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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
A MARINE WONDER.

Last year the marine interests Of the
world were excited by the announce
ment of the successful working of a
model Of steamer that ran on wheels,
invented by a Frenchman named Ba-
zin Subsequently an experimental
boat was built sufficient in size to give
his invention test, and recently it
had it's trial trip. The expectations,
based on, the working Of the
model, were not realized in the larger
vessel. The buoyancy was not what
had been calculated, and the engines
did not develop sufficient power to
drive the wheels and also the propeller.
M. Bazin, however, is not inclined to
abandon his enterprise because Of this
failure, but enough has been proved
by it to calm, for the present at least,
any fears that steamship owners may
have felt Bazin's purpose was to pro-
vide boat presenting less friction and
recurring the expenditure Of less power
in displacing water.
Now comes another inventor to at
tain the end of increased speed, but
with no departure from the established
form Of hull. He has succeeded in,
astonishing marine engineers by driv-
ing his trial boat, the Turbina, a craft
100 feet in length and nine feet beam,
through the water at the unprecedent-
ed rate Of 32A knots, or 37A statute
miles, an hour. Mr.. Parsons is son
of the Earl Of Rosse, who. a generation
ago. constructed the famous Rose
telescope, and who is an engineer Of
high repute in England. For the usual
marine engine. driving pistons con-
nectiug by crank with the screw
shaft, and creating vibrations In trans
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09

tian charity. hardly meets and refutes
his explicit statements.
While the question thus assumes the
double phase in the East of the over
supply Of preachers and the under sup
ply Of congregations, in the West there
is evidence that something is the mat
ter and that search is being made for
the cause. Recently there was weeks
meeting in Chicago Of Methodist min
listers who must have discussed the
question, or AlseiEthe remarks of Rev.
E. L. Haywood would lack the essential
quality Of materiality. He told his col
leagues that the trouble was with and
in them, and that it was all due to the
fact that they ate too much. They
should halve their food consumption
and double their bodily activities. The
advice to takg mons exercise implies the
accusation OF lazfness in addition to
that of gormandizing. 1t will be noted
that the diagnosis Of DR.. Haywood diff
fers radically from that of DR.. Dixon.
But the reception given the PATHOLOGY
cal views Of the former by his asso-
ciates in the meeting casts doubt upon
it's accuracy. Protest after protest came
swelling up against the charge, and
each one assured the meeting that
quite the contrary was his case and that
the main difficulty was that they did
not get enough to eat We are inclined
to accept the protests as valid, based
more on personal observation OF the eX-
perience Of ministers of that particular
persuasion in rural communities. What
ever may be the case in the larger
towns we apprehend that no itinerant,
who has eked out living on meagef
salary, rarely fully paid, and on the
contributions to his larder by DONATION
parties that consumed the better snare
of their gifts, will accept as the cause
of whatever ,decadence there may nave
been in his several charges, the TACT
that he or his family ever ate too mucn.
But as a contribution to the analysis
being made of the causes of a condl-
ton which evidently exists the con-
lecture of Dr. Hayford has an interest,
if not value.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
RUNTs, EXILE AND EATING.

The. communication of Clergyman"
to the Evening Post, setting forth the
reasons for the necessity of the or
ganization of a society for the decrease
of ministers, set loose many tongues,
hitherto silenced by professional decor
um, and controversy is promised that
will be entertaining to the participants,
while the ungodly will find their edi-
fication in it. The Rev. Thomas Dixon
Jr occupied the Academy Of Music in
New York city last Sunday to give out
the most unmusical notes on this minis
terial supply topic. He out-clergyman-
ned clergyman" in emphasis Not only
are there too many jobless ministers,
Of the churches. 'There are not $4,000
men in this city who go into Protestant
churches" Women only stand by the
organization. All churches are similar
ly affected, the Roman Catholic as we'll
as the Protestant. Either as cause or
effect there is a glut of ministers. There
were 400 applicants for one vacant pull
pit in that state There are 1000
preachers in this city out Of a job.''
Evidently he considers that the de-
cadence in church membership and at
tendance is the fault ofsthe ministers.
or rather of the material they are made
of. eff there is a runt in7 the family
who is Of no earthly use for anything
else, the parents make a preacher out
of him." Then eff men of brains get
into the ministry and begin to think
for themselves, they have to get out
mighty quick or stand a trial for her
esq.," So between the runt showed in
and the brains driven out, men are re-
PEELED and churches decline. This is
pretty strong talk and, like some kind
of news, important if true" But it is
made quite evident that DR.. Dixon's
statements are not accepted by all of
the cloth as true. Rev. Remensnyder
characterizes them as absolutely alb
surd." Mr.. Dixon is what might be
called a pulpit mountebank." He seeks
notoriety through hostility to ortho-
doX religion" He poses as one of adj
vanced thought, and advanced
thought is and always has been de-
cayed thought" If Mr.. Dixon goes to
one extreme it is quite certain that Mr..
Remensnyder goes to the other. But
that is another matter. His reception of
the statements Of the condition of the
churches and the ministry is the mat
ter in hand, and we tiinidly suggest
that calling Mr.. Dixon a pulpit noun
tebank," aside from it's lack of Chris
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ONE OF CRAMPS VICTORIES.

1t Is pure coincidence, but striking
one, that the splendid tribute to the memory
of Gen. Grant fell on the eve of the ami
versary OF one of his greatest victories, not
won IN war, but in profound peace, which
was IN It's day priceless service to the
nation, and which today should be an in
splratlon to every honest citizen. It was on
the 18th of April, 1874, that the veto of Presi
dent Grant killed the insidious and danger
GUS initiation bill which had passed both
houses of congress by decided majorities.-
New York Times.
The Times goes on to explain the con-
ditions existing, the panic Of 1873. the
financial distress, the tightness of
money, the clamor for it, the renewed
attack of the greenback element then
gathering head, and the usual and
characteristic cowardice of the Repub-
Hcans controlling congress who Weld
ed to clamor and passed the bill Grant
vetoed. 1t was this defeat of the forces
of fiatism that the Times terms zone
of Grants Victories" 1t was one of
the few acts of his administrations
which redeem them from their n1a,ny
errors and will take place in the his
tory Of them alongside his nota-
bic surrender, in the last days of his
second administration, of the futile Re-
publican policy of reconstruction. But
the victory achieved in the veto was
not, after all. one over the forces of
misrule, but of Grant over himself.
Grant was no politician. His sue
cess in the field was due, aside from
his strategic ability, to his directness
In doing what appeared to him to he
the right thing to do. He never per-
mitted the exigencies of politics to
move him, nor did he hesitate to Of
fend politicians in or out of the army
if doing the right thing gave offense
But when he had breathed for a. few
years the enervating political atmo-
sphere of Washington, where right had
scant strength to resist the sugges-
lions of expediency, he became SUBJ
dued and began to view affairs on
their polite instead of their moral side.
1t was so with the imitation bill Ex-
Senator Kasson, of Iowa, makes this
SA@e@i Ill q ~ lCI III the
April Century, and shows the real ma
ture Of this victory of Grant It is not
only interesting but valuable, as show
ing how Grants innate honesty and
sense of right triumphed over his weak
err yielding to fancied expediency. and
as illustrating afresh the truth that in
public as in private life the thing to
do is always the right thing
After Grant had completed his terms
and while making his world tour he
was in Vienna, where Mr.. Kasson was
representing this country as minister
to Austria. One evening Mr.. Kasson
said to Grant that he "khew Of no bray-
er civil act than the veto of the inf1a-
ton bill" Grant replied that he fol-
lowed the discussion Of the bill in con-
gress and after it was passed delega-
lions Of his friends and opponents came
to him to urge him to sign or veto it,
Neither to them nor to his cabinet did
he give any opinion, but lone night,
alone in my room, took up the bill.
I thought 1t admitted Of q construction
which would obviate the evil effects
alleged against it, but resolved not to
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sign it without communicating to con-.
gress that, view. proceeded to write
out such message to accompany the
notice Of my approval. After finishing
the draft I took up the sheets to read
them over. At the conclusion OF the
review I said to myself: This Is eva
sive and a strained construction. 1t IS
not my honest conviction 1 gathered
the sheets, tore them up and cast them
into the waste basket. Then 1 wrote
out my message. The next day ao-
vised my cabinet Of it and sent 1t TO
the congress-" 1t was the victory OF
Grant, the right-doer, over Grant, the
politician who would dodge duty, that
entities that veto to rank among the
victories he Won over Lee and Pember-
ton and Buckner.
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York state, and It was passed at his
command. The time Is not far distant
when the honest people and taxpayers
of New York city will be driven al
most to revolution to get rid OF the
frightful instrument of corruption that
has been fastened upon them. They
will not be the first American COM
munity, nor. unhappily. the last, to
choose slow and costly cure for 2o-
litical evils, rather than q simple and
easy prevention. While the people per-,
NIT themselves to be governed by boss
es, heelers and men VIGOROUSLY in pol
tiles for Doodle, they must not cry out
against their fate.
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ferring the direction OF motion that
shake the ship. Mr.. Parsons uses his
Improvement in rotary engines, In
which he applies the basic principle of
the turbine water wheel, and which
suggested the name "Turbina" for his
boat, rightly characterized as "the new
marine wonder" A boat that moves
through water at a speed exceeding by
so per cent that OF the average rail-
way train deserves that title.
Rotary engines are not a novelty, and
Mr.. Parsons differs but little from the
invention Of Mr. Dow. 1t consists of
a series Of discs enclosed In a cylinder,
each alternate one being fastened to
the propeller shaft. while the inter-
mediate ones are fastened to the en-
casing cylinder. Through perforations
in the discs oblique to their plane, the
angles being reversed in the alternate
discs, the steam passes from the port,
placed in the center of the cylinder,
forcing the discs attached to the shaft
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the stationary disc acting as cut-offs,
thus utilizing the power Of expansion
of the steam. The 100 pounds of steam
pressure at the port Is all used in eff
fective work except the 1872 pounds
indicated at the exhaust. AS there are
no dead centers in this style of en-
Criyo f1n Iin1 !, n IN
is as great Or greater than that of a
dynamo, that of the Turbina having
a mean, on this run, of 2,100 revolu
But the advance made by Mr.. Par
sons was in overcoming the slip of the
screw, that has always resulted, when
driven at a high speed, in great loss
of power. He discovered, experimental
ly, that vacuum was formed in front
of the blades owing to the inability Of
the water to rush in quickly enough to
replace that driven backward by the
propeller. This gave a speed entirely
disproportionate to the power used. AS
the speed Of his experimental screw
was increased the vacuum enlarged
until, at it's highest, the propeller re-
volved in a cylindrical cavity, with only
the tips of the blades cutting off a
slice Of water from the outer edge. To
obviate this as far as possible the sin
gle engine in the Turbina was taken
out, and three turbines put in it's
place, each one driving it's own shaft
and screw, making the boat triple
screw. The engines were compounded,
the steam entering one and passing
through the two others. It was with
this arrangement that the wonderful
speed recorded was made The posi-
BILE effect on the future of marine en-
gines, aside from the question Of speed,
may be estimated from the statement
that there will be a saving of nearly
three-fourths in engine weight alone
with the substitution of turbine en-
gines of equal power for those now
used to drive the greyhounds Of the
ocean.
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apolis. as we show in another article

apolis, as we show in another article
this morning, are already acting.
While this revival of the old-time
energy and progressive spirit is exhib-
tied up the river. wait are we doing
here? Are we equally we'll organized.
aggressive, sagaciously Ieering into the
future, boarding our present and TAX
ing daily counsel to improve and con-
serve our forces? There is not abroad
in ST. Paul today the spirit that made
us great, and the spirit without which
that greatness is in danger. There is
too much dwelling upon a past which,
for good or for evil, comes not back
again. There is too much mourning
over the things that should be put un-
der our feet, because they are dead.
There is too little harmony, too little
eager watchfulness for opportunity to
push the fortunes of st. Paul once more
to the summit. There is abroad spirit
of malevolence, a desire to Seek revenge
at the sacrifice of the public GOOD, a
W1lIluSIGSS " OSlIdCi1C etAio SNAAS 49,"
of public spirit and ability to satisfy
some private grudge; a sinking OF the
great in the petty, that bodies Ill for us
if the tendency be not checked. There
you about the deficiency in the school
fund, and to tell you Just how much
better they could manage our educa-
tional system if they had the running
of it. where there is one whom you
can interest in project to start new
industry in ST. Paul or to advertise to
the rest of the country our splendid
advan III 3 = szxs ggks@
1t is time to shut up our scroakers. to
get rid of the disappointnents and en-
vies born of time Of trial, to send I'M
compromisingly to the rear the SUI
vivals of bursted booms, who have
nothing to talk of but their past
glories and present discon fort, and to
bring to the front the .oung blood,
of the generation that is 70 make the
future of st. Paul. No city of our
SiZe Of our age and Of our CONDITIONS
can afford idleness or cvar-conhdence.
Our future is not definitely settled for
good or i'll, but it is more dependent
today upon our own attitude and cur
mental and moral virility, than it was
when st. Paul was raising itself by its
splendid and unaided efforts from
frontier village to the rank of the me-
tropolis Of the Northwest. Still all is
to be gained or lost. Which shall it be?
Are we to sink ourselves in a search
for enemies to punish and for victims
to put upon the pillory, no matter
whether because of their misfortunes
or their guilt while we discourage pub
lie spirit and lift no hand to move fer
ward on the dial the index hand that
registers the progress of our fortunes?
Are we to trust to a divinity which
passes by those who do not help them
selves, or are we to renew that II ag-
nificent union of forces, filed with en-
ergy and certainty that wrought the
destiny which we have partially
achieved, and which is )ur only de-
pendence and hope for the future? We
say to the people of st. Paul that it
is time for them to awake from I'M
happy slumber, put on the parapher-
nalla Of battle and to make the choice,
not &too lcng to be left open to them,
between a future of successes without.
limit and an ignominious decay.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
A GOOD TIME TO GO SLOW.

Some of the more sensible farm
papers of the state are telling their
farmer readers that it will be as well
not to lose their heads and go rush
ing into sugar beet raising this year
under the impression that there is big
money in it.. They remind them that,
while it may be well enough to get
some seed and experiment with it, to
see if their soil is fitted for the new
products, and have them tested to see
if they contain a sufficient percentage
of sugar, it would be a waste Of time
and labor to raise more than sufficient
for that purpose, as, aside from feeding,
they would be useless until a factory
is built. And no one is showing any
great anxiety to invest his money in
a factory, that is, no one who has
enough money Of his own or at his
command Such factory requires, for
plant and working capital, at least
100000 It enters a field occupied by
the sugar trust, with it's operations so
dQJuSCCo IlIdI II Scll 1ie11AS q
profit in refining raw sugar on a mar
gin of one-sixteenth of a cent pound.
There is no assurance that the state
bounty Of 1 cent pound would ever
be paid; it is quite certain that it would
not be if the constitutionality of the
act granting it were put to judicial
test.
If capitalists will hesitate about in
vesting their money in sugar refinery
plants until assured that there will be
sufficient beets provided to keep them
fecting profits presented itself as an
element of doubt, we apprehend that
those farmers who have ever tried root
crops for feed, and especially beets, will
take with many grains of salt the as
surances of the boomer Of the immense
profits to be made by raising sugar
beets. The sugar beet is a more uncer-
tain seed to terminate than are the
mangeI-wurzels, and those who have
grown them know how much infertile
seed there is among them. The great
gaps in the rows caused by seed fail
ing to sprout must be filled with trans
planted beets takenTfrom places where
they are too thick This is bad enough
in a garden patch, but in an acre or
five or ten-acre field it involves very
large amount of weariSome labor Then
comes the wedding and thinning.
Wedding between rows can be more
easily done, but between plants and in
thinning the work must be done on the
knees and is about as back-breaking
work as the farm furnishes. Unless
beet grower is near some city where
cheap boy and girl labor is to be pro-
cured. If he has to do it himself with
the aid of his family, we question very
much if our machine-bred farmers will
care to engage in many acres of sugar
beet growing. The result Of Germany's
experience in this business is that the
factories have found that they must
grow their own beets, and, from de-
pending upon farmers entirely, they
now raise about 60 per cent of the
beets used. We doubt if labor is yet
plentiful and cheap enough to make
beet raising profitable at the prices. that
are bound to rule for sugar.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
POSSIBLY POUCH.
Man Believed to Be the Wisconsin
Murderer Seen.

CHICAGO, May S.-The police have
been notified that man, answering in
every detail the description of Will
liam Pouch the Milwaukee murderer,
was seen in Evanston about o'clock
this morning. The man was riding d
bicycle and was bound for Chicago.
At the corner of Grove street and
Sheridan road, in that suburb an ex-
cited bicyclist rode up to George Lie
brecht, university student, and in
quired the distance to Chicago. Lie
brecht told him, and the man hur-
ried South on Sheridan road. AS the
stranger left him, Liebrecht says he
noticed that the back portion of his
coat was spattered with blood. The
man was of an athletic appearance.
but he seemed to be almost exhausted.
Milwaukee, Wis, May S.-There is no
change in the condition of the victims
of the murderer Pouch near Wauke-
sha. McHoIt, the hired man, seems
to be the worst off. and will probably
die. Mrs. Harris and Miss Vesbach
are doing we'll. officers and citizens
are securing the country for the muir
derer and strangers on bicycles are
apt to be coldly received.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
CUTTER DISABLED.
United States Practice Ship in n
COIJiSinn

CHARLESTON. S. c.. May S.-The
United States revenue practice ship
Chase, which left this port Wednesday
afternoon for Baltimore, is anchored
off the bar In a disabled condition.
A tug boat captain who went aboard
was told that the Chase had been in
a collision with sailing vessel but
the name was not given. Capt Hamlet
declined assistance, and anchored off
Charleston. The Chase seems to be
considerably damaged. The foretop-
mast and jibboom are gone, and the
upper woodwork ON the port bow is
badly stove. She does not appear to be
in any danger at present, and no cas-
ualties are reported.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
PARDON FOR CHAPMAN.

Chances of Executive CIemency Are
Greatly Improved.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The friends
of Elverton r. Chapman, of New York,
the recalcitrant witness in the Sugar
trust investigation, have submitted to.
the president a request fer his pardon
The president, in turn, has indicated
a course of action which should be fol-
lowed preliminary to any executive
action. 1t is understood that this is in
the nature Of an apology for the course
which has placed him in the attitude
of a contumacious witness. 1t is not
stated positively what the president
will do in case this course is pursued.
but it is felt that Chapman's prospects
for pardon are materially improved.