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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

Secretary Porter and j. w. Thomas,
president of the exposition:
NASHVILLE. Tenn, April %. - His Ex-
oellency, William Mckinley: The executive
lowing the invitation extended you through
our special committee sent to Washington,
now formally request you to touch at 1 p. M.
Washington time Saturday, May l, the cleo
trio signal which Shall open the tennessee
Centennial exposition. j. w. Thomas.
]. w. Thomas, Nashville: The president Is
in receipt Of your telegram of April ", ana
directs me to say that he will be pleased 10
comply with your request and give the electric
signal which will open the Tennessee exposi-
ton Saturday at p. m. j: A. Porter,
Secretary to the President
The arrangements contemplated
prompt opening of the exposition at
noon, central time but there were a
few minutes delay in making the final
preparations. President Mckinley stood
at the key chatting with Representative
McMillen about the exposition, await
ing the signal from Nashville. In the
course of his conversation he SAID ne
probably would visit the exposition II
June. At Ill the following message
was licked off the instrument anu
handed to Mr.. Mckinley:
1.-THE people of Tennessee SEND greet
ings and request that you now put IN
motion the machinery of the Tennessee
Centennial exposition.
This was signed by President Thorn
as. Mr. Mckinley then gently pressed
the instrument and the exposition was
opened. Before he left the key the
following message was received:
People wild. the gun went off all
right. Bands playing and whistles go
ing. Everybody shaking hands.
Mr.. Mckinley smiled and expressed
his qualification at the success OF the
undertaking. After receiving the
thanks of the Tennesseeans and shak-
ing hands with them, he retired to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
SALTWATER NEWS.
Prison City's GROWER Gang Broken
Up-Week's Social Events.

OP-kteek' social Events
Chief of Police Glennon and several officers
rounded UP four members of the 'growler''
gang late Friday night and they were ar
Ia-gned in the municipal court yesterday.
Two OF them got ninety days EACH one twelve
days and the fourth will be sent to the reform
made out Chief Giennon is determined to
break up this gang, which has caused consid-
cradle trouble here for some time and other
members will be taken into custody as soon
as they can be apprehended.
James Nelson, a well known merchant a;lor
CT this city, was married last evening to
Miss LIZZIE Moe. The knot was tied by the
pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
The Musser cleared yesterday with a raft
of logs for the Empire Lumber company. Wi
mona.
Fred Kuehn and Louis Wigen were ARA .gned
IN the municipal court yesterday. charged
with selling liquor without a license at
Alton, station on the Milwaukee road.
about thirteen miles south of this city. Their
cases were continued until next Saturday.
Deputy United States Marshal Henry. of
ST Paul. was in the city yesterday and served
a number of papers in actions pending in
the United States district court.
The Warner Comedy company closed q
weeks engagement at the Grand opera house
last evening, and leaves today for Lake City.
A barn belonging to Dr. T. c. Clark was
ssstroyed by tre late Friday evening. The
loss on building and contents is estimated
at $500. covered by an insurance of a IKE
amount. 49,. .
Col W. G. Bronson has returned from q
short trip to Chicago. :
Miss Nellie Capron, of ST. Paul snent a
part of the week with friends in this CITY
Miss Eliza O. Cutler, who spent considerable
time with friends in Saltwater, returned to
her home in st. Paul on Wednesday.
I Judge Crosby returned from Hastings yes.
terday and in the afternoon listened to areu
ments in the case Of James Mathews VS..
IL. II. Gillen.
Hening Lundgren, Allen Anderson .Iobn
anderson and John Turnquist left yester-
day on a trip to Sweden Thew exnect ~
remain abroad about three months.
Inc Saltwater Bicycle club will meet at tho
city had tomorrow to complete its orpanizao
tlon and to determine what work is tn ha
uone Oh bicycle paths near this city Ahont
the only path that will receive any preat
amount OF attention the coming sea SON will
De the Lake Elmo path. A path NAV ha
constructed to Wildwood in case assistance
is received from the board of county commits
sioners.
r. S. Parker returned Thursday from .
short trip to Owatenna :"
Frank Drechsler has returned from Iata
CITY, where he spent the winter.
VIM. Kaiser prominent Muscatine umhe--
man, who has been in the CITY for some
time, returned home ON Friday. 1o
Mrs. Chas. Betrtram has gone to Muscatna
To-, on visit.
VIM. Chalmers and family have returned
from visit in Buffalo and other cities in 4h u
East - III .he
Capt. S. l.. Cowan. of C,oouet snant ~.
week with friends in this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
To Reform
Marriage.

DR.. Toulouse, of Paris, is certainly
man Of original ideas. Quite recently
he startled Europe by his audacious
book on lola, and now he comes for
ward with an extraordinary PROPOSE
ton in regard to the time-honored
institution Of marriage Here are his
views on the subject: Persons of weak
constitutions, or who have any disease
lurking in their system, he says, and
especially those suffering from con-
sumption, epilepsy, a cancerous growth,
mental imbecility or alcoholism, fire.
-quently have sickly or badly formed
children, who are stamped with the
physical or moral blemishes of their
parents, from the evil effects of which
they are wholly unable to escape. Still
this form Of heredity, though eX-
tremely frequent, is not fatal; it as
sumes the most unexpected DISCUSSES,
and hence the malady inherited by the
child sometimes differs very much
from that which afflicts the father.
For this reason it Is impossible to
frame a law prohibiting certain classes
Of persons in modern society from
marrying. And yet, asks DR.. Toulouse.
is it not deplorable to see so many un-
happy persons, born daily into the
world, who are doomed by their very
origin to be degenerates? He has been
brcoding over this subject for some
time, and now comes forward with d
remedy.
Marriage, he points out, is simply
contract the object of which is to
insure the perpetuity and prosperity
of the human race. This contract
then, considered from purely sanitary
point of view, should always be made
in good faith. Health is more inn
portant factor in married life than
money, and the man who conceals from
his intended bride the existence Of any
hereditary, and presumably any &C
quired, disease is as guilty Of breach
of truth as though he were to conceal
from her the fact that he was on the
verge of bankruptcy.
In common justice, then, says Dr..
Toulouse. the marriage contract should
be reversible in all cases where there
is any deception in the matter of
disease, and a divorce should promptly
be granted. Only in this way can we
be assured of happy marriages, healthy
children and prosperous society.
But he goes even further. If husband or
a wife. he says, conceals the existence of
hereditary blenaish. and If there is born to
this couple child who is continually sick.
unable to earn a livelihood, and who is an
that parent who has deceived the other should
be compelled to pay to the marriage part
ner a large amount Of money as damages.
DR.. Toulouse thinks that law should be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
OLD PUTS JOKE.
How He ,sGueIched an Arrogant Brit
ish Officer.

How He ysqueIched an Arrogant Brit
ish officer.
Shortly before the revolution, when
the air was heavily charged with fore
bodings of the approaching struggle.
old Maj. Putnam happened to be in
Boston, says Harper's Round Table.
The major disliked the red coats, and
sometimes inveighed against their ar
rcgant SuperciliousneSS in no gentle
terms. One day an officer of his
majesty's regulars overheard Putnam
assert that the provincial army, IN
tutored in arms as they were, would
fight with the courage of trained
soldiers. The officer resented the as
sertion, and, after some hot words.
challenged the major to duel, pro-
vided he dare to fight
Dare" shouted Putnam. "Why, at
any moment: but I choose the
weapons"
Name them," haughtily replied the
officer.
1.-TWO kegs of gunpowder; the time,
tomorrow; the distance, ten PAGES; the
fight to be as follows: You to sit on
one key. I on the other, a slow fuse
to be attached to each. and the one
who holds out the longest shall be
declared the winner
There was nothing for the officer to
do but accept the unusual weapons,
and on the following day at the ap-
pointed time and place the combatants
took their seats upon the kegs of gun
powder. The fuses were lighted and
began suffering, rapidly approaching
the kegs. The officer was deadly pale,
and watched the growing danger with
dilated eyes. At last he could stand
it no longer, and with a leap he left
his key and raced like q mailman out
of sight. When he had gone Old Put
nam laughingly kicked the burning
fuse away and disclosed to his friends
a key Of onions. When the matter
came to light the officer was subjected
to the laughs and gibes Of the entire
command
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
PRESSED THE BUTTON.
Wheels at Nashville Started by
President Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, May I'm compE-
aRce with the request of the executive
committee of the Nashville centennial.
the president opened the exposition by
wire from the White house at liz
o'clock today. The arrangements were
very simple in detail. The, circuit was
made up by the Western Union officials.
under tie supervision of Mr. Mont
gomery, executive clerk in charge OF
telegraph, and of Manager Marean.
OF the Western Union. The wires wer,,
made direct to Nashville by way of
Richmond Va, and Asheville, N c.,
repeaters being used at the former
place. The circuit was a little over
TOO miles in length. Immediately upon
the completion of the circuit into the
exposition grounds the president was
notified by Secretary Porter, and at
once walked across the hall to the tel
egraph room, where, under the guild
once OF MIR. Montgomery, he stepped up
to the desk, placed his finger on the
Morse key and slightly depressed it.
which action instantly gave the sig
nal TO the Nashville end, and put In
motion the wheels of the exposition.
The members of the Tennessee dele
cation lin congress, Pension Commits
sioner Evans and several other promi-
Eent Tennesseeans witnessed the cere-
mony. The following telegram in re-
lation to the ceremony passed between
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
EXTRA FARE TANGLE.
The Prospect for II Serious Row Is
Excellent.


CHICAGO, May There is a chance that
the Eastern roads will. N the near future,
have large row over the question OF extra
fare on fast trains between chicago, Cihcln-
natl, st. Louis and New YORK. inc poaro
of arbitrator of the Joint Traffic assoeia-
ton has ordered that the extra fare shall
prevail from all competing points AFTER tne
LIST of JUMP. and the Pennsylvania railroad
has offered objections that will cause the
entire matter to be opened up. hTe Wander
bilt reads have all along demanded that there
should be no extra fare on ordinarily fast
trains. but the board of arbitration of the
Joint Traffic association ruled against them,
and the roads then demanded that the charge
should be made from all competing points.
The board OF arbitration agreed with the
Vanderbilt roads and SO ordered. 1t is al
together likely that the other roads Will make
strong fight to have matters kept as they
now are. and the chances for row seem
excellent.
The presidents of the Western roads will
hold meeting during next week for the
purpose CT injecting little more starch into
the Western freight rates. There has not
been the boom in business that some OF roads
were looking for, and a few of them have
been hustling for the business in manner
that is calculated to bring them traffic, but
at the same time play havoc with the rate
sheet. The decentralization has not as yet
become very great, and the executive officers
of the Western roads are determined to stop
the matter before it grows worse.
Western roads have practically agreed upon
rates, SlOp-oNerS anu Heterogeneous Luz
the christian Endeavor convention at San
Francisco during the latter part of next
month. The executive committee of the West
ern Passenger association. which has been
at work on the matter for several weeks,
completed its work today and will make its
report at a meeting of the association to
be held Tuesday. That the report will be
adopted is almost a certainty. Rates to San
Francisco, decided upon by this committee.
are as follows: From Chicago and Mlwau-
kee s25; from st. Louis, Cairo, Memphis and
New Orleans, s23; from Peoria and B looming
ton, $24: from St.Pau and Minneapolis, S2675;
from Missouri river points, Kansas City to
Sioux City inclusive, Columbus. Kansas,
Minneola and Houston. Tex. S22.50.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
ST. PETER is BENEFITED.
Monitor Makes "a Kick and Rates
Are Reduced.

Gen. George L. Becker of the state rail-
road and warehouse commission, has been
carrying On q correspondence with the editor
of the ST. Peter Mentor relative to an in
formal complaint that the commission was
somewhat lax in its duties. Some time ago
it appears that the st. Peter Monitor COM
planned of the apparent discrimination against
that city in tie matter of railway rates. 1t
was alleged that although St Peter was no
further from Chicago than Mankato,
the rates charged by the Chicago & North
western to st. Peter were. higher than those
to Mankato. Recently President Thornton
of the Bank OF Benson was in St. Paul and
showed Gen. Becker copy of the st. Peter
Monitor, which contained the article. Gen.
Becker rather took exceptions to the article
believing that the commission had shirked
no duty at all. in view of the fact that no
formal complaint had been filed with that
body. However. the commission wrote to
the Northwestern Railroad company, inclos-
ing copy of the Monitor and its complaint.
The Northwestern railroad Immediately cor
rected the difference in It's rates between Chi
cago and Mankato and Chicago and st. Peter,
and now the people of the latter city are
happy. The ST. Peter Monitor exonerates
the commission from the charge of neglect.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
ST. JOE FOLKS ON A LARK.
Happy Party Pays the Sanity City
Il Visit,

General Manager w. P. Robinson and Mrs.
Robinson, of St Joseph, Mo-, arrived in the
waite car. of the ST. Joseph & Grand River
railroad. The car was filled with one of
the merriest parties of young people which
ever came to st. Paul. With Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson were Miss Norman. Miss Nye, Miss
Weakiey, Miss Ranney. Miss Schumacher Mai.
James M. Burns. P. Lamontagne and C. r
Berry. assistant general freight agent of the
St. Joseph G Grand River. The young peo-
pie were entertained yesterday and will be
entertained today by friends in the city. and
will return to st. Joseph Monday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

passed to this effect. and he explains how
1t could easily be made operative
Furthermore. he claims that a bureau
should DO established with tho object OF
looking after the health of individuals.
In other words. he proposes that this
bureau shall be furnished with passports
showing the condition Of health OF all per-
sons in the community. A recent law obliges
phyisicians to keep q record OF all cases
OF contagious diseases which are brought to
their notice, and Or. Toulouse maintains
that the Same precauticn should be observed
In the case OF nervous and mental maladies
and CT all others which aftict the race and
are likely to be transmitted from one gener-
alton to another. II this were done the re-
suit would be that the authorities would
have under their hands and could see 1t .
glance the mental and physical condition Of
all persons within their Jurisdiction.
Z Each passport, It Is suggesscd, should bear
number. and In this way the Identity
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
KANSAS FREIGHT RATES.
Meeting Called to Consider the Mat
ter of Reductions

TOPEKA, Kan. May 1.-The state board of
railway commissioners today took preliminary
steps toward securing a general conference
of Kansas railways On freight rates by send
ing out letter to all the lines. The COM
missoners say they will name date at
Topeka within thirty days when they ascer-
tain the convenience of the companies In
the Letter it IS stated that reduced rates are
absolutely necessary. owing to present prices
of farm products. and that under present
conditions 1.-THE producer is not shipping and
the company not carrying The confer
ence is asked particularly for discussing re-
auctions between points within the state
and the Southern seaboard."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

port Mr.. Harrington. is untrue. The
new Irish organization is spreading.
ra pidly. Cork, Waterford, Kilkenny
Galway and Wicklow have already
started branches and an active policy
on the financial question Will be inn
nlediately stated in the house Of COM
mons by the ParnelIites who intend to
resist every vote of supply on the
ground that Ireland is paying more
than her share.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
His wtfe Hypnotixed
command.

A Hamburg woman who insisted on conf
hitting suicide on fixed date. with no ap-
parent reason, has been discovered by Prof.
Kraft Ebing. of Vienna, to have been hyp-
Noticed by her husband. He had insured
her life for $4,000 marks, the policy holding
good even il the person insured committed
suicide within two months after it was is
sued. She is now suing fen a divorce.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
TURNFEsT TICKETS.
Action Taken by the Roads to Pre-.
vent Mnz1ipu1NtfoM

ST. LOUIS. May Ito prevent manipula-
ton of the low rate tickets sold on account
Of the national funniest. which will be held
here next week. a(meeting has been held, at
which the Burlington, Chicago & Alton Mis-
souri, Pacific. Missouri, Kansas & Texas and
st. Louis San Francisco and the Wabash
announced one-way rates as follows during
the funniest: Between st. Louis and Kansas
City, 81; st. Louis and ST. Joe. SIS Is; rates to
apply in both directions; selling dates, west
bound May 9 to II inclusive; west-bound
rates 10 be used for selling and basing pur.
poses in making rates from st. Louis proper
to the West, but not to be rendered to East
ern connections. East-bound rates from Kan
sas City and st. Joe to be used for selling
and basing purposes from those points proper
to Eastern paints, but not to be rendered TO
Western connections.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
TEA IMPORT LAW.
Detroit Dealers Greatly Displeased
Mt Its Provisions.

DETROIT. Mich. May 1.-The new
law covering importation and examin.
alton of teas went into effect TO-DAY
and local importers are surprised and
disappointed to find that, according to
its provisions, samples of all teas re-
ceived in Detroit in bond must be sent
to New York. Chicago or San Fran
cisco for examination instead of being
examined here as heretofore. Detroit
importers have written members IF
congress, citing the fact that Canada.
maintains a 10 per cent fifferentiaI
duty against the United States on teas
imported into Canada. while the tea
dealers in Canada can ship into the
United States free, and urging making
the dirty equal to the Canadian duty
on teas imported from Canada.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
HI. Threat.

Daughter-Don't be angry, papa, because
this young man Is going to marry me and
take me away from you.
FashervAngry. my darling? Never! But
I'll do harm II he ever does ans thing that
causes. you 70 come beck to me again. Boston
Traveller. *
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

SionerS. This is the real and only ques-
tion to be satisfactorily settled, and it
may be well to point out that the pres
ent low value Of the sealskin, not only
precludes any hope Of profit to Cana
dian sealers, but under existing condi-
items, the result must be total failure
of their ability to continue the industry,
so that it would seem that the present
would be a most convenient and ap-
propriate time to take the matter in
hand and carry out the necessary
means of giving effect to the views Of
the commissioners
LONDON, May John Henniker
Heaton, M P, father of imperial ocean
penny postage in an interview with
representative of the Associated Press,
confirms the statement of cable mes
sage has been sent to Washington sug-
costing May to May IL as suitable
days for the chess match between
teams of the British house of COM
mons and the United States house Of
representatives. Mr.. Heaton suggests
the following conditions to the Ameri-
can committee:
Fifteen to twenty moves per hour; no
consultation between players; that ar
rangementS be made to prevent on
lockers advising; errors of transmits
sion to be rectified by replacing the
PieCeo IL poSSiple, uHIlnlSneQ games or
disputes to be decided by Pillsbury
Showalter or other American chess
men Of note; the American team to be
arranged according to strength and
paired accordingly; one game to be
played by each player: the Americans
shall decide by drawing lots whether
the odd or even players move first;
toss or draw for first move on boards,
enc, three and five to be arranged by
Mr. PR9TSOn with of fr~in de-
who will represent the British team;
after two and onehalf hours play, adj
journ for an hour for refreshments.
1t is further suggested that if the
games are completed before or soon
after adjournment that consultation
game be played between the, two
teams. A beautiful trophy will be
given the winners by a prominent
member. of parliament. It will prob
ably be magnificent chess board
The newspapers continue their COM
nents and articles on the Canadian
tariff and its effect on British trade
The Daily Telegraph calls it the most
startling commercial development of
the year." 1t is hailed with delight In
trading circles here. In cottons, wool
ems. silks and iron, and iron manu-
features, Great Britain ought to have
marked Improvement in business if
a preferential treatment is accorded
her, while in many other articles it is
believed she ought to wrest the SUI
premacy from the United States The
Spectator expects. the tariff act will
lead to negotiations between Washing
ton and Ottawa, which will result in a
reciprocal arrangement.
A strike occurred in the yacht build
ing yards at Southampton and ma
Jority of the workmen there are idle
Timothy Harrington has issued
q nil a 90
new land party, appealing to the mem
bers of the National League to stand
firmly by the late Charles Stewart
ParnelPs organization. The Associated
Press is informed that he report that
J. S. Parnell and Mr.. O'Kelly will sup
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
IN Aged Doctor

Dr. de Bossy. the Havre centenar.an ply
sicfan has died, at the age of 104 years. fIs
praeticed and went his rounds till few days
before his death. HIS father lived to be los.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
His Way.

Askins-How in the world did you ever find
such treasure in the way of a coachman?
Sagely-I advertised for one that was Neither
too sober nor too Observation-Disclosures Pres.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
CANAL RATES RISE AGAIN.

Irifty-six-Cent Bnsis to BE Restored
May s.
Assistant General Freight Agent Parker.
of the SEQ road. yesterday issued notices to
the shippers of St. Paul to the effect that
the canal rates from the sea coast would be
restored to the 56-cent basis May from the
present basis of As cents. tt is generally
understood that the Western Transit company
which is said to have precipitated the war
will also restore the rates to the 56-cent
basis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
PennsyIyania Diyid.nd.
LIfc,s sands Had Run On,

s PHILADELPHIA May 1.-The Pennsyl-
venia railroad today declared its regular
sem:-annual diyident of 2.k per cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

Special to the Globe
RED WING, Mimi. May r-Ehrinfried
Seebaea. eighty-nine years Old. dropped dead
today &