St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09

for division, practically Endorsed the admin
istration as whole scheme" Some have
supposed that one Of the resolutions Of that
body leaned rather strongly toward divis gu,
and thar the majority OF that convention wtTe
afraid to trust the people to vote OH the sub
| ject.
Tho impression has gone out and is being
| actively cir culated by the divisionists, that
the Aberdeen convention declared in favor of
division. This is not true, In fact, nor is it
| legitimate Inference from the nomination
| of Mr.. Day, who has favored division The
Democrats stand upon the old Douglas
ground of popular sovereignty, and are will
| ing to trust the people on this and all other
| questions.
It is surprising to note the number of Re-
| publican papers in the North that are silent
| in regard to the nomination Of clifford. Even
| the rampant Devils Lake Inter-Ocean has not
| a word of approval Of the sitting member, but
| saws Of the nomination at Aberdeen: I'M. H.
| Day, nominated by the Democrats for dele
| gate to congress, Is one OF the brightest men
| in that party. Day Is . worker, and will poll
| large VOTE"
| At the boring for natural gas near Fargo,
! when the larger machinery was put up, new
and larger hole was commenced with an eight
| inch tube. The past week the frst gas was
| struck at seventy-nine feet. The large bore
| and powerful machinery indicate great conf
! dence in the success Of the enterprise. 1t is
believed that vein of coal struck will prove
| to be valuable.
| According to the Hunter Eye, in Cass
| county, the prosperous farmer, Will Carter,
| skipped the country, leaving only mortgaged
| property for a great number Of creditors. He
| took his wheat to Minneapolis and sold
| it for some three or four thousand dollars,
| and is supposed to have gone to England to
surprise his friends at his prosperity in the
| new world.
As the platform of the Republican conven-
ton at ankton is generally published in Da-
| kota papers, 1t pronounces the defeat of the
| Morrison billl in the house of representatives
| blow at civil liberty. 1t Is probable that
reference is had to the Harrison bill admit
| ting the little state machine gotten up by the
| Republican party, a thing SO dead that not
| even a political earthquake could move it.
The exercises at the morning worship in
| the church At Mellette, in Sphinx county, last
| Sunday were made attractive by the publica-
| ton OF the verdict in the secret church trial
| Of c. G. Elliott, on charges brought by Mrs.
! Suebbins. Mr.. Elliott was found guilty and
| dangerous man to fellowship with the sisters.
He was suspended.
AS an illustration that Judge Clifford is too
near-sighted for good politician, when he
saw the band from his own town at Yankton
and heard them play, he complimented them
as being one of the finest bands he had ever
seen and inquired if they resided at Yankton.
If it had been the Canton female band it is
believed he would have recognized it.
The anti-dvison Republicans IN the CEN
trail regions who were dissatisfied at the result
in Yankton will generally vote for Clifford
under protest, as they were disappointed that
the Aberdeen convention did not make an
issue on the division question, and especially
as the nominee has been active as divis-
ionist
At the recent census at Standing Rock
there were counted 4,6os Indians. OF these
1,211 were men; 1852 women; 300 boys, and
S47 girls. 1t will be noted that while there
are about one-ffth more women than men, the
boys outnumber the girls very materially.
This affords another illustration of the effort
Of nature to equalize the sexes in Dakota.
In most Of the counties that appeared at
Aberdeen with contesting delegations, there
seems q disposition to keep up the division
and run two tickets for local officers. On
neitker Of them has the party ever made
respectable showing in numbers, and they
| are not good party men II they do not now
unite and try to count in the returns.
A young farmer in Brown county was so
| elated over his nomination for county
| Office on the alliance ticket that he at once
ordered two dozen fine shirts made, to be
worn when he enters epon his Office at the
| county seat. 1t is alleged that he will have
no occasion to wear them officially.
| 4. The Mitchell Republican claims reliable In
| formation that Gov. Pierce is to appoint Mr..
| Boynton, of Lennoz, on the railroad commits
| sion in place Of one of the members who is to
resign. In view Of the fact that the Demo
cratic platform denounceS that board, 1t
would be uncomfortable for Democrat to be
| q minority member Of 1t.
A lady in Brown county lately had her ap-
| plication for final proof on a homestead
| returned with this Endorsement: Rejected
| for the reason that the party having married
since making cthe original entry, has there
L..
| subject to appeal within thirty days.
| Among the features of the campaign in
| Cass county, it is charged that the young and
| agile superintendent of schools charged for
| $4,000 miles Of travel the past year, and that
| the greater part Of the travel WAS due to Wis.,
| its to charming lady teacher in the country,
| who Is his ''best girl"
Il Is q great disappointment to La Moure
| that the junction Of the Nocthern Pacific and
Northwestern is made at Cakes, only Eve
| miles away, and new town Is to be built
| there. At the first sale of lots at Cakes last
| week seventy were sola the lowest bringing
| $3.50. A lively town will evidently grow up
| there very rapidly.
AS illustrative of the versatility of the Da-
kota politician, it is stated that an attorney in
Pembina county, now candidate on the
Democratic ticket two years ago named his
only son James G. Blaine. he now calls him
Gillespie, and don't care to refer to the rest
| or MS name.
The local papers mention that DR.. Durksen,
who was recently killed by lightning in Tur-
ner county, was in great financial distress,
| his farm having been sold on a mortgage and
/ he ordered to leave it. 1t is thought he was
more than willing to have his troubles ended
| in this way.
There is an unusual amount Of sickness in
Dakota at present, mostly malarial and
| typhoid fever. It is attributed to the drouth
and scarcity Of good water. If heavy rains
do not fall before winter it is feared the siok-
| ness will become still more prevalent.
Dairymen in the Missouri river region state
| that since the frost has stopped the young
grass from growing and COWS have only the
dry buffalo and other grasses to eat, the
| quantity Of milk has greatly increased, with
much larger relative yield of cream.
Pierre is anxious to have Judge McConnells
recent decision that only the lands belonging
to the railroads used for railroad purposes,
extended to that district, as the Northwestern
owns 200 acres of valuable property in that
city on which it claims exemption.
1.-THE Pierce Signal regards the members of
tho railroad commission as men of rare faith.
1t says they passed through that place on a
special train ut midnight recently and didn't
see or hear any cause of complaint. Prob
ably they were asleep.
The engineers have completed the survey
of q branch of the Manitoba railroad from
Eve miles to point in Nelson county. 1t is
stated that the road will be built early in the
SPRING
Col. J. B. Edwards has issued the first num-
Der of his Spirit of the West at Grand Forks.
1t Is rafting Democratic sheet, and has
almost boundlcss field, as there are but one or
two Democratic papers north of 1t in Dakota.
The absurdity of the claim that the Repub-
licans are united In favor of division is ap-
parent when it is noted that they admit that
nearly or quite majority Of their territorial
committee Is opposed to division.
The territorial board Of health, in pursu-
anco of law, has ordered the killing of
diseased cattle, but the law does not provide
for any payment to the owners and suits will
result from the matter.
Tom Mcconnell in his disgust over the fail
ure of the Campbell movement sold out his
paper, the Prairie Home, and the name has
been changed to Carthage News. Mr.. Nc
Council IS still very Ill.
A district attorney in Stutsman county
gives his opinion that the congressional act
limiting expenditures to 4 per cent of the
valuation does not apply to current expenses