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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
AN EDITOR NEEDED.

We note, and heartily indorse, sug-
gestion that the public documents issued
by the government are badly in need of
editing. No fact can be NO more unde-
niable. The different reports which the
government is at great expense in print
ing every year are prepared by special
lists, who, wrapped up in their own vo-
cation, cannot understand that the
whole world does not put the same ex-
allied estimate upon their labors as they
do themselves.
The result is, since no pruning hand,
no discriminating blue pencil, weeds
out the most useless verbiage, needless
alterations and abstruse technicalitieS,
that the published documents are usu-
ally as unintelligible as they are dull.
All this could be avoided if compe-
tent men were employed, as they are in
every newspaper Office, to go over the
mass of copy submitted and weed out
the wheat from the chaff. There would
be an astonishing cutting down in the
volume of printing, a consequent saw
ing of expense to the government and a
disposition, which does not now exist,
to give the productions of genius the
attention they deserve.
The interests of this country are
certainly diversified enough to make
the accounts and reports of its manifold
resources very good reading indeed,
but until the art of condensation finds
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
EMPEROR FREDERICK.
He Continues to Gain Strength-A
Panouet TO the Queen.

BERLIN, April 25.-The dowager En-
press Augusta called on the queen this
afternoon. After visit of thirty-five
minutes the two ladies drove in Ian
dau to the British embassy. In
a second carriage were Princess
Beatrice and the emperor's three daugh-
tiers, and in third, Prince Henry of
Battenberg. Tea was served at the
embassy, the crown prince, who was
followed later by the crown princess
and Count Herbert Bismarck, being
present. From the embassy the queen
and the empress drove to the English
chapel in the Monbyou Platz, and
after remaining twenty minutes, re-
turned to Charlottenberg. A banquet
was given at the palace at o'clock at
which all the royal princes and
princesses were present. Among the
guests were Prince Bismarck,
Count Herbert Bismarck, Gen.
Won Moltke, Minister Won Puttkamer,
Count Stolberg, Gems. Albedyll,
Won Rauch, the duke of Rutland, Sir E.
B. Malet, the British ambassador,
and wife, and all the physicians
attending the emperor, including
Drs. Mackenzie and Howell. Owing
to the improved condition of
the emperor, Queen Victoria has de-
cided to remain here until Thursday.
She will attend a parade of the Life
Guards at p. m. tomorrow and will
dine at 5 p. m, leaving for home between
Z and 8 p. m. In spite of the cold rain
to-day crowds of people went from Ber-
lin to CharlOttenberg with the
two-fold object of seeing Queen
Victoria and hearing the latest
reports concerning the emperor. The
day being day of humiliation. The
evening papers were not published.
The public greeted the queen and the
empress in the heartiest manner. The
emperor continues to improve. At IL
O'Clock tonight he had little fever and
was gaining strength.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
Early Life in Arizona.

Baltimore Sun.
The first settlers underwent untold
suffering and privation, without ade-
quate provision against the cold
weather, lily provided with eatabIes, the
toughest of cabins or tents for shelter
and fifty-five miles FROM railroad.
They seem to have borne it all cheer
fully, and the wife did much to lessen
the burden of her husbands cares.
Her sister of the East could scarcely
form an idea OF the difficulties under
which these brave women commended to
make home decently comfortable. Often
with only two small rooms for a family
of four or six persons, the cook stove
doing double duty for cooking and heat.
ing, with boxes for chairs, tin buckets
and cans for cooking utensils, any
odd and end procurable for table
imprOvised kind, domestic order
and comfort were difficult ends to reach.
But most of these places were scrupu-
lousy clean, the children well kept, the
meals well cooked and served. 1t was
a marvel how it was done. 1t is claimed
anything in the fruit and vegetable line
can be grown successfully in the Mon
tezuma valley. The climate is delight
full. Being at an altitude of over 5000
feet, with no large body of water near,
it is dry and mild, and the sun shines
with great power and for about $50 days
of the year. The soil is sandy and light
and will grow anything without fertiliz-
ing. Large yields have already been
made in crops planted without irriga-
ton, which will be greatly increased
when the water comes. The ditch COM
pany claim they will have water in the
valley in April, and the ranchmen are
now busily engaged preparing the land
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
THE PLUG UGLIES.

The GLOBE exposes this morning a
scheme which has been cOncocted by
the Republican managers to Introduce
the plug ugly tactics of Know Nothing
days into our city election. The scheme,
as devised by the silk stocking gentry
who manipulate Republican politics in
this city, is to hire lot of thugs and
place them at the various polling places
on election day as challengers. These
thugs are expected to block the way in
front of the polling places and keep
the mass of the voters back, and
delay their approach to the polls.
Every Democratic voter, no matter how
honest a man he may be and how well
he may be known, will have his vote
challenged by the plug-uglies, and if
he attempts to assert his manhood by
insisting upon his right to vote, the
''plugs" will raise quarrel with him
and eildeavor to excite riot. An effort
will be made to keep the honest work
ingmen of the city, whose time will be
limited, away from the polls by crowd
ing and squeezing them out. Such, in
short, are the Infamous tactics that the
desperate opposition have agreed upon.
AS matter of course, the scheme can
not now succeed, as it has been eX-
posed. But it serves to Illustrate the
animus of the opposition. 1t shows that
the spirit of ACKNOWLEDGMENT still eX-
lists in the Republican party. 1t is a
deplorable fact that the Republican
managers have so mistaken public SEN
timent in st. Paul as to suppose that a
"plug ugly" gang could be organized in
this city with the expectation that the
gang could be utilized at the polls for
the purpose of preventing an honest
election by bulldozing the voters.
The scheme will not work. The silk
stocking gentry, who sit up of nights
planning to cheat honest Workingmen
out of their votes, cannot succeed with
their rascally schemes in this city. In
the language of sold Hoss," we are on
to you, gentlemen, and your game is
blocked.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
StatueIess La Fontaine e.

London Telegraph.
1t seems incredible. but it is neverthe-
less true, that no statue has yet been
erected in honor Of La Fontaine in the
capital of the country to the literary
fame of which he contributed so much;
but the neglect is at last to be atoned
for, and in short time the figure Of
the author of the Fables will grace
the Ranelagh at Passy. 1t is the work
of Nj. Dumilatre. The pedestal, sur
mounted with bust Of the poet, will be
fianked by group depicting the apothe-
osis-Glory and the Genius of Fable are
represented by woman who strews
flowers at the base of the pedestal, and
by child with rod in one hand and a
mask in the other. On the other side is
a majestic lion, for the king of beasts
was frequently introduced into La
Fontaine's Fables" the best known Of
which are also represented by a
monkey and cat and by the fox and
the crow, The memorial is in bronze.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
Judgment in the government printing
office, the public acquaintance with the
reports will be very slight indeed.
BLAINE BOOMING.

Mr.. BLAINE's strength inside of his
own party could not have more forcl-
BILE illustration than was given in the
Pennsylvania Republican state cOnven-
ton yesterday. Ever since the birth OF
the Republican party the Pennsylvania
branch of it has been regarded as the
exclusive property of the CANiERoNs.
Like clay in the hand of the potter, it
has been moulded to suit the whim of
the CAMERON dynasty, and if one even
dared to raise voice in opposition to
the CAMERON domination it was sure
signal for chopping off the head OF the
mutineer. 1t is, therefore, in the nature
of revelation to see Republican con-
yention in Pennsylvania set itself up in
opposition to the reigning prince of the
house of CAMERON, as was done yester-
day. Don, who is the son of his father,
laid aside his senatorial reserve and dig
nifty and went into the fight in his old
time rough-and-t tumble fashion. He
was ON the ground with coat off and
sleeves up, sweating like little darby
on election day. But it didn't save
him.
Boss QUAY was in charge of the OPP
position, and leading his forces under
the BLAINE flag, performed the phe-
nomenal feat of Wrestling power from
the CAMERoNs. To lessen the morti-
fication OF their leaders inglorious de-
feat, Senator CAMERoN's friends assert
that the fight resulted in compromise
and an equal division of the spoils. But
CAMERoN'S benefit from the compro-
mise was about the same that LEE got
from GRANT at AppomattoX-iust what
the victors were generous enough to
concede and nothing more.
Boss QUAY goes as a delegate-at-
large to Chicago, and will handle the
Pennsylvania delegation in Mr..
BLAINE's interests. Massachusetts, falls
into line with Pennsylvania, and it now
looks as i the only thing that the Chi
cago convention will do will be to in
dOrse BLAINE and protection.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
"some of the old Stuff

Boston Transcript.
Yes, my son, you are right. 1t is a
jolly good joke and awfully cunning to
pour liquor into your stomach. To be
sure, it stings ones throat pretty badly,
and the taste of the stuff isn't much to
brag Of, and fellow doesn't feel any of
the best, his head rolling one way and
his stomach another; but, then, think Of
the glory that is inseparable from tip
ping! How grand one feels as he walks
up to the bar and orders, in free and
easy manner: 'Some of the old stuff,
BiIlyw How proud to be the observed
of less gifted humanity, that ism up to
this sort o. thing, you know; and what
pleasure in rehearsing ones exploits to
a crowd of admiring and enYiOuS
friendsl And then, as time passes, and
you become regular old hand at the
business, keeping your skin full from
early morn to dewy eve, going home
nightly ornamented with torn clothing
and disfigured features, the measure Of
your happiness will, of course, be aug
mented many fold, and happy also will
be your wife and children when they
see you coming, and their hearts Will
dance for joy because their husband
and father is so able a drunkard. O
yes, my son, it is a mighty good joke,
this whisky drinking; but you can't
begin to enjoy it yet; wait until you sec
it in full bloom.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
OBITUARY.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
TOWER, MIMI, April 25.-Andrew
Roefer died last night from the effects
of bullet wound inflicted by his own
hand Saturday last. He was an old
soldier, serving in twenty-seven general
engagements, and member of the
Grand Army post at Fargo.
Special to the Globe.
BUTTE, Mont, April 25.-Dr. A. c..
Bishop, the most prominent physician
in Montana, while practicing in the
gymnasium here, fell, striking on the
side of his head, and died from the eff
fects to-day.
HASTINGS, Minn., April 25.-The
death of Miss Mamie Mclaughlin oc-
Cured here to-day from consumption.
Her age was twenty-one years. She
was the daughter of Perry
Mclaughlin, and had been i'll for nearly
year. The members of Hastings lodge,
No. 152, L. O. G. T., of which organize
ton the deceased has been member,
will attend the funeral in body to-
morrow, which will take place fronlsthe
Presbyterian church at 3o'clock.
WINoNA, Mimi, April 25.-Wilhelm
Pollen, for number of years proprietor
of the Davenport house, died this morn
ing, at the age of fifty-one years. He
was born in Colbert, Germany land came
to Winona in 1864.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
Buried in a Sewer.

YoNKERs, N. Y, April "a fright
full accident occurred here this after
noon. A gang of men were working in
a sewer trench, which is sixteen feet
deep, when water pipe burst, causing
the sides of the ditch to cave in and
quickly filling the trench with earth
and water. Six of the laborers are
known to have been buried alive.
One Door fellow was buried, all but his
head, and made the most piteous ap-
peals for help, but he was covered by
the caving earth and persisted. AT
about 8 o'clock four bodies were UNI
earthed. The names of the dead are ::
Patrick Kennedy, Reuben Oscar, NJ.
Flynn, Michael Vail. Michael Ken
nedy, another of the laborers, is miss
inc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
ORDERED TO QUIT.
The Document Received Which
Closes Out the Indications Blu
reau in ST Paul

The Document Received Which
Closes Out the Indications Blu
reau in St. Paul.
of war was received last night in st.
Paul, relieving First Lieut.. Thomas M.
Woodruff, Fifth infantry, acting signal
officer, from duty in this city, and di-
recting him to go to Washington as
soon as practicable after May 1. While
the order mentioned is purely personal
in character, it is known that the aboll-
ton of the branch Of the signal service
bureau at this point, over which Lieut..
Woodruff has, since October last, so
efficiently presided, will be question
of only few dayS-if, indeed, Lieut.
Woodruff has not already had private
instructions for the abandonment of
the Office and the transfer of its para
phernalia to Washington. Since the es-
adjustment of the branch Office in St.
Paul Lieut.. Woodruff has been partic-
ularly successful in predicting the
many severe storms and sudden changes
enced and the discontinuance of the
office here will be considered serious
loss-especially by the commercial part
of the city.
The secretary of war has directed that
Capt. William FL. Hammer, Twentieth
infantry; First Lieut.. Thomas G. Town
send, Sixth infantry; and First Lieut..
Benjamin FL. Cheerer, Jr., Sixth cavalry
be relieved May l from duty at the
Fort Leavenworth military prison and
ordered to join their respective com
panies. First Lieut.. George j. Hoyt,
Eighteenth infantry; First Lieut..
Charles w. Mason, Fourth infantry;
and First Lieut.. Harvey D. Reed.
Twenty-fifth infantry, have been Sc
lected for duty at the prison, and on
May l they will report in person to
Gen. Merritt.
First Lieut.. O. J. Brown and Second
Lieut.. Peter E. Traub, first cavalry,
each in command of detachment of
cavalry troops, have been directed to
scour the country between Fort Magin-
mis- and the crossing of the Musselshell
river, Montana. in search of Privates
Hayes, Bonnol and Riley, Company
ID, Twentieth infantry, deSerters,
who escaped from the guard house at
the post named, while awaiting trial
upon charges of theft.
Col. Rodney Smith, assistant pay
master general United States army,
yesterday pdlu HIS Respects 10 Inc ue-
partment C commander and staff. Col
Smith is en- route to New York city I'M
der assignment by the war department
as chief paymaster of the division of
the Atlantic.
Capt. George E. Bushnell, assistant
surgeon United States army. will on
May 1, proceed to Camp Pilot Butte,
Wyoming, and report to the command
ing officer of that post for duty.
Capt. Charles FL. Rockwell, Fifth cav
airy, is granted two months leave of
absence with permission to enter the
Army and Navy hospital at Hot Springs,
Ark, for medical treatment.
First Lieut.. Charles l.. G. Anderson,
assistant surgeon, United States army,
has rendered his resignation to the pres
ident, who has accepted it, to take effect
July 1, 1888.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
Captured by the G. A. r.

Special to the Globe.
Dies MONIES, TO-, April 25.-One of
the most competent incumbents of an
office in the Iowa capital is Mrs. S. B.
Maxwell, state librarian. She has had
charge of the library for nine years and
the neatness and convenience of the
arrangement of books, as well as the
thorough systematic manner in which
the public business is con-
Quoted has attracted the attention
of visitors. Her term expires
May l, and to-day Gov. Larrabee ap-
pointed Mrs. Mary B. Miller, teacher
in the Des Moines public schools, to sue
coed her. Mrs. Miller is a soldiers
widow, and the Grand Army crowd
made a hard pull for her. Mrs. Max
Wells husband served through the war,
but was afterwards murdered by Mexi-
cans. Gov. Larrabee's yielding to the
Grand Army element tends to show that
he is candidate for third term and is
fixing his fences with that end in view.
All of his appointments this year had in
them the flavor of third term.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
Dragged by Her Hair.

COLUMBUS, o., April 25.-As Miss
Eta Pinney was driving spirited horse
through the streets of Dublin, suburb
of Columbus. last evening, the animal
took fright and ran away. Striking an
obstacle, the lady was thrown out in
such a way that her hair, which came
loose, caught and wound around the
hub. In that position she was dragged
about thirty yards over stony street,
at frightful speed. The shafts break
ing. released the horse. 1t was neces-
sary to remove the wheel and take it
home with the unfortunate young lady,
as her hair was matted with the oil and
dirt so that it could not be unwound. 1t
is thought Miss Pinney is not fatally
injured
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
An Easy Question.
RaikeS

A foolish woman in society once
asked the Duke of Wellington to give
her an account of the battle of Water
loo. "Oh," replied he, lit is very
easily done. We pummeled them, they
pummeled us, and / supposed we pum-
meled the hardest, so we gained the
day" Milford said that Creeyy went
to the duke after his return to Brussels
from Waterloo to congratulate him. The
duke rejected congratulation and said:
sit was dreadful business, $4,000 men
destroyed, and id near thing"
When the duke was sitting to Phillips
the latter asked him, ''Was not your
Grace surprised at WaterloO?'' ''Neyey
till now, he answered,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
a limited PARTY.

We are pleased to observe that the
New York Sun, brilliant but eccentric
CLOSES over its recent lapses from the
true faith by declaring itself to be in
favor of united Democracy. The Sun,
however, mars the harmony of its decla-
ration by almost in the same breath OBJ
truding the discordant name of Gov.
HILL as one we'll meriting a united
Democracy's favor. OF course any fur
Their talk of GOV. HILL, except in his
capacity as an Individual worker for
Democratic success, is out of the ques-
ton. So far as any present presidential
aspirations are concerned, he might as
well have never existed.
But nevertheless, we are pleased to
note the Suns profession of faith. A
united Democracy is in every way de-
sirable. Democratic success in the forth
coming election is pretty well assured,
but that is no reason why there should
be room for contention, or for half
hearted support of the nominees. In
deed, it is one of the first principles OF
good generalship to despise no enemy,
however weak.
Just as strenuous efforts should be
made, not by Democrats here and there,
but by Democrats everywhere, for the
success of their party, as there would be
if there were considerable doubt as to
the issue of the fight. The Republicans
may be depended upon to exert them
selves as they never have done before.
The Democrats, therefore, should leave
them no point of vantage. They should
make assurance doubly sure, and they
can do it by harmonious and concerted
action.
All Of which has as direct bearing
upon the local election as it has upon
the national contest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
WILSON FOR GOVERNOR.
The Fifth District Will Be Solid
for Him.

st. Cloud Times.
But for governor Eugene M. Wilson
is the man, in our humble opinion. One
of the ablest lawyers in the state, OF
sound judgment, of unblemished char
acter and untarnished reputation, he is
man whom any citizen could vote for
with pride and satisfaction, and there
does not live person who could say
truthfully he is not worthy. Mr.. Will
son is so well known in northern Min
nesota, which he once represented in
congress, that he needs no Introduction
to its people. He is popular throughout
its length and breadth and would be
warmly supported. In all parts of the
state, indeed, he is known and re-
spected. 1t has been said that he was
not candidate and would not accept
nomination. He is not candidate
he is not scheming for the office. So
much the better and more creditable to
him. But Mr.. Wilson is a Democrat
and never failed to respond to the call
of his party. We do not believe he will
refuse now. 76i
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
Rea Banqueted.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Apail 25.-Com-
mander-in-Chief Rea, of the Grand
Army of the Republic, arrived in Nash
vile last night Ell route for Athens,
Tenn. to attend the reunion of the army
of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
On arrival. the Warrington light artil-
lery, which is not connected with the
Grand Army, fired salute of fifteen
guns. He delivered a speech at the
Maxwell house last night before large
assemblage of citizens, and was after
wards banqueted, both Federal and
Confederate veterans sitting around the
festal board and speaking.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
Number of Words Used.

Max Muller.
We are told on good authority by a
country clergyman (''The Study of the
English Language" by A. Dorsey, p.
15,) that some of the laborers in his par
ish had not 800 words in their vocaDu-
larry. A well educated person
in England who has been at a public
school and at the university, who reads
his Bible, his Shakespeare, the Times.
and all the books of Nudes library,
seldom uses more than 5000 OF 1900
words in actual conversation. Accu-
rate thinkers and close reasoners, who
avoid vague and general expressions
and wait till they find the word that ex-
actly fits their meaning, employ larg-
er stock, and eloquent speakers may
rise to command of 10000. The He
brew Testament says all it has to say
with 5,642 words; Millions works are
built up with 5000, and Shakespeare,
who probably displayed greater vari-
ETY. of expressions than any writer in
rny language, produced all his plays
with about 5000 words.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
The HUNTINGTON strikers.

GALEsBURG, ILL.,, April 25.-Fifteen
crews of the Burlington strikers have
been offered positions on the Chicago,
Santa Fe & California railway, The
stikers have been inducing those receiv-
ing the offers not to accept. Chief
Arthur promised to be here to-day to
advise the men, but being unable to
come, sent Engineer Joe Porter. After
discussing the matter the entire body of
strikers agreed to remain united.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
They Are Afraid of the Tariff
Question, 1t Seems.

Washington Post.
The Ohio Republicans, in their recent
state convention, have virtually made
affidavit that they are afraid of the tar
if issue. They prefer to make the
presidential fight on some other ques-
ton, and, IN despair of finding anything
that will fire the hearts of the Republi-
can masses. they give unusual promi-
nence to the bloody shirt. True, they
do not entirely neglect the tariff, but
they decline to give such position as
they would do if they dared to trust it.
This is full of significance. The state
which expects to furnish the candidate,
the state which is making the most OPP
position to the Mills bill, holds up the
old, exhausted dead issue OF sectional
ism as the great issue of the fight, and
it takes this course after the ablest
organs of the party have declared against
such policy.