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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
f. F.. DRAKE.

+. +. DRAKE. whose death is au-
nounced in this mornings GLOBE, has
been for years an important factor in
this community, and closely associated
with almost all the great movements for
its development. When he moved to
Minnesota he was already middle-aged,
and brought with him wealth and eX-
perience acquired in other places. He
did not count his work finished on this
account. however, but, with great en-
efgy and ability, applied himself to the
conSummation of enterprises whose
magnitude mad before his arrival not
been here dreamed of. He planned and
built the first railroad i'll the state, and
was the pioneer in this section of the
modern system of opening up new coun-
try for settlement. He pushed ahead of
the tide Of civilization. and invited its
coming by providing facilities for its re-
ception. His career showed that
there was profit in building pub
lie works before there were peo-
pie to use them, and that it paid to
lay tracks of iron and steel across prai-
ries where there were no houses or vii
lagos to supply them with patronage.
His example has since been extensively
followed. and because it has been the
Northwest has been created and vast
empire reared where there would still
have been no living creatures had any
other system prevailed. Mr.. DRAKE's S
breadth of view and faith in the future
of this region induced him to participate
in thousand ventures all of which
have brought profit to himself and at
the same time have counted for the gen.
eral good. His command of capital and
his willingness 10 invest it Ill lines of
promise have given him position of
exceptional strength. 1t is not common
to find in new country boldness and
capacity combined, and where they are
found, as in his case, the result is a
valuable one. He lived to very adj
vanced age, and had the satisfaction of
not only seeing the fruit of his efforts,
but of continuing his participation in
them until they attained their perfect
completeness. He belongs to the class
of makers of st. Paul of whom now only
few are LETT, and to be numbered with
them was glory to him while he lived
and leaves a proud monument to his
memory now that his life is ended.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
ALL UP WITH ALGER.

Gen. Alger will have to explain that
absence without leave before he can be
present or accounted for" in the army
of andidateS.-ChicagO Mail.
Gen. Alger is not the only Republican
statesman whose threatening sickness
had habit of becoming most violent
about the time shots were heard On the
picket line.-Chicago Times.
The enemies of Gen. Russell A. Alger
would do well to start in mud-throwing.
The public will resent such, and it will
react On the men engaged in the dirty
work.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
1t is unfortunate for Gen. Alger that
he is obliged to asperse the reputation
of the brave and hitherto unblemished
but now dead Custer i'll order TO set up
defense wholly wanting in explicit
ness.-Cllicago Herald.
He can go on running il he likes, but
his movements hereafter will do him no
more good than the flop of a decapi-
tated chicken. He has been knitted.
The hand was the hand of Dana. but
the knife was the knife of Blaine.-St.
Louis Republic.
If the Wolverine statesman is really a
candidate for president, now is the time
for him to start his boom in earnest.
The value of the venerable Mr.. Dana's
opposition to a political candidate can
not be overestimated.- York Ad-
vertiser.
Twenty-eight years is long time to
let matter rest. Now that the Alger
rumpus has occurred, nothing is in or
der but the facts in the case, cold and
bare. The matter is too serious to plead
the statute of limitation;-Ch Chicago
Press.
Gen. Alger's enemies have done him
great service. They have given him an
opportunity to appear before the whole
country as deeply injured man, and to
call attention to his war record. At
this juncture, and in view of 1.-The Alger
BOOM for the presidency, this is very
valuable and timely bit of assistance
Philadelphia Enquirer.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
BARMAIDs MUST GO.

When Lady SOMERSET was in ST.
Paul recently she congratulated her
hearers that this country had so far es-
capped one feature of the drink business
in England that she deemed specially
obnoxious. This is the 5armaid SER
vice. She drew the picture of the sys-
TEN as it exists in her own country,
anu pronounced it unqualifiedly bad.
Something of the kind has, however,
had foothold in New York for several
years. The first attempts in this di-
rection, by importations of English
girls familiar with the vocation, did not
attract much attention, but later they
have come tiocking through the gaps in
volume as to stir up opposition. A
strong effort will be made to
secure from the New York legis-
lature measure that will put a
quietuS to the business. 1t is supported
by the w. c. Il. U. and the bartenders
A combination of that sort ought to take
with the New York legislature. The
motives of the two elements differ some
what. One has moral basis, and the
pert men crowded out by the cheap i'm.
portations of another sex and grade.
Prominent among the ladies are Miss
ANTHONY, Mrs. STANTON, and perhaps
Miss WILLARD, in general way. Their
allies are headed by WILHELM SCHMIDT,
sometimes termed The only WILL
IAM," who has more than New York
reputation as coucoctor of mixed
drinks. His name is attached to some
OF the favOrite productions of the bibu-
lous time. He was in danger of being
brown out by this imported labor from
England, and rose in his wrath right
behind the w. c. T. U. ladies. The
feeling must have come over him like a
lurid cloud that there was little induce
ment to toll and struggle for the highest
art and accomplishment in preparing
mixed drinks il he WAS to go down to
obScurity before the cheap. ignorant and
inexpert English toiler behind the bar.
The Brooklyn Eagle properly says:
with the impending exclusion of the
British barmaid public sentiment will neces-
sarily sympathize. Her physical attractions
do not afford sufficient compensation for her
Intellectual deficiencies Between the de
manGs upon her skill within her native en-
vironment and the requirements Of the more
rapid civilization OF the new world there is q
great gulf fixed. To expect q damsel from
London or Liverpool to prepare satisfactorily
the immortal American cocktail is as absurd
as would be the assignment of a cobbler to
| the task of the lapidary or house painter to
the production OF Corot or Meissonier."
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
"COL." SHEPARD.

Col. Elliott F. Shepard is industriousIy
engaged these days III keeping New
York editors in the straight and narrow
road Of veracity.-Chieago Mail.
Elder Shepard charges that the police
are disgrace to their positions. The
police could counter very successfully
ON the elder with this identical charge.
New York Advertiser.
Amid all this Juggling with cabinet
Offices and foreign embassies there is
not even the faintest hint that Col
Shepard may have his ambition graft
fed. Nevertheless the colonel cries
loudly for the continuation of Harrison's
administration. so able. SD wise, so
firm. so patriotic, SO progressive, yet so
conservative ."-Chicago Times.
81 Col. Elliott F. Shepard is quoted as
saying that New York will not be reli-
ably Republican until all the Repub-
licans read the Mail and Express. That
is the pious oolonePs view; but if any
one wished to find sure way of making
New York solidiy Democratic he could
not effect IL more thoroughly than by
making every one read that remarkable
sheet as specimen of Republicanism.
TPittsburg Dispatch.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
TROUBLE AROUT Ir

The effort to secure special session
of the South Dakota legislature by the
method Insisted upon by the governor
is palpable failure. So far, but Is out
of the 169 members have given the
pledges required. In some way the
prohibition question seems to he mixed
up with the matter. Those opposed to
taat feature of the constitution are
pressing for a new vote of the people on
the issue, but it does not appear that
they propose to take advantage of a spe-
cial session to effect the resubmssion.
Still, the prohibilionists have that sort
of notion in their beads, and oppose the
calling of the legislature. When
people ride hobby they are apt
o magnify it out Of all proportion to
other things. There must be danger
that prohibition will be knocked out if
the people get a chance at it again
through the ballot box. The general
manager of the worlds fair commission
expresses the opin on that if these op-
posing factions on the drink question
will ''Shake hands across the bloody
chasm' the legislature will be called.
There does not appear to be any other
effective way to secure state repre-
sentation at Chicago but by state ap-
preparation. 1t will be too late when
tue new Legislature meets next winter.
Action must be had by the present
body. 1t will be a misfortune for the
state if it does not show up in good
shape by the side cf the others about if
In the great exposition.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
PERT AND PUNGENT.

There is one other thing beside the
pen that is mightier than the sword. and
that is the corkscrew Portland Ore
gonian.
''Keene has come into fine thing by
the death of old Bilyuns." Indeed. Is
he one of the heirs?" mo, he is the
executor. New York Press.
Judge--You are charged with habitu-
al drunkenness. What have YOU to say
for yourself? Prisoner-Nothing, yer
honor. nothing-only habitual thirst
Drake Magazine.
Jinks-Does DR.. FourthIv practice
what he breaches? Filkins-If you
were his poor wife aud had to have his
sermons rehearSed to you l guess you I'd
think So.-New York Herald.
T Creditor-It's no wonder l can't find
you at home when you are here all the
time in the saloon drinking. Debtor
Don't you see that the reason | drink is
out of sheer despair at not being able to
pay yOus-FIigende Blaetter.
Professor-1n estimating the multi
tndes that have inhabited the earth, we
are obliged to consider. of course, both
the quick and the dead. Student-That
classification would leave out the mes
Senger boys altogether, wouldn't it?-
Boston Courier.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16

The dipSomania cure that some Du
1uth party has extracted from scien-
tine exploration of the processes at the
kEELEY headquarters in Illinois is re-
ported to have come into the possession
81 DR.. ANES. and perhaps others, to be
used III Minneapolis and st. Paul. There
are intimationS that it has improve
ments upon the original. and may have
wider application. 1t has excited the
antagouism of the regular redical
schools. but whether from knowledge
that it is species of quackery danger
Gus to health and life, or the apprehen-
sion that it may really effect the results
claimed by its posSesSors, it IS not pro-
posed to intimate. Should there be
basis for the rumor that the injec-
ton process has been found remedial
in a numerous class of obstinate dis
eases i'll addition to that of inebriety,
reasons may be readily conjectured for
professional repugnance to it. As the
Twin Cities are to be subjected to the
new diSpenSation, apparently, 1t is of
local interest to know something of the
value of the agency. In some other
states there are cases in court in which
the KELLEY infusion and method are
brought in question. One instance is
that of EARLE, vino was treated at the
KELLEY institute at White Plains, n.
Y. a mental disorder enSued, causing
his death. His relatives are seeking an
Investigation. 1t IS alleged also that
other persons under the same treatment
have impaired minds in consequence.
How much, if anything, there is in such
reports, the facts attested are insufficient
to warrant a definite opinion The case
of Col. MINES, the popular writer who
SO earnestly vindicated the system, and
died drunkard soon after being cured,
is remembered. Still, the instances that
have caused diStrust are comparatively
few. Most of the thousands who have
taken the treatment are enthusiastic in
their confidence in it. The owners of
the secret, so for as there is any, are not
likely to give it away while it is enrich
ing them, but the medical scientists
would do laudable work in an impair
tial in VestigatiOn of Its principles and
philosophy, and an honest exposition of
Its merits and dangers, if it has such.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
BLAINE FOR HaRRIsoy

Many Republicans are more distrust-
ful Of BLAINE than are the Democrats.
The latter are not specially concerned
as to what the secretary may mean or
do in a political way He may have
mental reservations as TO the nomina-
ton in case his health is sufficient. His
intention may be to leave the cabinet.
and be in a condition to lake advantage
of circumstances. In Republican quar-
terS there are perpleXities over such sur-
misses, but Democrats are willing TO ac-
cept his words as being as nearly in
good faith as the character of the man
will admit. Ton REED would know
where the rest of the letter is. The Phil
adelphia Inquirer, a leading Republican
paper, concludes column of examina-
ton of the situation with the opinion
that BLAINE may yet be the Minneapo-
lis nominee. Craft and sinuesity are
the impressions most readily derived
from his expressions. One of the mos;
recent the6fies is that the time and man
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16

ner of his witharawal are designed to
bring into the field all the men who can
get the votes of their states, preventing
HARRISON from having the majority,
and provoking such antagonisIns that it
will be necessary to invoke the retiring
statesman with unanimous movement
to take the position to save the party
from disaster. The most difficult task
now presented to the HARRISON men
is to Justify their assumptions that
BLAINE is so favorably disposed to the
president as they insist. They found
no word i'll his letter that could be dis
torted in that direction. A supple
mentary letter is certainly needed if
there was any intention to aid the pres
ldent. This could have been written
with vastly more effect before the other
aspirants had come upon the track.
Most of thsm have been counted as
favorable to BLAINE, and now to dis
criminate one OF them would be to give
the others just cause for complaint. He
could have saved HARRISON from any
serious contest by preserving his reti-
cence until the bulk of the delegates
were elected. Then there would have
been no chance for new men to get in.
Now there is promise of formidable OPP
position to the president at Minneapolis.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16


of the dollars. And if gold
dollar will purchase as many com-
modities in India as silver dol
lar and twenty-five cents additional.
the owner of dollar and quarter in
silver is not whit richer than the OWL
er OF dollar in gold. 1t will do no one
any good 70 have two silver dollars in
stead of one gold one if the one gold
dollar will buy as much food and cloth
lug as the two silver ones, This is un-
questionably the drunkenest style of
political economy the GLOBE has re-
Gently come in contact with, and it
begins to have some sympathy with the
cauStic gentlemen who have been call
ing the free silver programme craze
instead OF faith.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
A Barkentine Under Full Sail,
but Without a Man Aboard.


but Without Man Aboard.
A sailing vessel under full canvas, de-
serted in mid-ocean, but apparently un-
injured. was the strange sight reported
yesterday by Capt. Digliani, of the Ital-
ian bark Colombo D., which arrived
yesterday afternoon and anchored down
the bay, says the New York Recorder.
The Colombo d. sailed from AleXan-
dretto Ill October last. When $50 miles
west of the Bermudas OIL Jan. IL the
lookout informed the captain of the ap-
pearance of strange sail. A glance
through the glass told the captain that
something was wrong with the ap-
preaching ship. The stranger was made
out to be the barkentine Hutchins
Brothers. of New York.
Capt. Digliana strained his eyes to
catch sight of a man at the wheel,
in the shrouds or about the deck,
but none was visible. He looked over
the hull from stem to stern. but could
see no trace of injury received in a
storm or otherwise. The sea was
scanned i'll the neighborhood for any
thing that might look like a small boat.
The captain called his officers about him
and talked Subdued Italian while he
pointed to the stranger. Capt. Digliani
probably remembered the adventures of
a. Gordon PIN. and every member of
his crew was familiar with the tale of
the Flying Dutchman. There was a
mystery there, surely, story of some
kind.
If it were early in the day and the sky
were clear it certainly would be proper
TO go aboard the stranger. But the
Hutchins Bros. was still some miles
away, and night was close at hand. Be-
fore she could be reached it would be
pitch dark, and in any case great delay
must result. After pondering the mat
ter carefully Capt. Digliani decided not
to examine the Hutchins Bros, and his
men looked much relieved. The aban.
doned vessel was Oh her way from Per
nambuco. Her agents are Hutchins
Bros, of South street. They are anX-
iously looking for some explanation of
the mystery. Capt. Brown, the COM
mander of the barkentine, had crew
of ten men. The vessel was built only
year ago. and this was her second
trip,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
THE HOTEL CORRAL.

One of the most amusing incidents of yes
terday at the Merchants took place in the
dining room during the dinner hour. The
members of the Weyerhauser syndicate. to the
number Of eight, were seated at one table
chatting and having a pleasant time, in the
crowd being Messrs. Weyerhauser Of St
Paul; Laird and Norton, of Winona; MeCor-
mick and Rogers. of HAYWARD; Sauntry of
Saltwater; Rutledge, of Chippewa Falls
At another table sat dapper young man
dining with his wife. In various ways he
manifested his disapproVal of the gentlemen
at the other table. and when the latter had
gone out he turned to the waiter and asked
contemptuOusly:
rs the legislature in session.
why, no sir replied the waiter
''oh, thought it was.' replied the young
man. "Those hayseeds look like members
of the legislature are they anyway
zone of them is Frederick Weverhauser,
who is worth a number of millions and CON
trolls more pine timber than any other man
in the world replied the waiter. THE 9TH
ers are his partners
The smart young man subsidized.
story similar to this was told by Hon. M
Mullen, of New Ulm, last evening. He
vouched for its truth aud so it can be set
down as correct. 1t runs ABOUT as
follows: Sometime ago travelling
man stopped at the leading hotel in
Mankato. and the next morning at
breakfast was seated at table with Gen ;,
Baker and several other prominent men who
had just returned from meeting of the
Loyal Legion. The conversation of the gen
eral and his friends was upon the subject of
farming. and, as all were farmers, they talked
of little else. The travelling man did not like
the situation. and ne shortly finished and
struck for the Office.
What do you mean by putting lot of
farmers down to breakfast alongside of me?'
said he to the astonished clerk. L thought
this was a first-class house.
$50 it is answered the clerk, 'and | do
not know of any Objectionable people in the
dining rcom.
"The story got out around tewn' said Mr.
Mullen. land all day the citizens of Mankato
kept calling to see the man who was capa-
bic of making such an exhibition of him
self
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
TODAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. = For Montana:
Warmer; southwest winds; CLOUDY weather
and slight SHOWS. For the Dakotas: Warmer;
south winds and increasing cloudness, prob
ably followed by light SHOWS. For Minneso-
ia: Warmer: south winds and fair Tuesday
warmer and probably cloudy Wednesday, and
possibly light SHOWS. For Iowa: Warmer
south winds and fair Tuesday; generally fair
weather Wednesday, with increasing cloudi-
ness and warmer For Wisconsin: Gener-
ally fair weather and variable winds Tues
day; warmer and generally fqir Wednesday.
GENERAL oBSERy ATIoNs.
= UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRGCULT-
GRE WEATHER BUREAU, WASHINGTON. Feb.
Is, Gas p. m Local Time, D. m. 18th Merid-
fan Time.--Observations taken at the same
moment of time at all stations.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
Sanitary Item.

IGXaS SIIllHSS. ~
Tramp-Please give me something to
eat. Pve not had warm mouthful in a
week.
Mr.. Manhattan-My good man. PIl
give you ticket, and you can get a
plate of nice hot soup.
''Hot soupp' he howled. Haven't
you got anything else? This makes the
fifth plate of hot soup I've had in the
last hour. 1t is not healthy to put so
much soup into an empty stomach"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
CITY HALL CHAT.

'IIazel Wall; that was what the Bass res
ideDee upon Fairvlew street was called i'll
the earlier days of the CITY," said Aid San
born AT a nesting of the council committee
on streets yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Bass is
now contesting claim with the city for
SJJJ. which is the amount OF damages she
alleges to have sustained by reason of estab.
fishing the street slopes in front of the prop
erty. 1t was ths handsomest thing OF the
kind. pursued the alderman, when | first
/ came TO the city. 1 remember attending
society event there, and was deeply i'm
pressed with the picturesque and romantic
beauty OF the surroundings. But it is ruined
now; and he seemed surprised that it was
not preserved By the Bass heirs intact
~
The police department. has to be excep.
tionally yigilant these days to protect pedes-
TRANS from certain DEATH The sun melts
the snow on the roofs, and the aqua runs
down and congeals in the cold atmosphere
until gigantic icces hang frowning and
Z threatening people on the sidewalks below.
Ihe police watch Tor these annihilators and
order the owners OF buildings to remove
them as fast as they form, else the tragedy of
year ago III front OF the chamber of COM
merce. in which lady was instantly killed.
Is liable TO be repeated at almost any hour of
the day when the sun shines
~
The assembly seems to be somewhat in a
quandary what to do with the historic clock
that has so industriously marked the evolu-
tions OF time i'll the tower of the city hall for
10 these many years. Aid. Copelend is de-
termined to preserve this relic of earlier
days by embalming it in the graces of the
Cleveland school in the First ward, and his
Ssooappropriation for the purpose is now in
the hands OF the assembly committee on
streets President Murray. of that body, has
some mystic use for the timepiece, and he
opposes this project, but the aldermen in
sist that the clock must not be knocked out
OF time aud will give Mr.. Murray round at
the meeting week from tonight
-
The Joint committee on auditorium Is pre-
pairing for an interesting symposium next
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Davidson's scheme
Will have materialized. and he promises to
unfold his plans in detail, showing just how
manly he can seat in an auditorium erected
On the old Grand opera site. Comparatively
few OF the councilmen. it is mere than mani
fest, repose much confidence in Mr. David
sons ability to fill the bill The city, they
aver, II it wants suen structure at all, wants
a large one-with capacity to accommodate
huge national convention That will re-
quire not less than S000 aud it would be
better if it were 1900 people seating
capacity.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16

One of the queer freaks of the cam
paign so far is the reported attempt of
certain Democratic leaders to kill off
the PALMER boom by indu :ing Col. w.
r. MORRISON to come into the field and
divide the Illinois vote. Some individu-
ais are willing to relieve the party of all
trouble about candidates.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
A HARD BUSINESS.
A Pond Lily Peddler Looks Down
Upon an Artist.

Boston Globe.
Scott Leighton was sketching a land
scape near Poland Springs. Me-, one
day. when he found dilapidated-look-
ing man gazing over at the canvas.
''Humph," calculated the visitor, more
in scorn than in interest. as he gazed at
the embryo work of art. ''what do you
paint them for-the market?'
Yes" said MIR. Leighton.
"Well, you must paint lot of them to
get living. guess you have harder
way of getting living than l have"
Bravely endeavoring to hide a smile,
the artist asked: ''What is your busi-
ness?"
''Oh. l peddIe pond lilies" answered
the old man, as he walked away.