St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-18
CASUAL CHATTER.

1--WE have come out here to attend the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Minnesota Thresher company"
said Fl. ID. Hyde, OF Boston, as he sat in
front of the Ryan with group of East
ern capitalists; land according to the
call we are to assemble at Saltwater,
where the plant is located. Officers will
be elected and the affairs of the com
pany will be gone over pretty thor
oughly by the stockholders, who are
feeling pretty comfortable concerning
the outlook for good return on their
investment.
What will be the outcome of the
much-talked-ofl legal proceedings against
the new corporation am not prepared
to say further than that it will be a very
difficult, almoStimposSible, undertaking
to set aside the sale of last winter"
'sThat's it." interpolated W. III. Rhawn,
of Philadelphia, one of the principal
stockholders. 1--WE are in possession,
and l cannot for the life of me see how
we can be dispossessed by any of the
kickerS." Senator Sabin has been in
Hyde, land he will probably remain at
Saltwater until after the meeting
Wednesday,. Our affairs are being
looked after by capable. efficient man.
ager. and all the indications point to eX-
cellent business in our line this season."
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"After an exhaustive tour of the In
dian reservations in the Northwest, and
Montana especially" said Gen. Frank
c. Armstrong, of the Indian bureau, Il
am on my way to Washington, having
been out since last February.
simultaneously with my departure
hn nf IN,
dian troubles growing out of the prac-
tice of horse ste aling, which an Indian
can never be taught is an offenSe
against the law. The latest outrage was
in the country near the camp of Plenty
Coos, crafty old Crow chief, but l do
not think that any of his band were
concerned in this trouble. 1t is matter
of imposSibility to keep an Indians
hands off a likely looking pony, if
the opportunity is afforded him to
steal the animal, and get away safely.
Frequently rowing bands of Indians,
sometimes not more than three in a
of this sort and strike out among the
hill country. Then they will hover
around camp until nightfall, first
having selected the ponies or other
stock that they want, and will wait sew
eral days to accomplish their capture.
Such seems to have been the case re-
Gently, and the PieganS, who are re
nOwned for their hOrse-stealing prOpen-
sites, were given pretty severe lessen
by the Crows, whom they had deSpoiled.
AS far as | could ascertain in my visits
to the ditferentreServatio the Indians
are improving daily, and are now only
waiting for good crop as reward for
their work in the fields titled by them.
But from time to time it is to be eX-
pected that these desultory horse-steal-
ing raids will occur. and no human
power can prevent it.
''1 won case in the police court yes
terday." said Counselor Butcher, 'sby
fiourishng this red silk handkerchief
A policeman arrested my client, a young
near the union depot, and preferred
charges against him of being disorderly
and resisting an officer. They also ac-
cuSed him of being an anarchist.
Il flashed this bright handkerchief
before the judge and said: Your
honor, if this man had been seen carry
ing such thing as this twelve months
ago, he would have been hung. Now it
is the emblem of righteousness and hon
esty carried by the entire Democratic
party as the flag which will lead them
ON to victory My client was promptly
dis charged"
IN
Sir William Farrer, of London, En-
gland. is at the Ryan. having just re-
turned from trip over the Manitoba
railway system. He said that it was one
of the prettiest countries III the world,
and promised to form large and pros
porous empire in the future. He had a
lengthy conversation with j. j. Hill
during the afternoon and evening, and
it was stated that he was one of the
principal stockholders in the Manitoba
line, and that a considerable extension
was under consideration. He denied
that he was stakeholder or intended to
be one, ane said that their meeting was
merely one of pleasure.