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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
Chips From the Ties.

The Albert Lea route was blockaded by
snow in the vicinity of Albert Lea from
Saturday noon till Tuesday night, when the
first train went through
The Northern Pacific city ticket Office will
soon be moved to 173 East Third street, in
the same room with the West Wisconsin.
c. B. Cooper, cashier of the Northern
Pacific Express company, at Portland Ore,
has been appointed to succeed Mr.. Hall as
agent at st. Paul. Mr.. Hall will go to Port
land March 10. to assume the sUperinten-
dency of the Western division.
G. II. Lewis has been appointed district
passenger agent TO take effect March l, with
headquarters at Marion, 10.
The Milwaukee & St. Paul. the Manitoba,
and the Minneapolis & st. Louis, from and
after March l, will extend the limitation on
100-mile tickets between st. Paul and Min
neapolis and intermediate points to ninety
days. instead of sixty as heretofore.
The Burlington q Northern is now run
ming trains regularly between ST. Paul and
St. Louis, over the Burlington & Quincy
road from Savannah to st. Louis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
TR11sT INVESTIGATIONS.

The GLOBES prediction that the Trust
Investigations would amount to nothing
is being fulfilled to the letter. A more
farcicai performance was never wit
messed than the so-called investigation
that has been made by the New
York senate committee. If Mr.. Rock
EFELLER had organized the committee
for the purpose of indicating the
Standard Oil Trust, he could not have
made more OF success of it. The
committee have not only handled all the
trusts with kid gloves, but the commit
teemen seemed to be absolutely awed
by the presence of the great
oil king when he came before
them. Even the attorneys represent
ing the public were converted into
able advocates of the Standard Oil
octopus, and instead of insisting upon
thorough investigation OF the Standard
Oil company's books in some instances
actually undertook to argue that the
committee had no right to invade the
sanctity of the 'sTrust" tabernacle.
With the exception of Gen. PRYOR there
were none to champion the rights of the
public; and with the committee and his
associate counsel against him, Gen.
PRYOR was powerless to do anything.
Upon the plea that private interests
might be jeopardized Mr.. RocKE-
TELLER refused to disclose the opera
lions of the Standard OIL Trust, and
with singular readiness the committee
adopted his way of thinking, regardless
of the fact that private interests with
out number are not only jeopardized
but are actually being crushed out
of existence by this monstrogs monop-
oily. Private interests pertaining to the
Standard Oil octopus are regarded as Sa-
cred in the eyes of the committee, but
private interests, when they relate to its
hundreds of victims, are not thought to
be worth taking into consideration.
Now that it is demonstrated that leg
islatures and the judicial departments
of the state governments are all under
the control of the Trust organizations we
may well ask ourselves, What are we
going to do about it? There is only one
remedy-the one that has heretofore
been suggested by the GLOBE. The in
dependent newspapers will become the
public prosecutors to conduct the in
veStigations. The great body of the
people will be assembled in committee
of the whole to sit on the case. And
when, in November next, the report of
the committee is made up and handed
in at the ballot box. the country will not
be troubled with TRUSTS" any more.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
Western Freight Rates.

CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-The officials of
the Western roads to-day discussed the
expediency of ordering an advance in
freight rates to the figures in effect be-
pOwerless and could not move freight
on any terms. The required ten days.
notice could be given, and this would
stimulate the present movement, even
il 1t was afterwards found advisable
not to put the advance into effect.
Those opposed declared that they did
not want to increase the volume of bus
mess at the present Improbable basis,
and as no unanimous conclusion could
be arrived at, the matter was dropped.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
A Terrible Tragedy.

Houston, Tex, Feb. ga shocking
massacre occurred at Sprnish Camp,
sixty miles west of this city, Sunday
morning. The settlement is composed
of MeXicans, negroes and white despe-
radoes. A negro cabin was set on fire
and the occupants were deliberately snot
down as they rgn out of the burning
house. Five were killed outright, and
one severely wounded, while two were
burned to death in the cabin. Another
negro was caught and hanged to tree.
The butchery is the outcome of suit
for the possession of land recently de-
cided in favor of the dead negroes i'll the
district court at Warton. Spanish Camp
is far from telegraph station, and full
details have not been received
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
Tried to Scare Him.

CHICAGO. Feb. 29.-Engineer Stern,
in charge of the fast mail train reaching
here tonight, was shot at while in his
cab at Aurora depot. II is supposed
the assailants intended only to
brighten him off the engine, for
although they stood on the
platform close to the locomotive the
bullets did not enter the cab. -Four men
jumped OIL Storms engine while he was
waiting at Aurora and attempted to hire
him to desist. He refused, and the
men jumped off into the crowd on the
platform. Then came two pistol shots,
and great hubbub followed. In the
midst of the confusion Stern pulled the
throttle and sped toward Chicago.
Telephone inquiries to Aurora fail to
confirm the statement that Engineer
Stern was shot at. 1t is denied that
anything approaching the ri0tOus pro-
ceedings described actually occurred.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

The meeting of the Democratic state
committee yesterday was short and
sweet. There was not great deal for
the committee to do, but what there
was was well done. The utmost har-
mony prevailed and the, committeeman
came together with the feeling that
they were on band to make the initial
preparations for the greatest political
contest that was ever fought and to
celebrate the most glorious political
victory that was ever won on
this continent. For some reason
or other, some Of the members
were affected with the old fOgy
idea that the press Representatives
ought to be excluded from the
committee meeting. But that didn't
amount to anything, for the newspa-
pers these days always get everything
that is going on anyway, only it had an
apparently undemocratic tinge for a
Democratic conference to attempt to
exclude the public from its councils.
The Democratic party is popular Or
ganization and can have no secrets that
are not shared in by the masses.
In calling state convention to be
held in this city OH the 18th day of May
to elect delegates to the st. Louis con-
vention, the committee performed all the
routine work that devolved upon it. But
the Democracy of the state will thank
the committee for taking step further in
adopting the resolution indOrSing the
administration of President CLEvE-
LAND and giving him assurance that
the Democrats of Minnesota are with
him to a man on the issue defined in his
last annual message. The resolution
has the right ring to it. and is as timely
as it is encouraging.
There has never been any question
among Minnesota Democrats as to what
position the party in this state would
occupy on the tariff. But in view of
recent events in the national committee
meeting at Washington, it was exceed
ingly proper that the sentiment of Min
nesota Democrats should be heard be-
yond the boundaries of our own state.
The first opportunity to give formal eX-
preston to it was yesterday when the
state committee met.
The resolution was appropriate i'll
the additional sense that it signifies an
aggressive campaign on the part of
Minnesota Democrats. They are al
ready in ranks on the tariff issue, and
propose to force the fighting all along
the line. There is to be no tenn
porizing policy or resorting to eXpedi-
tents this year. 1t is to be fair, square
fight in favor of tariff reform and tax
reduction, and there is to be no lodging
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
Trusts Must Go.

Boston Globe.
What is the use of any new labor
saving invention, any discovery of
science, any improvement in arts or
cheapening of transportation, if the
trusts are allowed to put up prices
and crowd down wages Indefinitely?
Even if free trade were all that its
most jealous advocates claim, of what
avail would it be to abolish tariffs if inter-
national trusts can corner the worlds
supply of the necessaries of life and fix
their own prices?
The sugar refiners form trust, and
the consumers must hand over $4,000
600 a year, more OF less, in the shape of
exorbitant profits. The rubber manu-
facturers form trust, and every wearer
of rubber shoes or user of het-water
bottles must pay the penalty. The cop
per mine owners form worldwide
trust, and whether there is protection
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
Come TO Terms.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 29.-The man
agement of the Pennsylvania company
this morning replied to the request of
raising their employees wages. The
reply is to the effect that the pay of the
employees of the Fort Wayne road and
its branches west of Alliance is in
creased 10 cents per trip. The en-
ployes will meet either at CreStline or
Alliance to decide whether to accept
the terms or not. 1t was rumOred this
afternoon that there is danger of
strike on the Cleveland d. Pittsburg
railroad. The employees are said to be
greatly dissatisfied with the treatment
they have received from the Pennsyl-
vania eompany's officials. These en-
ployes are said to have asked for 10 per
cent higher wages than on the other
lines, on the ground that much harder
work was required of them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
They 81. :. lark.
pcial To the GIOhp

Speclal 10 tQe GLOBE.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Feb. 60
At the council meeting last night the
park commission, which has been con-
Sidering propositions Tor a park, re-
ported two favOrably to the council, but
recommended that the voters should de-
eide at the coming municipal election
whether they wanted park OF not. B.
+. Millard'S and Donald McDOnald's,
propositions were most favorably re-
galded. Both places will require much
improvement, and the commission did
not feel that they could decide whether
to burden the taxpayers and will let the
voters decide. Several gentlemen.
joined in a communication and stated
that they would give $3.50 towards the.
Improvements if Millard's offer was ac-a
eepted. Ballots will be provided for
the question.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
DOUBLE-EDGED DIRK
Found in the Cell Of a Prisoner at
StilIWater

Yesterday morning Henry l.. Metke,
alias John A. Cook, alias Happy AL,
man who is serving his second term in
the prison, this time from Dodge county,
for a term of five years for horse steal
ing, was sent to the dungeon for in
subordination. While there his cell was
searched and double-edged murderOuS
dirk, with blade about sixinches long,
was found in leather sheath concealed
in a special inside pocket in his jacket
made to receive it. 1t was evidently
made from an old file, and was. no
doubt, manufactured in one of the
shops, the convict himself being en-
plOyed in the T machine shop. 1t was
as keen as a razor and as Sharp-pointed
as needle. Happy AL is tough, and
has threatened to ''do up" the deputy
his first term was very bad. Upon his
liberation he went to the governor
and others in st. Paul and
Minneapolis and complained of the
treatment and fare at the prison. He
then started restaurant on Nicollet
island, Minneapolis. where, clad in
prison garb, he served up what he
termed ''prison fare" in tin dishes made
to represent those in use at the prison.
He was received at the prison March 9,
1887, and has been sort of leader
among those who only lack opportunity
to start revolt. He has been hear d to
remark since the escape of Landers
that it broke up deep-laid plan of re-
volt which would have made music
for the prison officers. Like all big
cowardly brutes he whines like a
whipped puppy in the dungeon, but
his chances of being thoroughly sub
dued before he is allowed to see his
cell again are very good indeed. Of
late he has offered to fight the deputy
and other guards if permitted to keep
on one shoe.
j. r. Luckey, former foreman at
the Democrat office, left last night for
the seat of war in response to a tele-
gram from the master mechanic of the
Burlington, directing him to come and
take charge of an engine. Mr.. Luckey
was former engineer on the Chicago
IL Northwestern railroad and also a
printer. He was formerly editor of the
Austin Democrat.
Hugh Mcdonald, the unfortunate
lumberman who had his leg torn off a
few days since by a loaded logging
sleigh passing over it, died yesterday at
ing from st. Michael's church.
At 9:30 last evening the jury in the
Graute case was discharged by Judge
McCluer, being unable to agree.
The Y. M. C. A. rooms in this city
closed last evening indefinitely for lack
of funds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
FRIGHTENED ENGLIsHSIEN.
They Propose to Repel an Attack
by Wild Western Cowboys.

Special to the Globe.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 29.-Forty engi-
neers arrived here from Pennsylvania
last night in charge of a man who regis
tered himself as u. Wapen." He said
the men had come to take the places of
the striking engineers on the Burling-
ton system, and after getting supper
here they all went West over the Bur
lingtOn road. Trains are still running
very irregularly. Both trains due from
the east last night and this morning
were consolidated at Pacific Junction,
and brought in in charge of man
named Powell, who was formerly
wiper and fireman. The 9.45 train, east
bound, arrived from Lincoln at noon in
in charge of the road-master of the Ne
braSka division. Notwithstanding the
notices conspicuUusly posted about the
Burlington depot land yards warning
nOn-emplOyed from trespassing on the
cOmpanyS grounds, the usual number
OF strikers and idlers were on hand.
On the arrival of each train rush was
made for the engineers and to
firemen to learn the name
Of the men in charge and endeavor to
persuade them to quit the cab. No vio-
lence was attempted, and beyond a jeer
or hiss when their argument failed to
produce the desired effect, the strikers
were orderly. No Kansas City connec-
tiOns are made. Gov. Thayer denies
having received any request for troops
from McCool1, or that there has been
any serious trouble with the strikers.
At Plattsmouth number of men who
came from the East to take charge of
engines were won over by the strikers
and joined the organization. One of
the humorous incidents of the strike oc-
CURED at Berckleman, in the western
part of the state. The train from Den
yer due there at o'clock arrived at
midnight, and the engineer refused to
pull any further. The Pullman sleeper
was occupied by n number of English
tourists returning East. A man told
them that the cowboys were expected
to attack the train, and they accordingly
blockaded the doors and windows with
the furniture of the car, and remained
therein until late hour this morning,
when some one explained the joke.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
The Deptford Election.

LONDON, Feb. 29.-The excitement in
Deptford tonight over to-day's election
was intense, and riot seemed immi-
nent. This afternoon Mr.. Darling,
the Tory candidate, was mobbed
IN the street, his hat smashed
over his eyes, and his clothes
torn. Fortunately the police rescued
him before he received serious injury,
but the feeling against him among the
Liberal electors was very bitter and he
was careful not to show himself again
in public without strong police
escort. Shortly after this episode the
carriage in which Mrs. Darling and
three other ladies were being driven
through the town was stopped by the
crowd and almost overturned by the
horse play in which the mob INDUCED.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
A GRAIN BLOCKADE.
Manitoba Wheat Has a Poor Show to
Get East
OVER THE CANADIAN PACIFIC
The Need Of Competition General
intelligence Of the
Northwest.

WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 29.-This
morning large grain buyer gave his
opinion that in two or three weeks the
Canadian Pacific company would find
itself in worse position than ever in
reference to the big grain blockade.
Heretofore the Port Arthur and Fort
William elevators were not filled, and
through shipments east of Port Arthur
were stopped in order to utilize all
available storage room at these points.
No room remains at Port Arthur and
Port William now. and the company,
bound to accept through shipments, will
crowd them so hard they will have to
admit that the only remedy for the evil
will be another track. Grain men be-
lieve that this is the secret of the whole
difficulty. Numerous instances have
been brought to light this week where
cars shipped from Winnipeg and Mon
treal three months ago have not yet ar
rived at their destination. A grain
dealer was notified yesterday that a car
of wheat shipped to Port Arthur on the
5th of January only arrived there Mon
day last. Such state of affairs is dis
graceful in the extreme. Proofs to sub
stantiate the above statements are to be
found In the delivery bills sent to the
dealers by the railway company. Two
months ago the Canadian Pacific rail
road stated at the grain exchange that
100000 bushels of produce had been
taken out of the country. Estimating
that the entire crop for export in the
first place was 12,000,000 bushels Of
wheat, grain men figure that three-fifthS
of the crop has been marketed. A con-
siderable proportion of this remains
stored in elevators or warehouses and
quantity exposed at numerous stations
to the west, southwest and northwest
About 4,500,000 bushels still remain in
farmers hands A grain dealer said the
buyers weakened their case very much
because they did not combine together
and state their case over their own sig
natures to the press and public gener-
ally. Then the Canadian Pacific rail
road would not lie able to make the
many fabricatiOns which they are
charged with during the discussion of
the present blockade. A comparison
on rates will be interesting to those
who claim that the Canadian Pacific
railroads rates are reasonable. 1t costs
40 cents per bushel to send wheat from
Neche to Boston via United States. Via
the Canadian Pacific railroad the rate
is Sc centS-a difference in favor of the
United States of 16 cents per bushel.
Grain men without exception think that
the only remedy for the blockade is to
have railway competition. One line is
insufficient to handle the produce of
tba cOuutry
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
TO-DAY,S WEATHER.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT, ST.
PAUL. Mimi. March l. 1888, 1915 a. H.
Indications for twentyfour hours commend
ing at a. NJ. to-day: For st. Paul, Mime
apois and vicinity: Snow, followed by
colder. fair weather, with a cold wave; fresh
northerly winds For Minnesota and Eastern
Dakota: Snow followed by colder, fair
weather, with cold wave; fresh northerly
Winds booming variable. For Southwestern
Dakota: Colder, with snow, followed by
slightly warmer, fair weather; light to fresh
variable winds. Cold wave signals are con-
tinued in Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska
and Wisconsin until Friday morning.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
ST PAUL, Feb. 29.-The following observa-
tons were made at s AS p. NJ, local time:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
THE IOWA BROTHERS.
They Will Stand by the Strikers
as Far as Necessary.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MASON CITY, Feb. 29.-The chief OF
the brotherhood was visited at his home
tonight. He said: "There are twenty
divisions of the brotherhood in the
state, numbering 500 engineers and as
many more firemen. All of these will
stick to the brothers of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. The matter of
classification, of which they justly COM
plain, was brought before our last con-
vention and discussed and considered
unjust. The Burlington men wished
the classification system abolished to
protect themselves, because a great
many tiremen are being constantly pro-
NOTED, gradually decreasing the de-
mand for engineers, and when an en-
glneer had run nearly three
years and was about to become
entitled to the highest wages he was
laid off on the slightest preteXt and fire.
men promoted, to whom they would
nave to pay less wages. BY this scheme
the Quincy has kept force of engineers
who were underpaid, and they had no
redress. Our men all recognize that the
Quincy men struck as final resort, and
will support them as far as possible
when called upon. | do not think that
other roads will try to Gid the Quincy in
its present emergency, but if they do.
there will be doubtless pretty vigorous
kicking along the line. All of the good
reliable engineers have always employ
ment. Those who are out of a Job and
waiting for such chance as this are
men who have been discharged and eX-
PEELED from the brotherhood for drunk
enneSs, burning out their engines or
stealing. There are good many relia-
bic engineers who are not members of
the brotherhood, but their sympathies
are with the Strikers
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
The Burlington & Northern.

Special to the Globe.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Feb. 29.-The Bur
lington & Northern road is running
passenger trains regularly, but has
laid off all freights beyond those neces-
sary to do small local business. The
engineers of the road here had repre-
sentative in Chicago. and. on his re-
turn, meeting was held this afternoon.
The results thereof cannot be learned,
but the belief is freely expressed that
the Burlington & Northern engineers
will be called out inside of two days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
Pensions Granted.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The follow
ing Minnesotians were granted pensions
to-day: Original, invalid; Newton
Alderman, Blue Earth City: Christian
Stalberg, Champlin; Timothy Nc
Carthy, deceased, st. Cloud; Frederick
Thies. Wilmington. Increase: AShel
G. Wilmot. st. Paul; William Thomas,
Mankato. Reissued: Mathew Wilcox
erby, Mankato. Original: Mary E.,
widow of Timothy Mccarthy, st. Cloud.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
A Parallel Case.

chicago IlmeS-
A young and pretty married woman is
on trial in st. Paul for killing man
whose advances she had repealed. and
who then sought the cowardly revenge
of traducing her fair fame. Four or five
years ago young woman serving as
waiter in Chicago hotel killed man
in defense of her character, and the
jury acquitted her. Such will very
likely be the result of the st. Paul trial.
The man who wantOnly assails a
woman's reputation takes his life in his
hand.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
A Serious Charge.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, OAK, Feb. 29.-Ey-Deputy
United States Marshal Charles A. Gray,
formerly of Fargo, was brought in from
Minot to-day by United States Marshal
Maloney and lodged in Jail. The charge
is that while acting as deputy marshal
he received money from Jennings. of
Neehe, to stay prosecution for the sale
of liquors. Witnesses are expected to-
morrow, and hearing will probably be
had Friday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
NATIONAL OPERA.

The failure of the National Opera
company, though much to be regretted,
is not far TO seek. 1t arose from the at
tempt to walk before passing through
the necessary crawling stage. That the
company and the entire enterprise, both
in its artistic and educational features,
was meritorious goes without saying.
But the public generally was not pre-
pared for it, and, coming as 1t did upon