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ST. PAUL GLOBE.THE DAILY GLOBE.
+ VOL. IX. TILE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1887. NO. 151
HONORED. DEAD.Memorial Day Observed
by the Old SoldiersOnce More. .
They Visit the Graves ofTheir Comrades
That Fell,
And Strew Them With theFragrant Flowers of
Spring.
Parades of Grand ArmyPosts in the Twin
Cities.
Orations by Attorney Gen-eral Clapp and Prof.
Downey.
How the Day Was Hon-ored Throughout the
Country.
YER the en-tire country,those whoseduties do notentail uponthem the trib-ute topatriot-ism of strew-ing flowersupon th cgraves of theheroic dead,generallyseek a day'srecreationout of doorson .Memorialday. But suchrelaxationwas not to beenjoyed b v
the citizens of St. Paul and vicinity, asthe day opened up gloomy enough," andrained from early morn, at intervals, allday. Consequently numerous fishingparties had to be abandoned, and thosewho Intended to participate spent theday indoors reading a favorite novel,going over the book of household ex-penses or else indulging in a romp withthe little ones. '-; ,•:.•_.• Very little business was , attempteddown town, although a few real estatemen, with sure-enough bargains.loiteredaround their offices until noon. when theofficeho^s were gratified with an invita-tion to close up for the day, and there isnot a case recorded where a second bid- .ding was necessary. All the employesof the Northern Pacific . offices • weregiven a full day off, and. some of theother lines closed up at noon and theclerks helped to swell the crowds' on the•busy, .thoroughfares of: - commercewaiting for the parade of theveteran survivors of the war. Insidethe hotels there was a bustling throng.Few ' business houses attempted to ac-complish anything in the way of sales,and in the wholesale district it was asquiet as Sunday, all the shutters beingup and not even a proprietor being visi-ble. Everybody was in good spiritsdespite the inclemency of the weather,and the stay-at-homes patiently bidedtheir time and promised to make it upto the disappointed ones with future vis-its to the circus, races and Exposition.Probably the biggest crowd at any pub-lic resort in the city was assembled atthe turf exchange, where the base ballgames from tillover the country werebeing bulletined.
A sweltering, energetic, throng ofbackers of the different National andNorthwestern league aspirants surgedthrough' the rooms the entire forenoonand afternoon, and an immense amountof money was deposited in the poolboxes. Some of the sports only havesuch an opportunity occasionally, andthey made the most of it.
OBSERVED IN ST. PAUL.
A Parade by Grand Army Postsand an Oration.
The Decoration day memorial servicesin St. Paul were in charge of AckerPost No. 21, Garfield Post No. 8, Win-throp Post No. 08, Old Post No. 20,Bircher Post No. 148, St. Paul Camp No.1, Sons of Veterans; Sibley Camp No.27, Sons of Veterans; Acker Woman'sBelief Corps, Garfield Woman's ReliefCorps, and St. Paul Camp No. 1, Daugh-ters of Veterans. These societies gath-ered at 7 o'clock and spent the morningat the various cemeteries where thedead soldies are buried, decorating thegraves with flowers. None of the200 odd mounds, beneath which liethe patriots' bones, were neglected inspite of the inclement weather.Eighteen graves in Oakland cemeteryand five in Calvary cemetery werefound with no headstones or monu-mental mark. Capt. Charles Stees, of
A SOEDIEK's DEATH.Acker post, will make application tothe government at once toprovide grave-
. stones for ail unmarked graves.A sacrifice mass was offered _at the
cathedral in the forenoon in honor ofthe departed soldiers, and Rev. FatherShanley delivered an appropriate ad-dress. The procession, which formednt Rice park at 2 o'clock in the after-noon, took the following order:
Platoon ofPolice.Great Western Band.
Chief Marshal Gen. W. R. Marshall andStaff; Capt. W. W. Braden, J. K. Jenkins,E. P. Kenriek, Aides.
First Division, Capt. C. J. Stees, Command-tag—Acker Post, No. 21, G. A. R. ; GarfieldJPoBt, No. 8, G. A. R. ; WinUirop Post, No. OS,
G. A. H.; ord Post, No. 20, (5. A. H. : llircher iPost, No. 148; O. AIR.'; orator, Chaplain «ndSpeakers in Carriages. , .
Second Division. It. A. Becker Command-ing— ofVeterans Drum Corps: si. Paul !Camp. No. 1, Sons of Veterans: Sibley Camp,No. 27, Sons of Veterans; Acker women sRelief Corps; GarfieldWomen's ReliefCorps;St. Paul Camp No. 1, . Daughters of Veterans,in Carriages. ... .-- ;_-: , \u25a0\u25a0
Third Division, A. S. Pierce, Major FirstRegiment, N. G. M., Commanding—Regiment Baud: Companies C and K. Min-nesota National Guard; St. Paul CavalryTroop; First Battery, Minnesota NationalGuam; other military organizations.
Fourth Division, Capt. ML J." O'Connor,Commanding— Metropolitan Band; Detach-ment St. Paul Fire Department; Catholic So-cieties: Civic Societies, etc. 'Stores and offices were closed duringthe afternoon, and the line of marchdown Third to Robert, toJSixth, to Sev-enth, to Wabasha, and Hence to thecapitol grounds, was lined all the waywith spectators, and the crowd whichassembled
AT THE CAPITOL,where the exercises were held, num-bered about 7,000 people. On a platformerected at the south entrance to the cap-itol were the speakers and invitedguests, a male quartette, including Col.
A FLOWER FROM A HERO'S GRAVE.R. C. Munger. J. 11. Donohue, ('. 11.Congdan and John Gehan, Daughters ofVeterans, Camp No. 1. and the detailedguard of honor of the G. A. R. Theplatform was draped with flags, and infront were suspended two magnificentfloraldesigns, dedicated to the unknowndead by the Acker and Garfield Woman'sRelief corps. The exercise begun with adirge played by the Great Westernband, following which prayer was'of-fered by Comrade 11. A. Norton. Themale quartette under the direction ofCol. Munger sang the hymn "Consola-tion." and Will J. Annan recited thethrillingpoem, "Burial March of Dun- :dee." -•""-The oration was delivered by Attor- :
ney General M. E. Clapp. lie wasobliged to.stop once by a shower whichthreatened to drive away the audience,but the clouds broke shortly and the ex-ercises were continued. The orationwas pronounced by all who heard it aneloquent one. Itwas somewhat brief,lasting only twenty-five minutes. Witha peroration to the fallen soldiers, heconcluded:
You have met to-day in commemora-
tion of your fallen comrades. Vain theattempt of my feeble tongue to paythem a fitting tribute, Could we liftthe veil that shrouds the origin of paganworship, we would find that the imagereared by pagan hand and placed inpagan temple but served as the outwardform or expression oftheir worships ustas our own Christian faith is clothed infigure and paraphrase. Nations, likeindividuals, are [none to worship andadoration, and in all ages have builttheir temples and adorned them withthat which best told the story of theirachievements. Where their' greatnesshas rested upon the victories of con-quering legions, they have adornedtheir temples with the trophies of theconquest. If their battles have beenfor freedom, legend and tradition lend acharm to the heroism of their leader." THE AMERICANPEOPLEworship at the shrine of freedom, andin the temple of the American heart,placed in loftiest niche as best repre-senting their worship, they have placedthe form of the citizen soldier. Othernations have relied upon mercenarylevies, but America's greatness in warrests upon her volunteer. A nationborn amid the pangs of war, its founda-tion cemented with the blood ofcitizensoldiers. Rights denied us by a haughtyand arrogant power, won by the baveryof volunteers, and when amid storm ofcivil strife our ship of state careenedupon the mad waves ofcivil war, it wasupborne upon the bayonets ofa million volunteers. Fitting thenthat the American should bow before animage of the citizen soldiery. Throughthe providence ofGod and the braveryof our people we have lived to recordthe closing chapters of a struggle old astime. For the rebellion did not involvethe simple question of whether or notthe states should separate, but itwasthe final grand contest of man's effortto establish a government by the gov-erned. It is enough, and no higherpraise can be said of you than that inthe last closing chapter you played wellyour part, and no higher tribute can bepaid the memory of your dead com-rades than to say of them that they per-ished that freedom might' survive,, andsealed the eternal covenant with theirown lifeblood.
The male quartette 'then sang "Carefor Them Tenderly," and Gen. John B.Sanborn and ex-Gov. W. R. Marshalleach made brief remarks. Miss LenoraAustin recited the "Dedicatory Ode forthe Gettysburg National Cemetery," andMaster Samuel Dittenhoefer,"a child often years, gave a rendition of "BarbaricFrictchie." The exercises ended withthe singing of "America" by the entireassemblage and benediction pronouncedby Rev. Mr. Norton.
THE GENERAL OBSERVANCE.
The West Side Procession andCeremonies at Layman's Ceme-tery.Lowering clouds threatened rain all
day yesterday, and in the morning itseemed as though the elaborate prepara-tions which have been making duringthe past few weeks by the G. A. It.
posts for the observation of Memorialda/ would be made useless by theweather clerk. But fortune could notbe so unkind, and though the clouds re-tained their threatening aspect, theylikewise retained their- raindrops, andshortly ', after .noon the organizationswhich were to participate in the paradebegan forming on Nicollet avenue and'1bird and Fourth streets. After somedelay the order to move was given andand the procession, viewed by thousandsof : interested spectators, passed upNicollet avenue to Tenth street,and thence by the most directroute to Layman's cemetery. The pro-cession, while not of great length, was amost creditable and interesting one. Itwas headed by a platoon of mountedpolice, followed by a squad of-patrol-men, after whom came the military de-tachment from Fort Snelling. com-manded by Col. Bentzony, of the Twen-ty-fifth infantry. The Fort Snellingband elicited many compliments by theexcellence of its music. The regularoroops consisted of one platoon ofLightBattery F, Fourth artillery, underFirst Lieut. Learv, and Company F(colored), Twenty-fifth infantry, underCapt. E. J. Stivers and Lieuts. Tullyand Frost. Following the regularsmarched Company's Band I, theirmarching comparing more than favor-ably with that of Uncle Sam's troops.Millard & Thyle's band led the Swedishguard, the Grand Canton of Minne-sota, and the uniformed rank, K. of P.three organizations whose excellent ap-pearance and bearing added much tothe general effectiveness of the parade.Then came the several Grand Armyposts of the city, preceded by the SonsofVeterans, and each accompanied byits drum corps. The regular troops andthe militia, the military and civic socie-ties which came before did not impressthe spectator Wffifjfil
AS DID THESE VETERANS,whose deeds have made forthem a placein Fame's temple and won for them anation's thankfulness. As the veteranspassed, each post with silken bannerand standard, the thoughts of old menand women turned back to days whenthe shrill call of the fife and the rattleofthe drum were familiar sounds, andthoughts of the loved ones who, withthese, had gone forth to battle and todeath, filled many sorrowing minds.Each year thins the ranksof the veterans. None can fill the placesof those who die. The Grand Armysociety cannot recuit its numbers as doother organizations. With the passingaway of a veteran soldier a place be-comes vacant on the muster roll, and itwillremain vacant forever. Year afteryear will the survivors seek the restingplaces of the dead, and there strewperishable flowers in loving memory ofheroes whose living deeds are lasting asthe aires. Every man of them, from thelow list private to the grand commander,every man of them is safe in the memoryof time, which knows not men, butdeeds accomplished. ._ .
Following the veterans :; . came the"Ladies' Relief corps • .in carriages, andthus constituted the long train moved tothe cemetery, to the • martialsound of fife and drum andthe more pleasing but less inspiringharmony of the military bands. Arriv-ing at the cemetery the tired marchers
HERE'S A SNAKE,Unless the Eyes of Reli-
able Witnesses HaveBeen Deceived.
Dwellers at Lake Minne-tonka Say They Saw
a Monster
With a Terrible Head andFins That Moved
Like-Wings.
A Great Leviathan Sport-ing the Big Water
This Year.
On Several Occasions HeHas Lashed the Lake
to Foam.
The General Topic of Con-versation at the
Lake.
Snake stories are always disbelieved,"save by those who actually come in con-tact with representative reptiles, andthe writer of a communication to the-Globe doubtless felt the same way, forhe not only signed" his own name, butgave information which yielded goodfruit in an investigation. . In the mailthat reached the Globe Saturday wasthe following missive: -\u0084 . .*;
"Wayzdta, Minn., May 27, 1887.' iDaii.t Globe, St. Paul, Minn.- Inclosed
•we send you a picture of th« hiße -serpent asseen by a party of fishermen in. Lake Minne-tonka on the evening of the 23f\ inst. - Theimmensity of this strange amphibious ani-mal frightened the party from the lake. Wehave the names of about fifteen . persons thathave seen this serpent. . .',:.-» •}-''\u25a0£•'?'. > Martin V. Henry, one of the party.
The picture referred to was - a penand ink sketch of a monster not unlike
thought were two flippers were movingcontinually, ami lat once saw that it.was a snake, or big water monster. ofsome kind. It turned over 'severaltimes, showing it to be very long, andkept me fascinated by the unusual spec-tacle for several minutes. There wereno boats or fishermen near by, the stormof a few minutes before having driventhem all ashore, and 1 could not call
\u25a0- any one to see the monster. As soon asmy husband returned from his work Irelated to him what had occurred, buthe advised me to keep it quiet; as peo-ple would thinkit was only an optical
elusion. . 1saw the . reptile, or what-ever you might term it, as plainly as Iever saw anything in my life, and it wasfully thirty feet long and as large roundas a man's body. . Mrs. . Gallagher, upon the hill, has also seen the monster,"but she was closer to it than myself andsaw its outlines better." . . *--_\u25a0'
•>--\u25a0 . ' ANOTHER EYE WITNESS.:' A trudge up a steep declivity to theArlington hotel, which covers a high bluffon the Huntington estate, as rewardedby a sight of Mrs. Mary, A. Gallagher,whons in charge of the premises, and'she promptly acceded to a request totell what she . knew about the lake ter-ror. ?"'..-.;
"One afternoon I was down on thewharf below the boat house with my
I children," said Mrs. Gallagher, "andthey were amusing themselves wadingand splashing about in the water. Sev-eral other children -were with them en-gaged in the same manner, when some-thing caused me to look up suddenly.What at first looked to me like a coloredman floating in shore caused me toshout to the children, 'There is a manswimming toward you; come ashore.'My first impression was that some onehad jumped oil" the steamer," intendingto have a swim, and as I did not wantto see him land 1 naturally called to myChildren. At first they misunderstoodme, but eventually they saw the objectwhich was now several feet above thesurface of the water, and they screamedwith terror. Their : shouts evidentlyspared the serpent, for such it appearedto be, having a large flat head with whatseemed to be- bushy black hair, and itiashed the water violently and disap-peared. I was very much fright-ened, and *a party of fisher-men, attracted by our noise on shore,looked up from their lines, and as theydid so the' monster passed their boat.One of the ladies of the party screamedin terror, but the snake swam by with-out attempting to injure anybody. Atleast that was what they told me whenthey came ashore. Icould have at onetime hit the serpent with a long stick,for it was not further from me than thelength ofthis room, about twenty-fivefeet, and 1 distinguished its eyes to belight. Its belly glistened as it turnedover apparently, and the color seemedabout that of a catfish, and Ishould sayit was between twenty-five and thirtyfeetlong. This was my first.and Ihope ,
| it willbe my last, look at the serpent orwhatever it was."
Conversations • with numerous deni-zens of the locality elicited the inform-ation that the people whose statementshave been given were thoroughly reli-able, but they had refrained from re-peating their experiences, because they,-feared the ridicule that might follow. --\u25a0 !
But the .adventure of the fishing party;
IWPANYD.Capt. Bean's Gallant Lads
Win Fresh Laurels Forthe Saintly City,
By Capturing the SecondPrize in the Great Na-
tional MilitaryDrill
Had All Conditions BeenFavorable They Would
Have Been First.
But EveryOne Says TheyAre the Cream of the
Citizen Soldiers.
Congressman MacDonaldAsks St. Paul to Royally
Welcome Them.
The Boys of MinneapolisHave a Good Time With
Capital Beauties.Special to the Globe.
Washington, May so. — The an-nouncement that the first prize was_given the Loriiax rifles, of Mobile, Ala.,caused every Minnesotian to sink in hisboots. But when the adjutant generalcalled: "Second prize," '-Company D,First Minnesota, Rational guard ; com-manding officer, Capt. Edward S. Bean,forward," there was. a yell that madethe welkin ring. The boys had mademany thousands offriends and all werethere. As soon as all the prizes were .awarded the comp*ijies leavingthe field. The Lomax .-rifles remainedto give an exhibition drill. The atten-
drill, it was seen by too few. Had the ma-neuvers of last evening been on the officiallist, nothing could have kept a prize fromCompany Amen.
Congressman MacDonald was thismorning especially honored by a seatwith Gen. ltosecransin the carriage lineof the march to Arlington cemetery,where he participated in the ceremoniesofdecorating the graves. He returnedto camp just in time to see the prizesawarded. Competent judges say thefirst prize should have been given toCompany D; that the Lomax rifles usedthree click guns on inspection and thenused two click pieces for competitiondrill. This was not ..known when thedecision was announced and itnow saidthat if this fact had been known to thejudges Company D would have receivedfirstprize and the jLomax rifles consid-erably less, ifany place. ; - : .. . '
CONGRESSMAN MACDONALDgave a dinner at Wi Hards' this eveningin honor ofCompany D, who took sec-ond prize in the national drill. Amongthose present were Lieut. Col. Blakely,Capt. Bean, Sergt. Merrill and wife,Corporal Stack and wife and FrankHill of the war department. Beforeleaving the table following telegramwas penned by Judge MacDonald:To the Editor of the Globe.. Minnesota has again been honored by hersoldier boys. Company 1) has taken secondprize on a hard contest with the crack com-panies of the nations. St. Paul should beproud and accord them a fitting reception.
J. 8. MacDonlad.Company D leaves for home to-mor-
row forenoon. Company A goes toMount Vernon Thursday. Congress-man MacDonald leaves here to-morrowor Wednesday forthe East.
THE LOMAXRIFLES.Mobile, Ala., was worthily repre-
sented in camp and drill by the LomaxRifles, : which company, though onlythree years old, had already won an en-viable name for its excellence in drill.The company was organized after thegreat national drill at Nashville, andhas been in three competitive drills. Itwon first place in the "MaidenContest" at Mobile, in May,1885, over nine old organizations,and in the same year, at Nashville,won fourth place in the "free for all."In the latter contest all the great drillcompanies of the United States tookpart. InPhiladelphia, the same year,the Lomax Bifles drilled third, be-ing ranked next to the HoustonLight Guards and the MontgomeryGreys. The company was the only one atthe drill from Alabama' and the repre-sentative from that portion ofthe coun-try of the "New South." When a ques-tion was raised in the South about theparticipation of colored troops in thedrill, Capt. Davis came out promptlyand boldly, ridiculing any sentiment orprejudice on that score. The uniformworn by the company in the drill waswhite duck pants, dark-blue cadet coats,with pale blue facings, white belts, andno cross-belts, light-blue helmets, withwhitebuffalo plumes. j;..';_5 '.:'.':"~?TffE"TOLEDO CADETS.
The Toledo cadets came to the drill"with a record that promised well. Theywere organized in 1870 as a continuationof the High School cadets, and were
were met by almost a thousand littleschool girls from the public, schools, whofell in line and marched with the veter-ans to the speaker's stand in front oftheeast entrance to the cemetery. Thechildren were divided into companiesand each child was given a bouquet.Afterthe oration the veterans passed,by posts, through the ranks of the chil-
j dren, receiving from each her tribute to| the dead heroes and placed them on thej honored graves of their dead comrades.I The cemetery was thronged by thou-| sands who had preceded the procession; to the grounds, and when the speaking
began probably 15,000 people we're sur-rounding the stand and waiting in theburying ground. Washington Pierce,of George 11. Morgan post
CALLED THE ASSEMBLY TO ORDER,and after a brief introductory addresshe introduced Department Chaplain W.E. Stanley, ofAustin, who made an im-pressive prayer. After, the singing of"America" by the choir and company,Col. C. W. Johnson, the orator of theday, was introduced. He spoke of'"Ilie Veteran of 1801-5 and the Citizenof 1887." After a feeling reference tothe death of so many of the leaders ofthe late war during the past few years,the speaker turned his attention to theveteran of 1887. The address was farmore than a mere collection of beauti-fully made platitudes expressive of thesentimental suggestions of the hour. Itwas an earnest appeal for the livingsoldier. He reviewed the phenomenalhistory of the years immediately suc-ceeding the close of the Rebellion, toshow how the change from soldier tocitizen had been as successfully made asthe transformation from citizen to sol-dier. Having demonstrated his title to the
THE LITTLE GBANDCHIED'S GBIEF.confidence of the republic by his valorduring the war and his demeanor since,the veteran should receive every recog-nition and every aid. where aid is nec-essary, that a government can give itsdefenders— . saviors. . The addresswas an able one, dealing with a practi-cal question in plain terms, logic-ally. Itwas listened to with close atten-tion by the veterans, who defied a driz-zling rain to hear the champion of theircause.
After the speaking the veterans re-Continued on Fourth Page.
a gigantic snake with two fore paws, orflippers, and a forked tail similar to thatusually delineated in representations ofthe prince of darkness, and in the mid-dle of the body were two gigantic fins,which at first glance, looked like wings.The dimensions of the monster weregiven as thirty feet in length and aboutas large round the belly as a full-grownman. .;. v.^ '.'•.;• -
Armed with the document and picturea representative of the Globe set. outfor Wayzata and was fortunate enoughto find, upon leaving the cars at thedepot, an eye-witness of the maneuversof the monster in the person of A. P.Dickey, at present engaged in buildinga bridge across Shafer's narrows, a pointopposite to Wayzata on the west. Ac-cording to his statement, several daysago while at work on the bridge withMessrs. George McLean and JacobSnow, the narrator saw what at firstlooked like a log moving down LakeMinnetonka from Cedar point.
"You will all say this is another snakestory," he said, looking around at agroup of open-mouthed rustics who hadbeen attracted jby the advent of . astranger and a note book, "but what Iam telling you Isaw with my own eyes.My companions ~on the image did notsee the thing, whatever it was, until Iidirected their attention to it, and finally"it came within 200 yards of us. Raising"its head several feet, for by this time itgave unmistakable signs of life, themonster began to thresh the water vio-lently, and \u25a0 at the same time floppedover, showing its white belly. This wasrepeated several times, and the time oc-cupied was fully five minutes. Frommy observation 1 should say that
IT WAS THIRTY-FIVEFEET LONG."Closer inspection made itlooklike the
head and fore-shoulders of an alligator,for it came within six or seven rods ofthe bridge before itfinally dived out ofsight, an<Lwe did not see it rise again."
All the tails were listened to -withthe deepest attention by the crowd nowgathered about the story-teller, who wasan honest-looking, well-dressed fellow,-and too much in earnest with his sub-ject to give the faintest suspicion of in-toxication. Then it occurred to one ofthe group that a lady named Thurston*had also said something about seeing amonster last Saturday in the lake. Awalk of a few minutes over a . pleasantstretch of sward soon brought theGlobe's representative to a brown-painted cottage on a bluffoverlooking'the lake and surrounding country. : - -j-j"
In response to a knock at the cottage-door Farmer Thurston appeared andushered his visitor into the parlor,'where the mistress of the house was!sitting. - \"Last Saturday afternoon; the :21st oftMay," she began, "just after the!shower, 1 had occasion to go to the edge]of the bluff to look after my childr.-n. -Bdid not see them for a few minutes, ana.stopped to listen for sounds '\u25a0 from them*While thus waiting- my attention wasattracted to what at first seemed to be?the struggles of a man drowning in thelake, a few feet beneath where 1 stood:The water was lashed to a : foam bysomething, and while I looked more in-tently, Isaw itcome up out of the waterfwith head erect, several feet. . What I
the evening ofthe-23d inst. had recalledthe Incident more vividlythan ever,andHow it was the principal topic of dis-cussion whenever a party assembled forthe evening. No fishing party at Way-
I zata considers its make-up complete un-{less there is a heavily-loaded gun in thebow of the boat ready for use, andmany of the fishermen have additional\u25a0security in the form of revolvers wornin belts around their waists.
; V The French Cabinet.i Paths, May 30.—A meeting of the
ministers was held to-day at President: Grevy's house. The final conclusion of
the cabinet is not entirely settled. M.lleredia has rejected the portfolio ofthe minister of public works and hence-forth this department willbe embracedwith the department of commerce.
It is officially stated that PresidentGrevy has signed the following cabinet:_. Rouvier, premier and minister of financeand of posts and telegraphs.;' Falleries, interior..",.' Elourens, foreign affairs.
Soulier, public instructor.j.VMazeau, justice. \~ .j r Gen. Perron, war.
1 Barbey, marine.- '[ Dautresme, publicworks.|8 .Barbe, agriculture.
; l*. - __^m .j He Caught Some Fish,| SatianacLake House, . N. V., MayBO.—President Cleveland rose this morn-ing early, and, after breakfast at 8,went with Col. . Lamont and Dr. Ross-
' ] man down the : lake to troll for trout.i The president caught one fine largej'trout and more were . caught by -othersof the party. After- dinner ' the presi-jdent and Mrs. Cleveland, Col. and Mrs.. -Lamont, Dr. and Mrs. . Rossman and
•] -Riddle, of the Saranac . inn, drove injbmk-boards seventeen miles to Royi Brook house to try the brook trout fish-. ing. The trout . preserve was openedearly to give the president a -chance totry the fishing before the fish had seen_a fly. - Just before sunset the presidentfeast flies.' When he came into supper.lie proudly exhibited a catch of. hand-some ': speckled trout. The presidentand Sirs. Cleveland ; ; are in , excellenthealth.
*t Lawyers Disagree.• Chicago, May 30.— A* bare : garden
„yas the result of the attempt to-night to.hold an adjourned meeting ofCthe Chi-cago bar, for the purpose of-nominatingSi* judges in place ofthe combined Re-
' publican :%, and Democratic \u25a0•••< machine;ticket, places on,which are ( said to have.been sold .to the highest bidder. Thereport ofthe committee appointed at the <
last meeting to suggest a. dozen names%as not unanimous. -"After great confu-:sion it was decided to hold a _primarytomorrow, at which only licensed law-
| yers shall vote. The idea is to make aselection from fifteen names vre com
{mended 'by. the majority minority othe. nominating .? committee. Thereconsiderable opposition to? this plan
.however, :and Ia strong possibility existsIthat • the entire :. movement -.'- will bewrecked by lack of harmony.
tion of Capt. Bean was called to the Ifact and Company D came right aboutface, double quicked in front of jthegrand stand and challenged the atten-tion and applause of "the j multitude.Bean's voice was in fair condition andhis command rang out like clarion notes.'The companies went through the evolu-tions absolutely faultless, firing bycompany platoon and fours
LIKE MACHINERY.Gen. Rosecrans highly complimented
the company. Col. Blakely said: "Iknow from the judges that our boys areconsidered the best and superior com-pany; but Bean's voice caused the mento make several errors in the competi-tive drill, and they were obliged tomark him down." Col. King said:"There is no company in all the campso k capable and competent." . Col.Black, chairman of the board of judges,said: "Iwas sorry for the Minnesotaboys as soon as I heard Bean's voice.They ought to have .had first prize, butwere unfortunate. Inever- saw a bet-ter company anywhere.", Capt. Beansays : "Iam satisfied. Mymen can beatany company in the country .either stateor national, in drill if their captain is.in good condition. We. have had highhonor to-day.* Remember what we havedone. We have met and . defeated theSan Antonio —rifles, the VicksburgSouthrons," the Belknap rifles, the To-ledo cadets,' the Muscatine rifles andthirty other crack companies of thecountry.. We have established a na-tional reputation for ourselves, and re-flected credit upon St/ Paul and the en-tire state. . Besides this .
. :" THE PRIZE OF $2,500is practical and substantial, as well ashonorable. It pays the boys for theirtime and labor,- and encourages them tofresh efforts.". Company A was awardedtwenty-third place, thus I defeating I thefamous Molinaux rifles, the Governor'sguard of North Carolina,the State guardofVirginia, and Company C, : the crack-company ofConnecticut. The generalverdict is well done, Company A. Re-ferring to this company, the EveningStar says: .
Company A, First Minnesota, was the firstto drillin company competition, and, conse-_ quently, had more time at its disposal inwhich to give exhibitions of proficiency in ivarious movements not laid down in theofficial programme. For instance, "officers Icall," for which the rainest nightin the week.was selected, was successfully executed by'the officers and a detail |of "efficient" men,who, at a signal, each "called" on . a younglady,- and. at the rally, assembled Eat Ia pre-: viously selected point, where \u25a0 cards, ' conver-
: sation at will,etc., completed Ithe . entertain-ment.'^ Superiuteudently ladies .better than. those, however, was , their -"sit" -and \u25a0 "turn
! plate" drilllast evening, when Capt. . Amoryand _ an "efficient" detail entertained theMisses Anderson, Hogan," Hunt, De Gaffen-;. Ed and Clay at -...-:\u25a0'"
\u25a0jy?--..vt ?.;,.*; tea IN CAMP. • '.-.Nothing was required of the young ladiesbut proficiency, in the "rightdress," and aseach had her own idea of • the right dress forsuch an occasion, there was a pleasant variety
.of uniform. One who is posted says this wasa singularly well' executed performance ofthe Minnesota men, but like their public
called the Myers cadets until 1870, whenthey took their present name. The com-pany is an unattached company of theOhio National . guard. -It is composedentirely of young men, their ages rang-ing from twenty-two to thirty-two. Ithas taken part m six competitive drills,-with credit to itself. -.„•
THE BELKNAP. KIFI.ES.From away down in Texas hail the
Belknap Rifles, of San Antonio, other-wise Company I, Second regiment, TexasVolunteer Guards. The company wasorganized in June, 1884, but did not re-ceive their arms until six months afterthat date, which makes their presentshowing still more creditable.Six monthslater, June, 1885, found them on the com-.petitive field at Lampasas, Tex., wherethey • took second place. Defeat onlyurged them .to greater effort. Theirnext victory was scored at San Antonio,Tex., October, 1885, where . they tookfirst place, defeating a number of com-panies which have since made recordsfor themselves. Their next victory wasat Galveston, Tex., August, 1885, wherethey emerged with second place. Thecommand has been called into serviceby the governor only once, which wasfor the purpose of quelling a l^exicanpolitical riot at Laredo, Tex., April0 to8, 1880. ' • . ~-v;. ;-
Atthe time of their organization theirpluck and evident capabilities attractedthe notice of Col. Augustus Belknap,an ex-officerof the famous Seventh regi-ment of New York and now presidentof the San Antonio Street Railway com-pany, who gave them his name, andlater added more substantial tokens ofhis appreciation. This company is calledthe "Kids"at home from the fact that itsmembers . range in age from seven-teen to nineteen years. The uniform ofthe privates is almost like the UnitedStates artillery full dress uniform. ; Itconsists ofa dark blue square-cut coat,reaching just below the hips, onerow oflarge state buttons down the front, redcuffs, red and gilt Russian shoulderknots; tail of coat trimmed with red,and gilt standing collar, with red centerand gilt edges; pants lighter. blue, withone and one-half inch red doeskinstripe, white helmets with red plumes,brass eagle and chain equipments;black belt with letter VI;"McKeeverboxes and bronzed -bayonet scabbards.The company; is entered for the com-pany, individual and marksmanshipprizes. . .".
;\u25a0*, ; THE SAN ANTONIO BIFEES.
The San Antonio rifles lay claim tothe championship .of the state, not by-mere courtesy alone,. but by their brill- .iant bearing on many :a well-contestedfield in their., native state.'. The rifles \u25a0
were organized . as Company A, Third "regiment, Texas volunteers, on May 20,1880, and, although young ;inyears, _they are old in achievements.They are regarded at homeas the . successors of the .famous \u25a0
Houstons, and this pre-eminence liasnot been conferred upon them, but hasbeen dearly won. They have carried offthe state championship in two success-
ful contests— first at the state camp atLampasus in June last, and then againin the following August at Galveston.At the inter-state contest which took;place at Galveston in August last therifles won the third rank, which placed,them at once among the veteran com-panies of long training and experiencein contests of this character.
OUR CRACK COMPANY.
Company D, Its Officers and ItsMen.
Company D was organized as theAllen Light guards Feb. 10, 1881, thepresent adjutant of the regiment, Lieut.W. J. Lonnen, being one of the active :
organizers of the guards. It was must-ered into : the state service April24,1881, when it numbered forty-seven"men, the first officers being: Captain,C. A. Biegler; first lieutenant, CharlesP. Pusch, and second lieutenant, JohnP. Jacobson. Capt. Biegler resignedJuly 12, 1881, .when he was succeededby the present captain, Ed S. Bean.The present first lieutent, C. E. Metz,was commissioned March 20, 1885, hav-ing mustered in July 21, 1881. Fivefirst lieutenants hayed succeeded Mr.Jacobson, viz.: Ed S. Bean, FredHoster, Charles E. Grant, George J.Mitsch and the present second lieuten-ant, H. W. Tenvoorde, who was must-ered in July 21, 1881, and was promotedsecond lieutenant June 24, 1880.
The uniform worn at - the nationaldrill was the full dress of the UnitedStates service, dark blue coats and pants,faced with white, and black helmets,and the officers shoulder knots in addi-tion. Each mad also wore the companycolors, blue and white ribbons, on theformer being inscribed "St. Paul, Min-nesota," and on the latter '-Company D,First Begiment, M. N. G." On theends' of the ribbons are 1881, thedate of the organization of thecompany, and 1887, the date of thepresent contest. Since its formation six -years ago Company D has been enteredin four competitive drills, the record todate being as follows: At Camp Fari-bault, Minn., won first prize, $200 incash; Minneapolis, Minn., in compe-tition with Companies B andC, First regiment, ; first prize,$400; at Lake Minnetonka, againstNational rifles. of Washington,D. C, handsome silk stand of colorsand at Dubuque, 10., against such com-petitors as the Mobile rifles and Tred-.way guards they received fourth prize,a gold badge for each member of thedrill team; The company journeyed toNew York in ISSS and took part in theGrant obsequies, attracting much favor-able notice by. their soluierly appear-ance. -'-."-:£-; —-"\u25a0
In order that, his command might bethoroughly inured to the lifeof a sol- •
dier, Capt. Bean decided that while incamp they should be treated in everyrespect,;. save doing guard; duty, likeregular army men*. They were in activepreparation for the drill from the Ist of-January, 1887, when .{hey-- reported forduty at the armory, and there the boysremained until itwas time for them .togo into camp at Fort Snelling, which
.was a few days prior to their departurefor Washington. •. •"*'
THE COMPANY OFFICERS. . -:--;iCapt. Bean is a model officer, popular i
with his men; and his word ofcommand'is such that none Can blunder, but all*are inspired to spontaneous action. Al--though short of stature, being only fivefeet four, and a half inches in height, he :is wonderfully developed in bone and;muscle," has" a quick eye and a practical'business wayof talking that marks himas a typical soldier. His individuality,is very strong. No pen picture of him-is needed, for he is known farand wide, not "'\u25a0 only as the com-mander of Minnesota's crack company,and one of the oldest (in service) activeofficers in the state, but as -the grandmarshall who organized the snow shoe,toboggan and skating clubs of the firstand second winter carnivals of this city;In business he holds the position of su-perintendent of mails. -He is a blonde,and usually wears his hair short, with alight mustache. He was born in,Stoughton, Mass., thirty-nine years ago,,and is still rostered -as a single man. jHe was mustered inby Maj. Hjortsberg,Feb. 10, 1881, and five months - later hejumped to the rank of captain. His res-idence is 299 Sherman street. • . ~ '.• First Lieut. C. E. Metz is twenty-six years of age, is five feet eleven and 'one-half inches in height, has blue eyes,light hair, and fair' complexion. St.-Paul is his birthplace, 'selling dry goodsis his business as junior partner ofPinska '•& Metz at 10 East Third street,and his home is at 658 East Sixth street,Dayton's bluff. He is booked as a mar-ried man. "• "-:
Second Lieut. H.«W. Tenvoorde wascommissioned June 24, 1880. He isone of the Tenvoorde Bros., staple and §fancy grocers, No. 104 • Dakota avenue,West St. Paul. Mr. Tenvoorde was-born at Evansville. Ind., in 1854, hasgray eyes, brown hair and light com-plexion, being five feet six inches in- •height.
First Sergt. George E. Roedler wasmustered in April24, 1881. and was madesergeant next year. As the junior part-ner of A. Koedler & Son, furniture deal-ers and undertakers, 53 West Thirdstreet, he has the record of a prosperousvoting business man. His home is 84!Prospect terrace. Sergt. Koedler is anative of this city, is twenty-six yearsiold, fivefeet nine inches in height, and.is an athletic brunette, with black hairand eyes. -'/.
Sergt. Edward J. Borscht is' foremanof the hook-bindery of P. J. Giesen on •West Third street. lie is. 38 years old,has gray eyes, black hair and dark com-plexion, registers five ••-feet eight andone-half inches high, and lives at 195Dakota avenue. He was mustered in-June 2, 1881.
Sergt. Milford L. Merrill, a nativeof Elroy. 111., is in the employ of the*Strong-Hackett Hardware company. He-is a well-to-do married man of twenty-seven years and has his home on Owascostreet, near .Victoria. He is live feet-eight inches -in I height, has gray eyesand dark \ hair, ; mustasche and com-plexion.- The date of his muster wasSept. 28. 1881. -- -
Sergt. M. F. Kain, county auditor at
Eresent, and printer by occupation, wasborn in Madison, AY is., twenty-nineyears ago. He is very fair In complex-ion,"while his eyes are black, and hishair and mustache a light brown. Hewas mustered 'in Sept. 1881, and ap-pointed right general guide March SI,"of this year. "Mike"' Kain, as lie is fa-miliarly called, is very popular amongthe labor element. lie is not : yet mar- :ried. In height he stands 5 feet 7%'inches. • -
Quartermaster Sergt. George W.Eckles hails from Eyota, this state, andhis place of business has- been at thecorner of Seventh and Sibley. -He is atall; blonde, .handsome, five feet eleveninches high, with grey eyes and brown-hair. He is about thirty years old.
Corp. C. 11. Clark- is-; a native ofTaycheedal, Wis., twenty-three years,old, five feet eight and one-half inches,in height. His occupation is • a clerk.He mustered Jan. 25, 1883. '.; '.
Corp. F. H. Haupt comes from Man-kato, :Is ; twenty-four years old, • with',brown hair and eyes, a fair face, jamiwell put together, frame, of t five feet'eight inches in height.*. He mustered*Jan. 25. 1888, holds the position of clerk)in the Bank ofMinnesota, and lives atthe corner of Aurora and. Western ave-nues.
Corp. Henry D. Defiel Is twenty-;three years old and a native of St. Paul J I
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CAPT.\EO BEAN, OF COMPANY D.