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—McKinley, 153; Bryan, 119; Clough behind; Heatwole, 50, ahead of Peck, ‘The county is probably Republican by 500. county, ley will rece Clough, while Bryan will receive 2,200; 3,600; Lind, 2,400. Heatwole will recievé as many if not moze than McKinley, white Peck will run behind Lind’s vote. The rep- resentatives will undoubtedly be L. M. Hollister, D. F. Kelly and Charles Eigen- brodt, all Republicans, Rock. Lu Verne, Minn., Special, Nov. 4—Two precincts complete give McKinley 382; Bryan, 190; Clough, 198; Lind, 91. The count on governor is not complete. If the same ratlo continues McKinley will carry Rock county by 500 plurality, with the state ticket a close second. Sherburne. Elk River, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—There is no prospect of getfing accurate returns from Sherburne county to-night. ‘The vote in Elk River was 317, and estimating from the number of state ballots counted, the yote will be about 228 for McKinley and 92 for Bryan. Clough runs a little behind McKinley, but a little ahead of the rest of the state ticket. The county will give McKinley 100 majority. Scott. Shakopee, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Esti- mate: McKinley, 1,100; Bryan, 1,900; Clough, 1,000; Lind, 2,000; Peck, 2,100; Heatwole, 900. Peter Poetz, Democratic Citizens’, is probably elected to the legis- lature. Todd, Staples, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Staples gives McKinley a majority over Bryan of 19. Long Prairie, Minn., Special, Nov. 4 Four precincts in Todd county give Me- Kinley 377, Bryan 303, Clough runs about even with’ McKinley; Republican gain_in the four precincts over two years ago, 67. Winona, Winona, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Up to midnight returns have been received in- completely from Elba, Rolling Stone and Winona town. These have gone Demo- cratic. Returns, still incomplete, show Wi- nona city is likely to be carried for the Re- publicans by a small majority, probably 200. Towne has so far downed Fitzpatrick for congress in every ward counted. Elgin and the town and Village of Eyota show gains over 1804 for Tawney. Lind and Clough will come out about even in Winona county from present indications. McKinley will carry the county by a small majority. The Republican congressional committee put Tawney's majority at 7,000. Wabasha. Wabasha, Minn., Special, Noy. 3.--MceKin- ley carries the eity by 33 and Lind carries it by 60. Milligan Dem.) and Munger (Rep.) are probably elected to the legisla- ture. The county offiers appear to be di- vided about half and half. Wright. Waverly, Minn., Special, Nov. 3.—The election was lively here to-day. Bryan, 81; McKinley, 21. Lind, 80; Clough, 24. Buffalo, Minn., Special, Nov... 3.—McKin- ley, 110; Bryan, 71. Clough, 79; Lind, 116, Buffalo township: McKinley, 110; Bryan, 60. Clough, 93; Lind, 72. Delano, Minan., Special, Nov. 3.—Delant McKinley, 105; Bryan, 75; Palmer, 2. Clough, 94; Lind, 89. Republican gain over 1892 of 55. ‘Wadena, Wadena, Minn., Special, Nov. 4.—Wadena, Blueberry, Rockwood and Wing River town- ships: McKinley, 436; Bryan, 275; Clough, 420; Lind, 293. Morris will have a majority in the county of 200 or more. Washington, Stillwater, Minn.» Special, Nov. 4.—Re- turns from Washington county are meager, especially from this city. So far as re- ported McKinley has 800 and Bryan 300, Reports for governor give Clough 1,131 and iLnd 583. Yellow Medicine. Granite Falls, Minn., Speci The town cf Minnesota Falls: McKinley, 60; Bryan, 42; Clough, 58; Lind, 44. Two years ago this town cast only thirty-five Republican votes. Town of Otis, Granite Falls: McKinley, 133; Bryan, 77; Clough, 127; Lind, 90. FAMINE IN INDIA . » DISTRESS PREVAILS IN PORTIONSOF THE COUNTRY. Over Fifty Thousand Persons Are Now Engaged in Aiding the Pec ple in the Famine-Striken Di1s- tricts—The Exportation of Some ‘Wheat Causes the Natives to Be- come Riotous—California Wheat Arrives, London, Noy. 4.—Distress is feared in the district of Saugere, Jubbulpur, Nursinghpur, Hosangabad, and a part of Rainpur and in the central proy- inces of India. The general prospects in Bengal are gloomy. If there is no rain in November the distress may be serious in a part of Patna and Hajal- pur. The fears, however, are, perhaps, exaggerated. Relief work has been opened in three districts of upper Burma and relief is likely to be want- ed everywhere in Berar. Distress is also expected in Hyderabad, Bhurtpur, Dholpur, Jaisalmero, Bikaniral, Tonk, Gwalior and parts of Bagkelkhand and Bundelkand. The prices of wheat in the Punjaub are from 8 to 10 seers per rupee. In the northwest and central provinces from 8 to 91-2 seers per rupeé; in Bombay, from 10 to 12 seers per rupee. The. effect of the railway facilities will be to diffuse the distress, making it less intense. A few small riots have been reported. mostly owing to the ex- port of wheat having the effect of raising the prices. The troops have twice been called out, once unneces- sarily. Several thousand tons of California wheat have reached Calcutta and 30,- 000 tons are believed to have been bought for India, but the prices are said to be rising. When the news of this import reached Jubbulpur the price fell from 81-2 to 10 seers per rupee. There are 53,800 persons now employed in relief work. (The Indian seer is equal to 2.059 pounds avoirdu- pois. The rupee is worth about 45 cents.) Sir Charles Temple, who has had experience in Indian affairs since 1846, who was at one time secretary to Sir John Lawrence, finance minister to India from 1868 to 1874, and who was then appointed to superintend the re- lief operations in the famine stricken districts of Bengal, after which he served as governor of Bombay, has been interviewed on the threatened famine. Sir Richard alluded to the im- port of California wheat as a unique factor in the situation. He said: “It appears that this wheat can be landed in Calcutta and sold at from 8 to 9 seers per rupee. Such a possibility was never dreamed of in my time. If this be true, it will suffice to fill the shortage in the Indian supply. Certain- ly American wheat sold in India at that price will suftice for the distressed districts.” LAND TITLES, Affected by a Decision of the Su- prerme Court To-Day. Washington, Nov. 4.—Justice Brewer (supreme court) in affirming the de- cision of the Richland county, N. D.. cireuit court to-day, in the case of Oc- tavia J. Parsong vs. Gustav Venzke, makes a ruling which may affect con- siderable land in the Northwest. He holds first that the secretary of the in- terior and commissioner of the general land office have power to supervise and control the local land officer; and, see- ond, that the act of March 3, 1891, in confirming entries, operated to con- firm ouly existing entries and not en- tries which had been cancelled before the act of March 3,1891. The land at- torneys here have no idea of the ex- tent to which titles to public land may be affected by this decision. Murderous Minstrel. Bismarck, N. D., Nev. 4—The news of a shooting scrape bet~veen the pro- prietors of Moore & Worth’s minstrels at Winona, Emmons county, was re- ceived here to-day. The company has been playing in small towns in this vi-. einity for the past two weeks. Satur- day morning the two men were making arrangements for the departure of the company from Winona when Worth suddenly drew a revolver and fired twice at Moore, the bullets taking ef- fect in the shoulder and breast. Moore is badly wounded but will probably re- cover. Worth escaped but was after- ward captured by the sheriff and held to the grand jury. The rest of the company, some of whom were held as accessories, were discharged. It ap- pears that the men had no words pre- vious to the shooting, but there had been bad blood between them for some time. Sherburne Murderers Wheels, Sherburne, Minn., Noy. 4—Several at- tempts have been made to get the bi- cycles ridden by the bank robbers and murderers here without success. The red wheel ridden by the murderer now in jail is in charge of Sheriff Hill. It was stolen at Sibley, Iowa, and after the prisoner’s trial will be returned te the owner. The sheriff has received a great many offers by parties who wished to buy these wheels, but they are not for sale at present. The wheel ridden by the murderer who was kiJled is held by a man in Faribault couniy. Farms Wagered. Eureka, Ark., Nov. 4. — Two farms, each of 440 acres and valued at $5 an acre, or $2,200 each, have been wagered here on the result of the elec- tion in Illinois. R. T. Stickney of Carthage, Mo., representative of Jasper county in the Missouri legislature, bets James T. Pomeroy of this city that Bryan will carry Illinois. Deeds to the two farms have been deposited in a local bank. Banks in North Dakota. Washington, Nov. 4.—Controller Eck- les to-day gave out an abstract of the reports of the condition of twenty-nine national banks in North Dakota. It shows total reserves of $8,385,232; loans and discounis amounting to $4,- *, 992,140, and reserve of $1,368,742, of which $252,144 was in gold. The de- posits amounted to $5,047,948, and ay- erage reserve held was 27.70 per cent. The attorney general of New York has decided to begin suit for the dis- solution of the Brooklyn Gas Trust. MARKET REPORTS, Letest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. Chicago, Nov. 4.—Wheat—November, 73 1-2c; December, 747-8; January, 75 5-8c; May, 79 3-4c. Corn—November, 243-8c; December, 255-8c; May, 29a 291-4c. Oats—November, 18 1-4c; De- cember, 191-8¢; May, 221-2c. Pork— November and December, $7.12 1-2; January, $8.02 1-2; May, $8.35. Lard— November, 25; December, $4.27 1-2; January, $4.50; May, $4.70. Ribs—) vember, $3.75; December, $3.75; Jan- uary, $3.95; May, $4.17 1-2. Chicago, Noy. +.—Hogs—Market ac- tive; light, $3.25a3.60; mixed, $3.25a 3.60; heavy, $3.10a8.55; rough, $3.10a 3.20. Catde -— Market active; beeves, $3.5525.25; gows and heifers, $1.60a 3.95; Texas steers, $2.70a3.40; West- erns, $3.15a4.10; stockers and feeders, $2.65a3.80. Sheep stfong and 10al5c higher. Minneapolis, Noy. 4—Wheat—Novem- ber closed at 73 1-2c; December opened at 725-8e and closed at 74c; May opened at 76 1-2c and closed at 78e. On trac] . 1 hard, 74 3-4c; No. 1 North- ern. 1-2c; Na. 2 Northern, 71 1-2c. Milwaukee, Nov. 4.—Flour firm and higher. Wheat stronger; No. 2 spring, 71 1-2c; No. 1 Northern, 75c; December, 721-2c. Corn steady; No. 3, 22 1-2c. Oats dull and nominal; No. 2 white, 19 a20c; No. 3 white, 19219 1-2c. Barley quiet and steady; No. 2, 34c; sample, 28a33¢c. Rye quiet but firm; No. 1, 36a37c. Provisions steady; pork, $7.10; lard, $4.25. South St. Paul. Nov. 4—Hogs 10c higher, a few on the market, selling to butchers; sales at $2.90a3.12 1-2. Cat- tle quiet; not much offered; receipts are mostly Westerns going through; siiles 2t $2.35a3.7t SHOT HIS WIFE PAD. A Half-Drunken Rotel Man at Man- kato Killa His Wife. Mankato, Minn.. Noy. 4. — Louis Balser, lessee an¢ proprietor of the American house, shot and instantly killed his wife. He was somewhat in- toxicated, und, after abusing her, he chased her out of the house and shot her as she stood on the sidewalk. The bullet passed through her heart and both lungs and lodged under the skin under the right shoulder blade. She was an industrious woman of 35 years, well liked by all, «md wag the second wife of Balser, as he was her second husband. He is addicted ty drink and has an ugly temper. He was immediately arrested and locked up in the city ball lock-up. Threats of lynching wery made, and he was removed by a reaz door to the county jail, which is new and almost impregnable. A dozen extra guards have been sworn in for fear lynching may be attempted, as there is an angry feeling toward Balser for his cowardly act, and his systzmatic course of cru- elty toward his wife. Mxs. Balser was born at Madelia and bs resided here and in this county all her life. One of Balser’s daughters by his first wife, a handsome and highly esteemed young lady, ressutly created a sensa- tion by eloping with James MeMurtrie, a popular young man of this city. BEFORE THE @ 4AND JURY. The Castle Shoplifting Case Recetv- ing; Attention, London, ? vy. +—At the opening of the Clerkenwell sessions to-day Chair- man McConnell directed the special at- tention of the grand jury to the case of Mr. and Mrs. Wal»r M. Castle of San Francisco, who ar . charged with jsteal- ing goods from vurious London stores, saying that it presented some remark- able circumstances. He added that the facts did not differ from ordinary charges of larceny, except for the po- sition of the parties. Continuing, the chairman stated that upon most occp sions the Castles visited the stores to sether, but some times Mrs. Castle was alone. Still, he fur- ther asserted, there was evidence which bore the construction that there was joint possession of the articles, and he expressed the opinion that it was a prczer ease for investigation by a common yury, as, with the exception of one, all of the seven charges were shoplifting. The hearing of the case was set for Friday. >ir, Sewall Confident, Bats, Me. Nov. 4—On the eve of the ekction Mr. Sewall, the candidate for vice president on the Democratic ticket, was serenely confident of the election of Mr. Bryan and himself. Mr. Serall bascd his confidence on the nuaierous messages which he had re- ceived during the past few days and from press reperts, although he would pot give out any definite statement as t» just what states he thinks they will carry. For the past week a bad cold has kept him within doors, which, with the excitement prevailing over the election, caused him to look pale. Talk with his friends has taxed his energies and he refused to be interviewed by reporters. Triple Tragedy. Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 4.—A horri- ble tragedy in which two men were killed and a young woman fatally wounded occurred this morning at Schichtown, on the Ohio side of the river. The victims were Dot Gray, shot through the body, but still living; William Matzger, shot through the body and killed, and Scott Linton, who shot and killed himself. The shooting was all done by Linton, who had been in love with-the girl. He found Matz- ger in Miss Gray’s room and shot and killed Matzger, then shot the girl, and then fired a bullet into his own brain. Recognition of Cubans. Lima, Peru, Nov. 4.—News has been received from Sucre, Bolivia, that the comunissioner of foreign affairs of the senate has presented a motion in that body for the recognition by Bolivia of the Cuban insurgents as belligerents. An Instructor for Madison, Madison, Wis., Nov. 4.—Lieut. John Cc. W. Brook, of the Fourth light ar- tillery, U. S. A., has been detailed as. military instructor at the University of Wisconsin in place of Lieut. C. B. Deval. Lieut. Brook was formerly an instructor at West Point and of late has been at Newark. Word reached Winsted, Conn., to-day of the sudden death yesterday at Burr- ville of Matthew A. Grant, one of the famous Grant triplets. Mr. Grant was seventy-five years of age. MINNESOTA NEWS. Lightning rod swindlers have been reaping a harvest in the Southern part of the state. Daniel McClelland of Mich., was accidentally Escanaba, suf oe gas in the Windsor house, MiggPkpo- = lis. Upon the question of whether Frank Day is senator or lieutenant-governor probably depends the legality of the Anderson bill. . “ ¥ Charley Liis, the Finlander who stabbed : countryman to death at Ely was held to the grand jury at Du- y luth. Burglars broke into the saloon of H. Veidt at Milaca and looted the till and stole several articles of wearing ap- parel. The total loss is $75. Charles Maash’s threshing engine blew up at Wood Lake. Engineer Frank Maash was hurt badly. A weak boiler was the cause. Charles S. Schwab, a prominent young man of St. Cloud was accident- ally shot while hunting, and may lose a leg. A freight train on the Great North- ern broke in two on a grade near St. Cloud. ‘The two sections crashed to- gether and four or five cars were wrecked. No one was injured. The new Armory at Duluth was for~ mally dedicated and presented to the state. Gov. Clough and staff were present, and also representatives from. the various militia companies in the state. While the American volunteers were holding a meeting in the streets at Winona they were egged by a gang, of tough boys. The police broke up the gang, but as yet none have been arrested. . J. H. Halland, a farmer living 15 miles west of Stephen, near the Red river, committed suicide by taking strychnine. Despondency caused by. liquor is supposed to have been the cause. Theodore G. Fischel, manager of the Conover Music Company of St. Paul, has procured a warrant for his brother, Jacob A. Fischel charging robbery of a safe of $200 and $600 worth of jewelry. i A south-bound Great Northern freight was wrecked haif a mile north of Jasper. Twelve cars were ditched and badly demolished. Two cars of stock were also ditched and half the stock killed. A tramp riding on a brake-beam was killed. The house of Mrs. Albert Slais at Montgomery was consumed by fire. The firemen could do nothing, as it was outside the fire limits. Nearly all the goods were saved. It is not known how the fire started. The house was insured. George Gilléspie, age 15 years, son of John Gillespie of Staples, while playing in the Northern Pacific yards, was run over by the switch engine, and lost both his legs and left arm. He was conscious when found, but the doetors have no hope of his recovery. C. A. N. Rood, a grocery clerk, was found dead in his room at Crookston. He was epileptic, and while in the act of removing clothing from his trunk had suffered an attack, the lid falling upon his neck and choking him to death. While out hunting with companioys, 4 near Biwabik, Edward Gignac slipped} and fell over a windfall, and his ni was discharged, the charge of Du vA shot entering his right leg and sever- ing the main artery. Gignac was 25 years old and a native of Montreal, where his parents reside. { Edward McCall and W. J. Edgert#n,; brakeman on the Great Northern road, who were arrested, charged with the? robbery of the party of Swedes in St. Cloud recently, were released.. It was: not thought that the state had a case against the men, owing to conflicting: stories told by the men robbed. Thieves broke into and robbed the’ general store of S. C. Cochran at Ran- dall, and also took all the postage} stamps in the postoffice, which is lo-| cated in ‘the same building. The total amount of the booty secured is estimat- ed at $200. There is no clue to the thieves, but the officers are making a diligent search for them. The commission to fix the values of lands for government purposes—ex- Gov. Horace Austin, O. C. Merriman and William Dawson—met at Grand Rapids, after looking over the des- ignated tracts at Pokegama Falls, and adjourned to take further testimony at Minneapolis. Assistant United States District Attorney G. R. O'Reilly, Major W. A. Jones and W. A. Powell are with them. The Biwabik mine has closed for the season. This is the first protitable sea- son that the operators of the mine have experienced. The ore sold at $3.65 per ton. The lake charge was $1; rail haul, 80 cents; royalty, 50 cents;, commissions, insurance and taxes, about 15 cents, leaving about $1.20 to cover cost of mining, striping 2nd prof- it. The output for the year is 240,000 tons, the work being done in five months, with an average of 40 men employed. Benjamin Fields, an intelligent look- ing colored fellow, was run in by the police at Winona in a badly intoxicat- ed condition. He told a story of high- way robbery. He has a wife at St. Paul and came to Winona to find em- ployment. He is a coachman. He de- clares that while carousing with some white men he was robbed by his com- panions, after being knocked down, of $25 in cash, a gold filled watch, a shirt stud valued at $2.50 and a gold plated pin. The Rish A. Grav estate, for which two alleged widows have beep litigat- ing for some months at Dui§th, was finally settled. Kathryn Wesfern Gray, who claimed to have mai Gray in 1890, at Hudson, is acknowledged as. his widow, and gets thirteen-eighty- fourths of the estate. Olive Bradley Gray, who claimed to be his common law wife, receives one-fourteenth azd her son gets one-seventh. Gray’s brothers, I, R., C.-H. and W. E., an@ his sister, Emma H. Clark, each get seyenty-one-four hundred and tieths. Alice Gray Silvey and Mary Woodbridge, of Minneapolis, each get seventy-one-eight hundred and forti- eths. The estate, valued at $300,00; wikk be’ divided at once. '