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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
LEGISLATIVE POINTS.

The bankers association Of the state
is watching the legislature lest any adj
verse legislation be proposed. d.-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 legislate 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 lessen.-NOr-
man Index.
The attempt to abolish capital pun
ishment in Minnesota is move in the
right direction. Capital needs encour-
agement, not punishment.-Lak 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 bill has been in
trUdueed to make the railroad commits
Sioners elective instead of appointive
officers.-Such bill ought to become a
-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-
uat
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 enyeloped 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, cleak-roomS,
toilet-closets, and fiag-raiserS at salaries
of So per day and upwards, we would
suggest that it adjourn sine die. 1t has
squandered all the money that state
with an empty treasury can stand
Montivideo Commercial.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
THE EDGERroN LETTER.

If President CLEVELAND needed JUS
tificatian II for his removal of Judge Ed
GERToN from the civil service comnlis-
sion, the Judge himself has furnished
it in the open letter addressed to the
president, which appears in our news
co.umns this morning. While the let
ter itself is remarkable specimen OF
caustic literature, and told in language
more forcible than elegant, yet the pub
lication of such letter is so uncalled
for, and its tone so lacking in the cour-
tesy due the chief magistrate of the ma
tion, Mr.. EDGERToN has only succeeded
in convincing the public that he is a
soured man without accomplishing his
parpose of iniuring Mr.. CLEVELAND.
1t is apparent from the letter that the
president made mistake in ever ap-
pointing Judge EDGERToN as a member
of the civil service commission. While
he claims to have conScientiously en-
deavOsed to enforce the civil service
law during the time he held position 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, i'll
the nature of things, must have. been re-
pulsive to him. And if the president is
to be criticised at all, it should be for
not removing EDGERToN sooner than he
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
A CLEAR STEAL.

When the present council was elected
of the city had right to expect better
things of it than have been realized.
We have in mind a 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 a re-
port recommending that the street be
vacated upon the payment OF the sum
of $4,000 by the property holders who
would be benefited by the order of va
cation. Subsequently this action was
reconsidere6. 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 $24,5 800 out of
the city treasury, and put it as 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 III
formation that parties who were inter
ested i'll 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-
lieve 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 eonsummated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

guard, or of such portion thereof as he
may see fit, and he shall give to the Off
Ger in command of the troops so ordered
on duty explicit instructions as to the
duty to be performed. The commander
in-chief, II he be present in person with
the troops so ordered OH duty, or If 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 i'll his Judgment
will best carry out the orders under
which they were ordered on duty, and
if III 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 unlawfully
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
SubServient to the military.
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 or
parish schools were arrested as violators
of the law. A test was made in 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 manyof 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 we'll 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
TRAINING TROOPS.
Operations of the Militia of Min
neSOta.

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, az
officers, 544 privates; Second regiment,
3S officers, 44S privates; Third regiment,
% officers, 2l5 privates; squadron
mounted troops. 5 officers, so prlyateS.
Grand total, LIZA men.
Inspector General Brandt in his re-
port SAYS: 81 find the National guard
of the state well organized, armed and
uniformed, and fairly we'll disciplined.
Taken as whole. it is we'll 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 (and battalion) but outside of
this the knowledge of the practical re-
QuirementS is much limited. both
guard has never had any field practice,
and would be found unprepared should
an emergency unexpectedly call it into
active service. The supposed blessing
of permanent camp is our greatest
curse. The soldier of luxury is not the
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 in
the field
Ex-Adjt. Gen. Seeley, who prepared
the report just issued, said, in conclnd-
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 of its possible and
positive benefits: the very fact of its
existence as disciplined and reliable
force at the command of the executive,
is menace to evil-dispOsed persons,
and is 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 1, 1885, the pension bu-
reau of the department filed All claims,
of which 279 were allowed, aggregating
$2S,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-
Yate the tone of the profession and keep
out bad and incompetent 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
he 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 absurdities 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
PUNIS HING DRUNKARDS.

In the multiplicity of temperance leg
iSlation now affecting the country, and
with the superabundance 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 measure that has
a true temperance ring, and one that
possesses the element of good horse
sense. Such measure is the one pro-
posed by Mr. 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 or.
seller of intoxicants as it does with the
people who drink the stuff. The real
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

Mr.. Ruskin persists in using candles
for illuminating purposes at night.
The German emperor has started an
elaborate daily Court Circular, which
he edits himself.
Belya Ann Lockwood goes to Europe
in May. Why would it not be well To
pit her against Bismarck? /
Mr.. Labouchere says that Queen Vic
tOria saves more than $5,500,000 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 Sassoon,
Of Beigrave, London. '.Do not go,
Sassoon,'' is the cordial remark of the
prince when Rube is about to end a
friendly call on England'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. Livermore says her husband is a
Repub lican, while she is Prohibition
lSt; he is a prOteetionist, and she free
trader; he has a 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 QuarreliDg.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
CabletteS.

The eighteenth congress Of the college
| of surgeons will sit i'm 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 a
paper by Prof. Won Bismarck, the hus-
band of tho present empress cousin,
| Princess Henrietta of Schieswig-HOl-
| stem. DR.. Won ESmarck examined the
| throat of the late Emperor Frederick,
| 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 dlSbarred from the
| English courts III consequence OF his
! having embezzled considerable sums OF
| money belonging to 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
i'm Dublin yesterday. In the course of
his remarks he said that the govern
ment ought to treat the Irish Catholics
in a more liberal manner, and place
their colleges on an equality with other
colleges. but it itappeared that legislation
on the subject could not be expected
unless the demand therefor ere backed
up by open and violent resistance to tho
law.
Herbert Gladstone has written a let
ter defending the eyictiGns on his faith
er's estate at Hawarden. He says that
the evictions were perfectly compatible
with all reasonable uphOlding 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 i'll their
holdings which does not exist III Eng
land.
1t is reported that at the coming ses.
sion of the English parliament he gov
ernment will propose defense loan of
Gl00, ,0OD.00O. 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 Edi
son and Swan against the Holland and
Anglo-American Brush patents, thus re-
versing the decision of the lower court.
Elaborate arrangements are making
for holding a . Beauty Show in Paris
In April, the entries to embrace types
of Ethiopian and Mongolian as well as
Caucasian beauty. The first prize
will represent value of $4,000.
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 hatchet.
A famine is prevailing in 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 ara c9Tared
viii. snau
Emperor William gave an audience to
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

Private Richardson, who learned the
Faribault '.Shattuck" way of coming
to order arms like athousand of brick
continually gets the rest OF the company
extra drill by his thoughtfulness.
Private Lund has a 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 all the boys pictures and
mount them in frame, providing they
will leave their ''phiz'' with him in
uniform.
The elegant draft 'for 365 days." sent
out by the GLOBE to the militia boys,
surprised many of them, supposing
their rich uncle had sent them ''stuff.o D
Company K has the left of the line
this year in the regiment, and will have
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
BUTTEKWORTH'S SCHEME.

The Buckeye Congressman Wants
Uncle Sam to Show Canuck
Statesmen the American Ele.
phant.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Congressman
Butterworth, of Ohio. will soon intro
duce resolution requesting the presi-
dent to invite themembers 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 s15O, 200 to defray
the expense of their visit and provides
for the appointment of a grand COM
mittee of seventy-five 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
MIR. Butterworth's resolution is to pro-
mote a more friendly feeling and en-
courage closer business relations be-
tween the people of the two countries.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

offender against society is the Individual
who is so hoggish as is drink enough to
muddIe the brain and destroy the
senses. He is the enc who does all
the harm, who breaks the laws.
who mistreats his family, who
annoys the community; ard he
is the one who should be punished. A
temperate use of stimuIants never hurt
any one; therefore there can be no harm
done to society by the manufacture or
sale of an article which, used in moder-
alton. is harmless. 1t is from the abuse
of the article that trouble results, and it
ought to be those who abuse it, and not
those who use it temperateiy, that should
be held responsible iii the eyes of the
law. Such law as that proposed by
Senator SCHEFFER, Which makes drunk
enness crime and provides penalties,
will do more in the direction of real
temperance reform than all the high
license and local option laws that could
be crowded into the statute books.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
PAULSON AND LUHR,
The Great Ice Skaters, Training
for Their Races.

The great fifteen-mile skating race,
the first of the series, between Axel
Paulson, champion of tho world, and
Fritz Luhr, the Norwegian skater from
Christianna, is attracting considerable
attention in sporting circles, and es-
pecially among the countrymen of the
two skaters. Paulson expresses him.
self as confident of defeating Luhr in
the fifteen-mile race on Feb. % at
Minneapolis, but is not so confident of
winning the seven-mile race the follow
ing Sunday at st. Paul. The match is
for $500 side and the entire gate re-
ceipts to the winner of two distances
out of three, namely: Fifteen, seven
aid twenty-five miles. Luhr is not say
ing a word. but is training hard for the
races, which viii decide the champion
ship of America. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the records will be broken by.
both men. Lubr is the champion anna
tuer of Norway, and the winner Of the
five-mile skating race at st. Paul re-
Gently. for the amateur championship of
the Northwest. He is said to have
shown great speed in private, enough
SO his friends consider him sure win
ner. He has turned professional in
order to put his ability to financial use.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

IT 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 we'll as at Rome. Savage
beasts contended with men hardly less
savage. The mangIing 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

the shady side of Camp Lake View at
Lake City.
The 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 a ''weiner" lunch after drill
every Thursday evening.
A double-time movement is very pop
uar 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 in his uni
form or show up.
The "Danish" drill, as executed by
Private Davis, is quite an interesting
exercise,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
THE OBITUARY RECORD.

PARIS, Feb. 18.-M. Songon, SEN
ator for the department Of the Seine,
is dead.
REV. WILLIAM j. LANE.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Feb. 18,-Rev.
Father William }. Lane. of the Church
of the Visitation. died of apopleXy last
night, aged forty-fve years. lie was
ordained in 1S66 at st. Mary's seminary,
Baltimore.
HERR GUTTMANN.
VIENNA, Feb. 1S.-Eerr rGuttmann, the
famous comic actor, of Vienna, died
to-day.
j. NORMAN.
LONDON, Feb. Isl. Norman, men,
Der of the banking firm of Barring Bros.
d Co., is dead.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
Rarrett will Consider IT.

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 & Tex rs Land com
pany against William Walter Phelps
and other directors, to compel an ac-
counting for sales Of land amounting to
81, 100. 900, and the using of the money
in retirement Of outstanding scrip. He
will take into consideration the eyi-
dence before him as to the individual
liability