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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
Indiana Enthusiasm.
Bloomfield Democrat.

Bloomfield Democrat.
Every visitor was amazed at the
beauty, wealth and size of the city. The
city has 50 newspapers; dailies, 40
weeklies, semI-monthlies and IL
monthlies. The daily papers are as
good as can be found on the continent,
and the manner in which they handled
the proceedings of the convention is a
credit to their brains, enterprise and ca!
pacity. The city has two splendid OPERA
houses with all modern improvements
% parks and a population of 100000 of
the most liberal, generous, superintendent
people we ever met. The public school
buildings number 45, and give employ
ment to 467 teachers, who are educating
$4,000 children. In addition to the pub
lie schools, there are As private and pa
rOchial schools. The city has Is miles
of cable and IS miles OF electric street
railroads and no mule cars, In addition
to this there is an electric line to Mime
apOlis, distance of ten miles. There
are % railroads radiating from here. and
upon them run 800 passenger trains
daily. 1t is also the head of navigation
of the Mississippi, upon whose bosom
float many vessels for 2, 80 miles to
New Orleans. The city is situated upon
the bluffs overlooking the majestic
Father of Waters" and is environed
by beautiful lakes. The climate now is
similar to October climate in Hoosier-
dom. We believe the claim that st.
Paul is the most picturesque, eleanest,
healthiest, best severed and best
watered city in America is true. The
ST. Paul Press club simply covered
themselves all over with glory. The
police department is composed of IT'S
men. and, we must ay,they are as fine.
looking gentlemen as we eversaw. The
fire department would be credit to a
city of twice the size. Employment is
given in it to 116 men, 211 horses are
used and as fine-equipped engines and
other apparatus as we have ever seen
anywhere. If there is anything in the
world that st. Paul or the state of Nip
neSota wants they ought to have it. The
summer climate of Minnesota is notably
free from fogs and continued wet spells.
1t is the healthful medium between the
nervous conditions of high mountain
ATTITUDES and the facilitating nature of
Southern attitudes. The delleiously
tempered sunshine never brings weari-
ness. The air. so dry, pure and clear,
seems gifted with some potent power.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
DID NOT REGISTER.

Mississippi has apparently insured
pacific conditions, for a considerable
period at least, on the race question in
politics. The new constitution requires
all who vote at elections to be registered
four months prior to the voting. AS
there Is an election this year in Novem-
Der. the lists were made up IN the early
part of last month, and the reports from
the counties, partly estimated, indicate
the proportions as about 10000 whites
to $4,000 negroes, or majority of $4,000
for the whites. Parties from that state
in attendance at the editorial conven-
ton stated that the chief reQuirem ent
for registration was the receipt for the
payment of the poll tax. There
was an educational provision re-
curing the voter to be able to
read or understand provisions of the
constitution. There was no complaint
that this was unfairly used as between
the races. The colored men generally
would not pay the poll tax, not caring
to become voters. There was such re-
Quirement in Massachusetts for hun
dred years, and in some other Eastern
states until quite recently. 1t may not
be a commendable provision, but it APP
plies as well to whites as blacks. The
latter quite generally in the South do
not take much interest in politics since
the novelty of the thing has worn off,
and they have discovered that they can
not make living out of it. They are
raising more cotton, and the young men
are acquiring some education. After
a while they will be fitted to exercise
judiciousy all the pIerogatives of citi-
ZenShiD.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.

Kentucky is the only summer state
politically this year. No others have
elections until November. lis vote last
week was of general interest only as
indicating that there will not be any
break in the Democratic electoral line
in the South next year. The other
states that vote in November will be
noted outside of their limits almost en-
tirely as presidential straws for 1892.
There are eleven Of them, and in four,
Ohio. Massachusetts, Iowa and Mary
land. there will be vigorous contests.
These elect all the state officers and the
legislatures. The Democratic majority
in Maryland is but 1000 or so, and
the Republicans have some hopes,
based on Democratic discussions, but
will no doubt find them disappointed.
New York elects the governor and a
majority of the state officers, as, well
as the legislature. Montana chooses
state officers and the legislature, Penn
sylYania a treasurer and auditor, Ne
braska a member of the supreme court
and university regents, Mississippi the
legislature and railroad commissioners.
and New Jersey and Virginia half of
their legislatures. New York will aid
the political calculator perhaps more
than any other state, although there are
no indications of severe or close con-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
THE FARMERS VIEW.

There is an old farmer in Michigan
who has always labored under the i'm
preston that, if he ever scratched a
name on Republican ticket, the devil
would at once entwine his digits about
his vitals. He is deacon in the village
church, and his lapSeS from the orthodox
phraSeoIogy of his station have usually
been due to his adherence of the Demo-
cratic party. He has not now been so
imbued with spiritual grace as to love
his old enemies. but he has learned to
turn a little aside from his old preju-
dices, and look at some present practical
facts in a way net at all uncommon
among intelligent farmers of late. He
was expressing himself somewhat at
Hillsdale the other day to the loyal
postmaster, Col. MARCH, who labored
ineffectively to rectify his mind. The
Adrian Press reports his line of remark
in this way:
This tariff is worrying me. l see butter
down TO IL cents. Eggs sold for 10 cents
this spring, and now, when the hens are not
layin' they are with u, but we amt got any
to SELL Wool is as good as ever was sheared,
and it's down cents below what it was last
year. We take our surplus wheat to the old
country and sell it for gold, and we can't
trade a dollar there without being fined.
That's right Don't roll up your eyes, Ker-
nell for it's true, and we want reciprocity
not with q few Brazilian natives or South
American diggers, but reciprocity with the
countries that buy our produce by the mill
ions and pay cash. We want to trade where
we d-n please, and at the next election
guess the farmer will put on a different uni
form before he goes to the polls"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11

test. The Republicans are puzzled to
find an available man willing to run for
governor, and it is pretty well conceded
that all they will have any chance for
is the legislature. The spectacular
phases of the campaign will be mainly
confined to Ohio, for reasons familiar
to all well informed people. 1t
will be the central ring in the
circus of the year. Iowa will have,
however, one of the straightest clean
cut tariff reform fights of any state, and
the omens point pretty clearly to be-
som that will sweep the state so far over
the Democratic line that it cannot be
recovered by the Republicans next
year. Massachusetts will be apt to re-
elect Gov. RUSSELL and take its place
among the doubtful states in 1892. The
only interest in the Nebraska matter
will be to see how the Alliance holds
out in the political swim. Montana
elects legislature that will have the
selection of one of the senators, and
there ought to be little doubt that an
indignant popular blast will strike
those who thimble-rigged the Demo
Gratis out of the senators.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
A Queen of Beauty. ST

Seneca Falls IN. Y y Review.
The cities of st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, whose business centers are
scarcely ten miles apart, contain COM
bined population of $50, 600, and with
growth that will soon unite them in
one great and prosperous city. The as
ISOLATION made wise selection in deS-
iguating st. Paul for Its annual gather
ing. For nearly one week the good
people of that city, with an enthusiasm
and hospitality never surpassed, made
their visitors happy and contented.
The gates of the city were widely
opened to ''the moulders of thought"
and the city' itself became a great ban
ouet hall, in which flowed a con-
tinued feast of good things. There
were receptions and excursions and
paradeS without number. The badges
of the members were welcome pass
ports to royal fayors. and everywhere
rosy peace and smiling plenty" held
uninterrupted sway. A more enter
prlsing or delightful city was never
consecrated to human achievement. 1t
is a queen of beauty, moulged and
fashioned in the highest style of aria
city of thought, progress and pros
peTty. 1t is also city of beautiful
homes, of model public and private
buildings, of busy streets and hand
some bOulevards. 1t crowns the Mis-
sisSippi at the head of its navigable
waters, and its citizens justly rank fOre'
most among the most enterprising and
thrifty of any in the great Northwest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
THE INVASION OF MARSHALL
AVENUE.

The protest from the Merriam Park
people against the intrusion of electric
cars and tramway tracks on Marshall
avenue has some substance to it, and
deserves to be followed by vigorous eff
forts to save the street. The bridge at
the lower end of Sixth street, now APP
preaching completion, makes straight
road from DaytOn's bluff to Lake Cal
houn in Minneapolis, except for the
distance from Summit avenue to West
ern. Marshall avenue is the continuation
of Sixth street, and after one crosses the
Mississippi river at its terminus he is
on Lake street, which is only the same
avenue under another name. Per-
haps, at some time in the future, the
Jog on the hill will be removed; but,
even as it is, there is here
great artery connecting the two
cities. The same feeling which has
through its whole extent applies to
Marshall avenue. We ought to hive one
direct route for vehicles and driving be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis, and
this is the one for the purpose. Electric
trains are success in certain sense,
but they do not add to the beauty of our
avenues, and seriously interfere with
the comfort and pleasure of those using
other forms of conveyance. The rail-
way company has the right to occupy
what streets it will; but its policy in
general has been an amicable one, and
very probably it will listen to the pro-
tests against this. its latest plan. An
other line can be laid out equally con-
venient, and likely to prove equally
profitable, without the invasion of Mar
shall avenue.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
FASHION JoTTINGs.

Black tea jackets are very popular.
A pretty garment of this kind has long,
loose coat fronts, between which is
full jabot of soft silk and lace.
Satin-finished foulards are as popular
as they are pretty. They are made up
in charming, simple fashion, with seam
less bodice, rounded in the back and
slightly pointed in the front.
The rich, dark Cleopatra colors prom
ise to predominant in dress fabrics this
fall. They will be the tawny golden
browns, russets, candron and the superb
dark, velvety reds and yellows OF the
naSturtIumS.
1t is said that in Paris ultra-fashion-
able women have adopted the newest
thing IN wells. which is OF black silk net,
somewhat narrow, but heightened b.
normally, some of the ''smartest" reach
ing far below the waist.
Among the new trimmings for autumn
are beautiful Venetian open-work en-
broidery in deep brilliant silks and
bronze gold. They will be used for
trimming cashmere, vigogen and other
fabrics of that sort.
A pretty novelty in millinery is the
French round hats made of crepon
tulles, shirred nets, chiffonS and snow
flake gauZes. They are trimmed in
delicate blossoms of shade correspond
ing to the color of the material used.
Sailor hats of white felt are used for
seaside wear. They are high in the
crown and have stiff, widely-bound
brims. The trimming of these hats is a
broad band of white ribbon, with wings
or a large rOsette of thick groS grain
ribbon on the left side.
The latest fancy in bathing suits is to
have them of thick quality of broadly
twiIled surah. TIE popular colors are
black and navy blue, although there are
fanciful suits in white, pale blue, yell
low and mauye. They are made with
yoke, waist and drawers IN one contIn-
uouS piece, with belt at the waist on
which the skirt is buttoned.
Glnghams, both plain and variouSly
checked, are made up in fanciful fashion
and used for Semi-dreSs occasions. For
instance, gray bingham is cut in bat
Elements around the hem and pIped
with white. In the front of the long
Louis XIV. is full white chiffon vest.
With this are worn shoes and gloves of
gray undressed kid and a gray straw
hat with stiff white wings.
PannlerS and puffS are no longer IN
the distance, but are actually present
and in style-and the hoopI Almost di-
rect WORD comes from Paris that a very
skirt under its foot trimming. The
skirt is so much gored that it leaves lit
tie or no fullneSs round the hips, max
ing the motion of walking or dancing
undesirably and ungracefully apparent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
THE GRAIN SUPPLY

The expert statiStieian, in figuring on
the shortage Of the worlds supply of
flood this season, breaks all the records.
In fact, he becomes heartless, if not al
most inhuman, in making such a gap
between the supply and need over a
great part of the world as to require
famine and the starvation of a vast
number of people. This is not neces-
Saly to bull the market in this country
and insure generous prices for all the
surplus breadStnffs of the land. The
chief cereals of the country are so
nearly harvested that computations can
approximate the totals. The crops are
uniformly large, ana more will be sent
to other people than in any recent times,
if ever before. The work of the ex-
pert of the New York Sun, elaborated
in detail over columns, is taken as quite
a success automatically, if not fully
sustained by the most reliable facts. A
Id9ficit Of 6I9.0OO,OOO bushels of wheat
and rye in the worlds supply is so far
beyond the capacity of the exporting
countries to meet as to involve serious
disaster in many lands. If there we're
full confidence in such estimates
in commercial circles. it would in
duce a great and rapid advance.
Spectators would be gathering all
possible to hold for the rise. An
other authority who has been figuring
Rt the instance Of Bradstreet's, w. e
BEAR-not necessarily a com mer-
cial bear-reaches materially different
conclusions. In the case of wheat
he computes that the importing
countries of the world will have
666, 100000 bushels of their home
production. and need 81 ZOO, 600 bushels
in addition. The exporting countries of
Europe will harvest 449, SOC. 600 bushels,
and have surplus of 9O,OOO,0OO. Then
Europe must look abroad for oslo 900
bushels. OF this the United States is
down for 160,000.000 bushels and India
B3,000,000, leaving shortage Of $780,
900 bushels. which will be partially
filled with exports from Australia,
Chill, the Argentine Republic, Canada
and Asia Minor. The failure recently
reported in some districts of India cut
down the figures i'll that quarter, but
the export from Canada may be larger.
In the Northwest territory the crop is re-
ported SO abundant that the Canadian
Pacific has ordered 80 new locomo-
tives and 1,5OO box cars to haul it
to shipping points. Then it may be pre-
sumed that the people will use less
wheat in European countries when the
crop is short and prices high. They
will work along on cheaper stuffs, not
being able to pay the prices. If they
can be induced to use American corn, it
will be for their advantage. as we'll as
The producers of this country. 1t will
improve their average diet. There is
no question that the foreign demand
will absorb all the surplus wheat of
this country, and the prices will be far
above any of recent years. 1t is not
probable, however, that actual starva-
ton will 0vertake any large districts of
Europe. The situation is suggestive
to the American farmer as to the direc-
ton of the markets that should be cult
Vated in his interest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
THE BASE BALL SITUATION.

bASh In LII ~
Minneapolis is agitated over the death
of her base ball club, and has kept the
wires busy inqniring whether the other
teams in the Western association will
collapse also Ill sympathy with its de-
mise. When poor nine did not make
money in St. Paul the common expla-
nation was that the situation of our ath-
letic grounds interfered with generous
patronage; but Minneapolis has had
the advantage of field in the heart of
the city, and yet the attendance has
been much below the point of profit.
The national game suffered a serious
setback in the confusion of last season,
and popular interest was transferred to
other forms of amusement. This sum-
mer, too, has been adverse to such
things. because July was cold and damp,
and August has been too hot for COM
fort under the afternoon sun. But nei-
Their of these things entirely accounts
for the general Indifference. The local
league has been badly managed, and
has offered but sorry amusement to the
public. The players did not understand
their craft, aud their discipline has been
considerably below grade. With sharp
contests, excitement, close competition
and the display of a reasonable degree
Of skill. people would have attended
the games, if not in as large numbers as
in former years, at any rate in numbers
large enough to have warranted the
maintenance of the clubs. Western
men know a good thing when they see
it, and they also know poor thing, and
this they do not care to see.
If the Western association should die,
it might be we'll against another season
to undertake the securing of first-class
nine to be supported by the two cities
together. This is a form of municipal
union to which no one would object,
however rabid his local prejudices. A
town of 100000 inhabitants could fur
nish patrons enough fer a considerable
outlay, and if its claims were reasonably
and properly presented, admission to
the league or American association
might be had. indianapolis is a much
smaller place than the Twin Cities, and
it has sustained club successfully. A
project of this kind would be popular,
and would add a great deal to the
pleasure of the summer for the many
of US who enjoy no surcease of work
during the heated term. The ground
for such an organization, it is true,
would have to be in the suburbs be-
tween the cities. But the transporta-
ton facilities from both centerS are
very good now and would be readily in
creased in response to demand; and
the crowds at the racing meeting show
how far the public will go for recreation
if it feels any reasonable confidence
that it will have it after it gets there.
| Capitalists and sporting men of the two
cities may find here scheme worthy of
their nnnSid eratinn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
ODDS AND ENDS.

The advantages of st Paul as a summer re-
sort are every year becoming more apparent
to our neighbOrs. The American is theoreti-
cally an admirer of nature. He raves over
the tawry and purple bars of a sunset; grows
eloquent al the mention IF the mountains,
and thinks poetry at the sight Of the CLINT of
the moon on the water He loves Nature, but
he loves her with all the modern conven-
fences. He talks of yearning for the freedom
of the country, for pure country air and all
that sort of thing, but in reality he is never
comfortable out of town. And that is why
St. Paul is the very best place on earth for
summer resort. One can spend all day at one
of the lakes, and at night, instead of enduring
the misery of summer hotel, come back to
town and comfort
There is fishing within easy reach and
good hunting close at hand. The days are
never so hot that the nights are not comfort.
ably cool The newcomer sleeps as he has
never slept since ne was an innocent snub-
nosed boy, and has never-failing appetite
Every year there are more summer visitors.
and nobody ever came to the town who did
not wish to come a second time. A great
many families who spend the summer at the
lake rent their furnished town houses for the
season to visitors from the South. st. Paul
has all the beauties of fresh air, GOODNESS,
natural beauty and all that, combined with
ali the advantages of city.
I
One of the ticket sellers at the races re
ated the following anecdote of Mayor
Smith, 1t is good illustration of his ma
ture:
Il was standing near the carriage entrance
on Friday" said he, when 1 saw Mayor
Smith drive up. OF course, knew he had a
season ticket. and paid no attention But
the officer stopped him at the gate. He had
a little ragged urehln in his buggy, and the
officer demanded fare for the kid
IL saw the boy standing down therE look
ing wistfuly towards the track heard the
mayor say. He begged me to take him in
ana l stopped and took him up. 1t would
be too bad to leave the little fellow out
here
Il stepped up to the officer just as the
mayor was handing over dollar for the
boys admission. l told the officer not to
take it. and he refused the money Now.
what l want to say is that not one of those
fellows who arc saying such mean things
about Mayor Smith would have .aken the
lille ragged boy il aould they?''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11

Wherever there are factories that secured
additional protection by the Mckinley bill
there have been labor strikes. LaboreIs find
that their wages are still being cut down and
the price of living is advancing. The wide-
spread deceit practiced by Mckinley and
other nabobs Of the billion-dollar congress
ought to begin to work change among the
working people. The Democrats ought to
elect president and every member of con-
gress next year. Now is the time to begin
the campaign of 1892. We are bound to win
anyhow, but we ought to pile up a defeat
that would leave last years routing Of the
enemies of the laboring people in the shade.
To do this we want to get hold of the wagon
at once and give it boost. do not believe
in sitting down in an off year waiting for the
Republicans to make move before we begin
to counteract their Encouragement and de-
ception. PETER DAILY.