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St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
CAPITOL CULLiNGS.

Gov. Merriam will return from Duluth to-
day.
Adjt. Gen. Mullen has gone to Grand Ha-
ven. Mich, where he will receive treatment
for rheumatism.
The statement of fees collected during
April IN the Office of the secretary of state
shows the amount to be Sil7.95.
The report of the state treasurer issued yes
terday shows the total cash deposits in banks
for April to be S7s5, SIS. 90 Over $4,000 was
paid out this week, the draught being princi-
pally on account of the omnibus appropria-
ton.
The attorney generals Office at the capitol
has undergone a complete metamorphosis
this week. The ceiling has been very hand
someiy painted, and the necessity is empha-
sized for spring cleaning in other depart
ment quarters.
The Iron Works Land company has incor-
porated with a capital stock of $4,000 The
incorporators are O. c. Merriman, F. G.
company proceeds at once to the erection of
100 residences for the accommodation of its
employees.
The prison investigation committee, COM
posed of Bon. j. w. Willis, Dr. s. G. Smith
and George Fl. Bracket, will not go to Still
water, as announced. this making the second
postponement of the investigation This
time the delay is caused by the fact that Mr.
Willis has an important case on trial, and
cannot leave the city Next Tuesday has
been fixed as the date of the committee visit
o the prison.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
THE EFFECT OF TOBACCO.

DIR. SEAVER, of the Yale college GYM
nasium, takes measurements of the col
lege undergraduates at various stages
of their course, in order to secure data
about their physical development He
has recently completed the final meas
urements of the senior class and has
classified them with the idea of showing
the effect of tobacco On the human sys-
tenn. 1t appears that the average in
crease of lung capacity in the members
OF the class who have not used tobacco
has been 60 per cent greater during the
four years than III those who do smoke.
The increase in weight shows balance
of 20 per cent in favor of the non-users
of tobacco, and the increase in height a
balance of % per cent in favor of the
same class. Of the men who stood high
est in their class 95 per cent do not use
tobacco at all.
These figures are more or less inter-
esting, but their value as a lesson is
somewhat destroyed by the fact that
70 per cent of all the men exam
ined did not smoke. The margin in
their favor was ,on this account very
great i'll the comparison. The only reli-
able way to tell about such a thing
would be to note the development of the
same man for the same period of his
life, first while he used tobacco and
second while he did not. Such an ex-
pertinent, however, would of course be
imposSible.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
he MAY BE IN 1T.

Some Republicans look upon it as
piece of jocuiarity to speak of the al
legged ambition of CLARKSoN, the presi-
dent of the leaguers, to be the Repub-
llcan nominee for president. That may
be the way to treat it, but the admirers
of the former Iowa editor and party
boss are ready to wager that he can
show up more gray matter than Ben
HARRISON or the average Of the men in
the party who think the presidential
lightning ought to strike them. HAIR
RISoN has respectable mental outfit.
He knows vastly more about statecraft
than his grandfather or old ZACH TAY-
LoR ever did. The effort to learn how to
run the national machine killed both of
these amiaOle old gentlemen and excel
lent soldiers. CLARKSoN is the ideal of
the FLANAGAN theory of politics. He
would operate the government for the
benefit of the ins. This might not in
volve much change in the practical part
from the present administration, but
the practice aud theory would go to-
ppther
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
IS 1T A CRIME?

The GLOBE sees that Minneapolis
politician and a young girl were arrested
the other night for being together i'll a
wine room on st. Peter street, and the
Evening News says that the mans wife
is going to institute divorce proceedings
against him for this offenSe. If the re-
port is true, it suggests the interesting
inquiry as to what provision of law
authorizes the arrest or man and
woman for being IN a wine room
together. 1t surely is not very reput-
able style of pastime. and may sooner
or later lead to something worse; but
is it a crime or misdemeanor under
our code for two people of opposite sex
to drink in each others company?
There are sometimes parties In our
clubs and at our hotels and at our lead
ing restaurants, where men and women
drink wine. and that, too, in the same
room. 1t ought to be known if they are
in any danger of arrest for so doing.
Did the last legislature pass bill max
ing this sort Of thing felony? Or is it
only wrong in case the drinking is done
in st. Peter street wine room: Is
there one law for people of one social
position and another for those of an
other? 1t is too bad that ''MARY
BURNS" did not stand her trial and let
our municipal court answer these ques-
tions. Ignorance of the law excuses no
one and yet, if this is the law, good
many who may be interested do not
know it,
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01

If the tobacco was found offensive,
then his cigar should have been
eXtlnguished. When JESUS CHRIST
was on earth incarnated he did
not go about as cynic frowning upon
all personal pleasures or social festiyi-
ties. He participated in some of them,
and even provided wine when the bot
ties were empty. Tobacco was not in
use then, but there is no warrant for
the supposition that he would have de-
nounced its use. 1t is a matter to be
regulated by sanitary and esthetic con.
siderations, not religious. STURGEON
and many of the ablest divines have
and do indulgein the tobacco luxury.
1t is believed to be mistake to intro
duce divine reproving figures in tableau
like that suggested. But the point i'll
hand is that the evangelist misappre-
hended the ordeal of highest courtesy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
That Is the Condition of West
ern Passenger Circles at
Present.
Chairman Finiey's Decision
to Restore Rates the
Cause Of It.
Reduced Rates to the EIks'
Meeting and Presbyte-
rian Conference.
interesting Railroad Items
Gathered at Home and
Abroad.

CHICAGO, April 80. Western Passen-
ger circles are all torn up over the rul-
ing of Chairman Finley that rates be-
tween st. Louis and Chicago and be-
tween Kansas City and st. Louis must
be restored to tariff basis of $3.50 as
early as May II. The feeling prevails
that. while Mr.. Finley is technically
right in his ruling, it would have been
wise to defer it in the view of the Chi
cago q Atoms announcement that it
could not under any circumstances con-
sent to restoration of these rates while
being bOycotted by its Eastern connec-
tons. The decision will force the Alton
to Withdraw from the Western Passen-
ger association, and precipitate the trou-
bic that might have been entirely
avoided by few weeks delay. Having
declared that it will not advance any
rates while the boycott is in force, it
cannot consistently allow the ques-
tion to go to arbitration, as
board of arbitratOrs would have no
right to take The boycott under consid-
Grafton. and would very naturally suS-
tain Chairman Finley. The fact is, how
ever, that Mr.. Finley had no power to
withhold his decision, even il he desired
to do so. Two members of the aSSoci-
ton, the Atchison and the Wabash, in
sisted that the rates should be ordered
restored as soon as the chairman should
become satisfied that the market was no
longer disturbed by cut-rate tickets.
Under the circumstances he could not
have delayed his ruling without giving
some good reason for it. There is every
reason to believe that Chairman Finley
is in sympathy with the Alton, and is
firmly of the opinion that the other
Western roads should come to its sup
port i'll the present emergency, but he
realizes that his own authority is
limited to the Interpretation and en-
forcement of the agreement and rules
as he finds them. The Alton people
make the point that they are placed at
a disadvantage by the boycott of the
Eastern roads, and throagh no fault Of
their own; consequently Chairman Fin
ley has no right to make a ruling that is
not calculated to place the Alton on an
equality with its competitors, in accord
ance with the spirit of the agreement.
This is the argument they will make
should they finally consent to let the
matter go to arbitration. but there is no
likelihood that they will take the
chances of such a course. In the mean
time the business of the Alton is not
suffering. On the contrary, it seems to
be much better than that of any of its
competitors, and if it continues 10 hold
its own as it has thus far it will have
some difficulty TO justify its refusal to
maintain tariff rates. The indications
to-day are that the boycott is losing
strength.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
SOUTH DAKOTA LANDS.

The impression that the migrating
currents that have the past few seasons
persisted in rolling by this state and the
DakotaS to the Mountain states and Pa
cine slope would this season grow small.
and the choice farming lands this side
of the Missouri be filled, does not seem
to be quite correct. The industrious
efforts and picturesque visions present
ed in the far West have served the ends
of their construction. 1t is not meant
that Minnesota and the Young states on
the west are not gaining much of the
cream of the immigration, but the re-
suits of active effort are seen in the
numbers that have their eyes set for
the distant land. Attention has been
specially called to the openings for set
tiers in South Dakota of late, by reason
of the vast areas of the Indian
reservations now available. No other
state in the Union has so much
desirable agricultural land that has
not been taken by settlers. Some
explanation has been gwen in regard
to the Sisseton lands, but many are
eager to go on them as soon as there is
chance. In fact many have gathered
about the borders looking and watching.
There will be no Oklahoma mob, but
the best lands will be taken the first
moment there is chance. This VIII
necessarily be delayed several months.
There are some 1.500 or 600 Indians of
all ages and sexes on the lands, and
they are first to take their pick. After
they are through it is estimated that
there will be some 100000 acres left for
the settlers. Only one quarter section
can be secured by any individual and
he or she must remain on it at least
fourteen months and pay 81. 80 an acre
Tor it then. Were these lands
to be sold at auction like the
school lands. it is probable they
would now average $40 an acre, so
that the settlers will be making good
thing at the terms eXacted. No school
lands in the state can be sold for less
than $40 an acre, and it is stated that
10000 acres have been sold at an aver
age of Sl4.50 an acre. None of them
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
A CHAT WITH BROADWATER,

While | was talking the other day
with Col. Broadwater, the Montana
millionaire, says New York writer, he
related incidents in the career of young
man who went out to Montana with
him from st. Paul some fifteen years
ago, which illustrates how men get
along in the far West. The mans given
name was Rufus. but, although he is
one of the big sheep growers of the new
state, the colonel's memory could not
conjure up his last name. "He was
originally from New Hampshire" said
he, land picked him up in st. Paul,
where L had bought herd of twenty
blooded cattle, and wanted man to go
with them to Montana. Rufus was rec
commended TO me. He was about six feet
four inches in height, lanky and red
headed-not particularly handsome, as
you can imagine. He wouldn't decide
the first day, but the second day he said
he would go on one condition. | asked
him to name it, and it was that Lwould
be his friend i'll the new country. | had
expected he would ask for long ar
rangement as to employment, but the
way he put his request made me his
friend. He was with me five or six
years III Montana, and i'll that time
never knew him to spend penny on
tobacco, liquor or anything but the nee
esSaries of life. When he got little
money together he bought small flock
of sheep. Now he has all of $4,000
head. No one would think of rating
him as worth less than half Il million
dollars, and to me he is Rufus yet, al
though see him rarely"
l asked Col. Broadwater if the cattle
on Montana and other range pastures
set the price Of beef in the East, when
he said: Corn and the Big Four at
Chicago make the price of beef. Corn
is the big factor, but the meat combina-
ton can control prices arbitrarily. 1t
is mistake to think that range cattle
produce most of the beef of the coun-
try's consumption. 1t sounds large to
hear of cattle roaming over ranges in
droveS of 10000 to $1,000 head. But the
cattle scattered in smal. holdings of ten,
twenty and thirty head over Missouri,
Iowa and Illinois are more important
factor in the meat supply of the cOun-
try than the cattle on the ranges.
Where every farmer has few head no
one thinks how great the number must
be i'll the state. Yet Illinois has to-day
at least three times as many cattle as
Montana. Our cattle on ranges num-
Der about 1,250,000. Either Iowa or
Missouri has twice as many. So you
see what small part range cattle take
in fixing the price of meat"
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
THE EFFECT UPON WAGES.

There is no satisfaction in noting the
effects of the MCKINLEY business upon
the workmen in classes Of industries,
but they show that the architects of
that scheme did not draw the right pict-
ure in their claim that higher tariffs
were to benefit the workers. Almost
any day the papers have accounts of
strikes and reduction of wages. A Can
ada dispatch reports that the Katahdin
iron works in Maine, one OF the few left
there. has been sold and will be trans
ferred to point in Nova Scotia, on ac-
count Of the duty on the raw material.
A roller mill at New Haven shnt down
because the men would not accept re-
duction of 20 per cent. At Paterson,
n. j., employees in silk mill struck at
the third cut in wages in two weeks.
Perhaps the papers do not publish the
accounts Of wages advanced by reason
of the operation Of the higher duties.
None of them have been observed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
HANSBROUGH ABROAD.

A New York journal prints the fol-
lowing about North Dakota's young
senator:
Senator Hansbrough, of North Da1o-
ia, is one of the new senators, but he
has served term in the house Of rep
resentatives and has learned the ropes
at the national capital. Twelve or fif-
teen years ago Hansbreugh, who was
tramp printer. He drifted out to st.
Paul and later into North Dakota,
where he succeeded in establishing a
number Of small newspapers. With
these papers he made himself felt In
politics, and succeeded in getting sent
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
Women as Market Gardners.

Over 200 women have come forward
with the required capital 5000 de-
velop recently established scheme in
England. 1t is the first of the ladies
salad and fruit gardens" which Miss
Grace Hartman, the founder, proposes
to duplicate as fast as possible. Miss
Hartman divides her work into four
apartments: ~ Breaking up the pas
ture land, (2) establishment of cooper
atiye dwellings, 81 giving occupation
to women as market gardeners, and a.
selling direct to the customers without
the aid of the middIemen. As the
scheme implies, it is cooperative as
soclatlon intended to afford women an
opportunity to earn their own living in
active outdoor occupation, healthy and
agreeable.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01

were improved lands. The Sioux lands
opened up last year have not been taken
as rapidly as anticipated, mainly, per-
haps, from the fact that the railroads
have delayed their extensions, and the
exact value of the land is not widely
understood. There are more than 20,-
100000 acres, all good for cattle. and
much of it for general agriculture, but
somewhat hampered in settlement by
the conditions under which claims may
be made. With its rich mineral re-
sources in the.Black Hills. and the appar
emily ineXhaustible artesian waters for
irrigation in the chief agricultural dis
tricts, very bright outlook may be
seen for South Dakota.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
IN SUNNY CLIefEs.
The President Visits the Seaside
Resorts of California.

Resorts of California
Del MONTE, Cal, April 30.-The cit
liens of Monterey gave the president
splendid reception to-day. The city
was elaborately decorated with flow
ers and bunting, the main thorough
fare, Ayalarado street, resembling a
tropical garden. 1t was lined on both
sides with fine specimens of the cee-
brated Monterey cypress. The presi.
dent and members of his party having
enjoyed tull nights rest at the hotel
at Del Monte. arose early and
mile drive, of which Californians
are so justly proud. A large
delegation of people from Monterey,
Saline City and Pacific Grove assem-
oled at Del Monte and escorted tho
president To Monterey, the board OF
trustees of Monterey having first Wis
lted the chief magistrate at the hotel
and given him the freedom Of
the city. On arrival at Mon
terey, the procession was met by a
large delegation of school children who
strewed their path with flowers and
led the way to the school house, where
the public exercises were held. Mayor
Hill, of Salinas, delivered the address
~ N0lCOtuc, anu ou DtHdll OF Juc Ilfeo
cities presented the president with
solid silver card, containing an engraV-
ing of the old custom house, inscribed
as follows:
odd Custom House where the first Ameri-
can flag was raised in 1876 Greeting to our
president April 30, 1891"
The president Postmaster General
Wanamaker and Secretary Rusk made
addresses. and were loudly aDDlauded.
The presidential party then drove to
Cypress Point, overlooking the ocean.
where they had luncheon. They spent
the day in the neighbOrhOOd.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
RAILWAY RUMBLINGs.

The white Mail the new fast mail train
of the Northern Pacific. which is to run
from St Paul to the Pacific coast, viii make
the best time on recOrd-sixty hours from
mere TO the coast The entire train will be
painted white.
The Minneapolis & St Louis will run a
special train to WaSeca May II to accommo-
date the members of the Twin City Foresters.
who will attend the annual meeting of the
order. The train will leave St Paul at 2:5G
Il. In.
George A. Butler. who has for some tfms
filled the position of chief clerk in the pas
senger department. of the Great Northern.
mas resigned and viii represent the same
line at Boston.
The Canadian Pacific railway has made a
contract with the New York Central. by the
terms or which the former will run its trains
INTO New York city over the West Shore and
Central.
President Alexander, of the Eastern Min
nesota- yesterday announced the appoint
ment OF w A. Carpenter as general freight
ana passenger agent of the company
a. A. Heard. for some time compiler of the
Missouri Rate Sheet association has lust been
appointed chief clerk in the passenger de
partment of the Great Northern
The Northern Pacific Express company
Will remove next week to the building lately
vacated by the ST. Paul National bank. cor
ner Fifth and jackson streets.
The ST. Paul and Duluth expects to ISSUE
It's schedule about May 10 for trains betweep
81 Paul, White Bear and Taylor's Falls.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
IMMIGRATION OF HEBREWS.
Attempts to Regulate 1t So That
Is Shall Not BE Too Heavy.
New York Star.

New York Star.
Some of the Hebrews of this city who
take all interest in the people of their
race now coming here from Russia are
striving 10 regulate and systematic the
immigration for the benefit of all con-
cerned. During the last year, and
especially the last half-year, a
very large number of Hebrew immi-
grants have arrived at this port. and
hundreds of thousands of their brethren
tn Russia and Poland are anxious to find
rhe means that will enable them to
each the United States. The cable
dispatches have brought news that null
titudeS OF them are always at Hamburg,
Antwerp, and other continental ports,
awaiting the time when they can take
passage to this country.
1t is considered desirable by Ameri
can Hebrews that the immigration be
kept under restraint, and several OF the
Hebrew societies in New York are en-
gagged in contriving how this shall be
done. The HirSch fund provides abun-
dant means for assisting Russian He
brews to come to this country; but how
large a number shall be brought each
month, and what shall be done i'll their
behalf when they get here? Hardly
any Oh GHeIn nave Deen accustomed
to farming life, and few of them have
been trained TO work at any of the
skilled trades. Experience has shown
that large proportion of those who
come to this country get along very we'll
in one way or another, but it is still
question whether this experience is
likely to be continued if the immigra-
ton should be unduIy encouraged.
There is no doubt that the cars gov
ernment is desirouS of driving out of
Russia the whole of the Jewish people
living there, who number between
100000 and 100000; and there is
no other European country in which
they can find refuge. 1t is alleged by
a New York Hebrew who is famil-
lar with the facts that large proper
ton of these millions would like TO
come to the United States. The best
Judgment of American Hebrews ap-
pears to be that the immigration of the
people of their race to this country from
Russia ought not to exceed $4,000 year;
but of course it cannot be fixed from
this side of the water as a large proper
tion of the Russian Hebrews who come
here do so on their own account, without
receiving outside assistance or asking
anybody's advice.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01

the park board meeting last night. Thursday
night is prayer meeting night on the hill.
j. NJ. Hill missed his calling when he went
to running the gas Office. As an impresario
he has few equals
Capt. Starkey will not realize that spring
has actually come until the base ball season
opens OH the West side next week.
Assistant Health Commissioner Hoyt, with
the close of official business hours yesterday.
retired from the health Office, with which he
has been connected a number of years. Be.
fore leaving the Office he was surprised by
the employees, who presented him with
handsome gold watch as a token of their es-
teem Mr. Iioyt's successor has not yet been
appointed
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-01
Have You Seen IT.?
philadelnhin Record

PhIIadeIphIa Record
There is popular idea prevalent that
the minute letter "M'' to be seen at the
base of the head of Liberty on the
face of the present issue of sIyer dollars
stands for 'MnIt," and is an evidence OF
the genuinensS of the com bearing it.
Morgan, George f. Morgan, who is the
originator OF the design. Upon the
same side there is another IN, ," also the
initial of the designer. This is to be
found in the waving locks of the fair
goddess, and is so cleyerly concealed in
the lines Of the design that it can only
be seen after a long scrutiny. A promi-
nent mint official, in speaking of this
other initial, said that he had 1t shown
to him scores of times, but could never
find II unaSSiStPd