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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
THE NEW SENATOR.

The legislature yesterday formally
Endorsed the action of last Thursday
nights caucus by electing Gen. w. ID.
WAsHBURN to succeed Mr.. SABIN i'll
the United States senate. Whether the
state will be a gamer or a loser by the
change remains to be seen. lnasmuch
as the United States senate has become
the goal of every rich mans ambition,
there was nothing unnatural in Gen.
WAsHBURN'S aspirations in that direc-
ton, nor anything disappointing in his
success in securing the darling object OF
his ambition. Disguise truth as we may,
the fact still remains that in politics 1t is
money that makes the mare go. After
all, it is a question whether, when the
people insist upon putting the offices up
at public auction, rich man is to be
blamed for buying himself into dlstlnc-
ton. When he has accumulated money
he has the right to spend it according.
to the dictates of his own judgment.
Whatever wrong attaches to the system
of selling offices to the highest bidder
is with the people who control the dis
position of the Offices.
While we frankly admit that we have
no expectations that Gen. WASHBURN
Will set the world on fire by the brill
fancy of his senatorial career, we are
equally free to say that he will make a
senator not to be ashamed of in COM
parison with the rest of the material OF
which that once illustrious body is now
composed. He is as good as the rest of
them. He is q man of fair average
ability and respectable surroundings
man who has made the most of his OPP
portunities; and, while never dis
tinguished for public-spiritedness, has
brought himself into business promi-
ne nee by the number of important en-
terprises with which he has been asso-
ciated. There is, and ever will be, a
question in the public mind as to the
propriety of the methods employed to Sc
cure Gen. WAsHBURN's caucus nomi-
nation and subsequent election to the
senate but, as they are strictly In ac-
cord with the Republican usages in this
state, there is no necessity for reciting
them to his personal disadvantage. He
goes into the senate as clean-handed as
the average Republican senator usually
goes there, and is entitled to peership
in a body whose principal business is to
look after private and corporation in
tereStS,
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Capital Cuttings.

The senate engrossing clerks worked hard
ali day yesterday endeavOring TO complete
the senate substitute for the Mills tariff bill,
so as to get it back to the house before adj
journment, but they were unable to do so.
1t will be ready to go to the house to-day.
When it reaches there Speaker Carlisle will
refer it to the committee on ways and means
pro forma unless objection is made and then
the house will have to determine what shall
be done with it. Democrats are discussing
three plans to deal with the bill: % To let
it die i'll the committee; 60 to report II
back to the house and let it die on the calen-
dar; (3] 10 let it go to conference. No course
of action has been decided upon, however,
and there is talk of a caucus to settle the
matter.
The navy department has been advised OF
the arrival of the l. 5. :. Juniata at st.
Thomas on her way to New York from
China. A telegram received this morning
from Commodore ellis, commanding the
South Atlantic squadron, announcing the ar
arrival of the L. 5. ;. Swatara at Montevideo
Yesterday, from a cruise to the Straits OF
Magellan and the Falkland islands. The
steamers Alliance and Tallapoosa are also at
Montevideo. The health of the squadron is
reported excellent
Mr.. Eyarts presented in the senate yester-
dav the petition of Fred Walrorth. of New
Yo k, who asks congress to investigate the
income tax case of John S. Dickerson, OF
UicKerson, of New York. He claims that
Dickerson owes the government 100000
income tax, but he says the executive officers
of the government, from the president down.
refuse to do their duty and bring suit. The
case is all old one. Walrorth many years ago
obtained favorable report OIL itfrom COM
mittee of the house, but il was never acted
on.
The president has approved bills pension
ing at the rate of $50 month. the widows
of DR.. Pavy and Sergeants Cross and Gardi-
ner, who died while serving under Gen.
Greedy in the Arctic regions: also, bills PEN
sioning the widow of Gen. Heintzelman at
500 and the widow of Lieut.. Col. Robert n.
Scott at $50 per month.
A dispatch received at the navy depart'
ment yesterday from Philadelph ia an
nounced the death of Passed Assistant Sur.
geon W. q. G.. Wilson. He was found dead
in hts bed, on board the receiving ship st.
Louis, at the League island navy yard.
The time for submitting proposals for
submarie torpedo boat for the navy has been
extended by the department from Friday,
the 25th inst, to Feb 10 next.
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UNEQUAL REPRESENTATION.

The attention drawn to the election
of new style Of man politically for
Delaware impresses upon the common
mind the fact of the gross inequality
of representation in the senate. Here
is Delaware with 10000 population and
the same senatorial representation as
New York with 100000. Nevada is a
sheer abomination. Her 10000 white
people can sell two seats i'll the senate
to California millionaires. Oregon has
but one man in the popular house and
two in the aristocratic branch. The
notable fact appears that the Republic
ans are indebted for their majority
in the coming senate to these three
states, which have an aggregate
population of less than 100000, and
send five Republican senators. AT the
same ratio OF representation Minnesota
would have thirteen senators. There
is no probability of any change in the
matter. 1t is referred to as an evidence
of the good luck of the Republicans in
corralling all the little sisters, just as
they had the luck in the electoral col
lege with the popular vote against
them
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GO TO WORK.

Now that the senatorial contest is
over, the legislature can have no eX-
cuse for not getting down to solid work.
A good deal OF valuable time has been
frittered away, yet the people were dis
posed to be indulgent with their repre-
sentatives because of the political eX-
element that prevailed. That is all
over now, and, in view of the fact that
an immense deal of legislation is needed,
no more time should be wasted. The
extra thirty days were added to the legis-
Iative session in order to avoid the rush
and hurry heretofore usually character
istic of a legislative session. Two weeks
of the extra time have already been
consumed withOutany perceptible prog
ress in legislation, so that this legislature
will not have much of an advantage over
its predecessors. Hence the necessity
for the body to turn its attention TO
business and to stick strictly to it until
it's work is completed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
APIA IN ASHES.
The German Consulate and Many
Other Buildings Destroyed.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. GA dispatch
was received at the state department
this afternoon from Consul Blackjack
at Apa, Samoa, which announced that
large fire had occurred in that place,
destroying among other buildings the
German consulate there. The origin of
the fire, he adds, was undoubtedly ac-
cidental.
HIS REASONS ARE VALID.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Secretary
Whitney few days ago wrote to Rep
resentative Herbert, chairman of the
house naval committee. urging an APP
preparation for the purchase of coal
ing station in the port Pago Pago,
Samoa, where at present our govern
ment leases the land needed for the sta
ton. In this letter the secretary said:
lowing. however, to the limited authority
of the de partment, it has been unable to
make or to enter into any agreement of lease
for a site good beyond year. The import
ant interests subServed by this privilege
should not be at the hazard Of a tenure so
slight as a lease from year to year, and | re
quest that the department be so authorized
to purchase the necessary land for cOaling
station and be authorized to erect wharf
and lighters for handling coal, and a small
building for keeper. For these purposes
an appropriation of 100000 is estimated to
be sufficient and recommend that such sum
be appropriated.
To-day the secretary addressed an
other letter to Mr.. Herbert OH the same
subject in which he adds:
In addition to what has already been said
desire to call your attention to the import
ance of this appropriation at the present
time, when the whole question of our rela
tons TO this group of islands ana the other
treaty powers has been referred by the presi-
dent to congress for its consideration and
action In view of the responsibility thrown
upon naval officers in dealing with these
questions the department has heretofore
asked for the announcement OF definite
national policy regarding this group of ISL
ands for its information and guidance. and
it is desirable that all reasonable provision
should be made for the future necessities of
commerce, and of the navy in the locality in
view of the importance which the question
now assumes
TRYING TO PATCH Up A TRUCE.
BERLIN, Jan. 23.- The Cologne Ga
zette says it has reliable authority for
the statement that Germany and Eng
land are negotiating on the Samoa ques-
ton in spirit of mutual understanding,
and that all reports to the contrary are
incorrect.
REINFORCEMENTs FOR THE FLEET.
BREMERHAyEN. Jan. 23.-Naval re-
Inducements for the German fleet now
in Samoan waters left here to-day ON
the North German Lloyd steamer MI
ernbcrg.
MALIETOA AT MARSHALL ISLANDS.
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Jan. 233.-The Ger
man gunboat Olga has taken MalietOa,
ex-king of Samoa, to the Marshall
islands.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Charles King. of Middleton. Mass, has not
lived 10S years in vain He has 6uO descend
ants.
The Cologne Gazette describes Prof. Geff-
cken as "a hypochondriacal, clerico. conserv-
alive pig head.
Gov. Bullock. Col. Buck, and Col. Bird are
the three Georgia candidates for place in
President Harrison's cabinet.
The Prince of Wales has tired of the cor
ner-stone layings and other porous public
functions he is called upon to perform, and
is going to Monte Carlo to have some fun in
his own way 81, 9ti
Ira ID. Sankey, famous for his gospel
Songs" has arrived from Liverpool on the
Britannia. He will be Joined in the spring by
his associate, Mr.. Moody, who is at present
preaching i'll British Columbia.
Princess Henrietta, daughter of the Count
of Flanders, is going to share the troubled
throne of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria
The princess is only nineteen years cid and
is one of the richest girls in Europe.
Fifer is governor Of Illinois; Of Cali
fornia, Waterman: of Arkansas, an Eagle !;
of Colorado, Cooper; and New Jersey has
Green executive. A Fowle cackles over
North Carolina and a Beaver works for Penn
Sylvania.
George Thorndill. who lives near Syracuse
N. Y, some time ago sent to Queen Victoria
barrel filled with seven kinds of the finest
apples raised on his place. He has received
some half dozen lette's Of acknowledgment
and royal check for e3.
Pierre Loriilard is certainly man OF ideas.
Not satisfied with founding Tuxedo. he has
invented floating stable, which is now fol-
lowing his yacht through southern waters.
A coach an&coaeh- horses, besides horses for
cross-country riding, and pack of hounds,
are accommodated on this raft and when
the owner gets tired of sailing he anchors his
stable, mounts his horse, and away he goes.
The advantages of a floating Stable are only
to be appreciated on inland waters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
BUTTERWORTH's BLAST.
Blatant Benjamin Fires VolIeys of
- Invective at Organized Labor.

Blatant Benz amin Fires VOlieys of
- Invective at Organized Labor.
Special to the Globe
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The house to-
day discussed at length, but without ac-
ton, the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house took up the Sundry
civil appropriation bill. The following
amendments were agreed to on motion
of Mr.. Randall: Appr0priating $4,000
for approaches to the court house at
Fort. Smith, Ark, and $4,000 for the pay
ment Of labor on the public building at
Frankfort, KY. On motion of Mr.. Law
her, of Illinois. appropriating s35 900 for
repairs and preservationof the custom
house building at Chicago. On motion
of Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts, appro-
,Driating $4,000 for the establishment
and maintenance of refuge station
at, or near, Point Barrow, Alaska.
MIR. LanderS, of Illinois, raised point
of order against the clause of the bill
providing payment for the use of the
steam presses in the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, royalty not exceed
ing cent per thousand impressions.
The point having been overruled by the
chair, Mr.. Landers moved to strike out
the clause. He was aware, he said, that
war was being made upon the steam
presses, but could the government afford
to drive out the presses for which $20,-
600 had been paid and to incur an ex-
pense of $1O0, 600 in order to add 100 en-
ployes to the force of the bureau. Mr..
McAdoo. of New Jersey, said that Chief
Bell, of the secret service, and num-
Der of bankers had objected to the steam
press work. Mr.. Foran, of Ohio, said
that steam presses were not used by
any country which desired and intend
ed to put in circulation q
FIRST7CLASS CIRCULATING MEnIUM.
Steam machinery could not print
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RuYING BABYLON.

The devout Hebrew never loses his
interest in the cradle lands of his peO-
pie. About 2,476 years ago, as the chro-
nology has it, the Assyrian king NEB-
UCHA.DNEzZAR captured Jerusalem and
carried the Jews captive to Babylon.
They were kept in servitude there a
century or more. Now couple of Jews
have acquired by purchase the entire
site of Babylon and the ruins Of the
aforesaid kings palace. Unless they
want to open resort, with beer garden
attractions, for tourists, it is not APP
parent where the speculation is. 1t
Won't worry NEBUCHADNEZZAR,a as he
has been dead good while, and his
heirs lost all claims there. An Invest
ment in Minnesota or Dakota lands
would look more rational.
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HISTORY REPE ATING ITSELF.
An Interesting Extract of the
Sky ears-AgO scare.

Six elfS-HSO SCdFt
1t is generally conceded by all parties
to the late senatorial contest that if the
senate had failed to give Mr.. WASH
burn majority of its votes Tuesday
night, he would have been defeated in
the Joint convention yesterday. 1t was
the vote of the senate Tuesday night
which practically broke the ahti-Wash-
burne column. Six years ago, at cor
responding stage in the contest, MIR.
Window failed to secure the majority
in the senate by one vote, and the fatal
vote was cast by MIR. Buchanan for &.
IL. Kindred. An enormous pressure
was brought to bear on Mr.. Buchanan to
induce him to recede. The Kingdoms of
the earth and some of the realms be-
yond were almost laid at his feet, but
without avail. The house lacked three
votes of giving Window a majority on
the same day. but that would have been
overcome if the senate had given him
majority. In the house last Tuesday
the vote for recess was fair test vote,
and it stood on the record practically
IS for Washburn to So against. OF the
AZ, 8 were Democrats who could not have
been counted for Washburn Oh direct
vote, so that giving the Washburn men
all the strength they were entitled to
land possibly even mOre). ii stood % to
So. showing that he lacked 10 votes of a
majority in the house. while Window
lacked but three. In the senate Tues
day night the loss of a single vote would
have made Mr.. WaShburn lack one of a
majority, and Mr.. Buckman's vote
would have changed the result in the
senate as it did in 1883. He had pledged
himself when his friend and candidate,
Senator Sabin, was defeated i'm the eau
Gus, to give his vote to Washburn, and
no pressure could induce him to swerve
from that pleuge. In the light of the
votes in each branch of the legislature
separately last Tuesday and the Situa-
ton and result six years ago, it is easy
to see that different result would very
likely have occurred in the joint con-
ventiOn yesterday If Washburn had
been one vote short In the senate as Mr..
Window was.
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WASTES TO BE WATERED.
"A Scheme to Reclaim the Deserts
i'm New Mexico,

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The house
committee on agriculture to-day agreed
to report favorably Delegate Joseph'S
to promote the interests of agricult-
ure by irrigation and encourage the
settlement of the arid lands in the ter
ritory of New Mexico. The bill incor
porates the Jornada and Ell Paso Res er
voir and Canal company, with all the
powers necessary to carry into effect
the purposes of this act: to build,
construct, use, operate and maintain
series of storage reservoirs. together
with canal, and laterals for the
on the tornado del Muerto," and in the
Messilla and Rio Grande valleys of
Southern New Mexico and Texas; the
water from the Rio Grande to be used
for filling and supplying the reservoirs
and canal. Upon the construction by
the company of ten miles, and upon pay
ment of 10 cents per acre in cash, the
secretary of the interior shall issue to
the company patents for $4,000 acres of
the lands, and upon the completion of
each additional ten miles of the canal
and the payment of like sum per acre,
the secretary of the interior shall cause
patents to be issue to the company i'll
like manner for each section of ten
miles completed. L lie sum OIL SS0,OOU Is
appropriated for defraying expenses of
the survey. etc. Within five years after
the completion of the system of reser-
voirs and canal, the $4,000 is to be re-
funded to the United States.
PowELL'S PLAN.
Maj. Powell, director of the geological
survey. to-day explained to the house
committee on territories his plan for the
reclamation of the arid lands of the
West by irrigation. He illustrated by
means of a map the location of the pro
posed reservoirs, dams and canals in
: the James river, New Mexico, and said
he thought the reservoirs could be con-
structed for $450,000, whereby l55,000
acres of land could be reclaimed. The
lands were worth nothing now, but if
reclaimed by irrigation, would become
very valuable. Maj. Powell said that
between 90,00O,000 and 1OO,000,000 acres
of arid land in the West could be re-
claimed by irrigation. After the works
had been constructed and were in OPP
Grafton, the major estimated that the
annual cost to the farmer of irrigating
his land would be from 81 to 50 per acre.
Duluth's Large Slice.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The sundry
civil bill, which was under consideration
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SENA TORIAL GOSSIP.

Mr.. Window stopped at Chicago to UNI
bosom himself to the reporter and exhibit
his malice at Senator Sabin. The ex-senator
shows that he is not shove other disappointed
politicians, or has let his ill-judgment to pre-
dominate. -Mankato Free Press.
And until we have a new election law
which shall make it impossible to discover
how man votes we may expect to see only
our millionaires fill our leading Offices only
money wins our elections. Let us have the
new law. Let US get back to first principles.
Let us make honor and honesty above party
if we have not sunk too low to distinguish
honor from dlshonor, honesty from political
corruption. -is@
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is to head the cabinet. But it is asserted
by others that if Mr.. BLAINE had been
in possession of such information he,
would have secured a house in the fash
ionable part of the city, and would not
have contented himself with modest
apartments at JOHN MCLEAN's little
downtown tavern. The most reason
able superstition is that MI. BLAINE has
gone to Washington for the sole pur-
pose of making it hot for the HARRISON
administration. He wants to be on the
ground in charge of his own forces when
the assault is made.
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Finney Has Gone Astray.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 23.-Wis.
consin Republicans are worrying about
Hon. John Finney, of Centerville, Wau-
paca county. He ought to be here will,
the electoral vote of Wisconsin, but no.
body knows where he is, or what he is
doing. Only few days yet remain for
filing the electoral vote of the state,
and Fiuney should show up soon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24

THERE may be room for some of
those who devoutly long for the honors
of martyrdom in the cause of relig-
ion in Zanzibar, from reports. The
barbarians have dispersed many of the
missionaries, and native converts have
been sold into slavery. AS still Sc
verer ordeal, regions can be found
where the white, missionaries are at
times assimilated by cannibaliStic meth
OdS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24

IT Is related that in Indiana so many
of the Republicans want to go to the in
auguration and stay to get an Office that
in many localities they draw lots to see
who shall stay to look after the cattle
and saw the wood. The story is proba-
bly, exaggerated by sore-headed Demo
Gratis, as the women could attend to such
incidents
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24

IT HAS been currently supposed that
New York has generally had the secre-
taryship of the treasury most of the
time. In fact, it has had it but six
times, while Pennsylvania has had il
seven. The best guess now is that ii
will be left out of the cabinet alto
9ether
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Printers Favor the Chase Bill.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-At a large
and enthusiastic meeting of Columbia
Typographical union tonight, action
was taken on the copyright bill now
pending in the house. The president
and other members of New f>rk union
No. addressed the meeting on the
merits of the bill, and at the close of a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
Limbs New-Fangled Notion.

Special to The CLIQUE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. Coon
gresham Lind says that he will intro
duce an amendment to the pOstoffice
bill allowing the postmaster general to
nominate three candidates for each
fOurth-class postoffice, and letting the
people vote and select their postmaster.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24

ONCE upon time CHAUNCEY M. De.
PEW was a senatorial candidate in New
York. When it came to light that an
indiscreet agent of Mr.. DEPEw had
offered a member of the legislature
money for his vote, Mr.. DEPEw recog-
nized the fitness of things and with
prev from the contest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24

Ii Is stated that there is but one Sum
LAY paper in all Canada, and that at
Victoria. on the Pacific. Still, the class
of people that migrates there, mainly
from the States, is not entirely infiu-
enced by thiS fact.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24

= MILLER and PLATT coyly concede
that they are the sort of material to rep
resent New York in the cabinet, but are
not sanguine that HARRISON will realize
the fact in time. They want to have a
quiet whisper, but will not get into the
noisy crowd Of Scramblers. They I'M
derstand that a modest demeanor is
most likely to attract favorable atten-
ton. There will be several hearts
bowed down when the cabinet names
are sent in to the senate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24

EMPEROR WILLIAM wants it under
stood that he is not to be captured by
France through the stomach, as he is
reported to have dismissed his French
cooks. They might have conspired
against his digestive organs.