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The Globe-republican., 1893-12-29

A woman's Ago Spells Her Prospects
Before tho Court.
Sir" said Ablullah, as he appeared
with his sister, Fatima, before the
judge, perhaps you will remember the
brave Abbas, who died thirty years
ago. He was our father, and left both
of rs his property in equal proportions,
ON which we have hitherto subsisted
in common. Fatima, it is true, has
been peevish and 9uarrelsome during
the last few years, but always gave
way, as / am lover of peace. But
have recently chosen the beautiful
Zoraida for my bride and thought Of
giving her this valuable string Of
pearls-the most precious keepsake of
my fathers in my possession; for he
gave it to me on his return from jour
ney when was five years old, and it
has been mine ever since. But Fatima
will have it that the pearls are part Of
our fathers legacy and claims half Of
them as her share. She refuses to
listen to my arguments and insists
upon her elaim-not. indeed. for the
sake of the pearls, OH, no! see quite
plainly she wants to spoil my pleasure
and that of my bride-elcct, for my Sis
ter does not Like the idea of Zoraids
entering the paternal home as mis-
trcss. Now, wise cadi, give Judgment"
The cadi bowed his head and said:
''Fatima, is the case as your brother
has stated2'
1T is all quite correct. excepting the
assertion that the string of pearls be-
longs to him alone. How does he
mean to prove that father gave it to
him? I dispute the fact and claim my
share: my reason for so doing is imma-
terial to the question at issue"
well, Abdullah.' said the eadi adj
dressing the plaintiff, have you any
living witnesses or handwriting to
prove that your father gave you the
pearls?"
Il have nothing Of the kind was
the reply.
THAT is bad lookout" the cadi
continued. II fear there is no pros
pect of an amicable settlement by per
suading your sister to accept a sum OF
money for her share"
NO" she broke IL: Il want half OF
the pcarlsr'
VERY well," said the cadi, beckon-
ing to his clerk: Il must have report
of the ease drawn up before delivering
Judgment Say. defendant. your name
is Fatimc-what is your age?'
Here she blushed, hesitated, tried
more than once to speak, but never ut
tered 4 syllable.
Il r,A N.
peated; speak"
At last she replied in faltering tones:
II am twenty-eight."
.sReally?" said the judge with an
ironical smile II hereby award the
whole string of pearls to Abdullah
alone. Take them, plaintiff, and go
your way in peace! Fatima is not your
sister: for Abbas died thirty years ago.
and she is only twenty-eight"-Flie-
gende Elacttcr.
The Globe-republican., 1893-12-29
THE STRING OF PEARLS.

ITO BE CONTINUED
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whole outline of her figure. in spite OF
the hideous attire she wore, was hne
and symmetrical and altogether
His inspection was interrupted by
the girl herself. Starting as from a
delightful trance, she sprang to her
feet and cried:
81 can't stop no longer. I'm going.
"But the picture, Matt?" said Brink
lev, rising also. 'Shan't finish 1t to-
day."
81 can't wait. William Jones wants
to send me message over to Pencroes,
and if don't go he'll scold."
Very well. Matt"
"But I'll GOMEZ she said, smiling,
tomorrow; and I'll come in my Sum
day clothes, somehow"
Don't trouble. On reflection. I
think you look nicer as you are"
She lifted up her hat from the ground.
and still hesitated as she put it on.
upon my word!' cried the artist:
''those Welsh hats are very becoming.
Good-by, Matt"
She took his outstretched hand and
waited an instant. with her warm,
brown cheek in profile temptingly near
his lips. But he did not yield to the
and after moments fur
Their hesitation, in which fear she be-
trayed some little disappointment,
Matt released her hand and sprang
away.
"Upon my word, "muttered the young
man, as he watched her figure receding
in the distance, ''the situation is grow
ing more and more troublesome!
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arm that interesting sport is pursued"
he added, as if to himself. 81 haven't
the slightest ideal" 7
well. good day." said Monk, with
an uneasy scowl. ''If can be of any
service to you command mer'
And raising his hat again. he stalked
away
Now what in the name of all that
is wonderful, does Mr. Monk, of Monks
hurst. mean by becoming so civil?"
This was the question the young man
asked himself as he strolled away sea-
ward. He could not persuade himself
that he had wronged Monk, who was
in reality IN amiable person, instead
of d0mineering bully; no, that sug-
Restion was contradicted by every ex-
preston of the mans baleful and sus-
picious face. What, then, could be
the explanation Of his sudden attack
Of courtesy?
An ides! IN inspiration7 Az It
dasAed into his mind the young man
gave vent toe pfosoa6ed wkistjs. Poe-
10y Aoek wes-jeslousl
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Why are democratic papers pro-
testing that the Wilson bill is a pro
tective measure? Didn't the Chicago
platform declare protection to be 4
fraud and a sham," as well as uncon-
stitutional?-TOledO Blade.
UBy some queer fatality whenever
democratic congress has undertaken
to revise the tariff it has happened
shortly afterward that soup houses
have been established in most of the
large cities-Chicago Tribune.
WMr. Cleveland, since he crawled
out ON that diplomatic branch after
Queen Lii, must have a strong feeling
of sympathy for the man near Spring.
field, O., who sawed OFF the limb be-
tween himself and the tree. He was a
coon hunter. too. - Chicago Times
(Dem.l.
BThe democratic statesmen at
Washington are now trying to per-
suade themselves that they are not GO
ing to damage the industries of this
country after all But the people will
not be as easily convinced of this as
the ongressmen.-IowaS State Register:
.There will be no republican fiji
clustering against the Wilson bill The
bill will hurt the country, and for this
reason the republicans will endeavor
by all legitimate means to defeat it.
but its passage will make republican
victory in 1894 and 1896 easy and over
whelming. AS partisans the republic
ans have no occasion to quarrel with
these conditions Louis Globe
Democrat
HThe Wilson tariff bill is not a
tariff modelled for revenue only, accord
ing to the pledge of the party platform
It is a hobbling protective tariff-a
thing of shreds and patches Every
day we hear of a new protective patch
added to the bill in response TO the
pressure of some favored interest, in
utter disregard of the fact that the like
protection given by republicans had
been formally denounced as robbery
of the people Boston Traveller
EThe changing of the duty on tin
plate from specific to ad vaIorem seems
to have proved heavy blow at a new
industry. even for the democratic ma
1Or1ty OF the ways 1uu LucooS COluuAiI,
tee. Can the latest shifting back to q
specific duty be attributed to the fact
that some of the tin plate mills are in
Indiana and New Jersey, states which
the democratic party cannot do with
out in national campaigns- Cleveland
Leader.
Ef we are to lower the duties and
open our ports of entry to vastly in
creased amount Of foreign goods. the
imported fabrics must take the place of
American goods. unless our wage
earners will submit TO reduction OF
wages that will put them on the level
of the workingmen of Europe. II they
win not submit to such reduction. but
prefer to seek employment upon the
farm or become the owners and tillers
of the soil, then the manufactures must
closs his shop II = lie q dssah
stsveRls that TIE people are now WI.
nessine q washiRG3oA-A Z. 1an
and 1xusoA
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Too Trivial.

Judge Chase, of Vermont, was man
of excellent sense, and great stickler
for the dignity of courts At one time
q case of very trifiing importance,
which had well-nigh run the gauntlet
of legal adjudication. came before the
highest court in the state The coun-
sci for the plaintiff was opening with
the usual apologies for q frivolous suit.
when the subject matter. ITO wit, one
turkey, of great value. caught the
ear of the Judge 14..
s'Mr. Clerk. he called out in an rate
tone, strike that case from the docket
The supreme court Of the state Of Yer
mont does not sit here to determine
ths ownesship Of turksyF-Yoafas
Cogl1anioa
The Globe-republican., 1893-12-29
AN AuTocRA1 IN OFFICE.
Despotic Methods Adopted by Mr.. Clsvc-

Despotic Methods Adopted by Mr.. Clsvc-
land
Democracy is supposed 70 be govern
ment by the people. But there has
never been anything more closely Gp-
preaching monarchy or autocracy than
there is in this country to-day under
sO-called democratic government The
president tells his party what he wants
to have done. Sometimes ne does not
tell. but orders the thing done just
the same. In the Hawaiian case he
orders war on friendly power without
even hint to congress In the matter
of an income tax he decides beforehand
what the committee and the house
ought to do, though the committee has
not yet reached any decision. and an
nounces to the people that congress is
going to do something which the peo-
pies representatives never yet have con-
sidered. or decided to have done.
These are the manners of the auto
crat One hardly knows how to recon-
cile such performances with American
laws or customs, except on the broad
ground that there is one man greater
than the party in power, and greater
than the people. l. would seem that
Mr.. Cleveland thinks himself such
man. He is profoundly impressed with
the idea that the democratic party
would not have succeeded in the election
of 1892 but for his personal popularity,
and the confidence Cf the American
people in his character Hence it is
that he treats congress with contempt,
as no other American president
ever has done, and treats his party
with contempt, and assumes the atti-
tude of dictator. 1t may as well be
admitted, as dictators go, that Presi-
dent Cleveland would make very fair
specimen. He is right sometimes. and
then we all have occasion to compli
ment him on his resolution. his dogged
persistency, and his utter disregard for
what seems to be the prevalent public
opinion. Also he is wrong sometimes,
and then his partisans have to admit
that he is the most mulish and most
obstinately wrong-headed man who
ever sat in the chair of Washington.
He does not know how to pay even a
decent respect to public opinion, or
the elections of last month would have
modified his views to a remarkable ex-
tent His only idea is to force through
his own notions, right or wrong, with
out the slightest regard for the temper
of the voters or to the interests of the
country.
If the government of this country
were to be a despo.ism it might be bet
ter to have the president car or a
sultan than somebody else. He is rot
exactly an ideal ruler, and does not OK
actly meet American conceptions Of
government. and it is possible that the
people might imagine him a British
pro-consul rather than an American
president. But the trouble is that this
nation still has its lingering notions of
self-government 1t fancies that it can
determine even better than President
or any other man, what its
policy ought to be, either rs TO Hawa j,
or as to the defense of American indus
tries The struggle between the would
be dictator and the people of the
United States is one which men of all
parties may watch with great interest
N " Tri ho,ua
The Globe-republican., 1893-12-29
THE OLD LOVE SONG.
Play it slowly, sing /! lowly.
Old familiar tunei

Play it slowly, sing i! lowly.
Old familiar tunel
Once it ran in dance and dimple.
Like brook in June;
Now it sobs along the measures
With a sound of tears:
Dear old voices echo through IT.
Vanished with the years
Ripple. ripple goes the love song
Till, in slowing time,
Early sweetness grows completeness.
Floods its every rhyme:
Who together learn the music
Life and death unfold
Know that love is but beginning
Until 'ove is old
Play it slowly. it is holy
rs an evening hymn:
Morning gladncss hushec IN sadness,
Fills il to the br;m
Memories home within the music.
Stealing through the bars:
Thoughts within its quiet spaces
Rise and set like stars.
The Campus
The Globe-republican., 1893-12-29
TARIFF FOR REVENUE RESULTS.
What First Rendered the Protection Sys-
tenn Necessary.

What First Rendered the Protection Sys-
tenn Necessary.
1t is very easy to predict the conse-
4uences OF such tariff legislation as the
democrats are now proposing. The
country had IN experience in that re-
spect before the war. and history tells
what a calamitous result ensued.
There are many citizens who have
vivid personal recollection of that peri
ID of stagnatiOn and suffering; and
those of a later generation can get full
information upon the subject by con-
sulting the newspapers and public doc
uments of the time. The tariff then
in force was of anti-prOtectiOn char
acter, generally speaking. and the Will
son bill duplicates it in many particu-
lars. 1t pro missed increased prosperity,
and it brought national disaster. Man
ufactories were closed. wages were re-
duced and poverty entered the homes Ut
people whose labor was made practical
ly useless to them Professions of ragged
and hungry men, women and children
were seen in the streets of all the large
cities. The clamOr for food, shelter
and employment was 50 great that
troops were detailed to preserve the
peace and protect the public property.
Men were discharged by the thousands
in all lines of productive industry.
Meetings were held everywhere to
devise means for supplying destitute
families with the necessaries of life,
and the charitable resources of differ
ent COMMITTEES were strained to the ut
most in the work of caring for those
who were willing to work at any price,
but could find nothing to do.
There has been no repetition of that
terrible experience since the passage If
the Morrill, tariff law and the in
auguratiOn of the present protective
system Under that practical and benef-
icent system, the country has prospered
as no country ever prospered before.
We have had no famine. no cutting Of
wages, no lack of employment Our
workiDgmen have Jared better than
those of any other part Of the world in
any per;ad Of history. Homes have
been multiplied at an unprecedented
rate, and enterprises of all kinds have
foarished in q remarkable degree. The
proposition of the democrats is to do
away in large part with the system
which has thus promoted our welfare,
and to restore the conditions that ex-
listed before the war. They insist that
the experiment would now succeed,
and that we no longer need protection
to sustain our manufactures and insure
steady work and good wages to the Ia
boring population. But there is no
L. A. =
The Globe-republican., 1893-12-29
CHAIRMAN WILSON'S REPORT.
A Weak Defense Of Diesstrous DsDs-
cratic Meth6da.

Weak Defense Of Di0ostrouS De0S-
cratic Methods.
The democratic majority OF the CON.
mittee on ways and means has made
public a long and labored defense OF
the Wilson bill and eulogy OF FREQ
trade. The report admits that the bill.
in question is not free-trade measure.
nor up to the standard of the popular
demand of 1892. It says that ''it no
more processes to be purged of all pro-
lection than to be free of all error in
its complex and manifold details" The
committee excuses the continuance
of duties that carry with them more or
less protection" on the ground that
great interests do exist whose exist
ence and prosperity it is no part of our
reform either to imperil or curtail.
Chairman Wilson and his colleagues
make it plain, however, that free trade
is their goal and the present bill merelv
halfway house. They say that "tem-
perate reform is safest" They wish it
to be understood that if the next con-
gress is democratic duties will be cut q
little more and farther step taken to-
wards free trade. Ii democratic
president and congress by any means
should be elected in 1896 another step
will be taken. Aseach of those steps will
be accompanied by another trimming of
wages, the wOrkingmen ought to see the
impolicy of keeping the democratic par
ty in power during the rest of this CEN
fury. If they do. wages will be clear
down TO the European basis
AS the report defends the gradual re-
duction of the sugar bounty it is evil
dent that the committee has decided
finally that it will not raise any revenue
by duty on raw sugar, running coun-
ter in this respect to the wishes of the
president and the secretary of the
treasury. As it has been determined
not to put duty on sugar, the proba-
bility of the imposition of general in
come tax is increased
Speaking of the reductions in Gus
toms revenue which the passage of the
Wilson bill will cause. the committee
says that the shrinkage will be only
temporary, and that there will be such
an enlargement of imports las rapidly
to make up any apparent loss of rev.
enue caused by these reductions" 1t is
expected then that imports will be in
creased about two hundred millions.
and that foreign goods of about that
value will crowd out American made
goods This may help the revenues of
the government but not the American
wage-earners who will be thrown out Of
work. That excess of foreign goods,
moreover. will not be paid for by in
creased expectations of American prod
ucts-- In order to pay for them the
Omitted States will be drained of its
gold aad silver
The committee makes a weak and
brief defense of its substitution of ad
valOrem for specific duties. All the
merchants of the country have con-
demned the former. and have given the
reasons why they condemn them The
only answer of the committee is, that
there need be mo fear of any of the
wrongs and abuses anticipated"-Chi
cago Tribune
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shall have to make clean bolt of it, if
this goes on. Fancy being caught in a
Irritation with wild ocean waif, a
child of the wilderness, who never even
heard of Lindley Murray. Really, it
will never do!''
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-04

ton of Aid. Lackey. in the hall at the
corner of franklin avenue and Seven
trenth street south. Thither large
large number OF them went when the
meeting was declared adjourned. There
were only twenty-four aldermen pres
ent, Aid. NQrdeen and Flanders being
absent. This rendered the fight on the
water works ordinance impossible, for
il takes the same number of alder
men To act on Il reconsideration as is
present when the motion to recon-
slider is made. This is the reason that
Aid. Snyder did not press his recon-
SideratiOn of the ordinance which nearly
caused an interneclne war the week be-
fore. The ordinance will now go to the
mayor, and it is said he will veto il.
The Democrats are of the opinion, how
ever, that he will atfix his signature in
the regular way. Aid. Snvder's motion
to rescind the resolution which gave the
street railway the right TO build a trans
fer depot next To the city hall did not
come up. The railroad committee has
not had meeting yet. and. as the mo-
tion was referred to ii, nothing could be
done last night.
Aid. Snyder requested President Bra
zie to drop his name from the commit
tees on board OF city officers and ordi-
nanceS. Press of private business and
his desire to bring about his scheme
relative 10 the annullment of special as
sessments rendered the request neces-
Sary. The council voted to grant the
request, and President BraZie an
nOunced that he would submit the
names of Aid. Snyder's successors at
the next meeting.
The contract awarded to ID. ID. Smit
for the construction OF the West LAX
street bridge was annulled becau-e of
desire 10 change the plans. The city
clerk was authorized to advertise for new
bids under new plans.
). +. Olson was given permission to
remove frame building from the
corner or First avenue south and Third
street To the corner of Eighth avenue
north and Fourth street. This privilege
was allowed him in order that lie might
begin his building operations.
Aid Bradish offered a resolution to
ask the legislature to amend the state
statutes Of Limitation. 1t was passed.
It's object Is TO prevent railways and
other corporations from coming into the
absolute possession of streets and high-e
ways, after an occupancy OF fifteen
years, us ut present permitted by the"
statutes.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-04
BlCYCLIsrs wAN4 A SHARE.
Agitation to Extend the Pro-
gramme of That Sport Tourn-
ament

Agitation to Extend the Pro-
gramme of That Sport Tourn-
ament.
The plan of the Business union to
hold a thirty-day sport tournament at
MinneUOnka during the coming sum-
mer is meeting with approval OH all
sides. The bicycle men have become
interested and today Consul Cnoate, of
the l.. a. W., will make a proposition
to the union TO have a bicycle t0urna-
ment incorporated with the other sports
But the l.. a. w. desires that the BIZ
cycle tournament be held in the city, for.
there is no suitable land at MinnetOnka
for track. The l.. n. W. members in
the city want q permanent track and it
is conceded by all lovers of manly SPORTS
that a permanent track would tend to
bring Minneapolis and her Wheelmen to
the front.
An international tournament will be
held in Chicago during the worlds fair.
in which the cracks from all parts of the
world will participate. At the conclu-
sion OF the tournament it is proposed to
form circuit and conduct meetings in
such cities as have suitable tracks, and
as memOers of the l.. A: w. are in
cluded in the circuit, Minneapolis, there
is no doubt, can become a member of
the circuit provided there is good per-
manent track. Consul Choate is of the
opinion that the sport tournament can
be so arranged that the time or holding
it will come when the crack riders are
making the rounds of the circuit. The
secretary of the Minneapolis Cycle
Track association has given local real
estate firm commission to look I'D a
suitable site for racing track, and il is
thought one will be secured in short
order.
The Business unions committee on
the sport tournament met yesterday
morning and informally discussed the
project. All the committee did yester-
day was TO talk over plans and sort of
feel its way. The matter of funds came
up. 1t was proposed that series of
concerts on a grand scale be given in
the Exposition building, and that the
proceeds go toward paying for this sport
tournament. Any deficit would be
raised by popular subscription. The
committee will go to work at once. This
morning ii will meet with George A.
Bracket and appoint working COM
mittee. This working committee will
select list of subcommittee and
salaried secretary. Some people are
urging Col. Charles w. johnson for the
position OF secretary.
Last night A. b. Choate had con-
ference at the Holmes with several
members OF the business union COM
mittee with reference to making
bicycle tournament part of the sport
tournament planned for the summer.
Mr.. ChOate could not. of course, be
given any decided answer. His prUpo-
sition will be considered at the meeting
of the committee this morning.