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St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
THE GRIM REAPER.

One by one and two by two the pio-
neers of St. Paul are falling before the
grim reaper. A few more years and the
last one who landed here forty years ago
will be gathered in. The remorseless
hand has just laid low two of the Old
familiar figures-O. G. MILLER and
JOHN DODGE.
Both came to the city when it was a
frontier town Of few thousands. No
railroad extended this far into the will
derness. The locality was reached only
by steamboats, aud stages. -Four months
of the year it was WInter-bound, only
those with courage enough to brave IN
stages the blasts Of old BoreaS coming
to or going from the place. At the break
up season the populace spent days upon
the highest point of Dayton's bluff, hop
ing to catch the first glimpse of the first
steamboat, for there was no telegraph
line to announce the approach. And
when the boat at length hove in sight
the multitude engaged in a jubilee. In
these days everybody stood on a COM
mon level; there was no social eXclu
sion. All joined hands in social enjoy
ments, and no one felt himself better
than another.
The two have lived to see great
evolution. The frontier town grew to
be great city and railroad center. Peo-
pie with whom they had years stood on
a social footing grew rich and exclusive
to them who were less fortunate. But
they were not forgotten by the great
majority of their old associates, and no
two old settlers mad more friends at the
time of their death than MILLER and
DODGE.
/ MANY years Mr.. MILLER ran job
printing office. He became Free Mason
in his early life, and was one of the
leading lights in the fraternity at the
time OF his death. No one can say that
he ever defrauded or did him an unkind-
ness. He was one of the most philan-
thropic men in the city. His tender heart
stood in the way of his financial pros
peritv, though he always accumulated
enough to live comfortably. Mr.. MIL
LER's memory will always be revered
by the Masonic lodges OF st. Paul, ard
by very many who are not MasOns.
JOHN DODGE held various positions.
but he is best remembered as the chief
clerk of the Merchants hotel. position
he held twenty-six years. A more genial
man was never met. Not man in Min
nesota, the Dakotas or Montapa, who
has come to ST. Paul to any extent dur
ing these years, is there who did not
know JOHN DODGE, and feel deeply
pleased to meet him. He had fasci-
mating manner which drew everybody
to him. His departure will be m0urned
throughout the Northwest.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
WHO STRUCK LAUER =?
The Injured Lad Has a Chance
for Life, According to the
Physicians.
Suspicious Of the Story
Told.

Henry Lauer. who had the top of his
head crushed in on West Seventh
street Sunday evening by an unknown
assailant,and is now at the city hospital,
is reported as doing as we'll as could be
expected. The surgeons who trepanned
his skull Monday state that the opera
tion was very successful, and the
chances of recovery are in the patients
favor. No one but the doctors and the
yet the injured man has made no state
ment as to the assault except that his
assailant was a negro.
The police announce that unless
Lauer or some of his companions tell
more definite particulars as to the cir
cumStauceS of the affair they will not
waste time investigating the case. This
talk, however, is said TO be made as a
blind, either to relieve the department
from any blame for the failure to arrest
the negroes who, Lauer and his COM
panions claim, struck him, or to give the
detectives time tG work out eIeral
theories. and arrive at the correct sOlu-
ton. Henry Staudenmeyer, who. with
Henry Burcb, was with Lauer at the
time he was. struck, was arrested Mon
day morning, and is still kept a
prisoner. From this, it is thought,
the police have information which
would lead them to think the assault
was made by one of the youths who were
with Lauer during the afternoon and
evening. 1t was ruuored last night that
two persons who had Witnessed the affair
had informed the police that the parties
to the assault were not negroes and the
weapon used was stone tied in hand
kerchief. The detectives at work on the
case refused to confirm or deny the re-
port, but intImated that there would be
some startling developments in the case
TODAY.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
THE PLUToCRAT's LEVY

Where two Or more railways exist be-
tween two localities they are popularity
palled competing lines, though every
body knows that they do not compete
with each other, but operate upon agreed
rates, and generally in a pool. 1t matters
not how many railways there are be-
Tween these points, nine-tenthS of the
people rejoice over the building of still
another line covering the same terri
tory. Very few people realize that this
sentiment works in the interests of the
many millionaires who are constantly
seeking investment for their vast stores
of idle capital. These money kings build
railroads in territory which is already so
well supplied with railway facilities that
there is not business to support them
at fair traffic rates; but they know
their new lines will be taken into the
agreement or pool, and that the traffic
yates will be keptup to where fair per
cent will be realized upon their invest
ment. Thus, it is apparent, every addi-
tiOnal line to the number necessary to
handle the traffic between the points
comfortably is detriment and not a
benefit. If the traffic between Omaha
and Chicago were only sufficient to sup
port two lines at rates which returned
5ust fair profit, every additional line
would bring about a raise in tariff. The
probabilities are, however, that the two
Zines would be operating at rates much
higher than they could afford to make,
hence when additional lines entered the
territory there would be little occasion
to raise the tariff.
i When the pIutocrat places a railroad
in territory which is already crowded
with lines he makes profitable invest
ment of money which would otherwise
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
TIE HOTEL MANS FUN.
An Interview With a Guest Whicl
Iuoe ID atbar niSannOiDtinU

An Interview With a Guest Which
Was Rather Disappointing.
st. Louis Republic.
Col. George Cook, the manager of
Hurst's hotel, had an experience with
a guest of that hotel yesterday which
was rather disappointing and surprls-
ing. A stranger registered there a
week ago under the name of James b..
Simpson, Boston.
"What kind of a room do you want?"
INQUIRED Col. Cook.
The stranger paid no attention. The
question was repeated. MIR. Simpson
took out a slate and pencil. handed it to
Cook and said in a quiet way:
81 am deaf, my friend. Give me good
accommodations, please, and write on
the slate your best rates"
Mr.. Cook did as requested. Mr..
Simpson went to his room, and since
the day be arrived Cook has been having
a bushel of fun by ''guying" him as he
walked around the hotel office. Look
at him." he would say, 1.-The deaf
chump. Where did he get his whiSkers?
Hey there. old jay, keep off the grass.
Where did you get that mug?' etc.
Yesterday morning Mr. Simpson,
with smile oil his race ana roll OF
his bills In his hand, walked up to the
register and inquired the amount Of his
bill.
II ought to charge you hundred, but
as you are unfortunate Pll let You down
light" he replied. Then he wrote on
the slate $40.
.'See here, old man," SAID Simpson,
''you've had a heap of fun out of me i'll
the last week. Been thinking L am
deaf, have you? Why, l can hear an
ant walk OH the ground thousand
yards away. Now, there are three ways
for you to get out of all the means
things you have been saying: Setem
up, take mauling, or 90 without your
bill. Which will you have?'
Five minutes later barkeeper opened
bottle of wine.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
PEACE IN SIGHT.
Probability of an AmiCable SOlu-
tiOn of the Western PaSsen-
ger Difficulties.
Complete Understanding Reached
Between the Four War
ring Lines.

CHICAGO, May so. - There is now
every probability that the Western lines,
which have for so long been struggling
over worlds fair rates, will reach an
amicable solution of all their difficulties.
The meeting between representatives
of the Atchison, Rock Island, Burling-
ton and Alton was continued this
morning, and complete under
standing was reached. This is a
long step in advance, for ever
since the row began the roads have
been guessing as much upon what the
other roads wished as upon what they
intended to do next. When the general
meeting convenes tomorrow it Is eX-
pected that matters will be promptly
adjusted. This means the full adoption
of the Western Passenger ass ocation
agreement, and the establishment of a
uniform rate to the worlds fair. Moth
ing in the way of settling the rates will
be done, however, until the report of
today's conference has been disposed of
in the meeting of the association to-
morrow.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31

Diet and occupation: if they
were both right there would be
very little Indigestion; almost none.
It's hard to change the first; that's
self-sacrifce. Many times i'm.
possible to change the second.
Here's where Johann Hof's Malt
Extract is Of value. 1t aids diges-
tion, is pleasant and harmless.
The saliva, the gastric juice and
other fluids are the natural aids of
digestion. Johann Hoff's helps
them in their work. 1t renders the
largest food element-starch-soI-
uble. That makes the work of the
natural juices easier-that is, max.
ing digestion easier.
See that SIGNATURE of JOHANN HoFF" is on
neck label of bottle. va
Eisner & Mendeson Co.. Sole Agents. 153 and 1I
Franklin ST., New York. ~
Our booklet may interest you Sent free
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
QUIET WAYS ARE BEST.
What's the use of worrying,

What's the use of worrying,
OF hurrying
And scurrying.
Everybody hurrying,
And breaking up their rest?
When every one is teaching us,
Preaching and beseeching us,
To settle down and end the fuss,
For quiet ways are best.
The rain that trickles down in showers
A blessing brings to thirsty flowers;
Sweet fragrance from each brimmlhg cup
The gentle zephyrs gather up.
There's ruin in the tempest's path;
There ruin in the voice of wrathi
And they alone are blest
Who early learn to dominate
Themselves, their violence abate,
And prove by their serene estate
That quiet ways are best.
Nothing's gained by worrying,
By hurrying
And scurrying,
With fretting and with furrying
The tenn per's often lost;
And in pursuit of some small prize
Werush ahead, and are not wise,
And lind the unwopted exercise
A fearful price has cost.
'Tis better far to join the throng
That do thsip duty right along,
Reluctant they t6 false fuss,
Of make themselves ridiculoys,
Gain and serene In heart and uefy&
Their strength is always in ressfYd5
sAnd nqpiy stands each testi
And every day and all about
BY scenes #ithfH and scenes Yithept
We can discern with rfe'sr dodbk
ThaEdfiet ways are best.
--pittssurg Commercial Ga2etta
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
SHORT MEMORIES.

1t is pretty nearly general habit of
mind to regard the immediate event as
the greatest of its kind. The oldest
inhabitant will aver, if called on to
youch for it, that the especial cold day
is the coldest he ever saw, or the heat
exceeds that of any previous day, or the
spring is the latest ever was. People
do not mean to falsify or exaggerate;
their memories are defective, their
perspective IS distorted by this defect.
So our good Republican brethren of
the press, who even yet occasionally
regale their readers with fanciful
sketches of the crowd of persistent and
hungry Democrats who have swarmed
down on Washington since the inaugu-
ration, clamorous for recognition OF
their valiant efforts to save the country,
asserting that the rush excelS all
previous records, are neither lnten-
tionally exaggerating nor falsifying.
Their memories are weak, that's all.
Simply to show our brethren how
faulty their perspective is, and. owing
to it, how unjust their structures are,
the GLOBE invites them to retrospect.
In March, 1861, their party inaugurated
its first president. His triumph sig
naliZed that of great moral idea; of a
party of devoted men, Inspired with the
sacred fire of that Idea, to whom success
meant nothing save as it meant the
triumph of the cause. 1t had appealed
to the conscience of the nation, to its
sense of right. tc its intelligence, and
had woD. 1t assumed to be the party of
goodness, of pure, unselfish motives,
of high aims, of intelligence. 1t claimed
this so hard that it hasn't fully got over
1t vet. but that is another matter.
LINCOLN confronted civil war at the
onset. States seeding and arming;
army and navy disorganized and honey
eombed with-disloyalty; communication
| with the North broken: surely this was
time to think Of something beside
| postofflces; soldiers, cannon, powder
rifles, ships, money, not the claims o1
| JONES to the postoffice at Podunk. We
can easily imagine these men of the new
party, patriotic, high-minded, unselfish
| rushing to Washington to tender to theil
| president their arms and lives in main
tenanee of the Union; but we can't think
| of them as croWding in on him, eating
up his hours in pertinacious, persistent
| demands and opportunities for Office.
HORACE GREELEY writes in his mon
| ograph on LINCOLN: Il saw him for 3
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
LOVE FINDS a WAY.
n Novel Method Signaling From
Steamer.

n Novel Method of Signaling From
Steamer.
San Francisco Chronicle.
On the steamer Carlos PachecO n
novel method of communicating with
the shore was utilized while on the last
trip to San Quentin. On Saturday the
PachecO arrived on Coinett with several
passengers and some freight to land, /
but the sea was ruTnng so heavily that
it was out of the question to ship the
small boats, and none of the men on
shore dared to brave the surf. Mrs. Il.
o. Butterteld was one of the passen-
gers, and on finding out that she must
oe taken on to San Quentin she was
very anxious to tell her family on shore +,
that the PachecO would return on
Monday.
How to tell them was problem.
The PachecO was half mile out and
the people on the beach, of course,
could not understand the vessels
method of signaling. Mrs. Butterfeld's
daughter, Mrs. Rose, understands tell
egraphing and she stood on the beach.
A happy thought occurred to Purser
Bennett, who is an expert telegrapher, 3
and with the permission of the captain
ne utilized the whistle Of the steameri
young man was on the bridge and the
telegraphing commenced: crosse" ~
"R-o-s-e." In ierky- irregular dots,
Rose do-you-13?" Evidently the
people on shore, hearing the furious
whistling, throught the vessel in dis
IreSs. They stood staring and wonder
ing. Suddenly the young lady jumped
up and waved her hand to 20 ahead.
I'VE will be back Monday" said the
whistle, the girl waved her hand
again and the Pacheco weighed anchor
and sailed away to San Quentin.
1t happens that the purser and Miss
ButJerfield are special friends. while
the engineer of the steamer is not with
out aspirations in the same direction.
Hearing the whlstling and not knowing
what the message was about. his jeai-
Ousy was aroused, so going below, he
wrote a message, sealing it up in q
bottle, which he threw overheard in
the hope that If any honeyed words
had been telegraphed by his rival TO
Offset them with equally fervid ones.
On Monday morning, before dawn, the
Pacheco arrived again off Colnett. and
moving lights on the beach showed that
the vessel had been expected. The
whistle had done the business whether
the bottle reached its destination or not.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31

short hour about fortnight after his
inauguration; and though the tidings of
Gen. TwIGGs' treacherous surrender of
the larger portion of our little army.
hitherto employed in guarding our Mex
ican frontier, had been some days at
hand, | saw and heard nothing that in
dicated or threatened belligerency on
our part On the contrary. the presi-
dent sat listening to the endless whine
of office-seefers and doing out village
postofficeS to llnportunate or lucky par
tisans, just as if we were sailing before
land breezes Oh a smiling summer
sea-" And Col. ALEX MCCLURE de-
scribes the beginning of the administra-
ton of LINCOLN in manner worthy OF
the Washington correspondent of, say
the Pioneer Press. i'll the days
after CLEvEL4ND's Inauguration. He
says: 1.-The place-seekers sWarmed in
numbers almost equal to the 10
Gusts OF Egypt, and the presi-
dent was pestered day and night
by the leading statesmen of the coun-
try, who cIamored for places for their
henchmen.' [ well remember the sad
picture of despair his face presented
when l happened TO meet him alone for
a few moments i'll the executive cnam-
Der, as he spoke of the heartless spoils-
men who seemed to be utterly lndiffer-
ent to the grave dangers which threat
ened the government. He said: L seem
like one sitting in palace assigning
apartments to importunate applicants,
while the structure is on fire and likely
soon to perish in the ashes
1t may seem unkind thus to bring up
by-gones. but we DO it with the kindliest
of motives, and merely to remind our
friends that when they institute COM
parsons they should be sure that their
bases of comparison are both just and
accurate.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
sUN-sPOTs AND STORMS.
Next Summer Not Likely to Be
Visited by ANY Bad Weather

Next Summer Not Likely to Be
Visited by Any Bad Weather.
Among the supposed relations be.
tween Sun-spotS ana the atmosphere Of
the earth is one in which thunder
storms are concerned, says the Youths
Companion. Half dozen years ago it
was noticed in Bavaria that destructive
lightning strokes were apparently less
numerous during maximum than
during minimum of Sun-spOtS, and DR..
Won BeZold came to the conclusion that
''high temperatures and spotless solar
surface give years abounding In
thunder storms.
If his theory is correct, the summer
of last year should have been compara-
lively free from thunder storms, for the
sun-spots are now approaching maxi
mum. Next summer also should, upOn
the same hypothesis. witness relative
ly few thunder storms. In England
there has, indeed, been noticed this year
an apparent tendency to follow the sup
posed law described above, as thunder
storms there have been less numerous
than they were few years ago, when
Sun-SpOtS were near their minimum.
Probably, as is the case with all the
other supposed relations between sun
spots and terrestrial phenomena, the
proof in this case will be very slow to
obtain and very far from convincing
until we have learned much more
than we know of the genral laws of solar
action.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
WIT IN NE.

''We parted years ago., said he.
And greatly have missed her;
I'm far from home-er-would you mind
To kiss me for my sisterY'
She smiled and blushed; a roguish look
In vain she tried TO smother.
81 think. said she, II rather kiss
You for your sisters brother"
Kansas City Journal.
Oh, mighty river. wandering on
In silence to the sea,
What changes ere a year has gone
May come to even thee.
When, meath the mighty ice kings touch.
Your throbbing warmth you've lost,
1t makes us quail to think how much
A chunk of you may cost.
Washington Star.
a note came from her band one morn;
1t said You'll please remit,
For your account is overdrawn,
Please soon attend to it,"
She wrote a note. expressed regret,
She did not closer look;
And sent, the matter right to set,
A cheek from her own book.
Vogue,
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
81 STAND PAT"
So Says Public Examiner Kenyon,
Referring to His Report of
1892.
He Asserts There Is Nothing to
RetPact and No Defense Is
Necessary.

Readers of the GLOBE will remember
street assault that was reported few
days ago, when Public Examiner Ken
yon, attacked John II. Burke on the
street, and "pasted him one" The as
sault was inspired by some charges,
serious in their nature, filed with Gov.
Nelson by John Ii. Burke. Briefly
stated these charges were:
FirSt-Malfeasauce in Office.
Second-Misfeasance office.
Third-Violation of his oath of Office, if
any was ever taken by him.
Fourth-With willfuly, deliberately and,
as fear. frauuulently, il not eorruptly, max
ing and fling o false aud fraudulent docu-
ment and report.
Flfth-With willfully and deliberately vio-
lating the law; also with violating the orders
of the governor, made in my presence.
After commenting OH these allega-
tions in caustic and forceful terms, Mr..
Burke wound up his letter to the gov
ernor in this fashion:
In the interest of justice, decencv
and integrity, and IN behalf Of the peo-
pie OF the state of Minnesota demand
First-That VI. D. Kenyon. public exam
iner, be instantly removed from office, and
that competent and honest official be Sc
leeted in his stead.
Second-That you forthwith cause all al
leSeu ullduCldl CUuCeTuS 10 De e&aHllueu, as
by law required, by some competent person
other than said Kenyon
Thrd-Tbat you cause civil and criminal
actions to be commenced against the man.
ayers in all cases where found necessary.
Fourth-That such steps be taken against
said Kenyon as the demands of justice re-
quire
When these things were brought 10
kenyOn's notice, following the example
set during the campaign by his superior,
he sailed forth and, seeing Mr.. Burke,
called the latter to him. When in COM
Portable reaching distance he slugged
Mr.. Burke violently and knocked him
to the pave. The latter would not hit
back or prosecute, and the scrap ended
there.
Then Gov. Nelson wrote to Kenyon.
After assuring him that he did not,
could not, believe the charges, he ad
vised the public examiner to make such
move in the premises as to the latter
seemed necessary. MF. Kenyon answers
the governors letter at length and
calls attention to the fact that he has
always doubted his authority to super
wise such institutions as the Guaranty
Loan. He maintains his report of
March, 1892, was justified and asserts it
was based on personal examination as
we'll as on report signed by RESPONSE
ble interested parties. The law under
which tile company was organized is
defective. he claims, and extremely
liberal. The public examiner concludes
his epistle by the statement that there
is nothing in his report which he de-
sireS TO retract, and he is not disposed
to enter on defense Of the same.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
Canadian Emigrants.

Boston Traveller.
The annual exodus of population from
the older Canadian provinces to the
United States is just commencing. 1t is
estimated that, IN 1892, 10000 FRENCH
Canadians, or nearly per cent of their
entire number within Canada, crossed
the line, but 10000 returned with their
earnings in the fall, leaving 10000 who
took up their permanent abode in the
United States. Sixty thousand English
speaking Canadians from Ontario, New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Ed
ward island also became permanent
settlers. In other words, per cent of
all the people of Canada emigrated for
good last year. Ireland is the only
country in the wide world which, in
proportion to population. has Sent more
emigrsnts to the United States than
Canada, and Of late Canada hassaIE
stripped Ireland.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
He Is a Failure.
Omaha Bee (Rep.)

Omaha Bee (Rep.J
There is whole volume in eX-Secre-
tary Fosters explanation of his failure.
My failure simply illustrates the great
folly of permitting ones self to be in
debt beyond the reach OF reasonably
quick assets when the hour of difficult
borrowing comes. My business was
largely done with borrowed money"
And yet the greatest enterprises that
have been undertaken by prudent and
brainy business men have been carried
through on borrowed money.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-31
Arranging Emigrant Traffic.

CHICAGO. May 3O.-The agents of the
transatlantic steamship companies will
tomorrow submit proposition to the
Western railroads to allow the steam
ship companies to assume entire control
of the emigrant business and distribute
it in agreed proportions among the
roads. 1t is expected that in this way
the payment of commissions can be
avoided. The roads are inclined to view
the proposition favorably.