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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-05
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
KINDER SYMPHONY CONCERT.
Repeated by Request With Success
Last Night.

The Kinder symphony concert given
so successfully at the First Baptist
church recently by the junior choir and
orchestra, under the direction Of Miss
Nellie Hope, was repeated, by request,
at the Plymouth Congregational church,
Summit avenue and Wabasha street,
last evening. Additional interest at
tached to last evenings entertainment
by virtue of the musical numbers by the
Plymouth Mandolin and Guitar club,
under the direction of DR.. Skinner, and
a we'll executed drill by the Boys Bri-
gade of the First Baptist Church, COM
manded by Lieut.. Edward Van Duzee.
The Symphony orchestra, consisting Of
sixty children from the Plymouth and
First Baptist Sunday schools, attired in
German costumes, constituted unique
feature thoroughly appreciated by the
audience. The programme consisted of
a musical frolic, representing a merry
sleigh ride in Germany, near the town
of Eeisenach, Sake Weimar. to the ia
nous castle of Wartburgh, where the
Ministries were in the habit Of gather
ing for a musical feast and to contend
for the prize Of German poetry and
song.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
TAKEN IN NICKELs.
Earnings of the Twin City Rapid
Transit Company for 1898.

Earnings of the Twin City Rapid
Transit Company for 1898.
The annual statement of the Twin
City Rapid Transit company. issued for
the benefit Of it's stockholders and bond
holders, covering the year 1895, shows
the receipts of the street railway lines
of Minneapolis and st. Paul for the last
year to have been s1.9SS, S03.44, showing
slight decrease in earnings since the
previous year and about 5000, 900 less
than the banner year, 1893. This de-
crease is attributed partly to the hard
times, but much more to the increase in
the use Of bicycles. If 1t had not been
for the latter there is no doubt the
revenues of the street railway lines
would be 25 per cent larger.
The statement also shows, that while
the receipts have been practically sta
tionary. the cost Of maintenance and
the cost of operation have been greatly
reduced. The only element of increase
in expense was in the item of interest
on the floating debt, which is twice as
great as in the previous year. The
figures tell the following story:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
A CURIOUS BREAK.

For an experienced and willy politi-
clan, Senator Nelson appears to have
developed capacity for doing foolish
things. The Minneapolis Journal has
made public letter said to have been
written by him to a friend in this
state. In which he urges all his sup
porters to take up the cudge1s in be-
half Of Gov. Clough, claiming that the
opposition to his denomination is in
spired by common desire to humiI-
late Clough and Nelson on account of
their defeat Of Washburn for the SEN
ate. This is now made use Of for the
purpose Of showing that the senator
has entered personally into the guber
material campaign, and as aid and in
spiration to the anti-Clough forces.
Whether or not it will have this eff
feet remains to be seen. But Senator
Nelson is too old a bird to be sending
out letters like this, labeled personal
and confidential" with an idea that
they will not presently become the
PAOPNi'J W IiiC PuollC. AS pOlltlCS go,
he has certainly committed an injudi-
cious act; because it Is a tacit under
standing that, in campaigns where a
senator's own election is not in aues-
ton, he shall keep his finger out of
state politics, and the people are very
apt to resent any breach Of the rule.
So that Senator Nelson will be the re-
cipient Of some severe criticism both
for his position and for the secrecy in
which he attempted to shroud it. On
the other hand, the opponents of
Clough have little reason to congratu-
late themselves upon the now obvious
fact that, in addition to the other DOW
erful forces that are massed to Sc
cure the denomination of the present
executive, they must count among the
enemy all those whom Senator Nelson
Is able to control. It is a bad break
for the senator, but it cuts both ways
as far as the nomination for the gov
ernorship Is concerned. It will stir I'D
a very pretty little row and raise no
end of bad blood in the Republican
party in Minnesota What was before
an intensely earnest fight for control
will now be a war Of unexampled bit
terness between factions doubly es-
tranged and enraged.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
TATION TO THE ROYAL AR
CANUM COUNCIL.
STATE MEETING MARCH "a.
IMPORTANT MATTERS OF ORGANIC
LAW ARE ON THE PROGRAMME
PROMISED.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOfNTED
To Canvass the Situation in the
Meantime, and Arrange Plan,
If Possible.

The official call for the annual meet
ing Of the Minnesota state grand coun-
ell, Royal Arcanum, was issued yes
terday by Grand Regent ]. A. Harti-
gan, Of st. Thomas seminary. The
meeting will be held in Bowlby hall
in this city Tuesday, March "a. Grand
Regent Hartigan, in the call, an
nounces the following committees:
Credentials-W. ]. Footner, John H. Grass,
F. Haywood.
Mileage and Per Diem-Clinton Brooke H
c. PeHfeld and r. E. Brown.
Distribution of Reports-G. F. Backus, T.
E. Andrews, F. H. Warwick.
State of Order-D. L. Wilson, Oscar Wilson,
]. L. Wakefield.
New Business NJ. Davis, George C. Knis-
pei, S. N. Harrington.
The meeting will be an important
one, as 1t is expected at this time to
settle the question Of making past
regents life members of the council.
This order Of things was adopted when
the order was in it's infancy in the
state, and was all right for a time.
But 1t was afterward found that it
made the body too bulky, and for the
last two or three sessions the question
OF the necessity for some action was
discussed without, however, any re-
suit having been brought about The
question VIII again come up at this
meeting, and in the official call Grand
Regent Hartigan names a committee
to canvass the question between now
and the time of meeting and if posi-
BILE present some measure to definitely
dispose of it. The committee is COM
posed Of Robert Stratton, G. f. Backus
and James Macmillan, OF Minneapolis,
and w. ]. Footner, D. L. Wilson and
w. w. Cooley, of st. Paul. These six
gentlemen will, 1t is expected, talk the
question over among themselves and
with other members of the order and
when the council convenes will prob
ably present a solution to the vexed
question acceptable to the council
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29

the supreme court. This was also
promptly annulled as soon as the SUI
preme court could get at it. But the
time before elections was too short to
have the third one tested, and then
there came a return deluge and swept
the Democrats out and the Republicans
in. And their legislature went to work
to prepare for the apportionment. It
appointed committee with power to
sit and work during the recess It
employed the best talent 1t could COM
mand, and Gov. Upham, yielding to the
demand Of the politicians who feared
that there might be landslide the
other way this fall, called the legis-
lature in special session to reappor-
ton the state.
It met. and the committee had it's
report ready and the bill drawn, en-
bodying the gerrymander it had con-
cocted. Everything looked roseate. It
was to be only a formal sort of an
affair, this passage of the bill through
the legislature. There was to be a
short session, matter of a week, and
then the legislators would go home
satisfied that they had wiped out the
Democratic enormity, and fixed the
slate SO that they could not get an
other whack at the districts for I'M
numbered moons. Into this serenity
there came, like bursting bomb, the
announcement that Gov. Upham would
veto the bill if it passed because it, like
its predecessors, ignored and violated
the constitution. CONSERVATION reigned
and the legislators ragged. They adj
journed for few days to gather their
wits. Here was something unheard of,
a governor Of their party promising to
was unconstitutional; actually paying
some respect to that hoary old instru-
ment. He is declared persona non
grata, and it is decreed that he must
be retired at the end Of his first term.
But the governor is a very obstinate
man, and so, perforce, there was moth
ing for the gerrymanderers to do but to
take the bill and try and patch it so
as to pass muster. This was DONE
and over the opinion Of the judiciary
committee that it is as unconstitutional
as was the other, it was passed and
accepted, and the legislature has gone
home to wait and see what the DEM
ocrats and the supreme court will do
with their latest effort to prevent so
slight matter as a constitution 'sto
come between friends" as Tim Camp
bell would say.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
WISCONSIN GERRYMANDERs.

Wisconsin has had rich and varied
experience in the gerrymander of Iegis-
lative districts. In the good old days,
When the public conscience was sloth-
full, the politicians divided the state
into legislative districts of the most
fantastic forms. Lines were run
through counties and cities and vii
lages so as to cut up Democratic
localities, dividing them among those
having safe Republican majorities. and
thus rendering as impossible as could
be the election of a Democratic sena-
tor or assemblyman. A map of one
Of these gerrymanders, the last one
made by the Republicans prior to their
expulsion from power, is a marvel of
irregular and intricate lines. The work
stirred no public rebuke. It was tbe
common and accented thing. Even
the old constitution was so completely
ignored and forgotten that no question
was raised that every apportionment
made was driven directly through and
over that venerable instrument. Dem
ocrats scoffed and scolded, but every
one knew that had they chance they
would do iqentically the same thing,
only for their own advantage.
Then came the deluge, and Wisconsin
went Democratic, body and breeches.
Forthwith the cutest, craftiest. most
skillful gerrymanderer in the party
went to work to give the Republicans
dose Of the same medicine they had
been administering for years to the
helpless Democrats. It was a beauti-
full piece of work that DR.. Anderson
put up. 1t was artistic. And it pro-
voked roar from the virtuous Re-
publicans that made the lamentations
Of jeremiah sound like the wall of an
infant. Suddenly these patriots remem-
bered that there was constitutional
provision prescribing what should and
what should not be done in apportion-
ing the state. The court was appealed
to-, and the supreme court said, as 1t
should, that the. apportionment was
void. A legislature was sitting, also
Democratic, and prentice hands went
to work to dodge the constitution and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29

means to that end, judgment must be
held in allegiance until 1t has given
practical evidencerof it's purpose. Men
familiar with politics and with non-par-
t1san movements in the past under
stand that, while a general union Of
citizens for good government, irrespec-
tive Of party affiliations, is both posi-
BILE and desirable it requires, when con-
ceived and carried out in good faith, an
earnestness and strenuousness Of effort
which are too seldom devoted by bust
ness men in this country to their local
affairs. The committee of gentlemen
who assembled last hight took proper
action in enlargihg their circle so as to
constitute body containing at least two
members from every election precinct in
the city. This will make 1t fairly rep
resentatfye, andIentftle it to pass with
Intelligence and some weight Of au-
thority upon demonstrations that are
to be reported later We advise them,
however, that they will need the guile
Of the serpent with the innocence Of the
dove, and that they must perfect an
organization equal In thoroughness and
persistence to those Of the regular polit-
fcal parties If they hope to carry the
day. They were warned at the outset
that the Republican machine is in good
working order and has its programme
ready. They were also told by good
Republicans that they would not sup
pert any machine this year, and life
long Democrats made the same profess
sion of faith. That there is in the air a
desire to put an end to the old system
of regulating municipal affairs is be-
yond question. The thing in doubt Is
whether there are those ready to give
to 1t the enormous labor and self-sacri-
nee necessary to make it effective. The
q e believes in the Democratic par
ty, and 1T has been found and will be
found in the front rank of those, who
ever they may be, who are working for
the highest advancement Of the inter
ests of st. Paul. What place this nom
partisan movement will have in that
must depend entirely upon it's future
action, which will be awaited with
great interest by citizens of every polit-
ical faith.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT.

The movement for the nomination of
non-partisan city ticket this year.
which has been a subject of much
query and comment up to this time.
was fairly inaugurated last night at
the first meeting Of the committee
which have had it in charge. Into
what it will develop remains to be seen.
There is no question that municipal
government ought to be separated
from party politics, and candidates
nomination for local Office on the
ground of business capacity alone. 1t
is because Of the correctness of this
principle Of action, rather than on ac-
count Of anything in the actual stu
alton, that the sentiment in favor of
non-partisan elections grows apace.
st. Paul is now a well-governed city.
A most searching examination by a
committee, conducted by representa-
tives from our business organizations.
found no official malfeasance or ex-
travagance. We have made large re-
That investigation showed that further
retrenchment must be accomplished by
changes to be made by legislative &C.
ton rather than by anything within
the power Of local officials to accom-
plish. Therefore the argument that we
need revolution Of any sort to tighten
the burdens Of the taxpayer is not
founded upon fact.
1t remains true, nevertheless, that
city officials should be chosen as execu-
tors of business trust; and whatever
makes to that end will be for the high
est interests Of the community and for
the purifying of politics. AS to the
place of the present movement as a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
HOLD THE MAsaUERADERs.
The Two Green Isle Girls Detained
in st. Paul,

The three suspicious, characters. two
of whom turned out to be girls mas
querading in mems clothes, arrested
by Officer Tom Calvin early yester-
day morning, were arraigned in the
municipal court yesterday charged
with diso-derly conduct The three
young people were identified as George
O'Neill, his sister, Mary ONeill, and
Belle Stacey, of Green Isle, country
town on the Minneapolis & st. Louis
road. sixty miles west of the Twin
Cities, where the parents of the Stacey
girl conduct d hotel.
George O'Neill had little to say, but
his sister stated that the party had
left Greer Isle, intending to go to
Pueblo Col, in search of employment
The girls said they had assumed male
attire In order that the trip might be
more conveniently made, as they pro-
posed to beat their way. Two trunks
containing the young womens dresses
were stopped at Minneapolis yester-
day, and will be brought to ST. Paul
today that the girls may again ap-
pear in their native attire The parents
of the girls have been notified of their
arrest, and will arrive in st. Paul Mon
day. In the meantime the three adj
venturers will be kept at the county
Jail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
THAT DEBT INCREASE.

To the Editor of the Globe
Dear Sir: heard a man make the state
ment day or so ago that from the time Mr..
Cleveland was empowered as president the
public debt began to increase, and has con-
tinued to do so since. If this is so, why is it?
What was the condition of the treasury when
he took 1t? An early answer to this will be
appreciated.
What is the public debt today, and how much
has 1t increased under Mr.. Cleyeland?-Re
spectfully, Subscriber
South St. Paul. Mimi, Feb. "a.
1t would have bothered your man had
you asked him his authority. AS is quite
the custom with our adversaries, they
take a half truth and call it a whole
one. The debt-bearing interest, which,
on March l. 1893, was $685., O34 ,26O, has in
creased during Mr.. Cleveland's admin
istration, but the increase did not begin
until February, 1894. That month $780,
100000 bonds were issued to get $5S, $685.
z9I in gold to keep the treasury from
suspending specie payments, a danger
that, at the rate at which greenbacks
and "Shermans" were being presented
for redemption, was a matter of only
few days. At that date the net gold
was $65, 1887. Again, in November,
1894, the gold had been drawn down by
redemptions to $57,619, FOL, and $50, 1000, 900
more bonds were sold for gold, getting
S5S, 500. The process Of the endless
chain kept up it's movement, and by
February, 1895, there was but $41, 340, ISL
In the gold reserve, when SCI, 315, 400
more were issued. Another year passed,
and in February, this year, the reserve
was down to $49,S45,5O7, when $1OO, OOO,-
600 more bonds were issued Every one
of these issues was compelled under the
alternative Of seeing our paper curren-
cy all sink below par to a probable
depth Of so per cent. The present inter-
est-bearing debt of the United States,
therefore, is $S47, 361, $3.50.
Assuming that your man is a Repub-
lican, you might have told him that
this increase of debt is solely due to
the policy of his party in rejecting the
counsel Of their able secretary, Hugh
McCulloch, and stopping the retirement
of the greenbacks after retiring some
$40,O00,0O0 of them. The $346, OOO, 900 Of
them out when McCullochs policy was
reversed have, up to Dec. 1, 1895, drawn
$403, 100000 Of gold from the treasury,
been paid once and sixth over, and are
still out to draw gold and compel an in
crease Of the debt in these later years.
AS If the greenbacks were not enough,
$l55,OO0,OOO ''Shermans" were added I'M
der the act of 1890. SIG, 1000, 900 of which
have been paid and reissued. In brief,
Republican fiscal policy has been to
issue promises to pay to the amount of
near $5OO,OO0,OOO all of which have come
to the treasury to be paid in gold, were
paid in gold. are still unpaid, and $685.
BIS, 400 more debt has been piled up to
get gold to pay them with.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
SPECIAL REVIVAL MEETINGS
VIII Be Held at the First Baptist
Church.

A series of special revival meetings
will be commenced at the First Baptist
church tomorrow evening. They will
be conducted by the pastor, Rev. ].
w. Conley, and will be continued every
evening except Saturday. The week
night meetings during the first week,
at any rate, will be held in the chapel.
c. D. Northrup will have charge of the
service of song. and the work of Wis
itation and canvassing the neighbor-
hood will be under the direction Of
Rev. G. c. Markham, whose training
in the Moody institute in Chicago, it
is said, renders him peculiarly adapted
to this branch Of evangelical labor.
The revival meetings in progress at
Mackubin street chapel. First NJ E.
church, under the leadership of the
pastor, Rev. J. F. Stout have had
week of prosperity. Congregations
have been good; interest has been deep
and several seekers have been at the
altar. A large chorus has been organ
lied under the leadership of w. G..
Reynolds, which has rendered efficient
service. Rev. J. F. Stout will preach
tonight on "a Marvellous Thing"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
Lutheran Mission Meeting

large meeting in the interest of missions
was held last night at the First Swedish
evangelical Lutheran church, John street and
woodward avenue. This church has a con-
eregation OF unusual size, of whom fully 500
members were present last night. Rev. /. A.
johnston delivered, in Swedish, a brief ad
uFess, wherein he emphasized the strange fact
mat the general council of the lutheran
Ghurch makes no demand for more money but
uoes ask Tor more missionaries. The general
council has plenty of money now in its treas
ury, which 1t would be glad to apply to mis-
slonary purposes. But missionaries are much
needed: The scene of the missionary Iabors at
present conducted by the council is the did
trict OF Raja Mundy In India collection
taken up after the address, yielded a consfd
eraDle sum, which will eventually be expended
t tTl missions. among the musical features of
quartette; tenor solo by p. Void: a plano
SOLO by p Johnson. the church organist; a
PIANO pd uuet by Miss Hanna Bodin and Mr..
Johnson. Refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting. '-'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
SALVAGE CORPS FIGHT.
State Insurance Department Takes a
Hand in 1t.

Attorney General Childs has taken
steps to have the, question determined
as to whether the salvage corps estab-
lished in Minneapolis by Merchants
Board Of Fire Underwriters or the one
established by the Minneapolis Board
of Fire Underwriters is the one entitled
to receive the per cent tax on the
earnings Of foreign insurance COM
panfes doing business in this CITY, The
corps of the Minneapolis Board Of Fire
Underwriters was the one first in the
field, but it made slow progress until
the other was organized, and made ap-
plication for the tax. Then the former
began to hustle, and the result was
fight as to which was entitled to the
coin. To settle the question an action
was brought by the Merchants board
In the municipal court Of Minneapolis
to compel the Firemen's Insurance
company to pay to it the $119.86 due
from that company as it's tax. The
attorney general asks for a temporary
injunction to restrain the Fireman's
company from paying the money to
the Merchants board, and to have it
paid to the Minneapolis board.