St. Paul daily globe., 1890-04-06

new Ork'S Ten. DANIEL IL.
Sickies, New York
New Sheriff. city's new sheriff. is a
wealthy man, possibly
millionaire, by reason OF fortunate
mining investments in Mexico. The
father, George Il. Sickles, who was
patent lawyer, and through his pro-
fesSIonai practice became interested in
the planning machine patents. The elder
SickleS always regarded his son with
somewhat the same wonder that hen
regards the result of Matching ducks
egg. When the general took to the
world for himself, as a duckling takes
to the pond, the old gentleman was
amazed and startled, but as the general
bgot On in life the elder Sickles became
exceedingly proud of him.
The episode in Gen. Sickles' life
which resulted in the death of
Philip Barton Key. ] am told, was
brought about by another MANS
desire to avoid giving counsel to
friend. When Gen. SickleS
found out his wlfe's faithlessness he
went to Samuel F. Butterworth, then a
prominent public man, to seek advice.
He told Butterworth what he knew and
asked what he ought to do as gentle
man to protect his honor. "YOu know
yourself, as gentleman of honor, what
to do" was ButterwOrtb'S reply, in-
tended to be evasive. The general,
however, took it to mean that he must
kill Key, which he did.
by the way, in his old age, the elder
SickIes had a woman scrape-marrying
at an advanced age, when considerable
scandal and gossip and litigation fol-
lowed. as a natural consequence.
am told that 1t is the ambition of
Gen. Sickles to become mayor of New
York. to succeed Mr.. Grant. There is
hint beyond this that Gov. Hill has
picked out Sickles as his own successor
in the gubernatOrial Office, to which the
shrievalty IS to be the stepping stone.
The general is Hill man, although he
has been state civil service commits
sioner. The Democratic machine would
stand by MIN at Hill'S dictatiOn, while
his civil service commission record and
the reforms he is expected to bring
about in the sheriff's Office would be
used to secure him the mugwump and
reform element. If this is Gov. Hills
programme, it is a shrewd one.
North Dakota There is good deal
said and written nova
Affairs. days about North Da-
kOta, ana When Law
yer John H. Hillsworth, of Bismarck,
talked about the new state in the HOff-
man house, New York, he had an inter-
ested crowd Of listeners.
''You have all read something about
Bismarck, I suppose" said he, land
perhaps many of you imagine it is big
town. Well, it is not, but lis typical
Western municipality. There are only
about $500 inhabitants, but they are all
staunch citizens and stayers of the first
quality. The city is compactly built,
and has many massive business blocks
and elegantresidences The legislative
session is a great help to the Bismarck
people. 1t is costing the taxpayers of
the state $3.50 day, and Bismarck gets
at least half of it; SO the Legislature
has done some good, even though its
field is somewhat limited. am agree
ably impressed with some Of North Da-
kota's statesmen. On the whole they
are lot of stirring, generous, broad
gauge fellows, in whose hands the
''rhe legislature is seriously ham,
pered i'm its work by constitutional re-
strictions i'll regard to the amount of
state Indebtedness. 1t is the generally
expressed. opinion, however, that the
constitution ought to be amended as
soon as possible and the debt limit
placed at s., ,OO0, 900 instead of the paltry
sum of $500,000.
''Were this done the young state
would have a chance to grow and eX-
pand and overcome difficulties which
would seem almost unsurm0untable.
Two million dollars would be small
debt for the state to handle, and the
benefits derived from the use of that
amount of money at this time would be
incalculabIe. North Dakota needs
$1.0OO,O00 to spend this winter. She can
afford it. Her present debt is small.
and she is rich in resources. to develop
which requires the generous use of
money. Next fall a full state ticket and
a new legislature will be elected, and
on the meeting of the legislature
United States senator, to succeed Sena-
tor G. A. Fierce, will be chosen. That
Pierce's tOga may be transferred to
Representative Walsh, who is now one
of the most popular members of the
state legislature, is not among the i'm
probabilities. and that Congressman
HansbroughS seat in the national house
of representatives may be inherited by
the erudite r. N. Stevens is also among
the possible reSultS.'