St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-19

tionS, and Representative TWichell
holds the same position on the com
nittee on state affairs. There is no,
such committee in Minnesota, but
the committee on ways and means
is of about the same character. Each
of the North Dakota Solons is a
man who has made his mark in the
legislature at present in session at
Bismarck, as we'll as in the state
at large. This party of Dakota
statesmen is deeply in earnest, and
they allege strong grounds for a de-
crease of rates, OF at least q, more
equitable arrangement Of tariffs. In
conversation the gentlemen stated
their case in this way:
''OtIicious friends of the corporations
assert that the railroad companies
should be encouraged rather than
kampered. We are willing to concede
this. but we maintain that the indivi-
dual must be protected and encouraged
as much, at least, as the corporations
are. Our principal industry is wheat
raising, and in order that it shall be
foStered, something must be done to
improve the existing conditions gov
erning freight tariffs. The desire to
accomplish something in this direction
has brought us TO st. Paul. AS to
what we shall propose to the Mime
sofa committee, that is something
we are not prepared to talk about be-
fore we have met and consulted with
your committees of the senate and
house"
Chairman De Laittre and Hon. D. c.
Shell entertained the North Dakotans
at lunch yesterday; and they were
also made acquainted with many of
the senators, representatives and state
officers. They visited the offices of
State Auditor Dunn, Secretary of State
Berg and State Treasurer Koerncr.
UNCLE DAMS STORY.
There is an old man who sometimes
puts up at the Windsor, named Uncle
Daniel Lydon. He used to know p. H.
Kelly when the Second ward repre-
sentative was forty years younger
than he is now. A GLOBE reporter
met Uncle Dan'l yesterday, at the
moment when he was advising Repre-
senta tive Lockwood against losing his
temper. Lockwood is a man Of strong
As~NN $1,000
in his most earnest moments he keeps
his temper under very good control.
An attack by a Minneapolis paper had
rather worked lockwood into a fer
ment yesterday, and Uncle Dan'l went
to him and said: Lockwood, let me
tell you a story 1 used to repeat to
Mr.. Kelly when he was inclined to
get mad, in the days when he was run
ming conventions and putting his .. X.
on the applications of good men for
Office. Mr.. Kelly, says L, there was
a captain of a river steamer in the old
and glorious days of the Mississippi
who used to become very angry at
times, and once he allowed his anger
to cost him $1,000. 1t was this way
Being engaged in a race for 5000
with rival boat he ordered up lot
of inf1ammable material, to be thrown
into the furnaces at critical moment
When the two boats were almost
abreast the captain gave the order to
pile in that pitch and raise 'er out
Of the waterr' The darky fireman
hesitated, and the captain knocked
him overheard. A few minutes after
ward the port wheel was out of gear,
and while the boat was stopped TO al
low investigation the rival craft went
stea1ning ahead The body Of the poor
darly that had been knocked over
board was found caught in the paddles
of the wheel and had busted the whole
machine, for the time being Which
leads me to observe that if you have
a hard race on, keep your temper
down and your paddles clear" Mr..
cod r. 70 IT |
OF the story to Representative JACOB