St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-02

theater. If he has not abated his elo-
quent speech, it would not be bad
plan to put him on the trail of PLUAINER
this summer. He used to be good
match for him when principles and ar
guments were allowable.
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The home insurance companies of
the territory have had some rough
passages, and been hampered by the
bad showing made by some that were
dishonesty managed, but the record of
the past year is an suspicious one for
them. The auditors report shows
that they were paid $53O,OOO premiums
to $4,000 to foreign companies, keep
ing 100000 at home. and paying Is per
cent more of losses to the premiums re-
celved than did the foreign companies.
On the average the various companies
find Dakota profitable field, as they
paid for losses but S4S5,000 out of the
81, $4,000 received.
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Those who believe in the civilization
of the Indians will find encouragement
IN the course of a Sioux medicine man,
DR.. Roam DOG, who the other day took
pistol and put bullet through his
heart-just like an enlightened white
man-because his mother died under his
treatment, and this wovld hurt his
professional reputation. In apprecia-
ton OF professional honor, he was evil
IDENTIFY i'll advance of shis white brethren.
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An interesting legal question will be
presented to the courts, growing out of
the attempt to list for taxation the
wheat removed out of the territory by
the elevators in April to escape tax
alton. The Jaw requires that personal
property shall be listed month earlier
than merchandise. The assessors claim
the wheat is personal property, while
disc held for sale. The courts only can
determine which is correct.
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The designation WARD, of Grand
Forks, gave Gov. MEILETTE in the
Jamestown convention, of liking of the
stubborn kingdom of South Dakota, twill
be likely to adhere to the executive of
the fiat state. The applause it received
from the division combination indicated
only mortuary contemplation of the
10000 offspring.
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The Valley Springs Enterprise re-
ports the farmers Of that section stand
ing in the corn fields with shot guns,
watching for the gophers that dig up
the corn. 1t also publishes call for a
public meeting to organize a gopher
club to hunt down these pests. 1t
might be we'll to call out the militia
after they suppress imaginary Indians.
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Miller has something of novelty in
female brass band Their music has
flavor OF sweetness and aromatic per-
fume not known to the male tooters.
Canton had female band two or three
years ago, which took in the encamp-
ment and other foreign occasions. 1t
met Delegate CLIFFORD at Yankton, and
he disguised the young ladies with the
inquiry where they were from. tits his
misfortune that he is short-sighted.
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One of the organs of Gen. CAMPBELL
vOucheS for him that if sent to congress
he will not sleep in the gallery when
Dakota bills are up.
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The claims of any of the towns i'll that
section to having secured the Catholic
see of North Dakota are evidently pre-
mature. Bismarck is perhaps the most
confident, but jamestown and Fargo are
still hoping. The past week Grand
Forks has commenced to move in the
matter. 1t is one of the prizes that
should not be carelessly missed.
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There is little encouragement for
the half score of patriots who are going
down to Chicago in the fact that the
Prohibition convention at indianapolis
gave Dakota three delegates, while the
other territories were allowed but two.
Those who don't get Oh the floor may
hope for chance in the gallery.
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That manifesto put forth at James
town, in the rhetorical and typo
graphical equipage that BRICK POM
EROy and WILL HERMAN rendered
specially obnoxious to public sentiment
and good taste, finds its most satisfying
apology in the statement that very
youthful element captured the con-
vention.
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Aberdeen expects to secure term of
the United States court when congress
passes the bill making two new judicial
districts. That would be the Seventh
district, and Aberdeen will be the
largest, and perhaps most accessible
point in it.
The Prohibition convention at Indian
apolis felt the Dakota zephyr and put in
it's oar for statehood for the suffer-
ing 100000, following, or perhaps setting
the example for the conventions of the
year. This resolution, introduced by
SAM SMALL, of Georgia, was notable
for the impartiality with which it di-
vided the blame between the two par
ties for the delay in granting statehood.
Declarations of this character may do
good, as they rise above mere partisan
Ship-and neither of the old parties, as
represented in congress, has been able
TO see quite beyond the domain OF par
tisan advantage in this Dakota matter;
and prod that touches them both is de-
sirable.
49,
The Fargo Argus indorses the CAMP
BELL conventions at HurOn-the big
one, and probably all the little ones. The
editor is an admirer of Gen. CAMPBELL,
and some intimate that new combine
has been effected that will be somewhat
of a novelty even in the variegated field
of Dakota politics. The obese major al
ways has manipulating hand for po-
litical schemes.