St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-25
SAINT PAUL.
CHIT-CHAT CORNER.

yesterday, sin regard to the necessity
for holding elections this fall for all the
members of the legislature. Under
strict construction of the apportionment
statute passed some time ago should
say that such a course would be the
proper one. But the question has not
been presented to me for an opinion,
and am not engaged in the prepara-
ton of paper on the subject, as has
been stated. 1t will be time enough
when the call is issued for the elections
for the matter to be settled, and II 1t is
referred to me l will be ready to give
my views according to my interpreta-
ton of the law"
"Suggestions verbal and otherwise
are pouring in upon the railroad COM
missioners," remarked Hon George Il.
Becker, ION the question of reduction
Of the grain tariff, and we are waiting
for certain statistics to be furnished us
by the railroad companies before taking
action. There has been great deal OF
correspondence, too, upon this SuDJect,
for it is an important one, especially 10
the farmers in Northern and Northwest
ern Minnesota, where the greater por-
ton of the grain is produced. The law
and constitution require that rates shall
be equal and reasonable, and the dispo-
Bition on both sides is decidedly OPP
posed to any violent measures. Since
special rates and rebates have been done
away with matters have improved very
materially i'll railroad transportation,
and now comparisons are the source OF
difficulty. Objection is made that while
IS cents per hundred pounds is eXacted
on grain carried between st. Paul, Min
neapolis, Moorhead and Duluth, only Z
cents per hundred is charged from Moor
head to Chicago, distance of over 400
miles. The Manitoba road claims that
the reason they carry grain such dis
lance for cents is that 80 per cent of
their earnings come from that source,
while the Milwaukee road only carries
small quantities, and it is not an object
for them to make any concessions"
Marshal wv. NJ. Campbell returned
from his Washington trip yesterday
morning. He went to the capital On
business connected with the accounts of
the department of justice. ''The three
Democratic congressman from Mime
sofa, Judge Wilson, Judge Macdonald
and Edmund Rice" he said, 'are very
energetic. Mr.. Rice is always in his
seat, and is one of the few men
for whom a caller does not
have to wait long in the
ante-room when he sends in his card.
Mr.. Campbell thinks that notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Rice has earned the conSidera-
ton at the hands of his party to grant
any request to be permitted to retire and
rest, yet he is too much of Democrat
to refuse TO let his name be used for his
party's interest at the present time.
There is no better and more active
worker, and no more popular man in
congress than Edmund Rice" remarked
the marshal, who did not forget at the
same time to eulogize Knute Nelson.
E. B. Northrop, who for several years
was associated with II. S. Fairchild &
Son in the real estate business in st.
Paul, is now located at Helena, Mont.
Whether his location there will be per-
manent or not depends good dead upon
how much the bowels of the earth are
willing to give up to him. He has pre-
empted, Staked out and located num-
Der of veins, lodes and mines that are
remarkably promising. Each one is a
Pactolus or a Golconda, and Mr. North.
rop does not blush to tell the world so.
He is not given to much loud talk and
is willing that the result shall be relied
upon to prove the truth of his aSSer-
tionS. He declares that many thousand
years ago the earth had pains in its
bowels and gave the Rocky mountains a
good, healthy shaking up, and when she
got through the gold and silver of the
earth was nearly all deposited in Mon
tana, close around Helena. All mines
in California, Nevada and elsewhere
have been shallow and soon worked out
These, however, are inexhaustible.
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Mark II. Dunnell-If any one thinks
that am in this fight to get beat, he
will be likely to make mistake. l dc
not desire to boast. 1t is never wise tc
do that, especially in politics, which al
ways depends upon the longest pole
The shortest pole was never found tC
be successful in politics. inexperienced
politicians have been known to try il
over and over again, and, notwithstand.
ing all the dismal failures that have
been recorded in the history of our pol
itics, | am sorry to see that the crop OF
young politicians that is now coming III
have not improved Bit or learned the
lesson that has been so often taught
them. These fellows should get longer
poles. 1t is a scientific fact that the
persimmon has no respect whatever
for short poles. If you are going tt
stir up politics, don't do it with a shor
pole.
Zone of the principal things needed
in this city," said j. II. Hanson, of til,
Contractors and Builders board, sis
music hall-a hall to which we coulC
invite the best of talent and where w,
could accommodate Thomas Orchestr;
and concerts, with a mass of singer
and an organ to back them. If Patti
or any of the great concert singer
known all over the world wanted Il
come here we have no place to NEE
tnelf requirements. Inere'S the Mai
ket hall, but it is dirty and noisy, an,
we have not public hall at all com
mensurate with the demands of cit
of this size. 1t is the one thing we lacl
more than anything else in the way O
art.'
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''Since the government of Manitob
took charge OF the Red River road,
said Railroad Contractor j. NJ. Ross, @
Winnipeg, ''work has progresse
rapidly, and by the latter part O