St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-20
MINNESOTA.
GOSSIP FROM DULUTH.E
The Democrats OF the Zenith City
Regain Their CompoSure.

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DULUTH, July 19.-There was a futter
in the Democratic camp here last week.
The telegram announcing the appointment
of DIR. GuemOn to the customs district of
Minnesota was interpreted to mean that he
would replace Mr.. Smith as collector of
this port. l don't know how the impress
sion originated, except it was thought that
as the president is appointing colored Dem
OcratS to succeed cOlOred Republicans and
Democratic soldiers to succeed the boys in
blue in the other party, he might carry the
principle into the medical profession. But
whatever the reason there is no doubt of
the Indictment. Democrats were flying to
and fro for an entire day, and the
telegraph wire bore to Secretary
Manning protest from the president of
the MisOba club against the importation of
''furriners."
The Democrats of Duluth are peculiar.
Until just previous to the last campaign
hey were not numerous. and were without
am organization, but they were steadfas
and sanguine. You might as well expect
Georgian to.chauge his political faith as get
Duluth Democrat to shake hands with a
Republican, or make trade" at an cleo
ion. oil speak of the old Democrats. not of
those who have come here within the last
i've years since the town began to boom.
The three or four who were here held meet
ingS i'm the dingy Office of the village Justice
and talked about the good time coming,
when Democrat president would distribute
the loaveS and fishes, aud reward the faith
full for their long and patient waiting. 1t
may be Imagined what CONSERVATION would
be caused by an outsider coming in to take
one of the few offices that Duluth has.
Since the election the party has been or
ganiZed and pOliticO-SOcial club, known as
he MesOba, established. Mesoba is the
name of range of hills in the northern
part OF the state and in the Indian lam
guage signifies giant. Duluth Democrats
adopted the name as significant of the
strength they expect to show in few
years. Charles dAutrOment, Jr., county
attorney of St Louis. county, is president
OF the club, which now numbers nearly
ninety members. They are unanimous in
demanding the offices for themselves.
Duluth is not at present in the forefront
OF boom and business matters here are
about as quiet as in the rest of the coun-
try. There is considerable private build
ing going on. but the only works that could
be called public are the two new elevators.
These are rushing Skyward very rapidly,
the framework of one being nearly COM
plete and the other well under way. They
will both be finished in time for the fall
crop. The new board of trade. of which
the GLOBE recently published cut. is pro-
crossing satisfactorily and the contractors
promise to deliver it ready for
occupancy by the 1st of December. Oppo-
site the board of trade Spencer &c Forbes
Will erect fine business block this sum-
mer, and Owen FurgussOn will also put up
large building adjoining the block he
built last year.
The sewer question is giving Duluth a
great deal of difficulty. The situation of
the city is such that only the most skiIIful
engineering could devise a plan that would
be satisfactory, and this does not seem to
have been obtained. Some few years ago
the council engaged the services of practi-
cal engineer from Philadelphia, and paid
MIN Il, 800 for draughting plans. 1t is now
thOught that these plans cannot be carried
out without serious injury to property on
Lake avenue. one of the principal streets i'm
the city, and to the property of the st.
Paul " Duluth railroad. This road will be
Obliged to raise their grade about four feet
at the crossing of the avenue, and the Off
GERS say they will not do so unless COM
PEELED to- Besides injuTing their dock line.
they claim that the changes would require
an expenditure of half million dollars,
which they are not inclined to incur. The
board of aldermen have engaged the seryi-
ees OF Mr.. Rockwell of ST. Paul to look
over the grades of the streets and get them
where nature intended them to be.
In a social way it has been quiet week
in Duluth. Col. Lansing has been here
with his play, Frank and File" which was
given by home talent under his instruc-
tons. They did remarkably well. but the
play was not as well patronized as it should
have been. Clara Louise Kellogg will enter
tam Duluth audience for the first time
Monday night, and most of the seats in the
mousse are engaged. Il. j. ".