St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-09
TO.DAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March S.-For Wisconsin
and Dakota. and Minnesota: Fair, preceded
by light snow in Minnesota: stationary tenn
perature: variable winds. For Iowa. Fair;
cooler, followed by stationary temperature;
variable winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
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Obs'yation. 9S ISai bsvation.iSS "a
; St. Paul soos %. Helena :. I 1896 IS
Duluth. 3d. Oh 90 Ft Totem. 80. =.
La Crosse. so O6l 81 Ft. Sully. 1896 24
Huron. =. 1892 "a Minnedosa l3O.44 Is
Moorhead 30 IS 22ilCalgary. y. 80. 00 As
St VincentI29 90 Isl Edmonton. 5000 80
Bismarck. I3J.42I 22HQ'Appelle .l30. 4Si %
Fit Ruford 1910 26 Nedic'e H. 1904 A
TT. Custer. I30.1Sl So Fort Garry ...... 80.
Rev. WILTON NJ. SMITH is spoken of
as an eloquent Presbyterian divine. and
yet the statement that he is reformed
base ball catcher doesn't draw the crowds
that went to see him catch for the
Princeton club.
THE Illinois legislature is considering
the free textbook question. and Will
probably take some action to relieve the
people from the pressure of the school
book monopoly. There is a good field
here for legislative ingenuity i'll many
of the states.
IT PROBABLY affords Mr.. BLAINE very
amusing opportunities for laughing in
his sleeve" to see the short man in front
of him so vigorously and frequently
protesting that no BLAINE can run him
or the administration. BLAINE knows
where to hum9r him.
OMAHA papers speak of the valued
Insurance policy measure having be-
come law in that state, and COM
peliing agents to look more carefully
after the value of property in writing
policies. 1t looks like a measure sup
ported by plausible arguments.
TITS figured up that Vice President
MORTON has contributed S1,455,0OO to
the funds of his party since 1872, besides
nearly as much he collected from 9TH
erS. OF course he ought to be vice pres
ident. The salary is nothing to him,
but the honor Is probably worth the
cost.
TIIE White house will not have any
great amount of spare chambers for
visitors as the HARRISON tribe gathers
itself together. 1t will suggest the
ship Pinafore, in full swarm with aunts,
cousins and related people. Cradles
were brought from Indiana, none hav-
ing been left by the family that moved
out.
SOME CT the Wisconsin papers are an
ficipating the development Of scandal
in connection with the cabinet selection
from that state. The investigation of
the legislature in regard to big print
ing contract is said to connect RUsK
with the defeat of measure that en-
larged private pockets with some
$4,000.
THE estate of FLOOD, who died in
Europe recently, seems to have shrunk
to meager $4,000 900, to be divided be-
tween his wife and two children. This
sum should, however, keep them from
the despair and suicide to which SO
many of the victims of the bonanza
kings wildcat speculations were driven
by the wreck of delusive hopes.
FEW have seemed to realize the past
few days that all departments of the
government are now in Republican
hands, and that the country is safe
again, with no further danger that the
blacks will be enslaved again, the Con-
federate war debt paid, the Confectionery
be put in the saddle or the farmers de-
prived of the luxury of high taxation
by reduction of the tariff. There will
be no more delayed mails. and the farm
ers will all have an Unsuitable home
market for their products.
Ii IS not quite certain just what the
inaugural means about the surplus mat
ter. but the apparent construction is
that the way to overcome excessive rev.
enue is to meet it with corresponding
expenditures. That is the natural drift
OF the mind of the Republican states
man. There are elements of popularity
in it. Those who want anything of
congress may presume that the next
one will be noted for its prodigality, and
the treasury be etfectually relieved.
MAGGIE MITCHELL's divorce suit
against her husband is presumed to be
an advertising device. MAGGIE is about
as old as the new president, and some en-
liyening incidents are becoming needful.
She has been married twenty years Or
more, and the husband Is not known to be
preSuming. Its very rare that woman
remains on the stage at so advanced
age, or really wants divorce from a
man she has in mind for thirty-fye
years. She may, however, want a di-
Vorce to be III fashion, and for the new
experiences it affords.
A MILWAUKEE paper. with some rea-
son, dwells upon the salubrious en-
vironments of that locality and its free.
dom from disease. 1t gives the death
rate for February at 1873 per 1000 per
annum, and believes that "below the
rate of any other large city in the
United States" That is record that
will compare favorabIy with others.
OF course it is not like that of st. Paul,
which was only $40 for the month, but
this is an exception among all large
communities. st. Paul is not merely
healthy locality comparatively, but
stands by Itself in this respect.