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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
ON TO OKLAHOMA.

The Oklahoma craze has assumed a
picturesque phase unprecedented in
American adventure. The rush to the
gold diggings of California in 1S49 and
the Pixies Peak excitement are wholly
outdone by the scenes now witnessed on
the Oklahoma border. 1t is estimated
that by next Monday the date for OPEN
ing the territory to settlement, nearly a
quarter of a million of adventurous
spirits will have fiocKed to the crowded
spot, and the scenes which are
expected to follow will surely be
unparalleled in the history of Amer
lean settlements. Why there should
be such tumultuouS excitement at
tending the opening of this territory
no one attempts to explain. There is
only limited area of land included in
the territory, being less than 1000
quarter sections; and the land itself is
neither better nor worse than a good
deal other unoccupied government land.
The only explanation of the excitement
is to be found in that adventurous spirit
of the American population which was
awakened by the Romantic career of
Capt. PAYNE and his boomers few
years ago. But it is motley
and cosmopolite crowd who are
now impatiently awaiting the removal
of federal restriction to invade the ter
ritory. Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri
have probably furnished the bulk of the
boomers, but they are gathering from
all the quarters of the nation. Texas has
sent up large representation; a big
and mixed colony of blacks and whites
from Georgia are Oh the ground: Mary
land and Virginia contribute delega-
ton of several hundred; they are CON-
ing down in squads from Pennsylvania,
Ohio and other Middle states: Indiana,
Illinois and nearly all the Northwest
states have representatives; and Ken
lucky and Tennessee contribute boomers
by the thousands. Nor are they all rough
bearded men. Adventurous women
are there too. PEARL YOUNGER,
daughter of the notorious BELLE
STARR, leads band of boomers. NAN
NITTA DAISY. the young Kentucky
school teacher whose adventures have
made her famous, stands on the border
of the promised land, at the head of a
troop of Blue Grass adventures, who
have blood in their eyes and guns in
their boots. Recent rains have swollen
the Oklahoma streams SO as to make
them impossible, but the boomers are
at work building bridges. SO that there
will be nothing to interrupt their prog
ress across the border on the morning
of the 22d. Late reports state that sew
eral thousand have already succeeded
in slipping through the lines, and are
now squatted Oh the homesteads they
have picked out. If this be true, there
will be bloody war between them and
the new arrivals next Monday; and the
government will be kept busy for the
next year OF two disentangling the COM
plications that are sure to arise from
conflicting claims.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19

hearth-slde, and it is only natural that super
stition should find some faint welcome in
his disposition. But there is a time when
superstition must give way to heroic resolve
and that time has come To-day is Friday,
which is, in the popular parlance. "a dead
sure hoodoo," and j. Stone had de-.
termined to avoid all chances and
start on the Southern trip yesterday
1t would never do to begin seasons work
on the dreaded Friday. But yesterdays rain
prevented the game with Minneapolis, and if
j. Stone went South last night, it must be
without the satisfaction of inviting Sam
Morton's hirelings before st. Paul audience
and then and there administering a crushing
defeat Pride and superstition had wrest-
ling match in the bosom of the St. Paul man.
ager, Lut pride secured three straight falls on
lf-Nelson locks, and won the day. Barnes
will go South tonight. Friday or no Friday,
and before he goes will bind to his girdle the
aggregate scalp locks OF the pride of the Flour
Gjtv
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
GOOD ADVICE

That was a sensible speech FRED
DOUGLASS made to his colored brethren
in Washington city Wednesday night.
He warned them against drawing the
color line in politics. The fact that they
held the balance of power between the
two great parties, in his opinion, should
be no temptation to them to unite on
political questions. He considered that
any effort to unite the colored vote
would be ii mistake pregnant with evil.
1.-THE foundations he says, upon
which we stand in this country is not
strong enough to make it safe to stand
together. A nation within a nation is
ans anomaly" He advised the negro
race to abandon its efforts to stimulate
race pride. and to remember only that
they were American citizens.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
RAIN In SEASON

A facetiously inclined person might
remark that this is good weather for
young ducks, but to the people of the
Northwest it is golden rain. The warm,
copious showers of the past few days
have a money value, possibly represent
ing millions of dollars. They have come
just in time to give this years wheat
crop good start, nor did they come a
day too early. The ground has been in
a bad condition for the spring seeding.
Owing to the light snow falls during the
winter there was but little moisture in
the earth when the spring opened, and
the six weeks of continuous dry wealth
er had left it in an almost parched con-
dition. The outlook was discouraging
until this season of grateful showers set
in. And now the earth laughs in pros
pect of the abundant harvest it expects
to yield. With good wheat crop this
year the Northwest will be out OF the
SudS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
\ TRlUMPHAL PROCESSION.

There was triumphal procession along
West Seventh street yesterday to see and en-
joy which the city turned out EN- masse. The
principal scenes of the triumph of this spec
tacular diversion were the street named and
Wabasha, from Seventh to Fifth. The COM
ponent parts of the line were as follows: =
Platoon of Mounted Police.
Patrol Wagon, OrnamenteG With Uniformed
Police.
First Float in Imitation of Street Car, Dec
GRATED With Non-Union Driver and
Loaded With st. Paul
Coppers.
second Float, Initiating a West Seventh
Street Horse Car, Driven by Polish
Count i'll Disguise; Filled by
Dead Heads, Reporters
and Police.
Third Float, Initiating a Horse Car, Drawn
by Two Tartars of the Ukraine Breed,
Driven by an Imported Cow
boy; Passengers.
Officers.
Modest forethought on the part of the
police prevented any popular expression of
enthusiasm along the route. Prominent citi-
zens, who had entertained the idea of pre-
senting the procession with flowers, grocer
les, eggs, etc. abandoned the thought at the
earnest solicitation of the police. Owing to
threatening weather. the display was aban-
doned toward evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

One thirtieth of the whole population of
Iceland emigrated last year.
During the civil war 267 union soldiers
were executed for desertion.
1t is estimated that there are 20, 900 more
women in Washington than men.
Onions are worth only 10 cents a bushel
at Germantown, Pa, and potatoes only II
cents
A ''sneezing party is the latest Maine di-
version reported. The treat was maple
sugar on snuff.
Glass furniture is manufactured especially
for India, where the rajahs like glittering
and snowy rooms.
A lady claims to have seen at Albany,
Ca, snake larger than any boaconstrictor
or anaconda in the New York museums.
An Iowa clergymen recently married three
couples and conducted two funerals in one
day, and to do it drove fifty miles Total re-
ceipts 50.
A full-grown coon invaded the play
grounds of the school at Ocean Grove, Cape
May county, n. j., few days ago. 1t was
shot by one Of the pupils.
A Long Island waiter found pocketbook
containing $500 Sunday and returned it to
the owner. He received % cents as a reward
for his honesty.
Samuel Jones, a colored farmer near Mid
dleton. Del, runs a school house exclusively
for his own children. The eldest son teaches
dozen of his younger brothers and sisters.
A discussion as to The height of trees in
the forests of Victoria. n. S. W, has elected
from Baron Won Mueller, the government
botanist, the statement that he saw one 525
feet tall.
One of the most entirely satisfied men in
the country lives at Columbus Junction,
Iowa. He has drawn 800 per month all win
ter for experimenting a snow plow that
hasn't been cut of the round house.
Hosea Ham, of Corinth, Me-. IS an iron
pot which was brought to this country in the
Maytlower. 1t was used as a cooking pot in
some of the campaigns of Miles Standish
against the Indians.
York lady bit into an apple end found
wrapped around the core a piece or coarse
thread twenty-four inches long. 1t is thought
to have been dropped by bird when the APP
pie was in full blossom.
A woman who keeps a saloon in Cincin-
natl, during the last five years has broken
heads, arms, and legs for seven different men
who wouldn't walk out like gentlemen. A
wagon spoke is her favorite weapon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19

tee to Mr.. Goodrich, one member of
which was an organized man, notifying
him of their action. They also sent
committee to the Fourth auenue barn,
asking the men there to quit, but the
committee was informed that the street
railway men WEIR working under a
contract and could not violate it. Mr..
Goodrich construed the action of the
motor men into violation of the con-
tract. But the Street Railway Employ
es' assembly mover took any action
looking to strike at that time, and did
not even consider the matter, and until
yesterday the assembly did not know of
the action taken by portion of the
motor men. In the letter of notification
published Friday, Mr.. Goodrich dis
tinctly mentioned May ID as the time
when the contract would expire, and
the men so accepted it and were very
much surprised when the notice of re-
duction was posted. This letter was
written March 2S, six weeks after the
engineers strike.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
WALTERS IN CLEVELAND.
Katie Ermon's Devotion to the Ur
fortunate Fellow.

Katie Ermon's Devotion to the I'm
fortunate Fellow.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 1S.-For the
past week the alleged wife of Sidney
Walters has been residing with Rosel-
mont, notorious woman on johnson
street. From resident of the same
house a reporter heard the following
story of Walters which, it was said, had
Deen TOLD by the woman. The
suicide is an Englishman and his family
reside in that country. He called him
self Journalist and claimed this city
as his home, although he travelled eX-
tensively through the surrounding
country. Some months ago he met
Katie Ermon in questionable resort in
PittSburg. An intimacy sprang up be-
tween the two, and the young woman
accompanied Walters to this city. They
lived for time at fashionable hotel,
where Katie ErmOn was known as Mrs.
Sidney Walters. She claimed that
he would have married her, but
he could not obtain divorce
from his lawful wife, who he alleged
was Estelle Clayton, the actress. Wal
ters' employer, Mr.. Perry, learned of
the relations existing between the
young man and his sO-called wife. and
discharged him. The woman said that
walters became respondent at this time
and tried to commit suicide, but was re-
suscltated. He was unable to procure
employment, and left his watch at the
hotel to settle his bill. The woman
paWned her watch in order to give him
money with which to go to Chicago in
search of work. She stopped for time
at respectable clearinghouse, butru
ming out of money, was forced to leave
week ago. 1t was then that she sought
shelter at the house on johnson street.
She had received several letters from
Walters during the last few days, aud
Wednesday afternoon was handed a
missive from the young man stating
that he had taken aconite and was
dying. The letter began and ended with
protestations of affection, and assigned
dependency as the cause of his act. A
telegram was sent to the proprietor of
OF the Hotel Richelleu asking if the con-
tents of the letter were true. Two
hours later dispatch stating that he
was dead was received in reply. The
young woman went to Chicago on the
limited express this morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
MADE THEIR POINT.
A Victory for American Mission
airy Schools in Turkey.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The depart
ment of state has received dispatch
from Minister Straus at Constantinople,
dated March 81 last, saying that the
local authorities at Istubigo, province
of Beirut, had closed the American
missionary schools there, and that the
mayor of Baalbeck, province of Da-
mascus, contemplated closing similar
schools at seven of the towns under
his Jurisdiction. The action of the au-
thOritieS was based upon the ground
that the schools mad not received the
necessary permit from the local authors
ties, and that the managers had de-
cllned to Stipulate to exclude MoSlem
children. Mr.. Straus Immediately
called upon the grand vizier, explaining
with reference to the first objection,
that while the school managers had
complied fully with the requirements
in such matters, the local authorities
had neglected to issue the permit for
such a school as provided by the
regulations; while as to the second,
the managers declined to enter into the
stipulation not to admit Moslem chill
dren. Mr.. Straus' efforts with the grand
vlzier were entirely successful, and re-
suited in telegram from that official
to the governors general of Damascus
and Beirut to reopen the schools at
lStubigo, and not to interfere with any
American schools in their respective
provinces, but to refer com plants, if
any, to Constantinople. Subsequent
events show that the orders have been
ObeVed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
THE COMPANY'S SAY.
Interestin Interviews With Both
MFR. Lowry and Mr.. Goodrich.


ave are feeling all right" said Mr..
Lowry yesterday morning, Just before
going to st. Paul. Everything looks
bright for our side, and | am confident
that we will win the battle. 1t is only
question of time, you know. We have
left the matter OF when we shall start
the other lines entirely to the city au-
thorities, and will run cars on every line
IN the city when we are told that it is
safe to run them. Notwithstanding
contrary reports, we have plenty of men
on hand to run every car in the city.
We are also in position to start the
motor line whenever the authorities say
the word. The strikers may inveigle
some OF our men away, but l can fill the
place of every man with ten
others at any hour of the day.
The strikers, l understand are
hiring the men that they induce
to quit. They will get tired of this in
time. | believe | am able to employ
men and pay them for months where
they can do it for weeks [ do not say
this out of any disrespect to the men;
the whole matter has reached a point
where If means that the side that can
stand it the longest is pretty sure to-
win. As | have previously remarked,
we propose to run our own business
from this time on; our employees have
been at the helm long enough.''
"That's right" Clipped in Mr.. Good
rich. I'VE have more men now than
we care to use, and are certain to have
all the lines running smoothly in very
short time. | want to deny the reports
being circulated that the new drivers
will be discharged when the old men
find they are defeated and want to come
back. The company proposes to retain
all the new men, and if any of the
strikers are taken back at all it will be
under the same conditions as new men
are engaged
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
NEUROLOGICAL SCRAPS.

Marine egetation-Cecrops.
Sad refrain of the man in debt-Io.
Gentlemen of big stature-Hymen.
Old oceans favorite air-Neptune.
Small fry to nurse IN the morning-Comus.
A blind woman's dog is tied by string to
Leda.
Countryman to stranger who took the
stage-Eurydice.
The god of shepherds, while taking his
bath, is a dripping Pan.
People may be said to murder queen when
they cut up Dido.
We grow very bold in our enterprises when
we have some one to Bacchus
us this your brother, sonny?' Eyes," an
swered illiterate small boy, 'Hebe.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
CARING FOR THE MEN,
Both the Strikers and the Com
pany Take Care of Them.

The new men who are induced to
quit work by the strikers are we'll cared
for by the union. A temporary board
ing house has been started at the Labor
Temple. and the men who are brought in
after leaving their cars, are given quar-
tiers there and fed all the food they can
eat: Everything possible is done to
make them comfortable, and thus far
but one or two have proved ungrateful.
The street car company is caring for its
new men in different way. They are
locked in the barns every night like so
many prisoners, and there receive their
meals. A number of the poor devils
have become tired of this sort of thing,
and deserted the company and the 50 a
day scab job. The men who are being
cared for by the union are being pro-
vided with situations as fast as posi-
bic, and a prominent contractor has
promised that he will give some of them
positions
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
An Outside View.

The legislature of Minnesota has passed a
so-called inspection bill that is designed to
exclude dressed beef shipped from other
states. the house giving it majority of II 10
20. 1t is noticeable that while the ad mitted
purpose of the advocates of the bill was to
exclude imported beef for the benefit of
local farmers and slaughterers, the plea COM
monty used by them i'll debate was that the
imported beef was diseased, although no
proof of this assertion was produced. Two
or three friends of the bill openly confessed,
however, that their aim was to raise the price
of cattle and Of the meat consumed in the
cities of the state. THE demand is rapidly
increasing" said one of them, but prices do
not keep up with it,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19

licans voted down the Australian sys
tenn by nearly the full party vote. The
zeal for it in the New York body is in
spired by the fact that the measure
supported is framed to invite veto
from the Democratic governor, who is
absurdly captious about certain points.
1t is in the southern states, or where
Democrats are numerous, that the Re-
pubIicans are concerned about reform
in the voting methods. Not all Demo-
Gratis are as honest as they should be,
but it is notable that they are, as a rule,
in the lead in demanding that corrup-
ton and bribery shall be eliminated as
far as possible from the popular suf-
fraUn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
THE STRIKERS SIDE.
They Think They Are All Right
and Will Win.

The strikers are confident of victory,
at least they seem to be, but all the
same it is noticed that few of them
are feeling greatly dishearteDed over the
fact that the University cars were run
so we'll yesterday. and are talking
of looking for other positions at once.
In regard to the alleged breaking of
the contract by them, the members of
the union declare that the facts in the
case are as follows:
On the night before the engineers
strike was settled, the motor conductors
held meeting and decided that they
would not run their trains with incoln-
petent ''scab" engineers. AT the time
ductors belonged to the Street Rail
way assembly, but they sent commit
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
SHOWER AND FLOWER,

Down the little drops patter
Making musical clatter,
Out of the clouds they throng;
Freshness of heaven they scatter
Little dark rootlets among
Coming to visit you. Posies.
Open your hearts to US, Roses?''
That is the Raindrops song.
Up the little seed rises;
Buds of all colors and sizes
Chamber up out of the ground.
Gently the blue sky surprises
The earth with that soft-rushing sound.
welcome r'-the brown bees are humming.
''Comel for we wait for your comingr'
Whisper the wild flowers ar und.
Shower, it is pleasant to hear your
Flower, it is sweet to be near your
This Is the song everywhere.
Listen! the music will cheer you'll
Raindrop and blossom so fair
Gladly are meeting together,
Out in the beautiful weather.
Oh, the sweet song in the ART
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION.

1t depends upon how you look at it
whether there is such thing as a
Southern question. at least, one gath
ers that idea from reading the inter-
views of prominent Southerners pub
Iished elsewhere in this mornings
GLOBE. Gov BUCKNER is decidedly of
the opinion that there is no such QueS-
ton, only as it originates in the imagi-
nation of Northern politicians. Gov.
LEE, of Virginia, and some other prom
inent SouthernerS, assert that it is con-
test for supremacy in their section
between the whites and blacks, and
that having had taste of negro
domination, the whites would prefer
military disposition rather than go back
under it. There is at least enough of
the Southern question to require the
exercise of high order of statesman
ship on the part of the HARRISON adj
ministration in dealing with it, and we
can conceive of no higher quality Of
craftsmanship than that which enforces
an equal administration of the laws and
inspires all the people of a country with
an unSelish patriotism. That states
manship which eliminates section
alism from national affairs and
which induces the people to divide
only on economic and business
questions is the kind of craftsmanship
that is required in this emergency. AS
FRED DOUGLASS says. as long as the
blacks array themselves solidIy
against the whites in the South the
white people of that section will remain
solid in their determination to MAIN
tain their supremacy. Nor can federal
interference change this aspect of af-
fairs. Blood is thicker than water, and
race prejudices are stronger than legis-
latioD
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
KANSAS CITY MEN.
Thirty-Fiye of Them Took Out
Cars in the Morning.

1t is denied by the officials of the
company, but, all the same, thirty-five
men came up from Kansas City night
before last, and were cared for by the
company. Yesterday morning some of
them were put to work driving cars and
acting as conductors. The men, as a
rule, were not at all pleased with the
condition of affairs in Minneapolis, and
during the day number of them were
induced to quit or else quit of their own
accord. Said one of them, who left a
Fourth avenue car on the corner of
Hennepin and Washington avenues:
when we came up here we did not
realize fully how matters stood.
If we had we should not have
come. ] am not stuck on working
On 'scab' car and l do not think
that many of the others are. have got
all want, and if can't get any other
work l can go to work with shovel"
During the afternoon nearly every
man who had been imported from Kan
Sas City refused to go out with car,
and left the barns. The company was
left with hardly enough men to run the
few cars that were kept going during
the daY
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19
FOUR MEN KILLED,
Bloody Conflict Between Boomers
and CattIemen.

FORT SMITH. Ark, April 1S.-Four
men were killed on the border of Okla
homa yesterday. Word was received
here last evening of a conflict between
parties of boomers, cattlemen and
Chickasaw police at the ford at CHS
holm's cattle trail, forty miles west of
Oklahoma City, Oh the Canadian river.
The cattlemen were taking several hun
dred animals from Frank Colbert's
ranch, in the Chlckasaw nation, to Kan
sas, but the mounted police guarding
the northern border of Oklahoma re-
fused to permit them to use the cele-
brated ChrishOlm trail leading through
the new territory. A fight resulted, in
which the cattlemen were reinforced by
party of boomers from Cooke and Fan
ming counties, Tex. One of the guards,
two cattlemen and one boomer, named
Geiss, were killed in the melee, besides
the loss of some valuable horses. The
cattlemen took the old Abilene trail,
and went around through the Cherokee
reservation.