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Iron County register., 1890-01-23
An Argentine Railway.

Probably the longest ''bee'' line railway
in the world is that from Buenos Ayres TO
the foot of the Andes. 1t covers $40 kilo-
meters, or about 275 miles, and is as straight
as an arrow. The highest grade IS about
three feet to the mile. 1t crosses no ravine
and no stream and therefore no bridge.
Iron County register., 1890-01-23

LET US beware OF the ideas to which we
give hospitality; let US not Pick them UP at
random in any book or journal which falls
into our hands. There are ideas which
once admitted Gan be dislodged only With
great difficulty.
Iron County register., 1890-01-23

"A West Union CIV. Va.( man set fif-
teen snares in his garden. and the first
night caught thirteen rabbits and two
DpOSSumS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-15
Washington Letter.

Representative Mckinley opened
the tariff debate in the House with
good, strong, sensible speech in ia
vor of the Mckinley tariff bill and
also stating in a nutshell the posi-
ton of the Republican party on the
question. He said eff any one
thing was settled by the political
contest of 1888 it was that the pro
tective policy as promulgated by the
Republican party in its platform as
maintained by the Republican party
through a long series of years,
should be secured in any legislation
which is to be had by a Congress
chosen in this great contest and up
on this mastering issue. 3 * The
people have spoken, and they asked
this Congress to register their will
and embody their verdict into public
law * If this bill shall become
a law the revenues Of the govern
ment will be diminished from fifty to
sixty millions Of dollars per annum. "
1t is expected that the general de-
bate on the bill will be closed Satur-
day night, then will solow eight
days of 6ve-minute debate, the final
vote being taken on the goth inst.
This bears out your correspondents
prediction that the bill would be
passed by the House before June I.
1t has been practically decided by
the Republicans of the House that
the river and harbor bill, carrying an
appropriation of something like S25,-
900, 900, shall not pass at the present
session. A number of other meas
ures involving more or less heavy
appropriations will also be quietly
shelved, and it will not be surprising
if the Democratic campaign of Eek
travagant appropriations" shall be
turned against that party in the COM
ing Congressional campaign by the
fact of the total amount of money
appropriated by the first session Of
the Flfty-first Congress being less
than that appropriated by the first
session of the Fiftieth Congress,
when the Democrats had majority
in the House.
The bill authorizing the Secretary
of War to deliver to the State of
Colorado all flags carried by Colo
RADIO regiments in the late civil war
has become a law.
The Senate took up the Jones sill
yer bill this week, but owing to the
absence Of Senator Jones, its author,
it will not be disposed Of until next
week, if then.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-15

the great body Of the people now
living were born. Generations have
passed away since tariff and free
trade were ably discussed by Henry
Clay, Daniel Webster, and other
statesmen of high standing, but their
arguments had not the power to hold
maiorities together. The leaders in
the debate on both sides, now in
progress at Washington, have the ut
most confidence in their positions,
and confront each other with bold
ness, Each side appear to believe
they have the decided vantage
ground. When the discussions
are exhausted and the question
comes to vote, will the decision be
what the entire majority believe to
be the true merits of the case, and
for the interests of the whole people
of the country; or will there be dis
position to favor leaders who have
worked hard to secure party trl-
umph. 1t is reasonable to suppose
that in a matter like the tariff, there
are involved many interests, in res
pect to which there must be differ
ences Of opinion between those of
the same political party. The whole
party cannot think solidly on import
ant points, but on a question like the
tariff the party is generally expected
to vote solidly to avoid disruption.
Much has been said for many
months past in respect to the general
depression of the farming interests
east and west: the Mckinley tariff
bill before Congress is regarded the
Republican tariff measure, and it is
claimed this meets the wants of the
population who are engaged in the
largest of all productive industries
in this country. To foster and en-
courage any other industry to the
neglect of the agricultural would be
a senseless policy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-15
The Eight Hour Strike.

The first of May, 1890, was fixed
upon by the great Labor Confedera-
ton as the day for the eight hour
strike in this country and in Europe.
In country towns and villages no es-
pecial interest was taken in this
great movement; labor is not organ
lied except in large cities and popu-
lous manufacturing towns. The
anxiety awaiting the result in these
places was intense. 1t is stated that
the first of May was attended with
no hostile demonstrations of much
account in this country or in any OF
the great cities of Europe, and it
may therefore be regarded one of
the important epochs of the age. If
the labor question, which has SO long
been a cause of strife, can be reason
ably compromised, there will be i'm
mense advantage gained. Shorten
ing the hours for legal days work
gives the workingman more time to
attend to the wants of his family.
With the increase of labor-saving
machinery, the time may soon come
when the hours of work may be re-
duced to six hours a day. When
that period comes the workingman,
it has been we'll said, who abstains
from intoxicants and useless expen-
ditures may have time to possess
himself of a house. horse and car
rage and library.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-15
Great Tariff Debate.

The great debate on the tariff
which has been in preparation for
months, was begun in Congress last
week: how long it will be continued
is not settled. The tariff problem is
one of the most remarkable in one
respect, ever attempted to be solved
in Congressional debate: that is, its
solution is never satisfactorily
reached. The main points in the
discussion of this subject were es-
sentiaTly the same three-quarters of a
century ago as to-day. With all the
laborious research, the collection of
volumes Of statistics, and the citation
Of commercial precedents, the argu-
ments on either side are no more sat
isfactory and conclusive than before
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-15
The Schools and Bible.

This paper refers to this subject
again simply to note the progress of
events. The late decision of the
Wisconsin Supreme Court declaring
the Bible a seCtarian book, and there
fore not allowable to be read in the
public schools, was received with but
little comment when first announced.
More recently there has been much
dissatisfaction expressed by the
Christian press and religious bodies
of different, denominations. The
history Of the opposition to the Bible
began to be manifest many years
ago and has been gradually strength
ening since. There have been radi-
cal changes made in the public
school literature Of the eastern and
western states. Especially is this
true of the reading books now in use
compared with the class of books
used many years ago. The process
Of carefully eliminating the name of
the Deity from school reading books
was not in obedience to the order or
decision of courts, but to crafty an
uneasy class Of mind. The latest
declaration of Importance is the
decision of the Supreme court
Of this State that the Bible is a sec
tartan book. This is step in adj
vance of former court decisions.
The grounds for the decision is that
the Bible furnishes the idea of a
Christ, and that is sectarian; there
fore, it may logically next follow
that the idea of God is sectarian.
The constitution of this State, from
which the court derives its authora-
tive opinions, begins with an &C
acknowledgement as follows: ave, the
people, grateful to Almighty God tor
freedom" &c. Now, the opening
caption to the constitution which the
school boy is asked to study,
has declaration which may be
pronounce sectarian, therefore not
admissible as a school study. 1t
has been recommended by some of
the best educators that the general
outlines of the constitution should be
studied by advanced classes in the
public schools. The school boy who
does not understand something OF
the government of the State is not
fitted for intelligent citizenship.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-15

sue. On the surface it appeared to
threaten political revolution in the
state unless the Republican party
should abandon the law and promise !
to repeal it. This the politicians in
effect promised to do.
At this crisis Gov. Hoard stepped
to the front. He no longer appeared
as a rural humorist publishing a
village newspaper that edited itself
and the story teller of county fair.
He refused to be guided by the die
tation of foreign priests or the cow
ardly policy of the leaders who had
fled from the field. He did not de-
ny his assent to reasonable modiica-
tons of the law if required. But he
held that its essential feature-the
compulsory education Of the children
of the people in the English Ian
guage-the lawful language Of this
country-should stand, or that if it
fell he should fall with it. Here was
a policy, an issue; and here, unex-
pectedly, appeared the man. His
courageous declaration thrilled the
people of all parties. A new leader
was found with a conscience, a will,
with pluck and with clairvoyant
vision better than a politicians sa
gaCity to see the end from the be-
ginning In an hour he became a
national man, the representative OF a
cause, the man of the hour, popu-
lar hero. The people saw more
than a clause of the Bennett law
they saw malign attack from for
eign priesthood on the public school
system of this country, and on its
language and laws. In recent in
terview, Gov. Hoard said 81 stand
to-day, as 1 have stood from the
first, for the essential principles of
the Bennett law [ have defended |
them in the past, and | shall persist
emily defend them in the future.
believe them to be right, to befor the
welfare Of the child, of the parent, of
the state, of the nation, and of CIV
ilization in general. These prlncl-
pies are CSSCIIldl " lllC llCLlcl
equipment of every child, to enable
that child to perform the duties of
good citizenship, to serve on Jurles
and to give testimony in the Ian
guage Of the country in our courts.
Denying any personal interest in the
result, which he claimed was above
all personality, he believed that the
Republican party would sustain his
position. At any rate he had faith |
to wait till the Republican State
convention "The great conscience
and conviction Of the Republican
party" he said, "will find expression |
then, and l entertain no apprehen-
sions as to the result. AS rule it
has not been very healthy to trif1e
with the convictions Of that party in
the past"
That was the speech of fully |
equipped man-of giant armed for
the war with bigotry, with ignorance,
with an exclusive and pestilent for
eignism, and for all that there is dear
and noble in Americanism. Wiscon-
sin has hero, but he belongs also to
the great cause Of popular education
in the language of this country, of
which he is the stalwart protagonlst.
-CHitag0 Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-15
THE MAN AND THE TIME.
The Hero and Representative OF Great
Cause.

Cause.
The heroes of a nation in modern
times come by accident and oppor-
tunity. A man with all the traits of
heroism, with intellect, with courage,
with faith, with frmness, with con-
science, with impulses that would
move him to the greatest achieve
ments, may tread only the quiet
walks Of private life; or if in public
life, he may not encounter any great
emergency calling his best qualities
into exercise. But for the war, Lin
coin would have been a very ordin-
airy president, and Grant would
have been nothing greater than
clerk in Galena lanyard.
Two years ago William D. Hoard
was the publisher of newspaper at
a Wisconsin interior town. He had
held some minor Offices, but had not
aspired to any high office. He was
a pleasant humorist, and told stories
at the cross roads where he met his
neighbors, at editorial conventions
and at the hotels when he made &C.
casional visits to large towns. Liv-
ing in the center of dairy neigh
borhood, he created dairy depart
ment for his newspaper. He was a
thrifty man and saved little prop
erty and became the owner of Jer-
sey COW or two. He attended Farm
ers' institutes, and between his sto-
ries talked "cow" and the Jersey
breed
About that time the alleged Re
publican machine in Wisconsin had
two or three politicians in the field
as candidates for Governor. An
element in the party that had not
been consulted looked around for a
man and a plan to beat the dom
inant political crowd. By accident
and with a view to make the fight
one of humor and oddity against
skill in political work, Hoard was
selected and his nomination advocat-
ed in portion of the Republican
press. The suggestion was received
with a sniff Of contempt or with open
laughter. But it grew into a for
midable movement Calling Hoard
''the COW candidate" seemed to make
him stronger instead of weaker. The
| tide rose and the politicians were
swamped. Hoard was nominated
and elected, with an accompanying
laugh. He wrote a sensible message
to the legislature; was called the
''cow Governor" as he had been
called "cow candidate" he took
everything with good nature, and
then he might have subsidized and his
career would have closed with his
term of office but for the events that
followed.
The legislature Of that state en-
acted statute which has been called
the Bennett law. 1t abolished child
labor in factories and required school
attendance during school age at
schools where instruction was given
in the primary branches in the En-
glish language. The law went into
operation, though it has not been en-
forced with vigor It is substantial
ly the same as the compulsory law OF
Illinois
The German priesthood, Lutheran
and Catholic, opened war against
this law. The politicians ran imme-
diately to cover and repudiated the
law. The Democrats, with few ex
ceptions; denounced it and demand
ed its repeal. A Democratic. Mayor
was elected in Milwaukee on that is
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
HEADLONG TO DEATH.
"A Fatal Runaway on the Yves
Side-isrunkep Driver.


"A Fatal Runaway on the West
Side-Drunken Driver.
Andrew Anderson met his death last
evening with terrible suddenness.. He
was seated in a coal wagon driven by
August Anderson, W neither relative of
the deceased it is not yet known. In
coming down South Wabasha street the
team became unmanageable and ran
away. Near the corner of Congress and
South Wabasha streets the wagon struck
telegraph pole, and Andrew Anderson
was hurled headlong to the ground.
Fearful injuries were sustained. par
ticularly about his head, and when
picked up life was extinct.
The driver. August Anderson. escaped
uninjured, and, as he was i'll an intox-
Gated condition, the police considered
themselves justified in retaining him at
the Ducas street station. The horses
were badly cut up and the wagon
smashed To pieces. A pocketbook found
upon tine person Of the dead gave the
name of Andrew Anderson. The re-
mains were conveyed to Folks morgue,
on South WabaSha.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Trial OF Long-Standing Suit
Against the Manitoba.

Judge Otis and jury are engaged in
trying the case of John Il. Guirney
against The st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba Railway Company. John w.
Willis appears for the plaintiff and
Judge Flandrau for the railway COM
pany. In 1888, white Guirney was fore
man of the construction force of the
Manitoba road, he was sent out TO inter-
lere with and Obstruct some work done
by the Fargo Southern Rail-
way company, which, in construct
ing its line of road from Fargo
tn Wahpetou, had made cut at the lat
tsr-named place in such way as to in
Jure the road of the Manitoba company.
The Fargo Southern company had OBJ
tanned an injunction in the United
States district court of Dakota against
the Manitoba company, of which Guir-
ney was not aware, and while carrying
out his instructions by the Manitoba
company was arrested by the United
States marshal of Dakota and detained
in prison for forty-eignt hours for con-
tempt of court, He asks that he be al
lowed $4,000 damages for the humilia-
tlon of arrest and imprisonment, and
claims that the Manitoba company is re-
sponslble to him in damages because he
was acting under orders of that COM
pany through its superintendent. The
case has been to the supreme court once
and was sent back for trial, the Judge
in the court below having dismissed the
action -
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03

vested in United States registered
bonds; therefore its policies are backed
up by the strongest possible elements
OF strength and security, and this asSO-
clasion supplies an indemnity that cam
not be questioned, providing a system
of insurance as secure as the greatest OF
the old-line companies. at cost which
will bear very favorable comparison.
Members pay an entrance fee, annual
dues, and one mOrtuary assessment
based upon the theory that both equity
and security require that members
should pay all costs in proportion to age
respectively. In second and subsequent
years the cost is limited by the charter
10 the annual dues, payable in the
month of September, for operating eX-
penses, together with the mortuary as
seSSments for death claims, regularly der
clared in the months of December, April
ana July.
The list of st. Paul members of the
Association contains the names of many
gentlemen we'll known In financial and
commercial circles. and in Colorado,
Dakota, Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Idaho,
Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Michigan,
Missouri, Massachusetts, Maryland, Ne
braska, New York. New Hampshire.
Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wis
consln the leading bank presidents,
cashiers and other officers have given
the association generous support, and
large portion of the policies are held by
them.
The trustees under the charter are:
MesSrS. c. Ii. Bigelow, president st.
Paul Fire and Marine Insurance compa-
ny; Nj. Auerbach, of fAuerbach, Finch 4,
Van Slyck; John B. Sanborn, presl-
dent St. Paul Chamber of Commerce;
William Il. Dean, of NicOlS & Dean,
and b. Beaupre, of Beaupre, Keogh d
Co.; names too well known to require
any comment.
The officers are: Messrs. Russell r.
Dorr, president; Gen. John B. SanbOrn.
vice president; DonglaS Putnam. secre-
tary; e. ii. Bigelow, treasurer; DR.. A.
L. Senkier, medical director-honorabe
and reliable men in every respect. The
executive management is thoroughly
efficient TO the smallest detail, and we
are confident that this association, the
strongest assessment company in Oper-
alton, will receive upon its own merits
the support and Endorsement of the
bankers and business men throughout
the states in which it is carrying on its
successful system of life insurance at
the lowest cost compatible with absO-
lutte security.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
READY FOR BUSINESS.
Capital Combines File Articles of
incorporation.

Articles of incorporation were yester-
day filed With the secretary of state by
The Minnehaha Park Syndicate of Mill
neapolis. The capital stock is S40O,OOO,
and the incOrporators are Llewellyn
Christian, Amory f. Gale, Richard j.
Mendenhall, Samuel T. Hance, Edward
NJ. Runvan, Charles A. Pillsbury, all of
Minneapolis, and Edward A. Bradley,
Of Aurora, Ill.
The company which last week filed
articles of incorporation under the title
of the Syndicate Land Company of Du-
luth, and was requested to change its
name Gy the secretary of state owing to
a company being incorporated under
that title previously, yesterday filed cor
rected articles of incorporation under
the title of the the Marine Land Com
pany of Duluth, with capital stock of
100000. The inc0rporators are Thomas
Z. Bowen, Fred j. Chapman. Samuel A.
Phillips, Frank l.. Buell.. Robert w.
Fulton and Irving A. Lesher, al! of DID,
luth
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
Sunday school Effort.

The state committee of the Minnesota
State Sunday School association held an
important meeting yesterday afternoon
at III East Third street. Nathan Ford,
president, and those present included
l.. W. Campbell. j. E. Bell, G. NJ.
Stocking, of Minneapolis: }. S. Noyes,
of Faribault; A. SpenS, of Brainerd
and George I'll. Hazard. 1t was re-
ported that much good has been done
in the districts where the recent con-
ventions were held. The committee on
state SUPERINTENDENT hol g to have the
acceptance of the proper man by the
next meeting of the committee.
Twelve Sunday school Institutes are
now being held in different pat of
Ramsey county.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
How II Was Done.


When his suspicious were aroused,
MIR. Kahn ascertained that no such per-
son as Isaiah Ostrander had been Oh
jury or was i'll the directory. Further
examination showed that of the twenty
certificates presented that day only two
were genuine; the other names were
fictitious and pretended indorse-
mentS bore wide range of penmanship.
Clerk OOonnor at first refused to be-
litve Davis guilty. and only admitted it
when the proof was laid before him.
How long this practice may have been
going Oh and what amount has been alb
Strated fri m the county treasurer are
SurmiSes, though the former is placed
ut year and the latter at Sl,5OO.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
Shall We Have a CARNIVAL ?

Several gentlemen interested in an
ice carnival met yesterday in the Twin
City Jockey club rooms, and, for an
hour. talked over the advisability of
holding an ice carnival this winter.
Nothing definite was decided, beyond
that prominent citizens will be called
upon to ascertain their views and sup
port likely to be given to the proposed
carnival. Such information will be pro-
duced at meeting to be held later. 1t
has been decided, III the event of hold
ing il carnival, that the ST. Paul Curling
club will arrange for great bon spiel
with the curling clubs of Minneapolis,
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Louis and Win
nipeg. IoXton Hunter presided.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
HAD A PLEASANT TIME.
Meeting of the South st. Paul
Fathers.

The city council of South st. Paul
met in regular session last evening and
cleared up the routine business. Prog
ress was reported on the completion of
the steam-heating apparatus for the
city hall, and the aldermen found that
very grateful and pleasant heat made
their meeting room quite comfortable.
The requests of Mr.. Radiant concerning
the abatement of assessments on Simon
avenue properties were again placed
under the consideration of the commit
tees. The Joint purchasing committee
of the council and board of education
reported progress in the matter of buy
ing furniture for the Stickney High
school.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03

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Teasdale, General Passenger Agent,
ST. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
A Safe Investment.

Banks and bankers may fail, mer-
chants aid manufacturers may suspend.
but the man who buys needfuI Cloth
ing for himself or children at the Bos-
ton One-Price Clothing House, on Third
street, will have made an investment
that will give comfort and happiness
for months to come,
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
Genuine Seal Caps Only $4 and S.,

Genuine Seal Caps Only 50 and So,
Made from pieces of genuine sealskin,
well matched and carefully sewn. A
handsome, durable Cap-to be found.
of course. only at the Plymouth Cloth
ing House. Also all the finer and finest
grades Of Sealskin Caps. This years
styles at last years prices. owing to the
foresight of the manager of the Fur De-
partment of the Plymouth Clotl ing
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