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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.

The national commercial convention,
which closed its session at Atlanta, Ga,
last Thursday, by vote of 29S to 10S
adopted a resolution favoring the suspen-
sion of silver coinage. After the silver
question was disposed of the convention
proceeded to discussion of resolution re-
lating to the national control of railway
transportation. During the discussion of
this resolution Mr.. HUBERT of Indiana,
who spoke in the negative gave some inter-
esting statistics relating to railways in this
country. He said that at the close of the
calendar year, 1888, we had railway mile
age Of 121, 502 The amount of their share
capital was S3,70s, 900, 900, their funded
debt So, 49,, 600, GOO, and their floating debt
was 1889, 900, 600, making their total
cost $7,495, 600, 600; or an average
of S62, 176 per mile Their gross
earnings were $S23, 600, 900 and their net
earnings 1886, 600, 900. They paid an in
terest account of $173, 600, 900, and divi-
dends to the amount of $1O2, 900, 900. The
total of interest and dividends paid was
S275, 000. 900. In 1888 they transported
400, 600, 600 tons of freight. At $25 per ton
the value of this freight was $40, 600, OOO,-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
INCUBATION AND CHOLERA.

The Albany Times wants our govern
ment to send commission of able physi-
clans to Spain to study FERRAN's system
of inoculating against cholera. Anti-vac
cinationists are working hard to show that
incubation is both useless and injurious as
a preventive of smallpox, while such scien-
fists as PAsTEUR declare it is valuable as
preventive of even hydrophobia. DR.. FER
RAN, in his investigation of its use as pre-
ventive of cholera, reports that 5000 cases
have been inOculated with the cholera
microbe without single death occurring
among the number, while the cases of two
hospital patients who refused to be inocu-
lated were the only persons who were af-
forwards attacked and died. But there are
two circumstances recalled which have, per-
haps, been overlooked by the advocates of
incubation. The first is, that the dis
ease in Spain may not be the
true ASiatic cholera for the American min
lister has expressed the belief it is not; and
again it may be that the bacillus does not
propagate in the blood, but only in the in
testines, and that being implanted or inocu-
lated, like plant in uncongenial soil, it
dies and leaves the patient no better and no
worse than before. Still, as France and
England have sent commissions composed
of eminent medical men to investigate the
discoveries of FERRAN, there might be no
imprOpriety in our government joining
them, as the subject is one of especial i'm
portance to this country at this time. Europe
has had its visitation Of the plague, and it
may reach America this summer. We
agree with the Times that in time of danger
no reasonable safeguard should be neglected.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26

600. The total number of passengers trans
ported was 312, 600, 900; over six times the
total population of the United States in
1880. Their earnings per passenger were a
fraction over cents per mile. Their
freight earnings per ton were fraction
over cent per mile He then went on to
show that with rapid increase
of tonnage came greatly reduced
rates. brought about by this in
crease and competition. Gen. LAwToN
of Georgia, the gentleman who recently fig
ured prominently in connection with the
Russian mission, favored the appointment
of national commission, but objected to
the language of the resolution which was
before the body, because it was too broad
in its meaning. In his opinion the national
government did not have the constitutional
right to assume absolute control of railways.
He did not think the government had the
right to own them. His theory was that
the interest of railway companies and the
public being Identical. congress should leg
islate on this subject so far as it can to pro-
tect alike both interests under its power to
control interstate commerce. The speech OF
Gen. LAwTON was accepted as conclusive
OF the improperly of action by the conven-
ton, and the resolution was tabled.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
HOW sCALPs ARE TAKEN.
The Why and How Sca1pers Have
the Bulge on the Ticket Agent.


the Bulge ON the Ticket Agent.
A railroad gentleman arriving in the city
yesterday from Chicago states that passen-
ger rates are in high state of demoraliza-
ton. The main trouble in forcing an agree
ment that will hold the road from cutting is
the large number of blocks of tickets in
the hands of the scalpers. These gentle
men will sell at $11.50 and $12 from Chi
cago to Buffalo frst-class, and then with
local rate from Buffalo to
Chicago of SO or SO, the passenger is put
into New York at frst-class passage for
about what the second-class rate is, SIS.
Then again the West Shore always claims
a differential of 81, and when the New
York Central made 81 rate the West
Shore went one better at a So rate These
tickets will first have to be bought in before
rates can be strictly maintained. This to
certain extent affects the through rates
from St. Paul. When ticket is sold to
New York, if the passenger is anyway
sharp and especially if he reads the news
papers, he will know that by buying
ticket from Chicago at local rates and then
making a purchase at Chicago of a ticket to
New Y DIRK he will save some currency.
This knowledge the local ticket agents have
to fight against, and when the
purchaser cannot be bulldozed
a scalper is called in and he signs the
voucher and accepts rate of about 81 be-
low tariff, which, if done by the ticket
agent, would be termed cut in rates and
the company employing the agent would be
liable to fine of $500. that is if it ''got
OUT that such transaction hao taken
place. Therefore local agents take much
interest in the maintenance of rates by the
eastern trunk lines.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
FIRED OuT.

Having failed to establish a reputation
for enterprise, the Pioneer Press is meeting
with better success in its effort to establish
one for mendacity. Its ambition in this
direction during the recent municipal con-
test was crowned with q glorious triumph.
Elated by its victory ut home it has gone
forth to seek new fields for its mendacious
talents, and again success perches upon
its banner. The national capital
was the latest iheater whereon
its genius shone, and this morning comes
the news over the Wire that the correspond
ent of that paper at Washington has been
denied admission to the White house be-
cause be repaid the Inequalities of the
presidential family by manufacturing a
most outrageous SANDER against the excel
lent lady who presdes over the executive
household The announcement that the
action OF the president Ill excluding from
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
northwestern Traffic Meeting.

General Traffic Manager Clarke of the
Omaha line and General Northwestern
Freight Agent Boyden Of the Milwaukee &
ST. Paul road received word from Com
missioner Carman of the Northwestern
Traffic association yesterday morning that
a meeting of the association would be held
in Chicago to-day, and they were requested
to be present. At this meeting matters
pertaining to the maintenance of rates on
grain and flour from Chicago by the Eastern
trunk lines will be discussed. The trouble
caused the lines doing business by the lake
routes by the Eastern trunk lines was fully
described in the GLOBE few days ago, but
since that time matters have become much
worse. When the meeting was held in st.
Paul the difference in the rate between Chi
cagO and New York and Chicago and Bos-
ton was cents in favor of New York.
Since then the rate from Boston has been
reduced from 90 cents to Is cents. This
virtually on through rates from St. Paul
makes the all Milwaukee rate to Boston
about rs cents less per 100 pounds than by
the lake route, when, if rates were as they
should be, the differential in favor of the
wafer route would be about cents per
100 pounds. This matter and others of
Importance will be discussed at to-day's
meeting.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
NOT ASSIGNABLE.

A Georgia girl found twelve fOur-leafed
clovers the other day. This was a lucky
find for the young lady, but like the silly girl
that she was she did not know how to treas
ure her luck. Instead of taking the clover
leaves and pressing them between the lids
of the Bible, just as any sensible girl who
knows the value of good luck would have
done, this guileless young rosebud of the
sunny South enclosed her clover jewels in a
neatly-written note and mailed them to
President CLEVELAND. Of course the
bachelor president was highly gratifed upon
receiving this evidence of young lady's
consideration, and he said so in the very
pretty letter which he sent in reply. The
president was too gallant to tell the young
lady, what he must have known, that luck
is not assignable, and that when she sent
him her clover leaves she did not enrich
him, but that she did make herself poor in
deed. Fortune is not only sensi-
tive but a very jealous goddess.
She will not be trifled with, and when once
her presence is ignored or her smile dis
dained, she retires never 10 appear again. 1t
is very sad to think this Georgia girl has fool
ishly thrown away the golden opportunity
of her life. There are thousands of young
women who spend the whole summer long
in roaming through meadows and over
grassy hills diligently searching for the in
fallible omen of good luck, and yet the cold
blasts of winter come on without so much
as bringing to their possession one single
four-leafed clover. Here was maiden who,
in the early days when spring crowns the
youthful year with smiling verdure, finds
an even dozen of these diadems of fortune
in one day, and without thought as to the
wonderful treasure she had acquired or the
proud position she occupied in the eyes of a
million or more young ladies who envied
her, she foolishly made a voluntary assign
ment of all her good luck. In after years,
when lovers have all left her side, when she
woos in vain the CHEEKY sunlight of Fortunes
smile, and old age and poverty overtake her.
she will look back with regret and pining to
the foolish freak of her girlhood days, when
she threw worlds wealth away.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26

j. w. Hofferlin has been appointed
Northern Pacific agent at Jefferson.
F. B. Clarke, general traffic manager of
the Omaha line, has gone to Chicago.
General Northwestern Freight Agent
Boyden of the Milwaukee & ST. Paul road
has gone to Chicago.
Assistant General Manager Odel Of the
Northern Pacific road has gone out on the
line and will return tomorrow.
j. B. Baird, chief clerk of the freight
department of the Northern Pacific road,
has returned from Philadelphia.
The Omaha company has cancelled its
joint lumber tariff with the Union Pacific,
and will make new rates in few days.
A shipment of 500 head of cattle from
Minnesota Transfer and another of 5000
head of sheep from Sprague, Washington
Territory, to Montana were made by the
Northern Pacific yesterday.
The Omaha, Sioux City & Pacific and
fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail
roads have issued special joint lumber
tariff, which took effect yesterday, from
local points on the Omaha Northern and
Eastern divisions to points in Iowa and
Nebraska.
The general passenger agents of the
Eastern roads met at Chicago yesterday,
and devoted some time to discussing the
proposed SIT first-class rates to New York.
Certain agents present made objections to
the adoption of any new rate until after the
presidents meeting in New York. 1t was
finally agreed to indefinitely postpone TAX
ing action in the matter.
j. M. Whitman, general superintendent
of the Omaha line, returned yesterday from
a tour of inspection of the Nebraska division
of the line. He reports all the small grain
sown and doing nicely. and the corn planted
and some of it up. The farmers are all
through sowing fax in Southern Dakota
and Minnesota, and the increase in acreage
is large,
The Omaha freight department yesterday
issued circular to agents informing them
that palace stock cars, hauled either loaded
or empty, would be charged for at the rate
of s cents per mile, one way. Palace stock
cars should be billed ON regular way-bills
at the rate of cents per mile, using short
mileage when transported between common
points, it being understood that the party
wanting the car to load will pay the
charges.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
Absorbing Preferred stock.

A few weeks ago the GLOBE announced
the sale of 30, 600 acres of land to Ohio par
ties by the Northern Pacific company. The
purchasers have been so well pleased with
their bargain that arrangements are being
made to put 5, 900 acres under cultivation
Since then syndicate of
Canadians has made an application for the
purchase of 79, 100 acres of land west of the
Missouri river, and has bid $3.50 per acre
for it. payable in preferred stock. This
would comprise all the railroad land in six
townships about forty miles west Of La
Moure, on the edge of the Coteaux, and
would necessarily include large portion of
land that has been graded among the infer
ior classes. The sale of such large parcels
of land tends to largely reduce the quantity
of preferred stock in the market,
and therefore acts as speculative element
in favor of the bulls, though the greatest
advantage to the Northern Pacific company
consists in the fact that immense tracts are
opened for traffic, and that the settlers
thereon will forward and receive supplies
by the railroad from which they have pur-
chased their lands. The increased earnings
from this source during the next and sue
ceeding years will, Of course, be great.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
knights of the OuiIl.

CHICAGO, May 25.-The coming excur-
sion of Mexican editors to the principal
American cities, arranged by E. 81. Talbot
of the Railway Age, will include thirty of
the more prominent newspaper men of
Mexico, who will leave the City of Mexico
June Is, occupying six weeks in the
trip. Amusements are being made
for their reception and entertain
ment by the press and business
men of Kansas City, st. Louis. Chicago,
Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Washington, Cincin-
natl, Louisville, Galveston, San Antonio,
and possibly other cities. The Press club
of this city yesterday formally assumed con-
troll of the arrangements for entertaining
the party while here, having been assured
by leading manufacturers, merchants and
members of the board of trade that those
interests would heartily join in the affair.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
Black-Tongue Diphtheria.

STEUBENvTLLE, o., May 25.-The cpl
demic which broke out few days ago at
Paris, Pa, is thought to be spreading. An
other child of Nicholas Trux, who has al
ready lost two, is down and not expected to
live, as is also step-daughter. Kennedy
Trux, who lost five children and his wife
and became raving maniac, is in critical
condition. The disease has broken out at
Hanline station, on the Panhandle
road. Several cases are there. A ply
stefan from Bellevue hospital, New York,
is at Paris to-day, and with other physicians
of this city held consultation this after
noon. He pronounces the disease black
tongue diphtheria of the most violent form.
Fears are entertained that the towns in the
neighborhood will become infested. SAM
tary measures are being adopted at all
neighboring towns.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
RIVER COMPETITION.
Western Lines Given Permission
to Reduce Rates Ad Libitum.

L
to Reduce Rates Ad Libitum.
There is a small cloud at prefent in the
horizon which will in all proba-
bility, within very short time, assume
considerable magnitude. The river steam
boat lines have always been allowed GER
tain differential on business from Chicago
to st. Paul and from St. Louis to st. Paul.
The Diamond 10 company has the Illinois
Central road for it's connection to Chicago,
while the Davidson line has for it's connect
ing line the Northwestern line, both con-
Meeting at Dubuque. The differential al
lowed the river route from Chicago over
the all-rail route is on first class matter, s
cents per 100 pounds; second class, z cents;
third class, cents; fourth class, cents;
fifth class, ~ cents. The differential on
ST. Louis business is: First class, 20 cents;
second class, Is cents; third class, 10 cents;
fourth class, 5 cents; fifth class, 2 Il cents.
In these depressed times merchants and
shippers prefer saving this amount and ship
by steamboat to the exclusion of the rail
roads. The railroad companies can not
afford either, during the present business
depression, to lose any business, and made
O complaint to the commissioner, George
L. Carman. of the Northwestern Traffic as
ISOLATION. The result was that the latter
part of last week the commissioner notified
the different railroads interested in business
to points on the Mississippi river that they
could, whenever they found it necessary,
make such rates as will enable
them to compete against Mississippi steam
boat lines, but should always try aud secure
the highest rates attainable. The agents,
of course, when making lower rates, are
instructed to inform. the commissioner.
The different pools which are allowed this
concession are the Northwestern Traffic,
Central Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline
associations This means that the river
line will not submit to such doings but will,
no matter what rate the railroads make,
take business at rate, less the differential,
less than the railroads. Permission was
only given by Commissioner Carman to
make reductions on shipments from COM
mon points along the Mississippi, such as
Clinton, Quincy, Fulton, La Crosse, Wi
mona and Dubuque, but it is claimed that
one Of the lines ON the Rock Island and
Moline associations has already made re-
duction On one shipment from Chicago at a
cut of 4 cents first class, and cents second
class, to point on the river reached by the
Illinois Contra land the Diamond 10 COM
pany. This matter will perhaps be con-
sidered at meeting OF the associations to-
day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26

Vice President and General Manager
Cakes of the Northern Pacific road was in
his office yesterday, the first time in about
six weeks, it being that length Of time since
he went to New York. He had nothing
more of any importance to state than what
appeared in yesterdays GLOBE. The pO-
sition of the Northern Pacific road in con-
nection with the proposed lease of the Ore
gon Navigation company's property con-
tinues to be subject Of much attention.
Many conflicting reports Of the exact status
of affairs have been published, and it would
almost appear that there is a manifest en-
deavor on somebody's part to confuse this
whole subject. Mr.. Cakes said:
The Northern Pacific and Union Pacific
companies have submitted propo-
sition to the Oregon Navigation
company, and it is for them to accept or
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
The Out in West-Bound Passenger Rates
on the Pennsylvania in Prac-
tical Shape.
Officers Of the Company Explain Why
the Gut Was. Made Traffic
Meeting Called.
Northern Pacific Earnings Expected
to Fall Short this Month, but
Afterwards to Increase.
Trouble Arising on Mississippi River
Business, Which Will Likely
Cause Annoyance--Items.
Hopeful outlook.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, May 25.-There was a more
hopeful feeling in railroad circles to-day
following the meeting of managers in New
York, and all effort is being made to estab-
fish tariff of 15c for grain and zoe for pro-
visions during the season that water routes
are in condition to compete
with east bound freight rates.
The prospects are that the western roads
will insist upon an agreement which the
Gould and Vanderbilt roads will not dare
defy and that rates will be restored to a
permanent basis and roads breaking the
compact will be made to make good
the penalty. The general freight agents OF
the Western Freight association met in this
city to-day and the old tariff was ordered
retored, and upon this basis the commits
sioners have secured a new tariff setting
forth the territory of the pool. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
VICTOR HUGO,S CREED.
Translated by Row.

Translated by Row.
My soul drinks in it's future life,
Like some green forest thrice cut down,
Whose shoots defy the axmen's strife,
And skyward spread greener crown.
While sunshine gilds my aged head,
And bounteOus earth supplies my food,
The lamps of God their soft light shed,
And distant worlds are understood.
Say not my soul is but a clod,
Resultant Of my body's powers;
She plunes her wings to fly to God,
And will not rest outside His bowers.
The winters SHOWS are On my brow,
But summer suns more brightly glow,
And violets, hlacs, roses now
Seem sweeter than long years ago.
AS [ Approach my earthly end
Much palmer can hear afar
. Immortal symphonies which blend
To welcome me from star to star.
Though marvellous, it still is plain;
A fairy tale, yet history;
Losing earth, q heaven we gain,
With death, immortality.
For fifty years nay willing pen,
In history, drama, and romance,
With SATIRE sonnetS, or with men
Has flown or danced its busy dance.
All themes tried; and yet know
Ten thousand times as much unSaid
Remains in me! 1t must be so,
Though ages should not find me dead.
When unto dust we return once more,
We can say, ssOne days work is done;"
We may not say, 'Our work is o'er,"
For life will scarcely have begun.
The tomb is not an endless night;
tits thOroughfare-a way
That closes in soft twilight
And opens in eternal day.
Moved by the Love Of God, find
That I must work as did Voltafre,
Who loved the world and all mankind;
But God is Love! Let none despairl
Our work on earth is just begun;
Our monuments will later rise
To bath their SUBMITS in the sun
And shine in bright eternal skies.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26

not The main issue is this: Will the
Navigation company accept joint guaran-
tee OF 5.per cent dividend on it's stock for
three years, and 6 per cent. thereafter?
Navigation wants 6 per cent after one
year. There are many details to be ar
ranged. and therefore the delay in reaching
conclusion.
In regard to the Cascade division Mr..
Cakes did not have anything to say, and
when asked when the contract for the tun-
mel would be let, he replied that he did not
know. He said the earnings of the COM
pany were continuing about the same and
will show falling off for this month, but
for June he expects to see them equal those
Of June of last year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
Marine Matters.

The river is on the rise, it being feet
inches above low water mark last evening.
Steamboat Lula of the Saints line got
under way for down river points at o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The Cleon, Capt. Knapp, will hereafter
make three trips week between Taylors
Falls and St. Paul by way of Prescott
The steamer Libbie Conger of the
Diamond 10 line will arrive in this evening
and clear for st, Louis about noon to-mor-
row.
The Flying Eagle of the Davidson line
arrived on Sunday night with two barges of
coal and will clear for st. Louis at a. m.
to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26

THE Portland Oregonian says that the pre-
vailing soft weather affords the best possible
conditions for all growing crops excepting
early fruits, such as strawberries and cher
ries, and they are not suffering to any ruin
GUS extent. 1t says that grain fields in all
parts of the country continue in a prosper
GUS state, and hopes are high for the largest
and finest harvest ever garnered in the his
tory of the country.