St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-12
PASSING THROUGH THE CITY.
Travellers who Are at the Hotels.
what They Have 10 Say.

what They Have 10 Say.
Il. Dowse, Duluth, registered his name
and residence at the Ryan yesterday Some
what of a SpeculatOr is the arrival from
Duluth and most enthusiastic believer in
the port city of Minnesota. Mr.. Dowse
formerly lived in st. Paul and while here
was engaged in the commission business as
well as serving as secretary of the chamber
of commerce. lie is now one of the solid
men of Duluth and hopes to see his new
home the second city in the state.
Ii. n. Horton. Rochester. Mimi, dned
at the Ryan. His visit in this city was on
business in connection with bridges in
which his firm is extensively engaged. He
is contractor and has constructed many
bridges and other work incidental i'm the
building of railroad. He said that the
outlook for the coming season was quite
bright and promising, and this was es-
pecially the case for railroad contracts IN
the Northwest.
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E. A. Campbell is an attorney at Mime
apOlis, and is brother of W. NJ. Campbell
OF Litchfeld, whose appointment as United
States Marshal is before the senate sec
Ond time for confirmation. He dropped i'm
at the Merchants yesterday, and owing to
his likeness to the marshal elect, was mis-
taken for him by many in the hotel lobby.
Mr. Campbell said that his brother had ar
rived III Washington TO look after his con-
hrmation, or at least TO answer the charges
preferred against him, and had not ac-
quainted the speaker with any new devel-
opments. Mr.. Campbell said that he did
not anticipate the least difficulty in securing
his brothers reconfirmation after the ma
ture Of the charges preferred against him
aud the character of the man making the
charges were investigated. As an instance
of the kindly feelings entertained toward
his brother by prominent Republicans he
narrated the fact that eX-Gov. PillSbury had
written a letter to Senator Edmunds i'm the
interest of the marshal elect. The letter
was not submitted. The ex-governor.
speaking to the Minneapolis Campbell
anent the matter, had volunteered 10 go on
to Washington, if his presence at the ma
tiOnal capital was deemed necessary to ac-
complish the confirmation of the Minnesota
appointment
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State Senator S. d. Peterson, New Ulm.
was visible in the lobby of the hotels. He
represented that New Ulm and vicinity
were in the best possible condition. He
said that the Republicans of that locality
had candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation of state treasurer, who was sure TO
WHINE referred TO Col. Bobletter. He
was positive that Col. Bobletter would not
only receive the nomination at the Republi-
can convention, but would receive a large
majority of votes on election day. So posi-
tive was he Of this result that he facetiously
expressed sympathy for the Democrat who
should oppose him.
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f.. NJ. Dickey halls from Dubuque. where
he acts as the general ruler of the interests
of the Diamond 10 line of steamers. Mr..
Dckey is a freshwater sailor from the
ground up. He landed in ST. Paul to see
about the increased wharfage which his
company has requested from the ST. Paul
authorities.
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c. TrOwbridge, Waseca. a Jolly and
rather stout merchant of that place. mar
rated his first meeting with Capt. Douglas
Pope, who was formerly stationed at St
Paul. The meeting took place some TWEEN
ty years ago. Mr.. Trowbridge was a
passenger on train from Milwaukee to
Dubuque, the latter place being his home
at that time. a young man wearing
shoulder-straps but not otherwise attired i'm
the uniform of the regular army. passed
through the car. He walked up and down
the aisle twice, when he stopped directly
in front of Mr.. Trowbridge and, after ex-
cusing himself for addressing a perfect
stranger. asked him for loan of So until
their arrival at Dubuque. He gave his
name as Capt. Pope. and explained the
peculiar circumstances which made il neces-
sary for him to have that amount at once.
1t seems that he had been summoned from
Milwaukee very hurriedly TO report TO his
uncle, Gen. Sully, at Dubuque and had
barely enough money with him TO pur-
chase meals and the other comforts of the
trip.
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He had with him the uglIest dog that ever
was seen outside of an Indian camp. The
train men refused to allow him 10 carry II
with him. and the canine was taken to the
baggage car and express charges demanded.
Capt. Pope attempted TO arrange for the
payment of the charges at Dubuque, but 10
no avail. Consequently he started out to
borrow So from one of the passengers. He
found not single face that he knew, so
was compelled TO address a perfect stranger
He looked over all the passengers, and
finally concluded that Mr.. Trowbrdge, If
faces could be believed, was more apt TO
loan money to stranger than any other