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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-01-15

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FOR THE FALL OF 1878.
W. Wholesale Dealers Manufacturers q Minneapolis. ,
announcing uu.rou. ,,ad. throughout til. ~
''' th' year better than superior the
trade both resard' ps.a Our goods q.
feee''a direct from first ad both in TIL.
geographical position and excellent
p'a desired market second ~
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nna here one ths Western markets Ill produce
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DIRECTORS
Guarantee Fund:


Bank and other stocks as per following
schedule: so shares First Nationsl Bank
Of Rochester, 80 First National Bank Of
Wlnons, SO Second National Bank Of St,
Paul, 20 First National Bank Of Rcd Wing,
205 First National Bank Of St. Paul, 60
State National Bank of Minneapolis, 60
City Bank Of St: Paul, and S.. shares Of
Preferred Stock Of st. Paul g. Sioux City
Railroad Company.
Par Value. Market Value.
$58,o00.00 $72,260.00,
-- S7a, 25o.vo
THE above described fund is
deposited with the State Irsur-
snce Commissioner tree Of inter-
est and is pledged to remain
there free Of interest or other ex-
pense to the Company, as long
as it needs to hold the fund for
the security ofits policy holders.]
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ADVANTAGES '!!o SHE6BEo BY THIS

It keeps the money in the State.
ltinsures Females without extra risk.
It's as liberal a. is consistent with per-
feet security.
It is conducted by men whose integrity
Of character and business ability are we'll
known throughout the State.
It receives = high rate Of interest on it's
loans.
Its rate Of mortality must be low by rea-
gen Of the hea]thful climate Of Minnesota.
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fact that there is nothing for it to do Of sufi-
cient moment to Justify the expense. In the
118 days session last winter this Legislature
passed 119 bills. and now something like 800
bills are said to be awaiting consideration. The
fact that the State has suffered nothing from the
slumber Of the 800 innocents, supposing them
to be really innocent, while the majority were
better never considered at all, shows that there
is no necessity for 4 session nov. The Revision
of the Statutes. which will be brought before
this Legislature, may be postponed to adTan-
tage for the consideration Of the next Legisla-
ture, before whom there will probably come i'm
portant suggestions Of Law reform. The general
sentiment Of the State eeemB to be that tho
present Railroad law ahsll have longer trial, 30
that the Legislature can find no excuse for q
session in this. The Law already provides that
the schedule Of rates made by the Railroad Com
missioners shall become primo Jucae evidence
after Jan. Is, and there is nothing to add or
amend. il the law is to be more thoroughly test
ed. In point Of fact, tho Legislature will find
nothing OF Importance OF va1uo before it, and it
will be waste of s1,500 per Day to hold Sos
cir
, 1874-01-03

Mr.. Benjamin Butler ID statesman Of the
present day. He has something to say upon all
questions, and especially upon financial ques-
tions. He WAS recently conspicuous in support
ing the suggestion Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury that taxes be increased. In tho
course Of debate lie thus referred to specie pay
ments:
I want our currency made good specie, but
any idea Of substituting specie payment for it is de-
lusion and snare There never was specie payment
in any country, md there never viii be, because,
under any system Of banking that was ever had or
proposed Whenever specie to the amount Of s.
was called for, the banks shut down.
The reader will observe that Mr. Butler wants
the currency made as good as specie, but lie
does not want to return to specie payments. II
he will only make the currency as good as
specie, that ia all that tho most sanguine advo-
cate OF specie payments has ever asked. There
may be those who will fail to SEQ any difference
between return to specie payments and rak-
ing the currency as good as specie. Mr. Butler
thinks the former mischievous dogma, while
he thinks the latter very advisable. Nererthe-
less, az soon as he makes the currency a. good
Els specie. We promise he will hear no more
grumbling from the advocates OF specie pay
ments. That the banks have hitherto failed
when thero was an extraordinary demand for
specie redemption proves nothing more than
that once in twenty years We got into a. bad q
position as We are now all the time.
, 1874-01-03

The cornerstone Of the Washington Monu-
ment Was laid, with impressive ceremony, nearly
a quarter of century ago, and, for some time
after, the popular contributions were large and
numerous. Congress gnve charter to
the Washington Monument Association to
complete the work. But it was .soon ascer-
tanned that the liberal contributions Tere very
materially reduced by the expenses Of this Asso-
citation. The salaries Of the officials, and the
percentages Of LEGAL and State agents, made such
an inroad upon the collections, and the work
progressed SO slowly, that the contributions
gradually fell OIL. OF late, the Association has
been making quack bids for help in various d.
rections. Among othez things, they endeayored
to persuade the salary grabbers who wanted to
get rid Of their back-pay to donate 1t to them.
They now want the Masonic fraternity tc take
hold Of the affair and work it out. though tie
Masons hnve already contributed largely in an
capacity. The Washington cor
Of the Boston Journal suggests TINT
Congress should annul the charter Of this Asso-
cation and give ,ts receipts and expenditures
publicity, than take hold Of The wosk in suah ;
, 1874-01-03

We print this morning series Of comEnunica-
tiona On the subject OF an article which appeared
in this paper touching the recent supersedoas
in the Rafferty, case. The subject has already
been fully discussed, and most men have made
up their minds. Rafferty, was convicted three
times Of murder, and each time the execution Of
the sentence was arrested bya writ Of error
operating as q supersedees. There is & law of
the State which provides that IAN exceptions
which go merely to the form OF an indictment
rest Of judgment or writ Of error shall be sus-
tanned for any matter not affecting the real
merits OF the offense charged in the in
dictment.' It appears from the last trial that
arrest Of parties named therein, while engaged
in looking for the persons, accidentally met, and
the searrh was then continued IN company. En-
tering saloon, Officer Scanlon, who had VAT
rant for Rafferty,, recognized his man; Officer
O,Meara not finding the person he WIS looking
for, and having nothing to do with Rafferty,. re-
mained at the door. Rafferty,, in escaping from
Scaplon, shot O'Meara, and now it is discovered
that, because the warrant upon which Scanion
was undertaking to make an arrest was Illegal
the killing OF O'Meara, who was not executing
that warrant nor participating in the arrest,
WAS not murder, but mauslaughter. The jury
decided it WAS murder, and this verdict has been
arrested By the writ Of error
, 1874-01-03
MUNICIPAL DERTa.

The subject OF municipal debts is attracting
attention all over the country. Never before
was there such general borrowing by city gov
ernments to meet current expenses aud the pay
meats Of interest on pre-e1istng debt. This
dangerous proceeding is due in every instance
to the same general cause, tho reckless appro-
priation Of money by the Common Council, and
tho failure to levy taxes to produce revenue
enough to meet the expenditure. The men who
vote away the money have no. the courage to
levy the tax requisite to raise it, and the result
is an annual deficiency. Wherever the corpora
ton has power to fund its floating debt OF issue
new bonds, this deficiency is covered up; but
where the city has reached the legal limit of
debt, these deficiencies take the shape Ct q
fohting debt which is constantly accommodating.
Even the staid and sober City Of Providence,
Rhode Island, has dose Of this medicine, the
revenue raised being inadequate to meet the
expenditure.
For many years in Chicago, the Common
Council hns delayed action on the appropriation
bill until the last night and the last hour within
which the law authorizes i to be passed. The
result has hasn fez many years that tho MaToz has
, 1874-01-03

had no alternative but to approve the ordinance or
leave the City Government without either reve-
nue. or appropriation for year. Last year,
Mayor Medil, under the special Law Of the Leg
is1ature, vetoed somo $150,0oo Of items in the
Appropriation bill, and then the Council passed
nearly every one Of them over tho veto. The
tax OF 1873 will be largely less than the e1pend-
iture authorized, and hence there will be
another addition to the already existing def
cheney. What is wanted is Mayor and
fifteen Aldermen who will have the cour-
age and steadiness to take the re-
sponeibility Of defeating any appropriation that
a reckless and irresponsible majority Of the
Council shall 1oad down with Jobs and schemes
for the mere purpose Of dividing public money.
If no cannot ha7o rational and an honest
Common Council. let ue hope that we can have
Mayor End minority Of the Council who wih
dare to maintain the public interests, bo the con-
sequences what they may. That ia the only
defonse the public have against the ir1esponsi-
bility Of tho Common Council, and it strikes Us
that it is for this purpose, and that ho may
defend the city, thai the Mayor is given the veto
power. Let him use that power freely Whenever
he can do so, to prevent the city living beyond
it's income and becoming constant borrower Of
money to pay the interest on its previous loans.
, 1874-01-03

The evidence in the Vile du Havre ioycstiga-
ton yesterday partially exonerates Capt. Sur
mont from much Of the blame which has been
:ast upon him, as it shows that the crew Of the
f.och Earn mistook the pilot Q: tho Vile dn
Eavre for the Captain. The Inter remained On
his vessel until she went down, md was taken
cut Of The water with the others who we're saved,
so that be coul1 not have played the inhuman
part which was at first attributed to him. The
tribunal OF investigation has unanimously acquit
ed the Captain Of the Loeb Earn from any
responsibility for the collision.
, 1874-01-03

The latest phase OF tho Beecher-Bowen scan
dal is decidedly warlike. Ii the Friday evening
prayer-meeting, Mr.. Beecher submitted letter
replying to the communication from the Com
mitteea Of the Church Of the Pilgrims and the
Clinton Avenue Church, which defines the status
Of Plymouth Church Congresationaliam. Mr..
Beecher claims that Plymouth Church WAS or
ganizcd to resist the domination of Congrega-
tioual clergymen in New York City, and TINT
it is governed by a majority OF its mem-
bers, and will continue to be, and therefore
refuses to receive any further communications
which do not onanato from the entire ConGre-
gational brotherhood in convention assembled,
or any letter conveying covert insinuations.
The letter was accepted by the congregation.
What action the other two churches will take
With reference to this defiance remains to be
eoon
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wav that it will be completed as centennial
tribute. Stops ought to be taken to this end.

The St. Louis Law Association has done itsolf
credit by refusing an application for membership
made By lawyer who makes 8 specialty Of OBJ
tanning divorcep, and resorts to tho common
mode Of anonymous advertisements for his busi-
ness. This refusal is d proper protest on the
part Of the legal profession against the loose
ness and unscrupulousness OF divorce practices.
There is nothing discreditable or uaprofessional
in = lawyer's undertaking to secure divorce
when it ia guaranteed By the law, and in all open
and honest fashion. But anonymous advertis-
ing for cases Of this kind is Il p7-insa
facis evidence Of desire to undertake
any Kind Of divorce business that comes
along. and experience in Chicago and elsewhere
has shown that the most dagrant abuses grow
out of this practice. If the Courts aud lawyers
Of Chicago would adopt some means to express
their disapproval of such practice as the profess
sion in St. Louis have done, it would contribute
something to the abatement Of the abuse, which
is as bad bore as in any other city,
, 1874-01-03

The Illinois Legislature meets at Springfield
in an adjourned session next Tuesday, having
taken a " recess" Of just eight months. There
is only one thing for this Legislature to do, and
that is to adjourn. This is practically new
session. and, as. such: is opposed to the letter
and the spirit Of tho Constitution Of Illinois.
Tho Constitution says that ''1he sessions Of the
neon, on the Wednesday next after the first
Monday in January, Ii the year next ensuing
the election Of memters thereof, and at no ode7"
time, unless as provided by this Constitution
The only provision which authorizes any depar-
turo from this rule is that which authorizes the
Governor to call extraordinary sessions, and
that which says that Neither House ala1l, with
ont the consent OF the other, adjourn for moro
than two daya." It wss manifeBtly the purpose
Of this section to restrain the Legislature
from prolonged recesses, and not to afford it
an opportunity to evade the preceding section,
which intended that there should be only pie,l-
MIA, and not an annua1, session. 4 Legislative
" recess " Of eight months ii cheer absurdity.
The reassembling Of the Legislature next Tues-
dny is really second session. which ia prohibit
ed by the Constitution, when it provides that the
Legislature ahall meet at no other time than tie
date stipulated in the Constitution.
Tho first Legislature elected after the adop-
ton OF the new Constitution violated this rise
provision under the plea that it YVES necessary
to take time to pass general laws to take theplaca
Of special legislation which had been prohibited.
There was some reason in this, but the present
Legislature seized upon the act OF the former
one and made precedent Of 1t, without having
the same reason for holding the second session.
II this practice is tolerated. We shall henceforth
and forever havo an annual session, in viola
ton Of the Constitution, to the great cost Of tax
payers, and the serious detriment of tho public
interests. Tho farmers, for whom the present
Legislature processes great respect, entered
formal protest in their resolutions st the Deca-
tur Convention against this e1trc session. The
Same sentiment prevails in the several cities Of
tho State, as shown By their newspapers. If the
Legislature fails to listen to these admonitions,
" WILL plAC6 4tAeAA III tu6 bA145 AtL1Lu1t LDhAIA
he people Of Illinois that Congress now holds
toward the people Of the United States. It will
be regarded as a body Of salary-grabbers, AZ
;nyed in cold and aggressive defiance OF the pop
1Iar will, for the sole purpose Of pocketing por
lien and mileage.
Il any additional reason we're needed to show |
vhy the Legislature should meet next Tuesday |
nly Ia adjourn si1e IL, It could be found In the !
, 1874-01-03

It is NOW stated that the continuation OF Mr.
2orter's ealary for year to come, that gentle
nan having resigned his position at Washington
10 accept the Vice-Presidency Of the Pullman
Car Company, is authorized By an old law, which
Tas made at the time the army w2s cut down.
This law allows q resignation to date year from
The time it is rendered, and the resignng officer,
BEING granted leave Of absence for TINT time
aea1s pac without performance OF services. The
purpose Of the law wns to allow army
officials to have time to get foothold
nto civil life. In this case, however, it
S fact not only that the law is obsolete and
ALLAN into dlsuse, but alr. Porter got his foo.-
aold into his $4,000 position before he handed
n his resignation. # the President wished to
pay his Secretary compliment Of this kind, the
compliment should have come from his own
pocket and not out of the Public Treasury. The
aext best thing to do is to rescind the 1sw 60 as
20 cut off these needy gentlemen who step into
e10 600 poaitione and still draw pay from Gov
, 1874-01-03
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS III ENGLAND,

Englnnd is not far behind the United States,
il at al, in tho number and disaster of it's rail-
rond =" accidents" During the month OF No
vembcr there were moro than tlirty-eight rail-
way disasterH, or an aVerage Of more than one
q day, in that country. Twenty-seyen OF these
we're collisions. which are at once the most dan
gerous and most iuexcusable Of all. In these
accidents" three persons were killed, IRE
others were fatally wounded, 12o others we're
seriously injured. and as many moro we're
bruised or ds6gu1ed. In every one Of these
cases the injuries were inflicted under circum-
stances over which the injured persons had no
control The frequency of these disasters is
80 great that it has been proposed to bring
them under the immediate Jurisdiction OF the
Railroad Commissioners, With view to onsetting
to some extent the cost ard delay Of litigation
in suits for damages, and as 3 greater check on
the recklessness Of the railway companies. II
is the practice Of railway companies In England,
as well as III this country. to employ the best
legal talent to be Ind, and to avail themselves
Of every facility TINT money. energy, and talent
can command to resist judgment for damages.
Tie result Of this is that, in large proportion
Of the Cases Of injury, the victims have not the
mems to prosecute as vigorously as the railroad
compa1ies defend, and it is felt that more uni
form practice OF making the railroads pay for
the injuries they infict would decrease the
number Of disasters. To this end, also,
movement is On foot to establish q Railway
Passengers Protection Society, modolod after
Trade Protection Society already in existence
in London. The smaller t1adespeople, having
found by experience TINT they had o number Of
bad debts which we're individually too small an
amount to warrant litigation, banded together
for mutual protection in this respect. By con-
tributing small sum annually, they maintain
common fund out Of which regular solicitors
are retained to prosecute such claims as MEM
bers Of the Association place in their hands.
ject Of its organization, and it is now believed
that travellers could form similar association,
which would not only help those who are actual
II injured to recover damages, but also diminish
the number of railway disasters by making the
railroads more cautious. II such an association
shall be formed, its influence will be looked TOR
with interest in this country. II successful, o
similar association might be started here. The
Cheap Transportation Society, Of New York.
formed On the same plan, is doing good work in
securing rebates on excessive freight charges.
Commercial travellers md others who are e1-
posed frequently TO tho risk ct rnilway mis-
would gladly avail themselves Of
such protection, il it should prove to be Of real
value.
, 1874-01-03

The St. Louis newspapers arc bilious as-
sortmcnt OF periodical literature, from Whatever
point Of view regarded. The only branch Of
journalism they cultivate with success is deep
mouthed and long.tongued baying ut Chicago.
The Democrat has an article with 9 startling ar
ray Of headlines, viz: " Mortgaged Chicago -
8. Five Hundred Millions Of Dollars in Debt ~
AN Interesting Story OF the Decline of q Great
Municipality" This article mentions, among other
CAUSES contributing to the docadence Of the great
municipality, that the Illinois Railroad Law is
driving the trade Of the northern counties OF
Illinois to "the baby market OF Milwaukee"
This suggests 8 comparison, not between CHI
cago and st. Louis, but between Milwaukee and
St. Louis which is very much to the disadyan-
tage Of tho latter CITY, viz:
, 1874-01-03

The old managers of the Gilman, Clinton l.
Springfield Railroad Company are still IN grief
/ few days ago, the President, Treasurer, and
:he leading Director resigned thelr Offices, and
.ho vacancies were filed The new President
he'd hn,d1y got WARM in his scat before he mp
7ned to Judge Upton to have the Receiver dis
missed, and the road returned to the control of
;ho old dynasty. The allegations were very
road, including one tlnt the affairs OF the road
ould not be successfully managed by any Re-
sei7er. The case Was argued yesterday before
Judge Upton, who denied the motion, thus con-
inuing tho Receiver in charge Of the road.
The old managers will not be likely to have pos
,esaion restored to them until there shall have
cen full exhibit OF its affairs and deter1ni-
4ation Of the important question, Who owns
he road2