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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
QUESTION OF GRAMMAR.

The Minneapolis Journal, being pub
lished at the Athens of Minnesota, and
circulating in a community of high
scholastic attainments, keenly inter-
ested in questions of abstract intel
lectuality, has been plunging into the
domain of English grammar. 1t quotes
from the MankatO Free Press as fol-
lows:
WHO can farmers trust 90 asks an ex-
change. Certainly not the jaWsmiths who
are endeavoring to talk their way into Office
on the wings of the farmers movement
And then it adds out of its own critical
inner consciousness:
Nor a man who murders the English Ian
guage.
All this requires close attention, like
any puzzle, but the GLOBE guesses the
answer to be that the Journal disap-
proves of the word who as the OBJ
jective case of the interrogative pro-
noun. If this is so. the world need look
for no weightier evidence of the pro-
fundity of Minneapolis culture.
There are two or three standards by
which to determine the correctness of
an English expression. The rules OF
grammar are fixed by the force of his
torical precedent, by considerations Of
euphony and beauty, and by the author
ity of the custom and usage of the best
people. If a Minneapolis newspaper
says that who cannot properly be en-
ployed as the objective case Of the in
terrogative pronoun, there is Of course
no room for further discussion, but the
poor barbarians outside the pale would
be grateful for little further light on
the subject.
Does the Journal prefer whom" to
''who" because the history of the word
shows that the termination ''m" is the
regular appendage marking its object
i've case? Or does it think that whom"
sounds better than "who?" Or does its
study of classical authors lead it to be
lieve that the best of them have used
''whOm" prevailingly in such positions?
Every other scholars investigations
have brought him TO a different con-
clusion from all of these; and learned
people, with the exception of the Jour
nal, will probably agree that who is
as good as whom, " no matter from what
standpoint you approach the problem.
The journal knows, however, and what
ever it says goes. Only it might as well
say il.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
THE STORY OF a DAY.

Scarlet fever is epidemic at Milwaukee.
A big lead mine is discovered in Utah.
The wheat market became tame again
President Harrison leaves for Vermont.
The schooner Ethel is seized in sealing
waters.
The Omnibus stake at Morris Park is won
by Rey Del Rev.
Many persons are drowned by a cloud
burst in Austria.
HowIing socialists are in full feather at the
Brussels congress.
The Western association fails 10 hold a
meeting at Minneapolis.
The Milwaukee club is finally installed in
the American association.
Hail does immense damage in Otter Tail,
Nllkin and Wadena counties.
The second days shoot in the department
Of Dakota contest occurs at Fort Smelling.
Mrs Edward Mcmahon horsewhips mill
ionaire and his lawyer in Chicago court.
A Duluth family are charged with trying
to starve an old man to death to get his
money.
Mr. Durant names the executive commit
tee of the Harmonic Hall Democratic assO-
citation.
The race horse Whitney breaks the mile and
seventy yards record to 1:44I2 at Garfield
Park, Chicago.
A Seattle judge rules that Cinnamon must
be returned to the country from which they
came last. instead of to china, in all cases.
The bar of the Third judicial district of
South Dakota eXOnerates Judge Andrews
from the charge of lewd conduct with a col
lege girl
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
ECCENTRIC ERIC.

The sacred precincts of the state house
were once more inv led by that anomoly.
Eric Olson-Eric. the patriotic but pessi-
mistic exponent of the grain growers-and
he delved and deived, and filled page after
page in his note book This time he was in
quest of farmers elevator companies that are
incorporated under the laws of the state.
Why this research no one knows for GER
taintv. Eric works, as everybody does know,
with sphinx-like mystery. He gave no in
timation of the purport Of his researches.
He had disappeared so completely from
the capitol haunts that his sudden return
was a shock to the habitues and Of
fetal funetiOnaries. II deyelopes that
Eric had only been waiting in solitary
retirement for the passage of the summer
solstice to resume his colossal task of reform
ing the state. But what of the farmer ele-
vator companies? All. an idea The sus-
pIcion has dawned upon the willy Eric that
the voracious wolf is clad in the soft fleece
habiliaments of the gentle lamb. Some un-
holy, designing capitalists with speculative
proclivities have been identifying themselves
with these farmer institutions, and Eric the
philanthropist has commissioned himself to
tear them up root and branch.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
LET DONNELLY JOIN.

To cultivate the science and the art of fish
ing with rod. SUCH is the declared object
of new incorporation. The ethics of the
rod with a speckled trout as the active Illus
tration must be a facinating study. but
shades of Izaak Walton, where will this mod
ern esthetic craze end?
The project was evolved by several of St.
Paul and saltwater scientists, and it is to be
an exceedingly exclusive institution. The
class is to be limited to fifteen, and students
are elective. Moreover, each must receive
the unanimous vote of the whole; and here
is unique and novel hypothesis in political
science. Each must not only vote for all the
others, but each must vote for himself. A
little inadvertency or failure to observe this
fundamental principle of the institution in
hibits the candidate And this new school
has for its caption the romantic and euphone-
Gus words ''Mishe-Mokwa club" That alone
ought to insure its unequivocal success. and
further developments will be awaited with
expectant interest by a curious public.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
ALLIANCE CONVENTIONS.
Plain Farmers and Third Party
Men Get Together.


HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 18.-The in
dependent state convention organized
this afternoon by the election of
State Senator Paynter. as tenn
porary chairman. Nearly 700
delegates, representing seventy
six of the eighty-nine counties,
were in attendance. Addresses were
delivered by Congressman-elect Kern,
of theThird district; President Powers,
of the National Alliance; State Master
Workman Deck and others. The
temporary organization was made
permanent and Senator Van Wyck
moved that nominations be proceeded
with, which called forth tor
rent of protest and after long wrangle
it was decided that the platform should
be adopted before nominations were
made. While the committee on resolu-
tions was formulating the platform,
speeches were made by Van Wyck and
Joy Burrows.
The platform indorses the Cincinnati
document; prOnounces in favor of
abolition of national bank notes; ad-
vocates government loaning money to
private individuals; calls for free
and unlimited coinage of siyer;
government scontrOl of railroads,
steamship lines, telegraphs and tel
ephones; condemns congress for its ex-
travagance in other lines and failure to
provide for old soldiers; demands serv-
ice pensions and pensions for all pris-
oners of war; also equal distribution of
soldiers bounties and enhanced ap-
preparations for soldiers; of calls on
congress to declare forfeited title
to all land in the United
States he'd by aliens and by railroads
in excess of actual needs. and closes by
reiterating fealty of farmers to the
cause of the people and the old soldier.
Joseph W. Edgerton. of South Omaha.
was nominated for supreme judge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
THE DRESS REFORM.

Some results, visible or otherwise,
should issue from all this agitation over
female dress reform. 1t is not a move
ment that will bear the rude touch of
the masculine hand, but the interest in
the subject is not limited TO one sex.
Its philosophy has been evolved in the
inspiring shades OF Chautauqua, but. if
the reports are reliable, the first organ
lied onset on the present IntegumentaTy
fOllies is to transpire at Boston. The prof.
ect is that on the first rainy Saturday
in October 200 Boston ladies Of social
standing are to do a sort of amaZOnian
march act On the streets. The general
environments are to reach an inch or
two below the knee, with long CATERS
of macintosh cloth on the lower parts.
This is taken as 50 literal feature that
the facetious are merry over it. The
New York Sun advises the mayor of
Boston to call public meeting to pro-
test against it. and others propose to
provide bands and escort. Ii the attire
of the Dress Reform club is accurately
stated, its public demonstration will
crowd the streets. If the experience is
like that of the old bIoomer experiment
of quarter of a century ago, its cOnclu-
sion will be similar. The costume had
some external similarity to the one in
dieated at Boston. but, unhappily, those
who appeared in it in public were the
old and angular females of pro-
nounced visage. More taste and
discrimination may be had at BOS-
| 4o- rrboro = bOuaUor nuob oOO-
| fusion in the average mind as to the
real meaning of this reform. not in its
aims so much as the constituents and
evolutions. The waters have been
| stirred, and the outcome will be looked
| for with more than the eager vision Of
| the angler. One of the fair prieSteSses
of the new movement, Mrs. FRANK
PARKER, promotes masculine interest
| by the statement that lit means some
thing more than the mere putting off of
| corsets. 1t means nothing less than
that the beauty of the line from the arm
pit to the ankle must be appreciated
| and insisted upon, and that perfect
physical proportion is Obscured if not
accompanied by grace of motion. The
| beauty of the lines of the female form
must be seen"
There is hope for reform on that
line. The devices hitherto have in
sisted on sanitary principles alone. 1t
they can be combined with the artistic
and attractive they may be made to go.
The average young woman is not going
to make a guy of herself to promote any
phase of physical welfare.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
A COUNTRY PAPER.

Country newspapers are necessity, ana
country newspapers have function to per
form. Many a country editor starts into this
field thinking he can revolutionize the state,
and, after that guide the destinies of the
country. An honest confession. they say, is
good for the soul, and to all who contem-
plate now or hereafter to embark in this line
of journalism, the following, from the North
Branch review, which is now under the
management of John H. Huber, is recon-
mended as an expression of opinion that is
UNIQUE and at the same time truism which
may prove of value to new beginners:
The Review will be local newspaper,
and will make no attempt to gather general
news for its readers. The talent and enter
prise of the Twin City journals can supply
that deficiency We do not intend to sup
Div any long-felt want, but embark in this en-
terprise because we think it will pay.
Mr. Huber is man of ability, and has had
experience. as the neat appearance of the
Review fully attests and the people OF North
Branch are to be congratulated upon the ac-
QUESTION of a man who will not only run a
good newspaper, but aid in building up and
bringing to the front the town he has made
his ad Opted home.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
MIRACLE WORKERS.

The GLOBE lifts its voice III warning
against the men who claim to be able to
perform miracles. Perhaps the day of
miracles is not wholly past, but it is
safe to say that wonder workers will
not be found among those who have
pretentious business offices and promise
fabulous profits to such as will intruSt
their money to them. If any one knows
q scheme by which lie can make 100 per
cent on his investment i'll a week with
out risk, he will not be apt to circulate
the information by dodgers distributed
at the street corners, nor to invite the
cooperation of everybody who can
scrape together SO for the venture.
The world is too full of idle capital in
the hands of shrewd business men look
ing for opportunities to make such meth
DDS necessary or desirable. The earn
ing capacity Of capital, unaccOmpanied
by the personal labor of its owner, is
about measured by the current rate of
interest. If ANY one offers much bigger
return than this, his standing and his
intelligence deserve careful scrutiny
before he should be listened to. The
poor man without facilities for inquir-
ing cannot do much better than to put
his savings into a bank or building
society managed by his friends, will
whose character and career he is famiI
lar. Big promises by strangers are in
variably cloak for some form of dis
honesty. and the fool who trusts then
will gain experience at the eXDeDSa nj
his money. 1t would be just as wise t
burn up a ten-dollar bill as to invest i
in scheme controlled by people witt
whom one has no acquaintance and wht
advertise their ability to make some
thing out of nothing. This plan ha
been tried over and over again in thu
course of the worlds history, by TIN
well-meaning as well as by the criminal
but it has never come to anything.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
OLD STEAMBOAT DAYS.

''For many years l steamboated between
here and st. Louis in the earlier days when
it was the proper mode of travel" said
)ley Massman the other night. ''One
bright spring day some ten years ago" he
pursued "a party of young graduates Of
some acadamy came aboard at an Iowa town
Il forget what town-for an excursion to
ST. Louis. Now, let me explain. A portion
of the machinery that propeis the pump
that supplies the boiler is denominated the
DOCTOR in steamboat parlance. Well, we
had not gone far when the doctor met
with an accident, and were obliged to run
in at the first town to have it repaired. One
budding young graduate with an inquiring
mind essayed to find out the cause of the de-
lay. After being politely Informed by the
captain, she hurried to the cabin where her
companions were.
81 know the difficulty she exclaimed
y "'What is itT they asked in chorus.
" "'Why the physician is broken, and that
Is ALL she returned in confident and know
ing tones.'
But it is not related whether she fancied
the word "broken" had any connection with
with the financial condition of the doctor. "
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES.
James W. Parker Accuses Attor-
ney Flannery of Sensational
Conduct.

James W. Parker Accuses Attor-
ney Flannery of Sensational
Conduct.
Yesterday witnessed new and sensa-
tional developments in the Parker
divorce case, now pending in the
Minneapolis courts. Between and
6 d. m. Officer Butler was called
to the Bank of Commerce block. Upon
his arrival he found George p. Elan
merry. the we'll known attorney, holding
James w. Parker by the wrists. When
he inquired what was wanted, Flannery
excitedly accused Parker of having used
threatening and violent language toward
him, and Parker RECALLED the officer and
the crowd, which had, in the meantime
assembled, with rather unsayory
story rejecting upon his wife and Elan.
merry. He stated that he had looked
through the keyhole Of Flannery's of
flee and had seen that gentleman
and Mrs. Parker reclining upon
the sofa in compromising
attitude, and that, after repeat
ed knocking, he had finally sue
ceeded in getting Flannery to come to
the door. Officer Butler. feeling unequal
to the task of deciding the case, took
both gentlemen to the lookup, intending
to allow FIannery to take out war
rant against Parker. The court officers,
however. had gone home. and, as no
warrant could be secured, both were re-
leased. Mr.. Flannery stated last even
ing that Mrs. Parker had only been in
his Office about three minutes and had
come there merely to consult profess
sionally. He denies that there was
ANYTHING improper.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
PR|CEE:
--ON--
5 ! n !! a.!

Garments ordered or Sc
leeted this month that
will amount to a saving
Of 500 to $50 on a gar
ment, and is only done
so as to avoid all our
customers rushing in on
us from November to
Christmas, when we can't
handle the trade as well
for our own or your in
terest. If you intend to
have a Seal Garment,
come NOW.
AS to repairs, we don't
want to refuse to take them,
but our foreman says we
have all we can do up to Nov.
1st, and we must take them
hereafter with plenty Of time
limit. So be warned, for if
you wait until September
with them it may BE-
Christmas before you get
them. In regard to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
KELLAR AND sTIVERs.

The new Sixth congressional district
IS part of famous battle ground, and, if
H. c. STIVERs and HENRY KELLAR
really propose to contest for the Demo
cratic nomination, there are lively
times ahead for it once more. Such a
fight as KNUTE NELSON and CHARLES
T. KINDRED waged there years ago in
the convention, and afterwards out of
the convention, Will probably never be
known again in the history of the state {;
but warriors like the Stearns county
manufacturer and the Brainerd editor
will be able to stir things up with in
terestIng vigor. Both the men are ora
tors OF no small caliber. STIvERs is
calmer, more persuasive, more coherent
and more logical than his rival {;
but KELLAR can talk faster, oftener
and longer than any public man
i'll Minnesota. They are both attractive,
genial and successful, but KELLAR
dresses better than STIvERs. KELLAR
always wears frock coat and a high
hat, even when he is blowing; while
STIvERS can daily be found setting the
type Of the Brainerd Journal in his
shirt sleeves. KELLAR is richer than
STIvERS. but STIvERS has done more
for the state than kELLAR, because he
has more children. The GLOBE does
not know how many children KELLAR
has, if he has any, but 1t knows that he
has not as many as STIvERs. 1t would
be impossible for anybody to have as
many children as STIvERs. He has a
quiverful. He has reached the limit.
He has passed beyond the patriarch
JACOB, despite that worthy mans
achievements in this direction. With
claims so evenly balanced, there need
be no dull times in the Sixth congress
siOnal district if KELLAR and STIvERs
decide to compete for the prize. They
are both good men, but, if either is bet
ter than the other, may he win.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19

the woods and grounds without guard
and without his military uniform. The
czar's visit to Finland has been fol-
lowed by a decree depriving the Firms
of the freedom of the press. Hereafter
newspapers are to be controlled
by a Russian board of censors
on the Russian plan. and the gov
ernor general may, on his own judg-
ment, suppress any publication. Con-
siderable excitement prevails in Finland
over the announcement. 1t is looked
upon as the harshest step yet taken by
the government of Russia to destroy the
liberties of the Firms, in direct viola
ton OF the compact made by the car,
Alexander. in 1908, at the diet of Borgo,
when he solemnly confirmed and en-
gagged himself to respect the rights and
privileges of all classes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
TO-DAY,s WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-For Wisconsin;
Warmer. southerly winds and fair Wednes-
day; increasing cloudiness and showers by
Thursday, and warm wave. For Iowa:
Warmer; southerly winds and local rains;
continued warm and showery weather
Thursday. For Arkanas: Much warmer
southerly winds: generally fair; continued
warm and fair Tuesday For Minnesota:
Warmer and fair during the day; southerly
winds; local showers are probable Wednes-
day night and Thursday; continued high
temperature till Thursday night For North
Dakota: Fair Wednesday,; continued high
temperature; probably cooler, with local
showers Thursday For South Dakota and
Nebraska: Continued warm. southerly
winds; scattered showers; the high tempera-
ture viii continue Thursday.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
FOREIGN BREADsTUFFS.
The Crops and Supplies Still Hold
Attention.

hCIcHtkOn.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 18.-The Rus
sian government is making an exhaust
i've inquiry into the stock of wheat in
the country, the prices demanded, and
the facilities for transportation of
wheat. The measures for the relief of
the districts include the building of
canals, barracks, railroads, the paving
of streets and the planting of forests.
BERLIN, Aug. 1S.-The North Ger
man Gazette SAYS that the present stu
alton of the corn market shows the
economic and political Importance of
highly developed national husbandry,
making the fatherland independent. of.
foreign countries, and proves the neces-
sity for reform in the grain trade so as
to enable it to more easily supply Ger
many with additional breadstuffs.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-The Times to-day
refers to the encouraging prospects
ahead of the English farmer, saying
that. given good weather for fortnight.
the wheat crop of Great Britain will be
a good average one. The Times IN the
same issue, predicting the effects of the
imperial ukase referring to the export
of rye. says that it is estimated that the
Central European purchases will be
equivalent TO S,UUU,UUU quarters vi rye,
in wheat, CORP and potatoes. The chief
gamers, the Times says, will be the
United States, though England and
India will get their share.
. The National Zeitung says: Seer
man merchants who made heavy adj
yapces to Russian growers in April for
rye for deliveryin September will suf-
fer enormous losses, and probably some
failures will occur. The situation is
extremely grave, and the government
is not paying sufficient attention to it."
The Finnish senate will propose to
prohibit the expectation of rye. Other
wise it is feared Russia will cut off sup
plies for Finland. This will upet the
plans of Russian merchants who hoped
to export rye via Finland.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19

commercial activities, and restrict pro-
ducers and manufacturers to their i'm
mediate vicinity. This fattens the few
who have the monopoly, but the many
suffer. But for such distractions as the
MCKINLEY system affords, the pro-
ducers and manufacturers of this coun-
try would have the world for their
field, and be the most prosperous of any
people. This is the legitimate outcome
of the natural advantages and enter
prise of the people, when not hampered
by narrow and iIliberal government
policies.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
$50. 90.

This is $40 to SIS less than
you can buy them Il, october.
Bet terbe wise and come and
select one, and pay SIS to $10
down to secure it. There
will be no duplicates. Will
select garments for ladies'
out Of town and send on ap-
prevail, if desired. The 40
inch Saeque can't be sold at
less than sos later. We are
making prices to do business
out of season, and our bar
gains are GENUINE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
ROYAL FAMILY PARTY.
Denmark's Ruler Will Enter tain
Lavishly.

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-The Prince of
Wales started for Hamburg to-day. He
will remain there until the beginning
of September, when ne will leave for Co.
penhagen to meet the princess and join
the family party assembled there which
will include the car and czarina. The
latter are about starting for Copenhagen
now, on a visit to the cZarina's royal
parents. This is a visit to which the
ear looks forward with pleasure, as it
is in Denmark that he lays aside his
dignity and acts naturally, going about