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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.

County Commissioner McCarrOn now takes
his innings. The award of the county print
ing, last week, has stirred up the animals
generally. Mr.. Cootey came to bat Monday
morning and pushed out a clean hit. Mr..
McCarron is responsible for the following:
In answer to the statement made by T. E.
Cootey, in Mondays GLOBE. that l injected
something about conscience, during a lull in
the proceedings of the meeting l must beg
leave to differ with the gentleman. There
was something spoken about conscience pre-
vious 10 the meeting. and outside of the
commissioners room. was met by Messrs.
COOtey and Treacy. who stated that they
wanted fair show on that printing con-
tract In answer l said, as l had been ac-
quainted with Mr.. Treacy for many yeas, 1
would be glad to do him q favor if could do
it conscientiously; but believed Mr.. Burns
to be the lowest bidder, and thought would
have to vote for him unless convinced other
wise. Mr.. Cootey told me if stood on such
technical points as conscience they did not
wait my VOTE it appearing by the statement
that was not the kind of a commissioner
he was looking after at that time. l
told him Ibid stand on conscience. but if he
would show where his bid was lower than
Mr.. Burns would vote for him. Mr. Cootey
Idiieu TO SHOW lulS 10 my SdtlSldCllO1, dHu
lost the contract.
Mr. Cootey further states that possibly
was afraid of wearing out my conscience if l
voted differently. viii say to him that that
has not bothered me a particle I'D to this
time. He further says did not think l could
get another of one of the rubber companies
1 will answer by saying had not thought of
that; but not knowing but l might nee d
something of that kind at some time in the
future, if 1 should come i'll contact with
many such men as he has shown himself to
be during the short acquaintance have had
with him, | must thank the gentleman kindly
for the information.
Being prepared to stand on my past record,
both publicly and privately, and not wishing
Mr.. Coot9y to manufacture an article about
me to his own taste as he has in the past. 1
openly defy the gentleman to bring forward
any charge, so far as honor and honesty are
concerned, about me to the satisfaction of
the public. Respectfully yours.
CHAs. T. McCARRON.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
NEEDED IN CHINA.

One would not infer, from the obser-
walton had of the Chinese in this cOun-
try, that any rebellion or Instruction
among such would be formidable OF
easily excited. Yet those with the
best means of information regard the
outbreaks recently in the Middle king
dom of China as very serious affairs. 1t
is stated by persons who nave visited
the Flowery kingdom that the eXpOrta-
tons to this country are not consider
ably from what might be termed the
flower of the land. The average is of
better quality. Those seen abroad do
not come from the interior regions,
where there is enough pluck to defy
the authorities. The current impression
is that life is so cheap in China that
men rather like to die. There is, how
ever, some disrelish for starving to
death. The troubles are attributed to
the Overgrowth of population and
the difficulties Of getting anything to
eat at times, owing to failure of crops
in large districts. Big rivers overflow
and destroy the crops and multitudeS of
people, but are probably local or mad
equate in their beneficenee. They
have no railroads to transport from one
province to another, and the authOri-
ties see little improperly in any proc
esses that reduce the population. This
prejudice against dying by starvation
seems to be the Indictment of the rebel
lions. Similar causes about forty years
ago led to the noted TAPPING rebellion,
which lasted dozen years or more.
The government was unable to suppress
it, and some of the richest districts
were devastated by the rebels. An
English general was put in command
before the government got it under
control. A good start is being made
towards an eventual railway sys-
TEN that will enable relief to
reach the destitute districts, Of which
there are more or less every year. The
stupid prejudices against railroads and
modern civilization are beginning to
weaken, and some important lines are
being constructed. The missionaries
aud some other foreigners have pene
trated to interior points, and the mObs
are inclined to make them victims.
Race prejudices and the fact that they
have something to be stolen are proba-
bly, the incentives. 1t is not good
time for the United States to be without
a representative there. BLAIR might
do service in delivering some of his
brief speeches to the marauders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
THE SILVER DOLLAR.

The question is sometimes asked why
the government does not put enough
metal in the silver dollar to make it
equal in bullion value to the gold dol
lar. 1t is evident that the quantity of
metal in the coin must be definite and
not changeable, otherwise the different
issues would be of unequal value. Ii
the difference were considerable, the
ones containing the most metal would
be boarded and go out of circulation.
The present silver dollar was fixed at
412H grains of silver, nine-tenthS fine,
in 1878. The bullion it contained was
then rated in the market at % cents.
The price has fuctuated since; not,
however, reaching the figures named.
1t has gone as low as 70 cents,
and last year was at one time
81 cents. The price is presumed to be
regulated according to the laws of de-
mand and supply, in the main. The
higher the figures, the more the mines
will be made to produae. 1t would be
manifesAy impossible to establish an
invariable bullion standard measured in
gold. The law fixes the amount that
may be coined each month. Opinions
differ as to the effect to be produced by
removing all limitations. Some insist
that it would cause the raw material
in the coin stamped as dollar to APP
preciate, as there would be demand for
all that could be put into the market.
Others insist that the margin between
the metal value of the gold and silver
coin would be so great as to drive the
former out of circulation and produce a
disastrous contraction of the circulating
medium. 1t is doubtful, however, If
enough would be offered to produce
much effect
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
WHY 1T Is POPULAR.

A writer in the Engineering Maya
zine for this month presents the adj
yantages of the electric system in street
railways, and is led to believe that it
will in some shape occupy the entire
field in the future. He does not con-
slider the question of storage batteries
or the removal of wires from the sur
face, which must be eventually the
fact. Two strong points are made for
the electric agency, one Tor the patrons
and the other for the parties who own
the plant. The first is the greater
speed than by either horse or cable,
and the fact that there is little liability
to any such prOtracted disablement as
the creaking of cable causes. But the
speed is the main thing, as the electric
can make twelve to fifteen miles an
hour whenever the streets are clear.
The consideration that cOmmends
the electric to the management is
its comparative cheapness both of
construction and operation. 1t is so
recent a thing that extensive data are
not had, but those given are very sug-
gestive as to the motives the companies
NAV have for wishing to substitute it for
the horse or the cable. The first cost of
equipment of five cable lines in differ
ent cities is given as about S350,9O0 per
mile. Five roads operated by horse
power cost s4i. 2S3 per mile. while the
same number of lines equipped with
the electrical method cost but $4,000
per mile. Where the saving over the
horse track is does not appear. but may
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
A GOOD MOVEMENT.

1t was currently remarked in the post
bellum period. when Senator TRUM-
BULL and others. as Republican states
men, were pressing civil rights bills for
the benefit of the freedmen, that it was
only desired to give the negroes fair
chance to develop into useful and safe
citizenship, and if they did not improve
it there would be little concern for their
outcome. Under the selfish prodding
of carpetbaggers. the industry that
first engaged the attention OF the freed
men and bewildered their untutored
minds was 5he political. No great sue
cess was achieved III this, and later the
disposition has become more hopefully
prevalent to raise more cotton and less
hell" to change a familiar adage
slightly. The Atlanta Constitution
states that in many counties in Geor-
gia the white planters are unable
TO obtain all the needed field labor. for
the reason that the colOred men are
working for themselves. This is largely
recent disposition, attributed mainly
to the influence of the Alliance move
ment. The white planters set the ex-
ample of cooperation. and the negroes
are following. They have a negro
Farmers Alliance, claimed to possess in
the South a million or more members.
This, and the fact that the rising gener-
alton of colored people is improving the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
THE DEAR GIRLS.

The woman who deliberates is-last.
Puck.
The fact that man was created little
lower than the angels does not discour-
age the summer girl-New York Her
aid.
Marie-Harry married the rich Miss
Firetung. He made great catch.
Julia-Yes, and from all accounts he
has been catching it ever. since.-NeW
York Truth.
Lawn tennis is very picturesque
game. 1t is doubtful If some girls could
ever be induced to play it if it wasn't
for the cOStumes.-Someryille Journal.
Clara-Tell me just what sort of a
man your fiance is?
Laura-Oh, ne is everything that is
nice!
Clara-I'm so glad! You know have
always said that people should marry
their pposites.-MunSey's Weekly.
She-Oh, how delightful it would be
to drift on like this for ever and ever!
He (whO has hired the boat)-Not at rs
cents all hour.-Judge.
Engaged to Spiggins? She refused
him twice."
$50 she did, but when he showed that
two negatives made an affirmative, as a
Boston girl who would rather die than
violate grammar, she, of course, con-
scented. "-Chicago Tribune.
DoctOr-YOur wife is very sick
woman, sir, and likely to die.
Husband-You needn't worry about
her, doc. She got a new dress the other
day. and she hasn't tried it on yet
Cloak Review
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05

opportunities for education, is indica-
tive of marked advance in their con-
dition. The white Alliance in that
section has for one of its ends to abolish
the vicious system of mortgaging crops
to money lenders before they are grown,
involving ruinous rates of interest. The
negroes suffered more from this source
when they attempted to do for them
selves. The sharks swallowed up every
thing, and kept them hopelessly in their
power Now, by the aid of the ALI
ance machinery, they are beginning to
get out of this cramp. They are realiz-
ing the advantages of business cooper
alton, and emancipating themselves
from the servitude to the white capital
lists. TIE stimulus to industry and
self-relianee has operation, and it is best
for the South that all its elements
should have a share in the industrial
responsibilities of the land.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
WISE SAYINGS.

He who walks with God walks i'll love.
for God is love. He who walks with
God is a son of peace, for God is the
God of peace.-Otto Funeke.
No man can pass into eternity, for he
is already in it.-Archdeacon Farrar.
The great fact is that life is a serv-
ice; the only question is: Whom shall
we serve?-Faber.
Personal force never goes out of fash
iOn.-EmerSon.
A false report does not last long, and
the life one leads is always the best
apology for that which one has led.-St.
Jerome.
You will see the pools and standing
water frozen through the winter. when
the little running streams are bounding
along between fringes of icy gems.
Why is this? The running streams
have something better to do than stand
still and be frozen up. Be you like
them. Keep your heart warm by feel
ing for others, and your powers active
by work done III earneSt.-Dr. John
Hall.
The hawk has no ear for music, and
rates the cry of the partridge above the
song of the ngale.-AnOn.
A life entangled with accidentalS and
aside from the end of being is like a
wintry torrent - turbulent, foul with
mud, impossible - loud but brief
Epictetus.
The only conclusive evidence of
mans sincerity is that he gives himself
to and for his belief Words, money,
all things else, are comparatively easy
to give away, but when man makes a
gift to cause of his daily practice it is
plain not only that he possesses that
belief but that the belief possesses
him.-Janes Russell Lowell.
The man who believes in ghosts may
be better citizen than the one who
does not believe in his fellow men,
Anon
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05

be understood by the experts. In OPP
Grating expenses the new system has
an advantage over the horse in abou
the ratio of fifty-two to eighty-one, as
shown by large number of instances
of the latter and a few of the former.
No figures are given of the cost of
operating the cable, but it is under
stood that it is greatly in excess
OF that of the electric. The ca
bic, which is not very Iong-lived for
lines like those of this city. is said to
cost nearly $4,000 for each rope. Then
it is found that by the improvement of
the service the patronage increases sew
eral fold.
The writer falls into the singular
blunder of terming the West End Street
Railway company, of Boston, 1.-THE larg-
est electric railway system in the
world" He is evidently not familiar
with the Twin City system. He says
the Boston company operates about sew
enty-fYe cars. In May it earned A
cents per mile operated per car, and
this increased in the first half of June
to 46 $40 cents. The operating expenses
are put at so per cent of the earnings.
No wonder it is popular system with
the management.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
PIQUANT POINTS.

When men say ''short accounts make
long friends" they do not refer to bank
accounts.-New York Herald.
There" said the farmer as he waved
his hand over the corn field, There is
my stalk in trade, Washington Star.
Hayti is black republic in more
ways than one. 1t would be impossible
to paint it blacker than it is.-Rochester
Post.
it is announced that S. Quay will re-
tire, thus browning his political career
with one noble and useful deed.-Chi-
cagO News.
He-Why do you run away and leave
Mr.. Wrinkle? She-Because he is toe
stingy and mean. Why. he won't even
laugh at his own eXpense!-Life.
When God gives a man all office he
usually gives him sense to run it; but
as a general thing, if a man has got
sense God does not give him an Office
Texas Sittings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
WAR STORES BURNED.
Garrison Provisions Lost That Ger
many Needed.


BERLIN, Aug. 4.-The commissary of
the German army has suffered severe
loss by fire. A heavy thunderstorm
prevailed this morning at Rathenow,
thirty-four miles from POtSdam,
and, during the height of the
storm, lightning struck build
ing in which the stores of the
garrison were kept. The store house
was filled to its utmost capacity with
oats and straw tor the use Of the cavalry
horses and other animals belonging to
the garrison regiments, and with thou
sands of tins of preserved meats for the
use of the soldiers. Despite the heavy
rain that was falling, and which it was
at first thought would aid the sol
djels and firemen in eXtinguiShing
the fire. the flames, fed by highly Ill
hammable contents of the building,
were soon beyond all control, and the
structure, together with all its contents.
was entirely consumed. lhe loss Is
placed at 1915. 900. The kaiser will UNI
doubtedly call somebody to account on
his return for the catastrophe 10 the
commissary. 1t is an accident approach
ing in costly destructiVeneSs the recent
explosion near Rome, and would ma
terialy interfere with army arrange
ments in the event of sudden war.
The building containing the stores APP
pears to have lacked due protection
from lightning. In the present con-
ditIOn of the German market, the oats,
grain and provisions destroyed are
much more serious loss than would be
the case i'll some seasons.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
EUROPEAN INTERFERENCE.
Balmaceda's Agents Discern 1t in
Recent Case.

BalmaCeda'S Agents Discern IL In
Recent Case.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-The secretary of
the Gillian legation is authority for the
statement that large sums OF money
have been contributed~ by interested
Europeans to detain, and If pos
sible, to destroy the new Gillian
ships of war. The opposition shown to
permitting the irOncladS to obtain crews
is known, the secretary says, to have
been inspired from London. But few
weeks ago collection was taken up
among the leading firms friendly TO the
insurgents, oStensibly for use in pro-
yiding for sick and injured foreigners in
Chilli, but really the object being to pur-
chase the favor of those who might be
in position to assist the insurgents and
damage Balmaceda.
In Lisbon the money plan was more
influential than i'll Paris. The Portu-
guese officials were hungry for brides,
and accepted with voracity the sums
offered by the CongreSSionalistS. When
one of the new CHILEAN irOncladS ap-
peared in the harbor of Lisbon the
Portuguese officials tried to earn the
brides they had received by refusing to
permit the vessel to obtain recruits as
either sailors or marines. The ErraZurlz
managed, however, to get recruits, and
is now safely on its way to America.
The CHILEAN legations both i'll London
and Paris are highly indignant over the
treatment that Balmaceda has received
iii this matter at the hands OF European
governments, and they predict that
when the war is over, with the Balma-
ceda party triumphant, there will be
reckoning for France and England.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
THE STORY OF DAY.

Thousands of veterans join the procession
81 Detroit
A Stearns county farmer is killed by the
sickle of binder in q runaway.
Great Britain is becoming aroused over the
love feast of france and Russia.
Minneapolis has no money TO continue
work on the big new court house.
\ Rice county young man tries TO murder
his father-in-law and brother-in-law.
The Milwaukee Western association team
may desert to the American association.
St Paul gets the senior single at Winnipeg,
but the Winnipeg crews take the other races
Revoivers are said to have been fiourlshed
at the colored odd Fellows picnic at Mime
tOnka.
Ex-Lieut Gov. Rice says the Republicans
can win with Blaine for president and Knute
Nelson for governor.
Ed Hopper wins the Twin City Merchants
handicap. making the mile and seventy
yards in 1:45s4, within half q second of the
best on record.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
THE ALLIANCE SOUTH.

There was no rational doubt that
Kentucky would give the Democratic
ticket about the usual majority at the
election Monday, but the Alliance peo-
pie seem to have done their work with
much shrewdness. They expended lit
tie effort on the state ticket, where it
could amount to nothing practical, but
aimed at the legislature. where the
business end of the thing comes in.
They seem to have that body largely in
sympathy with their objects, although
most of the members are Democrats.
In other Southern states they have
pretty much dominated the Democratic
party. In Maryland the man just nomi-
mated for governor, FRANK BROWN, is
an Alliance man and farmer. He is
president of the agricultural society,
leader of the jockey club, aud some
thing of a politician and CLEVELAND
man. The Alliance is stronger in the
South than the North, but works on diff
ferent lines.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
THE LAST OF HARRISON.

Years and years ago, when the Tepub-
lie was young, statue of GEORGE
WASHINGTON was unveiled at the ma
tional capitol. Even in that day of the
infancy of art it was criticised for many
things. but for nothing more than for
the garb in which the father of his
country was portrayed. The sculptor
no doubt intended this for some heroic
robe of classical pattern, but to
the wayfaring man it seemed as
though he who was the first in the
hearts of his cOuntrymen had been i'm
mortalized in bronze clad in his shirt,
and, IN his shirt alone. JOHN RAN
DoLPH, fiery Yirginian, the INGALLS,
of his generation, poured forth the
walls of his wrath on the work as an
artistic abortion and a historical lie.
mo man ever lived he declared, who
saw GEORGE WASHINGTON in his
shirt" And every patriot, even though
he knew that this was not so, applauded
the sentiment, and agreed with him that,
even if it were not true, no American
had the right to believe that it was not.
Times and customs have changed
since then; and our own Judge OTIS,
who is every inch judge, has been to
Cape May this summer and has seen
BENJAMIN HARRISON, the present IA
Their of his country, in the surf. He has
not only seen him in the surf, but also
out of the surf, bare as to his neck, his
arms, his two legs and one knee. He
has also seen Baby MCKEE on BENJA-
MIN HARRISON'S back, both in the surf
and without the surf. He reports that
the spectacle excited 10 unusual atten-
ton, which is pleasant compliment to
the presidents figure, and that he for
his part enjoyed the experience because
it was so democratic.
1t is interesting to notice in this con-
nectiOn that, on the morning after the
publication of this news, the Minneapo-
lis Tribune, which has hitherto been
regarded as established for the especial
purpose of ensuring the reelection of
the present incumbent of the White
house, haulS down its colors. 1t admits,
in a leading editorial, that BENJAMIN
HARRISON will be better appreciated
as dead man than a live one, and
declares that JAMES JINGo BLAINE is
the foremost Republican of the age and
anOinted to be his party'S leader if he
Will consent to carry its standard.
Judge OTIS is a good Democrat. but he
seems to have worked even better than
he could hive hoped to when he downs
so great man as President HARRISON
in the course of a short summer vaca
ton.