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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
A WORDIN Seasons

We are on the eve of an important
state campaign, so we desire to take adj
vantage of the lull which precedeS the
storm to have talk with the Minnesota
voters concerning some matters which
are sure to be brought to their notice
during the progress of the campaign.
We prefer to discuss these matters at
this time, because of the better oppOr-
tunity to talk them ovet dispasslonately
and to have our convictions fixed before
we are launched into the whirl of eX-
element which unavoidably accom-
panies all periods of partisan agitation.
In our discussion of candidates we are
too apt to lose sight of principles, and
for that reason it is better to discuss
issues in advance of campaign.
What we shall have to say
will be mainly intended for the
benefit of that class of voters who
earn their bread by the sweat of their
brow, either on the farm or in the shop.
Yet our remarks will interest all other
classes as well. Our purpose is to have
talk with the producers, with the men
who create values, and yet who consti-
tute the great body of the consumers.
Although this is not year Of national
politics, still national issues must enter
state politics. The tariff will be the
prominent question before the people
of Minnesota in their state campaign.
This fact is always recognized by the
Republican leaders, who are now busy
trimming their party sails so as to catch
Al iN HniY
deserving the fundamental principle of
the Republican organization.
1t is to this fact that we wish to direct
the attention of the farmers and the
working classes. If the Republican
leaders in this state were honest in their
professions in favor of tariff reform,
they would dsband the Republican
organization and take their places in
the ranks of the only party through
whose agency tariff reform can ever be
accomplished. 1t is in no partisan
spirit, but merely in the light of a
solemn truth, we speak when we say
that the leaders of the Republican party
in Minnesota are not honest when they
pretend to advocate tariff reform. 1t is
an eXpediency dodge intended to delude
voters into continued support of the
protection policy.
1t is observable that in all the off
years Minnesota Republicans never
hesitate to put tariff reform plank in
their party platform. 1t is platitude
as meaningless as it is dishonest. For
in the presidential years, when the
necessity exists for harmonizing the
state platform with the national Re-
publican platform, the tariff reform
plank is cOnsplcuously absent. This has
been the case in past years and it will
continue to be the policy of Minnesota
Republicanlsm until the voters show
their determination not to be fooled any
longer. The Republican plan has been
to hold the promise of tariff reform to
the ear III off years and break it to the
hope IN presidential years.
Now, the question we have to submit
to the voters of this state is, will they suf-
fer themselves be bamboozled in this
way any longer? Or will they assert
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
SERVANTS IN BRAZIL.
Very Poor, Very Hish-Priced and
Hard to Get.
New York Ledger.

New L Ork Ledger.
The servants of Brazil are very poor,
very high-priced and hard to get. The
necessity of having to work to live never
having become stern reality in their
eyes, they consider it rather favor
than otherwise-in fact, quite conde-
scension-Io do anything at any price.
A cook for instance, and not a good one
either, who Will come at 1850 in the
morning, cook your breakfast and leave
between 80 and Gas at night, after
cooking dinner. expects to get
from 70 to so milreis month
i. e., at present rates of exchange, about
from S35 to $40. He does not wash his
dishes, and would leave the place in an
instant if asked to do it. None of the
servants sleep in the house where they
work. They come in the morning and
leave at night by o'clock at the latest,
They are much given to stealing, and il
detected do not feel the slightest shame,
but rather upbraid the master and act
as if he had interfered with some of
their prerogatives. On the whole, they
are very unreliable. and one can never
tell whether one will go without break.
fast or without dinner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
GOOD ELEPHANT YARN.
A Tug-ofWar Extraordinary as
Told by a Disciple of Munchau-

A Tug-ofWar Extraordinary as
Told by a Disciple of Munchau-
sen.
Our elephant and crockodile pictures
are from the London Graphic, which
got them from certain Maj.-Gen. Rob
ley, who bases them on an elephant
Yarn" as he styles it, told him by one
Barcus, who was probably related to a
celebrated German baron named Nun
chausen. BarcuS thus told his tale
and there will be seen that there is
good deal of tail in it:
1.-TWO years ago was on shooting
expedition up the Ganges, and on the
lookout for big game of any kind. One
day l came across the 'SpoOr' of a very
big rogue elephant. AS it was getting
dark. l determined to follow up the
'spoor' the next day. accordingly day
break saw me on the track. and
soon / came to a large tank,
and there | saw my friend
having farewell drink, and splashing
about in the water like an animated
haystack. He was far beyond range.
and, as there was little or no cover near,
could only watch and wait. Presently
he moved off, and, the wind being
favorable. l followed closely.
s'And now comes the strange part of
my story. We arrived at smaller
tank, which | saw at a glance was full
of crocodiIeS. In fi0undered the ele
phant and down went his trunk for a
drink. Suddenly he started and began
to struggle like mad. rushed close up
and found he had been seized by large
crocodile. A brief struggle and the ele-
plant began to walk away But soon
there was check, and then, to my as
constituent, saw another 'croc' had
got No. by the tail, but still the ele
plant had the pull, when second and
then third 'eroe' fell III, each holding
on to the others tail.
sit was grand sight, and ] became
quite excited. [ offered my tracker
'evens' on the elephant, which he took.
Suddenly another 'croe' fell in, and the
elephant began to give. thought it
was all up with him, but he just twisted
his tail around tree, and there he was
as firm as a rock. The tracker claimed
foul pull. but l overruled his objec
tion."
"But how did it end?' asked /, yawn-
ing, for it was getting late.
81 will tell you," said Barens. "fhe
elephant brought his native cunning to
bear where force failed. He took
deep breath and blew with all his force
down the first 'crOc'S' throat, nearly
choking him. 'Crec' opened his mouth
to breathe and the elephant walked
away. And thus ends my yarn"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
THE STORY OF a DAY.

Columbia, Tex, is under water.
George r.. Buchan Is released on $4,000
bail.
Logs are moving finely in the Upper Mis-
sissippi.
Tennie Claflin may be tried for man.
Slaughter.
The fire in the great Anaconda copper
mine is out.
An unknown traveller kills himself in Nor
1ison county.
Judge Hilton is sued for $4,000 by Ed
flor Graham.
Allen Marvel is reelected president of the
Atchison road.
james Dillon loses his big damage suit
against the city.
Matt Quay has already begun to ask Rcpub-
hcans for moEer.
The Wisconsin Central refuses to restore
passenger rates.
A small blaze al the state capitol creates
some excitement.
The minneapolis epidemic of suicides and
murders continues.
Patsy Cardiff is whipped in sixteen rounds
by George Godfrey.
A suit is brought to annul the Standard
Oil company's charter.
Congressman Flower points out the weak
spots in the Mckinley bill.
The North Dakota Republicans will hold
their convention Aug. 81.
President Spalding says one or the other
of the big leagues must die.
Sparks from pipe cause a terrible holo-
caust in York state almshouse.
Halyor Stevenson says the next state
treasurer must be a Norwegian.
A Hoosier mother coufesses to having
drowned her child to please her lover.
A new-fangled scheme for federal super
vision of elections is sprung in the house.
The Western association games are won by
st. Paul, Des Moines, Kansas City and
Omaha
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
TWO TRAEEfCS.
The Slave Trade Gone tho Gin
Trade Continues.

The Slave Trade Gone tho Gin
Trade Continues.
Contemporary Review.
With the stoppage Of the slave trade
the gin traffic only received more
powerful stimulus. To its propagation
all the energies of the trades were de-
voted. For spirits there was already
huge demand, and it was increasing out
of all proportion to the taste for better
things. 1t required no eXertiOn on the
part of the merchants to set it going,
and once started it grew and spread OF
itself without stopping. The profits,
too, were enormous and certain,
because the appetite for drink had
to be aSSuaged, no matter what
loaded; traffic has more brutaliZlng
effect; it more effectually blights all the
natives energies, it ruins his constitu-
ton, and, through the habits it gives
rise to. his lands are left as desOlate as
after slave raid.
What are the most characteristic
European imports into West Africa?
Gin, rum, powder and guns. What
European articles are most in demand?
The same. In what light do the natives
look upon the Europeans? Why, as
makers and sellers of spirits and guns,
What largely supports the government
al machinery OF that region? Still the
same articles.
with gin out of all proportion to more
useful articles; the warehouses along
the coast are filled with it. The air
seems to reek with the vile stuff, and
every hut is redolent of its fumes. Gin
bottles and boxes meet the eye at every
step, and in some places the wealth
and Importance of the various villages
are measured by the size of the pyra-
mlds of the empty gin bottles which
they erect to their own honor and glory,
and the envy of poorer districts. Over
large areas it is almost the sole cur
rency, and in many parts the years
wages of the negro factory workers is
pain in spirits, with which they return
home to enjoy few days of fiendlsh de-
bauch.
The ships which trade to Africa are
the price. Yet in all conscience the
pleasuses of intoxication are not eXpen
sive in West Africa. Over the doorway
of hundreds of traders houses might be
hung the signboard of Hogarth's pic
ture. ''Drunk for a penny, dead drunk
for tWOpence," only the ''clean straw
for nothing" would have to be left out.
With the traffic in useful articles it was
entirely different. To push it was a
slow and laborous task, and the profits
we're uncertain, which did not suit men
who wanted to make money rapidly.
The result of this state of matters is
that the dIabolical work commenced by
the slave trade has been etfectually car
ried on and widened by that in spirits.
for one am inclined to believe that the
latter IS producing greater-and what
are likely to be quite as lasting evils
than the former. The spirit
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
TRAVELLING By TURTLE.
A Gentleman in Siam Tries the
Experiment and Is Sorry.

Experiment and Is Sorry.
Youths Companion.
A paper published at Saigon, in
French Cochin China, gives an account
of a singular experiment recently made
motive power. A French resident at
the town of Ha-tien, small port OH the.
Gulf of Siam, conceived the idea that it
would be perfectly practicable to make
the immense turtles which are not un-
common in those parts, and which swim
with no little rapidity, do service in
drawing boats.
He purchased two large turtles at a
cost of $40 and fitted them out with
neat harness, with reins. Then he OBJ
tanned a light, open boat, about fifteen
feet long, and attached his turtles to it
by means of traces.
Then, holding his relns fast, he set
out on little voyage with the turtle
team. The creatures padded along very
prettily, at rate somewhat exceeding
the ordinary walking gait of man.
AS they directed their course toward
the open sea, and as the weather was
calm and beautiful and the voyage eX-
ceedingly pleasant, it did not occur
to the Frenchnan to make any
very thorough test of the ability to
guide the animals.
Much delighted, indeed, with the sue
cess of his experiment, he kept on and
on until he presently noted that ne was
already considerable distance out at
sea, and that the sun was setting.
The interested navigator then at
tempted to turn his team abont, but the
turtles resisted any such movement.
They had evidently made up their
minds to go 20 sea, and they would not
be dissuaded from their purpose.
The driver pulled his reins until he
upset his turtles in the water, but as
often as they regained the use of their
fiippers they set out again for the mid
die of the sea.
Night settled down rapidly. Luckily
the inventor Of the new means of mar
inc traction had brought with him a
pair of oars, and, as last resort, he
took knife, cut his tugs, and let his
sea steeds, harnesses, reins and all, go
their way.
Then he rowed back laboriously to
his village, lamenting his expenditure
on the turtles, and resolving not to try
any further experiments in navigation,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
The Wisconsin Central Re-
fuses to Restore Western
Passenger Rates.
Abolition Of Fast Trains Be-
tween Chicago and st.
I Paul Demanded.
Presidents Of Western Roads
Fail to Find Balm in
Gilead.
They Adjourn Without Com
ing Anywhere Near Re-
organization.

CHICAGO. May S.-Nineteen lines east
and west of the Missouri river have
adopted the agreement of the Western
Passenger association, and are consider
ing the rules under the agreement.
These nineteen lines include the prin-
cipal roads in the territory of the Trans
Missouri association, with the except
ion of the Wisconsin Central, which
company refused to adopt the agree
ment and become a member Of the new
association. unless its demands for
slower time between Chicago and st.
Paul or a differential fare were con-
eeded. The practical result of this
action on the part of the Wisconsin
Central will be that passenger rates
cannot be at present restored to regu-
lar tariff. The other lines hope the
wisconsin Central, however, will ac-
cede to them before long.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
They Will Strike for the Eight
Hour nay

New YoRE, May Samuel Comp
ers president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, was asked to-day
about the statement made by WIFI
lam Martin, vice-president of the
same organization to the effect that the
coal miners will be next to demand
eight hours. He said the statement was
correct that the American Federation of
Labor had decided that the coal miners
should demand eight hours, but that
the date had not been decided upeE.
81 cannot TELL" Mr.. Gompers said,
"whether the strike will occur before
the fall or not, if indeed there IS to be a
strike, and which is extremely doubtful,
for believe the employers will con-
sent. We will give them due notice in
any event, as we did in the case of tile
carpenters, and | believe the results
will be just as gratifying. am assured
of success, for the miners have an Or
ganization as strong, L believe, as that
Of the carpenters"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
SIBERIAN TEMPERATURE.
An Expert Tells of the Dreadful
Climate in Eastern Russia.
Of. - N1<r Do-;o-r

An Expert Tells of the Dreadful
Climate in Eastern Russia.
Stepniak in the New Review.
During the short summer the temper
AZURE rises. rapidly reaching Sc deg.
Fahrenheit. But with the warm season
comes the mosquitoes, which are a
plague of those regions more difficult to
endure than cold. 81 never would have
believed says the correspondent of the
Russky Vedomosty (Moscow). who has
been eXiled to these parts. shat the in
sects could appear in such swarms.
They literally darkened the light, filling
the air with an inceSSant noise, cover
ing. as with black mantle. our
horses, whose TANKS were soon bleed
ing all over. Maddened with pain, the
horses kicked and reared, but seeing
that all was unavailing, they dropped
their heads and submitted to the in
evitable. In vain we tried to protect
ourselves with wells, travelling, not
withstanding the hot weather, in win
ter gloves and overcoats. The mos
quitoes penetrated through the sleeves
under the shirts, singing the breast
and the body. which ached as if burned
with fire. The more we struggled to
get rid Of our tormentors the more we
opened the way to thousands more of
them. On arriving at the huts of the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
DON'T EXPECT TO WIN.
Delaware Pronibs Nominate a
State Ticket.

Delaware Pronibs Nominate a
State Ticket.
WILMINGTON, Del, May S.-The Pro-
hibition state convention at Dover to-
day was attended by only thirty-nine
delegates, but they nominated a state
ticket and adopted long platform. w.
T. Keilum, of Dover.was nominated for
governor and Daniel NJ. Green, of New
port, for representative in congress-.
The platform indorses the platform of
the National Prohibition party; favorS
the Australian ballot system in prac-
ticabe and equitable form; denounces
high license as fraud, and favors pro-
hibition through amendments to the ma
tional and state constitutions. A thou
sand dollars was subscribed On the spot
for campaign purposes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
No Eating With the Knife.

Chicago Herald.
A we'll known Chic agoan recently
spent Sunday in the insane asylum at
Kankakee. He went there to see one
of the patients, and he took dinner
with him, occupying seat at one of the
tables set apart for mild cases." Dur
ing the progress of the meal patient at
another table arose, carefully depOS-
tied his napkin at the side of his plate.
and, walking over to the next table.
caught another patient with powerful
upper cut under the ear. "Fheren' mo
cried, ''that'II teach you better than to
eat with your knife" In II momen
more the aggressor was seized by alert
attendants aud hurried away to his own
room. 1t was explained that this was
his one hallueination. lie became wild
whenever he saw man eating with his
knife. On his way back on the train
the Chicago visitor thought what all
awful task this poor fellow would have
if he were allowed To eat Uncertain local
restaurants and hcte;s, where at least
half of the guests are known in the
yer nacular IS ''Swurd sWalloWerS."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
steamfitters in Session.

NEW YORK. May S.-The National
Steam aud Hot Water filters conven-
ton met for short session to-day. A
report on "Sumptuary Dues" was dis
cussed in executive session, but no de-
cision was reached. A favorable re-
port was read from the Twin City
union, of Minneapolis. The election
resulted as follows: Samuel L. Pope,
of Chicago. president; Albert B. Frank
lin, of Boston, first vice president; H.
D. Crane, second vice president; George
Ell. Reynolds. of Chicago. secretary, and
Herman A. Kroeschell, Chicago, treas
urer. Executive committee, Leon III.
Prentice, c. Fl. Simmons. F. W. Lamb,
P. S. Hudson and John Davis, of Chi
cagO,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
Must Be Licensed Like Dogs.

WASHINGTON, May s.-Senator Cor
man to-day introduced bill to amend
the Interstate commerce law so as to
provide that it shall be unlawful fer any
railroad company operating any rail-
road in an adjacent foreign country to
transport passengers or freight from the
United States into such foreign country
or from such foreign country into the
United States unless the company shall
have obtained license granting this
privilege from the interstate commerce
commission
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
Censured the Lake shore.

CHICAGO. May Sat meeting of
representatives of the east-bound roads
to-day the Lake Shore was censured for
reducing the rate on oats without giving
notice in the proper manner. All the
lines, with the possible exception of the
Baltimore & Ohio. will meet the 22-cent
rate, taking effect Monday. The Balti-
more & Ohio people are waiting for in
structions from their Eastern office.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
MARVEL Re-Eiected President.

Topeka, Kan, May Sat the an
nual meeting of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railway to-day the follow
ing officers were unanimously elected
by the new board of directors: George
C. Magoun, chairman of the board;
Allen MARVEL, president; j. w. Rein
hart, first vice president, in charge of
financial and accounting affairs; A. A.
Robinson. second vice president, in
charge of operating affairs; j. F. God
dard, third vice president, in charge OF
traffic affairs; Edward Wilderman,
secretary and treasurer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
Remembered His Friends.

NEW YORK, May s.-By the will Of
Col. Henry Fitzhugh. wealthy South
erner, which was probated here to-day,
Henry d. Clyde, of Omaha. receives
$4,000, and the dead mans 'dear
friend" Mrs. Leo Place, $4,000 in Peo-
pies Gas Light and Coke company, of
Chicago. The deceased was bachelor.
A. NJ. Quarter, vice president of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, is an
executor
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
THEORY OF INSOMNIA.
The Nerves Controlling the Flow
of Blood to the Brain Do the
Mischief

New York sun.
Insomnia is most often found among
brain-workers, whose brain activity
causes the flow Of too great an amount
of blood to the head. The nerves con-
trolling the contraction of the blood
cells through WEAKNESS fail to perform
their duty, and temporary passive
congestion is established, which effect
ualIy prevents sleeping the early part of
the night. The victim should lie with
the head raised very high with pillows.
Frequently the sufferer who has
counted himself Off into dreamland
after hours of misery, is awakened
toward morning again, and sleep seems
more hopeless than ever. This awaken
ing is due usually to the sudden and
violent contracting OF these malicious
little nerves who fail to perform their
duty in the early part Of the night. and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09

It IS estimated that the pension bill
that has passed the house. and is ex-
pected to soon become law, will help
out the claim agents in Washington to
the extent of S2,0O0,0O0 and upwards.
TANNER, DUDLEY, and the others are
getting more out of the business than
they could get out of the best Offices in
their reach
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
THAT ORIGINAL PACKAGE

The full text of the elaborate decision
in the original package case is published
in iowa and Kansas, and the legal and
newspaper lights are trying to explain
what it means. CLARKsoN'S paper, the
Iowa oracle, states, with the emphasis
of one who has seen the court in its
robes. that the late attorney general Of
Kansas is exactly right in finding that
when the original package reaches the
hands of the censignee 1t cannot be sold,
but becomes subject to the state law.
The man who receives it may drink it,
but cannot sell. If this were the fact.
it would not make very serious gap in
the prohibition wall. But the present
attorney general Of Kansas instructs
the law officers of the state that one
sale may be made of the package by the
party who receives it. He doesn't like
it, but that is what the opinion means.
He looks to congress to pass law that
will defeat the opinion. Ii that body
legislates in regard to liquors alone. it
will meet the objection that it is inter-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09

LONDON is said to have return in a
measure of the grip, but the climatic
conditions there are specially favorable
for it. There is no reason for appre-
hending its appearance in this country.
The sequences are more Objectionable
than the disease. Most people who had
it credit it with about all the ailments
they have had since.