St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-20
s OF THE DAY.

The people of South Dakota are con-
Siderably exercised because their re-
quest for a duty on tin has not met with
favorable action at Washington. / was
talking with c. B. Jameson, Black Hills
mining prOspectOr. yesterday, when
he said: THE Harvey Peak region of
the Black Hills is full of tin,
the best kind, too. Not merely
thousands. but millions Of dollars
are being invested to get it
out. A branch Of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy road is being run into
the peak to afford transportation. The
tin is beyond question. have no mon-
etary interest in tin, but have other in
terests there which bring me in contact
with the tin people. They say they can
not mine it profitably without a duty,
because of the difference between
labor there and in Wales. Their
senators, Moody and Pettigrew, are
said to have been too modest in pre-
senting the matter to congress. One of
the tin men who was recently in Wash
ington saw all the members of the SEN
ate committee which has the Mckinley
bill in charge. They told him that if
Moody and Pettigrew had insisted on
the duty on tin they would have IN
serted it in the bill. There is tin
NAiOhSA ~ OOuUn OQhOtd W OuDUl tCu
countries like the United States.
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Every Staten Islander knows that
ErastuS Wiman is an enthusiastic pa
tron of athletic sports, says the New
York Sun. but not every n knows
that he is also something of an athlete.
lie did something the other day which
would have tested the nerve and muscle
or many a younger man.. A rapid
transit train had started from
st. George, bound for South Beach,
when Mr.. Wiman rushed OIL the
platform. The train was moving quite
rapidly, but the governor general of
Slater Island sprinted after it with
great vigOr. He rapidly oyerhauled it
and sprang just in time to the rear plat
form of the last car. He swung himself
on by grasping the iron uprights,
opened the gate, and stood there for a
moment to catch his breath. He
tried the door Of the car, but
it was locked, and he had to re-
reached TOmpkinsonville. A fence four
feet high barred the way from where
Mr.. Wiman stood when the car stopped
to the station platform, but this was no
obstacle to him. He vaulted over it as
lightly as an antelope. Then he calmly
walked forward and got on the train
like an everyday citizen.
"POtter Palmer patroniZes his own
hotel and restaurant occasionally" said
IN of the Know-All family to aChicago
Tribune reporter, land when he does
he pays his way the same as if he were
a guest. If he takes his luncheon in
the restaurant he has the check handed
to HIM and he pays it to the waiter.
whom he neve tips. Mr.. Palmer dis
cOuntenanceS the tip all he can. Ii Mr..
Palmer should sleep in his hotel he
would register and expect the same at
tention and no more than he melted out
to his guest"
81 heard a new story about Phil Ar
who also remarked that the story is
absolutely true" A minister called
to see the great packer and briefly
stated his case. A woman In his church
was in destitute circumstances. She
had been deserted by her husband and
was worthy OF charitable attention. The
minister's flock being too poor to do
anything, the minister appealed to Mr..
Armour and received $50 in cash. The
next day the minister called again
and returned the money, with the in
formation that he had learned the wOm-
an was not in good repute and that her
husband had left her for cause. There
fore, the minister. was of the opinion
that the woman was not worthy of any
thing. Mr.. Armour made some inquiries
about the woman, took her address, and,
after the preacher had gone, he called a
messenger and sent the woman a check
for 500. He had satisfied himself that
the woman was the subject of malicious
gossip"