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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
A SNOWSHOE RACE.
The Emerald Club. OF Montreal
Have an Exceedingly Cold and
Exciting Race.

A@ACiihS hiCe,
MONTREAL, Jan. 23.-The Emerald
SnowshOe club held their open steeple-
chase over the mountain Saturday, in
spite OF the intense cold. The ther.
mometer was touching Is deg. below
zero when the club turned out OIL Nc.
Gill college grounds, and keen vino
was blowing. a track had been marked
with stakes, but these were swallowed
up in snowdrifts five minutes aftel
they were put down. There were ST,
entries and every man started. Lums.
den got ahead from the start, but or
reaching the gully he had to stop anC
clear the ice out Of his eyes. This
judges and starter, who were driving by
the road, stopped to pick him up. but
he pluclIily started off again, and when
the men entered the gully they were al
punched. The judges now had time 10
look at each other, and the unpleasant
fact was disclosed that every one in the
sleigh was badly frost-bitten, and their
attention was taken up for the re-
Inainder of the drive with rubbing each
DINERS ears, noses and cheeks with
snow. On the mountain the thermom-
eter stood at 25 below zero. and of the
dozen vehicles they passed Oh the way
every one OF the occupants was frost
bitten. On arriving at DonOhOe's the
SnOwShOers were seen sliding down the
hill. Ogilyie came in first in 22:47.
LumSden and Malone finished eleven
seconds later and the others several
minutes behind. They were badly
frozen, particularly Lumsden, and were
so exhausted that ia few minutes more
some OF them would have persisted
The SnowShoerS say this vas the worst
DAY they ever experienced.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
OPEN THE MINES.
The Right to Valuable Mining
Lands Secured to the People.

LAMBS secured to the People.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Jan. 23.-The SUI
preme court of New Mexico to-day, in
the case Of the United States VS.. the
San Pedro and Canon del Aqua grants,
reversed the decision rendered i'm the
court below three years ago. The court
held that the Canon Del Aqua springs
marked the east boundary of the land
as defined in the original Mexican
grant, and that all the palpable mining
land lying east of these springs and
now claimed by the company was pro-
cured by fraud and Illegally held by
them. The court further held
that there was nothing in the grant
which went to show that congress
intended to deed away to the
original claimants all valuable gold and
silver mines upon it, the grant simply
being made for agricultural purposes.
The property involved amounts to over
LOCO, 600 acres, and will be appealed to
the supreme court. This decision. If
sustained by the supreme court, secures
to the people the right to all the precious
mineral contained within the public
domain. and will especially open up the
right to mine these metals in the large
grants in this territory held by the grant
claimants to the exclusion of legitimate
prOSpectors. This will secure to New
Mexico large influx of mining people,
and thereby add greatly to the develop
ment of the territory. The property is
claimed by New York and Washington
capitalists.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
CLEAN YOUR PREMISES.

The fact that a genuine case of small
poX has been discovered should not be
heedleSsly regarded, even though there
is no fear that an epidemic will result
from it. 1t should. however, serve to
emphasize the Importance of doing
everything possible to remove such con-
ditiOns as may exist favorable to the
spreading of contagious diseases.
During the prevalence of cold weather
there is natural accumulation of mat
ter in and about houses which does not
make its presence known during the
continuance of cold weather, but which
is potentially disease-breeding, and
which. in fact, is very apt to exert its
baneful influence even before pro-
nounced thaw renders its presence I'M
miStakable.
Fortunately both st. Paul and
Minneapolis possess health officers
who can be depended upon to detect any
reasonably evident factors detrimental
TO the public health. But there is nat
ural limit to their vigilance. 1t is obvi-
ouSly impossible for them to make house
10 house inspection. There is where
they must rely upon the cooperation of
hOuseholders, and that cooperation
should be freely given them. 1t should
be the dnty of every householder or
tenant to see that his premises are abso-
lutely free from accumulated substances
of harmful character before the COM
ing of an early thaw spreads abroad dis
eaSe-bearing germs.
The two cities have in the past been
able to show a pretty clean bill of
health, but it is essential to the main
tenance of this splendid record that Wig
lance, both private and official, should
not be relaxed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
A DEBAUCHED PROFESSION

That was All awfully severe arraign-
ment of the legal profession DANIEL.
DoCGHERTY made in his address before
the bar meeting in New York the other
day, when he said that organized crime
had never failed TO find its most ready
instruments at the bar and OH the
bench. If this is true it is most lam
entahle truth, and yet we are afraid
that there are too many instances on
record i'll support of the affirmation to
attempt a successful contradiction. We
wish that il could be cOntradicted, both
for the sake of society and for the repu-
tatiOn of the legal profession. There
are those now living who remember that
in the early days of JAY GoULD'S
experience as railroad wrecker law
yers and judges were anxious to be de-
bauched. The history of the TWEED
conspiracy is yet fresh in the minds of
the American people, when the fore
most lawyers of the metropolis were his
satellites, and it was only the other day
that JACOB SHARP and the Chicago
boodlers stood in the prisoners box with
the best legal talent of the country
"NAhAhS Ai@ht oilti udl ~ save tHt1fi
from merited punishment. In fact,
there are so many instances when the
ablest lawyers, for enormous fees, have
aided in perpetrating the vilest
crimes and in perfecting the most
outrageous schemes for public plumber,
that one is forced to admit the truth
fulness of Mr.. DoUGHERTY's severe
accusation against his profession. Is
there no remedy for this? There surely
must be. 1t may lie in some sort of
Legislation which will ensure more
purity III the legal profession, but the
surest remedy is in the professions
own power of self-puriiicatiou. fit is
true the standard of the legal profess
sion is sunken so low that Their. is no
crime so dark that leading members Of
the bar will not accept Il fec to de-
fend those who conspire against the
welfare of the people, then it is time
that the tnore honorable members Of
The profession were taking some steps
to rid themselves of these scaly associ-
4 attS. Bar associations should be re-
{Wganized 80 as 10 exclude those who for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
STATE CONVENTION.
Republicans Meet In
State Convention at New Or

Louisiana Republicans Meet In
State Convention at New Or
leans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2S.-At 1890
p. m. to-day the Republican state con-
vention was called to order in this city
by Gen. A. S. Badger, chairman of the
state central committee. The total
number of delegates elected was 1863,
and there were present 296 delegates,
whose elections had not been
contested. In four parishes and
seven city wards elections of delegates
were contested. The attendance was
fully 500, including delegates. proxies
ana alternates. most of the prominent
Republicans of the state being present.
Thomas A. Cage, of Terre Bonnie, was
made temporary chairman. He at once
appointed the committee OH credentials,
and the convention took a recess until
30 clock. Upon reaSSembling the tenn
porary chairman made short address,
urging the Republicans to make strong
light in the coming election, and quoted
from a speech of Gov. McEnery,
who gave assurance that there
should be free ballot and
a fair count. He expressed confidence
that under these conditions the Repub-
.tSNho SOuiu Noilf .llt Sldic, Uut even
II they could not and yet made a good
Tight, it would be greatly to the adyan-
tage of the Republican party i'm Louisi-
ana in national affairs. The several
committees were then named. and the
convention adjourned till noon to-mor-
row TO enable the committee on creden-
tlalS to investigate contests. Besides
nominating a state ticket, this COLI
yentlon will elect four delegates for the
state at large to the national Republican
convention, and members from the,
various congressional districts will Sc
iect TWO delegates from each district.
For delegates at large there is spirited
contest between eX-GovS. Yarmouth,
Kellogg and Pinchback, Messrs. III. c.
Minor, L. A. Cage, Henry Demas and
j; +. Herwig aud Maj. Andrew Hero.
This is the largest Republican cOnyen-
ton ever assembled in this state. About
hfty OF the delegates are white men.
Among the prominent Republicans
present, several of them occupy
Ing seats on the platform, were
the following: Ex-GOYs. b. f. Elan
ders. w. 2. Kellogg, Z. B. S.Pinchback
and Z. G. Antoine, Among those most
prominently spoken of as the nominee
Tor governor are Judge Wyley and He.
Minor. Albert Baldwin and Ii. c.
Yarmouth are also mentioned. Col.
Robert Harlan, a well-k nown turf man
and an eX-member of the Ohio legisIa-
ture, was on the floor of the convention
IN the interest of Senator Sherman, dis
trlOutlng campaign matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
DON'T LIKE IL.
The Methodist Preachers Don't
Like the Idea of the President
Sending Presents 10 the pope.

Sending Presents 10 the Pope.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 23.-Atthe meeting
OF the Methodist preachers to-day the
resolution offered at a previous meet.
ing censuring President Cleveland FOR
sending constitution of the United
States to Pope Leo came up. There
was much discussion. but the resoiu-
tons were finally adopted by vote of
10 to 10. The following is the text of
the resolutions:
First-That the preachers meeting Of
the Methodist Episcopal church In Bal
timOre hereby diSclaims all sympathy
with or concurrence in the act OF the
president of the United States Del.
formed in cOmmemmOratiOn OF the
pope's golden jubilee.
SecOnd-That We, the members OF
the Baltimore preachers meeting of
the Methodist Episcopal church, as
American citizens, enter our sOIemr
protest against this new departure OF
the president in making such marked
official recognition of a religious hierar-
ehy, claiming also temporal SOW
ereignty.
Third-That we regard the act of tie
president as political discOnrteSy, il
not offenSe to King Humbert. whose
sovereignty over a unified Italy the
pope both antag0niZeS and denies.
Fourth-That in making the foregoing
protest we diSavOW all feeling of ami
mostly towards, or desire TO abridge
either the political or religious rights Of
our Roman Catholic fellow citizens.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
Chips From the Ties.

Trains leaving st. Paul at ) 90 p. m for
Mankato and intermediate points will be
held until 1915 P. m; trains leaving St.
Paul al ) 30 p. III. for Eau Claire and inter.
mediate points will be held until 10 10 pm
trains leaving st. Paul at $40 p. NJ. for New
Richmond. Ashland and Duluth will be held
until 1880 p. m; trains will also leave st.
Paul at 1880 for River Falls and Ellsworth,
for saltwater and Lake Elmo. This on the
nights of storming of palace, Jan. - and
Feb. =.
The st. Paul & Kansas City road will begin
to use its own tunnel between ST Paul and
Chicago on the lst of February.
General Passenger Agent Fee, of the
Northern Pacific, has returned from ST.
Louis.
Asst Supt. Russell, of the ST. Paul d
Kansas City road, has returned from Chi
cago
Many of the trains continue to be from
four to six hours late on most of the roads.
j. ID. Mendenhall, general agent of the
Wisconsin Central at Duluth is in st. Paul.
President Stickney has gone to New York
P. Is. Groa, has returned from Chicago
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
Preliminary Meeting Called,

Dies MONIES, To-, Jan. 23.-J. S. Clark
son, Iowa member Of the national COM
mittee and chairman of the subcom-
tee having in charge the preparation OF
the preliminaries of the national con
vention, has called meeting of the
latter committee at the Grand Pa
cific hotel in Chicago, beginning Thurs
day evening, Feb. Q. The members
of the committee besides the chairman
are: Dir. Fessenden. of Connecticut:
Hobart, of New Jersey: Jones, of Penn
sylvania; Conger, of Ohio; Clayton, of
Arkansas; Leland, Of Kansas; Howe.
of Nebraska, and Quincy, of Texas. This
the important one, as it will be charged
with the appointment of all the citizens
committees and the general Celebrations
of the entire preliminary plans for the
convention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
WHEAT CROPS DAMAGED.
Texas Wheat Crop Suffers Severely in
the Late Cold Snap.
GREAT LOSS OF SHEEP,
Hundreds Of Sheep Frozen In the
Blizzard Storm Notes From
~ ALI Over.

: BURNETT. Tex, Jan. 2S.-Reports are
beginning to come in from the wheat
districts Of serious damage to the cereal,
and it is feared every field of winter
wheat in Burnett, LlanO, Williamson
and other counties along the Colorado
river has been entirely destroyed by the
severe frost. Definite reports of the
less of cattle during the recent blizzard
are slowly coming in, although every
Fanchman admits heavy loss. The Bra
EOS and Colorado rivers are frozen solid,
something never known before.
Reports from the grazing district
OF the state say that cattle OH the south
western ranges weathered the great
blizzard in good shape. The loss was
confined entirely to the poorly fed
stock. A great many large herds, how
ever. were frOst-bitten about the legs,
and since the weather has moderated
their legs have swollen to almost twice
their natural size
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
THE Guilty PARTIES.

II appears now that the Eastern coal
pool. the members of which are almost
without exception millionaires. is re-
spOnsible for the troubles between the
Reading road and its employees. Their
object, il Is said. is both the advance
ment of the price of coal and the shat
tering of the labor organizations. The
railroad. while ostenSibly the primal
cause. is really only, in its subseryiency
to the demands of the pool, the imme-
date cause of the trouble which results
in thousands of industrious workmen
being deprived of every means of sub
Sistence..
This is said 10 be free country, but
its freedom seems very like misnomer
when an association of men can, by
meeting together, arrange, over
their champagne, to force the
entire country to pay tribute
to them, and can, furthermore, provide
measures for starving thousands of ILL
paid employees into submission to their
demands. That seems like altogether
too much freedom. 1t is a freedom
which sayOrs of oligarchy instead of
democracy. If the law can rightly deal
with such a complex subject as the
regulation of the commerce of the coun-
try. why is it not also within its PROV
ince to investigate the grasping meth
DDS Of the coal barons? In this par
ticular instance their aggression and
oppression have reached the limit of ell
durance.
They may be beyond the reach of the
law. but the general public would view
with great satisfaction the bringing
against them of an action for con-
spiracy in order that the question might
be tested. If the tribunal should be
composed of Western men there would
be little doubt as to the result
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
THE MAN IN THE MOON.

Oh, the man in the moon has crick in his
back;
Vince!
Whimm!
Amt you sorry for him?
And mole on his nose that is purple and
black;
And his eyes are SO weak that they water and
run,
If he dares to dream even he looks at the
So he just dreams of stars, as the doctors adj
wise.
My!
Eyes.
But isn't he wise
To just dream of stars as the doctors advise?
And the man in the moon has boil on mis-
Vince.
Whimm
What singular thing.
know! but these facts are authentic, my
There's boil on his ear and corn on his
chin
He calls it dimple, but dimples stick in:
Yet it might be a dimple turned over you
Whang!
Why, certainly so.
Ii might be dimple turned over, you know
And the man in the moon has rheumatic
Gee ?'
WhiZzi
What a pity that is.
And his toes have worked round where his
heels ought to he:
Sc whenever he wants to go north he goes
south,
And comes back with the porridge crumbs
all round his mouth
Had he brushes them off with Japanese
fan.
Wiling!
Whann
What marvellous man.
What very remarkable marvellous inun
james Whitcomb Riley
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
DAMAGED BIZ ICE.
Considerable Damage Done t
Boats at ST I0Iis nv Ice

Considerable Damage Done to
Boats at st. Louis by Ice.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 23.-By move
ment of ice in the harbor here last night
and to-day, considerable damage has
been done. The new Anchor line steam
Ell, Crystal City, lying at the foot of Cho-
teau avenue, was pushed upon the bank
slightly, but she is not in a dangerous
position. The city harbor boat is sitting
quietly on the incline of the Transfer
company at the foot of Rutgar street,
but is not much injured. The Tennes-
see river steamer Judith is pushed up
on the bank in the same locality
and has a good deal of ice piled
up around her. At the foot of
Miller street the fleet of the Western
Coal & Towing company is knocked
about rather prOmiScuously. Two of
its coal boats are sunk and another is
badly crushed; one barge is crushed
and sunk, another crushed and showed
up on the bank; sand dredge is badly
injured and one tug crushed; another
firmly fixed on top of a sunken
barge. The damage to the fleet so far
is about $4,000. AT the foot of I.esper-
ence street the little steamer, Gen,
Meade, is pushed upon the bank. but is
not in a bad position. Several other
craft have been tossed about some. and
considerable more damage is appre-
hended before the ice gets away.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
A Texas Blizzard.

LAMPAsAs, Tex, Jan. 23.-Another
blizzard struck this section Saturday
night. Reports of the disastrous effects
of that unprecedented cold spell of last
week continue to arrive from distant
sections surrounding this city. Loss of
sheep was very heavy. owing to the fact
that very few ranches are provided with
adequate shelter for sheep. 1t is esti-
mated that fully 2o,0OO sheep persisted
in the counties of Lampasas. Brown,
Hamilton, Coryell and San Saba, all
large wool-producing counties. Col.
Charles CovingtOn, in Coryeli county,
lost 800 head Of sheep in one flock. His
ranch is very large and the sheep are
kept in separate flOcks. The others
sought the shelter of the woods, but
this particular flock came up near the
house at shutdown and lay down in the
drilling rain. Next morning Col. Gov
ington concluded to salt this flock.
When he scattered salt on the frozen
earth, to his surprise none of the sheep
arose. and examination revealed that
every one of the large flock were frozen
stiff Their wool clinging to the ice had
prevented their rising when the sudden
change of temperature came.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
MANKATO POSTOFFICE.
Some Feeling Stirred Up as to
Who Shall Be the New Postmas-

Some Feeling Stirred Up as to
Who Shall Be the New Postmas-
ter.
Special to the Globe.
MANKATo, Mimi, Jan. 23.-James
Cannon, postmaster at Mankato, has
rendered his resignation in favor of
Gen. E. NJ. Pope, of this city. 1t is ru-
mored that L. p. Hunt, editor of the
daily Free Press. has gone on to Wash
ington to present CannOn'S resignation
and use his best endeavors to stir up
Senator Sabin in opposition to the APP
pointment of Hon. John G. Wise. MIR.
Wise is very popular with the people here
and the postOffice while under his con-
troll in 1885 and 1856, pending the con-
tirmation of his appointment, was man.
aged better to the satisfaction of the
people than for many years past by any
postmaster. The Slight opposition
against Mr.. Wise is urged only by one
or two Republicans because of personal
feeling. 1t is generally believed that
Senator Sabin has withdrawn his oppo-
SitiOn to Mr.. Wise.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
Ocean Steamers.

Queenstown-Arrived, steamers City of
Richmond and Bothnia, from New York.
Havre-Arrived, steamer La Normandic,
from New York
London--Arriyed, steamer France, from
New York.
Llverpooi-Arriyed, steamer virginian,
from Boston.
Liverpool-ArrIved: Steamer Circassial
from Baltimore
iverpool-Arriyed: Steamer Venetian
from Boston,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
Great Loss of Sheep.

LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 29.-ReportS from
outlying wood districts show consider
able loss among sheep by the late biz
card. Nearly every large flock along
the Rio Grande suffered, the loss being
generally confined to lambs and old
sheep. Many farmers are engaged in
going over their ranches hunting dead
sheep and shearing the carcasses. In
San Saba county large ranchman, with
a half dozen cowboys. went out hunting
stock, and returning half frozen, they
left their foaming horses standing out
side while they entered the house. Half
an hour afterward every horse was
found dead, covered with ice. The loss
of sheep will result in short wool crop
the next season.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
An Improved journal.

The Northwestern Railroader, pub
iished in Minneapolis and st. Paul, APP
pears in a new and improved form. 1t
is edited by Henry P. Robinson and is
devoted generally to railroad matters,
and especially to the railroad interests
in the great Northwest. 1t is conducted
with marked ability. while its typo
graphic appearance is not surpassed by
any other similar publication in the
United States. Its improved appear
ance indicates that its influence is felt
and appreciated by the railroad inter
estS of this important and growing sec
ton
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
A Fire Department Played Out.

MONTREAL, Jan. 23.-The fire brigade
is in pitiable plight. the hoze being
frozen, several of the engines having
broken down. and the salvage covers
destroyed. The underwriters resolved
to send deputati0n before the CITY
council to-day to demand complete re-
in which they will cancel all but the
best risks, and reduce these 20 to 80 per
cent. The volunteer firemen are di-
Vlded into two reliefs. and are working
day and night at the st. James street
fire, wfich'is still burning. The under
writer's say that the loss will be very
much greater than was at first esti-
mated, and that it will amount to at
least 100000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
Pensions and Public BUILDINGS,

WAsIIINGToN, June % AT the meet
ing OF the committee on invalid pen
slons to-day Mr.. McShane, of Nebraska.
spoke in behalf of the bill granting
Mrs. John A. Logan pension of So OO0
and Mr.. Warner, of Missouri. nrged
that the amount of Mrs. Blair's pension
be increased from 5000 to $1,000.
The committee on public buildings
and grounds to-day agreed to report
favorably bills providing for the cree
ton OF public buildings to cost 500, 900
each at Ashville, n. c.; Greenville, S. c.,
and Springfield, Mo.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
Wabash Operations.

CHICAGO,Ja 23.-Receiyer McNulta,
of the Wabash Railroad company to-day
submitted his report of operations for
the year 1887. The following is sum-
mary: Receipts from operation OF the
road, 50, 405, 5S4: disbursements for oper-
alton of road, s7,05O,745 track rentals.
Sl10,357; New York and Pacific Car
Trust association, interest and expenses,
$f26,S57; Chicago IL Western Indiana
Railroad sinking fund, Sa4 ,046: taxes,
1856, sos. 123; 1887, Sl9.T95; special
taxes. S7,6l1; interest on first mort
gage bonds. 81. 465, lis; cash balance oA
hand Dee. 81, 1884, OF.