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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
COLOSSAL ROBBERY.
Millions Of Feet of Pine Timber
Said to Have Been Illegally
Disposed of.

State Auditor Dunn has verified his
suspicious with regard to the legality
of some of the sales of pine stumpage
and has discovered that millions of
feet Of pine timber Illegally sold are
tied up out of the reach Of the state
and held as speculative investment.
The law says that pine stumpage shall
be sold by the state auditor only when
there is danger Of fire or waste, but
this law, according to Mr.. Dunn, did
not seem to have cut much of a figure
in the past, for the bulk of the pine
sold was green, and in no more danger
of waste than raspberry bush.
When Mr.. Dunn went into the office
he determined to sift things and he
began the work by sending out num-
Der of experienced cruisers. These
cruisers were charged with the duty
of discovering if any of the pine on
certain sections was being cut, and if
not, if it stOUd in any danger of waste.
The cruisers to man have reported
that none of the tim Der is being cut,
and that there was nOnecessity for
its sale by the state auditor, as it is
young and green and stands no danger
of waste or fire. The sections in ques-
tion lie in the northeas tern part of
the state, in the vicinity Of Ely and
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
THAT'S THE TRICK.


1t is probable the national conyen-
tions of both the old parties next year
will make an elaborate effort to say
noJhing on the silver question while
appearing to say much, after the
fashion Of conventions controlled by
men who are more anxious to get
votes than to es blish sound principles
and policies. We have referred to the
strength of the silverites among the
Republicans in the senate, and their
influence, joined with the need of the
electoral votes of the silver states,
will dominate the convention of that
party. Another indication is the in
terview with Gen. A. B. Nettleton,
HarriSOn'S assistant secretary of the
treasury, who says that the party cam
not take too pronounced q stand IN tar0r Of
free coinage with international cooper
alton if that can be had, ,oithout 1t If
not.-Globe.
Ali Is it there you are? But the
people will judge you not by what you
say in your platform but by what you
do in Congress. Both the old parties
resolved in favor Of free silver in 1892,
but with mental reservations and
tricks of words. Affairs are growing
too desperate to fool the people twice
with the same fraud.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
Do You Wish to Learn About Fruit
Growing, ETC., In Minnesota?

The Minnesota State Horticultural
Society was organized twenty-eight
years ago for the sole purpose of gath
ering and disseminating reliable in
formation in regard to fruit, veget-
able, flower and tree culture in this
state, and is now one OF the strongest
societies in America. 1t has nothing
to sell and is in no sense money-mak-
ing institution. Its reports are print
ed by the state, and its expenses paid
largely from the same source.
The members, now numbering sew
eral hundred, pay an annual fee of
Sl.O0. This fee pays for all the advan-
tageS of the society, including report
Of last year, 53S pages, its monthly
publication of forty pages and several
valuable plant premiums, worth in
all several times the fee paid. The
state is already paying two-third the
cost of all this, aud by paying the re-
naming one-third, viz $I.OO, you will
secure the full benefits Ct all this
work. Is it good policy to buy or
plant, especially fruits, in this climate
without learning from this absolutely
reliable source what to plant and how
to care for it.
For membership remit to or for
fuller particulars address,
A. w. LATHAM,
Secretary.
c07 kasota Block, Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
THE 400 UNEASY.
The Arrest of MOrtOn's COacLman May
BE Followed by Others.

The Arrest of MOrtOn's COachman Ma v
BE Followed by Others.
The Morton episode, aside from it's bear
ing on the political situation, has precipi-
tated a panic in the world of fashion. The
practice of importing house servants is
quite common among the wealthy families
of New York. and considerable uneasiness
is felt lest the sleuth hounds of the treas
ury department shall follow up the arrest
of John James Howard by making a drag
net search of Fifth avenue and other
fashionable thoroughfares for like Offend
ers and confederates, says the St. Louis
Republic. A writer for a society paper in
this city tells me that at least one-half
of the statuesque relics of lordly estab-
lishments who adorn the equipages of
our money kings were brought to this
country under contract.
MANY of these fellows" said he, conn
mand premiums almost large as base
ball players. The method Of their employ
ment is somewhat similar. The head of
an American family, while abroad-often-
times ambitious woman-will take a
fancy to fine-looking coachman or groom
housemaid. as the case may be, and at
once opens negotiat lions for his or her en-
gagement. AS a preliminary step the en-
ployer must be seen l have known
cases where as much as $1,000 have been
paid for the release of servants of this
kind. OF course the retaners of noble
men command the highest prices.
Not only that, but these people are
paid wages out of proportion to the Amer
lean scale. They seem to realize that
their chief value is in their connection, re-
mote as it is, with the British aristocracy
and they value their services accordingly.
Many of them feel that in coming to
America they sacrifice their dignity and
consequently they demand heavy compen-
SatiOn"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
SOUVENIRS IN CHANGE.
Chicago Merchants Putting tn,
worlds Enic Coins in CircuIaf ion.

Tomorrow the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton will commence to place in circulation
100000 Columbian souvenir coins at par
value. This is all they possess.
The United States government has 3,400,-
600 of the coins in it's treasury vaults, and
last week Sub-Treasurer Phelps disposed
of 10000 of these in large lots TO Chicago
merchants at so cents each. This was
upon order from Washington, and it
naturally forced the Worlds Columbian
Exposition people to the same action.
The reduction was expected long ago
and will be felt heavily by more than
100000 people who paid 81 eacn for their
souvenirs when they were first placed on
the market.
During the last few days there have
been several people walking around the
city with guilty conscience and the be-
lief that they were SO cents ahead in the
estimated amount of their bank account
In having made purchases in some of the
downtown stores in receiving their change
they found, in cases, where the amount
was over 50 cents, that they possessed
a souvenir half dollar. In nine cases out
of ten these were slipped into the pocket
or purse without comment, believing that
the souvenir had been given by mistake
But this was not the case. These SOU
venirs, which SO many people paid 81 for,
are now on the market as stated above,
at par. Sub-Treasurer Phelps received an
order from Washington to dispose of 60 900
of them at par for gold or gold certifi-
Gates in amounts of 500 or the mult;ples
of this amount. Although this order was
not given publicity the public seems to
have learned of it and nearly the whole
OF the $4,000 has been disposed of.-Chicago
Times.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
pour of some gaseous menu, many

pour OF some gaseous menu, many
times repeated.
Wood bread, the second of these
new dleetlc inventions, seems unrea-
sonable and not to be thought of, but
IN Berlin there is factory which pro-
uuceS at present about 1000 pounds of
IL per day. 1t is made by allowing
sawduSt to ferment, after which it un-
dergCes numerous chemical manipu-
iatIons. 1t is then mixed with one
third OF its bulk Of rye -four and
baked like ordinary bread. Just now
only horses are nourished by this pro-
duct, and the street-car companies of
Berlin, who are the largest con-
sumerS. are enchanted with It's eff
lects, The horses, though, have not yet
cXpressd their opinion, nevertheless
they seem to thrive on it.
Inc manufacturers declare that
this wooden bread would make an
equally satisfactory food for man,
whose stomach. it is claimed, is
quite as capable Of digesting it as in
the stomach Of the horse Such
Berlin scientists as have been ap-
preached in the matter say it is quite
as dIgestible as the bread in ordinary
use.
And in connection with this read
the following, from the Massuchu-
sett's Populist:
Edward Atkinson, soup-housa
statistician and special corporation
pleader, declares again that the cost
or llvlng can be much reduced. Ac-
cording to his latest figures, five per-
sons living together need spend each
81 for food, 81 for rent and 81 for
clothing, making total necessary eX-
pense per year per individual of only
$l56. If this be possible it will prove
of great advantage to the many suf-
fering corporations in these days of
business depression, since it will in
sure them of the powerful though ST.
lent support OF the churches when
forcing the workmen to prove that
the figures Of the Boston ''philan
thrOpiSt" are correct"
Isn't it cheerful prospect for the
world?
Fresh air and saw-dust for diet, say
the European inventors: and 81 a
week for food, for five persons, says
our own lovely Edwin Atkinson
That is 20 cents for each person for
food per week, or two cents and eight
tenths of cent per day, or a fraction
less than one cent q meal!
The internal rascal ought to be put
in prison for six months and fed on
his own diet. He wouldn't serve out
his sentence-there would be a
funeral of an emaciated corpse inside
of one month.
And all for what? To build up more
mllionaires, so that their daughters
might capture the diseased bodies and
shallow minds Of the scions of old
world arstCcracy. A cent meal and
Count CaStellaneS!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
Corruption In Elections.

This Republican Legislature is a
perfect slaughter -house. Every good
measure is knocked on the head
Read this about the Corrupt Practices
act to prevent bribery and corruption
in clections:-(we quote the Pioneer
Press (Rep.) report:)
The expected fight over Senator
CZmun'S corrupt practices act came
off. Although the bill had been
amended and amended until it was
supposed everybody was satisfied, and
the bill had been approved in the
committee of the whole, the old tao
tics were pursued, and multitude of
amendments were offered when the
bill came up on the calendar. The
first amendment was that the state
should not be liable fer the costs or
expenses on prosecutions under the
act. 1t was voted down and other
trivial amendments were disposed of.
Senator Culkn then adopted another
course. He spoke against the bill on
the ground that it had not been con-
sidered carefully enough. He wanted
time to study the amendments made
Tuesday night in the committee of
the whole.
Senator Stevens replied saying in
substance: The time has come for
plain talk on this measure. 1t is S. f.
%, although there are more than 500
bills before us. 1t was one Of the first
introduced, and it has been made a
foot ball ever since its Introduction.
Its author has consented to amend
ment after amendment. 1t has been
thoroughly discussed, and is under
stood by every senator on the floor.
1t is high time to vote upon it, and
let the people know who is in favor of
CORRUPT practices in political cam
paigns."
Senator Howard agreed with Sena-
tor Stevens, and moved that the bill
be passed. Senator Ste bbins request
ed that the bill be laid over as mat
time to consider the recent amend
ments. Senator Ozmun replied that
if any senator would say that after
talking about the bill all winter they
were still unable to underS tand its
provisions he would consent to post
ponement. Senator Culkin made the
required statement, and the bill re-
ceived another to the long list of 'set-
backs which has been its fate since
the first week of the session.
How can anyone expect the Repub
lican party, which spent 100000 last
fall to carry this state, to pass law
to secure honest election. Ii we had
had such a law in 1894, S. NJ. Owen
would today be governor of Mime
sofa.
Oh no! The Republicans are not
fools enough to vote themselves out
of flee.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
TOOTHLESs YANKEE VILLAGERS.

There is many a5New England village in
which you will hardly find natural TOOTH"
said dental surgeon to a Washington Star
writer. That is to say not an adult in
habitant will possess any teeth of his own.
All of the grown,qp people wear false
teeth. This rather odd state of affairs is
due to the operations of certain unscrupu-
!ous persons who g6tabdta the country with
false teeth for sales Oni OF these fellows
will go through village and literally pull
every tooth in the place. To take the
places of the teeth extracted III offers art-
fetal sets a S. In rural parts. for obvious
toothach:. The maIady is distressing, and
the customary way 70 get rid of it is to
have the tooth drawn. No dentist is at
hand to restore the afflicted grinder to a
healthy condition by filing. The peripatetic
quack comes along with his forceps and Of
fsrs to give final and perma nent relief from
all such suffering in future. For the small
sum of S. he will remove all the natural
teeth from customers head and substi-
tute for them an artificial set of much bet
ter app -arance, which will never cause any
pain to the wearer BY this attractive offer
the people are deluded into parting with
the chewing apparatus with which nature
has furnished THIN, aid the result is a
toothless population. AS you are probably
aware, tooth pulling Is rarely resorted to
by a good dentist inasmuch as it must be
an extraordinary bad tooth that cannot
be fixed up SO as to be better than any
false one."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20

Tower. and a rough estimate places
the stumpage at about 800, DOC, 900 feet.
some Of which was sold in 1892 at $l.75
per thousand. The point made by the
cruisers is that tine timber is green
and growing and should not have been
sold.
From their testimony, too. it de-
velopes that some attention should
be paid to the scalers who work under
the Jurisdiction OF the surveyor gener-
al. 1t seems that the scalers get but
little out Of the fee of cents per
thousand charged for scaling, and as
they are virtually supported by the
men who own the lumber camps, it
necessarily follows that they are in
position where they cannot give the
state its just due.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
HOW TO BE POOR, AND SURVIVE
"Air Pudding And Time.Dip. "

Providence is trying to accommodate
itself to the continued existence of
the two old parties; and is determined
that if the people must be reduced to
pauperism their stomachs shall be ad-
justed to their ratiOnS. And so two
new inventions have just been made
by which the free people of this coun-
try can hereafter live on air and saw
dust; the Lord will bestow the air; the
stealing will go on as usual, and the
old-party voters will exist despite
their own villainOus iS-government,
Read this
Two new inventions have recently
come to the front in Europe which
perhaps may revolutionize the modern
science Of eating. They certainly
open up great possibilities.
Timid people who shudder at the
ills which may lurk in lobs tiers, mush-
rooms, candy and in restaurant cook
ing, will be glad to learn that Scotch
physician, DR.. MacLewan, has invent
ed process which will enable them
to live upon nutritive air, and thus
defy adulterate foods and dyspepsia.
DR.. MacLewan asserts that he has
OlSCONClCu ultULOu VI ICuuCluR SuS.
tenance to its simplest expression, a
nutritive yapor. which he extracts
from solid foods by means of an in
genious apparatus of which he is the
inventor. Than to this, repast may
soon become nothing more than a
series of savory inhalations. This
frugal regimen is designed for the
present to aid wornOut stomachS only,
and the doctors does not claim it
would satisfy hearty eater, but he
will not deny the possibility in the
near future of a dozen bonS wants
Longing about in easy chairs and din
ing sumptuOusly upon nutritive gases.
The principal advantage which this
new discovery seems to offer is the
suppression Of kitchens and cooks. A
great nutritive vapor company will
probably De organized to distribute
elaborate meals about cities by means
of pipes similar to those which now
conduct water and gas. All that will
then be necessary will be to take. the
tube between ones teeth, turn the
key, and leisurely inhale ones dinner.
1t is to be hoped that the meters of
this company of the future will be
more above suspicion than those of
The gas companies of the present.
terhaps future suicides, instead Of
turning on the Illuminating gas, will
md 1t more agreeable to be waited
across the Styx by the continued out
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20

of Senator Ydle's resolution, insisted upon
the motion being put.
Senator Stevens, who in the chair
cut the dispute short by suggesting that
a vote against suspending the rules would
settle the question. The vote was put and
it was lost. The senate then took a recess
to 2:30.
Immediately after the senate reconvened,
Senator Yale called up the dispute between
himself and Senator Greer, a question
of privilege, and, reading from the Pioneer
Press in support Of his statement, he said
that he had said: eff the absent senator
remained away to evade the vote, then he
was either a coward or a knave."
Senator Greer conceded that the report
in the paper was correct, and desired to
have his remarks corrected accordingly.
Nevertheless, he asked to have the matter
go over, which was done.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
Our Great Fortunes.

If Jesus Christ had lived to the first
of January, 1895. and saved dollar a
day from the day he was born. Sun
days and all, he would have accumu-
lated 100000 Then for the politi-
clans to tell the workingmen the rea-
son they are not rich is because they
do not save their moneysounds pretty
thin" to man who stops and ''sZes
up" the situation. -Rairoade
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
Metal Ceilings.

The evolution in the last few years in
the preparation of metal ceilings has wit
messed the improvement from crimped or
corrugated sheets to the handsome and
architectural designs that mark the product
of newer methods and improved machinery.
The raised designs on the metal enable the
decorator to obtain those beautiful effects
of lights and shadows which are so essen
TALLY necessary to give life and character
to the work, and as the designs are exc
cuted to conform with the many different
styles of decorations there is scarcely a
limit to the effects to be obtained, and at
much less cost than can be secured from
other and less durable materials. They can
be applied to any form of room, and are
of special value in churches, court rooms
and theaters on account of acoustic proper
ties and rich effects, which are obtained at
a minimum cost. They are also of special
value on account Of ventilation.-National
Builder
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
March TX

The Washington government is said to
nave informed Spain that if another Ameri-
can vessel is fired upon by Spaniards, the
United States will declare war;
A Stevensville (Mont) man commits muir
der and suicide.
Chicago aldermen are, in legal manner,
charged with boodling
Chinese defeat vastly inferior force of
Japs in an all day fight
A mountain of gold is discovered in Aus
tralia-a discovery which may cost many
lives.
Three women are arrested in Pittsburg
Tor some amazing feats in the way of shop
lifting.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
NEWS OFllTHE WEEK.



The New Orleans affair will not cause an
international row. n
The system of drawing jurors in Chicago
is declared to be illegal.
Two of Parkhurft's kgents are arrested
on the charge of conspiracy.
A gun is invented at Springfield, Ohio,
that will discharge Thousand shots per
minute
Two more Italians are killed by the Col
orado mob and aA International row with
Italy may result.
The Spanish cruiser, Reina Regente, is
thought to have been lost, with over 400
officers and men.
Rev. George w. freeman, the noted pio-
neer preacher missionary of the North
west, dies of heart disease
The son of ex-Mayor Gilroy, of New
York, challenges his brother-in-law to fight
a duel, and the challenge is accepted.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20
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oaH salvador mas snort lived rebellion.
Income tax receipts surpass expectations
Postal employees combine to influence con-
gress.
Chicago matrimonial agent is convicted
of fraud
Forger Freeman is sentenced at Menomo-
ME- Wis.
An $4,000 shortage in the Carson New
mint is reported.
Eastern capitalists invest heavily in Min
nesOta gold fields
The Columbian Instruction ends in the
surrender of the rebels.
Elks meet in Chicago and take steps to
settle their differences.
Gov. Sheldon, of South Dakota, will for
bid the importation of Texas cattle.
Charles A. Dana objects to going to
Washington to stand trial for libel.
Numerous indictments result from the
Lexow investigation in New York.
England and Nicaragua are in a row, and
the United States may be involved
Tips" leak out of the United States su-
preme court in very mysterious manner
The state department does not believe
that Taylor, of South Dakota has been
arrested.
Gov. Mathews of Indiana, makes a state
ment concerning the recent legislative riot
Because of a quarrel between the mayor
and council Boone, Iowa. has no police
force.
Judge Tuley, of Chicago, renders de-
cision calculated to put end to option
dealing.
Nebraska cattle rustlers criminally as
sault and lynch woman who had been
subpoenaed to testify against them.
Mrs. Johnson, widow of the man for
whose murder Wendlund is being tried at
Fargo gives damaging evidence against
the accused.
Strange mention is made of a South Da-
kota woman in connection with the stolen
Fair will Another will is said to have been
discovered !
Spain and the United Estates will settle
the Alliance natter peacably. There is an
unconfirmed report that a Spanish gun
boat has sunk an american schooner.