The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-26

nosticat:oIs with any degree of correct
ness. Many things that the political seerss do
not dream OF may happen between now and
then. In the second pace there 10 no plan
to hand down the authorship to Mr. S. G.
lyerson. And in the third place Mr.. Iverson
and Mr. Dunn think there is no Office within
for Mr.. Jacobson. Mr.. Dunn has not devoted
moment Of his time to booming Mr.. Jacob
son or anyone else for any office. AS far as
the secretaryship of state is concerned Sam
Langum claims to have lead pipe cinch on
that place. Mr.. Jacobson might make
Langum some trouble, hence it is absolutely
necessary to switch Jake onto another track.
Sam and his boomers are cute
To The st. Paul Globe:
The Dispatch of Feb. 2 stated that DR..
Robillard was severely criticised for his con-
duct, at met ting held in the First ward
last night, in heading the Lindahl faction.
Allow me to state to you, my dear sir, that
John Copeland said long ago: Doc. the
Swedes were only voting stock, anyway" and
that II believe in the advancement and edu-
cation that they have received probably
through my help" That they have found out
what John Copeland, poor unfortunate VIC
are Republicans of the First ward will soon
make obsolete. DIR. Robillard.
Senator j. D. Jones resents the i'm
putatiors that have recently been made
by the Long Prairie Leader that the
Interior purpose Of the bill to annex
Wadena county to the Seventh judi
cial district was for the purpose Of
necessitating an additional judgeship,
to which Mr.. Jones would be chosen
The Todd county senator, in letter to
the Todd County Argus, points out that
he could In no way benefit from 1t, as
he would be prevented by two constitu-
afprovisions. First, that providing
that member of the legislature cannot
be beneficiary of any act of his while
member and, second. the one provid-
Ing that no member can hold any other
office except postmaster during the
term for which he is elected.
1t Is said that John Bentrier. a hotel
man at Proctor Knott will succeed
Sam F. Fullerton as executive agent
or the state game and fish commission.
The Republican newspapers are now
asking why the railway and ware
house commissioners do not investiga to
Gridley, of Duluth, before a body of
educators. that the iron ore rates on
the Missabe and Vermilion range roads
are excessive. The Republican papers
seem to have lost sight of the investi-
cation of that very question before the
railway commissioners which strung
along for the greater part of nine
tAAOAAeAAS last yCdi, euu WHICH was SuQ-
denly stopped about Christmas without
any tangible result having been ac-
conplished. The independent owners
of several mines did complain about
the rates to the commissioners and
hearings were held in Duluth, this city,
Cleveland, Detroit and other places
until q ton of testimony and evidence
was gathered and then Of sudden.
the plaintiffs in the case sold their
mines to the Oliver Carnegie combina-
ton, the suit was dropped, and there
has been no complaint since from the
Carnegies regarding rates.
This may have been In the mind of
Col. Gridley when he asserted that in
his opinion the railroad companies
soothed the Oliver-Carnegie combina-
tion by giving rebates on their freight,
an advantage not enjoyed by the
smaller mine owners.
At the time the ore case was dropped
The G b e endeavored to learn why
the state should not complete the in
quiry for its own interest. but Attorney
General Childs was about to retire
from office and there seemed to be no
one else with sufficient public spirit tc
continue the fight for reduced rates
The commission was seemingly per-
fectly willing to drop the case, al
though the end was virtually In sight
and If 1t has kept the records can,
1t is claimed, finish it without any
trouble. Chairman Mills can doubt.
less furnish Jerry j., with some sort of
a reason why the railroad commits
eion was willing to drop the inquiry
in the way It did