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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16

off. and there upon Bonded knee he was
pouring forth a tale of love such as ROMEO
in his most ardent mood never dreamed of.
But this Detroit JULIET is made of differ
ent stuff from the one of Capua. She
doesn't slop over a particle. Instead of
pOking her head out of windows at night
at the imminent risk of taking her death of
cold, and sitting on balconies en- dishabille
waiting for her senatorial ROMEO to watch
his opportunity to evade the honest watch
dog and glide over the garden wall. this
star-eyed s0rceress of Detroit imperiOusly
wraps her $500 sealskin sacQue around her
and bids her tropical lover to wait for an
answer to his suit until such time as shall
best suit her humor.
And still there is vacant desk in the
senate chamber. The palms of Detroit
which bloom in the winter time have more
attraction for the love-stricken senator than
all the fruits and flowers of his Southern
home. He listens not to the complaining
murmurs of a diseontented constituency
which are waited to his ears on every breeze
that blows from the Southland. The great
problems of state which are perpIexing the
gigantic intellects of his colleagues in the
national congress do not vex him. Civil
service reform, silver coinage. the exeeu-
tive's prerogatives, the confirmation of APP
pointments the admission of Dakota are
all matters of inconsequential value to one
VINO is flinging his souls wealth away on
Detroit woman. knowledge of the fact
that he is committing political hari-kari
has no terror for him. He sends word to
the wild and insolent rabble at home who
threaten him with political destruction that
he can die happy if only his StYgian
voyage is lighted by the smile of a Detroit
woman's eyes. And thus he fingers like a
moth playing around taper. sporting and
fiuttering near the treacherous blaze.
Ravish'd with Joy, he wings his eager fight
Nor dreams of ruin in so clear light;
He tempts his fate, and courts a glorious
doom,
A bright destruction and shining tomb.
There never was such a beautiful exem-
pliication of the divine passion of human
love will be the verdict of the romantic
mind, while the average common-sense
American citizen viii cling TO the old
proverb, ''old fools are the biggest"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
THE NEGRO RACE.

In his letter to SenatOr-elect DANIEL,
which appears in our morning dispatches,
Col. BLANToN DUNCAN gives a most de-
plorable account of the moral depravity of
the Southern negroes, and expresses but
little hope for their future advancement.
AS Col. DUNCAN is a prominent South
em Republican, he ought to know whereof
he speaks. But it is evident he does not.
While there may be, and doubtless are, ex-
ceptional instances of moral deprsYity pre-
yailing among the Southern negroes, which
Col. DUNCAN describes. yet we are not
prepared to believe that this lamentable
condition is so universal as he would have
us believe. No one who thoroughly
understands the capacities and inclinations
of the two races believes for moment that
the African will ever rise to the same high
social and mental plane occupied by the
Caucasian. But that the African is capa-
bic of higher development than he has yet
attained is as clear to the mind of the i'm
partial student of race development as that
the sun shines in the heavens. Even in a
condition of slavery the American negro
was far in advance of the civilization of the
naoANO <AlAlCdE- OuOCl lilC COuulttOnS Ol
freedom the American negro has already
advanced to a much higher development
than he formerly occupied. And it
is equally clear that the limit
to his development has not yet
been reached. Therefore. while we cannot
concur with Col. DUNcAN's opinion as to
the present condition of the negroes in the
South. we do heartily indorse his recon-
mendation that the general government ex-
ert every possible effort to advance their
moral and intellectual development And
we furthermore believe that Col. DUNCAN
has struck the right man when he appeals
TO Senator DANIEL to take the lead in this
movement Mr.. DANIEL is the abIest rep
resentative of the young and progressive
South now in public life. He is as eonsci-
entious as he is talented, and with such a
leader in the cause of promoting their inter-
ests. the colored people will have no reason
to fear for their future.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
Meeting OF Passenger Agents.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 15.-CleYeland is
well filed with general passenger agents.
Chances are that there will be very large
attendance at the meeting of central pas
senger committee tomorrow morning.
Commissioner Daniels was at hand to-day
and number of important committee meet
ings were held. One of the most urgent
matters in view of the trouble with the In
diana, Bloomington 81 Western and several
other roads was to induce the Nickel Plate
to become a full member. In order to
accomplish this several lengthy conferences
were held between a committee of passenger
agents, with Commissioner Daniels as
chairman and Receiver Caldwell and Gen
eral Passenger Agent Homer of the Nickel
Plate Nickel Plate officials were urged TO
bank the fortunes of their road with those
OF the committee, in view of spreading dis
affection among lines that compete with the
Nickel Plate but 1t was not satisfactorily
shown that the interests of the latter road
required immediate consideration of the
subject by the company and the only. an
swer the committee received was that the
question would be considered hereafter and
that at some future meeting the Nickel
Plate might become member.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
A PROPER INvEsTIGATION.

The house of representatives yesterday
adopted q resolution to investigate the Pan
Electric telephone scandal. That's right.
If there's anything rotten in Denmark let
us know it, 1t was also appropriate TO
adopt Mr.. PULITzER's amendment includ-
ing an investigation of newspapers in con-
nection with the same matter. The charge
has been made against the New York
World, which has been prominent in ex-
posing the scandal. that it was subsidized
by the Bell company. The World is en-
titled to chance to acquit itself of the
charge, and if it is guilty the public should
know it. An honest man is never afraid
of an Investigation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
Northern Pacific Land Sale.

Col. G. b. Lamborn, land commissioner
of the Northern Pacific road. left for New
York week ago on call from ,PTesltlant
Harris The occasion of his visit there is
in regard to the large land sale which the
company is about To make to a syndicate of
Eastern and English capitalists. The
amount being negotiated for is 1900. coo
acres-all the cOmpany's land east of the
Missouri river. This amount will absorb
nearly $4,000. 900 of the eompany's pre-
ferred stock and help il out wonderfully
for a short time. Vice President and Gen
eral Manager Cakes left for New York last
evening to be present at the closing up of
the deed. The ACCESSIBILITY of the company
dispOsing of such large tract of land is
questionable. This land when sold will be
held by the syndicate at such terms that il
will be slowly settled. and the local BUSH
ness Of the Northern Pac.tc will not be de-
velOped as rapidly a 1t has been i'm the past
Ii held 10 actual settlers only. the land re-
naming in few years would be very valu-
able, and great portion would be well de-
veiOped furnishing increased traffic to the
road.
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OUR FLAG rs STILL THERE.

Written for the Globe.
The conflict is over-the battle is ended,
The Ice King and his soldiers no longer will
dare
To attack the braye boys whose musketry
blended
And ratified In chorus-for our flag is still
there!
In hot fields of strife they were rarely de-
feated
The noise of their guns fioated out on the
air;
They rush to the rescue; their acts were re-
peated:
For they strike once again-and our flag is
still there.
In the years of the past they mingle in glory.
Though aged. and loaded and burdened
tn care,
They come in their manhoods and tell the old
story.
We have fought once again, and our flag
is still therel
And so down the hillside OF life they are NOV
ing
With honors they have won and so grandly
they wear,
Marching to achieve the victory so soothing
That lands them in safety-the boys over
therel
And amid the gay scene of rockets in air,
Our soldiers are shouting-the flag is still
there. T. II. NEwsoS
st. Paul, Feb. I3, 1856.
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locating a Black Hills Line.

A report was received in st. Paul yester-
day that surveyors are out locating line
from Mandan in the direction of the Black
Hills. The surveyors are very reticent as
To their movements and i'm whose employ
they are, but say that If they told what they
knew the public would have an interesting
story. The meaning of this cannot even
be guessed at. 1t is very improbable that
the Northern Pacific is contemplating an
extension To the Black Hills. as the Gu cage
Il Northwestern is there now. and is early
inc all the business. liz would scarcely pay
the Northern Pacific to build an extension
there from Bismarck or Mandan. as the
business it would receive for Black Hills
points would not be sufficient to pay Operat-
ing expenses for several years. True,
branch lines increase through traffic. and If
the business done locally on the branch line
would not pay the expenses of operating
the branch, the extra business of long haul
it would give to the main line would make
up the deficiency. 1t is very probable that
the Chicago & Northwestern will control
the Black Hills traffic for the next few
years to come.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
dACoB. TIE SHARPER.

The New York people are well satisfied
that JACOB SHARP was well named. He
is sharper than the other sharpers who in
fest that city, and has played a sharper
game than all the sharks of Wall street
could play. And vet to the American peO-
pie it is very humiliating sight to see an
old scoundrel stand up before the
people of Americas great metrop-
oils and say to them, in effect:
II have bought your city alderm en-
and have bribed your city government. for
which paid in round numbers 81. O00, 900,
and yet defy you to convict me of it," If
there ever was time when forbearancc
ceases to be virtue this is the time. Mr..
-SoNKLfEG and his committee may not be
able TO hnd evidence to convict SHARP and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
what MR.. stickney viii DO.

The Chicago Inter Ocean is guilty of the
following: A. B. Stickney, president of
the Minnesota & Northwestern road, says
that the Dubuque & Northwestern road
will be constructed at once to point on the
southern extremity of the Minnesota 81
Northwestern railroad. 1t will parallel the
Dubuque & Sioux City road for thirty miles
through Dubuque and Delaware counties,
Iowa. 1t IS expected that the total length
of the road will be about 1870 miles. Mr..
Stickney is now considering the advisability
of building an Independent line frem Du-
buque to Chicago. The arrangements for
consolidating the Dubuque 81 Sioux City.
the Iowa Falls & Sioux City, the Cedar
Falls & Minnesota. the Minnesota & North
western aud the Diagonal route have fallen
through
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Notes.

At the annual meeting of stockholders of
the Cincinnati. New Orleans & Texas Pacific
railroad yesterday, the board of directors
was reelected, and the board re- elected the
present officers. Z. w. Kittridge, Richard
Smith and George Hafer were appointed to
act with the president and board of directors
TO take such steps as they deem best to obtain
modification of the present lease, and TO OBJ
tain necessary legislation to enable the city
to consent TO such modification.
Articles of Incorporation of the Duluth
Park Point Southern railway were filed
with the secretary of state for a line from
Rice to Minnesota Point. The capital stock
is $500, 900.
w. E. Goodng. agent of the Manitoba road
at Neche. is in the city.
General Manager Marvel of the Manitoba
road has gone East.
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The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

NEW YORK, Feb. 15-The senate. COM
mittee to-day continued the Broadway sur
face railroad Investigation. When chair
man Low called the committee to order.
Clarence a. Seward, one of the counsel for
the committee, arose and said significantly:
before we proceed TO the examination of
the witnesses / would like to say
to the committee that the ser
geant-at-arms informs me that neither
himself nor his assistant had
yet been unable to find Aldermen Charles
Dempsey. f. McCabe. William III. Meller,
James PiersOn or Thomas ROthman. S.
Z. Merwln. cashier of the Pacific bank.
testified giving the names of person to
whom the bank paid money for
Interest coupons of the coupons of
the Broadway Surface road bonds.
none of them were aldermen. William
MalOney, reading clerk of the common
council. did not respond to his name. but
his attorney, who says he has taken his in
valid wife South for her health promised to
have him present at the next session of the
committee. Col. Bliss of the counsel for
Jacob Sharp said Mr. Fashay, president
OF the Broadway and Seventh Avenue road
wanted an opportunity to say that he had
never directly or indirectly assisted in the
transfer of money or property to any al
derman. He was promised a hearing at
the next session, which will be held Feb.
90
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
ASHAMED OF HIS NAME.

The St Louis Globe-Democrat expresses
the hope that JOAQUIN MILLER has enough
ambition left to resume his old name and
begin to work for an honest living, and adds.
that kind of poetic fervor which is mainly
exhibited in eccentUcity of verse. morals
and clothing. especially when accompanied
by cold-hearted indifference to family re-
sponsibilities. is not calculated for long
popularity in this country" All Of which
is true enough. 1t is not so much the quail
ity of JoAQUIS's verses of which the Amer
lean people complain as it is that he should
be so dishonest as to renounce the name
which he has brought into the world W ith
him. A man who is ashamed of the name
which his father bore, and which legiti-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
New YORK Ex-sheriff Missing.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Ex-Sheriff Alex
ander Davidson, against whom an order of
arrest was issued last week because he
failed to turn over to the United States
Trust. company about S2.316. as required
by an order of the supreme court, can not
be found. 1t is supposed that he has fed
the city to escape arrest. His property has
been sold. Mr.. DavidsOn's under sheriff.
AarOns. has been arrested i'm an action
brought by ex-Sheriff Davidson to recover
S22.514. which. it is charged, Aarons has
converted to his own use.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
AN HEIREss RELEASED
From an Asylum where She Ha.
Been for Three Years.

Special to the Globe
NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-Miss Marietta
Post, who has been confined by her family
for several years in the Flatbush luna
tic asylum, was released to-day on
an order of tine court. She is one
of the heirs of the late millionaire
Post who owned property at West Brighton.
Staten Island. A man said to be acting in
the interest of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road company made contract to purchase
a part OF the Post estate on the water front
al West Brighton All the heirs signed
except Miss Marietta Post. Inquiry showed
that she was confined in the
Flatbush asylum. Judge Cullen APP
pointed LAWYER X. 5. Busting a
commissioner TO inquire into her sanity, and
the matter went before a sheriff's jury in
Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. DR.. Shaw,
superintendent of the asylum, and an as
sistant produced Miss Post DIR. Shaw tes-
tilted that he had Miss Post in his custody
tor three years. He said he had ex-
amined her several times and found
no signs of insanity. The attendant
who originally took her to the
asylum testified that she was not insane at
the time. He.was directed to take her on
an order OF the supreme court, based on a
certificate of two physicians Miss Post,
who was examined. appeared perfectly
rational. When asked why she was sent
TO the asylum, she replied that she
didn't know. She had always
lived al home. Her father died six years
ago and some one. she did not know who.
was appointed administrator. She had not
received cent and. so far as she knew,
there had been no accounting. A brother
testified that once she assaulted him with q
chair. but the commissioners found that this
occurred twenty years ago. The jury found
Miss Post sane.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MESS

Here's pretty how dye do, says the
board Of education. We are out of funds
and we want the newspapers to give wide
publication to this state of things. Such in
effect is the resolution adopted by the board
OF education at its meeting last night. But
after careful scrutiny of the proceedings
of the board at its last nights meeting and
an examination OF the financial report sub
mitted by the president, we must candidly
say that we fail to detect such a mess of
things as our educational guardians affect
to discover. From the figuring of the report
there will be deficiency of $4, 600 at the
end of the school year. Well, sup
pose there is deficiency to that amount.
that doesn't bankrupt the cily, nor will it
retard the progress of education particle.
There will be just that much more to be
added to the estimates for the next school
year. But it isn't entirely clear from the
report which Was submitted last night that
there will be an actual deficiency of even
that amount. In fact, the report doesn't
set forth very clearly in what manner ap-
preparations have been made or expended
The complaint of the board of education is
that there is no money left with which to
continue the erection of new school houses
or 10 repair old ones. The report doesn't
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
Plotted the Death of Eighteen.

OpeClb 10 tue dIODe.
BOsToN, Mass, Feb. 15.-P. J. LOrden,
proprietor of provision store at 80 Wesl
Fourth street, is under arrest on the grave
charge of attempting to blow up the build
ing and cause the deaths of family occu-
plying the upper floor of the building. The
prisoner is alleged to have exhibited fire.
quently his hatred of the family, the men,
bers of which bear an excellenc character.
and to have said he would ''send them to
HI some time" On Friday night the apart
ments of this family Jacob HameIburg] and
those of Mr.. Cook, of the same floor.
were filed to suffocation by illuminating
gas. so much SO that the large number Of
sleeping children were removed with great
difficulty. A search disclosed five burners
in the store beneath wide open and the gas
escaping in volumes. Lorden was not
easily found, and when he came to the
scene manifested such an indifference that
suspicion was instantly centered upon him.
Subsequent investigation by the officers has
apparently fastened upon him the guilt Of
plotting the death of eighteen people, none
OF whom had done him any harm.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
Lewis wins the Match.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The catch-as-catch-
can wrestling match tonight between Evan
Lewis of Madison, Wis. and Matsada Sor-
akiehi. the Jap. was decided in less than
one minute. Scarcely had the wrestIers
shaken hands when the two were rolling
each other about on the floor, and Lewis
seizing SOrakichi's left leg bent it over his
own by main strength until the Jap's limb
was dislOcated. Lewis was awarded the
match and was Missed and cursed without
stint. Over 5000 people were present.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
Duluth, Park Point 4 Southern.

The Duluth, Park Point < Southern rail-
way has Incorporated. The new corpora
ton proposes to build a line of railway
''from some point on Rice's point i'm the VIII
lage of Duluth. across the bay OF harbor of
Duluth to Minnesota point and thence
along Minnesota point northerly and south
erly TO the limits of said Minnesota point"
The capital stock is fixed at $500, 600, di-
vided into 500 shares of 500 each. The
incOrpOratOrs are William l.. Banning, An
drew DeGraff. Robert A. Smith, Frederick
ID. Banning and William Dawson, Jr., all
of st. Paul.
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The amount in Chicago elevators was:
opposed 70 ,Iorrison,s scbeme.

Secretary Manning sent letter to Col
Morrison to-day in reply to a request for
his opinion as to deyOting the treasury sur
plus in excess of 500. 900. 600 to the pay
ment of bonds. He strongly opposed such
action, saying that costly legislation might
render large surplus desirable at times
imperative, and concluded by saying that
it would seem to follow as a business prop
OstiOn that if the government is to MAIN
tain its credit in the sense of being prepared
to meet all just demands, which are impOs-
sible of ascertainment in advance, there
should be reasonable sum laid by or kept
OH hand for that purpose.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
KiIled bv mexican Band,ts,

Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. Isl. t. Preston
and Capt G. II. Howser, while en- route
from Sinslon, Mex, to this city, were at
tackled by two Mexican bandits near Parral
Mex. HOwser was killed an
Preston wounded in the arm. Both men
were from Council Bluffs, la. The men
were heavily interested in mines in Mexico
The defense made by Preston caused ths
bandits to fee. One of Crooks scouts here
says Geronemo has asked until the 21st
inst. to meet Crook.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16
Murdered lis WIZ

HAYES CITY, Mo-, Feb. 15.-Charles A.
Fellows, druggist at Cleveland, st. Johu
county, became crazy from the use OF
whisky and morphine, murdered
his wife yesterday by shooting four
bullets in her body. The murderer is but
70 years old. while his wife was but 20.
They were married at Albuquerque, n. NJ,
their former home. last July. The muir
derer was brought to this city to-day for
Safe-keeDing
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struck Arninstoxarw

DETROIT, Mich. Feb 15.-Ship car
penters in Springwell this morning struck
against the increase i'm the working time
without proportionate increase in wages,
demanding an advance from 81 to 81. SO per
day. A committee waited on the employ
ers, but no answer has been yet given. The
men at WyandOtte recently succeeded in a
similar demand. and it is probable those in
the eastern part of the city will be next
heard from. About $50 men are idle to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-16

the rascally aldermen who took his money.
but hemp is cheap and there ought to be
enough patriotic hands in the metropolis to
adorn the lamp posts OF the city with their
carcasses. Whenever a scoundrel gets
so sharp thatl law can't reach him in his ras-
cality then is the time when the law ought to
be sharp enough to suspend itself and let
cIean-handed justice take whack at the
villain.
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mateiy belongs to him. is just the kind Of
man to forget and neglect his own offspring.

NEW YORK. mindful OF former episodes OF
similar character, is pointing the finger OF
derision ut Philadelphia society victimized By
bogus baron. who was in reality valet,
and the hot blush of modification is man
Ting the classic brow of the Quaker City maid
ems If Philadelphia could only be prevailed
upon to read the papers and keep abreast Of
the timesI