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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19

BUILDING PERMITS.
The following huildinp norn1itS yuarn iscua
Five permits, total. ...............
A CHOICE OF THREE NAMES
A Drummer's Quandary and .

A Drummer's Quandary and a
Puzzled Railroad Conductor.
Chicago Tribune.
II had a conductor pretty badly
ratified on my last trip" said drum
mer who had just "got in.''
"How?' he was asked.
swell, I'll tell you. 1t was rather
funny, and the joke came near being on
me. L was carrying grip belonging to
another, and it had his full name on it,
call 1t W. B. Brown. Then I had pur-
chased hat that had been specially
made for another man, but didn't fit
him. 1t was a handsome silk
in the lining-call it Henry Smith.
Well, wanted to run into Chicago
for day or two. and, as luck would
have it, l ran across one of these return
trip excursion tickets, which l bought
for almost nothing. was busy reading
some paper when the conductor came
along, and l just handed him the ticket
without looking up. He seemed long
time punching, and just as / looked up
to see what the matter was he asked:
"'See here! What's your name?'
by George! | had forgotten the
name on the ticket. and for moment 1
was ratified. Then said:
"lt's on the ticket. Can't you
readr
"He looked at the ticket again, and
then he looked at me. 1 knew that
something was wrong, but l couldn't
think what it was.
"'Well,' he said at last. you've got me
whip-sawed this time.'
"'What's the matter?' l asked.
"'The ticket says Thomas Edwards,
the grip reads W.. B. Brown, and the
lining of your hat shows Henry Smith.
What in thunder is your name, any
how?'
Sure enough, my hat was lying face
up on the seat, and my grip had the
name turned toward him. l had to
laugh as replied:
g My names Edwards
"'Well, guess that'll have to co. he
said. 4 can't choose from three
just the same, though, he asked
what my name was every time he
passed through the car, and he fun
NEST part of it was that not one of the
hree names was mine"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
A Proposed Ship Canal.

LANSING. Mich, March 1s.-W. H &.
Morrell, OF New York. arrived here to-
day to endeavOr to induce the legisla-
ture to grant charter for the proposed
ship canal across the upper peninsula
connecting Lakes Michigan and Su-
perior. The route selected is thirty-six
miles long and begins at Bayou Train,
about fifteen miles east of Marquette.
Its Southern terminus will be Little
Bay de Noe, near Gladstone. Two
locks will be necessary. 1t will save to
between Chicago and Duluth. AIr. Nor
rell says that he has an abundance of
New York and Chicago capital inter
ested, and that the company will be or
ganized within sixty days after char ter
is granted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
Caught a Big Fish.

CHICAGO, March 1s.-Jacob Schaeffer,
the champion billiard player,was pris-
oner in the Armory police court this
morning. with four others. a. W. Scott,
Lewis Mas, James Brady and S. s.
Fitzgerald, and all of them were charged
with disorderly conduct. The evidence
in the case was to the effect that about
8 O'Clock this morning Schaeffer, Mas
and Brady were going along the street,
when they met Fitzgerald and Scott
with couple of women. An alleged
Insulting remark was made by one of
Schaeffer's party, and a free fight was
the result. The magistrate this morn
ing discharged Schaeffer and let the
others off with light penalties.
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A HUGE CONSOLIDATION.
Several Eastern Roads Combine,
With Kansas City as the Object.
i've Point,


With Kansas City as the Object
i've Point.
CINCINNATI, March 1s.-A new
scheme of railroad consolidation is in
progress of development, in which the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton plays
the leading part. A meeting of its di-
rectors was held Saturday afternoon, at
which Messrs. Sidney Dillon and Henry
L. Taylor, of New York, were present.
On Saturday mig 1t S. r; Galloway,
president of the Toledo, st. Louis &
Kansas City road. arrived here from
New York; also NJ. q. Woodford, vice
president and general manager of the
Wheeling and Lake Erie and these gen.
tlemen, with Eugene Zimmerman, pres
ident of the Dayton, Fort Wayne & Chi
cago, G. G. Waite, general manager of
Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton and
others leave this morning on an inspec-
ton trip over the Dayton. Fort Wayne
& Chicago road. The lines to be taken
into the consolidation as at present
planned are the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton system. with 324 miles run
ming from Cincinnati to Toledo, and
to Indianapolis with several branches;
the Toledo, st. Louis & KC2s City
with $50 miles running from Toledo to
East st. Louis; the Wheeling & Lake
Erie, extending from Toledo TO Bowers
town, IT'S miles. with a twelve-mile
branch from Norwalk junction to
Huron, O., and an extension from
Bowerston to Wheeling via. Steuben-
vile, now in course of construction,
making a total mllage of 2S7 miles. The
fourth line is the Dayton, Fort Wayne
& Chicago, with 25S miles, the main
line running from Dayton to Ironton,
O., and the Chicago division from Day
ton to Delphos, O., where it connects
with the Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas
City road. The plan contemplates the
building of about forty miles of road
between Indianapolis and point on the
Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City road,
which will give a through line from
Cincinnati to st. Louis. The Chicago
division of the Dayton, Fort Wayne &
Chicago road is now narrow gauge, is to
be made standard. The proceedings
of the directors of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton road on Saturday
afternoon were not made public. 1t is
believed, however, that among the mat
tiers considered was that of issuing
bonds to provide for certain improve
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
speciaIties at the Olympic.

The Olympic performance last even
ing commenced with the funny musical
melange. Skipped, or a Managers
Troubles" which depicts the varied
vicissitudes of a travelling theatrical
troupe, and introduces number of
good songs, dances and bon-muts, con-
GLIDING with grand May day festival,
in which the whole company appears.
Harry de Lain amused the audience
with his clever character sketches and
songs. James Halle and Gertie Halle,
in their comedy sketches, were very
funny, and James w. Thompson, the
eccentric black-face comedian, caused
unbounded hiiarity. Miss Kitty Smiths
transformation dancing was loudly APP
plauded for its grace and execution.
The Walsh Brothers, in their Irish
songs and dances. and the three
Ronaldos, in their unique act. Lies
FroliQues Parsiennes," demonstrated
themselves to be refined and funny
artists in their own line. The show
concluded with a sketch of everyday
life. entitled 1.-THE Tramp" in which
the whole company appeared, repre-
senting all sorts of characters from
tramps to giddy school girls, conclud-
ing with the coopers' chorus from Bo-
caccio. Same show all the week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
A WORD FROM COOLEY
Through Export Rates Again
Considered by the COM
mission.
Judge Cooley Lays Down the
Law to Railroad Man.
ayers.
Annual Meeting Of Dubuque
& Sioux City Stock
holders.
Unexpected Resignation of
A. L. Stokes, of the North
ern Pacific.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The hear
Ing before the interstate commerce COM
mission in the matter of through export
rates was continued to-day. o. &.
Murray, general manager of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio road, admitted that ex-
port rates were made at Chicago and
other Western points, to meet competi-
ton from other lines, not by adding the
inland to the ocean rates, or ocean rates
which his road could secure at Newport
News, its seaboard terminus. When
asked by Judge Cooley if this was legal,
Mr. Murray said he was not present to
discuss the legality of cutting rates;
but he would say that since receiving
the order of the commission directing
that inland proportions must be added
to ocean rates in making export rates,
his company had notified the commits
sion that it would he unable to comply.
The ocean rates. he said, were prac-
tically arbitrary, and the inland rates
very elastic. In speaking of manipula-
ton of rates west of the Mississippi
river, he thought there was under-bill-
ing ard false billing on domestic bust
ness, but so far as he knew, none OH ex-
port trade. MIR. Walker, general man.
ager of the Kanawha Dispatch line,
favored publishing through rate ten
days in advance, as required by the
commissions recent order. Mr.. Har-
rlOtt, general freight agent of the
Baltimore q Ohio road, said that COM
pany added the inland rate to the ocean
rate. and he knew of no manipulation
west to secure traffic for particular
lines. Ocean rates changed frequently,
while inland rates fuctuated but little.
There was no difference in Baltimore 81
Ohio rates On grain brought to Balti-
more for domestic use, or for export.
Mr.. Speers, general freight agent of the
Wabash & Western road, admitted that
his road had cut rates on eaSt-bOund
traffic. Mr.. Hays, general manager of
the Wabash d Western company, said
the requirement OF ten days notice of
a reduction in export rates would de-
export trade. He admitted that
stances cut rates and made their rate
without adding the ocean rate to the
inland rate. His excuse for doing this
was that they did not understand that
the commissions order for ten days
notice of reduction of rates was still in
force. Several other witnesses main
tanned that stIict compliance with the
commissions order would drive nearly
all the roads out of the export business.
When the commission had finished the
examination of witnesses Judge Cooley
read all present a pretty sharp lecture,
and continued the case two weeks, in
order to give representatives of some
Southern roads, who were not invited
to this hearing, an opportunity to be
heard On this export rate question.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
DUBUQUE & SIOUX CITY.
Annual. Meeting and Election of
Directors and officers.

Special to the Globe.
DUBUQUE, To-, March 1S.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Du-
buque & Sioux City railway was held
here this morning. The following gen.
tlemen were present: Stuyvesant Fish
and John Anthem, New York; E. L.
Jeffrey, Chicago; A. S. Garretson and
James f. Peavey, Sioux City; w. }.
Knight, NJ. NJ. Walker and j. V. Rider,
Dubuque. Out of 1896 shares of stock
IS, 723 were represented personally. E.
L. Jeffrey was elected director
to fill the unexpired term of AL
bert Wilcox. The following di-
rectors were chosen: Stuyvesant Fish,
S. V. r. Cruger, and John Anthan, New
York; NJ. NJ. Walker, John T. Hancock
and John V. Rider, Dubuque; S. l..
DAVIS, Cedar Rapids; A. S. Garretson
John 7. Peavey, Sioux City. Messrs.
Knight. Hartman and Gothrie hold
over. The following officers were.
elected: President, w. S. Knight, Du-
buque; vice president, E. c. Woodruff,
Eliza beth, N. j.: secretary, A. G. Hack
staff, New York: treasurer, Henry De-
wolf, Chicago; assistant secretary and
treasurer, E. P. Skene, Dubuque; gen.
eral superintendent. M. Gilleas. Du-
buque; land commissioner, l.. q. More
house; general auditor, j. G. yelling:
Chicago. The party lett for Chicago at
1:30 %. m.
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Ballast.

j. /. Hazard. chief clerk of the
passenger department of the Kansas
City line, is home from Chicago. He
does not deny that he is to be J. A.
Hanley's assistant of the consolidated
Wabash and Missouri Pacific systems,
and AYERS that his connection with the
Kansas City line terminates April l.
Jack" will be missed in st. Paul social
circles. as we'll as by railroad and news
paper men, with whom he has always
been favOrite.,
III. III. Browning, general superin-
tendent of the Northern Pacific EX-
from trip to Northwestern points, ac-
companied by Mrs. Browning and
daughters. and General Agent w. S.
Hay, of Helena.
Travelling Passenger Agent T. s..
Patty, of the Northern Pacific road,
brought two car loads of emigrantS
over the Wisconsin Central line yester-
day. The travellers were sent toward
Washington territory last night.
President Minot, of the Eastern Min
neSota, has returned from the financial
centers of the East. He says an extern
sion of the line is contemplated, but is
not yet prepared to particularize.
Mr.. Teasdale, of the Omaha, will ar
rive in Chicago this morning. where he
will attend meeting OF the Western
Passenger association, which meets in
that city to-day.
Clarence Robb, of the Wisconsin Cen
trail, and George McCasky. of the North
ern Pacific, returned yesterday from
Milwaukee.
B. N. Austin, of the Northern Pacific,
was in the city for few hours yester-
day, leaving last night for Des Moines.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
J. S. Mccullough, of the Omaha, went
to Chicago last night.
Travelling Passenger Agent Wander
bilt. of the Northern Pacific, has re-
turned to the city.
c. G. Franklin, contracting freight
agent of the Duluth line, has gone to
Chicago.
F. Greene, agent of the Northern
Pacific at Brainerd. was in the city yes
terday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19

its business of transportation be-
tween these two cities is carried
on, and which lies within Duluth
and extends to the boundary line
between Minnesota and Wisconsin, is
owned by the Superior Short Line Rail-
way Company of Minnesota, corpora
ton of this state. Connecting with this
and extending into the village of Supe-
rior, in Wisconsin, is road owned by
this same company, incorporated under
the laws of Wisconsin. From Superior
the respondents road, the Omaha, runs
to Hudson, Wis.,, and crossing the line
st. Paul. The whole line is deemed
under the control of the Omaha road, as
though the whole were part of its
line. Under section of article of the
constitution, congress is empowered
ito regulate commerce with for
eign nations, and among the sew
eral states.'' The transportation of
property by common carrier, includ-
ing the rates. Is embraced within the
meaning of the word commerce" The
court rules that the order of the COM
mission is applicable only to that part
of the line within Minnesota. The in
terState commerce commission in last
November ruled upon the question here
presented, holding that commerce be-
tween points i'm the same state, but
which in being carried passes through
another state, is interstate commerce,
subject to congressional legislation.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania has
held to the contrary. "Our conclusion"
says MI. Dickinson, lis that the COM
mission had no Jurisdiction to prescribe
rates for transportation through the
state of Wisconsin, and the writ must
be quashed."
Robert Eichelen, respondent, VS..
Joseph Hanggi ct al. appellants. Order
reversed.
Maurice Auerbach ct al. respondents.
VS.. Albert Behnke ct al, William
Gieske, appellants. Judgment affirmed.
LEGAL MISCELLANY.
John N. Gebhardt has filed suit
against Albert w. Wentink and others
to recover possession of property in
Michaud's subdivision OF Stinson'S adj
ditiOn, valued at $4,000.
In the case of Weyi, Brown & Dyer
against Joseph Brown, an action Oh
meatbill, the jury awarded the plaintiffs
S5l7. The same plaintiffs against Klein
d Brown, similar action of account in
dispute, the jury found for defendant.
The Dispatch Printing company re-
covers $500 against A. P. Donnell, whom
they sued for 81 900.
E. r. HOllingshead has begun suit
against Isaac w. Webb ON an old judg-
ment of S53.79.
w. r. Burkhardt vs.. A. Mathews, for
goods sold and delivered. $I15.T.
The prisoners indicted by the last
grand jury will be arralgned before
Judge Kelly this morning.
Upon order of the county attorney,
Sheriff Bean discharged August Bow
man, indicted last year for for stealing
a COW from +. B. Clark. The state had
no evidence upon which to prosecute.
Charles Weber, indicted for arson in
the second degree, pleaded not guilty
and was released Oh $1,000 bail.
The case of Frank Ward VS.. John
Graft, an action to recover $3.50 for al
legged services selling horses in Dakota,
was Oh trial before Judge Kerr.
The Jones-Lacy murder trial will be
called either to-day or tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
At the Museum.


Miss Fannie Mills and her feet, or
more properly, the feet and Miss Fannie
Mills. were the magnets which drew
hundreds of people to the Dime museum
yesterday. Truly, no such feet were
ever seen before on human being, and
how little Miss Mills manages to carry
them about is a mystery, known only to
herself. The feet are not very
shapely, although they are quite
perfectly formed. They are a huge
monstrous growth out of all proportion
to her slender body. Of course they are
an abnormal formation, and it is the
only one of the kind known in science.
The flesh is hard and firm, not soft and
yielding as is ordinarily. Miss Mills
she leaves it for few months to
go on exhibition. Ed Willis, the
tattooed half-man, is another curious
feature. He has no legs at all, but he
was determined TO adorn the portion of
a body as thoroughly as possible. The
Sebiert children, the beautiful Albinos,
and the girls from Madagascar, are also
to be seen. "a Girl from Vassar," (which
the PeaSlee & Howard Comedy company
present on the upper stage, pleased i'm
mensely, and the Alhambra Vaude-
Vile company give a strong
performance in the lower the
alter. 1t is one of the best seen in
the city this season. Josef Tyson and
Beatrice Vaughn, the English artists.
present novel musical speciality, and
Pauline Parker, the banjo soloist and
dancer, scored great hit. The Rich
ards Bros. have a clever black-face
sketch in which they introduce drill.
Gertie Seaman, the vocalist, and Bert
Hawkins. the colored comedian, were
well received. =
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
ONE FOR THE OMAHA.

The Railroad Commission Has
No Authority to Prescribe Rates
for Transportation Through An
other State.
Railroad managers will be greatly in
terested in the decision handed down
yesterday in the case entitled: State of
Minnesota, eX rel. The Railroad and
Warehouse Commission of the State of
Minnesota, VS.. The Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Com
pany. The proceeding was by man.
damus to compel the railroad authorities
to comply with an order of the railroad
commissioners prescribing rates for the
transportation of freight over their line
from Duluth to Mankato. The question
presented for decision was the jurisdic-
lion of the commission to make this
order. Judge Dickinson, in the opinion,
states that portion of railroad oper-
ated by this company, and over which
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OLD RATES RESUMED.
Nothing. More Serious Has Been
Done by the Is. & O,

Nothing More Serious Has Been
Done by the b. & 0.
BALTIMORE, March 1s.-Referring to
Associated Press dispatches concerning
the differential rates on tickets from
Western cities to New York via the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, General Pas
senger Agent Scull, of the Baltimore
& Ohio, says his company has simply
put into effect again the rates that were
in force in 1884 at the time the
Pennsylvania railroad refused to take
the Baltimore d Ohio trains into
New York over its tracks. The
Baltimore & Ohio has succeeded in es-
tablishing new through line to New
York in connection with the Philadel-
phia 81 Reading and Jersey Central
roads, and has resumed competition for.
New York passenger business just
where it left off in 1884. The action OF
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COM
pany in re-establishing its old rates is
sustained by the trunk line association
and by Chairman Blanchard, of the Cen
trail Traffic association. All talk about
general decentralization in passenger
rates ensuing on account of the re-
opening of the Baltimore G. Ohio line
to New York is therefore, Mr.. ScuIl
says, unreliable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
Precocious Toushs Policed.

Joe Kinnon and Charles Heron, two
Saltwater incOrrigibles residing re-
spectively at 626 South Main street and
$40 South Fourth street. in that city.
applied at the central police station last
evenin for place to sleep, and looked
as though they needed it. An inquiry
into the causes which led to their pres
'ence here, developed the story of their
incorrigibility and sentence to the re-
form school last Saturday. The boys
have deep-rooted aversion to restraint,
and couldn't go the reform idea, and SO
decamped, hoping to eVade pursuit in
the crowded thorOughfares of the me-
tropolis. They will be returned to Still
water tomorrow
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
OFF FOR CUBA.
Ex-President Cleveland and Party
Start on Their PIeasure Trim

EX-President Cleveland and Party
Start on Their Pleasure Trip.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-Ex-President
Cleveland, in company with his wife
and mother-in-law, eX-Secretary Fair
child, eX-POstmaster General Dickinson
and eX-Secretary Villas, left this city for
trip to Cuba this morning. The party,
with the exception of Mr.. Fairchild,
left the Victoria hotel in two carriages
and stopped at the Brevoort hotel. where
Mr.. FairchiId joined them. The cele-
brated eXcurSionists will arrive at
Washington this afternoon. and remain
there until tomorrow, when they will
start for Tampa, Fla. At Tampa they
will take steamer for Cuba. No time
will be spent there, but the return trip
will be begun Immediately. Mr.. Cleve-
land and family will be gone for about
two weeks. His suite of rooms will be
held at the Victoria.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
sULLIvAN'S sTEALINGs.
An Indiana County Clerk in Can
ada With $4,000.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 1s.-The ex-
perts appointed by the county commits
sioners to examine into the shortage of
John E. Sullivan, the absconding county
clerk, have so far progressed in their
work that the shortage in the trust
funds is known to be about $35, 600. In
addition to this, there is $4,000 secured
by fraudulent representation from the
county treasury, making the aggregate
stealings from the county $4,000. 1t is
believed that the bulk of this money
was taken to Canada. The Indictment
of Gapen and his connection with Sui
Ivan lead to the believe that there was
a greater shortage in the hospital fund
than the $1,000 known to be lost. 1t was
learned that money was drawn from
the state treasury, Ostensibly to meet
bills, but some of these bills still remain
unsettled.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
Confederate Soldiers, Home

NEW YORK, March 1s.-Letters of
sympathy with the projected national
Confederate soldiers home at Austin,
Texas, continue to pour in to the secre.
tary' Oliver Downing. Among the let
dent Rutherford B. Hayes, from Ere
mont, Ohio. There are also letters
from Maj. Gen. George Crook, of the
division of the Missouri, and from W.
Merritt, of the department of the Mis-
souri,. Gen. Crook speaks of the move
ment as ''a charity which sectionalism
can we'll afford to overlook, and the
North can in this way show kindness
and sympathy to fallen foe."
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MAIL LETTINGS.
(2071.)
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. /, 1889.

Proposals will be received at the Con-
tract Office of this Department until 4
p. m. of April 10, 1889, for carrying the
mails of the United States upon the
routes. and according to the schedule
of arrival and departure specified by
the Department, in the State of Mime
sofa, from July 1, 1889, to June 80, 1891.
Lists of routes. with schedules of ar
rivals and departures, instructions to
bidders, with forms for contracts and
bonds, and all other necessary informa-
ton. will be furnished upon applica-
ton to the Second Assistant Postmaster
General.
DON M. DICKINSON,
Postmaster General.