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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29
CHICAGO OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.

Every one who has visited Chicago
during the past few years has noticed the
new city and county building in process
of erection there. The style of architcc-
ture is massive and imposing. The east
or county half of the building is con-
structed of white limestone; the west or
city half of dark gray sandstone. 1t is a
model of architectural lncongruities, and
the first thought that comes to the be-
holder is that the building is a manu.
ment to a gigantic job from which the
contractor and officials reaped an i'm
mense harvest and the people were the
innocent and helpless victims. There
has never been any doubt in the minds of
the people that this suspicion was correct
but hitherto there has been difficulty in
obtaining evidence of the fact. This is
hkely to be forthcoming, however
through disagreement among the mem.
bers of the ring, who have already taker
steps to bring their disagreements before
the courts for adjustment.
The original estimate of the cost of the
county's half of this parti-col bred build.
ng was 81 100000 This was thoupbt f.
be an extravagant price, but the people
submitted to 1t On the assurance that thai
amount would cover the entire cost. Thu,
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4 Frequent Complaint.
o the Editor of the Globe.

To the Editor of the Globe.
RIcHLAND, Rice Co., Mimi, April 26, 1881. -
There is several subscribers to the WEEKLY
GLOBE get their mail at this Office. Your last
weeks papers have not come to hand yet. We
should have had item last Friday We do not
get your paper until it is a week old. Of late
the mail comes ont here from Faribault three
times a week, and we ought to get your paper
on Fridays if you mail 1t regular. 1t may be
that our postmaster at Faribault does not
want to distribute Democratic mail. Please
give them an airing. When we speak to them
about it they give us impudence. Yours re-
spectfully, MANY SUBSCRIBERS.
1.-THE above letter is not an unusual COM
plant. There never has been time since
the GLOBE was started when the entire weekly
issue has not been In the st. Paul postoffice
by P. NJ. on Wednesday. A very consider
able portion of the weekly mail is in the ST.
Paul office at an earlier hour, and quite often
the entire mail is delivered be-
tween twelve and one on Wednesday
The delay is owing to the partisanship of
country postmasters. Here is case in point
There has never been an issue of the WEEKLY
GLOBE that has not reached Faribault, Thurs
day forenoon and still an adjacent town, where
the mail leaves Faribault Friday morning does
not get the paper at that time. There ought
to be some remedy for such partisan scoun-
drelism and we are inclined to think the pres
ent postmaster general may supply one. At
all events the GLOBE will report the matter at
Washington and endeavor to secure relief
ED. GLoBE.]
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Piles,

Piles are frequently preceoed by sense Of
weight in the back, loins and lower part oil
the abdomen, causing the patient to suppose
he hasspme affection of the kidneys or neigh
boring organs. At times symptoms of in
digestion are present, as fatulency, uneasiness
of the stomach, etc. A moisture like pers-
piration, producing very disagreeable itch
in s' bed, is a very common attendant.
Internal, external and itching piles
yield at once on the application OF
DR.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which acts
directly upon the parts affected, absorbing
the Tumors, allaying the intense itching and
effecting permanent cure where all other
remedies have failed. Do not delay until the
drain on the system produces permanent disa-
bility, but try it ana be cured. Price so cents
not obtain it Of him. we will iii send it. prepaid
on receipt of price. Address The DIR. Bosankc
Medicine Co., Piqua, Ohio,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29
GIVE THEN PROTECTION.

Judge. Goodrich somewhat savagely
animadverts upon the annexation Of
West st. Paul, and condemns the pro-
posed levee to protect life and property
AS the judge resides upon high ground,
free from all danger by flood, he can afford
to take high position on this question.
The hundreds of homeless families who
see their tenements being destroyed and
their earnings of years swept away in a
few hours, occupy a less lofty position
and the GLOBE does not hesitate to an
nounce its sympathy with the flat.
West st. Paul naturally belongs to East
St. Paul, and the wonder is not at their
union but at the fact that they were Or
iginally separated. But leaving that
part of the argument aside, the situation
rs it exists is what must be
practically considered. Several hun
dred families have located where,
as the present flood proves, they are
liable at times to suffer loss of life and
property. A father who will not care for
his offspring is justly regarded as inhu-
man, and city or State which will not
look after the welfare of its citizens occu
pies like position. If Judge Goodrich's
theory of locating cities and towns where
no expense is required to give them
protection had been adopted, some
of the most thriving marts in
this country would not exist.
There is scarcely city of note in the
country which has not had some expen-
sive natural obstacle to overcome, and a
levee for protection of life and property
is not an uncommon requirement. 1t
would be shame and disgrace for ST..
Paul to abandon the inhabitants of West
st. Paul because they have been overtaken
by calamity. They are entitled to both
present care and future protection. 1t is
not work which should fall upon the
city alone. The general government
should be called upon to aid, and with
proper effort the work can be done with
out imposing any serious burden on the
city. In fact, the increased population
which West St. Paul brings to the city
will compensate for the expense, looking
at the matter from pure business stand
point and emitting all humanitarian con-
siderations
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DEMOCRATIC CITY TICKET.

For Mayor-EDMUND RICE.
For City Attorney-W. MURRAY.
Justices of the Peacs--E. WooD, 8. V. HANFT.
Ooustables-JosEpH GUIoN, s. ]. MURPHY.
FOB ALDERMEN.
First ward, Second precinct--John Dowlan.
Second ward, Second precinct--Joseph Robert.
Third ward, Second precinct-Ohsries E. Otis.
Fourth ward, Second precinct-W. D. Cornish.
Fifth ward, First precinct--Herman Trott.
Fifth ward, Second precinct--Ed. G, Stsrkey.
sixth ward-J. @. Mccarthy.
FOR SCHOOL INspEC roRs.
Firat ward Second precinct--John 81. Ieaney.
Second ward Second prccinot--Joseph Oppenheira
Third ward, Second precinct-Joseph Dreis.
Fourth ward, Second precnct-Edmund Rice, Jr.
Fifth ward, Second precinct Rudolph Schiffman.
Sixth ward-C. 81. Lienau.
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THERE is secret organization endeav

THERE is secret organization endeav-
oring to secure votes for Barden and San
born in order to inaugurate a general
proscriptive policy. Those gentlemen
are pledged to reform very much like
the Inauguration of the old econ
necticut blue laws" and every man
who votes for them votes for the
abridgement of his personal liberty. Coco
orderly government is to be desired and
should always be maintained, but it car
be secured without abridging persona,
rights or compelling people to attend
church ON the Sabbath if they prefer in
nocent social recreation. The secret
movement to elect the "blue law candi-
dates Will not win
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far, however, there has been paid to the
contractors the sum of $2,170, 603.73, !
while there are bills yet to be paid for
work done amounting to over $500, 900,
and the work is not yet completed. The
county will be fortunate if it escapes with
the payment of round three millions for
a building which, honestly constructed,
need not have cost more than third of
that amount. From the papers prepared
for submission to the courts it appears
that from the first, corruption has run
rampant. The architects secured the
adoption of their plans by bribing the
county commissioners with fee OF
$4,000. They then secured an allowance
for alterations in the plans, half of which
went to the county commissioners. The
contractor for the excavations and piling
received a5,3o7.9O more than the
contract price, some $4,000 Of
which went into the hands
of the county commissioners. The con-
tract for cut stone amounted to $40, O00
There has been allowed in excess of that
amount $171, s15 IS, and all the bills have
not yet been paid For masonry and
! iron work the county agreed to pay $549 :
665. 49, 1t has paid STAT, 294.36. And so
| it has been with all the contracts from
| first to last. Bills for extra work and ma
telials have been put in and allowed,
though the work was not performed nor
| the materials furnished. The county
| commissioners have IN all cases shared in
the steals. They have not been paid di-
rectly by the contractors, but by go-be-
tween, Glen F. Periolat by name, who is
now the give-away in the case.
The way the rogues fell out is not new
| The contractors were not always ready tC
pay the cash to the commissioners, while
| the latter would not submit to delay
| Periolat therefore advanced the money
from his own private means and took the
notes of the contractors. These notes have
not all been paid and are long overdue
Periolot therefore proposes to bring suit
upon them, and the papers have already
been filed. In addition one of the archi-
tects of the building, John M Armstrong
was excluded from the ring, and he has
| Joined Periolot with a suit for his share
of the spoils, amounting to over hun,
cred thousand dollars.
These developments astounding though
they are, do not seem to have created
much of sensation in Chicago. The
people of that city have become so &C.
customed to corruption in the manage
ment of their affairs that they would moi
be surprised to see the whole city and
county carried off bodily before their eyes
any day. The audacity of the ring il
shown by their appeal to the courts
which are supposed to administer justice
for the enforcement of an admittedly cor
rupt bargain involving wholesale briber,
of public officials and robbery of the pub
lie treasury. 1t is evident that the city
at the head of the lake needs Hercules
| to cleanse its Augean stables.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29

THE credit of st. Paul is gilt-edged,' y
because the Democrats have been con-
tinuously in charge of public affairs for
many years This proves that the trust
has been faithfully administered. If
there had been prohigacy and corruption,
ST. Paul five per cent. bonds would not
sell at three per cent. premium. The
election of the Democratic city and ward
tickets next Tuesday means the continu-
ance of this "gilt-edged credit"
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James 6. Freeman, respondent, VS.. Charles s.
Getshell and William Getchell, co-partners
as G. s. Getchell & Co., ct al, defendants.
William Carson, E. D. Rand William Berry,
John sherfey, and Hiram Gilman, appel
ants.
Syllabus-A stmechanic's LEM for labor
performed and material furnished and used for
repairing building, is not terminated by the
destruction of the building by fire, after the
performance and finisIng of such labor and
materials, but before the ''account" provided
by section.7, chapter 90, of the general statutes
of 1878, is filed for record, but may notwlth-
standing the destruction of the building, be
enforced against the land on which it was sit
uated.
Judgment affirmed. CLARK, j.
Z. Ray Fenner, appellant, VS.. R. H. Chaplin,
respondent.
SylIabus-C Certain evidence offered on the
trial held to have been properly excluded as
immaterial.
The affidavits in support of motion for a
new t,ial on the ground of newly discovered
evidence, held insufficient, for the reason that
they fail to show that the party applying for
the new trial could not with reasonable dill
gence have discovered and produced this evil
dence on the trial.
Order refusing a new trial affirmed.
MITCHELL, j..
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General Capital Ne,cs.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Davis, of
West Virginia, is going to make speech in
the Senate next week in relation to the debt
between Old Virginia and West Virginia.
Senator Butler pitched into Frye pretty
severely to-day. Frye is absent, and Hale in
tends to reply, Which gives rise to the specula-
ton that Hale's speech may, like that of Frye,
be made use of to get votes against Robertson,
The Senate committee. on foreign relations to-
day took up the resolution of Senator Nor
gan, which proposes the consent of the United
States government as condition precedent to
| the construction of any inter- ship ca
nal across the isthmus connecting North and
South America. The committee referred the
! resolution to Senator Burnside as subcom.
mittee, with instructions to examine and re.
port it back to the full committee at an early
day.
+ The treasury department to-day purchased
41O, 900 ounces of fine silver for delivery al
San Francisco, New Orleans and Philadelphia
| minis.
Ex-senator Eaton, of Connecticut, who is
here, advises the Democratic Senators to vote
against the confirmation of Robertson, on the
ground that Robertson's rejection will divide
the Republican party in New York. A member
| of the commerce committee, a friend of COnk-
ling, says positively the latter will make
his fight against Robertson at the executive
| session.
| There is quite an effort being made here to
organize national representation of working
mems organizations throughout the
country, in order that all car
be put in communication and act in con.
| cert in endeavoring to obtain increase Of
wages. 1t is claimed by those purporting to
represent workingmen's organization, that
co-operatives and employers arc making more
money than heretofore, but
will not increase wages, thai
the workingmen intend to demand an in
crease and that general strikes may occur thi:
| year.
The President has requested the resignation
of Gen. Geo. A. Sheridan, reporter of deeds
here, and intends to put Fred Douglas in the
position. This is stated on good authority
| tonight
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Prohibition Campaign.

RALEIGH, N. c., April 27.-Every county in
the State is represented in the Prohibition con-
vention. Distinguished clergymen and prom
inent politicians and public men of both po-
litical parties and races are among the dele
gates and officers. A state committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for district and county com
mittees. A popular vote on prohibition will
be taken the first Monday in August. The
campaign work begins Immediately.
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Boats Con,ing--Capt. SencerdOr.
H., h; ~ &ha

ASVtSco CV"seSey0 -OWH0s OcSeOOsVVNs
The big Mary Morton, of the Diamond 10
line, is due here to-day.
The new st. Paul & st. Louis steamboat
line will have steamboat here Sunday or
Monday next and will thereafter send out a
boat for st. Louis every day.
River men anticipate having large boating
business this season and, besides, think they
will have good boating stage of water
through the summer.
Capt. c.. E. (dice-box) Sencerbox, of La
Crosse, one of the best known upper Missis-
sippi steamboat captains, passed through the
city yesterday for Ortonville, Big Stone coun-
ty, where he goes to take charge, during the
present season, OF the steamboat running on
Big Stone lake. This boat is about the size of
the Mary Barnes, and provided with a
comfortable cabin and all the facilities
for the conveyance of passengers
and freight. This is her second season
on the lake, running between the head and
foot of the lake, a distance of about thirty
miles, bringing out grain and carrying sup
plies, excursion parties, and sight seers. The
latter was quite an item last season, and it is
expected it will be much larger this season.
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dual and not party action. Some Republicans
hold that in view of the situation, this cause
of internal strife should be removed

- -. ness.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Some friends of
Brady and others connected with the star route
scandal, declare to-day that the accused are
going to fight, that Brady will show he sent
the money to carry Indiana for Garfield last
year at the latter's request, and that money was
raised from mail contractors and the Presi-
dent knew it. Also that articles attacking the
President in connection with his service on the
House appropriations committee will be pub
lished. Whether Brady authorized this dec
laration of war is not known, but it Is being
made use of by some of his friends.
STAR ROUTE CONTRACTOR
who has a large number of contracts, and has
been in the business for number OF years,
said to the Western Associated Press reporter
tonight, that he was not in the ring
but knew a good deal about it;
His contracts are all In ola
States on the Mississippi river, and mostly
short routes He said that the efforts of the
investigators so far to induce members of the
ring to turn States evidence and expose the
whole thing have failed, that the ring was
still compact in resistance of exposure, and
that is the difficulty in the way of getting di
recttestimony against it. He said the ring was
composed of six firms OF contractors and s
few officials, who had used money freely, but
had done it in way that would not create evi
dence against them. He said, further, that
every one of the expedited routes were origin
ally at figures that would not have paid actua
expenses, and that consequently
| it was plain the contractors knew before hand
that their ties would be expedited, that il
| short conspiracy was arranged so as not Il
| take in only certain men, that the heads O
| the ring have been assured that all members
| will be true to each other
but on the other hand it can be state6
that the administration realized the size o
job it had undertaken in this exposure ant
will use all its powers to shew up the ring
Threats are freely heard tonight, as coming
from the ring, against the administration
through papers that have supported the ring
| the President particularly.
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STAMPING OUT COMMUNISM
IN EXCITING DAY IN ST. LOUIS,
MISSOURI. .-----------t-~-s

The Power of Municipal Authority VigOr-
ously Exercised for the Protection of
Private Rights--The Riotous Street Car
tary and Police to Allow Parties Desiring
to Earn Livelihood--Cars Operated
With Guards of Mounted Police
The Strike Completely Quelled, and
Quiet and Order Restored.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29
PROOF OFBARGAIN
THE TRADE BY THE REPUBLICANS
..-'-r.-. ----+~ WITH MAHONE.

Butler Furnishes His Irrefragible'
Proof Of the Disgraceful Dicker-A Tell
ing Indictment of Nineteen Counts-The
Republicans Daily Growing More and
More DemOralized-Inabilit to Agree
Upon q Plan for Holding an Executive
Session and Still Preserve a Show of Not
Surrendering-Brady Proposes that Other
Hearts Shall Bleed Over the Star Route
Swindle- A Charge that the Plumber Was
Used to Help Carry Indiana for Garfield
With His Consent-Also, that the Con-
tractors Were Bled for the Same Pur-
pose General Capital News.
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JAMES OBJECT.

Not to Punish Brady, but to Probe the
Evils of the System.
NEW YORK, April 2S.-Postmaster General
James arrived here this morning for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral of his old friend
Samuel Prussel, of Brooklyn. Mr.. James re-
fused to be interviewed regarding the star SER
vice, but friend very near to the postmaster
general, and who no doubt shares his conf
dence, expressed himself as follows:
In this matter measures, not men, are being
investigated. This is no Investigation of Mr..
Brady, or any particular person, but of the
whole contract system, and l may say that
this matter will be probed to the bottom, and
if the system be found corrupt those implicit
ed must suffer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29
Election of Officers.

The annual election of officers of the Ger
man society took place on Wednesday evening,
resulting as follows:
President-Jocob Manner.
Vice President-Wm Platte.
Secretary-Gus. Limberg.
Treasurer-John Penner.
General Manager-Otto Dreher.
Trustees-Justus Kahlert, Chris. Kahlert,
Librarian-Henry Ahrens.
Refreshment Committee-Fred. Oelker, Geo.
Husse, Rob. Lufsky.
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Consolidation.

The Minneapolis & st. Louis road has been
doing business under four divisions, viz: Min
neapolis & st. Louis, Minneapolis & Duluth,
Minnesota & Iowa Southern, and Fort Ridge
ly & Fort Dodge roads. Yesterday the stock
holders of the two former met in this city and
RATIFIED the consolidation. The other COM
panies will be called on to do the same, the
whole to be called Minneapolis & st. Louis,
and comprise some 400 miles of road. The
present Minneapolis Il st. Louis officers were
chosen for the consolidation.
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MssnictpaJ Court.
before Judge Burr.]
CRIMINAL.

The City VS.. John Harrison; disorderly con-
duct. Committed for ninety days.
The City VS.. Michael Foley; drunkenness.
Committed for five days.
The City VS.. Washington Humphrey; dis
orderly conduct: Committed for ten days.
The City VS.. Paul Smith; assault and bat
terry. Fine of $40 paid.
The Gtyvs Thomas Holdship; same. Com.
mitted for five days.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29

DIR. McCash, of Princeton college, refused
to let the glee club give concert it had ad
yertised at Trenton, N. j., giving as reason
the city contained too many saloons and
houses of bad repute. If those places were
closed, DR.. McCash said he would consent to
the concert,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29
District Court.

before Judge Simons.]
j. W. Smyth VS. NJ. O'Brien; action for an
accounting. On trial.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29

Ed. Dwyer, yardmaster of the l. & M. rail
road at Birds Point, Mo-, was instantly killed
yesterday during wind storm, by being
crushed by a falling tree.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29

Capt. Ben. Bulwinkle, of the Chicago
Fire Patrol, says: st. Jacobs Oil is a
splendid remedy.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29

VOTE down the proposed $4,000 side
walk next Tuesday and save the money
for West St. Paul.
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The New York Senate yesterday defeated the
proposition to submit to the people the ques-
ton of free canals.