St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-23
PETTIGREW A CANDIDATE.
SAYS ne EXPECTS REELECTION TO
THE SENATE.
HE Is a pRoTEoTIoN1sT.


Murphy "A Democrat Who
Stands by the Populists.
A GLOBE reporter mel Senator Petit
grew at IT, e Merchants yesterday. The
senator said his business interests had
detained him in South Dakota for some
DAYS, but he was now on his way to
Washington. lie would stop three days
in Chicago en- route, and did not think
he would have very much time TO lay
pipe, as was charged in the Pioneer
Press of yesterday that he was doing.
He said:
"Of course l am a candidate for re-
election, and purpose doing all l can to
secure that result. The Press is wrong
III its conclusions or statements that
Congressman Picker is a candidate. l
have and shall have his support. Van
else has his own difficulties to take care
of, and the delegation from mis- county
will not be in his favor for United
States senator. l have not read a line
of the Wilson bill. If it is III line with
the declaration OF the Democratic plat
form, and l presume it is, that protec-
ton is robbery, am against il, and so
will be every true Republican. l voted
against the Mckinley bill because [ de-
clared l should vote against it unless
they gave the interests of South Dakota
some concessions, especially on binding
tWlne, n l was as good as my word;
but L am in favor of protection and the
general policy of the Republican party.
l am not in favor of %prolonging tie de-
bate on the Wilson bill. We want ac-
ton; if it Is to be u~nfavorable IN the
end, the quicker a result is reached, and
the business interests of the country
become settled. the better. l am
against the annexation of Hawaii. That
climate will not produce the kind OF
men essential to maintain se~if-govern-
ment. All that it is necessary for a
native OF the Sandwich Islands TO do in
order to make Sure Of alIYiug is to plant
a banana and buy a fish line, and they
are equipped for the necessities of life.
Culture and clothing are not essential
to their life or happiness. l at first
stood practically alone in opposition to
annexation, but the sentiment grew,
and l knew Of twelve Republican sena-
tors who were opposed to the Harrison
treaty. l was disgusted with the
pear-readv-to-pick dispatch of Stevens,
and pronounced 1t a rotten pear that we
wanted nothing to do with at the time.
Cleveland was all right as to sending
Blount in order to gain information
but when he found a government in full
operation, recognized by foreign gov
ernmentS as we'll as our own, he ought
to have let it alone. The United States
should abide by its ~time-honored ira
ditions and keep its hands off and its
nose u of foreign affairs. If we were
TO take in these islands on the ground
that we need them for protection, we
would soon be compelled to take in
other islands for their protection. We
might as we'll take in Asia. Just think
Of adding a lot of Kanakas, Chinese,
japanese, Portuguese and a general
mixture of everything on earth uude-
Sirable for American citizenship. l am
against it, but l want to see men let
alone"
Maj. Fiemming, of Fargo, was in the
city yesterday, and was roasting st.
Paul OH accounto of the heavy volumes of
black smoke hanging oyer it. He said
that st. Paul would soon out-Pittsburg
the Allegheny city, and suggested a
remedy in the North Dakota coal now
so generally used for steam-making and
heating purposes i'll that state. He
spoke of one interest which is mining
$50 tons a day, and has 500 acres which
will yield $4,000 tons per acre, which
means 49, 00. 900 tons: and this is only
II OF many similar tracts. The veins
in this tract are twelve feet thick, and
the whole surface IS covered. The coal
burns freely and gives no annoyance
whatever from smoke and is readily ig-
nited. Its heating qualities are proven
to be superior to any of the soft Goals in
Ohio, Indiana and Iowa, and it can be
delivered at the mines for 81 per ton.
1t is so readily mined that miners turn
out from seven TO fifteen tons per day.
according to their experience and ability
to take hold of the work. Cheap trans
portation from the West Will do more
than anything else to relieve the alleged
or real expressions of the coal barons,
and, at the anne time, dispose of the
smoke nuisance. North Dakota requires
by law the use of this coal in all state
buildings except where wood or other
coal may be used to better advantage.
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Editor George B. Winship. of Grand
Forks, left for home last evening. He
said the press OF the state. and the peo-
pie so far as the general expression
Indicates. approve the Verdict of acquit-
tai by the jury in the case of Hon. Nj.
+. Murphy. who killed the man that
assaulted his twelve-year-old daughter.
MI. Murphy served the people very ac-
ceptaDly IN one session of the legisla-
ture, and 1t is possible he may De called
again. Mr.. WInship presumed Hon. NJ.
L. Mccormack would be a candidate
again, and that George Walsh would
return in the spring from Arkansas,
where he is engaged in the real estate
business, and also be III the field for a
legislative nomination. Walsh bought
a tract of land and laid out an addition
to Fort Smith, which he is looking after
this winter, n reports indicate he is
making money.
Judge Mcconnell. wife and daughter
were at the Merchants yesterday. The
judge was appointed by Cleveland dur
ing his first term, and the people ap-
proved the appointment by eIeetlng him
in a strong Republican district when
the state was admitted. The judge bad
noticed that several new appointments
were made in North Dakota by the
president. Receiver Davis applied for
license to sell intoxicating liquors, and
1t was regarded as a resignation. Mar
Shal Price asked for thirty days leave
Of absence. and when the department
reminded him that his term would ex-
pire in two months, and he insisted that
he wanted to 20 to Washington any
way, they concluded to let him come,
and, somewhat to his surprise. accepted
his resignation. Cleveland will doubt
less move on very slight provocation
where Republican officials indicate
WEAKNESS OF a disposition to change
their business.
Judge Lauder. of the Wahpeton dis
trlCt. North Dakota was at the Mar