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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
FATAL THANKSGIVING.
Three POlanders Fatally Shot in
Drunken Riot.

PITTSTON, Pa, Nov. 27-Three men
were fatally shot and several others
more or less seriously wounded in a
drunken riot at Duryea early today.
The victims are:
James Motsli, shot in abdomen, died almost
instantly; Frank Lambert shot in breast
three times, died this afternoon; John Belts
shot in leg and cannot recover; John Toy,
shot In thigh; William Mochines, shot in
side; two Polanders names unknown, wounds
slight.
Duryea Is a small mining village
three miles north of Pittston, and there
is a large colony of foreigners there
who work in the mines. They cele-
brated Thanksgiving day principally
by drinking and the tavern of Anthony
Of the residents of the town say that
the night was a veritable reign of ter
rOr in which it was unsafe to be at
large.
The shooting occurred about 8 o'clock
this morning and the story Of it's or
igin told by Palley, the tavern keeper,
is the only one yet heard. He says that
a number of Polanders were drinking
in his place when a party Of young
Americans entered. After much drink
ing they began to taunt the foreigners.
This led to a quarrel in which the
Americans assumed the aggressive and
set upon the Polanders with canes. The
first blow had no sooner been struck
that the foreigners drew their guns
and bullets began to fly. The shoot
ing was so general and promiscuous
that it is impossible to tell Who fired
the fatal shots. Lambert was carried
away by his friends and Motsli and
Belts were found on the floor when
the fusillade was over. The two wound
ed Polanders were taken to their homes
where their wounds were dressed.
The authorities promptly started an
investigation and this afternoon ar
rested Palley, the saloonkeeper; his
bartender, Vim. Cosgrove; James Ryan,
James Brady, J. Clark, Samuel Bar
clay, j. Flood and Alexander Wileyhi.
They are charged with being the ring
leaders in the riot While they were
being taken to Pittston, Barclay and
Flood escaped from the constable and
fed to the mountains.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
PROBABLY misunderstood

We observe good many comments
still in the country press on the pro-
posed change of appropriation for the
capitol building, which show that the
writer's have not comprehended in the
least the suggestions made by the cap
itol commission. Here, for example,
comes the Mower County Transcript,
and says: "The foundations of the new
building have been completed ahead
of time, and now the st. Paul gang
cooliy asks the coming legislature to
consolidate the levies of three or four
years in one tax next year. so that
the building will be finished years soon
er than originally planned. This sim
ply means heavy increase Of taxation
next year" If we supposed that the
editor of the Transcript made this alb
solutely unfounded statement willful-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE
GOLD DOLLAR?

Some time ago, in answering an in
quiry by a correspondent, the G b
said, editorially: 'The gold dollar is
worth 100 cents because it will ex-
change anywhere in the world for 100
cents worth of commodities. Com
menting upon this, the Menomonie
Times wants to know how the value Of
this 100 cents worth Of commodities is
ascertained, and gives it's own opinion
as follows: 1.-THE value of commodities
is governed by the gold dollar. The
commodity Is worth 100 cents because
it can be exchanged for 100 cents
worth of gold. This is like proving the
value of an article by measuring it by
itself" We wonder that our contem-
porary does not see instantly the alb
surd and impossible conclusion to
which it's own argument would logical
ly and inevitably lead. According to it,
commodities do not measure one
another or the dollar, but the
gold dollar measures all. A change
in the price of any one Of
them cannot, therefore, be due to
change in its demand or supply, but
must be attributed only to some CORE
spending f1uctuation in the value Of
the measure itself. This is, indeed, the
first principle of the silver standard
people, that prices vary because the
gold standard varies, and therefore it
is an unfit and insufficient standard.
Let us use an illustration to see how
this works. The regular market report
Of Aug. IL, 1896, shows that No. 1
northern wheat was worth in cash on
that day at Duluth 81 cents per bushel.
The same report for Nov. 81 gives the
market price of the same grade of the
same commodity in the same market
at 1914 cents per bushel. We thus find
| that there has been a rise in the price
of No. 1 northern wheat at Duluth of
| 80 cents, less a small fraction, on cash
sales. This is an advance Of nearly
60 per cent over the August price with
! in a little more than three months
| time. Now, if it is the gold dollar that
/ measures prices and value, and nothing
else, and if this approaching stand
! ard as our friends claim, was the
cause of the fall of prices in recent
times, then variation in the gold dol
lar must have raised cash wheat from
81 cents to S3H cents in the last three
months That is to say, the gold dollar
has deprecated nearly so per cent
since last August.
All this is strictly true If the position
Of the Menomonie Times and those
who argue from its standard is correct.
It carries it's absurdity on its face.
Relative demand and supply measure
the value of commodities with respect
to each other, and the gold dollar mere
ly stands between them and expresses
the ratio of one to another in numeri-
cal terms. If the gold dollar is the
sole measure of values and prices.
/ what has happened to it since August
and why has not the change in it af-
fected other commodities to the same
extent as wheat?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
recommendation is that they carry .

recommendation is that they carry a
high rate of interest.
That high interest rate tells the
whole story of misfortune in Western
investment. 1t was the bride which
tempted mems judgments and per-
inquiry propositions for investment
that would never have borne a careful
and legitimate scrutiny Despite all
the fall of values that there has been
there would have been no cash loss to
Eastern investors if they had taken
proper precautions. There has never
been a time in the history of the West
be made if the investor would be salts
fed with a reasonable rate. There has
never been a time and there never will
be, either West or East, when capital
it is willing to take heavy risks for the
sake of an interest rate above what the
market warrants. So, as far as hon.
esty of purpose and wisdom Of action
are concerned, We think that the East
and the West would better cry quits.
Ever since the first capitalist made the
first loan, whatever and wherever 1t
was, it has remained a fact that you
must purchase big profits by taking
big chances. Nobody compels capital
to purchase mortgages, just as nobody
compels the owners of real estate TO
borrow money on it. 1t strikes us that
the clamor of Eastern capital against
Western dishonesty and the clamor
of Western people, who have speculat-
ed and lost, against the Eastern
money shark are equally unwarrant-
ed by the facts
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28

iy, we would be obliged to apply to
him an epithet as unpleasant and I'm
usual to these columns as 1t would be
Cncomplimentary to himself. We pre-
fer to think, rather, that he has been
misled by the Intentionally false as
sertions OF the Minneapolis Journal.
and the common habit of criticising
something before you have found out
what it is. It ought to be needless
for us to reiterate that no person in
st. Paul or out of it has ever made or
thought Of such a proposition as is
contained in the transcripts editorial
paragraph.
1t is not true that any change is
made because of the foundations being
completed ahead of time. 1t is not true
that anybody ever thought Of asking
the legislature to consolidate the tax
levies of three OF four years in that of
one year. 1t is not true that the plan
which has been put forward in the in
teTest of the state, and which is hear
tily approved by the capitol commits
sion, as 1t will be by every business
man who understands it, involves any
addition whatever to taxation next
year, or any other year.
Since there are still some who wan
der in the dark, let us repeat once
more what good business policy de-
mands. This is simply that the legis-
amount of money from some fund that
is well supplied with cash equal to the
tax levies for say the last three years
Of the capitol appropriation, and using
this cash to save money to the people
and hasten the completion Of the cap
itol building by letting large contracts
in one This loan will be secured by
the tax levies already authorized, and
Will be paid back again as those taxes
mature and are collected. The people
of the state will pay such taxes exact
ly as originally proposed. There will be
no difference in the total amount, or
in the amount for any one year. 1t is
only consistent with honorable inter-
/ course between men, and with fair and
competent Journalism, that newspapers
should at least inform themselves upon
a subject before they rush into violent
| statements concerning it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
WITH INTENT TO AMUsE.

He-Have you ever had your ears pierced?
She-No, but l have often had them bored.
The Sketch.
Customer-You say this crepe is water
proof: how do you know that?
observation-disclosures we always keep these
goods on shelves in tiers.-Exchange.
Grace-I never saw any one with such q
vacant EXPRESSION as Cholly.
Liliian-No; he's always thinking of him
self-Puck
Housekeeper-Half the things you wash are
torn to pieces.
WasherWoman-Yes mum; but when q
thing Is torn in two or more pieces, mum,
l count them as only one piece, mum-Twin-
kles.
Father-When I was your age 1 was only
getting $40 week.
Son--Well were you satisfied with that?
Father-Er-no; if I had been, ] suppose
they'd have cut me down to eight.-Puck.
"Pat" said Tommy 10 the gardener, what
is nothing?
There amt any such thing as nothin',"
replied Pat; "beeaze whin ye find nothin',
and come to look at it, there amt nothin
there. Round Table.
Officer-How is this, Murphy? The sar-
geart complains that you call him names.
Private Murphy-Plaze, ST, never called
him ony names at all. All said was Ser
geant" says l. some of US ought to be in q
menagerie. New York Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
ROSS WAS GREEDY.
Apparently He Took Everything
That Was in Sight.

That Was in Sight.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 27.-George r
Ross, missing money clerk for the Pa
clflc and United States Express compa-
MES, has been located in ST. Louis by
the surety company that furnished his
pond, ana is now under surveillance
1t is stated that the express company
ol1lclals had all along known of Ross
exact location but kept it quiet. be-
cause there are. II, is said, others inn
plicated. -ff' ''f rs
The officials still refuse to give ont
lhIormatlon OF definite character, but
enough has been learned to merit the
statement that there is evidence Of \
collision between certain employees to
rob the express companies Last Sun
day there was handled through the Of
flee over which Ross presided money
packages containing $4,000. Already
1880 Of this amount is known to be
missing, and the books are still being
gone over. Shortage checks have been
coming In so regularly since the exam
nation began, it is said, that the Of
hclals have renewed their efforts. and
now fear that the whole S11O 600 NAV
never have reached its destination. AS
the system of checking is necessarily
slow, the packages having been des-
tined for various points, the result
Will not be known immediately. In the
meantime the express officials abso-
1utely refuse to give out any statement
Tor publication, other than that Ross
has been located. "a
Omaha, Neb.5, Nov 27.-President
Morsman, Of the Pacific Express COM
pany, was not notified this morning
that Ross whereabouts had been dis
covered: He placed no faith in the
story that the express company had
been robbed of large sums of money bv
Ross and other employees who were
working in coliqsion. 1.-THE man stole
two money packages, one containing
100000 and the other $780," said Presi-
dent Morsman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
AT THE THEATERs.

The AL. G. Fields minstrels will bring their
engagement at the Metropolitan to close
by giving two performances today. A popular
price matinee Will be given this afternoon,
which Will probably be taken advantage OF
by the ladies and children who enjoy refined
and extremely amusing minstrel performance.
NO better organization OF it's kind has ap-
peared here in a1longi time.
o+
The performances of the successful operate
comedy, "Dorcas,r at the Metropolitan for
-FOUR nights commencing tomorrow night, will
De one or the brilliant musical events OF the
season In this city. The organization is com
posed OF at least half d dozen artists Of the
highest class, including Miss Eva Davenport,
the contralto; Miss Marie Willard, the prinla
donna soprano: Miss Drew Donaldson, the
seatuesque and beautiful mezzo; Charles O.
Bassett the distinguished lyric tenor William
broaerick the faYorite American basso-pro-
1undo, and Fred Freer, baritone comedian
The comedy will be exquisitely produced, as
70 costumes and scenery, and a highly enjoy
aoie entertainment may justly be anticipated.
The biograph will be shown for the last
time here at the Grand during a matinee per-
romance today and an evening performance
tonight OF the English melodrama, Saved
From the Sea-
run and lots of it is the underline for the
coming week in the advent Of that merry
farce, The Dazzler." The skit is said to
nave peen thoroughly renovated and brought
down to date, and will be In the hands of
an excellent comedy cast, headed by the &C.
centric farceur Will West Beauty, shape
Illness and grace are the commendatory fea-
lures OF the supporting feminine contingent
Anna Eva Fay, who begins next Monday
evening weeks engagement in the Market
haf1 has none of the strangeness and weird
ness ABOUT her that one might be inclined to
look for after seeing her performance in the
theater When child she made an acquaint-
ahce with poverty and hard times, which re-
mained with her until she commenced her
stage career, and has made her always ap-
preclatye OF distress and DESTROYS of allevi-
atlng 1t as much in her power She left
sehooi while yet little girl because of the
unhlnuness of her teacher. But to this day
sne reels grateful for that unkindness, ''for, y
she says, Il might have kept on in the little
dinky' town and been like the rest. AS ii
was got to dislike the people and ran
away went out into the world, and 1t re-
ceived me with open arms, and has been
good to me ever SINCE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
MRS. LoNERGAN,s STORY.
She Tells the Court of Adam LOhI-
ker's Cruelty.

The third day Of the Adam Lohlker
will contest before Judge Otis was
occupied by the appellant, Mrs. Jessie
Lonegan, a daughter Of the deceased,
in describing the treatment accorded
her by her father before his death.
Frequently the father had accused his
daughter of taking funds from the
money drawer Of his store where she
was employed, and had forbade her
keeping company with certain young
men, even going so far as to take
presents from her which she had re-
ceiyed from them. Mrs. Lonergan tes-
titled that she had gone to st. Louis
and that, while sick in that city, had
written to her father. but that he had
refused to aid her. In ST Louis she
met Mr. Lonergan. whom she married
in 1885, before a justice Of the peace.
Mr.. Lonergan was a Catholic, and in
1892 the couple was again married by a
Catholic priest The marriage had at
first been secret, on account of her
husbands financial condition, but as
an inventor, he had become prosperous
and was now able to support witness
in ample comfort.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
ST. PAULiIS ICE PALACE.

st. Paul is to have a winter carniyal-an
ice palace will be one of the features-St
Peter Tribune.
st. Paul, Mimi, will probably indulge in
another Ice palace this winter. For the sake
OF the proprietorsl it is hoped that Jack
frost VIII be in attendance this time.-Sioux
ST Paul IS to have, "a carnival this winter
with the ice palace features. Tropical sports
and torrid festivals would the better Illus
trate the natural incIinations of those who
ENJOY winter carnival, therefore we sug-
gest that instead of the old style ice car
nlyal something red hot be served.-Granite
Falls Tribune. B
Inc Ice palace at st. Paul this winter will
De a gorgeous affair, it being fully deter
mined to make UP for past years. It is we'll
put 1t will be a good thing to show we en-
JOY t.-Taylor's Falls Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
MINE WAGES CUT.
Trouble mt LeadviIle May BE Dupli-
Gated at Butte.

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 27.-The Ana
conda Mining company at Butte, Mont,
has given notice to it's men of a cut in
wages, commencing December 1, from
$3.50 to $500 a day, and it is said that
follow suit. Joseph Taylor, attorney
for the American Federation Of Miners,
is quoted as saying that a conference
to consider the situation will be held
next week at Victor and that President
Boyce, Of the federation and Messrs.
Marvin and Leonard, members Of the
legislative committee from Butte, will
there meet representatives of the var
iC.us Colorado unions. 1t Is added that
the leaders Of the federation will en-
deavor to avoid a strike at Butte as the
Leadville strike is severely taxing the
financial resources Of the organization.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
JESSE JAMES, BROTHER
Anxious to Be Police Commissioner
in st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, ,Noy 27-Frank James,
a brother OF Jessef James, the notorious train
robber and ex-me1hber of the James gang OF
outlaws, is an aspirant for the honoTs of a
St Louis police commissionership and Chief
Harrigan will be his friend in the race
The eX-outlaw declares himself candidate
-, m not out after choice he said. but
I'd take the place if it were offered to me.
And if it were given to me 1 would do nv
duty without fear or favor
What kind of a police commissioner dc
you think Frank James would make?" was
asked of Chief of Police Harrigan.
First rate" answered the chief. ''He
would make good officer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
CLEVELAND DECIDES.
President VIII Make His Permanent
Home at Princeton

PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 27.-Rumors have
been current here for some few days concern
ing President Cleyeland's intention of making
his permanent home at Princeton. Nothing
definite could be learned until this evening,
when Prof. Andrew West returned from
Washington, after having an interview with
the president. Prof West this evening gave
out the following statement for publication:
"Presiden Cleveland has today purchased
the residence of Mrs. w. ]. Slidell, on Bay
ard avenue in Princeton, and will make
Princeton his permanent home soon after the
expiration Of his term of Office
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
BIG As voS DER ALE VOW.
minneapolis Magnafe Has a Divorc.
Suit, TOO.

A note Of issue was filed in the Hen
nepin county district court yesterday
in an action for divorce begun by Mrs.
Flora E. Goodnow VS.. John S. Good
now, the Minneapolis politician and
base ball magnate. Mrs. Goodnow
was formerly employed as a stenog-
rapher at the state capitol and it was
while there that the attachment was
begun which eliminated in the some
what romantic marriage OF the pair. :.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
Tooksa. Big Roll.

LEBANON, Pa. IHiNoSe11 27.-The amount of
money stolen by liCashier John H. Hoffer,
from the First National bank of Lebanon, is
$116 17S. There were other transactions with
Lebanon banking institutions which, it Is
stated, will swell the total amount Of his
populations to $200-e00 -.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
D
Scholar Dead.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. 27.-Benjamin
Apthorp Gould, famous as a scholar and
astronomer, is Dead tAs he was ascending
the stairs in his residence last night he ac-
cidentally fell and struck on his head. He
was rendered unconscious and passed away
g few hours Iater.N r. W
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28

enc5 Of Mr.. Armour's bondsmen and friends
held the evening of Nov. II, at which
the amount Of the shortage, $12 233, was made
up. Nothing authentic could be learned from
the inspectors district attorney as to
whether the postmaster would be removed or
prosecuted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
Below zero.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 3O.03; thermometer, 4; relative
humidity, 80; wind, west; weather, partly
cloudy; maximum thermometer 8; minimum
thermometer, i; daily range, 8; amount OF
melted snow in last twenty-four hours, .01.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

United States Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau. Washington, Nov. q, 6:48
p. m. Local Time, p. m. 18th Meridian
Tme-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at ell stations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
Fortunately short.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. N.-The fact that
there was shortage in Postmaster Robert
Armour's accounts prior to Nov. Is has been
established beyond any question. confer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
TODAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Forecast for Sat
urday: Minnesota and Wsconsin-Fair; con-
tinued cold; northerly winds.
The Dakotas-Fair; continued low tempera-
lures; northerly winds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
FRESH MASSACRE.

Five Hundred Armenians Added to
the List of Victims.
LONDON, Nov. 2S.-A Constantinople
dispatch to the Daily News says that
a fresh massacre with 500 victims Is
rumored to have occurred near Diar-
belxir.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
TOMORROW 1t will be brm full of
Original Features that will interest you
Among the many Exclusive Features to
be presented tomorrow are:
A Wonder of Science.

A French Physician claims
to have discovered a new
Fountain of Youth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
A Wonderful Woman.

One who banishes the ills of
human life by the mere lay
ing on of hands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28

me piograph will be shown for the last
time mere at the Grand during a matinee per-
lormance today and an evening performance
tonight OF the English melodrama, Saved
From the Sea-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
In The Land of Sugar.
New York is Sinking.

The Greatest City of this
Country will be beneath the
waves in the next 5000 years.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-14
POPULISTIC PROGRESS.

The directory OF the Pop party in
Kansas are planning for some pretty
extensive changes and a far reaching
program, if they are hot belied by COS
sip. \ new legislative and COMPRESSION
81 aPportionment of the state Is overdue
These matters will he attended 10 this
winter. One proposition is TO coasoli-
date number of western counties. put
ting about four into one or eight into
two. The legislative representation will
be changed also. As for the congress
sional districts, gerrymander is sug-
gested which viii give Fusion little
more than a fair chance 10 secure seven
a'op conyressmen out of the eight. Cur.
It's will be legislated out OF his district.
Shawnee, his home county. will be put
into the first risrrict together with Wy
andotIe county. Leavenworth, Jeffer-
son. Atchison and Doriphsn- The
other districts viii all be renodeled and
there viii be eight districts instead of
seven. Some OF the older and more
strong Republican counties win be cut
down in their legislative rennesenfa-