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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
TROUBLESOME CIRCULAR.
A Scheme Connected to Draw Trave
From One Road to Another.

A surprise has come to the Milwaukee &
st. Paul officials to find out that within the
past three weeks circular, copy of which
was received by them Monday, is
said to have been distributed on every pas
senger train leaving Chicago on that road.
The circular cautioned travellers against
going into Manitoba or any OF the British
possessions of the Northwest, the war now
in progress there and the inevitable Indian
massacres to follow being brought out as
the strong point to influence emigration in
another channel. The copy of this claimed
circular which was received by the Milwau-
kee & st. Paul officials was accompanied
bv a slip from the Winnipeg Times editorial
columns, setting forth that the practice was
being regularly carried on by the Milwau-
kee & st. Paul people, and making
bitter comment against the railroad, which,
the paper claimed, was pursuing this course
in the hopes of diverting the travel from
Manitoba to points on its line in Dakota.
The company has telegraphed the Winni-
peg agent to make prompt and explicit
denial of the roads having any knowledge
of the existence of the circulars, to say
nothing of it's distribution on the trains or
elsewhere. 1t was then discovered that a
man connected with the local staff of the
Winnipeg paper had been responsible for
the attack on the railroad company. He
REITERATED THE STATEMENT
which he had published, declaring the cir
cular to have been handed him on a Mil
waukee & st. Paul train as it was pulling
out of Chicago, but said the person
handing it to him was an
entire stranger. The affair was
thoroughly sifted through the railway
company's detective department, and it was
positively learned that no general distribu-
ton of the obnoxious document had been
made on trains or at stations. A few days
later the matter was again heard from. In
formation came to the Milwaukee % st.
Paul passenger department., at Milwaukee,
that the agent of the Rock Island road, in
Canada was circulating Canadian papers
containing the copy of the troublesome
circular and the Winnipeg papers editorial
comment. The Canadian papers copying
this refused to explain, further than to say
it was clipped from the Winnipeg Times,
but insinuated that it was paid for at regu-
lar advertising rates. General Passenger
Agent Carpenter says that the matter has
been sifted. thoroughly, and he has no doubt
but that the affair was instigated by the
Rock Island, in hopes of casting a stigma
upon the Milwaukee & ST. Paul road in the
minds of the Canadian people, thinking
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
A Black Hills Line.

The Sioux City & Pacific road is extend
ing its line westward at the rate OF forty
miles month, which will take the track to
White river, 100 miles from Deadwood, by
the middle of July. The Black Hills are
already experiencing the effect of the new
road; emigration has assumed proportions
almost without a parallel in the Northwest.
Work recently began resurveying the pro-
posed Deadwood & Redwater railroad to
connect several cities of the hills with the
extensive coal fields on Hay creek, thirty
five miles distant. The project was con-
ceived several years ago, and good deal
of money and labor were expended, but for
some unexplained reason the undertaking
fell through. Since then the property
has changed hands, but not
long since activity was again
restored by the appearance of Mr.. Sloan,
chief engineer of the New York Elevated
railroad upon the scene. He visited the
mines, inspected the route of the road, the
necessities of the many milling industries,
and then returned east. Soon after his ar
rival there orders were sent to the hills to
resume work, and by the way it is being
prosecuted the company undoubtedly means
business.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
River Marine.

The Luella took four buoys down the
river as far as Red Wing yesterday.
At noon to-day the Diamond 10 line
steamer Libbie Conger will clear for St.
Louis.
The War Eagle of the Saints line arrived
in last night and will clear for st. Louis
this morning.
The river registered five feet three inches
above low water mark yesterday, fall
of one inch from the day before.
The steamer Eclipse of the Yellowstone
line arrived at Bismarck from BufOrd yes
terday with 104 tons of wheat, 81 tons Of
furs and skins, and rs tons of beer cases.
The steamer Terry of the Evans line de-
parted for down-river points from Bismarck
yesterday afternoon with a cargo Of 100
TONS "a of which were medicine and thf
balance grain and potatoes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
National Jockey Club.

WASHINGTON, May lathe opening
day OF the spring meeting of the National
Jockey club races was one of the most sue
cessful. in the history of the organi-
cation. The grand stand was well
filled with ladies, and the pool
lawn was thronged. The weather was
warm and pleasant though about noon there
was promise of rain. The track was in
the best possible condition and everything
gave promise of a successful meeting.
In the first race so great was the
delay that G. W. Medinger, the owner
of Jim COzy was fined $50 for not being at
post within fifteen minutes after the call.
The first race was dash of six furlongs
for the year-olds and upwards, maiden al
lowances, horses not having won 81, 600 in
a single race in 1884, allowed e5.
King Lion (favorite) won, Miss
Goodrich second, Greenfield third. Time,
1917. The second race was the Analostan
stakes for three-year- olds, one mile, win
ners in their two-year-old form of sweep
stakes to the value of 50, 500 to carry five
pounds extra, maidens allowed seven pounds.
The starters were: Wickham, Value,
barefoot, Maggie j. Wentmore, TecumSeh,
John and Bill Sterritt. Tecumseh was
the faEorite. After good deal Of delay
the horses were sent off with Tecumseh
length in front andthe others together. In the
lower turn, Tecumseh now running fourth,
pushed forward and ran even with Went
more. At the three-quarters down to the
finish the race was with Tecumseh and he
won by two lengths, Wentmore second, a
length in front of Wickham, third. Time
1:45M.
The third was selling race of seven fur
longs for year-olds and upward. There
was an error in the first start, and five of
the horses ran the whole distance and they
whipped to the finish, Joe Sheldon being
first, but they were sent again to the post.
The second start was delayed because of
the large field. Windsail won, Mordaunt
second, Queen Esther third. Time 1872.
The fourth race was the national handicap,
all ages, one and one-eighth mile. Col.
Sprague was never headed and finished
an easy winner four lengths ahead of Fare
we'll second, Hatef third. Time 1:571a.
The fifth race was a dash of one mile for
three-year-olds and upwards. King Tom
held the lead the entire mile, finishing win
ner by four lengths; frankie B. second,
John Sullivan third; time, la.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

THERE is a lesson in the Plymouth epidemic
which every town would do well to study.
The horrible details of the plague which is
desolating a Pennsylvania town, and which
appear in the GLOBE this morning, are a
warning to towns and cities which neglect
sanitation. Situated on the waters of the
beautiful Susquehanna, in healthy region,
the town of Plymouth never dreamed Of the
danger it was exposed to. little work in
the way of drainage and little attention to
providing pure water for the use Of the peo-
pie. would have averted the malady. It is too
late now for the fever-stricken town to put
it's streets in order, but it is not too late for
other towns to profit by Plymouth's bitter
experience.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
Manitoba q Northwestern.

A gentleman connected with the Cana
dian Pacific road at Winnipeg was in the
city yesterday, and told GLOBE reporter
that the Manitoba & Northwestern road
would extend its line $50 miles further
northwest this summer. The present
length of the line is rs miles, and runs from
Portage la Prairie to MinnedoSa. The eX-
tension will make the line 225 miles long, and
will take it into that part of the country
where the half-breed war is going on. 1t
will run through the rich agricultural lands
along the Saskatchewan river and where
the cattle ranges are. The line to Prince
Albert and other forts in that vicinity will
be much shorter than the Canadian Pacific
route, and if the line had been built some
time ago, as was intended, the Canadian
government would have been saved large
amount of money.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
Important Decision.

Special to the Globe.
Dies MONIES, May lathe federal
court met in the government building to-
day, Judge Miller of the United States
supreme court and Judge Brewer and Love
being in attendance. The most important
decision announced was in the case of Sim
mons VS.. the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern Railroad company, involving the
validity of 81, 600, 900 of second mortgage
bonds. The road was formerly sold under
first mortgage. The court, in a
lengthy opinion, which was delivered by
Judge Brewer held the second mortgage
:bonds to be good, and in the decree holds
that the plaintiff is entitled to foreclosure
OF his mortgage, and to recover the amount
OF actual Indebtedness represented by that
part of the bonds held as collateral. The
defendants are given the right to redeem
the road from the second mortgage bonds
by paying the amount found to be due, the
amount to be determined by master in
chancery. The amount of cash which will
pass as result of the decision will be over
$1,000, 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
Dreary Crop Prospects.

CHICAGO, May lathe Farmers Re
view, in summing the reports from its cor
respondents, concerning the crops, says:
The 18th of May is here, but the weather
continues cold. The crops are
all late. Winter wheat prospects are the
poorest ever experienced. The spring wheat
is not all seeded. Oats are not all in and
corn is yet to be planted. The only favor
able fact that we can mention to-day
is that there is no present prospect OF a
drouth. The most serious fact is the failure
of the winter wheat crop. Its magnitude
is not yet fully realized.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
A Model Ticket Agent.

1t is very seldom that a ticket agent gets
left when dealing with a customer. Yester-
day German stepped up to the counter at
one Of the offices and inquired the cost of
ticket to Chicago. When told the price he
threw out S. and remarked that he wanted
to go for that amount. The agent told him
that he could not put him through for that
money, but as the German insisted he took
the money and wrote out a receipt for the
amount, and then told the customer when
he brought in the rest, about SIS, he could
have the ticket. Shortly before the train
was ready to depart the German appeared
with the rest of the money and got his
ticket.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
FIERY SPARKS ACQUITTED.
Spicy Testimony i'm the Police Court
ON the Trial OF the Land Conn



WASHINGTON, May 12.-In the police
court this morning the case of Commits
sioner Sparks of the general land office,
charged with personal assault upon Col
DeAhney, timber inspector of that office
came up for trial. The commissioner was
present with his counsel, w. w. Wiltshire.
Col. DeAhney was the first witness and re-
peated on the stand substantially the ac-
count of the assault as already published as
coming from him. He said the commits
SiOner twisted his fingers in his collar.
AND TRIED TO sTRANGLE HI NJ.
He offered no resistance. On being asked
if he had not been violent in his conduct,
the witness said: $50 help me God, did
not say word for twenty minutes. am
not such fool as to fight my superior Of1i-
Ger when l want my accounts settled"
The assistant commissioner, Luther Har-
ris0n, then took the stand and testified that
he witnessed the assault. He said DeAhney
said he had been treated like dog.
Commissioner Sparks-''By whom?"
WitnesS-''By you."
The witness then said the commissioner
ordered DeAhney out, and got up and
ATTEMPTED TO PUT HIM OUT,
catching him by the coat and calling for as
sistance. Witness then requested DeAhney
to go out, and he did so, turning in the door
way to remark:
"You have made damn fool of your
self"
By Commissioner Sparks-''Was he not
violent in his conduct?"
Witness-'I. can't say that he was.
Probably that occurred after you tried to
put him out"
Sparks-''Did he not say to me you are
damned dog?"
Witness mot to my knowledge. He
said you had treated him like dog"
The witness said the commissioner had
treated De Ahney mildly at first and at no
time attempted to strike him.
Commissioner Sparks took the stand and
said he asked De Ahney whether he could
do anything and De Ahney commenced to
fire off, abusing the division chief, saying
that he had been treated like damned dog.
The witness denied it mildly. He repeated
the charge. He was ordered out three
times. He refused to go and witness went
towards him. De Ahney said, don, touch
me. Don't lay your hands on me-" De
Ahney jumped back when, Harrison
said something to De Ahney and he went
out
De Ahney took the stand and said the
commissioners account was incorrect, for
he wanted to convey the impression that he
was the mildest man on Gods earth. Har-
rison, McMann and messenger took the
stand and denied that the commissioner
seized De Ahney by the throat, but were
unanimous in saying that he seized the
lapel of his coat. The court said that all
persons visiting public offices should abide
by the rules of the offices. The testimony
showed no undue force was used and the
court was obliged to dismiss the case.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
TROUBLES OF THE RAIL.
The Milwaukee Raising Row Over an
Obnoxious Circular Prejudicial to
It's Interests.
Meeting to be Held to Settle Difficult
ties of Lines Running to the
Pacific Coast.
The Missouri Rate War Regarded as
Settled--A Decision Adverse to
the Burlington Road.
Decentralization of Pacific Rates

Decentralization OF Pacific Rates.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, May IA meeting Of the
passenger agents of. the Pacific Coast asso-
citation will be held at the Grand Pacific
hotel Monday next to act upon various dis
cordant points that are troubling peace and
Quietness of that usually harmonious body.
The former will probably be raised so as
to not interfere. The main point to be
acted on is the consideration of the present
war in emigrant rates from New York to
the Pacific coast. The cause of this is to
be found in through rate made sometime
ago by the s'Sunset," and Southern Pacific
routes from European points to the Pacific
coast.
The Union Pacific headed it off with a rate
OF $50 from the Missouri river through to
Pacific coast terminals. This, in combina-
ton with the Pennsylvania dollar rate, has
demoraliZed the traffic and fierce rivalry
has been the outcome, raging Tor the past
month. Rates from New Y Ork have dropped
as low as $3S, and are now quoted at $43.
The trouble is that the cut has not only
affected emigrant business, but has also
crept into mixed tickets. An effort will be
made at Mondays meeting to persuade the
Sunset to withdraw it's rate and restore
the old basis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
FreepOrt & st. Paul.
nacia1 Tn tho GlOha

FREEPoRT, ILL.,, May 12.-Hon. W. J..
Briggs, general solicitor for the Chicago,
Freeport & St. Paul road, arrived in the
city to-day. He reports that the prospects
for the new road are very fattering. While
in Minnesota he held conferences with
prominent parties who live in st. Paul,
Minneapolis. Saltwater and other places,
and all evince desire to do what is right
in the way of encouragement.
E. Baldwin, the chief engineer, is getting
ready to go to the Pine river valley in Wis
consin to make new survey of about 100
miles, with view of changing the route.
Everything is moving along as well as can
be expected. President Wright is getting
ready to go East soon. and when he returns
it is thought that work will be pushed ON
what is known as the Freeport line.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
TIE sensitiveness Mr.. CLEVELAND eyinces

THE sensitiveness Mr.. CLEVELAND evinces
when criticised on his appointments indicates
that he has a conscientious desire to do right.
1t is better sign than if he were Indifferent to
criticism. 1t is said that Mr.. BAYARD declines
to read the newspapers, and is impatient and
peevish when told that people are finding
fault with his official course. On the other
hand the president is anxious to know what
the newspapers are saying about his admins
tration, and when they point out to him an
error he sets to work to correct it. Mr.. BAY
ARD would do well to pattern after his chief.
Public Office is public trust, and public
officer is public servant to whom the people
have the right to dictate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

THE situation over the Illinois senatorship
at Springfield has assumed the critical stage.
A last ditch stand is being made for MORRI-
SON, but if he fails to carry the enemy's in
trenchments by assault on tomorrow, he will
be relegated to position far in the rear and
somebody else will be selected to lead the SEN
atorial race. So it comes to pass that he spent
last night in raIlying his forces for the final
charge which must come to-day. Just who
will be selected as the senatorial 1egatee of
MORRISON doesn't appear clear, on the po-
litical surface of the murky pool of Illinois
politics
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
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THE MARKETS.

The stock market was only moderately act
i've yesterday, and the fluctuations were not
very serious During the last hour heavy
selling movement was commenced by the
bears, and the prices became weak, reaching
in some cases the lowest figures of the day.
The Changers were strong most of the day.
There was considerable activity in oregon
Transcontinental and that stock was up p per
cent. Wheat was weaker all around LII
Chicago the market was pretty regular ana
steady, but showed a decline at the close. III
ST. Paul it was slightly firmer in the morning.
At Minneapolis it was 1c lower for NO nara,
and weaker also on futures.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
MORE DEATHS.
a St;IIwaterF Fire.

Last night fire broke out in the foundry
building formerly occupied and still owned
by George w. Swain on Fourth street in the
rear of the ArmOry and city hall.
The foundry was totally destroyed.
The residences of Daniel Mclaughlin
and Mrs. John Shortall were only a few
feet from the foundry, and the flames dam
aged the formers property to the extent of
ST 900 on house and $500 on furniture, and
the latters 81, 500 on house and $500 on
furniture. Each had their property in
sured for 81, 900. The loss on the foundry
was 81, 500; insurance unknown.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

TIE dispatches tonight indicate that the
winter wheat crop is q greater failure than
can now be realized. This fact, taken in con-
nection with the further fact that notwith-
standing the talk of arbitration of the differ
ences between England and Russia they will
fight when they get good ready, should
stimulate our wheat growers to do all the
seeding they possibly can this season. Wheat
will be worth 81 in autumn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

fications they are expected to possess. 1t
is fair notice to verybody-ample time
being given to the outgoing tenants to pack
their traps and get out of the way before
the cyclone strikes them, and an explicit
presentation of the conditions upon which
the. incoming tenants are expected to
occupy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

THE New York Times disposes of the Cat
ling gun story of the Pioneer Press by saying
that Calling guns are not lying around in the
streets of Western towns to be picked up by
BARRIERS and carried off to the Northwestern
wilds. Calling guns are only to be had in the
Eastern cities and the purchase of one by
anybody is a matter Of sufficient interest to
attract public attention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

MRS. HENDRICKS is something of poll
tician herself and belongs to the old school.
When Mr. Cox told her the other day that he
proposed to take with him as secretary of le-
cation a Republican, the ce-presidentess
said: ~ think you owe your seat in congress
to Democratic votes and I think you owe
your present appointment to Democratic
votes. If you are under obligations to your
Republican friend, think you ought to settle
the matter with him personally and give the
Office of secretary to a Democrat The min
lister to Turkey is said to have acceded to
Mrs. Hendricks view, aud hair-pulling
match between that distinguished lady and
the star-eyed goddess of reform may be con-
sidered as imminent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

THE Iowa barbed wire cases, like Ten
NYsON'S brook, will go on forever. The last
decision in the case of WAsHBURN, MOEN u
Co. VS.. The Iowa Farmers Protective associa-
ton has just been decided by the court at Des
Moines against the Farmers association, de-
PENDANT
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

ALL the tenacity Of will displayed by Gen.
GRANT in the war he displays in bringing his
book to aconclusion. 1t is what he desires to
live for. He has an idea that he will realize
enough from the sale Of his book to pay off
his debts and put him on his feet again. 1t
would be his luck, though, to be victimized
by some publishing company and realize little
OF nothing from his labor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13

THE voice of the people last fall was that
the way to reform the civil service was to turn
the Republicans out and put the Democrats
in. That explains the postmaster generals
letter. He is homeopathic reformer, and
believes in good big doses.