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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
THE WAGES SCALE.

Some time ago the GLOBE called atten-
ton to the Importance of employers of
labor and workingmen agreeing upon
definite scale of wages before the time
of letting contracts for the building
operations of the ensuing season set in.
Thus far nothing whatever has been
done in the matter. 1t is greatly to be
feared that the vital Importance of this
matter is not properly appreciated by
either employers Or employees. They
should lose no time in looking at the
matter in proper light.
Do the employers want repetition of
last summers strike? We believe not.
Do the workmen want a recurrence of
it? Surely not. Very well, then,
when the means for preventing
it are so easy, why not take adj
vantage of them? Itdoesn't make
particle of difference to the con-
tractor how much he must pay for
wages if he knows what the rate of
wages will be before he makes his con-
tracts. The increased cost OF labor, if
there is any, must then be paid by the
builder, just as he must pay the market
rate for lumber, or brick, or stone.
But it does make all the difference in
the world to him if, after making his
contract with labor estimated at So a
day, he is suddenly, with his work half
completed perhaps, confronted with a
demand for IS day. A refusal and a
strike is the inevitable result. If the
workmen think their services are worth
S. day--and every man has the right to
fix his own value-then let them say so
before contracts are to be let, and there
Will be no trouble. The coming wear
promises to be the greatest in building
operations the city has ever known.
1t is essential that nothing shall occur
to check the promised growth. There
fore let both employers and employees
obviate the possibility OF a strike, and
consequent check, by agreeing now
upon a scale of wages which will be
satisfactory to both. When building
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
THE ERICKSON DISCOVERY.
Evidence That Columbus Knew of
1t Before He Sailed.
70 the Editor of the Globe


In reply to MACS letter in yester-
days issue OF your paper concerning the
Erickson discovery of America, would
like to make a few statements. '.Macn
gives 400 instead of 500 years, as the
time between the discoveries by Erick-
son and Columbus.
l further beg to differ from ssMac'
when he asserts there is no evidence to
show that Columbus knew of the Erick-
son discovery. From a letter written
by Christopher Columbus himself, and
quoted in Washington Irving's "Colum-
BUS" we know positively that he
visited the Scandinavian countries A.
ID. 1477, which was fifteen years before
his American discovery.
1t is reasonable to infer that the sole
purpose of Columbus in going to Scan
dInayia was to learn the particulars of
the Erickson discovery and the Morse
settlements in America. Columbus be-
ing man OF great intelligence, learn
ing and research, it would be an UNI
pardonable injustice toward him to
assume that he was ignorant of the
Erickson discovery. We must remem-
Der that this discovery, at the time of
Columbus, was recorded not only in the
scandinavian Sagas, but also in the
writings OF several prominent authors
outside of Scandinavia, chief among
whom was Adam of Bremen. His writ
ings, published in the eleventh century,
were read quite extensively in Europe.
From the records of. the Vatican we
also know that the Catholic clergy at
Rome, as early as the twelfth century,
were familiar with the Erickson discoy-
cry. The Scandinavians at that time
were all Catholics, and the Morse settle
ments in America, becoming quite nu-
merous, were organized into bisllopric,
and His Holiness Pope Paschal Ii. Or
dained Eric UpSi bishop of America,
A. d. 1112. Confronted with all these
facts, hardly can we for a minute sup
pose that our brainy, inquisitive and
well-informed Christopher Columbus
should be ignorant of the Erickson dis
cOvery? And would it not make Column
bus Infinitely greater, if we admit that
he discovered America, not by accident.
but as a result of diligent study and
research? If it had not been for the
''black plague" which cut off communi-
cation between Scandinavia and the
Morse settlements in America in 1917,
the Erickson discovery might have been
permanent and generally known before
the time of Columbus. This should not
be so, however; and as it is, | think we
should never cease to honor CHRISTOPHER
Columbus greatly for rediseoyering
America, not by accident, but by means
OF thorough research, powerful intel
lect and admirable enterprise.
G. A. TNGwoLD.
Minneapolis, Feb. 8, 1883.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
STRAINS OF MUSIC,

Smythe, who lives in boarding
house, wants the old song. Hold the
Fort, for Am Coming" changed to
Hold the piano-forte till get away"
Merchant Traveller.
''Music," said old DIR. johnson, "is
the least disagreeable of all noises"
But then the piano practicer was not so
prevalent in JohnsOn's day as she is
nOw.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
The average club man cares very little
about music. If he can only strike the
key of the door with reasonable ae-
curacy he is Observation-Disclosures Free
Press.
Visitor-Your little girl plays nicely
OH the piano. Perhaps she has dormant
genius.
Father-For heavens sake, keep
quiet. Don't wake it up.-Texas Sift-
ingS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
A Southern Rate Cut.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Feb. 1O.-A re-
newal of the reduction in freight rates
occurred to-day. The Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf made the following rates
on packing house products: 70 Calves
ton and Houston, 40 cents: TO Memnbis
IA cents: to Memphis when destined for
'Green Line" points. IL cents; New Or
leans, Mobile and Vicksburg, "a cents.
Sugar from New Orleans to Kansas
City, q cents. The Sante Fe Joined
in the above rates to Texas points.
The Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul
made the following rates: Packing
house products to st. Paul and Mime
apoiiS, Is cents; Duluth and Ashland,
20 cents; dressed beef, to ST. Paul and
Minneapolis, 90 cents; Duluth and Ash
land, 30 cents. Rates to Chicago on the
following articles were quoted by all
lines as follows: Packing house prod
ucts, IL cents; dressed beef, 20 cents;
cattle, hogs and sheep, $50 per car,
reduction of $3.50.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
TROUTING.

The season is ended-the rod and the reel
With atfectfonate care are hung on the
wall,
That still that symmetrical spear we may see
And IT'S joys and successes recall;
AS we gaze the woodlands of June time re-
Viye,
They are futtering with all their green
leaves,
They are glad with the songs of the musical
birds,
They are bright with the light the UNI
bragg receives.
All, there's dim pool beneath the mill
wheel
Where the depths are ne'er ehurned into
And there, meath the roofs of an old oak
know the big trout have home:
Then cautious thy step aud steady thy. hand,
Let thy shadow fall not Ger the wave,
And with brief struggle the captive you
save.
There's brook that flows down at the skirt
of the hill,
1t laughs and it prattles and it ehatters
with glee:
1t sweeps over pebbles, it glides over sands,
1t kisses the roots of SapIIng and tee:
Now. is lost i'll the bushes thar tangle the
shore.
Now checked by the grasses that border it's
sides,
Now, again it leaps forth where no tree
shade may fall,
As sparkling and rioteus onward it glides;
And there may the anglers allurement of
flies
Sweep the brook and secure the coveted
prize.
There's creek that flows up from the blue,
salty bay.
1t winds thre the sedges and marshes at
will;
The ployers and beach birds skim DER its
face,
And the sickle-curlews whistle wildly and
Shrilf.
There upward it runs TO freshen its tides
Where Massapeaeue Lake and the sea
f1oweth down,
And there swim the sea trout, with silvery
dyes,
As brilliant as gems in an emperor's
crown.
Isaac Mcclellan In the Angler.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11

entranced an unihitiated auditor. In
;the meantime, man, whom III. famil-
iarly addressed as Pete" came in and
was introduced to Mr.. A. as a practical
miner.
Mr. A. remained noncommittal as to
what confidence he felt in these schemes
SET forth by the operators, and Pete at
length picked up a pack OF cards and
proposed game OF poker as divertiSe-
ment. A. lover of the game, Mr.. A. was
not Slow in taking hand, and soon the
trio were deeply engrOssed in the uncer-
tain outcome OF a Jackpot. In less than
an hour MIR. A. rose from the table the
loser OF $500. He manifested signs of
disappointment, and Immediately pre-
pared to leave.
III. went to the door with him and said
In an undertone: "Now, look here, l
am very sorry you lost that $500, and L
VIII tell you how you can get even with
the Wlnner"-who was Pete. "Come up
here tomorrow evening. l don't mind
confesSing that know how to stack the
cards, and | will deal you three aces
every time"
Poor Mr.. A. caught at this straw and
was on hand promptly the next evening.
Every time ii. dealt Mr.. A. got his three
aces, and, encouraged by this fact, he
bet literally. At last the pot repre-
sented $1,000, at which point MIR. A.
2lailed and called. Pete had a straight
ftlsh.
Before Mr.. A's heart had time to
quicken its pulsatfons III. was saying,
You - fool, why didn't you do as L
told you? Why didn't you raise him be-
fore he drew? Didn't I deal you the
hand promised you ever time? Pc tie
here's had bull-head luck and drawn a
hand--Something that doesn't happen
your own fault; that's all Pye got to
say"
MIR. A. had nothing to add. His de-
sires called him elsewhere, and he went,
after signing, with a trembling hand, a
check payable to the meek-eyed Pete.
Mr.. A. and MIR. ii. do not speak now as
thpx bx,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11

States are attributable to African sla-
very. This particular doctor is said to
have made an extensive study OF the
subject. The statement he makes
might be safely left to the scalpel of the
gentleman of the same profession, who
ever he may be, whose Shingle is Eang
out in his immediate vicinity.
But, as we have sort of remote inter-
est i'll the subject, it may be proper "a
interject the fact that twice III this city
we have had to pull up by the roots and
transport to China leper colonies, in
each case numbering over twenty per-
sons, and that another is now slowly
gathering which will have to be treated
in the same way. The facts in both
these cases are easily attainable-the
numbers exported, the price paid for
the passage, etc. But the Indianapolis
specialist regards all this as sensa-
tionalism that is regularly started about
once in every two years on the Pacific
coast
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
TRUE DEMOCRACY.

In letter expressing his regret at
being unable to attend the TILDEN
banquet in New York. Wednesday even
Ing, President CLEVELAND said that
SAMUEL J. TILDEN was true Demo-
crat. and then proceeded to define what
in his opinion constituted true Democ-
racy. Mr.. TILDEN," he said. s'taught
the limitation of federal power under
the constitution, the absolute necessity
of public economy, the safety of
sound currency, honesty i'll public
place, the responsibility of public
servants to the people, care for those
who toll with their hands, proper lin
itatiOn of corporate privilege, and a re-
form in the civil service" That,
in the opinion of Mr.. CLEVELAND,
constituted true Democracy, and who
Is prepared to gainsay it. 1t is the very
essence of JefferSOnian doctrinA, and in
direct accord with all that Mr.. TnDEN
ever said or did. Nay, more, it is the
rule of action which GROVER CLEvE-
LAND has laid down and closely fol-
lowed in his own public career. There
has never been mere happy condensa-
ton of the cardinal principles of DEM
ocracy than Mr.. CLEVELAND has here
given i'll one sentence. 1t is party
platform within itself, for it embodies
all that is essential for basis of sue
ceSsful republican government.
1t is evident that SAMUEL j. TH.DEN
was the political GAMALIEL at whose
feet GROVER CLEVELAND studied the
science of government. The effect of
Mr.. TILDEN's teaching is visible in
every line of the CLEVELAND admins
tration. Like Mr.. TILDEN, the present
Incumbent of the nations executive
chair is a man who meets boldly every
public issue as it arises. With his eoneep-
ton of political duty he thinks it never
too late to give battle to vicious
doctrines and corrupt practices. He
believes that pure and sound Democracy
fourishes and grows in open, bold
and honest championship of the inter
ests of the people, and that it but
feebly lives upon deceit, false pretenses
and fear. Such man was SAMUEL. J.
TLDEN. Such man is GROVER CLEvE-
LAND. And both of them will forever
stand as the highest representatives of
true Democracy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
THE GLADSTONE WELCOME.

The enthusiastic reception accorded
Mr.. GLADSTONE on his return to En-
gland from his vacation trip, and the
spontaneous commentator with which
his outline of the Liberal policy was
greeted, argue we'll for the success of
his policy during the present session of
parliament, despite the firm resistance
of the Tories. The English people are.
as whole, great lovers of fair play, and
they recognize very plainly THAT fair
dealing has been anything but eharae-
teTiStic of the SALISBURY government.
The oppressive and coercive measures
which, backed by the entire power of
the government, BALFoUR has been
making use of in Ireland of late have
opened the eyes of the people to the at
titude of desperate arrogance which has
always been distinguishing feature of
the present ministry. Mr.. GLADSTONE
returns with something like his oId-time
vigor, and there is every probability
that he has so natured his plans that
they can hardly fail of success. He is
entering upon his last great campaign.
and he intends to put his whole soul
into 1t. With the people back of him
the result cannot be doubted.
1t is only question of time when Ire
land will receive, by parliamentary
enactment, the justice she has so long
demanded, and its actual granting will
be eontemporaneous with the downfall
OF the SALISBURY government, which
event, unless all signs fail, will not be
delayed longer than the next general
election
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11

lines met the rates. This was followed
by reduction ON Glasses b, &C, ID and
e, which includes carload lots, drop
being made from Is to IA cents. Then
came a reduction in hard coal rates.
Chicago to Des Mofnes, from S3.15 ton
to S1.S0. The Rock Island made the
cut, and all of the Des Moines lines met
it. Packing house products from Mis-
souri, river points were reduced from Ii
TO l214 cents, all lines again participant
ing. The Wabash 81 Western, which
mad agreed with other st. Louis roads
not TO fall below the rates made by the
hrst cut last week, found il was losing
all OF Its lumber business, and to-day
reduced the lumber rates, st. Louis to
southwestern Missouri river points,
from o7s to cents hundred. The day
was rounded up with another big slash
at the through rates between Chicago.
Council Bluffs, Omaha, Kansas Civ
and Missouri river points, the st. Paul
making redu ctiOn of cents a hun
dred OH the first four classes. This
makes the rates at present-first class
3O1a cents hundred, second 25, third
10, and fourth 1614. The reductions
made in freight rates since a week ago
to-day average 65 per cent off. So far
passenger rates have not been involved
in the war.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.
President CIeveIand's Lively Con-
versation With People Who Call
on Him.

President CleveIand's Lively Con-
versation With People Who Call
on Him.
The range of conversation between
the president and those who shake
hands with him at crowded receptions
is limited, says a Washington CORE
spondent Of the Philadelphia Press. I
stood near the other day and listened as
they shook hands and slid on:
First Caller Cooking up)-How do you
do, sir?
President (cordially)-How do you do,
sir?
Second Caller Cooking down)-Good
morning, sir.
President (smiIing)-Good morning.
And so on the
Fifth Caller Shaking hands and
laughing)-Helped to elect you, and
going to do it again. EXIT
President-Thank you.
Sixth Caller Cooking straight out the
dOor)-Glad to see you, sir!
President-HOw do you do?
And so on to the
Fifteenth Caller Ga little boy in frock,
Waddling on, seeing only the chief ex-
ecutiye feet and not noticing whose
they are}.
President Preaching for him)-Here!
you little fellow. Here! This way!
Give us a shake!
Little fellow is shaken and waddles
ON, solemnly wondering what it is
about.
Sixteenth Caller whispers in execu-
tive ear.
President with surprised and con-
gratulatory Iook)-Ah, indeed! Hope
they are all well.
Response smothered by
Seventeenth Caller-How do you do,
sir?
President How dye do, sir?
Eide sweeps on till it reaches
Twenty-seyenth Caller Gin loud voice.
miles of your birthplace, and only
three years later, up on Caldwell hill.
(Subdued giggle of crowd.
Presidential, indeed I'd like first
rate to go UP there for a day or two this
summer.
Twenty-seventh Caller resumes)-
Come Oh, fishing
He is inguffed in the tide, and the
sentence dies unfinished. while the
president cordially shakes hands with
party of three with umbrellas, evidently
from the rural districts.
Thirty-sixth Caller Gladly shakes hands
blithely)-That shake is for Mrs. Cleve-
land. Gin her my love.
President-Thank you.
Thfrty-seyenth Caller-Good evening,
sir.
President (automatiealIy)-G morn
ing.
About one in thousand is known to
the president, but. on the whole, it is
dreary ceremony to him, and entered
into with a real sensible earnestness and
sort Of contagious geniality.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
The Stories of Suffering at
Browns Valley.


Browns Valley.
The Inter-Lake Tribune, Browns
Valley, charges that the reports of suf-
fering there were wholly untrue. 1t
says the fuel supply was limited, but
never exhausted, and continues: Com
pared with other portions of the coun-
try, the winter here has been a mild
one. Particularly is this true as re-
CARDS the village of Browns Valley.
The town is situated in deep valley.
midway between lakes Traverse and
Big Stone, and being. surrounded by
high bluffs, IS protected to great eX-
tent from the chilly blizzard blasts that
blow with more or less fury across a
treeleSs prairie. In Traverse county.
with a single exception, no loss of hu-
man life has occurred, while several
hundred miles south and east of us peo-
pie have persisted by the scores. Can
as much be said of Wisconsin. Southern
Dakota, Iowa, Kansas. or even among
the snew-cOvered mountains of ssOld
New Engtand?" The climate of West
ern Minnesota is excellent, invigorat-
ing. healthy, but the present dilapidated
orditiOn of the Browns Valley branch
of railway is detrfment to the country
and disgrace to the corporation that
owns and attempts to operate it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
SCHEMES OF THE SHARPER.
Ingenious Methods of Rogues to
Get the Mighty Dollar,

Few people are aware of the countless
tricks and swindles daily practiced by
rOgues and mountebanks under their
very noses, as it We're, say the New
York Press. Even those who are vic
timized now and then are generally
foath to prosecute the cufprits after
they are caught, dreading to give their
own gullibility publicity. Nor is it less
true that very antique methods of
bunkO-Steering and other elicit devices
for extracting money from the absent
minded and unWary are reyiTd anon
when the perpetrators think the public
has quite forgotten them.
One OF the most successful, but ap-
parently inane of petty schemes has
been practiced for the last six months
or more. The operator goes into small
variety store. for instance, where every
clerk makes his own change from the
money-drawer. The operator buys
something worth 25 cents. and hands
out $40 bill. Receiving his change, he
fumbles III his pocket a moment, and
then eXelaims: sob, here is quarter"
which he puts down Oh the counter,
with the remark, 1You can give me
back the bill" Upon the heel of these
words he begins story calculated to
distract the clerks attention from the
fact that the customer should return to
him $9.75. Having finished the etory the
operator walks out of the store with the
t$9.75 change.
This does not seem in cold print To
recommend itself to the sharper as a
very reliable game, but it has been
worked hundreds of times, and for
larger sums than have been here men,
tened.
= q "A man, we'll known in business cir
fieS, was neatly Heeced out of $1,000 a
short time ago by confidence men. By
what seemed to him as casual acct
dent, he was introduced to one Mr..
Hamlin. the confidence man.
ME. Anderson, the victim, is man of
considerable wealth. and has an unfor-
1tunate penchant for specializing in
mining stocks. Mr.. H., knowing Mr..
A. weakness, represented himself as
a broker, and, in the course OF his con-
NerSation intimated that he could give
aMr.I a. some valuable tips" regarding
scertain mining investments which he
was handling. Mr.. Fl. was very partieu-
lar in declaring that he was simply a
broker and only desired reasonable
commission oh his sales.
Mr.. A. was invited to call upon Fl. at
the latter's apartments ia an uptown
hotel. An appointment was made and
BIZ. A. was shown up to the oStensibIe
broker S rooms. Upon entering the we'll
appointed quarters belonging to Mr.. H.,
the visitor was struck with their pIausi-
bic, busineSs-Iike appearance. On a
table he noticed many mineral speci-
mems. for the most part labeled, with a
considerable variety of quartz ores and
nuggets.
During the first of the evening FL.
talked yolubfy concerning great mill
ing enterprises that were just starting
out West, and described wonderful
discoveries of gold and silver in certain
localities in Idaho and Montana, with
q minuteneSs of detail that might have
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
The Kansas City e. St PanL

The Chicago Tribune of the 10th pub
fishes the following remarkable state
ment in regard to the St. Paul d. Kansas
City road: president Stickney. of the
Chicago, st. Paul & Kansas City rail
road minnesota & Northwestern ar
rived in the city yesterday from the
East, and was met here by General
Manager Egan, Traffic Manager Hanley
and Director Oppenheim. They held a
conference at the Grand Pacific hotel
during the afternoon regarding the
affairs OF the road. They refused to ex-
press their opinions regarding the situa-
ton, but it is understood that the pres
ent war and consequent heavy reduc-
tions in rates are causing the company
much embarrassment and serious losses
in revenue. The new stock and trans
fer yard scheme Of President Stickney,
as well as other new schemes he has had
in contemplation, is said to be retarded
by the war;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-11
Renewed the Contract.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The post
master general has renewed the con-
cract with the Chicago, Burling ton &c
Quincy railroad for fast mail service
between Chicago and Council Bluffs.
The new contract is superior to the old
one i'll the following respects: The old
contract called for fast mail service OH
a. schedule Of sixteen hours, west only,
six times per week. The present con-
tract calls for daily service each way
half, the leaving time at either end to
be determined by the department.. At
Council Bluffs the fast mail train from
San Francisco will make close con
nection, and the time between San
Francisco and New York will be short
ened twenty-four hours. The fast train
will be puf OH March L.