St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-13
SAINT PAUL.
TIMELY TOPICS.

Boynton, "and with its aid we hope to
elect j. w. Harden as the successor of
Delegate Clifford. The former is an
active member and vice president of the
Territorial Farmers alliance, and has
been pledged the support of that body
in the campaign. He is school Superin-
tendent of Jerauld county. and recently
has been conducting series of teach
erS' institutes throughout Dakota.
The Prohibitionists will also put a
ticket in the field, and will draw largely
from Mr.. Gifford's $4,000 majority OBJ
tanned two years ago. With organiZa-
tiOn and harmony in our ranks, and in
control of all the federal offices. think
we have at least a fighting show with the
nominee of the jamestown convention
to redeem Dakota wholly from Repub-
licanism."
49,
1t seems rather singular that so sys-
tematic a business man as the late j. w.
McClung should have died without
making will. He left large estate,
are to be provided for. Mrs. McClung
and a widow and four children
has been appointed administrative and
as soon as an inventory of the estate is
filed appraisers will be appointed and a
division of the property will be made.
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Who will be District Attorney George
n. Bakers assistant? Mr.. Baxter will
not tell, although he has several applica-
lions in his possession. Gen. John b.
Sanborn was up in his office yes
terday recommending recent arrival
from Washington. John III. Ives
says the position has been rendered
him, and he is considering it. Marshall
Campbell is in Washington, probably
consulting with Attorney General Gar
land, and keeping up close communica-
ton with Mr.. Doran. The pay of the
Office is small, probably not over 81, 200
per annum, but it gives young lawyer
an excellent chance to secure standing
in his profession-in fact, will do more
for him than five years in an office.
tx
Postmaster Lee received word from
Supt. John 3. Baird, of the dead letter
office, yesterday, with reference to the
'bad debt collection agencies" letters.
AS the time of mailing the letters in the
bundle sent by the postmaster to the
dead letter Office was so close to the
passage of the act of congress prohibit
ing them no action against the senders
will be taken, but prompt measures for
future offenseS are threatened. The let
tiers will all be returned to the postmas-
tiers of the offices where they were de-
posted, except those mailed in this city,
which will be returned to the writers.
**
''Talk about your fishing stories this
hot weather." remarked Deputy Reg
lister Herman Hageman yesterday aft
ernoon. ''We've been out to White
Bear lake for couple of days. George
Mohler, George r. Paegel, William
Grotjan and myself. We knew a party
out there who always caught nice, clean
fish. So we sat under the trees and
smoked George Mothers cigars, drank
William Grotjan'S claret and chewed
PaegePs gum. When we thought our
man had enough fish, we hailed him and
went out iii boat to meet him. We
picked out the best fish he had and
came into town. While we were out at
the lake, we rode On Donnelly's naptha
boats. There is large one and
small one, and Paegel rode on the lat
ter. On that boat the flame shot up
from the deck like a volcano at times,
and Paegel was just about to jump
overheard when we rescued him.
~
There is picayunishness about some
things in the federal departments which
looks ridiculous. Assistant Postmaster
Patrick O'Brien received a deposit the
other day of l cent. For this it was
necessary to mail a receipt, to enter it
upon his stub and two other books.
The question is, how much did the re-
eeipt of that l cent cost the government
for stationery and labor?
80
w. ID. Hamblln-If this general fight
is kept up on the railroads all over the
country much longer, it can result in
only one thing-a great reduction i'm
the costly manner in fitting up cars.
Instead of comfortable seats passengers
will be given hard seats. the vestibuI
train will disappear and the dining
car with it, and trains will be taken off
so that where they are now five or six
trains there will be but one or two.
The managers of railroads, like any
other business men, will be compelled
to bring their expenses within their in
come.
Mr.. f. c. Long has leased from the
executors of the late Commodore Kilt
son the ground and stables known as
Midway, in st. Paul, at an annual rental
of $4,000, and will take possession the
18th inst. He proposes to pasture and
take care of stock, and OH the excel
lent track on the grounds those who de-
sire it can have their stock trained for
speed. One hundred and twenty acres
will afford abundant pasturage for a
large number of animals. 1t is proba-
BILE that club house will be constructed
out of that part of the stables on the
north side towards University avenue
which now constitute the Offices, and
the circular room that has been used for
exercising purposes during the winter.
~
"The Gem of Minnesota Scenery'' is
the appropriate title conferred upon a
picture that was hung in the reading
room of the Merchants hotel yesterday.
Fort Smelling is depicted on a canvas
three-and-a-half by eight feet, the view
selected looking northwest of the beau
tiful valleys of the Mississippi and Min
nesota rivers, making a composition
rarely equaled by nature in complete
ness and symmetry. The central group
of officers quarters cresting the wooded
Cliff, planted by the picturesque old
bridges with their moSSy arches tho