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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
NIERRIAM,S MISTAKE.

1t is said the unexpected always hap
pens. 1t was the unexpected that hap
pened yesterday, when Gov. MERRIAM
vetoed the Minneapolis charter bill.
The GLOBE would be pleased to hear
from his eXcellency how he reconciles
that veto with honesty, with truth, with
fairness and with that principle so dear
to every American heart, the right of
local self government. Mr.. MERRIAM,
with all his shrewdness, his urbanity
and his diplomacy, will find it difficult to
explain. His message does not explain
it: it is document notable only for its
weakDesS-its imbecile puerility. He
probably could not have penned a COM
munication more remote from the real
reason which prompted the veto. He
urges that it would be wiser to submit
the charter to a vote of the people. Oh,
admirable logician. Why did not Gov.
MERRIAM urge the same reason two
years ago. when he signed the amended
police commission bill, a political abom
inatiOn which was not only distasteful
to Minneapolis, but actually conferred
patronage upon himself.
The fact is. no explanation the gov
ernor can make is tenable. He gave
his promise that he would not veto the
measure, and he gave that promise to
number of gentlemen, yet at the last
moment-ten minutes more would have
been too late-his courage deserted him
and he yielded to political pressure to
conSummate an act that should faint
him to the end of his political career.
His office swarmed with partisan poll
ticians during the entire day, and at
their dictates his duty and his plighted
word were disregarded, and the veto
was issued. The hurriedly prepared
and absolutely undigested message
in which he announced his disap-
proval is itself the strongest evidence
of the shattered frame of mind in which
the Minneapolis politicians left him.
AS state paper it is a fiat and disgust
ing failure and should be expunged
from the records to give place to COM
munlcatiOn containing the real reasons
for the veto. The records should show
that. for purely partisan ends, gov
ernor of Minnesota has used the most
dangerous weapon with which the con-
stitution has armed him to thwart the
will of the people as expressed at the
polls and voiced in the legislature; to
interfere, for the first time, in a local
matter of which he knows absolutely
nothing; to yield plainly and servilely
to the behests of swarm of thick-and-
thin partisan politicians; to trample
without reason upon the sacred prerog-
ative of local self-government; and
finally to lull to sleep all opposition by
promises to be broken at the supreme
moment.
In the opinion of the GLOBE, Gov.
MERRIAM has made fatal mistake in
taking course his own sense and con-
science did not approve. Last week he
was commended in these columns for
his courage in exercising the veto
power, but it now appears that in that
veto he exhausted all of the nerve sup
ply in stock and fell into the hands of
the Minneapolis politicians a spineless
Weakling, easily moulded to their will.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
SHOULD HAVE DAMAGES.

a young man about of legal age has
brought suit in Chicago for 100000
damages from millionaire who is al
legged to have made him the victim of
conspiracy. Five or six years ago he
was newsboy, and fell in love with
the daughter of the millionaire. The
fall was mutual. In fact. the girl was
the most infatuated. 1t is not surpris-
ing that the proud millionaire should
object to lovemaking between his
beautiful and accomplished daughter"
and the newsbOy of sixteen. If the girl
had inherited good sense or been prop
erly instructed she would have been
willing to wait till her lover had become
of age and had means for her support
But after the failure of several efforts
to prevent the meeting of the parties,
it is charged that job was
put up on the boy by which,
while entirely innocent, he was
sent to the penitentiary for four years
as thief, and his life was wrecked both
mentally and physically. The defend
ant is o. ". POTTER, the president of
the Illinois Steel company. If the facts
are such as are alleged by the prosecu-
ton, the young man is evidently en-
titled to damages and sympathy. But
it would be we'll if there was some sort
of refOrmatory retirement for both lads
and girls Of sixteen or less that are in
fatuated with the notion that they want
to marry. The general tendency is to
wait to more judicious years than in the
earlier times, but the obstacles to trun-
dle-bed matrimony can hardly be made
too difficult.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
TIPS FROM THE WIRE.

Prof Tyndall is better.
Gold in Buenos Ayres. 253
A new anti-Parnen paper is to be started at
Belfast.
Failed: H. McAfee, contractor, Baltimore !;
debts. $4,000.
Ex-Emperor Dom Pedro and daughter visit
Victoria at Grasse.
A mining convention in Toronto asks recip-
rocity and a free market here.
About Harrisonburg. Va, serious floods are
feared from yesterday great rainstorm.
The Astor house CNew York; suidide, the
coroner's jury decides, is William Wright
The Argentine Republic has developed nat
ural gas as rich as that in the United States.
Baron Hirsch has bought 100000 acres of
Argentine land on which to COLOMBO Jews.
The sum of Sos. 100 of 4I2 per cents were
redeemed yesterday. Present total, S13,-
go
S. I. Pope. of Chicago, will steam heat and
yentilate Chicago's appraiser stores for
S13,790.
The north shores of the st. Lawrence felt
earthquake last night lasting six seconds in
some places.
The Maine legislature has voted to address
the governor and council for the removal of
Judge Hamilton for intoxication and immor-
anty.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's will, fled yes
terday at Washington. disposes of $4,000
worth of property. There are no public be-
quests.
The steamer Teutonic brou ght E. Piquet,
ex-casher OF the Lancashire Fire Insurance
company, who LETT this country accused of
appropriating SiS.G00 of the corporations
funds. and returned in charge of officers and
with three ribs broken from an accident on
the voyage.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
VIEWS OF STATE EDITORS.

Since the meeting of the Republican
state league the few chronic kickers
who have constantly impugned the
motives of the active and most diSinter-
ested workers and leaders in the party
have been given to understand that the
party has no place for them, and the
sooner they get out of it the better it
will be for all concerned. They should
either do this or let up on their ever
lasting grumbling.-Janesville Argus.
The Review has no objections to urge
against a reduction Of legal rates of in
terest, but it favOrS the greatest posi-
bic freedom from restrictions from
usury provisions, and we think the eX-
perience OF this winter will demonstrate
the wisdom of this policy.-Mankato
Review.
The press of the state, generally, does
not take much stock in the honesty or
sincerity of the recent state prison in
yestigating committee headed by SEN
atOr Keyes.-Stillwate Gazette.
We are inclined to believe that trust
companies should not engage in general
banking. Our banking laws are now too
lenient instead of too Severe.-Winona
Herald.
The great and growing state of Min
neSOta should not be parSimOniouS. 1t
should appropriate at least 100000 for
an exhibit at the worlds fair. The
state can stand that amount very easily,
and more too. Don't be clans, gentle
men, but open your hearts.-CloQuet
Pine Knot.
The course of the st. Paul Pion eer
Press in denOuncing Gov. Merriam's
veto of the bill granting loan and trust
companies power to do a banking bust
ness is surprise. And not less sur
priSing is the stand in behalf of the
cratic organ. 1t is well to remember,
however, that several gentlemen closely
connected with the Pioneer Press have
large interests in loan and trust COM
panles. Gov. Merriam is similarly stu
ated, but he did not allow that fact to
prevent him doing his duty.-Duluth
Post.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
THE PRESENT LAND LAWS.

Congress overlooked the interests of
the land oficeholders in its reduction
of the land laws. Very few of the Of
fees will long be positions worth fight
ing over by those in politics for rev.
enue. The three methods of taking up
land are now condensed into one. Tn
der the old way the land grabber sat
down upon the homestead claim, took
100 acres more by presumption, and a
third quarter section as a tree claim,
Members of the family were utilized to
repeat this process until often land
enough for bonanza farm was taken
in. Most of the good land has been
taken under these measures, and some
advantage to new regions effected, but
in the main the advantage has
been to the individuals at the
expense of the country. Now
the homestead of 160 acres is the only
claim the settler can file, and the period
when he can commute has been ex-
tended to fourteen months. After a
constant residence for that time he can
secure title without filling out the five
years by paying Sl.25- an acre and So so
in railroad limits. The act opening the
Sioux lands for some reason does not
allow the settler to commute, but at the
end of five years he must also pay so
cents all acre. The South Dakota con-
greSsmen expected to secure an amend
ment at the late session removing these
drawbacks to settlement in the Sioux
lands, but it is believed they did not
succeed. No doubt $50 acres is all that
should be given any man, but there
should be some device to stimulate the
growth of trees in the prairie regions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
A FLASH IN THE PAN.
Sgr. Bonacina Believes Fava Has
Been Precipitate.

Sgr. Bonacina Believes Fava Has
Been Precipitate.
LONDON, April 2.-In an interview to-
day SCR. Bonacina. president of the Ital-
ian chamber of commerce in this city,
said that he regarded Baron Fava'S ac-
tion as somewhat precipitate. 1t was
a mere flash in the pan which would end
in nothing" SCR. Bonacina added:
There is not much sympathy among the
Italians in London with the men who were
lynched in New Orleans. The Italians here
are of the opinion that there is no doubt that
the men charged with the murder of Chief
Hennessy were guilty. Still, they say, if the
lynchers go UNPUBLISHED, respectable Italians
in the United States are not safe. The United
States government is blamable for failing to
protect the jury which tried the men who
were slain from intimidation"
The Pail Mail Gazette this afternoon,
commenting on the recall of Baron
Fava, says that it is probable that the
rupture between Italy and the United
States will end after such an interval
as the dlgnitieS of diplomacy demand,
in compromise. Italy demanded JUS
tice and compensation. The United
States will probably give the latter and
deny the former. The incident will
not add to the reputation of the
United States. 1t has revealed
the weak place in the American consti-
tuition with all its pretensions. Blaine
would be glad enough perhaps to depose
King Lynch, but Louisiana is of diff
ferent opinion. The foreign elements
in the United States give them some Sc
curity as well as involving them in some
danger. 1t is improbable that Italy will
attack the United States when, like
other countries. she has given so many
hostages to the United States.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
ADMIT DEFEAT.
Parnellites Confess They Are
Beaten at Sligo.

SLIGO. April 2.-The election was
conducted in steady and orderly man
ner. Both the candidates are confident
of success at the polls. Mr.. ParnelI,
while driving through the town this
morning, was not cheered by those
who recognized him. Michael Davitt,
editor OF the Labor World, has sent
dispatch from Sligo to that paper say
ing that the polling commenced pune
tually at S a. m, many working men
voting at that early hour. The cOnstit-
uency is divided into five polling dis
trictS in which there are fifteen polling
booths. In some districts the voters
are compelled to travel seven miles.
The ParnelliteS admit that they are
beaten, and the Nationalists expect
majority of about 1000. The Tories.
adds MIR. Davitt's dispatch. voted for
Dillon, the Parnellite candidate, in
spite of the fact that the Con-
sentative club advised them to
abstain from voting. There are
about 200 Tory voters in the constitu-
ency. Of that number it is believed MIR.
Dillon will have 500 votes. But for this
support Mr.. Collery would win by
nearly 1000 majority. sThe local Orange
lodge has supported the Parnen candI-
date. No priest has been employed as
perSonation agent for the home rule
candidate, as the Nationalists are re-
solved not to give their opponents
ground for alleging that clerical influ
ence was exercised at the polling
booths.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Midway or Fort Smelling the Place
for the New Building.

lot the NEW DullulnS.
Chicago Tribune.
The Farmers Alliance members of
the Minnesota legislature are in favor
of moving the capital from ST. Paul and
planting it out somewhere in the rural
districts. and it is possible that they
may get votes enough to carry out their
proposition. The reason for the re-
moval is to punish st. Paul for opposing
the farmers Interests during the pres
ent session of the legislature.
If the farmers are sensible they will
not get up an unnecessary fight with
the townSpeople Of the state. The num-
Der of the latter is large already. and is
growing faster than that of the agricult-
wrists. The total population of the
state is 100000. That of ST. Paul and
Minneapolis united is 100000. and that
of the other larger towns of the state
100, 600. Add TO this 100000 the inhab-
Itants of the smaller towns and villages.
and the farmers will not have much of
majority to brag about.
The wise thing for the farmers to do
would be to give the two great cities of
tile state something which will attract
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
THE TARIFF IN COURT

The United States supreme court is
to consider the question of the constitu-
;ionality Of the MCKINLEY tariff Oh the
9th of this month, and it is to be pre-
sumed that a decision will follow
within month or two. No doubt the
members of the court will be very re-
Iuctant to Overturn the law, and the de-
cisiOn may be affected by this fact. The
consequences would be seriously dis
turbng to some of those who have in
vested largely on the new basis. There
would be no chance to restore the meas
ure by congress. No such law will ever
again be enacted in this country. There
are very eminent legal gentlemen who
believe that some of the points
raised against the act are ia
tally tenable. One of the strongest is in
the discrepancy between the bill as
passed by congress and as signed by the
president. An important section re-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
Italy. one of the parties to the agree
ment. has large fleet constructed espe-
ciaily for priyateerIng purposes.
THIS Is GUsH.
FlambOyant Cities Offering Troops
Already

rlai1DOyant cities Oherlng Troops
Already.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 2.-Yester-
day morning the news of Baron Faya's
recall appeared in the American. In
the afternoon a meeting of the Frank
Cheatham Bivouac Confederate vet
Grams was called, and the following let
ter was addressed to the secretary of
war:
Association of Confederate Soldiers, Ten
nessee division, Nashville, Tenn. April L.
hon. John Proctor, secretary of war, Wash
lnSton; Dear Sir-In case of any serious
COMPLICATIONS with Italy, Frank Cheatham
Blvouac Confederate soldiers, of Tennessee
ICES to the United States. by order of the
dent; John P. Hickman, secretary.
The letter was written on bivouac
letterhead, with the flag of the confed-
eracy displayed across the top. 1t was
sealed with the blyouac seal and done
up in blue ribbon.
DODGE CITY, Kan, April 2.-The fol-
lowing message was sent to New Or
leans tonight:
To the Mayor and Citizens of New Orleans;
The people of Dodge CITY, Kan. in mass con-
ventlon assembled, Resolved, That this meet
ing expresses the sentiment of this city and
county, and say to the people of the Crescent
City, that LOCO able bodied men spoken for
by this resolution. are ready to go to Louis
lana and shoot as they will shoot if called
upon by our government and ltaly's hostile
attitude demands it.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The spirit of
war has invaded the far West and the
first offer of volunteers for service in
case of trouble with Italy came to hand
at the war department to-day in the
shape of the following telegram re-
ceived by Acting Secretary Grant:
HOulder, Mont. April ITO the Secretary
OF War: We hereby tender you five hundred
m0unta;neers from jefferson county, state of
Montana, in case of war with the Italian gov
eminent. JAMES L. SWEET.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
GOING SLOW.
The Government in No Hurry to
Adjust Matters.

WASHINGTON. April 2. - Notwitb-
standing the withdrawal of Baron Fava
and the severance of diplomatic rela-
tions between the United States and
Italy, Secretary Blaine will not allow
his interest in regard to the New Or
leans affair to rest, and he will inform
the Italian COVE 'nment of the result of
the grand Jury's investigation of the
killing of the Italians. Mr.. Blaine's
answer will be necessarily delayed
by the operation of departmental
routine, and it will probably be some
time before it is sent to Italy. When
the report of the grand jury is made
it will have to be placed by the district
attorney at New Orleans in proper form
for transmission to Attorney General
Miller, who will send it through the
usual red tape channels to Secretary
Blaine. Attorney General Miller to-day
had conference with the president
about the action the department of JUS
tice had taken and was taking in Its IN
vestigation into the New Orleans trou-
bles. The action so far taken by the
district attorney at New Orleans was
laid before the president, and the case
was considered in all its legal phases.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03

lating to tobacco had dropped out.
When the bill was before the senate
grave doubts as to the constitutional
warrant for the reciprocity feature were
expressed by Senators EDMUNDs and
EvARTs, who are regarded as about the
highest authorities on the construction
of the constitution. The delegation of
the legislative power to the president
is the specially dubious feature. Sew
eral other questions Of interest will
come in, such as the arbitrary methods
of Speaker REED. But whatever the
decision. it is extremely desirable that
the business interests shall not he in
volved in uncertainty longer than pos
Sible to avoid.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
1t Will Continue.
The Irony of Fate.

st Louis Post-Dlspatch.
The report that Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston contracted the illness which
caused his death while attending the
funeral OF Gen. Sherman may be re-
garded as remarkable instance of the
part one man may play in shaping the
experience of another. 1t was strange
that the man who was pitted against
Gen. Johnston in the late war, and
caused the defeat and surrender of his
army, should years after have been the
innocent cause of his death.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
THE STORY OF DAY.

ST Paul beats Cincinnati at base ball.
Harrison will skip st. Paul on his trip.
Italy doesn't seem to want to fight after all.
Gov. Merriam Yetoes the Minneapolis char
ter bill.
Clifton Holden is reprieved by Gov. Merri-
am for thirty days.
j. G. Gluck, of Minneapolis, dies of heart
disease on a street car.
Judge Altgeld. of Chicago, decides that
wife may sue a husband for SANDER.
All but four of the Italians killed at New
Orleans are shown to have been voters
Nine striking coke men are killed by guards
in Pennsylvania. The militia is called out.
A Tacoma wife. formerly resident of st.
Paul, deserts her husband and tells sensa
tional story Of being beaten.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
AFTER INDEMNITY.
That Seems to Be Italy's Chief
Claim on Us.


PARIS, April Count Menabrea, the
Italian ambassador here, in an inter
view to-day, referring to the Fava re-
call, said:
From dispute arose quarrel, such
as is possible in any country subject to
immigration. The quarrel has degen-
Grated into a conflict which will become
more and more accentuated. The cir
cumStances appear to us on this side
very serious because the political per-
spective magnifes things the further
distant they are. To appreciate the
real Importance of any event we must
consider its immediate surroundings;
and this event occurred i'll America.
The italian and American governments
do not desire to quarrel, or open fire on
each other on account of the lynching.
The unfortunate part of the affair is
that loss of life occurred: but an under
standing will be come to for indemnity,
as in the case of all private affairs. for
this is private. not national matter.
Remember that"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
ALL BUT FOUR VOTERS.
One of the Lynched Men in New
OrIaaDs a EIur;t;va NurJoran

One of the Lynched Men in New
Orleans a Fugitive Murderer.
New ORLEANS, April "A close ex-
animation of the record of the eleven
alleged assassins discloses the fact that
all but four of the eleven slain we're
registered voters. either by birth or
naturalization. The four others, whom
Consul Corte claims as entitled to the
protection of the italian government,
are Trahina, Bagnetto, Monasterio and
ComiteZ. The first named is found to
have heen voter in the parish of st.
Charles. Bagnetto is proved to have
been fugitive murderer from Palermo.
and member of the opposite band of
highwaymen. Marchesi was a veteran
of Garibaldi's army, bnt he fed from
Palermo while charged with numbering
a female. Trahina was also robber in
Sicily. Of ComiteZ, nobody seems to
know anything.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
Four Living Wives.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April At was
discovered to-day that q. w. Porter,
High Ranger OF the Independent Order
of Foresters, who ahsconded few days
ago, has four living wives. Suspicious
that he has appropriated funds have
been confirmed. Besides being High
Ranger, Porter was organizer for Mis-
souri, and Kansas of the Foresters. The
disclosures have created a great senSa-
ton among members of the order.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03

Blaine was at the department of state
this morning transacting routine bust
ness and prepared to receive mis- usual
Thursday diplomatic visitors. There is
nothing new in the Italian situation to-
day. Baron Fava has not yet made an
application for a passport, nor has the
Marquis Imperial acknowled the re-
celpt OF Secretary Blaine's letter, which
was sent him Yesterday evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
Orpban Home in Flames.

CoRsICANA. Tex, April 2.-During the
progress of blizzard here last night,
which blew down buildings, fences and
trees, fire from defective flue COM
municated to room in the state orphan
home, and one of its occupants, girl,
was burned to death. The prompt action
of the officers of the institution saved
the lives of the other occupants.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
Undoubtedly Deranged.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April &C. C.
Nolan. who has been missing for sew
eral days from Glenhall, Pa, where
he is agent for the Wells Fargo Ex-
press company and the Pittsburg &c
Western railway, walked into police
headquarters here tonight and said he
wanted to give himself up. He said ne
had not treated his employers right and
limited at dark crimes. He is undoubt-
eddy deranged. His relatives in Glen
hall have been notified.