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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

between operator and dispatcher is
simply ridiculous. A slight error or a
little forgetfulneSs on the part of the
former is apt to cause the loss of great
many lives, while is almost impossible
for an operator to make mistake in re-
ceiving an order, because he has to re-
peat it to the dispatcher, who will no
tice any error and correct it. Then,
again, he goes on to say: Nov, as a
matter of fact, are the conductors and
engineers and dispatchers men OF more
ability than the operator? l say decid-
edly no, if the operator is a man, come
to the age of maturity: if the operator
is boy, | concede they are. Ninety
nine operators OUT of hundred who
have come to the age Of maturity, and
worked as railroad operators, are COM
petent to fill the place Of conductor,
but conductor cannot fill the place OF
the operator. Then what is the cause OF
the discrepancy in the salaries"'
Now, in regard to the difference in
ability, L have seen superintendent
look over his operators. 200 in number,
and could not find one he could promote
to the position of dispatcher. He had to
send away for one. This speaks well
for the ability and responsibility of the
operator. Then he says, ''Ninety-nine
operators who have come to the age of
maturity and worked as railroad opera
tors are competent to fill the place of
conductors" Then l have seen very
few who have come to maturity. the
position of conductor being one which
it takes years to learn.
Operator wants to know ''what is the
cause of the discrepancy in the salaries"
There are good deal to blame for it
themselves. Hardly an office on the
road but what turns out an apprentice
every two or three months, thus making
more than there is work for. have not
written this article with the intention to
do any injury to the operators, because
they are my associates and friends to a
great extent. am conductor, have
served good many years and know
what | am talking about. | would like
to see them get all the salary they can,
but don't like to see this done by drag
ging down an occupation which has
taken years of suffering and danger to
master. CONDUCTOR.
Laboring men, attention! Frank
Hurd, the greatest revenue re-
form orator of the day, will
speak at Market hall tonight.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
SHE HOLDS THE FORT.

The Widow Young Will Not Quail
Before the Ire of John Y. David
son.
The tenants on the second and third
floors of the Union block, corner Fourth
and Cedar streets, are in trouble. Thir-
teen rooms on these floors are furnished
and sub-rented by Mrs. A. l.. Young, a
plucky little woman who was formerly
the wife of q. A. Lafayette, the labor
agitator, from whom she was divorced
last summer. Mrs. Young fell behind
in her rent,and March 6 notice signed
by j. II. Davidson, proprietor of the
block, was posted in the hall warning
her tenants not to pay her any more
rent. John Y. Davidson, brother of the
proprietor and manager of the building,
had writ of ejectment served on Mrs.
Young Wednesday returnable in a
week, but the lady still continues to
hold the fort and collects rents from the
roOmers. Thursday afternoon, by order
of MI. Davidson, all the doors were re-
moved from the rooms in question with
the idea of fastening their vacation.
Mrs. Young nailed up sheets in the
doorwayS, and when Mr.. Davidson
comes aronnd she puts her thumb to
her nose and wriggleS her fingers in a
significant manner.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
FAVOR THE ELECTRIC MOTOR
West Side Citizens Iudorse the
Ordinance Submitted to the
COuDoiI

Ordinance Submitted to the
Council.
There was small attendance at the
meeting of the West Side union last
evening. Mr.. Wedge reported that the
special committee from the union and a
similar committee from the chamber of
commerce had met at the engineers S
Office and recommended that in the
building of the long span of the Waba-
sha street bridge, the roadway be thirty
three feet wide, with ten feet side
walks on each side. The report of the
committee was accepted.
Mr.. Bole introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the union heartily
favors the ordinance submitted to the
council granting the right of way
through certain streets of the city to
the Rapid Transit company for the pur-
pose of furnishing us with an elevated
electric street railway company, and
that we deem that mode of transit
preferable to any that is now in use.
This was adopted. Mr.. Bryant stated
that the committee on streets OF the
city council would hold meeting next
Friday evening, when matters Of I'M
p0rtance to the union would be con.
sidered. He thought it would be we'll
for as many of the members as possible
to attend. This was taken as the sense
of the union, which then adjourned for
two weeks. $50
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
CONDUCTOR AND OPERATOR.
The Former Does Not Want to See
His Profession Belittled.
To the Editor of the Globe.


To the Editor of the Globe.
In your issue of March / notice an
article signed Operator" in which he
tries to belittle the occupations of dis
patchers, engineers and conductors, and
says:
''In the handling of passenger and
freight trains we frequently read of the
responsibility resting Oh the train dis
patcher, the terrible consequences that
would follow from conflict of orders,
ETC., and none but man of cool, calm
and deliberate Judgment should be in
trusted with position so responsible,
and the salary should be sufficient to
command such men. Then we are re-
called with the Importance, RESPONSE
bility and ability of the engineer and
conductor, etc. This is an everyday
topic. But why is not the responsibility
and importance of the operator recog-
nized, especially by the management,
to give them something like equal pay?
On an average they do not now get as
much as brakeman"
Now everybody who is engaged in
railroading will say that the above is a
foolish trade. Take for instance dis
patcher; he is a man of many years. ex-
perience at the key, and is chosen for
his faithfulness and ability. Then to
make comparison of responsibility
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
THE HALLS OF JUSTICE.
Doings in the Courts on a Quiet
Day.-NeW Gases,

Daye-NOW OdStS,
Edward McNamee brought suit yes
terday in the district court against
Thomas M. Kennedy, to recover certain
personal property, and in case posses
sion cannot be had, then to have judg-
ment for $500 and costs.
The Excelsior Manufacturing COM
pany brought suit against Walter Dra-
per, for judgment for goods sold and de-
livered.
II. r. p. Lewis brought suit against
Edna P. Webb, to quiet title to owner
ship of the south half.of southeast quar-
ter of section 81, town 80, range %.
In the case of Harrigan q Gray VS..
Fred Feldhauser, the jury went out
with instructions to bring in sealed
verdict
The case of Patrick Eagan VS.. the
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul railway
was argued berore Judge Kelly. Plant
iff sues for damages Tor injuries sus-
tanned.
The case of Christ Kastner VS.. Henry
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

Weymer ct al. was argued and sub
mitted before Judge SimOnS.
The case of G. .. and E. A. OStergair
VS.. City of st. Paul was on trial yeSter-
day before Judge Simons.
The prescribed oath was yesterday
administered to Jesse r. Foulke and
James B. Wadleigh, recently admitted
to the bar.
By decision of Judge SimOnS Anna f.
Bowen was granted divorce from
Frank J. Bowen, and sole care of the
minor child.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
Want a New Span.

City Engineer Rundlett and City At
torney Murray entertained delegation
of West side citizens who favored the
rebuilding of the Wabasha street bridge
yesterday. The delegation is in favor
of the plan which calls for rebuilding
the bridge to the first pier beyond the
long span, at an estimated cost of S115,,
O0O
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
CAPITOL CHAT.

GA few soreheads and defeated poll
ticians may talk as they please" said a
prominent state house official yesterday,
s'but they can't prevent Gov. McGill's
securing denomination. He's given
the people of this state good admins
tration, and they will see that he is used
as we'll as his predecessors. It's not
merely matter of courtesy that gives
him claim for another term, but it's
the claim of two years good, honest
work that's going to give him walk
over for the nomination"
-
'sSt. Anthony Park is going to have a
boom during the coming season." said
Private Secretary Moore yesterday. "a
syndicate of capitalists has purchased
100 lots out there at an average price of
81, 100 each. Another company will
build ten good residences in the most
desirable portion of the park. Besides
the improvements made by these syn
dicateS a large number of residences
will be Put up by private individuals.
Gov. McGill's residence will be COM
pleted in the spring.
'The new soldiers home," said W.
B. Dunnell, the architect selected by the
commission, twill be credit to the
state, and will compare favorably with
such institutions in other states. The
commission will advertise for bids at
once, and the buildings are to be COM
pleted by Oct. l."
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
Tried to Hang Himself.

Thomas Meyers, Scandinavian cook,
was locked up at the central station
Thursday night for stealing $40 from
friend named Olson. In the cell Mey-
ers attempted to hang himself with his
Suspenders, but was cut down by Jailer
Spiel before he accomplished his sui
cidal purpose. Yesterday morning
Judge Cory sentenced him to the work.
house for thirty DAYS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
"THE BURLINGTON"
Notice to the Public-Interrupti
to Through Travel Has Been

Notice to the Public-InterruptiO
to Through Travel Has Been
Removed.
All trains will be dispatched on regu-
lar schedule time. The fast trains will
leave Minneapolis at $40 p. m., st. Paul
7:3O p. m, arriving Chicago $50 a. M,
st. Louis 5: 20 p. m. Returning, leave
st. Louis $50 a. M, Chicago $50 p. M,
arrive st. Paul $50 a. NJ, Minneapolis
7:25 a. m.
The daylight trains between La
Crosse, Winona, Prairie du Chen. Du-
buque and Chicago, and points west of
the Mississippi river have been again
placed in service.
The local trains between MinneapO-
lis, st. Paul and La Crosse have not
been affected, having made. regular
daily trips.
Ample provisions have been made for
the comfort and convenience of the
travelling public, and the excellent
service heretofore attained will be pre-
served. w. j. G. KENYON,
General Passenger Agent.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
.ot CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
ST. PAUL, Minn., March Z, 1888. :

&c s9T. TAUL, Mlnn.. Marcn Z, 1900.
Sealed proposals, marked Proposals
for Administration Building" will be
received at the Office of Wilcox & John
son, architects, German-American Bank
building, until p. m. on the 18th day of
March, A. d. 1888, for the construction
of the administrator Building" OF the
new City and County Hospital, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file in
the Office of the abOve-named architects.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by bond in the sum of at least twenty
(20) per cent of the gross amount bid,
with two suretieS who are residents of
the state of Minnesota.
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
By order of Hospital Commission.
THOS. A.PRENDERGAST,
6S-T Secretary.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
WANTED FOR MURDER.
Papers Signed by Gov. McGin for
w. G. Green, of Deadwood,

Gov. McGill yesterday issued war
rant for the arrest of William G. Green,
on requisition from Gov. Church, of
Dakota. Green is wanted in that terri
tory on the charge of murder. The facts
alleged in the complaint are that he and
Mrs. Sarah A. Smith, on or about Jan.
% last, murdered the illegitimate child
of Green, and Miss Ida Smith, the
daughter of Mrs. Sarah Smith. The
crime was committed in Deadwood, and
languishing in the county Jail of Becker
county at Detroit,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

Every man who is interested in
revenue reform and low taxation
should hear Frank Hurd, the
gifted orator, at Market hall to-
night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

,fC Grand Mass meeting Tonight at
Market hall. Every good citizen
eshouldi hear Frank Hurd, the
great Ohio orator, upon Low
. Taxation and Revenue Reform.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

port of the judges. Misses Gertrude
Seager and Winnie Hayt rendered a Sc
lection from Rossini's Overture to
Semiramide.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

Every Workingman in St. Paul
should listen to the talented Or
ator, Frank Hurd, at Market
hall tonight, on Revenue Re-
form
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

People who want low taxation
and reform in our revenue Sys-
TEN should hear Frank Hurd to-
night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

A rousing reception should be
rendered Frank Hurd, the great
revenue reform orator, at Mar
ket hall tonight.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

MI who wash or cook or iron
OXIS Should advertise and get the hirin'.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10

Laboring men, attention! Frank
Hurd, the greatest revenue re-
form orator of the day, will
speak at Market hall tonight.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-15
Minneapolis Flour OUTPUT.

A Minneapolis dispatch of June L
says: The output of flour was not much
changed last week, according to the
Northwestern Miller, and was compaF-
ativeIy large It Will probably show
heavier decrease for the current week.
The weeks production was I62, COO
barrels averaging q, 900 daily-agains5
164, $50 barrels the previous week, and
107, 800 barrels for the corresponding
time in 1887. There are only fourteen
miles running today, five of those In
operation a week ago having dropped
out since Saturday. About II, goo bar
rels capacity can thus be counted as
idle Out of this, however, two or
three mills with combined product OF
1900 to 2, 500 barrels Will be started to-
morrow. At present the daily -four
output is probably not far from 81 GEO.
though it is liable to average consider
ably higher than that for the six days
One mill now running, of 2, 700 barrels
capacity, viii stop grinding Saturday
for two weeks repairing, but another
operated by the same firm viii COM
mence to produce 1, 500 barrels per day
Monday The owners of others com
plain of the markets and say that they
will soon shut down if an improvement
does not occur. Some of the larger
firms are storing here to a considerable
extent, and also at other points. The
-four market Is still very dull and life
less, though an occasional miller is dis
covered who claims to be making fair
sales. Inland freights are 3 cents per
barrel cheaper than a week ago, and
quotations of -four have been shaded
correspondingIy to the east. A few fair
sized orders for bakers to be exported
have been booked lately, but they are
scarce, the foreign market being IN
worse condition than the domestic. The
direct reports of -four last week were
50, 900 barrels, against 81, 800 barrels
the week before.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-15
Habits OF The siamesa.

A report has been forwarded from
Bangkok to the foreign office, says the
Leeds Mercury, of a journey underta-
ken by Mr.. G. E. W. Stranger to the
Laos state of Nan, toward the end of
last year, in conjunction with Mr.. E. S,
Clarke, an English merchant, resident
in Bangkok The travellers received
some information from one of the mem
bers of the Sanam or court house con
corning the laws and customs of Nan.
For stealing an elephant. killing an ell
ephant, a buffalo or a bullock. the pun
ishment is death. Murder and house
breaking are also punished with death.
A person detected in smoking opium is
imprisoned for three years, and for q
second Offense he would probably be
put to death. This system appears to
work we'll, there having been no execu-
ton during the year then current and
only one the year before, while there
were only four or five prisoners at the
time of their visit. With regard to
slaves. every man of the lower orders
must be enrolled at the Sanam as the
slave of some master; but he is allowed
to choose whom he viii serve, and if he
does not like one he may re-enrOu him
selfas the slave of another, his own
name being then changed. A slave is
fed by his master while he Is working
for hin, but at other times he must feed
himself. No purchase money is paid
for him by his owner. During the first
three days of our stay we went daily to
see the cremation ceremonies, which
took place in the open space in front OF
the palace, the chief and his son look
ing on from bamboo sheds, erected for
the purpose. The first day we saw
some boxing by young Laos, which the
people never seemed tired of watching.
Some novel features to Europeans were
the postures and grimaces which seemed
20 be considered as an essential part of
the fighting, and the use of the feet, in
which some of the combatants were
rather dexterous, occasionally dealing
their antagonists q smart blow IN the
faceIwith them. On the second day, IN
addition to the boxing. a game was
played which bore some resemblance to
foot ball A large c0cOanut, well
creased, was thrown among a number
of Young men. who then struggled to
get possession of 1t; the one who man
aged TO get away withit to the other
end of the ground received a prize
After the ceremony Of the throwing
lines containing 2 anna pieces among
the crowd had taken place, the -prasat, +"
or wooden structure containing the urn,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-15
story ofEfnle Phil.

Newspaper reporters who nave en-
countered Phil Sheridan on duty and
who never met him elsewhere" said su
ex-reporter of the Kansas City Times
@have an idea that the general was al
ways stern, gruff and imperiOus- j know
different. About u o'clock one New
Years night a good many years ago,
was sent by the Chicago Tribune TO ask
him for a copy of a report sent on
from some western headquarters- IL
concerned Indian affairs. / found the
general ut home. He had been calling
all day and part of the night and had
not taken off his dress uniform. no.
ticed when he himself came UO the door
to admit me that his aiguillettes had
been detached on the left side. no
ticed when the general stood under the
chandelier that his left shoulder Wag
powdered. When was shown into the
parlOr where Mrs. Sheridan sat before
the CRATE fire, there were two chairs
close side by side. Mrs. Sheridan Oe-
cupied the chair to the left. The gen
eral had evidently occupied the one on
his wife's right, and the pre- sencs Of the
powder on Little PhiIs shoulder was
accounted for. I didn't get the report,
because military etiquette would have
been outraged had the document gone
into the hands Of the press before it
was seen by the secretary of war; but
the generals refusal was so courteous
his manner so affabie, and ms treat
ment of me so different from that be-
slowed upon reporters who called on
him at headquarters that was charmed
and hattered. A glass of wine and a
cigar did not lower my rising admira-
ton for the man. In fact, the little
home scene completely changed my
ideas of Phil Sheridan's disposition
1have liked him dOubly we'll since that
New Years night.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-15
Why Children CFoWup Shrink
inc. TimIdt CFingIng Men.

From the Boston Budget.
There is possibly no subject of so
much Importance upon which so little
has been written as the education Of
the child. We do not mean educa-
ton derived from books, but that
which commences with the first draw
ing of reason, and continues until the
child goes out from under the infu-
ence Of its mother. Nor is there any
subject upon which such erroneous
ideas are popularity entertained
ideas fraught with much evil to the
community. The very first act is
to teach the helpless infant to talk in
q language as foreign to the English
tongue as that In use among the ma
tiVes of Kamschatka.- If left to itself
the child might have a chance OtsOme
day being able to speak properly, but
instead it Is vigorously instructed in
baby talk, and as q consequence two
or three years OF its life must be spent
in unlearning jRrgOn. Again. the
child is instructed not once in q thou
sand times how to reason; the most
important part remains unCultiVabed
at q time when it Is most easily de-
fairy tales and ghost stories until it
Is fearful of its own shadow and lives
in a land of dreams.
This fear it carries with it through
life IN many cases, and instead of be-
ing an honest, fearless, noble man. the
child but too often grows up into q
shrinking cringing creature, compelled
by his own fears to resort to practices
that are first unmanly, then dishon-
est and criminal. 1t is not the mans
fault that he sinks lower down
from day to day; it is the fault Of
those who first educated hiHl-whO, to
amuse themselves, first taught him to
fear. And then the fairy tales. those
unrealities which are the foundation
for his chateuX enEspagne Of alter llte;
dreams, destined to bear bitter results.
Fairly launched upon the world the
ideas conceived at the nurses knees
gives him false impressions OF things
and cause his failure. Perhaps before
he reaches middle age he is able to for
get; perhaps ne carries his fanclfui
brain creations with him to thegrave.
But worse than all, these receptions
of the child teach-s him to underval-
ne truth Ills mother. father. nurse, all
have told him stories which he soon
discovers to be untrue, and so he
comes TO believe that even If his par
ents teach truth-telling, it is only an-
other sham on their part.
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discovered. Fishermen visit every
year about every foot of the territory
it once inhabited, and yet those
coasts are so bleak and hospitable
that one can easily suppose that the
fishermen might overlook q bird foE
which they were not searching. When
the fisherman ceased to prosecute the
auk-that is, when It became rare
the naturalists stepped In to com plete.
" eXterminate II. The last auks seen
about which there is no dispute we're
two killed on the coast of Iceland in
1914, but a young one has been re-
ported to have been picked up dead
on the coast of Labrador In 1870.
The body of an aux IN good condition
would make q very handsome add
ton to the fare Of any fisherman,
particularly if accompanied by an
egg.
= There is one other sea bird suppos-
ed to be extinct that may possibly be
found along the northern coast OF
America by some lucky fisherman al-
most any day In cold weather. IL is
the pied or Labrador duck, q descrIp-
ton of which was published by b. w.
Shufeldt last August. A pair OF skins
OF these ducks brought 5000 at the
last transfer made in London. and it
is altogether likely that single, we'll
preserved specimen would bring as
much as that now at auction. 1t is
reasonably certain that specimens Of
this duck have been killed within ten
years, but the last recorded specimen
was shot In Halifax harbOr in 1852.
The specimens from which Audubon
says. "killed them himself on the
Vineyard Islands, on the coast Of
Massachusetts,
The duck was an unusually large
one. 1t was twenty inches long to
! the end of its tail, and weighed nearly
two pounds. The duck could be east
| " recognized by its head, which, with
the upper half of its neck was white,
| except a long dash of black directly on
| top of the head. Below the white
part of the neck was black collar
running clear round the neck, and be-
| low that q white ring again which
/ reached almost around the neck, and
| below that q broad white ring again
| which reached almost around the
neck, but not quite, the black feath-
! ers extending down the ducks back
/ from the black ring around the neck.
/ The primaries were black, but the up
! per wing COverts were white.