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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
Cabling the Toboggan.

The tobOggan slide is certainly an ex-
hilarating and enjoyable winter amuse-
ment. but the chief objection to 1t has
been the usual requirement of climbing
the height on the return on foot. This
is Obyiated in some loca tiles by having
two slides as far apart as the momentum
will carry the sled, and when the foot
of one is reached a cable takes the slid
ers rapidly up to the top, and the de-
scent is had again. The merry sliders
do not leave the sleds at all. The river
is about the right width for this ar
rangement. A passenger and light
freight railway is to be constructed be-
tween New York and Brooklyn on this
plan. From an elevation on each river
bank the cars will shoot down steep
incline into a tunnel, and the impulse
will take them to the foot of the other
incline, where grip cable will at once
run them up to the top. The time table
between the two cities is put al one
minute. This might be safely called
rapii transit. If it is really built and
maze success in New York it will be
used elsewhere, perhaps between ST.
Paul and West st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
EQUITY IN CRIMINAL TRIALS.

There has been vast deal of fault
found with the jury system of this
country, and especia lily with that part
of it which enables juries in criminal
cases to acquit where, under the plain
letter of the law. they should convict.
All sorts of uncOmplimentary and I'M
pleasant things have been said of juTieS
when they have rendered verdictS in
accordance with their ideas of justice
and equity in criminal actions, instead
of adhering to the cold and unbending
mandates of the law. I'd
In civil actions, should the jury dis
regard the canonS of the law as given
them by the court, their verdict would
be set aside on motion of the party in
iured thereby, and new trial granted.
Not so in criminal case. No matter
how guilty the defendant may be of the
OffenSe set forth in the Indictment or
information; 10 matter how strO ,ly
and correctly the court may instruct the
Jury in favor of his convictions: no
matter how unworthy the motives
of the jury may be; yet. if the jury
should acqult the accused in such
case, the verdict cannot be disturbed or
ann ulIed. 1t is a final bar to a new
trial or further proceedings against the
accused for the same OffeuSe. 81
- g.
Many able and learned lawyers and
judges have regarded this feature of the
jury system as an anomaly in the
law, and susceptible of no rational de-
Tense. And it has been repeatedly said
by the courts and the law writer's, that
iuries have the power but not the right
to disregard the instructions of the
courts as to the law in criminal cases.
And yet it has been almost universally
conceded that when they do SO disre-
gard the instructions of courts there is
practically no remedy. The anomaly, il
any, consists IN the lawful power of the
jury to do wrong.
There has been long and spirited
contest relative to the rights of jurieS
in criminal cases, and the questions
discussed in this contest are as far from
a satisfactory settlement or solution as
ever. 1t has been strongly asserted on
the one hand that i'm all criminal prose-
cutions the jury is the ultimate and
final Judge of the law as we'll as of the
facts. While on the other hand it has
been stOutly maintained that the jury Is
bound to take the law as it is given to
them by the court, and render a verdict
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
TRAIN h ED UP.
Express and Mail Cars Robbed
at Pryor Creek.

Express and Mail Cars Robbed
at Pryor Creek.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 24.-The
nOrth-bound passenger train on the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad was
held up at $50 o'clock tonight, at
Pryor creek, near Perry Station, Ind.
Ty. The express and mail ears were
robbed. The passengers were not mo-
Tested. The amount secured by the
robbers is unknown.
SEDALIA. Mo-, Nov. 24.--Dispatches
from stations along the line of the NJ,
K. & L. railway between here and Perry
station confirm the report of the rob-
berry of a passenger train on that road
at Prior Creek at 2:30 tonight.
The Information to be obtained DIT this
nOur is very meagre, but the following
facts have been ascertained: The
train was the daily mali and express
train of the road, and always car
res heavy mail as we'll as much
express matter. AT Pryor Greek, two
armed white men, unmaSked, forced the
engineer and fireman to descend from
the cab The station consists of not
much more than water tank and tool
house, and there was no one to
interfere with the robbers work. Hav-
ing placed the engineer and firemen
hors du combat. the robbers proceeded
to the mail car, where they in
Inundated the mail agents and rifled
the pouches of their valuable
contents. This done. the robbers next
directed their attention to the express
car. There, alse, the agent was
intimidated by threats, and
the safe emptied of It's treas
nrnc Waived at SavpraI thnuSa nd dollars
The value of the matter stolen from the
mails is NOT known. 1t took the road
agents only half hour to do their
yVorE
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Edison receives about thousand let
tiers day.
Mrs. Olphant, the authoress. is sixty
one years of age.
BeIya Ann Lockwood calls President
Harrison her "late opponent"
Sir Moreil Mackenzie cOntemplates
making lecture tour of this country.
Henrik lbsen, the Norwegian play
wright, pronOunceS his last name Eye
bsen."
Marion Crawford, the novelist, has
been awarded a prize by the French
academy.
Edward Hanlan. the professional oars
man, has started out to elevate the tank
drama.
The newspapers of Italy are raising
subscriptions to erect monument to
Columbus on American soil.
Clara Louise Kellogg. just returned
from Europe, is now so stout that. it is
said, She will never again be seen On
the stage.
lover the Teacups" is the title of the
series Of papers which DIR. Holmes is
preparing for next years Atlantic
Monthly.
Bismarck. in consequence of recent
Illness, has lost the few hairs til at were
on the TRIP of his head. which is now as
smooth as billiard ball.
The largest house in the cabinet circle
in Washington is occupied by Secretary
Proctor. 1t contains about thirty rooms
and rents for $4,000 year. =
MOdjeska takes q cold bath in the
morning and hot one before going to
bed-one to make her bright. the other
to make her sleep, and both for health.
Paul Blouet MAX O'RelD leaves Eng
land for this country on Christmas day.
He comes to deliver 100 lectures. and is
guaranteed $4,000 for his trouble.
Mrs. A. ID. T. Whitney. the popular
stOry-writer of a generation ago, is liy-
ing in Milton, Mass. She is daughter
OF Enoch Train, an old ship-OWner of
Boston.
The Kansas State Historical society.
at Topeka, has received a gift of a
plaster cast of the bust of John Brown,
presented by lady who lives in Mas
Sachusetts.
t. Adolphus Trollope. who is robust
young man of eighty years and has not
had days illness for more than sew
enty years, is almost a teetotaler, though
not prOfesspdly SO.
Capt. Andrew Haggard, brother of
Rider Haggard. is about to publish his
first novel. 1t is called ''DOdO and ]"
and is said to contain some vivid de-
ScriptiOnS of stirring scenes in the last
Abyssinian war.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
Decline OfCaIYiniSm.

The ancients in the Calvinistic schools
are having hard times now in clinging
to the old dOgmas. The general assem-
bly, concluded to wait for The voice
from lower ecclesiastical rank. and this
is being delivered in the presbyterie5.
Those of New York and Cincinnati have
recently spoken, both emphatically @
the removal of the relics of intolerant
ages. Predestination and infant dam
nation have been slowed away in the
garnet for long time, but Will not very
long be given even that room. The
orthodox minority are said to be greatly
shocked at the vehemence with which
the progressive elements denounce the
old confession of faith. the world
moves forward, but ecclesiastics have
usually been the most reluctant to take
new steps. Truth and principles are
immutabIe, hut their adaptations to the
larger life Of the ages must be pro-
greSSiY0
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
STANLEY's GREAT MARCH.
The African Party Was All Right
in october.

BERLIN, Nov. 23.-The letter which
DR.. Schweinfurth has received from
Emin Pasha is dated mission Sta
ton, Ussambrio, Victoria Nyanza,
Aug. u.s." Emin expresses his
hope that he will soon be able to give
an account of the military revolution,
the Imprisonment of himself and Jeph-
son at Dufile, the arrival of the Nah
dists at Ladi, the capture and destrue-
ton of Redjaf, the massacre of the sol
the Mahdists, the departure from
Wadelai and flight to Junguru.
the Mahdists' attack on Dufile, and
their complete defeat, the final union
with Stanley and the highly interesting
march, geographically and otherwise.
from the Albert Nyanza. Emin prom
ises to send some good specimens of
plants which he has collected in his
travels. He asks to be remembered to
Dr.Junker and other friends, and in con-
elusion says he will try to write again.
but that his eyes trouble him greatly.
The German consul at Zanzibar con-
frms the report of the safety of DR..
Peters. The North German Gazette
has adviees to the same effect.
LONDON. Nov. ga letter from
OGdHIty udtSu Couei blia vi lne lcGO-
ria Nyanza, Oct. 5, has been received.
In it the explorer speaks of
treachery on the part of the
rebels against Emin's govern
ment. He says: Ear away, our own
people. tempted by extreme wretched-
ness, sold our rifles and ammunition to
our natural enemies, the slave traders"
Stanley graphically relates the details
or his trip from the WildS of the interior
to the verge of civilization.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
MONDAY CHATTER.

That was a happy conceit in Talmage
In his visit TO Athens to secure corner
stone from Mars Hill where Paul told
the people they were "tOO religious"
1t will be taking advertisement and
help swell the material rivulets that
will flow in this direction. The state
ment has been put on the universal
wire, and practically the requital will
be quite as munificent if only the legend
prepared for it can be brought over and
affixed to the native production. This
would, perhaps, add to the pious de-
ceits, but would it harm any one?
Where is the injury to the verities or So
ciety in the little fiction about the ser
mons Talmage publishes being deliv-
cred as they purport to be? Even if the
coniidng few suppose they travel by
wire instead of rail and are dictated to
typewrlters, their truths lose none of
their substance. People are cap ions
when they Insist that exact facts should
always be the companion of truth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
FACTS OF CURIOUS INTERETS

The invention of billiards is aScribed
to Henrique Devigne, about 1871.
The people of Boston have free access
to about 9, 200, 900 books in the different
public and semi-public libraries.
India has now Is, 245 miles of railway,
the mileage having nearly doubled in
ten years and nearly quadrupled in
twenty years, while thirty years ago it
was only GIG miles.
The biggest church collection ever
made in Scotland. it is believed. was
that taken at the opening of the Well
ingtOn United Presbyterian church,
Glasgow, Oct. II, 1884. The amount
gathered in was ell ,276 los I'd.
A recent discussion about the height
of trees in the forests of Victoria, Aus
tralia, brings from the government
botanlst the statement that he has seen
one sos feet high. The chief inspector
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
improvements on the Bioomer.

One of the recent lady writers recalls
the bloomer episode that amused the
country and caused some social COM
motion a generation or so ago. There
is suggestion of it in the divided skirt
of the more recent dress reformer, who
does not expose to the public eye any
exasperating feature. The skirts stopped
at the knees, and Turkish trousers com
pleted the equipment. 1t was hailed by
many of the ladies as the dress for COM
fort and health. The courageous, like
Susan Il. Anthony and Lucy Stone, APP
peared upon the streets in it. The rude
pOpulace and street hOOdlums thrOnged
about them. They braveIy persisted
for several years. but relentless fashion
refused federation, and they were forced
to abandon the contest. Instances are
recalled where old women appeared III
the attire, and even the most courteous
could not repreSS mirthful tendencies.
1t may be planted as a basic verify, that
no fashions of attire will be adopted by
the ladies that they suspect will dimin-
ish their attractiveneSs in an artistic
WaV
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
THE HoNoRABLn EXCEPTION

The Boston Herald allows its sectional
pride TO lead it little over the safety
line i'm insisting that no instances have
ever occurred in the four more northerly
New England states in which a senator
was elected by the aid of money. This
was not quite the impression in New
Hampshire the past year when CHAN
DLER was elected, but in the main it is
probable that the claim has basis. A
highly creditable contrast has been af-
fOrded in this respect to the practice in
some other states. 1t is only since the
war and the operation of protection to
special lines of business that rich men
have been common in the senate from
any part of the country. Except HALE.
of Maine, who married rich, there is no
millionaire now in the senate from
either of the states designated. 1t is in
sisted that Massachusetts has never had
but one wealthy senator, EDWARD
EVERETT. and he served but two
years. DANIEL WEBSTER had to
call upon his friends for contributions
to enable him to remain in the senate.
but he didn't know the use of money
and salaries were less then. SUMNER
had to lecture to meet his debts, and
HENRY WILSON had nothing but his
salary to live on. There have been
small men from several of these states
elected, but those who had ambition to
get there, and only money to operate
with. have usually found better open
lngs in newer regions, Kansas and Ne
vada, for instance. 1t will be well for
the country if the practice of the New
England states in this respect can be
made general. A millionaire in the
senate cannot easily be ASSOCIATED in
the public mind from his money bags,
and his service is not likely to be as
comprehensive and useful as in other
cases.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
NEXT!

A row Of human forms,
With faces upturned, white,
Arrayed in shIOuds and mOtionless,
saw the fateful night.
The group who sat around
And talked on slight pretext,
Could not conceal their questioning
Whose turn will happen nextI
Was battle field in view
Where shot and she'll had ceased!
Dissecling room or hospital,
Where souls had been releasedf
Were tenants of the morgue
Uplifting mute appeal
That charity's swift burial
Might sanction loss Of Zealf
Oh, no; twas none of these
Impatient gaze enslayed-
The forms were In the barber shop
And slowly being shavedi
~. B. Allen,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

IT Is intimated that the acting gov
ernor of West Virginia will convene the
legislature in January to tackle the
conundrum as to who should be gov
ernor of the state. As the election was
only thirteen months ago, this look
like unseemIy haste. Still, there is a
popular prejudice in favor of letting
men elected by the people fill such Of
ficnS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

BELvA LOCKWOOD will hardly reach
the presidency, even with her bicycle,
but she has good political eyesight IN
observing that the late voting means
ariff reform. She says: Protection
does not benefit the farmers, and they
are beginning to appreciate that fact.
1t has driven our commerce from the
seas. and almost taken our foreign
markets from u.s."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
Will Make Things Blue.

Herman Enterprise.
Gov. Merriam has taken great inter-
est in the matter, and says that if farm
ers fail 10 get cars, when they order
them. to ship wheat, they have only to
let him know, and he will give the mat
ter his personal attention, and will make
things blue until the cars are fortheom-
ing.
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Will Stick a Peg.

saltwater Democrat.
Should the appointment of Maj. New
son to consulship be denied by the adj
ministration, the newspaper fraternity
of Minnesota will stick a peg opposite
the name of Ben Harrison, and when
the Opportune moment arrives will stick
a vote or two where it will do the most
good toward obtaining recognition of
one of our ablest and most honored rep
reSentatiyeS,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

MAJOR POWELL doesn't think much
can be made in civilizing Indians, but
they can be made pretty fair soldiers.
They only need discipline. As they are
supported by the government, and the
white soldiers seem to be deserving
about as fast as enlisted, 1t may be well
to use them in this way.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

JAY COOKE is again millionaire,
and is said to be writing book detail
ing his personal experiences, and Civ
ing an account of his great undertake
ings. His failure seventeen years ago
started the financial wave that deluged
so many business enterprises and
stopped the building of the Northern
Pacific.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

MAYOR GRANT displays more sense
than those lady teachers who wanted to
exclude women from the school board.
In the seven new members he names
two competent ladies. 1t is found that
women are more faithful in looking
after the school interests than men, in
New York CITY,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
His Grandmother Knew How.

A little boy ia Milford school re-
ceived his first days instruction last
week. Before night he had learned to
recognize and spell one word. Now"
said the teacher, "you can tell your
grandmother tonight how to spell OK
My grandmother knows how to spell
it." Indignantly replied the loyal little
fellow; "she'S teache school,"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

AN ILLINOIS corn grower has figured
it up that the price of drink of whisky
at the MORTON buffet, in Washington,
is the same as the value of a bushel of
corn in Illinois. Probably he wants to
put the latter up and the former down.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
MARINE MATTERS.

SAULT STE. MARIE-Down, q. m.: Gale
donna, 1 ;2p; Missouls, 2:3J; City of Ere
mont, 7:40: r. R. Rhodes and II. Chisholm,
s5 p. M: Montana, 1920; Peerless and
Fayette, 3:15; Alberta, 6. Up, a. m.: j. C..
Gilchrst 30; p. M: Fedora. 1910:
Erin, $40; W. H. Stevens, $50. Wind
northwest; heavy showing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

UNDER the recent rapid transit the
mails are carried from the Pacific to
the Atlantic coast in four and half
days. Six days more take them to th e
other side of the Atlantic. That is
about one-fourth of the circuit of the
globe IN ten and half days. PHINEAS
FoGG may yet prove to be slow tray
alpr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
Valuable Stations Burned

VALLEY FALLS, Kas., Nov. "a
The stud farm of /. c. Webster
e Co., at Orchard Hill, burned
this morning. Four noted
stations, Evenmend, Prairie Wilkes,
Joe Larkin and Weaglemont, burnt to
death. Loss, SIS, 1000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
TFE eyampIe of Dom PEDRo

TIE example of Dom PEDRO ought to
bear fruit over the water. The cOun-
tries that want to get rid of their rulers
may not kill them. but hire them to sur
render their divine rights. Possibly
even Queen VICTORIA would barter her
crown for few millions and a pension.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

OF forests measured fallen one that
was 4S5 feet high.
The spire of the Cathedral of Notre
Dame, in Antwerp, $50 feet in height,
one of the loftiest in the world, is ie-
garded as marvel for beauty and airy
lightness. Charles V. said of il: ut
deserves to be kept in case" And
Napoleon compared its exquisite carved
work to MechIin lace.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

SENIOR CASTELAR, may not be alto
gether a dreamer when he sees all
Europe republican in the next half-cen-
fury. One of the pulpits yesterday re-
called the fact that tile great German
poet GOETHE sixty years ago predicted
large cities on the Pacific coast of Amer
lea and the construction of the Panama
or some other canal to connect with
Central America; also the Suez canal.
That these would come in half-century
seemed far more improbable than the
vision of CASTELAR, does to the present
time.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
STATE SENTIMENT.
Only Governor.

New Ulm Review.
If Merriam wants to be reelected for
the mere sake of being governor, then
we are with him; but if he wants to use
that as stepping stone to defeat Davis,
we think we are justified in calling
halt. If his desires tend that way,
things have gone far enough. One term
is plenty and sufficient.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25

THE readiness with which the eoun-
try fOrgets the extinguished Kentucky
colonies is not encouraging to those who
would go out in sensational way to Sc
cure notOriety. Col. GOODLOE is cred
tied with being the inventor of the
name ''spell-binder." which was APP
piled to the protection stumpers in the
asst campaign. 1t will contin lie in use
llong after the blue grass grows over his
crave.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
Not Afraid of Bears.

Madison Democrat.
The activity with which some of the
Republican journals are taking in sail
on the tariff question is a significant in
dication. Their professions that the
tariff had nothing to do with the recent
elections and their fresh zeal just noy
to have the tariff revised remind one Of
the boys in the woods. Lets go home,"
said 10, maybe there's bears.'
"Humph," said Bill, 81 amt afraid of
bears, but then guess we'd better go
home; and we had better run. But still
l amt afraid of no bears"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
Options on Many Breweries.

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-It is stated to-
night that the agent of the English brew
cry syndicate has secured options on
every brewery in Chicago but one. 1t is
also said that negotiations are pending
for eighteen brewerieS at st. Louis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
Will OUtdO All.
Preston Times

Preston Times.
st. Paul is again to have an ice carni-
val, this time one that will Guido all
former efforts. both in workmanship
and design. There is nothing like per-
severance, and st. Paulites are noted for
that.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
Will Rush to See 1t.

Fairmont News.
st. Paul will have an ice carnival, and
those who are most blatant in con-
delnning it will be the first to rush to
see it and the loudest and most fuIsome
in its praise.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
To.D4Y,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a, sp. m.-Foreeast
till D. m, Monday: For Wisconsin, MN
uesota and Iowa: Fair; no decided change III
Temperature; variable winds For North Ds-
kota. south Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas Coz
oFado: Fair; clearing in Colorado; warmer
sculherly winds.
.r.N.rl, Al nnSEPY aTIONS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
susan Doesn't Like Him.

Huron Herald.
Miss Anthony paid her respects to ex-
Gov. Pierce 10 scathing terms. After
all he deserves it, for he is the most
grossly overestimated man in the
Northwest, unless it be Gov. Mellette.