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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-27

The Attorney General has decided
that. a. to the introduction and use of
spirituous liquor, Alaska is to be re.
garded as an Indian country. and that
no spirituous liquor or wine can be in.
troduced into it without an order of
the War Department for that purpose
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-27

The widow of the late Secretary
Stanton died last week, and her 70
mains were taken to Washington and
deposited in Oak Hill Cemetry with
thoee of her husband.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-27

A young man, giving his name IS
John Smith, Was arrested, in St Peter
last week, for passing couuterfeit frac-
tioual currency. A number Of couu'
terfeits, aAoat 10 the community, we're
traced to him, and considerable guam
tity found 10 his possession. He was
taken to St. Paul and committed. The
counterfeits are very poorly executed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMTS
NOTICE.
Redwood Falls, Mimi, Nov, 18th 1873.
NOTICE TO HOMESTEAD CLAIMANTS
NOTICE.

The following Hemcstead entries have been 3D.
judged, forfeited by the Hon. Commissioner Of the
General Land Omce The parties will be allowed 60
days in shch 70 appeal from said deeisson Appeals
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-27
N i w
Blacksmith Shop,

One door South Of Cbapman's Wag-
on shop, Mill Street. Redwood Falls,
H. LIZ -,
is prepared to iron Wagons, Sleighs,
and repair Plows. &c. Horsc.shoeing
done and everything in the blacksmith
ing liue.
I propose to give satisfaction to all
my customers and charge the lowest
prices. Il. LYS. v5nl
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-27
THE GAZETTE.
WI. B. Hsssiorr. J. ). BEAL.
HERRIOTT B. .BEAL,
Hdi,ors and Puhlishers.
The Cuban Troubles,


The excitement over the Virginius
outrage ID still very great. Cabinet
meetiugs have been held, the proceedings
Of which have been kept strictly pri.
vate. There is = disposition in many
qua, ters to push the country into =
war with Spain, but the efforts are not
likely to succeed. Secretary Fish 10 Up.
posed to it and none Of the members
of the cabinet seem to favor it. Un.
questionably the occasion exists for .
serious trouble if the administration
should be 20 inclined. The Virginius
IN American Vessel carrying IN
American aag with American pa.
pers aud goods, was captured on the
high seas by = Spanish man Of war,
taken to = Cuban port, and, without
trial, the crew aud passengers shot and
the ship and cargo con6scated 4: Dis
patches from our own tho Spanish
government delayed 90 - to prevent
Intervention. There is nothing wanting
to complete the outrage. The Spanish
Government, too, seems either unable
or unwilling, to do much about it.
And yet, We do not think there is any
probability of a war, Our Government
il in position to vindicate its honor :,
protect its citizens from future outrage
aud punish the criminals without resort
to war with Spain; aud We believe
that it would be Inconsistent with our
dignity and position. IS an enlightened
and christian nation and strong militia
~ power, to permit war to result It
is an uamistakeable fact that many
Who favor immediate hostilities do not
do 90 for the purpose Of protecting
either our citizens or our national hon.
or Ever since the difficulties between
Cuba and Spain began our esteru cit
les have overran with Cuban patriots
and sympa.hizes" spending their time
soliciting aid for Cuba when they ought
TO have been there 6yhting This is
grand occasion for them and they vii,
poster the people to death.
The Hon. John P Hale Of New
Hampshire died some days ago. He
had been declining in health for some
years and for several months the an
oounceuent Of his death, At any time
would not have been surprise. Mr.
Hale was elected to the N. H Legis.
lsture in 1882 and was iu public life
large proportion Of the time between
that and the occasion Of his recall rs
Minister to Spain in 1869. While in
the U S. Senate he was conspicuous
figure and leader in the anti slavery
movement. Was Presidential oandi,
Of the Free soil party in 1852.
He was notable for his good humer
and ~it. and his integrity Of character
was uuquestioned.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15
UNDERGROUND HIRES.

The disagreeable weather we have recently
experienced will not be without its compensa-
ton, if, as now seems probable, it brings
about the relief to our streets from telegraph
poles and wires which we urged week ago
The proposed ordinance, requiring the tele-
graph companies to run their wires under
ground throughout the city, introduced at the
meeting Of the Board of Assistant Aldermen,
will prove one of the most acceptable meas
ures ever passed by our Common Council.
We trust it will meet no opposition on the
part of the telegraph companies, as it will
ultimately rebound to their advantage If
the saving in repairs be judged by the
frequency with which they are required, it
cannot take long time TO reimburse the
frat outlay. There are also reasons why the
expenditure need not be 80 heavy as may bo
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

at first supposed. A much lighter wire can
be used for the purpose than that now en-
ployed, since it does not require strength 10
meet the strain of its own weight between
widely separated supports. Indeed, so small
a wire can be used that it has been sug-
gested that copper can be substituted for
iron. Every electrician knows the enormous
advantage this would give to the telegrapher
because of the remarkable conducting power
of copper. The substitution of the latter
metal for iron gives such extraordinary facili-
ties that its use is only precluded in land
wires by its great comparative cost.
The resolution relative to the proposed
ordinance requests also the Fire and Police
Departments to unite in placing similarly
their lines of telegraph. There need be no
difficulty about this matter. One of the sim
plest contrivances for insulating underground
wires seems to be 1t-inch metal pipe con-
tanning dozen or more glass tubes packed In
plaster paris and hydraulic cement. The
telegraph wires are, of course, passed through
the glass tubes. When telegrapbs were first
introduced into Great Britain they were every
where laid underground, and that practice is still
kept up in the larger cities. Quite recently
there were memorials presented complaining
of the ruinOus treatment of shade-trees on
roads near Edinburgh by telegraph operators,
who had clipped tops and branches remorse-
lessly, to make room for wires. The practice
of having town wires under ground and coun-
try wires above, in general works well abroad.
No sooner will the unsightly poles be removed
from our streets than we shall wonder how
we ever endured them. Two or three years
from now we shall remember with surprise
how long and how much we suffered from a
system which, so far as the telegraph was
concerned, left the whole city in danger of
great fires for more than week, and was liza
bic at all times to interruption, if even run
away horse dashed itself against telegraph
pole.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

whether with or without the connivance OF
the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, fortunes
made in Wall Street, speculation stimulated,
and the value of stocks inflated to the extent of
millions of dollars, the cause being sudden
purchase of bonds by the Treasury, followed
by a secret expansion of the currency. Closely
following this operation, and before the natu-
raj stringency of the money market was at all
alleviated by natural causes. we have seen the
illegal issue remorselessly withdrawn, to the
dissa tisfaction Of all but the favored few who
made money out of these unnatural fluctua-
tons. Yet Mr. Boutwell, seriously asks Con-
gress for such power as this, only vastly
greater. We refer to his proposition to regu-
late the currency at the Treasury Department,
increasing or diminishing its volume as busi-
ness may seem to require. For our own part
we regard with great satisfaction the report
in the Senate against Mr.. BoutwelPs claim OF
right to make secret expansion OF the cur
rency, and hope it may fOreshadow action in
the same spirit in both Houses. In that case
we NAV look for trouble among the pulls In
Wall Street, bat for good to the solid business
of the country.
G. We have already discussed at length
the Syndicate operation OF 1911, anu
expressed the opinion that the United States
Treasury was made use of to aid mammoth
stock speculation. The, very Interesting, yet
very circumspect statements of Mr.. Duncan be-
fore the Ways and Means Committee, of which
we publish this morning full report, confirms
our views. He says that an unnatural condi-
ton of the stock market was produced, by
which persons were induced to sell what they
did not own, and mlsled into attrbuting 1lctl-
tiOus values to our securities, under cover OF
which the Syndicate got rid of the new bonds
in such way as TO make any future straight
forward negotiations of our bonds more diff
cult than would otherwise be the case; and,
in fact, the average price OF our bonds has
not advanced in the least since the Syndicate
negotiation was consummated.
z. The proposition to pay the interest OF the
bonds of the United States in London involves
matters of vastly more Importance than may
/ at first seem apparent. Should this step be
taken. the Treasury would have complete con-
troll of the rates of foreign exchange. A full
explanation of sterling exchange is given at
the conclusion of Mr. Duncan's statement,
from which it appears that the ordinary range
within which the prices of exchange on Lon
don fuctuate, is two per cent, ana that the
rates are very sensitive. The Treasury itself,
or some banking firm, would be vested with
the power of interfering periodically with the
exchange market, and any banking firm to
which the business might be given would be
well nigh supreme, at the same time being
subjected to almost irresistible temptation to
abuse the public trust for private gain.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15
THE NATIONAL TREASURY-BREAKER
AHEAD.

THE NATIONAL Observation-Disclosures
AHEAD.
In the following paragraphs we make brief
mention of a few facts, projects, and events
which seem to us to threaten the future we'll
being and repute of the United States as a
nation. Our object is not to excite prejudice,
or influence the political views Of our readers,
but simply to invite public attention to matters
which we deem of importance.
l. The great influence which the Executive
branch of the General Government has obtained
over the Legislative. With the present enor-
nous mass of patronage at the disposal of the
Administration, and the political power which
the bestowal of so many offices carries with it,
we know not how the scale is to be turned
so that Congress may be again an effective
and willing instrument in carrying out the
wishes of the people.
2 When the members of legislative body
lose their independence and consent to take
subordinate position they speedily become cor
rupt This was the fate of the Roman Senate
once the proudest and most powerful body,
perhaps that the world ever saw. Is there not
lesson which we may heed in the fortunes
which are now expended to purchase a seat in
had in connection with the Kansas Senator
ship? in the Credit Mobilier 7 rr...
3. In view of the observations made above,
of the preponderating influence of the Ex-
ecutive, there is peril in President Grants
guarded suggestions of subsidies in favor of
ship canals and other vast projects Of internal
improvements, in Secretary Boutwell's warm
advocacy of subsidies to steamship builders,
and in the POstmaster-G Generals advocacy of
the purchase of the telegraph lines. We now
know something of the enormous waste of the
public money by the builders of the Pacific
Railroad, and we are beginning TO ask whether
the S6OOOO,00O which the United States lent
the railroads, and which they now enjoy almost
free of interest, will ever be repaid.
a. There is another species of power which
the Administration is asking for, and which is
quite as vast and attended with quite as much
danger as any other. We refer to the reg.
ulation Of the currency, the renewal of
Syndicate operations, and the privilege of
paying in Europe the interest On United
States bonds held abroad. or, in plain English,
of regulating the rates of bills Of foreign
exchange.
s. We have secnIwithin the last six months.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

pearing before q parliamentary body. onaer
the favor which, since 1866 has been extenoeu
by the Emperor TO Prince Bismarck's poiicy OF
Cancellation, he has been obliged partially 70
suppress his feelings; but it has always oeeh
TO him an intoerable reflection that o1iei
classes of the people should have decisive
voice in military matters, or even IN otner
public affairs of the State. The peacefui ue-
velopment of parliamentary government III
Prussia would have made more progress Ia
the last decade if Count Won Room had had no
voice in the legislature of the country. Even
now he is so far from having become recon
ciled to the advancement of the nation IN tne
form of liberal government that, in one OF MS
recent speeches, he gave great Oilense TO the
liberal sentiments of the country.
A very plausible theory to explain the
intentions of Prince Bismarck in this emer-
gency is that he believed when Count Won
Room attempts to carry on the Government
that minister will find himself involved IN
contest with the Chamber of Deputies, and
will be forced to resign; in this way the
Emperor may be obliged to concede the
demands of the Chancellor for responsible
Ministry 1t should not be forgotten, how
ever. that this same course has already been
tried and proved unsuccessful in like attempt
of Prince Bismarck to rid himself OF Count
Eulenburg. The Minister has been sue
cessful in procuring the adoption OF ms
Reform bill at the same moment that
Prince Bismarck has re,inquished portion
of his authority. Although Count Won Room
may not, in like manner, disappoint the expec-
tations in his case by becoming Liberal, the
comparison may hold good so far as Prince
Bismarck is concerned. The necessity for
harmonious action between the Federal and
State Governments is self-eyident; SO that the
circumstances which rendered it possible for
Count Won Room to be made Minister-President
in Prussia may eventually deprive Prince
Bismarck of the remnant of power which he
has retained in the Empire.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15
3Tetu'}2otA Dailn Grlbmate.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Is. 1873.

The Committee Of Thirty Of tho French Assembly had
under consideration report constitutional changes.
$500 fhe shah Of Persia Will start in April from
Teheran European tour. The Prussan Minis
ter Of Agriculture has resigned.
The Standing Committees announced in the Leg
islature AZ Albany The NewJcrsey Legislature
organized and received GOV. Pariers message. ==
Gov Straw OF New-Hampshire was renomnated by the
Republicans === p. b. s. Pinchback elected u s.
Senator BY the Kellogg Legislature at New-Oreans.
Judge Davis oyerruled a series of objections in the
Tweed ease. ==s The Brennan Coterie gave its annual
bali at the Academy of Music. =- The injunction
against John Foley dissolved. =-= The Erie drec-
tor authorized sloOcoOOo. @ Gold ll2.. ia,
IuK = Thermometer, 3si'. pio, SG'.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

The French Assembly has no reason to be
iubilant over the result of the deliberations in
the Committee to report on constitutional
changes. After six OF eight weeks of discus
sion, a report is now made by a subcommittee TO
the Committee of Thirty, proposing a cumber-
some plan for the President to communicate
with the Assembly. The President is to have
the right to send message, or, after
informing the Assembly of his intention, he
may make a speech. In order, however, that
a minimum of influence may be exercised on
his hearers, the debate must be adjourned to
a future sitting when the President is not III
attendance. A certain class OF laws he must
promulg gate within three days after passage,
unless he demand a fresh debate. If we may
judge from the omissions of the draft, the
measure may be finally adopted by majority
of votes. Another class of laws appears
to be subject to a like procedure change
ing the time from three days to
a month. An anomalous scheme is the propo
sition to give the President the right TO sus-
pend for one month this latter class of bills
on their passage through the Assembly. The
Assembly, when it can no longer hang on to
power, is to pronounce for second chamber
and to have plan ready for this emergency.
President Thiers, badgered as he has been, is
willing to accept the recommendation of the
subcommittee if the executive power be ex-
tended for term of six weeks after the dis
solution of the Assembly. If sufficiently hard
pressed he might also be induced to relinquish
This mint.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

The New-Jersey Legislature has made an ex-
celent beginning. The anti-monopOlists have
elected their candidate for Speaker of the
Assembly, and showed their appreciation of
the advantage of being early in the field by
the introduction of bill for General Rail-
road law, and another for a new railroad
across the State
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

We receive from Washington the intelligence that
on Friday evening last in the First Congregational
Church, the Importance of having good editors was
considered, and prayer offered especially in be-
half of the Washington newspapers, though the
journals of other latitudes not altogether for
gotten. We trust that We are sufficiently grateful
for our own share of this benevolent intercessOn
and although we have some neighbors who seem to
be past praying for we trust that they, too, were
kindly remembered. We might make some reason
able objection TO this selection of single class for
special application but upon the whole we are in
olined to take it as compliment. The goodness of
other people s of course desirable but it felt
doubtless that without good editors the world
would not be worth living in. We advise those who
are constantly cursing and swearing at the con-
ductors of the public press to follow the Washing
ton example, especially some of them are in the
religious line, and understand both precation and
mprecation equally well.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15
amusemenis, etc., CHS Guenins.

BooTns THEATERs-"R Richard I'LL" Edwin Booth
BowERY THEArER.-"The Twelve Temptations"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE," Round the Clock"
NIBLO's GARDEN" Leo and Lotos.'
OLYMPIC THeATER-" "Alhambra."
UNION SQUARE THKATRR.-" "Atherley Court"
WAIIhcK's TuEATER. =" Brother Sam" T. A.
kohcrn
ST. JAMES THEATEn.--San Francisco MInstrels.
ToSY PAsroR's OPERA HoUsE.--Varieties.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

1t has been found necessary for Congress to
come to the relief of the people against the
curious exactions of the Post-Office Depart
ment. The resolution of the House Committee
on Post Offices, that the intent of the law is
opposed to the collection of double rates where
only partial postage has been paid, is in
accordance with the popular understanding
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

Taken altogether, the Standing Committees
of our Legislature are creditably and satisfac-
torily arranged The striking exceptions to
this general statement are in the Senate,
where two or three of the ablest men have
been displaced on account of their reputed
political heresies. This is unjust, because it
not only revives discussions that are ended,
but it deprives the Senate of the special
services of tried and faithful men for mere
partisan considerations. In the Assembly, we
are struck with the forlorn appearance of Mr..
Hustled, third on the Ways and Means Com
mittee and at the head of one unimportant
Committee. Possibly, too, Mr.. Hustled is not
enamOred of his new surroundings.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

The report of the Senate Finance Committee
on the power of the Secretary OF the Treasury
TO increase the volume of legal tender notes
in circulation is severely conclusive. The
whole subject of the pretended power of the
Secretary to reissue the $44,0OO,0O0 now in the
Treasury is discussed, and not shred of such
pretensOn is left. The sum and substance Of
the case. it seems to US, is best expressed in
the Committees compact statement that if the
Secretary desired to evade the laws which
limit the maximum of legal tender notes to
$356, 100000 he would only have to receive the
notes in payment of q bond issued, cancel
those notes, and then issue others in their place
In this way it is clear, both notes and bond
would be outstanding. We are glad to see the
Finance Committee insisting that the spirit and
intent of the several acts which relate to the
currency are to restrict the maximum of legal
tender notes to $956,000,000 Over and over
again this has been embodied in the acts of
Congress relating to these matters. That AS
sistant Secretary Richardson acted in good
and the interests of the country or at least of
the Administration demanded the reissue of
the S5,O0O,O00 which he made need not be dis
puted But it is nevertheless true, as the FL
nance Committee sharply say, that such vast
power over the values of the country should
not rest on mere implications or strained con-
structiOn of law of long standing. Whether
it was ever intended that the reissue of last
Autumn should be known or not, it is some
satisfaction to know now that we have prob
ably heard the last of such dangerous as
sumption.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

There is no final solution of the quarrel in
the City Chamberlain's Office. Mr.. Palmer's
application for an injunction against the rival
Deputy Chamberlain, Mr.. John Foley, has
been denied. But Mr. FOley's appearance in
the office which he claims is only attended
with resistance and hostile demonstrations.
We hope this unseemly contest may come to
an end without violence.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

The Committee investigating the Credit
Mobilier scandals have at last no excuse for
not beginning at the right end of things.
They have before them books of the Com
pany which show how Mr.. Oakes Ames had
243 shares of stock for his private operations.
Let them begin and trace that stock down to
its last holders, and we shall see if it wrought
corruption on its way. Next, Mr. Oakes Ames,
who is to be put on the stand again, de-
clares that he will tell all he knOws. He
is tired of attempting TO shield members
who held his stock. We sincerely
hope Mr.. Ames will adhere to this virtuous
resolution. Let him make one more heroic
effort to overhaul his memory. 1t is excess
lively incOnvenient to be obliged to manage
ones memory, we should suppose so that it
shall only hold just such impressions as are
called for at the time. Mr.. Ames has found
out by this time that he cannot tell the whole
truth and also save all his friends. If he
cleanses his stuffed bosom he will undoubtedly
feel better as well as do better.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

Mr. Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback has
certainly had blushing honors thickly thrust
upon him. His lot is better than being Alder
man in his native village, &C. He was State
Senator, President of the Senate, Act
ing Lieutenant-GovernOr, Acting Governor,
and Congressman at Large. He is
now elected United States Senator by
the Kellogg Legislature. If this lucky man
has not run through the whole gamut Of
political ambition it will be because his
election papers will avail him nothing in the
United States Senate. 1t was once "on the
cards that Mr. Collector Casey should be
sent TO the Senate.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-15

good faith we have no right to doubt, to
abolish Slavery and give autonomy to the
Colonies. If they are displaced before tins Is
accomplished, it will be the worse for Spain
and the world. 1t is TO be regretted that we
have recently furnished, in the publication OIL
our correspondence with Madrid, an effective
weapon for the hands of the reaction.