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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
sPoKANE's CONFEDERATION.

Another fair young Wes4ern city lies
in ashes. The fire fend has been very
busy recently in the new state of Wash
ington, and his work of destruction has
been enormous. Seattle and EllenS-
burg were licked up by the flames, and
now the thriving and beautiful little
city of Spokane has shared a similar
fate. We feel here that the loss is a
personal one. There were so many of
the Spokane people who had gone from
st. Paul and Minneapolis; there were
so many of our home people who had
faith in Spokane's future, and had in
vested their money there, and the
young metropolis of Eastern Washing
ton had modelled itself in so many re-
spects after our own twin maryels OF
progress that, altogether, we felt that
Spokane was akin to us. If our SYM
pathy could rebuild the town, by this
morning it would have risen phoenix
like from its ashes. Still, that sympa-
thy can be manifested in a practical
way. For the present our attention
should be directed toward providing
temporary relief for the sufferers, and
later OH by giving them substan-
tial aid and encouragement in the
way of rebuilding their city. The
brave-hearted people of the fire.
swept town have not sat down
to beWail their losses. Our dispatches
tell us that they are cheerful and hope
full. and already are preparing to begin
the work of rebuilding. That is the
kind of stuff of which our Northwest
ern cities are made. The men who
built up Spokane within the last five
years are rebuilding it. The gods will
help those who help themselves, and
they are sure to come out all right.
The calamity seems to have been due
to the negligence of an official in the
fire department, VINO failed to be at his
post aud keep the pumps connected.
1t seems to be travesty on the eff
cheney of a fire department service that
a city with great river flowing through
it, and provided with the best fire
equipments, should be burned down
without the people being able to get a
drop of water On the flames. That it
was so should be warning to other
towns. Eternal vigilance is the price OF
security against fire.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
MAXINE MATTERS.

WNoNA, Aug. 5.-Boats Up: Leclaira
Belle: Junita, Menomonie, Robert Dodds,
Gardie, Eastman Lafayette, Lamb, r. Har.
ris, Luella. Boats Down: Leclaire Belle,
Robert Harris, Robert Dodds, Gardie. East
man, Junata: water one foot ten inches.
Special TO the Globe
sAULT STE. MARrE-Down: c. f. johnson,
8; John Mitchell, l0:40; Onoko, $40; Os.
ceola, 3:2O; City of Cleveland Brown, 2:2O;
0liyill, BLOWN, 8; Bulgaria, Couch. 500;
Up: Fayette Brown, $50 a. m.; Gilchrist
C!rosthwaite, 10; Grover, Quayle. 12:l5;
Minneapolis, San Diego, Japan, 80; Philiu
Mineh, Mecosta, 3 40; Mill. Jupiter, Leader.
New Orleans, $50; Sparta, Sumatra, An.
drew Johnson, 4:3O; Colonel, Roanoke,
5 20; Wallula, 1870.
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
BosTON-Arrived: Prussian, from Glasgow.
NEW YoRK-Arriyed: State of Alabama.
from Hamburg.
SoUTHAMPToN-Ems, NewYork for Bremen.
passed here yesterday.
M HAyWRElArrived: La Normandie, from
GLAsGow-Arriyed: State of Indiana, from
New York.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
of cash received by the company. whila

of cash received by the company, Whll3
the government would be enabled to
GREATLY QUICKEN AND VITALIZE
the transaction of its business in all de-
partments. Mr.. Wanamaker says that
on signal service business no reduction
whatever has been made in the govern
ment ratesesince 1877, but within that
period the Western Union company had
reduced the public rate from 6211 to 30
cents Der message. Within the past
five years the public rate has fallen IL
per cent, but there has been no reduction
whatever in government rates. Taking
these facts into account, he believes
that the government has been paying for
Its Geographic service more than any
other customer giving like or approxi-
mate amount of business. and waving
entirely the question of benefits accru-
ing to the telegraph companies under
the act of 1866, the government, he
thinks, OughI to be upon as favorable a
basis with respect to rates as their most
favored customers. Mr.. Wanamaker
closes his letter by saying that, as he
consented to request for conference
on the subject before any official order
fixing the rates should be issued, he is
yet quite willing to entertain any reaS-
enable proposition based upon the
known facts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
SOFT SNAP FOR sCALPERs.
They Whipsaw Railroads Will
Excursion Tickets.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-The Chicago ticket
scalpers are quoting SIS rate to Den
yer, to be In force only tomorrow. The
first Of the series of harvest excursions
for this year. by all the roads leading
westward from Chicago, occur te-mor-
row. The agreed rate for these excur-
sions is one fare for the round trip to
all points in the West, Southwest and
Northwest, but only round trip
tickets are sold. AS the regular
rate to Denver is S26, the round
trip excursion tickets are sold at that
figure, making half fare. The scalperS
have bought up large number of these
tickets and are manipulating them. For
example. man is sold a round trip to
Denver for S26, and receives a rebate
order on Denver Scalper for S11 for
the return portion of the ticket. This
makes the one-way rate SIS, and the re-
turn portion is put upon the Denver
market to be sold at a profit to the
Scalper, though at less than the regular
rate. 1t is expected that passenger rates
throughout the West will be democrat
allied by these harvest excursion tick
cts, and the scalpers will reap the bene-
fit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Nelson County's Delegate
Causes a Sensation in the
Bismarck Convention.
He Makes an Attack on Sena-
tor Reagan and Is
i Squelched.
South Dakotans Sign the Con-
stitution and Skip for
Home.
The Question of Prohibition
to Be Voted On in Wash
ington.

BISMARCK, OAK, Aug. 5.-The Satur
day night session of the constitutional
convention was interesting, especially
to railroads and other corporations, the
evening being passed in discussion of
the proposition giving the legislature
power to fix passenger and freight rates
and to regulate the charges on sleeping
car, express, telephone and telegraph
companies. After spirited debate in
which amendments giving the courts
the power to decide what rates should
be charged, the farmers won and the
committee of the whole adopted the
original proposition. Before the con-
ventiOn finally adopts the article an
other strong effort will be made to
amend it. The only business trans
acted this afternoon was meeting the
senate commission On irrigation and
reclamation of arid lands. The con-
vention was addressed by Senators
Stewart, of Nevada, chairman OF
the committee. who at the close of his
remarks on irrigation took occasion to
get in his best ticks Oh the silver ques-
ton in interest of the silver mines of
Nevada. He was followed by Senator
Reagan, OF Texas, who addressed the
convention in favor of irrigation, and
was followed by Maj Powell. of the
United States geological survey. who
advised the convention to SO frame the
constitution that no companies indlvid-
uals OrscOrporations could own or con-
troll the water supply. He said that all
ownership should be in land. and that
no man should have control of the water
as separate from the land. These senti-
ments were loudly applauded. Some
what of an unpleasant sensation
was occasioned by Delegate Johh-
son, of Nelson county, who has
won an unenviable reputation for MAX
ing bad breaks. During the remarks Of
Senators Reagan and Stewart On the
silver question they Inadvertently re-
ferred TO the war debt. Senator john
son arose at the close of Senator Reag-
gan's speech and proceeded to take
Reagan to task ky stating that if he
read history right the senator from
Texas was in jeff Davis cabinet when
the war debt was being made. AT this
point Delegate Purcell arose to Inquire
whether or not Johnson intended to in
suit Senator Reagan. Immediately fol-
lowing this query Mathews, of Grand
Forks, moved to adjourn, which motion
prevailed by unanimous vote, and the
convention adjourned while Johnson
was still Oh his feet. The senators will
remain several days to CLEAN informa-
ton on the subject of irrigation. They
are already thoroughly convinced that
congress should provide means of irri-
cation for all of the great West and
will so report
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
PLAYING THE LAST CARD.
Milw aux eeans Will Make Another
Pull for the One.Cent Rate.

CHICAGO, Aug. Sit is announced
that the committee of Milwaukee eiti-
zens interested in the encampment
will have conference to-mor-
row with the officials of the
Western States Passenger as
ISOLATION and the Central Traffic
association and endeavor to S, cure the
coveted one-cent rate. Efforts TO induce
the Chicago q Northwestern and the
Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul Railroad
companies to give this fare having
failed. the appeal of the Milwaukee
people to the association is regarded as
t he last hope of securing it. The Mil
waukee committee to call upon the
transportation officials consists of Will
lam P. McLaren, l. NJ. BEEN and G. NJ.
Cottrell.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06

vention met at 4 o'clock. The PROPOSE
ton recommended by the finance COM
mittee allowing cities to incur debts for
water supplies passed. Six other meas
ures recommended by the same COM
mittee were ordered printed. Articles
was made to defeat the senatorial rep
resentation by counties, but the effort
was soon abandoned. The bill is still
under consideration at recess.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
BIG GUNS WILL FOOT.
All the Cabinet Members Prepar-
ing to leave Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-There will be
cabinet exodus from Washington to-
morrow. The president, accompanied
by Secretaries Window and Proctor and
Private Secretary Halford, will leave
here at $40 a. m. on special car at
tached to the regular train over the
Pennsylvania railroad. At New York,
tomorrow evening, they will take
the Fall River boat for Boston,
arriving there on Wednesday morn
ing. Secretaries Window and Proctor
will not accompany the president to
Bar Harbor, but will remain in Boston
to transact some business there. Solic.
itor Walker Blaine will meet the presi.
dent at Boston and escort him to Bar
Harbor on Thursday. Messrs. Window
and Proctor will return to Washington
in about week. Secretary Tracy, whc
has been suffering from slight illness,
will go to Brooklyn tomorrow for
short stay. Attorney General Miller
will leave for indianapolis tomorrow
afternoon. He will return in two
weeks. Secretary Noble will probably
take short vacation, beginning at tbs
end of this week,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Canucks in the Dark.

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 5.-The govern
ment has not yet received any report
regarding the escape of the Black Dia-
mond. 1t is likely no official cognizance
of the affair will be taken. The seizure
is regarded in official circles as a
genuine one. The escape of the
Schooner is not regarded as likely to
complicate matters. Officials here eX-
press themselves as ignorant of the al
legged departure of British war vessels
for Behring sea.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Rates win Be Advanced.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-A circular has
been sent out by Chairman Blanchard
tothe managers of the lines in the Central
Traffic association. asking them to vote
on the proposition to restore the rate on
iron to the basis of % cents per 100
pounds. The present rate is 20 cents.
1t is believed that the roads are gen.
orally favorable to the proposition, and
that the rate will be advanced.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
and take the rotten schemes it may

and take the rotten schemes it may
present, vote the whole business down.
Grand Forks News.
Some days ago, while Judge Moody
was speaking in South Dakota In his
senatorial interests from the same plat
form with ex-Gov. st. John, of Kansas,
who was speaking in theinterest of pro-
hibition, Moody said that if South Da-
kOta should decide in favor of prohibit
ton, and he should be elected to the
United States senate, he would introduce
and advocate the passage al bill pro-
hibiting the issuance by the federal
government of licenses to sell liquor in
states and territories where the liquor
traffic was prohibited by law.-James-
town Capital.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
AMBITIOUS IDAHo.

The convention in Idaho that is try
ing to fit up state machine that will be
acceptable and secure admission will
evidently have a good deal of the Da-
kota experience in delay. The exercise
will amuse them and help advertise the
country, but the Mormon element there
is too strong now, and the danger still
greater that large colonization would
be had with view to control of the
state. A few years ago the legislature
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06

SARA BERNHARDT is in disfavor with
the ladies of the humane societies. One
Of them in Missouri passed resolutions
denouncing her in caustic terms and
pledging the members not to attend her
performances if she visits this country.
Der offense is that she threw her pet
pup into the fire and cremated il with
out waiting to employ the fatal cleo
trieal current or administer an anas-
thetic. Probably she was taken with a
spasm of disgust at the dog worship of
a class of females not confined to France,
and wanted to give the most striking ex-
preston to it,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06

of that territory attempted to disfran-
chise the Mormons who held to the
polygamy faith. But the saints were
too cunning for them. Hundreds of
them came forward with certificates
from the bishop showing that they had
cut. loose from the church. 1t was a
palpable trick, but largely successful.
The country is not ready to admit any
Mormon community to the more indie
pendent relation of statehood, just yet.
at least. Then Idaho is not reliable in
its voting 1t will StaY out awhile
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
THE OLD, OLD STORY.

He anchored fast his fishing boat,
He made cushion of his coat
And sat and watched his bobber float
From early morn till night.
As hour on hour thus idly spent
In slow succession came and went,
He passed the time in sweet content
While waiting for bite.
When shadows babe him fish no more,
He piled the lazy dripping oar,
And sought lad upon the shore,
His string of bass to buy.
Next morning In the busy mart
He told tale all knew by heart,
Yet told it with such wondrous ar,
None knew the old. ola lie.
Washington Post
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Babcock Must Settle.

Boston, Aug. "a. G. Whitcomb,
manufacturer of school furniture, has
brought suit for libel against g. A.
Babcock, an inventor of a school desk,
for the publication of letter in BoS-
ton paper, charging that a combination
existed between Whitcomb and Fred
erick G. Hansen, assistant superintend-
ent of public buildings, for the pur-
chase of supplies for scboals.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
ChaDDelI Off on a Tour.

CHICAGO, July 5.-General Manager
Chappell, of the Chicago & Alton rail-
road, left for the West this morning os-
tensibly on routine tour of inspection.
His departure caused much speculation
in connection with the rumorS that the
Alton intended buying a line west of
Kansas City. It was regarded as signifi-
superintendent of the Union Pacific s.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas. and his
Judgment would be among the best OBJ
tainable concerning any of the mooted
purchases
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Railway Notings.

Stanley Prondfit, of the Omaha, is in
Chicago attending the meeting of the
Western Freight association, called for
the purpose of adjusting coal rates.
General Freight Agent Clark. of the
Omaha, accompanied by his father,
William Clark, of st. Louis, is spend
ing the week at Duluth.
ID. G. Mitchell, district passenger
agent of the Wisconsin Central, at Mil
waukee, was in the city yesterday.
The Omaha, by any arrangement with
the Empire line, will run through cars
to New York.
C. j. Gilfillan, of the st. Paul & Du-
luth, was in Duluth yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
SUCCESS Is ASSURED.
The Chippewa Reservation VIII
Soon Be Opened to Settlement.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The Indian
bureau has received from the commits.
sion appointed by the president to ne.
gotiate with the Chippewa Indians in
Minnesota for a REIMBURSEMENT to the
government of part of their reserva.
ton lands. information that more than
two-thirds of the Indians on the White
Earth and Red Lake reservations have
signed the articles of eession. The con-
sent of the Leech Lake Indians yet re.
mains to be obtained before the rights
of the governmentattach. These reSer-
vatioDs contain in the aggregate about
1000, 200 acres. of which it is estimated
100000 acres will be surrendered to
the United States. the remaining l.0OO..
600 acres to be allotted to the Indians in
Severalty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06

THE visit of the German emperor to
England gives the latter good chance
to impress him with the strength of the
naval armament in the guise of COM
plimentary display. He will observe
that it is much easier to visit his grand
mother when the latch string is out
than when she wants to keep out in
YaderS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Applied to the Sinking Fund.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Secretary
Window has directed that all the bonds
purchased by the government since the
1st of July last be applied to the sink
ing fund until the requirements for the
current fiscal year, estimated at SAT, O0O,.
600, are met. The amount already au-
piled to this purpose is S3.963. $50. of
which all but S15,500 was in AZ peg
cent bonds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
BEGINNING OF THE END.
The Idaho Convention Has AL
most Cnmnleted Its LabOcs

BOISE CITY. Idaho, Aug. 5.-The con-
yention is about through business.
To-day a strong resolution was adopted
asking President Harrison to take steps
to prevent the free importation of Mex
lean lead; decided upon the election of
state officers after the constitution has
been accepted by congress. The pr0po-
sition for such an election and the time
for notification caused warm discus
sion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
ALMOST BANKRUPT.
The San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
Road in Financial Straits.

Road in Financial Straits.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 5.-Judge
King has cited the San Antonio & Ar
kansas Pass Railroad company to show
cause on the 10th inst. why receiver
should not be appointed to take control
of the corporation. This action is the
result of petition filed Saturday by
Chris Kid. The petitioner alleges that
the company is indebted to him on a
prOmiSSory note, past due, to the amount
of $4,000; that the road is already mort
gagged to the extent of S11.000,000; that
the managers of the road are contem-
plating the sale of the property at an
early date; and that the loose manage
ment of the business of the company
has bankrupted it, etc,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Mrs. Patterson's Grand Spread

Mrs. Patterson's Grand Spread.
BAR HARBoR, Me-, Aug. 5.-Mrs. Pat
lerson, daughter of Joseph Medill, of
Chicago, and sister of Mrs. Mccormick,
wife of the secretary of legation at Lon
don, gave dinner at the Malvern to-
night to Secretary Blaine and Mrs.
Blaine's guests, Walker Blaine, the
Misses Blaine, and the Misses Simpkins
and McComb. Afterwards the party at
tended dance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Dirt Will Fly To-Day.
Special to the Globe.

SptCIdI 10 VlIt
CRoOKsToN, Mimi, Aug. 81 The Du-
luth, Crookston IL Northern railway has
entered upon the work of construction.
E. G. Long. the contractor-in-chief, has
made Crookston his headquarters, while
MI. Simar. the superintendent of con-
struction. is established at Fertile Dirt
will begin to fly tomorrow morning,
and the work of construction will be
pushed to an early completion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
READY TO BE VOTED UPON.
South Dakota statemakers Sign

South Dakota Statemakers Sign
the Constitution and Adjourn.
SIOUX FALLS, S. d., Aug. 5.-The
convention met at 1 O'Clock to-day for
its last session. The only work done
was the auditing Of the expenses of the
convention and the signing of the con-
stitution. Seventy-two of the seventy
five members were present and affixed
their signatures to the document. There
was reception and banquet tonight in
honor of the delegates. The work of
the convention meets with universal
approval
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
JUST SAVED HIS BACON.
Postmaster PauPs Resignation
Saved Him From Being Bounced.

Saved Him From Being Bounced.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The post
master general has sent the following
letter to Postmaster Paul, of Milwau-
kee:
George Fl. Paul, ESQ.,, Milwaukee, Wis
Dear Sir: Your letter of July 29th, tender
ing your resignation of the office of post
master at Milwaukee Wis, has been re-
ceived. Before its receipt the civil service
commission had submitted report of exam
ination of your Office. upon which 1 should
have taken action before this but for your
request for delay in order that you might
submit q statement in your own behalf
After the examination by the civil service
commission, posto flee inspector was sent
to examine your Office, and his report has
also been submitted to me. Upon these re-
ports your removal from Office has been de-
termined upon, but as pending action upon
them you have offered your resignation,
will accept it, to take effect upon the ap-
pointment and qualification of q successor,
who will be designated as soon as possible,
Very respectfully. JOHN WANAMAEER,
Postmaster General.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06

IT WOULD not need a dispatch to con-
vince one Iamilia ar with the situation
that the Prince of Wales is very desir-
GUS that his mother shall abdicate and
give him chance. He is getting some
what along in years, and has been wait
ing good while. She could live pretty
comfortably as an ex-queen, but there is
no indication that she is disposed to
oblige the prince. She won't step down.
or even die,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
Washington's Abiding Place.

Harper's Young People.
Teacher Ito historical class)-Where
did Washington live after he retired
from public life? >,
No one seemed to know. t
Teacher-Was it at Washington or
Mount Vernon?
Still no reply. Z
Teacher-Come, children; some of
you must know.
Smallest Scholar know, teacher;
he lived in the hearts of his country
men.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
MAYES HAS A MAJORITY.
The Downing Ticket Elected b,
Cherokee Indians.

TAHEQUAH, Ind. Ter, Aug. San
election was held in the Cherokee na-
tion to-day for members of the legisla-
ture. Two tickets were in the
field, the Downing ticket, being
composed of Chief Mayes' dele
gates. and the National ticket sup
porters of ex-Chief Bushyhead. The
indications are that a majority of Chief
Mayes' men were elected, thus changing
the complexion of the legislature, which
now has majority against the chief.
The result of the election is construed
here as fatal blow to the object of the
Cherokee commission, to which Mayes
and his supporters are very hostile.