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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.

The superiority of the cable lines
ton of its length has given rise to a
very dangerous practice INDUCED in by
many people, who, for various reasons,
prefer self-locomotion to the more OF
less smoothly gliding cable cars, that is,
the habit of walking on the tracks.
Already one accident, which almost
providentially escaped being a fatal
one, has resulted from this habit, and it
is quite conceivable that others will
happen at some time i'll the future.
Indeed, it is more by good luck than
anything else that they have not hap
pened already. It is quite likely that
people cannot be made to desist from
track walking, but they can at least
bear one fact in mind that will serve to
lessen the danger materially.
If the track is selected which will
take the pedestrian, in an opposite di-
rection from that in which the cable
cars are going, there will be little. dan
ger of car coming upon the walker
unawares. A better plan than any,
however, would be to stick to the side
walks under any circumstances.
Another source of possible and very
probable accidents is the habit that
street Arabs and school children have
of standing on the tracks ''fOr fun
until the cars are pretty nearly upon
them, too near for the gripman to stop
the train should one of the children trip
and fall upon the track in the haste of
getting QUITO the way.
There is not gripman on the line
who has not experienced this danger,
and something should be done by par
ents and others interested to stop it
forthwith.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
WEST SIDERS' COUNCIL.

Several Matters That the Union
Wants For the Good of the Sixth
Ward.
There was very small attendance at
the meeting of the West Side union last
evening.
Mr.. Lienau introduced resolution
giving it as the opinion of the union
that water should be supplied by the
water board to those having the con-
tract for street sprinkling on the West
side, free of charge. There was some
talk to the effect that the sewerage SyS-
tenn needed immediate improve
ment. p. r. Mcdonnell intro
duced a resolution instructing the
alderman from the Sixth ward to renew
the project of grading Ohio street, from
Winifred street to the city limits. P. d.
Winchell thought good flour mill on
the west bank of the river would pay
well and add to the commercial impor-
lance of the West side for the reason
that more than one-half the wheat enter
ing the mills of st. Paul came from that
side. This matter was referred to the
committee Oh merchandise and manu-
features.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
HOW THEY SEE IT.

The GLOBE prints this morning inter-
views. with Congressman WILSON and
MACDONALD on the direct tax repay
ment bill. Of the Minnesota delega-
ton, Mr.. WILSON stands out alone in
opposition to the bill, While the views
expressed by Representative MAC
DONALD set forth the grounds upon
which the other Minnesota congressman
favor it.
Viewed from his separate standpoint,
each one of these gentlemen is correct
in his position. The only question is as
to which occupies the correct stand
point. Mr.. MACDONALD sees pile of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14

money boarded up in the federal treas
ury for which the national government
has no use, and then sees in this bill an
opportunity to get a gOOd-SiZed slice
of this unused pile for his own state.
Upon the principle that when free
lunch is about to be served every man
has right to a piece of pie, he advo-
! Gates the repayment of the direct tax.
| On the other hand, Mr.. WILSON goes
deeper into the question and studies the
| bill in the light of principle. He sees
in it what he considers dangerous
innovation in the manner of disbursing
public moneys, and fancieS that the
passage of this bill would establish a
precedent which would be standing
invitation to the professional lobbyists
to concoct schemes for plundering the
public treasury whenever there should
be surplus.
Mr.. WILSON is not man to sell
political birthright for a mess of pottage.
Looking at the question in the light he
does, the repayment to Minnesota Of
a tax which was legally assessed and
eheerfully paid at the time of its col
lection, is no bait for his vote in favor
of the bill.
Another objection that Mr.. WILSON
urges against the bill is that he consid-
ers it part of a scheme devised by the
protectionists to defeat tariff reform and
tax reduction. All disinterested 0bserv-
erS of the disgraceful wrangle which
marked the proceedings of the lower
house of congress last week are now
convinced that Mr.. WILSON is correct
In this conjecture. 1t is apparent that
the bill was rushed through the Repub-
lican senate and precipitated upon the
house in advance of the MILLS bill for
the purpose of complicating the tariff
discussion and of disorganizing the tar
if reformers. 1t is unfortunate that
some prominent Democrats had their
political vision so blunted as to fail to
detect the trap into which they were be-
ing led.
If the direct tax Minnesota cheer
fully paid to the general government
in an hour when the nations needs
were sorest are to be refunded there
will be no special grumbling among
our people. But once for all let it be
understood that Minnesota does not re-
greet the payment of that tax, nor is
the state asking to have it returned. If
in an exceptionally generous mood the
federal government sees proper to pay
it back we will find room in the state
treasury for it. At the same time the
people Of Minnesota will not submit
to have it made as the terms of re-
payment that the honor of the state
shall be sacrificed, or that principle
which is very dear to the Minnesota
heart shall be jeopardized. As between
a repayment of this direct tax and tariff
reform Minnesota is for the latter. An
additional 100000 in the state treasury
would be nothing to our people in conf
parison with the savings that would
accrue to them under the provisions of
the MILLS bill.
The sensible way for the Democratic
majority to dispose of this matter would
be to pass the tariff resolution bill
first and discuss the direct tax bill
afterwards.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
Will Sail for EurOne.

New YORK, April 13.-President Cor
bin, of the Reading company, sails for
Europe on May 5. He states that his
trip is partly in connection with Read
n ng ma tier Raa Aed de sq ~ who eng
bin assumed the presidency, will also
leave for Europe soon, and it is thought
that they will both act with Pierrepont
Morgan, who is now in London, and
complete the arrangements for placing
the 100000 per cent bonds reserved
for retiring the present general mort
gage bonds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
COMBINES CONDITION.
At Last Accounts He Was Sleep
ing Soundly, But His Condition

Bad.
New YORK, April 19.-At 6:1O p. m.
Henry Melville, Mr.. Conkling'S law
partner, came out of the house and said
that there was no change in Mr.. Conk-
ling's condition. The family, he said.
were very anxious. The physicians had
predicted that Mr.. Conkling would be
better insiGeOf three days. The predic-
ton had not been fulfilled. In the
Hoffman house it is believed that Mr.
Conkling is very sick man. The
twitching of muscles spoken of in the
last bulletins are believed to indicate an
accumulation of moro, and is regarded
as bad sign. 1t is generally believed
that he cannot hold out much longer.
The general impression at the Hoffman
house is that Mr.. Conkling's condition
is more precarious than indicated
in the bulletins of Dr., Fordyce
Barker. 1t is known that the physi
alarm the public while there is the
shadow of hope left for the life of one
of New York's most brilliant men.
While some of the bulletins have been
favorable, yet there seems to be world
of reservation in all that DR.. Barker has
given out. On the other hand, not
single favorable bulletin has been is
sued while the distinguished pa
tent was otherwise than asleep,
or at least in a doze. While awake
he is either very nervous, or even worse
excited. In the meantime his
strength is receding hourly. To-day
came the most unfavorable symptom in
his refusal to take the milk on which
he has subsiSted and in the nervous
twitching of the hands. DR.. Baker did
not have his usually affable smile this
afternoon. and is evidently much wor-
ried at the turn the case has taken.
DIR. Barker called on Mr.. Conkling
shortly after IL o'clock and stayed half
an hour. He shook hands with the
doctor and seemed 20 be comfortable.
He fell asleep before the doctor left.
He is still taking his nourishment with
out difficulty, consisting of milk and a
little whisky. His temperature has
risen slightly since the doctors previous
visit, otherwise he was unchanged.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14

the duty on fax seed, even admitting
that the price would be increased.
There is only one other product that the
farmers of Mr.. Lind's district have to
sell that is affected by the Mills bill,
and that is wool, and not S per cent of
his constituency grow wool, and the
few that do are far more interested in
cheap clothing than in dear wool. The
writer, as a wool grower, is one of his
constituents, having flock of 1000
Sheppard there are few if any as large
ffocks in his district-and | must hum
bly, petition him to give us free wool.
IF, however, duty means dear wool. it
certainly implies dear clothing, and
will he sacrifice the interest of 95 per
cent of his people for the advantage of
5 per cent? TO be protectiOnist he
must do just that thing. because its
fundamental principle and practical
working is to tax the many for the few.
Let US see what the Mills bill does to
the things farmers have to buy. The
following table gives articles placed On
the free list, and those on which duty is
re0UcpG.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
FANCY GYMNASTICS.
Second Annual Exhibition by the
ST, Paul Y. NJ. G.. A. Glass.

At Market hall last night the mem
bers of the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium gave
their second annual gymnastic exhibit
ton, assisted by the st. Paul High
school class and the Athletic club of
Minneapolis. The audience numbered
about 1900, and the exhibition was
genuine treat to all. Music was fur
nished by the st. Anthony Hill brass
band orchestra and banjo club, COM
posed of boys. Two tugs of war by men
picked from the classes were the most
exciting feature of the programme.
The fancy marching and statuary drill
by class of thirty of tile smallest boys
in the gymnasium, under the direction
of Prof. r. l.. Weston. was an excellent
piece of work Exhibitions on the Ger
man horse, flying rings, parallel bars,
with the dumb-bells and Indian clubs,
tumbling, wrestling, contortion. fencing
and brother acts by individual mem
bers completed show which would
have been worthy of professionals.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
A PECULIAR PLATFORM.

1t is peculiar platform that which
Senator STANFORD, of California, adj
vanceS in announcing his presidential
candidacy, for every state must have her
"favorite son." and STANFORD is de-
termined that California. the land of
climate and real estate boomers, shall
not be unrepreSented, even if he has to
sacrifice himself. He declares, first, for
the edifcation of his fellow Californians
to whom the presence of the heather
Chinee is as the waving of red flag in
the face of an enraged bull, that the
Chinese are orderly, Industrious, and in
every way desirable. and that they
should be given the right to vote.
Following this astounding declara-
ton, from which the indignant Califor-
mans will be long time recovering, he
asserts. for the benefit of the country at
large, that protection of the stiffest,
most iron-cIad nature is the only saliva
ton of the American people. This is,
perhaps, natural assertion, coming as
it does, from man who has made his
millions by the tribute which the high
tariff has enabled him to wiring from the
over-burdened people.
From his point of view the "Ameri-
can people," who are to find salvation
in iron-clad protection are his fellow
millionaires, whose immense incomes
are dependent upon the continuance of
a system which has enabled them to put
their hands in the pockets of those who
are really the people. Californians,
who, in addition to the high tariff upon
necessaries, have been obliged to pay
an increased monopoly tax to Senator
STANFoRD's railroad, will be further
edited by this exhibition of STAN
FoRD's views.
Altogether the platform is very
unique one even for ''favorite SON. in
whom, at home, much may be pardOned.
But we will venture the assertion that
# Senator STANFORD really attempts to
Stand upon it he will find every plank
too rotten to support him even if he
were more of a lightweight than the
public estimate him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
INDEPENDENT DEPEW.

Apropos of the story that has been
going the rounds to the effect that he is
simply stocker for Mr.. BLAINE in his
presidential candidacy, Railway Mag
nate DEPEw wakes indignant. He en-
phatically asserts that while he is an adj
mirer of Mr.. BLAINE, he is stocker
for nobody. The bee is evidently buzz
ing very turiously in Mr.. DEPEw's bon
net.
He thinks there is faint possibility
that presidential tightening may strike
the Republican candidate, and that a
very strong possibility exists that the
nominating thunderbolt may ply in
his direction. Consequently, and nat
urally enough, CHAUNCEY is hot at the
suggestion that he is working in the in
terests of the man from Maine, who
on various occasions has shown himself
abundantly able to take care of his own
interests.
CHAUNCEY is enraged not so much
because of the assertion as because of
the harm he fears the publicity given it
may do his scheming. He is pretty
IlIIllly COltNl1iCCo tllctU ilC Soii hStfO tiC
New York delegation, and with that as
nucleus, his hope that he can develop
considerable strength in the convention
Is reasonable enough.
Then if the expected stampede to
BLAINE does not occur, the chances of
the New York candidate would GER
tainly be as good, if not better, than
those of any one else. 1t is a small
basis, of course, upon which to build
presidential aspirations, but Mr.. DEPEw
is man accustomed to taking chances,
and he probably finds it sufficient to
warrant him in making the running.
Therefore, while Mr.. DEPEw may be
expected to be among the first to join in
the stampede, if it occurs, to BLAINE,
the probability is that at present he is
in the race very decidedly on his OWL
oooonpt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
A DESERTED WIFE
Who Wants Legal Separation
From the Man She Welded
Court Notes.

court Notes.
Lizzie Bell Handley has brought suit
for divorce against Charles A. Handley.
The plaintiff, who is twenty-three
years old. was married to the defend
ant, who is twenty-seven, at Peoria, ILL.,,
Feb. 25, 1882. She alleges in her COM
plant that the past three years the de-
PENDANT has deserted her. For this
reason she asks that the bonds of matri-
mony be severed and that she be al
lowed to resume her maiden name.
The GermaniAmerican bank of st.
Louis, Mo-, has commenced action
against Burke Bros. to recover S299.59
on note made by defendants in favor
of Alden Bros q Co., and assigned by
the latter to the plaintiff.
In the case of William Mcdonald by
Daniel Pool, his guardian ad litem,
against the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis IL Omaha Railway company, the
jury returned verdict for 5000 in favor
of plaintiff.
j. w. Rood and Edward Flanagan,
indicted for larceny, gave bail yester-
day in the sum of $500 each for their
appearance at the next term of court.
John Jeremy and Joseph GuiOn were
SuretieS for the former. The latter fur
nished his own security.
Joseph S. Paige has sued G. F. Hueb-
ner to recover $500 damages, said to
have been done his property by grad
ing on Burr street.
The case of the Minnetonka Mill COM
pany against Thomas G.. and E. j. Hodg-
son is on trial. Plaintiff sues for S425
for goods sold.
Judge Brill will hold a special term
to-day.
In the United States district court the
st. CroiX Lumber company has libeled
steamboat, unnamed, and John Ander-
son and d. M. Withern for s69S alleged
to be due for material furnished.
The same plaintiff has also libeled the
steamboat George W. Wilcox, Jr., and
George w. Walton for the sum of S113.23
for fuel furnished.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
FOR JOHN LIND.
A Vigorous Letter From Earle S.
YOumans On the COngressman's
Tariff Course,

"A vigorous Letter FROM fLarlc >.
Youmans On the Congressman's
Tariff Course.
Earle S. Youmans, of Winona, has
written a criticism of Congressman
John Lind's position on the Mills bill
that is attracting wide attention. The
salient points of the letter are repro
duced herewith:
A recent editorial in the Mankato
Free Press is strikingly suggestive, not
only indicating the attitude of that
journal toward an important public
question, but betokening as well the in
dustry and ingenuity with which the
member of congress from that district
is hunting for preteXtS to do the bid
ding of his masters when the tariff bill
is reached in congress. He is reported
seems to be directed particularly against
the farmers interests and the editor
explains that he refers to placing flax
seed on the free list, when the duty is
now 20 cents buShel. | have said this
is preteXt. Let us see if we can find
the real reason.
No grower of fax in Mr.. Lind'S dis
trict can be benefited by the duty for the
reason that the natural markets for fax
seed raised in his territory are Manketo
and Minneapolis, and from any point
where foreign flax seed is received in
in this country the freight to those
markets is so nearly the amount
of the duty that it cannot affect
the price. Moreover, not 20 per cent of
the farmers in his district raise flax, or
are likely to do so, because, with its in
jury to land, it's fluctuating price, and
now, since the oil trust is organized, the
combination that will control the price,
makes it more hazardous than almost
any other crop.
Every farmer is interested in cheap
Oil. and the tax on the farmers of the
Second congressional district, under the
oil trust-that this bill if passed will de-
stroy-would more than over balance all
the advantage they could realize from
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
ON RECORD.
McGill's Innocent Little Appoint
ments During the Last Two
Voars

ments During the Last Two
Years.
1t is something almost safe to wager
upon that McGill will be the Republican
nominee for governor. He has the
state organization well in his own hands,
and if any one refuses to believe itilet
him look over this list of gubernatofial
official changes since Jan. l, 1884,, all
made by McGill:
j. A. James, to be grain inspector, for
political work done in Blue Earth
county.
Eli Warner offered the wardenship of
the states prison but declined. Then
rendered railroad cOmmissiOnerShip,
but this was withdrawn on the pub
lished grounds that he was disqualified,
really on account of the protests against
him. Then made secretary OF the COM
mission for political work done in the
Blue Earth county delegation to the
state convention.
II. G.. Stordock appointed to state
prison wardenship because of pledges
made to him in the state convention.
His deputy Westby, appointed on q
pledge given by the governor before
election.
Insurance Commissioner ShandreW
appointed on pledge.
Horace Austin to be railroad commits
sioner in return for favorS received.
John l.. Gibbs to same Office, to kill
him off for governor.
Judge Collins to placate the Fifth dis
trict and weaken Gilman's influence.
Judge Searles for services rendered
and value received in the campaign of
1886.
Charles Chapel to be arsenal keeper
and to succeed Capt. Burger for services
in Ramsey county.
Gen. Jim Baker OuSted from the rail-
road commission because ne opposed
McGill.
Then the following relatives of Eli
Warner as grain weighers: Brother
Ellsworth Warner, Cousin Evans, Uncle
Frazier, Brother-in-Law F-ank Hoel.
Then there is West, OF Wells, who
was promised the insurance commits
sionership and got $1,000 deputyship.
Ives, of Glencoe, made dairy commits
sioner because of his opposition to
Gilman.
Add to this the young men prominent
in the clerical work of the state central
committee in 1856 who now hold clerk
ships at the capitol.
Cut this out and paste it in your hat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
TALKING FOR ALLISON.
Clarkson Confident That Allison
Is the Coming Man.

CHICAGO, April 13.-J. S. Clarkson,
chairman of the convention sub-cOmmit-
tee of the Republican national commit
tee, was in the city to-day inspecting
the Auditorium building. He said the
pressure for convention tickets was alb
solutely unprecedented. He had re-
ceived enough applications to many
times fill the entire hall. Mr.. ClarkSOn will
leave for the East tomorrow to confer
with Senator Allison, whom he is
warmly championing for the Republic
an nomination. GAIL the talk about the
Iowa delegation not being for Allison"
said Mr.. CIarkson, land that he is set
up as man of straw, while the dele
gates are really for Blaine, is nonsense.
We are enthusiastically for Allison,
and will have 5000 men here during the
convention in campaign uniform. all
Allison club men. have not abated one
little of my admiration for Blaine, but
/ know he is entirely out OF the ques-
ton. No, there is no possibility of
Blaine's nomination in any event. He
has put himself beyond the reach of
nomination by his own motion and de-
sire" Adverting to Allison again, Mr..
ClarksOn said: ''COnkling is for Alli-
, son, and Conkling is not going to die.
We can't spare him. | believe in the
party using all its leaders. ! am a
Blaine man and Conkling man. / was
for the latter's reelection to the senate
two years ago. Yes, Allison people feel
very comfortable about New York. The
business interests have confidence in
Allison"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
Dizziness in Trade.

New YORK, April 13.-If dizziness in
trade were always bad sign, the pres
ent outlook could not be called hopeful.
AT only one or two interior points is the
actual business transacted satisfactory
in volume; nearly all report compare
tive inactivity in the present, with
hopeful anticipations, though at several
points a considerable slackening of
trade is now noticed. Money has be-
come tight at some Western and South
ern points, the complaints of poor col
lectiOns being much more frequent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14

Shameful, shameful boast, Mr.. LIND,
that congress by legal right has made
US pigmy in the list.
1t is the holy privilege of congress,
says Mr.. LIND, to make such tariff laws
that in 1881 England sent of manufac-
tured goods to Asia and Australia
Els, 10000 worth, and we but poor,
pitiful four millions and half. Con-
eSS-congreSS-sayS Mr.. LIND, can
make law that in the year 1888 kept
Americas trade with Australia down to
e6,O0O,O0O, and increased England's to
e91 100000. Holy, holy, damnable con-
greSS that can perpetr ate such acts, and
then be defended by representative OF
Minnesota!
Congress can make the wages of the
miners of Pennsylvania range from rs
to 80 cents day; congress can make the
value of American labor decrease per
cent between 1850 and 1880. Congress
can gut the home market with wheat,
destroy the foreign market, and keep
the price on par with the cost of rails
ing it. Congress can make tariff law
that, as KNUTE NELSON says, places
the farmer in the position of ''paying a
tariff royalty to every industry but his
own"
1t is Mr.. LIMBS misfortune to politi
cally lack the courage of his associate,
Mr.. NELSON. 1t is his misfortune to
have written letter on subject that
he evidently knows little about. 1t is
his still greater misfortune to be pro-
tectionist because he is Republican.
1t is almost too much to expect from
him, under these burdens Of woe, intel
ligent action on the tariff. He must be
left to his constituents.