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St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
Changing the Gauge.
Special to the Globe.

Sp6clal W tuc OiOuc.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 30.-The work
of reducing the 5000 miles of track con-
trolled by the Louisville & Nashville to the
standard gauge was completed to-day. The
work of changing the branches was done
last week, and to-day, between sunrise and
sunset, the main line from Louisville and
Henderson to New Orleans, was reduced to
standard gauge. Ten thousand workmen
were employed all day and the great work
was done at a cost estimated at $3.50, 900.
The work consisted in moving one of the
rails three inches nearer to the other. New
engines and new trucks were, of course,
required on account of the change of
gauge. Trains left for the south as early
as o'clock this afternoon, and the South
ern mails are only about twelve hours late.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 30.-The
work of changing the gaugeto the standard
on the roads entering, this city began to-
day. The Cincinnati Southern began work
at o'clock this morning, and by 2:30 this
afternoon the entire line from Cincinnati
to this city had been changed. The Ala
bama Great Southern began at the same
hour and by o'clock the change had been
effected from this city to Meridian, 295
miles. The Nashville &c Chattanooga will
commence making the changes at o'clock
tomorrow morning and expect to complete
the work by noon. The Memphis & Charles
ton will commence at the same hour and
will finish by IL o'clock noon, distance of
220 miles. The East Tennessee will begin
work on Monday night at midnight and will
have all the lines of the system, 1,300 miles,
including all branches and divisions,
changed within twelve hours. The West
ern d. Atlantic will begin work at p. m.
tomorrow and complete the change by
midnight, 140 miles. 1t will require
on all the roads 1880 hands,
working an average of nine hours
to complete this great undertaking.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
DECORATION DAY.

This is the day that has been set apart to
pay respect to the memory of the nations
honOred dead-the heroes who fell fighting
for the perpetuity of our American institu-
tionS and in defence of constitutional gov
eminent. The veterans who survived the
conflict will gather to-day amid the resting
places of their dead comrades and will
garland their graves with fresh spring
flowers. A grateful nation will view the
ceremonies with fearful eyes. The remem-
brance of the heroic deeds of the
brave patriots, whose graves dot every
hillside and PLAIN of this vast country,
will inspire the American people with a
higher and purer love of country and
more devoted loyalty to that form of gov
eminent under which we as nation have
attained such greatness.
The custom of paying tribute to the
memory of the honored dead is older than
civilization. 1t has prevailed in all coun-
tries and in all ages. 1t is not only an ap-
propriate custom but it is useful one. In
reviewing the memories of their heroism
we gather useful lessons for our own in
struction. The men whose graves
we laurel to-day are speaking to us
from their grassy mounds. They tell
us that the institutions for which they
died must not be permitted to perish by the
hand of the anarchist. The forms of con-
stitutional government which are conse.
Grated by the precious blood of our dead
soldiers, shall not be destroyed by the per-
nicious teachings of the nihilist. The
starry-striped banner, which they followed
through the flames of battle, shall not be
supplanted by the red flag of anarchy.
These are the lessons which we we will
learn to-day, as we stand with bowed heads
by the graves of the men who fell in de-
tense of the Union. These are the words
that our dead soldiers are speaking to US
from the ground where they rest so peace
fully after the battle. The graves of our
heroes are our oracles. We cannot visit
them too frequently.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
KNIGHTLY GALLANTRY.


There is scarcely any sort of door that
the Woman's Suffrage association doesn't
knock at. There hasn't been political
convention of any kind held in this country
for the last twenty-five years that has not
been visited by representative of the fe-
male suffrage association. There is always
the same memorial asking that plank be
inserted in the platform favoring female
suffrage. and there has been the same re-
spohse of declined with thanks" 1t must,
therefore, have been matter of surprise to
the female representative who visited the
Knights of Labor convention in session at
Cleveland when she received such a Won
derfully cordial welcome from the gallant
Knights. They not only opened the door
in response to her rap, but, tiguratively
speaking, embraced the dear old lady. The
gallantry of the Labor Knights in their
treatment of the lady visitor was some
thing away beyond anything that
has yet been displayed by con-
vention of horrid men. When Mrs Perkins
called on Saturday morning the Labor
convention took her right into their home,
removed her wraps and hung them up, and
told the old lady to take out her knitting
and make herself at home while they looked
over her memorial. And the answer they
wrote was perfect little billet-doux. If
the women do not stand up to the labor
organizations after this cavalier treatment
from the sons of toll. they will be very
ungrateful SET.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
WORK AT WASHING TON.
The Status of the Business Now
Pending Before Congress.

WASHINGTON. May 30.-The following
is statement of the present position of the
fourteen annual appropriation bills: The
Indian bill has become law. The District
of Columbia and pOstoffice bills have passed
both houses and are in the hands of con-
ference committees. The consular and
diplomatic army, pension, military acad-
emy, agriculture and river and harbor bills
have passed the house of representatives
and are before the senate committees. The
legislative and army bills are on the house
calendar awaiting action. The fortifica-
tions, sundry civil and general deficiency
bills have not yet been reported from the
house committees. The pressure upon
the time of the senate for the con-
sideration of bills yet untouched is
very great, while no less than five
important means which have been con-
siderably discussed are in an unfinished
condition. These are the Bankruptcy,
Railroad, Land Taxation. Northern Pacific
forfeiture Anti Chinese bills and the open
executive session resolution. The friends
of these various measures are jostling each
other for the floor, while the sponsors for
number of other measures on the calen-
dar are pleading with the Republican caucus
for chance. The caucus of last week
accomplished nothing. The caucus COM
mittee has resumed the work of
FIXING AN ORDER OF BUSINESS
for the immediate future. While its pro-
gram is yet incomplete. it is conceded that
the pending unfinished measures, except
the open session resolution, shall be carried
to the point of action before any
new business of Importance is en-
tered upon. Senator Platt is max
ing struggle to present the
further postponement of the open session
resolution, but with Indifferent prospects.
This resolution is apparently doomed to
defeat. Notwithstanding the fact that all
the arguments made upon it, backed by
unanimous public opinion, have been in its
favor, and some, even of its friends, are
therefore urging postponement on the
theory that the time can be more profta-
bly, spent upon measures which have
chance of passing at least one of the two
houses. The senate committee on appro-
priations expect to report the consular and
diplomatic. the agricultural and the army
bills. and hope to secure the passage of
two if not all of them before the end of
the week. After having occupied an en-
tire week of the time of the house,
THE oLEoMARGARINE BILL
will again be brought to the fore when
that body reassembles on Tuesday.
The friends of the measure are hopeful of
securing final action upon it in one day,
despite the vigorous and determined oppo-
sition of the minority. The appropriation
bill contains several propositions affecting
operation of the existing civil service rules.
which undoubtedly will give rise to a long
and animated debate. 1t is, therefore,
probable that the remainder of the week,
after action on the oleomargarine measure,
will be consumed by the legislative appro-
nriatiOn hill
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
TIE LOCAL TWIN EVIL,

The mayor has done commendable act
in enforcing the law against Sunday base
ball playing, and if he will now use the
same severity in enforcing the law against
fast driving, the people of st. Paul will rise
up and call him blessed. The man who
plays base ball on Sunday is no more of
law breaker than the man who drives
recklessly along the streets every day.
About the only difference is that, generally
speaking, it is the poor man, the
young mechanic or clerk. who is not
able to afford rig and a span of
horses, who plays base ball. while it is the
man of wealth. who is able to own a horse
and vehicle, that does the reckless driving
But, whether rich or poor. every citizen
should be made to understand that he must
obey the law or suffer the penalty for
violating it. If law is unjust or unneces-
sarily severe it can be repealed, but until it
is repealed it is the duty of the authorities
to see that it is enforced. The reckless
and continuous disregard of laws, however
insignificant they may be, has a ten
dency to encourage the lawless and
turbulent disposition which prevails to such
an alarming extent throughout the country.
1t is high time that all officials, whether
state or municipal, were setting an example
of law-abiding spirit by enforcing all
laws. The anarchist who stands upon the
street corner and witnesses a team reck-
lessly driven over street crossing in open
violation of law without an effort on the
part of the police officers to arrest the Of
fender finds authority for his doctrine
Of violence and is confirmed in his
feelings of contempt for law and govern
ment. 1t IS but just to the police officials
of the city to say that they have recently
done some very good work in arreSting and
punlShing this class of offenders. but it has
generally been done only in cases where
somebody was run over and hurt, or some
ones vehicle was run into and broken. What
the mayor should do is to direct the police
to enforce the law against fast driving ac-
cording to the very letter of it. Not to
wait until somebody is run over and
MANNED, or some carriage or wagon
broken down, but to arrest every individ-
ual, man, woman or child, without regard
to age, sex, or condition of wealth and pov-
erty, who drives recklessly along a street or
goes over street crossing at a gait faster
thun walk. That is the law, and let it
be enforced. If the Sunday base ball is to
be squelched, let fast driving be squelched
with it. Both are violations of law and
should go together. Do this, Mr. Mayor,
and we will know that you are in earnest
about enforcing the laws
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31

other aspirants for gubernatorial and sena-
torial honors evidently looked upon it as a
strong combination, and have gone to work
in dead earnest to break the slate The
WINDoM-DUNNELL combination is strong
one, but it must not be forgotten that the
opposition is also pretty strong. The op-
position consists of all Republican aspirants
who are not included in the combination.
and if not as strong intellectually as the
other it certainly has the advantage in num-
bers. 1t is difficult thing to to do lay your
finger on Republican in this state that
is not an office-seeker. There is general
hankerlng after the public crib. OF course
all of them can't get there, but there is 60
ING to be big tussle and a good many
knock-downs and drag-outs in the efforts
to reach it. From present indications there
is going to be a hilarious time in the Repub-
lcan camp this fall. The band is already
beginning to play and before the concert is
over there will be louder music and a great
deal more of it than there was at the tradi-
tional wake when TIM FINNIaAN's re-
mains were hOnored.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
THE MAXWELL. CASE,
depression of the Prss0ner.-The
,IurY Eniazr Srn,d avis Rost

Jury Enjoy Sundays Rest.
ST. LOUIS, May 30.-The Maxwell trial will
be resumed tomorrow, Notwithstanding it
VIII be holiday. Maxwell is very much
broken down and sleeps but very little He
hau three firm friends in the Jail prior to the
trial, but these men will not now speak to
MIN, and he seems to feel that everybody
mas abandoned him to his fate. His vanity
mas peen sorely wounded, and as that was
wnat chiefly sustained him, he has nothing
ieft 10 buoy him up. His manners has COM
pletely changed. From being loquacious, he
mas become gloomy and uncommunative, and
iorthe first time since the commencement of
his case he refuses to talk with reporters,
ana refers them to his attorneys.
When asked to-day about the bell
py who cut mysterious figure at the
co oner's inquest but from whom no infor-
nation could be obtained either by the
coroner or by the chief of police, although
ne was known to have been in Maxwell's
room ON the day of the murder; he refused
to to talk, and referred his questioners
to his lawyers. The jurors had free move
ments to-day through all the upper
rooms OF the Front courts and were allowed
TO look at the morning papers, but were not
permitted to read anything about the trial.
Ihey then turned to baseball and discussed
the players averages for awhile and were
subsequently taken out to the parks for walk.
The physicians who recently examined Preller
body to ascertain whether he had the disease
described by Maxwell Will testify in rebuttal.
There has been some talk of introducing the
organs taken from the body by these physi-
clans in evidence, but it seems to have been
decided to-day by the prosecution not to do so
except under order of the court.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
DIME NOVELS DID TT.
A Connecticut Lad, Who Read Cheap
Fiction, Makes an Assault on His
School Teacher,
And is So Vigorously Whacked With a
Club That He Dies Soon
Afterward.
Ihe Treasurer of Perry County, Mo.
Mysterionsly Robbed ofa Large
Sum Of Money.
n woman Who Coupled Her Refor-
nation With Tale-Telling Shot
by Unknown Parties.
KILLED by His school Teacher.

Killed by His School Teacher.
Special to the Globe.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May 30-Henry
w. Elliott, 20 years old, is teacher of the
Centre district school in Woodbridge, seven
miles from this city. He was late in get
ting away from the school house Friday
afternoon, and just as he was finishing
some work he saw two masked men at
window. They went to the front of the
school house, and Elliott picked up
club and ran out. The two men threw
eggs at him, one of the missiles striking
him on the arm. Elliot raised his club and
struck his assailant ON the head, the man
going down III heap. The teacher started
Tor the other, who fed, but on being pur-
sued drew revolver and threatened to kill
Elliott. The man who had been
Knocked down had disappeared in the mean
time. Half an hour later Winnie French, a
little girl found him lying insensible in
ditch. She called the neighbors, who
identified him as Charles Bishop. stepson
OF Dwight Todd, farmer. Bishop was
taken to his home, where he lay uncon-
sciOus till his death, late this afternoon.
He was one of Elliott's scholars, was
troublesome and had been whipped. He
had made a previous attempt to
waylay Elliott. but had failed.
Who his companion was is not
known. The body was given in
charge of the medical examiner and the
coroner will begin his investigation to-
morrow. Elliott has not been arrested,
and is at home in North Haven. BY
Bishops neighbors it is said that dime
novel reading had a great deal to do in
shaping his actions at all times.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
Decoration Day nots.

AUSTIN, Tex, May 3O-Decoration day was
celebrated here this afternoon under the
joint auspices of John B. Hood camp, Confed-
crate veterans, and Post No. 10, G. A. R. A
large audience, comprising about all the vet
erans of the city, gathered in the
hall of the house of representatives and
listened to an oration by Col Fred Carleton.
A procession was then formed in front of the
capital and marched to the state cemetery,
where flowers were strewn. Beautiful
wreaths were placed upon the graves of Gen.
Albert Sydney Johnson, Ed Barleson, E. J.
Davis, Hugh Mcleod and August Buchel and
other distinguished dead. Hon. John Hancox
delivered an address at the cemetery.
From the state cemetery the large
procession marched to the city cem-
etery where the majority Of the federal
soldiers lie buried. Here also lies the body
of Gen. Tom Green, whose monument was
covered with flowers. Gov. ireland and all
the state officers were in the procession.
Decoration day was never more generally OBJ
served in this city.
CHICAGO, May 30.-Decoration day ohserv-
ances were participated in by large numbers
of people at the cemeteries of Graceland,
Oakland and St. Bonaface to-day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
Cannon and the Ian

Thomas Cannon will wrestle Matsada
Sorakichi at the Minneapolis base ball park
next Sunday afternoon in straight Greco
Roman match. Neither man will have a
picnic with the other. Both are workers.
The Jap and Cannon are perhaps the best
skilled IN that line. Whoever wins will
have to work. Cannon is sure to go behind
an antagonist every time possible He is
never afraid nor backward, and he said
yesterday:
consider the Jap the hardest and fastest
worker in the profession. He keeps going at
man with all his might, and any wrestler
mas to be mighty careful or he will get left
He was asked what he thought about
Charles Moth, and he replied:
Personally, Charley and I are not friends.
put VIII give him credit with being won
derful Grteco-Roman wrestlers. The worlds
championship rests between him and me.
"What about Muldoon's claiming it?''
''How can a man claim a championship
without defending the title? 1 have followed
MN at great expense from city to city
to challenge him. L have posted money
several times, but he has never covered it. I
challenged him in New York He suddenly
left the city. / have challenged him in Gin
clnnat Chicago, San Francisco and now in
Minneapolis, and, thank heaven, / have at
last forced him to consent to meet me on the
carpet. He will not find me employing de-
fensive tactics. as Evan Lewis did, but 1 do
not blame Lewis. That was a handicap
match, and all Lewis had to do was to keep
from being thrown. But why should Muldoon
always want to handicap himself? I don't
ask 1t. l want him TO meet me on equal
grounds
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
WHY DEMPSEY WON'T FIGHT.
Cardiff's Backers Attempt 10 Fool
Him. and Ger Left

1t is generally known that the match be-
tween Jack Dempsey, the middle-weight
champion, and Patsy Cardiff, is off, but the
reason why it will not take place has not
been given out to the public. A sporting
man who is an intimate friend of Dempsey,
and who claims to know what he is talking
about, says that in the early part of last
week, Tanner, Cardiff's backer, went to
White Bear and got Dempsey to sign
articles of agreement, in which it was stip-
uiated that Cardiff should get liberal per
centage. When Dempsey signed these
articles it was understood that
they were simply for publication,
and that other private articles were to be
drawn up guaranteeing Dempsey 81,
When Dempsey had affixed his signature to
the articles for publication Dempsey was
told that that was all they wanted and he
might whistle for his $1,000 guarantee.
ms treatment made Dempsey indignant,
ana he declined to meet Cardiff unless he
would put up guarantee of 81, 900, and as
tne Cardiff men have failed to come to the
front with the money it is probable that
the hight will never come off. AS
Dempsey would have nothing to
win in fighting Cardiff he saws
he will not foot away his time
III pickering with his backing. Last week
Dempsey said he intended TO go to Port
land. Or, Tuesday or Wednesday of this
week, and his friends, who claim to have
MS confidence, say that he intends to take
unto himself wife and settle down, and
lhat ne contemplateS entering mercantile
business.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
BY THE SEA.

While life should last; it seems so strange!
Last year we passed the yellow sands
Beside the restless sea;
held in mine your tiny hands
And drew you close to me.
marked your bushes come and go,
The sigh, the smile, the tear;
The words you whispered soft and low
Were music in mine ear.
We two were dreaming loves young dream
Beside the murmuring sea;
Your presence made the whole earth seem
A paradise to me.
We said our love would never change,
Would no abatement know
While life should last; it seems so strange!
Twas just year ago.
Once more we pace the yellow sands
Beside the summer sea;
do not hold your tiny hands;
You do not cling to me.
do not press you to my heart
Ana kiss your snowy brow.
We're strolling twenty yards apart,
For we are married now.
From the Boston Courier.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
Disraeli,s views ON ireland.

LONDON, May 31.-The land bill has been
again postponed. 1t will be taken up
June Z. The Daily News reproduces
the speeches made by Benjamin Disraeli
in the house of commons in 1874. Dis
raeh, in summing up the Irish
question, said; ireland i4 teeming with a
starving population and suffers from an ab-
sentss ariStocracy and alien church and the
weakest executive in the world, The only
remedy is revcl ution, which is prevented by
connection with powerful England Therefore
England is logically in an odious
position, being the cause of the
misery in Ireland. The duty
of an English minister therefore is to effect
by this policy all changes which revolution
would do finally. That is the Irish question
in its integrity. The moment you have a
strong executive, religious equality and q
just administration, you will have order in
Ireland
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
ALynching in Prospect.


GARTHERsBURG, Mo-, May SOTO
night the general opinion prevails that
George Munroe (negro), who was in Gus
tody Friday night and came near being
lynched, is after all the right man. Should
the accused man be locked up in Rockville
Jail, it would be likely to
be sure death for him.
The jail is not very strong, and at least 800
men in radius Of two miles of Garthers-
burg are lying in wait for the right man to
turn up. A very large crowd is around
the depot tonight waiting for the arrival
of Sheriff Miller and Munroe from Wash
ington, in which city it is learned he was
rearrested, The colored population held
an indignation meeting this afternoon at
Mineral Springs. They have kept closely to
themselves since the outrage and go
about very little after dark. They object
to so many of their class being arrested.
1t is rumOred that they are organized, and
will come into town late at tonight in
body to release the negro Smith, who has
been in custody for several days. If they
do there will be pitched bettle The
excitement is more intense than it has been
heretofore
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
Serious Shooting Affray.

special TO the GiODe.
CAIRO, ILL.,, May S0.-A shooting affray
occurred yesterday evening at Fulton, KY,
fifty miles south of Cairo, on the Illinois
Central, the particulars of which have just
reached here. Two weil-known citizens,
Lysle and Meacham, became involved
in dispute regarding the rent of dwell
ling occupied by Lysle, during which Mea-
cham demanded either the money OF pos
session of the premises, indulging in abus-
i've language and making threats; Lysle
at the time made no resistance An hour later
the parties again met and Lysle invited
Meacham into his back office, expressing
desire to obtain an amicable settlement
of their differences Lysle turned when
near the door, and Meacham states that
being i'll dread of losing his life, he pulled
a revolver and began firing, shooting five
times, three of the bullets taking effect in
the head and breast of the unfortunate man,
killing him instantly. Both men stood
high in the community, Meacham being a
furniture dealer and Lysle druggist.