Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 20, 1899, Page 3

Pn ect penn sername ) ee ae: ” a | « VILIFIED JEFFERSON, THE FOUNDER OF THE PARTY WAS A, MARK... or the Ferocious Assaults of the Same Kind of Tories That Are Now Abus- ing Bryan, Jones and Others Who | ‘Stand for Jeffersonian Principles Some of our readers may have an idea that the high-water mark of de- nunciation and traduction has been reached by the organs of plutocracy in referring to those Democratic lead- ers who have made themselves con- Spicuous as opponents of the money pewer. But it is not so. The epithets and charges that have been hurled at these leacers as the arch-demons of the Democratic movement are mild and harmless when compared. with the lurid denunciations of Thomas Jeffer- son by the organs and agents of the plutocracy that had already organized itself for business in his day, says the Atlanta Constitution. A writer in the Philadeiphia Bulletin, takes the trouble to resurrect some of the re- marks made about Jefferson by the enemies of the people while the great organizer and apostle of Democracy was still in the vigor and prime of his successful career. These will not be new to the careful students of our political history, but a brief reference to their nature and character will be interesting to the general leader, espe- cially at this time, when the revival of genuine Democracy throughout the length and breadth of the land is ac- centuated and emphasized by the gath- ering of Democrats at banquets dedi- cated to the memory of Jefferson and in commemoration of his bifthday—a day that marks the embryonic begin- ning of a new era for mankind. Thomas Jefferson, being a Democrat, stood for the rights and liberties of the people—the common people—the masses who toil and dig and sweat and create the wealth of the nation. He was a fine scholar, had a nice taste in terature and music, was fond ty, 2nd, in short, had every on to become what is known of the world. Nevertheless, while he di’ not turn aside from any reasonable enj. yment that life, letters and society cou? afford, he devoted his brill mind and his*wonderful influence to establishing!and maintain- ing the rights, interests eud privileges of the common people. [n ‘pursuing this course he not only wounded but alarmed plutocracy, which had already begun to place its fingers on legisla- tion and on the courts of the land. At once, and as if at a given. signal, the organs and agents of this small but powerful clique fell upon Jefferson tooth and nail. He was a charlatan and a fraud; he was an enemy of law and order; he was a panderer to brutal and ignorant mobs; he was an organiz- er and leader of the most dangerous forces known to society; he was an in- cendiary, traitor, anarchist, time-serv- er, demagogue, profligate; he was an enemy of God and man; he was a blasphemer, a seducer and an adul- terer. This will give our readers some idea of the venom with which the ele- ments of plutocracy went about its work at the very beginning, as it were, of our government. Then, as now, it id its work of slander and traduction the convenient instruments h were even then to be found, which in these days swarm up a of soc and and down the land. Then, as now, the plutoe: y found some of its most elo- quent and efficient instruments in the puipits, and the preachers, especially in New England, thundered their de- nunciations at the head of the great Democratic leader. The preachers, the elders, the deacons and those who sat under the drippings of the altar lifted up their hands and declared that ‘the success of the loose and: vulgar theories of Democracy, with Jefferson to administer them, would overwhelm the land with infidelity, immoral- ity and public and private corruption. Prayers were offered in the churches that the Almighty might interpose and stay Jefferson’s impious hand, and spare the country from the hydra- headed curse of popular rule.” Ser- mons were preached and pamphlets written to prove that the doctrines of Thomas Jefferson would cause chil- dren to disobey their parents, lead the ‘young to cease to venerate the old, creafe contempt for lawful authority and finally bring about an awful sea- son of riot and murder, worse than the horrors of the French “reign of terror.” The plutocracy had its label in that day. It was known as the “stock-jobbing herd,” and the class so characterized declared through their chosen agents that Jefferson was ready to set up a guillotine and place under its glittering knife every “rich man” and every “conservative citizen.” It was declared that the country was about to relapse into barbarism. The declaration of independence was de- nounced along with Jefferson. It was a document which should not be read in public on the Fourth of July. It was not only calculated to inflame the populace, but it prevented us from cultivating friendly feelings with Eng- jand. Some of the charges aimed at Jefferson, and through him, at the people, were of the vilest and most Joathsome character, almost too’ un- pleasant to be repeated. In its efforts to destroy Jefferson’s character, the plutocracy, represented then by the federalists as it is now by the Re- publicans, endeavored to convince the country that the great leader of the people was & licentious philosopher, who, when he was not blaspheming God, was busily engaged in lying to nis fellow men or in writing love let- ters to other men’s wives. Those who set themselves up as moral censors in that day execrated Thomas Jeffer- son as a man who should be refused admission to the household of any de- cent family. Thus briefly we have im- ported from the past something of the atmosphere in which the plutocracy _brewed its venom and sowed the quick- sprouting seeds of slander, to the end that those who might be in danger of being deceived by modern instruments employed by enemies of the Democracy may be strengthened and stimulated by a knowledge of the obloquy which the great leader of the common people and the founder of the party had to endure. What is the moral of it all? It is this, brethren: Let us resolve to stand firm in the faith and not be led aside by a weak desire for temporary profit. And when our leaders are denounced and sian- dered and made the victims of vile ac- cusations, let as bear in mind the fact that the greatest statesman of his time, the sincerest Democrat the world ever saw, sacrificed his character and good name on the altar of popular rights; that he went into the fiery furnace, as it were, and came out unscathed. Those are the reflections we would com- mend to all on the recurrence cf the birth cf Thomas Jefferson. PRESS FORWARD GROTHERS. me The vitality and enthusiasm of the regenerated Democracy is causing cold chills to run down the backs of the leaders of the party of gold monopoly and trusts. The lesson of 1896 will not soon be forgotten. In it all intelligent men read the doom of the Republican party. That the Democratic party is steadily gaining a stronger hold upon the hearts and consciences of the American people is daily becoming more and more apparent. As time elapses and intelligent people reflect upon the campaign of 1896, free from the heat and excitement of the contest, the true significance of that remarka- ble campaign reveals itself to all thoughtful and candid minds, says the Silver Knight-Watchman. The triumph of the People in the last Democratic national convention is the sublimest achievement to the credit of the human race in its efforts for self- government. The party was in power so far as the federal administration goes. President Cleveland was elected as the candidate of the Democratic party and by Democratic votes. More than one hundred and twenty-five thousand Democrats held federal offi- ces, which included a considerable number of the committees that consti- tuted the- party machinery in every state. The administration was on the side of the great corporations and the rich and powerful classes. The great_city newspapers, with a few exceptions, ap- proved the course of the administra- tion and applauded the president. Un- der such circumstances a_ revolt against the administration seemed audacious and foolhardy to many, and timid souls shivered at the mere sug- gestion. The haughty, imperious Cleveland, who punished all members of the party who refused to yield un- questioning obedience to his will looked upon a revolt against his rule in the party with contempt and dis- dain. Republicans looked on with pity at the chagrin of honest, intelligent Democrats, and prophesied only evil to the individual members of the party who were in revolt. The wise-acres of all parties, seeing that the national Democratic commit- tee was in the hands of Cleveland par tisans, and knowing they would in every case give seats in the national convention to administration dele- gates, prophesied failure for the move- ment to repudiate Cleveland and re- generate the party. But the sturdy yeomen who constituted the rank and file of the party moved with deter- mination and were unawed by the strong opposition of federal office hold- ers, the lamentations of weak and fal- tering allies or the dismal prophesies of the wise. Individual citizens, act- ing upon their own motion, visited and counseled with their party associates in every neighborhood and village throughout the entire country, and the great heart of the Democratic masses throbbed in unison throughout the en- tire nation. Battle royal was on from one end of the country to the other. The action of the masses was spontaneous. Un- organized forces met a disciplined po- litical army in a fierce encounter at the-primaries and conventions, and the people won. The people took no chances on the character of :the men they selected to attend county, state or national conventions, and the in- structions they gave were both positive and explicit. The Chicago convention of 1896 met, performed its work and passed into history. The result of the election proved its full vindication. To the thoughtless it seemed as if the Demo- cratic party in repudiating its old lead- ers and condemning the action of an administration that it had put in power, had rent itself in twain and was hopelessly dismembered and weakened. But to the more thoughtful, the lines drawn in the national convention had no such signification. The money power well knew that the action of the Chicago convention meant that the American people had formed a line of battle in defense of their interests and that they were up against the most terrific political battle of the ages, Cleveland and all the influences he could wield turned against the party and went to the assistance of the ene- my. The money power cracked its whip and the corporations and men of large affairs generally fell into line, stint and used in the most bruta] man- ner, corporations intimidated their employers, and in Nebraska and other states, through the criminal aid of Re- publican courts, the Clevelandites stole the name pf Democracy to head Money was contributed without | DO MORE FOR DEWEY HIS GREAT SERVICES SHOULD RE- CEIVE FITTING RECOGNITION. their tickets and deceived many honest} The mew rere: Times, in an Edito- voters. But in spite of all the forces of evil the nominees of the Chicago convention polled 946,007 more votes than in 1892. The McKinley Democrats are now clamoring about party unity and talk- ing about the, Democrats getting to- gether. The work of getting together commenced in 1896 at Chicago, and as the result of the plan of getting Dem- ocrats together adopted by the Chi- cago convention, the party got 946,000 more of them together than ever be- fore. It is the purpose of the party to continue the getting together of Democrats until they get all of the Democrats of the country into the Democratic party, when the party will easily be in a large majority in every state in the union. There are at least two million good Democrats in the Republican ranks who will come and join us as soon as they are satisfied that the party is able to maintain the stand it took in 1896. Further, there are many thousand hon- est Democrats who were deceived by Cleveland's officeholders in 1896 into voting against their party who have since realized their mistake and will not do so again. The way to get Dem- ocrats together is to hold tne Demo- cratic party on Democratic lines as the representative of the toiling and pro- ducing forces of the land. The mission of the Democratic party is to maintain this government as a people’s govern- ment, to be administered for the bene- fit of the whole people and not for the money kings, corporations and monop- olies. The work of getting together an overwhelming majority in every state is in the hands of the loyal Democrats themselves. If they will press forward the work , of education and convince their neigh- bors and friends that the party intends to take no backward step, and lead them to understand the purposes of the party, there will be no difficulty about getting together a majority of the vot- ers in every state under the Demo- cratic banner. The Evils of Bossism. From the Atlanta Constitution: The examination of Richard Croker before the Mazet committee illustrates one of the greatest scandals possible under our form of government. Here is a man without official station, without statesmanship or personal distinction of any sort, who as thoroughly squeezes the city of New York as a giant would an orange. Responsible officers are elected by the people for both city and state, from judge of the supreme court down to the policeman, who once in office become the pliant tools of this man, prostituting their official action to his will, meeting his levies of blackmail without a murmur, and leaving the great business inter- ests of a mighty city completely at his mercy. The scandalous relation of deals and jobs and compromises by which this man retains his hold upon the people is enough to dishearten one who believes in universal suffrage as a weapon of popular liberty. But aft- er we have looked at Croker as he exhibits himself, what of it? Turn the card and we behold the picture of Tom Platt, who, under Republican rule, holds the same relation toward | the executive officers. From the arms of Croker into those of Platt, and back again, seems to be the only hope of the people of New York. The condition is pitiable, and would justify both parties in throwing New York over- board as a force in national conven- tions. Ideal Kind of Trust. From the Kansas City Star: If the trusts and combines could be organ- ized with a normal capitalization, if honest and capable management of them could be assured, and if their shares could be scattered among the thousands of laboring men and others interested in their business, so that their profits could be diffused, the country would have a better industrial system, even from the idealist’s point of view, than could ever exist under direct government control of indus- tries, or by any socialist scheme that could be devised, for then the incen- tive to thrift and industry would not be lost, while all men would have equal chances in the struggle for life in proportion to their abilities. But the obstacles to this consummation seem insuperable. Roosevelt Before and After. From the Denver News: Like many others, Governor Roosevelt hurled academic bombs at the corporations, but when actual test came between them and the people and there was an opportunity to do something prac- tical he failed to place himself on the side of the people. It is easy to score great, grasping corporate combi- nations in an after-dinner speech or an anti-election address. It is another thing to be firm and true when there comes a crisis that compels men to re- veal their real characters by compel- ling them to take action. As governor, Mr. Roosevelt has not fulfilled expec- tations. Expenses Rapidly Expanding. From the Columbus (0.) Press-Post: General Lawton now says it will re- quire 100,000 American soldiers to sub- due the Filipinos. It is evident that nothing expands more rapidly than the cost of expansion, rial Entitled “What Shall We Do for Dewey?” Suggests the Collec- tion of a Fund Through the Daily Newspapers as a National Testi- monial to the Admiral—t Is Now Almost Certain That the Admiral Will Be in New York for the Fourth of July Celebration. New York, May 14.—The New York Times, in an editorial entitled “What Shall We Do for Dewey,” says: “What shall we do for the man that has done so much for us? That is the question that for a long time has been agitating the American people. It is true we have not been niggardly in rec- ognition of the great services of ‘Commodore’ Dewey, as he was a year ago. But there is a persistent and prevailing feeling that we ought to do more; that the American nation, in some unofficial and Spontaneous way, should recognize the deeds of Dewey as the Brit- ish nation officially recognized the serv- ices of Wellington when it presented him with the estate of Strathfield. “Evidently it will not do to make any ‘exclusive’ acknowledgment of the serv- ices of an American hero to whom all Americans feel equally grateful. Evident- ly it will not do to leave him to the mercy of a group of millionaires. Evidently it will not do to exclude from the national testimonial to the admiral any American citizen who desires to bear his part in it. Why not appeal directly to the public through its immediate organs and agents, the newspapers, which get their living by expressing its sentiments? There are some 20,000 periodicals in the United States which are entitled to transmission as such through the mails, Among them are 2,119 daily papers, which represent, most immediately and most accurately, the sentiments of the United States. The estimate is that only one-fourth part of these are in a position to act as collecting and distributing agents for a national Dewey testimonial and that each one of these is willing to pledge itself to the ¢ol- lection and remittance to appointed trus- tees of the sum of $500 to that fund. Sure- ly this sum is moderate enough and surely the amount of each individual subscrip- tion, which must be strictly fixed and limited, is moderate enough to prevent any> newspaper from exploiting the ad- miral for the purpose of advertising itself. ‘And yet the aggregate of these subscrip- tions would be $250,000. Half of this should go to the erection of a residence for the admiral in whatever place in the United Siates he might prefer to put it and the other half for his personal use. We believe more than the number of the periodicals we have named are willing to be included in the list. There is no reason why the aggregate should not be correspondingly increased with the rmgor- ous limitation of each individual subscrip- tion of $500, so that there should be no taint of self-seeking or of advertising in the affair. This would be truly a national and popular subscription. The admiral would not be at liberty to refuse it, since it would not be an optional matter on his part, but only the recognition of an obligation on the part of the nation. He would not be able to refuse it if the whole amount was deposited, as it should and ought to be deposited, subject to his order, before his arrival on his native shores. “The president of the United States, the secretary of state and the secretary of the treasury would be appropriate cus- todians of the fund, and their willingness to assume its responsibility may be taken for granted.” 4 DEWEY’S COMING. He Will Start for the United States at Once. Washington, May 14. — “Send Olympia’s mail to B. F. Stevens, No. 4 ‘Trafalgar Square, London, England,” was the notice given out at the navy department. This is the first formal indication that the famous flagship is coming hqme immediately. Secretary Long has cabled Admiral Dewey _per- mission to return at once to the Unit- ed States. He has been relieved of the obligation of remaining at Maniia un- til the Philippine commission com- pletes its work, He is not even re- quired to await the cessation of hos- tilities, but may start homeward at once. It is estimated at the navy de- partment that Dewey will reach the United States in time for a national demonstration on the Fourth of July. Barker Commands the Fleet. Manila, May 13. — The flagship Olympia, with Admiral Dewey, will start on her return to America via the Suez canal next week. The Olympia will stop at Hongkong, where she will be docked. Capt. Barker, who has been in command of the Oregon, com- mands the fleet at present on the flag- ship Baltimore. Lieut. Eberle is flag lieutenant. Capt, Wilde, of the Bos- ton, assumes command of the Oregon. Capt. Whiting leaves on the Boston for America. ADMIRAL DEWEY’S HEALTH. Despite Assurance: to the Contrary, It Is None of the Best. Chicago, May 14.—Judging from the wording of a cablegram received from Admiral Dewey by the Illinois Manu- facturers’ association the health of the admiral, despite, medical assurances to, the contrary, is none of the best, and to this fact is due his probable return by way of the Suez canal instead of the Pacifie coast route. The message is as follows: “lllinois Manufacturers Association, Chicago: Many thanks. Impossible to accept invitation now, Condition of health necessitates rest and quiet. —“Dewey.” The cablegram was in reply to one sent by the association asking the ad- miral to become its guest upon his re- turn to this country, and strongiy urg- ing upon him the advisability of com- ing by way of San Frercisco and across the continent. License Revoked. Laporte, Ind.,\May 34—The Millers and Manufacturers’ Mutua! Insurance ecmpany, Mipueapots, Minn., bas been prohibited from doing bustvess in Indiana, the insurance comarissiover. claiming the company is acting in this stste without authority Dingley’s Successor. Lewiston, Me.. May 24.—-C. ©. Little- field of Rockford was nominated by acclamation by the Republicans of the Second congressionai district to suc ceed the late Nelson Dingley. _ TERRIBLE DISASTER. Many Lives Lost in a Collision of Passenger Trains. Reading, Pa., May 14.—A collision of passenger trains occurred on the Phil- adelphia & Reading railroad at Exe- ter, about six miles south of this city, last night, and a great number of peo- ple were killed and injured. There is | no telegraph office at Exeter and de tails, therefore, are difficult to obtain at this writing. The number killed will probably reach thirty. Fully fifty others ate injured. Twenty-eight bodies have been brought here. The regular express train from Pottsville for Philadelphia, connected at the sta- tion in Reading with a train from Har- risburg which was crowded with ex- cursionists who had been to the state capitol to witness the ceremonies in connection with the unveiling of the Hartranft monument. Many of the Harrisburg passengers at Reading went aboard the Philadelphia ex- press, but, it being found that ali could not be accommodated, it was decided to send an extra train to Phil- adeiphia to run as the second section of the express. The extra train left twenty minutes later than the express. At Exeter the express stopped for or- defs, and while standing still the extra train, while moving at great speed, crashed into it. Three of the rear cars of the express were telescoped and the first car of the extra train was also wrecked. The passengers in these cars were terribly mangled, many be- ing killed outright, while others had limbs and bodies maimed. Word was at once sent to Reading and a special train with physicians and nurses was sent to the scene as quickly as it could posibly be put. in readiness. IS PRACTICALLY SETTLED. Now Looks as Though the Buffalo Strike Is Near an End. Buffalo, N. Y., May 14.—The commit- tee of ten, of which Bishop Quigley is chairman and upon whom depends the settlement of the strike, was on hand shortly after 9 o'clock with their coun- sel. At 10 o’clock Messrs. Corrigan, Wilson and Douglas, representing the lake carriers’ association, with coun- sel, arrived at the episcopal residence and the two committees immediately went into executive session. At 1 o'clock in the morning the conference adjourned without having reached a settlement. It is understood that the pont on which no decision could be reached was the appointment of “bess” scoopers A subcommittee of four was appointed to further consider the matter, they to report to the full committee at Bishop Quigley’s resi- dence at 10:30 o’clock this morning. At 1:30 o’clock this morning a mem- ber of the committee stated that the strike had practically been _ settled. The subcommittee of four which had been appointed would draw up a list of boss scoopers which would be sub- mitted to the full committee at this morning’s conference. It was expected that this list could easily be arranged and the entire matter be referred to this morning’s committee meeting. CONFEDERATE GRAVES. Veterans Adopt a Compromise Reso- tion—Officers Re-Elected. Charleston, S. C., May 14.— With a spirited and at times stormy session, the ninth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans was brought to a close. Gen. J. B. Gordon, com- mander-inchief, and all the old officers were re-elected. Louisville, Ky., was chosen as the next place of meeting and the question of federal care of Confederate graves was disposed of after a heated debate by the adoption of a substitute resolution which de- clines the president’s suggestion ex- cept as to those graves located in the North, and reserving to the women of the South the duty of caring for those in the seceding states and Maryland. Gen. Stephen D. Lee presented the report of the committee on history, which was unanimously adopted. The report alluded to the war with Spain as a factor in obliterating the shadows of war between the states; referred to the prompt response of the Southern states to the call for troops; com- mended President McKinley for the‘ appointment of Generals Wheeler, Lee, Butler, and other Confederates, and highly praised Lieutenants Hob- son, Victor Blue and Worth Bagley, of the navy, all Southern men. STREET CAR FIRED UPON. Strikers at Duluth.Indulge in More Lawlessness. Duluth, May 14,—Street car traffic was continued yesterday with the usual number of cars, which were run- ning more nearly on time last night. There was no trouble during the day, but during the night a car was fired upon while crossing the bridge on the interstate line from a rowboat in the bay. In Superior J. H. Sprangle was arrested “on a charge of trying to kill the motorman. A revolver was found on the person of Sprangle, who was intoxicated, containing four empty chambers. No arrests were made for the shot fired at the car while on the bridge. The shot broke the glass of ‘the motorman’s vestibule. Cambridge, Mass., May 14.—After a series of three defeats, Harvard re- trieved her position in debate by a victory over Yale last night. The de- pate was closely contested and the judges took forty minutes to decide. Misconduct in Office. Chicago, May 14.—George H. Hay- den, formerly state bank examiner, was found guilty of misconduct in of- fice by a jury. Judge Burke withheld sentence. He was charged with with- holding his report on the Globe bank, River Packets Collide. Columbus, Ohio, May 14.—As a re- sult of a competition between McCon- nellsville and Zanesville river packets, the Vaiiey and Zanetta, in racing for the locks at Taylorsville, collided. The side of the Zanetta was crushed in. No ves were lost. Girls Go on a Strike. Lawrence, Mass., May 14. — Nearly 300 girls room of tze Washington mills quit i employed in the aaaiee | NINE LIVES LOST FIRST ACCIDENT CF THE SEASON ON LAKE SUPERIOR. The Schooner Nelson Goes Down in a Gale and the Captain Is the Only One Known to Have Escaped —The Crew Had No Time to Lower a Boat—The Vessel Was Sceply Ladem With Coal—Accident Hap- pened Off Grand Marais, Mich. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., May 15. — The schooner Nelson, deeply laden with a cargo of coal, foundered in Lake Superior, off Grand Marais Sat- urday evening and carried down all hands. So far as known here only one man, Capt, Haghney, escaped from this first accident of the season. The crew consisted of the following: Capt. Andrew Haghney, wife two-year-old child, Toledo; Fred E sailor, residence unknown; six sai names unknown. The Nelson, which is owned by the Mitchell Transporta- tion Company of Bay City, Mich., was in tow of the steamer A. Fulsom, which also had the tow Mary B. Mitchell as a consort... The Folsom and Mitchell turned back and arrived here without serious damage. Capt. A. E, White, master of the steamer, at once reported the disaster to the own- ers. The Folsom, Mitchell and Nelson were laden with coal. At the time of the disaster the wind was blowing a gale of fifty miles an hour and freez- ing hard. Seas broke aboard constant- ly and the force of the gale drove them toward the beach. Grand Marais was only four miles under the lee of the steamer and Capt. White decided to turn and make for the harbor. Before the turn could be made the Nelson drifted apart and it became apparent that the line had parted or had been cut. Soon it was apparent she was sinking. ‘There was no possibility of rendering any a whatever. Soon the Nelson threw her stern into the air and dove straight for the bot- tom, Where she sank there is 300 feet of water. The crew even had no time to lower the yawl boat which hung on davits at the stern. The Folsom and Mitchell show the effects of the ordeal they had passed through. The Nelson mM ured 766 gross tons and was 133 feet long by 32 feet beam, and when she came out in 1896, was considered an exceedingly ge schooner. and FOR ALLEGED LIBED, Deposed Senator Whiteside Sues the Helena Independent. Helena, Mont., May 15.--Fred White- side, who made sensational charges in- volving the name of W. A. Clark with alleged briber during the last session of the legislature and who produced $30,000 which he claimed Clark had given him to purchase votes one hour before the first ballot was taken on the senatorship, has just commenced suit at Kalispell against the Helena Independent Publishing company for $50,000 for alleged libel. Whiteside is also suing the Butte Miner, United States Senator Clark’s paper, for $100,- 000 for alleged libel, and has brought disbarment proceedings in the supreme court against John B. Welcome, a well known Butte lawyer, who managed Clark’s senatorial campaign and whom he aceuses of having purchased votes. A grand jury investigated Whiteside’s allegations but returned no_indict- ments, and Whiteside himself was turned out of the state senate, a re- eount showing that his place beionged to his Republican opponent, who had originally been declared defeated by a Democratie canvassing board by one vote. Senator Cla iends. believe the suits are brough furtherance of an attempt to prevent his being seated when congress meet IN FRONT OF A TRAL™. Sensational Suicide of an Insane Wi- nona Woman. Winona, Minn,, May 15—Mrs. Martin Trzebiatowski was instantly killed by throwing herself in front of the fast mail train on the Milwaukee read just as it was entering the city. She was adjudged insane in the probate court some time ago, but was not committed because her family promised to take eare of her. A small boy tried to held her as the train approached, but she pushed him aside. She was struck by the steam chest of the engine and thrown about forty feet. She was fifty-seven years of age and leayes 2 husband and seven children. Young Man Missing. Minneapolis, May 15. — Trafford N. Jayne, a well known young lawyer of Minneapolis, is missing, and under very sensational circumstances. The facts as revealed by inquiries made by Mr. Jaynes’ professional associate warrant the belief that serious finan- cial embarrassments are responsible for his departure from a community wherein he was well known, and where he had figured prominently im business, social, religious and the bet- ter sporting circles. Convicted of Murder. Omaha, May 15. — John Kerr, who killed his father-in-law, John Reid, at Valley, a year ago, was convicted of murder in the second degree. The murder grew out of an attempt of Kerr’s to secure a reconciliation with his divorced wife, durimg which Kerr was severely beaten by Reid. A Fatal Blow. Harmony, Minn., May 15.—Bernara Matson was struck by a grubbing ma- chine sweep in the stomach, from the effects of which he died. Killed by Potatoes. Sioux Falls, S. D., May 15, — Two sons of J. D. Castel, one fourteen and the other ten, residing on the reserva- tion, died very suddenly. Investiga- tion showed that the boys had eaten of | potatoes that had been frozen, causing their death. Run Down by # Train. Burlington, Wis., May 15.—A Wis- consin Central train ran down a wagon work on account of dissatisfaction ; containing four persons at a crossing with the wages paid them, | here, killing two and fatally. injuring one of the occupants. if ee