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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
The Great Northern Makes a
Slash to Meet the Cana
dian Pacific.
Efforts Fail to Agree on East
Bound Passenger Rates
With the 500.
Only Apparent Effect Of the
Alton Boycott Is an In
crease OF Business.
Supreme Court Decision That
the Lake Front Belongs
to the Central.

CHICAGO, April 23.-As might have
been expected the Great Northern road
is the first to meet the reduction in
freight rates inaugurated by the Cana
dian Pacific between New York and ST.
Paul. President Hill, of the former
road, insists ON the differential for lake
and rail traffic that was agreed on at
the New York conference, and to pre-
serve 1t he has announced a lake and
rail traffic on the basis OF ninety cents
first class from New York to st. Paul
and Minneapolis by way of Duluth.
This is reduction of eleven cents, the
same made by the Canadian Pacific
on all rail business. No action has
been taken looking to the reduc-
ton by way of Chicago. but a
conference of the interested lines will
be held i'll day or two to decide what
shall be done. Chairman Midgley is
trying to check the threatened democrat
ization Of rates. and has asked the West
ern roads to take no action until he has
had an opportunity of communicating
with the parties responsible for the cut
There seems to be little hope, however,
that rates will be restored and main
tanned on the agreed basis. East-bound
lake and rail rates were cut before a
vessel left this port for Buffalo, and the
indications are that they will strike bed
rock very early in the season. One lake
line has just taken $500, 900 bushels of
export grain for Boston at ~ cents a
DuShel, or about Is cents per 100 pounds,
against the regular rate of 20 cents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
THE EEFECr Upon LABOR.

a high tariff organ gleefully points to
some article OF manufacture in England
on which wages have been reduced on
account of the obstruction to its chief
market caused by the MCKINLEY act.
1t concludes that the instance affords an
unanSWerable argument in favor of that
measure. But unless it is shown that,
as consequence of the discrimination,
the wages of the employees in similar
manufactures in this country have been
Increased, its Illustration has no point.
1t would be an exhibition of meannesS
not often found in the American toiler
to eXult over disaster to workman
abroad that brought no advantage to
HIM. Where are the American indus
tries that are now paying their
workmen an increase of wages
in consequence of the new tariff
that has been in operation now
more than six months, and the time is
sufficient to show its fruits. Observant
readers of the news columns of the pa
perS can have but one story to tell. One
who has since the 1St of October last
compiled a diary from the published
news finds it padded with accounts of
reductions of wages, strikes aud short
ening of production. The estimate
made from this compilation is that for
every day of the six months there has
been an average of one establishment
employing hundreds of hands that has
reduced the wages of the workmen,
often the cut being from 10 to % per
cent. In some instances the same re-
suit has been reached by shortening
production and affording less employ
ment. incidentally, it may be stated
further, that while reducing the means
of subsistence of the lab0rer. the Nc
KINLEY act has added to the expense of
living, even including the recent cheap
er sugar.
But to return to the case over the
water where manufacture has suf-
Tered from the virtually exclusive tariff,
so far as that article is concerned. The
goods are shut out. but the labor is not
Thrown out of work over there, the
wOrkmen come to this country, expect
ing the protection of the tariff to afford
high wages. They compete with the
American worker in an overstocled
market, and inevitably wages are re-
duced, and the more immediate need of
the newcomers and their familiarity
with lower wages cause them to under
bid the residents. The manufacturer
will take the cheapest labor. This is
the natural effect OF the MCKINLEY
tariff upon labor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
LACK OF COURTE sY.

Did the Ways and Means Commit
tee "Dictate" to the Health
Board?
The health and hospital committee
met again yesterday. Strange to say,
something was done after a long dis
cussion. They talked first about the re-
suits of the meeting of the day before.
The ways and means committee agreed
to find $1,000 for the health board for
the erection of dumping station on
the old steamboat landing. That was
where the kick came III with the health
board. The members could not under
stand why the ways and means com
mittee should dictate now that money
was to be spent. They think the
ways and means committee might have
had the courtesy to recommend the ap-
preparation of the money and leave the
spending of it to the health department.
The board of health wants a crematOry.
That is why they object to the "dicta-
ton" of the committee on ways and
means. However, they concluded to
take what they can get. The committee
will recommend that the council order
the Immediate erection of a house over
the sewer on the old steamboat landing.
The house will be 50x60. Three wagons
will be able to dump at once.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
WHY TT WAS HEOBBED.

The recent popular outbreak at Knox
vile, Tenn. over circus, may have
been induced in a measure by cOmpari-
sons drawn out by the death of BAR
NUN with his show and the one that
had taken IN their silver dollars. 1t is
not probable that the aesthetic microbe
that wantOned in the Minnesota state
senate had reached the Tennessee
mountains. The popular senSibiities
were rot shocked by an exhibition of
tights. The show was not probably up
to their standard. and consequently
they mobbed the parties connected
with it. Possibly there was lack of
originality and button-Snapping humor
Oh the part of the clown. He was a
singer, but the local standards were
above him, for it is related that when
he mounted block and started a song
he was Knocked senseless by brick
bat in the face. 1t is not re-
lated whether he sought to appease
the popular wrath with "McGinty" or
annie Rooney" but the work of de-
struction was accelerated by the effort.
The show as an aggregation was made
to present as little obstruction to the
winds as the honoled spots no longer
empowered in TALMAGE'S Side-WhiSk-
erS. This was all wrong, especially dur
ing the time the presidential circus was
moving through the South. But the
Tennessee people should not be classed
with the uncultiyated and rude. Their
provocation was probably beyond human
endurance. Those who have been i'm
posed on i'll the same way can appreciate
this. The historian. no doubt. like the
one at New Orleans. will record an
orderly movement of the best citizens.
Who has not seen circus that should
hp mObhpdo
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
THE LITTLE MAID FOR ME.
KNOW a line maiden.

know little maiden,
Whom | always see arrayed i'll
Silks and ribbons but she is spoiled and
petted little elf,
For She never helps her mother. or her sis
ter or her brother,
But. forgetting all around her, lives entirely
for herself;
So she shippers and she signs.
And she mOpes ana she cries,
And she knows not where the happy hours
flee.
Now let me tell you privately. my darling lit
tie friends,
She's as miserable as miserable can be,
And fear she's no. the liitemaid for
me.
But know another maiden
Whom I've often seen arrayed in
Silks and ribbons. but not always; she's
prudent little elf;
And she always helps her mother. and her
sister and her brother
And lives for all around her, quite regardless
OF herself;
So she laughs and she sings
And the hours on happy wings
Shower gladness round her pathway as they
fee.
Now need I tell you privately my darling IT,
tie friends
She's as happy as little maid can be!
This is surely just the little maid for
me.
-IIarpeg's Young People.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
ANOTHER PHASE OF 1T.
Two Four-Year Aldermen Now
Represent the Twelfth Ward.

Two Four-Year Aldermen Now
Represent the Twelfth Ward.
The Twelfth ward Encouragement
muddIe is as fruitful in new phases as
an April sunrise. The latest Outcrop-
ping relates to the terms of the alder
men. The bill passed by the legislature
says nothing about the terms. The
change of line throws two four-year
aldermen into the Twelfth ward, Rollins
and Peterson. Woodward and Parry, of
the Seventh, are both two-year men
whose terms will expire Jan. l, 1892
How will it be fixed so that the Seventh
shall have one alderman holding over
and so that the Twelfth shall have but
one lOng-term alderman?
On the street commisSlonership Rol-
Inns and Woodward have buried the
hatchet-and not in the skull of Parry,
as seemed probable at one time. Wood
ward has agreed to let Mari, his commits
soner, work in the Twelfth ward. Rol-
Inns is content. Woodward promises to
keep his eye on Jones, Parry's man,an
make him walk circumspectly. The
settlement of the difference was made
public aud emphasized yesterday when
Rollins ordered the removal of his desk
to point beside Peterson and far, far
away from Parry.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
WAS HE DRUGGED?
"A Passenger on a minneapolis Car
Suddenly Falls Into a StunOp

The passengers of the 1920 car Oh the
electric line from Minneapolis last even
ing were very much frightened when
half way over on the journey at the
supposed death of a passenger. The
man was seen to be acting very strange
ly when he entered the car, and after a
while was seen to reel forward
from his seat in a lfeless CON
ditiOn. When the car reached the
barn on University avenue he was re-
moved from the car and carried into the
car sheds. DR.. Baker, of Mackubin
street, was called and examined the
man, whom he pronounced TO be living.
After working for some time, he re-
stored him to semi-couscious condi-
ton. The man did not betray the
appearance of heavy drinker,
being very we'll dressed. He was
conveyed in the Rondo patrol wagon
to the station where he was searched
but nothing of value was found in his
possession. A card was in his pocket
bearing the name of John MetZel. From
his appearance it was evident that some
thing besides liquor had caused his con
dition. The police watched him care
fully for any change in his condition,
but up to an early hour no change oc-
Cured.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Delay in Delivering a Telegram
Causes Il Heavy Suit.

The case of John C.McCarrier against
The PostalIelegraphCompany has been
transferred from the district court to
the United States circuit court. Nc
Carrier sues to recover $25, 1000. On
Dec. TO- 1890, Frank Egan, of Omaha,
sent him the following prepaid tele-
gram:
OMAHA Dec 16 1s00-John c. McCarrier,
ST. Louis. Mo-. care Southern Hotel: Deed
positively recalled Thursday Let men there
invest five and take states FRANK EGAN
McCarricr claims the telegram was
not delivered to him as it should have
been. When he finally did receive it it
was too late to secure the right to the
state of Nebraska in which to sell
patent right. The complaint states that
patentsrights. such as McCarrier hoped
10 sell there. have been sold Ill Ne
braska at profit of $4,000. He was to
purchase the right for $4,000. paying
$1,000 down. He asks for the difference,
So. 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
IT WAS OVERLOOKED,

In the somewhat perturbed condition
of the legislative wind at the final eras
of the session. induced by the pressure
of 50 many reforms, it is not surprising
that no action was had to promote the
popular desire for the election of United
STATES senators by the people. The
Michigan legislature has taken up the
matter earlier in the session, and
adopted a resolution looking to an
amendment of the federal constitution
for this purpose. 10 doubt such reso-
lutions from all the legislatures would
insure the submission of the PROPOSE
ZION. The house would easily favor it,
5ut the senate will need sharp and per-
,stent goading. as it is largely made up
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24

NJ. k.Marrinan, one of Superior's care
full business men. has been spending a
day or two in st. Paul Oh business. He
stopped long enough yesterday to eulo-
gize the advantages and prosperity of
his home city, saying:
Business will be far better this year than at
any previous year. There is no boom, but
real estate investments will tire BILE that of any
previous year. Superior is a city of 10000
inhabitants, yet her manufacturing enter
prlses are capable of supporting a city of
5000, so those going there VIII find employ
ment and stay there and not leave in thou
sands as they are now doing in some other
towns, notably Kansas City. The enterpris-
lns capitalists of Superior are reaching out
for other manufacturing institutions and will
not stop until the city is abreast of all others
i'll that line. The city is SO high above
the water level that the best drainage is
obtained. The water level of the lake varies
little the year round, ana none but an idiot
could imagine an overflow. The streets are
all graded, the principal streets all paved and
contracts let for paving all the minor streets
this season. The shipping companies viii
opens including the steel whaieback which
is 10 steam Via Cape Horn to San Francisco
Shipping rates are cheap therefore so much
better for Superior and the entire West. We
all hope that crops will be heavier this year
than ever before. | wish TO add further. that
the great steel plant and steel barge plant,
with a combined capital of $4,000, 600, are
located at superior, and not at Duluth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.

Col. Frank Shaw went to Chicago 10 secure
the Fitzsimmons Hall fight for the Twin
Cities. And as the colonel never fails TO get
what he reaches for. this great sporting event
will come off here OH July % That is Derby
day also. 1t is pretty safe to say that there
will be an unprecedented display of big dia-
monds, laxative trousers and striped shirt
bosoms in st. Paul that day.
First Tramp (horror stricken)-Say, Bill,
did you take bath?
Second Tramp (whispering)-No Is there
one missing?
The Hon. Ignatius Donnelly has been de-
feated in his attempt to GUST Maj Eva Nc
Donald from her Office in the Farmers ALI
ance. The major shows quite as good stay
ing powers as Col Phoebe Couzins displays
in her fight with the worlds fair lady man
ayers.
The King of Gambia is indeed a merry
monarch. but the probabilities are that he
Will have to take a large-szed injection of
gunpowder as an antidote for his mirth. He
IS apt to find that cutting the cheeks from
British envoy is even graver offense than
larceny. I he~enyoys of the queen have
urgent use for all the cheek nature has
blessed them with
A Missouri man entered a saloon the other
day and was shot down because he insisted
upon having just one more drink. The
chances are that he was half shot before the
revolver was even pulled.
stranger in one of the hotel rotundas yes
terday suggested an extra session of the leg
lslature. He was knocked down and dragged
out but escaped mental examination in the
probate cotrt.
Yesterdays weather was very near as warm
as THE Clemenceau Case.
When one hears of 1.-THE organs of the
Italian government" he unconsciousiy' digs
into his pocket in search of coppers to drop
in the monkeys hat.
An exchange notes the fact that New
York woman has gone insane from literary
work, but neglects to state whether the
malady is due to writing or reading She
may have tackled THE Woman of Ice
Chauncey Depew has been offered 100000
year to edit newspaper That's very
near as much as the highest salaried news
paper man in st. Paul gets.
Ex-Speaker Reed is in Italy Now, if Mr..
Blaine wants to achieve undying fame, he
should turn the car over to the tender mer
cies of the Italian government as indemnity
for the men who were strung up at New
Orleans.
SECRETARY FOSTER does not propose to kill
himself with work. This probably does not
mean that he will neglect his special assign
ment i'll securing Ohio for the president in
the convention next year.
THE Yale professor who has provided for
the millennium in this century, has kindly
consented to defer it TO late in 1899. This
will allow six years OF Democratic admins
tration as preparation.
THE president will miss the watermelon
season i'll the South, but he will find the corn
juice oozing in Kentucky at all times, and
California viii flow with the best extracts.
RECENTLY two brothers were hung in Penn
sylvania and two more in the Indian terri
tory. 1t may be an Improvement to have
family groups on the gallows.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
USE OF FIGURES.

Figures have the reputation of shun-
ming wilful mendacity, but they suffer
themselves 10 be used in fanciful ways.
1t is very simple process to prove by
them that the population OF the civilized
parts of the world is increasing so fast
that i'll no remote period microbes,
bacilli and the other things will be
needed to kill off a large portion to make
room for the rest. An expert temper
ance refOrner can cOnjure up figures to
show that the consumption of malt
liquors is increasing so that the drinkers
will III little time exceed the pOpuIa-
ton. An illustration of their variations
is often afforded in economic matters
The state bureau of statistics in Michi-
gan computed that it cost the farmers
Of that state last year 100000 900 to raise
their crops of corn, wheat and oats, in
Guiding an allowance of per cent on
the estimated value of the lands.
They obtained for these products, ac-
cording to the same authority, SCI, 373,
900. This was dead loss of $4,000, 900,
counting the seven per cent on the
land. 1t is to be presumed that they
made up the deficit with peaches, eggs
and other small fruit. But Mr.. DODGE,
the man who makes the tables for Sec
rotary RUsK, puts the value Of the
three crops named in Michigan. at S43,-
| SIT 900, leaving profit of s., 10000 in
place of s9,0oO,OOO loss. Possibly in
each case there was theory to be sup
ported. Figures based on conjecture
to enforce theory are quite apt to take
their proportions to suit the cid in
view. The innocent appearance of
| figures makes them convenient agents
of deception. 1t is possible that even
some of the official figures being so
freely disbursed by Mr.. PORTER may
not be faithful representatives of the
! facts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
MINNEAPOLIS.
HE OUGHT To KNOW.
Hei!pern Denies He Has Ha,
Liquor in Jail.

Liquor in Jail.
To the Editor of the Globe
This mornings Times informs its
readers that some or one (Which one p
of the ladies representing the temper
ance cause, made a complaint that |
keep in my cell such quantity of wine
ana liquor that the empty bottles which
she saw in my cell are enough to start
junk man in business.
do not know the rules governing the
temperance ladies: do not know if in
vention is part of their business. but
what | know is, that since have been
confined i'll the county jail l never
spoke with one of those ladies, and as
am kept in separate room in the
ladies' department not connected with
the cells, no one Of the ladies III queS-
ton could see me or my room.
appreciate the services of the high
spirited temperance ladies and their
purpose in visiting the Jail. Faithful to
their mission of high morality they visit
the Jail, and, if by some feeble
pulsation of sympathy, they discover
prisoner who reveals to them the
slightest hope of saving him,
they rain down upon his head a num-
Der OF gospel songs quite sufficient to
make him deaf for three days. One of
those ladies. a certain Mrs. c., very
familiar in County Bastille, is known to
everybody as regular kicker. And, as
L think myself punished enough by con-
tinement, and do not desire an addition
al punishment in form of gospel songs
and lessons, l do not wonder that she
directed her wrath this time against
me.
l repeat only to-day what l told al
ready to one of your reporters, that since
am here never saw any Intoxicating
drinks either in my room or in the other
cells. and that L consider the county
bastille well conducted institution.
Yours truly,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
ILLINOIS CENTRAL WINS.
The Supreme Court Gives IT the
Lake Front Property.


Lake Front Property.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Pursuant to
mandate of the supreme court, the Hi
noiS Central Railroad company has been
put in possession of the freight house
and grounds heretofore occupied by the
Baltimore & Ohio on the Lake front.
This ends litigation that was begun a
number of years ago, when the Carr etts
were in control of the Baltimore q Ohio,
and which has been prolonged bv
successive appeals by the latter COM
pany. The case was decided in the
Illinois CentraFs favor by the circuit
court, and afterward by the appellate
court. and these decisions are now sus-
tanned by the supreme court, which has
had the matter under adYisement for
year. The quarrel that rested between
the two companies when the litigation
commenced was ended long ago The
friendliest relations exist between Pres
ident Fish ana the present management
of the Baltimore 4 Ohio. and the resu1t
of the suit is not likely to cause any
friction. For the present. at least, the
Illinois Central will handle the through
business of the Baltimore & Ohio inithe
same manner it now handles the bust
ness of the Big Four. 1t is believed,
however. that the Baltimore q Ohio
will secure other terminals and its pass
enger trains will soon be running into
the Wisconsin Central depot.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24

of men who would fail by the way in
popular ordeal. AT the best, it will be
tedious process to secure this change,
but its spirit can be utilized
at once by the nomination Of the candi-
dates for senator by the state conven-
tons. 1t may be assumed that the Re-
publican convention next year will de-
termlne whether the party is for ArER-
RAM. DAVIS, HEATwoLE or some
other man. The Alliance may present
DoNNELLY OF favorite who has less
individuality. The Democrats will also
have an abundance of good material TO
select from. The inattention of the leg
lSlature to the subject will not preju-
dice the reform with the conventions.
Its adoption will add materially TO the
vivacity of things IN some Of the par
tinc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
The Governor of Oregon Won'i
Go to Meet Bonnie.

Go to Meet Bonnie.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 23.-The pres
ident and party spent two very pleasant
hours in San Diego this morning. The
entire population turned out to receive
the chief magistrate, and paid him every
possible honor.
RIVERSIDE, Cal, April 23.-The pres
idential party arrived at Riverside at )
O'Clock this afternoon, after delight
full trip from San Diego over a route
Astounding with beautiful scenery.
Short stops were made at Oceanside,
Santa Ana, Orange, and at South River
side. The president received a cordial
welcome at each of these places, and
expressed his thanks in short speeches,
complimentary to the people ana to
their country.
PORTLAND, Ore, April 23.-Gov.
remover, when asked to-day whether
he would 90 to the state line to receive
the president, is reported to have said :
MT. Harrison represents i'll his official
capacity the official power and dignity
of the federal government. |. as gov
ernOr OF Oregon, represent the state of
Oregon in the same way. We are equal.
| have no business to pay homage TO
him. On the contrary, when lie visits
Oregon he should rather pay his re
SpectS to me as its official executive