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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
HE SHOT To KILL.
Londlord Oleson Lodges a Bullet
: in Hugh Thompson's Lung.

Special to the Globe.
DICKINSON, Dak., Aug. ga serious,
if not fatal, shooting occurred at Rich
ardton, small town in the eastern
part of this county, this morning.
Burnt Oleson and wife run the hotel at
that place and have ten b0arderS. Yes
terday one of the boarderS, Herman
Brum, circulated a report that
boarders at dinner time, and
said they intended to clean out the ho
tel this morning, which they did at
breakfast time, and this eliminated
in the probably fatal shooting OF
of young man by the name
Hugh Thompson. Olson informed
Brun that he could not board there any
longer, on account of circulating the
report above referred to, but Brun
the breakfast table this morning
and Oleson's wife refused to
wait ON him. This was the signal for
the impending row, and Thompson
jumped up on the table and began to
demOlish things. The others began
to break dishes, and things were be
coming quite lively in the dining
room. and Thompson and Michael Calia-
han were in the act of striking Mrs.
Oleson with pieces of the broken furni-
ture when OlesOn appeared and opened
fire. Two shots were fired, the
first at Callahan and the second at
Thompson, the ball striking him just
below the left collar bone, passing
through his lung and lodging under the
skin of the shouldeI-blade. Thomp-
son and his friends then left
the room. Dr.. Stickney, of
this place, was summoned to attend the
wounded man, and says his chances of
recovery are very slight. Oleson was
arrested and lodged in Jail here to await
the result of the wound.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
A GROWING SURPLUS.

A st. Cloud correspondent wishes to
know of the GLOBE if it is true, as has
been stated with great poSitivenesS by
the Republican press, that the extra
ordinary appropriations made by this
congress would not only consume all
the incoming revenues, but entirely ex-
haust the surplus now in the treasury.
No.
If any one says so he is either igno-
rant or he is guilty of.a willful misrepre-
sentation.
The increase in the appropriations
will not be in proportion to the increase
in revenues during the current year.
The surplus amounts now to S11000O,-
600 according to the official statement of
the treasury department, although the
secretary has spent S30,000,000 in the
purchase of bonds at an exorbitant
premium. in addition to the S5O,OOO.0OO
which he is required to purchase annu-
ally for the sinking fund.
The receipts for the first half of Au-
gust indicate that the revenues this
year will be sufficient to pay all the ex-
penSes OF the government, including
the eXtravagant appropriations made by
this congress-an extravaganza encour-
aged by the condition of our overflow
ing treasury-and will augment the sur
plus until by the end of next June there
will be from sl50,000,0U0 to S200,000,000
lying idle in the treasury.
Those millions and hundreds of mill
ions of dollars which are collected
under the exceeding high tariff system
are lying perfectly idle in the vaults of
the treasury, of no service to any
human being, drawing no interest and
earning no profits.
There are thousands and tens of thou
sands and hundreds of thousands of
people in the United States who need
those idle dollars and would put them
to good use if they had them.
The Democratic party says that this
enormous surplus revenue should be
reduced and the money left in the
pockets of the people, where it legiti-
mately belongs.
The Republicans say that it is better
to let the surplus accumulate, though it
does 10 good and may do harm, than to
touch the tariff laws of the United
States.
1t is upon this issue, then. fairly made
up between high taxation and reason
able taxation. that the Republican and
Democratic parties go before the couli-
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
EDITORIAL CHAT.

In these days, when the pockcibook is
the gauge of craftsmanship, it is agree
able to observe the disposition 10 set
back to the o!d-time political method of
having joint debates. In former years,
when the candidate WIS expected to go
upon the. stump to tell his reasons for
the faith that was in him, particular
care was taken to nominate no one who
didn't have the ability to publicly vim
dicate his party's principles. Those
were the days when there were giants
in politics-the days which produced
our CLAYs, WEBsTERS, CALHoUNs,
BENToNs, DOUGLAsEs, LINCoLNs,
SUMMERS, SEwARDs, and that class of
men who reflected honor OIL American
politics. And not until we return to
the jeint debate system in oGr political
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30

campaigns will we have political giants
again. Any sort of fool can buy his
way into Office, provided he has the
money; but it takes a brainy man to
talk himself into official station.
~
Commissioner BLACKS pension re-
port gives as black an eye to the cam
paign liar as the presidents fisheries
message did to the senate.
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1t was pleasure with a tinge of malice
to it which Chairman CASTLE enjoyed
yesterday when he found an oppor-
tunity to whack back at the fellows
who had been whacking at him for so
long time. The captain is a good
whacker when he gets the chance. and
OH this occasion improved his oppor-
tunity.
queen VICTORIA turned out a Job lot
OF knights yesterday. tits an old fiction
OF monarchies that one man can be made
better than his fellows by conferring
the distinction of some artificial title.
In this instance the queen displayed
other cases, as all of the persons upon
whom the royal degrees were conferred
had rendered distinguished service to
their country.
~
Of course the Republican county con-
vention yesterday was harmonious. 1t
mad to be. 1t was run upon the plan
adopted by the Arkansas chairman of a
town meeting. who, in putting queS-
ton, said, ''All who favor this motion
say aye, and if any son of gun says no,
pitch him out of the window"
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For nine years Editor BARRETT, of
the San Francisco Examiner, has not
had days vacation or all hours respite
from the daily routine of newspaper
work until this season. He is now in
st. Paul, which he thinks, next to the
New Jerusalem, is the most restful, as
well as the most beautiful place tired
neWpaper man can find.
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Mr. SCHEFFER now carries in his vest
pocket the certificate of the Ramsey
county Republican convention that he
is Republican of the first water, MIR.
MERRIAM's organs to the contrary not
withStanding. All further demurrers
to Mr.. SCHEFFER's Republicanism will
be promptly overruled by the court.
~
Now that Mr.. WILSON has his COM
mittee fixed to his own satisfaction, he
can give some attention to honing his
razor. There are a good many false
ideas prevailing in this part of the po-
Htical vineyard which need to be slashed
out of existence, and Mr.. WILSON is the
man to do it. To your tents, o Israel!
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The army is officered, the staff ap-
pointed, and everything in readiness
for the command to go forward. Let
Governor General WILSON lead the
way, the army will follow, and the
outer works can be carried before the
enemy are organized for battle.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30

season. Unusually large crops are re-
ported. everywhere of corn, wheat,
oats, barley and cotton.
The same steady improvement in
manufactures is reflected in the reports
published in the manufacturing jour
nails. The Boston Commercial Bulletin
says that the improvement in iron and
steel manufacturing last week is marked
even among the rolling mills. and there
is healthy tone generally in machin-
cry and metal working. The same en-
couraging conditions exist among the
textile industries, in the glass works and
among the leather workers.
So that, after all, the country seems to
be in fairly healthy frame of mind
over the passage of the MILLS bill and
the disposition manifested by the Re
publican senate to adopt the Democratic
idea of tariff reform
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
FIsKE,s LITERARY BUREAU.

That Gen. CLINTON B. FIsKE is pos
sessed of political abilities of the high
est order is demonstrated by the clever
trick he employed to establish
campaign literary bureau. When the
general conference of the Methodist
church was in session III New York
last May, Gen. FISKE was one of the
most active laymen present. By his in
fluence and indefatiguble energy he
secured the creation of committee to
formulate an official expression of the
Methodist church in the matter of al
coholic beverages. The report made
by the committee, and which was
unanimously adopted by the confer
ence, and of which Gen. FIsKE is
credited with being the author,
is an almost exact repetition of
the sentiments embodied in the
platform adopted by the Prohibitionists
at their national convention in Indian
apolis. when Gen. FIsKE was nominated
for the presidency. During the last
hours of the session of the general
Methodist conference resolution was
rushed through authorizing the tract
printing house of the Methodist church
to print for general distribution 100000
copies of the report on temperance.
By this novel political coup the Prohi-
bition candidate has secured magnifi-
cent campaign document for nothing.
Every Methodist household will be sup
piled with copy of his party's platform
with the official endorsement of the
Methodist church attached.
Possibly. however, Gen. FIsKE's po-
litical dodge may have a reactionary
effect, and will cost him and his party
dearly in the end.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
So He Would.

A Republican farmer in Garden City
township has in his employ number Of
hands, among whom is a typical Irish
man, just over from the Emerald Isle.
He has recently taken out his natural
ization papers, and his employer, being
aware of the fact, proceeded to do lit
tie missionary work for the Republi-
cans, and addressed him as follows:
Pat, hear that you have just taken
out your naturalization papers," s'Sure
and have, be gobs," was Pats quick
reply. ''Well, suppose you will vote
for Harrison and Morton now, Pat"
mo, sir, Pm Dimicrat," vehemently re-
sponded the newly-made citizen
Nov, see here. Pat" continued the
Republican employer, 81 am now pay
ing you 81 a day, but if Cleveland is
elected L will only be able to pay you
75 cents day. The ready wit and
logic of the Irishman was more than
equal to the emergency. for he quickly
answered: ''Be dad, if you thought so
you would vote for Cleveland yourself"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
LOYAL CAROLINANs.
A State Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs Organized at More
head

A State Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs Organized at More
head.
Special to the Globe
MoREHEAD CITY, N. c., Aug. ~
The convention of Democratic clubs
met here to-day and after two sessions
OF harmony and enthusiasm, adjourned
tonight. The organization of state
association of Democratic clubs was eff
fected, and the new association is now
enrolled under the baner of the Ma
tlonal association. The morning SeS-
sion was devoted chiefly to routine
WORK. In the afternoon committees re-
ported the work was conSummated and
Speechmaking became the order of the
day. The opening address of Ed Cham
DerS Smith was devoted to the missions
OF the clubs, what unity among them
meant, and how the hopes were set on
showing up power in the Democracy
which might serve the cause of the peo-
PIE IN many years to come. Henry r.
bryan, OF Newbefn. who presided over
the deliberations of the convention,
dWelt,e t,eloquently upon the merits of the
national platform and the high credit
and character of the Democratic nomi-
neeS, state and national. Major Robert
Blgham gave sketch of his walks and
talks in London and elsewhere as they
bore on labor questions and the inside
workings of the tariff His interesting
remarks were replete with apt and
home Illustrations, and they lent great
interest to the subject. Capt. W. r. It.
Bell. OF Shelby, summed up eloquently
the needs of the hour. the press of pat
rlotiSm upon political action and the
Inf nE az % ,I,a
in the battle line. Capt j. j. Robinson,
first began good habits in voting for
jackson, and who has grown in
grace and Democracy and has voted
the Democratic ticket at every election
TOR htty-flVe years, carried off the
hOnorS OF the convention. His speech
was little gem of wit and wisdom,
intermiXed with solid chunks of wisdom
and good counsel. The speeches were
plentifully interSpersed with we'll de-
served applause, for they were well
: above the average of campaign elO-
Quence. Julien S. Carr. of Durham,
was chosen president of the state SON
yentl0n. MIR. Carr is president of the
Blackwell Tobacco company, of Dur
ham, and president also of national
bank at his home. He is man of large
means, distinguished for good deeds
and public spirit, prominent in affairs
all over the state and in full enjoyment
OF the confidence alike of workingmen
and employees, farmers and city folks,
capitalists and wage-earnerS. The
vice presidents, one from each con-
gressional district, are chiefly young
men prominent in these several
districts. The secretary chosen is
B. G. Beckwith, and for treasurer
John w. Thompson was elected. The
latter two gentlemen are located at
Raleigh, where the headquarters of
the association will be fixed. The
meetingwas characterized by fine spirit
of devotion and loyalty. Long-headed
counselors among old politicians pre-
dict great results for good harvests to
be reaped now and hereafter from the
seed SOWn to-day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
CabletteS.

DA royal decree is published in Spain pro-
viding for energetic action against the spread
of phylloxeIa. 1t advises the -impol tation of
the harder American vines, the study in
schools of the growth of vines, periodical
official inspection of vineyards and the COM
pulsory collection of a small tax per acre by
provincial deputations.
The Cork band which refused to play the
national anthem at the Irish exhibition in
London, reached home last night and was
given an ovation. When the vessel in which
they cane from England passed the British
flagship Revenge, stationed at Queenstown,
the band on the latter played ''God Save the
Queen" The Cork band responded with
God Save Ireland in the loudest key.
Sir W. A. White and the Count of Monte
bello, the English and French ambassadors,
have made collective demand upon the
porte to sign the SueZ canal convention In
doing so they call attention to the fact that
all the great powers have adhered to this con-
yentiOn.
The czar has donated 25 900 roubles to the
fund for the sufferers by the fire at Orsk
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
MARsHALED BY McsHANE.
Nebraska Democrats Nominate a
State Ticket.

SVat0 Gs
Special to the Globe.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. 29.-Hon. John
A McShane, congressman from the
First district. was unanimously NOM
mated for governor by the Democratic
state convention this afternoon. Frank
Folda was chosen for lieutenant COVER
nor; Pat "A. Hines for secretary of
state: j. Nj. Patterson for state record
er; w. A. Pointer for auditor of pub
lie accounts, and w. II. Munger
for attorney general. Without
completing the ticket the CON
yenti0n took recess. The plat
form adopted heartily approves
the st. Louis platform OF the national
convention and indorses the nomination
of Cleveland and Thurman; approves
the course of Representative McShane,
of the First district, in congress; con-
demns the Republican party of Ne
braska for being false to its pledges and
for allowing Pinkerton detectives to be
imported into the state for special
police duty; favors the regula-
ton and control of railroads
and the enactment of laws
to destroy trusts; opposes the system
OF convict labor in use in the state:
fayors the present high license system
as the best means of dealing with the
liquor traffic; denOunceS the. protective
tariff, and favorS the Mills bill as step
toward tightening the burden of the
people from taxation: approves tie
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
AN UNSOLVED RIDDLE.
MIR. Gladstone Refers to the Resie.
nation OF Forster From the Cab.

Nf. gladstone Refers to the Resip.
nation of Forster From the Cab.
met.
Special Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-Mr. Gladstone has
written an article for the Ninteenth
Century entitled "Mr. Forester and Ire
land" in which he declares that his aim
Is to place clearly before the world the
episode of Mr.. Parnell's release from
kilmainham jail. The whole RESPONSE
bility rested upon Mr.. Forster, who i'm
posed the conditions upon which he
believed that suspects might safely
be released, the chief condition being
that If released they would not attempt
intimidation. Mr.. Parnell, MIR. Glad
stone says, gave even more specific
promises yet, TO his (Gladstone'sl utter
amaZement. Mr.. Forster declared that
the pledges given were Insufficient. The
reason for MIR. Forster'S resignation re-
mains to this day an unsolYed riddle,
but the government were left no option
except to release Mr.. Parnell, having
undertaken to do so.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
THEY THOUGHT ALIKE.
GRANTS MESSAGE, ICLEyELAND's MESS.
1874 1900

GRANT MESSAGE, CLEVELAND s MESSAGE,
1870. 1883.
Anticipating that an 1 recomme II d the
attempt may posi- immediate legislative
bly, be made by the action CO nferring
Canadian authorities upon the executive
in the coming season the power to suspend
to repeat their un-lby proclamation the
neighborly act toward Operation of all laws
our fishermen, 1 rec and regulations per-
ommend you to con- mitting the transit of
fer upon the execu-I goods wares and mer-
tive the power to sus- chandiSe in bond
pend by proclamation across or over the ter
the operation of the rtory of the United
laws authorizing the States to or from Can
transit of goods, waresiada. There need be
and merchandise in no hesitation in sus-
bond across the terri pending these laws
tory of the United larising from the sup
States to Canada; andlpoation that their
further, should such continuation is Sc
an extreme measure cured by treaty obli-
become necessary, tolgations, for it seems
suspend the operation quite plain that ar
of any laws Wherebylticle % of the treaty
the vessels of thelof 1871, which was
Dominion OF Canada the only article 1neor-
are permitted To enter operating such laws,
the waters of the terminated The first
United States. lday of July, 1885
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
Tt Looks Reasonable.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Iii the GLOBE of Tuesday, there was
an article headed: sporting Reform"
in which you state that the New York
Herald has sprung new reform move
ment, concerning plan for determin-
ing with exactness the true winner in a
close and disputed finish on the race
track. In reply to this, l take the lib
erty to say that with the aid Of the
camera obscura, this question can per-
fectly be solved, if the apparatus is
worked automatically by means of the
electric current: some kind of bridge
could be constructed at the stakes con-
nected with the camera by the electric
wires and the battery, so that picture
can be obtained the moment the horses
touch the bridge. Yours most re-
spectfully, L. WILD.
ST P3ul Auo %.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
THE COAL ROBBERY.

Every householder who has to go
down into his pockets these warm sum-
mer days to get the stuff to pay for the
coal he is laying by for winter use, feels
that he is being virtually robbed. The
poor man who hasn't the means to lay
in his winter coal in advance, but will
have to bear the burden of his fuel bills
later Oh. will feel still more senSibly
that he is the victim of robbery.
All realize that the fault does not rest
with the local dealers. They are only
getting their usual margin of profit.
There is popular impression, and a
just one it is. too, that the coal barons
are the real robbers. Every person
knows that the miners get no benefit
from the advance in price of
coal. 1t would make no difference
in their wages if coal jumped up to $50
a ton-they would still have to work
away at starvation prices. The coal
barons attempt to defend themselves by
saying that the advance in the price of
coal is due to the advance in railroad
rates. Yet they carefully conceal the
fact that the coal barOnS and the rail-
road owners are the same persons. The
railroads are part of the coal trust,
and it makes no difference from what
source the unjust profits are derived
they go all into one pocket.
And yet Mr.. BLAINE says that trusts
are private affairs and not to be inter
fered with.
Every householder who burns ton
of coal this winter will be disposed to
take issue with Mr.. BLAINE on this
proposition.
Another bad winter, such as we had
last season. will be apt to convince even
the most stalwart Republican of the
correctness of the Democratic doctrine
that all combines must be legislated
out of existence.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
THE YELLOW DESTROYER.

The situation at Jacksonville is most
distressing and appeals strongly to the
sympathy of the entire country for the
unfortunate people of that plague
stricken city. All hope of preventing
the yellow fever scourge from becoming
epidemic has been abandoned. The
time for the frost is too far off and the
increase of cases too great to leave any
hope that the ravages of the plague will
be stayed. The citizens of the fated
city have courageously faced Their doom,
and, sitting there in the shadow of
death, are awaiting the end with heroic
resignation.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30

THERE are subjects which partisan
ship should not disturb OF confuse. Let
Us survey the ground calmly and mod
erately, and having put aside other
means of settlement, If we enter upon
the policy of retaliation, let us pursue it
firmly, with determination only to
subserve the interests of our people and
maintain the high standard and becom-
ing pride of American citizenship
President CLEVELAND,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
REPUBLICANS ARE HOT.
They Say Mathews Is a Republi.
can for Revenue Only.

They Say Mathews Is a Republic
can for Revenue Only.
Special to the Globe.
WHITE LAKE, Dak., Aug. 29.-The
Republicans are tearing their hair on
account of Mathews nomination. They
claim that he is Democrat; was one in
Iowa before he came to Dakota; held
Office there as such; changed his poll
tics only because he could not get OH in
Dakota and be Democrat. He is
Republican for Office only. He is a
license man and non-divisionist, and
the general feeling among the better
class of Republicans is that, since it was
North Dakota that nominated him, he
will favor it, if elected, to the detriment
of Southern Dakota. 1t looks as though
Harden will be elected. Some talk is
heard among the politicians of nominat-
ing J. G. Ryan, president of the bank
here. and staunch Democrat, for the
legislature. Should he be nominated
Sullivan's chances, as Republican,
will dwindle away to almost nothing.
1t is not known whether Ryan would
accept q nomination.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
TnE SUMMER RISE IN COAL.

The Coa' Trust that's putting mp pricesv
Is"lsieely private Affair.""
BIZ; tho Pu5iG, who bay whel tie prices are
!l.Sil,
arc giving The mater some care
Yet the fact thst the Trusts are absorbing
The PEOPLES light, water an6 aic
MIst still be ali right since tie White Plumed
Knight
Says its largely o private !Fair!''
The poor man who b., by he .cnttle
And the rich lna;i WI o ..pys by l.;c ton
Will have to keep :YaiE aEen the winter
wind storm
And the work II the Coal Trus: is dane
But will they agree With tiic loctriiae
When the snowfiakes are thick in .ae air,
That Ihe 1'tlist thai has put Ep' the prices
Is largely private affair.""
--Ncw York World.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
THE WAGES OF SIN.
A Notorious Colored Thief Dies by
the Bullet Method.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. 29.-Charles
B. Wescott, clerk in G. S. McAIpin's
sportsmen's goods establishment, shot
and killed Henry Devontz, alias
Vickey, a notorious colored thief, to-
day. Devontz had stolen a revolver
from the showcase and was being held
by McAlpin until the arrival of the no
lice. Wescott thought Deventz had
stabbed his employer and shot him
dead. The coroner's jury returned a
verdict of Involuntary manslaughter.
Wescott was arrested, but was released
on bond.