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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

worst Of it. Though the entire $780,
100000 be paid into the treasury in
gold, the date when 1t will be all drawn
out is not far in the future. The
greenbacks will revolve in their usual
circuit, and as fast as gold is paid in
means Of the legal tenders and sent
abroad again to wait for another de-
mand. This Is the very insanity Of
finance. 1t marks the control in con-
gress of politics of the worst stripe
and the absence Of interest in the pub
lie welfare. In no other country in the
world could such spectacle be pre-
sented. The simplest principles Of
finance are outraged, and an enormous
debt is saddled upon the people simply
because Republican congress refuses
to the president the only relief that
could stop the everlasting drain of
gold. Plain men will begin to ask
pretty soon If this thing is to go on
forever. We reply that it will continue
until they make themselves felt; until
associations Of business men every
where, and meetings Of citizens all
over the country, shall stop the ruin
GUS policy Of our legislators, and COM
pei a recreant congress to grant the
relief without which this process must
continue until we have either raised
our debt to the figures of the war
period, or else taken our place in the
world with China and Mexico and the
other countries where silver monomet-
alIism prevails.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
MIR. CASTLES DIsFAvoR.
IL rails Upon the Germnn,s Patent
Postage Stamp LicLcr.

postmaster Castle thinks there would
be but little if any advantage in the
Introduction into this country of the
machines now being introduced into
GtFInany as substitute for postage
stamps. In Germany any person in
tHe haDlt OF sending out large amount
OF mall can secure one of these ma
chimes, and by depositing a sum of
money with the postal authorities, all
ne has TO do is stick his letters into the
machine and stamp them An in
spector calls around at regular inter-
walls and checks up the machine to see
that the account is kept right, as the
machine registers The mount of post
ase that should be for.
"Of course for ins buttons sending
out a large number o. letters, such a
machine would be much more con-
venient than using postage stamps"
said Capt. Castle, but if stamped en-
Velopes are used, they are more con-
Venient still than the machine. But
lew people appreciate the advantage of
using stamped envelopes. Aside from
avoiding the Inconvenience and the
nasty custom of licking stamps. there
are other advantages. For instance, a
person may sometimes forget to put on
a stamp at all, and then the letter has
TO be held for postage, or the stamp
may be put on poorly and fall off 1t
use Of the stamped envelopes were more
generally adopted"
Speaking of letters being held for
postage, do you not think il would be
a great convenience without any great
loss to the department, Captain, were
letters forwarded whether they had
stamp on or not and let the postage b1
collected at the other end the same as
is now done in the case of letters sent
with short postage?" was asked.
mo, 1t would not do at all. 1t would
lead after a time to the sending of all
letters without preparing the postage.
You know there are great many peo-
pie so small that they would just take
advantage of it and would never put on
a stamp, and the persons thus adj
dressed would send answers back in
the same way, and thus 1t would go.
When letter is sent with short postage
now it cost more to collect the amount
due than 1t is worth. but the depart
ment does it as a matter of accommodas
ton"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
THE END OF THE YEAR.

Why should the civil year end with
The last day of December? What is
there on earth or in the waters under
lhe earth to make this particular period
l years ending place? We accent the
accustomed without thought of ques-
tioning or Of inquiry why it is so, but
doubtless many one has re-
marked the pure artificiality of
The division and wondered why it
is and how it came. There are points
In the procession of the seasons where
nature has plainly marked the divis-
lon where the operations of one year
in her great workshop cease, and in
Btantly the operations of another year
begin. With us in the northern hem
isphere, this is the winter solstice,
when the old earIh has reached the
farthest point of it's northern dip and
begins to swing back again towards
spring and summer and harvest The
twenty-second of December is natures
new years day.
And so it was in the Roman empire,
from the time of Numa to the reign
of Julius Caesar. So it was too, with
the Northern tribes and dawning ma
tons of Europe. The autumnal equi-
nox marked the years end among the
ancient Egyptians, Chaldeans, Persians
and other nations. while the Jews
made March % the end of their &C.
clesiastical year and September % that
of their civil year. Until four hun
dred years before Christ the Greeks
closed their year with the winter SOL
stice; and the Peruvians, on our con-
tinent, divided time at the same point.
The Mexicans, closer to the equator.
adopted the vernal soIstice as the point
of marking the passage of the years.
lt is to julius Caesar that we owe the
projection of the old year into the new
one that nature establishes, and it is
said that it was due to his desire to
nave the new year and the new moon
come into his empire together.
But it was when those enthusiastic
Frenchmen, in the last years of the
last century, set themselves to max
ing everything over anew and start
fiS SoCicly OH d new ana improved
basis, that they threw aside the Gre
gorian calendar and made one for
themselves. They decreed that there
after the year in France should begin
with the autumnal equinox on Septem-
Der p, and that it should have twelve
months of thirty days EACH AS this
would leave five and occasionally six
hays unassigned, they provided that,
at the end of the year, there should
be five days of festivities. The days
were to be called sansculottides, and
Every fourth year there should be one
more of these hilarious days. But this
Fas such a waste of good time and
money that Napoleon abolished it and
restored Pope Gregory's calendar. He
had too much on his hands to permit
giving over five days each year to friv
pity. But 1t is owing to the failure
pf the moon to get around to business,
mapping like an indolent spouse after
her master was up and ADDING, that
i've celebrate the new year on the first
hay of January instead of December %.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE RE-
PORT.
RE.

The conference committee completed
yesterday its arduous labors in connec-
ton with the reduction of city expend-
itures, and prepared ats report for the
city council. We desire to give these
gentlemen the credit that they de-
serve for their serious effort to keep
down expenses, and all departments
have shown a disposition to do what
they could in response to the general
demand for a cutting down of the tax
payers bill. Yet it must strike the
conference committee itself as little
short Of ridiculous. not to use a strong
er term, that out of the total reduc-
ton Of s173,244 proposed, $4,000, or
considerably more than one-half, Is
to be taken from the fund for the
support Of the public schools 1t is but
few years ago that, when something
less than $4,000 was subtracted from
our expense list, $4,000 of it was con-
tributed by the schools. No man at all
familiar with the work of education
doubts for a moment that to follow
Tie SuSSGSllOUS VI tIlG COIQH1lCCGG W0ulQ
be to work the practical ruin of our
public school system.
The city council, after due investi-
cation and elaboration, has already
allowed the school budget for the year.
The hocus-pocus by which it has been
sought to make it appear that there
is balance of $4,000 in the school
fund cannot deceive anybody W no in
vestigates the question. Even the
members Of the committee who offer
this report are not. we venture to say.
able to state just how it would affect
the finances Of the schools, or where
it would leave them for the last four
months of 1886. The G1ob desires
TO call the attention of the public
again to the position which our schools
hold in the estimation of the country
at large. DR. Hall, in his lecture in
this city ard in an interview published
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
ON NEW YEARS DAY.

| The lack of Improvement exhibited
| by the human race in some directions
is as startling as it's development along
other lines The nineteenth century
progress which we vaunt so much is,
after all, a narrow affair. Our inven-
! tons run in grooves, and chiefly
| serve to make possible something
which was impossible before, or to
bring within our reach things which
we could have gotten along without.
We can make in a few hours of ease
a journey which once would have in
volved weeks of discomfort, but the
path to Paradise Is as long and ar
duous as ever, and the strait gate at
the end of the narrow way still turns
on its hinges as heavily as though this
century Of mechanical invention had
never been. Sometimes it seems that
life failed to keep pace with material
progress but also that the spiritual
life itsel1 has become increasingly COM
pick. The problem grows in difficulty,
while the helps to it's solution de-
crease. The aids to righteousness pop
ular in the Middle Ages have fallen
into disuse, and nothing has yet been
devised to take their place. The hair
shirt and nails in the shoes are very
properly out of date; but that fact
sort of patent .noralizer Of less bar
barous description, which shall keep
our consciences in working order.
There is time-worn but popular
superstition to the effect that New
Years resolutions are a means of
grace. We affect to believe that the
fresh leaf turned at the years begin
ming will be kept spotless longer than
is our careless wont, and that we shall
make a greater effort to live up
to VOWS registered today than to
those Of last month. No belief could
be more fatuous. AS matter of fact,
the self-righteous mood brought on by
the making Of good resolutions is
most dangerous condition. The truly
virtuous man will find his New Years
day better spent upon his favorite
wickedness, for the repentance induced
by self-indulgence is safer mood in
which to face the temptations of a
new year than Is the self-exaltation
caused by the consciousness of good
intentions. And yet 1t is painfully
likely that, however we spend the day,
the result will be the same IT ia prob-
able that the year now beginning will
find us at it's close as vain, as unlove-
ly, as little divine as we are today,
wrapped in a selfishness that knows
no shadow Of turning
1t is probable-but after all, God be
thanked, it is not certain. Who knows
but that this may prove the year Of
redemption that we have somehow al
ways hoped to see-the year when
tenderness and charity and love grow
easier; and hatred, malice and all I'M
charitableness are put far from us?
cit was not always dry land where we
dwell" says the sage of Walden ''This
year the waters may rise higher than
man has ever known them Even this
may be the eventful year that will
drown out all our muskrats"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
FIRST BAPTIST ROLL CALL.
An Interesting Watch Night Meet
ing at the Old Church"

An "nieh Night meet
ing at the Old Church.
The annual roll call and forty-sixth
anniversary of the First Baptist
church was held last evening, in the
church parlors. Ninth and Wacouta
streets. The greater part of the even
ing was taken up by the roll call. From
a membership of 4SS about one-half re-
sponded. Statistics were taken OF the
gain and loss in membership during
the year. There was a loss of sixty,
and a gain of seVenty-five making the
net gain fifteen, After the roll call.
"In heavenly love abiding" arranged
for quartette, was sung by Misses Hope
and Allcott and Messrs. Henry George
and George Butrick.
The pastor of the church. Rev. J.
w. Conley, then made a short review
of the years work, which, on the
whole, was very successful. He
thought, however, that more and better
work could be done on account of the
special opportunities which a down.
town church affords. He sought to i'm
press upon the minds of the members
the peculiar responsibility which rests
upon the church on account of It's To-
cation, and urged a renewal and COM
bination of forces for better work dur
ing the coming year. He said:
THE church is well situated for res
cue WOih, WHOM Is neeued 10 supple
ment the work of the mission It is
field full Of possibilities, and also one
full of difficulties and dangers. If we
do larger work it requires sacrifice.
but where much is given, much is re-
CURED. Let us, therefore, redoubIe
our efforts and make the work Of the
coming year tell"
DR.. Conley then spoke of the prob
lem before the church, that of rails
ing an endowment fund large enough
for its income to cover the current ex-
penses of the church. Cards were
passed around among the members of
the church and subscription taken.
After the business meeting was over
social time followed, and light re-
freshments, in the shape of coffee and
cake, were served.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
DECLINES WITH THANKS,
Patrick MOrOney Keeps on Refusing
Good Positions.

Patrick Moroney, superintendent of
second-class matter In the st. Paul
postoffice, received notice Of his ap-
pointment as deputy collector Of Gus
toms under ]. G. Geraghty yesterday
The appointment came as the result of
civil service examination which Mr.
Moroney successfully passed. Moroney,
however, declined the position, prefer
ring to keep the one he holds at pres
emit. 1t seems to be a part Of Mr.. Mo-
Toneys work to decline positions which
he has earned by successful competi-
tive civil service examinations. Four
teen years ago he declined a position
as officer OF customs for the port of
Leith, Scotland. In 1888 he declined a
clerkship in the war department at
Washington. which paid $1,000 year
and in 1890 he declined a clerkship in
the pension bureau which paid $1,000
a year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
ROCKETS FOR NEW YEARS..
An Innovation VIII Mark the Day
at Como Park

Many have been waiting to go skat-
ing on New Years day and in full ap-
probation Of this fact, the ice has been
put In fine shape at Como park and a
fine programme for the entertainment
Of visitors has been arranged.
Undoubtedly all of the skaters who
have been advertised will appear, and
besides many others may enter so that
both exciting and fast racing is prom
fsed. Carlson, the man from Winni-
peg, is said to be very fast man and
may prove the dark horse. The racing
will take place about Ala p. m. and will
furnish a few minutes of excitement.
In the evening, about s, the illumina-
ton of the lake with opalescent lights
will begin and will last about half an
hour. After the illumination the sky
will be rent with rockets and bombs
and the skating audience will have an
opportunity of witnessing a winter fire
works diSplay
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

against William G. Bredenhagen. Charles h
Lineau and Harry T. Weiss. The court finds
that Bredenhagen was employed by the plain
tin as its agent for the state of Minnesota in
1892, the other two defendants giving a bond
for the faithful discharge of his duties on the
part OF Bredenhagen, and that the latter
wrcngfully converted 81. 1854 over and above
all amounts due him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
TODAYzS WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-Forecast for
Wednesday,
For Minnesota and the Dakotas-Fafr and
warmer scuthery shifting to westerly Winds
For Wiscor sin-Fair: warmer in northwest
portions; variable winds.
For Montana-Fair; colder in central and
western portions; west to northwest winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau, Washington, Dec. 81, GAS
p. m. Local Time, s p. m, 18th Meridian
Time.-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
TEMPERATURES
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
New Year Reception.

There will be an informal reception given
by the board Of managers and members of
the Young Womens Friendly association to-
day from 8 until p m at the rooms of the
association, 435 Jackson street. corner of Sew
enth. Music will be in charge of Mrs Rus
sell Dore, Mrs. Robert Ranteul and Miss Will
son. Refreshments will be served.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
LECTURES ON WAGNER.
His Operas to Be Discussed by Rev.
w. II. Lord.

The course of lectures upon the op-
eras of Richard Wagner reported to be
given by Rev. William r. Lord, of
Unity church, will not be given entire
on account of lack of time. But Sunday
morning Mr.. Lord will speak upon
The Relation of Music to the Spiritual
Life Sunday evening at 8 o'clock
upon Richard Wagner the Selection
of His Work to His Character" Mon
day evening upon The Spiritual Mo-
tive Of His Opera" These lectures are
given without charge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
An installation Tonight.

Capitol Lodge No. 81 X. of P, will hold
public installation OF officers this evening at
s o'clock at the Pythian hail. Bowlby block to
be followed by a musical programme, supper
and dance. Members of the lodge need no in
vitaions for themselves families, but ex-
ira invitations may be secured by application
to the committee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

Senator Sherman has reached the
age when he can do nothing without
rapping somebody on the knuckles.
Yesterday he prepared a resolution on
finance prefaced with lot of balder-
dash about injurious legislation by the
Fifty-third congress-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

Very soothing it must have been to
the feelings, the pride and the COM
placency of those six Populist senators
to listen to the fervor with which the
Republican senators repudiated the
charge of any relation, connection or
intercourse with them in the reorgani-
zation of the senate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
TEMPERATURES
Below zero
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer 1898; thermometer, s; relative
humidity, 70; wind, west; weather, clear
mometer, L; daily range, Il; amount of rain
TALL or snow in last twenty -four hours 0.
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
Ind elevation. P r. LYONS
Observer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
Game of Polo.

hibition game of polo at Aurora Park Skat-
ing rink today at 3 p. m. Both teams will be
selected from members of the Summit Skat-
ing club and will be in charge of Lieut..
Muggley and Capt. Gerber.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

M. J. Bowling, secretary of the Ma
tional League OF Republican Clubs, was
a guest of Warden Wolfer at the state
prison yesterday. He was under no
restraint.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

Perhaps we are going to have a
reform in the movement Of gold this
year. A New York firm has ordered
100000 in gold from Europe, and it is
rumored that others are to follow suit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
Jack Lunt Remembered.

The ushers of the Grand opera house pre-
scented to their chief usher, Jack Lunt, a
beautiful toilet and manicure set as mark
of their esteem for him. and also for his kind
ness and impartiality to them all.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

EASTERN ADVERTISING OFFICE, ROOM
OH, TEMPLE COURT BUILDING, NEW
YORK.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, 1405 F. ST. N. w.
Complete files of the G l o b e always kept
On hand for reference.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
December Building Figures.

The report of the building inspector for the
month of December shows that twenty-seyen
building permits were issued aggregating
$24 375 Seventeen plumbing permits were is
sued aggregating s7.12o.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

Dali. Only per Month -. 40
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Address all letters and kilograms to
THE GLOBE, ST. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

A luncheon will be given today by
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson, of the Aber-
deem.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
ARROWS GLEE SERVICE.
1t Draws II Large and Enthusiastic
Audience

A typical German audience gathered
to hear the concert given by the Arion
Singing society last night, at Arion
hall, musical and literary programme
of considerable merit was rendered.
Among the best numbers were Schu-
bert's serenades for cornet solo, given
by Stephen Stech, Roine's Evening
Greeting" by st. Paul Arion, and a
baritone solo, What My Mother
Sang" by J. Rodenkirchen.
After the close of the concert, dane
ing became the order of the evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
Anemania seeures judgement.

Judge Otis yesterday filed an order for
Of the Allemania Fire Insurance Company
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Sunday Only. One Year. s15t
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Weekly, One Year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01

In this bright New Year morning
there are many men in ST. Paul who
nave well defined hopes that the COM
ing OF the next New Year day Will find
them snugly ensconced in federal, state
or municipal Office. This is not an I'M
usual or an unholy hope among the
citizens of this free American republic;
but some folks seem to be eternally run
ming corner on the realization of the
dreams of office-hoiding.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-21
IS he THE AMERICAN oITIzEN2

NEW YORK, Nov. p. 1Sss--An evening
paper says:-The Spanish government, ac-
tuated, the Cubans in this say, by news
of a crushing defeat to wyler's men by
General Callxto Garcia of the Cuban army,
nave caused the summary arrest of the
generals son. who was temporarily in
spain, and sent HIM to do penal servitude
Tor life in convict colony en- the coast
of Africa
News of the arrest was received by
Mrs. CaIixto Garcia wife of the General
who is now IN command of the insurgent
from Barcelona
The report also says that young Garcia
was en- route to New York by way Of
Barceiona.- He took advantage of a de-
lay IN the sailing of the steamer to visit
relatives at Bilboa.
On young Gareia's return to Barcelona
10 take passage for this country Garcia
was arrested on the charge that he was
intending to join the insurgents IN Cuba
after reaching the United States. He was
condemned to penal servitude in Shap-
parine Islands, Africa.