St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-17
TALKS BY THE WAY.

pIushdr spent yeSteruay III tue SANITY CITY.
He arrived on the early morning train from
| the Southwest, and departed for his home at
Omaha late last evening. not before paying
his respects to the Democratic leaders who
were at the Merchants yesterday morning.
Mr.. McShane was elected to congress from
the Omaha district in Nebraska in 1885, and
was the first Democrat sent to Washington
from the state. He was succeeded by n Re-
publican, the tidal wave of 1888 making the
election of even so popular and strong a
Democrat as Mr.. McShane impossible. In
the next congress, which will meet next De-
cember, however, Nebraska will be rep
resented in the lower house by Dem
ocrats and Alliance men only, there
being one straight Democrat Hon. W. j..
Bryan, one Democratic Alliance. Hon. A. w.
McKeighan, and one straight Alliance man,
Hon. o. NJ. Kern. In this condition Col. Nc
Shane finds not little satisfaction, and upon
it bases the most hopeful anticipations for
the future of the Democracy Of Nebraska.
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1.-THE last election" said Col. Mcshane. in
discussing the situation, demonstrated that
the people of Nebraska are Overwhelmingly
against the policy of the Republican party.
The fight in 1890 was made by both the DEM
ocrats and the Alliance men solely upon the
tariff question, and in every legislative dis
trict. as well as in the state at large, the Re-
publicans came out third in the
fight Richards the Republican nomi-
nee for governor, had 6s000 votes,
while the Alliance candidate, Pow
ers had 10000 and our candidate, Gov.
Boyd, had over 7l,00O defeating his Republi-
can opponent by over 3,0OO."
What effect will the unseatlng OF Gov
Boyd have in the next election?'
1T will damage the Republicans greatly"
answered the congressman; las a great
many of the Republican leaders are free to
confess. Gov. Boyd will undoubtedly secure
the Office again as soon as the case is brought
before the supreme court Of the United
States,''
If
Hon. John B. Hompe, Otter Tail county's
able member of the state senate, passed
through st. Paul last evening on his way
home from Howard Lake. where he deliv-
cred the speech of the day at the Wright
county fair yesterday. 1t was farmers day
and being an ideal fall day the crowd was
very large and, of course, largely composed
of farmers. The exhibits while not large,
were very good, according to Senator Hompe
and the fair is proyinga great success. Since
the adjournment of the legislature Senator
Hompe has been at work upon his farm
nearly every day, as his hardened hands and
bronZed face shows He has been doing
some thinking upon the political situation,
however and expressed himself very vigor
ously in regard to the scheme of an extra
session, as well as the attempt of the Repub-
licaDs to lay the blame of the large appropri
atoms upon the Democratic and Alliance
members of the two houses
81 received a letter asking my opinion
on the matter of an extra SEES
sion," he said with a smile, land
replied, saying that had not changed my
views on the matter since the adjournment
of the Legislature. But wasn't it cheeky
piece of business for the Republicans to ask
us to come back and vote them another
large appropriation after the way they con-
demned us for the money voted away last
winter So 1t struck me, at least. But wait
until next eur, and we will show the people
who were responsible for the large appropri-
ations. and the result may be that some of
the Republicans who thought they were
playing the game very shrewdly upon us will
be surprised. Take the journals of the two
houses ana see where the bulk of the votes
in favor of these lavish and in many cases
unnecessarily large appropriations came
from. In every case you will find nearly the
solid Republican vote in favor of anything
Under the circumstances the claims of the
Republicans that the Democratic and ALI
ance members were to blame is most abb
surd, and the people cannot be deceived in
regard to the matter"
IT.
Maj. James Mclaughlin. the well-known
Indian agent in charge of the Standing Rock
agency, is at the Merchants. Mai McLaugh-
lin, although hardly over forty-ive years of
age. has been in the service for the
last fifteen years, aud has had rare
success in the work of managing the Indians
contided to his care. He is one OF the few
Indian agents who have the respect and re-
gard of the Indians, and to the fact that he
has this is due his success in their manage
ment. After attending to a number of bust
Der of business matters in St. Paul Mai. Nc
Laughlin will again set out for the Standidg
Rock agency,
IT.
Another well-known Indian agent IN the
city is Maj, John S. Murphy, who has charge
of the agency at Fort Berthold, ninety miles
north OF Bismarck. Mr.. Murphy is a young
man, hardly over thirty years of age, but
thoroughly interested in his work. On his
agency there are /, 4i6 Indians, three tribes,
the Mandans, the Gros Ventres and the
Arickarees. Maj. Murphy is student of the
Indian question, and has given particular at
tention to the history of the tribes under his
care
THE three tribes ons the Fort Berthoid
reservation, he said, "are included in the
nine tribes in the United States that have
never been at war against the government
Of these three the Mandans are the smallest
numbering little over 200, smallpox having
almost destroyed them about 1858 But
they are the most interesting. There is
a story TO the effect that they are descended
from some Welshmen, who sailed West from
Wales in the eleventh century, and were
never heard of afterward. The story is that
this party reached the mouth of the Missis-
sippi and worked their way up that river. OF
course take no stock i'll this story. but it is
remarkable fact that many of their words
resemble the Welsh language and thev are
of much lighter complexion than Indians
usually are. There are full -blooded Indians
almost white, among them"
You have a great stock country around
Fort Berthold?" queried the GLOBE repre-
resentative.
There is no finer in the country" an
swered Maj. Murphy enthusiastically. 1--WE
can raise horses that weigh 1,5OO pounds
without feeding them either hay or grain-is
not that true, Mr.. Roach,'' said the Indian
agent, turning to Representative Joseph
Roach, of Rice county.
1T is, announced the Mortified man. "and
if there is anybody that doubts the fact let
them visit your horse ranch and be con-
WINGED"
Congressman Nils P. Haugen, of Black
River rails, Wis, is registered at the Mer-
chants.
IL
Ex-Representative H. W. Lightly of Aus
tin, is i'll the city, attending the sessions of
the state board of equalization.
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Senator Oscar Ayers, the handsome repre-
sentative of Mower county in the upper
house OF the state legislature, came up from
Austin last evening, and is now domiciled
at the Merchants Senator Ayers is a
member of rhe senate cOmmittaa onDointad