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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09

-Four years are little ways by since
President HARRISON was charged with
the duty of selecting a man to preside
over the bureau of pensions. Although
at that time, thanks to the courageous
use of the veto power by his predecessor,
the dependent pension bill had not
knocked hole into the treasury, still
the pension burden had been rapidly
growing and calling for the disburse
ment of many millions annually. The
advent of Republican administration,
with complete control, foreshadowed
the reinstatement and passage of that
bill with, the enormous Increase of ap-
preparations which have followed its
enactment.
The bill was passed in compliance with
the imperiOus demands of that organiZa-
ton which, however worthy its orig
inal objects, had become the organ of
that class of soldiers who were origi-
naliy largely patriots for revenue ONLY.
and have since lost none of the primal
impulse. The president selected for his
commissioner the man who was the
most rabid of these pratorians. He
was urged by the organization, and,
with haste which showed no consider
alton, the president named Corporal"
TANNER as commissioner of pensions.
COMMISSIONS TAVNE3 d lf5I his nat to
the public and proclaimed as the motto
of his office, God help the surplus"
Aud the pretorians shouted IN acclaim.
President CLEVELAND followed in the
discharge of similar duty. He. too,
mad a commissioner of pensions TO
choose. This man and that man were.
presented to him, and backed by the
delegations of this or that state One
man asked the appointment because he
was the father of the arrears of pen
sionS act. EffrOntery could hardly have
gone farther. The president believes
that public office is public trust; that
the law is to be obeYed and followed ia
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09

spect, the franchise of Mr.. LOWRY
would be subject to forfeiture.
The city has already granted the fran
chiSe to the North st. Paul company to
occupy certain streets on the way to the
harvester works; hence the city railway
company has no authority to operate
cals upon this way.
The provision that unless ears are
operated over the tracks of the inter
urban line ten minutes apart, then the
transfer system outlined shall apply to
the interurban the same as to any other
line. places it 50 that unless Mr.. LOWRY
operates an independent line within the
city over those tracks the transfers to
the interurban line will stand for
through travel.
Mr.. LOWRY'S chief desire is TO secure
rapid transit over the interurban line.
In order to obtain this he must have as
few stops as possible on the way. But
the new ordinance provides Tor frequent
stops of ears.
Several other objections made by Mr..
MUM are equally as fatal to the inter
eStS of the city railway company as the
ones enumerated, but these are enough
to show that the draft of the ordinance
is SO unfair that it could not possibly be
accepted. Should Mr.. Lowry accept it.
he would be worse off than he was be-
fore.
All that is wanted in this matter is
strict and dignified fairness, as all who
wish TO put the matter 20 the test may
easily learn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
HIR. BLOUNT IN HAWAII.

The steamer leaving Honolulu was
held for few hours IL order that the
gifted and versatile correspondent
might send to his paper an account of
the coming of Commissioner BLOUNT
that morning. The account was neces-
Sarily written in haste and did not have
that careful revision which it needs,
nor did it get the proper editing at the
home Office. The result is queer
tumble, in which a good many things
appear that the correspondent. SYM
pathizing with the PROFESSIONALS and
writing for paper urging annexation,
should have kept silence on.
The PROFESSIONALS intended to capture
Mr. BLOUNT at the onset and surround
him with the proper social atmosphere.
They had provided and rendered him
quarters, and were much chagrined
when the commissioner declined them.
The previous report that the natives
were passive, and, if not Indifferent,
were not averse to annexation, gets a
setback in the statement that Mr.
BLOUNT was met by large body be-
longing to the Patriotic league. who Of
fered flowers of welcome and addresses
OF protest against the merger of their
country in our republic.
The reversal of the policy of haste
and the adoption of one OF investigation
has had depressing effect on the pro-
visional government and its fortunes.
The money marked has become strin-
gent; the bonds of the provisional gov
ernment-it seems that, with true Yam
kee thrift, they had already proceeded
to bond the cOuntry-had fallen largely
in price. The PROFESSIONALS were in the
dumps. President DOLE limited darkly
to the correspondent that the United
States would have to talk with no loss
of time if it wanted the prize; that
other countries were ready to take it if
we weren't.
Mr.. BLOUNT's first object will be to
ascertain, without doubt, the wishes of
the people of that country. That was
considered as of no consequence by Mr..
HARRISON. 1t is not probable that the
fact so fully set out by Commissioner
THURSTON in recent magazine article
of the vast gains made by the Amer
leans who have Invested in that coun-
try-will have much of any thing to do
in the decision of the question. This
administration will consult less the
profit than the TightfunesS of an
neXation. Should the native popu-
latiOn desire to join us and ask for
it, there will yet remain for us to decide
if it is advisable; if it is consistent with
the broad policy of the nation. it would
not follow that we should take them in
because they are willing. But no doubt
canieXi5t that if it should appear, as it is
almost sure to be shown, that the Ha-
waiianS do not desire annexation, and
only want to be let alone. this admins
tration will not be cajOledl by 4 lot of
sugar planters into making fOrcible an
nexation. And Mr. BLoUNT's mission
will end when that fact is ascertained.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
VERY uNEAIR-

The city railway ordir anee which was
reported by the board of aldermen COM
mittee on streets is so very unfair as to
give rise to the suspicion that il was in
J tended as deluSion and snare. How
ever, since the board OF aldermen last
evening. after it heard from Nj. d.
MUM, the attorney of Mr.. LOWRY, that
the ordinance would not be accepted,
referred the matter to the city attorney
with Instructions to confer with Mr..
MUM, and report draft which the
company would accept, it is fair to pre-
! sumo that the board intends 10 do the
! right thing after all.
All that Mr.. LOWRY wants is fairness.
/ 1t is not a horse trading dicker, and. if
the board is disposed to descend to such
measures, it will only lower itself in
! the public estimation. What is de-
! manded of the common council Is a dig
nified course which will serve the best
interests of the city. The city will be
as ready to censure anything that bears
the earmarks of sharp and unfair bar
gaining as what would not be to the
! public interests.
The chief desire of Mr.. LOWRY is to
be relieved from the transfer business
on through interurban travel and to
have a system of transferring IN ST.
Paul which will foil the many who
would like to secure a round trip from
their homes down town Oh five cents.
And, while securing this, he does not
wish to be loaded down with a lot of
othermoney-losing projects.
Mr.. NUNS objections to the drafts
are, briefly stated. as follows:
Striking out the clause from the
LGHTNER ordinance, transfers shall be
issued from any line to another 'that
will not practically return the passenger
TO or near the point from which he
started" might be taken advantage of
by 80 per cent of the travel on the lines.
The provision requiring the city rail-
way company to enter into al agree
ment with the North st. Paul company.
whereby the latter company must con-
vey people to the harvester works upon
its transfers, places Mr.. LowRY's COM
plny at the mercy of the substantially
OF the other company. If the North st,
Paul company should default in any re-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09

induced to grow beets so that the mill
men may get the bounty will be eX-
plotted for their influence on the con-
gressmen Of their districts. We have a
proteclionist contingent in our own
party. lE is especially strong in the
senate. One senator is reported as say
ing that he would vote against the re-
peal of the duty on bituminous coal, he
having large interest in coal mines.
This but indicates the difficulties
which yet beSet the path of those who
would have the pledges of our party re-
deemed to the fartheSt. Our fight is
now transferred from the open field,
against avowed and open opponents. to
our own camp, and against men who,
from personal motives, or because long
association has corrupted their DEM
Ocracy, will resist in every way the car
rying into effect of the promises made
the people, and on which we won our
victory. But there must be no palter-
ing with this sort of cattle. They must
DE taught that they are not Democrats;
that their place is over the way with the
paternaliSts. and that the sooner they
learn this and betake themselves where
they belong, the better for their honesty
and the welfare of the party. Their
room is wanted for better men.
The line OF safety runs in the direc
ton of redemption of the pledge to
eliminate from our tariff laws all pro-
lection save that which is incidental to
any revenue tariff and unavoidable. 1t
is the vice of this system of taxation
that it affords opportunity TOR an in
crease of cost of the domestic article
equal to the tax imposed on the foreign
article; rather it is one of the vices and
minor one, the great vice being that it
is tax on what men consume and is an
exemption of wealth from taxation.
The rigorous course is the only safe
one, because the country expects it. The
people commissioned the Democratic
party to put into force the policy it de-
clared at Chicago. IL it falters in it; if
it preserves the principle of protection
IN its tariff, it can be taken only as an
admission that the principle is correct.
If it is correct, then the only logical con-
clusiOn, and one which the voters will
surely draw, is that the party which
makes it its avowed purpose is the one
to be intrusted with its care. The re-
suit will inevitably be the return of the
Republican party to power at the first
election, and however much it may be
regretted. no Democrat can complain.
The Fifty-third congress will find its
safe course in observing the old maxim,
''1ew TO the line; let the chips fall
where they may"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09

Columbia: j. n. Duval, a well-known
labor ag tator; j. G. Brown, NJ. p, from
New Westminster; 5. s. Cotton, Nj. p,
and managing editor Of tie News-Ad-
vertiser; Capt. h. q. Tatlow; Thomas
Kitchen. NJ p, from the New West
minister district; }. BalfOur Kerr, a real
estate speculator,and number of other
well-knOwn characters. The New West
minister Columbian and the Peoples
Journal, of this city. are controlled by
secessionists to disseminate their views.
Agents are TO be sent out through these
rural districts OF the main land to edu-
cate them in favor of the scheme.
The seceSSionists have actually gone
so far as to nominate the personnel Of
the provisional government for the main
land as soon as the people are ready for
secession. +. S. Cotton is to be pr0Yn-
clal secretary and premier; j. G. Keith,
finance minister; j. NJ. Duyal, minister
of lands and works; j. Balfour Kerr,
minister of location. AS yet the schem-
ers have been unable to get lawyer to
take the position of provisional Secre-
tary. consequently this portfolio has
been left open for the time being.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
THE LINE OF SAFETY.

1t is already apparent that the Fifty
third congress will be subjected to an
enormous pressure to deal gently with
the protected interests. Every conceiv-
able argument, ranging from threats 10
entreaty, will be used to induce it to
preserve, in as large a measure as pos
sihle. the taxes from which wealthy in
terests have drawn their abnormal
profits. The wooden manufacturers are
already raising their voices in protest.
The tin-plate men are appealing for
sympathy. We will hear more and
more as the days come on when action
will be taken, about vested interests.
The bounty-fed classes will plead that
they have invested money on the
strength of the promise of congress.
and that they will be ruined if it is with
drawn. The farmers who have been
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
TO PROTECT THE COMBINE.

The governors bill'' has become the
law of this state. The GLOBE has pre-
dicted this result from the beginning.
and it basedits prediction on the facts
that the grain market question is one
OF the most important and pressing of
all state questions; that it was made a
distinct issue by the Democratic party
in the last campaign; that this forced
the Republicans to the promise of some
measure of relief; that this bill was
offered as that remedy in redemption of
the promises of the majority which
enabled that party to control legIsla-
ton.
The GLOBE does not care at this time
to comment on the methods used to Sc
cure the passage Of the bill; that will
come in due time, and form part of the
discussions of the next campaign, IN
which this bill and the grain question
Will again be paramount issue. Nor
does it now care to comment on or ana
lyZe the bill. 1t is enough for the pres
ent to point out the vital feature of the
act, which reveals its true character and
contemporary asserts, a LAW to pro-
shows that so far from its being, as our
tect the farmer" it is a law to protect
the elevator combine.
There are elevators and elevators.
There are the ''line" elevators, owned
largely by the milling interests or con-
trolled by them. There are the farm.
ers' elevators, storing and shipping for
the farmers who own them, or for their
nelghbors. There are the "independ-
ent'' elevators, owned by local operat-
ors, and buying grain or storing it for
the farmers. The independent" ele-
vator5 may also belong to a company
owning several along some line of road.
These usually do mixed business of
buying Oh their own account and stor-
ing for others who do not wish to sell
outright.
The act does not apply to all eleva-
tors regardless Of the character of the
business they are doing. 1t expressly
and by its terms is restricted 10 those
elevators which are engaged in ''stor-
ing" grain. Storing means warehousing,
the receipt and care of property be
longing to others. 1t does not apply to
the grain owned by any one and kept
in his building. whether that building
be granaTy or an elevator 1t covers
only those cases where men or COM
panies receive, hold and store for
hire grain belonging to and sub
ject to the orders of other per-
sons than the owner of the place
where it is stored. This restriction
in the application of the law to eleva-
tors doing storing business only, ex-
emptS all elevators which are used
merely TO keep the grain bought and
owned by the proprietors of the eleva-
tors. Any person or company owning
an elevator, or line of them, in order
to be exempt from the operation of this
act will only have TO say: I'VE Will
buy your wheat; we will not store 1t for
you; we are not doing that kind of
business" Such will not have to take
out license, or be subject to the super
vision of the grain and warehouse COM
mission. And it is precisely here that
the fine Italian hand'' of the combine
is to be seen in the drafting of this
remedial measure.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
ABOUT WOMEN.

Of the teachers of this country so per
cent are women.
Thirty-seven thousand women are en-
ployed as telegraphers in the United
States.
Over 5000 women in the United States
act as postmistresses.
The Queen of Italy is at the head of
an industrial college Tor women, founded
by herself.
Medical journals say the young women
of today are far better developed physi-
cally than the young women OF 100, or
even so years ago.
Gnere is large carriage mandatory
in New York i'll which the chief art
decorator is woman, Caroline kllby,
who has twenty women employed i'll the
department which she controls.
Miss Margaret E. Williams, OF Balti-
more, has recently received the Pea
body diploma, granted to the musical
composers by the Peabody institute.
Ills 10 SpcCltllly lHICI CSGlliS III wow VI
the fact that a number of wise men
have recently devoted much time to
prove that women cannot compose good
music.
English dealers i'll toys are rejoicing
mildly over the boom which has been
given to the doll trade by the discovery
of the 100 dolls with which Queen Vic
toria whiled away her childhood hours.
These toys had been gradually going
out of fashion. Now they are more pop
ular than ever, and large doll families
are in order.
Miss Ada a. Brewster, the California
artist, belongs to the line of BreWsterS
who proudly claim kinship with Elder
Brewster, of Nayflower fame. While5a
student at the San francisco school of
design she won gold medal for her.
proficiency, and has since then had
charge of the art department in Bald
win university, Kansas. She has made
an especial study of the flora Of the
South and West.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
Il TOWN TAKEN.
The Elks Capture the City of
Fargo.

The EIkS Capture the City of
Fargo.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO. N. d.. April S.-A special
train bearing nearly 100 representatives
of Elk lodges in st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Mankato, Saltwater and Grand Forks
pulled into Fargo early this morning.
The visiting best people on earth"
soon captured the city. and it has been
theirs all day. In the morning the
grand ledge was called to order by Dis
tlict Deputy W. Il. Game. of Saltwater.
Degrees were conferred upon thirty-one
Fargons, and the officers they elected
were installed by Deputy Game. In
the evening the grand lodge again as
Sembled, and four more were added to
the membership of Lodge 259. of Fargo
Afterward a banquet was served by the
new lodge to the visitors at the Column
bia. Numerous tOaStS were responded
to and good time generally had. Nearly
all of the visitors will remain in the city
tomorrow to be shown around by local
business men. The new lodge is the
second in the state, and promises to be
a strong organization. A larger repre-
sentation Of the grand lodge was pres
ent than ever attended the institution
Of new lodge in the United States.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
A GREAT EVENT.

The celebration of the completion of
the Great Northern to the Pacific will
be the greatest event in the history of
st. Paul. The Great Northern is purely
st. Paul enterprise, was conceived by
st. Paul man whose acumen is almost
unparalleled, and the road terminates
at this city. The celebration will be as
much greater than the WILLARD, of
1888, as the completion OF the second
line to the Pacific coast under these
circumstances warrants.
The exercises will be fitting to the
discovery and marvellous growth of the
great Northwest. They will consist of
a representation of the French voya-
geurs of much more than century ago,
the Indian life, the advent of the 'prai-
RE schooner" and the progress of civil
izatiOn.
St. Paul as it has grown will be fit
tingly represented, and there will be
nothing lacking to show its present
greatness.
The prizes which will be offered, as
appears elsewhere in the p per. will be
sufficient to draw out the finest displays
ever seen in the city.
The inducement offered for the illu-
mination of the city is enough to inspire
every citizen to enter into the COMPETE
ton, and insures the belief that nothing
which could surpass it has ever been
attempted in the United States.
There is no reason for urging every
body to enter all the competitions;
home patriotism alone would be suffi-
cient to bring about this desirable end.
and the prizes offered would certainly
settle the matter.
The event will begin June and last
three days, closing with banquet such
as this most hOspitable city has never
enjoyed. 1t is expected that CHAUN-
GET NJ. DEPEw, the most renowned
pOst-prandial speaker in the world, will
grace this OCCASION
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
RARE AND COSTLY.
Tiffany q Co. Place Their Worlds
Far Exhibit on Private
View.
1t Is the Most Extensive Ever At
tempted by Them, Being VAL
ued at 100000.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Tiffany 81 Co.,
of this city, placed on private view at
their Union Square Salesrooms today
the principal pieces of their exhibit in
tended for the Worlds Columbian ex-
position. The display, which is by far
the most expensive ever attempted by
them, consists OF more than 1000
pieces prepared especially for the ex-
hibition. The value of the collection
is about S2,0OO,OO0. In the Jewel
ry display is large corsage
ornament representing a lattice of
maiden hair ferns. In its construction
there were used about 800 diamonds and
125 pearls. Another ornament, the de-
sign Of which was suggested by piece
of rare old Spanish lace, is composed
of 1000 diamonds, 1000 emerald5 and
a number OF large yellow sapphire5.
There are also two sets of jewelry,
consisting Of tiara, necklance and PEN
dant breach, one covered with aquama-
rIneS and diamonds. the other with
rubies and diamonds. These sets are
each composed of 1000 stones. Notable
in the silverware collection is the
Pueblo enamel vase, the general design
of which was from a piece of pottery
found among the ancient cliff dwellers'
relics. The vase was about two feet in
height. The decorative effects are
combination of silver. nickel, copper,
gold and enamel work, by which the
flowers and shrubs of the Southwest
most characteristic of the country are
produced. Tiffany q Co.'s employees
will also give during the fair practical
illustration of cutting and polishing
diamonds. The exhibit will go to Chi
cago next Saturday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
The Witness Arrested.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 9.-W. II.
Burkhardt, the witness, and A. j. Wer-
ner, the officer of Butte, Mont, who
claims the reward for experimenting
Hickey, the alleged murderer of J. M.
Clayton, arrived today from Morrilton
with Sheriff White. Burkhardt showed
signs OF wanting to get away. and was
arrested this morning by Sheriff White
as accessory to the crime and kept in
custody. They came to Little Rock to
confer with Gov. Fishback.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
Partners Disagree

SEATTLE, Wash. April S.-The Couer
d'Alene Bank of Wallace and the
Bank of Wardner closed their doors
yesterday. The banks are owned prin-
cipally by George b. McAuley and Mr..
Van Delashmutt. The Bank of Wallace
had about sra. 900 deposits, and the Bank
of Wardner $35, 900 The banks at
tOrney asserts that the action is owing
to disagreement between the owners,
and that they will dissolve partnership.
II. B. Hall. cashier and county treas
urer, attached the funds to secure tho
county deposit, about $40. 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
Idaho,s Exhibit Burned.

BOISE, Idaho, April Sword was re-
ceiyed here today of the burning of a
large portion Of ldaho's agricultural ex-
hibit while ell route to Chicago. The
fire occurred near Kimball. Neb, and
but little Of value was saved. A guam
tity of taXidermy and two valuable oil
paintings of ShOshone falls were also
burned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
Starving Herself to Death.

BRAZIL. Ind. April S.-Little Elk
Fulgate, eight years old, has abstained
from food for thirty-nine days. About
six weeks ago her little brother died.
Since then the little girl has refused to
eat, saying she wanted to die and 20 TO
her brother. Nothing can induce her to
partake of food. She has wasted away
to skeleton. and cannot last longer
than week.