St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-14
SEEN IN THE LOBBIEs.
Guests at the Hotels Give Their
Views On Current Topics.

Views On Current Topics.
Capt, Frank Viets, Mimic, OAK, was at
the Merchants. He said that residents in
Dakota had about made up their minds that
there was no show for the division of the
territory, and the admission of the lower
half as a separate state; at least no show
for such changes during the present session
of congress. He admitted that they would
live just as long under territorial
government as under state organization,
but was free to confess that he thought the
business of their claim entitled them To eX-
pect admission and division. He doubted
whether the delay would convert residents
10 the theory that admission, as q whole,
would be better than division, without
admission.
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He was of the opinion that the residents
of the southern half, being more numerous,
would force Il fight on the residents of the
northern portion of the territory on ac-
count of the latters opposition TO division,
and would join hands and remove the ter
ritorial capitalf rom Bismarck. He thought
that such a retaliatory measure ought To be
expected at the next session; and, If intro
duced, would doubtless carry, provided the
members of the southern half should unite
on some site within the territory TO which
the capital would be removed. A similar
measure was introduced two years ago,
but failed because the southern members
were not united on any one future capital.
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A dapper little Englishman and young is
NJ. s. Northcote, who arrived direct from
London. He is near relation of Sir Stat
ford N0rthcote, the distinguished member
of the late Tory cabinet, and comes TO st.
Paul en- route to the Northwestern terrific
ries, in one of which he expects to locate.
His stay was brief.
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Capt. Wood, the editor of the Farmers
Advocate, is frequent visitor at the no.
tells. 1t is seldom that he passes through
| the Hobbies without meeting some one
whom he knows. He is a veteran news
paper man and has been connected with
| different newspapers in st. Paul for twenty
years. He is great enthusiast on the sub
! ject of stock, and expresses the belief that
| Minnesota is the future stock-raising state
of the Union. He claims that it can pro-
duce healthier and sturdier horses and cat
tie than Kentucky, and that the expense Of
raising is not so great as in the blue grass
regions. He says that Kentucky horses
mature young and degenerate. while Min
nesota horses are better as they grow older,
and are free from lung and other diseases
that afflict the Kentucky stock. He MAIN
tains that Minnesota stock is improving
very rapidly and the time not far distant
when men, seeking good horses or cattle,
will visit Minnesota first of all and have no
occasion to 90 elsewhere.
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Senator r. B. Langdon of Minneapoli;
circled around the Republicans found in the
ST. Paul hotels. He shook hands with ev.
erybody and had on a big, broad-brimmed
white hat. 1t was apparent that he wa:
not shaking hands for fun or for exercise
The knowing ones predicted that the hand
shaking was a sure sign that the Minneapo
lis senator would like to get himself talked
about as a good and available man for thu
Republican nomination for governor.
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Mai. Wilson. the railroad schemer. ha
departed. The hotels know him no more
He and New York will soon become bette
acquainted. His visit is in the interest o
the Arizona air line, in which he and w. A
Kindred are figuring. Previous TO his de
parture he talked long and earnestly wit
l.. Lorng, the rock-rooted Democrat o
Moorhead, on railroad and political mat
tiers.
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A. NJ. Canman, Spokane Falls, w. T.
arrived at the Ryan. He is one of the di
ructors of proposed railroad from Spokan
Falls to the Snake river, and has been o.
East to place the bonds and arrange for tn
beginning of work on the road during tn
present spring. His visit was successful j
every way, and everything points 20 a
early completion of the road.