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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-01-30

carbine to fire, but the click of Don
,nelly's pistol in his rear and the repe-
ttion of the order to surrender caused
chances are, had he fired at Butts and
put spurs to his horse, he would have
escaped, and more than likely un-
scathed for it is quick and unerriDg
hand that can use "A pistol with effect
under such circumstances. He did not
do this, and the half second of uncer-
tainty cost him his liberty. The pis.
tolls were directed right at his bead
then and at short range. He dis
mounted, and the two captors tied his
hands together with some telegraph
wires that they found near by. He was
n big, fellow, full of grit and pluck,
and he felt deeply mortified at having
been captured by two boys, and growl-
ed and grumbled all the way
to the shore, offering to fight
"the boys" in any way they might
choose if they would give him the use
of his hands His insults and entreaties
alike were Intellectual, and he was con-
Quoted to the vessel. He was armed
with his carbine, which Mr.. Butts, who
presented 1T to the society, was allow
ed to retain. There is cut in its stock
IT. j. Van" which is the name the
man gave to place upon record as
prisoner. There was also captured
with hin new United States officers
saber, which is in Mr.. Butts posses
sion. When the fashion of manufac-
turing brigader generals for political
torchlight possessions dies out and the
petroleum-po!tico-martial brigades
reach a stage of chronic decline, per-
haps this will be deposited with the
society.
1t is well to add that subsequently
the salt-works were attacked success
fully by detachment from the vessel
to which Mr.. Butts and Donnelly be-
longed, and the manufacture of salt
from sea water in that locality eifec
tually broken up.-ProCtdence Or. ~
Journal
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-01-30
The Modern PuriliSt.

The modern pugilist, with the ex-
ception of the short intervals when he
is supposed to be training, is employ
ed as an advertising card in some
"saloon." There he drinks freely,
lives habitually in an atmosphere of
tobacco and smoke, and takes more
liberties with nature than nature will
pardon in brief course of training.
Skill he may have, but no noteworthy
amount of strength, endurance and
stamina. There are hundreds of young
men in America who have lived tenn
perate and abstemious lives, who if
they practced boxing for some months
so as to acquire a reasonable amount
of science" could make clean
sweep of all these ''pot house" pugil-
lists, with exception perhaps of Sulli-
van, and not a few would probably
prove more than a match for him.
He has marvellous strength and a
magnificent constitution, but abuses
it after fashion that nature does not
permit to 90 unpunished. A hard
drinker can not long make hard
fighter. OF corrs there l. no inten-
tion of exciting young men of robust
health and strength and clean lives to
become professional pugilists. The
country has better work for them to
do. But meanwhile the pugilists that
are at present trying to make a living
off the public ought to pass for no
more than they are worth.-NcW York
Tribune.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-01-30
The New Law-Pilps Scheme.

A young lawyer has made himself
round-shouldered carrying a bundle
of law books to the courts and bring
ing them back regularly to his desk
in another lawyers office. He has no
cases in court, but if h appears to be
busy he will some day get the manage
ment of damage suit on shares, and
the bar will ring with his eloquence.- -
NeU Orleans Ptcayune.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-01-30
The Nicaragua Canal.

The total length of the route of tho
proposed Nicaragua Canal from the
Atlantic to the Pacific is 1887 miles.
This is composed of 1927 miles of
canal, from the Pacific at Brito Harbor
to the Lake. of Nicaragua, SO. 80 miles
of lake navigation, 60. 90 miles of navi-
CATION of the River San Juan, and So
80 miles of canal from this river to
Greytown. The estimated cost of this
work is $41 1913, S39, or little more than
81 of capital against Il in the esti-
mate of Nj. Voisin for the Panama
Canal of 464 miles in length. - Bu6alo
Express
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
MINNESOTA.
Lake City.


The salary of the city recorder has been
fixed at 800 per month; city marshal, $50,
and night Waterman $40. Seeding is.
about finished in this county. Some of the
early-sown wheat is up and looks we'll
The new blocks of G. F. Young & Bro and
the Wise Brothers is progressing finely, and
their imposing front will soon begin to loom
up. John Cummings and family have
moved to Minneapolis, where they will live
in the future. "A class of fifteen will grad
uate this year from our high school, l.. The
following officers have been elected by the
fire department: Chief engineer, w. NJ.
Sprague; assistant chief, Fred Gillett; sec
Rotary and treasurer, A. M. Baldwin. Hose
company: Foreman, G. II. Pierce, assist
ant foreman, Dennis Foley; secretary and
treasurer, G. L. Saylor. Hook and Ladder
company: George Northfield, foreman;
first assistant, w. J. Gibbs; second assist
ant, Andrew Foley; secretary, A. NJ. Bald
win; treasurer, l.. G. WalStrOm. The
Sentinel states that an incorrigable, named
Sarah Graham, a girl about II years of age,
hailing from Mazeppa, has been about town
for some three OF four weeks, wandering
around from house toulouse, seeking place
to stay. Finally Mrs. Shumate took pity on
her and offered her home, If she would be
a good girl and assist her in the little duties
about the house. The girl promised fairly,
and Mrs. S. went down town and bought
her shoes and other badly-needed apparel.
The result was, however, that she proved a
bad citizen, for one of her age, and would
run about the streets at night in company
with vile men. She was finally turned over
to the authorities and sent to the reform
school Oh Tuesday last.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
Enerceticaily Rebuked.

Sleepy Eye Herald.
st. Paul was nobly redeemed on Tuesday by
the election OF Edmund Rice for mayor by
majority of 1870 votes over Merriam. The
majority Of the board of aldermen, the mu-
icral Judge ana the comptroller are also
elected by the Democrats. 1t was an over
Whelining Democratic victory.
1t IS gratifying, not only to welcome the
capital city back to the true faith, but also to
see snivelfng cant and hypocrisy slapped in
the face by the honest voters of the city. A
lot OF sanctimonious fellows, headed by the
Pioneer Press assumed for themselves
and Merriam the role of reformers. They
slandered honorable men on the Democratic
ticket, spread charges that the city's finances
were in bad shape declared that gamblers and
other vicious characters were contributing
large sums TO the campaign for the success
OF The Democratic ticket, and howled them
selves hoarse as the only, original, simon-pure
reformers and representatives OF honesty.
This is a characteristic OF the gang, and it is
a pleasure to see it so energetically rebuked.
The honest working men of ST. Paul know
their friends. They know that kid-gloved
aristocracy and whining professions OF godli-
ness are generally cloak for rascality, and
so they pounded the bogus reformers into the
ground.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
TERRITORIAL TROUBLES.

\ CORRESPONDENT of the Grant county
Oak. Review has undertaken to point out
to the people of Dakota that the legislature
has usurped to itself all the executive and
judicial functions of the territory. The
correspondent reciteS Il number of acts
passed by that body and if his statement is
correct Interpretation of the laws then he
has made pretty good case against the
legislature that it has attempted to CEN
tralize all the forces of territorial govern
ment in the legislative body. What is true
of Dakota is perhaps true of all the ter
ritories. The main trouble with the ter
ritorial legislatures is that they are DOM
mated by the land rings. A very grave
trouble that the territories have had to con-
tend with under successive Republican adj
ministrations has been that the land offices
have become corrupt and are manipulated
by rings whose only object is to fleece both
the government and the people with
out regard to the material inter-
eSts of the territories. These land
rings become very powerful and
with the control of federal patronage in
their hands render it almost useless for the
people of the territories in weak and dis
organized condition to struggle against
them. The power of the government ought
to be eXerted in behalf of the people, but
under Republica rule it has been used in
opposition to them and their interests.
While there is every reason to believe that
under the present administration very
healthy change will be made in this respect,
still there is no hope of absolute exemption
from ring domination under any system OF
territorial government that can be devised.
For these, and for other reasons equally as
good. we are inclined to the belief that it
would be wisdom on the part of congress to
admit all the territories as states into the
Union Thus they would be enabled the
better to protect themselves from the power
of the land grabber. There are peculiar
reasons why Dakota should come into the
siNerhood of states, and we hope to see the
people of that territory organize in their
own protection and make such a presenta-
ton of their claims that congress can no
longer turn deaf ear to their appeals.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
THE WHEAT OUTLOOK.

The decline in the prices of wheat caused
by the collapse of the war boom has been
checked by a revival of speculative conf
dence caused by unfavorable crop reports.
And from present indications it doesn't
matter whether European wars go on or
subside, the price OF wheat is going to keep
up. Although future conditions may con-
siderably improve the prospect, it is gener-
ally conceded that the wheat crop in many
sections is irreparably damaged by the win
ter freezing, and large decrease in the
Weld for the whole country seems mevlta-
BILE. This ought to be an encouragement to
the farmers of the Northwest to go ahead
with spring seeding. There seems to be an
erroneous impression about the quality OF
wheat sowed in the Northwest this spring.
There is not as much as is generally sup
posed, or as much as there ought to be. A
prominent wheat grower in Dakota,
writing to the GLOBE under date OF
the 9th inst, uses this language: There
is one error the papers are falling into, and
T feel that your attention should be called
Mo it. All the ground that is being plowed
is NOT Deing Sotueu tilo oPiihS. h0 A"iiii
ers I'VE summer following great deal. We
have over 5000 acres in wheat and are sum-
mer following about 1,50O acres. People
are apt to overestimate the wheat crop for
this season. So that while the export de-
mand for wheat will not be as great as if
the Anglo-R Russian war went on. sui the
probabilities are that the supply will not
overreach the demand of the homie market,
and consequently is bound to bring good
prices There is no certainty, however,
that the war between England and Russia
has been averted, The indications are that
the present lull doesn't mean peace: 1t Is
merely truce, and the wheat growers OF
the Northwest have every prospect for toll
erably flush times if not an actual boom.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
CAPITOL NOTES.


Amos A. Cummings, sherig of Faribault
county, called at the state house yesterday.
The state commission for locating a third
insane hospital in Minnesota will meet at
the rooms of the state board of corrections
and charities this Afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The department of the secretary of state
is busily engaged in preparing the grad
uating parchments for the WinOna state
normal school commencement exercises
Secretary Hart of the board of correc-
lions authorities is engaged in compiling his
annual report for the national convention
OF charities and correction meeting at Wash
ingtOn next month.
Tim boiler commissioners commenced re-
ceiving applications yesterday from EN-
gineerS for certificates under the new law,
at their rooms in the third story of the state
house. They intend placing therein a small
engine, which they will compel applicants
to set up and take apart, besides answering
set OF questions.
FILED WITH THE SECRETARY.
Articles OF incorporation of the Masonic
Temple association of Minneapolis were
yesterday filed, with capital stock of $780,,
600 and an indebtedness limited to S75, 900.
The first president is r. B. LangdOn; vice
president, Fred G. Pillsbury; secretary, G.
HI. Simpson; treasurer, j. NJ. Williams; di-
rectors, r. B. Langdon, S. P. CHANNEL,
A. +. Ankeny, S. H. Simpson, GA. Camp,
J. NJ. Williams, A. E. Higbee, f. l.. Smith,
Fred G. Pillsbury, c. McC. Reeve, f. Hooker,
John A. Schlener, S. S. Kilvington, B. F.
Nelson and II. Kirkwood. The incorpora-
tors are thirty-twO in number. Articles
were also filed of the Ramsey County
Building society. The capital stock is
placed at 50, 900, 900 in 40, 600 shares of $50
each, to be paid into the treasury monthly
at the rate Of 25 cents per share. The cor
poration is authorized to commence bust
ness when $4,000 of its stock is taken,
and its Indebtedness is limited to $50, 900.
The officers for the first year are as follows:
Peter Berkey, president; Philip Reilly, vice
president; A. c. Anderson. treasurer: Will
lam S. White, secretary; William s. White,
attorney. The incorporators are twenty
four in number.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
Discount.
Saltwater Times.

saltwater Times,
For several weeks past the st. Paul Pioneer
Press has kept up an incessant and infamous
warfare upon Edmund Rice and Mr.. Roche,
the Democratic nominees for mayor and
comptroller of that city. Mr.. Rice was
charged with being the willing tool OF gam
blers. scarlet women, thugs, thieves. pirnps
and scoundrels generally, while Mr. Roche
was depicted as a thief of the Tweed school.
On Tuesday last the people of ST. Paul
proclaimed the Pioneer Press an UNI
paraleled liar and defamer or them
selves beneath contempt by electing
Rice. mayor, by nearly 1000 majority, and
Roche, comptroller. by nearly 1000 majority,
although Blidne had some 1900 majority in
the city last fall. There can be no doubt that
the immense rnajorities received were in con-
sequence of the shameless warfare made
upon the gentlemen named by that blue-rib-
b9n black-rnailing sheet the Pioneer Press.
The sole motive of this contemplate sheet
was TO secure the city printing. The people
rarely miss an opportunity to rebuke this
Journal site strinpet. and they rarely make
n mistake in doing the reverse OF what they
are urged td>do in its editorial columns.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
Death Of Mrs. Hall.

At $50 O'Clock last evening Mrs. Hall.
wife of L. w. Hall and mother of H. P.
Hall, late of the GLOBE, died at her resi-
dence, No. 102 Western avenue. Mrs.
Hall, who was in the S1st year of her age.
has been in i'll health for long time: the
immediate Sickness however, only dates
back about three weeks. She leaves. to
survive her, husband and four children,
II. P. Hall, Fl. r. w. Hall, Mrs Joseph
Vance and an unmarried daughter all of
whom reside in St. Paul. The deceased
was native of Berkshire county, Massa-
chusetts, and the only one surviving
of a family of nine children.
When quite young her folks moved to Ohio,
in which state she lived nearly fifty years,
coming with her family to st. Paul in 1878.
The funeral takes place at 2 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. H. G. Woods, pas
tor of Woodland Park Baptist church Off
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
md as he had heard considerable about the

and as he had heard considerable about the
valuable coal find there, he took pains to
find out what he could about this important
discovery. He learned that some one put
down tubular well for a farmer, and after
it was down some sixty feet, the drill was
raised. and sometime in the night quantity
of coal was thrown down the tube. In the
morning when drilling was commenced, of
course, rlnmistakable evidences of coal were
found. This was repeated times enough
TO thoroughly convince the farmer
that his quarter section was under
laid by valuable stratum of coal. Then
the man who owned the farm adjoining be-
came anxious to know whether the coal ex-
tended under his premises or not He hired
the well driller to prospect, the same as his
neighbor did, and with the same result.
The scheme was repeated at about 800
each, for finding coal under every farm,
until nearly every owner of quarter sec
ton had become millionaire. A certain
merchant, however, pricked the bubble.
He hired prospector to sink well on his
farm, but kept close watch of the location
both day and night. In this case the drill
went down 100 feet but failed to strike coal,
and the work was abandoned and the scales
fell FROM the eyes that had become SO COM
pletely dazzled with the prospect of sudden
wealth
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
THE MARKETS.

The stock market was irregular all day. 1t
started out strong in the morning and in the
afternoon became weak. During the fore
noon all on the list made a slight advance,
while Omaha preferred made q gain OF IA
per cent; St. Paul IL. These two were
among the few strongest stocks of the day.
The advance was owing to reports of settle
ment of the difficulties of the Western roads.
Along towards ? o'clock prices began to fall
Off owing to reports of rate cutting in the
West and the market became weak. North
western was 3 per cent lower in the afternoon.
The wheat market in st. Paul and Minneapolis
was stronger and showed slight advance,
while Chicago showed up weaker by lie on
June and July. Corn and oats were from IS
@s4c lower.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
SPORTING EVENTS.
Tbe Lexington Races.

LEXINGTON, KY, May IL The first
race, purse $500, $50 to second, to carry
100 pounds each. with sex allowances. II
miles, The starters We're Pearl Jennings
1851. Gold Dollar (9S), Slipaway (95), and
Oenisti on Pearl Jennings won easily;
Pearl Jennings first, Slipaway second, Gold
Dollar third. Time 1:564.
In the second race, NcGrath stakes,
2-year-olds, e mile, Bankrupt won, Syntax
second. Hattie ID third, time 1:O314.
In the third race, Ashland Oaks. 4
miles, Ida Hope won. Lizzie Dwyer second,
Gold Ban third, time ell.
The fourth race, Handicap hurdle 4
miles, Revenge won easily. Bucephalus
second Ascoli third. Worth and Judge
Jackson fell at the hurdle at the half pole
and Voyager fell at the fifth hurdles. Jerry
Downing, the rider of Worth, was badly
hurt.
There will be four races tomorrow,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
OwatOuna.

d. O. Searle is still improving and with
every prospect of getting entirely well. -.
The Peoples Press says that the state fair
building local committee has determined
to have all buildings erected by it, ex-
cept the large hall, on the state fair grounds
taken down and the lumber sold for the
benefit of the subscribers whose subscrip
lions exceed SIS and the amount realized to
be divided pro rata. The honorary mem
bership of the OwatOnna Beethoven Musi-
cal association now numbers 80. 1t is
probable that this number will be increased
to 100 in a short time. Mrs. 5.
Green is building large addition to her
residence on Phelps street. Homer
Demick, who has been working for Nc. f.
C. Webb in the American Express COM
pany's office in Owatonna during the past
year, visited st. Paul with a petition signed
by most of the business men of Owatonna
asking that said Demick be appointed their
agent in OwatOnna.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
Instructing Chinamen.

Mrs. j. S. Bailey is engaged in a great
work, which is nothing more or less than
attempting to teach nearly a score of China
men the English language and some of the
forms of our society. Every Sunday after
noon she devotes an hour or two to this
work at the rooms Of the Y. M. C. A. on
Wabasha street, and does it with SO much
conscienJiousness and earnestness that it is
evident that with her it is work of love.
Occasionally during week days she invites
the Chinese pupils to her house in the even
ing, and with her teachers, who seem to be
greatly interested, she gives the celestials
instruction when they least expect it. The
way she does it is to have games of various
kinds which the teachers play with the
Chinese, and in this way good deal of in
formation is conveyed to them that they
could not otherwise get. 1t is pleasureto
see how interested they are. The effort is
to teach them to read speak and write the
English language, and to elevate and Chris
tianize them. Such an event took place at
Mrs. Bailey's residence on Iglehart street
last night, and was much enjoyed by both
hosts and guests.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
eLADsroNE,s TIGHT SQUEEZE.

GLADSTONE.S TIGHT SQUEEZE.
MrsGLADsToNE's victory of yesterday
in thesEnglish parliament so barren
that itmay as well be counted a defeat.
The effectsOf the premier's great speech
few days ago, when he asked for a credit
which was granted with an'unprecedented
unanimity, has proved to be evanescent.
Fhenhe spoke of war and the purposesof the.
government to uphold the nations honor at
every hazard. He touched chordsin the,
English heartithat thrilled with fervid pa.
triotism and sent back grateful
and generous Fesponseto thesrequest of the
prime minister. Since then his temporiz-
ing policy with Russia, and, more than all,
his announcement of the governments in
tention to withdraw the British troops
from the Soudan, have inspired the English
people with distrust of thepremier. Theyno
longer give him credit for honest intentions
and patriotic motives. And yet it is prob
able that GLADSTONE is wiser than his
people. There is factious opposition ever
ready to misinterpret his meaning
and to find fault with his conduct whether
it is right or wrong. Then again the En-
gllSh people are excited and their national
pride is aroused to pitch that they are not
in condition to give considerate Judgment
or an unbiased verdict. On the other hand
GLADSTONE has preserved wonderful
equanimity of temper, has maintained his
conservatism and is in possession of facts
of which the people know nothing and
which it would be unwise to make
pnblic at this time. If these
facts were known to the people
of England the premier would probably
stand higher in their estimation than he
does to-day. The position that GLAD
STONE occupies is peculiarly embarrassing,
and when he sees such base ingratitude
from his own people it is marvel that he
doesn't resign and tell them to take their
own reckless course in the matter While
we feel sometimes that the old man de-
serves all the censure he is receiving, we
cannot do otherwise than pity him because
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
WISCONSIN.
La Crosse.

Three men have been brought before
Justice Steinlein under the new law for
neglecting to provide for their families.
The first was Clark Harris, the second John
Nesham and the third Franz Richter, who
was up yesterday. Mr.. Steinlein pronounces
the law one of the highest value. 1t pro-
vides severe penalties for the neglect of
family by a husband or father, and will
save the city and county much cost in the
support of the poor. Conductor Dunn
has relinquished his position on the Gales
vile branch to take charge of the train on
La Crosse branch. Miss Elsie Lincoln
has been engaged to sing in the Congrega-
tional church. The people at that church
and the public generally are to be congratu-
lated in having the opportunity of hearing
Miss Lincoln so often. Mr.. Marcellus
Greenwood will play the organ.