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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

Hermann's New Transatlantiques, which
have been heralded as par excellence as
vaudeville combination, proved to be some
thing of q disappointment to a fairly large
audience at the Grand opera house last even
ing. That the people were all tirst-class and
that many of theiracts goodit is true; at the
same time the show seems to drag on. Pos
Isibly expectations had been raised too high
by advance booming. Harry Kennedy, the
ventriloquist, was unable to appear because
of sickness. The honors of the evening
swere carried off blythe Glinseretti family of
taerQpats, who were wonders and Flora
Moore, the soubrette. The other acts were
jail clever, and generally received warm ap-
lplause.
| Mckee Rankin opened weeks engage
Iment at the Lyceum theater to q fair-sized
Ihouse last evening. The play, The Canuck,"
has9been seen here before, and the only
thing that need be added is that the support
Iing company is better, and the piece has
lbeen improved by judicious pruning.
/ There was packed house at the Pence
Hast night, and the Howard Big Buriesuue
company made an emphatic hit. 1t is prob
lablythe best show OF its class yet seen i'll
this city. May Howard sings sweetly and
looks splendid; James and Lydia Sheeran do
a very funny sketch; Lizzie B. Raymond is
one of the cleyereSt song and dance ladies
on the stage; Johnson and Gentry do q
novel specially that caused shouts of ap-
plause; Julia Kelly's specially of bone play
ing is male act well done by female; Max
Pettingill's dog is a wonder. and knows more
than some men. The pictures are beautiful
and the burlesqDe OH Neil Burgess New
York hit, called sFhe O-Country Fair is
better than the average. Same bill all the
week with ladies' matinees Wednesday. Fri
day and Sunday.
Owing to the leasing of the Iyceum theater
by the Bijou management for period of
seven weeks, Manager Conklin has found it
necessary to transfer the DAM midWeek con-
certs (Which were to have been given at the
Lyceum) on Friday afternoon of each week
to the Grand opera house. All persons hold
ing season tickets can secure seats at the
Grand, which will correspond with those
they now hold at the Lyceum. The sale
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
FRANK WILL APPEAL.
Judge Smith Grants a New Trial
in the Ayers Case.

Judge Smith Grants a New Trial
in the Ayers Case.
Judge Smith has filed his order grant
ing new trial in the case of Fred H.
Ayers against the 500 Railroad com-
pany. In making this decision the
Judge does not contend that the verdict
of SIS, 000 was too large, but says: ION
a careful revision of the testimony given
at the time it is our opinion that on two
material issues in the case, one as to
whether the defendants side track
where the injury occurred was in safe
condition and the other as to whether
the carejessness of the plaintiff and the
disobedience of the rules Of the COM
pany by him contributed to the injury,
neither of them are sustained in favor
of the plaintiffs claim by preponder-
ence of evidence. On the other hand,
the weight of evidence is against it.
Ordinarily we would not feel justified
in disturbing the verdict of jury, but
in this case the jury were only a short
time out Zone and half hours and re-
turned verdict for large amount,
which facts indicate that the verdict
was arrived at on consideration of the
case in a general way, rather than a
careful consideration and weighing of
the testimony on each material point"
1t is understood that Frank LarraEee,
the plaintiffs attorney, will appeal to
the supreme court for reverSiOn OF the
order. He thinks the facts are so plain
that he can have the order reversed, al
though it is generally thought to be
hard thing to do
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
SOLONS IN A SNARl.
Continued From First Page.

born and A. N. Eaton. Senator Eaton
declared that they were lacking pro-
gramme, and they decided to take
individually talk over the situation"
And thus the whole evening was frit-
tered away. Tie Republican senators
wanted to nominate officers; their fin
gers fairly ached to record their ballots.
but they were aftaid to do so-they
lacked courage. Ultimately it was
decided to appoint committee,
the head and front OF which were Sena-
tors Frank A. Day and j. l.. Tawney.
The object of this committee was to de-
wise plan to get a number of Alliance
senators to combine with the Repub-
lican senators in organizing the cham
Der. This done, an adjournment was
taken. The committee appointed i'm
mediatelY proceeded to the private Of
fee of Gov. Merriam. and there they re-
manned until the small hours of this
morning.
1t is desperate game the Republi-
cans are playing. They are bent
upon electing their officers, and the
committee selected last evening will de-
wise a plan with the object of making it
seductive enough to vile away an ALI
ance legislator from the straight path of
duty.
To-day will demonstrate how far they
succeeded and who the men are who de-
sert their party to assist that which is
the friend of the monopolisr, the capital
iSt and the bloated, aristocratic prOtec-
ZIONIST. The men who do this deserve
to be pilloried and duly held up to the
scorn of their constituents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06

houses have been built in remote sub
burbs on their reliance, and tradesmen
have gained and lost customers because
the old routes, and methods of travel
have been altered. If the system should
prove faulty or unsuccessful, in case of
storm lasting several days, there
would be great deal of inconvenience
and some distress III consequence. 1t
is like the elevator service in the tall
city buildings. Only little while ago
people used to be able to walk up stairs
with comfort. But now, when the ele-
vator stops running, business is sus-
pended everywhere above the second or
third stories.
They have had some heavy falls Of
snow in the East lately, and the reports
of the effect on an overhead electric
system furnish US warning. In sew
eral places the roads were not properly
supplied with electric snow plows, and
there were serious blockades. We pre-
sumo that the local management here
has made its arrangeme hts so that there
is no danger from this source. In other
places the poles and wires were blown
down by the wind or broken down by
the weight of the accommodating ice and
snow. The greatest trouble, however,
which has been noted in the reports re-
ferred to was with the tracks. The cleo
trio current in system like ours comes
from the power house through the over
head wires, and runs down the trolley,
which is over the car, to the motor
where the driver stands. When the
train is at a standstill the current is
turned into the rails, but when it is to
be put in motion, the driver guides the
power to the wheels, which turn in re-
Spouse to it. and pro pei the car. During
the recent troubles in the East it was
found that. while wheels reyolved read
lily enough, the cars very frequently
made 70 progress at all. The smooth ice
and snow on the tracks robbed them of
all the grip which friction had formerly
afforded them, and they sim ply slipped
round and round with fruitlesS energy.
The lighter the car, moreover, the
greater the difficulty in this direction.
We ourselves saw last season some
trouble of this sort on the Fifth street
hill, between Cedar and Wabasha
streets; but this winter we have not no
ticed it. These matters are worthy of
attention, however, because we may
thus be forearmed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
CHARTER TINKERNG.

The chamber of commerce adopted
some very radical resolutions yesterday
morning, looking to the amendment of
the city's charter. The fifth of these
was adopted only after good deal of
discussion. and approved of a division
of the city government into a number
of coordinate departments administered
by single executive head. This is the
general method followed in Philadel-
phia under the BULIITT bill, and to a
certain extent in Brooklyn, New York
We do not know now active an effort
will be made to have the new legislature
graft this plan Oh our charter; but we
suggest that perhaps it would be wise
to go little slowly over the road to SO
radical a change.
The whole theory of municipal gov
eminent is undergoing a transition at
present. The old idea was that the su-
premacy of ones political party in mu-
nicipal affairs was as important as its
triumph in the state or nation. Tidings
of Democratic or Republican victory
in city election were telegraphed over
the country and celebrated as a parti-
san success. We think that this feeling
is dying out. The political creed of
either party concerns Itself very little
with municipal issues. A city govern
ment is more like the administration of
a great corporation or business, in
which every citizen is stakeholder or
partner. The city owns great amounts of
valuable property, and almost the only
business of its government is to develop
and care for this. There are no ques-
tons of principle at stake, except ques-
tons of business principle. and it is not
possible to divide men on these accord
ing to their party affiliations.
Again, the functions of municipal
governments are growing very rapidly.
The care of the streets and public build
ings has for long time belonged to
them, but now they commonly own
their own water works, sometimes
their gas works, and now and then their
street railway lines. They build and
adorn parks. collect and maintain public
libraries, support orchestras and bands
of music for the qualification of their
citizens in the summer time; and here
and there will be found some one who
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
THE NEW LEGISLATURE,

The GLOBE wishes the new legislature
good morning, and bids it welcome to
the city.
1t notices that the senate is composed
of married men with a single exception,
and that he is a widower-and that
in the house the BenedickS are to
the bachelors almost as to ten to one.
This shows that most of our SolonS have
already achieved something, and marks
them as men Of steady habits and posi-
ton.
The GLOBE warns the bachelors
against the temptations of metropolitan
life and the distractions Of love-making.
1t advises those representatives who are
sure of their morals to secure quarters
at some of our hotels, and those who
are doubtful of their armor against the
shafts of sin, but are brave against
A.aidenS' chances. to locate at some
quiet boarding house. For those who
are without either mOoring we tremble,
because there are Circes to allure in st.
Paul as elsewhere, and many of our
boarding house keepers have comely
daughters. The GLOBE hopes that our
bachelor Legislators will stay at home
nights, and postpone their counting un-
til after the session S ended. The state
needs their energies.
For the Benedicks in the house and
senate the GLOBE has no advice, except
that they must not work too hard. City
life offers no temptations to them, be-
cause, being married, they are superior
to sin and friyolity. But too intense
application is not to be encouraged. 1t
is well to burn the midnight oil and to
grow in knowledge by porting over books
till cock crow. But all this may make
men nervous and irritable. A calm and
judicial frame of mind Is essential to
coping in debate and weighing the value
of legislation, and nervousness and
irritability war against them. The
GLOBE hopes that the married men in
the legislature will take care Of their
health.
The GLOBE knows everybody in the
world, and is well acquainted with all
the new members who have Just come
to town. A good many of them, how
ever, do not know each other very well,
anu nave ye6 W Ineet ClFe people VI 81.
Paul. We formally Introduce every
senator and representative to his fell
lows in either house. and to every man,
woman and child in the city. They are
all good fellows, and worthy of COM
panionship and credit. 1T they will cut
this out and pin it on their overcoats
they will find our tradesmen obliging
and trustful, and their path in the city
a smooth one. No one known to be
backed by the GLOBE ever has any
trouble in getting what he wants in the
world. And the GLOBE makes here the
public declaration that it is backing
every member of the new legislature
with ali the enormous energy it has at
its command. With these credentials
let them get about and begin hand
shaking.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
BELOVED IN PEORIA.
Details of Some of the Sweet Sing
er's Early Struggles.

Details OF Some OF the Sweet Sing
er's Early Struggles.
PEORIA, H., Jan. 5.-The death Of
Emma Abbott causes great regret here.
Miss Abbott's earlier struggles in Peo-
ria are we'll known to all residents of
the city who lived here from 1860 to
1859. In 1860 Mrs. Dean gave concert,
in which Emma figured as the principal
attraction. Eugene Baldwin. one of the
proprietors of the journal, was then a
reporter on the Transcript, and he gave
her her first newspaper notice. 1t was
one of her dearest treasures. She
taught school in the country for time
after that, when n. E. Worthington was
county superintendent of schools. He
visited her school and found it
in a Wretched condition and pro-
ceeded to lecture her for evident neg
lect of her duties. She finally burst
into tears, told him that school teaching
was not at all to her taste, and that her
whole soul was in music, and that she
longed to go on the stage. The next
swimmer she secured an engagement
;rith Frank Lombard, then of Chicago,
and they organized a concert troupe
and travelled over the East and West
with indifferent success. She drifted
finally to New York city and secured
position in church choir. The ladies
of the church sock strong interest In
her, aud they raised purse TO send her
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE.
Searle Nominated and Arms Out
Stretched for a Combinations.

Stretched Tor a combinations.
Like the old maid at the party, the
Republican members of the house are
willing for union with anybody.
Their caucus last night ended in a wild
appeal to anybody in the wide, wide
world to combine with them, give them
the speaker and take everything else.
The caucus was held in the Endicott
bl ocF, and the doors were closed and
cotton stuffed in the cracks and key
holes. j. M. sDiment, of Steele.
presided, and T. G. Stevens, of
r lmsey was secretary. The caucus was
speaker. Hon. 4. E. Searle, of StearnS,
nations we're made for other Offices.
One of the delegates expressed the stu
alton thus:
"Here we are, the grand old party,
reduced to the predicament of forty
members of the house, OF eighteen less
than a majority. We are perfectly
helpless. Two years ago we were cocks
OF the walk; now none so poor to do us
reverence. Nothing is left US but to
meekly ask somebody to combine with
us. Let us offer every Office but that of
speaker On the quiet we'll corral the
committees, and we'll give everything
else"
This sentiment prevailed. and the fol-
lowing were named on the committee of
conference: Delegates Cross, Dlment.
Feig. Stevens, Terrill, Kenney, Greer,
Erickson, and Cole. The caucus then
adjourned.
A prominent member revealed the
business to GLOBE reporter, who i'm
mediately asked:
''Thls committee of conference-with
whom is it to confer? ?"
Confer p Why, anybody"
Up to 2 a. M. there was nobody who
cared to confer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06

to Italy tocomplete her musical studies.
Eli Perkins wrote up her career IN
somewhat famboyant style, and thus
attracted public attention to her. BY
this means she won the notice OF q
young man named Eugene Wetherell,
who owned and ran a drug store in
New York city. She succeeded in
imparting to him something OF
her own enthusiasm and he
finally sold his drug store for
$4,000, gave her the money and went to
work himself on salary. She made
her appearance with some success, but
in response to an encore she sang
Nearer, My God, to Thee" The entire
audience took it as an insult that she
should sing Protestant song in so or
thodOX a community as Milan. She
was Kissed off the stage, and riot was
very nearly the consequence. After
this no manager would give her an en-
gagement, and she returned to New
York with very much the feeling OF
failure. Her history from this time Is
well known. At the time of her death
she was rated to be worth 100000.
She did not disguise nor conceal the
hardships of her early life. She used
laughingly TO say that ''she had lived
in every house in Peoria, because her
father early discovered that it was
cheaper to move than TO pay rent"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
VANGARDER AGAIN.
More Trouble Arises From His
Peculiar Actions.

Special to the Globe.
HELENA, Mont. Jan. 5.-There is
more trouble for Edward f. Vangarder,
who left here some weeks ago to avoid
numerous creditors of the
Loan and Mortgage company, whose
money he had invested and subse-
quentiy collected and retained. Flor
ence Vangarder, his wife, applied to
the district court to-day for divorce
lon the grounds of cruelty and
failure to support her, and
also that he has left the state with no
intention of returning. The latter IS
good ground alone for divorce for a
woman in this state. A law to this
effect was passed in the early days Of
the territory when women were scarce
and when miners deserted wife had
no trouble getting another husband.
Vangarder is no said to be in
Canada A case growing out of his
populations was tried a few days ago,
where widow paid Vangarder 5000
ON chattel mortgage. and he retained
the money. The party for whom Van
garden was acting sued for it, The jury
promptly found for the widow. Flor
ence Vangarder is daughter of eX-
Mayor Fuller. prominent and wealthy
citizen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
A FAMILY AFFAIR.
Tim e. Byrnes to Be Sued by Mrs.
Goodrich.

Tim e. Byrnes to Be Sued by Mrs.
Goodrich.
A suit has been begun against Tim
E. ByrneS by Mrs. Goodrich, his wife's
mother. 1t seems that some time ago
the local attorney purchased from the
lady quite a large amount Of real es-
tate, giving her as security mortgages
upon the property to the extent of some
$4,000 According to the complaint it
became necessary in the course of BUSH
ness that releases should be given Oh
some of the pieces, and she signed the
papers for that purpose.
Now she claims that the releases
given were only upon some minor
pieces. and not upon the large ones,
which they appear to cover. Suisse
quently, it is claimed, he procured
loans upon the property released. from
Corser q Co., and also from the David
G. Rell Investment company. She
maintains that she has been deceived in
some way, and even goes so far as to
claim that her Son-inlaW has filled in
descriptions not intended. 1t is thought
by some that the case may reach set
tlement before it gets into court. If
not, there viii be an interesting trial to
follow,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
THE STORY OF A DAY.

Emma Abbott dies i'll Salt Lake City, Utah.
Justice Brown is sworn into Office at Wash
ington.
Gov. Merriam issues his list of official ap-
pointments.
Brutal evictions follow the collapse of the
Glasgow strike.
Mayor Winston takes charge of Minneapo-
lis municipal affairs
The war department issues ratlons to set
tiers fleeing from Indians
George W. Peck takes the oath of offic as
governor of Wisconsin.
The full text is published of the Blaine
Salisbury seal controversy.
Refugees from Nashville, driven on by
Indians. reach Sioux City, 10.
A dozen men are killed at Angels Camp,
Cal, by falling 45e feet into mine.
The force bill receives a Knockout blow in
the United states senate.
Army officers severely crticise the action
of President Harrison in removing Col For
sYthe.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
REPRESENTATIVE SCHEMES

PREVENTATIVE SCHEMES.
The diversified character of the legis-
latiye bodies now so numerously con-
Vening, as regards party lines and the
classes represented, will be apt to bring
to the front various reformatory
schemes, sometimes of doubtful value.
The range of inquiry and discussion
will be broadened, whatever the stat
utory results. In Nebraska a bill has
been prepared, and is advocated to some
extent, that provides for the choice of
presidential electors by congressional
districts, and not the state vote as now.
The two representing the senators will
be chosen on the general ticket, and
each district will have its own man to
cast its vote for president. There is
good deal of force in the argument for
tle scheme, as it provides for the
recognition of the state and gives
more accurate representation of the
people. Under the present method
the majority in congress elected
by the same vote can easily be
adverse to the president. 1t is readily
seen that this is practicable and an OBJ
lection to the system. 1t is not a new
scheme, by any means. Several times
It has been preached and advocated,
but it has been treated in its partisan
aspects, and not on its merits. 1t would
be difficult for it to secure different
treatment now, especially if it appeared
afavorite with either of the old parties.
in oh \
adopted by any Republican or Democrat
ic legislatures would be general agree
ment that it would'be accepted by all
the states. In Ohio in November the
Democrats elected fourteen out of the
tWenty-one congressman, while the
Republicans had a majority on the
aggregate vote. In other cases
the advantage might be to the
Republicans. If the Alliance men can
effect its adoption in the legislatures
they control it would give them votes
in the electoral college. on the late
showing, from Kansas, Nebraska, Min
neSota, and perhaps other states, while
he state officials were not elected in
either. They may adopt the plan with
OiU AhCitAhe@ OLC SpSCidl duGdSOillSIn OF
the other parties. The most forcible
objection to the change is the fact that
/. adds to the inducements to gerry
mander congressional districts, which
neither party has been quite able to re-
sist. If there is to be any change in this
respect, the fairest plan would be one
that provides for the representation
of the voters in proportion to
their number. No partisan device
could be easily brought to bear to
prevent equitable representation of the
people. 1t would be virtually direct
popular vote. So far as the Democrats
have unusual influence in legislation,
it should be used in way to vindicate
the wisdom of the transfer of power.
ALI the improvement possible should be
shown in the senatorial selections, but
in the statutory work there should be
contrasts with that of the discarded
political elements of favorable charac-
ter. An unequivocal disposition should
be shown to eliminate chronic abuses
and promote the common veal. The
field is ample, and the results need not
be meager.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
BUCKS IN A FERNENT.
Turtle Mountain Indians Have a
Grievance.


RoLLA, N. D., Jan. 5.-The $500 In
dams of the Turtle Mountain band are
in a ferment over the action of United
States Commissioners Haynes and Ma
hone, who left here Jan. without ac-
complishing anything. 1t is said they
will recommend that the reservation be
slightly enlarged, but the Indians
wanted to be removed to White Earth,
Minnesota, and are loud in their
denunciation of the commissioners.
The settlers in the neighborhood are
alarmed at the situation, there being no
considerable number of troops in the
region, and have sent protest to Wash
ington against the longer maintenance
of this constant menace TO the peace Of
the North Dakota border. The reserva-
ton consists of only two townships,
and on this small tract the government
is trying to carry out its policy of max
ing $500 Indians self-supportlng. The
settlers claim that the only act of the
commissioners while here was to hold
single council with the Indians, and
make them present OF $500 worth OF
P0WgaWS,