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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
EULOGY OF THE DEAD.
The Houses Tribute to the Me-
mOry of Judge Kelley.

mOFy OF Judge Kelley.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The house
to-day adopted resolutions calling on
the secretary ofth treasury for inform
alton as to whether the government is
the owner or holder of any of the first
mortgage securities of any of the Pacific
railroads which were aided by the gov
eminent. and the amount and authority
by which the same was required. Re.
solutions were also adopted calling on
the secretary of war for information as
TO whether there are sufficient money
and facilities at commend of the war de-
partment to guard the leveeS and other
works and plants of the government
from destruction by the present flood,
ana, IL MOTT report what may be neceS-
sary. Also to inform the house if there
is reason TO apprehepd unusual danger to
human life, and what steamers can be
used by the department or the AIissis-
sippl river commission to rescue those
in peril. Senate amendments were con-
Cured i'll to house bill authorizing the
construction of bridge across the
Missouri river at Pierre, S. d.. and
authorizing the Oregon & Washington
Bridge company to construct a bridge
across the Columbia river, between Or
egon and Washington. Public bust.
ness being suspended, the house pro-
ceeded to pay its last tribute of respect
to the memory of William ID. Kelley, of
Pennsylvania. Eulogies were pro-
nounced by Messrs. O'Neill, of Penn
sylvania; Holman, of Indiana; Banks,
Massachusetts; Bingham. of Pennsyl-
vania; Wilson, of West Virginia; Can
non, of Illinois; McKenna, of CajifOr-
mia; Reilly, of Pennsylvania; Atkin-
son, of Pennsylvania; Breckenridge, of
Kentucky; Kerr, of Iowa, and Reyburn.
OF Pennsylvania, and then as mark Of
respect to the memory of the deceased
the house adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
COMBINES TWO SYSTEMS.
Representative Lodge Introduces
a Federal Election RjII

WASHINGTON. March Is. -Represen-
tative Lodge introduced his federal
election bill in the house to-day. The
bill is a combination of the Australian
system with federal control of elections.
The Australian system. as in force in
Massachusetts. is adopted and applied
to the whole country in all congressional
and presidential elections. Each poll
ing place is put in charge of six judges.
or supervisors, three representing each
political party. Voters who cannot
read and write, and consequently can
not mark their own tickets, may have
the tickets marked for them by one of
the supervisors in the presence of an
other representing the opposite
party. Primarily the elections
are in control of the states
wherein they are held. but upon the pc
tition Of 500 voters in any district the
federal government will assume all the
functions of the state and take absolute
control of the polls under the same regu-
lations which apply to the state con troll.
A voter who purposely allows any one
to know how he is about to vote, by
showing his marked ballot, or any per-
son who endeayOrs to induce q voter to
show his marked ballot, shall be subject
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
The Law Prohibits.

The Washington department was not
quite persuaded by the sophistry of the
board of immigration in Florida that its
scheme to supply the householders of
that state with 1000 servant girls from
Norway and Sweden could slip through
the alien contract law. That prohibits
persons coming to this country under
contract to labor. Narrow constructions
have made it appear somewhat absurd
at times, but it was evidently designed
to defeat such projects as that in Flor
ida. 1t was insisted that the statute did
not apply because the girls came at
their own expense. with no specific
agreement as to employment or loca.
ton. The facts seem to be that the
money for their passage is advanced, to
be repaid out of their wages, and they
have assurances of work at wages from
Sc to $40 per month in domestic service.
Such inducements held out by recog-
niZed agents of the state, impose obliga-
tons that are virtually contracts. The
law means to protect home labor from
impOrtationS hunted up to displace it.
The Florida case is in its direct path
way. 1t may involve some hardship,
but that is frequent incident Of whole
some general rules.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
GOOD GOV ERNMENT.

1t is with pardonable pride that the
people of this city refer to st. Paul's
financial standing, for it is fact known
and commented upon in all the money
centers, both Of this country and of Eu-
rope, that there is not another American
city whose credit is so good or whose
securities are more in demand. When
ever there is occasion to issue new
bonds or certificates of indebtedness in
any form, 1t is not perpleXing Ques-
tion with the city authorities where to
find some one to take them at par, but
it is simply a rush and competition
among buyers as to who will
pay the highest premium for st.
Paul securities. 1t will be fur
thermore observed from the state
ment of st. Paul's financial affairs pub
lished in this issue of the GLOBE that
the city'S extraordinary stability of
credit has not been forced by artificial
processes or boosted by eXtraneous
conditions, but has been a matter of
steady and continuous growth. We do
not allude to this healthy condition of
our municipal finances to encourage the
idea that we should abuse the oppor-
tunity our good credit affords for Dor
rowing more and straining our credit in
order to push public improvements, but
we refer to it with the hope of impress
ing our people with the necessity
for letting well enough alone and to
sustain the policy which has brought
about this satisfactory condition of af-
fairs. Our sound financial standing has
been acquired through the conserva-
tism and honest administration of long
and almost unbroken line of Demo-
cratic officials. We say this in no par
tlsan spirit, and with no desire to exalt
party service beyond its merits; but
simply because the facts justify the
statement, and in addition thereto are
source of pride and satisfaction to the
majority Of our citizens who have in
sisted upon keeping our municipal
affairs under Democratic admins
tration. The results show that they
have made no mistake In that
policy. The marvellous rapidity of our
growth and municipal development
has presented opportunities for fraud,
pecuIation and corruption on the part
of municipal officials such as no other
American city ever presented, and yet
it is remarkable fact thatno other city
has been so free from scandal and cor
Tuption as st. Paul. Going back over
the forty years of Democratic admins.
tration, we cannot find single instance
of official croOkedneSs, nor has one dol
lar Of public moneys been diverted
from its legitimate purpose. We chal-
lenge the entire history of municipal
government to show parallel in
stance Of official purity and honest
administration. With the best credit in
the world and the lowest tax rate, il is
no wonder that st. Paul is quoted in the
stock markets as the most thoroughly
solvent municipality in the country.
and it is tribute to the past admins
tration Of affairs that ought to be recog-
nized by the people here at home. 1t is
q record that Republicans as well as
Democrats can be proud of, for all par
tisan feeling melts away in the presence
of such honorable administration of
municipal affairs; and every st. Paul
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
Youthful Snobbery.

A recent case in Chicago shows a
tendency that IS probably due to the
growth of society and communities. 1t
was decided that a law student couldn't
be required to do any service not directly
in the repertoire of the profession. A
young man was employed in law Office
at $275 a year. Like law students
usually, he was to tread law and make
himself generally useful" He was re-
quested one day to dust off some of the
books, and refused to do it. as deroga-
tory to his standing and the work of a
mental. His services were not needed
longer, of course, and he brought suit
for the years pay, and obtained judg-
ment. The defendants brought up the
old lawyers to tell how they made them
selves generally useful" and objected
to nothing in their youthful office life.
On the other side, the young lawyers
testified that the modern usage was diff
ferent. 1t was technical and refined.
The young man should not be required
to touch dust. even if on law books.
One could not well imagine an incident
of that kind in the early life of Daniel
Webster, Henry Clay or Abraham Lin
coin. They had no such snobbery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
THE HEALTHIEsr PLACE.

The statement that the vital statistics
of st. Paul show smaller death rate
than any other considerable city in the
country, if town in Southern Cali
fornia is not made an exception, is ac-
copied with much reluctance by man y
localities that have assumed to be the
most Salubrious health resorts. Nature
has been very partial to st. Paul, and
the supplement to her programme req
uisite is that no perniciouS taints OF
impurity shall be suffered to infect the
human machinery. No locality has more
of the conditions of buoyant, vigorous
animal existence, or abounds less with
the resistless impulses toward ''better
world" The grip was able to get fatal
hold to the smallest extent. 1t Is not
able in this connection that the epidemic
decreased in fatality as it moved west
and south from Boston, where it com
menced its labors. The increased DEATH
rate in Boston was 2.11, in New York
l.97, and gradually decreasing to 1,30 in
Chicago and almost nothing in st. Paul.
1t was badly discouraged here.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16

Birchall is iden titled
The Perrin case is ended.
The Afghans are in revolt.
Ives and Staynor are bailed.
Saltwater has n small strike.
Stepniak denounces the car
Tascott is discovered again.
Kirksyile, Mo-, is half burned up.
Southern levees are sloughing away.
Minneapolis has a new athletic club.
Kincaid, Taulbee's flayer, is nervous.
Three Troiaus are killed in q landslide.
A Pittsburger murders his stepdaughter.
Regina, n. W. T., suffers from big fire.
Freycinct will head the new French Cabi-
net.
Harrison orders boomers off the Cherokee
strip.
Senior Joaquin lottery agent, visits ST.
Paul.
The league reserve rule is smashed at Phil
adelphia.
Representative Lodge introduces a federal
election bill.
The Wyoming statehood bill is ready to be
reported.
The salaries of North Dakota officers are
reduced
McCalla threatens to kill seaman for smil-
ing at him.
Negroes caught cutting Southern leyees are
shot and killed.
A brutal Nebraska murder is followed by
lynching thirty minutes later.
The initial meeting of delegates to the in
ternauOnal labor congress is held.
Republican conspirators formulate excuses
Sor stealing the Montana senatorships.
The governor of Louisiana refuses the
offer of 100000 by the Louisiana Lottery
Compeny for repairs of the levees.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
THE ETERNAL-WHY?

Why is it. when trades most engrossing,
And time has value i'll cash.
We're always too late at the crossing?
The car hurrieS by with crash,
A rumble, and tumble, and dash.
In the law of the all-wise Creator.
Why, when our attorney we'd seek,
May we count on the dumb elevator
Being safe in the uttermost peaks
We gaze up. and mourn at the freak.
Why Is it that. ever and ever,
The burden we carrys too great?
Why is it. with faithful endeayor,
The back either breaks with its weight
Or we come to the goal still too late:
Why is it the house plans we're drafting
For shelter of others are made:
Why is it the trees we are grating
Shall furnish their fruit and their shade
To strangers when our hopes are laid:
Why is it forever we're bending
Meath the stroke-the scourge of the rod
Why do we oft long for the ending
That falls OH our souls as the clod
Falls, when comes the summons OF God?
Why-why Interrogation eternal
Dost thrust myself into all joy
Bringing frost to the flowers siill vernal,
Their lints ana perfumes TO destroy.
Bringing iron, loves gold to alloy:
Well, such is the law as He made it.
We mortals must strive and grow strong.
Take the dictum and never upbraid it.
Have patience-it will not he long
And we know that He cannot do wrong
Frank }. Mead.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
SUNDAY CHATTER.

A st. Paul party recently, as the ac-
count is, in reading glowing eulogium
on the benefcence of labor, its province
as promoter of health and a general
instigatOr of bright and cheerful things
III the panorama of existence, became
so impressed with the scheme that he
was getting ready to add three or four
hours day to his toll, when delivery
by an inspired man, at least an ex-
FOUNDER of inspired things, impressed
him with the declaration that ''there is
no sense In killing ones self with
work." Yet that is what multitudes of
people are doing. They wear out life
by needless worry and toll in order to
get the means for comfort later on.
Many become so habituated to constant
rounds of business activity that they are
untitled ever to relax and take life
easy. There is need of occasional les
sons in abstinence from severe toll.
Most people know all about the beauties
of work and its province in keeping
life from stagnating and rotting. On
the whole, people work too much and
recreate too little in this country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
An English RefOrme err.

Detroit has an art school or institute
that has a large endowment and is
chiefly patronized by ladies. Perhaps
it is for their exclusive use. A profess
or has been put in charge of it who is
recently from the aesthetic culture of
English schools, and is attempting to
break into the local customs ofthe Mich
igan community. He insists that the
ladies must attend constantly or have a
valid excuse. They pOuted at this, but
when he issued command that there
should be no more gum chewing within
his purview. they kicked. All did the
pedal act in concerted rage. They will
not compromise or relent on this point
All will abandon the school if the ukaSe
is not recalled. The professor has a
long time contract and power to estab-
lish regulations. If he sticks these
charming young beings will wag their
jaws outside of this temple of art and
refinement. Some have the romantic
conception that nature has mercifully
incapacitated girls who chew gum from
being aware that they have none ofsthe
powers requisite to artists. Perhaps the
Englshman has raised this issue to eff
feet their subsistence into natural roles
without exposing the Notifying cause.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
Republican Conspirators For
mulate Excuses for Steal
ing Senatorships.
Chicago Must Put Up Ten
Millions or Lose the
Fair.
A Massachusetts Mans Idea
for Federal Control of
Elections.
The House Pays a Tribute to
the Late Congressman
Kelley.

WASHINGTON, March ia meeting
of the Republican members of the SEN
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tions was held to-day, at which Chair
man Hoar submitted the first draft of
his report on the case of the senators
from Montana. 1t was considered at
length, and, after some slight amend
ments had been made, j. was adopted
as the report of the majority. Senator
Hoar will have it ready for presentation
to the senate Monday or Tuesday. Sen
ator Gray, who is in Delaware, will pre-
pare the minority report. will return on
Wednesday, and, it is supposed, will
have the report ready at the time for
action by the senate. AT the meeting
to-day the senators present discussed
informally the subject of national
election law, and the bills intended to
prevent congressional gerrymandering
in the states. No disposition was shown
by any one to press either of these top
les.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16

to fine of from $50 to $500, and larger
destruction of election posters or sup
plies, or for filing false certificates of
nominations, or for failure of election
officers in their duties. Challenges are
not to be entertained fol the purpose OF
delaying votes. The marshal of the
county is required to furnish deputies to
preserve order. under the direction OF
the election officers, and to secure to all
duly qualified voterS the peaceable ex.
ercise of their right to vote, but he is not
to allow them to Interfere with the
election. Thd bill carries an appropria-
ton of $500,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
Ladies in Politics.

Women have in Kansas been given
the right to vote at municipal elections
i'll the first and second class cities.
These elections are held on che first day
of April. and possibly the women suS-
pect there is some foolishness about the
matter. as very few of them are being
registered for the vote. This apparent
lack of interest has caused the Equal
Suffrage association at the state capital
to issue stirring appeal to their sisters
to shake off their lethargy and inditfer-
ence and be men-that is, vote as men.
They assert that ''the time has passed
in Kansas when women can SIT with
folded hands and lament because weak,
incompetent or vicious officials are
chosen" Further, they insist that the
woman has not done her part until she
has helped run the primaries as we'll as
voted at the election. 1t is to be hoped
the appeal will be effective, and the la
dies will afford illustrations such as the
towns of that state will admit of female
participation in municipal politics. But
if they won't, they won't. There is
little use of trying to get them to vote
unless they see fit to,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
KINCAID is VERY NERVOUS.
Tauibee's Slayer Suffers From At.
faCkS of PPOstratiOn.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The grand
jury was not in session to-day, and no
further action was taken in the case of
Charles E. Kincaid, charged with the
killing of ex-RepresentatiYe Taulbee.
1t is understood, however, that a pre-
sentiment has been found on which
the eX-district attorney will prepare the
indictment, and that 1t will be passed
on by the grand jury early in the week.
Kincaid was looking fairly we'll and in
apparent good spirits to-day, but last
night suffered from an attack of nerv-
GUS prostratiOn. The frequency of
these attacks begins to tell on his gen.
eral health and his appearance and ae-
ti0ns, and causes some apprehension to
his friends. 1t is more than likely that,
if the indictment is not presented early
in the week, and some arrangement is
not made for his release on bail, that
efforts will be made for having him
placed in hospital under police sur.
VeillanCe,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
Political insurance.

ST. Paul Eye.
It's quite the fashion among the poll
ticians now to organize an insurance
company. Albert Scheffer started it to
capture the alliance. and Gov. McGill
has followed suit. IN the latest COM
pany there are Alessrs. Kittleson, Sven
son, Olson. McGill. Johnson and several
other Scandinayians. Now. if Brer
Merriam should organize one to capture
the Irish vote we should be tolerabiy
well supplied with insurance. Wonder
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16

where there Is urgent need for them, is
int he fact that so many congressman are
trying to secure appropriations for small
towns in their districts, to add to their
popularity. There are seventy or eighty
such bills, and the least sum in any of
them is $4,000. A town in Maine of
1000 population has one Of these bills
already passed the house.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
Frances Lays a Corner Stone

New YORK, March 15.-Mrs. Cleve-
land performed the ceremony of laying
the corner stone of the new building of
the eye and ear infirmary at Second av-
enue and Thirteenth street to-day.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, who was to have
presided over the exercises, was pre-
vented by illness from doing so. and
Hon. A. S. Hewitt took his place.
Bishop Potter offered prayer, and G..
w. Curtis delivered an address
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16

A BILL in the Canadian parliament
makes it felony for man to marry
more than one woman in day. 1t is
stated that it doesn't apply to preachers
and justices Of the peace. No reason APP
pears why they should be allowed
special privileges. But man is worse
.han hog to want to marry more than
one woman in day, even if swift di-
vorce courts help him to the feat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
Gamblers Quit Council Biaffs.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, To-, March l5.-To-
night the gambling houses of this city
are closed for the first time in years.
The movement against the gamblers be-.
gan with the citizens ticket, which was
elected by an overwhelming major
ity two weeks ago. Immediately after
the business men Of the city organized
an anti-gamblers league. The gamblers
decided to close and move out without
further ado. 1t is great victory over
an element that has dominated the city
for wears
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16

The obese and jovial, but devoted
local missionary to aqueous and yarie-
g ted sinners, caused a natural smile
with considerable class of his hearers
last Sunday. when he prefaced his col
lection appeal with the statement that
he had no assistants in his work, but
''played lone hand-with God" There
is no doubt as to his meaning or remin-
iSchnchS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16

THE Methodist church is often spoken
of as the great pioneer of missionary or
ganization, and yet its chief develop
ment has been since civilization has
moved westward In palace cars. 1t in
creased from 100000 in 1850 to 100000
in 1890, from re cent statistics.