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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
MISSING LINKS.

A canvaSback duck is said to be able
to fly eighty miles an hour.
A Suffer county, California, farmer
has traction engine that will pillow
Seventy-fiVe acres of land in twenty
four hours.
AS there was never a season more
favorable for the flow of maple sap.
there may be more hopes of obtaining
pure maple sugar.
Ash Wednesday no longer interferes
with theatrical performers in London.
Formerly all the theaterS closed OH that
day, but this year not one did.
A Georgia man committed forgery be-
cause starvation stared him in the face,
and then starved himself because the
forgery stared him in the face.
The people of New Mexico have got
it into their heads that they are living
over vast Subterranean lake, and they
fear they will fall in some day and get
wet.
DR.. Osiah Stovell. eighty-two years of
age, who lives in Atlanta, recently mar
ried woman sixty years his junior.
This is DR.. Stovell's third matrimonial
venture.
1t is said that six juvenile heirs and
helreSSes have been abducted within
five months. Poor rich children worth
several millions need to be provided
with an especial guard.
A pigeon missed seven times at a
shooting match in New jersey finally
broke the String-attached to its leg
that it might be again used as target,
if not Inland few Off.
The Mexican consul at Los Angeles
turned nice little penny by charging
from s. to 81 for passports to cross the
line, and scoOped in many tenderfeet.
No passport is needed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
JOURNALISTIC JoTTINGs.

Thomas Mast, the artist. has accepted
a place Cd the San Francisco Examiner
as cartOonist
Col. Charles II. Taylor, of the Boston
Globe, has been elected president of the
Boston Press club.
The Thomas Cat, of Thomas county,
Kansas, has just entered upon its fifth
year of existence. An admiring con-
temporary says that the Cat exists for
good purr-puss.
Arthur Brisbane, the London CORES
pondent of the New York Sun, who is
sojOurning in New York, was given a
reception by the Press club soon after
his arrival in that city.
Thomas Bewsy Holmes, the humorist,
formerly connected with the GLOBE,
has established the Sonoma Valley
Whistle. a weekly paper published at
El VeranO, Cal. Each number is liber-
ally enlivened by contributions from
the editor, in his own peculiar style.
There is fierce fight going on in
Helena, Mont, between the Herald, and
young Russell Harrison's paper, the
journal, for the territorial printing.
HarrlSon,S paper has captured the con-
tract, and the opposition are feeling ex-
ceedlngly sore over the award being
given to younger newspaper.
The Providence Evening Dispatch
failed to appear ON a recent WedneS-
day. The editor was in jail for libel,
could not obtain bail, and while things
were in this condition the printers
struck against plate matter and to have
the advertisements placed on the hook.
The paper was justified In its holiday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
WINDOWS POLICY.
Why He Rejected Yesterdays Of
ferings of Bonds.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The action
of Secretary Window to-day in reject
ing large offerings of AZ per cent bonds
at 1885. 1881 and 1881 is regarded at
the treasury department as indicating
his purpose of not paying over 10S for
these bonds, for the present at least.
When asked this afternoon why he had
not accepted any of to-day's offers, the
secretary replied: "The rates were too
high" and declined to say anything
more on the subject. A prominent Of
fetal OF the department. however, said
to-day that it was strange that there
were so few offerings of per cents, as
as there was no good reason for Suppos-
ing that the secretary would not buy
bonds of that loan, provided they are
offered at reasonable rates. The last
offer of per cents was at 1891. 1t was
rejected, the official said, because it
was above the prevailing market rates,
and not necessarily because the secre-
tary does not wish to apply any of the
surplus to the payment of that particu-
lar loan, as has been conjectured. 1t is
believed that Secretary Window will
outline his policy in this matter more
definitely in a few days. He has been
busy with so many other matters up to
this time that he has not been able to
give it the consideration he proposes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
EXECUTIVE RETALIATION,

The GLOBE did not hesitate to GEN.
sure the senators who voted against
MURAT HALSTEAD'S nomination on
the ground that he had exercised his
editorial prerogative little freely, and
now we are compelled to raise our voice
in censure of the president because of
his expressed determination to snub the
senators who voted against Mr.. HAL
STEAD. Word comes from Washington,
and in such an authentic way as to
leave no doubt of its correctness, that
President HARRISON has told his
friends that the Republican senat ors
who voted against MURAT HALsTEAD
last week will be remembered, and their
recommendations to office looked upon
rather coolly.
This is an application of the lex tai
ionis wholly inconsistent with the high
duties pertaining to the Office of chief
magistrate. The constitution gives the
president the power to nominate; the
same provision of the constitution gives
the senate the power to reject or con-
firm the nomination. In case the SEN
ate does not see fit to concur with the
president in his nominations, that is no
reason why the latter should question
the motives of the former, nor is it any
Justification for holding spite against
any senator who may differ with the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
WILL STUDY THE STORMS.
The Government Will Issue a
Monthly Pilot Chart of the Pa

The Government Will Issue
Monthly Pilot Chart of the Pa
cific.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The follow
ing circular was issued to-day from the
photographic Office of the navy de-
partment: ''The recent wrecks and
loss of life in the harbor of Apia, Sa-
moan islands, have strongly emphasized
the Importance of collecting and pub
fishing as much information as possible
relative to the meteorology Of the Pa
cific ocean. 1t is the intention of this
office to commence the publication, at
an early date. of a monthly pilot chart
of the North and South Pacific oceans,
similar in its general plan to the pilot
chart of the North Atlantic ocean, is
sued by this Office. 1t is earnestly re-
quested that reliable information rela-
tive to hurricanes in the Pacific, espe-
cially the one about Samoa March Is
and 16, be forwarded to this Office, to
any of its branch Offices, or to any
United State consul for transmission to
Washington. Officers in charge of
branch photographic offices will give
this circular as wide publicity as posi-
BILE, and make every effort to collect
data. Yours respectfully, e. L. Dyer,
photographer"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
PARAGRAPHED PEOPLE.

A Bismarck museum is to be estab-
lished in Berlin.
The empress of Japan has abandoned
her Intention to visit this country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone are prepar-
ing for the celebration of their golden
wedding.
Gen. Longstreet, the famous ex-Con-
federate, is lying dangerously ill at his
home in Georgia.
Swinburne is not five feet high, pale
as ghost and has an immense head.
covered with shaggy hair.
Pension Commissioner Tanner was
sworn into office by one of the woman
clerks in the pension department..
Neal Dow says that Theodore r. Tim
by. not John Ericsson, was the inventor
of the revolving turret for ships of war.
John Macdonald Cameron, member of
parliament, sailed for this country on
Thursday. He will spend some time in
studying American institutions.
The Duke of Portland has just given
MS beautiful betrothed a magnific ent
sable cloak and pearl necklace which
is said to be the finest in England.
Chicago swells are agitated over the
visit OF real live lOrd-no less a one
than Lord Raglan, a grandson of the
Mrs. Cleveland will shortly visit Mr..
ana Mrs. ChIlds and drive, for the first
time In harness, the two colts presented
to Mrs. Childs by the widow of Gen.
Grant.
B. 2. Shillaber (Mrs. Partington). con-
fined at home by long illness, has en-
pioyed his time writing and compiling a
book of personal "reminiscences during
fifty years.
The late John Bright was a great adj
mirer of John G. Writers poetry. He
could repeat "SnOwbound' and MANY
others of Whittier'S poems, and often
did so in public.
Congressman Sunset Cox is over
sixty years of age, although his wit and
vlyacltv keep him young. His hair has
become thin and gray, but his tongue
is as ready as ever.
The Duchess of Marlborough is fitting
up her house in Carlton House terrace
with such mrgnificence that when fin
ished it will be one of the most sumpt-
uOus abodeS in London.
Mrs. W. c. Whitney, wife of the ex-
secretary of the navy, is preparing to
sail for Europe with her family for a
prolonged absence. 1t is said Mrs.
Cleveland is urged to accompany them.
MIS-. Ella DletZ ClYmeT, the new preSI-
dent of SOrosis at New York, is one of
the earlier members of that club, and
was the intimate personal friend of Mrs.
WIlbour. its longtime president. She
was the stepdaughter of the late DR..
Hallock, of New York, and sister of
Miss Linda Dietz, the actress. Mrs.
Clymer has lived of late years in Lon
don. but has now permanently settled
in New York. Her sister and other
members of the family reside in Eng
land.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
THE OTHER SIDE.
The Postmaster of Lake City
Gives His Version.

Gives His version.
To the Editor of the Globe.
LAKE CITY, April Al noticed COM
munication from your correspondent
from this place in this mornings GLOBE
to the effect that George Stout Jr., one
of my deputies, had attached the fix
lures of the postoffice for wages. The
facts in the care are as follows: | was
taken seriously sick Nov. %. My phySi-
clan and family did not expect | could
possibly live. The first quarterly re-
port, after [ was taken sick, my deputy
reported to my bOndsmen shortage in
the office of 1927, which one of my
bondsmen promptly paid.
The Government Inspector Capt. j.
Wood inspected my Office Nov. 9, and
found everything correct. On March
so he again inspected, at my request
before l took charge of my Office again,
and reported a shortage of S5S ON the
quarter ending March 81, making in all
shortage of 1886. | now owe the two
deputies $50 for services, this l declined
to pay until they make good the short
age.
| have placed the matter with the
United States attorney at st. Paul, and
expect the United States marshal on
every train to take charge of these two
men, Stout and the other deputy.
L propose to have the deputies ex-
amined in the criminal and civil courts
before | pay the wages.
d. 0. IRWIN p. M.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
MIR. BOOTHS CONDITION.
He Must Stop Smoking or Be Pre-
pared for the Worst.


ROCHESTER, N. Y, April 4.-The
condition of Mr.. Booth was much i'm
proved this morning. He arose at s 80
o'clock and was shortly thereafter Wis
tied by DR.. G. r. Sumner, who found
him able to speak quite plainly. Mr..
Booth breakfasted in his room. DR..
Sumner, being interviewed by a re-
porter, said: ''Mr. Booth is feeling
great deal better to-day. / did not con-
slider his condition last night alarming.
found that he had sustained a slight
shock OF paralysis, which prevented the
power of speech. The paralysis affected
his entire left side. AS he was unable
to speak it was, of course. impossible
for him to go on with his part. 1t was
thought at first that the attack would
pass away in few minutes, but l felt
sure it was impossible for him to re-
sumo his part. His condition was, in
deed, pitiful. As he lay there in his
dressing room, looking appeaIingly at
Mr.. Barrett and myself, unable to
speak word. my heart felt for
him warmly. We did all we could
to aid the suffering tragedIan, and, as
soon as possible, had him removed to
his hotel. think with a rest of week
or ten days Mr.. Booth will be able to
keep his engagements. Last nights at
tack, however, is premonition of what
is bound to come. think that within
few years Mr.. Booth will suffer a final
attack which will rob America of its
greatest actor" Mr. Booths manager,
Arthur B. Chase. SAID: 81 have no
doubt that the Immediate cause of his
attack was excessive cigar smoking.
Mr.. Booth smokes about twenty strong
m fnA low Al
uses pipe. | think he will smoke
fewer cigars in the future.' MIR. Booth,
accompanied by his valet. left on the
1880 O'Clock train this morning for
New York. In reply to an inquiry
from Detroit. he Instructed Manager
Chase to say that he would keep his en-
gagement in that city week after next.
Mr.. Barrett has determined to keep the
Booth-Barrett engagements. Lawrence
Hanley will probably take Mr.. Booths
parts. The company will play in Buff
falO tonight and for the remainder of
the week, and will go thence to Cleye-
land.
NOT DANGEROUSLY ILL.
New YORK. April 4.-Edwin Booth,
with his Wallet, reached this city on the
Chicago limited from Rochester tonight
at 1880 o'clock. DR.. st. Clair Smith,
-. DVoSii pny SlCidu' iueG utni dt Tue
Grand Central depot with a carriage.
They drove to the Players club, on
East Twentieth street. Mr.. Booth
was in good spirits, though
little weak, and did not seem to
feel the long ride from Rochester.
He took supper at the Players club,
and sat up in the ''green room " talking
with callers until late hour. DIR.
Smith said, after examining the great
tragedian, that he had suffered partial
stroke of paralysis, which was I'M
doubtedly due to excessive smoking.
He directed his patient to remain in
doors, and enjoy quiet and rest for
few days. DR.. Smith thought that Mr..
Booth would be able to resume his en-
gagelnentS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
HAD a GOOD RECORD.
Death of Col. Richard Long, In
ventOr and Soldier.

CHICAGO, April 4.-Col. Richard
Long, treasurer and general manager
of Longs Truss Rail Joint company.
who was run over by a train and fatally
injured at Pittsburg this morning, was
the inventor of truss-rall joint that
has been adopted by number of lead
ing railroad companies. He left Chi
cago March Is. and was about to take
the train for home when the accident
occurred. He has resided in Chicago
for about two years. His home is in
Columbus, o. He isa widower without
children, and is about fifty years of age.
Col. Long had command of the Seventy
third Ohio regiment during the Rebel
ion, and served under Gen. Fremont.
He gained historical prominence by
capturing Belle Boyd, the notorious
Rebel spy,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
HOLIDAY AND BEARD.
They Can Have Anything They
Want in Cincinnati.

w anu III SInclnnaCl.
President Stern ran over from st.
Louis yesterday morning to see the first
game of the season, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer. He left again last night, and
before going said: 81 am highly
pleased with the way the new players
showed up this afternoon. 1 could not
ask for or expect better players than
Holiday and Beard. Both are up to
the mark, and L am confident they viii
be among the leaders this season. IL
they but take care of themselves the
company in the American association
will not prove one whit too fast for
them. If Duryea and Earle fill their re-
spective positions in as good a style as
Holiday and Beard did this afternoon
the Cincinnati club will indeed be
fortunate"
Manager Schmelz was asked what he
thought of the two new men. He said:
Il am more than pleased with their
play. After all our men had been Sc
cured last fall [ looked over the list, and
calculated that the Cincinnatis for 1899
would be just the least bit weaker in
fielding than they were in 1888. but a
great deal stronger in batting and base
running. Since | have seen the new
players at work | am convinced that we
are not only stronger in batting and
baSe-running, but about 10 per cent bet
ter in fielding than we ever were before.
Both the new men are full of ginger and
natural-born ball-players. Earle is just
the same stripe of a player, and will fit
in with the others very nicely. The
Cincinnatis for 1889 will be a great band
of hustlers. Did you notice the way in
which both Holiday and Beard backed
up every place where throw was likely
to be made? Holiday came in OH the
run to back up second every time a run
ner started from first. Some of the
base-runners who have been going down
to third on overthrOwS to second will
get fooled when Holiday is behind Me,
Phee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
OF A DOUBTFUL MIND.
The Man From the Country Inter,
views a Cable Car Conductor.


views Cable Car Conductor.
Arkansaw Traveller.
A man, wheasy old fellow, upon
whom the coming of age seemed to have
comical effect, got On North Chicago
grip car the other evening. He ap-
peared to be extremely anxious, and
when the conductor came along the
old fellow asked:
SIS this here what they call Limits
Eyes"
lit goes way out yonder, reckon"
''Out TO the end of the llne.'
'Goes as far as Fullerton avenue, 7
reckon"
Eyes, way beyond that"
'Then you are sure that this is q
Limits car?'
"Of course I am" the conductor
answered rather sharply, and had
turned to go away when the old fellow
took hold of his coat tail and detained
him.
My old friend, Lyman Sanders, has
been livin' here long time and has
allus wanted me to come an see him,
an take Limits car. An you say this
is it?''
"Yes," the conductor snapped. "Turn
loose my coat.''
eyes, in mint. Now my friend said
that Limits car had green light on
it.''
"There's the green light" answered
the conductor, pointing.
rs that what you call green light?"
Don't you see it's green? Turn
loose my coat. tell you"
''In a mint, but I'd call that light
lue."
sit makes no difference what you call
it. It's green, all the same"
"Wall, nOw," said the old fellow, ''fur
is green"
mo argument about it." the con.
ductor replied; 81 know it's green.
Leave go my coat"
WALL" replied the old fellow. ''you
may take any view you please, but
am, fur the sake of argument, going to
admit that the light is green; but does
that give me any shortly that this car
won't turn Off before it gifts to where
I'm goin'? See, it's windin' around
every whicher way now"
The conductor tore himself loose and
slammed the door, and the old fellow,
still in doubt, remarked: EFF man
down my way wants ter know anything
folks will tell him, but it's mighty diff
runt up here.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
THE SAINT PAUL MORNING. APRIL 1889

president in the matter of appointments.
To say the least, this retaliatory dispo-
sition of the president is an exhibition
OF littleness unbecoming to one who
holds the honorable station he occu-
pies.
Aside from the matter of principle,
and question of propriety involved in
the presidents conduct in this matter,
there is question of eXpediency tn at
ought to arrest the presidents atten-
ton. Ii he adopts policy of re-
tallation in his treatment of the six Re
publican senators who voted against
HALsTEAD, he should remember that
they will then be justified in pursuing
the same tactics. And they hold the
vantage ground, because their votes are
necessary to give the administration
control of the senate.
1t occurs to us that we can see Mr..
BLAINE'S fine hand in the work OF
framing this retaliatory policy, and
to our mind is evidence that the willy
premier is really exerting more influ-
ence over this administration than the
public suppose. Every one knows what
influence Mr.. BLAINE had in the GAR
FIELD administration, and this, trick is
precise repetition of the one that GA r.
FIELD attempted to play on the senate
when the nomination of WILLIAM ii.
ROBERTSON for collector at New York
was under consideration in the senate.
1.-The Republican senator who votes
against my nominees will feel the need
of letter of introduction next time he
comes to the White house." was re-
mark made by President GARFIELD at
that time. 1t will be we'll for
Gen. HARRIS ON to recall the fate
of the GARFIELD administration.
1t was urged forward in this policy of
retaliation against the CoNKLING wing
of the senate until the administration
came to horribly tragic termination.
we do not mean to say, or even init
mate, that the assassin will play a part
in this contest; but we do warn Presi-
dent HARRISON that he is bound to
tread on dangerous ground whenever
he permits himself to be lead by Mr..
BLAINE into factional contest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
BALLOT REFORM.

If selfiShness could be eliminated
from the legislature and representatives
as body see things through the eyes
of the whole people, the bill providing
for the Australian system of elections
in this state might have had an easier
time in the house yesterday. q
-
The bill was published in the GLOBE
early in the session. 1t has been IN
dorsed by the leading papers of the
state. The platforms of both the great
parties of the state insisted last fall
that this system should be adopted.
The Democratic and Republican mem
berS of the legislature were elected
upon these platforms.
~
Yet in the house yesterday the fight
over the Reyes bill, drafted to meet
these demands, was between ignorance
and superstition On one side and prog
reSS on the other. In the first place.
there were not twenty members out of
the 103 who had read the bill, and much
less who through all the years of public
discussion on the system had learned
what the Australian system" was.
~xH
The country fought the bill. These
satellites of local wisdom and township
wit made themselves obstructionists.
1t was question for time if the bill
would receive even a decent hearing. 1t
was not met with logic nor with argu-
ment, or with rational plea except
such as these: ITO make bull pens of
school houses" OF ''an attempt to shake
the bill down the throat of the country"
81
Mr.. Reyes said: 1.-The bill is not an
immaculate conception nor divine rev.
elation, but has been carefully drawn"
And he was met with as profound a
display of ignorance as to what the
Australian system is as though he had
propOunded the theorem of the nebular
doctrine and asked 80 per cent of the
house to demonstrate it.
~
Mr.. Reyes was very happy in his
statement that the bill was not his but
the child of progress. The house APP
peared to recognize this when, after
virulent attacks upon it because it was
alleged to be ''un-American" and IA
vOred by ''mugwumps." the motion to
indefinitely postpone was voted down.
The bill will be amended. bat it pass
age by the house, with the best features
of the Australian system attached,
seems possible.
e."
was curious feature of yesterdays
debate that no one recognized or said
that the ballot provisions of the bill
and the booths which Mr.. Crossfeld
cOntemptuouSly called "bull pens" are
the best that have been vet devised to
eliminate the use of money from poiiti-
cal conventions and campaigns. They
are aimed at the destruction of the
autocracy of the plugugly-the ward
heller and the wire-pulIer who trayerses
the country districts for the purpose of
fixing" doubtful sections. The bill as
a law leaves no loophole nor excuse for
any candidate to begin his campaign
with "barrel" and end with the whole
sale purchase of tine incorruptible
farmer and the honest burgher.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
Don't Like Scandal.

On the cable car, near Summit av-
enue:
Il don't read the morning papers, -
said Dayton avenue lady. ''They are
entirely too cratic for me-"
Neither do I,' responded her Ash
land avenue companion. t'There are too
many scandals and other sensations in
their columns"
After pause:
"Wasn't that awful about Mrs. De
Jones carrying on so with her daugh-
ter's music teacher that her husband
had to chastise the man."
''Why, where did you hear that? 2"
fast"
II didn't see that. What page was it
on? FL read it as soon as / get home"