St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08

-Oute especially where they are met with
lands and free lunches are set up for them.
The Miller Gazette complains that some of
he young men of that place have been
carrying their fun to a discreditable extent.
Young stranger escorts young lady home
rom the rink when he is met by her alleged
brother with a pistol and, for fear OF his life,
caves town on foot at night. Another party
is led into game of cards, accused OF cheat
ne and gambling, and some one perSonateS
he City marshal and frightenS him out of
own, with many other similar tricks which
% beyond the bounds of legitimate fun.
With the energetic efforts being made by
he several town. it is probable that the
.oute of the Duluth i Sioux Falls railroad
will be changed. The new route takes it from
Narshall, Mimi, TO Lake Benton, then to
7landreau and Dell Rapids down the valley
irect TO Sioux Falls. The Pipestone route
offers a bonus of $4,000, and the four towns
along the Sioux valley line propose to do as
we'll. They have held public meetings and
appointed committees.
young man with the romantic name of
plantagenet Brown last week reached the
conclusion of his suit for the hand of co
1uettish daughter of a wealthy farmer, Miss
Fannie Claymore, living near Michigan City,
m the lower Red river valley. His rejection
so stirred his feeble mind that he procured q
pistol and attempted to shoot her. He failed
10 hit her and was overpowered and is now
under s., 900 bonds to appear before the next
grand jury.
The Fargo Democrat looks upon the reports
sent out from Washington that there is a
great change going on in Dakota in Senti-
ment in favor of the Hill bill or similar
schemes, as an attempt to create sentiment
Of that sort. No evidence of such change is
found in the territory, except perhaps at Bis
marc!l, which thinks it better TO hold on 10
the capital of the North rather than attempt
10 be the political metropolis Tor the whole OF
Dakota.
There is a widespread disposition to force
Il Ion. j. H. Wilson TO make the race for con-
gresS again. but he writes that he will not
accept He has made one hopeless fight at
arge expense to himself, and without the
backing to which he was entitled, and even il
ne could be elected he would not take the
nomination, as his profession is worth to him
several times the salary of Il congr essman.
There are, however, several capable and
prominent Democrats willing to accept the
lonOr.
The Aberdeen News has interviewed its
distinguished townSman and Democrat,
George S. Engle, who has just returned from
severalS months at Washington in Dakota in
;erestS, and reaches the conclusion that all
me schemes to divide on the east and west
inc are dead so far as the house is concerned
and that even the Missouri river is hardly a
promising boundary. There are other ntelli-
gent parties who have interviewed congress
The Canton News learns that Gen. Hugh j.
Campbell who is so sensitive about illusions
10 his career in st. Louis and in returning
board days is at the heard of movement
which has for its object the election of Il legis-
ature which will be favorable to the South
Dakota movement, and will turn over the ter
rtOrial machinery to the state" machine and
ct congress kick it if it chooses. The News
does not think this scheme will commend it.
self to the level-headed men of Dakota.
In the view of the Yankton Herald, the
failure of the Harrison bill renders it NOR
ally certain that the Springer bill will pass
and Dakota finally be admitted as lone grand
whole" 1t sees significance in the selection
Of Mr.. Johnson the urgent advocate of adj
mission as whole. and adds: THE division
and admission scheme has failed, 'Ordway'
Johnson is a member of the Democratic CON
greSsOnal committee and Dakota will finally
De admitted whole
The Northwestern has run its survey from
Columbia to La Moure, but the contract has
oeen let for the construction of only forty
miles, which will leave 4 gap of twenty-one
miles to reach the Northern Pacific. The
contractor states that he is to complete his
work by July l, and then go to the Redfed
branch. No reason is known for not con-
Meeting at once with the Northern road.
1t is semi-officially given out that the Demo
cratic territorial convention will be called
early i'll the season, probably in June. to nom
ma delegate to congress and take ground
on the division question. MIR. Day, it is I'M
derstood, will make vigorous effort to secure
Endorsement of his course at Washington in
urging division measures, and the friends of
the territorial committee will not be asleep
An interesting time is presaged.
Those who have storm cellars, ladder and
a rope will find, when they want to commit
suicide, the method adopted by Mrs. A. 0.
LandSberg, an estlmable lady 60 years of age
III Buxton, Bud Reeves town, very simple
and satisfactory. She opened the trap door,
put the ladder down, fastened the rope to the
top round and about her neck and stepped
off. The inquest found that she was temper
ariy demented
United States Marshal Maratta was inter-
view ed this week as to the cause of his nom
ination being hung up in the senate. He
says he is giving the matter no attention and
cares nothing about it. He does not think
there is any personal reason, but some cranky
notion growing ont of the little cross pulling
with the president. He goes to Montana in
few days to attend the sess. ON of the supreme
court May II.
The papers at Huron, whose interests are
specially involved in the south-state move
ment, insist that appeal should be taken from
the Revolutionary and reasonable conspr-
acy" at Washington, to ''to the sense of JUS
lice in that American people whose duty it is
to elect new house." The constitutional
convention to reassemble at Sioux Falls this
week is desired to perfect this appeal.
There is reported some sort of a dicker be-
tween the Northwestern and the Northern
Pacific which will cause the former to stop
twenty miles South of La MOure, in its
Northern extension and the Northern Pacific
will build down from La Moure to connect
This will be a continuation of the jamestown
Northern, and was on the original program
Some parties from the East went TO Ed
mundS county recently, protesting to be look
ing for locations, and went back grumbling
probably to report the country no good They
seemed to expect to find government land
with street cars running out to it, and with
peach orchards and banana groves, and purl-
ing streams ripping on every quarter section
They are not the material wanted in Dakota.
The fact that no licenses are required in
Dakota causes couples who live in the adj
Joining states near by to cross the line when
they want tC marry, especially when it is de-
sired to expedite matters and avoid publicity
This brings many fees TO the officiating par
ties in the border towns, and gives the
impression that the marrying business is
extremely lively among Dakota people,
Among the young ladies at Elkton a society
has been organized called the Tongue
Guard" Every time one of the members
speaks Iii OF any person she must put a
penny into the treasury. The treasurer re-
ports once month and the money is sent to
the missionaries. If they hold out it is
The heather.
One sparseIy-settled township in Faux
county the past week issued SO, 500 bonds to
build six schoo-houses. This is an example
II the provision made in all sections for
IchoOl interests There are not probably
children enough for one good school, but the
growth of this class of population warrants
liberal anticipations-and the bonds sell we'll
abroad.
1t is stated that in many localities trouble
10 likely to grow out of the fact that notarys
public have continued TO take acknowledg-
ments after the expiration of their terms of
office, and in some instances from neglect to
lie with clerks of courts in counties in which
they operate copies of their commissions and
impress of their seals, as required by law
The Vermillion Republican is not specially
opposed to keeping Judge Clifford at Washing
ton. but thinks he has been given to sending
foolish and untruthful dispatches almost con-
stantly that congress about to admit
Dakota under the Sioux Falls constitutions
weakness which pleased many OF his benighted