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VOL. V.
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The Banquet of the Citizens of St. Paul h
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LAKUE AND BRILLIANT ASSEMBLY
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A Sumptuous Repast, Fit for the Great- i
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OPENING REMARKS BY GEX.SIBLEY \
Toasts and Responses by Dr. Day, Wm.
Grimshaw, A. E. Rice and '
(Speaker Fletcher. "
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..RILL'S ADDRESS ON COMMERCE J
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Messrs. Halm, Hicks aud Ramsey Expa- ,
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The Minnesota legislature and executive „
officers of the state, laid aside the pressing
cares of state for a few hours last evening t
to accept of the hospitalities tendered i
them by the St. Paul chamber of com
merce, in the form of a banquet *
at the Merchants hotel. Short
ly after 8 o'clock the guests
of the chamber began to assemble in the t
main lobby of the hotel, where they were t
received by members of the reception (
committee and shown to retiring rooms.
At 9 o'clock the Great Western band, which i
had been secured to supply the music for 1
the occasion, took position at the head of '
the hall on the second floor, and '
opposite the entrance to the parlor, and 5
while they discoursed an inspiriting air, '
the large concourse of guests slowly filed *
into the parlor, and were formally received *
by Gen. H. H. Sibley, president, assisted
by Gov. Alex. Ramsey. This portion of '
the ceremony completed, which occupied "
about half an hoar, the
guests were ushered to the
main dining room, in which
the BANQUET £
was served. As the doors of this far-famed j
house of epicures was thrown open, a scene 1
of dazzing splendor and magnificence \
burst upon the vision. Running the entire ]
length of ths great dining hall were six
tables, each with plates for 120 persons,
alongside of which were two score or more .
waiters in black suits and ,
snow white aprons in watchful attendance.
The tables with their bright silver and
glass ware, profusion of flowers, tropical .
fruits, confections, etc., presented a happy
foretaste of the feast of good things in <
6tore. At the opposite end of the hall j
from the main entrance, and between the <
two great glass napkin cases, had been 1
erected a stand for the band. The tops of ]
the cases were covered with an exceed- '
ingly rich and varied assortment of ,
house plants, while on the wall between
the two and back of the band in a semi
circle was the word
'"MINNESOTA,"
in large letters of evergreen back-ground,
fronted with white tube roses, the whole
lighted up and brought out in all their
beauty by the myriad lights of
the six chandeliers, the pendants
and bases of which were wreathed
in smilax and calla lilies. In front of every
guest was a handsome lappel bouquet, and
a most comprehensive and tastfully pre
pared
BILL OF FABE.
It was eight pages, printed on two
sheets, and tho sheets tied together with
red ribbon. The title page bore the fol
lowing inscription:
"Banquet to the Members of the Legislature
and Executive Officers of the State, by the
Chamber of Commerce, at the Merchants Hotel,
Wednesday Evening, Feb. 28,1888."
On the reverse page was the following:
Menu.
Oystersßaw.
Seup—Tomato.
Fish —Boast red snapper, mushroom sauce.
Boiled—Buffalo tongue, Loin of mutton, caper
sauce.
Roast—Beef, turkey, ham, champagne sauce.
Cold Entremets—Boned turkey, ham, chick
en salad.
Entrees—Orange fritters, fried oysters, ten
derloin beef, larded.
—Wild turkey, venison, mallard ducks.
Vegetables Mashed potatoes, corn, turnips,
asparagus, baked sweet potatoes. I
Pastry—English plum pudding, rum sauce, i
mine* pie, peach pie. delicate cake, black cake,'
assorted cake.
Entremets —Pound cake, fruit cake, lady
cake.
PyramidsCocoanut, kisses.
—Vanilla ice cream, French cream,
lemon ice, Charlotte russe, brandy jelly, sherry
wine jelly, fruit jelly, oranges, crapes, pours,
bananas, figs, raisins, ants.
Coffee, tea.
The remainder of the bill was occupied
by the names of the governor and other
state officers, and a list of the senate and
house of representatives, with the officers
of each body.
Gen. Sibley, as president, occupied the
head of the third table from the left, with
Lieut Gov. Gilman at the head of the next
table on his right, ex-Gov. Marshall having
the post of honor at the remaining one on
that side. At the head of the first table
on the left of Gen. Sibley was Gov. Ram
sey, with Speaker Fletcher and Senator
Waite doing the honors at the regaining
two tables.
FOBMAL WELCOME.
The guests all seated Gen. Sibley called
the assemblage to order, and Rev. Mr.
Smith, chaplain of the senate, offered
a very earnest prayer, at the conclusion of
which Gen. Sibley, as president, extended
formal welcome to all present to the hos
pitalities prepared for them,speaking sub
stantially as follows:
The chamber of commerce representing
St. Paul, having invited his excellency, tin
governor, the senator elect and member;
of the legislature to a banquet in this hal
set apart for such purposes, and preparec
under the direction of that prince of hosts
Col. Allen, bid you a hearty wel
come. St. Paul has such extensivi
and close business relations with al
portions of the state, that w<
can hardly regard you as strangers, bu
more as kith and kin. This is not intendet
to be a cold formality, but as a compli
ment to the legislature, and we pray yoi
to do tribute to our offering as did thi
©ailu I ffitlnbE.
aights of the round table in the past, and I 1
Kit you may take to your homes kindly I I
smembrances of this occasion and of our I
eople. We regret deeply that the pressing ]
uties of the governor, now in the closing
ours of the session, prevents his attend-
nee, and also the absence of senator elect 1
iabin, who. as probably most of you ]
now, left for the East to-day -
At the end of Gen. Sibley's greeting a
general onslaught was made upon the
ich and varied menu as presented above,
.hich was furnished in lavish abundance,
md provided in that perfection of the
iulinary art for which the
lame of Col. Allen and the Merchants
lotel is noted as far as St. Paul and
Minnesota is known.
"gentlemen, ho."
After some half hour had been passed
n the pleasant and satisfying task of
sampling the items of the bill of fare, and
he knives and forks had begun to move
anguidly, Col. Allen with his face all
'miles mounted the band platform, and
astened to the wall at the base of the half
jircle formed by the word "Minnesota,"
he talismanic word "Ho," formed of ever
greens and bright red tube roses, the
:iiunciation of which makes a Minnesotian
welcome in any part of our country, from
he Atlantic to the Pacific. As the audience
:aught sight of the brief but
suggestive legend cries of "speech,"
'speech," went up from all parts of
he hall, in response to which
he gallant and irrepressible colonel, fac
ng the guests, gave the accepted signal,
"Gentlemen, ho," which was met with a
boisterous clapping of hands.
FEAST OF BEASON.
Silence restored, Hon. C. E. Flandrau,
oast master of the evening, taking posi
;ion opposite Gen. Sibley, near the center
.f the hall, and rapping to order, said,
Mr. President: After such a pleasant
md enjoyable repast, it is very proper to
lave an intellectual entertainment, and
[ have been requested to present to you the
few regular toasts prepared for the occa
sion. Before doing so, he said he would
read two letters of regrets for inability to
_c present. The first letter read was
.hat of
GOV. HUBEABD,
is follows:
State of Minnesota, Executive Office, St.
Pael, Feb. 26,1883.
F. A. Foggs, Esq., Secretary Chamber of
Commerce: lam in receipt of your note
>f this date informing me that I have been
•elected to respond to a toast on the even
ing of the 28th inst. In reply, I would say
-hat I deem it probable that public duties
ill prevent my presence on the occasion
referred to. It is an inopportune time
fer me, just as the legislature
is closing its labors to respond to such a
.all. If I find it convenient I will be pres
ent, but I must ask you not to depend
upon me. Yours, truly, L. F. Hubbard.
SENATO SAEIN.
The other was from Senator-elect Sabin,
in the following terms:
St. Paul, Feb. 28, 1883.— H. A. Fogg,
Secbetaby St. Paul ChambebJofJCommeboe.
My Deab Sib: Previous arrangements,
which I have endeavored to re-arrange by
telegraph, but have been unable to do so,
prevent the acceptance of your kind invi
tation to attend the banquet this evening,
tendered by the chamber of commerce of
St. Paul. Please express my thanks . and
sincere regret.
For the far seeing and energetic busi
ness men of your beautiful city I entertain
a very great admiration, and am under
many obligations for the courtesies and
evidences of esteem heretofore extended.
Should it ever be my happy fortune to
have the privilege of reciprocating
some of these, it will afford me
great pleasure to lend whatever
influence or ability I may have toward the
general improvement or building up of
your thriving city. With sentiments of
kindest appreciation, I am very sincerely
yours, D. M. Sabin.
FLBST toast.
Judge Flandrau then announced the
first regular toast:
The United States government The greatest
achievement of modern times, where manhood
is the standard of excellence and man the only
recognized sovereign.
And called upon Dr. David Day to re
spond in the absence of the distinguished
officer and patriot, Gen. Terry, who had
been selected for the purpose.
Dr. Day in prefacing his response, said
it had been but a few minutes since be had
been informed that lie was expected to
take the place of the dis
tinguished soldier assigned to this
toast —a toast, he said, which to treat of
properly would require {great research
and thought, as in its sentiment is con
tained the whole germ of our modern civ
ilization. In the olden times kings wore
rulers and the masses slaves. This transi
tion from that condition of affairs to tho
present had been almost in the life of
the present generation. Now every
man is called a citizen, and
they occupy that place in the economy of
the world which they make for themselves.
A new era, a new philosophy has been
evolved from the inner conscience of man
kind, and through the providence of God,
man has become the factor of
his own destiny. This destiny is prog
ress, to go forward, to
press on, and make of this
world a paradise.
The doctor's remarks were heartily'ap
plauded. A medley of patriotic airs fol
lowed by the band, at the conclusion of
which Judge Flandrau announced the
second toast.
The State of Minnesota Largely by reason of
her good Government the greatest and must
prosperous commonwealth of the Northwest.
May her star ever be in the ascendant.
To this Hon. Wm. H. Grimshaw, of Min
neapolis, in the absense of Gov. Hubbard,
was called to respond, which he did in a
very happy manner. He said "it gave
him pleasure to speak of the great, grand
I and sublime state of Minnesota, with its
, rich soil, diversified industries, beautiful
I lakes, great rivers, happy homes and en
terprising and intelligent citizens. Oc
cupying the geographical center of the con
tinent, with an area of 83,000 acres of rich
and varied territory, Minnesota was truly
. a great state, and deserves and is honestlj
9 entitled to the name of the Empire state
8 of the Northwest. Is had been his home
* he said, for twenty-six years, and he lovec
* it in all its phases, but abovi
. all for its educated and superior
-rior people, in ' which are combined thi
6 three essentials necessary in the forma
' tion of a great commonwealth — able men
6 endearing women and happy firesides
t essentials that are destined to place Mm
1 nesota in the foremost ranks of the state
- of the Union.
J thibd toast.
8 Our Adopted Fellow-Citizens—We welcom
ST. PAUL, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1833. %
hem to our Fertile fields and rejoice in their pros- (
[>erity. i
Judge Flandrau called upon Senator A. ,
E. Rice to respond. |
Senator Rice remarked, at opening, that ,
he was sorry he had not received notice of ;
the desire to haTe him respond to this
toast in time to have prepared himself.
The sentiment was in itself comprehensive, ,
and he would say that Americans were no ;
more delighted to welcome their adopted ;
fellow-citizens than they were to come.
In proof of this see how readily they adopt ;
your customs and manners. The foreign
er appears in your city, for example, in
his sheepskin coat and short breec hes,with .
a meek, mild eye, suggestive of total de
pendence upon your will and pleasure and
shortly disappears into the country. In
about a year he returns
triumphantly elected to your
legislature by a mixed bat intelligent con
stituency and 10, what a change in cir
cumstances. He has no longer the meek
sumi6sive eye of a year previous, but
adopts the cheek of his American fellow,
citizens and demands the formation of a
new judicial district for his constituants.
He becomes an American and prospers.
Mr. Rice was warmly applauded.
FOUETH TOAST.
Commerce the sport of the winds
and wave:-, but since tho development of rail
roads, an exact science.
The assignment to this toast was J. J.
Hill, Esq., president of the St. Paul & i
Manitoba road. ['
Mr. Hill upon being named to respond >
to this toast was loudly and enthusiasti-1
cally cheered and responded in substance *
as follows: It is a pleasure for me to meet j
you this evening, to continue old acquaint- »
ances and to make new ones. It has been j
remarked that "brevity is the soul of wit" I
and in pursuance of that idea
1 shall be brief though not witty.
The proper discussion of this theme
would occupy too much of your time and
patience. "Once the sport of the winds
and the waves" cannot be said to have
been the case to any great extent with the
commerce of Minnesota. We are not
much troubled with winds and waves in
the spread and development of our com
merce.
When I came to Minnesota in
1856 I became at once identified
with the transportation business
with which I have ever since retained my
connection. At that time the commerce
of Minnesota was limited to the exporta
tion of a few bales of furs and about 800
barrels of cranberries per annum. We
went to Galena, St. Louis or Dubuque for
our supplies. At that time we had water
transit only. If was impossible to settle
the country at any distance from a navi
gable river.
St. Paul at the head of navigation on the
Mississippi thus acquired supremacy. In
the past twenty years the railroads have
entered oar borders and have made an en
tire new geography of Minnesota. Take a
map of the United States and place one
point of a pair of dividers here at St. Paul
and one point at Jacksonville,
Fla., move them northward to New
York city and you are 300 miles beyond
that point in the Atlantic ocean; move to
the southwest and you strike the city of
Mexico; move onward to the northwest
and you have 1,800 miles of agricultural
country to traverse, rich and productive,
and capable of sustaining an immense
population. This portion of the
United States could never have
acquired the importance which it now
I holds, nor could it have attracted such uni
| versal attention as northwestern Minnesota
! and Dakota now do had it not been for the
railroads.
Twelve years ago I first visited the now
famous Red river valley, for which I
must beg pardon if I express
a weakness, and from the
point where Fergus Falls now is to the
boundary line at Pembina I found but two
houses.
I recommended placing a small steam
boat upon that river as the best thing we
could do. To-day the railroads have driv
ven the boats from the river and we have
that famous and wonderfully fertile valley
at our doors. Then it took
six weeks to make the trip
which we now make in forty-eight hours.
Now at our very doors we have the
Assinniboin and Saskatchewan valleys and
the valleys and hills of Montana which
have been rescued to civilization out of
the howling wilderness by the railroads,
and which without them would have re
mained for all time empty, desolate and
void.
Mr. President, while the railroads
are not all managed by saints —
some of them very far from it. I would
say to the members of this legislature who
are now so soon to return to their homes,
take this question of tho railroads with
you. Consider both sides fairly and hon
estly there. Consider thai to the railroads
you owe the great developments of this
great empire of the northwest, and while
you are striving to solve this great prob
lem so as to do justice to the people and
the corporal remember that to the
enterprise of the railroads you owe the
present great prosperity and development
of Minnesota; to the railroads who,
instead of awaiting the tide of emigra
tion, were constantly pushing out
in advance even of the prairie
schooner. To the people of
Minneapolis I would say you can be well
proud of the fact that for the past eight
months at least you have had the best local
wheat market in the world, that staple be
ing worth from three to five cents more
than in Chicago. This would have been
impossible but for the railroads.
I am not standing here,
Mr. President, to apologize for
the railroadsthey need no apologist—but
as one who cut the stencil whioh marked
the first barrel of flour ever manufactured
and shipped from your city, and who has
watched the enormous increase of that
branch of business which now makes flout
for a nation and which mammoth
business has been rendered possible
and built up by the railroad..
I I may be pardoned for alluding to it. I
i well remember where we marked that firsl
j barrel. We did not dare to brand it Mm,
, | nesota flour,but gaining permission from
; I an Ohio friend I marked '-Muskingum Val
; ley Mills, Troy, Ohio." and, my friends, ir
" l three month's time it was
, the best brand of floni
- • Ohio ever had in the market. The mill
i j which made it was owned by my friendi
' j Eastman & Gibson, and from this begin
' : ning Minneapolis has grown to have th«
• t greatest flouring mills in the world ant
, : pays more relatively for wheat than an.i
1 I other market on earth, which is render, c
a possible, my friends, by the railroads.
- j Another point I wish to state is this
b j The acreage in Minnesota and the North
- west which has been opened up and im
i, proved by the railroads have been en
- j hanced in value thereby to four times th«
- > entire amount of all the railroad property
s , of the entire section. It is not all sun"
hine, the operation of railroads in thi
latitude operation of railroads in thi
latitude and climate.
v Our severe and snowy winters render
delays and interruptions of frequent oc
currence and you must wait and we must
do our best and dismiss you with our bless
ing. lam thankful for this opportunity
of meeting you and for your indulgence. l
Mr. Hill was enthusiastically cheered.
FIFTH TOAST.
Dwight M. Sabin, our new U. S. senator, one
of the ma_y excellent productions of our legis
lature. His career will justify the wisdom of |
bis selection.
To this toast volunteers were called, and
Speaker Fletcher being demanded briefly
responded amid the cheers which the
name of our popular senator elect's name
elicited.
SIXTH TOAST.
Oar legislature, its wisdom and statesman
ship, as exhibited in its Twenty-third session, .
will render it memorable in the annals of our
state. c
To this toast the Hon. Gordon E. Cole t
had been selected to respond, but being t
absent it was passed. j
SEVENTH TOAST ,
The Judiciary—Exalted above popular influnces
severe in the administration of a noble science,
is the sheet anchor of the republic.
Attorney General Hahn found it difficult
to add to the comprehensiveness of the 1
sentiment itself. It expressed so much '
and embodied in its expression all that he
or any one else could possibly utter. The 1
judiciary was indeed the sheet anchor of i
the republic and it was also the ark of ,
safety of a free people. j
The administration of law by men of
high integrity and moral standing, and .
who were removed from the strife of the '
political arena, was 8 matter to be sincere- '
ly desired, and the appointment of the >
members of the judiciary by the executive '
to hold during good behavior was a result •
devoutly to be wished for.
Mr. Hahn made a most eloquent and
able speech, which he delivered in a clear- .
spoken and impressive manner.
EIGHTH TOAST.
The City of Minneapolis—The wonder of the
Northwest. Her prosperity, so largely due to
tho enterprise of her citizens, is shared equally .
by us all.
To this, the eighth and last toast, Col.
Hicks responded in a very happy strain,
eulogizing his adopted city and compli
menting the chamber of commerce of St.
Paul for the reception. He was warmly
applauded.
GOV. RAMSEY.
Volunteer toasts being in order, the
sentiment "The first governor of this
territory" being announced by the presi
dent, ex Gov. Alexander Ramsey respond
ed, and while eulogizing Mr. Hill for what
he had done for Minnesota, he
was inclined to give God the credit for
much of Minnesota's greatness, through
her avenues of water communication with
the outside world, and expressed the idea
that St. Paul and Minneapolis could have
been nothing without the Mississippi river.
At the conclusion of his _bmarks the com
pany rose and amidst general congratula
tions and expressions of good feelings dis
persed to their several homes.
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
After the council meeting had adjourned
last night, several of the aldermen ac
cepted an invnation from T. S. King and
Col. Glenn to inspect the electric light
plant, and accompanied by Mayor Ames
and Chief Stetson, of the fire department,
visited the company's buildings at the falls
and inspected the machinery.
H. G. Merrill, freight agent for the
Omaha railroad, was arrested yesterday I
upon tha charge of stealing 500 bushels of I
bade; from John Orth, of the East side |
brewery. The defendant was placed under I
$500 bonds and the examination continued '
until Friday afternoon.
The Council.
A special meeting of the city council i
was called to order by President Walsh
last evening, with all the members present '
except Aid. Andrews, Coe, Erickson, Hau
gan, Nelson, and Parker.
A communication from the mayor, ap
pointing John L. Ekelund and A. P. An
derson special policemen at the Swede
Lutheran church, and W. W. Parker special
policemen for duty at the Nicollet house,
was read and the appointments confirmed.
The usual budget of petitions, etc., was
received and disposed of.
An invitation from the committee of
arrangements of the Emmet aniversary
to attend and participate in the exercises
was accepted and a card of thanks re- j
turned.
The matter of the Northwestern railroad I
bonds camo up next, and after a long dis- I
cussion a resolution introduced by Aid.
Pillsbury providing for the issuance of
bonds to the amount of $03,000 was laid
on the table.
A report from the committee on paving
directing the city eggineer to advertise for
proposals for paving Nicollet and Henne
pin avenues from First street to Washing
ton avenue with granite blocks, Nicollet
avenue from Washington avenue to Sixth
street with cedar blocks, Hennepin avenue
from Washington avenue to Fourth street
with cedar blocks, Central avenue from
stone-arch bridge to Fourth street with
cedar blocks, Third avenue south from
Washington avenue to Second street with
granite, was received, warmly discussed
and finally laid on the table.
After some business of minor import
ance was disposed of, the building ordi
| nance was taken up and put upon its
second reading. Part of the ordinance
was read by sections and some small
amendments inserted, when the reading of
the remainder was postponed until Friday
! evening. Several small matters were
brought up and acted upon and the coun
cil then adjourned until Friday evening.
' The Electric Light Must.
| It having been announced that jthe elec
, trie light mast would illuminate the city
i practically for the first time last evening
i by 7 o'clock Bridge square was swarmed
, by citizens anxiou3 to witness the effect.
They were not long kept in waiting, for a
* few moments later the eight lamps shone
forth with a 4.000-candle power each, and
1 what was as dark as Egypt's night became
■ like bright moonlight. At the invitation
1 of T. S. King, the courteous secretary of
3 the Brush Electric Light company, two
r hacks filled with newspaper report
l ers and representative citizens were
* driven to various points to
' test the illumination. At Twelfth street
9 a mile from the mast, the time could be
I distinctly discovered upon the face of an
J ordinary watch. A visit was paid to the
> island and the East side, which were fairly
illuminated. The carriages ware then
: driven to the Electric Light works at the
falls. The electricity is generated by a No.
7 brush dynome machine, with a capacity
- of fourteen-horse power. Despite the fact
i that to most the light is considered a sue
t cess, there were many people who were loud
" in their denunciations.
S lin their denunciations. - ■
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Wigwam
8' Boiler Skating Rink.
WASHINGTON.
'HE WHISKY RILL TO ASTAG 0517.E
THE APPROPRIATION HILLS.
mportant Decisions Relative to Timber
Trespasses on Railroad and Government
Lands—Kelfer . Difficulty in Getting a
Conference Committee—A Large Num
ber of Nominations and Continuation..
[Special Telegram to the Globe,
Washington, Feb. 28.The friends of
he whisky bill are determined upon action
m the bill before any further appropria
ion bills. are taken up. They say that, as
he bill lies on the speaker's table, it must
ie acted on before more appropriation 1
)ills are reached, if they insist on the reg- I
liar order, and they will so insist.
CAN'T get committeemen.
Speaktr Keifer is finding trouble in fili
ng out the committee on conference on
;he little revenue bill with the tariff rider,
rhe speaker has gone through the entire
ist of Democratic members of the ways
md means committee to find two Demo
crats who will consent to serve. Randall
informed the speaker to-day that he would
not consent, and Morrison was substituted.
Morrison declined and Randolph Tucker j
was appointed. Tucker has also refused, j
and the only Democrat left is Speer, of j
Georgia, to serve with Carlisle as '
the minority representatives en '
the committee. If Speer is appointed the ;
committee will, as far as the house confer- j
reesgo, be composed almost wholly of i
high protectionists. The refusal of all the j
leading Democratic members to serve on
the conference committee is regarded as !
evidence that the Democrats are' disposed ■
to resist the adoption of the report of the
committee, no matter what it may be."
TIMBER tbespassbes.
The commissioner general of the land j
office has been directed by the secretary of ,
the interior to give instructions to tlie j
special timber agents who may called ;
upon to report cases of trespass apon the J
lands within the limits of railroad grants,
not to include cases of alleged trespass
upon odd sections. The secretary says
there is no legal reason why any railro ad
company, when its grant of lands by con
gress is an unearned one, cannot institute
proceedings against a trespass on its
lands, since no valid objection
wonld be raised on the trial of such ease
on account of want of title in the compa
ny, inasmuch as title to the company can
be questioned only by the United States.
This decision was made in the case of
trespass against Thos. Jenkins, of Wasco,
Oregon, for cutting 1,000 cords of fire
wood within the limits of the Northern
Pacific Railway company's grant on an
unearned section.
Secretary Teller has reversed the de
cision of the commissioner general of the
land office, who rejected an application to
purchase under the first section of the act
of June 15, 1880, several parcels of land
near Denver, Col. This statute contem
plates that persons who commit trespass
on the public lands (not mineral) prior to
March 1, 1879, may secure themselves
against criminal or civil proceed
ings therefor^ by purchase of
such lands at the government
price. It appears that, prior to March 1,
' 1879, the applicants unlawfully cut timber
on the tracks applied for, and civil suits
were commenced against them for such
trespass; that they offered a certain sum of
money in satisfaction thereof, which was
accepted by the department, that the
j agreed price was paid and the suits with
j drawn. Therefore the government had no
further claim upon them under civil pro
ceedings. Not so, however, as regards
criminal prosecution for their acts. The
secretary says that,although the three years'
limitation for commencement of criminal
proceedings may have now elapsed, the
question must be considered as of the date
of their application, and their right de
termined accordingly. The applicants
were subject to criminal prosecution at that
date, and were then authorized to enter the
tracts applied for, and their entry allowed.
THE UTAH & NOBTHEEN li.VILW AY.
A series of five maps outlining its route?
filed by the Utah & Northern Railway
company, has been approved by Secretary-
Teller, subject to any existing rights of
the Northern Pacific Railroad company,
the line represented by these maps being
within the limits of the withdrawal for the
benefit of that company.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL IS THE SENATE.
Washington, Feb. —The sundry civil
appropriation bill, as amended by the sen
ate committee on appropriations, was re
ported to the senate this morning by Mr.
Allison and ordered printed. ~ The senate
committee increase the amount of the bill
as it passed the house by $1,418,000.
Among the items added by the senate
committee are the following: For dry
dock at Mare island, $15,000; life saving
service and new life saving stations, $15,
-000; marine hospital at Memphis,
$16,000; New Orleans custom house,
$15,000; furniture, gas fixtures, etc.,
for public buildings $100,000; completion
of Washington's monument $100,000;
public printing and binding $500,000;
new naval observatory $200,000, surveying
public lands $50,000; protection of
public lands from fraudulent entry $90,000;
protection and improvement of the Yel
lowstone park $250,000; bureau of en
graving and printing expenses $120,000.
The committee has stricken out the item
of $324,000 for the construction and
repair of military posts, and $200,000
for the execution of the treaty and agree
ment with the Sioux Indians. The house
provision relative to the Yellowstone park
was stricken out and a new paragraph in
serted, authorizing the secretary of the in
interior to lease not exceeding eighty acres
within the park, but not to include the
geysers or other objects of interest; all
previous contracts or leases to be declared
invalid. The committee also strike out
the section repealing the pre-emption law.
WOBK OF THE CONFEKENCE COMMITTEE.
Senators bayard and Beck withdrew
from the canference committee on the
senate tariff bill, after sitting two houri
and vainly endeavoring to have the house
resolution reported to the senate, with the
expression that it limited the house con
ferrees and therefore, under Mr. Ingalla'
resolution, the senate conferrees must
withdraw. Senators Morrill, Sherman and
.;.:..' AMUSEMENTS. /•;„
O^ISR-A. HOUSE | EMMAABBOTTI
One Week, Beginning Thursday, March Ist.
Saturday and Wednesday Matinees,
EMMAABBOTT
Grand English Opera Company,
EMMA ABBOTT WILL SING EVERY NIGHT
Thursday, Only Performance of
[olanthe, or the Peer and the Peri
Friday,
PAUL AND VIRGINIA.
Saturday Matinee,
Lucia, Bride of Lammermoor. .
Saturday Evening,
MARTHA.
Aldrich did not agree with Bayard and I
Beck, as to the necessity of with- |
Irawal, and proceeded to consider |
the schedule, the two Democratic .
senators going out. This left Carlisle
alone as the free-trade member, and he
soon after left the committee room and
went home, not, however, formally with
drawing. The matter of the constitutional
prerogative of the house was left for the
present, and the fair presumption being
that it will not be raised if the bill can be
made to suit protectionists. The commit
tee sat until 11:12 o'clock and
discussed the chemical schedule
without making any material
change. The importent articles were not
reached. Committee adjourned until 9:30
to-morrow morning and the iron schedule
will be first considered. It is expected that
senators Bayard and Beck will report to
the senate to-morrow, that under the con
ditions of Mr. Ingall's resolution, the sen
ate conferrees could not remain[and r. qui st
a recall of the senator's committee. Tin.
report is not likely to prevail and the con
ference will doubt'ess go on, and the con
sideration wiU be completed.
A QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP.
Mr. Edmunds this morning reported ad
versely to the senate from the committee
on judiciary, the house bill to provide for
the restoration of citizenship to such
citizens of the United States as have be
come naturalized as subjects of Great
Britain and desire to return to their
original allegiance. This bill was intended
to give the force of law to the third article
of the convention between the United
States and Great Britain, concluded May
30, 1870, which provides, that if any
citizen of the United States naturalized
within the dominions of her . Brittauio
majesty renew his residence in
the United States, the United States gov
ernment may, on his own
application, and on such conditions as tho
government may think to impose readmit
to him thecharacter and privilege ■ •'. ii
citizen of the United States, and Great
Britain shall not in that case claim him a_
a British subject on account of his former
naturalization.
NOMINATIONS.
Thos. M. Kirkpatrick, collector of inter
ternal revenue for the Eleventh district of
Indiana; George W. Post, collector of in
ternal revenue for the district of Nebraska.
Collectors of customs—Wm. G. Malone,
district of Petersburg, Va.; Wm. Hartsuff,
district of Huron, Mich. Surveyors of
customs —Geo. Frazee, of Bur
liugton,la.; Robert Armstrong,of Dubuque,
la.; Jas. M. Kircheval, of
Nashville, Term.; T. F. Cassels,
Memphis, Term.; Oscar Heinrichs, of the
District of Columbia, principal clerk of
public surveys in the general land office;
Richard L. Walker, of Kansas, register of
the land office at Wichita, Kas.; B. M.
Thomas, of New Mexico, register of the
land office at Tucson, Arizona; David V.
Stevenson, of Nebraska, surveyor general
of Nebraska and Iowa; Pedro Sanchaz, of
New Mexico, Indian agent at th* agency
of New Mexico. Postmasters T.
Hunt, Rochester, N. V.; Washington, B.
Merchant, New Orleans; Mrs. Emily T.
Helm, Elizabethtown, Ky.; Mrs. W. B.
Wisner, Shellbyville, Term.; E. N. Talbot,
Logansport, Ind.; Albert H. Kennedy,
Danville, Ind.; D. G. Graham, of Piano,
111.; Thos. Jones, Jr., of Cleveland O.;
Marshall M. Murdock, of Wichita;
Solomon P. Stubb, of Sterling, Kas.; A
Wells, of Seneca, Ks.; Wm. R. Crook, Falls
City, Neb.; Walter G. Reisto, Blue Springs,
Neb.; Theo. C. Hacker, Brownsville, Neb.;
John A. Wilson, Hickman, Ky.; Warden A.
Chappel, Cerunna, Mich.; Otis A. Critchell,
Monroe, Mich.; Jno. A. Thompson, Manis
tee, Mich.; Win. T. Seaton, Jackson, Mich.;
Wm. Chaddick. Knoxville, la.; Aug. H.
Hamilton, Ottumwa, la.; F. J. M. Wonser
Tama City, la.; Lee Clough, Prescott,
Ark.; Jno. W. Marshall, Plattsmouth,Neb.;
Noah N. Tyner, Fargo, Dak.
REFUNDING TAXES.
The house appropriations committee to
day had under consideration a proposition
to pay owners of land sold for direct taxes,
the surplus proceeds from such sales
now in the treasury amounting to about
$190,000. The committee agreed to the
amendment to the deficiency- bill author
izing the secretary of the treasury to
audit claims andjascertain the|amount of tbe
surplus proceeds of sales under the act of
July 14, 1878, and report the matter to the
next congress. The lands are located prin
cipally in Kentucky, Tennessee and Ar
kansas.
CONFUTATIONS.
Postmasters: G. C. McKee, Jackson,
Mich.; Seth P. Mabley, Grand Island, Neb.;
G. J. Sansdale, Green Castle, Ind.; Francis
Macartney, Angolia, Ind.; Sam M. Robin
son, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Edgar Wright,
Greenville, O; Wm. S. Harlan, Janesville,
O.; Wm. Hopgood, Warren, O.; D. C. Wade,
chief justice of the supreme court. Mon
tana; John B. Allen, United States attorney
of the territory of Washington; Mar
tin J. Townsend, United States at
torney for the northern
district of New York; V\"m. E. Church,
associate justice of the supreme court of
Dakota; Jas. A. Meek, United States
attorney . for the eastern district of
Tennessee; Richard Root, United States
marshal for the southern district of Iowa;
Geo. N. Talman, United States marshal for
the middle district of Tennessee; Daniel
W. Gooch, pension agent, Boston.
NOMINATIONS WITHDRAWN.
The name of Milton Garrigns,
i. O. CO
Monday,
ROMEO AND JULIET.
Tuesday,
FRA DIAVOLO.
Wednesday Matinee,
Grand Farewell Matinee.
rednesday Evening, DOUBLE BILL. Em. .
Abbott's Benefit,
,a SonnamMa & Miserere Scene from Trovatorc
ominated for collector of internal
evenue for the Eleventh district of In
iana, will be withdrawn by the president,
nd Thomas Fitzgerald be nominated in
is stead.
NOTES AND] NEWS.
The estimated decrease of the public
ebt during February was $7,500,000.
The Malagaskan minister of foreign af
airs will arrive in this city next week.
The senate has ratified the supplement
-1 extradition treaty between the United
itates and Spain.
Receiver Doolittle, of the bankrupt
.'ownsend Savings bank, of New Haven,
/'onn. has been advised by "Justice" to
•ay a 10 per cent, dividend or he will see
is grave within six weeks.
♦LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
trengthens the stomach and kidneys and aid a
igcstivn.
Ex-President Diaz and party, of Mexico,
.rrived at New Orleans last night and were
;iven a formal reception.
A. ZPTJGKH.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Sole Shipper to the Northwest of
Philadelphia and Reading
Anthracite Coal,
And Dealer in all Grades
BITUMINOUS COAL
Support the only competition to the FUEL
RING by sending me your orders and getting
FULL WEIGHT, CLEAN COAL and FBOMFI
DELIVERY.
OFFICE REMOVED— Jackson street, un
der Dawson's bank.
Retail Yard—Cor. Fourth and 8. >1 1 vi/ .
AMUSEMENTS.
Hi OPERA
Seventh Street near Jackson.
COL. J. H.WOOD Manager
February 2611 ani During tie Weet
Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p. m.
First production in St. Paul of the
LITTLE REBEL,
In which will bo intro laoed Sp wial ' 13 by Olio
Second and last week of the Character Actor,
Author and Comedian,
MR. W. J. THOMPSON,
Supported by MISS EFFIE JOHNS, in the great
Drama,
FOR A LIFE, OR THE ORPHAN'S TRUST.
Introducing the Lion Dog "Hero."
March sth, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.
TURNER HALL
Saturflay Evenias, March 3,
GRAND
Gymnastic Exhibition,
Concert and Ball.
Admission, - - - 50 Cents.
; 60-01
r
Al_?^i_fr
I. P.NAV.C?.- LEVEE.
.*; ii !■ iii mi ■—
Thursday night will probably be warm, Satur
day night will probably be cool, .<> we will
Postpone the Carnival
Until Saturday Jight,
March 3d. Keep it in mind. Every arranro.
ment is perfected. We want tliis to bo the effort
per excellence of the season.
Skaters of Minneapolis and St. Paul, please
hold yourselves in readiness. Costumes o_
hand. The Fireworks, Brass Band and good ice
will be there, weather permitting .
Extra train, so Minneapolis friend. can re'nr»
n regular round-trip tickets.