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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-31
THE OLD RAILROAD BONDS.
Sharp Criticism Upon PrerioMs Legislation
and Pointing Out the Legal Mode of Set

Sharp CRITICISM Upon Prerio"s Legislation
and Pointing Out the Legal Mode of Set
Element.
To the Editor of the Globe.
January 29.-As the question of the pay
ment of the bonds is now before the legislature
and the usual cry of fraud is to be raised,
would it not be well to sec how the affair
looks from an overlooked standpoint? Legally,
the bonds, as all bonds under seal, impart con-
sideration, and courts will not permit inquiry
therein, an valice. Honorably, the State
should pay, or why are courts instituted COM
pelling debtor, dishonorably seeking to es.
cape his obligations, to pay?
But politically-When South Carolina fired
upon Fort Sumter, it was called treason.
Treason to what9 The constitution of the
United States. The people of this State voted
to issue the bonds. They were issued in
1858.
The constitution of the United States says:
obligation of contracts. ARTICLE l, section
10, constitution of the United States. In 1860
these bonds were repudiated by constitu-
tional amendment, by the honorable (O State
of Minnesota, with its $4,000 Republic
maiority, If this be not treason,
what was the act of South Carolinaf
How stands the State? I answer in open re.
bcllion and defiance with and to the paramount
law of the land What is the remedy9 Easy
enough. Let Congress say to the senators
and representatives from Minnesota, your
State constitution is not in accord with the
federal, you can not hold your seats among
us, you are suspended until the obnoxious
feature is obliterated from your fundamental
law of your State, and then notification Will
not meet with such favor, perhaps, amongst
the desperately loyal legions of Republicans
of Ohio State, and the stigma OF repudiation,
and foul blot of dishonor will be efiaced-but
not until then. Yours respectfully,
YANKTON.
P. S.-Was not every member voting to
expunge section 10, article 8, constitution OF
Minnesota, guilty Of violating his oath of
Office when be voted in the affirmative?
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SAN Francisco, Jan. 30.-The storm that
began the 2sth inst. spread over the coast from
British Columbia to the south portion of this
State, and has been the heaviest storm ex
perienced since 1851. The Feather, Yuba and
Upper Sacramento rivers have all overfowed
their banks, and creeks running into these
streams are all over their banks. The damage
cannot be stated, but the aggregate loss is i'm
mense. The Central Pacific railroad suffers
heavily. About thousand yards Of wall near
Benicia is washed away. a large stretch on
the Oregon branch near Bear river IS gone,
and washouts of less extent in many other
places have occurred. Several miles of the
Santa Cruz railroad is washed away near
Santa Cruz. The town of Napa was
flooded, also Watsonville Marysville had a
narrow escape. The water came to the top of
the leeyees and had broken over In four places
when the levee broke and let the water on to
the plains around the city. This relieved
Marysville for while, and before the plains
filled the river began falling and the city Is
now regarded as safe. Sacramento valley, from
Coche creek to the bluffs, presents the appear.
ance of vast lake. In San Francisco, for the
forty-eight hours ending ut o'clock this
morning, six and thirty.seven hundred thou
sandths of an inch of water fell, by far
the heaviest rainfall ever experienced here
in the same time. In the lower portions of
the city many houses are flooded. In the busi-
ness part of The city innumerable cellars are
filled with water, entailing great loss Alto
gether the storm is one of the most destructive
ever known on the coast. At 9 o'clock this
evening dispatches from various parts of the
State say the rain is subsiding, and here In
San Francisco the rain has stopped, wind
changed and barometer rising.
DENVER, COL, Jan. 30.-Storms in the
{o;y 1ox haa,, forf cf
Some trains on the South Park railway had to
be abandoned
NEW YORK, Jan. 3d. Fire occurred tonight
in the large fve-story building, so and 50 Pine
street, occupied by an association of mer-
chants, bonders and brokers known as the
Down Town club, and before the fremen sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames damage
amounting to S25, 900 was sustained. Cause
of fire unknown.
ORANGEv1LLE, Ont, Jan. S0.-An in
cendiary fire this morning destroyed the store
house and contents, some 10000 bushels of
grain, belonging to ]. Lindsay. Loss, $4,000.
Insured.
JoHNsTowN, N. Y, Jan. 30.-This morning
fire destroyed Argersinger's hat, cap and
clothing house, Van Houser's drug store,
Hughes grocery, Geortland's bookstore and
several other smaller buildings. Loss, S25,-
000; partially insured.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. 30.-The store -four
and grist mill of Ephrain Seiger, at Seigers-
vile, burned last night. Loss heavy; insur-
ance light. Cause of fire, supposed incendiary.
MADISON, Ind, Jan. 30.-W. Trow & Co.. IS
-four mill burned this morning. 1t had grind
ing capacity of 400 barrels per day. Loss
$125, 900; insurance $4,000 in foreign and
New York companys The mill will be re
built.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3O.-Five car loads of cot
ton were burned at Dallas, Texas, yesterday
morning. Loss S15,60O.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-31
MANKATo NORMAL SCHOOL.
Ttsit of the Legislative Con,n,tttee--Satis'
factory Condition of the School.
rCorrorpondouoa of tho G1nhe I
Correspondence of the Gle

Correspondence of the Globe
MANKATo, Jan. 81, 1ss1.-The visit
ing committee of the Senate and
House of Representatives, together
with some other members as followers,
arrived in the city to-day to visit the Nor
NAL school at this place. They were met
at the depot by committee of our citi-
zens and escorted to the Normal school
building, where they were received by
Mr.. O. 0. Pitcher, our resident director,
and Prof. Soaring and were shown
through the building and the different
departments of the school. Before leav-
ing they expressed themselves well
pleased with the manner Of Prof. Scar
ing's mode of conducting the school
Some of the committee were much sur
prised to find the building in such fine
condition, after being so badly torn to
pieces by the hurricane last June. The
members present were as follows: Buck,
Burger and Hall, Blue Earth county;
Kossner, Nicollet; White, Olmsted !;
Schaller, Houston; Flom, Goodhue; Peter
son, Washington; Baker, LIE Sueur; Dona-
hue, Sibley; Rosebrock, Steele; Smith,
Washington; Collins, Stearns; Stewart,
Rice; Roberts, Hennepin; Churchill,
Winona; Henry, Winona; McCracken,
Houston; Kohlmier, Houston; Herberger,
Stearns county After the committee re-
turned from the school building they re-
paired to the Mankato house and had
dinner and thence back to st. Paul.
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WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION.
Erecting Buildings for all Iof Their Exten-
siye Printing Establishments.

The many friends of Mr.. W. A. Bunker
in this city, will be pleased to learn OF
his worldly success He and Mr.. John
McEwen have just sold small tract OF
land near Kansas City for $4,000. and
they Will proceed to erect at once large
five-story brick building for the
use of this branch of the Western News
paper Union located there.
The Western Newspaper Union recent
" purchased the St. Paul Newspaper I'm
ion from H. P. Hall, and we understand
they propose, in short time, TO purchase
a lot and erect large building IN TINS
city for their business. When 1uliy
equipped in their new building they will
have, in addition to the ready print busl-
ness, the most extensive book and JOB
office west of Chicago-and, in fact, with
one exception, superior to any IN that
city. They already have a splendid
building at Des Moines, Iowa, and pro-
pose to own building in every city where
they are located This organization is
the wealthiest printing combination in
the West, and can command more capital
than any printing establishment west OF
the Allegheny mountains, not excepting
the immense establishments at Chicago
and St. Louis Their location in st. Paul
not only adds to the business of the oity,
but will result in the investment of at
least hundred thousand dollars in per-
manent Improvements the present year.
They are the kind of men who believe in
Improvement, and wherever they locate
they use their means freely to advance
the place, and in so doing advance their
own business. St. Paul welcomes such
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THE MYSTERY OF 4 BABY.

Unnatural Desertion by Its Supposed Faith
er, Who is Lodged in Jail.
What has the appearance of being an
instance of heartless and inhuman de-
sertion came to the front in this city last
night, the facts being substantially as
follows:
Just before the 9 O'Clock relief left
police headquarters last night, young
looking and shabby genteel man, with
black whiskers, entered bearing in his
arms bundle, which was found to conceal
three months old girl baby.
The custodian of the pocket edition OF
humanity solicited the attention of Ser
geant Walsh, into whose sympathetic
auricular was poured sad and most pitt
full story. He stated that he was the
father of the child, and that its mother
was lying very Ill at the hospital in Min
neapolis; that he had been out Of work
and was out of money, and that he had
been advised to bring the infant to st.
Paul and put it in the hospital for tenn
porary keeping
The narrowing story touched sympa-
thetic chord in the humane heart of the
official who decided that for the night it
would be best to provide for the man and
his charge at hotel and to attend to the
further necessities of the case this morn
ing. Acting on this resolve an order was
procured from Aid. Grace for nights
lodging at the Market hotel.
Arriving at the hotel the man put the
child in charge of the landlady and left
the house, stating that he wanted to visit
one of the charitable Institutions to get
some clothing for the child.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock Sergeant
Walsh called at Swede Annie's bagnio,
stolen coat. On entering the house he
was surprised to encounter the man who
short time before had been to him with
the pitiful story about the baby. He was
questioned, and not giving any satisfacto-
ry reason for beng in the house, he was
locked up. On being searched, his pock-
cts were found to contain over five dol
lars in money. This strengthened the
belief that he was either very heartless
man or an impostor, or both. He gave
the name of Charles H. Harris and stated
that he did not know the character of
the house.
This, to say the least, was exceedingly
diaphanous. He also related another
account of his doings, stating that he
had arrived in St. Paul in company with
woman named Demo, residing on Second
street, in Minneapolis. The case is in
volved in mystery. 1t is thought that he
was the paid agent to thus dispose of the
child. This time there is a woman at
the bottom of it, and perhaps sensation
One or both may come to the front to-
dov
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improvement Of Fort Street.
, Ibn Ed;tor of tho G1obe

20 inc EQllOr OF uue UIOpt'
AS the city is about to issue bonds for
improvements in various sections of the
city, desire to call the attention of our
honorable city council and the legislative
delegation to Fort strict. This
street, one of the principal
thoroughfares in the city, is in a
deplorable condition, but little improve
ment in the matter of grade, from what
it was twenty years ago, while by the
double street car tracks, it is made almost
impossible for heavy loaded teams, and
almost destroyed for driving purposes.
The general government, in con-
nection with Ramsey county,
has recently, at great expense,
bridged the Mississippi river at
Fort Smelling, especially for the purpose
of inducing the,farmers of that section
to bring their products to st. Paul, but
owing to the terrible condition of Fort
street this expenditure has been wasted,
and trade naturally belonging to St. Paul
driven elsewhere The efforts of Alder
man Ringwald to secure an appropriation
to widen and put this street in good con-
dition for both heavy hauling and pleas
ant driving, is strongly endorsed by the
tax payers along the thoroughfare, and
they are emphatic in this demand that
their claims shall not be overlooked in
the legislation to be enacted at this ses-
sion for bonds for Improvements.
FORT STREET
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SIOUX SURRENDER.
Bad Faith on the Part of Crow King and
Lone Day Major Ilges Waiting Develop
mentS


ments.
BISMARCK, D. T., Jan. 90-Advices from
Fort Buford of to-day says the surrender of
tifty-four lodges nnder Crow King and Lone
Dog, recently reported, proves to be only NOM
inal, as they are still in possession of their
arms and ponies and have not moved from the
mouth of the Little Porcupine. The story of
Sitting Bulls surrender to Inspector Crozicr
of the Canadian force has reached
Major Ilges, but he did not consider it worthy
of official report, as the story was not re-
gardedas true. Major nges' command waits
at Poplar river, and will not change their
station until the quasi surrendered Sioux have
passed him on the route here. If the troops
again encounter the hostiles it is likely they
will shoot to hit, because of the report of the
barbarous mode of warfare which was to have
been practised by the Indians had they proved
more successful in their hostile manifestations.
Scout Allison has been sent back by Major
nges TO the Indian camp with instructions to
remain until further orders
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Miscellaneous.

Don ]. Robinson, secretary of the Grand
Western Trotting circuit, one of the best
known and most highly esteemed horsemen
in this country, died at his home at jackson,
Mich, of typhoid fever, Sunday, the 23d.
Gleneg had 80 representatives on the turf
last season, who ran 333 times, won 79 races,
were second in 46, and third in 81, winning in
the aggregate SIS, ,025, of which Monitor cap
tured s10,255 and Ferida s9,4OO. The whole
lot won about "a per cent of their starts.
Doncaster was purchased as yearling by
Mr.. James Merry for S4,750. Mr.. Merry af-
forwards sold him to Mr.. Peck for $50, 600, and
he in turn let the Duke of Westminster have
him at $4,000. He is the sire of Bend Or,
the Derby winner of 1880, and won this event
himself in 1878.
Lump, record 1864, is the smallest trotter
on the turf, and now the biggest one has been
heard from; he is owned by DR.. E. II. Pritch-
ard, of Indianapolis. The prodigy is years
old, 19 hands high, well proportioued, has
good trotting action, and though it has no
public record, has shown half-mile trials in
2:12 and trotted a full mile in 2:28
The Saratoga association has opened twenty
stakes, nine for its first meeting, and eleven
for its second, to close on March 1. The ag-
gregate of added money is $4,000. In several
Of the stakes is precautionary provision to
the effect that only 30 per cent. Of the amount
named as added money will be paid If less
than three horses, belonging to different own
ers, start for the event.
A large number of English thoroughbred
horses, consigned by Messrs. Edmund Patter-
sail and David Corvie, of London, England, to
the new American Horse Exchange, arrived IN
New York by the steamer France, OF the
National line, on the 18th inst. The list of
horses contains the names of nine stations and
twenty-seven mares. This is said to be, with
one exception, the largest consignment OF
thoroughbreds ever made to this country.
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The Appropriation Bills.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill was
perfected last evening by the subcommittee of
the House, and will be presented for consider
alton to the full committee tomorrow. The
sundry civil and general deficiency bills are
the only remaining ones of the regular annual
appropriation bills to be considered. The
river and harbor bill, in charge of the
commerce committee, and the agricul-
tural appropriation bill which, under the new
rule, is reported directly to the House by the
agricultural committee, will probably be
rom pleted this week.
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Summer Trottt,s0 Meeting at Chicago.


The directors of the Chicago racing associa-
ton have promulgated the programme for
this summer trotting meeting, for the week
ending July 2s. The premiums aggregate
$4,000, the largest for number of years. A
new feature, and one that will probably result
in general destruction of records, is that
of special purses of from $500 to 81 900
for the best time on record in the
several classes. The programme is as
follows: First day-2:2S class, purse 81, 800,
$500 added for q better heat than 2:19 Stall
lion, free for all, $1,000 with $1,000 for bet
ter than 2:15X. Pacing, 2:aO class, $1,000
with $500 for 2:154 heat.
Second day-Free for all PAGERS, $4,000 with
$500 for 2:124 heat. 2:27 class, purse $4,000
with $500 to better than 2:21 heat.
Third day-2:S0 class, purse 81 500 with $500
extra for 2:2l or better. Special purse $500.
Terms not announced yet. 2:25 class. $4,000
with $500 for better than 2:20.
Fourth day-2:40 class, purse 1,500 with
$500 for better than 2:25. Free for all, $2,50o
with 81 900 for beating 2:101-Maud S. and
st. Julien barred Stakes for colts and fillIes,
four year oIds and under, more than ordinary
large purses also.
Fifth day-2::21 class, $4,000 with $500 for a
2:17H heat. 2:ifs class, purse $4,000 with
$500 for 2:16..
Mr.. Bemis offers to make a, race with his
PAGER Sorrel Dan against Maud s. and St.
Julien, each to put in $25, 900, the driving park
to add $4,000, the wiDner to take the whole
or to divide at the rate of IS to 25 per cent.
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The Racing Fund of 1881.

The Spirit Of the Times says the racing
fund in this country for 1881 will closely ap-
proximate $1,00o,0O0. If our breeders and
turf men entered their horses as literally as
their English conferres do, the value of our
racing stakes and purses would reach $780,
600 Independent Of trotting, and if
we had national jockey club the racing fund
would exceed 81, ,OOO, 900 in i've years from
this day. It is given out that as. much as
$45, 900 per day will be appropriated to the
racing fund by the Coney Island Jockey clubs
meetings, or total of S450,000. The Ceney
Island cup to be. run for June Is. Kentucky,
Tennessee and Missouri each claim the win
ner, notwithstanding Luke Blackburn is in the
list.
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OVER THE OCEAN.
Incendiary Placards at Londonderry and
Cork--Manchester Authorities Alarmed
Over a Rumored Fenian Raid--The
British Repulse in Transvaal--Miscella-
neous.

over humOreQ Fen1an ha1Q--1ne
British Repulse in Transvaal--Miscella-
neous.
DUBLIN, Jan. 30.-Davitt has written a
Dublin paper denying that he intends to quit
Ireland when the coercion bill is passed.
Placards have been posted in Londonderry
and Ballina districts urging the people not to
revolt, as the time has not yet come. The
police have torn down the placards, and the
Londonderry land league has denounced them
as fraud. Dewitt made violent speech at
Boris, county Carlow, to-day. Placards
similar to those which appeared in Lon
dondery were posted in Cork.
LONDON, Jan. S0-The authorities at Man
chester were informed Saturday that an at
tempt would be made to blow up the Stafford
gas works, and rumors reached the police that
the water In the large reservoir would be pol
soned. All public buildings are guarded by the
military authorities.
Gen. Sir George Colley telegraphed Sunday
that excepting the loss of many good officers
and men and a possible delay in the relief OF
the besieged garrisons the effect OF the late en-
gagement is not serious.
A dispatch from Durham says Gen. Colley' g
attacking party numbered 500 men. The
losses of the Beers are estimated at 500 killed
and wounded. It is reported that the Boer
the Beers was very strong.
A correspondent at Paris reports q plot in
favor of the Keragaravich family to dethrone
Prince Milan of Servia, has been discovered,
and numerous arrests have been made.
A dispatch from Paris says twelve fishing
smacks have been wrecked at Sables Dolonne
bay of Biscay and forty.six men drowned.
The Times announces that Thomas Carlyle
is seriously Ill. The Ne,cs reports his illness
dangerous.
to submit definite proposals for the application
of cloture, and will not shrink from acting on
its own responsibilityif necessary.
CAPE Town, Jan. 30.-The Beers of the
Orange free State, held meeting, at which
they determined to send horses and cattle to
the Beers in Transvaal.
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RAILWAY REGULATION.
A Powerful Movement in Wisconsin to
Revive and Re-enact the Potter Law
Boards of Trade of Commercial Com
,nunities Championing the Measure.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3O-A we'll laid plan to
influence legislation regarding railways has
Just come to light, and promises to make a
great sensation. Under cover of
endorsing the Reagan bill, the plan
has been formed to make determined pressure
on the legislature to increase the taxation of
railways in Wisconsin, and also to enact some
law similar to the old and we'll known Potter
law, regulating firmly the tariff for freight
and passengers, and also preventing discrimi-
nation. 1t has been supposed some such
movement was on foot In the rural districts,
but it now appears to have originated
among the boards of trade and
business men of the larger towns. 1t will be
eagerly supported by the granger element,
and there is much comment arising in busi-
ness circles and some uneasiness among the
railways. Bills increasing the taxation of ex-
press and telegraph companies have already
been introduced, and the one concerning rail
ways is to be heard from in few days.
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PERSONAL.

Hon. H. B. Strait, Shakopee, left for Wash.
ington last evening, to be absent several
weeks.
MN Leahey and wife left for Chicago last
evening, where they will join party of friends
on Southern trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Hill and two children,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. P. Upham and one child,
will leave to-day for visit to New Orleans,
on which they will be absent week or more.
The party will make the journey, which is
undertaken for rest and pleasure, in the ele-
giant official coach of the st. Paul & Manitoba
company.
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Col. Potter Murdered,

ST. LOUIS, Jan. S0.-Advices from New Mex
leo state that detectives have aseertained that
CO... Potter, of the United States geological
survey, who has been missing since October
last, was murdered and robbed by party OF
three Mexicans, while on duty in the field.
One of the murderers was hanged few days
ago for horse stealing, and another, believed to
have belonged to the gang and party to the
murder, is now under arrest at Albuquerque.
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WEATHER TO-DAY,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81-1 A. M.-Indications
for upper lake region, northerly to easterly
winds, cold or partly cloudy weather and
light snow, slight rise followed by falling
barometer. For upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys, variable winds, generally
from the northwest to northeast, generally
cloudy weather, slight snow; falling followed
by slowly rising temperature, slowly falling
barometer during the day.