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The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
alaska WOMAN HAS A CLAIM TO
TWENTY ACRES IN THE
CITY.
HER CLAIM IS SUSTAINED
by THE SECRETARY OF THE I'm.
TERROR, WHO FINDS 1T MIN
ERAL LAND.
JUNEAU IN A STATE OF PANIC.
Leading Merchants Find They VIII
Have to Pay Rent to New
Landlady.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Nov .29.
The steamer Alki which arrived from
Alaska brought news of considerable
excitement at Juneau as a result Of a
decision by the government that will
result in the loss of a great many
homes and considerable property in the
best part of the city. The decision re-
ferred to is one that has Just been
rendered by Secretary Of the Interior
Francis, and gives to Mrs. Goldstein
a little over twenty acres of land in
the town Of Juneau, on which her hus-
band filed in her name as a mining
claim. The decision returned by Sec
retary Francis ends the matter. in
which at one time or another good
portion of the citizens Of Juneau felt
personally interested.
In 1886 Rufus Goldstein, a citizen
of Juneau, which was then not much
Of a town, filed a mineral claim on
what was afterwards the best prop
erty in the place. " Not much was
thought Of the matter at that time. It
was not until two years later, in 1888,
that the public knew Of the fact that
part Of the townsite was being
claimed for mineral purposes. The citi-
zens finally decided to call a public
meeting to discuss the matter So
much feeling was worked up over the
matter that it was seriously proposed
to either hang Goldstein or throw him
in the bay on the ground that he was a
public enemy. The case was finally
taken into the general land office under
the tite of Goldstein VS.. The Townsite
Of Juneau, and it was there decided in
favor Of the townsite. 1t was then
carried to the supreme court and that
body at once referred it to the depart
ment of the interior, which has now
decided that the claim of Goldstein is
valid and must be sustained.
1t is said that at present prices for
property in Juneau, the Goldstein
claim Of twenty acres is worth from
100000 to $1,0OO,OOO, most Of it being
property held by those who will find
it to their advantage to pay round
sum per month rental to their new
landlord rather than give up their
nI4coS
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
A BOY SOLDIER.
Promising YOungster Who Is a
Hero of Cuba

A 1S-year-old boy has just entered mill
ltary training school-not far from New
York-who has taken part in more actual
Hsntng ana mas seen more real war than
many OF his instructors. He is Crecencio de
Varona and he holds sergeants commits
sion in the patriot Cuban army, of which
ne Is probably the youngest soldier
Little Varona, Varonita as he is called
IN tne cuban army, is of Victor E. de
Varona and a nephew of Enrique de Varona a
well known philosophical teacher and the
editor of Cuban paper published in New
York. He was born in Cams guey Cuba and
ran away from home to join Gen. Gomez in
his famous raid across the island He was
hardly big enough to handle machete in
hand to hand combat but he was made an en-
sign bearer and was in several engagements
under Jose Maceo. Twice he crossed Wey-
IerS terrible trocha and was wounded at
Iguara, where a mansur rifle bullet pierced
his left hand and broke the pole Of the en-
sign he carried.
For his bravery at this engagement he
was made a corporal by Gen Gomez and
was sent to join the guard sustained by the
provisional government in IS inapproachabIe
mountain fastness. Under Gen Rabi he took
part in six battles, and on Oct. s, at the bat
tie of Cascarros, he behaved with such signal
bravery that he won the attention and praise
of President Cisneros, who at once proposed
him for promotion to the rank of sergeant.
Gen. Gomez, who decided that the boy was
possessed of an unusual amount of military
genius, determined that he should have a
chance to cultivate his talent for the art of
war, and so it was arranged that the boy
should come to the United States and enter
a military school, where he could have thor
ough training So young Varona sent eff
with a lot of wounded Cuban sailors in an
open boat. They were landed at Nassau, and
from there he made his way to New York.
When he goes back to resume his command,
he will have the advantage Of knowing more
about military tactics, and he will be able
to do some real service for his country.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
ONE WORTHY OF RETENTION.

It is not probable that Mr.. Bryan
would have retained in Office any Dem
ocrat who opposed the idea that formed
There is, therefore, no reason to ex-
pect that the country would have con-
tinued to have the extremely useful
and able services of Mr. Ford at the
ties, had a nominally Democratic presi-
dent been elected. Aside from his an
tipathy to the "renegades," as Demo-
Gratis loyal to principles are termed
platform that called for a return to
the spoils system. Mr.. Mckinley,
whatever may be the error Of his eco
nomics in other directions, is very
civil service, but the office held by Mr..
Ford is not within the classified list
and is closely allied to those admins
trative offices whose connection with
questions Of national policy exempt
them from the merit system.
So it is possible, if not probable, that
Mr.. Ford's place will be sought for by
some worker, whose hunger must be
sated and who will bring to the place
only a capacity for absorbing it's SAL
ary. Should such be the result of the
change Of administrations every stu
dent of economic questions in the coun-
try will lament 1t. When one goes back
to the publications of this bureau in
any Of the years prior to Mr.. Ford s
incumbency and compares them with
those he has made; when one recalls
how unsatisfactory were the former to
the searcher for facts and how salts
flying are the present, he realizes the
difference between having there one
whose only claim to being a statistician
| lies in the wording OF his commission
and having one whose claim lies in hfs
own genius. There should go up to
the president-elect, from students all
over the country, a request for Mr..
F'ord's retention, thus following the
precedent so worthily established and
followed in the case of Mr.. Carroll D.
Wright. Not on the ground that Mr..
Ford is Democrat or that Mr. Wright
was Republican, but that both men
completely fill their places, and their
displa cement would be a distinct public
] loss.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
COAL COMBINES IN UTAH.

The coal combine has seemed to be
immune from attack The arm of the
general government cannot reach into
the state; the arms of the states hav-
ing no coal mines cannot reach into
those which have, and between these
two limitations of power the anthra-
cite barons seem to be as safely in
trenched as ever any Of their kind in
the old feudal days were in their rock
buttressed castles. When a state hales
the local dealers before it's legislative
committee or it's courts these gentle
men become only the helpless victims
of their Eastern masters, unable to
buy or sell except on the terms fixed
by power they are controlled by and
are not responsible for. When irate in
dividuals protest in language more or
less vigorous, they shrug their shoul-
ders, are very sorry, would like to
sell at lower prices, but-the same old
story.
Out in Utah the producers Of coal
formed their combination, whether as
a purely local affair or as an offshoot
Of the Pennsylvania combine we are
not advised. Anyway, they agreed to
sell only to members of their combi-
nation, just as their Eastern fellows
do, and fixed the prices at which coal
should be sold. Somebody imagined
that this agreement conflicted with
the antitrust or some other law and
went before jury Of the federal court
and complained, and, on the evidence,
combine, and they were brought in,
pleaded not guilty and went to trial
Judge Hallett charged the jury that the
evidence was clear that the agents of
the combine had refused to sell to
other dealers and the question for the
jury to determine was whether this re-
fusal was the result of an agreement
between the coal exchange and it's
agents that the same should be sold
only to members of the ex-
change. The jury found that it
was and returned verdicts of
guilty, to which the law affixes
a fine of $4,000, or a year of imprison-
ment. It is refreshing to find out that
there is one spot on all the broad do
main Of the United States where a coal
combine can be brought to bar and
convicted for violating law. 1t makes
coal no cheaper for us here, nor does
it lessen the irritation that accom-
panies the payment of a coal bill, but it
relieves that feeling of helpless desper-
can be done somewhere.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
THURSDAY EvENrNc,s
IHAiN ARRIVED IN THE UNION
DEPOT YARDS
AT Els MONDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TRarVs
WILL BE IN SOME TIME THIS
FORENOON.
TRAFFIC is BEING oPENE
By the TranscontinentoI r.,
slowly but With Prospect of
Early Success.

The first coast train on the Graa+
Northern that has reached ST pa,,I
since Wednesday night at 8 o'clock ar
Iiveo at the union depot yards at 2:15
CLOCK TINS morning with tired party
Oh passengers, some Of whom have
oeen ON board week, and much of tba
'ilne snoW-bound in the Northwestern
pfairles. The train due Friday even
ing is expected at S a. M, while Satur-
days train is expected about 9
-Four stations on the Northern pao;6o
"eatner report yesterday bore the re-
mark No wire 1t is brief bn+
it means much.
Ii means that there are a number op
stapons, and incidentally some trains
on the transcontinental line which
might as Well be on the moon az far
as gaining information as to their wei
fare is concerned.
Ihe four weather stations not re-
por'lng are Fergus Falls, Milner, Car
rlhston and Minnewaukan. The re-
prIts from the other stations were as
follows: a.
light northwest wind. -
At Duluth and Ashland If 1,ar N
degrees below zero, and winds variable
AT Morris it was 20 below, and at Sta.
pies IL; 1t was generally clear to the
west, the temperature being uniformly
low; AT Detroit it was Is below; Grand
FORKS Y; Pembina, "a; Winnipeg and
Fargo, 22; Valley City, jamestown and
La Moure, 20; Dawson, Is; Mandan, IL;
Dickinson. 25; Glendive, IS; Miles City'
q; forsyth and Billings, 16; Helena. 20:
Suite, 18; Missoula, 5; Spokane 5:
Pasco, II; Ellenburgh, II. Bohemian was
at zero. and Livingston l above; Hope
and Martin, above, and Portland and
Tacoma, 16 and IL above, respectively,
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
RECRUDEsCENCE.
A Correspondent Asks COntempO-
rary Some Embarrassing Cues

To the Editor Of the Globe
In late number of the leading Mckinley
organ OF the Northwest we find list Of
several industries that have started up since
election and given employment to some men
who had been idle. The editor of that paper
is deserving of the highest praise for his cam
paign work. for he occupies the attic Of the
tallest office building in Minnesota or at
least the one that claims to have the most
stories.
Remember l am speaking of the editor and
not the paper. Some there are who sneeringly
say that this journal is narrow-minded and
bigoted; that its circulation is small and
daily growing smaller; that its editorial mat
ter lacks strength and point and that as a
newspaper it is totally unreliable AS to the
truth Of this will say nothing
Among other things he says: prices are
adv a.dgancing nc on every hand, and nearly every
line or merchandise. This means recrudes-
cence OF an active demand for manufactured
goods Of all kinds
Webster gives the definition of recrudes-
cence as "a state of becoming sore again. -
therefore the gigantic intellect of our friend
has discovered that the ''active demand for
manufactured goods" Is already becoming
sore again.
What has torn open the old wounds that SO
long disfgured the active demand for manu-
featured goods, and made that demand ''sore
again." as 1t was under Democratic free
trade, or as Mckinley said in these times of
little or no tariff"
What makes this period of ''recrudescence''
worse than anything that has before struck
us, is that it has followed so closely upon
the heels of the short spell OF confidence
and prosperity which was caused by "the
election of Mckinley" Can it be that the tre-
mendous tidal wave of good times that has
lately ingulfed US was not brought by any
advance agent, F." but only came according to
the natural laws of business, and even in spite
of 'McKinley's election?"
Can it be that our renowned journalistic
friend has not yet grasped the meaning of
E'recrudeseenee?"
Is it possible that he meant incandescence or
some other word that ends in '"descenee,' -
or does his head contain wheels as we'll as
brains?
1t is with regret that we feel it our duty
to criticse distinguished an authority, and
very likely the trouble is with US.
VIII the g | o b kindly correct US ii we
are wrong in our opinion as to the meaning
of 'recrudescenceg" Perhaps Webster in
his ignorance has led us astray.
%. o. W.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Nov. %, 1885,
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
A BURNING COAL NINE.
Millions OF Tons Being Consumed I'm
Pennsylvania.

In Mercer county, Pennsylvania, the center
OF the bituminous coal district there is a
subterranean fire that has been burning con-
tinually for twenty-five years. The spot is
marked by the parched soil and jets OF smoke
issuing from the creyiceS in the earth. Fire
shoots out of the opening at intervals, max
ing striking picture, says the New York
Mail and Express. A stranger unacquainted
with the locality would nine chances out of
ten, think he had discovered volcano. The
SuDterranean hre is caused by the burning
of thousands of tons of COAL and by test it
has been proved that the fire will not be ex-
tnguished until the entire vein of coal is
exhausted.
Twenty-Five years ago, when Western
Pennsylvania was flooded with coal specu-
lators. this vein was located. The coal was
of fine quality and the vein was claimed to
be the richest in the district.
A shaft was sunk and operations began
thousands of tons Of coal were mined and the
operators realized small fortune every day
from their investment At the time the coal
districts were in the zenith Of prosperity
bands of tramps infested the small mining
towns They existed mainly on the hospital
1ty or the generous farmers. Late in the
summer of 1871 the mine suspended OPERA
tions for about month, so that necessary
repairs could be made. During the month
the mine was idle band of tramps encamDed
in the shaft. One morning flames and vol
umes OF smoke were discovered issuing from
the mouth of the mine, and the pumps were
set to work TO extinguish the flames For
weeks water was kept continually pouring
into the mine, but it only seemed to add fuel
to the flames. The effort to quench the fire
was nnally given up as a useless job The
interior of the mine to this day is a roaring
and seething mass of flame. The fire is sun
posed to have been the work of tramps for
they could not be found after the fire was
discovered. Three hundred acres of land in
the vicinity Of the mine have been rendered
practically useless for cultivation. The soil
is parched and dry and vegetation cannot
thrive on 1t.
Possibly millions of tons of coal have been
consumed, together with machinery and coal
ears AT night, when the flames shoot out of
the assures of the earth the country is illu
minated for miles around.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
"wHY WOMEN SHOULD WOO,
1t Seems to Be, About Time They
Had TheiRI Turn.

Boston Home Journal.
The Chaperone q Magazine tells why
Women Should Woo" i haven't read the
article, but have no doubt at all that hosts
of good reasons could be found why women
should WOO. In fact l. can think Of a good
many myself. TheN;hava more time to begin
with, and they seem to know how to go about
it better No wolfram lis half SO awkward
during the counting period as the most grace
ful man. Sweet speeches come instinctively
to her lips, and the art OF tucking a flower
neatly into the buttonhole of coat is hers.
though she had never a brother or a male
cousin, while all the sisters at home ever
possessed by any youth, never taught him to
place rose above his ladys brow without
tickling her ear and allowing thorn to prick
her neck. By all means let women WOO Let
them pay the installments on the diamond
ring, too. and hire the boats at the picnic
and pay the car fares as we'll; let them buy
the bouquets whenever there is a ball on the
tapis and when all is done let them hustle
out after a. long, happy evening of love-mak-
ing and try what fun it is to go on a
stormy night all the way from Chestnut Hill
to Grove Hall in the last car.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
POPULARITY OFF THE Two-srEp.
Dance Which VIII Be More In
Vogue Than Ever

The old-fashioned polka has steadily been
placed in the background, so that now 1t
is quite obsolete and has been superseded
almost entirely by the two-step, says the
New York Mail and Express. At all of the
fashionable dances this winter it is thought
that the two-step will be even more in vogue
than the waltz.
In explaining the popularity of this dance,
society girl said "There is something
about the deux-temps that is very jolly and
that is quite different from any other dance.
1t is altogether different from the waltz, al
though the steps in the dance are similar.
The deux-temps is much quicker and more
lively dance, and quite carries you away.
The music for the deux-temps is partic-
ularly pleasing. and it is usually danced to
march. Several years ago, when this
dance was first introduced, the most popular
music for it were the marches of Sousa
Now many Of the most attractive marches
in popular comic opera are at once arranged
for dance music. and are heard at all the
most prominent dances of the WINTER
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30

Mr.. Mckinley viii get one more vote,
or Mr.. Bryan one less, when the cleo
ton to the presidency is already settled
But the time may come, and perhaps
we would better say must come, when
a close election will hang upon the
contingency Of just such a contested
vote. One side will stand upon the
moral right Of the case. there being 40
question of the intent Of the people who
voted. The other side will stand upon
the letter of the law, and, while ap-
parently deploring the technicality that
has disfranchised voters, will insist
upon their strict legal rights. We
shall be fortunate if we escape from
such controversy without serious or
even dangerous results. The courts,
as rule, when election cases are
brought before them, decide as
uniformly as possible, in such way as
to carry out the intent of the voter,
where that appears plainly on the sur
face of the votes. But where so i'm
mense a prize as the presidency should
be at stake, it is a question whether
the freedom Of the court from partisan
bias could stand the strain. 1t is a
chance, at any rate, that we have no
right to take. More care should be
exercised by all who have to do with
the preliminaries of election, and legal
provision should be made for carrying
out the will of the voter, whatever It
may be, regardless Of technicalities,
when it has once been expressed, even
though lamely, beyond reasonable
doubt
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
LINCOLN TREE DOWN.
1t Was Planted by the Great Presi-
dent Thirty-F'ive Years Ago.

zone Of the sad features of the Storm"
said one of the White house gardeners, as
he was engaged in trimming up the trees,
twas the destruction of the Lincoln tree,
which stood nearest the steps leading from
the war, state and navy departments to the
executive mansion" says the Washington
Star. "It was the end tree of a row, nearly
all Of which have been planted by presidents.
The Lincoln tree planted a few months
after President Lincoln entered the White
house, and it soon was larger than other trees
many years older.
1T was it's size that brought about its
destruction, for it was the only one in
the presidential row which was blown down.
though there was sad havoc with the other
trees. There were a number of persons who
asked for limbs of the tree, and as far
as we could we obliged them. Though maple
does not make a good cane, number of
those who secured limbs said they intended
having canes made for presentation to those
who would cherish souvenir from Wash
ington, and especially cane from the tree
planted by Lincoln himself.
81 have been in the gardens off and on
since Lincoln's days, and / am sure there
was more damage done by the storm to
the trees there that one night than in all
of the thirty-one years combined. We will
keep the stump Of the tree and maybe in
time. for it is strongly rooted, it will branch
out again. In the meantime we will grow
Japanese ivy on the trunk
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30

''The Dazzler'. a rollicking farce comedy
in three acts, opened a weeks engagement
at the Grand last night to the usual crowded
Sunday night house Nine attractive women
and four funny men assume the characters of
the play and keep the listeners in a merry
mood from the opening chorus until the
grand finale.
What 1.-The DazzIer'' lacks in plot it makes
up in the individual efforts of the company,
who are fun-makers of he first water, and
add to the already sparkling lines of the skit.
The play is simply a vehicle to carry pot
pourri of catchy songs and witty lines, which
produce a merry tumble, irresistible to 'he
fun-loving public.
William West heads the cast as Ezekiel
Pipes, man with history. Who Ezekiel
Pipes really is and where he came from is
not satisfactorily explained in the play, put
that, under the impersonation of Mr.. West,
he is decidedly comical, cannot be denied.
West has only to appear on the stage to
create a laugh, keeping the audience in a
continuous uproar. He is a whole show in
himself, and supported as. he is by splendid
company, heads one Of the best farce comedy
organizations st. Paul has seen this year.
Vests song, an ode to beer, was deservedly
encored. He has a beautiful, clear tenor
voice, and possesses a rare quality for a
vocalist the art of rapid, but fluent, artic-
ulation. Each word he speaks can be clearly
understood and his listeners relieved of
straining their ears to- catch the point of
his remarks.
Miss Ida Marie Rogers a capable soubrette,
combines with pretty face, a good voice
and several excellent -sIecialties.
Max Miller, the German impersonator, ably
supports his reputation as a comedian. He
recited a pathetic bit of poetry in the sec
ond act, entitled, In the Baggage Car
Ahead the effect Of which was greatly
marred by few gallery patrons who de-
ceived themselves with the idea that the
actor was about to say something funny.
Miss Minnie Cline sang very charmingly Not
the Only Pebble on the Beach"
AS for the rest of the women, they may
be summed up as possessing two undeniaoly
successful factors on the stage comely faces
and shapely ankles
A number of pleasing specielties were well
received by last nights audience. The fancy
buck and wing dancing of James G. Cowper
and Peter J. Griffin was good. The choruses
of the company were catchy. the comedy being
interspersed with musical numbers which are
welcome Interruptions of the hilarity.
The plot, such as it is is centered about
wealthy German, who becomes entanglei
with foreign dancer, 1.-THE Dazzler." In his
attempts to escape from her, the Teutonic
gentleman falls into many scrapes, which are
shared by gentleman of leisure, one Pipes,
who finally effects reconciliation between
the German and the soubcette by marrying
the latter and accepting 'umsteen thousand
dollars from the retired brewer as a wedding
present
THE Dazzler" is funny from first to
last All the week, with the usual mat
inees.