St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-30
TERRHTOR1AE. TIDBETs.
News Notes OF Futerest TO the People
of E1:a kola.

The past week among the notable visitors
at Fargo d. G. Linsley, manager of the
Canada Atlantic, who has just made trip
over the Canadian and Northern Pacific
roads in his private Car with his family. He
was the engineer who located the Northern
Pacific in Dakota. In 1871 he was the assist
ant chief engineer, and had charge of tae
field work. He relates that the line originally
was fixed to cross the Red river at Hague.
thirty miles north OF Fargo, running thence
northwest along the south shore of Devil s
Lake and along the north bank of the Mis-
souri, river to the Rocky mountains-pretty
near the route President Hill takes for his
Manitoba extension to Great Falls, in Mon
tana. Mr.. Linsley disapproved of this route
and, with MIR. Garfield the president, took
the matter before the board of
directors in New York, and in
duced them to make an exploration
of the country between where Fargo now is
and the Missouri river. 1t was supposed
then to be too forbidding a region for rail-
road. In November, 1870, surveying party.
under military protection, was sent out, and
its report caused the change Of route. Mr..
Linsley spent part of that winter in a tent
on the site of Fargo with his wife and family
He had not visited the country since he left
the employ of the company, in 1873, and was
naturally impressed with the wonderful
changes of the thirteen years. Mr. Linsley
relates, among the incidents of his tent life
shipped from that point north, goods on
sleds drawn by fourteen dogs each. The
changes since then are especially impressive
to one who, like Mr.. Linsley, visited it at that
early, but not remote, period. 5'.e- q 80,
The Republicans have two committees and
two wings in Douglas county. Some effort
is being made to have them flap as one, but
there is a good deal Of bad blood and they
will hardly succeed, and the Democrats will
have chance. Judge Clifford is asked by
the Republican papers to formulate d scheme
to present to they ankton convention, that will
show up 1.-The tyrannical Democracy" in the
contested congressional districts in the
states, il shape that will make capital fol-
the Republicans and lay out the Democrats
The latter, in congress, have declined to di-
vide the territory to give the Republicans
two more senators. The judge is too much
of the offensive partisan TO do the territory
much good in view OF a Democratic house
and administration. His special friends, too.
seem to care more for their party than the
good of the territory.
Some of the towns are'going on voting aid tc
railroads and public improvements lust as il
congress had not passed law prohibiting it
There Will be question as to the validity OF
bonds issued for these purposes since the
general law came into force. WATERFOWL has
taken the safer course and subscribed by in
| dividuals some 600 to secure new rail
roads and shops. 1t has promise of becom
| western now runs from it in three directions
with prospect of two more branches, which
| If built. will make it the Dakota Headquarters
| of that system. The Manitoba is the most
| recent acquisition of the place. With the
enterprise that thriving city exhibits, it need:
have little concern about sea serpents in iii
| beautiful lake. 1t is gathering in manufac
| lures and evidently entering upon a prosper
! Gus era.
| The act Of congress prohibiting specia
| legislation, is taken to prohibit any amend
ment of city charters. For instance. in tho
case of Groton the city will be bound to issut
| licenses to sell liquor to all applicants. ant
have no authority to fill vacancy for cit,
| justice. Fargo and other cities have ont
grown their charters. 1t is probable. how
ever, that the legislature will pass genera
| law, under which cities may organize. aban
| donlng their charters.
| Since the publication in the GIosE O.
| Maj. Engle s'interyiew with the president al
| the office-holders protest that thew hay,
never thought of becoming candidates be
fore the Democratic convention for delegate
in congress. Friends have used their name
without their consent and in face of thei
| protests. They will even decline to atten,
| the convention as delegates, and if the.