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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
HYPOCRISY IN POLITICS.

We have in the case of the Aurora
cotton mills, situated in Illinois. fine
Illustration of the humbug OF this cam.
paign of reduction Of wages for poIiti-
cal effect. The mill employs four hun
dred hands, and has reduced the wages
of its employees 10 per cent to anticipate
the reduction OF the tariff. Mr.. Hobbs,
the manager and superintendent of the
mill. gave an interview to the CORE.
spondent of the Chicago Tribune, in
the course of which he said that the
difference in labor cost gave the English
manufacturer an advantage of a cent a
yard for goods which made four yards
i'll pound. and that this 25 per cent
tariff just covers the cost of the differ.
ence paid 10 the laborer to make the
goods. The first comment is that then
this tariff is precisely conformatory to
the demand OF the Minneapolis Repub.
lican national platform, which calls for
tariff which will only cover the diff
ference in the price paid for labor, and
the present tariff should exactly suit
this cotton manufacturer. The second
comment to be made is that, if the state.
ment of the manager is true, then the
reduction of wages 10 per cent is en-.
tirely unwarranted and unnecessary on
account of any change in the tariff, as
the tariff covers the difference in labor
cost. This clearly illustrates the n.y.
pocrisy and political purpose of the re.
duction OF wages being made by the
protected manufacturers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
A INDICATED PREDICTION.

Mr.. Carlisle has earned his title as q
doctor OF political economy. The test
OF the ability of a doctor of medicine
is the accuracy Of his diagnoses: the
certainty with which he eau predict the
effects of conduct or habit. and the
course of disease. That OF the doctor
OF political economy is the ability to
apply the known and invariable laws of
his science to conditions. and forecast
the result. We have prophets galore
who cry bugaboo if their counsels are
not needed, aud who rise undeterred by
the failure Of their predictions to swing
aloft another scarecrow, but they and
doctors Of political economy are birds
of very different feather.
In May. 1890, MIR. Carlisle, in Forum
article, marked out the course the fever
of protection would run, and the results
to the unfortunate patient. The policy
OF Mckinleyism would result in an i'm
pairment of the revenues. 1t would re-
dace revenues on the one hand, and
Increase expenditures on the other. The
increase of taxation would enure to the
pockets Of the benefciaries of the
policy. and not to the treasury. The
decreasing revenues and the appropri-
atoms of the billion-dollar congress ses
verified Mr.. Carlisle's forecast to the
letter.
His prediction of the result to the
manufacturers has also been verified.
While the policy stimulated production
1t did not widen markets, and it impaired
the purchasing capacity of the only
market open, the home market, making
consumers unable to pay the higher
prices the policy enabled the manufac.
turer to demand. and which the ill.,
creased cost of his material obliged him
to ask. As We recall the reductions of
wages, the shutting down OF factories,
which followed so closely on the heels
OF the passage of the Mckinley act, the
accuracy of Mr.. Carlisle's prediction
made when the policy was being formu-
lated into law, that las he, the manu-
facturer. is excluded from other mar
kets, he will be compelled to close his
works or consume his capital" becomes
apparent. Besides this simple outlining
of the inevitable results of the policy
pursued. and in the presence of reviv-
ing industry. classifying the croakings
OF the birds of ill omen, how grotesoue
appear the prophecies of the disaster to
our industries with which the apostles
of protection heralded the bill now be.
come law.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
SEVERAL CITIES IN PERIL.
Fears Expressed for Fifield,
Rib Lake and Other
Places.
SETTLERS LOSE EVERYTHING
Gov. Peek Sends Relief -
Losses of Pine Enop-
nous.

ASHLAND. Wis. Sept. 3.-The anx-
Northern Wisconsin is somewhat eased
by reports of rain from nearly every
city where the fires had been worst.
Queries sent out from Ashland have
brought Llany responses regarding the
rain, which has to great extent
checked the flames. From lr0nwOod
came the following response:
This city is now in no danger from
forest fires. Rain fell this afternoon for
up over the Gugebic range around the
NOrrie mine, and were advancing OH the
city frem that direction" In explain
ing the reason for the fires.
one railroad official said to-
night that it was all owing
TO the great amount OF brush and rub.
bish left i'll the rapid construction Of
railroads, and also the great amount
created in logging. No precautions had
been taken 10 clear up the stuff and
burn it. A vast amount of the terri
tory burned over by the fires this year
had not been visited by fires in
years before. and the accumula-
ton of dead material has given a lasting
existence to the flames which will take
days of rain TO eifectually eXtinguish.
Every town damaged by fire has been
remarkably negligent in the matter of
clearing up around the suburbs.
S,umps and brush heaps have been lett
along the tracks and i'll vacant lots. Ar
rivals from Gllddon tonight say the city
is out of danger.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04

''bust the machine" and dethrone the
boss. we heartily sympathize. while we
dissent. The boss Is the inevitable
product OF dis0rganization. When there
Is 30 established means by which the
party may direct its operations, some
man with means. a talent for manipula-
ton and love of power, Is sure
to combine these to gain the COM
mand. He ties selfish men to
him with promises Of place, and they
manipulate the caucuses and conven-
tons to secure the delegates who will
Admit the kingship of the boss. He
uses state patronage, or national patron
age when he can command 1t. 10 reward
MS henchmen; and, when these give out.
he uses money. Sometimes he does
this simply because he loves TO exercise
power. but oftener because it becomes
source OF m0ney-making.
The remedy for this is not In smash
ing one boss and leaving open to an
other the same opportunities, but in the
adoption Of system of organization
which will embrace every, committee
from the state central to the precinct.
based on the precinct. making that the
unit. The foundation, and building oil it
the superstructure. That is the jurisdic-
ton OF the convention which meets to-
morrow, and II that body will give to
this most important work its serious
attention and wise action. the party will
be strengthened. the real cause of its
weakness lie removed, and it can go on
Its way in its full and increasing
strength gained BY confidence IN itself
and by the confidence it inspires in
nj hpra
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
VICTORY OVER FUSION.
DEMOCRATS HAVE 10000 WA.
rJORITY IN Arkansas,
Defeating the Combined Populist
and Republican
Parties.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. S.-The
election in this state was very quiet. 1t
was the first state election held under
the constitutional amendment adopted
at the last state election, requiring the
presentation of poll tax receipt
at the polls. The Democrats
and Populists had full state
tickets in the field. but the Republicans
put forth only gubernatorial nominee.
In some counties the Popuiists and Re-
publicans fused, but in this Pulaskil
county. the Republicans voted with the
Democrats. The colored vote through
out the state has been unusually
light. The Democratic state ticket,
headed by Hon. James +. Clark,
has been elected about fifteen to twenty
thousand majority. Returns are coming
in slowly, and as yet no figures are
given. The contest was particularly
warm at Fort Smith. AMI tonight both
sides claim victory, with the indications
slightly in favor of the anti-iicense
people. The church people in
this city have been hard
at work Oh this question for some time,
and had cast large vote against license
before the saloon men became aware of
their movement. All afternoon the
saloon men were working like beavers,
and the vote is close, though the saloon.
lists have probably gained their poiut.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
THE HORROR GROWS.

Naturally. the first words of the cy-
clone of flame which swept the counties
to the north came from those places
telegraph. But the fame wave merely
crossed these lines on Its destroying
path, and back of them in the country
districts where it originated, and be-
You'd them where 1t went careering on
its fateful path of destruction. there
were farms and settlements IN its path
which have their tale of horror 10 tell,
which Will be long in reaching the
public.
AS tine reports come in with greater
minutenesS of detail. the death list
grows appallingly. The possible two
hundred at first increase s to a probable
i've hundred. The number may never
be known. The only shelter from the
red tongues of flame was in the swamps
and ponds and rivers. and. as the death
hnnGed people fled from their homes to
these only places Of refuge, it is proba-
BILE that many met their deaths IN out
of-the- way mOrasses, where their re-
mains will molder undiscovered.
All additional details but make louder
the call for charity, more emphatic the
need Of prompt apd liberal giving. The
panic, with its consequent crippling of
production, hss restricted the capacity
for giving, but out of the more limited
store should cheerfully come what can
be spared to these people made de sti-
tute by no fault of theirs, victims Of a
cruel and untoward tate. "rhe Lord
loveth the cheerful giver."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
SOUTH sHolsr: CITIES SAFE.
Hundreds of Fires in Wisconsin
still Burning.

stiil Burning.
MARQUETTE. Mich, Sept. 3.-The
South SnUrs road got its Saturday night
train through from Duluth this morn
ing. twenty-fOur hours late. Trains
are going around by Ashland
and Saxon today ON account
of the burned trestleS at
BlbOn and Marengo. The officials of
the road are ANXIOUS to learn the condi-
ton OF the line between these points. as
right there are two of the largest and
most expensive bridges. The lrestle lat
Biuon Will probably be finished tonight;
that at MarengO was an overhead cross
ing, and not Il bridge, and will be easily
replaced by a grade crossing.
Reports at O'clock from all towns
along the South Shore to the Wisconsin
state line say that they are all safe,
though there are literally hundreds OF
fires in the vast belt of timber.
The dense pail of smoke which has
ovarhung the city for TWO days has
largely disappeared before brisk south
wind. There have been no great calam-
tiles III the region, out scores, ii not
hundreds OF h0meSteaderS have lost all
they possessed, and the damage 10
timber has been enormous.
Competent aud conservative men
estimate the standing pine over which
the fire has run at not less than $50, O00.-
900 feet, Or this about two thirds be-
longed 10 the Diamond Match company,
and about One-sixth to the Nester es-
tate. The timber is not all de-
stroyed, but the rest will have to
be cut this year to save it from
worms. This fact has already operated
to raise wages OF experienced loggers
ABOUT a fourth. and win make this sea-
son very active one Ill the woods.
Advices just received from Nestoria
report heavy rains this afternoon there
and westward. This will materially
check the forest fires, and IN general
will put the whole district out of dan
ger,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
APPALLING | ROSTER.
Continued From r irst Page.

Confirmed From r FIRST Page.
make a speciality of treating the eyes OF
sufferers. s.
The corps of physicians here was
added to this evening by the arrival Of
Drs. Fitzgerald. kippert, kilvingtOn,
. Mcdonald, Hlgbes and Norton, Of Min,
neapolis., G. M. 1IoriHg. DIR. Higbee,
Hon. +. q. Mellon. w. II. Rendell and
o. b. Clark, OF Minneapolis. came up
last evening as special committee TO
see just what additional supplies are
needed. and to report back to Mayor
Eustis. They took with them an ad-
ditional supply of goods and fifty cots.
William Lindeke. of Sandstone, crawled
under a bateau in Kettle river and
escaped without, a, burn, Ed
ward Cropau. boy OF sesen-
teen r years, walked over from
Sandstone yesterday. and reported that
all tile lumber camps in that vicinity
had been burned ont and the fire was
still burning in the timber. Ha esti-
mated that one hundred wOodmen are
still missing. and there is question rs
to their escape. Most of the camps are
being operated by Saltwater men and
they came here this evening to organize
a search for their men. From reports
at hand there Is 10 ground for beiiev-
ing that the horses. oxen and hogs at
the camps have escaped.
Young Cropau said he saw five
deer on his way over, that had
been nearly burned up. They
had run out of the woodland into the
open prairie. O'Neill Brothers. of Still
water. had six lumber camps on Sand
creek, seven miles from Sandstone.
They lost thirty yoke of oxen, sixteen
horses and 100 hogs. The men in the
camps were taken to Superior and
placed in hospital, badly burned.
Four men from the camp were miss.
ing. WEIGH, Donovan u Co., of Still
water. had a lumber camp two miles
from Sandstone. They lost all
their equipments. seven yoke OF oxen
and seventy-tye hogs. S. c. Kitty. OF
Saltwater. had two lumber camps.
Their cook house aud Office at Partridge
were burned, besides horses and log
ging outfits. and over 100000 feet of
sawed lumber and 6OO, ZOO feet Of logs Oh
the skids. ID. Boyle. Of Saltwater, lost
lumber camp equipments located mile
from Partridge. There were twenty
yoke of oxen burned, aud 800, 900 feet of
logs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
HOUSED IL DULUTH.
Many OF the Survivors Are Take
to the Zenith City,

yMssry of the Survivors Are Taken
81 to tho Zenith City.
DULUTH, MINI. Sept. :s.-+Early this
morning a relief train returned to Du-
luth. bearing 227 survivors OF the burn
ing of Sandstone. The train came upon
the st. Paul 81 Duluth, the. trip having
been made to Sandstone by the relief
party on foot. The survivors were Sc
CURED and babes and small children car.
ried back over the six mile trail through
tue woods. One hundred and fifty peo-
pie Staaro left and second train was
SENT for them. Tie party has to cross
from Miller Station. Oh the st. Paul IL
Duluth, to Sandstone. six miles distant.
Many bodies were found In the little
town scattered about everywhere. No
attempt has Deeh made To bury them.
hpIthey are rOttlng in the hot sun.
One building is all that remains at
Partridge, on the Eastern Minnesota.
Everything was burned. but as far rs
eau be learned only one life was lost.
WEs& SUPERIOR, Wis, Sept 3.-The
expected relief train reached Superior
late tonight with ninety-One fire sur
yivors from Sandstone aud vicinity.
Eighty were sent 10 hotels and clever
injured to the hospital.
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LOSS OF 100000.
This Is the Estimate for the Bren-
nan Lumber Company.

This Is the Estimate for the Bren-
nan Lumber Company.
The loss of the Brennan Lumber COM
pany at Hinckley will foot up close to
s500.000. The company had $4,000. 600
feet OF lumber in its yards at Hinckley,
valued at $3.50. 200. all of which was
burned. The saw mill of the company
had capacity OF 100000 feet in ten
hours, and there were on hand 5000, 900
feet of logs to be sawed this season. The
mill was valued at $4,000. and all went
up III smoke. The planning mill had
capacity OF about $4,000 feet a day. and
it was valued at about $4,000. That
went with the saw mill. The dam of
the company was destroyed. An esti-
mate of this loss is not given. The
other destroyed properties of the com
pany in and about Hinckley are stated
to he worth about S150,000.
E. B. Putnam, secretary of the COM
pany. went to Hinckley yesterday to
search for the insurance policies, these
having been kept in the safe of The
Office at that place. The statement of
the insurance cannot be given until the
policies are recovered.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
FEARS FOR ltib LAKE.

The Village In extreme Peril
Railway Bridges burned Away.
Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis.,, Sept. 3.-Many of
the smaller northern towns in Wisron-
sin are now cut off from telegraphic
communication. Cadotte is considered
out OF danger, SO are Rice Lake
and Cartwright. Rib Lake. In
Taylor county. it is feared, will
be wiped out before morning, al
though an engine and crew from
Chippewa Falls have been sent 10 fight
the flames. The town has population
of $40. and is the home of the Rib Lake
Lumber company and some big tanner
les. Help has gone from Chippewa
Falls. At Long Lake, summer resort.
the cottage of the late Gen. George &.
Ginty has been destroyed, and it is
thought Il large number OF other cot
tages will burn. At least seven railroad
bridges OH the North division of the
Omaha. between Chippewa Fails and
Superior, have been destroyed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
FIVE DROWN IN A WELL.
Horrible Fate Of Family Living
Near Milaca.

Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD. Minn.. Sept. 8. The
GLOBE correspondent who visited the
scenes of disaster along the Hinckley
road returned this afternoon. In addi-
ton to former reports sent out lie found
that the number of fatalities is still
growing, as particulars are received OF
the fire demon from the country dis
tricts. 1t is impossible at this time to
ascertain how much territory was de-
vastated, but it will cover many miles,
anu in most every direction loss OF life
is reported.
Near Milaca family of five took ref
uge III we'll. The fire extended to the
woodwork surrounding it. and after it
was burned off. caused the we'll to
cave in. and all five persisted by
drowning. A farmer named Robert
Barnes sent his son to town, distance
of three miles. and when he failed to
return in time made search. and
found him corpse a mile from his
house. Charles Dickey, of Mile Laos
lake, thirty-five miles Dorth of Milaca.
who reached Milaca by team late last
evening, states that almost everything
is being devoured by flames around the
lake. and as there are no boats to be
mad lives may be lost before assistance
can be rendered. A large saw mill be.
tween the lake and Milaca was de.
stroyed last evening. and everything is
burning for distance of over twelve
miles. A special from Mora states that
many of those injured in the Pokegama
fire are dying from their wounds, and
the number of deaths may exceed fifty.
A carload of merchandise for dis
tribution among the sufferers of
Pokegama was sent out from here this
afternoon and is being distributed there
now by committee Of the city council.
A force Of men is at work repairing
burned bridges and railroad tracks.
Officials are of the opinion that they
will not get into Hinckley before Thurs
day Oh this line, and relief from Poke
CANA must be taken there Oh hand
cars.
A heavy rain visited this section of
the burning district late this afternoon
and the flames along the line are fast
dying out. No further danger is antic-
ipated at Bridgman, Milaca or Mora.
More relief is being gathered here and
will be forwarded tomorrow. Apparent
iy medical aid is at present needed more
than anything else TO take care OF the
wounded and manned, who are suffer-
ing unutterable fortunes. 9-.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
TODAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Sept 3.-lndications: For
Minnesota: Light showers; cooler IN south
.nst portion; able winds.
For Wisconsin: Showers; cooler In west
tru portion; souIherly winds.
For North Dakota: Cooler; showers IN
Early morning: probably fair during the day;
northwest winds.
For South Dakota; Generally fair; cooler
IN eastern portion; north winds.
For Iowa: Fair; cooler; northwest winos.
For Montana: Generally fair; probably
slightly warmer in vicinity of Helena; vari-
LOle winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULr
IRE, WEATHER BUREAU, WASHINGTON. sept
). 6p N Local Time, p. m. 18th Meridian
e.-O5servalious taken NJ the same mo-
ment Of time at all stations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04

IN FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS three finan.
cial panics occurred under Democratic
rule-those of 1887, 1857 and 1893, each
one of which found Its source In wild
land speculations. In twenty.eight
years Of Republican rule we have had
four panics-those of 1873. 1884, 1890 and
1898, all due to speculation stimulated
by protection, and the three last having
an additional source In cowardly and
mischieyons monetary legislation, en-.
acted while the Republican party was
in power. franklin Mac yeagh, speak.
ing Of the conspiracy to load the panic of
last year on the Democrats as the result
of an apprehension Of a redemption of
their promise to wipe out protection,
says that lit is the height Of the absurd
to say that the American people became
scared at their own deliberate opinion
aud fell in 6t"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
LOSSES ON THE LAKES.
SMOKE MAKES NAVIGATION
DANGEROUS.
Many Vessels Stranded - FearI
That Others Have Gone Down
on the Rocks.

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Smoke from fores
fires is now making navigation danger
GUS ON all the Great Lakes EXCEPT Lake
Ontario. From Duluth TO Buffalo the
smoke is SO thick that one could not SEE
on the lake for more than a few hun
dred feet. Along the south shore OF
Lake Superior captains could not dis
Germ objects 100 yards away. A
Sault Ste. Marie all boats were beinl
seriously delayed. captains preferrins
to go slow than take chances of running
OH the rocks. The reports of strandinG
come in to the underwriters with toe
great rapidity to be enjoyable. The
fires have destroyed TO some extent tel.
egraph!c COMMUNICATION with the danger.
Gus shore near the straits, andiit is feared
that more wrecks have occurred thar
have been reported. The losses to lake
vessels on account of the smoke already
exceed $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
Forest Fires Will Help Labor I'm
mensely.

Forest Fires Will Help Labor I'M
mensely.
"What Is the probable loss from the
fire on pine stumpage throughout the
state" was asked of leading logger
yesterday.
1.-The loss is in one sense NOMINAL"
replied he. You understand. fire does
not burn the body of pine tree; it only
burns off the bark and foliage. The
trunk of the burned tree is as good as
ever it was, with this exception. The
tree, after it is burned, must be cut the
succeeding winter, else it will become
worm-eaten and worthless. This fire is
blessing in disguise to labor. Every
owner of burned pine stumpage must
go to work this coming winter and cut
every foot of it. and many of these own
ers are forced to cut perhaps hundreds
of millions of feet of stumpage they
would not otherwise have cut for years
to come. They are, You see, forced to
employ immense crews of men they
would not otherwise have had use for.
Yes, sir; this fire is all excellent thing
for labor.