Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-22
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Senator Sawyer and Representatives
Flower and Washburn have returned from
New York, having completed the transfer
of the Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis 4
Omaha railway to the Vanderbilt interest,
represented in thellN Northwestern Railway
company. Messrs. Sawyer, Washburn,
Flower, Potter and their associates took
hold of the Omaha system in 1875, when
| the stock was worth little Or nothing. A
large quantity of the stock was given to
the meeting with heavy purchase of the
bonds of the road, and blodk of 81, ,OOO, 900
rof the stock was bought in by the syndi-
cate for 100000. From next to nothing
the property was built up in seven years
to be worth many millions.
The bonds are quoted considerably
above par. The common stock is worth
well up to sixty and the preferred stock, of
which there is $11,OOOOOO is above par.
The Northwestern purchased $1,OOO,OOO of
| the common stock and $6,OOO,OOO of the
preferred stock. Messrss. Sawyer and
Flower. who still hold large interests in the
property, are retained in the new direct
ory. They have made big bundle of
money in their Omaha railway venture,
and are well pleased with the result.
CONKLING MEETS HIS MATCH.
Conkling was in the supreme court room
to-day in an important case in which he is
| counsel. He looked finer even than a
''prize OK and seemed to enjoy the ad-
miration of the large number of
ladies who thronged the court
room during the day. There was an incl
dent connected with the ex-senator's trip
to the capital Monday night, which was
| told about the halls of congress to-day,
and which excited some amusement.
Everybody who has any acquaintance with
Mr.. Conkllng knows that he assumes a
great deal of dignity, and that he resents
any attempt at Familiarity, particularly
from strangers. with coldness of man
ner that is crushing. It seems that when
Mr.. Conkling boarded tho train at Jersey
City he unfortunately took the wrong seat
in the parlor car. Soon after starting a
young fellow, bantum of a
man approached the ex-senator,
looked at the number of the chair,
gazed at the occupant moment in a cool,
half-impudent sort of way, and said:
st seems to me that you have got plenty
of cheek.''
Mr.. Conkling looked at the little man
for moment with naughty stare, and
replied:
81 do not understand your impertinence,
SIR"
"Oh, I'm impertinent, am l." responded
the little man. "Well, I'll be blanked if
you don't get out of that chair you will
find that my impertinence is the least dis
agreeable part of me. I've paid my money
for that seat, and don't intend to be i'm
posed upon and forced to give it up by any
dignifed old cock like you. Get out of i!
as soon as you can. Here, hold my over
coat moment until I find my
ticket, and will show you my number"
With that the little man threw his over
coat across Mr.. Conkling's knees, and pro-
| ceeded to search for his ticket. He soon
| found it, and quickly proved that the seat
was his. Mr.. Conkling arose and offered
an apology sfor having made the mis-.
| take.
"Oh, yos need not apologize" said the
little man, "Fve been through all this be-
fore. l knew if you could haYe beaten me
out of my seat you would have done So
But I've travelled little myself, and ]
know how to take care of myself. Dignity
and size don't count for much with me.'
The little man, whose name is
Guernsey, and who is from
Boston, gave the details of his
little scene with the ex-senator to a mum.
Der Of newspaper men at the capitol this
morning. he said after the affair was
over the conductor came to him with the
expectation of paralyzing him by telling
him whom the gentleman was with whom
the controversy had occurred. The con.
ductor was surprised that Mr.. Guernsey
wasn't overcome with remorse because he
hadn't permitted MI. Concling to occupy
the chair unmolested.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The ways and
means committee this morning voted siz
to four for allowing rebate in case of a
reduction on the repeal of the tobacco tax
The nomination of j. F. Olmsted fol
assistant commissioner met with consider
able opposition in the senate committee
this forenoon and was referred to a sub
committee.
| The joint congressional commission on
the Newburg, New Hampshire, continental
celebration agreed to request the COVER
nors of states to attend tht celebration, es-
corted if possible, by military guard of
1.OOO in continental uniform. The cele-
| celebration takes place October next.
The ways and means committee this af-
ternoon approved the classification of the
sugar schedule a. made in the tariff COM
mission report, and agreed to recommend
the adoption of the polariscope test, but
reached no decision as to rates.
The house public lands committee to
day adopted substitute for the brush
fence bill. Its provisions apply particu-
larly to California lands.
The Mississippi river committee began
hearing Capt. Cowden. To-day's session
was devoted to display of charts explana-
tory of his outlet system amendment.
Mr.. Dickson was cross examined before
the police court to-day, but his testimony
in chief was not impugned to any extent
The entire day will be consumed in the ex-
animation.
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