St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-23
MATTERS OF STATE.

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MATTERS OF STATE. :
Hon. o. B. Turrell, Archibald Stew
art aud A. Pease, of Redwood Falls,
yesterday bespoke Gov. -Merriam's
clemency in the case of Burt Pease, an
inmate of the state prison. A year ago
Pease visited Minneapolis, and ther
made an acquaintance from whom, he
loosely claims. he relieved OF $780,
Throughout his trial accused continued
to treat the matter as joke and made
himself disagreeable to the court.
Judge Lochren sentenced him to the
penitentiary for five years, the limit of.
the law, and Gov. Merriam is now i'm
plored to grant pardon OIL the ground
that the sentence is excessive. PeaSe
has served nine months, and it is MAIN
tanned be did not really intend to steal
the purse-that it was nothing but
joke.
Secretary Hart was over at Saltwater
yesterday. 'sThe whole of the inmates
of the prison are now working" runs
his report. s.They are employing some
of the prisoners to carry wood from one
side. of. the. prison yard to the other. So
that the prisoners will not exhaust
themselves, two are required to carry
one piece of wood:
A book agent swooped down upon the
capitol yesterday, and from basement
to dome the air became quite lurid with
heavenly imprecations.
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A fish warden, at the modest salary
of $500 per annum, will be appointed by
Gov. Merriam within few years. The
office is created by recent law of the
legislature, which provides that he shall
be ia citizen of the state and a man op
good moral character and familiar with
the fishing industry" He will hold Of
fee two years, and will see to the pres
ervation and protection of whitefsh
fry and young brook trout deposited in
Lake Superiorand streams thereof.
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Oil Inspector Sam Nichols was robbed
by the legislature of his fees, and they
added insult to injury by ordering that
his salary shall be 50, 400 and not provid-
ing any appropriation. Mr.. Nichols has
not made any application for his salary
for April. May or June, and when hey
does the state auditor will no doubt be.
Instructed to pay the money and wait
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propriatigH. Ehis is what was done in
the case. efthe I'D litlonai district court
judges acreatAd sby the legislature of
1887. which failed to make any appro-
priation for their salary.
Adjt. Gen. Mullen has ordered the.
military staff to accompany Gov. Mer-
riam Monday evening to Lakeview,
when the Second regiment is to be re-
viewed.
CAUGHT AT. THE /. CAPITOL.
:, j. s. Hughes. of the state depar tment
of public : instruction, departed last
evening on a fishing trip to White Bear
lake. He was pr0visioned for one
week, and has chartered special train
to return with the fish caught. Upon
modest estimate he will have to net
,3421 pounds of fish to redeem prom
ises made to capitol officials. Mr..
Hughes is the inventor of very ingen-
ious fishing rod. The rod can be so adj
iusted that when the disciple of Isaac
Walton fails asleep and there is "bite"
the line is at once jerked high and dry
on land. A little bell at the; same time
awakens the somnolent fisherman, who
has nothing to do but take off .'the
catch, readjust the rod and fall asleep.
Mr.. Hughes will gladly; show the rod
upon his return from White, Bear.
:, There :, little doubt but THAI E. H.
Dearth, of the LIE Sueur News, will hold
down the position of depntyinsurance
|, commissioner after the 1st prox. Mr.
Dearth is Gov. Merriam's selection for
the post, but Commissioner Bailey has
championed w. NJ. Todd for reap
pointment. AS his excellency will not
confirm the latter, Mr.. Bailey has 20
other course but to accept the LIE Sueur
editor. .,Mr: Dearth was yesterday CLOS
eted with the insurance commissioner,
but no official communication was given,
of their consultation. Meanwhile Me-.
Todd has nothing to say upon the SUBJ
ject, but attends closely to business as
If unaware Of his imminent decapita-
ton.
[ Secretary Bertram. of the dairy COM
mission, has licensed 400 milk dealers.
in st. Paul.
Assistant Dairy Commissioners Joe
Lawrence is writing a pamphlet on
milk, ana Water, or the Dying Con-
feSsiOn of Milk Dealer" 1t will be
published Wednesday. Price Is cents,
On sale by all book agents. I'll
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