St. Paul daily globe., 1894-01-16
WITH THE TRAVELLERS.

Col. w. F. Ball, the Fargo lawyer,
was at the Ryan last evening, en- route
from the East to his home. Col. Ball
looks with confidence to improved times
as soon as the uncertainty of the past
year as to the tariff question is cleared
away, even if the best thing is not done.
He was enthusiastic over new Fargo,
and thinks the fire will prove blessing
in the long run. AS to politics, the
colonel insists that he is not in il. re-
garding his profession of far greater
Importance to him than the political
fortunes of any one.
Ernest Kent and Fred and r. A.
Kelly, of Lakota, young Napoleous in
North Dakota politics, were at the
Merchants last evening. They were at
the Shrine meeting in Fargo. took run
over to Duluth, and are sojourning for
day in ST. Paul. Whether the BLACK
Crook" or the expected return of Alex
Mckenzie was the attraction at the
capital city they can explain after they
get home. They are enthusiastic friends
OF Congressman Johnson, and are not in
favor of switching him off on the CUB
material nomination, as some of the
North Dakota people would like to do.
Warden Boucher, of the Bismarck
penltentiary, is guest at the Mer-
chants. The population of the prison
has considerably increased this winter,
but there are no startling crimes. The
people in the prison are much inter-
ested In the Baumgardner case, and
think the verdict and the sentence just.
The North Dakota prisoners have been
largely employed at out of-door work.
They made the brick for the capitol ex-
tension, and have done much of the
carpenter and masonry work. They
also work in the prison garden, and
have grown most of the vegetables for
the institution. They have planted and
cared for a large number Of trees about
the capitol grounds, and have put up
hay for the prison cattle and horses,
and have produced about all of the
pork required for the institution. Aside
from the stripes and the taInt, thare is
little to dread in the North Oak ota pen-
itentiary, so perfect has been It's man.
agement.
Col. G. 3. Little. of Bismarck, is a
visitor at the Merchants. The colonel
says the health of Bismarck and the Mis-
souri, slope country has been good, but
at Grand Forks there have been as high
as seven deaths in day, and upwards
of 1000 people have been down with the
prevailing epidemic. The colonel is
president OF the Capital National bank,
and reports business improving.
Commodore BraithWaite, who has a
record of twenty-one years as Demo-
crat in North Dakota, is guest at the
Merchants. The commodore has been
as tenacious in the admiralty courts as
ne has been in the political field, and
the result is heavy judgment against
st. Paul parties, which he hopes to
realize Oh, as the court of last resort
has sustained him.
Joseph Hare, an old-time st. Paul
boy, now a leading light in North Da-
kota Democracy, stopped over at Fargo
at the shrine meeting and then came on
to st. Paul, En- route to Washington.
Mr.. Hare is candidate for surveyor
general. AS to the Bismarck postoffice,
Mr.. Hare says there is a strong local
pressure for the appointment Of the
daughter of the deceased postmaster,
who only recently exchanged his busi-
ness for the expensive fixtures of the
the office, put in by the Yale Lock com
pany, and there is disposition to pro-
tect her. She is competent, and her ap-
pointment would be acceptable, aside
from political considerations.