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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14

committee hearing them" Which is
very good. A committee charged with
the task of devising means for obtain
ing revenue invite before them and lis
ten to the wishes of men who only want
protection, which can only be OBJ
tafned at the sacrifice of revenue. If
the committee wished to secure pro-
lection by their bill, the hearings were
proper, for who so we'll qualified to ad-
wise as the recipients and beneficaries
of protection? If the committee wished
to secure revenue, who so incapable
to advise as men to whom imports, the
only source of that branch of revenue,
are as abhOrrent as holy water is said
to be to his satanic majesty? Inviting
these revenue haters to advise with
them, then is either a hollow mockery
of them, or the revenue pretense is a
grim farce. OF the first horn of the di-
lemma 70 one suspects it unless they
are afflicted With what the Sun calls
the ''pitiable mental and moral de-
ficiences." AS to the other horn, no
one of average sense but recognizes the
grim humOr under the solemn face.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14

Elsewhere we give to our readers a
letter to the Winona Republican from
Earle S. Youmans, the senior member
of the firm Of Youmans Bros. & Hold
gins, of WinOna, who are and for many
years have been one of the principal
manufacturers of lumber in this state
To Democrats who have seen with
despair lumbermen who are prominent
among the Democrats of this state join
| ing in a movement to secure legislation
that will enable them to exact from the
users of lumber 81 a thousand in addi-
ton to the profits they nOws make
! either in competition or by virtue of
their associations and combinations, it
is refreshing to find one manly enough
and truly an American enough to pro
| test against it, to say it is not needed,
to expose the outrage it will be upon
all who use lumber-and who does not?
and to give evidence that the evil
spirit OF cOmmercialism has not weak
ened and corrupted all engaged in that
important industry.
The attention of the lumbermen of
Minneapolis and other lumber centers
OF the state who took part in the Gin
cinnat meeting and in Representative
TaWneys recent convocation of the
hungry and greedy in Minneapolis, and
who, later, went to Washington to let
Mr.. Dingley's committee know what
/ they demanded, is asked for the letter
of Mr.. YOumans. The subservient edit
Ors, too, who convey to the dear public
the plaintive lamentations of the dis
tressed makers of lumber, may we'll give
heed for a while to this exposure of
the hOlloWness of pretense and the UNI
blushing rapacity of these modern
types of the feudal baron by one as
largely engaged and as deeply interest
ed IN their business as any of them.
The arguments and statements of Dem
ocrats not engaged in making lumber.
but only using it when made, may be
called academic and treated hippantIy
as the babbling of men about some
thing of which they know nothing. But
the statements of fact of man thor
oughly equipped with a practical
knowledge Of that business and one
whose whole financial interests are in
volNed in it cannot be so lightly swept
aside. The advocates OF s.. or any
! tariff on lumber, may well take the
time and space needed to refute or ex-
plain the exposure made by Mr. You
mans Of the purpose of these tariffites
to secure the opportunity to extort over
100000 annually from those unfortu-
nate enough to be compelled to use
lumber
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14

One of the small coterie Of represent
fitness to be representatives in congress
by opposing the civil service reform
measures, was one Gibson, a Republt-
can, from the Knoxville, Tenn, dis
trict. One can better understand his
position after reading his terse biog-
raphy as given by the Chattanooga
Times Herald 1t says:
We would expect this of Gibson. He is
the same Gibson who wrote secession DO
etry In South Carolina in 1851 herded cattle
Tor the federal commissary i'll Maryland in
1861; came to Tennessee soon after the
war; palmed himself off upon a Grand Army
post as an eX-Cfficer Gen. Hooker's staff !;
was discovered to have never been in the
army at all, and was ANONYMOUSLY expelled
from the post, the expulsion being confirmed
by the commander in-chief, on appeal A
great man like that. and especially a man
who could possibly go to congress from the
Second Tennessee district, would oppose a
civil service law that sought to put only clean
and capable men in Office.
Gibson believes in keeping his life's
environment in harmony with himself.
A fraud from the start he keeps him
self in chord with fraud in government.
He is, We may add, legitimate prod
uct of that suppressed Republicanism
in the South, emerging through the rift
in the Democracy to af1f1ct the country
with its mercenary spirit and inherent
and immitigable cussedness.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
ED BELANGER CAPTURED.
The Escaped Convict Taken at Bald
Eagle Lake.

After stubborn chase Of three days
Ed Belanger, the convict who escaped
from the Saltwater prison Monday
morning, was recaptured yesterday
near Bald Eagle Junction on the st.
Paul q Duluth road, and was returned
to prison last evening. A number Of
prison officials have been securing the
county for him in all directions to the
north and west of this city, and he was
frequently seen, but no one seemed
to be able to locate him exactly. Yes
terday he called at the home of j.
Nicholas SimOlton, the constable at
Bald Eagle, who takes care Of the cot
t&ges there. Belanger was in the act
of stealing food and clothing when
the constable discovered him, and went
at him with a revolver A struggle
ensued in which Belanger managed to
get the pistol and fled from the house.
The constable turned his dog upon
Belanger, and the latter turned and
shot the animal. The constable then
took his rifle from the wall and shot
at the fleeing prisoner. A bullet struck
him in the leg and he fell, and was re-
taken. He was removed to the Jail at
White Bear, and later was taken to the
prison at Saltwater
Belanger had $50 on his person, so it
is evident he had help from outside
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
A USE FOR 1T.

Many a time and oft have the peo-
pie questioned of what use the, state of
Nevada might be as member of the
federal Union. In population, in re
sources, in development and in it's con-
tributions to our list OF public men
it is so far behind the other states that,
if there were any way by which it
could be reduced to the rank of a ter
ritOry or merged into an adjoining
state, such measure would command the
approval of the whole people. The
vote of Nevada is about that Of a
third or fourth-ratee city in any of the
other states. Railroad and mining in
terestS control it absolutely. It's repre-
Sentatives in the senate and in con-
gress sit there as the clerks Of the cor
porations that chose them, and the
very existence of Nevada as state is
a national scandal and a national
wrong.
A reason for it's existence has now
apparently been discovered. 1t is an
nounced that the next big prize fight
will be pulled off in that state. In no
other state, probably, can such a meet
ing be held. In the East and the South
public sentiment and state statutes pre-
vent. The scandaIous outcome Of the
Sharkey- FitzsimmOns mill put an end
to such contests in California. Their
last refuge will be the sage brush will
derness that is popularity known as the
state Of Nevada. 1t is not a great
destiny to fulfill, but it appears all
that is left for that little pocket Dor
ough. Neither at home nor in the
nation has Nevada anything to be
proud of, but she is at least able to
boast of being the only state remaining
in which prize fights can be pulled off
without interference by the officers of
the law, or by civilized public senti-
ment,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
WITH INTENT TO AMUSE.

Expensive-Brown-Th play last night was
most magnifcently staged.
JoneS-lS that so?
Brownies, in one scene they used real
CoaL-Twinkles.
The ice was melting fast, but it smiled I'M
der the warmth of the sun and sang: "Just
tell them that you thaw e"-PhladeIphia
Record.
She-There's blunder, Six months are
supposed to elapse between the first and sec
ond act.
He-Wen?
She--They have the same cook-Puck.
A Boomerang-Ar Abe-What's Mo-
lave Mike lookin so mad erbout? TIL court
decided thet tn shooting was done in self
Alkali Mtke-Yes; but this is tn sixth man
Mike hez shot wat b'longs to tn same mu-
tual insurance company ez he does. 1t keeps
him broke a-payin tn 'sessments.-New
York Truth.
Her Father-Penelope Will asked me for
your hand last night and 1 told him had no
objections.
Penelope-Well, papa, that's the first Bill
of mine you haven't objected to in a long
time.-New York Tribune.
In Russia teachers are none too we'll paid
At scholastic meeting someone proposed
the toast; Long live our school teachers
what on?" asked a cadayerous- looking
specimen, rising in his seat.-Exchange
His Sister-You lazy boy, | don't believe
you've learned single line in your Sunday
school lesson.
Little Brother (yawning)-Yes have. Know
all about it!
His Sister-Well let US see. Who was the
strongest man spoken of in the Bible?
Little Brother-Jonahi
His Sister-Nonsense Jonah wasn't noted
for his strength.
Little BFother-Yes he was too
His Sister-For goodness sake why?
Little Brother-Because the whale couldn't
keep him dewn.-Fun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
A UNITED IREL Ann.

When Charles Stuart ParnelFs cool
head, firm hand and masterful will
ceased to control the conflicting eIe-
ments among the representatives Of
Ireland in parliament, they fell apart
into their former fractional state. and
the cause of home rule ceased to be a
thing capable of enforcing respect and
attention among their colleagues from
other portions of the United Kingdom
and became again one that they could
afford to treat with disregard border
ing upon contempt With the brawls
! that ensued there departed in this
country the sympathetic interest of our
people in the struggle of the Irish for
! the right to govern themselves in their
domestic affairs. But from an unexpect-
ed quarter, unrelated to the motive
mat unified Irish representative under
Parnell, there has come a cause which
has not only brought together the orig
Inal forces Of home rule but has united
with them the domestic element that
had always opposed them. What the
result will be, how long the alliance
will continue, what advantage NAV
come to the cause of home rule from
it, are all matters of conjecture. but
the condition is an interesting one that
brings into unity of action the union
lists and the home rulers.
1t comes out of a question of taxa
, ton. Ever since the act of union there
have been complaints that. under if
Ireland was unfairly taxed. That act
contemplated equality of taxation in
the kingdom. When the opponents Of
nome rule insisted that no special privi-
leges should be granted Ireland the adj
VOcateS of the latter insisted that +bo,,a
was gross inequality in the tribute ex-
acted from Ireland. Mr. Goschen tried
TO have the complaint made a matter
or parliamentary investigation. but
failed. When Gladstone came in. a row.
al commission was appointed to make
the investigation, and its conclusions,
that have been, as to the single fact Of
dlsproportionate taxation, before the
public for some time, are that "a the
act of union imposes upon Ireland an
| undue burden Of taxation; (2) that this
| has been increased between 1853 and
| 1850, and 90 that, while the ability Of
Ireland to pay is one-twentieth that of
| England, the proportion exacted is one
| eleventh. The excess thus taken is
estimated to be about $4,000, 900 an
nually, and its total for all the years is
estimated at about $500, 900, OOO
In the movement to remove this gross
injustice, resulting in lower taxes for
ireland, If not IN the proposition of
| John Dillon that England refund the
amount thus unJustly taken, we find
| the cause that unites in one solid body
the conflicting elements that chronical-
| ~ split Ireland into the factions that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
NORTH DAKOTA DIVORCES.
Decision IRvalldating Them Iforrpu-
lated by Justice Russell

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Justice Rms.
sell, in the supreme court today. fornu-
lated his ruling that a divorce nro-
cured In North Dakota by a resident
Of this state is invalid The case was
that of Henry P. McGown against Mary
Emma McGoWn, the PLAINTIFF suing for
divorce on the ground that the de-
PENDANT was unlawfully living with
Harry Bell as his wife Mrs. McGown
after procuring a divorce in North
Dakota, had married Bell. In his de-
c1slon Judge Russell said:
The Wife's place is at the home of
her husband and child, and she cam
not acquire foreign residence for the
express purpose of freeing herself from
the charge Of violation Of duty and ex-
empting herself from it's obligations
Nor If she had gained a residence in
the state of North Dakota would her
suit there have been effective. To
sever the marriage ties by judicial
force the courts must gain Jurisdiction
by personal service of the process upon
the defendant or by his voluntary an,
pearance"
When the defendant" added the
judge, went through the form Of mar
r1age with Bell, she was still the law
ful Wife of the plaintiff Her own
wrongdoing, therefore cannot render
valid the judgement Of a North Da-
kota court, which but for that act
would have been wholly invalid"
A suit brought by McGown against
Bell for the alienation of his wife's
affections, in which he claims 500, 900
damages Is pending and will shortly
be tried
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14

New York. and Mr.. Walker took part. the lat
ter said:
'The spirit manifested here and that has
prompted this report has been defeated for
ten years. and will be defeated for ten more.
Proceed in way that Will bring results with
the men you have to deal with and who
much interested as the members of this
convention. And If you take up any of them
for fiat you had better let him alone"
AT this juncture M. E. ingalls,, of Cincin-
sentiments Of every man on the convention
floor. except congressman Walker and Fow-
Ter, said:
If your friend Walker wishes to give a lee
ture on the best way to help congress, [ will
hire hall and give him evening. .
In the sixty ninety days there is no ques-
ton but that you get this measure
through congress at it's special session. II 1t
has one. There are some who
know for great glores of this world sigh for
the prophets paradise to come There are
some things they never like but there is one
thing we may congratulate ourselves upOn
and that is convention Of $50 business men
are going to resolve that the future standard
OF this country shall be gold.''
Mr.. Hanna, of Indianapolis, said:
There is no question that if this commit
tee performs its work WELL it will have a
measure ready to present to congress next
winter The work should be done slowly and
carefully. 1t was not the purpose to frame
bill until it was known what was wanted -
Mr.. Chairman" interrupted Mr.
Fowler, allow me to say that it now
seems to be the unanimous sentiment
of this house as it was in the commit
tee against my substitute. / withdraw
that substitute"
A tremendous burst of applause
greeted Mr.. FOwler's remark. and a
solution of the vexing substitute ques-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
LECTURE ON JAPAN
BY Mr.. Bradstreet at Park COngre-
GatiOnaI Church.

The lecture on Through the Heart
Of Japan" to be given at Park Con-
gregatiOnal church tonight by J. s.
Bradstreet, of Minneapolis, will be a
charming affair from every point Of
view. The entertainment is under the
direction of Mrs r. NJ. Newport, presi-
dent Of the Young Women's Friendly
association, for whose benefit 1t is
given. The lecture is illustrated by
beautifully colored stereopticon views
most of which are new, having been
brought by Mr.. Bradstreet on his re-
turn from a recent visit from Japan.
Several organ numbers will be contri-
huted to the programme by Miss
Hewitt, of Red Wing, who makes her
first appearance on this occasion be-
fore a st. Paul audience. A reception
will follow the lecture in the paflors
adjoining the auditorium one hundred
prominent women having promised to
act as patronesses. Mesdames Fur
ness, Young, Langford and Horn will
serve tea and coffee and a number Of
young society people will act as ushers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
ANOTHER ARREST MADE
In Connection With the Booth Conn
pany's Shortage.


pany's Shortage.
Roy H. Townsend, formerly CITY
bOOkkeeper for the A. Booth Packing
company, was arrested by Detectives
Gruber and Murnane last evening upon
a warrant charging him with the lar
ceny of So. so. The complaint was is
sued at the instance of w. G. Turner.
the company's local manager, and
while the amount Townsend is accused
of Incorporating is small it is al
legged that he is concerned In the al
legged stealing of Charles Hane. the
company's city salesman, who was ar
rested last Friday on suspicion of hav-
ing embezzled nearly 800. 1t was stat
ed at the time by those concerned that
Hane was supposed to have a cOnfed-
crate in the office, and the fact that
Townsend was thought to be preparing
to leave the city led to his arrest last
night. The young man was relieved Of
his position with the company when
Hane's alleged shortage was discov-
cred He had an engagement with
Mr. Turner at 4 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, and as he failed to show up, the
warrant for his arrest was placed in
the hands of the officers The detectives
hunted all of one day for the yOune,
man, but were unable to locate him
until last evening, when he was appre-
hended at the corner of Fourth and
Sibley streets.
Townsend was interrogated by Mr..
Turner last evening, but he refused to
give up anything which he might
know. The young man had been in
the employ Of the company since last
September, and formerly lived in Min
neapolis with his parents
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Prof. Theodore s. Parvins. Of Cedar Rap
ids, To-, is the guest of Mrs. w. F. Purdy, Of
Holly avenue.
dime social was given last night at the
home Of Mrs. J. Jaggerd by the Ladies Aid
Society Of Constellation Chapter, Order Of
the Eastern Star, Mrs. WheelCck Mrs. Grew
and Miss Eleanor Young comprised the COM
mittee
The womans auxiliary of the board Of
missions met yesterday in st. PauIs
church at $50. Bishop Gilbert made an ad-
dresss. and was followed by the Rev. DIR.
John Wright, rector of the church, and the
rector of st. Johns, Rev. DR.. D. w. Rhodes.
The marriage OF Miss Marie Funk daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Funk. and Frank b.
Sherwood, yesterday took place at the resi-
dence of the brides uncle, J. R. Newberry, at
Los Angeles, Cal Miss Funk was formerly
a student of Hamline university.
A parol meeting of the Dayton's Bluff w.
c. T. L. will be held Friday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Bronson, on Maple street.
gospel temperance meeting will be held
Friday evening at the Hope chapel on Bradley
street. The Central W. c. T. U. has it In
charge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14

ton was at hand. Before taking the
vote on the adoption of the resolutions,
the reading of the report was called
for, and Chairman Patterson himself
read the report. When he had finished,
he desired to know whether the con-
Vent1on wanted to vote upon the re-
port by sections or as a whole The
convention, by one shout, signified that
1t wanted to consider the report as a
whole. The vote was called for and
the report Of the committee was adopt
ed as whole by a large vote
At this point Mr.. Fowler again in
terrupted the convention to say there
would be no men in the United States
who would more readily listen to sug-
gestions emanating from the conven-
ton than Mr.. Walker and himself. The
gathering then adjourned
At $40 o'clock the delegates moved
from the hall, and the great convention
was over
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
INSURANCE NEWS.
Unlicensed Companies Doing Busi-
In the Stafe.

The fact that the elevator recently burned
at New Brighton was insured in a number
or companies which are not regularly licensed
to solicit business in Minnesota and the
additional development that some important
risks In this city are similarly insured, has
led to considerable discussion recently as to
the law governing the issuance of special
permits to owners of property, permitting
them to place their lines in companies which
nave not of themselves state license.
Inc people who are granted licenses to place
insurance thus, are required to give a bond
to the state for what it would be able to
exact under the other law. The question
therefore, seems to resolve itself into one
between the insurer and the Insured, and
While the insurance department Is of the
opinion that no company not licensed to do
business here should be permitted to carry
RISKS in the state, it is apparent that so long
as the owner of the property places his own
insurance knowingly, it would be an invasion
OF personal rights, perhaps, to prohibit the
placing of such risks.
In the list of insurance on the New Brigh-
ton elevator the Mutual Fire was credited
Is usually understood the Mutual Fire In
surance company, of New York" In this
case 1t was the Mutual Fire Lloyds.
The following is the list of the companies
carrying insurance on the New Brighton
elevator that are not authorized to do bust
ness in Minnesota: Traders Fire Lloyds
New York and Brooklyn Lloyds, Knicker-
booker Lloyds, Peoples, Of New York; Fort
Wayne, Citizens of Indiana. New York Cen
tral Lloyds, Germania N. o., Syracuse, In
Guardian Assurance, New York Isthmus
Lloyds. Merchants Mutual Fidelity Atlantic
Of New Jersey, The State of Pennsylvania
Eastern Mutual, of Boston; Mutual Lloyds, Of
New York; Columbia Fire Lloyds, Colonial
Assurance, New York; Chicago Insurance
company: The City Elevator company which
owned the New Brighton building had the
1t pleased.
The Moe and Urness Fire Association held
Its annual meeting in Alexandria. The officers
elected are: President NJ. Kelly; secretary,
J.; Z. Thorstad; treasurer, Christian Thorson
me amount of property insured during the
year was $18S $685. making the total on Dec,
81 $9G2,O6O, all being strictly farm risks The
county Is divided into ten districts of two
towns each and has an agent.
me Brainerd & Northern Minnesota depot
at Brainerd which was completely destroyed
winch was covered by blanket insurance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-14
ONLY A GRIM FARCE.
Said the New York Evening Pos

SAID The New YORK Evening Post:
The tariff hearings have at least succeeded
in disposing OF false pretense and that is
OF revenue. Who, of the men heard bv tha
COMMITTEES, have thought or cared or spoken
about revenue.
Whereupon that recently unmasked
protectionist, the Sun, characterized the
expression as presenting 1.-The pitiable
mental and moral deficiencies of that
unfortunate" its evening contempor-
airy, and in It's usual dogmatic way, re-
marked that, "of course the manufac-
turers were Immediately interested in
protection only, the matter of revenue
remaining for the determination Of the