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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25

business men, and it was fastened by
President Hill, who wanted to COM
plete it in time to handle the immense
crops from the valley this fall. In this
ambition he was successful, and on
Sept 10 the first freight train passed
from the Red river valley to Duluth,
laden with wheat. And yesterday the
first regular passenger trains began
making their daily trips along the new
line.
In her enthusiasm, Duluth now COM
pares herself to Chicago, and there is
a general belief that her comparison
is prophetic. Grand Forks, it is said
is destined to become the Omaha of
the new Northwest, and CrOokstOn the
Kansas City.
The new line starts from Crookston
and runs southeast to Duluth. It passes
through the counties Of Polk, Beltrami,
Hubbard, CasS, Itasca ST. Louis and
Carlton, and gives railway facilities to
Fosston, Bemidji, Cass Lake and
numerous other towns in that region.
Most of them are little more than log
ging camps, but they will now have
chance to grow
The line begins at Crookston, which
is the center of several railroads con-
nected with the Great Northern sys-
tenn ands has a population Of about
5000. A large number Of railway en-
ployes have their homes in this city,
and the new shops Of the Great North
ern are to be constructed there
Mentor is q small place a short dis
tance east Of Crookston and is con-
sidered a favorable point for settle
ment. It is a market town and the
few people who live there are pros
porous.
Another small place is Erskine, which
has q population Of about three hun
dred. A -four MILL saw mill and
number OF business houses give the
place an air Of prosperity Erskine is
certain to be developed and benefited
by the new line.
Mcintosh is a farming community
short distance east of Erskine. AL
! though it has but 600 residents 1t sup
ports two newspapers, two hotels,
flour mill, creameries and a number of
other enterprises. 1t is near the center
of the original thirteen cities laid out
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
GREAT NORTHERNS F0SST0N LN[I
DESCRIPTION OF THE RAILWAY WHICH TAPS
THE GREAT RED RIVER WHEAT FIELDS

No event in recent years has been
fraught with greater Importance to the
development of the Northwest than the
opening or the FOsston extension of
the Great Northern railway. BY one
httIe stroke of enterprise the Red river
valley mas been brought in direct COM
numcatlon with Duluth, so that farm
ers in the valley may ship their splen-
ala crops of wheat and grain to the
city by the lake, instead Of to the more
Instant cities of st. Paul and Mime
apolis, thus saving to them hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually In
freight charges, and giving to the
business men Of Duluth a reciprocal
market for their goods in the Red river
valley.
1t completes the all-raI line from
the lakes TO the Pacific ocean, and it
opens up to civilization a region here
totore inaccessible and almost nm
known. 1t offers new opportunity for
settlement and for trade; it opens new
helQs Tor mills and other industries, and
II brings that section of the state
within the influence OF modern prog
reSS.
A glance at the accompanying man
showing the district traversed by the
new line, will give a clear idea of its
importance. vast section of track
less forest and lake land is thrown
open 10 the traveller, the sportsman the
lumberman, the settler and the mer-
chant. One does not need to seek on
portunities in the Klondike or in Cuba.
or Porto RicO-they are at our very
door, in our own state, and it will be
contrary TO our traditional policy if we
do not take advantage Of them.
For years it has been the dream of
the farmers in the Red river valley
that some time one would build a rail
way which would give. them a line to
Duluth. Between CroOkston and Du-
Iuth was pine forest broken by lakes
ana occasional meadow land. but il
seemed so unpromising for a railroad
that the dream was given I'D as vi
sionary. But one day James J. Hill.
the preSident of the Great Northern
railway, announced that he intended
to construct road through the forest
and around the lakes which W0uId
give to the farmers in the Red river
valley and the business men of Duluth
what they had so long desired-a rail-
way; and from that day the DESTINY
or the valley and the city by the IN
SaIted sea was certain
WATCHED THE CONSTRUCTION.
The construction of the Fosston line
was watched anxiously by farmers and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
CHIEF CLERKS TURN.
They Are Now OFF on "a Little Ten
Days .Taunt.

The chief clerks of the various railways
centering in st. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS left
this city last evening on mo. g." of the
Chicago Great Western, for ten days trip
to Southern points. The itinerary includes
Kansas City, Des Moines. st. Joseph, Leaven-
worth Atchison and Omaha. The party will
travel over the st. Joseph, Grand Rapids &
Missouri Pacific, from Kansas City to Omaha.
They will occupy a special car furnished by
the Chicago Great Western, and the other
lines will furnish transportation over their
tracks. The party is made up of the follow
ing:
II. A. Peterson. St. Paul G Duluth.
p. G. Charles. Northern Pacific.
q. Holland, Chicago Great Western.
II. w. Bell. Great Northern.
II. l.. Moore, ''Monon" route.
Geo. Smith. Chicago, Burlington & North
ern.
c. Stickney, Chicago Great Western.
T. Donahue Chicago Great Western.
w. P. Kinney. Chicago Great Western.
p. Mcdonald Chicago Great Western.
II. S. Jones. Great Northern.
F. A. Russell. st. Paul & Duluth.
w. G. Brown, c., St. p, M. & o.
j. H. Neill, c., st. p. M. & o.
A j. Baker. Great Northern.
II. Gordon. Northern Pacific.
II. A. Leppen, 500 Line.
G. S. LOTUS. ST. Paul G Duluth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
NEWS OF RAILROADS
TWIN CITY AGENTS OF OCEAN
LINES WANT TRAVELLING
AGENTS TAKEN OFF
HELD TO BE TRESPASSERS

Representatives of the Lines Are
Accused of Running Up Into This
Territory and Disregarding the
Rules Which Residents Have to
FOlIOw-Great Western Road Is
Pushing Work on OeIvein SboDs.
Several Twin City agents for trans
Atlantic ocean lines have decided to
ask the general western agents in Chi
cago not to send travelling passenger
agents In this territory where they are
considered trespassers, and to ask the
western Passenger association to cur
tall transportation privileges which
they have always extended, to such
agents. The northwestern agents are
held individually responsible for their
respective territory, but travelling pas
senger agents are allowed to come here
and not only interfere with the local
agents legitimate business, but to dis
regard rules Of the steamship confer
ence which the local agents are requir-
ed to observe on pain Of disqualified
ton.
The northwestern agents do not con-
slider that fair treatment and they are
going to make vigorous protest They
say they are acting as information
bureaus for the state, that they do
much toward settling this part Of the
country, yet they receive no compensa-
ton for their labor and they think they
should at least be allowed to reap the
benefits of their own work. They want
the Western railway lines to cooperate
with them in this matter and give them
the same transportation privileges the
travelling agents enjoy The matter will
be brought before the Western Passen-
ger association at an early day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
Gov. Taylor Seriously III.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 24-Advices
from johnson City today are to the effect
that the condition of Gov. r. L. Taylor, who
has been decided to put a guard about the
house and allow no one to approach. The
strain of seeing visitors and attending to
public business In his weakened condition
has worn him very much. Gov 4aylor has
been away from the capitol about two months.
and during that time has not improved HIS
term of Office expires in January.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
SEE THEIR FINISH.
Several Ticket Brokers Will Go Out
of Business Now.


The agreement of the transcontinent-
al and st. Paul-Chicago lines to re-
store standard rates was the death
warrant Of the scalpers, and already
two Third street brokers" have gone
out Of business, and others are about
to retire. There will not be business
enough for all the gentry who piled
their trade in tickets during the past
eight months, but of course few will
continue to scalp during the winter
There is always enough of that bust
ness to keep two or three concerns
alive.
It is said that inspite Of the agree
ment of the st. Paul Chicago roads to
maintain rates at least one line has
stocked the scalping market with It's
tickets, so that cheap fares may be OBJ
tanned over one line. if not over Others
Spoilers were making the rounds of
Third street scalper offices yesterday,
looking up cheap tickets for this week.
1t is understood that the several lines
will employ spoilers to watch each
other, to see If scalpers' tickets are ac-
cepted and to what extent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
Passengerg for Eurone.

The steamer Tongariro, Of the Beaver line,
which will sail from Montreal Wednesday
will take the following st. Paul passengers
Mrs. G. M. Johnson and famlyy to Sweden;
Miss Lizzie Jawriak, to Bremen: R. c. Taylor
to London; c. NJ. Guthrie ard family, to
glasgow: Al Holm, to Bremen; Miss Rose
Nelson. to Copenhagen; William Hoffman, to
Rotterdam.
John G. Allen, the northwest agent for the
line, says the prospect for fall travel to
Eurofe IS excellent. The low rates have
stimulated travel in that direction
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
Work on the New Shops.

DIES MONIES, To-, Sept. 24.-The Chicago
Great Western railway has the work on build
ing the new shops now under way and 1T
Is expected that before January 1000 men
will be employed at Oelwein The main
shops are to be 7GOx15O feet and 45Ox2OO. con-
SUI Gted Of steel and brick with tile roof.
Electricity will be the power used in the
furnish power for all enterprises that want
1t.
There is not a vacant house in Oelwein
and before winter 400 new houses will be
erected for the shopmen. The shops have
been located at Oelwein because it is the
junction point of the veins in the Maple
Leaf route.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
Eastbound Freight Shipments.

shipments for the week ending Sept 20 were
1883 tons, against 57,216 tons for the
previous week, and 81, 749 tons for the cor
the different roads as follows: Pan Handle,
99348 tors; Michigan Central. 4156 tons; Wa
bash, 4,293 tons; Lake Shore 7,O76 tons; Fort
tons; Grand Trunk, 5713 tons; Erie, 538
tons; Nickel Plate 5,227 tons; Big Four,
$500 tons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
M. & St. L. Annual Filed.

The annual report of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railway company, which was filed yess
terday with the railway commissioners showE
that the gross earnings Of that company last
year amounted to 81, 353, 988.O2; its operating
expenses to l,S4S S5l.91, making its income
$1,010,13611. It's income from other sources
was S5S, 1904, and 8 total income was 81, O68-
317.05, from which was deducted $657, 489. 10,
leaving net income of SAC, 827. S6. The COM
pany's surplus on June so was $780,, TOP o.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
Open Reduction in Rates.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24-An open reduction in
grain rates from Kansas points to all of its
terminals, including Chicago, Mississippi river
points ard Galveston, was made yesterday by
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. The cut
amounts to five cents per 100 pounds on
wheat and cents per 100 on corn. This will
make the rate on both wheat and corn from
Kansas points to Chicago just ten cents per
hundred, the former rate on wheat having
been fifteen cents and that on corn twelve
cents
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
OCEAN RATES, TOO.
Beginning Today They VIII BE Re-
stored to the Standard Schedule

Railroad and transatlantic rates are to be
restored to standard schedule today and in
future passengers on ocean liners will have
to pay an advance of $12.35 going and Sill
going on second class tickets. There will
be an advance on all classes. 1t is expected
that the rates will be maintained as an agree
ment was entered into in London, Sept. l.
which practically pools the ocean business
and prohibits cutting Of rates.
Any agent who violates the agreement WI
be dismissed from the employ OF his com
pany and disqualified from acting as agent
for any other line
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
Minnesota & Pacific.

The substance of the report Of the WIS
consin, Minnesota & Pacific Railroad com
pany, which was filed yesterday, is as fol-
lows:
penses, $3.50. 7e0. IS; Income so 372'i2: incon1s
from other sources, $976.5S; total income
$9S, 24S.70; deductions. $12.672.96 net income.
$50, 575.74
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
New Freight House.

DULUTH, Mimi. Sept 24.-President J. +
Hill while here Thursday said that the East
ern Minnesota railway would erect Q brick
frelght house on its property on West Michi-
gan street here, and would also build several
large warehouses to be occupied by wholesale
houses. =
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
VESUVIUS VIOLENT.

Present Eruption Likely to Assume
the Proportions of That in 1872.
NAPLES, Sept 24-The eruption Of
Vesuv'us Is increasing in Violence and it
is feared that it will assume the pro,ortiors
of that of 1872. 49,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
Col. Cody Rettcr-

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 24.-The physi-
clans in attendance upon Col. w. +. Cody
(Butfalo Bid are much encouraged tonight
by their patients condition and now hope to
be able to prevent the typhoid fever with
which he was threatened
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
New UIn & Southwestern.

The annual report of tie Minneapolis, New
Ulm &c Southwestern Railroad company was
fled yesterday. 1t shows: Gross earnings,
S2770S.19; operating expenses, $50, 147 Al deficit
$2,439.22; other incomes, SA; total deficit,
81, 1872; deduction from income, $10,277.0S;
total deficit. S12,6S2.S0; deficit June so. 1885,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
Canadian Pacific Earnings.

MONTREAL, Sept. 24.-Canadian Pacific
railway earnings for the week ending Sept. 21.
were $565,COO, an increase over last year Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25

the chance.
The 500 had five extra tourist and one
sleeping car to accommodate the passengers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
LAST DAY OF CHEAP RATES.
end OF the Transcontinental WAR

End of the TranscOntfnentaI War
Brings Rush Of Business.
Both transcontinental trains that left St.
Paul yesterday by the Northern Pacific and
the Great Northern were in two sections.
The Northern Pacific was made uD of
eighteen cars and two more were added at
Minneapolis. and the Great Northern had six
teen cars.
Yesterday was practically the last day of
cheap rates and it was the final rush by
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20
INvEsTIG ATE THE BRIBERY

Investigate the charge of bribery will
surely be the desire of every good citi-
zen. The committee to investigate will
not be a whitewash affair, And it is not
confined to the general assembly for it
is already in the hands of the grand jury
with a fair prospect that the guilty may
be indicted and brought into court.
There seem to be no doubt that the
proofs are at hand, and the testimony
will be forthcoming. Mr. Hanna's ques-
tionable victory may turn TO ashes. Two
of the Republicans who voted for Mr..
Hanna we're elected by the voters OF
Cincinnati on Democratic ticket, and
they were pledged against Hanna, They
pretended to favor Col. Garrard, of that
city, but left the Kurtz camp, as Hanna
became BUYMETALIIST, as it is
claimed.
The effort was made to buy the vote
of Mr.. Otis, also Republican Of Cincin-
matt, and elected on the fusion ticket
also; but this attempt failed, though Mr..
Otis got Sl.750 the first part of the ten
thousand promised. All this work, it is
said, can be traced to Hanna, who was
on the ground at Columbus directing
and managing his own campaign,
course with an army of henchmen, spies
and detectives. A full and complete ex.
nosure ShnnId no mazda
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

Senator Chandler is a hopeful gentle
man and assures the public that cit is
the Presidents intention to again send
his ENJOYS to Europe as soon as the
conditions are favorable for continuing
negotiations. And so the three gentle
men of the commission may 90 on a
second wild goose chase. Mr.. Chandler
seems anxious to keep the administra-
ton in the bimetallic line, and evident
ly has hopes. He disposes of Mr. Gage,
however, as confirmed gold standard
man "who has only recently emerged
from the Democratic party" and whose
views on finance are not the Presidents.
Mr.. Chandler says further; "Ghe Presi'
dent stands firmly in favor of iuterna-
tional bimetallism." But during the
campaign and since, in speaking and
writing the President has indicated that
he favored the single gold standard and
was in accord with his secretary of the
treasury. True the President was not
as bold and outspoken as Mr.. Gage, but
thus is getting away from the conclu'
sion. MIR. Gage was an admirer and sup
porter of Grover Cleveland.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20
HOT TIMES OVER CUBA.

DE Almond Almost Pushed the Senat,
BelIigercncy Resolution Through, IL
Spite of Parliamentary Precedents
Party Lines Were Broken.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-Cuba has had
a hearing in the house, and for time
it looked as if parliamentary precedentS
wouldibe set aside and the senate ,reso
luton recognizing the insurgents as
belligerents would be attached as rider
to the diplomatic and consular appropri
alton bill. Mr.. De Almond, Missouri
Democrat, precipitated the issue by of
fering the resolution as an amendment,
but point of order against it was sus.
tanned. Mr. De Almond appealed. He
urged the Republicans who had pro
fessed friendship for the struggling
Cubans to override the decision of the
chair us the only chance of securing ac.
ton ON the proposition. Mr.. Bailey,
the leader of the minority, and other
Democrats joined i'll the appeal. The
excitement became intense, but the ap-
peals of Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader O..
the majority, as well as other Republ.
can leaders, to their associates not to
join in the program succeeded.
Mr.. Colson (Rep., Ky) warned his
side that unless he was soon given an
opportunity to vote his sentiments on
the Cuban question he would cooper
ate in any revolutionary method to Sc
cure action. The Republican tactics
kept to the front the point that the mi.
nority We're seeking to override the
rules of the house and they got every
Republican vote, sustaining the chair
by vote of 1872 TO Ia One Democrat,
Mr., Fleming (Ga.), voted with them on
the ground that he could not violate his
oath by voting against upholding the
rules. During the debate Mr.. Bailey
challenged Mr., Hit to give the house
any assurance that an opportunity would
be offered to vote on the resolution
passed by the senate at the last session,
but he received no reply. Before the
diplomatic bill came up the army bill
was passed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20
SENATOR MORGAN.


proper protection of our western coast
and of our general commerce i'll case OF
war.
Mr.. Morgan predicted that if the
United States did not take advantage of
the present opportunity to acquire the
islands there would be war between this
country and some other power within
ten weeks. 1t was not, he said, within
the bounds of possibilities, i'll view of
the present European competition for
territory in Asia, that the Hawaiian
Islands should be allowed to remain in
dependent for any length of time after
the United States should finally an
nounce their determination not to make
them part of American territory.
"Does the senator from Alabama mean
to say interrupted Senator Pettigrew,
"that the Hawaiian government would
voluntarily seek the protection of some
other power and thus forego the great
advantage those islands now enjoy in
their reciprocity arrangement with the
United States, which results in our re-
mitting to them annually not less than
$6,000,O ,O00?"
To this question Senator Morgan re-
piled that the reciprocity treaty had been
negotiated for the purpose of giving this
country cheap sugar. He said that it
had been of greater benefit to the United
States than it had been to Hawaii, be-
cause it had accomplished its purpose of
making cheaper one of our great COM
modities and one of the necessities of
every household. We want, he said, not
only the sugar from Hawaii, but cheaper
coffee as well, and that and many other
necessary articles could be given.
In closing he said that failure to an
mex the islands meant inevitable blood
shed, and the responsibility for that
bloodshed would rest upon the senate of
the United States for its failure to per
form its duty at this critical hour in
the history of the two countries.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20
LARGE SLICE OF PROSPERITY

Mckinley prosperity is coming in al.
most overpowering quantities to the
working people of New England. In.
stead of getting an increase of wages, as
was promised by the advocates Of the
gold standard and the proponents of a
protective tariff, there has been a cut of
10 per cent in wages and the operatives
of the cotton mills of New Bedford, Fall
River and other manufacturing towns
have left their spindles and looms and
refused to work.
Just at the worst period of the winter
season, after Mckinley has been presi-
dent for almost year and the Republi-
can congress has tinkered the tarti to its
liking, the protected manufacturers have
seen ft'to cut the wages to a figure
where the men and women in the mills
have refused to work.
fhe men aud women who have quit
the mills know that their employers are
m aking large dividends and tnat the cut
need not be made at the present time
This is but the beginning Of what is
certain to 60 on all over the country. 1t