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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
TOO BIG A JOB.

The lack of results in the considera-
ton of changes in the larger offices is
not so much due to indisposition to
turn Democrats out and put Repub-
licans in as to the attempt of the presi-
dent to give his personal attention to
removals. He looks upon the president
as pretty much all the responsible gov
ernment. and the cabinet officers and
heads of departments as clerical feat
ures. He would not be now needing
rest from the pressure of officeseekers
if he had given the cabinet advisers
control of all offices in their several de-
partments. This is the only really
practicable way in so vast machine.
1t has outgrown the capacity of one
man. Mr.. LINCOLN indicated this pol
icy in his remark. in reference to an
Office, that he did not have much influ-
ence with the administration. 1t may
tiatter the pride, and have a practical
aspect for use later on, for every per-
son appointed to an important position
to stand as the immediate beneficiary of
the president. 1t is not, however, sug-
gestive of a republican government to
have all the sugar spooned out as from
private or personal bowl.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
MISSING LINKS.

j. M. Neal, of Calhoun, Ca, killed five
wild turkeys at one shot
Chicken thieves of Cora, Rockdale county.
Georgia, stole 500 chickens in one night.
An oil negro woman of Augusta. Ga, set
fire to her house to drive the witches out. !"
Vermont has had run of sleighing last
ing l27 days, and she asks some other state
to match it.
The present system of fiat buildings. which
has become so popular OF late, was known in
ancient Tyre many centuries before our
present era
the capture of an Lightweight pound turtle
in Walnut creek, and adds that its head was
as large as dogs.
Charles Sampsel's pet bear at W illismsport
swallowed silver box full of fine-cut the
other day, and has been splitting tobacco
juice, with a saddened visage, ever since.
Mysterious footballs and door slams at
night have driven a freshly welded pair
from house at Cedar HILL Berks county,
Pa. and even the dogs quit the premises at
shutdown.
The British divorce returns for thirty years,
ending in 1887, shows that there were 1861
petitions for divorce or dissolution of mar
riage. of which 1921 were successful. The
increase since 1881 is gradual
Supt. Ireland says that while some of the
vicious dogs in the Philadelphia Kennel club
show were ugly when men attempted to pat
them, the touch of woman's hand was well
coined by the most savage brute.
Such thing as bringing libel suit against
newspaper has not been known in
Italy for fifty years. The belief is that a
newspaper seeks to tell the truth. If it is
mistaken. a frank statement to that effect
satisfies the Italian.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
PURER ELECTION METHODS

Whatever may be said of its foibles
and Weaknesses, of its vacillating
course in many things, and Of its readi-
ness, in few instances, to expose itself
to the charge of corruption, the last
legislature performed one distinguish
ing act that will redeem it from all its
faults. We refer to the passage of the
KEYEs bill providing for the Australian
election system. The passage of this
law marks the beginning of ballot re-
form in this state, and is the first en-
couraging sign that our election system
is to be purified. If the law is rigidly
enforced, intimidation and bribery at
elections will be impossible, and in
every community of this state there
should be ballot reform organization
charged with the duty of securing a
rigid enforcement of the law. The leg
iSlature was slow to pass the law, but
the pressure of public sentiment was
too strong to resist. Each house had
made record in favor of the measure,
and yet the bill was about to fail, when
the GLOBE raised its voice in exposure
and denunciation of the legislative trick
by which the people were about to be
cheated of the reform they had most at
heart. Our utterances proved to be
words spoken in season; for the next
day, and during the closing hours of its
session, the senate reconSidered its for
mer action on the KEYEs bill and
passed it.
While we are profoundly thankful for
having secured this important step in
the direction of ballot reform and cleo
ton publication, the GLOBE realizes
that the victory is not yet complete.
There is much more to be done; but adj
ditional and supplemental reform will
come easier after this. The main step
has been taken, and one that will never
be retraced. There is yet one other
field OF corruption that must be weeded
out. We refer to the caucus system.
There must yet be law on the statute
books, or what is perhaps better, a pro-
vision in the constitution, that will pre-
vent men from buying nominations.
The caucus is thing without legal eX-
istence, and consequently there are no
legal restraints to prevent persons from
securing nominations by corrupt prac-
tees. In community where one party
has an overwhelming majority, and a
nomination is equivalent to an election,
the Australian system will not serve the
purposes of ballot purifier. But if
there were law which provided that
any person who secured a party .nomi-
nation by the corrupt use of money
should be ineligible to hold Office, then
the caucus would be purified. This
supp lemental reform will come lat er;
and by the time another legislature as
sembles we hope to see public senti-
ment aroused on this subject as it was
on the Australian system. The only
protection that the masses of the people
have against maIadministration is pu-
rity in the ballot system.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
THE INSANE AsYLUMs.

The report of the special committee
appointed by the governor to investi-
gate the insane asylum at st. Peter vim
,dicateS the management of that institu-
ton from the very serious charges that
had been preferred by some member, or
members, of the state board of correc-
tons and charities. The public will be
gratihed by this vlndication. because if
there is anything that conveys to COM
munity a feeling of horror it is the
knowledge that the poor insane are be-
classes, those who are bereft of reason
excite the deepest sympathy, and feel
ing that they are entitled to the most
tender treatment. 1t is because of this
fact the public are more jealous of the
management of insane asylums than of
all the other public institutions, and will
listen more readily and sympathetically
to tale of cruelty or lack of attention
to the unfortunate inmates of these asy-
iumS than if it concerned other wards of
the state. Then, too, the opportunities
for crookedneSS and for negligence of
duty on the part of the manage
ment of insane asylumS are greater
than in other public institutions. Else
where the inmates are themselves de-
tective force, who are in condition to
discover and reveal wrongdoing in the
management. But the poor lunatics
are valueless in this respect. In most
instances they cannot discriminate be-
tween right and wrong: and so varied
are the forms of insanity and conse-
quent variety of treatment, that only
experts could tell in most cases what is
proper treatment for a patient. What
is proper for one might be cruelty to
another.
1t is because Of these peculiar cOndi-
tons by which they are environed that
the managers of insane asylums should
be all the more circumspect and all the
more conscientious in the performance
of their duties. They cannot be too at
tentive to the little details of their
work, nor should they ever fail to keep
their subordinates under the strictest
surveillance. They should be ever
mindful that the eyes of a watchful
public are upon them, and that the
slightest evidence of improper conduct
will be sure to bring upon the manage
ment the swiftest and severest condem-
nation. 1t is not an easy berth to be
the manager of an institution of this
kind. The duties and responsibilities
are equally onerous, for the people of
the state will not tolerate any manage
ment that is not characterized by a
faithful and tender regard for the poor
these aSylumS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24

most pronounced purple hue. His ap4
pearanee first suggested to her his imi-
tatiOns of Mr.. Hyde, which he had been
in the habit of giving at least once a
day. But second looked assured her
that he had got beyond imitation. She
at once dragged him to the back door
and there put in operation measures
which relieved the young man of the,
imminent danger in which he had
stood. He was then put to bed, where
he now lies, feeling one vast vacuum
from head to foot. His explanation of
MS plight is of much interest. He had
Deen for eight or ten days at work in
his room upon magic fluid, said fluid
beng designed to be the translation
draught of DIR. Jekyll. The ingredients
OF the fluid are too numerous to men.
ton. but from their nature one would
suppose that the boy had in some man
ner COMPOUNDED the components of the
witch's brew with the miraculous
potions referred toin Louis Stevenson's
book. The young fellow is believed to
be out of danger-hence this heartIess
Joke.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
AMONG THE JOKERS.

Young Mr.. Bibber. when asked by his
musical lady companion why he went out
between the acts of the ''Meistersinger,"
frankly replied: ITO get an opera glass;
Jewellers Weekly.
Mr.. Stone (proudly>-My wife has twins, a
boy and a girl, and says they are jewels.
What would be appropriate names for them?
jew eler (refiectively)-I should call the boy
Moon and the girl Rhine.-Jewelers' Weekly
Brother Tom-Why do you let that little
cad pay you SO much attention? 1 told you
he was nothing but frippish dude Miss
observation-disclosures, Tom, l thought you
said British duke. and I've about promised
to marry him.-Judge.
who was the preacher THU eveningg'
asked the deacon, as they came out Of the
church; "he's stranger to me-" Why"
said the pastor, .thats the boy preacher"
rs, Ell? 1 thought from the sermon he was
the babyspreacher. Brooklyn Eagle.
Husband Gust from Europe, traveling):
wife, have sad news. Coming across on
the Servia 1 lost your pet dog overheard"
Wife: Heavens! Fido lost!" Husband:
eyes, third day out from Queenstown"
Wife: 'Dredge for him at once. Epoch
Young Cashley: ''Oh, of course I'll go
with you, but it does seem to me wegulah
boeh that as soon as a girl is engaged to
fellah she wants to eternally dwag him
awound on exhibition like alike a. His
Fiancee: Like u prize calf?r-Terre Haute
Express.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
CHEAPEN TRAVEL.

The enormous volume of summer
touring to the old world is due to con-
siderable extent to the low rates given
by the great steamers. Thousands of
the pleasure and health seekers In the
Atlantic states know more of the scenes
across the ocean than of the wonderful
attractions of their own land, because
it costs less to travel the 5000 miles by
water than 1000 by rail. 1t would be
well if the great railroad lines would
give more attention to the summer eX-
cursion business to the West. The con-
ditions should be made cheap, sys-
tematic and inviting. Those who pre-
fer the inspiring, elevating. beautiful
and EMO yable in nature to the giddy
throngs of great cities. can find none
surprising those of their own land.
Facilities and conveniences are multi
plying at the attractive points, so that
visitors will have little of annoyance or
discomfort.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
DULUTH-NEBRAsKA RATES.
Important Concession to the
Omaha Road.

CHICAGO. April ga special meet
ing of the managers of the Interstate
Commerce Railway association was held
to-day at Chairman Walkers office to
consider the application of the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha road, to
make the same rates between Duluth
ana Northern Nebraska points that are
in effect between Chicago and the same
points. The committee to which
the matter was referred at the last
regular meeting, recommended that
the application be granted and the
board authorized the establishment of
the rates as proposed. This applies
only to class rates and does not include
grain. 1t was stated that the rates be-
tween Duluth and the seaboard were
uniformly higher than those between
Chicago and the seaboard, so that the
concession does not place Duluth on an
equality with Chicago as a gateway for
through traffic. Owing to the absence
of Receiver McNulta, of the Wabash,
the hearing of arguments on the ques-
ton of allowing that road differential
rate in consequence of the running of
fast trains on the shorter lines between
Chicago and Kansas City was post.
poned for few days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
A MUZZLED BOSS.

Senator QUAY and Senator SHER MAN
are at the outs. QUAY is mad because
an Ohio man got place that he had
previously promised to one of his
Pennsylvania strikers, and the Ohio
delegation knew of the promise. 1t be-
gins to look as if QUAY doesn't have as
much influence with this administra-
ton as party boss usually eXerts. We
remember that he promised some of his
Dakota friends postoffices that they
never got. and it was all done upon his
faith in his own ability to put FORAKER
in the cabinet. We are not going to
quarrel with the president for not al
lowing QUAY's machine to do desk
work in the White house, but we will
remind him that if he is looking for
ward to second term he is permitting
his fences to get nightly out of repair.
QUAY may not have much influence
with this administration, but he is a
power when he gets into a nominating
convention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
WELCOMED HOME.
Diment and CrandalI Receive the
Customary "Ovation."

Dimeue anu CfanUall receive the
Customary Ovation"
Special to the Globe.
OwAToNNA, Mimi, April 23.-This
evening when Representative j. NJ.
Diment and Senator G. S. Crandall, of
this city. arrived here at GAS p. m. they
were met by detailed squad of Com
pany E. Third regiment, M. n. g.,
under command of Capt. W. NJ. Dynes,
and taken to carriage. Then they
were escorted up Elm street to the resi-
denee of j. NJ. Diment by the squad
and the Owatonna drum corps. Arriv-
ing there the company was drawn up in
line in front of the house and an
address of welcome was delivered by
Hon. l.. l.. Wheelock. Three rousing
cheers were given for Representative
Diment. who spoke briefly, as follows:
II have done nothing but my simple
duty. and for that l should receive no
praise. When the appropriations for
the First and Second regiments were
proposed, they went through without a
word, but did not forget that we had a
company in Owatonna that | had heard
spoken of in st. Paul as being the BAN
ner company in the Third regiment also.
l will endeavor to help make this COM
pany the banner company of the Third
regiment" Cheers. Senator G. S.
Crandall was called on for speech,
after three rousing cheers had been
given for him, and said: 81 have OPP
posed this bill each and every time it
came up. [ knew there was part of a
company here, but I was wholly lgnor-
ant as to what they were doing, or what
they wanted" and concluded by saying
that he would do everything in his
power to help the company along. The
company will endeavor to have Hon. J.
NJ. Diment as their commander.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
1T GOT THERE.

Internal Revenue Commissioner MA
son showed his ignorance of the law
when he said that liquor could be sold
in Oklahoma, but he demonstrated his
knowledge of human native: for if
there is any place under the blue
canopy that liquor can't be sold. law or
no law, we would like to hear of it..
When he discovered his mistake Com
missioner MASON revoked his order per-
hitting liquor to be sold IN Oklahoma !;
but the revocation of the order did not
keep the liquor out of the territory.
The boomers had a dread of snake bites,
so they took their medicine chests along
with them. The incident serves to
illustrate the fallacy of attempting to
regulate the appetite by statutory pro-
Visions
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
ILVA TO HER LOVER.
An Ingenious Maiden's Speech in
ssThe Witness of the Sup,,

The witness or the Sun"
Mrs. CHAMBERS Latest Novel.
81 seem to have belonged to you al
ways" she said, with her beautiful
candor. 81 seem only to have a right
to myself through you. Your love
makes me glad to be myself, because
if had been any one else, no matter
how great or good, you would
not have loved me, and your
love is best. No. no; you must
not speak; you must not contradict me.
Just let me say what is in my heart. l
feel that what is there must run into
your heart like stream into the great
sea. 1t is wonderful to think that
have your love-I out of the world! 1t
is as though a great star were to con-
centrate its light all on some little
flower and say, / will shine only for
this flower that | love- 1t is as though
some high one IN heaven were to refuse
to sing in the great choir, that his
voice might be heard only IN the dreams
of some poor woman upon earth
whom he loved and waited for. All, do
not interrupt me! 1t is so big in my
heart. 1t strains me. | have no one
else to speak tO-indeed, no one that l
care to speak to. You are the only one
the very first-the first since | was
little child and / gave you my silver
book. You helped to form my life.
You helped to make me into what you
now love. You were like a song
through the silence of my life.
Always your memory was with me
at the right moment. l never had
a wrong thought, wrong impulse that
your face did not come to me as clear,
as clear-it was as clear as that white
magnolia flower there in the moonlight.
And your eyes would look so grieved. I
ionged to ask your pardon. to have you
take my hand and say that you forgave
me. | dreamed about you sometimes
when l was awake, sometimes
when was asleep. When l used
to fancy how it would be if you
were dead it seemed to me that my life
would never stop going Oh, on. ON, on.
And my heart seemed like a tiresome
voice insisting that l was alive. ]
would try not to listen to it, but it
would seem to fill the room. And then
/ would lie quite still and think, After
all. it is you who love him, my heart.
Beat on. beat on! Oh, do not stopi
without you | could not give him my
lOye''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
He DID RIGHT.
To the Editor of the Globe

To the Editor of the Globe.
Do you not think that Gov. MERRIAM
strained constitutional point when he re-
fused to recommend an appropriation for
the Dakota sufferers? 1t seems to me that it
would have been graceful act of charity for
the elder sister, Minnesota, to have responded
literally to the appeal for help from the
younger sister, Dakota. JoBBER
st. Paul, April %.
No.
We think the governors head was
perfectly level in this matter. The
constitution does not authorize any
such extraordinary appropriations, and
if it did the state treasury was not in a
condition to respond to the appeal.
1t occurs to us that, in the absence of
any constitutional authority to make an
appropriation from the public treasury,
it would have been a most graceful act
of charity for the st. Paul and Mime
apolis jobbers to have gone down into
their pockets and to have handed over
the necessary relief without any bubble
about it,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
AN HONEST CENSUS.

1t is for the advantage of all fair minded
thinkers that the government statistics bear
ing upon the subject of economies should be
absolutely complete and honest. For this
reason we regret the appointment of so errat-
ic and bigoted a theorist to the post of chief
responsibility.-New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser (mug.)
Mr.. Porter is the most cheerful tariff liar
that ever lived. His head is vast store
house of complicated misinformation, and
he has probably given more thought. in
small way, TO the subject of How to Make
Monopoly Attractive than any other person
in the country.-Nashville American Dem
The appointment of Robert P. Porter as
superintendent of the census is the most un-
fortunate appointment President Harrison
has yet made. The man is not fit for the DO
sition. He is a trifier and a triekster, with
out any respect for facts. except such facts
as suit him. Philadelphia Record Dem.)
80
Mr.. Porter has edited. with sufficient in
dustry, an alleged newspaper devoted to The
defense of a high tariff. and supported by
those to whom high tariff is business ne
cessity. He has had experience. both at
public and private expense, and few men
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
THE ADJOURNMENT.

Yesterday at high noon the most
talked-about legislature the state ever
had quietl V breathed its last, and many
OF the members babe farewell to the
seats that will know them no more for
ever. The ruling passion is strong i'll
death, and while i'll the throes of final
dissolution the legislature voted away
several thousand dollars of the public
money to lot of attaches and others
who never earned cent of it. There
ought to come time in the history of
the state when this sort of legislative
extravaganza should come to an end.
Still, with all its shortcomings. the
late Legislature was better than many of
IFS predecessors. Comparatively few
bad laws have been passed, and COM
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
Ballast,

j. Mcknight, counsel for the Northern Pa.
cific, and president of the Northern Pacific
& Manitoba, left for Winnipeg yesterday.
Ernest Vliet, general passenger agent Of
he Milwaukee. Lake Shore & Western, was
the city yesterday.
F. F. Rice, superintendent of Pullman cars
on the Northern Pacific, left for the Pacific
coast yesterday.
The United States steamer Lilly, Of the
Fifteenth lighthouse district. arrived from
below yesterday.
Lieut.. Avery will run a small steam yacht
on the river between here and Fort Smelling.
w. F. Dudley, freight auditor of the Mil.
waukee road, left for Milwaukee yesterday
Ham. McWicken, general agent of the Man
itoba at Winnipeg. is in the city.
F. l. Whitney, general passenger agent of
the Manitoba, returned from Chicago yester,
day.
General Manager Egan, of the Kansas City,
is in Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
CHICaGO,S CINCH.

Chicago is getting ready for the next
census. The press Of that city is agi-
tating the annexation of all the subur-
ban towns, in order that good show
ing may be made in the census of 1890.
The municipal boundaries of Chicago
have already been enlarged until there
is more prairie than town; put as long
as there is anything in sight. Chicago is
going to keep on reaching out for it.
Chicago is ambitious to lead PhiIadel-
phia and Brooklyn in the next census,
so as to stand next to New York in pop
lation. 1t would net be big job to
overlap Brooklyn, but Philadelphia
stood $4,000 ahead in the last census.
Chicago will be obliged to extend its
municipal limits so as to include Spring
field, Quincy, and few other outlying
towns within its borders.