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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
BUSINESS.

Despite heavy weather during the
past week, the average business in all
leading lines exhibits a marked i'm
proyement over the corresponding peri
cd of last year. This refers, of course,
to the jobbing trade. Local retail deal
ers justly complained of unse aSonable-
ness of weather which has necessarily
checked what at one time promised to
develop into asuperlatiyely large spring
trade. The demand exists, however,
and by the middle Of April will doubt
less show up in excess of last year. ow-
Ing to a promised activity that will
more than regain all time lost. The
jobbing trade of st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis surpasses all previous activity at
this season of the year. 1t makes, in
fact, a better proporti0nate showing
than any other particular locality in the
country. This, too, in spite of depres-
sion in wheat receipts, owing to the Sc
we're storm of the 9th inst. Wholesale
and commission merchants are favored
with fully as much business as they ex-
pected to handle. and collections are re-
ported unusually good.
There is plenty Of money to supply all
demands in the West and South. This
is a direct refutation of theories ad-
Vanced by free silver" and other infia-
tionists. The Northwest comes forward
with the heaviest crop for nearly dec
ade, and it is met with plenty of money
to move it. Southern markets are well
supplied with currency, although the
demand is, owing to the remarkably
low price of cotton. somewhat lighter
than in the West and Northwest. Trade
is active in many of the leading lines in
Chicago, although the clothing trade
feels the consequent depression of the
unreasonable weather. Spring suitings
and light weight goods move slowly and
will go with rush as soon as there is
good prospective demand and plenty of
money. From the East there is report
ed steady increase i'll the dry goods
Erade. Shipments of boots and shoes
are slightly in excess of last year. But
the same can be said of all other lines.
A reeapitulation Of the weeks business
shows satisfactory average gain over
last year, with slight local depressions
owing to unusually severe and unex-
Dected weather.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
EASIER DIVORCES.

The preservation and development of
the divorce industry in South Dakota
demands constant vigilance. Even
some of the descendants of the rigid and
relentless Puritans are reaching out
itching palms. The New York Law
Journal reports decision in New
Hampshire that the statutes of the state
allow divorces when either party has so
treated the other as seriously to injure
health or seriously toendanger reason"
In the case before the court the wife
took to Christian Science and began to
operate it. She did not experiment on
her husband. but he was able to assert
that he was worried, and four physi-
clans certified that if he kept on worry
ing it would effect his mind or
health. This fact satisfied the court
that the man could not have his divorce
too quick. The Law Journal pronounces
this divorce at will" For residents, it
does seem simpler and easier than
the South Dakota requirement, but
residence OF a year is probably
necessary. The Dakota regime can
10 AOouily SoIAoA ulco W Iillo HotHou.
1t is not necessary to become a Chris
tan Scientist even. Hardly anything
should be easier than to secure med
ical opinions that the wife or husband
is fretting one so as to threaten the
reason or health. A little attention to
these details should relieve South Da-
kota Of all danger from competition in
New Hampshire with its growing in
drStry
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
ST PATRICK

Judge publishes a cartoon this week,
suggested by the 18th of March. 1t rep
reSents GROVER CLEVELAND as st.
PATRICK on church window. in dis
torted and ridiculous attitude. undertake
ing the Punishment of DAVID B. HILL,
who is pictured as a snake, reluctant to
leave. The meaning Of the legend. of
course, is obvious, and, were it define
ated in dignilied and elevated fashion,
the most critical could find 10 other OBJ
lection to it than can always be raised
against the adaptation of sacred things
to the purposes of contemporary illustra-
ton. But the evident idea here is to
treat the st. PATRICK story in spirit of
tiippancy and absurdity,as though it had
no claims to the respect and credence
of sensible people. The GLOBE does
not speak for any creed or faith, but it
believes that consideration is due them
all at the hands of the thoughtful. To
large number of men and women ST.
PATRICK is not an object Of mirth and
ridicule, but an object Of devotion and
religious gratitude. They do not join
in paTades and festivities in his honor
in order that they may make light of
his name, but because they cherish a
feeling of affection and regard for it.
1t is not necessary to inquire at all
whether there is any intelligent reason
for all this. 1t is enough for the decent
10 know that such state of things ex-
lists. In the presence of their yotaries
one would not speak disrespectfully
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
DOUBTFUL ABOUT IT.

The Republicans are beginning to
doubt that it will be quite the prudent
thing to carry their partizanship so far
IN Michigan as to ignore the action of
the Legislature and vote for electors on
a general ticket, as heretofore. The
Democrats Will vote by districts. and
the legality of the action of the legiSla-
ture be thus brought before the court.
The only basis for any legal doubt is
found in the fact that IN the selection of
the electors at large the legislature
divided the state into two districts. as
signing one elector.t to each. In view of
the language of the constitution, leaving
the modes of selecting its electors to the
discretion of the states, and the
varying presidents in the earli-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20


Chicago Herald.
Cordial and spontaneous welcome
everywhere greetS i'll the South the
Northern Democrat who manfuliy stood
for constitutional rights in behalf of the
Southern people. When David B. Hill,
governor of New York, denounced the
force bill, he did not calculate whether
it would take from him possible votes
in a contest for the Senatorship. He
did not hesitate to write boldly, clearly.
cogently, lest mugwump phariseeism
should bar his path to be leader of
his state in a national Democratic
convention. When, after the pas
sage Of the Mckinley bill, Dem
ocrats of national distinction, espe-
cially New York Democrats, were
wanted in Ohio to wage the war
for tariff reform and help Northern
Democrats put down Republican rob-
berry by defeating Mckinley, Gov. Hill
did not sulk or watch with one eye for
possible reaction in favor of barons'
revenues. He went promptly 70 the
front, he fought to the finish for another
Democrats victory. He fought for a
principle, without celebrating in Sc
clusion whether to keep out of the fight
would not be better fighting for him
SELF
Therefore the South welcomes him.
lie is received as stalwart Democrat.
He is received as a man with convic-
tons that are not conditioned upon an
imaginary claim to the presidency, and
are not to be expressed or reserved ac-
cording to what may appear to selfish
vision personal opportunity for political
DrOfit
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
DANA is VIOLENT.

Is Editor Dana really trying to make
Gen. Russell A. Alger president? 1t
looks like it.-Boston Traveller.
The man who takes any account of
what Col Dana says when gratifying
his appetite for fire utterly misunder-
stands the nature of an insuIt.-Detroit
Free Press.
No sign of abatement appears in the
New York Suns mad frenzy of hostility
to the worlds fair bill. This is much
to be deplored-not because the success
OF the measure is in any degree endan-
gered thereby, but because the conten-
ton is leading Mr.. Dana into excuses
of epithet and violent straining OF the
Imagination, which may prove fatal to
one of advanced years and apOplectic
habit Chicago Times.
The Unframed DIR. Dana'S influence is
inversely proportioned to the zeal man
ifested by him in the promotion of any
given cause. He gave Gen. Alger his
only great boost by rallying the Grand
Army to his defense, and is slowly but
surely killing off David B. Hill by be-
ligerently de Tending his cause. No
candidate can have more powerful
champion than Mr.. Dana, providing al
ways he be on the other side.-Detroit
Free Press.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
TOO PROSPEROUS.

1t is singular circumstance that peo-
pie should be prompted TO leave coun-
try because it is growing in prosperity,
but that is the impelling motive for the
great migration from portions of Hi
nois to Minnesota, the Dakotas and
states little to the south. 1t is alto
gether rational and provident. hand
values in Illinois have appreciated be-
cause the productions of the farms re-
alize large profits OH the figures placed
on them. A good interest is had on an
investment of from $50 to $50 per acre.
Measured by the same rule, it is learned
that in the new states of the
Northwest the prices of land are
phenomenally cheap. Instances are
abundant in the Dakotas and this
state in which single good
crop has returned to the possessor the
entire cost of the land. These Illinois
farmers are becoming sensible that the
same experience they have had will
soon come to the newer and no less fer
tile regions west of the big river. They
are leaving a prosperous country to
come to one that will not only reward
their labors equally we'll in its products,
but which will turn into their pockets
the natural equalization Of values.
They can obtain lands now at S. to $40
per acre that in no long time will be
saleable at $50 to $50. Most of this Hi
nois immigration is of the best quality,
and this region is fortunate in obtain
ing a liberal share of it. Still more
should be had.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
ON REPUBLICAN AUTHORITY.

The district plan adopted by the Dem
ocrats in Michigan for the choice or
electors is denounced as il it were an IN
EQUITY concocted by Democrats to de-
fraud Republicans Of their rights.
Judge WHEELER, one of the congress
men from that state, has looked up the
records and finds some information that
does not seem to be quite familiar to
Republicans. When OLIVER 2. NOR
TON, the great war governor of lndl-
ana, was in the senate, he reported,
with the Endorsement OF his committee,
in favor of the district plan. Among
the members of that committee were
JOHN A. LOGAN, MATT CARPENTER,
MITCHELL. of Oregon-still in the
senate-and other prominent Re-
publicans. The plan they favored
was to choose one elector in each con-
gressional district. and the two repre-
Senting the senators to be chosen by
general vote. The only difference be-
tween this and the method being fol-
lowed IN Michigan is that the two for
the state are given separate districts.
In this report it was stated that under
the system then and still in vogue it
was possible for a p resident to be
elected with a large majority against
him. For instance, aggregate major
tiles might be had not exceeding $4,000,
in states sufficient to elect, while the
opposing maiorities in the other states
might amount to half million. The
report regarded it as possible tor ten
out of the thirty-seven states to elect
the president ''In the state OF
New York one party may have ma
jority of 1000, which carries with it the
vote of the whole state. the 1000 thus
in effect silencing the voice and sup
pressing the wishes of more than 2,000.-
600 people," Since the report was made
this has been the fact, the presidency
being determined by this 1000 or so.
1t has happened also that candidate
not given the presidency has had quar-
ter of a million more votes than tn oc-
cupant of the high position. This Re-
publican authority alleged that the
method in use invited fraud in the even
ly balanced states, and put the whole
vote of states in the hands of
large CLUES. LII Guo olR HGOoH y0"'o
since this report was written and
accepted by the Republican leaders the
growth of the deciding states has in
tensifed the inequalities and dangers it
set forth. 1t was further recalled by
Mr. MORTON and his associates that the
trainers of the constitution intended
that the electoral college should be a
deliberatiye body, and not vote solidly.
1t was expected to divide up,as delibera-
tive bodies usually do. Congress failed
to follow the action suggested, although
it was generally approved by the lead
ing Republicans. Still, there is 10
more occasion for stigmatizing the
course recommended as partisan now
than there was then.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20

The GLOBE has been telling its read
ers something of interest about the
great Democratic leaders who are being
named as probable candidates for the
presidency. 1t has printed sketches of
the lives and public services of CLEyE-
LAND, Bones and PALMER. Its next
sketch will be that of Senator ARTHUR
p. GoRMAN, who has risen from the po-
sltion of page in the senate to the
leadership of his party in the greatest
legislative body in the world. After
GoRMAN, the GLOBE will tell its readers
something about FLOWER. the able gov
ernor of New York; RUSSELL, the brill
liant young governor of the old Bay
state; the intellectual CARLISLE, of
Kentucky, and the intrepid and mag
netic senator from New York, DAVID
b. HILL.
The Democratic party is rich in the
best of presidential timber.
The next president Will be Demo
GRAFT
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
ALGER'S REPLY.

The match trust is said to have col.
lapsed. Gen. Ayers enterprises all
seem to be encountering bad luck
Chicago Times.
Gen. Alger has spared no effort to
clear his military record, but he pre-
serves a very ominous silence on the
subject of that Diamond match mOnOp-
oly.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Now that Gen. Alger has issued his
war record, with explanatory notes, ne
will do well to conciliate the Republic
ans at home who are trying to get
quiet slash at his boomlet.-Detroit Free
Press.
Mr.. Ayers reply is a reply to every
thing except the record that he left the
army just after his commanding officers
had recommended his dishOnOrable dis
charge. No matter how great the in
Justice of such recommendation, it IS
decisive in the case of a candidate who
is asking 10 be w0rshiped as q military
hero.-St. Louis Republic.
The Free Press trusts that Gen. A l.
ger will derive from the publication the
satisfaction of wringing from the Sun
the admission that it cruelty maligned
him in the inference it sought to convey
from its publication; but this, if not
against human nature. is against Dana
nature, as exhibited from time to time
in the columns of the Sun.-DetIoit
Free Press.
The publication of Col. Russell AL
gers army record contains a suggestive
hint to every young man who wishes to
enjoy the reputation of great warrior.
and yet escape the hardships of the
tented field and the dangers of the "im-
minent deadly breach" 1t will only be
necessary for him to secure a commits
sion, and in due time forward his resig-
nation and have it accepted. Chicago
Herald.
Gen. Ayers reply to Editor Dana's
charges seems to cover the case fully.
The records show that Gen. Custer and
Gen. Merritt were making disparaging
comments upon Gen. Ayers alleged
absence from duty wien they did not
know the facts in the case, and that the
dismissal order Was based on this mis-
information, not being issued until after
Gen. Ayers resignation had been &C
cepted, as approved by President Lin
coin. The Michigan soldiers record is
one of undOubted gallantry and honor,
and this attempt to smirch it is neither
successful nor misunderstanding
Commercial Gazette.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20

YieiHity of towns. 1t is reported that
in Ohio $50 men are employed in
quarry at Springfield breaking rock to
macadamize roads throughout the state.
Railroads are coming fast enough,
and in time the country districts will be
ramlfed with spurs from the main
lines, cheaply constructed and operated
at the smallest expense; there will be
plenty Of wagon roads also, but the adj
vancing civilization will call for high
ways that not only meet every demand
of the producer in hauling his crops
easily, but be delight at all seasons.
There are roads ia the old world that
have lasted a thousand years and are
still solid; but they were too costly, and
human life and labor were too brutality.
worked into them. 1t might be feasible,
however, to utilize the labor of convictSs
and trampS to some extent in breaking
stone to be used in sample roads.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
"GREEN GOODS.

Notwithstanding Senator MIander-
sons bill introduced in congress to
break up the green goods" business, it
will probably flourish just SO long as
"greenies" can be found who will invest
in the business. American.
Senator Henderson is after "the
green goods men," This is very COM
mendable. AS non-earners they are
even worse than the millionaires who
draw total disability pensions on the
pretenee that they are unable to sup
port themselves. st. Louis Repub--
lican.
While all forms of swindling are
properly denounced by the law, the pc
culiar mode known as green goods
swindling has this much to be said in
its favor: 1t can yictimiZe only those
who are trying to victimize others, and
innocent parties. at that.-Baltimore
American.
The "green-goods" industry is one
which may properly and proftabIy be
taken in hand by the United States
government with a view to its extirpa-
ton. 1t is and industry which should
meet with no protection.-New York
World
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
BENJAMIN'S BOOM.

Candidate Blair cannot fail to notice
that Gen. Harrison is getting all the
delegates these days.-Utica Herald.
President Harrison may experience
considerable difficulty in mastering the
A b CPS of politicS-Alger, Blair and
Cullom.-Chicago Mail.
Barring one rather vigorous kick, the
Harrison Dutch seem to have captured
the Hoosier Holland in much the same
old way.-Philadelphi Inquirer.
ClarksOn is undoubtedly right in his
belief that Harrison cannot be reelected
this year. Ii Harrison thinks that
Clarkson could not be elected he is
right, too.-St. Louis Republic.
Senator Teller has no power, even in
his own state, to hurt the president.
The vast majority of the Colorado Re-
publicanS are in favor Of HarrisOn'S
renomination.-St Louis Globe-DemO-
crat.
The Harrison movement is booming
more than ever since Mrs. Neville ST.,
took a hand in the campaign. The
mOther-in-laW mas long had place in
song and story, and now she goes into
politics. st. Louis Republic.
The Republicans of Indiana have not
only indorSed the administration of
Harrison, but they have left the coun-
try in no doubt as to their desire for his
denomination and re-election.-Wash-
ington Star.
When Secretary Blaine peremptorily
Withdrew it was at once generally felt
that Benjamin Harrison would, almost
as matter of course, be named by his
party as his own successor. There was
no discernible reason why he should
not be; there were abundant reasons
why he should be.-BoSton Advertiser.
President Harrison is gathering in
solid state delegations from the solid
South, where the federal officeholders
constitute the Republican organization.
Louisiana instructed for him some
weeks ago. and the Texas Republican
state convention has followed suit with
a half white and half black delegation.
-Pittsburg Post.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
TODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON March 19.-For Wisconsin:
Fair; north winds; slightly colderin eastern
portion. For Iowa: Generally fair; north
winds, shifting to east; slightly colder in
extreme southeast portion, warmer in extreme
northwest portions. For Minnesota: Cen
orally fair during Sunday; slowly rising
temperature; winds shifting to southeast;
For Dakotas: Fair, except light local SHOWS
in west portions winds shifting to southeast
warmer Sunday night For Montana:
Local SHOWS; warmer; south winds.
GENERAL oBsERv ATIONs.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRTCULT-
URE, WEATHER BUREAU. WASHINGTON March
10, Gas p. m Local Time, S p. m. 18th Merid-
ian Time.--Observations taken at the same
moment of time III all stations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
SURE OF THEIR GAME.
Longenecker Says the BoodIers
Are CinChed.

Longenecker Says the BOodlers
Are Cinched.
CHICAGO, March 19.-Today the in
vestigation into Chicago aIdermanic
Doodle methods was begun by the grand
jury in earnest. Aid. Kunz, the sup
posed ''squealer," who testified vester-
day, was again among the witnesses ex-
amined today. The ward statesmen held
high carnival while waiting for their
turn ana cracked many a forced joke.
Aid. KunZ was on the rack for an hour
and looked crestfallen when he emerged
FROM the jury room. States Attorney
Longenecker denied the statement
that the witnesses were diSap-
pointing the state. He said:
1--WE gOtall we expected to get. and even
more. All we have done yet has been
only feeler. We are going to 90 slow
IN the matter and make sure of every
step. We have got them where they
can not get away, and there is no special
hurry"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20

New York has raised money sufficient to
hire brass band at the laying of the corner
stone of the Grant monument next month.
The trowel and mortar necessary, it is said,
will be donated by the bricklayers' union.
Saysa Chicago paper: "A determined at
tempt to plumber the worlds fair is being
made by the electric light companies Are
not the worlds fair managers trife super
sensitive about that word plumber?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
THE BErTER ROADS.

The discussion of the Importance of
good roads is naturally producing its
first results in the older states. Massa-
chusetts apd Ohio are making the first
movements in that direction; that is. to
permanent rock roads. The task will
be much easier in the New England
states. as there is little of the rich,
loamy soil, and the ground is full of
stone in almost any section. No extern
siYe progress, however, has been made
in this matter away from the immediate
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
Rusted by Boehme.

DENVER, Col, March 10. - Rabb
Brothers, wholesale liquor and cigar
dealers in Denver and Creole, assigned
Of Their creditors The assets in both
houses. and including $4,000 due the
firm, are SIS, 400. The liabilities are
$64,21043. The defunct firm OF BOehm
d Co. were creditors to the amount OF
SfiO 600
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20

IT Is surprising that the South, where
little is heard of about women's rights,
should have much the larger popula-
ton of female postmasters. There are
$685. in the country, and of these Mime
sofa and Massachusetts have but rs
each, while Virginia has 400 and the
other Southern states in about the same
rate. Perhaps the lack of politically
competent white men in the South may
have something to do with this.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
Misplaced Confidence.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 10. - d. E..
Gudell, the confidential bookkeeper of
the large pork packing house of Coffin
81 Fletcher, OF this city, has disappeared.
There is a shortage in his accounts of
about $1,000. His property has been
turned over to Coffin IL Fletcher, and
this will almost secure them against
actual loss.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20

Rev. JOSEPH Cook has lmpertuned
the legislature of Massachusetts to pro-
hibit the publication of Sunday news
papers and the running of Sunday
trains. The legislature has taken the
matter under consideration, and decid-
ed that it is inexpedient. They would
not let JOSEPH and his guild have q
monopoly opportunities on Sunday.