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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
An Old Newspaper.
Hartford Courant.

A family in this city have in their
possession a remarkably well-preserved
copy of the first number of the Boston
Newsletter, ''Numb. :" printed by Il.
Green. 1t is dated Monday, April II, to
Monday, April "a, 1904. 1t has news by
London Flying Post up to December,
1903.
The queen made her speech Dec. II:
"Her majesty came this day to the
house of peers attended with much SOL
emnity, and, being seated on throne in
her royal robes, Sir David Mitchell,
gentleman, usher of the black rod, was
sent with message to the house of
commons requiring their attendance in
the house of peers"
In the foreign news it is said that the
BaptistS design to do mischief in Ire
land. They killed one Green, Prot
estant, for appearing as witness in
the first court of claims against one
Tady O'Quin, an Irish Baptist, which,
as the narrative says, put the Protest
ants in mighty CONSERVATION"
A piece of home news is the arrival in
Boston of SlOop from Virginia. which
reports being followed ON Block Island
by topsail schooner, which was Judged
to be French privateer. An English
war vessel was sent at once to capture
her, but found not priyateer, but a
French-built fishing vessel. owned by
loyal English.
Here is brief report which seems to
give us the Tolst0i notion of what to
do'' considerably in advance of his
preaching:
'.'The goth RID MIR. Pemberton
preached an excellent sermon on First
TheS. 4, ri. And do Your Own Bust
ness.' Exhorting all ranks and de-
grees of persons to their own work in
order to a reformation, which his eX-
cellency has ordered TO be printed
The whole paper is interesting.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
HOW is ITO

A man in the East lately left son a
comfortable income, based upon a mum.
Der of conditions. One was that he
should not marry until specified ma
ture age. Another that he should not
adopt any of the popular vices in the
way of appeasing appetite or nerves.
He was not to attend races, ball games,
or keep immoral company of any kind.
The question has arisen whether the
last condition will prevent his becom-
ing member of the New York legisIa-
ture. The answer seems difficult in
view of the smothered investigations of
the big frauds in the capitol and
other dubious roamings of the legis-
lative mind. If he is ambitious of
civic distinction without endangering
the paternal bequest, the safest course
would seem to be to come to Minnesota
and be elected to the legislature. His
pure spirit could then fellowship with
his associates without inhaling a breath
of the atmosphere of bribery or corrup-
ton. Certificates and committee reports
to this effect can be had.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
ADMINISTRATION DIsCoRp.

The inside men are not always an en-
tire success as prophets. One of them,
who is not shut out when the RepnbIi-
can party goes into executive session,
sees smoke about the BLAINE hat that
tokens combustion, and looks for an OUT
break within six months. In his view,
any exhibition Of cordiality between
HARRISON and BLAINE is constrained.
The president took BLAINE in as mat
ter of necessity, not choice, and he
means to make it so uncomfortable for
him that he will get out. Some of the
secretary's appointments are to be in
terfered with to aggravate and belittle.
He wants to impress upon BLAINE that
the relations are of clerk and employer.
But BLAINE is vastly the stronger force,
and has taken the gauge of the presi-
dent. GARFIELD had his programme
made up a good deal like HARRISON,
but he was soon the second musician in
the band. If BLAINE Decent get the
baton in his hand after while there
will be loud music.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
How Johnny w as Won Over.

Harpers Young People.
Little John is just>turned six, and has
begun to attend school. He has sat
silent observer, rather than an active
participant, ever since in the a, b-ab,
trying to make up his mind if school
was ''any good" Johnny is the soul of
loyalty, and he could not look with
friendly eyes upon his teacher as long
as he was not sure that the trees, the
dogs, the robin In the hedge, and Jim,
the cat, his old playmates, were not lone
some without him, and had not Just
cause for complaint against the teacher
for keeping him from them. Besides
there was the apparent clash of this
new thing with the previous claim of
the Sunday school, which Johnny had
announced sententiously was enough"
''If a boy learns about God" he argued
readin' and writin'?" His bOyish mind
troubled with these unsolved problems,
Johnny had sat unTeconciled, but not
unobserved, in the class until Friday.
On that day he aStoniShed his teacher
by suddenly holding up his hand in the
middle OF the spelling lesson. She
saw it and stopped the rehearsal at
once.
.'What is it, Johnny?'
Little Johnnie hung his head, but
reeollecting the grievance of his old
friends, he plucked up spirit and said
resolutely: II want them to sing The
Old Black Cat"
Wise teacher! With never a smile at
the child'S queer fancy, she suspended
the spelling and sang ''rhe Old Black
Cat" gravely with the school. And now
she has no more earnest and loyal pupil
than little John. OF the memory of
Jim, his deserted playmate, which was
the shadow between him and the school,
she had forged chain to bind him to tt,
and Johnny feels at houle there now.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
He Took Their Tickets,
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
AITKIN, MIMI, March 22.-Just at
present this village is one among the
liveliest in Northern Minnesota. Nearly
the entire crew of lumbermen have left
the woods for their homes. having been
in the forest so long that when they
strike Aitkin they usually paint the
town red. Tonight there two rows
one in town and one on
the evening passenger train. Con-
duction Smith started with the train
to take up tickets, when one big lum-
herman would not give up his ticket
till he was seated, the cars being badly
crowded. The lumbermen joined
forces and said they would give up no
tickets till they were seated, adding:
1--WE will do up the Northern Pacific
this time" The train was one or two
miles away by this time. Conductor
Smith started the train backward for
Aitkin to get assistance, and while
the train was held at tine depot the
tickets were taken up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
NIELLETTE SWORN IN.
church Steps Out and the New
Governor Takes the Chair.


Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Dak., March 22.-Gov.
Mellette arrived sto-day and took the
oath of Office at 2:47 this afternoon.
This evening he was given brilliant
reception at the residence of Gov.
Church, and the citizens turned out en-
masse. Shortly after the oath of Office
was administered to Gov. Mel
lette the designations of Treasurer
LAWYER, Auditor Ward and Commits
sioner of immigration Mcclure were
rendered. These officials appeared in
person. The designations were promptly
accepted, to take effect upon the APP
pointment and qualification of their sue
cessors. A ripple of excitementwas oc-
casioned this evening by the report that
Frank B. Morse, of this city, had been
appointed auditor pro tenn. to relieve
Ward, but this proves untrue. 1t is a
TACT, however, that Morse was sent for
at the request of some OF the bitter OPP
ponents of Ward, and the governor was
urged to appoint him at once, so that
Ward would be given no lease of Off
cIaf life. The governor refused to act
this evening, informing Secretary Nc
COrmack and others that he would con-
slider the matter tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
RETRoGADE CIVILIZATION.

Early condemnation can be had for
the recent exhibition of cruelty toward
the unfortunate at the city of Anderson,
in the state our good president halls
from. The head of the police force Or
ganized posse of thirty or more, and,
in Indian fashion, save the tom
ahawks, but armed with poles and bar
rel slaves. formed gauntlet and forced
a gang of tramps to run through the
lines. The clubs and slaves were
welded with a cruel vigor that drew
blood and cries of distress. If the tour
lists could have turned the game upon
the tormentors, there would be small
sympathy. 1t is probable that these
diIapidated pedestrians were some of
the patriots that the president told to
go to their lndi ana homes and wait till
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
A GRATEFUL BOOK AGENT.
He Appreciated the Opportunity
to Get Away with His Life.

He Appreciated the Opportunity
to Get Away with His Life.
Puck
Good morning, sir.''
l glanced from my desk at tall,
cadaverous looking individual, clad in
faded brown ulster.
Il hope don't disturb you?''
You haven't yet" l observed.
"Ihank you very much. If it isn't
troubling you, would you permit me to
show you the advance sheets of our new
work on Art in the Middle Ages?'"
81 don't want it.''
''Thank you; but / don't ask you to
buy it, but merely to look at it,
am of very obliging disposition. I
turned over few pages hastily, with
out giving him an Opportu nifty to recite
his usual lecture.
YES" | said, as [ handed the book
back to him, sit seems to be a pretty
good book, but I'm not able to buy it,
Il am very much obliged to you for
the opportunity of showing it to you.'
mot at ALL" replied, turning to my
balance sheet.
''Could't offer you some inducement
in the way of easy terms?"
81 can't afford it OH any terms at
present.
II am sorry,'' he said. as he started
ISiuStoHt4g toW Otu DuU, DIS IL
is, owe you debt of gratitude for
permitting me to talk to you about it.
The life OF book agent, sir, is hard,
and 1t is like an oasis in desert to meet
a man who will permit an agent to de-
scribe his book. Good morning, Sir"
L was half way down column of fig
ureS, when he came back and remarked
over my shoulder, insinuatingly:
Would so cents a month bring is
within your means?'
No" l said, with touch of impa-
thence; ~ can't buy it any price. I'm
too busy to talk about it now, anyhow"
.'Well, good morning, sir. Pm sorry
to have disturbed you. but I'm more
than obliged to you for the opportunity
of showing you the work and letting
you know what 1t is"
l started down the column of figures
again, and had reached a total of 259,
when voice remarked, apologeticaIly
close to my ear:
Excuse me, sir, but would you OBJ
Ject to my inquiriDg when you think it
is possible that you will be likely to
have leisure to examine the work little
more thoroughly"
l could bear no more. arose from
my desk, and calmly but firmly took
my visitor by the collar and led him
out into the hall and to the head of the
stairs. Then, with a skill derived from
long practice, l kicked him down stairs.
l stood and watched his abrupt and
somewhat undignified descent. The
sound of her breaking bones came up
the hallway. A moment later the book
agent picked himself up, slowly and
painfully, and called back to ME in q
broken but grateful voice af he limped
away:
THANK you, sir; am ever so much
obliged to you for letting me off alive"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23

things of the profession, and the tunes
they render, a majority of them from
light French operas, are so melodiously
given as to set the most unmusical per-
son dancing in spite of himself. And
when one of the said organs. on its wind
ing way through the business quarter of
the town, pauses to strike up in side
street CT alley. all the clerks, counter
hoppers, officeboys and other employees
i'll the neighboring blocks quit work at
once to skip round and throw pennies
prIsing from the players themselves
that they average $40 per day apiece
for their work. This is trfe more
than s., 900 year, including Sundays
for each machine and its attendants.
Pretty good pay, is it not?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
Gum for Nurses.
pittsbure Dispatch

GlttSDufS Dlspalch-
Chewing gum has been laughed at
decried and abused long enough. 1t is
proposed to start boom for gum right
here oh high moral plane.
GLOW do you manage to keep awake
all night long?" said | to lady who
has had to sit up beside sick-bed for
many days and nights recently.
Il chew gum'' she replied, with a
very serious air.
''Truly?"
eyes, so long as you're chewing gum
you can't go to sleep. Professional
nurses have found out this virtue of
gum, and know from experience that
no matter how drowsy and weary 1 may
be, sleep never oYertakes me so long as
have gum in my MOUTH
No particular kind of gum is de-
scribed, and the chcwed gum can be
kept between watches in the usual
handy places, on the back of chair,
under mantel or behind the clock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
ONLY a JUGGLEs,s TRICK.
A Stage Crucifixtion After the
Pleasing Japanese Method.

Pleasing japanese Method.
st. Louis Globe
The lights were turned low, and while
a rough cross of poles was being set up
the general played wild diScords Oh
weary old melodeon, and his orderly
worked an ancient accordion. A rack
was brought out, and later two women
were brought out and bound, the one
to the cross and the other to
the rack. The general dosed
them with something, apparently
chloroform, played another weird
tune, and then in the most professional
way used the stethOscope. This scien-
tific testing of the patients heart-beats
took the Japanese part of the audience.
The excitement deepened. After that
the general took sword and appar-
emily plunged it through and through
the body OF the PROSTATE woman on the
rack, who writhed i'll such realistic
manner that it was hard to hold to the
red paint and spring-blade theory. Next
the woman on the cross was stabbed
with shears, but of that proceeding the
ladies OF our party only heard. as,
after the first horrible sight of the
woman on the rack, faces were covered
and faces turned from the sickening
spectacle. The Japanese cheered wildly
as the bodies were carried back and APP
parentfy thrown in a lake, but in few
minutes they came walking on the stage
in bedraggled foreign dresses and
wildly-feathered hats. The show left
most unpleasant impression upon one,
and. although | have seen a small boy
put in boiling caldron and apparently
cooked for ten minutes, and a woman
held under water for quarter of an
hour at time, none of them caused
such sIckening shudders as this cruel,
fiXiOn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
YESTERDAYS EXECUTIONS.

Gov. MERRIAM and Sheriff EGE are
both to be commended for the part they
took in relation to the execution of the
BARRETT brothers; the former for his
display of nerve in refusing to grant
executive c1emency, and the latter for
the decent and orderly manner in which
the execution was conducted.
1t is painful duty for a governor to
sign death warrant under any cir
cumstances, but it becomes all the more
so when the pleadings of mother and
sister, begging for the lives of those
who are dearest to them, have to be re-
sisted. Only those who have expert
enced the unpleasant ordeal can realize
what an unusual degree of firmness it
requires on the part of an executive
officer to discharge his duty under such
conditions, and when it is performed
the public should not be niggardly in
expressions of. commentator for the
act. That Gov. MERRIAM did right in re-
fuslDg to surrender to the tenderer emo
tons OF his nature in this instance must
be apparent to all who are familiar with
the history of the crime for the COM
mission of which the BARRETTs suf-
fered the laws EXTREMIST penalty.
There was not single eXteDuating
or mitigating circumstance asso-
ciated with their crime, except
their youthfulness. And even this
did not merit consideration in their be-
half, for While they were young in years
they were old in sin and iniquity. Long
previous to the murder of the car driver
they had deliberately started in upon
the career of outlawrY, which they had
pursued until they were as hardened as
criminals can be. Nothing less than
their death on the scaffold yesterday
would have satisfied the laws demand
or have been just to society.
1t is so frequent that executions by
hanging are bungled by the officers in
charge of them, that it is a positive re-
lief to know that the double execution
in the Hennepin jail yesterday morning
was a complete success SO far as the
mechanical appliances were concerned,
and equally so as relates to the seemly
and orderly disposition of the crowd in
attendance. The sheriff and his assist
ants merit the thanks of the community
for having performed their disagreeable
duties in so acceptable manner.
The wages of sin have been reaped,
and the serpent has bitten the trespass-
ers who broke down the hedge of the
law. The murder of ToLLEFsoN has
been expiated, and the law indicated.
Yet the moral of yesterdays executions
survives in the useful lesson it imparts
to the lawless classes. 1t teaches them
that their misdeeds cannot go unpun-
ished. 1t impresses upon them the fact
that the time has passed by in this state
when the skill of attorneys or the tech
nicalities of the law can furnish an ex-
emption from the penalties which the
commission of crime invokes. For this
reason we are gratified that the BAR
RETTs were hung, and we hope that
there will be no relaxation in vigor-
Gus enforcement of the law until every
man or woman guilty of willful and
premeditated murder shall be swung
off from the scaffold just as TIM and
PETE BARRETT were yesterday. The
more hangings we have, the fewer muir
ders there will be.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
SAYS IT'S NOT so.
The Great Rush to the Sweet
Grass PIacers.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HELENA. Mont, March e2.-The re-
port sent out early this week from Big
Sandy, Mont, giving an account of gold
excitement in the Sweet Grass hills
and that such large numbers were
flocking to the new fields as to seriously
threaten famine, was made out of
whole cloth. The Sweet Grass placers
been and is being taken out, there has
been no unusual rush to the hills since
1878. The hills are located on the re-
Gently opened Piegan reservation, and
while they are believed to be rich in
minerals of all sorts, they have never
been thoroughly prospected.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23

THIS admins tration evidently pro-
poses to take all the comfort and as
little of the wear of station as possible.
The president won't enlarge his outlay
for st. Jacobs oil by shaking hands
with the populace, and the jam of office
seekers is ayerted by only admitting
the favored by appointment. If the
generals hand itches too much for a
shake. it is proposed to substitute Vice
President MORTON. He is well fed
old gent. who needs the exercise. He
has no official duties to speak of, and
casualties to him would be of small
concern.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23

Mrs. SALVATION BOOTH evidently
understands how to touch the popular
chords on this side. She relates that
she did not feel that the naturalization
of her husband made her quite as much
of an American as she wanted to be, so
she took out papers for herself, and they
insist that all their assistants in the
army shall become citizens. A good
many will follow where there is so
graceful leader.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
TO OPEN OKLAHOMA.
The Presidents Proclamation
Will Be Issued To-Day.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The proc
lamation opening up Oklahoma terri
tory to settlement will be issued to-mor-
row by President Harrison. 1t will en-
brace about 100000 acres of land. The
country affected by the proclamation is
bounded on the south by the Canadian
river, along that river in northwestern
direction for some distance, and thence
due east to point near the PaWnee
reservation, thence south to the Cimar-
ron river again, along that river due
west to the Indian meridian; thence
due south along that meridian until the
Canadian river, the starting point, is
reached.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23

BISMARCK is losing ground in the
German congress. Recent elections
have gone against the ministry. Since
the general election in 1887, it is said
that eight seats have gone over to the
opposition. The patriotic wave that
enabled BISMARCK to pass his army bill
seems to have ebbed, and the oppres-
sive taxation for military purposes is
having evident effect. The blood has
to be up to make people enjoy the pay
ment of big taxes. The ebb is visible
in this country since last November.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23

HALsTEAD is understood to stand
with the BarkiSes who feel compe-
tent TO fill the largest foreign missions,
and explains that in this country he
thinks every honest man who wants an
Office is at liberty to do his best to get
it. Even if not incorrigiblY honest, he
is quite likely to be found in the crowd.
In fact, he is the most numerous ele-
ment at times. 1t is poor business for
the really honest man, who Is getting
even two pretty square meals day in
other ways. However, Democrats are
not greatly tempted just at present.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
$4,000 Year at Organ Grinding.
New York Graphic.

The business of grinding hand organs
is rapidly earning a fortune for an Ital-
ian family in this city which owns sew
eral very superior instruments of the
''piano' variety, such as are operated
on ight-running handcarts. These are
pushed around the city by pairs of
young and pretty maidens, dressed in
the picturesque costumes of the Roman
peasantry, who serve as performers.
One of the two, in each case, turns the
crank of the huge music box, while the
other manipulates with deft fingers
the sweetly jingling tambourine.
The girls are all sisters, daugh-
Crosse, a member of the fiddles and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23

A New York writer says: sThe Ath-
letics will wear the prettiest and most
costly uniform ever put on by ball play
are of white flannel. The shirt is made
of white jersey cloth, the collars and
cuffs having blue stripes, and the word
Athletic woven in blue on the breast.
The stockings are deep blue, and the
belt is web-woyen in three colors,
stripes of red, white and blue. There
will be two caps, one pure white and
the other all blue. They viii be made
with small peaks and all inch or so
higher than usual. Then there will be
white coat of Jersey cloth, with blue
stripes"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
A Narrow ESCAPE.

HALIFAX, March 22.-The fishing
schooner Helena, of Prospect, Capt.
Dennis Ryan, was dashed to pieces on
Jacobs rock during the gale Tuesday
night, and the captain and seven men
had narrow escape from death. They
succeeded with difficulty in launching
two dories. The first was capsized. but
the men managed to get off in the other
before the schooner broke up, and, with
the assistance of oars and planks, they
finally reached shore, about half mile
from the scene of the wreck.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
THE SURPLUS INCREASES.
A Great Excess of Receipts Over
Disbursements.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The treas
ury surplus has been steadily increas-
ing for several days past. 1t now
amounts to s5O.2OO,oO0, or s5,O0O.0O0
more than it was ten days ago. This
increase is due to the great excess of
receipts over disbursements since the
first of the month. The receipts to date
aggregate 1923, 100000, while the ex-
Denditures during the same period
amount to little over $4,000, inciud-
ing about S2,080,000 paid out on account
of pensions. Until recently the re-
ceiptS and expenditures have been
pretty we'll balanced by the purchase of
bonds, but this method of applying the
surplus has been considerably hamp-
cred of late by the light Offerings.