St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-04

their appreciation for something that
pleased them, but we shoot firecrackers
and get drunk-Some of US. / have
enumerated some of the benefits and
influences of the fast mail. and desire
to impress upon the minds of eyerv
person present that if it were not for
the clerk on the train We would have
no fast mail. Primarily. the business
which gains by the fast mail is depend
ent upon the clerks who do the work on
the trains. and TO them should be given
all the surplus honor for the great i'll
crease in business which enSueS there
from Great praise is always given to
the men who arrange the office details
for such enterprises, and at the same
time all their knowledge and all their
flne work is secondhand from the clerk
on the road. Believing to prOlong my
presence before you Will only give you
pain and increase my own personal
danger. will say my adieus, and retire
as quietly as possible.
Bon Dickinson Heard From.
In the further interval letter was
read from w. w. Blackmere, that had
been received by him from Don nj.
Dickinson, who will present bill for
Redistribution at the next session of
congress. In this communication Mr..
Dickinson emphatically declines com
pensatlon offered by the National Clerks
association for services rendered before
the executive and legislative branches
OF the government. Mr.. Dickinson saws
that the rule OF his life SO far has been
not to accept dollar for such services.
and he does not intend to change it
now. He further says: Fully
believing that the existing classi-
fication and compensation OF the
clerks in other branches of the
service is very much less arduous, and
not at all dangerous, makes the neglect
to pass the pending or similar bill
continuing injustice" He would per
sonally urge, he said. these views on
the postmaster general. and do all in
his power to have the bill passed at the
next meeting of congress.
Biaclzmere for President.
the convention on credentials then
reported, and the report was adopted.
The election of officers was then pro-
coded with, W. w. Blackmere bel ng
elected president. For vice president
Z. NJ. Norris, of the Second division,
was chosen, and j. w. Smith and John
Wallace were placed Iii nomination for
the position of secretary and treasurer.
John Wallace, receiving a majority of
votes, was elected for the ensuing year.
The report of the outgoing secretary
and treasurer was then read and unani-
mously adopted.
motion was adopted that the chair
appoint committee to draft reSolu-
tlons. and the following gentlemen were
appointed: q. w. Duncan. E. NJ. Bull
lock, A. j. Bali. A committee was also
appointed to revise the constitution,
which consists of w. S. Raymer, G. ID.
Bond, w. S. Fry.
A motion to adjourn until $50 this
morning was made and carried.
A Trip TO 'Tonka.
In the afternoon the delegates enjoyed
an excursion to Lake Minnetonka.
Leaving Oh the 80 p. IN. train on the
Great Northern. they were met at Min
netOnka Beach by the steamer City of
st. Louis. and taken for trip round
the upper lake; then stopping at Lake
Park for short time, they returned to
the Hotel Lafayette, where banquet
had been prepared that the. most fas-
tldious could not have helped enjoying.
About 800 OF the delegates, their
wives and their friends sat down to this
bountiful repaSt, and afterwards enjoyed
themselves around the lake until to-
wards S O'Clock, when some of their
number returned to the city, while the
majority wandered back TO the hotel.
where the orchestra was just striking
up beautiful waltz. They were not
long in availing themselves of the op-
portunity TO indulge in the graceful
pastime, and the II o'clock train came
along all too soon 10 suit some of the
younger members of the party. They
were obliged to return to the city,
however, after having agreed that they
mad spent delightful day, and with
many expressions of gratitude to the
members of the Tenth division and the
cItiZeGS OF st. Paul, who are so royalty
entertaining them.
TOday's Programme.
The programme for today is a bust
ness session at $50 this morning; and
at l O'Clock the delegates and friends
will take special interurban cars for
Lake Harriet. There they will listen
to the afternoon concert by the Gilmore
band, returning to Minneapolis in time
for dinner at the Guaranty Loan build
ing, al which Mayor EustiS and others
will speak. After viewing the city in
the evening they will disband in Mime
apoliS.
COULD WILKIN TRANSFER Z?
Argument Heard on Very Inn
portant Shit for Land.
Judge Williams. of the United States
circuit cOurt is puraUpd in bnapiD,r Or