St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
TIMELY TOPICS.

THE intense hatred of Gen. Hazen, chief
of the signal service, against the negro race,
recently found vent in his refusal to admit
a young negro graduate Of the college OF the
city of New York to the signal service, bas-
ing his decision exclusively on the color OF
the applicant. An appeal was taken to the
Secretary of war, and Mr.. Lincoln has done
himself great credit by reversing the decis-
ion of the snob, Hazen, and ordering the
young colored man to be admitted to the po-
This snub of the supercilious, pompous chief
of the Signal service is fully deserved. There
is not a more unworthy, and undeserying
official in the service of the government than
this Hazen. He was scarcely loyal at the
breaking out of the rebellion, and so,intensc
was his negro-phobic spirit at that time, that
he haughtily refused to appoint an anti-slay-
cry clergyman, chaplain OF his regiment.
But at that time it was well known that he
was Furnishing large quantities OF very bad
whisky. Probably he INDUCES
in more costly rotations at this time. Who
is this aristocratic w. B. Hazen He was
low-born scrub on q seven-by-nine farm in
Northern Ohio, and happening to have
'friends at court,'' he was assigned to West
Point, where he barely squeezed through to
low graduating grade and has disgraced the
service ever since His appointment to the
position of Chief of the Signal Service, was
censurable act of personal favoritism on the
part OF President Garfield, which afforded no
favorable argury, of the popularity of his
administration, which was SO suddenly
and tragically brought to a close. Hazen was
not fit for the place either by qualification,
competency or character. He is disgrace
to the service, as some of his acts already
demonstrate. The tolerance of such unwor-
thy characters in office, only intensifes the
desire for a change of administration, that
corrupt and incompetent officials, may give
place to worthy and respectable appointees.
IT is getting to be quite fashionable to
play games of base ball on the Sabbath, in
various portions in the country, and Mime
sofa is not an exception. Manifestly this is
an infraction of law, where laws exist, as is
the case in all or nearly all the Safes, to pre-
serve the sancity of the Sabbath. Recently
gang of base ball players were arrested in
Columbus, Ohio for violating the Sabbath,
statute law, by playing their games on Sun
day. The judge held that the phrase breach
of the peace in the statues extends to all in
dictable offenses and that the arrests on Sun
day are legal He therefore refused the
writ and remanded the prisoners to the custo-
dy of the constable. The president of the
base ball club says this is death blow to the
game in Columbus as 1t cannot be supported
without Sunday games. AS a retaliatory
measure the Columbus management states
that the cases against the Consolidated road
running street cars on Sunday will be prose-
cuteG under the same law, and intimate that
warrants will be sworn out against the State
Journal company to stop the issue of a Mon
day morning paper, as the principal part of
the work has to be done on Sunday. This
matter is assuming, at last serious proper
tons. There has always been neglect in en-
forcing laws against Sabbath Dissertation. If
rigidly enforced in one direction, there will
now, no doubt, be a resolute demand to
enforce it in all.
THE Ottawa (Canada) Duly Free Press
of late date, has the following important
il formation in regard to newly discov-
cred source of coal supply, for the great
Northwest Says the Free Press. The ques-
ton of a fuel supply is one that has caused
no little anxiety to those who are interested
in the development of our northwest terri
for hytra 70
the Saskatchewan valley should have the eff
feet of setting this question at rest The
Canadian Pacific railway company which it
goes without saying is greatly interested in
this question, recently caused com parative
test to be made of Pennsylvania and Saskat-
chewan coal, the result being overwhelm-
ingly In favor of the latter. As the Saskat-
chewan coal fields are particularly inexhaust-
ible, and it having been decided that their
product is tirst-class article, the question
of the northwest fuel supply may be
considered as directly settled. Our north
west prairies have now the recommendation
which the American prairies have not of be-
ing near an inexhaustible supply of coal.
The activity, the audacity and perfect sys-
tenn of secrecy with which the Nihilsts car
~ on their schemes in Russia, is something
marvellous, and affords a constant menace
full of terror in the reigning dynasty, and
all high officials. In single night recently
the city and the whole province, of Moscow
were placarded with an incendiary proclama-
nation, warning the Gar that he has had
three yea1s to reflect that his fathers fate was
the penalty of refusal to yield to the popular
demand for constitution and representa-
tive parliament. The popular discomfort is
deepening into sullen bitterness and feroci-
ty. Matters are every day growing worse and
worse. The Cars only safety lies in con-
cession, but the question is, Chow much
will it be safe for him to concede! Russia,
vast conglomeration of haf-savage tribes
and provinces, is not yet prepared for the
radical reforms demanded by the Nihilists.
JEFF DAVIS has show for his Mexican
pension at last. The new pension bill Just
passed by the senate embraces Davis, as it
repeats section 4,7i6 of the revised statutes
SO far as it relates to that BILL and that is the
section that forbids pensions to those who
voluntarily engaged in rebellion. The bill
was passed, no doubt, with the direct pur-
pose Of beneftting JEFF Davis. There is an
itching desire on the part of many to free
him from all disabilities though he scorns to
ask such favor. The United States govern
ment, is The only one in the world where
treason is, practically, no crime, and where
traitors are rewarded instead of punished.
In one of the st. Paul parishes, last Sab
bath, the pastor preached on ssContentment
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