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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
A CLEAR STEAL.

When the present council was elected
under a reform hurrah the taxpayers
of the city had a right to expect better
things of it than have been realized.
We have in mind striking instance of
infidelity to the public interests, which
merits more than q passing notice.
Some time ago an application was made
to council to have Brook street vacated.
The matter was referred to the proper
committee for investigation, and with
the usual instructions to report. In
due time the committee submitted re-
port recommending that the street be
vacated upon the payment OF the sum
of s25,000 by the property holders who
would be benefited by the order of va
cation. subsequently this action was
reconsidereG. the committees report
was Withdrawn, and another one sub
stituted recommending that the street
be vacated upon the payment of $500,
and at the last meeting of council this
latter report was adopted.
The result of this action Of the coun-
Gil was virtually to take S24.5Q0 ont OF
the city treasury, and put it as a bonus
into the pockets of private individuals.
If he has not already done so, the
GLOBE urges upon Mayor SMITH to
make vigorous application Of his veto
power to stop this raid upon the public
treasury. The council will meet to-
night, and the GLOBE has positive in
formation tnat parties who were inter
ested in the passage Of this corrupt
measure, anticipating that the mayor
will signify to the council tonight his
disapproYal of the ordinance, have been
making strenuous efforts to drum up
votes enough to pass it over the mayors
veto. 1t is not our purpose to inquire
as to the prospects of their success. We
have performed our duty by calling the
attention of the taxpayers of this city
to this most outrageous proceeding.
We have confidence enough in the firm
ness and integrity of our mayor to be-
lieye that he will interpose all the
power with which he is invested to
block the game of the robbers, and then
it will remain with the council to de-
termine whether or not the outrage
shall be finally consummated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
LEGISLATIVE FONTS.

The bankers association of the state
is watching the legislature lest any ad-
verse legislation be propossd.-Sauk
Center Herald.
Let us stick to the laws we can en-
force, let us enforce the practicable laws
we have, and not try to legisiate our
selves into the miilennium.-Duluth
News.
1t is about time that the reapportion-
ment committee began to do something.
One dose like that given us two years
ago ought to learn them lesson.-NOr-
man Index.
The attempt to abolish capital pun
ishment in Minnesota is move in the
right direction. Capital needs encour-
agement, not punishment.-Lake Crys-
tai Mirror.
The bill now before the state legis-
lature providing for the abolition of
capital punishment, is altogether too
humane for the age we live in.-The
Wells Advocate.
In the legislature a bill has been in
troduced to make the railroad commits
sioners elective instead of appointive
offieers.-Such bill ought to become a
law.-Winnebago Press.
We do not believe this should be
done. We believe crime would be ma
terially increased if murder was not
punishable by death. 1t is only cranks
of certain class who ask for the pas
sage of such bill.-Granite Falls Jour
na
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
KICKS AT THE soLoNs.

The rural legislator who does not
tally one against the railroads this year
does not figure very extensively. Ev-
cry legislator should remember that he
was elected for no purpose other than
draw his per diem and down the rail-
roadS.-St. Peter Herald.
None of our farmer Legislators are
bothering themselves about antitrust
legislation. Well, this is consistent
with their past actions. since they sent
to the L. S. senate man whose body
and brain are enveloped in combina-
tions.-Red Lake News.
The state can never successfully reg
ulate the railroads so long as its officials
are permitted to accept free passes.
When one of them travels upon busi-
hess of the commonwealth he should
pay fare and have the same allowed in
the settlement of accOunts.-Hastings
Gazette.
Now that the legislature has got
through with its hard work of appoint
ing the political hackneys to clerkships,
until all vacancies were filed, then
creating places for the rest, such as,
custodians Of cuSpidors, cloak-rooms,
toiet-closets, and fiag-raisers at salaries
of IS per day and upwards, we would
suggest that it adjourn sine die. 1t has
sQuanderei all the money that state
with an empty treasury can stand
Montiyideo Commercial.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
COMPANY G oFTHE SECOND.

Company G., Second regiment, was in
Spected last Wednesday evening, max
ing good showing. Col. BObleter, of
the Second regiment, was present and
reviewed the command, and also pre-
sided at an election for captain, held
after the drill.
In the election of J. A. Sands as cap
tain the company have done wisely.
Mr.. Sands is a thorough military man,
having served for seven years with the
n. &. s. n. Y. leaving Jilat service as
a second lieutenant.
j. A. Sands and Ira Padden were
nominated and an informal ballot taken,
which showed j. A. Sands %, Ira Pad
den 6 and scattering 2. The informal
ballot was made formal and Sands de-
clared elected.
Capt. M. M. Trowbridge, late Of Com
pany G, is located in Portland, Or. The
bows will always be proud of their re-
tired captain, and will wish him un-
bounded success.
Mr.. Sands took partin quieting rail
road riot at Cornwall. n. T.. during the
building of the West Shore railroad.
As Captain of Company & he will, no
doubt, place the company in the first
ranks of the state guard.
C.L. West, of Austin, has been ap-
pointed aide-de-camp to Gov. Merriam.
lie is now a major.
Company e attended a special service
at the Congregational church last Sun
day.
After the election short business
meeting was held.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
THE EDGERToN LETTER.

II President CLEVELAND needed Jus-
tificatinn for his removal of Judge Ed
GERToN from the civil service commits
sion, the judge himself has furnished
it in the open letter addressed to the
president, which appears i'll our news
columns this morning. While the let
ter itself is remarkable specimen of
caustic literature, and told in language
more tOrcible than elegant. yet the pub
lication of such letter is SO uncalied
for, and its tone so lacking in the cour-
teSy due the chief magistrate of the ma
tion, Mr.. EDGERreN has only succeeded
in convincing the public that he is a
Soured man without accomplishing his
pdrpose of iniuring Mr.. CLEVELAND.
1t is apparent from the letter that the
president made mistake in ever ap-
pointing Judge EDGERTeN as a member
of the civil service commission. While
he claims to have conScientiously en-
deayoRed to enforce the civil service
law during the lime he held apOSition on
the commission, he makes no effort to
conceal his contempt for the principle
of civil service reform. 1t is always a
bad rule to place the enforcement OF a
law in charge of those who are hostile
to its spirit. We are not finding fault
with Judge EDGERToN's opinion of the
civil service law, but we do blame him
for having accepted position which, in
the nature of things, must have been re-
pulsiye to him. And ifAhc president is
to be criticised at all, it should be for
not removing EDGERToN sooner than he
Iid
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

The compulsory school attendance
cases recently decided in Massachusetts
caused a good deal of excitement in that
state. and attracted wide attention else
where on account of the novelty of the
point involved. The authorities at Hav-
erhill held that the compulsory law re-
quired attendance at the public schools,
and the parents who sent to private OF
parish schools we're arrested as yiolators
of the law. A test was made ia the
courts, and by the decision rendered, it
was compliance with the law, if pro-
vision was made by parents for the ed
ucation of their children. This. was
pronounced wrong, and not the intent
of the law, by many of the people. The
movement was apparently aimed at the
Catholics, and designed to force them
to send to the public schools. Only
bigotry could prompt such proceed
ing. If parent has not the right to
control the education of his children,
he might as well turn them over to the
state entirely. The only province of
the latter is to insure their training for
safe citizenship. Beyond that, it has no
right to tax the people to support
schools.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

guard, or of such portion thereof as he
may see fit. and he shall give to tue off
] Ger i'll command of the troops so ordered
on duty explicit Instructions as to the
duty to be performed. The commander
in-cllief, if he be present in person with
the troops SO ordered oh duty, OF il he
be not present with them. then the
officer in command of said troops is
authorized and empowered to use said
troops in such manner as in his Judgment
will best carry out the orders under
which they were ordered on duty, and
IL i'll doing so any person or persons
present, as spectators or otherwise. are
killed or wounded, said commander in
chief, or said officer, as the case may be,
and all persons acting by his order or
under his direction shall be held guilt
less and fully justified in law, and if
the said commander in chief Or said
officer, OF any person acting by his order
or under his direction, is killed or
wounded, all the persons unlawfuily
assembled, or about the place where
such killing or Wounding occurs, Wheth
er as spectators or otherwise, shall be
held ansWerable therefor"
In his veto message the governor said
that he considered the bill in conflict
with the ideas Of our form of govern
ment, as it placed The civil authorities
SubSeryient to the military,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
TRAINING TROOPS.
Operations of the Militia of Min
nRS0ta.


The biennial report of the adjutant
general of the state issued yesterday
shows the number of the militia of Min
nesota to be Ill officers and 1.603 pri-
Yates, divided among the various regi-
ments as follows: First regiment, IL
officers, 544 priyates; Second regiment,
IS officers, 44S priyates; Third regiment,
% officers, 2l5 privates; squadron
mounted troops, 5 officers, so privates.
Grand total. I,714 men.
Inspector General Brandt In his re-
port says: 81 find the National guard
of the state we'll organized, armed and
uniformed, and fairly we'll disciplined.
Taken as whole, it is well drilled and
proficient in all the branches that can
be taught inside an armory. l. e., all the
rudimentS, as the manual of arms,
school of the soldier, and school of the
company land battalion), but outside of
this the knowledge of the practical re-
quirements is much limited. both
on the part of officers and men. The
guard has never had any field practice,
and would be found unprepared should
an emergency unexpectedly call 1t into
active service. The supposed blessing
of permanent camp is our greatest
curse. ue SOiultl vi IuAuly 10 llUb tnS
soldier for war. Abandon the perma-
nent camp. Erect rifle ranges at the
various stations, do the firing at home
and attempt no rifle practice during the
tour of instruction. Put the troops iif
the field.
Ex-Adjt. Gen. SeeIey, who prepared
the report just issued, said, in conclud-
ing the document: Il consider it of
vital Importance to the well-being OF
the state that the national guard force
be kept up and literally sustained. The.
expense of maintaining it is not to be
considered, in view Df its possible and
positive benefits: the very fact of it's
existence as disciplined and reliable
force at the command of the executive,
is menace to eyil-disposed persons,
and is q preventive OF disorders, riot
ings, and destruction of life and prop
erty. and as such, worth many times its
cost to the state
During the eighteen months from Jan.
1, 1887, to July l, 1888, the pension bu-
reau of the department filed AT claims,
of which 279 were allowed, aggregating
s2s,956.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
OUACK LEGISLATION.

In Ohio the doctors are trying to work
through the legislature one of the most
arbitrary measures yet devised to ele-
vate the tone of the profession and keep
out bad and ineompetentp people. as they
phrase it. 1t provides that all itinerant
physicians or specialists shall pay 500
a month license in each locality visited,
and itinerant physicians are defined to
be all those not permanently located
who in any way advertise their special
ties, either in writing or printing. This
is the gist of the matter. According to
the prevalent code of ethics of the pro-
fession, all who advertise are quackS.
This is one of the absurditie5 that throw
doubt upon the progressive character OF
the vocation. Some of the highest at
tainments and standing often visit other
localities to operate their specialties, as
the eye or ear, but by the absurd code
established they cannot advertise their
object or claims. They can't pay for
an advertisement in the local paper,
but are always glad to have their names
and work extolled in the papers. But
it is an age of class protection.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Ruskin persists in using candies
for Illuminating purposes at night.
The German emperor has started an
elaborate daily Court Circular, which
he edits himself.
F Belva Ann Lockwood goes to Europe
in May. Why would it not be we'll to
pit her against Bismarck?
Mr. Labouchere says that Queen Vic
toria saves more than S., SOC, 600 per an
mum from the civil list alone.
And now comes the rumor that Sen
ator John j. ingalls,, of Kansas, may re-
ceiye the war portfolio. johnny, get
your gum"
The Prince of Wales has begotten a
great friendship for Reuben SasSOen,
Of BeigraYe, London. do not go,
Sassoon," is the cordial remark of the
prince when Rube is about to end a
friendly call on Engiand's future mon
arch.
Mrs. Humphry Wards sister, Miss
Ethel Arnold, who is now visiting Mrs.
Frederick W. Whitridge, of New York,
is tall brunette, with an intellectual
face and an impressive presence. She
owns copies of nine editions Of Robert
Elsmere."
Mrs. Liyermore says her husband is a
Repub lican, while she is Prohibition
list: he is protectionist. and she free
trader: he has pew in one church, she
in another; he has one doctor, she an
other, and yet they are happy and har-
mOniouS, and never dream of quarreiinG.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
CabletteS.

The eighteenth congress of the college
of surgeons will sit in Berlin April IA,
and remain in session until April 81, in
elusive. One of the chief features of
the congress will be the reading of q
paper by Prof. Won Esmarck, the huS-
band of the present empress cousin,
Princess Henrietta of Schleswig-Hu
stem. DR.. Won Esmarck examined the
throat of the late Emperor Frederick,
and will show that his diagnosis fully
justified the cancer theory.
Joseph Dodds, formerly member of
parliament for Stockton-on-Tees, but
who recently resigned his seat in the
house because of his. connection with
some questionable financial transac-
tiOns, was to-day dISbarred from the
English courts in consequence of his
having embezzled considerable sums or
money belonging 10 his clients. 1t is
limited that criminal proceedings will
shortly be brought against Dodds. to-
gether with actions looking to the re-
cOvery of the distracted funds.
Archbishop Walsh delivered an ad.
dress to the pupils of Catholic school
in Dublin yesterday. LII the course Of
his remarks he said that the govern
ment ought TO treat the Irish Catholics
in more liberal manner, and place
their colleges on an equality with other
colleges, but it appeared that legislation
on the subject could not be expected
unless the demand therefor " ere backed
up by open and violent resistance to the
law.
Herbert Gladstone has written a let
ter defending the evictious on his faith
er's estate at Hawarden. He says that
the evietionS were perfectly compatible
with all reasonable uph0lding of the
cause of the Irish tenants. The attempts
made to compare them with Irish ten
ants. he declares, are futile. because the
Irish have acquired right in their
holdings which does not exist III Eng
land.
1t is reported that at the coming ses.
sion of the English parliament the gov
ernment will propose defense loan of
800, 100000. The proceeds of the loan
will be devoted to the construction of
twenty men-of-war and fifty cruisers,
and to increasing the number of tor
pedO boats.
A decision was yesterday handed
down by the appeal court in London up
holding the electric light patents OF Edl-
son and Swan against the Holland and
Anglo-Amercan Brush patents, thus re-
yersing the decision OF the lower court.
for holding - Beauty Show" in Paris
in April, the entries to embrace types
of Ethiopian and Mongolian as we'll as
Caucasian beauty. The first prize
will represent value of $1,000.
A man living in the village OF Villach,
Austria, became insane at hearing the
news Of the death of Crown Prince
Rudolph, and Sunday evening murdered
his father with a hatchet.
A famine is prevailing in a portion of
the interior of Russia. Many persons
have died from starvation in the govern
ment of Orenburg.
Heavy rain storms, accompanied by
high winds, are prevailing throughout
Greece. The mountains arc co.iared
with snae'
Emperor William gave an audience t0
Prince Bismarck yesterday. The con.
ference between them lasted long
time.
NJ. de Freycinet has declined to join
the French cabinet which NJ. Meline is
attempting to form.
John Bright has suffered another re-
lapse.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
PUNIsHING DRUNKARDs.

In the multiplicity of temperance leg
islation now affecting the country, and
with the superabundanee of cranky and
impracticable propositions that are put
into the form of law, it is absolutely re-
freshing when now and then some one
comes forward with a measure that has
true temperance ring, and one that
possesses the element of good horse
sense. Such measure is the one pro-
posed by MIR. ScHEFFER and now before
the senate judiciary committee, which
makes drunkenness penal offense.
1t is not the use, but the abuse of
liquor of which society has the right to
complain. And it IS singular that in all
the temperance agitation of the day this
important fact is lost sight of. The re-
sponsibility for the evil of intemperance
does not lie SO much with the maker OF
seller of intoxicants as it does with the
people who drink the stuff. The real
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
CoMPANYK, FIRST REGIMENT.

Private Richardson, who learned the
Faribault .'Shattucko way of coming
to order arms like athousand Of brick
continually gets therest of the company
extra drill by his thoughtfulnesS.
Private Lund has great desire to
join the regular army. so the other day
he went to st. Paul and enlisted, but
when the examining surgeon looked at
his teeth he was rejected.
Lieut.. Kuhn, who-is a photographer.
offers to take al! the boys pictures and
mount them in frame. providing they
will leave their ''phiz' with him in
uniform.
The elegant draft "for 3s5 days" sent
out by the GLOBE TO the militia boys,
surprised many of them, supposing
their rich uncle had sent them stuff"
Company K has the left of the line
this year in the regiment. aud will have
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
MILITARY LEGISLATION.
One of the Bills Is Law and
"a Another Was Vetoed.

Only one of the three bills introduced
into the legislature for the benefit of the
militia has SO far become law, namely
Senate File No. Q. which provided for
the formation of a second battery in
Minneapolis, and for the organization of
the two batteries and the troop of caval-
ry into mounted battalion. This bill
received the governors signature last
Thursday.
Senate File No. 8, the text of which is
herewith given, was vetoed by the gov
-ernor.
Chapter IS of the General Statutes of
! 1878 rs hereby amended by adding the
following section: Whenever, in the
Judgment Of the ommander-in-chief,i it
is necessary Or advisable to order the
national guard OF any portion thereof
on duty for the purpose of suppressing
riot, dispensing mob or other dis
orderly assemblage, protecting life or
property, or otherwise assisting the
civil authorities. he shall issue an order
directing the assembly of the national
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
BUTTERwoRrH's SCHEME.

The Buckeye Congressman Wants
Uncle Sam to Show Canuck
Statesmen the American Ele-
phant.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-CongressmaD
Butterworth, of Ohio. will soon intro
duce resolution requesting the presi-
dent to invite the members of the parlia-
ment of the Dominion of Canada and the
premiers and cabinets of the several
provinces of the dominion to visit the
United States about the 1st of May
next and be the guests of the people of
the United States. The resolution asks
for an appropriation Of s150, 200 to defray
the expense of their visit and provides
for the appointment of a grand COM
mittee of seyenty-fye members of
the house of representatives and
suitable number of sena-
tors to receive and entertain the ma
tion's guests. 1t also authorizes the
various railway companies to make
rates for transportation Of the distin-
guished guests regardless of the inter-
state commerce act. The purpose of
Mr.. Butterworth's resolution is to pro-
mote more friendly feeling and en-
courage closer business relations be-
tween the people of the two countries.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
the. shady side of Camp Lake View at

the shady side of Camp Lake View at
Lake City.
File scheme of going to New York
with the First regiment in April strikes
the boys of this company favorably.
John Lincoln, of the Sawyer house.
sets up ''weiner" lunch after drill
every Thursday evening.
A double-time movement is very pop
ular at the armory now these cold
nights, and no one kicks.
Private Edward Conrad, Who is at
school at Faribault, came home last
week on the sick list.
IF Private Charlie Coles sees these
notes, he is requested to turn i'll his uni
form or show up.
The sDanish" drill as executed by
Private Davis, is quite an Interesting
exercise
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
Barrett win Consider t..

New YORK, Feb. 1s-Justice Barrett
in the supreme court special term to-
day, decided not to dismiss the suit
brought on behalf of scripholders of
the New York 81 Tex as Land COM
pany against William Walter Phelps
and other directors. to compel an ac-
counting for sales of land amounting to
81, 100000, and the using of the money
in retirement of outstanding scrip. He
will take into consideration the evi-
dence before him as to the individual
liability
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

1T Is doubtful if the American base
ball clubs now in Italy, on their circle
around the world. will be able to play in
the uncovered coliseum at Pompeii. In
the palmy days of Roman power, good
many centuries ago. there were more
exciting games than base ball played in
this arena, as well as at Rome. Savage
beasts contended with men hardly less
savage. The mangiins and rude dis
section of victim Of the wild beasts
would excite the vast audience to a
frenzy of delight unknown now. even
when base ball umpire gets broken
head.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
Cable Across the Gulf:

GALVESTON. Feb. 1s.-The cable
steamer Faraday has just completed
the laying of S26 miles of heavy sub
marine cable between Coatzacoaicos,
Mexico, and Galveston, Tex. for the
Mexican Telegraph company. thus du-
plieating its gulf system of cables and
insuring more speedy te!egraphic COM
munication with Mexico, Central and
South America.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

that have tried it-Ohio, New Hamp-
shire, Wisconsin, and others-its opera
tion is unsatisfactory. 1t was the orig
inal plan of the insurance companies,
but some ship losses induced change.
1t was not as profitable for the COM
panies; but, averred one of the agents,
only cranks- and lobbyists want the
change. As the blu has passed one
branch of the legislature of the state,
some of those classes may be presumed
to be in that body.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
King otto Hopelessly Insane.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-A dispatch from
Munich says that King Otto of Ba-
varia has been proved without doubt
to be hopelessly insane. The king had
recently shown such marked signs of
Improvement in his mental condition
that some hope of his ultimate recovery
was entertained.