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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
AN EDITORS DILEMMA.

Liable to Jump the Fence Amy
Day.
New York Sun.
| was paying call to the editor of a
weekly paper in town in Vermont,
and after looking over the editorial
page or copy on his desk L remarked:
You don't appear to have much to
say about the party candidates.
mo. not much,'' he replied.
"But are they satisfied?''
They have to be. It's pretty badly
mixed around here"
''How?'
well, this is Republican paper, but
my son Nate, who is Democrat, is run.
ming for state senator against the Re.
publican candidate. l can't call Nate
horse thief and a liar, you know, be-
cause It's in the family. If come out
ana blow for the other man. then it's
agin Nate, so l sort O. keep STILL"
II see."
LAS to the candidate for the leglsla-
ture, my brother-in-iaw is on the Demo
cratic ticket against our candidate. ]
can't pitch into him without making
about fifty relatives mad, and so l have
to go softly. | did manage to call OuI
candidate Cicero, but that's as far as
dare co.,
"How about sheriff ."
''Well, my brother Bill is running on
the Democratic ticket, and, while can't
help him any, DON'T want to hurt his
chances"
And prosecutor?''
My cousin Jim is after that. and if [
down jim all his branch will stop their
subscriptions. Awful sorry Jim is
Democrat"
'How's the judge of probate9'
"Nother Democratic brother after
that"
And selectman?"
''Father-in-law on the Democratic
ticket and I've got to be neutral"
"And county Surveyor"
"My uncle Tom is the regular Dem
ocratic nominee. You see how 1 am
fixed"
"How's your own politics."
Pretty near straight Democratic"
''fhen. why don't you run a Dem
ocratic paper?"
'lt's a-comin' to that, fear. I've
been on the fence. or neutral, for the
last ten years, and | expect to wake up
almost any morning and find Eve
dropped OH the Democratic side. It's
an awful thing to contemplate, but you
see how it is-you realize the situation"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
TWO BILLS IN DANGER.
Both the Financial and Lodge
Measures Nav Fail.

Measures May Fail.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1e.-The financial
measure reported from the finance COM
mittee of the senate as the result of
caucus action last night, has come in
conflict already with the election bill
and the chances are greatly against the
passage of either of them before Jan. 1.
When the caucus adjourned last night
a motion had been agreed to by unani-
nous vote authorizing Senator Aldrich
to report to the senate a PROPOSE
ton to change the rules so as to
establish the previous quertion during
the remainder of this session of con-
gress. The understanding of the West
ern senators who are interested in the
passage of the financial bill was, that
the bill agreed to in caucus would be
reported to the senate at the earliest
possible day, and that the election bill
would be laid aside for it. They I'M
derstood also that the new rule would
not be reported before the financial
measures were disposed of, unless it be-
came necessary to cOerce the Demo
Gratis with it into passing the financial
bill The Eastern senators, who are
very favorably disposed toward the
caucus bill, voted for it with the UNI
derstanding that its fate would
be linked with that of the election bill
and that the new rule would be re-
ported and passed before the caucus
+ bill was taken up. In accordance with
this idea, Senator Aldrich called a meet
ing of the committee On rules this after
noon, but Senator ingalls, declined to
attend the meeting because he is among
the senators opposed to considering a
change of rules before the financial
measure is taken up. Another danger
threatens the financial bill. 1t is an
understood fact that the senate eau
cuseS are not binding on those who
attend them. One or two Repub-
lican senators have already an
nounced their determination to
vote against the financial bill, and it is
probable that it will not receive the
full Republican vote in the finance
committee. A Republican senator said
this afternoon that the Eastern senators
had accepted it only because there was
impending union of Democratic Sena-
tors with a few Republican senators to
pass free coinage bill. Ii the Re-
publican senators split on the question
of bringing the new rule before the
financial measure is considered, beth
the election bill and the financial bill
may fail of the required number of
votes to pass them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
A NEEDED REFORM.

One of the measures likely to be eff
fected by the Democrats IN the next
congress will probably be revision of
the methods of obtaining pensions in
the interest OF the veterans. Secretary
NOBLE has inaugurated war upon the
claim agents, but they are too strong in
this congress for any effective action.
If it is true, as stated by Corporal TAN
NER and the other agents, that the
claimants will be at disadvantage with
out an attorney, it shows that the bureau
is not operated exclusively in the in
terest of the pensioners. They insist
that the advantage of the attorney is in
prodding the officials to action, and to
explain the various statutes to them.
There has been atvariety of pension
enactments, and there is no doubt some
complication. The need, then, is for a
congressional commission to overhaul
the whole business. The acts should
be codified and brought into system
that person of average intelligence
could understand. 1t should be distin ct
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
LITTLE LAUGHS.

The winter heir is nearly always a
little squally.-New York Herald.
ga stitch in the side" makes one feel
sew badly.-New York Herald.
She-What do you suppose has taken
all the color out of her cheeks?
Heller husbands nose, l should
think.-Munsey's Weekly.
Mr.. Wickwire-This is going to be a
cold winter. l feel it in my bones.
Mrs. Wickwire-That's the first time
l knew you believed in the goosebone
theory Journal.
Tomdik (who is reading the newspa-
per- A distinguished poet recently
wrote long poem on an empty stomach.
Mrs. Tomdik-What an uninviting
theme Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Mr.. d. p. Works christmas eye)-
Well, got the sack, after all.
Mrs. WORKSHOP, you dear Did you
get the SealSkin or the other?
Mr.. Works. got the other-the sack
the bounce-the discharged! I've got
no ob-understand?- Puck.
''Oh, STRIP gasped boy who ran up
to policeman on Gratiot avenue,
there is an awful fight going OH over
here on st. Aubin!'
"Who'S fighting?"
"My father and another man."
''How long have they been at it?"
'.Oh, half an hour"
But why didn't you come before?"
"Why, because dad was getting the
best of il. "-Detroit Free Press.
NAIDENLY GRATITUDE.
Her stocking was filed from toe to top
When she rose on Christmas morn:
And munehing the sweets. she blessed the
Stars
Tha; she was Chicago-born.
New York Sun.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
WILL BOYCOTT THEM.

The Des Moines Register is the Re-
publican organ that has usually dictated
its party routes in Iowa, and CLARKsoN
is still its oracle. Recently it is engaged
upon the effort to throw the editor
of the Chicago Tribune over the party
breastworks. 1t speaks of him as s'Old
JoE," the "blue.pencil bullhead of the
Chicago Tribune" a7''strong man in his
dotage,' who ''has discarded Repubi-
canism. and is seeking to gain leader
ship in the Democratic party This is
all on account of the free trade poll
cies" of the Chicago paper. The Trib-
,une is one of the Republican papers
that teaches Democratic doctrines be-
tween times and at the elections shouts
for men who will vote against them. From
the standpoint of the Republican plat
form, the Iowa paper has the vantage,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
THE STORY OF DAY.

A Chicago furniture man steals $4,000.
Horton is on the stand all day in his trial.
Senators continue to pound away at the
force bill
The C. A. R. is to celebrate its twenty-ffth
anniversary.
Coleman McDonough is killed by a Bur
lingtOn freight car.
Fargo citizens insist that there is no des-
titution in Dickey county.
Two members of the firm of S. A. Kean &
Co.. Chicago bankers, are arrested.
The Shakopee triple tragedy proves to
have been cold-blooded murder.
The supreme court of South Dakota
decides against original packages
Cleveland police break up a prize fight
after it has continued three hours.
The body Of an infant clothed in plaster
paris Is found undera Minneapolis church.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
The Speaker Confesses.

took an appeal from the decision.
After debate the decision of the chair
was sustained, So to 28.
The Speaker Confesses.
Subsequently the chair said he
thought he had made an error in de-
Gliding some time previously that any
member could call up an appropriation
bill. After examination of the rules
and presidents, he was of the opinion
that no gentleman who was not the
chairman, nor member of the commit
tee having the appropriation bill in
charge, could call up the measure in
committee of the whole. Mr.. Wheeler
accounted for the fact that he was not
chairman by stating that he was a
Democrat. He further appealed from
the decision of the chair, an appeal
which the chair refused to entertain.
This decision of the chair gave rise to
much confusion entirely good-natured
in its character) in the existence of
which Mr.. Springer obtained an oppor-
would not be repetition of the arbi-
trary measures which had been repudi-
ated by the country.
Mr.. Farquhar's motion was then
agreed TOLL TO So.
1t Is Not lob.
Mr.. Farquhar, in supporting the ship
ping bill, expressed his regret that any
member should refer to it as lob"
tThiS is in reference to remark by Mr..
Blount. He did not believe that any
gentleman would reflect upon the COM
mlttee OH merchant marine and fisher
les. No corporation or organization got
81 out of this measure to which he was
not fairly entitled. Mr.. Cultivate, of
Ohio. inquired as to how much the Pa
cific Mail Steamship company would re-
ceive during the first year after the
passage of the bill. Mr.. Farquhar re-
piled that the gentlemen could
secure any information he desired
by perusal of the testimony
taken by the committee. Mr.. Outh-
waite supplemented his inquiry by a
further query as to whether the gentle
man could account for the rise in the
value of Pacific Mail stock yesterday
it being understood that this bill would
be called up to-day.
Mr.. Farquhar-I am not aware wheth-
er it went up or down.
Mr.. Outhwaite-I am informed that
it went up four points.
MI. Farquhar-Not being interested
in Pacific mail (as some Ohio men are),
do not know anything about it.
MIR. Farquhar advocated the bill at
length. and, pending further discussion
| the committee rose, and the house adj
| lOurned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
A SHARP RALLY.
Brisk Discussion in the House on
Our Merchant Marine.

Brisk Discussion in the House on
Our Merchant Marine.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.-In the house
Mr.. Farquhar. New York, as chairman of
the committee on merchant marine and
fisheries, moved that the house go into
committee of the whole for the con-
sideration of the senate bill to place the
American marine engaged in the foreign
trade on an equality with that of other
nations. with the house substitute
therefor. A contention Started by Mr.
Springer, of IllioniS, and Blount, of
Georgia). arose as to whether Mr.. Far
quhar had the authorization of his
committee to make this motion. Mr.
Springer aud Mr.. Fithian, Of Illinois,
positively denied that such author
ization had been granted and the
latter gentleman called for reading of
the minutes of the committee. MIR.
Farquhar was proceeding to read the
minutes when he was Interrupted by
fhe speaker, who held that the reading
of the minutes of a committee was not
{ in order. The speaker would, how
ever, recognize the gentleman from
New York as the spokesman of his
committee to state the facts of the mat
sster.
= Reed Makes anError.
sss Mr.. Farquhar thereupon recited the
action of the committee, but the state
sment was not satisfactory to the speak
Ger, who decided that the gentleman had
not received sufficient authority from
his committee to make the motion.
There was some manifestation from the
Democratic side at this decision, but it
was promptly suppressed by the speak
er, WIN then recognized Mr.. Farquhar
to make motion that the house go into
committee of the whole on the state of
the Union.
The motion was agreed tO-yeas 126,
nays 106-Mr. Burrows, of Michigan.
taking the chair.
Mr.. Farquhar then moved that the
house proceed to the consideration of
the senate bill to place the American
merchant marine on an equality with
that of other nations. Mr. Springer
made point of order that the motion
was not in order; but that the commit
tee must proceed to the consideration
OF appropriation bills. The chairman
ruled that the motion was i'm order, for
the reason that the rules gave the com.
mittee authority to decide what meas
ure it would take up. MIR. Springer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19

Two NOTABLE editors. CHARLES A. DANA, of
New York, and JOSEPH MEDILL. are being
pressed for the United States senate. The
New York Herald is DANA's groom, and it
covers him with verbal sweetness, and holds
up constantly DANA's adage, Never print
paid advertisement as news matter" MEDILL
has still more valuable support, as it comes
from member-elect of the legislature, who
pledges himself to rally for MEDILL solidly
and singly for many ballot He was elected
on the Republican ticket, but opposed by the
Tribune. which now denounces him in the
most venomous manner. It's feared that the
press will not be honored by the elevation of
either of these gent emen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
WHITEWASH THICKENS.
Shielded by Partisans, Raum Out.
faces Mr.. Cooper.

ldccS MI. cooper.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-At to-day's
session of the Raum investigation COM
mittee, Commissioner Raum was asked
by Mr.. Cooper to examine certain pa
pers and report how it was that calls for
information about pension cases made
by Congressman Mcclellan and Shively,
of Indiana. had not been answered tor
three months to year, and why Mr..
McWilliams, a Western pension attor-
ney, had been unable for two years to
obtain information about cases on file
in the pension Office. COMMISSIONS r
Raum said. of course, the committee
recognized that this matter had nothing
to do with the Investigation. Mr.. Coop
er also asked for an order to compel
Commissioner Raum to produce the
books of the Columbia Refrigerator
company, subordinate corporation to
the Universal Refrigerator company.
Mr.. Raum emphatically refused to do so,
saying the company was not yet organ
lied and had no connection with the pres
ent case. He had no doubt Mr.. Cooper
would like to know everything he
(Raum0 had done since he was born, but
lie did not propose to crafty Mr.. Coop
er. No action was taken ON Mr.. Coop
er's request. Adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
Henry Willard Undaunred.

The second and most severe failure of
his life has not affected, in the slightest
degree, the suavity, amiability and gener-
ally healthful look of Henry Willard,
one of the most remarkable of New
York's band of Wall street necroman-
GERS. Jay Gould has agea perceptibiy
within the past two years. Addison
Cammack'S hair has whitened. S. V.
White looks fen years older than he did
in 1889. and Russell Sage, who always
looked old. has of late become patri-
archal. Cyrus w. Field, who vas two
years ago the perSonilication of sharp,
decisive and alert business man, is now
slow and deliberate IN his movements,
quite out of the world of active finance.
But Willard, who has cad enough ups
and downs to whten hisNGair and seam
his face with wrinkles, hAAno trace
of the great conflicts through which he
has passed during fifteen years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
THE POOR CARRIERS.
Wanamaker Wants Them to Work
CheerfulHy.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Postmaster
General Wanamaker to-day sent the
following explanatory notice to all
poStmaSterS:
The great increase in postoffice work in
cident to the holiday season calls for the ut
most diligence on the part of yourself and
your assistants to meet satisfactorily the de-
mands of the patrons of your offices. The
department is precluded from giving assist
ance i'll the shape of extra allowances for
clerks, but desires none the less to encour-
age the public to rely fully upon the prompt
dispatch of all matter intrusted to your care
and to depend implicitly upon its prompt and
safe delivery. The manner in which the vast
accumulation of postal matter was handled
during the last holiday season and the
marked decrease in los ses reported, are
worthy of much commendation. | conf
IDENTITY look for even better results this year;
and TO that end earnestly invoke the best
thought and endeavor of yourself and those
emDloyed IN YOUR Offices
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19

ly set forth just what are the require
ments for each class of pension. and
the applicant need have no difficulty
in filling the answers to the questions
upon the blanks afforded by the depart
ment. This commission should be
a capable and efficient one, and en-
powered to investigate thoroughly
and devise effective means for sitting
out the frauds. The deserving should
be protected in their rights to all that
the law provides for them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19

our state prison for horse stealing. /
did not believe him guilty. In fact, I
spent $500 and three months time to
prove him innocent"
Yes"
Il got the governor interested. and
progressed far enough TO have every
hope that the man would be pardoned
on Thanksgiving day."
And was hep"
No"
Then how was he thankful"
because at the very last of my work
came across positive evidence that he
had stolen five horses, and was only
known in one case. When / told him
that l would keep still on the other four
cases he was so overcome with gratitude
that he could't say word. All! it
makes me happy when l can do some-
thing for my fellow NEIL"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
A New Literary Light in Paris.

Jules Lemaitre, author of the comedy
1.-The Depute Leveau," is the latest
literary lion of Paris. He is the dramatic
critic of the journal DIES Debats, an ex-
professor of literature, who has con-
quered Paris with singular rapidity,
made for himself most enviable posi-
ton, and got well started on the way to
the academy. He is charming. brill
liant and skeptical writer, all on the sur
face, very skillful in astonishing the
reader by the graceful disrespect and
subtle frivolity of his opinions. His
series ofvoiumes, Lies Contemporaries
and impressions de Theatre" are de-
lightful reading. His presence at the
dinner table is most highly esteemed by
the ladies who collect celebrities. His
Monday feuilleton in the Debats is
quotedlat 5o'clock by many fair cacklers.
In short, Jules Lemaitre is an eminentIy
Partisan figure, and his comedy was
looked forward to with all the more
curiosity as it was understood to con-
tain many illusions to the recent Bou-
langiSt fiaScO.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
Jay Cookies Recovered Fortune.

Jay Cookies Recovered Fortune.
The last dividend paid to those who
were caught in the Jay Cooke & Co.
disaster in 1873. has at last been paid.
The obligations for which Jay Cooke q
Co. were held amounted to S6,451 900,
and upon this 151S per cent has been
paid. 1t is said that Jay Cooke has ac-
cumulated another fortune of between
100000 and S3.0O0.000. He has little
back office in the building in Philadel-
phia where his banking house was
formerly located. He is engaged in rail-
road and mining enterprises, which
each year yield handsome addition to
his repaired fortune. He is man of
great energy, and the crash of 1878 did
not rob him of his ambition. His hair
but his face is rudy and
his step IS elastic. He is a famil-
lar figure in Philadelphia, with his long
black cloak and his light. broad
brimmed, soft felt hat. Mr.. Cookies
feet are incaSed in cloth shoes that are
a combination of a Chinaman's slippers
and an Indians moccaSinS. He wears
these shoes because he cannot endure
leather ones. After his failure Mr..
Cooke did not lose faith in Northern
Pacific. Friends loaned him money
with which he bought from the estate
and turned over to creditors large
block of the common shares of the road
at 81 Or 50 each. He held on to the
stock until it had got up In the neigh
borhood of $50. He realized enough by
this one purchase to provide fund for
future operations. He next became in
terested in the Big Horn silver mine,
which he sold out for between $4,000, 900
and 81, 600, 600, realizing for his own part
of the transaction about Sl,000,0U0.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.


Even the Ute Indians have sized up the {
present Republican administration. They
bitterly denounce it as cheap big liar"
"God Almighty made me-" said Sitting
Bull few months previous to the tragedy
of his death. Undoubtedly this is true, and
God Almighty also gave him the right 10
dance so long as the dancing menaced no
evil TO the rights of others. But God never
gave Indian agents the right to rob their
charges, to starve the wards of the govern:
ment and TO loot the treasury Of the United
States. Public opinion joins the voice of
Senator Voorhees, in demanding a searching
investigation of this whole wretched Indian
trouble. Go to the very tap root of this
deadly upas tree of Republican Indian mis-
management -
Dom Pedros throne was recently sold at
auction in Rio de Janeiro for 500. APP
parently the bottom has dropped completely
out of the throne market.
The enthusiasm of the Alliance for Me-
Kinley's farmers tariff bill is OF the kind de-
scribed as an aggregation of brilliant flashes
of silence.
Go to thy uncle" thou sluggard; con-
slider his finances, spout your watch and buy
her Christmas gift.
Bill Nye is doing much unnecessary wor-
rying over the alleged convivial habits of
James WhItcomb Riley. Mr.. Riley sue
ceeded i'll doing his share toward amusing
audiences, and it yet remains an open ques-
ton whether his numbers on the programme
were not fully as effective as those of Mr.
Nye.
God bless you, merry gentlemen,
May nothing you dismay-
Though Christmas comes on Thursday,
Before you draw your pay.
Candidates for admission into the Grand
Army of Alleged Taseotts will please have
their teeth plugged with gold instead of zinc.
Editor Charles A. Dana is not quite ready
to-step down into the United States senate.
A former reporter on the New York World
has been sent down into the business Office
and given desk. In other words, Mr.. Pulit-
ger has let him in on the ground floor.
So far, DR.. Harrison has advanced no CO.
gent reasons for his penchant for the force
bill. But he wants it just as cat wants hot
soup-until it gets a taste of it.
What with ex-Gov. Foraker booming
Blaine in New York, Chopper Clarkson
booming Gen. Miles in the West and nobody
booming DIR. Harrison, the Republican party
is as badly ratified as the Irish home rulers.
=
Irish Envoy-Can you not contribute some
thing to the cause of home rule?
American Citizen-I can.
| Irish Envoy-How much?
American Citizen-Fifty dollars worth Of
arnica and court plaster.
Editor Dana, pnrist though he is, sh ould
| be given six months for having injected the
word '.jobbernowln into the English Ian
! guage
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-19

THE recent attack of Uncle JERRY RUsK
upon trusts in general, and one that hits the
farmers in particular, has perhaps been
jealousy thought to be in the line Of his
alleged presidential boom. To dissipate its
effect, the malicious story is being sent out
that the agricultural statesman has fitted up
an elegant bath room and barber attachment
in his quarters, and is shaved and laved
regularly by those paid by the government.
There is no protection for good men now.