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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
Appearances are Deceitful-

new i ok Times.
He was what might be safely and
truthfully called ''howling SWELL" A
microscopic derby surrounded his
sm0othly-parted head of hair; long,
pale, archaeological gray-checked Ill
Ster swung gracefully from his SlOping
shoulders; his l0oSely-cut trousers fell
without wrinkle over his brilliantly
vanished shoes, and he swung Br0b-
dignaggian cane with an airy ease that
would lead the ordinary observer to
suppose he had the key to the gate in
the high picket fence that surrounds the
-Four Hundred. He stopped alonside
the leader of the usual string of cabs OH
the Madison square side Of Fifth avenue.
II say, cabbie, will you take me to
the seventh house around the corner for
a dime, you know?"
The cabman growled surly assent,
and the young man was whirled around
the corner in grand style, and ran up
the stoOp of an imposing broWnstone
mansion, after Slamming the cab door
with noise enough to rouse the entire
block.
do you often do that sort of thing?'
asked quiet citizen, as the cabman an
chored himself on the avenue again.
do we?" was the reply. "Well, l
often picks up dollar of an evenin'
helpin' them counter jumpin' dudes to
keep up appearances. The idea amt
new one by any means. Them fellows
walks fifteen or twenty blocks to save
car fare, and then whisk up to their best
girls house Ill way that would put
Vanderbilt to the blush. Oh, you kin
bet them dudes is cute"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
RAILROAD TAXES.

The advance sheets of Auditor
Wards report, relating to assessment
and taxation, affords clear view of the
reasons and policies of the effort to
change the mode OF railroad taxation.
Under the gross earning system the
railroads would bear but small part of
the burdens of taxation, as the auditor
shows in this synopsis:
Numbef of miles of railroad in the terri
tory in 1887, 300.
Estimated value of same per mile. $40. 900.
Average levy of taxes for all purposes, ter
ritorial. county, school, etc, 2.5.
Total amount of tax for all purposes at
actual valuation. 81 .O75, 800.
Tine amount paid on the gross earnings y
1887, S104, 1912.
Difference between valuation and gross
earnings system for one year, 500, $50 Is.
If railroad property was assessed at half its
actual value or at 5000 per mile the valua-
ton would be 21.5O0.0O.
Levy for all purposes, 30.
Total amount OF tax half valuation, S537.-
500.
Amount paid as gross earnings tax for
1887, Sl0i.167S2.
Difference for one year, S433, 3321S
The following shows the taxes paid
counties by the railroads for the year
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
RAPID CITY FIGURES BIG
In Real Estate Transactions That Auaur
New Railroad Enterprise.
SOME HILLS LEGISLATORS
Are Scored for Their Vote UnfriendIy to
the Sioux Open
ing.
Special 10 the Globe

Special to the Globe.
RAPID CITY, Oak, Jan. 1S.-Since the
first of the year there has been a re-
vival of interest in real estate here
abouts that IS both marked and encour-
aging to holders at least. The sales
recorded have been mostly of outside
property, yet the figures paid Indicate
confidence of something of Importance
in the near future. One hundred dol
lars an acre for ranch property is fair
price, even though the land does adjoin
the townsite. One sale of 200 acres on
the north side of town brought $4,000,
and another Of eighty acres was sold for
$1,000. Some 400 acres in the same
vicinity are held under option at prices
averaging 500 per acre. A great deal
OF inside property is also changing
hands. The general impression is that
the purchasers have something on the
movements of the st. Paul. Black Hills
IL Pacific railroad, and the confidence
and rapidity with which these deals are
made gives color to this belief.
More or less of wonderment was oc-
casloned here by the vote of the
BLACK Hu.LS MEMBERS
Green memorial to congress asking for
the opening of the reservation. Clark's
reasons are easily understood. for he
represents in person the crank element
OF Custer county, which is opposed to
the opening of the reservation in any
way but its way. Why Patton and
Irude voted in the negative is unknown.
and in the absence of knowledge judy
ment is generally suspended. Some
Bismarck correspondent will confer
favor on the Black Hills people by Civ
ing lucid analysis of the vote referred
to. And, speaking of the reservation,
the outlook does not appear as encJur-
aging as it did some time since, aid this
fact is forcing recognition for itself.
People here are beginning to understand
what the opposition of Senator Dawes
to measure means. How any man can
OPPOSE ACTION
that is recommended by all who have
carefully investigated the matter is be-
You'd comprehension; but Dawes does
oppose the opening of the reservation
ithout the Indians consent, and as the
Indians will not give their consent, or
even talk with government representa-
tives, the hope for the opening grows
beautifully less each day. 1t is prOba-
able that when the extra session of con-
gress is called to look alter Dakota
legislation, something may be done on
the reservation. At present. though,
the recent sickness that results from
deferred hope is making itself manifest
among those who have labored long and
earnestly for the passage of some meas
ure that would enable the Black Hills
to establish direct connection with the
eastern part of Dakota. Still, with the
present Legislature as criterion. when
the territory is divided aid the state of
South Dakota is ser up, the Black Hills
may as well be cut Off by reservation
twice as big as the one that exists. Tor
all the figure this section will cut in
state matters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
THAT SCHOOL OF MINES
Is Doing Good Work ard Is
WrongfuiIy Attacked by Par

Is Doing Good Work ard Is
WrongfuiIy Attacked by Par
ties.
Special to the Globe
RAPID CITY, Jan. 1S.-A great many
vicious attacks are being made on the
school of mines by parties and papers
whose chagrin over the land Office re-
moyal has biased their judgment. To
talk of removing the institution tC Dead
wood is foolish in the extreme. So also
is the statement that the school is so
far from the mines that it can not be of
service to the mineral interests of the
hills. This latter statement comes from
the Deadwood Times, publication
which fails to find anything of good
outside its limited range of vision and
which labors earnestly 10 build ND the
Black Hills country by viciously and
gratuitously abusing everything in
which its proprietor or his friends have
no direct personal interest. During the
last two years the school OF mines has
done enough for the country immedi-
ately adjacent and tributary to Dead
wood to forever commend it to the peo-
pie and press OF that place, instead of
drawing out the malicious aspersions
that have been showered on it. During
the last week the mineralist of the
school has developed fact concerning
the tin deposits here which alone is
worth to the mining interest all the
school has cost. The experiments
carried on at the school Of mines led di-
rectlv to the erection of the reduction
works, of which Deadwood is SC proud,
and through which the whole hills coun-
try will be bene fitted There does not
exist a territorial institution more
worthy OF support than this, ard the
legislature Will do we'll to recognize
this fact.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
WINTER NEEDEn.

1t is possible there was little over
doing of the picnic and summer frolic
feature the earlier part of the winter.
The people all over the country have
been suffering from the absence of the
usual winter features. so much so as to
look for comfort and atmospheric ey-
hilaration to the North rather than
South. No visitor who wants Florida
climate in the winter is going to Dakota
for it. If it is there, it is disappointing
and repellant. People who have been
used to bracing, healthful winter are at
loss TO find it in any of the old regions.
If sDakota is out of it and has taken
up the effeminate substitute, it is not
best to advertise the fact. One of the
strongest claims for it has been the re-
liability and regularity of the seasons.
If there is TO be no ice in January and
people are to keep on blowing all the
winter months, one might as well stay
further south. A straight winter is the
present need,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
DANGEROUS POLICY.

The jamestown Alert and some other
papers take strong ground against the
passage of the bill before the legisla-
ture allowing counties to bond them
selves for $4,000 or less, to furnish seed
grain for destitute farmers. 1t looks
like kindly and humane measure on
its face. and if needful to obviate ruin
or suffering, the financial consideration
would not seem to be Weighty. IL is
not good impression to send abroad
that there is sufficient occasion for aid
to require general act, and people
abroad discriminate so little that sec
tons not in heed of anything of the sort
are claSsed with those where there was
a partial failure of crops. Unless the
law requires the return of the seed from
the next crop or guarantees that will Sc
cure the taxpayers from ultimate loss,
ii would seem to be unjust to the tax
PAYERS. The Alert thinks that those
who cannot stay in Dakota without
government aid should migrate. That
looks like harsh view, but there is,
undoubtedly. danger in the policy pro-
nOSpd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
ARE FREAKS.

When the blizzard of the 18th of Jan
uary, 1883, is recalled, with its woeful
record, it does not seem quite easy to
credit the facts of the current winter.
The idea of a blizzard and cold that
would endanger life if exposed to them,
if little further away would be classed
with the stories of pioneer settlers that
grow little each year, until posterity
wonders at the heroism that endured
such events. But there was good deal
of reality to the variations and pictures
of that January in some parts of the
territory. The fatalities it caused, how
ever, can. without much strain, be
shown to be due to causes temporary
and peculiar to new country. There
was a sort of freakishness in the ele-
ments; but it was not a typical winter
any more thanh fact, not so much as
the present. Delightful, stimulating
atmospheric conditions are the rule in
winter in Dakota. There is a tendency
to one extreme this winter as a sort of
compensation for the other extreme of
wear ago
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19

1t is well enough to be on hand in
lime, but Col. PLUsIaIER is little pre-
vious in devoting so much effort and
space to standing up Judge LEvIsEE as
the successor of Judge MCCONNELL.
As personal friend Of the present in
cumbent, the colonel should be little
more reserved. 1t is good deal like
looking up Il second husband before the
first is quite lost to consciousness. Nc
CoNNELL is the first of the present jul
dietary to go out by expiration of term.
He was appointed III the spring. but by
some hitch his commission is dated sew
eral months later. A state ought to be
coming in sight as he goes out, and his
successor will be likely to have but a
few months to serve. He might have a
better chance under state judiciary,
but that is not certain. Judge LEyIsEE
is regarded as very capable man, but
the name somehow is unpleasantly asso-
ciated in Democratic ears with the
electoral vote of Louisiana in 1876. Per
haps the rule is still in force, however,
not TO pursue a man into his ante-Dako-
ia history.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
TWO MEASURES.

The appointment Of legislative COM
mitteeS on the liquor and female suffrage
business indicate a sort of Barkis dis.
position toward those interests. They
are willing at least to hear kindly what
the cold water and female voting people
have to say. The chief officers of both
houses, are classed as prohibitionists,
but their counties both voted emphatic
ally against local option. They are
hampered by this fact. There seems to
be more reason for action upon the suf-
frage than the temperance feature, as
regards the situation promising the
early advent Of statehood, without con-
sidering the general merits of either.
A temperance law would hardly get
INTO operation before it would disappear
with the territorial organization, while
the female voting would be sort of
breaking in in the line of future duty
that is, it would be an experiment to
show the statemakers whether it would
be prudent to incorporate the feature in
the state constitution
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
THE MAN WANTED.

1t was taking something of all advan-
tage of Maj. CoRWIN of Kidder. in his
absence at st. Paul, to try to secure his
appointment as immigration commits
sioner, in the event that Mr.. MCCLURE
insists upon resgning. Mr.. CorwIN is
a good newspaper man, and no doubt has
all the essentials for this position. but
after the record made by MCCLURE it
will be hard place to fill and gain any
credit. Some people have a notion that
the place is an easy one, and that the
principal duty is to send out printed
matter to inQuirers. Its duties are
varied and important, and the useful
ness of the office depends greatly to the
incumbent. MCCLURE has done splen-
did work, and been of almost inestimable
service to the territory. 1t is misfort-
une that he cannot be kept there several
years yet, as the states and territories
further south are making special efforts
to divert immigration to them. The
Invest sort of a man is needed in the
office
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
THE BARNES DEFICIT,
Which Greatly Surprised That
Community and Amounted to
CT ono

$4,000.
Special to the Globe.
SANBORN, OAK, Jan. 1S.-The San
born Enterprise of last week gives tie
details CT sensation in Barnes county,
which was caused by the discovery that
Treasurer Benson was behind in his
accounts. The Enterprise says: Some
thing of sensation was created last
Tuesday when it was learned that there
was deficiency in tie county treasury
of over $4,000. No one. apparently. ex-
pected anything CT the kind, and the
report created considerable excite
meEt. Treasurer Benson has turned
over all his available assets to
his bondsmen, and both they and
Mr. Benson was placed under arrest,
bat was Immediately released on bail
1t seems that some of Treasurer Ben
sons creditors crowded him pretty hard
at the close of the year, and having as
suraHce that he could replace it when
the time for settlement with the county
commissioners arrived, he was tempted
to use some of
THE PUBLIC FUNDS
to meet his private obligations. When
tie hour for settlement came and he
went to get the money, he was startled
to find that he could not get it, though
it is said abundant security was offered.
This we are told was learned at so late
an hOnr that no other arrangements
could be made, and the exposure came.
1t wodld be folly TO say that Treasurer
Benson is not to blame, but his hosts of
friends look upon the defalcation in the
light of misfortune rather than
as evidence of dishonesty of pur-
pose. The commissioners finished
checking up the accounts late
Wednesday night and found the deici
ency to be little more than S4,100. AS
we said before. the county is secure
from loss, but the trouble becoming
known, attachments began coming in
against the hardware firm of G. A. Ben
son & Co., and to such an extent that it
is believed they will be forced to the
wall. The past has been an unprece-
IDENTIFY bad year for making collections,
and in common with all our business
men, Mr.. Bensonhas large amounts out
standing. 1t struck with particular
force the incoming treasurer. who has
been chief deputy in the treasurer's of
flee for the past four years, and made
some of his bOndsmen feel somewhat
timid. While his bond is not in the re-
CURED amount, yet the commissioners
accepted it conditi0naliy, and turned
the affairs of the Office into his hands.
Mo,oC Columns of want ads in the GLOBE
mos than in any other paper.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
"Give Us Rest"

IOleQO biaQe-
A good coIored preachep labored long
and frutlessly with his flock to get
them to confess their shortcomings. but
no one took his remarks home to him
self, and all seemed invulnerable be-
hind their protested piety.
Calling on longwinded brother TO
pray. he followed his tardy amen with
a short Invocation:
Lord, save our shin bones. Have
mercy on our brudder's longevitous-
neSs!n
"Amen. amen!' went out approx
iugly from several voices in the congre-
CATION.
Eyes. yes: give us rest, Lord?''
Turning on them with look of un-
utterable scorn on his face, he now
opened up his batteries:
.You pore, misubIe, backsldin' sin
ners; you're just confessin' dat you
han't no 'Iigion. Get down on your
knees an ask pardon fore de Lord
strik you dead for triflin' with him in
his holy temple!"
1t is needless to remark that sud-
den and mighty change came over the
demeanor of the congregation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
DAKOTA SONG.
Which Mixes Patriotism and Some
Local Measures and Institu-

Which Mixes Patriotism and Som
Local Measures and Institu
tiOnS.
Special TO the Globe.
WATERFOWL, Oak, Jan. 1S.-At Il
public installation Of the officers of Il
G. A. r. lodge of this city the f0lloy
ing poem was composed and sung /
Mrs. A. II. Darlington. and hearth
cheered by the veterans:
TO THE e. a. f.
Tune-"Suawanee River"
Far up upon the Big Sioux river,
Watertown doth lay,
The finest town in all creation,
That's what her people say;
Wheresoe' er we roam or wonder,
Weary and alone,
We pine for this, the Queen Of Giles,
Aud our Dakota ozone.
Chorus
Wave the flag. unfurl the banner,
Shout aloud hurrah.
We're all so proud of this our country,
Saved by the G. A. Il.
We now have seen the installation
OF our boys in blue,
Who, when the Union was in danger.
Then to the flag proved true.
Loyal hearts and patriotic,
Battling for the right,
You taught succeeding generations
How loyal men should fight.
But Notwithstanding all your fighting,
Sad to relate.
You have not the right OF suffrage,
As we are not state.
But when Dakota is admitted,
With its capital on the Sioux.
See. comrades, when the poles are OPEN
That womanhas The suffrage too
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
1t w as Scandalous.

Washington Post.
The popular chestnut in society cir
cles at present is as follows:
Smart Young Lady-Did you know
that Mrs. Cleveland was not going TO
live with the president after March 4?
Calow Youth-No? You don't mean
it? Where did you hear it? 1t can't be
so. really? And so on to great length.
until linally:--
Smart Young Lady--How could she.
when MIR. Harrison will be president
then? Hal Ha. Hal
In which chorus of laughter everybody
joins, except the callow youth, and Sc
eiety's appetite for merriment is ap-
upnSpd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES
Will Mark the Adoption of Mu-
nicipal Features at Water
Iowa..


Special to the Globe.
WATERFOWL, OAK, Jan. 1S.-Water-
town has long needed system of sew
erage, and County Surveyor G. W. Car
penter is now engaged in perfecting
plans to be presented to the city coun-
Gil for their approval Mr.. Carpenter
has taken the Levels of the city within q
radius of one and one-half miles from
the business center, and is so arranged
that it can be constructed in sections as
the demands of the city require in
creased sewerage. The main sewer
commences on the North side, and fol-
lows Maple street south to to Sioux
river, and the lateral sewers to intersect
at different points. Mr.. Carpenter is
consulting the best authorities OH sew
erage. and proposes to present plan
based on the latest scientific principles
1t will require several Xeeks to com
plete the plans.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
WILL TAN HIDES.
This Is a New Industry Found to
BE Practicable at Watertown.
Special to the Globe.

Speclal TO the ttObe.
WATERFOWL, OAK, Jan. Is. For the
last six months several OF our citizens,
organized for the purpose, have been
Investigating and experimenting with a
process for tanning hides with the view
if the experiments were successful to
start large tannery in this city. After
thoroughly investigating tie process.
the company have found the results en-
tireiy satisfactory and will, as early as
possible, erect building and run the
business OH large scale. and thus we
gain another valuable acquisition to our
manufactures.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
HURON AGAINST THE FIELD
Is View Taken at Aberdeen as Re-
CARDS the Great Capital Prize.
ABERDEEN WON'T TRY FORT
Bnt ali the Others Will Go Into the
Pool to Knock Ont
Huron.
speeia! 70 lhe GIobe.

Special 10 The Globe.
ABERDEEN, Jan. 1S.-Aberdeen is
not an aspirant for capital honorS. and
thus can look on and discover the con
contestants weak points. The various
cities south of here are nearly all max
ing strong pull for the capital, with
various prospects of. success. The III
terest seems now TO be centering at
Huron. with the circle OF towns around
assiduously watching their chances.
which chances seem now to be very
great. Notwithstanding the political
reputation (?) that the former has made.
Huron's dependence on the Northwest
err railway company makes tie tight
with that corporation no
UNIMPoRTANT ISSUE
in the coming admission and division
scheme as regards Huron's chances Of
becoming the capital of South Dakota.
Everybody outside of that stubborn city
realizes this fact, and are watching the
fight with interest.
Your correspondent has learned from
creditabIe authority the following facts
in regard to the controversy:
THE TROUBLE AROSE
through the very great self-esteem OF
some Of HurOn's influential citizens
who thought they could successfully
abuse and even buld0ze the author OF
the others existence, i. e., the North
western railroad.
Being in this frame of mind they con-
tracted among other things to obtain
the right of way for the Manitoba rail
way. provided that road would come to
their city That in itself is perfectly
right and legitimate, but their mode of
obtaining said right of way belonging
to the Northwestern is the QueS-
ionable part of it. Instead OF
eciprocating the good will and
generous treatment accorded to
them by the Northwestern, to which
they owe all the prosperity they enjoy,
they appointed commission who con-
demned the land required at about
twenty-five per cent of its known value.
OF course the railroad company appealed
the case, and all the Huron people have
gained
is THE EMNITY
of very serviceable friend, and right
here the trouble hinges. A combination
of Huron'S rivals has been formed. con-
sisting of Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Yank-
ton and Pierre, with the purpose
of defeating Huron, and placing
the capital at the latter place.
Now Pierre is also on the
Northwestern railroad, and will have
the powerful aid of that company in its
struggle, and the chances are really in
its favor.
Another singular and remarkably
act on the part of the city
on the Jim is the action the Huronitc
takes regarding the Sioux Falls consti-
tuition. advocating its adoption with the
exception of the officers, and provid-
ing tor
ANOTHER ELECTION.
To ali outsider it would appear that
selfish motives must influence the paper,
and, in fact, such is the general belief
all over the territory.
With all these adverse influences
Huron will certainly have to try {;
change OF tactics to stand a ghost of
chance of securing the prize.