The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-31

On Thursday, the leaders of the bench
and bar end the public of both partles
have severely and openly censured the
action. The present average OF the
judiciary is notoriously low, the worst
example, it is alleged, being Lord HAS
burys appointees. In consequence
some unruly spirits of the law courts
are talking of organizing a demon
stration of .disapproval to take place
when Mr.. Darling is sworn in.
Although he was called to the bar,
at the inner temple, in 1874 and was
appointed a queens counsel in 1885, he
is said to be practically briefiess. He
is however, a good party fighter. In
the house of commons he is known as
''Deptford's Little Darling" He .ac-
quired some fame as the author Of an
amusing little work entitled tSoin-
tillae Juris' In addition to this work
he is the author of "Meditations in the
Tea Room and many articles and
verses that have been printed in the
st. James Gazette.
Much interest is taken here In the
cabled accounts of the provisions of
the will of the late George M. Pull
man, and the question is raised as to
whether such a precedent is desirable.
The Telegraph for instance, says:
MANY economists opine that an ire
sponsible heir is the most useful check
nature has provided against the eff
forts of the Napoleons of commerce to
get all the wealth of the world into
their clutches. If all millionaires de-
| clined to pass their savings to sons
| i 1I, 4oJo
cumulating, the terrible power of the
money bag will soon grow to dimen-
sions endangering society"
| The cricket match being played at
Adelaide South Australia, between
Australian and English elevens is far
more interesting to the general public
here than the most burning political
question. Prince Ranjitsinghi, the In
dian player on the English side, who
made iS9 in the first inning of his elev-
en-, is the hero Of the hour. Scare
heads in the newspapers are devoted
to him as being the savior of the Eng
| lish team.
"Tod'' Sloane, the American jockey
who is riding for the Lorillard-Beres
ford stable here, has been so success
full lately that the papers are asking
whether the American short stirrup
and tucked-up action has not a de-
cided advantage in the case of sure
footed animals. Sloane is still positive
that st. Cloud II. won the Cambridge
shire stakes on Wednesday,.
DEATH OF THE DUCHESS.
Owing to the death at Richmond on
| Wednesday of the Duchess of Teck, all
the great social arrangements have
| been Cancelled at court, and general
mourning will be ordered. The news
| papers are making a great deal of
fuss over the death of the duchess,
appearing with turned rules and print
| ing pages of obituary matter. Her
royal highness was undoubtedly a good
woman, but certainly she was not the
idol of the people, which the papers
make her out to be, and her great vir-
| tues were not recognized until, by the
marriage of her daughter to the Duke
| of York, she became the mother of a
future queen of England. Prior to
that the Tecks had for years been in
great financial difficulties and occu-
pied an unenviable position among
royalties, both here and on the con-
! tinent.
The story of the charge of the Cor
don Highlanders across the free zone
! at the storming of Dargai ridge, which
veals many instances Of great per-
senal heroism, and has produced an
extraordinary wave of patriotism
throughout Great Britain. At the
theaters and music halls everything
which can be possibly construed into
an illusion to the bravery and dash
| of the Highlanders is applauded.
The czar and czarina concluded their
visit to the Grand Duke and Grand
| Duchess of Hesse at Darmstadt. While
there his Russian majesty strolled
about the streets and forests, but two
Russian police agents always kept him
in sight The imperial party visited
the theater at Darmstadt almost night
ly, and suddenly, in the middle of the
| first act, the gas, except on the stage,
| was turned down to the lowest point
in order that the imperial party might
be able to seat themselves unobserved.
The German postofice is experiment
| ing with an invention, an electric