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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

The board of school inspectors filled
yesterday the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Superintendent Gilbert
by electing Prof. Vergil G. Curtis, for
merly superintendent of schools in New
Haven, to the head Of our public school
system. To all those who are familiar
with the work and record of Mr.. Curtis
and the admirable recommendations in
his behalf presented by leading edu-
Gators throughout the country, the Sc
lection will appear happy one. He is
a man of fine address, of thorough ia
miliarity with educational methods, Of
strong sympathy with modern ideas,
of fine scholarship and of executive
ability The board has done nothing
hastily or without considering care
fully the best interests of the schools
of st. Paul. It's members have taken
ample time to canvass the field, and all
of them have acted with a desire to
secure the best man possible for this
responsible post. From the long list
of candidates before them for consid-
GfdllOu luGy nave CIlOSGl1 LIE O11O w 11O,
in the final estimate, seemed to them
best fitted to maintain the high rank of
our schools and to advance them in
efficiency and and in thoroughness. We
congratulate them on their painstaking
effort to perform this important duty
to the satisfaction of the people; and
we know that the conclusion which
they have reached is due to no other
motive than the desire to fulfill their
trust. They deserve the thanks of the
public, as the new superintendent de-
serves the confidence and the unani-
nous and ardent support of this COM
munity The G / o b bids him well
come with the hope and belief that the
future will confirm the faith Of the
present in the wisdom Of the selection
that has been made
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
CANNON SNEAK our oF Ir.

Both before and since the decision Of
the supreme court on the board of pub
lie works case, which convicted Mayor
Doran of determination to carry
through his personal policy at any cost,
those who are compelled, by the sad
exigencies of party, to find some excuse
for him, have been asserting that the
law was mandatory. They say that
he acted only as he was authorized
and required to act by the statute
passed by the last legislature This
would amount to something as a de-
Tense if Mr.. Doran had not chosen to
comply with one section of that law,
while deliberately rejecting and refus-
ing to obey an equally positive COM
mand contained in another section.
The act which has just been thrown
out by the supreme court reads as fol-
lows in section 4:
On the taking effect of this act in any city
the mayor thereof shall Immediately appoint
a commissioner Of public works to hold in
the interim until the time for the appoint
ment of a commissioner of public works for
the full term above provided for.
AlIo, tAlCy say, - lIl0 COIIlHduu WHICH
was laid upon the executive, couched
in explicit terms, and which he could
not disobey. Turning to section 116 of
the same act, we find these words:
The mayor of each CITY, as soon as this
act Is made applicable thereto shall appoint
four members of the park commission, who
snail supersede the park commission then
existing in such city, if there be any,
The language of this is just as en-
phatic, just as mandatory as that of
the other section. If Mr.. Doran was
compelled to appoint a commissioners of
public works, and If the language of
the charter obliged him to GUST the
old board from the city hall, to defy
and insult them at every opportunity,
to the great detriment of the public
interest, why did it not oblige him to
appoint four park commissioners? Did
he do SO? If not, did he not set at de-
fiance the specific order Of the law
just quoted? The contrast between
the action of the city executive under
these two precisely parallel and equal
directions of the same act shows that
he cannot sneak out of responsibility
for the course that has brought upon
him such general and just condemna-
tiOn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05

litical workers. Most happily for the
country, this recession to barbarism
and corruption is forbidden as to the
great bulk of the service by law. We
are not ready to believe, either, that
Mr.. Mckinley himself would dream of
consenting to the clamor of the party
spoilsmen, and invite both disaster to
the service and the overthrow of his
own hopes in the outburst of public
indignation. The two episodes, that
containing the demand for moderate"
tariff legislation and that suggesting a
happy medium" in offiee-mongering,
are interesting chiefly as gauges of the
Republican anxiety to satisfy a greedy
appetite, and at the same time to pla-
cate the indignation that this is sure
to stir throughout the country.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
TO THE LEGISLATURE
Attorney General ChiIds ReIegates
Anoka COunty's Row.

Attorney General Childs has cut the
GCrdian knot in the Anoka county
litigation in his decision as submitted
to the governor yesterday. While he
comedies that the governors proclama-
ton ordering a special election was
valid, he recommends that the matter
be discussed at the coming session of
the incoming legislature, and he sug-
gests that the matter be left until the
meeting Of that body.
Attorney General Chi1ds' opinion. as
rendered to the governor yesterday, is
as follows:
Relative to the special election in Anoka
county ordered by your proclamation my
| opinion has been sought as to the procedure
which must be pursued in the conduct of
such election.
An examination of the legislation Of this
state upon the subject discloses such CON
fusion and incongruity of provisions that |
am unable either to reconcile them or to reach
a conclusion at all satisfactory to myself or
which I feel warranted in suggesting for
the guidance Of the election officers of the
said county.
At the outset I am confronted with a. nro-
vision that special elections shall be held and
conducted in the same manner as general
elections. In other words the provisions of
the general law as to registration, nomina-
tons, voting, etc., must be observed in
conducting the special election. But the most
cursory examination of the general election
law is sufficient to demonstrate the imposs-
DIAlSy VI applying It's pTOylSlOHS TO the said
election Certainly, it is now too late to
make nominations within the time specified,
either by nomination by convention or by
electors 1t is also too late to prepare lists
or registers of names of voters; and the same
is likewise true as to the selection of Judges
OF election. While 1 incline to the view that
an election held as nearly as practicable in
compliance with the terms of the statute
would be sustained, it is obvious that il
will be attended with great confusion among
voters and more or less uncertainty as to the
validity of the result.
Inasmuch as a session of the legislature
is close at hand whereat the state of the
law can be properly considered and appro-
pirate amendments enacted, I would sug-
gest that you revoke the proclamation here
tofore made in the said matter BY such
course, the old incumbent will continue in
office until such time as an election may be
held pursuant to an amendatory act 1t
seems very unwise to subject the county of
Anoka to the great expense of a special cleo
ton. in view Of the uncertainty above indi-
Gated. While the revocation of the proclama-
ton may not, strictly speaking, be author
lied, it will, in my judgment, best accord
with the exigencies of the occasion You will
however, determine for yourself whether such
course shall be pursued or the election be
allowed to- go on.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
THE BUSY WORLD.


w. D. Griffith, of Hector, is at the Windsor.
J. w. Branch. Of st. Louis, NO., is at the
Ryan.
W. p Jay. of Park Rapids, is at the C1ar-
endon.
W c. Dustin, Of Gilmore, is at the clar-
endon.
Howard L. Smith, of Chicago, is at the
Astoria.
c. S. West. Of Austin, is registered at the
Windsor.
F. P. Miller, of Denver. Col. is stopping at
the Ryan.
]. L. Clark, of Chicago, is stopping at
the Ryan.
Alvah Eastman, of ST. Cloud, is stopping at
the Windsor
D. W. Hurd. of Des Moines, To-. is guest
at the Ryan.
L. Krause. of New York city. is registered
at the Ryan.
C. NJ. Miller, of Omaha. is guest of the
Metropolitan.
F. A. Gartside, of winona, registered at the
Windsor yesterday
George 1. Becker, of Browns Valley, is
a guest at the Windsor.
7. w. Temple of Blue Earth City, IA a
guest at the Clarendon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
TODAY's WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.--Forecast for Sat-
urday: Mnnesota-Light SHOWS and threat
ening weather; variable winds.
Threatening weather; local
snow; colder in northern portion; light to
fresh variable winds
South Dakota-Fair in western, local snow
in eastern portion; cooler Sunday night; va
riable winds.
North Dakota-Light SHOWS; easterly winds,
becoming variable.
Montana-Local SHOWS in northern portion;
fair in southern portion; colder Saturday
night; westerly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, Dec. T. GAS p.
IN. Local Time, p. m. 18th Meridian Time
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at all stations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
AT THE THEATERS.

Fer the remainder of his engagement, be-
ginning with the matinee today, Joseph Muir
ply will present the Irish comedy 1.-THE
Kerry Cow" Joe Murphy has made the
joyial Kerry blacksmith familiar to every
theater. goer of this country. The matinee
today will be played at popular prices. "The
Kerry Cow" will be repeated tonight and
for the farewell performance tomorrow night.
The attraction for next week. beginning Mon
day night, is the tragedian, Walker White
side,
The Dazzler" with its mirth and melody
terminates its engagement with matinee
performance today at 2:30 and a presentation
tonight at Sis. THE Girl 1 Left Behind
Me" will open weeks engagement tomor-
row night.
Anna Eva Fay continues to attract large
crowds at Market hail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
NEARLY THROUGH IT'S WORK.
western Freight Association Rate
Committees Long List.

1t is expected the meeting of the Western
Freight association rate committee will con-
clude its work today in time to allow the
members to return home for the Sabbath
The committee has been in session for many
days, during which time it has disposed Of
III different matters. which were upon the
docket But meagre reports have reached
ST. Paul of the work of the committee proba-
bly, owing to the new system in operation.
The committee for one thing has recon-
mended that the rate on windmill tanks
knocked down, be fixed at "a cents from Du-
-luth to Kansas City, and on tanks and wind
mill timbers mixed at 81 cents. Pending the
final and complete report of the committee
matters around the St. Paul freight depart
ments are very quiet. All of the import
ant matters which have been pending are
before the committee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.
Candidates Who Have Passed the
Examination Successfully.

The board of civil service examiners have
had a report on the recent examination held
for places in the internal revenue service.
Ihre We're A candidates examined, of which
Is obtained markings that gave them the
requisite 70 per cent, the maximum being
100. Those who passed were the following:
Luzerne Lawton, Hopkins; Ulysses T..
Edward D. Davis. Minneapolis; William Long
Minneapolis; Ralph P. FELTON,, Minneapolis:
Louis Ramaley, St. Paul; Frank J. Camp
Pennington; Henry Mcconnell, st. Paul: Ed,
ward T. Rea, Minneapolis; Danna c. Reed
Lakeview; Martin H. Tobias, Kellogg; Lu-.
Glen NJ. Allen, st. Paul; Frank H Wheeler.
81. Paul; Charles Skone, Carver Hans Hot
off St. Paul; Mark Baldwin, Duluth: Bern
ard S. Harris, Minneapolis; Allen G. Mum
son, Saltwater; Darius A. Cudworth, ST
Kerr, Minneapolis; Monroe M Sonnichsen.
Minneapolis; Levi A. Countryman, Mime
apoliis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
is TwoHY AGAINST ITs
He May Declare the Game Law I'm
constitutional.

Executive Agent Fullerton and Warden
James Nash, of the state game and fish COM
mission, spent Thursday night in the union
depot yards watching a car of venisom which
they had detected as having been shipped in
violation of the law. The officers have as
yet failed to locate the killers of the game
which was consigned to parties in Boston,
Chicago and New York
Mr.. Fullerton was engaged all day yester-
day in the municipal court with a suit
against Smith & Davidson, which was con-
tinued with the understanding that the OPP
posing attorneys shall file briefs. 1t is
thought possible that the game laws will be
declared unconstitutional by Judge Twohy, in
which event the commission will be practi-
cally out of business. Whichever way the
case is decided in the municipal court, it Is
understood, it will be appealed to the SUI
preme court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
TEMPERATURES
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 1854; thermometer, 16; relative
humidity, 81 wind, southeast; weather,
cloudy; maximum thermometer, "a; minimum
melted snow in last twenty-four hours, 90.
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. F. Lyons, Observer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Ohc ers and Managers for the En-
suing Year.

suing Year.
The Minnesota Society of the Sons OF
the Revolution held their annual meet
ing in the parlors Of the Aberdeen.
Besides transacting a large amount of
routine business the following officers
and managers were elected for the COM
ing year:
President-Rukard Hurd.
Vice President-Rt. Rev. M. N. Gilbert.
Secretary-John Townsend.
Treasurer-Joseph E. Williams.
Registrar-Maj. Charles H. Whipple, o..
8. A.
Chaplain-Rev. Edward P. Ingersoll, D. D.
Board Of Manag ers-Charles P. Moves
Thaddeus c.. Field George G. Squires, Rev
]. P. Egbert D. D., Nathaniel Elwell, Tracy
Lyon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
COOPER IS PRESIDENT.
He Succeeds r. A. Smith I'm the Re
Ormatory Hoard

The board of managers of the St. Cloud
reformatory met yesterday electing John
Cooper, Of st. Cloud. president, to succeed
Robert A. Smith, who recently resigned. The
most important business transacted aside
from that was the increase of Prison Agent
Whittiers salary from 81, 200 to s., 500.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25
FOOD FOR DEMOCRATS.

Bryan's declaration. made in one or
his southern speeches, the other day,
that the boiling goldbug would not be
recognized hereafter as a Democrat,
must have struck the average Demo
GRAFT with n feeling something akin 10
establishment if not dismay. Bryan
himself is a Democrat only in one par
ticular. He is a free trader. But so
is every Populist. In a speech made
at Mi. Vernon, Illinois. in March last,
he admitted or rather declared that he
voted for Weaver as against Cleveland.
Weaver himself in nominating Bryan
in the st. Louis convention. vcuched
for BRIAN as a good Populist-" Dur
lug his campaign In Georgia last year
he declare d. al Atlanta, that he was not
a Democrat. and only few days be-
fore the Chicago convention he vehem-
entity asserted that he would bolt the
convention IL a single standard or gold
plank WAS put into the platform, or II
free silver was not adopted
These faces may not particularly in
teres1 Republicans. but they must
prove disfgreeable 10 every real Demo
crat. or u any Democrat who is not
more a believer in the vagaries OF Alt
geld and Weaver than in the doctrines
Of jefferson and jackson There ap-
pears about one thing Tor the average
,lf-,Sspecting Democrat 10 do on the
third day OF November, and that IS 10
stay ST home. OF course IL he could
ay ASIDE his pssiudices for one day in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25
NOT so CHEAP.

From the amount of talk the Popo-
cratic leaders are getting off one might
be led to think that they put but light
estimate upon its value. The amount
of wind expended by them in the in
terest of those they term the common
people is amazing, and on the first
flush one might conclude that even
though cheap it was At least patriotic
and disinterested from a personal
standpoint. But it doesn't turn out so.
General James 3. Weaver, one of the
chief advocates of the cause OF free
coinage, was billed to make a speech
the other evening at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
When the general arrived at Cedar
Rapids he demanded that he be paid
SD. the price agreed upon for the
speech. in advance. The money was
not forthcoming, and tue speech was
not delivered
What an example of devotion to the
people. To think that even old steers"
is in it for revenue only.-for what he
can make out of it It's free trade and
free coinage, but anything but free
speech with these silvef-lined spouters
for spells and salaries. Surely the IN
selfish patriots who are endeavorinS
to release the people from the grip Of
gold. at so much per release, ought TO
WELD powerful influence in the pres
emit .camDaign of education
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25
WHEAT CROP AND EXPORTS.

The sudden jump made by wheat day
before yesterday came as a surprise to
the country. The wheat crop of the
United States this season, according 10
the largest estimate consistent with Of
fetal data, Will not quite equal that OF
last year, which, as stated by the gov
eminent statisticians, aggregated 461,-
100000 bushels. Some experts have
figured out for this year yield Of only
400 100000 bushels; but il is difficult 10
understand why, If an average condi-
ton of 15.4 AT harvest in 1895 resulted
in a yield of 46I 100000 bushels. an
average this year only eight-tenths of
L per cent less should be construed
to imply yield nearly 10 per cent
smaller than that Of last year, eSpe-
cially as the acreage this season was
larger than that OF the previous year
Assuming thar the larger estimate OF
production for the current year be cor
rect. there is likelihood that every
buShel that can be spared viii be want
ed for export
The crop OF Russia has disappointed
expectations as TO yield and quality,
and exports from that country are
likely to fall much below those Of lasI
year India has had smaller crop
| and the shipments from that country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25
WHEN TO MARRY.

It is great fad with the newspa-
pers Of the country just now 10 run
sauestion and answer" columns. a
thousand daily journals. more or less
are attempting to answer every ques-
ton that may be propounded them ON
the money question The answers IN
yariablv lean with the political bent
Of the particular journal making them
Facts OF history are warped ana o.
fetal figures twisted to the purpose or
nolitics and party. The New York
Herald has gone of on another tangent
and is conducting a discussion upon
the romentous query: "At WHAT age
should a woman marry A WHOEVER
or one so signing himself. but with
holding the record Of his past, emphnt-
tcally declares that women snouio non
marry AT all and men not before they
are 20 years old. Where the 4o-year-
Odds are To get wives IL the women are
not 10 marry at all "widower does not
stop TO explain. In the course OF ms
letter he goes on TO say: 90 not
see why you should give so much pub
iicitv In regard To the right age for
woman TO marry. should. as far as
I am concerned, say Never. l fan
to see how q woman can make any
man thoroughly happy, and my ADVICE
to all young men less than 40 is 10 leave
them alone; thar Is, If he wishes To lead
a happy and tranquil life. II he wishes
to be continually In hot water. why
then marry. Women are By no means
angels after you once get them They
seem To be before marriage. After
rhat-FeIl. 1 leave it TO nine out OF ten
married men 10 answer. l maintain
that. as a rule, early marriages are
curse and detrimental TO the majority
Of young men"
The discussion of the silver Question
ceases because IL viii be settled one
way or TIE other some time To the sat
isfacrion OF the great majority. but
the marriage question is already set
tied and all discussion Is useless Mar
risre is inevitable and IL Is waste Of
time 10 discuss the question or its ~
suits. Men and women VIII marry
though divorce was Inevitable IN foer
CASES our of every i've Every couple
fairly blinded with infAtuatioa fU
each other would take The risk Of be-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25

have been comparatively light Aus
tralia has had no wheat to spare dur
ing the present season, and the Argen-
tine surplus has been nearly exhaust
ed. New supplies from either coun-
try cannot be expected until after an
other harvest, which will not occur I'M
til January next 1t will be seen, there
fore, that the chief dependence of I'M
porting countries of Europe for nearly
five months to come will be upon the
United States. Already since July /
the exports from this country have
amounted to about 100000 bushels,
or about 40 per cent increase over the
shipments for the corresponding period
last year. The wheat surplus OF the
United States would not admit OF
continuance of this rate Of increase
throughout the crop year; and IL Is
probable that European buyers are
largely anticipating requirements De
cause stocks abroad are low and wheat
in this country, quality and the cost OF
transportation considered. is cheaper
than it is anywhere else in the world
Although the present large movement
could not be long maintained without
lifting prices considerably above the
present level, it is probable that good
foreign demand for American wheat
will continue until the new harvests OF
southern countries shall have become
available. In anticipation of this sus-
tanned demand, as we'll as to meet re-
auirements for the large and increasing
exports of corn, oats, hog products and
cotton. the freight room in nearly all of
the regular line steamers from United
States ports and the available tramp"
tonnage are engaged for several
months ahead at rates about double
those paid two months ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Guthrie-Chandler telephone viii be
extended TO Shawnee.
The Democratic platform Of the terri
tory fayors immediate statehood
Governor Renfrow is IN the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe country fishing and hunt
ing.
The III. o. c. build seems to be a 60
this time. It has had hard time getting
started.
In some parts of Oklahoma fire insur-
ance policies are given with an outfit OF
lightning rods.
Bob Lowery, in the Saltwater district.
expects to be returned TO the legislature
by 40 plurality.
Colonel Zach Mulharl has severed his
connection with the Santa Fe and IS now
with the Frisco.
The Guthrie Leader has heard that the
government is contemplating re-establish-
ing Fort Gibson.
Grove Huntley has been indicted for the
murder of Manning at Crescent City. he
Is in Jail at Guthrie.
The Cushing Herald is In favor of hav-
ing the financial question settled by non
partisan commission of business men.
The report was out in Oklahoma the
other day that Sewall had withdrawn and
come out in favor OF McKinley's election.
At the Mexican celebration at Anadarko
recently there were some bullfghts, as the
dispatches state, but they were very tame.
The bulls refused to fight
Dennis Flynn is not only making votes
by his free homes issue; he Is making
many friends by the Republican plank Of
fering protection to lessees.
At Gushing church organization, 70
raise money, pitched In and planted q
field Of cotton Last Tuesday they pick
ed 1T and sent It TO the gin. The pro-
ceeds will be used by the church.
The work on the Hutchinson Southern is
progressing so finely that, as in good cid
railroad building days, two Irish laborers
got in a scrap the other day and pounded
each other all to pieces with shovels-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25

Mark Hanna wears a campaign but
ton which reads: I've heard that be-
fore" Before Judge Mckay of Kan
sas this would be accepted as conclu-
siye proof that Mark boodled every
hsdy in his block three times a day.