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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
AMBITIOUS ALTOONA.
A Town in Full Bloom Without a
Boom.
Special to the Globe.

Boom.
Special to the Globe.
ALTOONA, Wis, Dec. 26.-This is one
of those industrious spots of terres trial i'm
portance, situated, as it is, three miles east
from the city of Eau Claire on the Royal
route, and being almost exactly central be-
tween St. Paul and Eau Claire, aged about
forty months Ambitious and luXuriant in
growth, stimulated by necessity to require
the amount Of help she now approXimates
1000 inhabitants, consisting principally of
employees of the great system of the Chi
cagO Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. Here
it is that ALL or nearly all, railroad men rest
and refresh themselves. Here it is that the
assistant superintendent finds his place
better to observe the trains and to call the
craft. And here it is the magic wand Of
the invisible becomes visible in railroad
manipulation.
THE BOYS UNDERSTAND IT.
Here the iron horses are fed. groomed,
stabbed and watered. The round house has
a capacity for over twenty-five engines. to-
gether with coal sheds, machine shops, and
other necessary buildings on the one side,
and the young city on the south consisting
of four stores, a drug and prescription store,
five spirits fermenti stores, the large railroad
eating house, the Altoona house, the Miller
house and several large boarding houses,
two large livery stables and several more
expensive buildings in course Of erection.
One large skating rink is now in full blast.
With pride we mention our graded school,
consisting OF two departments well filled, so
much so as to suggest the building of one
more in the near future. The society is re-
markabIy congenial, together with an in
nate disposition for law and order. And
then when the great car works are located
in our midst, Altoona will bloom without
boom.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
MantOryilIe.

Mr.. Henry Ware returned home from Wood
stock, where he is employed as clerk in gen.
eral store. He expects to stop over week
or ten days. 1t is rumored that he will par
ticipate in matrimonial scene before re-
turning. Miss Mamie Menardi left for Buff
falo, Wyo., Monday morning, where she ex-
poets to make her home with her brother in
the future. ;. DR.. Chambers of Woonsocket,
Oak, arrived in the city Thursday to visit
among friends for short time Miss Car
RE Chase left for River Falls, Wis.,, to spend
the HOLIDAYS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29

and he and his team went down. By the
timely assistance of men in the vicinity he
and his team were pulled out, with no dam
age except wettiug. E. P. Black has gone
to Nebraska to take charge of job of en-
cheering. Lee Ravens of River Falls was
in the city Saturday Ward Hurlbut will
enter Hamline university at the beginning of
the winter term. :. The installation of Off
GERS for the Odd Fellows lodge at this place
will be held on the evening of jan l.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Northwestern Notes.

A wild man has been discovered in the
woods near Lebanon, Or. He is reported to
be covered with long hair and to run with the
speed of the wind. Reliable citizens think
that he is John Mackentire of Lebanon, who
mysteriously disappeared while hunting some
four years ago.
A railroad laborer named Felix was found
murdered near Prairie du CHEN. and William
Bahr has been arrested on suspicion of being
the murderer.
The jury at Shakopee, in the case of Rade-
macher for the murder of Roderic O'Dowd
last August, found verdict of not guilty.
William P. Oehlman, an aged butcher of
Davenport, Ia, hung himself Sunday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Northwestern Personals.

CpBCIttI %
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Maj. Green,
lately appointed agent at Sisseton agency,
leaves for the front tomorrow, accompa-
MED by J. j. Smith of Miller, Oak. A. J.
Curries also leaves with his postoffice COM
mission.
The legislative committee appointed at
Huron is expected here next week to work
in the interest of statehood.
Comptroller Cannon denied for the hum
dredth time to-day his rumored resignation,
and promised to furnish the GLOBE with
its text whenever written.
Senator Sabin has so far recovered as to
be able to leave the house. He desired to
go to New York during the holidays, but
will be unable to do so.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Shot Into u Saloon.

GPtOIdI 10 In6 UIOUe.
VERNDALE. Mimi, Dec ga shot was
fired into Hendrickson's saloon last Satur-
day night and succeeded in clearing the
house in short order. On examination, the
only damage done by the ball was to splin-
ter the window casing and enter the wall.
To-day William E. Kindred was arrested
for the crime and waived examination.
Hendrickson knocked Kindred down a few
moments before and it is supposed the shot
WIS fred in reVanUe
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29

William Lancaster of Cleveland had SIG
stolen from his house one night last week.
A new band has been organized here with
Prof. Hay as leader. Messrs. c.. w. Bah
cock and Q. P. Buell. of Kasota have begun
work on a new brick building. The building
is to be two stories high with glass front
A dance will be given at KasOta on New
Years eve Rev. McAfee of St. Paul occu-
pied the pulpit at the Presbyterian church
Oh Sunday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Fully Exonerated.

Special to the Globe.
GRACEvILLE, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-McRea,
the young man who was arrested last week.
in West Superior. on the charge of embez-
Element, was fully exonerated at the pre-
Iiminary hearing. The charge is said to
have been brought through spite.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Through the Ice.
Special to the Globe.

SEbCIdI 20 IOUt.
ST. PETER, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-Matt
Schneviller of the town of Nicollet met
with a serious accident on Saturday. He
was engaged in hauling some stone across
Middle lake, when suddenly the ice gave
way and the horses and wagon went down.
The total loss will be about $50.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Clifford on Campbeii,s letter.

Special to the Globe ...... ....
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Delegate Gift
ford was asked what he thought of Camp
BELLS letter to Senator Vest
Have not seen it, but Vest will fire
back, and being in the senate, will get the
better of it,"
What about that Fargo convention?"
Don't know; must find out about that.
There is scheme in it; think it is in the
interest of division. People up in Dakota
seem to think" said he, ''that I introduced
that Sioux Falls division bill on call of the
states. 1t is funny how they get an en-
abling act bill mixed up with mine, which
is waiting until Dakota is reached in the
call -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Prescott.

Julius Peller, who was arrested Saturday
for trying to force an entrance into the school
house while under the influence of LIQUOR.
was brought up in police court Monday. As
he had done no damage and the evidence
against him was weak he was discharged,
with the provision that he leave the city
While Swan Johnson was crossing the river
on the ice Christmas day the ice gave way
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Rice Lake.

W. H. Jackson, private secretary to Louis
Riel, the leader of the Northwestern rebellion,
lectured here last evening to large and ap-
preciative audience, who sat attentively for
over three hours. during which time Mr..
Jackson related the grievances of his people.
He speaks at Chippewa Falls tomorrow even
ing and at Fan Claire TueSday
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
QUITE ENGLISH, YOU KNOW.
Some OF the SavOry Adjuncts to ar
Election i'm the Old Country.

American tourist in England pointing to
an immense quantity of cabbages and a
number of boxes of eggs piled up in the
market place)-You seem to produce good
deal of stuff here for such small place.
Englishman-These? Rotten eggs and
decayed cabbages. Just come in by rail.
A. T.-Rotten eggs and decayed cab
bages? What are they brought here for?
E.-Bless my soul, don't you know?
Why, we are going to have an election
Boston Courier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29

Towner county voted a day or two ago to
build a 1880 court house-the first it has had.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
New Chamber of Commerce.

Special to the Globe.
YANKToN, Dec 2S.-A chamber of COM
merce was organized by the business men
of this city to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
A LOVERS COMPLIMENT.
"a pretty thing in gloves" said she.

ga pretty thing in gloves said she,
Il wish to get, perfect glove
''The prettiest things in gloves" said he,
''Are those white hands of yours, my love- -
Boston Courier.
When men sheer at the want of courage
in women they seem to forget that tender
and delicate girl will silently, and without
a sign, endure untold agonles in breaking in
a new pair of boots two sizes too small for
her, while a man will rip and snort as if he
was shot if his buck corn happens to be dis
turbed by bit of heartless leather.-Fall
River Advance.
You know that sweet little sculptures
who had studio on Fifty-seventh street,"
said young Prettiboy. Il met her at Mrs.
Pinchbeck's last night. She completely
turned my head" ''So?" said the Judge,
thoughtfully. II knew she modelled in
clay, but didn't suppose she worked in
wood at all. However, But young
Prettiboy, who is no ass, if he does look
nice, had started to walk around the block
and think it over.-Burdette.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
CRISP COLD CUTS.

A pair of slippers-banana and orange
peel.-Lowell Citizen.
Bald heads, like Unfinished doors, are
destitute of locks.-Roxbury Advocate.
This is going to be taking CONGRESS. 1t
will begin by taking drink and then it will
take a receSs.-Philadelph Press.
A California man has four ears. He will
have delightful time when his daughter
begins to learn the piano.-Courier-J our
nal.
1t is customary in Germany to kill an ed
itor whenever he says anything witty.
There has been no editor killed in Germany
for many years.-Evansville Argus.
A faint" comet has just been discov-
cred. Its faintness is probably due to loss
of sleep from being out several nights in
succession. urgChronicle-T Telegraph
He is cold-blooded man who can see a
pretty girl wasting kisses on her poodle
without feeling that he would like to make
that dog into foot mat.-Fall River Her.
aid.
1t is said that Mr.. Jay Gould intends to
retire from Wall street. When the cat has
Tapped all the cream il wants it gets out of
the dairy as soon as it can.-Fall River Adj
vance.
Johnson-Smith, what is the best patron
lied club house in the city?
Smith-Pm sure 1 don't know.
Johnson-Why, the police station, of
course.-Roxbury Advocate.
An exchange says: emusic washes away
from the soul the dust of everyday life"
That may be all true enough. but when con-
cert tickets cost S1.50 it takes too much of
one kind of dust to wash away the other
kind.-Evansville Argus.
Husband-I would 1 were in heaven.
Talkative Wife-That is unkind; Pm sure
I make it as pleasant as can for you.
Husband-Ah, but you know the poet
says ITO die is landing on some silent
shore. Boston Budget.
We want the address of the man who will
predict 'hard winter and who has back
bone enough to stick to it way off into next
spring, even when the winter has proved as
soft and sloppy as plug hat which has been
fished out of a rain tub.-Fall River Adj
vance.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-12

1t will hardly be creditabIe in America
or England, but in this year Of grace 1884
no hotel keeper in India" writes CORE
spondent, "dares receive Il native guest
into his house, not on account of any i'll
viii of his own, but through fear of losing
his custom. When was at Bombay in the
winter | was treated with the greatest
kindness and attention by various members
of the native community, and by none
more so than by Mohammed Ali Rogav,
the leading Mohammedan of this city. He
had travelled in Europe, dressed in Euro
pean dress, and had even so far adopted
our manners as to subscribe to all the public
charities and to drive four-in-hand Yet.
happening one day to ask him to dine with
me at my hotel, it was explained to me
that this could not be, at least not in the
public room. Lest the English guests
should take ofiense and leave the house.
In Bengal and northern India things are
still worse, and think it is not too much
10 say that no native gentleman, whatever
his rank, age or character may be, can
visit place of public resort frequentcd
by Englishmen, especially if he be in
native dress, without a certain risk of in
suit and rude treatment. Railway travel
ing is VIGOROUSLY dangerous for them in
this respect, and nearly all my native ac-
quaintances had tales to tell of abuse
from English fellow passengers, and of hay
ing been turned out of their places by the
guards to accommodate these, and now and
then of having been personally ill-treated
and knocked about Men of high posi-
ton, therefore, or self-respect, are obliged
either to secure beforehand special COM
partments for their use, or to travel third
class. The second class they are especially
afraid Of Fshould not make this state
ment unless had received it from unim-
peachable sources. But | have been as
sured of its truth among others by two
members of tie Supreme Legislative
Council at Calcutta, who separately related
to me their experience. know also that
one of the principal reasons with certain
of the leading natives of the Presidency
towns who have adopted the European
dress has been to escape thereby from
chance ill-usage.'
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-12
THIS MoRNaNG,s NEWS

In New York Saturday Government bonds
were quoted at 122 for Is of19O7; 1924 for as;
sterling, 81 Sl1SG4 S51S 1Ol for IS; silver bars,
1855.
Silver in London, 497sd; consols, SO 13-16d;
per cent United States bonds. extended, 105; is,
I2424; lis, 1l5}4.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at Si]aes6 cents.
. Some interesting correspondence will be
found in our telcgraphc columns, between
VIM H. Vanderbilt and General and Mrs. Grant
in which the former seeks to relinquish his
claim against the property of the Grants
The Potters organization in Trenton, y. j.
has rejected an offer made By the manufacturers
to pay their employees English rates of wages
with the amounts of the tariff added.
II is given as the opinion of the Secretary of
the Tre asury that all trade dollars will be re-
deemed by Act of the present Congress
An organization is being formed in Cincinnati
to raise a fund of 100000 annually for the pay
of Irish members of Parliament, 50 long as Par
nell keeps up his agitation.
PhelGn, who was so badly stabbed in New
York on Friday, continues to improve
Jerry 5ulphy and Bob Steele fought prize
fight at New Orleans with hard gloves After
eight rounds, during which no blood was
shed, the mill was broken up by the police
All the transeontinental railroads have agreed
upon a schedule of fares for ship Immigrants en-
route to California, which reduces the cost, be
yond the Mississippi river, to from $50 to SO
There is trouble brewing with the coal miners
in Ohio. One large mine was set on fire the
other night
An English pawnbrokcr en- route to Califor
MIA, had large stock of precious stones and
jewelry coniscated at New York. He was en-
deavoring to smuggle them through.
\ sharp fight is anticipated in the Senate over
the Reagan bill to regulate interstate railroads
The Direetor of MINIS makes an interesting
report Of The transactions of that department
during The past year.
So much rain has fallen in Mcrced that the
farmers there are beginning to feel discouraged
at their prospects for this year.
An escaped Wyoming murderer has been
hunted down and killed.
Elsewhere viii be found lists of the overland
passengers 10 arrive from the East to-day and
tomorrow.
Dr. Newman. the famous Congregational cler-
gyman, now in this State has tclegraphed his
resignation to his New York congregation
\ messenger from General Wolseley reached
all were well at Khartoum.
Fears exist in London that the dynamiters
contemplate further outrages i'll the near future
Both branches ofthe Legislature will convene
in this city to-day
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-12
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

George Jackson, alias James Lester,
pleaded guilty in San Francisco Wednes-
day of robbing the United States mails, and
was sentenced to ten years i'll San Quentin.
Adams Berryessa mare and Blue Noun
tain Belle ran a half-mile race St the Bay
District track on Saturday The track was
soft and the time (53 secondS) slow. The
race was won by Belle by five lengths 1t
was said that s., 500 was up on each side.
One of the Armstrong triplets, which
were left motherless when only ten DAYS
old, and were taken charge of by some
humane ladies, died about week ago
Another is in very precarious condition,
and will probably die soon. The third one
gives better promise, and may survive
On Saturday afternoon H. A. Schipp had
his hand nearly torn off by the premature
| explosion of shell invented BY him for
use in whale fishing He was making a
test OF his explosiye-which he discharged
from Sharp's rifie-when the accident oc-
cured. The hand had to be amputated
above the wrist.
Within the next six months salt water
| bathing establishment will be erected in the
rear OF the old St. Ignatius building on
| Market street, opposite the Baldwin Hotel
| The water will be brought from the bay in
pipes along Stockton street. A company
with 100000 capital, of which 800 600 has
been paid up, has been formed.
Just now the market is glutted with
| California oranges. They can be had al
wholesale at extraordinarily reasonable
sums. The peddlers' wagons have been
travelling the streets for several days past,
heaped up with the golden fruit The
vendors are crying their oranges at ten
cents Dozen or six dozen for fifty cents.
The California immigration Association
reports the arrival of 42S Immigrants during
| the past week, of which number 176 stopped
| off at interior points. Some very fine sam
| piles of oranges have been received from
| Judge +. l.. Freer, and William Schneider
of Oroyiile, Butte county. The fruit is OF
exceptionally fine quality, and shows that
the northern part of our State can produce
as fine specimens of citrus fruit as the
| southern counties.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-12

At a distance of thirty miles south of
the River Diamante our route passed by Il
natural object of considerable Interest,"
stream, or rather rill, of vellowish white
| fluid like petroleum issuing from the
mountain side at a considerable hight and
trickling down the slope till lost in the
porous soil of the valley below. The
| source from which it flowed was at the
| junction, where hard metamorphic rock,
interspersed with small crystals Of agnite,
overlap a stratum Of volcanic tufa. 1t was
| formed like the crater OF volcano, and
full Of black, bituminous matter, hot and
sticky, which could be stirred up to the
| depth of about eighteen inches. Floun-
dering in it was polecat or skunk Me
phitus yarians), having been enticed to its
fate by the desire of securing Il bird
caught in the natural bird lime till bull
| let from the revolver Of one Of the party
terminated the skunk struggles to extri-
cate itself from the warm and adhesive
bath in which it was hopelessly captive
! The overflow from this fountain was, as
described, like a stream of petroleum. two
! or three feet wide, trickling over bed of
pitch or some such substance, which
| extended to Il much greater width along
| the edge of the running stream
at its contact with it. The material was
OF very sticky nature, becoming gradu-
ally harder as it spread further out, assum-
ing the appearance of asphalt when it be-
came mingled with the loose sand Of the
adjoining soil. While engaged in examin-
ing this natural curiosity we came upon
two small birds, caught in the sticky sub
stance at the edge of the stream. They
were still alive, but upon releasing them
both the feathers and the skin came off
where they had come in contact with the
bituminous matter so that we had to Kill
them to put an end to their sufierings No
doubt they had been taken in by the APP
pearance Of water which the stream pre-
scented, and had alighted to drink, when
they discovered their mistake too late
Their fate suggested the idea that in dis
trict so devoid of water others of the
feathered tribes must constantly become
victims to the same delusion in a similar
manner, and upon close inspection Of the
margin of the stream the correctness of
this inference was established by the dis
covery Of numerous skeletons Of birds i'm
beddcd in it; nor were those Of small
quadrupeds unrepresented, among which
we recognized the remains of fox From
- A cross the paunac and tho AD1as ,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-12
CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION

To IENTloN such a proposition is to advocate
it.-ISan Francisco Alta on the proposition tc
change the date for the payment of taxes, SC
that the obligation to the State may not mature
at the time when every body is straining his re-
sources in buying Christmas presents.
THE demand is not always made from an in
teliisea; conviction Of what is needed, never
theleSs tie demand is made and must be met
isan;a Barbara Press on the demand for an ed
ucation that will fit for actual life
The equalization or general distribution Of
wealth would not merely lessen, hut would alb
solutely destroy the purchasing.power Of every
thing, ana so would stop the rendition Of all
services by all persous.-Csan Jose Herald on
Socialism
SUCH action would not jcopardize the rights of
the People or in any way make concessions 10
the railroads. Petaluma Argus on the duty 20
receive the money on hand for railroad taxes.
MEANWHILE anti-monopoly viii howl until
next election, and folks viii think an,i-monop-
oily really has the virtues that it claims for il
seM-GrGss Valley Things on the political
situation.
IT win not do to allow the work of advertising
the resources Of Placer county 10 be confined
merely 20 the operations of the Central Society.
Placer Republican.
WHILE there is much that Is plausible and
fascinating in the doctrine of socialism it /, n
noticeable fact that none Of It's loudest advocates
are willing to practice what they preach.-lsau
Francisco Post.
THE stockton Convention appears to have ad-
journcd 10 meet in Sacramento, holding sessions
5,,t
ton are clogged. What is the fight about 1t
is this in the main Ifthe Radicals do not or
game the Senate they cannot go to President
Cleveland and say. we represent the Demo
cratic party in California" To the Democrats
in the Senate this appears to be Of greater i'm
nortance than the legitimate business Of the
Legislamre.-FS. F. Bulletin on the Senate dead
lock
ENOUGH debris is stored in the mountain
streams 10 ruin the best portion of the Sacra-
meu;o valley unless some means are devised to
store or impound it. Hydraulic mining has
been killed, but its death came in too late to
save the valleys. unless vigorous measures are
promptly taken to prevent the debris from wash
ing out OF the beds of mining streams Truckee
Republican on the debris question.
The sum of human happiness is made Up of
the daily intercourse of the home circle, and
that can be made the nearest approach to
heaven on earth by the members being aifec-
tionate and courteous among themselves [Iuyo
independent on q retrospect of the year 1854.
WHAT? Allow black man TO ride in South
ern passenger coach? Rather than do this every
Confederate Congressman would allow railroads
to charge ten cents mile and make 10 per cent
MISUNDERSTANDING nter-Ocean on the o Hara
amendment to the Reagan bill.