St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-26

substantial unanimity in favor OF the
old name, even with geographical pre-
fix. North Dakota and South Dakota
will be the christening.
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The late state convention at Huron is
not matter of favorable comment by
the papers of the South generally. 1t
was, however, quickly over, and there
was not enough to it OF its action to ex-
cite very much feeling. 1t is probably
the last in not profitable series. But
when the possibilities of damage are
considered, there should be congratula-
tions that special evil did not ensue.
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Col. PLUMMER feels uncomfortable
over the calm in political matters in that
section, caused by the protraeted alb
senee from the territory of MAJ. Ed
WARDS, of the Argus. The colonel has
happy while he supposes the exceed
ingly active major is spreading himself
about certain political centerS in the
East. He wants him where ne can
keep an eye on him. There are several
theories floating about Fargo in regard
to the mission of the portly editor in the
East. One suppOses he has been look
ing for that other Fargo man, SO prom
inent there. in politics and churches,
who dropped out of view SO mysteri-
ouSly at Chicago. Another intimates
that his Colorado mines have turned out
so enormously that he hesitates to take
so much wealth to Fargo; but this is
only credited by friends. The more
prevalent opinion is that he is fixing
states for the convenience of the new
administration.
The fact that Tom ELLIOTT, the
noted bachelor legislator from Ransom,
is proving up on the first tree claim in
Ransom, shows that the county has
hardly been settled over eight years,
and also shows that there is no difficulty
in growing groves in that section with
proper attention.
A careful examination of Dakota
papers at hand shows entire unanimity
in urging the passage of the SPRINGER
bill in the senate. There is absolutely
no dissent. The prejudice excited
against Mr.. SPRINGER and the assump-
ton that he was running Nazareth
from which no good could come. OF
course, cause some OF them to accept
the situation with lack of grace. Still,
they sensibly conclude that it is laden
with the great boon of statehood. South
Dakota will get in by next December
under it, and have chance to de-
termine all the important conditions at
taehed. The Sioux Falls Press, the
leading Republican daily in the South,
urges that special effort should be made
by all who have personal acquaintance
with Republican senators to influence
them by letter.
Those acquainted with DR.. ARcHI-
BALD, of the jamestown asylum, and who
have observed his management, will not
easily credit any aspersiors upon the
integrity of the business or moral feat
ures of the management. The vindica-
ton of the house committee carries no
suspicion of whitewash.
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The Grand Forks Northwest calls for
the repeal of the statute appointing a
veterinary traveller to go about killing
diseased animals, On the ground. APP
parently, that the incumbent of the of
fee is bow-legged. This is the esthetic
effect of statehood in anticipation. The
horse destroyer, or preServer of the
equine race at the expense of individual
horses, has lived in Grand Forks for years
with the editor of the Northwest, met
him openly in the streets, and spoken.
as they passed by, with no thought of
impeaching the symmetry OF perpendic-
ularity of his understanding. That was
under the territory with no immediate
hope of statehood. Any kind of legs
would pass unchallenged, if able to pass
at all. Now it is insisted that even an
official horse doctor shall have straight
legs. How will it be when the state is
all actual verify?
The forty or more blind pigs that veg
etated at Grand Forks under prohibit
ton are succeeded by nineteen high liz
tense saloons, and it is alleged that the
moral tone of the community has not
been lowered by the change.
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Charles Mix is the county that has
the mysterious burning bluff. The
News, one. of the papers of the county,
is publishing series of articles upon
the history and geography of the local
ity, and the cause of the phenomenon.
1t says the principal question in dis
pute is whether it is slide or sink,
and that the conflict shares some of the
heat prevalent there. The editor comes
to the bottom of a learned column with
the impression that it is combination
of the slide and sink. The subject will
he matter of full investigation, but it
is of chief interest to know the char
aeter of the fuel being consumed, its
extent, and how it continues to burn.
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The Farmers alliance seems to be
one of the biggest institutions in
Dakota. The transactions through the
office at Aberdeen the past year are
given as SE9l, oOU.ol. 10 secure tile
Offices for this business there is lively
competition among the prominent
towns, and bids are to be acted On at
Huron, Jan. 80. Sioux Falls, Huron
and Aberdeen in the South, and James
town and Cakes, in the North, are the
chief competitors.
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The fact that the SPRINGER bill al
lows North Dakota to vote OH the ques-
ton of division is not an objection to it.
AS Justice TRIP says elsewhere, twas
due to that section to giyeit chance to
exnresS itself under the chan wad circun-