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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
A SPLENDID WORK,

We congratulate the people of st.
Paul and of Ramsey county most
heartily upon the splendid success of
their labors in making revaluation Of
real estate which was accepted by the
state board of equalization by a unanf-
nous vote. They scored this success
because they went about their work in
thoroughly business-like manner. and
carried it en- strictly by business agen-
cies. There was no politics in the mat
ter. Our people, having been unduly
taxed for many years, and being suf-
ferers now both from q serious depreci-
alton in the value OF their property
and continuance of an exorbitant tax
rate, sought relief by seeking justice.
They began at the right point They
did not make an arbitrary scaling down
of their assessment, but they set out
to find what this assessment really,
ought tC be.
To this end they employed expert au-
thority, and even in time Of straight
ened resources, expended a large sum
of money. They discarded past valua-
tons, adopted a scientific method Of
general application for the new assess
ment, and called in the judgment Of
large property owners and experienced
dealers in real estate, to fix the few
valuations that were the starting point
of the new system. That having been
70 nf
NAUTICAL. They did not guess at values,
or accept the word of purchaser or sell
er, but applied a general scale to. all
the real estate in St Paul The valua
ton Of improvements was made by ex
pert authority after careful personal
examination. The result of this great
work, which occupied several months
in its details, and was carried on in the
assessors Office under the supervision
of Mr.. w. A. Somers, was the present
assessment, which is not only the most
equitable that we have ever known. but
is commended by everybody who has
looked into it. It has the hearty an
proval of Minneapolis, and, as has been
stated in the G o b e, Is under consid-
GRAFTON for adoption in Chicago. More
gratifying to us than even the accept
ance of our realty valuation, is the
unanimous approval of the state board
of the method by which it was reached
and their unanimous consent that this
assessment is only a matter of COM
mon fairness. The board was ready to
do justice without an objection, or q
moments hesitancy. and our system of
assessments will stand as model for
all communities in this state and Sec
tion.
AS practical consequence we. con-
graduate the people upon the lessening
of the burden of taxation which they
have borne uncomplainingly for so
many years. The reduction of the tax
able total of property will tend to en-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24

force proper economies. 1t prohibits
for long time any increase of the
bonded debt. 1t will cut down the re-
sources of some city departments and
embarrass the public service to some
extent, but these difficulties can much
better be met by local action than
could the continuance of the cid excess
sive tax that has pressed so hardly
upon our people. A substantial re-
duction of. taxation all around is now
in sight. 1t will not require hereafter
the purse OF a millionaire to pay the
annual dues upon a city lot. The appli-
cation of a just rule Of assessment and
taxation will make real estate still
more desirable investment and will
tend to the restoration of an active
market. When that revival has come,
let us hope that the lessons of this
expense will not have been forgotten.
For the present it is q matter for sin
cere rejoicing that the real estate of
Ramsey county. though still rated
higher than most in the state, has been
relieved of the excessive burdens that
it formerly bore
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24

tHrers had been making before, how to.
reduce the cost of production The ''im-
proved methods of fattening pigs and
calves" have been the result of that
study. That the farmer has not been
able to hold all the profits derived from
his better methods is due to the increase
of competition these methods produced,
a contest that IS as wide as the
worlds agriculture, under which price
has been hammered down to leave but
a small margin of profit between it and
the cost of production. Taking Mr..
Lind literally. however, we have no
doubt that. if he would spend day
out at the agricultural experiment sta
ton, the professors there could con-
vince him that there have been found
improved methods in fattening pigs
and in feeding calves''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
1T WAS A SHAM.

The country is being fed full of prom
ises of what will come with the inaugu
ration of Mckinley. 1t Is to have pros
perity in full measure and running
over because. first, the gold standard
will be established beyond question:
second, protection will be restored.
third, because we will have the glori-
Gus benefit of reciprocity again. Some
times one and again another of these is
given as the one thing needed to oil
the wheels Of industry that now run
dry and creak and groan because we
have only Germans forty odd per cent
or protection or a gold standard threat
ened with overthrow, or no reciprocity
agreements, but when all are united
the result dazzles even the imagination
OF Republican editor and he goes off
into ecstatic descriptions of the golden
tide that is to overflow the land.
prosperity will come in some meas
ure just as soon as the ballots convince
doubling men that the standard Of
value will remain unchanged. and this
is the only promise that has a shadow
OF realization behind it. Protection
however, will not be restored excan+
at the cost of some compromise that
VIII raise again the cloud of insecurity
around the monetary standard. simnlv
because no tariff bill can pass the SEN
ate until price in silver legislation is
paid for it. Protection is In the hands
of the silver senators, and a smart ran
som will have to be paid for its release
That is clear as daylight. and IT punc-
lures the bubble of restoration orr
nelghbors are blowing with childish
giee. Nor can even their sham reci-
procity be again restored, for it is but
the stool-pigeon Of protection and will
share it's fate in the Senate. So there
9femains of all these promises of pros
'perfty but the one of the stability of
the present standard That alone. we
repeat, will be sufficient to give indus-
tries a start on the way to prosperity.
But one OF these panegyrists of Nc
klnleyism laments the destruction Of
reciprocity by "the free trade vision
aries, and is, or affects to be alarmed
lest, before Mckinley gets seated. for
eign. nations will pick up what the Wis
ionaries threw away and 1t will be
too late for US to reap again the rich
harvests that grew under it's benign
influences from 1891 to 1894 Carried
away in his contemplation of a rect
procity that did not reciprocate. one
of these editors says:
The moment, the sun of reciprocity again
rises above the economic horizon that mo-
ment Will the darkened factories again he
hgnted up; that moment will the wheels
again begin to turn; that moment win the
farmer again ind profitable market for his
wool, his live stock and his grain: that mo
ment viii the pay rolls begin to leugthen
till they include every workman now hnnerS,
for job.
Whenever we have real. honest. Dem
cratic reciprocity then we may expect
that to happen which this editor sees
in his exuberant Imagination coming
with the installation of the bogus ar
ticle his party fabricates But we did
not have 1t under the sham that Blaine
attached over McKinley's protest to the
act of 80. Blaine said that the McKin-
ley bill will not make market for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
TO DISCUSS FLAX RATES.
Northwestern Freight Men VIII
Meet Here Today.

The meeting of the Northw estern
roads to consider fax rates, to be held
this morning, as an adjourned session
of Tuesdays meeting, is likely to take
up other matters besides flax, for the
reason that the all-grain situation is
somewhat unsettled owing to the
threatened action Of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern in cutting
deeply into present grain rates to Wat
ertown. The action of this road. If 1t
is taken, will be to retaliate upon the
Iowa Central and the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul for alleged slashing of
rates in Iowa territory. 1t is hoped
that the officials of the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids & Northern will be in
the city this morning for the purpose
Of attending the meeting All roads
are anxious to have the threatened
rate headed off, but the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern people will
give no satisfactory assurance until
the Iowa Central and the Milwaukee
roads have shown some willingness
to meet the situation halfway.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24

another bushel Of wheat orr barrel of
pork, and his. reciprocity plan did but
little better. A table prepared by the
treasury statistician, Mr.. Ford. gives
a summary of the trade with the coun-
tries with which President Harrison
negotiated Treaties of reciprocity, for
) the years 1sS6-sO and 1s9O-94. In the
former years our imports from those
countries intreasad per cent and
our exports 1922 per cent. In the latter
our imports increased 1882 per cent and
our exports 2eTS per cent. Correlatively
we bought more 'df them and sold them
less under the sham reciprocity Of
McKinleyism than we did under the
policy of taxation 1t displaced
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
BRANCH AT cRooKsToN,
New Feeding Station for the State
Farm.

The stock breeding business in this
state is not furnishing as it ought
to. and Col. w. M. Liggett, directing
the work OF the state farm, is anxious
to have 1t improved. Acting under his
instructions Prof Shaw went recently
to Montana and procured a car load
OF steers ard one Of lambs to be feed
en- transit at the sub-station at Crooks
ton until winter, and then the animals
will be finished at the Central farm.
Ihey Will be in charge Of Prof. J. A
Hoverstadt while in Crookston. The
object of this experiment is to demon
strate to the farmers that it will be
wiser to feed the coarser foods of
their farm to live stock than to sell
the same direct, even though the ami
mails so fed have to be fattened on
the range. The farmers of Iowa and
Illinois do much breeding Of this char
acter without any superior advantages
of location.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
FALSE PRETENSEs.

There is the same old humbuggery
In the official announcement by the
English government that it dare not
Interfere in Turkish affairs, lest it pro-
woke a general war in Europe. Great
Britain has blown hot and cold alter
nately in the matter of these Turkish
atrocities ever since they first took
place. She says now that. there is an
alliance against her by the three great
central powers of Europe. and that she
cannot move to redress injustice. OF
70 punish the sick man" Of Europe
without inviting her own destruction
1t is another of the cruelties Of politics
and the pretenses of diplomacy. It is
not the great powers Of the continent
that have stood and now stand in. the
way or dealing with Turkey, but
England's jealousy of Russia. Russia
would have settled the whole Turkish
question when her armies were vfctori-
Gus in the field but for the hostile in
reference Of England For the exist
ence of the Ottoman empire In Europe
as it is today Great Britain is more re-
sponsible than all of the other powers
combined
Moreover, there Is an easy and OBJ
yious way out Of her present difficulties
should she choose to take it. The car
Is now guest Of the royal house of
England. One proposition can be made
to him that would detach him instantly
from any other alliance that he NAV
nave formed, and constitute him Eng
lands most ardent assistant. Let 1t
be whispered in his ear that CONSTANT
nople shall be free city under a pro-
tectorate Of all the powers combined
that Russia shall have free pass
age for her ships to and from the Black
sea, and that portion of the Turk $
domain shall be assigned to her, and
his interest will lie in cooperation with
England's project. 1t is because Great
Britain fears an advantage to Russia
more than she hates the iniuuities OF
the Turks that her hands are bound
The greed of her bondholders and her
traditional attitude toward Russia are
the causes of the disgraceful vacilIa-
tion in her foreign policy. One honest
effort, one true stroke undirected by
self interest would solve the problem
and settle it forever.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
MAY BUY A CHURCH.
Presbyterfans May Take the Ger
man Methodist Mission.

After the regular prayer meeting at
the House of Hope church last night,
a meeting of the Sabbath School COM
mittee was held to consider the pro-
posed plan to purchase from the Ger
man Methodist church the mission at
the corner of Seventh and Bradley
streets. The building has been used
jointly by the German Methodist and
House of Hope churches, but the for
mer congregation has removed its
field OF labor sto Rice street and de-
sires to dispose of the Seventh street
property. the price named being $4,000.
The matter Was Informally discussed
and it was found that the sentiment
was in favor OF making an offer to
lease the building and pay as rental
a fair rate of interest on the valuation
of 50, 600.
The special committee in charge of
the entertainment of delegates to the
meeting of the synod to be held in
this city Oct 89h also met to consider
the question of accommodations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
FROM THE HIGHEST POINT.
''oid Glory" Floats From the New
Post Office Tower

The American flag now floats nearer
the heaven directly over st. Paul than
1t has ever fioated before
yesterday the workmen completed
the erection Of the great steel beams
which will form the top structure Of
the main post office tower. The frame
work lifts up it's peak far above the
pavement, and when the last bolt was
driven yesterday, the workmen pat
rlolcally hung a. national flag to the
breeZes.
Although the flag Is large one, Il
looks small enough owing to its ell
ovation. 1t will continue to float
there until its folds have been torn
to shreds by the winds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24

MANKATO. Mimi. Sept. 2s.-The Mankato
Morning News suspended publication this
morning, after checkered career of eigh-
teen months. The publishers say the .caiisa
OF the suspension is the pressure OF the times
and their unwillingness to continue to run
the paper at loss Much money has been
sunk IN the enterprise and the paDer has
been bright and enterprising but the field
for morning paper in Mankato is a barren
one Alex Fiddes, Of Jackson, owns the
plant. which has been sold and win. ~be re-
moved from the city, so 1t is stated The
North Mankato Breeze. weekly paper which
has been running couple OF years, has also
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
TonAY,s WEATHER.

WASHINGTON Sept. 2S.-Forecast for
Thursday; Minnesota--Increasing cloudiness
probably local showers Thursday afternoon
or night: southerly winds, shifting to west
erly: cooler Thursday night.
Wisconsin, Generally fair and warmer dur
ing the day; brisk TO high southerly winds.
The misunderstanding cloudiness, prob
ably local showers Thursday or Thursday
night winds, shifting to westerly, and cooler.
Montana-Local showers in eastern and
fair in western portion; northwesterly winds
cooler in eastern Montana.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather, Bureau, Washington Sept. %, 6:4S
p. IN. Local Time, 2. 18th Meridian
Time.-ObserYations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
Corn I'm Place Of ceal.

high price OF hard COAL great many people
in this vicinity will burn corn this winter
Hard coal is now selling for 1850 81.
and 1T is claimed that 100 bushels OF corn
will last longer than a ton OF coal Some OF
the business Tneh Hfill1 use corn for fuel ia
their stoves.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
SHOCK MADE HIM WELL.

The White Bear Life vouches the
truth of the5f following strange in
cident. A few weeks ago an aged
clergyman at White Bear. Mr. Snow,
was run over by "a train and seriously
hurt Another elderly man named
Weber. who lives near the scene Of
the accident, and who has been an
invalid for years, was In his chair at
the time, when his wife exclaimed,
"Oh. they have run over a boy" In
the excitement OF the moment he arose
and walked to the door, where he could
see what was going on. and has been
able to walk ever since.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
TO SAVE HIS CANINE.
Magnuson Ran AfouI of the Dog
Catcher's Dignity.

e. Magnusson, who lives at the corner
of Fifth and Rosabel streets. is the
owner Of dog which 1t is claimed has
not been duly licensed and acting upon
this assumption, Dog Catcher Herven
undertook on Tuesday to gather in the
animal and take him to the pound.
according to custom. Magnusson In
terfered, however, and succeeded in
preventing the officer from CARRYING
out his purpose. Now he IS charged
with having interfered with an officer
in the discharge of his duty and his
case will be heard tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
TEMPERATURES
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer. 30.11 thermometer. 90 relative
humidity, Ga; wind, south; weather, clear;
maximum thermometer, Y; minimum Their
mOmeter. SO; daily range. "a amount of rain
TALL in last twenty-feur hours 0.
TTvyrNn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
RIVER AT s a. NJ.
LIMBS PIGS AND CALVES.

"flSe. FAN.
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. z. Lyons Observer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-11
GREETED BRYAN.
Postorfice Clerks Promise tho Nominee
Their Support.

Postoffce Clerks Promise tho Nominee
Thor support.
Lincoln, Neb. September i0.-Twen,y-
four members Of the National Postofiitf
Clerks ASSOCIATION. IN route to the Ma
tional convention to be held at Denver,
shook hands with Mr.. Bryan today. and
James +. Maloney. secretary of the civil
service board and superintendent of the
registry department at Springfield. Mass.
PROMISED Mr.. Bryan the support OF that
organization "a q neat speech.
Shortly after noon today j. II. Harley.
tho postmaster in this city. received "A
telegram from tho members of the ASSOC
CIat.op ON board the train asking to have
Air Bryan al the depot AT t;i5. The
nominee was cheared ~ the postal clerks
aboard the train. Mr. Bryan said
Il an very glad to meet you. gentle
men | only 'ciyed nCIce Of your com
ing a few moments ago, but | am glad
to gtc,t you ds representatives. Of an occu.
iui-on which requires so hign an order or
Intelligence lu1 so large "A degree OF hdcl.
lty. / meet you IN an entirely bipartisan
manner and accept your kind words in
the spirl, IN which they were rendered
Mr. Bryan VAS expected TO address a
meeting of the local democracy at a nag
uole raising this evening, but on account
OF the inciemency of the weather the
meeting Was postponed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-11
TINE cnALLrNGE IS MADE.

New York, Scptcmbtr 1O.--Robert Fitz-
simmons, the pugilist, and Martin Julian,
his manager gave a dinner this evening.
at whch James j. Corbett was challenged
by fitzsimmons. Dave Hollard was made
temporary stakeholder sad 5000 forfeit
was placed IN his hands 1t Ia TO remain
up for thirty days. Fitzslmmons proposes
that sho fight be TO a finish for 5000 or
$1,000 a side. and the largest purse Of
rcrcd. lie proposes that It take. place he
fcse or after the Corbett-Sharkcy fght,
or in The same ring or at any place with
tag reasonable length Of time after that
time.
when James j. Corbett was notified to-
night nj Ashury park Of the Fltzslmmons
challenge he simply laughed and said;
'Fitzsiumons is plufiing aHaiu. | chased
him merry two years TO get him 20 fight
Now that | am to fight Sharkcy he issues
challenge. I am going TO accept II
VIII fight him twenty minutes after
Shnrkev leaves the ring. I am positive,
lieweyor, that Fitzslmmons VIII never en-
ter The ring win me. lie has refused 10
many Isopositions from me that IL shows
he does net want to fight me and Is only
bluftiug. His blum is called"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-11
Mr.. HILL DECLINES.
He Will Not Go to Albany as an
Instructed Delegate.
TIE DEMOCRATS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Enthusiastic Convention Endorsed
Bryan, Sewall and Silver.
PROTEST By THE G0lDBuGS
Fusion with the Populists Arranged.
Electoral Ticket Vacancies Filled.
Challenge to Gold Men.
PROTEST By THE GOLDBUGS.

Albany, y. Y. September Ex-senator
Hill telegraphs today as follows:
To Norton Chase, Chairman of the Al
bany County Committee; observe IN the
morning papers that l have been elected
delegate from the Third Albany dis
trict to The State convention under in
structions to vote for the inlorsemep; of
the Chicago platform and candidates. THIS
acton is taken in opposition TO my wishes
and my Judgment as expressed TO You
yesterday, and l decline to accept the
election upon the conditions imposed or
upon any conditions which viii restrict
my freedom at Buffalo to act in such
manner as l consider best for the inter
eStS OF my party.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-11

itself and honored him by contrast. II
disregardlng our protest and the rights
OF the democracy Of Pennsylvania. this
convention insists on engraving these I'M
democratic theories in the platform. We
reluctantly. but unalterably, declare that
we can not follow II In this dishcnoring
aud disastrous venture.
Thomas j. Einmons OF Northampton re-
piled to Mr.. James designating him as
MIR. James of the Easton Trust COM
pany.' He said he did not reprcseu, tho
democrats VINO last week declared for
Bryan and silver. MIR. Emmons sud the
resolutions adopcd at Allentown were cut
ind dried and prepared 10y bank prcsi-
dents and pushed through 10y Chairman
Wright and MIR, iiuiri'y.
Mr. Dewitt Of Bradford also replied TO
tiently since the 81 Louis convention,
winch the gentleman reprossp.s. To say
something about incir principles. hut we
have heard nothing but a cry. no arpu-
ment Ths gold people seem to want to
do nothing eles brt put their hands IN our
pockets and take from ihem wha, we
need e feed oar children. When we pro-
test they cry out anarchy, anarchy The
gold people constantly quote Jefferson.
jackson and Tilden ! VIII give 500 u line
for every utteraure Of the flunderS Of
the PARTY quoted which sus,a,ns The att
tudc they are iaking." (Cheers)
The platform Wa adopted.
Mr. .Snowdeu OF allentown then offered
resolution TO drop Harnty as ma ,ionai
committeeman.
Nj Donnelly of Philadelphia moved to
Jay the resolution or The table. The mo
ton prevailed amid spplausc-iu to l67
a motion 10 give the populists four cleo
tois and fuse with them was carried
u. g. Dewitt and Jerome Tnman were
Nominated by acclamdtion for consl,ss-
mon At large
The racancles in the electoral ticket
were hlied ms follows At large. Louis
SSterr"tt and William stevens, populists.
Thomas pelhanty, democrat
die ~ ''