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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
PRIVATE WHIPS CASE.

The publication made by the GLOBE
few days ago of Private WILD's case,
in connection with our remarks ON tbs
inhuman discipline of the army as it
was developed in this case, has had the
effect of arousing popular sentiment
throughout the country in favor of
bringing the army UP to standard of
government more in harmony with the
spirit of modern civilization. The news
papers all over the country have taken
up the matter. and are discussing it
with considerable vigor in advocacy of
reform in the direction the GLOBE
has indicated. We publish this morn
ing add itional details. and. in order that
just conclusions may be reached, all
sides are given fair hearing, and
| our readers can judge for them
selves whether or not the GLOBE
is right in the position it has
taken. lis not our purpose to reflect
upon the officers Of the army for pur-
suing a practice that has been sane
toned by military law and custom dur
ing the entire history of the military
service. We simply wish to call the
| attention of the authorities, those who
have the power to prescribe rules OF
discipline, to the duty Of reforming and
remodeling those rules SO as to make
| them consistent with the modern ideas
of humanity and just dealing. The
sum of the whole matter is that Private
WLD's offense, If an offense at all, was
| of most trivial nature, while the pun
ishment inflicted upon him is a dis
grace to American civilization. 1t is
surely case meriting the consideration
| of the secretary Of war, and that official
will be derelict in duty if he doesn't
correct the wrong that has been done to
an inoffensIye American citizen and SOL
dier. There has been no such an out
rage committed under the sanction OF
the laws Of war since the days when
American seamen were impressed and
| subjected to the tortures of the "blaek
hole" in British war vessels.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

The fund for the benefit of Hon. Sam
uel j. Randall amounts to about $50, 900.
Mr.. Spurgeon has just published the
thirty-fifth volume of his sermons. Two
thousand one hundred of these dis
courses has he put into print.
Hon. Charles w. Buck, lately minister
to Peru. will henceforth live at Louis
vile, KY. where he will practice law.
He has just recovered from dangerous
attack of pneumonia.
There is a great deal of laughter in
Europe just now at the expense of Nj.
Trivier, the French explorer. who went
through all sorts of dangers in Central
Africa, and, coming home with his tray
els all written out in manuscript, lost
the valise containing them and his notes
at the depot at which he arrived in
Paris. 1t really wasn't worth while to
be an explorer for such result as that.
A new critic makes her appearance
in literature. George Macdonald has
said that when he and Tennyson were
one night discussing the latter'S poem,
1.-The Northern Farmer" the question
of its correctness in Lincolnshire dialect
arose. The Laureate then remarked
that his cook, who came FROM Lincoln
shire, told him that she could not I'M
derstand the poem and that the dialect
was not Lincolnshire at all.
Hawarden. Mr.. Gladstone's country
seat, was invaded one day>recently by
little Olive-cOlored man, making many
gestures end talking strange jargon;
so the servants arrested him as a ma
MAE and possible assassin. Mir. Glad
stone was summoned to see the wretch,
who turned out to be Greek professor
speaking no English, who had come all
the way from Athens to congratulate
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
POLITICAL POINTS.

r. G. Wood, the inventor, invented
the New Jersey ballot boxes now being
Investigated, as well as the Ohio ballot
box forgery. 1t would seem that about
everything Wood inventS will bear in
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The nomination of Hon. Charles
Emory Smith as minister to Russia has
won the hearty communication of pollt-
zeal friend and foe, and is well de-
served tribute to man of fine intellect
and varied accomplishments Chicago
lnter-Ocean.
Mr.. Edmunds has introduced into the
senate bill to establish public school
system in Utah. The establishment of
public schools in Utah just after the
Gentle triumph in Salt Lake would
surely put an end to Mormon DONNA
tion.-Denver Times.
Congressman Buckalew, of Pennsyl-
Yania, keeps On voting when votes are
called for, despite the threats of his
Democratic brethren. If Mr.. Buckalew
is anxious to get read out of his party,
he is likely to be accOmmo dated.-St.
Louis Globe-Democras. 3
Rather than admit any more states
which have not the necessary capital
with which to start housekeeping, con-
greSs had better contrlve some scheme
by which to set them up on the Install
ment plan. The people of this country
are not quite so far gone morally as to
put stock of gambling tools into the
cradle of an infant state.-Boston Globe.
The Parnell commissions report in
fers from the fact that the London
Times attempted to ruin Parnell with
a series of palpable and proven forger-
les that Parnells followers are GRIM
inals. revolutionists and dynamitards.
1t may have gone somewhat out Of the
record to get this sort of a conclusion,
but it is a poor record that cannot be
stretched to suit the needs of political
party in observation-disclosures Times.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
GENTILEs VS.. MoRMoNs.

The result will hasten the admission
of Utah as state.-New York Star.
When the sehoolmaster comes In Nor
monism goes out.-Philadelphia In
Quirer.
Softly but surely the Mormon is being
pushed over the precipice.-New York
World.
Zion" will be shaken to its founda-
tons. And good job. too.-HartfOrd
Courant.
The last barbarism of the great West
ern empire is being wiped out.-Kearney
Enterprise.
The downfall OF the Mormons means
another set back for the Democrats
Denver Republican.
The Mormons in Salt Lake City are
doomed. The elders must retire. The
ballot is mightier taan the sword
Kalamazoo Telegraph.
The MormonS fully comprehend the
fact that the loss of this election will
be the final blow to their power in Utah.
Philadelphia Press.
1t is the most cheerful message that
has come from Utah since the MOrmons
defiled that fair land by their foul pres
ence.-New York Mail.
If the MormonS cannot, like other
people, observe decent respect for the
laws of this country they should emf
grate.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The uprooting of Mormon power
under the shadow of the temple and
within sight of Brigham Yeung's Zion
house is fatal blow to the political
power of the church.-Omaha Bee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
THE BoRAx ILLUSTRATION.

We do not undertake to say that bo-
raX is the healthiest food in the world,
nor would we like to recommend it as
steady diet for any member of the ami
NAL kingdom. except cockroaches. Yet
it is extensively used in the various
forms of adulterated food, and is in uni
versal use among the meat packers.
The meats exported from Chicago and
other packing points in the West are
treated with boraX at the rate OF eight
pounds to the package. The material
is used as a solution which protects the
meat from spelling by exposure to the
atmosphere. Thus it is borax has come
to be classed among the necessaries
of life, and it is in that rela-
ton we propose to speak of it
in connection with the imp0si-
ton Of tariff duties, merely as an illus
tratiOn of the iniquity of the existing
tariff system. The work of collecting
and preparing the article for the market
Is done exclusively by cheap Chinese
labor, at cost Of about three cents
pound. In order to protect the manu-
facturers who encourage Chinese COM
petition with white American labor, the
government steps in and imposes a tax
OF four cents pound, which gives the
Pacific coast Chinese employment
agency a monopoly Of the American
borax trade. Thus the tax paid by the
consumer is more than the original cost
of the article, and not cent of it goes
into the treasury. 1t is all peck
eted by the patrons of Chinese
labor. But, not satisfied with their
enormous robberies, these borax
mOnopolists, with the characteristic
greed of the protectionists, are now be-
fore Maj. MCKINLEY's committee clam
oring for an increase in the boraX tax to
nine cents pound, while Maj. Nc
KINLEY and his Republican associates
on the committee on ways and means
express willingness to grant their de-
mand, provided they can see their way
clear to pass it through congress. This
is comparatively small matter in COM
Darison with some other protected
monopolies. Yet it seems to show the
whole tendency of the protection idea
to discriminate against white American
labor and in favor of the capitalists.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
THE OLD IDEA.

Some of the brethren in Canada have
just caught up with an idea that had
Jun on this side of the line over hun
dred years ago-that representation
should go with taxation. A motion has
been made in the Canadian parliament
in favor of asking representation in the
British parliament end the privy coun-
Gil, with view to influence only upon
Canadian measures. The grievance in
that connection now has small scope to
what it had with the colonies that
finally rebelled. The Canadians have a
parliament of their own. and regulate
their affairs with very slight considera-
ton to any powers over the water. They
do not contribute very materially to the
tax budgets Of the old country; but
they have the aggravation of seeing a
scion of nobility come over and wear
the livery Of royal direction. They can,
however. shake the entire. thing when
they really want to. They will not
have to burn powder seven years for
their INDEPENDENCE,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
THE NEXT CoNGREss.

There are some intimations that the
president deprecates the adoption of the
bill introduced in congress to interfere
with the congressional districting of
Ohio. Secretary HALFoRD's. paper re-
fers to it as measure of questionable
propriety. All the defense of it pro-
ceeds upon the assumption that the
Democrats intend an outrageOusly par
tisan and unfair apportionment, one
similar to that now in operation ar
ranged by the Republicans. Even if
that were true, the act could be made to
react upon the perpetrators. There
have been advantages taken of such OPP
pOrtunitieS by both parties at different
times, but that does not make it juStifi-
able. The Democrats in Ohio would do
very unwise thing if they were to at
tempt to gerrymander the state to
secure advantage unwarranted by
the popular vote. They insist that
they have no such purpose, and
no reason appears for doubling
their professions. In case congress
should pass the HoAR or WIcKHAM bill
complication would probably arise.
The Democrats will no doubt have the
changes made before the act can be-
come operative, and they would elect
the twenty-one congressman by the new
districts, while the Republicans would
adhere to the old ones. The result
would be that each party would ask
seats for tWenty-One men, and the en-
tire delegation admitted would be Re-
publican or Democratic according to
the strength of the parties in congress
outside of Ohio. This is contingency
to be greatly deprecated. The Republic
cans do not mean to lose the next house
if foresight and devices will obviate
that result. One of the most recent
schemes is for congress to remain
in session till the census man
reports his count of population,
and then apportion the membership
under that. The enumerators have till
July to complete the count, and it
would be a remarkable piece of eXpedi-
ton if the computations and returns
could be made in a month. Then after
congress had assigned the members to
the states, there would be no time for
the legislatures to convene and make
the districts. Either congress must
make the districts or the additional
members to states must be elected on a
general ticket. Where a state loses a
member new problem would be pre-
sented. 1t is assumed that the census
will help out the Republicans, but a
good deal of ingenuity will be requisite
to make any considerable advantage
out of it. The great trouble they are
likely to find in getting majority of
the next congress is lack of votes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
APHORISMS,

There is little pleasure in the world
that's true and sincere beside the pleas
ure OF doing our duty and doing good.
am sure no other is comparable to
this.-Tiliotson.
Never be discouraged by trifles. If a
spider breaks his thread twenty times
he will mend 1t as many. Perseyer-
ance and patience will accomplish Won
ders.-Blair.
,i Prejudice and self-sufficiency natur-
ally proceed from inexperience of the
world and ignorance of mankind.-Ad-
Olson.
He that cannot refrain from much
speaking is like city without walls,
and less pains in the world a man can
not take than to hold his tongue; there
fore, if thou obseryest this rule in all
assemblies, thou shalt seldom err; re-
strain thy choler, hearken much. and
speak little, for the tongue is the in
strument of the greatest good and great
est evil that is done in the world.-Sir
w. Raleigh.
Our desires always increase with our
possessions. The knowledge that some
thing remains yet unenjoyed impairs
our employment Of the good before US.
johnson.
There are two things which will make
US happy in this life if we attend to
them. The first is never to vex our
selves about what we cannot help: and
the second, never to veX ourselves
about what we can help.-Chatfeld.
To endeavor to work upon the vulgar
with fine Sense,is like attempting to hew
blocks with razor.-Pope.
He surely is most in want of another's
patience who has none Of his own.-
Lavater,
One of the greatest Of all mental plea
sures is to have our thoughts often di-
yined; even entered into with SYM
pathy.-Landon,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
A SOCIAL ANOMALY.

Some paper calls the GLOBE to time
on the proposition to tax bachelors who
refuse to marry, for the reason that the
constitution affirms the inaIienable
right of all men to the pursuit of happi-
ness. Perhaps the critic has been read
rng the Declaration of Independence.
There is no inhibition to that pursuit in
requiring the obdurate single man to
pay something for his privilege. 1t is
insisted. also. that the constitution
would be in the way Of a special tax for
the benefit of individuals. One who
allows his mind to run much in that
channel is disqualifying himself for
work in favor of protective tariff.
That is an eXaction to enrich special
parties. But the bachelor is an anomaly
in the natural arrangement. He stands
in the way of the perfection and con-
tinuity of the social fabric, and is a
legitimate object for official objurga-
ton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
STORY OF A DAY.

The lottery scheme has dropped ont of
sight at Bismarck.
Wife-beaier John Campbell is flayed by
masked Nutmeggers.
Dom Pedro, ex-emperor of Portugal, is
losing his mind.
The League Of American Wheelmen elects
j. X. Dunn, OF Ohio, president.
A supposed corpse at Eau Claire is infused
with life by a Badger physician.
Tramps burn bridge and cause the wreck
of passenger train near Wichita, Kan.
Zanzibar's new sultan hoiSts his flag and
receives representatives of foreign powers.
The fight for ST. Clouds postofice is likely
to lead to the appointment of dark horse.
Honpareil Dempsey quarrels with his
trainer, Denny Costigan, and the latter quits.
Senator Blair makes his colleagues weary
with long talk on his hobby-the educa-
fional bill
North Dakotans who favored the lottery
scheme are 10 ostracised by the federal ad-
ministration.
By presidential proclamation cattlem en- are
ordered to remove their herds from the
Cherokee outlet.
An aged woman named Anderson wanders
from her home near Aberdeen. s. D., and is
frozen to death.
South Dakota's house of representatives
decides TO abolish the Office of commissioner
of immigration.
Farmer Frengle of Crestline, O., kills one
of two burglars who invaded his domicile
bent Oh robbery.
Trunk lines withdraw all through rates and
leave Northwestern lines to fight it out
among themselves.
Louis Sommers, murderer of bliss Deitzen
at Hastings, is brought TO st. Paul TO prevent
his being lynched by mob.
Private Dell P. Wild, now serving sentence
at Fort Smelling, tells the story of the assault
and charges made By Second Lieutenant
Steele.
j. j. Corbett OF San Francisco bests Jake
Kilraln in a six round contest at New Or
leans, 'outfghting the Baltimorean at every
point,
Speculative Sioux offer to sell their right to
The townsite opposite Chamberlain to boom.
ers for $1,000. The law says they shall not
sell within twenty-five years.
The Western Freight association author
ICES reduction in rates to GO cent basis
between Chicago and Omaha and Chicago
and Kansas City to meet the Illinois Central
and st. Paul cut
New Workers Of every shade of public
opinion meet in Cooper union and denounce
Plattism in connection with the worlds
fair. Platt surrenders by accepting Depew's
compromise proposal.
Seventeen citizens of Sharon, Ga, are ar.
rested on the charge of intimidating Re-
publican recently appointed postmaster at
that place. The press characte-izes the ar
rests as an attempt on the part of Harrison
and Wanamaker to manufacture cheap poll
teal capital.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
BUSINESS MEN GO BROKE.
Signs of Hard Times in Various
Sections,

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 17.-EXecu-
tons amounting to S96,418 have been
issued against Israel l.. Laudes, of this
city, dealer in agricultural implements
and patent rights. The assets will not
cover the liabilities.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-GiImartin &c
Doyle, WOODEN merchants at Ii and 16
Lispenard street, have made a general
assignment to John Delahunty, without
preferences. The firm has a branch
house in Chicago. The firm sold largely
to peddlers, and were well known all
over the United States wherever ped
dler went. They did a business of
about 100000 year. They had a
branch in Chicago, for seven years, but
closed there in December last. They
say they have assigned only to gain
time, as they proposed to pay in full.
Their nominal assets are 1926, 900 and
their liabilities are $4,000, of which
$4,000 is for merchandise and $1,000
for borrowed money.
MERIDEN. Conn.,, Feb. 17.-The Bech-
er Manufacturing company, makers of
carriage hardware. have called a meet
ing of creditors for Feb. "a. Liabilities
about 100000: assets not known.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
HAS a QUEER LOON.
Glaster's Recomm endations vs.
the Secretary,s Records.

Clusters Recomm endations vs.
the Secretary's Records.
While the interview above entirely
explains the refusal of the war depart.
mept, on the information it had, to re.
open the case, there is something strik-
ingly singular in that portion which re.
fers to Glaster's incOmpetency as SOL
dier. He has three sets of discharge
papers. and on each of them is iDdorsed,
by the commanding officer, the strong
est recommendations. That of Lieut.
Schwatka, of the Alaska eXpedi-
ton. is particularly strong on the
point Of sOidierly ability, and the
question is now pertinent: Why were
these voluntary Endorsements given il
Gloster was not competent soldier? Ie
might also be asked why or how he
passed examination for a commission
if grossly incompetent" as charged.
GlOster's version was that the West
Point officers we're opposed on principle
to promotion from the.ranks, and had
formed clique to prevent the soiling Of
their band by any such promotion. It
would look as though there were some
truth in this. As for the matter of dis.
ease, In the absence of further infor-
nation, there is nothing to be said.
This may be regarded as the ultimatum
in Gloster's case. and he may as we'll
turn his attention to other matters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
REEDS RULES.

Whatever popular opinion may be
respecting the new rules adopted by the
house of representatives, there is a gen.
eral feeling of qualification that the
agony of their birth IS over, and that
congress is now in position to go ahead
with the work of legislation. In some
respects the new rules are subject to
the severest criticism, while in others
they are to be commended. The auto
cratic power given to the speaker is in
measure compensated for by the pro-
hibition against filibusteriug. While
neither autocracy nor filibustering are
desirable features in parliamentary
government, yet, as between the two
evils, it is safer to risk one-man power
than rabble rule. An autoerat may
sometimes be just and conservative; a
mob never. 1t is a sad common
tary on American legislative pro-
ceedings, however, that congress
is compelled to resort to either
one of these evils to protect itself
against the other. There ought really
to be no occasion for the federation of
either autocracy or filibustering in
either branch of the national congress.
1t is reflection on popular government
when such things occur. We are dis
posed to think, however, that the Re-
publican leaders who are responsible
for the REED rules will live to see the
day when they will be sorry for what
they have done. When in the process
of time. as it will occur, the Democrats
get control Of the house and enforce
the new rules against the minority as
vigorously and as harshly as Speaker
REED is now doing. the Republicans
will be more charitably disposed
toward the Democratic protests that
are now on file against this rad
zeal change in parliamentary prac-
tice. 1t is safe to say that afte
the organization of the lower house of
congress has changed hands few times,
and both parties have had their fill of
autocracy, the rules will be again
modified SO that proper limitations shall
be placed upon the powers of the pre-
siding officer, aud he shall he entirely
relieved of the authority of dictatorship
with which he is now invested. BY that
time congress will have learned to be-
have Itself. land congressman will be more
impressed with the dignity of their sta
ton. When the members Of the lower
house learn to put as much stress upon
the honors they wear as the members of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD.

1 am daily laborer On daily news
paper.-Murat Halstead.
Newspapers have done much to alb
breyiate expression and so to improve
style.-EmersOn.
After reporters legs wear out they
make an editor out of him.-George S.
Welshons. at Pittsburgh Press Dinner.
We shall place jar of beans in our
window and offer 100 years. subscription
the person making the nearest guess
as to the nuLiber.-ArizOna Kicker.
THE man who sits in the cleaning
and writes out burning thoughts" for
the press helps to fill the editors waste
basket.
The editor of the Geneva, (Ala.),
Record is A. Blizzard. This is the first
report of blizzard so far South.-Du-
luth Tribune.
Some of the papers are saying that
the 'Bill," Jim" and "Pete" style of
Journalism must go.-Emporia. (Kan.) },
Republican.
A st. Louis lady says whenever she
sees a particularly gallant act or finds a
man giving up his seat in car to wo-
man. she knows that man is either a
Southerner, an actor, an artist or q
newspaper man.