St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-24
SAINT PAUL
CAUGHT IN THE CORRIDORS.

think that the incoming legislature VIII
be very busy one for ninety days. a
disposition is manifested TO settle the
question of a speaker before taking up
the United States senatorshlp, with
view to preventing disputes regarding
the candidacy of member as the rep
resentatiye either of the Sabn or
Washburn contingent. 1t is dllDcult 10
say upon whom the mantle OF the
speaker will fall, but this official should
be designated, and leave the field clear
for subsequent propositions, senatorial
or otherwise. Nothing has been settled
vet as to whether there will be caucus,
and for my part. with such large Re
publican majority in the Legislature, L
cannot see the necessity for such action.
We should be able to make choice
without going into secret conclaye, but
if it is the wish Of the majority OF my
colleagues ] shall acquieSce in their
decision. Few pledges have been
made either to Senator Sabin or Gen
eral Washburn, and the time has hardly
arrived for members of the Legislature
to express their preferences.
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t.We have finished one mile OF double
track cable road Oh the Seventh street
line" said Engineer Gift Wise, of the
city railway company, and IN twelve
working DAYS we laid all the iron work
and completed the cOncretlng. Inc
greatest force of men employed was 800,
and the y0kes used are of cast iron, the
pulley yokes being able to withstand a
pressure of 10000 pounds before break
ing. An improved slot rail, invented
by Col. p. +. Barrand, weighing hfty.
eight pounds to the yard, was used, ana
instead Of the Objectionable bolt to
fasten it 10 the yoke, it is keyed, thus
simplifying the work considerably. lhe
tram rail, or Providence girder. IS fast
ened on each side with wedge, thereby
obtaining the correct guage. Concrete
was used only around the bottom o. the
NOkeS for foundation, and half way up
the sides Of the conduit, whichs is egg
shaped at the bottom and forty-tW0
inches deep. The remainder Of the con-
duit is shceted with dry white oak sat
urated with coal tar. Foundations are
finished for the power house, machinery
and engines, and the smoke stack,
which will be 162 feet high. There Will
be two engines, each 2SX60, and three
boilers. each 624 horse power. All THIS
work will be put in next spring, and the
road will be in running order by June
l, 1889. A new plant has been provided
for the old road. which is being placed
under cover, and will be ready for use
Feb. /. The whole construction is by
far the best, cheapest and fastest laid OF
any yet built by a cable road"
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assassination cranks are sure to
abound in a nation of 60,000,000 souls"
said Col. A. +. Rockwell, land | was not
surprised t. hear the story that plot
had been unearthed against PRESIDENT
elect Harrison while | was at Mentor,
the home of the lamented Garfield; as
soon as the result Of the election was
announced, circumstances Of threat
ening nature poured in from all parts
of the country. Finally it became an
old story aud such documents were
thrust into convenient waste basket
as soon as their contents we're aScer-
tanned. Men with grievances of every
Imaginable description declared that
unless they were righted disaster would
overtake the president before he
reached Washington 60 be inaugurated.
recall a remark made by my dead
friend one day when an unusual num-
Der Of Incendiary missives had been
received. 'lf am marked as victim
for the assassin said General Garfield,
"all ! can say is that am ready for the
sacrifice" Col. Lamont could doubt
less supplement these stories OF IN
tended asSassinationS with interesting
data from the archives of the White
house, for it has become mania with
dissatisfied and morbidly disposed il-
dividuais TO spend time and writing
material i'll preparing Threatening let
JerS to the chief magistrate. Hence 1
Go not attach any importance to the
stories about ending the existence of
President-elect Harrison and do not
suppose he will bother himself about
such communications"
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81 shall probably return to Washing
ton next month";" remarked Gen. I. II.
Rueer, Il. 5. A., land remain until the
conclusion OF the investigation concern
ing the construction of the big tunnel at
the capital. One thing has been dem
onstrated very clearly, and that is neg
ligence has prevailed in some quarters
regarding the materials used in this
work. When the contractors undertook
the job. they had an idea that they
would merely have TO blast through
solid rock from Howard university hill
TO the reservoir, distance of about
four miles. But they encountered sand
and loose earth before they reached
Rock creek, half way between the ter
minal points of the tunnel, and it be-
came necessary to use masonry the en-
tire distance. There was negligence in
the quality of the packing material fur
nished, and the inspectors were derelict
in not enforcing the requirements OF the
contract. Ii is StupendouS undertake
ing, and the object of the tunnel is TO
furnish an ample supply of water on
the north side of the city in the vicinity
of the Soldiers home, Howard univer-
sity and the rapidly growing suburb,
Mount Pleasant"
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Among the visitors floating about the
Merchants corridors yesterday was
Mayor Brown, of Sault Ste. Marie. The
mayor has resided at the 800" for
twenty-eight years and can be almost
counted as one of the landmarks of that
now prominent locality. He says that
work on the water power canal at that
point would be prosecuted all winter,
and the canal would be ready for use
during 1889 With the completion Of
that great enterprise the 500 would
forge to the front as it never had be-
fore, and the many friends of the mayor
in this locality will be glad TO extend
congratulations to him and the munici-
pality he represents over the bright
prospects. Mayor Brown will long be
remembered by the Minnesota editors
who visited the 500 last September for
the royal courteSies he extended to
them.
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Col. C. Virgil Harris, the impressario
of the Ryan, has had large sheet of
brown paper hung over the dial of the
Office clock. The colonel says that the
honored timepiece has ceased to per-
form its allotted functions, and being an
arch enemy to deception, he did not
wish a travelling man to start for the
denot lanoring under the deluSiOn that