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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
THE GRAND JURY.

ConSiderablecurioSi prevails in the
community as to what exactly has been
done by the grand jury which has Just
adjourned for the term, and the names
in the seventeen indictments as vet I'M
disclosed will tell the story if there is
any story to be told. This jury, like all
of its immediate predecessors, is COM
posed of substantial men, some of them
accustomed to discharge very Important
duties, and all of them of very respect
able character and ability. Such citi-
zens, who have reflected and debated
much on social questions. have capital
opportunity to show their mettle
when they are brought face to face in
this way with the responsibility
of providing for the extirpation or
punishment of sin. Out of their num-
Der two or three men are apt to be con-
spicuous for their aggressiveness and
assumption of leadership, and their
peculiar stamp of mind will appear in
the general work of the body. For this
reason we sometimes have grand iuries
which return few indictments and speak
pleasantly of everybody and everything
DIOuSEt u IU0lr -llOIlc6. For the same
reason we again have scoIdlng grand
juries, which perhaps also return few
indictments, but which make caustic
reports to the court, declaring that the
community is full of rottenness, and
that if they only had the power and the
leisure they would make things lively
for lots of people who have the reputa-
ton for being decent. Other grand
luries will be particularly hard on pub
lie officials, and indict them right and
left for all sorts Of offenses of omission
and commission. And so on through a
long catalogue, varying in nature with
the hour and the disposition of the meu
who are empaneled.
There has been feeling, more or less
general. that the present grand jury
would deal especially with the violations
of the excise law which are admittedly
committed in the county, and with the
social evil, which is rampant and unre-
strained in st. Paul. The organization
of law and order league, with the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
MIR. BLAINE EXPLAINS.
Not Opposed to Mckinley, but il
Love With Free Trade.

Not Opposed to Mckinley, but in
Love With Free Trade.
New YORK, Oct. 1G.-An Ohio editor
having written Mr.. Blaine that the Dem
ocratic papers were paragraphing him
as an opponent of Mckinley, he replies
as follows:
Augusta, Me, Oct. Il, 1S9l.-Editor of Jour-
nal, Bucyrus Ohio-My Dear Sir: You in.
form me that the Democratic paper in your
town ana many Democratic papers through
out Ohio keep the following paragraph stand
ing n type: But there is not a section or a
line in the entire bill Mckinley tariff that
wiz open market for another busnel Of
wheat or another barrel of pork-Jas. g.
Blalne to Senator Frye. July II. 1901 "
rms sentence IS garbled and taken from
It's proper connection 1t creates Il wrong
impression What did say is this: i do
not doubt that in many respects the tariff
Dill pending i'll the senate is Il just measure
ana that most of its provisions are i'll accord.
auce with the wise policy of protection but
there Is not section or line in the entire
plIl that Will open market for another
buShei OF wheat or another pound of pork -
The letter in which this passage occurs was
written to Senator Frye July H. 1890 and the
IchInley bill did not become a law until
oct. !, nearly three months thereafter. In
my letter TO Senator Frye | objected TO the
bill because 1t did not contain a reciprocity
clause which would provide a market for
wheat anu pork or LOT OLler products OF
the farm, and for various fabrics.
Before the bull was finally passed the
reciprocity clause was inserted, and large
addition was made to the free list 10 Will
therefore be seen from what | said in nv let
ter that the objection | made to the McKin-
ley bill was entirely removed before the
bill became law. Let me further say
that the reciprocity clause has given ample
market for many barrels of flour and many
pounds of pork.
Brazil some months since entered into
treaty by which many American articles are
admitted free Flour is made free and pork
IS admitted at nominal duty Cuba and
Porto Rico have reduced the duty on flour
from S).Sj to 81 (Which gives us the markell
besides putting nearly 100 articles of Amerl-
can production on the free list. San Domin-
go has made a reciprocity treaty. with
flour and pork upon the free list
besides large number of other
articles. Other treaties for reciprocity are in
progress. Germany, without negotiating
formal treaty. has removed the prohibition
on our pork, and our government in consid-
free list. This opens to us an entirely new
market, and Sl5,000,0G0 to so, GOO 600 of Ameri-
can pork VIII be consumed per annum where
not pound has been taken for ten years
The reciprocity provision has proven yerv
successful especially in farm products and
more particularly in the cHSe OF the two arti-
Giles III the paragraph quOted-fiour and pork
! am not therefore, an opponent of the Nc
kinney bill, as the Democratic papers OF ONO
are constantly alleging. on the contrary. [
have cordially supported ii ever since 1t was
perfected by the insertion of the reciprocity
clause. JAMES q. BLAINE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17

prestige of president like Judge Nc
MILAN, and its interest in matters like
this, probably accounts for this impress
people yet to be arrested will appear
some keepers of houses of ill fame, and
some salOonkeepers who run with open
doors on Sundays or maintain stalls in
the rear of their establishments where
women can drink or solicit the men who
frequent such places. All these things
are clearly attractions of the law. and
everybody who knows the town at all
knows that they exist. Previous grand
juries have known about them,
but have usually passed them by
in silence. 1t will be interesting
to notice if new departure has now
been made, and, if it has, what will be
the effect of it. The purpose of legal
punishment is to make the transgressor
suffer and to induce observance of the
ordinances and statutes by other peo-
pie through fear of a similar fate. One
OF these things can be accomplished, al
though in somewhat incomplete way,
by Indicting evlldoerS selected from
this class of offenders. Seventeen will
hardly be number large enough to do
substantial justice. unless it has been
deemed wise to pick here and there one
out of many, that the rest may, seeing,
beware. If this has been the jury's
idea, their object would seem to have
been the suppression rather than the
punishment of mfr actions of the law,
and it will be worth while to watch the
effect Of their attempt. The community
is waiting to hear who the seventeen
are, that it may know what sort Of a
grand jury this latest one may be.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
DAKOTas HILARIOUS.

If the Dakotas have the past few
years fallen somewhat short of the pace
of their sisters nearer the Pacific coast.
the opportunity seems at hand to more
than regain any relative loss. In the
North state the average wheat grower is
able TO revive those gorgeous pictures
of decade ago, when a single crop
paid for the entire investment. The
years of leanness are lost in the swell
ing obesity. The dream that there is a
better land beyond is not being dreamed
now. Some who dreamed are sorry for
the indulgence.
South Dakota has usually retired in
the background little when Dakota
wheat has been to the fore. Yet the
figures stated for the crop this year are
cheerful to the sight, although the
yield per acre is put below that of the
North state. The acreage is stated as
about the same as last year, but the SO
bushels per acre there now becomes
1913. The total yield of the state is
made to fill the splendid figures of 81
OOO,000, which at the prices now had
will exceed %650,000 per county for this
NAOP diOuO' OllC QUIET D1Cuuc-
tiOns of this year enumerated are 81
207,9 37 bushels of oats, 25.401, 2SO bush
els of corn, 5,142, 963 bushels of bar
ley, 6S0,145 bushels of rye, 3,549, 3O4
bushels flax and 1916, 429 bushels of DO
tafoes. With such an array of products,
it seems impossible that in any recent
period any, part of that state should
have looked abroad for means to satisfy
hunger. The difference is between a
season with sufficient fertilizlng moist
ure and one that is deficient. The
story of this year is but suggestion of
the annual narrative when irrigation
gives abundant course to the waters nat.
ure has provided beneath the surface.
or some of the rainmakers have put
their arts to regular and successful
service. No agricultural state, not even
Minnesota, is likely to surpass it in
wealth derived from the soil. Then it
Will be noted that it is becoming a great
corn state. That means live stock.
especially hogs. North Dakota is filling
in the sheep as preserve or added source
of wealth. The Dakotas may be some
what hilarious this season, even with
the restraints of prohibition about them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
WANAMAKER's REPORT.
He Has Several Important Sug
gestions to Make.

9eSCIOnS TO make.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Postmaster
GeneralWanamakeris collectingthed data
for his annual report to congress. So far
as L can ascertain the special of the re-
port will be similar TO those of last
year. During the past year he
has been making experiments in one or
two branches of the service, and he is
likely to make special point for their
development. His postal telegraph
scheme is not dead, all reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding. A Repub-
lican congress = the Fifty-first =
sat down on it. Mr.. Wanna
maker now purposes asking a
Democratic house to investigate the
arguments and figures he is now pre-
pairing III its support. Much the same
arguments will be used with the pres
ent congress as those which proved in
effectual with the last. The same may
be said of the postal savings bank. Mr..
Wanamaker is thoroughly con-
WINGED that one of the most
beneficial additions to the present postal
service would be the establishment of
savings banks at postofficeS.
His experience and the reports from
the country during the last year con-
vince him that more thoroughly than
ever Of its practicability. The demand
for such institutions in farming districts
and small villages where there are
no regular banks has been growing
steadily. His recommendation in this
line will be similar to those of last year,
when he urged the establishment Of
postal savings banks in states having no
laws regulating savings banks, and in
any of the states upon a petition of
a considerable number of residents
in any one locality. He will RECON-
mend that there be not more than one
bank for every ten miles Of area, and
that the interest paid on deposits be a
half of per cent lower than paid by
private bankers.
With regard to penny postage the
postmaster general IS not so enthusi-
astIc as he was. While in his recon-
mendations he will no recede from the
position taken in his former reports, he
viii not lay special stress on
this radical change. He is not
very sanguine of persuading con-
greSs to appropriate $4,000, 600 or
s20,0O0,000 for the deficit that would
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
Statistics Of Commerce on the
Waters Of the Mississippi
Valley.
Superintendent Porter Talks
OF His Work and Statistics
Of Debt.
Mr.. Wanamaker Has Severa
Important Innovations
to Suggest.
Blaine Not Opposed to Maj.
Mckinley, but in Love With
Reciprocity.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The census
Office to-day issued advance copies of a
bulletin which will be out shortly o..
traffic on the rivers of the Mississippi
valley. Taking up the matter of
equipment, it is found from the census
returns that on the Upper Mississippi
and its tributaries there were III 1899
2S3 steamers, 34S unrIgged craft, a
total of 631 of all craft. On the Lower
Mississippi and Its tributaries there
were 263 steamers, 272 unrigged craft,
making total of 554 craft. On the
Ohio river and its tributaries there
were 537 steamers, 5,70S unrigged craft,
making total of 6,255 craft.
From the reports of those actually
engaged in traffic it is found that in 1889
1867 tons of freight were carried on the
Red River of the North; 6 1913, 44S tons
on the upper Mississippi and its trlbu-
tarles; 9,0S0,526 on the lower Mississippi
and its tributaries, and $500. 439 on the
Ohio and its tributaries; total of 81
O3S.050 tons of freight moved on these
rivers III 1899. The grand total of pas
sengers carried for all the rivers of the
Mississippi Valley was 1884, 24S regular
and S,474,646 ferry, total of 1O,S5S, S94.
In Analysing the freight traffic it is
shown that the six principal cOmmOdl-
ties were wheat, cotton, coal, iron ore,
lumber and forest products. and cotton
seed and cotton OIL
The movements of these different
commodities were as follows: Wheat,
11,071,5 tons; cotton, $50, 635 tons;
coal, 1862, 100 tons; iron ore, $50, 1917
tons; lumber and forest products. TO-
531, 239 tons; cOttOnsecd and cotton oil,
392.3SS tons; other items, of which there
was large movement, were: Corn,
266,071 tons; animal products, 169, 40
tons; sugar and moIasses, 1882 tons,
and iron manufactures, 122, 060 tons. Of
mill products there were moved SS.709
tons, of hay 1865 tons, while of un-
classified freight there was Il movement
of 5,S16.09S tons.
One of the tables which will be pre-
scented III the forthcoming bulletin is
that which will give the amount APP
proprlated by congress for the survey,
Improvement and maintenance of the
waterways of the Mississippi valley
from 1882 to the present. Up to and in
Guiding 1879 there had been appro-
priated for this purpose the sum OF
S34, Isl ,999. Between 1880 to 1889 S3q,-
939, 726 were expended. In the congress
sional act of September, 1890, there was
appropriated for the same purpose
$3.50, 700, a grand total of $50, 1872, 425.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
THE POINT IN OHIO

The Republicans in Ohio are far
more concerned about the legislature
than the election of MCKINLEY. They
would be glad to trade the great apostle
of protection for a clear majority in
the legislative branch. The friends of
HARRISON would view his defeat with
special complacency, as removing a
possible dangerous competitor for the
Republican nomination. But there is a
senator at stake to succeed SHERMAN.
and the majority in the upper branch
of congress is becoming precarious.
One of the Ohio senators has been lost.
and for Republican state the Demo
Gratis are getting an uncomfortable
share of the representation.
The foreboding, however, is greater
over the assumed purpose of the Dem
ocratS to adopt the Michigan plan in the
presidential election. This would give
the Democrats at least fifteen of the
twenty-four electors, and probably
one OF two more. The loss of these and
the seven OF eight in Michigan would
make a task for the Republican
mathcmaticians, in figuring for a
majority of the electoral vote, that
would drive them to despair. In Iowa
the situation is different. and the Dem
ocrats have pledged themselves not to
adopt the measure if they have the ma
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
TAIL BUILDINGS.

A city with no tall buildings is now
out of style. The visitor imputes
a lack of enterprise and slownes
in getting Up in the world. But
there is hesitancy in accepting them
as the coming rule. They are the
outcome OF the elevator system, and
not contemplated in the original design
of any city. The streets in few have
the desirable width for steady lines of
sky scraperS. The public is not likely
to sympathize with efforts to entirely
prohibit them, but the question will
come up for determination as to
how high and how many they
shall be IN cities. The effort being
made in Chicago is to fix the limit at 1876
feet, or about ten or twelve stories. As
the restraining movement emanates
from the real estate board, it may be
presumed that transactions of hori-
Zontal character are more conducive to
the interests of that industry than the
perpendicular ones. But there would
be grave objections to having five-story
streets darkened by continuous blocks
of fifteenstory buildings. Some III
tereSt will attach to the movement at
Chicago to regulate the matter by ordi-
nance
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
OVER A MILLION ACRES
Of Indian Lands Coded to Uncle
Sam Very CheaD.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 16.-The COM
mission appointed by the secretary of
the interior to negotiate with the Sho-
shone and Arapahoe Indians of Wyo-
ming for cession of a part of the Wind
River reservation has effected an agree
ment with the Indians, under which
they cede to the United States more
than half of their reservation, the gov
ernment getting about 100000 acres
out of a total of about 100000 acres.
For the lands ceded the Indians receive
$600,000, or about 80 cents per acre. Of
this amount all but cash payment of
5000 will be put into funds for the
benefit of the Indians, and the annual
interest expended in the purchase
and maintenance of an Indian
cattle herd, in giving them irrigation
bitches, schools and other things neces-
sary to make the Indian Self-supporting.
The Indians, as far as practicable, are
to be given preference in work under
these articles.
The lands coded include, practically,
all the land north of Wind river, and
strip on the eastern part of the reserva-
ton. The country is well Watered, the
bottom lands are rich, and there are
about 100000 acres OF bench land,
which irrigation companies can make
good agricultural land at reasonable
cost. The whole of the reservation is a
fine sheep and cattle range. Coal and
oil are found on the ceded lands, and
there are indications of the presence of
more valuable minerals.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
STOOD ON HIS DIGNITY.
DR.. Ames, of the Navy, Would Not
BE Proxy.


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16.-The Pan-Amer-
lean congress has developed another
medical sensation. 1t appears that the
American Medical association appointed
DR.. a. L. Gihon to represent the medi-
cal department of the United States
navy, but DR.. Gihon being extremely
busy, Secretary Tracy sent DR.. Howard
h. AmeS in his stead. The officers of
the congress declined to receive DR..
AmeS except as proxy for Dr.. Gihon.
This DR.. Ames would not consent to,
and he was therefore entirely ignored
in the proceedings OF the committee.
Last night DR.. Ames obtained per-
mission to address the committee. He
had come, he said, under orders of the
secretary of the navy; presented his
credentials, and had been informed that
he would be received simply as an out
slider and would not be permitted
to take part in the work of
the committee. II protest against
this indignity-this slight upon my
commander-in-chief. the secretary of
the navy" said Dir. AmeS. IF this
body has power'to elect officers. it has
power to accept my credentials, and
this was its duty. | shall report the
facts to the department. that nonored
me with its trust"
the acceptance of DR.. AmeS as a proxy
for DR.. Gihon, but this Dr.. Ames re-
fused to accept, saying he did not care
so far as he was personally concerned,
but as an officer of the United States
navy he could not come in through a
side or back door, Whereupon he left
the ROOM
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17

jority.sas they are aided by many Re-
publicans who are opposed to the pro-
hibition policy of their party. A
bill to choose electors by districts
was introduced in the last OHIO
Legislature, but not pressed to vote, as
it was well understood that the Repub-
licans would repeal it if they had con-
troll of the legislature to be chosen next
month. The Republicans are now so
emphatic In the charge that the Demo
Gratis will pass the bill this time if they
have the votes, that no denial would re-
lieye them, and the Democrats do not
seem to be wasting effort in that direc-
tion- AS the change is in the popular
direction, it is possible that the Repub-
licans would not be dlsappointed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17

The death of Count ARCo-VALLEY
will be sad news to Washington society,
of which he was striking figure. In
person and department he was tall,
strongly proportioned and dignified.
He was courtly in his manner. but kind
hearted and true in his friendships and
feelings. He was a noDleman of the
first rank and character. and of AN
ancient and distinguished family. He
maintained the tone and dignity of the
imperial government he represented,
and at the same time acquired the re-
spect and good will of the republican
community of this country to which he
was accredited. The German ministers
at Washington have all been able aud
faithful officers, and done much to fos-
ter and maintain the growing cordiality
between the two great nations. The adj
minIstration of Count ARCo, aided by
an unusually bright and popular sec
retary-VoN MUMM--has accomplished
at least as much as any of his predeceS-
sors in this direction. The man whose
actions promote the friendship of two
such nations as the United States and
Germany has not lived in vain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-17
A LOTTERY POINT.

1t requires a moral strength and ele-
vation in Louisiana to resist the mate
rial arguments of the lottery gang not
to be expected to prevail among all the
elements OF population there. In addi-
ton to the potency of $l.2C0,000 to be
put into the general treasury annually.
reducing taxation to that extent, forci-
bic point with large class of voters
is that the other parts Of the coun-
try furnish nine out OF every
ten dollars invested in the lottery. 1t
is insisted that, while there is this
enormous inflow from the trustful vic
tins without, little of it leaves the
state, and there is large compensation
for the losses to individuals in the state
and the decentralization of the business.
OF course, this unfraternal and abhor-
rent view is not that of the high-minded,
Chrlstanized element, but they have
not been building citizens that way
very largely in the immediate atmos-
phere of the great iniquity. The
protective principle which has had op-
portunity i'll that state has aided to de-
velop the selfishness of human nature.
1t means the benefit of the smaller
number at the expense Of the many
The desertion of half-dozen members
in the Democratic mmittee from the
anti-lottery side shows the effectiveness
of the arg uments welded by the lottery
agents. The theory that it has been
so badly crippled by the enforcement
of congressional measures that it
Is likely to abandon the contest
has no visible support. That it is ham,
pered and its business curtailed is evil
dent, but it is still spending millions to
retain its field. It's tickets are sold in
all the large cities. and perhaps most of
the smaller ones, and it is not certain
that the old patrons are any less eager
to continue their contributions by rea-
son of the obstacles thrown in their
mutual way. Error may die amidst its
worshipers. but it is painfully uncer-
tain whether the lottery will initiate its
mortuary act.