Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-26
"FIRE IN THE REAR"

! Thompson and Nichols, the upshot of
which was, it is reported, that one
of the instrumentalities which
the latter carried along to blow up Col
King, having heard of Hudibras' gun, imi-
tated its example,
''Bore wide,
And kicked its owner over.''
1t might have been the strong tea used
in Southern Minnesota, that placed 'our
mutual FRIEND in such a condition that he
was hardly fit to negotiate-or it might
have been that ne was sick-but it is
understood that from some cause he re-
tired from the interview in quite demo
rallied condition.
Whether elated by supposed demand
for what they had for sale, or by other de-
lusion equally deceptive, Nichols & Co.
| became very airy, and seemed resolved to
try the game of bluff.
After pouring their grief into numerous
ears, and Dragging and boasting of the
terrible things they were going to do
after threatening Mr.. Window and decid-
ing the doom of King, and Minneapolis,
and the Northern Pacific railroad, and the
Suez canal, and other public improve
ments, which were not exactly ''tributory
to st. Paul." they sent word
to Col. King that they
would not accept the ''profits" without the
honor of the Dictatorship, and announced
themselves as ION the War-path." Col.
King remained unmoved-with him 'alI
was peace on the Potomac" He took no
notice of tho extraordinary summons to
surrender. The childish threat to throw
up the contract was repeated once too
often and Col. King
TOOK THEM Az THEIR WORK.
Then there was agony and bloody sweat
in the purle1ns of the Press Office Rachel
mourning for her children, and would not
be comforted, because they were not"
The courage of Nichols & Co., like that of
Bob Acres oozed out at their finger ends
Resolved to wound
And yet afraid to strike.
They grew faccid-thSy were what Mr..
Mantillina threatsned to become, ''dem'd
moist uncomfortable bodies" Finding no
sale for their commodity elsewhere, they,
with the same celebrity with which they
heated up, cooled off-their truculency
gave place to chill-and
THEY WANTED TO NEGOTIATE!
They had concluded not to put a stop to
the Northern Pacific Railroad-not to
destroy Minneapolis even Col. King
might be permitted to live. The desired
negotiations were held.
AT THE NICOLLET HOUSE.
in this city, between Nichols and O'Dris-
coll, representing the Press gang, and
Col. King. The result was an
agreement on the part OF the latter to al
low WHEEboCK, 0'Da133obL an1 NrCHDL
Unity" as Sam Weller says, the sum of
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS out OF
the first profits of his share in the Con
struction Company, should they amount to
so much, and OF WHICH THEY HAD
RECEIVED A CONSIDERABLE
PORTION, when they dared the ''old hoss'
to tell what he knew and what great
many others knew
OF THE PURCHAsABLE CHARAOTER
of the st. Paul Press. This is what we
meant by the statement that they had been
''twice bought" and the Press will
not be under the necessity
of again inquiring where it is to go for the
balance of the profits" When the
SECOND CONTRACT HAD BEEN COMPLETED
the Press came out for Mr.. Window with
the zeal OF a nav convert, and gave
Gen. Averill the very best
of its adiectives. Its paramount cen
tripetal farce" its Centrifugal tendencies
and the dominating influence of the ST.
Paul System" (whatever that may be-
came out in full force, and to read the
paper after that, no one unacquainted
with the characters of its conductors would
have supposed that within three months
their opinions and influence had been
hGWked about the state by the
person who (by the special re-
quest of the business manager
of the establishment, who bays all it has to
buy, and sells whatever it has to sell "
represented its interest as hereinbefore
detailed, with no purchasers to be found,
and who had THREATENED To SELL OUT THE
VERY MEN IT ORIGINALLY AND FINALLY
SUPPORTED, unless the demanded conces-
sion was forthcoming.
This is plain statement of
facts, and of such facts
as require little or no comment. We COM
mend them to the consideration of the
honest men OF all parties and the corrupt
Press to humiliation and rep enhance.