Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-12

Trains on the eastern, southern and northern
roads were moved in regular order yesterday
without delays.
At Bismarck yesterday the Missouri had
risen four feet, and 1t was thought there. it
would not 60 higher. The ice remained solid,
and will probably last until about the time the
mountain food comes down.
No information was obtainable here yester-
day of the Hastings & Dakota beyond Glencoe,
terday certainly passed over that region, it is
probable the 81. & D. is as tightly closed as
ever.
Trains were delayed yesterday on the Breck-
inridge division of the St. Paul & Manitoba
road on account Of being held at stations until
the wind went down. Snow fell on
the western part of the line, and the wind
was very heavy from the southeast. The pas
senger train, which left here at $50 A. NJ, ar
rived at Morris on time, but was held there for
an hour or two. The train from Breckenridge
came into st. Paul last night about two hours
late.
The storm appears to have been more severe
on the Morris & Browns Valley branch.
Superintendent Guthrie, who went to Grace
vile Thursday with train loaded with wood,
attempted to return to Morris yesterday morn
ing with the empty train, but was forced to
back into Graceville again or run great risk of
having to leave the train in q snow drift.
Then he telegraphed to Morris for an engine
and snow plow to come out, and an attempt
was made to clear the way, but the storm wes
too much, and the outfit was run back to Nor
ris to wait for calmer weather.
On the st. Paul & Sioux City road south
east gale, accompanied with snow, set
in Thursday night and yesterday prevailed all
along the line from Mankato to Sioux City
Thursday trains were run between Sioux City
and Window and between St. Paul and st.
James, and such progress had been made In
removing the snow between st. James and
Window that 1t was hoped the whole line
could be operated to-day. But the storm not
digging out the cuts between st. James and
Window. It closed the road between Mankato
and st. James and piled five to six feet of
snow into the lately opened cuts from Win
dom to Sioux City. The st. Paul train of yes
terday morning was turned back from Crystal
Lake and the afternoon train stopped at Man
kato. At Sioux City the storm began with
rain, thunder and lightning, followed by hail
and then snow. At AS telegraphic reports
were sent in as follows
Gilman, 1a.-Blowing and drifting; hard
wind from the southeast.
Windom-Snowing and drifting.
thington-Snowing hard: wind south
east.
Notwithstanding, drifting; worst of
the winter.
st. James-Snowing, blowing and drifting
very badly. Snow very wet; not frozen any.
General Manager Sargent, of the Northern
Pacific, with reference to the various state
ments which have been made concerning the
causes of his tender of his resignation, de-
clined yesterday to make any statement for
publication. The board of directors meets on
Thursday next in New York and will probably
take action on the resignation. In the Min
neapolis Tribune of yesterday il is editorially
stated that the railroad company is to be rep
resented at st. Paul from about the first of
next month by vice president having
full executive authority, and that this
arrangement was in pursuance of an
agreement with the syndicate which under
took to float the $40, 100000 loan, that the
company's affairs, especially with reference to
protection of its interests against encroach-
ments of other railroad companies, should be
directed from st. Paul instead of New York.
From all that can be learned here from those
in the best position to observe the causes
which have led to Mr.. Sargent's resignation,
it is believed that they in part antedate any
arrangement which the syndicate could have
proposed. In short, Mr.. Sargent has rendered
his resignation because he has been interferred
with by the president of the company in
matters which She regarded as belonging
especially to his Office as general manager, and
which he regarded as important to the eff1ci-
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