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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
A CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRA-
TION.

A Western city grows so rapidly, and
Its population shifts so often, that the
condition of things four or five years
old is readily forgotten. But it is not
so very long ago that what are now
thickly settled districts were houseless
prairieS like the region about the new
harvester works. The same influences
which are going to compel a tremen-
dous expenditure of public moneys dur
ing the next few months in its neighbor-
hood were then al work in all direc-
tons. Perhaps it would have been
wiser to have concentrated our efforts
within a narrower territory, just as it
might have been wiser the other day to
have located the Wood plant in the
Fifth ward. or in some other place
where there are already streets, and
gas, and water, and schools. and the
other things which make living con-
Portable and pleasant. But the tend
ency was all the other way. The effect
i've lorces were centrifugal, and prop
erty owners were insisting that their
additions should not be neglected in the
done more than the Pioneer Press to adj
yocate the establishment Of what it calls
manufacturing Zone''on the east side
of the city. The GLOBE has no quarrel
with the idea. But when the harvester
works have erected their buildings, and
begun to employ thousand men, and a
strong and substantial settlement starts
into existence ut Hazel Park, will 1t not
cry out. as everybody did five years ago,
that the authorities must not be Mig
gardiy, that liberat ouIays must be
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
COL. wRIGHr EXPLAINS.

Thursday last FREDERICK j. WRIGHT
made public speech accepting the Re-
publican mayoralty nomination. LII II
he said that the recent occupants OF ST.
Paul's public offices were corruption
lists, and that he and J. J. McCARDY
aud CONRAD MILLEE had been anointed
by high heaven to drive the robber
band from power. At the same time he
Endorsed his party's platform, which
openly charged the Democracy with the
theft Ut 5000, 900 from the public treas
ury during the last FIVE years.
The GLOBE at once replied that these
statements were either the mad gibber-
ngs OF lunatic or cOwardly. malicious
lies. such as blaekguards spread abroad
because they are black-hearted: or else
that Col. WRIGHT was prepared 60 back
up his allegations by convincing array
Of facts. 1t challenged him, if he were
a decent man. to explain his meaning
and instance single case in which
there had been. during the time he
named, any misrepresentation OF the
city's money by Democratic Official.
1t demanded that he should state who
were the thieves he proposed to sup
plant, ard which were the crimes about
which he talked.
The Pioneer Press now answers on
his behalf. 1t says that when he an
nounced the imperative necessity of
eIecting him aud j. j. MCCARDY and
CONRAD MILLER IN order that thieves
might no longer ill the positions for
which these men were candidates. he
did not mean that the present or any
past incumbents Of the city'5 Offices
had been thieves; that, when lie in
dOrsed his platforms declaration that
the Dem ocracy Of ST. Paul had stolen
S5,000,00O from the public treasury in
i've years, he did not mean that the
Democracy had stolen anything from
the public treasury. What he did mean
was this: That the debt OF this city
has increased 5000 900 in five years
under expenditures authorized by Dem
ocratic councils. The Pioneer Press
adds, on its own account, that this Is
true. II asks if any one will deny it.
Let it be marked, then, in passing.
that when Col. WRIGHT wants to say.
politely, that man is extravagant, he
calls him thief This is the military
ida Of courtesy ,decency, good breeding
and English
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
EMIN PASHA.

Emin Pasha has rescued the ivory
which lie had to abandon when Stanley
rescued him. 1t is about time that
somebody rescued the natives from
speculative and piratical explorers
Chicago fines.
As Emin Pasha has now got that
precious ivory he viii now make no
bones about claiming 10 be bigger
man than Stanley. even il lie does lose
all further interest in African eXplOra-
tlOns.-Phlladelphil Times.
Emln Pasha has hunted down. de-
fcated AND shot his former officers VINO
reyOited against him 10 WILL be re-
membrred that the vcracious Stanley
described Emin as person of weak
will and little courage. chiefly inter
ested ia catching butterflies. Chicago
Herald.
Emin Pasha has been welcomed back
10 his province OF Equatorial with boom
ing OF cannon and such violent hand
shaking that hi arm Is sore lie had
better rally cohOTt OF followers and
rescue Stanley from theIwild Australian
audiences with whom he is herOically
cOntending. chicago Times.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
CHIMES AND DISCORDS.

A dead beat is man who doesn't
work himself but works everybody
else.-Elmira Gazette.
Hens are doing all right now. They
need no lay conference to encourage
others i'll their work.-Picayune.
In parsng, we suppose the pickpocket
might be described as an abstract noun.
-Binghampton Leader
Learn from the burglar Does it ever
bother him who may get the credit for
his w0rk?-Saratoga Union.
AT the toll-gate: Collector - What
have you got in that cart? HALF a
sheep" "Alive or dead?"-Il Motto
per Ridere. - u,
All men do not get their deserts.
Some consider themselves lucky if they
get as far as second course ash
ington Star.
Sailboats are sometimes upset by a
squall, and the same catastrophe occa-
Sionally visits young paterfamilias.-
Lowell Courier.
This is the season when the young
squirrel percheS upon high limo and
watches the good little boy blowing into
a gun.-Columbus Post.
Now, Johnny, can you tell the COM
mittee where the cradle OF the human
race was?' Yes, ma'am; in the
Rocky mountains. boston Gazette.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
LOOKS LIKE GROVER.

Instructions to delegates to the ma
tional conventions are invariably for
Harrison or for Cleveland. Undoubt-
eddy we will have the old tickets
Salt Lake Times.
Saturdays county conventions in
Kansas showed the same solid senti-
ment for Cleveland. Nothing short OF
positive instructions to the Chicago
delegation Will satisfy the people of the
state. Kansas City Star.
In the Democratic national conveD-
ton 800 delegates will have voted be-
fore New York is called: but. when the
record has Seyentytwo votes for Grover
Cleveland, the excitement aud enthusi-
assn caused by that act will make it
appear as If the preceding so votes
were of comparatively small accOunt.-
Brooklyn Eagle.
Still Cleveland stock is going up. and
from present indications it would not
be surprising il he had two-thirds
majority on the second or third ballot
IN the Chicago convention. What makes
this more probable is the fact that he is
the second choice of nearly all the
minor candidates and their dele gates.-
Providence Telegram.
The Republican leaders and organs
are doing their best to resign themselves
20 the nomination of Cleveland. which
they see TO be inevitable. but they do
not succeed very we'll 1t is evident
that they hoped for a weaker candidate
-one who would not unite the Democ-
racy as Cleveland Will on the one domi-
nant issue, the issue that swept the
country in 1S99.-Detroit Free Press.
In all directions the Democratic feel
ing seems 10 be running strongly in
favor OF Cleveland. EX-SecreLdry Bay
ard says his nomination IS assured The
editor of the indianapolis Sentinel has
taken decided stand for Cleveland
and against the movement 10 bring out
eX-Cioy. Gray, of that state. lie says
Indiana is for Cleveland first. If he
cannot be nominated. then Indiana
would prefer Gray,-Hartford Times.
There is no reasonable doubt that
threefourths of tile people of the
United States are in favor of tariff
reform, or that large majority will
support the party that declares for ii
and puts in nomination men who will
give the country the legislation it wants.
That is the canse of Grover CleyeIaHd'si
phenomenal strength at the present
time, and that is the reason why he will
be nominated and triumphantly elected.
indianapolis Sentinel.
The action of the Democratic cnnyen-
ton of Indiana Tuesday next in behalf
of President CleYelaud's nomination
has already been clearly foreshadowed
This position of the Indiana Democracy
is all the more significant in view OF the
fact that they have in ex-Gov. GRAY
popular and distinguished fellow citizen
who is highly worthy of the preSideG-
tial honor. But Cleveland is the first
choice, aud Gray comes neXt.-PhiladeI-
phia Record.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
DIsTURBs SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota shows no division of
sentiment in regard 10 its divorce syS-
TEN. 1t is found te be not only an in
dustry that ditfuses money among the
communities, but brings people of
means there, who often are induced by
the attractions of the country to invest
freely, and, perhaps, become permanent
residents. But there is no such unan.
unity over the restrictive regimen that
came into the constitution by a scratch
III the primitive era of statehood. As
the law fully eXemplities the consutu-
tional principles, it would be sup
posed that no practical issue on the
subject co uld be made at the local cleo
tioDs. That. however, does not seem
to be quite the fact. In the recent yot-
ing in the cities and towns, about the
only important question involved was
the treatment of the liquor business.
In all the larger places the men opposed
to the enforcement of the prohibition
system were elected. AT Sioux Falls
the law enforcers put the president of
the university at the head of the ticket,
very popular man, and made a gallant
fight, but met "A Waterloo. AT Pierre.
the capital, the ticketof the wide open''
advocates was elected. In the Black
Hills towns the law has no standing
1t is evident that voting the thing into
the constitution has not proved settled
adjustment. In the election of the leg
iSlature this year, this question will be
in issue. The -prohibitionists de-
mand resubmisSion. The other side say
they have it walled in, and not a stone
shall be touched. The policy of keepng
1t out OF party action will be difficult to
continue. The Republicans have posed
as the custOdians of the system. and
it is growing in difficulty for them.
prosperous era is believed to be open
ing up to the new state, of which the
good crops Of last year afforded taste.
Many who went away out of heart are
returning hopeful, and swarms of new
settlers are coming in. The anti
prohlbitionists insist that the thing now
needed TO swell the prosperous tide is
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
TOM OCHILTREE.

Col Thomas Ochiltree. now of Lon
don, says of the Drayton- BOTTOwe I'M
pleaSantneSs: at they continue %
wrangle shall say something that may
prove highly interesting" The colonel.
like Rev DIR. PaTkhurSt, never speaks
without proving interesting. - New
York Telegram.
Col. Tom Ochilirec Is reported 20 hayt
the govt i'm London and to have kept 70
secret for week. IL IS dollars 70 dough-
nuts that Col. Tom will never own tho
corn OIL goat. He can always fall back
on crutChes and swear it IS another
breakdown Of his shin bone after that
famous and awful cab accident In Wash
ingtou two or three years agO.-NeW
York Press
\ cable dispatch announces tina, on
the day that the brace OF blackguaTds.
BOrrOwe aud VI lbank. entered London
through tho main gateway. Col. Thomas
7. OchiltTee disappeared through ths
poStern with gripsacS labeled Paris.
That was only coincidence. We will
listen TO no suggestion or imputatiOn
touching the colonel rs true Texan.
As member OF the advisory committee
Col. Tom has business at all times in all
parts OF the world. New York Adver-
tiser.
According To cable adyices. Messrs.
BOrrOwe and Miibank are IN one section
OF London; Mr.. Fox. the MOdncic man
OF honor. Is tn another. while Col Och
iltree ami the Due dc Morny are yege-
tating IN Paris all anxious 70 settle
their differences. We have always adj
mlred the divine ingenuity which con
structcd the Eastern Hemisphere on
such free ana rO0my plan thar. not
withstanding the density OF population.
men bent upon the most serious affairs
OF life can move about without disturb
Ing the current OF daily events and
without abrading each others elbows. =
New York Advertiser.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25

re. LYoNs. Local Forecast Official.
WoMEN,s DISCUSSIONS.

IL has sometimes been asserted that
female humorisls are very rare. if not
so infrequent as to be phenomenal. 1t
is probably true that female humorists
of the ARENAS Ward, Mark Twain or
Peck's Bad Boy sort are not numerous,
nor do they greatly crowd in masculine
lines. A local Illustration. however.
suggests that possibilities in the humOr
Gus direction with women may be in eX-
cess Of the prevalent opinion. One of
the local associations of ladies that aims
at high purposes and the Improvement
of its members had the formalities Of
deliberatiye bodies so much in vogue
that there was something of torpIdity
in the proceedings. Ladies disprOVed
the SANDER that they like TO talk
glibly when the theme affords no sug-
gestions to them. 70 ruffle the pool
and give desirable activity to the wa
tiers, as it were. one or two facetiOus
members cOnspired together and pro-
duced an elaborate essay in favor Of
gum chewing as female accomplish
ment. 1t was read by lady of great
dignity and perfect soemnity Of de-
meanOr. Not a suspicion of a smile
came to her face. 1t was surprising how
strong and plausible an argument
could be constructed in favor Of so OBJ
noXiOus a practice. 1t was treated
from sanitary, esthetic, womanly, polt-
ical, aud even religious points Of view;
and all, except the few in the secret,
took it as an honest presentation Of the
views OF the writer. The effect was
electric. A dozen or more wanted the
floor at once. and there was no further
lack Of interest III the discussions. The
object of the humorous ladies was fully
attained.
At a less formal gathering of ladies',
whose identity it is not prudent to inti-
mate, it was not the humorous phase
that was visible or audible. The subject
under review was the IoYT trial. The
discussion turned upon the casuistic
point whether the culpable, perhaps
begulled woman. should under any cir
cumstanceS tell the truth, even to her
husband. As peculiar as it may seem,
the dominant opinion, upheld by those
who hold to religious standards, was
that the woman, if forced to speak at
all. should have lied, whether in or out
of the witness stand The discussion
was based upon the assumption that in
this case she had not done SO. The
view was had that only harm to herself,
her family, friends and the community
could come from the confession of per
sonal degradation. and that falsity
would be venial in averting such disas-
trouS effects. The subject is evidently
meaty enough to supply such gather
ings with all the vivacity and interest
needed. The incident is simnly nnteh
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
PENSION OFFICE SIDE PART
NERS

Republican papers are just now try
ing to fire the heart of the old soldiers
by their comments on the reduction by
the house pensions committee OF the
commissioners estimate Of Sl47.0O0,00
for the ensuing year TO Sl37, 100000
Commissioner RAUM's administration
Of the pension bureau justifies not only
the committee but the country In view
ing with distrust his recommendations
and estimates. 1t warrants the sus-
picion that he makes his estimates
mainly with view TO the wishes or the
crowd of sharks who battsn on TIE old
soldiers and who have Singularly close
connection with his Office. A local case
illustrates this. The widow of a Min
nesota soldier had applied for pen
sion. Her little means had been swept
away in bank failure. Five children
depended on her labors for support.
After the passage OF the dependent
pension act she dropped proceedings
under the former application, and. as
the case was clear one and the proofs
easily made under this act, she expected
speedy adjustment OF her claim.
After a long delay, for which no cause
was given. friend made personal APP
plication to the bureau for the cause.
lie was told the case would have inn
mediate attention. Soon after she re-
ceived a call from the Office for cor
rectionaI affidavit This was promptly
forwarded. Another delay or several
weeks followed. A renewed application
brought reply that the affidavit was not
on file. The same mail brought
letter from a firm Of sharks say
ing that if she gave them her
case there would be no such delay;
that they had means of getting cases
passed. The date Of the latter was
day previous to that from the bureau
The affidavit was sent in return" en-
yelope. 1t has not come back 10 the
sender. Was it suppressed in the bu-
reau? Was the delay made to weary
the widow into employing the sharks?
1t is just such cases as this occurring by
the thousand that are making people
Indifferent to how small the sum is that
is entrusted to RAUM's bureau, and are
making old soldiers themselves callous
to the assaults vi Republican papers on
the action of the committee.
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LONG LINE TEST.

Somewhat detailed accounts have been
given in the GLOBE of the proposed
electric line of railroad from Chicago to
st. Lons. If the project is carried out
as outlined it will be the first long line
road operated by electricity, and the eX-
pertinent will be exceedingly interest
inG, not only by reason of the SubStitu
ton of electricity for steam, but from
the claims of greatly increased speed
and the novel devices to insure safety
to be utilized. The parties at the head
Of the enterprise are represented to be
capitalists OF abundant means. and it is
to be hoped they will have the nerve to
carry the scheme to a full test. The
papers of that section speak Of the sur
vey having been made on nearly an air
line between the two cities, reducing
the distance of the shortest present line
from $50 to 30 miles. This makes the
cost of the right OF way small compare
lively, but the chief objects are to make
the distance as short as possible, and
avoid the loss of time involved in the
slower passage through towns and stop
run through without stoppages; suDse-
Quently to add spurs TO the principal
points along the line and provide for
way traffic and travel. This preSumes
the addition of other tracks. 1t is
supposed that about all the through
travel will take this route, as the
time will be but two and half
or three hours, in place CT the eight
or ten possible by the steam roads.
This and such freight business as the
quick time would catch. it is believed,
will support the road. Should this
prove to be the fact, similar through
lines will be built between the great
centers. New York and Philadelphia
would be but an hour apart. Then New
York aud Chicago would be connected
by line having but two or three stop
ping places. The Twin Cities would be
four or five hours from Chicago. AS
yet, however, the theoretical stage has
not been passed. The possibilities ex-
coed all present conjecture.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25

made, schools erected, streets cut, sew
ers constructed. gas and water intro
duced, and thousand things requiring
expenditure be done? Suppose the Re-
pubIicans are in power, and the agita-
ton becomes so loud that the council
yields and complies with what is de-
manded. will the Pioneer Press few
years thereafter call the men thieves
who honestly labored for what the pub
lie regarded as the public good? 1t will
have to in order TO be consistent. For
that is what it is doing now.
The GLOBE repeats that there are
issues on which Col. WRIGHT might run
for the mayoralty. But the issue Of cal
unny is not one Of them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
TORE OUT THEIR SIDES.
odd Accident to Passenger Cars
at Salamanca.

at Salamanca.
KEyr o., April 2l.-Passengers on
Erie train No. brought the news of an
odd accident that happened to the train
at Salamanca, n. Y. early this morn
ing. 1t was about 3 O'Clock, and
the train was rounding curve
just east of the city, when it struck q
heavily loaded coal car which prOjecte d
over toward the main track. It caught
the corners OF the coaches and tore out
the entire side of each one OF them
All OF the cars were yeStibu!ed, and
many OF them were sleepers. filled with
people. yet not single passenger was
injured. The private ear OF First Vice
President Thomas, containing him
self and several other Ofiic-
ials of the road. was attached
to the rear of the train, and it was the
only one that was not badly crippled.
As it was one corner of it was torn of.
The 300 passengers all tumbled out in
their night clothes, and there was great
excitement for while. No. lis known
as the vestibuled flyer, and runs from
New York TO Chicago. 1t was DELAYED
about two hours, while a train of day
coaches was made up and the journey
continued.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
Puzzled by Bryan.
Chicago Times.

Ah4AANU mus
Dir. Bryan. the eloquent young con
gresham from Nebraska, put puz-
ling conundrum to Republicans who in
terrupLed his speech with attempts to
prove that the Mckinley bill had re-
duced the price of commodities affected
by it. He asked; ''lf protection re-
dnced the price of wire nails, and was
put oil for that purpose, why did the
Republican party increase the tariff on
wheat? Because they wanted TO reduce
the price," This is query that has
often been put and never answered by
men who claim that the removal Of the
duty on sugar accounts for lower
price while the increase of the duty on
mails had the same effect.
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Drowned in New Hampshire.

PORTSMOUTH. n. H.. April 24.-This
morning Rose Foster, Ethel Gray, Oscar
Treftehen and Fred Burke, all of this
city. started up the Piscataqua river in
q sail boat with the intention of going
for flowers. When near the Portsmouth
and Kittery bridge, the strong current
set the boat against the bridge and all
four occupants were upset into the
river. Young Treftehen caught hold of
a pile of the bridge and pulled himself
out Of the water. The girls were res
cued, but Burke was drowned.