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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
ELECTING POsTMAsTERs.

Congressman SPRINGER is credited
with the purpose to introduce a measure
at the next session of congress to allow
some sort of ali election for postmasters.
The scheme is more of the primary cleo
ton order, as an election in the usual
way would require change in the con-
stitution. He does not, as it is under
stood. design to do more than secure a
popular recommendation that will be
morally binding upon the appointing
power. The. congressman would gen.
orally be glad to be relieved of the re-
sponsibility of advising the president or
department. The Democrats would not
put up with Dem ocratic candidates, of
course, as only those of the same poll
tics as the administration would be ap-
pointed. They would have choice be-
tween Republicans. If the plan is
found to work well, it might lead to the
full election of, these officials. There is
no partisan advantage to the Democrats
in the plan, but it has evident features
of popularity.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
Scenes at Caldwell, Kan, on
the Eve Of the Oklahoma
Opening.
Portable Hotels, Banks Stores
and Homes on Wheels
and Ready.
Preceded by Troops the Cald-
well Contingent Will
March To-Day.
Trouble Appreciated When
the Grand Rush Of the
22d Comes.

CALDWELL, Kan. April II. - The
+ town is not especially full of stran-
gers. Probably the fact that the creeks
and the Cimarron are very high has had
some effect in keeping them to the
Arkansas City route; but the truth
is that the number of people at
all border points have been very
much overestimated. There are
plenty of town-lot schemes hatch
ing. Colonies of old soldiers are form
ing at several points to get hOmesteads
and use the shorter time of their resi-
dence to secure title and then turn part
of the land into towns. The heavy rains
of last night have MADE the streams
worse than ever and unless they sub
side there will be great difficulty in
reaching Lisbon formerly Kingfsher)
from here. The stage company
has just ordered nearly one
thousand feet of heavy rope, to be
used in fording if necessary. The out
fit for the hotel at Kingfisher arrived
here to-day. The managers have sleep
ing and eating tents. ranges and huge
lot of eatables of all sorts. The man
ayers have permit from the military to
GO ON IN ADVANCE
and erect their tents. They promise not
to use their advantage to get claims, land
think the chances of the profits on the
hotel business are better than those of
lands. Manager Parker, of the Rock
Island, is expected here tonight. The
company is dong everything in its
power to handle the business, but it is
working against many difficulties.
The country here is very beautiful
now after the rains, and the CherO-
kee strip south of Caldwell is as
good as any. 1t is fertile, rolling
prairie. The cattlemen are not yet re-
conciled to the situation, and look on
the settlers with ill-concealed dislike.
This is the headquarters of the Live
Stock association, and many business
men are connected with the cattle COM
panies. The boomers will start all to-
gether tomorrow with the troops in
front of them.
IT WILL BE A SIGHT
not often presented before in America
thousand or more settlers marching
toward their future homes under the
regulations of the war department. The
settlers here are of a remarkably good
class. Most of them have comfortable
outfits. Sounds of the violin and banjo
proceed from many of the tents, and
the tenants have newspapers and Okla
hOma literature in sight, reading all the.
time. Everybody seems TO be for him.
self, rather jealous and suspicious of
Others than united by bonds of friend
ship. Some experienced frontiersmen
say there will be no trouble of any sort
at Lisbon, while others say it cannot be
prevented. After Monday the soldiers
cannot act except on request of the civil
authorities, so the deputy marshals
will have to do pretty much all the
work of preserving order.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
THE LEGISLATIVE MILL.

The legislative mill is grinding away
at rapid rate, and good many grists
are being turned out. And yet it is
gratifying fact that more bills are being
defeated than passed. Occasionally a
meritoriOuS measure is crushed to
powder beneath the upper and neither
millstones of legislative wrath, yet in
most instances the bills that are being
defeated deserve their fate. We OBJ
serve with degree of pain that the
most important measures, such as the
apportionment and ballot reform bills,
do not get to the front on the calendar
as they should. They will get through one
branch Of the legislature and then hang
up for repairs in the other. Then there
is too much sticking between the houses
as to whose shall bill take precedence,
as there is in the case of the Australian
system measure. The great majority of
the people do not care in which house
bill originates, so it is a good one,
nor do they care who has the honor of
its paternity. The main point is to be
sure to get it through. The members,
however, are working industriously,
and the few remaining days of the SEES
sion ought to be productive of good
rnCuItc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
LIBERAL pENsIoNING.

Assistant Secretary BUssEY, of the
Interior department, is straining the
pension law to the utmost limit. Under
his rulings it doesn't make any differ
nce how a soldier got hurt; just so he
got hurt lie in the service, he is en-
titled to pension. The last claim he
has allowed was that of a man who was
scuffiing with some comrades in bunk
me night, and had his shoulder dislo-
Gated. He goes on the pension roll
alongside of the old veteran who had
his arm torn off by a shell. Another
Ease is that of a soldier who went in the
river bathing one day; and, wading out
beyond his depth, was drowned. His
widow is placed OH the pension list by
the side of the widow of hero who fell
while planting the flag on the enemy'S
ramparts. There is still another case
of lazy fellow who dropped behind
his regiment on the march, and, lying
down by the roadside to take nap,
stuck his foot out far enough to have it
run over by an artillery wagon that
passed that way. According to Assist
ant Secretary BUSSEY'S Interpretation
of the pension law, he is entitled to
draw the same pension drawn by the sew
eral hundred poor fellows who had their
feet shot off in front of Petersburg. We
are not inclined to begrudge the old
soldiers anything that they can get in
the way OF government bounty, but we
do imagine that the deserving veterans
who earned their pensions cannot feel
fiattered by Mr.. BUssEY's liberal con-
struction of the pension laws. There
was a time when to be a pensioned
veteran was considered all honor, but
under the BUssEY Interpretation it is
just as it happens.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
THE LIQUOR INTERESTS.
South Dakota Dealers in the Al
dent Meet and Resolve.

dent Meet and Resolve.
Special to the Globe.
HURON, S. D., April 1.-THE South
Dakota Liquor Dealers and Brewers
association perfected organization here
this afternoon by electlng the following
officers: President, E. II. Roche, of
Aberdeen; vice-president, J. l.. Malloy,
OF Watertown; secretary, w. Fl. Rowe.
OF Huron; treasurer, NJ. p. Gilman, of
fankton. Resolutions were passed
piedgng their support to the Sioux
rails constitution; opposing sumptuary
laws whereby citizens and taxpayers
are deprived of their individual rights.
and which will destroy the value of
property engaged in mercantile and
manufacturing industries in the new
state of South Dakota; favoring send
ing men to the July convention, who
will honestly and fairly represent the
interests OF all classes regardless of
political utilization; pledging the use of
every endeavor to defeat the prohibit
ton clause of the constitution at the
October election; believing that where
prohibition prevails the growth and
prosperity of such states are retarded,
and the value of property decreased
and an injustice worked to the majority
OF the people and taxpayers. The next
meeting will be held May 16 in Sioux
Falls.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
THE CHICAGO PLAN,

The name of A. GOODRICH, attorney,
has for many years been familiar in di-
vorce matters in Chicago. His speciality
has been divorces. and he has adver-
tised to procure them witho It publicity,
more than once getting iuto trouble by
his peculiar methods. The Tribune
lately sent young lady reporter to him
to work out his processes. She had no
husband and no case, but invented one
for the occasion. GOODRICH did not
see any Encouragement in the fact that
there was no legal cause for divorce.
He manufactured case, filed his papers
and took his fee, and would have had
the divorce at an early date, but the
lady gave the whole matter away in the
Tribune. His methods, no doubt, have
been understood by the profession, if
not the public. and there is looseness in
the judicial practice that allows such
business to be carried on successfully
for years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18

serials for a quarter OF century, has just
published her first book.
Fiery tongued gossip says there is jealousy
between Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain and Lady
Randolph Churchill.
The entertainments given jointly by Mrs.
Lippincott Grace Greenwood) and Miss
Story are most successful
Thirty-fve thousand dollars has been col
lected for the widow and daughter of Mat
thew Arnold by Lord Coleridge.
Mrs. Mary A. Lathrop, of Michigan, has
been dubbed by her admirers 1.-THE Daniel
Webster of the feminine world
In the Santa Clara (Cal.) gold mines there
are women who work by the side of the men,
hunting for the giittering nuggets.
Empress Victoria, of Germany, and the
queen of Italy are said to be the two clever
est and most highly educated women in
Europe.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
OUR TELL-TALE HANDS.

The white hand procIaims innocence; the
red hand guilt
hand that is soft and flabby indicates a
weak and inefficient character
lean, nervous hand, with a grasp of
much spasmodic force, Indicates cruelty
The thumbs of the dying turn in under the
fingers. as if conscious that their work is
done.
A hand that is firm and solid foretells q
good constitution and a patient and persever-
ing mind.
The laying on of hands is an old custom,
believed to have peculiar value in curing
disease by faith.
Newton declared that in want of other
proofs the thumb would convince him of the
existence of a God
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
IN A NUTSHELL.

The ball and bat-The spree after the
dance.
The man who figures in an explosion be-
gins at the bottom and works mp.
There is no use crying over spilled milk,
but it is very consoling sometimes.
By not doing without the things we don't
need, we sometimes have to do without the
the things that we do need.
1t has been noticed that the man who has
the fewest failings is the most tolerant of
those of his neighbors.
A fashion journal says: 'The modern
dress hides the curves of the figure. Not
the modern bathing dress.
Many Americans are colonies, majors and
so-forth, but those who go to Canada for
asylum are mostly shippers.
1t is no use telling a man to keep cool who
has just been fired. He finds it cool enough,
paradoxical as it may appear.
Rich and pretty American girls are in de.
mand in London, says an English paper. We
should think they would be. They are in
demand here, too.
Inquirer asks: Is it wrong to marry for
money? We don't know whether ii is wrong
or rot, but if it be wrong we guess the money
will put it all right.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
PARNELL'S SUIT.
Outline of His Libel Case Against
the Times.

LONDON, April 17.-Mr. Parneli has
gagged Sir Charles Russell, Mr.. AS
quith and Arthur Russell to conduct the
libel suit brought by him against the
Times. The trial of the case will take
place in London in the autumn. The
specific charges against the Times are
that it published fac smile OF letter
dated in April, 1887, which was falsely
ascribed to Mr.. Parnell. and that it pub
lished other letters during the trial of
the case of O'Donnell vs.Walter, among
them being the Kilmainham letter be-
ginning Dear E." which the Times,
Mr.. Parnel will insist that the case be
confined to the subject of the issue of
the forgeries, and that all questions of
political nature be excluded from con-
SideratiOn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
ILLINOIS ELECTIONS.
Issues Were Mixed, and No Party
Can Claim a Victory.

CHICAGO, April 17.-Municipal elec-
lions were held in large number of
towns and villages throughout the state
yesterday. In nearly all of them the
saloon question was burning one, and
all sorts of queer party divisions were
the result. In one or two cases the
Republicans and Democrats united
against the Prohibitionists, and in one
case were defeated. In several of the
towns women stood at the polls and
worked for the Prohibition candidates.
A summary of the results reached shows
that the Prohibitionists were successful
in the choice of anti-license candidates
I'D eighteen towns, and secured high Ii
cense in two; that the license element
carried the day in seventeen municipal
tiles; that the straight Republican ticket
was victorious in six and the Demo-
cratic in eight
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18

Canadian river, thirty head; on the Red
desert, South Wyoming, twenty-seven
head; in the Yellowstone National park,
200 head; in the Musselshell country
in Montana, ten head; in Southwestern
Dakota. five head; and in the Peace
river valley, Canada, a herd variously
estimated at from 200 to 1000, but
which, according to the most reliable
information, Prof. HoRNADAY thinks
will not exceed the lesser number. This,
then, makes grand total of $50 buffalo
in all the American continent, where
less than quarter of century ago they
ranged the plains in countless thou
andS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
THIRsTED FOR FAME,
And in Order to Attain 1t Tried to
Poison Her Parents.

MARINE CITY, Mich, April 17-Mon-
day evening last James Williams and
wife were taken suddenly ill with
symptoms of poisoning. They are still
in a serious condition. This morn
ing Matilda Williams, the fourteen
year-old daughters of Mrs. Williams,
by former husband, admitted to the
physician in charge that she had put
tablespoonful of . Rough on Rats in
the tea of each. The girl had cast her
fortune with a cowboy combination
and was brought home against her will.
She saw no way to continue upon the
high road to fame that she had selected,
other than by removing her parents, and
acted accordingly,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
WINONA PRESBYTERY.
Opening of the Annual Session at
Albert Lea.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ALBERT LEA, Mimi. April 1.-THE
annual session of the Winona presby-
terry convened in the PRESBYTERIAN
church last evening. Rev. Mr.. Downey
delivered the opening sermon, and to-
day has been devoted to hearing reports
and considering the interests of the va
rIous churches. About twenty-five del
egates are in attendance. Rev. Mr..
Thompson, of Winona. preached this
evening. The Women's Foreign and
Home Missionary societies are also in
session, and have very interesting pro-
grammes. At the meeting of the for
mer to-day, Mrs. Wilson Holt read a
valuable paper on "Our Obligations"
Miss Kate Oliver gave recitation, and
Miss Katharine |. Hutchinson, a pro-
lessor of the college, read rarely able
paper, entitled "The Home Foreign
Missionary" The Home Missionary
society meets tomorrow. There is a
good attendance of delegates, and much
local interest is MI Infested.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
WILL FORM A TRUST.
Manufacturers of Butchers Sup
plies Get Together.

manufacturers OF butchers SUP
plies Get Together.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE manufac-
turers of butchers supplies are attempt
ing to form national organization to
regulate the trade and prices. This
afternoon twenty representatives of
western firms. with an invested capital
of between two and three million dollars
met at the Grand Pacific hotel to dis
cuss the subject. After several hours
session they concluded to try their hand
at such an association, and with that
end in view temporary organization
was effected. G.. Y. Briechft, of St.
Louis, was chosen president, and
F. Hendricks, of st. Paul, secre-
airy. Owing to the absence of many
large Eastern manufacturers, whom it
was hoped would cooperate with the
Western dealers, nothing further was
done except to appoint a committee to
formulate the action of the meeting and
lay it before those present. The COM
mittee has power to call another meet
ing, which will, probably, be held a
month hence in this city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
INTO THE DITCH.
Accident to a Passenger Train
on the Lake Erie & PittsburS.

PITTsBURG, Pa, April 17.-While
PittSburg IL Lake Erie Passenger Train
No. Is was passing over a broken
switch near CoraOpolis tonight the
baggage car left the track and was
thrown twenty feet into a mud bank
over the ditch on one side of the track.
The engine was pulled off and fell into
the ditch. The engineer and fireman
were thrown off, and the latter badly
cut about the head. He fell near the
tender, and the water rushing out of the
tank would have drowned him. but the
engineer, though badly shocked, stag
gered to his rescue and pulled the fire
man away. The smoker had sew
enteen men in it, and fell
down into the ditch. The
stoves rolled into the aisle and the
lamps were eXtinguished. One passen-
ger got an axe from the rack and in at
tempting to smash window to get out
the axe caught on bell rope as he
swung it backward and was jerked
from his hand. 1t fell on James Nears'
foot and mashed several toes. The
next coach remained on the track, but
the ladies' car ran into the ditch. A
number of passengers were slightly
hurt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
FATHER AND son KILLED.
Cold BioOded Assassination Fol
lowed by IIynching.

NEW IBERIA, La, April 17.-Pelletier
Delahoussaye and his youngest son,
Louis, were shot and seriously wounded
yesterday by an unknown negro.
Louis was fired upon first.
The ball struck him in the
left cheek, ranged downward and
came out at the right side of the neck.
His father was fired upon twice, one
ball penetrating his left lung. The
condition of the wounded men is very
critical. The shooting took place five
miles southwest of this place. After
caring for the wounded men, the neo-
pie of the section succeeded in captur-
ing the negro and at once lynched him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18

THE verdant evidences of spring have
pushed out pleasingly to the eye the
past few days, accelerated by grateful
showers. The grass has taken on the rich
green and tactical suggestion that mean
bovine business, and the trees are shoot
ing their foliage into the outrageous
stage with the best record for celebrity.
The book beer banner is anon in the
window, and GAMBRINUs and the billy
goat present their tableau as the sign
of the azure flow of the May beverage.
Spring is on deck.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
The Book Court Martial.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE court
martial of Lieutenant Commander
Book ended here to-day. and the finding
of the court will soon be reported to the
secretary of the navy. The extreme
penalty that can be imposed upon
commander for leaving his ship in time
of peace is dismissal from the service.
There are certain modifying circum-
stances IN Lieutenant Commander
Books case that Will probably lessen
the penalty to temporary suspension.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
FRAUDS PUNISHED.
Conviction of a Number of Crook
ed Pensioners.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE COM
missioner of pensions has been advised
that Eleanor Stone, formerly Mrs. King,
Of Westtield, Wis, who was indicted last
January for making false claim for
pension as the widow of John E. King,
has pleaded guilty, and was fined 81, O0O
Thomas Allen, who was indicted in
West Virginia for defrauding Thomas
rested to-day at Clarksburg. w. Va, and
held for trial. John Cheesman. of
YpSilanti, Mich, was convicted on the
18th inst. in the United States district
court at Grand Rapids, Mich, for for
gerry on his pension claim. He was sen
fenced to nine months imprisonment in
the Detroit house of correction.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
A HUMBLE HERO.
A Switchman Loses His Life in
Saving a Little Bow

NEW YORK, April 17.-Patrick Meat
amney. an old switchman in the Penn
sylvania railroad yards at Jersey City,
sprang in front of train to-day to save
the life of little boy who had wandered
upon the track to pick cinders, and
though he secceeded in pushing the
child out of danger, he fell beneath the
wheels himself and was torn to pieces.
He leaves widow and several children,
in poor circumstances.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
TICKLED THE GERMANS.
Prof LerouX Gives PARACHUTE,
Descent at Berlin.

BERLIN, April 17.-Prof Leroux, the
American aeronaut, made an ascension
to-day before the military authorities
and large number of their friends.
He assembled to the height of 1000 feet
when he leaped from the car with a
parachute and reached the ground in
safety. The trial was made under ex-
traordinary difficulties. A heavy snow
and hailstorm was raging at the time,
and the ropes holding the balloon cap
tive became entangled several times.
Count Won WalderSee was delighted
with the exhibition and will probably
adopt the parachute as a part of tine
paraphernalia of the balloon depart
ment of the army
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
WAR ON The WIRES.

There were many exciting and ludi-
crouS incidents connected with the
war the New York authorities were
waging on the wires in that city yester-
day and the day before; yet we cannot
help but experience a feeling of pro-
found admiration for the municipal au-
thOritieS in adopting such a vigorous
method to execute the popular will.
The telegraph and telephone monopo-
lies had defied public sentiment and dis
regarded the popular will until forbear-
ance had long ago ceased to be virtue.
They had resorted to every imaginable
trick and device to evade the order of
the city government requiring the wires
to be laid under ground. And at last,
when defeated at every turn, and no
possible preteXt was left for diSobeying
the order, they sullenly refused to per-
form the command of the municipal
authorities, showing lack of respect
for legal authority that would have done
credit to Chicago anarchist. The
poles were left standing, and the wires
were being used Just as if there had
never been an order to take them
down, or the courts had never
confirmed the order. Without further
parley the city authorities brought out
force of men, armed with axes, and
set them to work chopp;ng the poles
down. Doubtless JAY GOULD was horri-
fed at this illustration of municipal
vandalism, and possibly made use of a
few cusswords; but that didn't save his
poles. They are down, and he will now
have to lay his wires under ground, or
make room for some company that will.
The incident conveys useful lesson, in
that it teaches that even the strongest
monopoly will go to pieces under the
pressure of an outraged public senti-
mpnt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
TracY's I'rotters.

New YORK, April 1.-THE sale of the
trotting stock of the Marchland stud,
the property of Secretary of the. Navy
Tracy, was begun this morning at the
American Institute rink. Secretary
Trace was present. The trotters sold at
good prices. The bidding ranged from
5000 to $4,000. The total for the DAVIS
sale was .S59, $50; average per horse,
S1,246. The sale will close tomorrow.