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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

The size of the audiences which have
greeted Frank Mayo at the Harris thea
ter have steadily increased since Mon
day, and last night the theater was filled
to its full capacity, "Davy Crockett
ing, concluding the programme.
The Bijou opera house was comforta-
bly, filled last evening upon the occasion
of Company A'S benefit. THE Blue
and the Gray" will be given this after
noon and evening. Agnes Herndon in
LA Belle Marie" begins a weeks en-
gagement Monday.
The ninth DAM orchestra concert oc-
ours at Harmonic hall tomorrow after
noon.
E. H. Sothern concludes his engage
fment at the Grand to-day, presenting
7s.Lord Chumley" at the matinee and
1.-THE Highest Bidder" this evening.
The tank play is the present craze
with admirers of realistic stage produc-
tons. The Paymaster, which will be
produced for the first time on local
boards at the Grand opera Monday
evening, belongs essentially to this
form of contemporary theatrical diver
sion. Its interest centers largely in
two pools of genuine Niagara water eX-
stensive enough TO stand, or rather with
stand, which plunges and dives from
imposing heights. There are number
of effective situations and climaXes, a
comedy vein, two picturesque scenes
with tanks, and above all, three thrill
ing plunges, including the rescue of the
heroine by the hero.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
PosroFFlCE BUILDINGS.

Senator MOODY'S proposition to have
the government erect a postOffiee build
ing in every town with over 1000 inhab-
itants will be looked upon by the aver
age citizen as only one of the many
modern Republican devices to make the
surplus popular. While we do not
know, nor do we care to inquire into,
the motive which actuated Senator
MOODY in making this proposition, we
are inclined to think there is merit in
the suggestion. Any town of 1000 in
habitants must, in the nature of things,
have postal business sufficient to re-
quire the use Of good-siZed building.
Looking at it, then, in the light of a bust
ness proposition, the expense which the
government annually incurs in the way
OF paying rent for pOstoffice bulldogs
will exceed the interest at 6 per cent on
the amount it would require to erect
a suitable building in each town of
1000 inhabitants. Therefore, we con-
slider Mr.. MooDY'S plan to be good
business proposition, and one that the
government can afford to adopt without
fear of wasting the public revenues.
More than that, it will afford an oppor-
tunity for more equal distribution Of
the surplus than any scheme that has
yet been suggested. Ali sections of the
country will be benefited, which is more
than can be said for the BLAIR educa-
tiOnal bill, and other measures that are
now before congress looking to a swal-
lowing up of the surplus. And then.
too, it will be of permanent value to
each and every community benefited by
the provisions of the MOODY bill. The
buildings contemplated by the MooDY
plan need not be expensive, yet they
can be made commOdiouS enough for all
present and future purposes. AT the
same time a neat and ornamental style
of architecture can be adopted, which
will make the postoftice building val
liable addition to every town entitled
to one under the MOODY bill. In view
of these facts, we are prepared to in
dorse Senator MooDY's plan to the eX-
tent Of using up the existing surplus,
but not to the extent of creating an ad-
ditiomal surplus in the future for this or
aDV other burmese
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

Bishop Fitzgerald will preach Sunday
morning in the First Methodist church, in
the absence of the pastor. Rev. W. e. Rice
Rev. r. NJ. Beach, a former resident of
Minneapolis, but who removed to Los An
geles some time ago, died in that city sud
denly Feb 3.
The Northwestern Miller states that the
actual transfer of the Pillsbury mill property
to the English syndicate will not take place
for day or two.
315, 075.55, as against S3,462, go for the
corresponding week of last year. Yesterdays
clearings, S96s, S91 -16.
f. F. Comstock & Co. secure the contract
for the lumber for the bridge over Keegan's
lake at Sl,T70. Their bid was 1919 cents per
hneal foot for the piling.
1t is thought that ". G. Hollis late of the
Washburn Mill company, will be chosen Sec
rotary OF the Northwestern Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION, organized by the retail dealers
a special meeting of the HOMEOPATHIC
Hospital association will be held at the hos
pital Monday. Feb. IL, at { 30 p. m, for the
purpose of charging the board of directors
A full attendance is desired.
Margaret A. Cronin. wife of John Cronin.
died at her home at 3I2 Eighteenth avenue
city many years. and is well known On the
East side. She was 40 years of age.
Permits were issued yesterday to j. r. Pur-
chase to put in 81 900 in improving the Cas-
cade laundry DulIolng att second avenue
south, and to Segelbaum Bros, who will put
in $1,000 in altering and improving their
store.
Loggers who have recently returned from
Minnesota and Wisconsin camps, are unani-
nous in the opinion that the recent thaw
and rain has improved the outlook for good
supply of logs, teams now hauling with ease
all the logs that can be put on the sleighs.-
Lumberman..
Dairy and Food Commissioner Ives has re-
ceiyed number of letters recently from par
ties in different parts of the state calling his
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
ONE ILLUS TRATION.

The past week the convention of the
National Electric Light association met
at Kansas City. and its members were
pronounced by the Times the best-look-
ing set of men that ever assembled in
the West. That is, perhaps, the stand
ard compliment of the locality for all
reputable visitors, but men who mani
pulate lightning are supposed to absorb
something of its viyacity. The point
noted is that they, too, found the tariff
eXactions in the path of their industry,
particularly as related to copper. They
urged the abolition of duties on copper
ingots, plate, rods, bars and wire.
Copper is found to be much the best
material for electric wires, and its price
is enhanced from So to so per cent for
the benefit of monopoly, with no ben
eft to the government, as hardly any
copper comes from abroad. The mines
in this country are the richest and
easiest to work of any in the world.
The fact that they need no pro-
lection is shown conspicuously in the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
THE IOWA DEADLOCK.

Legislative deadlocks, like everything
else, seem to move in cycles, and this
appears to be the year when the cogs
on the wheels of legislation are all out
of repair. Perhaps the most intelli-
gent, and. possibly, the most iustifable
deadlock, is the one they are having
down in Iowa: and yet it must disgust
the conservative and intelligent Hawk
eyes to watch the tOmfoolery INDUCED
in by the state SOlons. And it all comes
of the unWillingneSS Of the Iowa Re-
publicanS to accept the fate of war with
good grace and to surrender power
when fairly and honorably defeated.
Their lease of power covered such
long period that the Republicans of
Iowa had come to look upon the control
of public affairs in that state as vested
right; and, consequently. they are
slow in coming to a realizing sense
of Democratic supremacy, 1t is any
thing now with them to keep Gov.
BOIEs out of the executive chair. and as
long as they can prolong the deadlock
it will be done. The Democrats in the
lower house of the legis ature have
compromise, have submitted various
plans for an equal distribution of the
legislative Offices, but all to no avail.
The Republicans insist upon hogging
the persimmOn or nothing. In fact, it
is a question, if the Democrats would
agree to an absolute surrender of the
organization of the lower house, whether
the Republicans would accept it, as
that would involve the Inauguration of
BoIEs. 1t is to the credit Of the Demo
cratic gOyernor-elect that he has not
pressed his claims to the eXecu-
tive Office as paramount to the
rights of his party in the legislature. He
has modestly bided his time, and in
sisted that the Democrats III the legis-
lature shall stand up tor their rights
without regard to the injustice that is
being done to him by keeping him out
of the Office to which he was elected.
Under the circumstances the Democrats
should hold their ground, and press
their claim of being recognized as the
victorious party in the late election. If
the Republicans hold out against the
verdict of the people as registered at
the polls last fall and prevent the count
ing in and Inauguration of Gov. BoIEs
elected, he will be reelected next time
by vote that will convince the Repub-
licans that they have lost the state, and
he will have legislature that will sus-
tain him,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
ROYALTY WITH Us,
The Mummies at the Library Are
of High Negree

The mummies that lie in state in the
glass case at the library building have
now both a local habitation and name,
for Amelia B. Edwards, the well known
novelist, lecturer and student in an
cient historical matters, paid them a.
visit yesterday morning, and put her
Arabic and Egyptian knowledge to bear
upon the characters inscribed upon the
sachraphguS of each, and the data of
their burial is brought to light.
The mummy that lies exposed at the
top of the case is a male, and belonged
to the time Immediately following the
birth of Christ, and during the Roman
dynasty. The clay coating upon which
the characters are inscribed is so badly
cracked that a translation was impoS-
sible in this case.
The covered mummy at the base of
the case is in better shape, and the
characters quite lagible. The case con-
tainS female in spices, and the CLAW
coated box has held its present contents
for $500 years, to finally find a resting
placeina public building of the Flour City
after lying III quiet oblivion through the
changes of ages, the crash of nations
and the history of ChriStendom. If the
translation is correct. the mummy, in
life, was prieSteSS of Isis of no mean
degree, as the characters contain the
sign of royalty. Some of the characters
are of such nature as to require a lit
tie study. but in a short time a uery
fair translation will be obtained and
placed upon the case,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
FANCIFUL AND FUNNY.

The weather bureau is very promis-
ing. but it is sometimes overruled.-
Troy Press.
The world seldom looks to see the
kind of tracks you left behind, provided
you only get there.-Milwaukee Jour
nal.
The road to happiness and the road to
misery follow the same course. The
difference is in the travellers, not in the
road raveled.-Boston Transcript.
In five minutes woman can clean ND
a mans room in such way that it will
take him five weeks to find out where
she puts things. - Atchison Kan. J
Globe.
Had Pity on Him-'I hear your
coachman ran off with $500 of your
it?'
mo, the poor fellow will need ic; my
daughter went with him. New York
Sun.
Beacon Hill-Reject me, if you will.
but don't add insult to injury! Your
cousin Belle would be glad to take me!
Miss Roylston-Perhaps she would.
She's an amateur photographer -Bos-
ton Times.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
CONSIDERABLE PARTIsANs.

In justification Of the measure intro
duced in the senate by Mr.. HoAR, and
in the house by an Ohio Republican, to
prohibit change in the congressional
districts in any state in the election of
the next congress, Republican papers
insist that the Democrats mean to gerry
mander Ohio in order to reverse the
delegation ana give them the sixteen to
five for the Republicans. They are I'M
able to find any basis for that charge,
except the fact that it would be follow
ing the Republican precedent. This
both the authorized representatives and
the leading journals of the party in Ohio
emphatically disclaim, but they do pro-
pose to make the districts about
equally divided between the parties,
as is the popular vote. The bill
does not specify any state, but
it is not questioned that Ohio
is in view. and that alone. Should the
bill pass congress, as it is probable, it
will be all Endorsement by the entire
Republican vote in both houses and the
president, not only of one of the most
unfair appointments ever perpetrated
by any party. but of a new step in the
movement of the Republicans in the
direction of centraliSm. There is ques-
ton as to the constitutionaIity of such
interference with the states in the
choice of representatives. However
that may be viewed, it is quite certain
that the trainers of the government in
tended to leave to the states the entire
control of the selection of representa-
tiveS in congress. The number is des-
ignated by congress in pursuance of the
apportionment. but it has not been at
tempted to Interfere with the formation
of districts. If the position is now
taken that the state cannot make any
changes in the districts, it will
not be far to the claim that
the formation of the districts is
matter for congress to regulate.
Bills are before congress to put the en-
tire control of the congressional cleo
lions III the hands of federal agents ap-
pointed for life by this administration.
There IS little protest in the party
against this absorption of the authority
always exercised by the states. Party
eXigencies are superior to all presidents.
Should the next congress be Republic
can. why should it not map out the dis
trictS in all the states, under the same
sort of anticipation indicated by Sen
atOr HOAR on introducing the bill, to
prevent the Ohio legislature from
rectifying the Republican gerrymander.
There should belngenuity enough to pro-
vide for the permanent suppression of
Democratic majority.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
POSTAL TELEGRAPH

The postmaster general improves his
opportunities to present his scheme
20 connect the telegraph with the postal
department. Perhaps the time will
come when the control of the telegraph
and postal service shall be merged and
both be government monopolles; but
the department for the time under the
presumably strictly business manage
ment of the great Philadelphia mer-
chant will need considerable toning up
before it can take on that feature to the
very great benefit of the public. The
present purpose, as indicated, is to hire
of the telegraph companies wires be-
tween about four hundred of the free
delivery Offices. Possibly this would
insure more prompt delivery of messages
in those cities. but the telegraph COM
panies would not be apt to encourage
injurious competition by virtue of
lower rates and better service. Still,
any experiments in that direction are
not likely to meet serious objection by
the country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15

ability of the mines to put their product
on the London market far below the
prices for which they sell it at home. 1t
is even stated that the figures are so
much lower that the American copper
has been bought in England and
shipped to this country, paying the duty,
and sold in competition with the same
article direct from the mines. The few
mines are aided by the tariff to compel
the American consumer to pay bounty
of 40 to 80 per cent on all the wire and
other copper goods used. There is
nothing unusual about this case. 1t is
the natural operation of the tariff sys-
TEN now i'll vogue. 1t is not regulated
on any principle of pervasive benef-
icence, but to fatten the obese minor
ity by taking the needed sustenance
from the many. If local competition
interferes, that is stifed with a trust or
combine. The copper monopoly is
fair illustration of the practical work
ings Of protection.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
To Begin at Once.

The work of tearing down the trestle
work at the rear of the West side flour
mills will begin Monday, says the
Northwestern Miller. AT first opera
tons will be confined to the lower end,
so that the mills above Sixth avenue,
which have no front tracks, can have
the benefit of those at the rear for some
time yet Work on the new tail race
under these tracks, which was partially
completed last season, has been re-
newed, and will be pushed along rap
idly. As the work on the trestle work
and the race progresses. it will be neces-
sary to shut the water out of the canal,
off and on, which will more or less in
terrupt operations by the mills unless
they run by steam. The mills below
Sixth avenue will have to get along
with their front tracks alone for ship.
ping and receiving, and they will prob
ably be kent in use day and night,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

A Michigan mathematician calculates
that 17,500.000 people in the United
States have had the grip.
C. S. Chapman, of Waterbury. Conn.,.
has clock which has licked off the
time without stopping since 1888.
Many coffin is covered with roses by
hands that never before gave its occu-
pant anything but thorns.-Memphis
Appeal.
VIII January l, A. D. 1900. be the be-
ginning of the twentieth century. or
will January 1, 1901? is question that
is now bOthering the college professors
in the East.
Twenty one tramps met in Decatur,
Neb., Sunday. and ordered meals at
restaurant. After they ahad eaten they
compelled the proprietor to accept 10
cents as payment in full.
In Peterboro. Ont. two men watch
ing corpse were terribly surprised by
the appearance of a ghoStly figure at
the window. 1t proved to be woman
who was walking in her sleep. She
was half dead from the cold.
A man in Saratoga, n. Y, who
fought in the war without being regu-
larry enlisted now finds his name on
the list of deserters. The congressman
from his district has introduced bill to
relieve him of the stigma.
The vicinity of the Kennebec river is
said to be sWarming with'ice:men from
New York and the South. The Door
prospects for satisfactory ice crop
from the Hudson have crowded the
Maine hotels with buyers. The ca
pacity of the Kennebec houses is rated
at $50, 900 tons.
The Essex institute, at Salem. Mass.
has received from Robert c. Winthrop
Jr. two original deeds from Mascono-
met. sagamOre of Agawam, to John
Winthrop Jr.. of lands at Ipswich and
Chebaceo. The instruments are in the
handwriting OF John Winthrop j., and
are dated June %. 1858.
Henry Stratford, of Kingston. Ont.
has received a letter from England
which went into the sea when the steam
ship Oregon was wrecked and sunk in
1886. The letter in question was found
buried in the sands of the beach near
Cape Hatteras. North Carolina. The
mail bag containing the missiye drifted
400 miles from the scene of the wreck.
Just before the circuit court adjourned
on Friday, in Clinton, Mo-. decree of
divorce was granted Mrs. Sarah Brown.
wife of Maj. Brown. on the ground of
deSertion. In less than half an hour
after the decree had been granted the
Yronged and forsaken plaintiff found
solace for her blighted affections by
wedding ]. Gler. This case probably
beats the record.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15

evenings entertainment given by the
club TO its friends.
a masquerade ball was held at Toilet
sons hall last evening, given by the
veteran Militia company. A large
party was in attendance, and the cos
TUNES were varied and brSlliant. Some
prizes were offered for various cos
tunes. and the novelty lasted until
late hour.
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Homeopathic hospital gave st. Valen-
tlne,s dance last evening at the West
hotel. The affair was attended by
many society people and the costuming
In many cases was rich, some of the
gowns worn being gems of the modiste's
art. The funds realized by the ball
Will go toward endowing a permanent
bed i'll the hospital for the use of the
society.
Gustav Johnson's musical works were
rendered last evening at Dyer's hall.
He was assisted by Emil Straka, Fritz
Schlacter, I'll. s. Woodruff and double
quartette, composed of Olive Fremstadt,
Maud Ulmer, Mrs. NJ. A. Paulson. Mrs.
Weed Monroe, Willard aPatten, Ray
Finel, A. W. Porter and Thomas
tended and was one of the musical treats
of the season.
The boarders of the Clinton hotel
danced last evening to the music of
SAVERS orchestra. The affair was
social success.
The young ladies of the high school
gave reception and ball at the Holmes
hotel last evening. An excellent dance
programme had been arranged, and the
yonng people found no end of enjoy
ment in the merry dance.
The Methodist Social union met at
Forest Heights NJ. E. church last even
ing.
The Carpenters Mutual Aid associa-
ton gave musical and literary enter
tainment at the Labor Temple last even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Curley left last
evening for Tacoma, Wash.
III. s. Douglas and Wi have departed
for Waterbury, vt.
Mrs. Joseph Griffin will give a euchre
party Monday evening at her residence.
Thirteenth street and Third avenue
south.
The Brownson club gave progress
sive euchre party last evening at the
Eastman block.
o. P. Carter has returned from an ex-
tended trip to Europe. He has been
absent several months
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
TWO CRUEL HUSBANDS.
Their Wives Desire a Separation
1t Seems

Their Wives Desire q Separation,
1t Seems.
Carrie Easton and James Easton were
married at Elgin. ILL.,, little over
year ago. Now Carrie comes forward
with petition to the court that the
bonds of matrimony existing between
herself and James be Dis solved. Her
reasons for this petition are that ever
since their marriage James treatment
of her has been what might be called
cruel and inhuman. He compelled the
plaintiff, she alleges, to live in one
IN it and the only fuel provided for her
was what she bought with her own
own money. Finally when she remon-
strated with him he struck her fear
full blow, drove her out of the room and
threatened that if she ever should come
back, he would thrash her so that she
would be sorry for 1t. Then she left
him and came to Minneapolis.
Caroline Mueller is another wife who
is chatting under the matrimonial
bonds. She is thirty-siX years old, and
the man who promised to love, honor
and cherish her is ten years her junior.
His name is Louis Robert Mueller, and
he became her husband IN 1884. In her
tilttG 1lODCI6
has not been at all kind and loving, but
that, on the contrary. he has been ac-
customed to punch her head, kick her
with his feet, tell her that he would cut
her to pieces and do other things which
are not evidences of domestic felicity
and concord.
William S. King has appealed from
the award of the appraisers of the park
board for certain property OF his which
the park board must have for the con-
Struction of the Minnehaha boulevard.
The appraisers allowed King 50, $50 for
three lots, which amount, he declares. is
far below their actual value. He was
absent from the city when the award
was made, and is of the opinion that
that might have influenced the action
of the appraisers.
Capt. G. B. Tirrell, clerk of the dis
trict court, and B. j. Mcintyre, the at
tOrney, have been engaged in a mild,
gOod-natured dispute over the proper
method of procedure in the satisfaction
of Judgment. Judge Young was called
upon to interpret the statutes, which he
did in favor of the clerk of court, at
least in one question which is practi-
cally a side issue. The main question
has not yet been decided.
B. p, Better, W. L. BOutelle and W.
D. Boutelle have begun suits in the dis
trict court against Emily 2. Campbell
to quiet title to real estate.
In spite of Fred Barrels desire for I'M
mediate trial his case was yesterday
continued over the term.