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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
Local Pickups.

K. Z. Thomas, fuel agent, Northern Pa
cific road, Brainerd, was in the city yester-
day.
arrived yesterday and went out to sec
tions on the Manitoba and Northern Pacific
railroads.
S. B.Gault, general Northwestern freight
agent for the Pennsylvania line, has re-
moved his Office from the corner of Third
and Sibley to the Drake block.
A party of thirty settlers went out on the
Northern Pacific yesterday They were in
duced out by A. II. SaSsamon, postmaster
at bogus Mines, Pa, and George NJ. BeadIe
of the New York, Lake Erie & Western
Coal Mining company. They intend 10
eating in Northern Dakota.
The Lisbon Star claims to have good all-
thority for the belief that the Fargo d
Southwestern branch of the Northern Pa
ciic is to be extended to Bismarck, and the
Minor branch extended to connect with the
Fargo and Southwestern, thereby forming a
trunk line between Bismarck and st. Paul,
over which all through business of the
Northern Pacific will pass instead of going
around by Fargo.
In an article headed $40 the National
Park" in the GLOBES railroad department
yesterday morning, by errors of the compos-
itor, a sentence was made to read ''includ-
ing rail and steerage transportation only"
instead of rail and stage transportation; and
in another place ola miles less of staging
is necessary" was made to read '114 miles
less stopping is necessary"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
Grand Trunk Annual.

TORONTO, April 2S.-A cable dispatch
from London to the Globe says the general
half yearly meeting of the Grand Trunk
railway was held yesterday for the purpose
of receiving directors and electing directors.
Sir Henry Tyler occupied the chair. The
report showed that the revenue for the half
year ended Dec. 81. 1884, was 81. S31, IA,
against e, 054, 248 during the correspond
ing period in 1883: the working expenses
931. 331. 1913, against 81. 1876. 496 in 1883.
There is sufficient for the payment of the
fuil half-yearly dividend of 4 per cent. Sir
II. Tyler made long explanation. ascrib-
ing the lowness Of the company's revenue
entirely to the fact of undue and unneces-
sary competition in rates. a long and
somewhat excited and hostile discussion
followed. One shareholder moved the re-
lection of the report, but the motion to re-
jet was voted down. The report was then
adopted, and the retiring directors and
auditor were reelected
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
General Miscellany.

Track-laying was resumed yesterday on
the Milwaukee, Lake Shore q Westerns
Ashland extension, from Ashland east.
Nearly 1000 men are engaged in construc-
ton work on the remaining thirty-six miles
of this extension, it having been stopped by
severe weather last winter at point about
four miles west of the Montreal river. With
the exception of a stretch of ten miles, the
grade has been nearly finished for the re-
naming distance, and rail is being placed at
such rapid pace as to give assurance that
the new road will be ready for operation by
July I, 4 not sooner. Work will also have
been ended on the roads new docks at Ash
land by that time.
\ charter was granted yesterday at Har-
risburg to the Pittsburg & Eastern railroad
with acapitai of 81, 625, 900. 1t runs from
Port Ferry, Allegheny county, to Punxu-
tawn@, Jefferson county, distance of
sixty4ive miles. The president is j. II.
ConTor of Pittsburg.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
The Grocers, Meeting.

Last nights meeting Of the Grocers' I'M
ion was largely attended. 1t was the most
representative Of any yet held. The matter
of wholesale groeers selling at retail was the
subject of protracted debate. 1t was
stated that nearly every wholesale dealer
in the city has practiced selling in
quantity to any one who wished
to purchase and to the injury Of the retail
business. A committee was appointed to
wait OH the wholesale men to ascertain
their views and to try and induce them to
discontinue the practice. Another commit
tee was appointed to confer with the coun-
Gil committee on license and urge that the
$50 license imposed upon grocers selling
meats be decreased to $25 Oh the
ground that the grOcerS do very small
meat business as compared with meat mar
kets. committee was also appointed
to canvass the city to secure every retail
dealer as member Of the union.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
ABATE THE NUISANCE.

In very sensible article on the subject
the New York World suggests that the
public receptions held by the president
ought to be abolished. This is sound
suggestion, for while in the early days OF
the Republic when the population OF the
country was from 1900. 600 to 5000, 600
these little tea parties may have been well
enough. still in these days with our popu-
lation of SIS, 600. 900 and great
many of whom want Office and all of
whom can get to Washington easily if they
have the price of railroad ticket in their
pocket it is quite different affair. As
the World pertinentiy remarks the place OF
president is not Sinecure. The president
is elected TO superintend the public business
of the United States. There is any amount
of hard work attached to il and to make
sure that the work is well done the people
have attached q humping good salary to
the ofiice-S50, 900 year and allowances.
Now that there IS so much work TO do
and the president is paid so well
for doing ii, surely he ought
to have the time in which to do it. What
N-'SN - NhOAO III Wasting tHV va aiANS AANN'A'
each day in public receptions consuming
time in shaking hands with callers when it
might De much more proftably employed.
So far as President CLEVELAND is con-
eeFned lie is plain. systematic business
man who never lets any portion of to-day's
business lap over into tomorrow. The two
or three hours taken from his work by these
receptions, which are not only social nui-
Sanee but downright bore to any sensible
man. require tine president to sit up two or
three hours later at night. and they really
add more fatigue to his days work than the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
The st. Paul Knife Strikes the Quick by
Cutting Rates to Local Ter
ritory.
The Northwestern Lines Agree to Accept
No Proportion Of Through
Rate-Freight Rates.
New Lumber Rates from Northwest
ern Points to Nebraska via Omaha
and Missouri Lines.
Forming of Central Traffic Pool-A
Hot Meeting of Grand Trunk
Directors.
THE POOL COMPACT.
Nothing Decided Upon at Yester-
days Meeting.

Nothing Decided Upon at XeSter.
days Meeting.
Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, April 2S.-The completion
of the work of the New York G entral &
Hudson River Railroad company not to di-
vert any first-class freight shipped over its
lines is likely to have serious and immedi
ate effect upon the trunk line pool. The
New York Central having signed, there is
nothing left for the other roads but to join
the agreement, with the result that mer
chandise heretofore divided between
all the roads will now be for
warded by the fast freight lines.
This has, in fact, been the situation for
several months past, no freight having
been diverted since the end of January, and
the evening up of sediments within the
pool have been effected by money payments
"a return to the money pool system, which
has been tried several times before and
never found satisfactory, the roads doing
the business best by reason of their supe-
riOr facilities, naturally being unwilling to
turn over to their less favored competitor
the revenue derived from the transport
tatiOn OF goods over their own roads.
Several OF the roads are said to be agitatlng
a reconstruction of the pool on gross per-
centage system, but it is not likely that the
roads with the least facilities and which the
merchants openly state will now be Sc
lected as the carriers of first class freight
will be willing to agree to this. The sigma
ture Of the agreement by the New York
Central is looked upon by the merchants as
direct and frank declaration on its part
that it proposes to carry whatever business
the merchants are disposed to give it re-
CARELESS of the other roads in the pool The
same is true of the Pennsylvania, and if the
agreement is signed by all the roads the
first effect will be reduction of
rates by the least favored to offset
the advantages believed by the merchants
to be the peculiar features Of the roads
which have heretofore given them the best
service. The trunk line and Western rail-
road representatives
DID NOT AGREE
upon the prOpriety Of forming central
traffic association at their meeting to-day;
they will consider the question further ON
Thursday, An official of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company referring to the meeting
to-day, says there is no general disposition
to extend the pool compact beyond May 1,
although some of the lines may ask for a
prOlongation of the pool. The Pennsyl-
vania railroad is opposed to the present ar
rangement, and holds that the companies
can get along just as well without any
agreement as they can under the present
system, which is devoid of all responsibility.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29

GEN. BLACKS failure to suspend Miss
SWEET from the Chicago pension Office hasn't
deferred him from ferreting out some pretty
large frauds In the Philadelphia branch, re-
sulting in an order on yesterday suspending the
payment of pensions to 102 dead people, some
of them having died fourteen years ago. And
yet all this time the pension bu reau has been
swindling the government out of thousands
of dollars by keeping the names of these dead
parties on the pension roll. What is true of
Philadelphia is also true of many other cities,
and there is no telling to what extent this
systematic swindling under Republican adj
ministration has been going on. Gen. BLACK
will now devote his energies 20 hunting the
rascas down and recovering the money that
has been stolen from the government.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
ADJUSTMENTS.
i'm SardOu,s s'DiVOrcOns,,--
The Edward ThOrne En-
gageMent.

gagement.
The sprightly and captivating Aimee ap-
peared in the amusing farce-comedy
"Mam'zelle" at the Grand last night to a
much larger audience than the one which
graced the opening performance of the same
play.
The drama was artistically given and the
clever little actress and songbird was the
recipient Of a number Of encores. The final
performance of ''Mam'zelle'' will be given
at to-day's matinee performance, and to-
night Aimee will appear in her COM
edy success ''Divorcons," by the
celebrated French dramatist Sardou
'Divorcons' is much superior to her
other play, "Mam'zelle," and it affords far
greater scope for the display of her peculiar
powers as a singer and actress.
1.-THE BLACK FLAG"
The sale of seats for the popular spectac-
ular drama, 1.-The Black Flag" by Edwin
Thorne and his company, opened at the
Grand yesterday and is progressing nicely,
a number of the best sittingS having already
been disposed of. The engagement opens
tomorrow night.
FEDORA"
Fanny Davenport will give us Fedora
at the opera house next week, commencing
Monday evening. Miss Davenport has
given the role Of Fedora" the greatest
study of her life, and it has been crowned
with success. Wherever the performance
was witnessed it has made decided hit.
Last week in Cincinnati Henry Ward
Beecher, who sat through the performance,
remarked: "'FedOra' is great play and
magnifcently acted. l was really ell
tranced with Miss Davenports acting, and
did not leave my seat until the fall of the
rtain On the last act"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
PHYSICIAN. CURE rHYsELF.


THE hair OF the dog is good for the
bite is an old proverb, conveying the idea
that the remedy for disease may come from
the same source whence the disease itself
emansted. Fearful that our Third street
neighbor Is suffering from the dySpeptic as
sauit ii made on Mr.. RICE in yesterday is
sue. we commend to it u dose uf It's own mefii-
cine prepared when in good health and with
its liver in fair working order Our pre-
scription is an editorial which appeared in
the columns of the Pioneer Press ON the 9th
day OF June. 1883, and reads Is follows:
Yesterday c. ID. o'BRIEN took the oath of
Office rs mayor OF st. Paul. Ii he jrstifes
even the more moderate expectations of those
whose intimate knowledge of him Qualities
them 10 speak with confidence, the city will
have less reason 70 regret the eNeeedinglv ef-
ncieut administration which has just closed
Mayor RICE has richly earned tho honorable
retirement which probably comes tn him as a
welccmc relief nom arduous and often thank
less duties. He accepted the election two
years a<o by an almost unprecedented ma
jority as a tribute of the affection and reSocet
i'm which he was held by his fellow citizens.
and has lahored with a zeal and earnestness
out Of all proportion TO position below his
deserts, capacity and reasonable aspirations.
t. deserve the confidence repoSed in him.
Tire powers OF q mayor OF st. Paul are
limited and he has not magnifed his Office by
iniadieloaS and INSTRUCTED zeal. But he has
performed those duties which were plainly in
trusted 70 him with Judgment, discretion ami
great practical good sense. The city has grown
and nr1spcred greatly during his term OF Office.
and the details of municipal administration
hgvc been much betterei. \ generous and
comprehensive system % public improve
nents has been begun. the police force has
been improved. the fire department has been
reorvani1ed and new spirit of thrift aad
energy has been introduced intn the city af
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
Police Pickings.

Officer Leonard arrested man and wo-
man last night for living unlawfully to-
gether as man and wife. The mans name
is DullOn.
Officer Brudgan arrested man for throw
ing a stone in the window of Berg's saloon
Oh South Twelfth street.
An attempt to burglarize the store at
the corner of Washington and Eleventh
avenue south, last night was thwarted by
policeman. The crooks cut panel out If
the doors and were just about to enter
when Officer Cole appeared on the scene.
The burglars took to their heels and run
with all possible speed and several shots
were exchanged, but no one was injured.
The fugitives were successful in making
an escape by running through the lumber
ward
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
Cutting to Local Points.

special TO the GLOBE.
CHICAGO, April u.s. 1t is the old game
of ''cut and come again" Having ex-
hauSted the margins Oh through business it
became necessary to look around and find
some other vital point that would reach
rivals. The st. Paul discovered it on local
business and this afternoon cast what it
meant to be bomb shell in the shape of a
reduction to Iowa points This was an
open rate of 10 cents flat without regard to
classification on freight to Des Moines,
Cedar Rapids, Clinton and Ottumwa, thus
reaching all of the roads. There had been
general desire to keep war out of local
traffic and the action of the st. Paul calls
forth much adverse criticism and regret
that they had decided to take this radical
step. ItcOmplcates and makes the fight
much more bitter, although some
VIEW IT AS A WISE MOVE
so far as it will tend to shorten the con-
test of course the other roads met the rate.
They are not in a position to do otherwise,
and their next leading card will be an
invasion of territory to the Northwest and
search for vulnerable points in rivals ar
NOR. For the rest of the week the fight will
go on uninterrupted with such incidents
as that of the cut of yesterday to
keep the freight departments from stagna
ting and on the qui vive. 1t has reached the
mark at present were none of the roads are
anxious to add to soliciting force. yet
shippers have not increased their consign-
ments to any marked degree, having been
engaged in taking their bearings and await
ing further developments The talk of its
having been kept out of Colorado and Utah
business is stuck to by the roads, although
they are telling it for effect, as it is well
known that several lots of general mer
chandise have been sent to the Missouri
river and then shipped at that point for
Colorado
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29

IT is now suggested that the MAXWELL
PRELLER tragedy at the Southern hotel is a
joke perpetrated by the two Englishmen. Dr.
DEWEY Of Boston says that while in that city
MAXWELL was very anxious to get dead
body. He was gone from the city three or
four days, and upon his return told Dr.
DEWEY that he had succeeded in finding
still" The Boston theory is that the two
Englishmen took the body with them to St.
Louis and then PRELLER disappeared and is
not TO turn up unless MAXWELL is arrested
If such is the case and PRELLER should die in
the meantime. MAXWELL might in the end
find il a grim Joke
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29

The wild talk of the ring managers and
their strikers, to the effect that EGAN's can
didacy in the Second aldermsnic district of
the Fifth ward was for the purpose of defeat
ing NJ. f. KAHN, the regular Democratic nom
inee and trades assembly fusion candi-
date, has been rendered absolutely abortive
by the withdrawal of Mr.. EGAN in favor of
Mr. KAN and his cordial Endorsement of the
fusion candidate. Mr.. KAHN is the popular
candidate against Mr.. BONN. treasurer of the
manufacturing company of that name. and
he will be elected. as he should be, for he is a
worthy representative of the industrial inter
ests of that district. who are entitled TO rep
resentation in the city government.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
For the Marines.

The Centennial Of the Saints line will
leaFe at o'clock this morning for st.
Louis.
The Libbie Conger of the Diamond 10
Inc will clear for down-Tiyer points at 9
o'clock this morning.
The river rose 2 inches during the past
twenty-four hours: 1t now stands feet
inches above low water mark
The st. Paul Fire g. Marine Insurance
company, which two years ago retired
from the lake hull business, viii again do
lake business this year, and, as it is a large
company, will take the place Of at least
one Of the retired companies in the hull
risks. The company has adopted the tariff
rates.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29

The bosses are disOrganized. The expos
ures made by the GLOBE of the gross business
incompetency of the ring candidates and
their fondness for big jobs under the covering
of ''only local measures'i have demoralized
the ring managers. They call upon MERRIAM
to tap another barrel. They want money to
flow like water Let it flow, it will not do
them any good now.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
NEW YORK TO CHICAGO.
The Disposition of the Roads ON the
Passenger Kate War.

Passenger rates between New York and
Chicago. on west-bOund business alone, are
in bad condition. Whether any agree
ment on paper exists is impossible to say,
at any rate there is nothing TO indicate d
intolerance TO the roads making whateye
rate they may choose. At present they az
operated entirely for the benefit of the pub
Lie, and they accommodate a traveller at a
reasonable figure The roads which appar
to make the greatest efforts TO advertise
themselves, BY taking what they can en-
scienfiously receive for transportation, Are
the Erie. Laekawanna and the West Shire.
They are particularly obliging, and rake
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29

labor of his routine duties. Let this relic of
abolished and the president will have more
time to devote to the real business of his
Office He will get to bed at decent hour,
rise early and preserve his ruddy, vigorous
appearance, and the public will get better
return for the money it eXpends in the way
of salaries
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
instructions to Agents.

CHICAGO, April 28.-The Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul. Chicago Il Northwest
ern. Chicago & Rock Island and Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy roads unite in the
following notice to passenger and ticket
agents:
The use of the short line rate between ST.
Louis and other Southwestern points and ST.
Paul and Minneapolis, via Chicago, is found
to cause serious loss of revenue to lines
between Chicago and st. Paul and Mime
apolis, it being impossible to so limit tickets
as to prevent their being resold in Chicago.
On this account we are obliged to
notify you that OF and after May l, prox,
the division of one way through rates. no
proportion will be accepted from Chicago to
st. Paul and Minneapolis for less than
S10.25 first class and IS second class.
1t is understood the above are minimum
proportions that will be accepted on pro
rate. On all business originating at
points from which the Short line
to st. Paul and Minneapolis is through
Chicago. the regular proportiun of S14 first
class unlimited, $3.50 first class limited
and 50 second class should prevail as here
tofore.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29

1T is to be hoped for the good name and the
fair fame of Dakota, that the talk of lynching
at Traverse is but idle gossip,as indicated in
the GLOBES special. The judicial system of
the great territory is so perfect that violence
in dealing with criminals is not necessary.
On the contrary, such course is detrimental
to the territorial interests.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
The Rates put on Tariff.

A. c. Bird, general freight agent of the
Milwaukee Il st. Paul road, yesterday tele-
graphed orders to ST. Paul of three new
tariffs in effect from Chicago, Milwaukee,
Racine and common points to southwestern
and northwestern points on the line. The
following rates were quoted to st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Minnesota transfer, 10 cents
per 100 pounds, regardless of classification,
and a rate of cents per 100
pounds from Davenport, Rock Island,
Moline, Pt. Byron, Cordova Clinton,
Lyons and Dubuque, the minimum charge
being % cents. These rates apply on all
business except that consigned to the Pa
cltic coast or points taking certain arbitra-
ries above the rate to Portland and other
Pacific coast points. These are subject to
change at any time, being good only from
day to day. The same rates as the above
are quoted on Omaha and Council Bluffs
business, except on that for points in Colo
RADIO, Utah or Pacific coast points, taking
certain arbitraries above the rates to San
Francisco and Portland. From Chicago,
Milwaukee, Racine and common points the
rates in cents per 100 pounds are as fol-
lows to
1st End Bird 4th 9Th
class class class class class
F Fla1oln' NsO' ....a % IS IS IS
Norfolk ......57 81 43 81 50
To obtain through rates to Lincoln and
Fremont and Norfolk from Davenport,
Rock Island and points north on either
bank of the Mississippi, to and including
Dubuque, deduct from the above rate 3
cents per 100 pounds on business through
by Council Bluffs transfer and the Union
Pacific railway
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29

Great Journal of the Northwest.
Philadelphia News
The Northwest has great and able journal
istic exponent and champion of its interests
in the st. Paul GLOBE, edited by Lewis Baker.
Politically it is Democratic, but not hide
bound. AS a collector and dispenser of news
it is enterprising and discreet, and typograph-
ically it is beautiful TO see
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29

In speaking of Mayor RICEs administration
two years ago the Pioneer Press said it was
exceedingly efficient Yet the interests of
the bosses require it to call for different
style of administration at this time. Accord
ing to its own logic the Pioneer Press wants
an exceedingly inefficient administration.