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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
STANTON AND COTTON.

Mr. Dana's "reminiscences, begun
in Mcclure for November, have an
especial interest for those soldiers who
were perplexed by the evidences of
an understanding between army Off
crs and certain gentlemen who follow
ed the army's rear and dealt in cot
ton. Particularly will those soldiers
whose iI-fortune it was to have to go
on Banks secret expedition up the
Red river in 1864, read that portion of
the opening chapter in which Dana
relates how he engaged in cotton buy
ing, why he quit, and why Stanton
approved of it, demOraliZing as Dana
found it to be, and as every old SOL
der knows it to have been. 1t will
particularly interest the soldiers of the
Red river campaign, we say, because
it will give different point of view
to what they ali felt was merely a cot
ton stealing campaign, with the object
and methods of which they have been
puzzled to square the unblemished in
tegrity of the great war secretary.
They knew that Banks had remon-
strated against the first instruction to
prepare for that disastrous campaign;
that he represented the danger of
sending an army so far from its base
of supplies, with a difficult and dan
gerous river as the only channel of
communication, which would be at
it's lowest stage at the very time it
supplies. There was no strategic adj
vantage to be gained by penetrating
to Shreveport, for the position COM
manded nothing of value, and, if the
gunboats that patrolled the Mississippi
could not prevent the herds of cattle
from crossing to supply the eastern
armies, nothing more could be accom-
plished by occupying Shreveport. But
they knew that, in the face of this pro-
test, Stanton gave Banks an impera-
tive order to undertake the campaign.
Those who took part in it will recall
the flock of cotton buyers who follow
ed, gathering cotton, getting it hauled
to the banks of the Red and shipped
on transports to Memphis or New Or
leans. Meantime the army marched
along with only the merest feint of re-
sistance from Kirby Smith, from which
they inferred that whatever cotton
deal was being worked the Confeder-
ate commander was in it. 1t was only
when Commodore Porter came up with
his fleet and made prize of the navy all
the cotton within range of his guns on
either bank. that Smith quit fooling
and doubled Banks army UP at Sabine
crossroads, compelling Banks to make
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
ORR STATE moss DoCToRs

The abIest secretary of a state board
of health whose good fortune it was
for any state to have was displaced by
GOV. Clough on the pretext that room
was needed on the board for some one
who could look after the health in
terests of pigs and cattle, and accord
ingly a veterinarian was put on the
board. The Montevideo Leader brings
evidence of the wisdom of the change
A team belonging to Mr.. Griggs was
said to be afflicted with the CHAMBERS
Horse doctors said so. The state vet
erinarian was called in and made an
examination and concurred in the To-
cal opinion. He ordered the horses
shot After this sentence was carried
into execution, it was decided to hold
a post-mortem on the animals. and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
RIVER AT s A. NJ.
ILLOGICAL SEQUENCE.


The volunteer hanging of three of the
murderers of the Spicer family at VIII
Transport. in North Dakota, followed
upon the decision of the supreme court
in the case Of one of them, Coudot, as
logically as did that decision follow
the statute upon which it was based.
To be told that q gang of murderers
could not be brought to justice on the
confession If two Of them, but that,
for want Of corroboratiVe evidence,
which the prosecuting officer admitted
to be unattainable, they must be dis
charged. was to offend the dullest
sense of justice. to bring the law we
are taught to respect into disrespect
and to offer the strongest inducement
80 the community that had been con-
vulsed by the crime to take upon it
self The execution OF justice upon the
Offenders The lynching was the logi-
rail sequence of the decision. Of the
Two it is difficult to discern the waver-
Ing of the balance TO ascertain which
Is the more shocking.
There is never any justification for
the ordinary execution of suspected
criminals boy an excited mob, assuming
their guilt, passions inAamed, acting
on impulse, forestalling the processes
of Justice, taking the law into their
own ruthless hands. Against this every
voice must be raised in protest, be-
cause such acts strike at the founda-
lions OF society. But consider this case.
An agricultural community, the most
law-abiding Of all. is Mortified by the
murder of the entire family of one of
their neighbors. Clues lead to the ar
rest of five men. Two of them confess
to their participation in the crime
with the other three. One of the ac-
cused is put upon his trial. The prose
cutting attorney produces his evidence.
All he has is the testimony of the two
who confess. There is no other cor
roborative testimony to be had. Con-
vfction follows. The verdict is reversed
by the higher court because there was
no testimony to cOrrobOrate that of
the two confessing witnesses. The
prosecuting officer tells them that the
prisoners must therefore be discharged.
He cannot provide the required evil
dence.
What more could be asked of that
community? Have they not submitted
to the law and let it have its own un-
hindered way? II was only when the
law broke down and admitted it's in
ability to visit merited punishment
upon the whisky-maddene demons
that the community rose and said that,
if the law could not secure the ends
of manifest justice, they would take
the responsibility. We do not justify
this act of theirs. but the conditions
leading to it should be considered in
passing judgment upon it. We will not
even assert that their act was eXcusa-
BILE, but, if ever such act was excusa-
BILE the facts in this case supply the
excuse We repeat what we said in
commenting upon the decision. 1t is
we'll that attention is thus sharply
called to what may be at any time
and anywhere possible under a law
that requires corroborative evidence to
support the evidence given by accom-
plfces, in order that the law may be
amended to meet such possibilities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
RELATIONS STRAINED.
Electrical workers and the Com
tractors at Odds.

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-The relations be-
tween the Electrical Contractors association,
of this city. and the Brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers have reached a crisis. Early this
year the brotherhood informed the associa1
an increase of wages from So a day to 81
day. They were promptly notified by the as
ISOLATION that such a demand would have to
be denied Other causes of Irritation have
also arisen One in particular has called forth
much protest from the employers. The union
was notified in this communication that un-
less the cause of complaints was removed by
Nov. 10, the members of the association
er they we're members of the union or not
subsequently it was decided not to make the
ultmatum effective until Wednesday next. APP.
narently the workmen have no intention of
taking any notice of the communication, not
in anyway having acknowledged the receipt
of it. although it was sent by registered mall
fnllr DAYS ego.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

TRENTON. y. j.. Nov. t5.-The court OF
errors and appeals today rendered an opinion
of general Importance to beneficial orgauiza-
tions The court affirmed the supreme court
in the cese Of Roxbury lodge Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows. against William ITO k
ing. When Hooking Joined the B7Xbury
lodge the sick benefits were s. a week for am
indefinite period. Subsequently they were
changed to s. a week for 25 weeks and 81
week thereafter Hooking was sick for
long time and sought to recover S. a week
for the period. The court decided in his favor
and laid down the principle that the benefits
which the lodge rules provided for at the
time of a member joining were I'm the ma
ture Of a contract. and could not be changed
without the members consent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
MRS. BAIRD'S IDEA
Voted Down by the National Grange
Convention.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 15.-Tonights
session of the National Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, was taken up with the hearing of
reports and offering of resolutions. The
committee on the regular order reported the
resolution of G. B. Horton, Of Michigan,
changing the time of election of officers in
subordinate oranges from December TO OCto-
Der. The report was tabled after a long dis
cussion. The committee on education report
ed the resolution of Mrs s. G. Baird, of
Minnesota, asking the department of agricul-
ture to print and forward at the expense of
the fraternity such matter relating to agri
culture as may be Of value to farmers. The
report was lost after much discussion. The
committee on resolutions reported a resOu-
ton recommending the secretary and assis-
tant secretary of agriculture for efforts made
to improve the agricultural conditions of the
country at large. another begging the de
partment of agriculture to continue its eff
forts in behalf of pure food laws, and third
asking for the appointment of bureau of
inquiry to investigate Irregularities in rates
Of transportation for agricultural products.
The report adopted. Reports of state
masters were heard from Iowa. Delaware.
Michigan, Maine, Missouri, South Carolina
and Pennsylvania.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

The Misses Mary and Fannie Powers were
taken greatly by surprise by their young
friends Wednesday evening when a good-sized
company bounced in upon them unawares.-
Murdoch Review
The student of sociology will note with in
terest the varying social customs of different
localities. Last week we had occasion to note
how, in Warren, it is the custom of young
folks, making an evening call, to drop in on
the person visited, custom which, We i'm
agine, has many of the disadvantages of
game of football, or 'feetball," as Aid.
Plotke, of Chicago, calls it. AS we get fur
Their south the ameiorating effect of climate,
probably, modifes this Northern custom and
they merely ''pounce in upon" Even this,
we fancy, unless executed with considerable
care, might also have Injurious physical eff
fects upon the one bounced upon. to say
nothing of the nervous shock sustained
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
INsURGENT CHvALRY.
Spanish Put to Shame by the Reb-

HAVANA Nov. 15.-The chvary of Cub
an leader, Juan Delgado, has illumined this
barbarous Degado and his forces had
a hard fight with the Spanish regulars in the
Hanore hills near Managua In brilliant
charge and after hand-to-hand battling Del
gado captured Spanish captain and fourteen
soldiers. Most of them were severely wound
ed by machetes. While Weyler was here
scores of wounded Cubans We're stabbed to
death with bayonets or shot to death as they
lay stretched OH the field
1t Jared differently with Delgados prison.
ers. His surgeons were not too busy with
their own wounded to dress the wounds of
their enemies. Then, while the fight was still
raging, Delgado hoisted a flag of truce and
under it returned to their commander the
fifteen men with their, wounds .staunched
and they had chance for their lives. The
splendid chivalry of the action touched the
Spanish, who retired, sending word back to
DeIgado by the wounded mems escort: Il
will fight no longer today with an enemy
who has treated wounded Spanish soldiers
so nobiy.
macheted thirty Spanish guerillas near San
Filipe. Strong forces were sent after Rod
riguez 1t is now announced triumphantly
and officially that the Spaniards killed twenty
of Rodriguezs soldiers near Managua on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
C0L0RED LEADER DEAD.
One OF the Nest Prominent sIcn OF
Hi~ Race.

WASHINGTON. Nov. -C0s-rs.sa...,
John NJ. La1gs-on, of Virginia one of the
prominent colored men of the country died
mere at $50 this evening. He was fS years of
age. having been born a slave I'm 1920 lie WA.
emancipated at the age of o years ana was
educated at Oberiin where be graduated from
the theological department i'm ISL lie after
sion until 1863, during Which time he held
several township offices i'm Ohio being the
4rst Golored man elected Co Office i'm the
United states by popular vote. Iu 1869 hs
vas given the pIofeSsoTship of law at Howard
university, remaining with that institution
Tor seven years. From 1,77 to- Iss5 he was
United States minister and consul general TO
hdyu' lpon his return To- this country he
became president of the Virginia Normal ana
Collegiate institute at Petersburg. Va. where
ne remained for tRree years. when ho was
elected to the Fifty-hrst congress and was
given his seat on contest. Since I,g1 Mr.
Langston has been prominent fin politics brf
did not hold Office
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
CARBON COUNTY CASE.
Democratic Candidates Given Office
by the Court.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 15.-The Wyoming
sunreme court today rendered a decision in
the Carbon county election case; sustaining
ca1didafes for county attorney, treasurer and
Commissioner on the Democratic ticket at the
last election. The court decided that foreign
horn citizens must be required to read the
CONSTITUTION in the English language
in order to vote. There were 115
Fins VINO voted the Republican
ticket but could not read the constitution in
Enelish Their votes were accepted as they
coi,Id read il in their own language. The de-
cis:0n will put the Democratic candidates in
office and Settle a very important constitu-
tional question.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
WRECK OF RUTHERGLEN.
Details Of the Loss OF the British
Steamer.

QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 13.-Particulars have
lust been received OF the wreck of the British
steamer Rdtkerglen, Capt. English from
New York on Oct. IS, for Plymouth which
foundered when ago miles west of the Fastnet
Her crew was picked up by the Norwegian
bark Hermahos, and reached Crook Haven
twenty-one miles from Skibbereen, on Satur-
day. The s-Rutherglen, after leaving New
York encountered series of gales, which
raised mountainous seas. The steamer labored
so heavily that her cargo shifted, but the
crew was able TO right her for a time until
she was thrown upon her beam ends. Her
cargo shifted and she listed so much that her
sails set to steady her, were sometimes sub
merged Matters went from bad to worse
till Tuesday. The steamer was filling with
manos. which vessel Immediately headed to-
wards her. zIt WAS decided to abandon the
Rutherglen, Land Capt. English tried to lower
away life boat. Two life boats were smashed
against the steamers side and washed away
before any success attended his efforts The
third life boat succeeded in getting away from
the steamer but was stove in and sank just
as il ran alongside the bark. Happily, all
the struggling men were hauled on board the
HermanOs. and were subsequently,, with the
rest of the crew, landed at Crook Haven, from
which Mace they were forwarded to this city.
The boats of the Hermanos made five trips
before all the members of the Rutherglen's
crew were rescued. Some idea OF the diff
c1,Itv of this task may be gathered from the
fact that it took nine hours to rescue all OF
the crew of the British steamer. The latter
numbered tWenty-eight men in all. Capt.
English reports that on the Wednesday after
leaving New York an eastbound Hamburg
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
NeM Enir Contest.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.-Charles A. Fair
today filed contest of the will of the late
lanes G. Fair, known as the trust will and
dated, Sept. u. He makes the contest indie
pendently in accordance with an alleged
agreement made with his sisters, Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs and Miss Virginia Fair by the terms
of which alleged agreement Charles Fair
was and is protected from the loss which the
trust will threatened for anw heir who should
inaugurate o contest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
N.IaArHER roR TODAY.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. - Forecast for
Tuesday: Aunnesota-Fajr, northerly winds.
" isoonsin-Fair; colder: brisk northerly
WINS.
North ard South DaEo.a-Fair; warmer;
variable winds. becoming southerly.
Iowa-Fair: brisl, northery winds.
Nontana-Fair; warmer; southery winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, Nov 10, 6;4S
n m Local Time p. 10th Meridian
fine Observations taken at the same mo-
ment Of time at all stations.
TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
BASIS OF UNION APPROVED
By the Washington Society, Sons of
the Revolution.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The local society
of the Sons of the Revolution tonight adopted
resolutions approving the basis CT union of
fne iUfio and the Sons of the Revolution
agreed on by the DELEGATES from these soei-
cites at their recent meeting at Cincinnati.
Among those present at tonights meeting
We're Gen. A. w. Greedy, Gen. Joseph c.
breckenridge and Gen. T. NJ. Vincent. The
basis of union is to be acted on by the local
Societies in the various cities throughout the
ITnited States
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
Thrnn Miners shnt.

BRIDGEPORT. o.. Nov 1j.-Some drunken
Polish and Hungarian miners came together
at Wheeling creek early this morning and
there are known TO have been three shot
while half a dozen others We're seriously
dubbed The foreigners are hiding the
wounded from the police, except Steve Renor.
who is in serious condition, having two
bullets in his arm and one in his side. This
evening the police made several arrests. but
there are probably q dozen more wanted for
the trouble Excitement runs high among
the rival factions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
ALIEN SLAVE CUTTERS.
Party of Fifty Men to Be Deportcd
by POvderIy.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-CommissiOner
General Powderly of the immigration bureau,
today received telegram from Special In
spector Baldwin. at Memphis, Tenn, stating
that he had arrested twenty-eight alien staYe
cutters illegally brought into this country
undcr contract, and would go to Mississippi
tonight to arrest the remaining twenty-five.
1t is stated at the immigration bureau that
fifty Austrian immigrants arrived in Balti-
more on the North German Lloyd steamship
Roland on Sept 8 last, and were taken to
Mississippi to work in the stave camps. Nhen
the party arrived in Baltimore they were
suspected of being under contract. but the
evidence submitted was deemed insufficient
to warrant their detention. Subsequently,
however, Commissioner General Powderly
sent special agents into the camps, who Sc
cured sufficiently conclusive testimony to
justify their arrest and warrant for the
whole party was signed by Secretary Gage
and placed in the hands of Inspector Baldwin
and three others last Friday. AS soon as all
are secured they will be deported at the eX-
pense of the steamship company bringing
them over.
Up to this time the evidence against the
contracting firm who brought the Austrians
into this country is not deemed sufficient TO
justify criminal proceedings. but the officials
are said to be still at work on this feature of
tna
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

We are assured from Washington
that the Hawaiian annexation treaty
will go through congress and pass I'M
der the approving hand at an early
day in the coming session. Also that
there is no question that an immigra-
ton act will pass, containing severe
restrictions that will prevent the in
gress Of Europe's ignorant migrants.
Thus, with delightful consistency, one
hand opens our doors to the ignorant
Kanakas, Portuguese and Chinese of
Hawaii, and the other shuts them in
the face of another class. which, if
unlettered is not unintelligent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

There is still need of getting together
on the part of our Dingleyite editors.
The Princeton Union and Anoka Her
aid and Sank Center Herald are MAX
ing faces at the C o b because it has
the hardihood to question their asser-
tons that the increase in the price of
potatoes is solely due to the Dingley
tax, while the Minneapolis Tribune,
whose orthodoxy is quite on a par with
theirs, says potatoes are up because
the crop in most localities is short"
The Tribune pathetically remarks that
lit is hard satisfying the critics of Re
publican rule" and it is just these lit
tie discrepancies that make it so hard.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

The saying, "as goes New York, so goes the
Union" may be of deep significance and if it
is, then the Union will declare for Republi-
canism three years hence.-Sherburne Ad-
vance.
The skill that can extract from such fact
such conclusion is wasting it's sweetness on
the desert air in editing paper in so pent up
a Utica 1t might be more proftably applied
to extracting sunbeams from cucumbers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

The muskrats have built larger houses than
for several years. Whether this is an addi-
tional evidence of returning prosperity, or
Sank Center Herald
The next issue of Mr.. Hanna's literary bu-
reau-if one is made-will point with pride to
the increased height of muskrat mounds as
demonstrating the wisdom and benefcence OF
the D:ngley act At least We assume that it
will from the equal absurdity of most of its
claims.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

It's funny how mans thoughts turn to re-
Hgious things when he gets sick.-Rush City
Post.
There is warrant for the belief that even his
Satanic majesty always has serious inten-
lions of joining a monastic order under like
circumstances.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

By the time the several able and
lucid Washington correspondents get
through trying to inform the public
what Mr.. Merriam would do or have
done to reform our currency, neither
the public nor Mr.. Merriam will be
able to know what he recommends.
They had him stating the national
bank circulation to be some 100000, 900,
three times what it is; they have him
asserting that silver certificates are
full legal tender for all debts, and
saying that the government should go
out of the banking business while con-
tinuing the issue of silver certificates,
virtually redeemable in gold. 1t would
have been kinder to the ex-governor to
have transmitted his paper unedited.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

]. NJ. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex, says
that when he has a spell of Indigestion, and
feels bad and sluggish, lie takes - -.
-Madelia Times.
We confess an inability to understand
why so many of our urban brothers take
such deep interest in and give so much of
their local space to what Mr.. Thfrswend, of
Texas, takes when he feels bad. We supposed
that every one knew that any Texan, when
he feels bad, takes about three fingers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

steamer, with green, white and green fun
mel, asked to take off the crew of the
Rutherglen, but refused even to stop. The
Hermanos was outward bound to Martinique,
but she was obliged to put in to Crook Haven
in order to land the shipwrecked crew.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

The passenger train ran over and killed
chicken near the Fifth street crossing Mon
day-Dawson Sentinel.
Really, this is becoming unbearable. Some
thing must be done at once to curb the reck-
less. heartless cruelty of these corporations
and of their ruthless m:nions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
Hammer Thrower Dead.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 15.-John Pur-
cell the champion heavyweight and ham
mer thrower, died Sunday at his home in
Florence. He won the worlds champion
ship at the worlds fair contest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

The bristles of the British lion have as
sumed a menacing attitude toward France re-
garding matters in Afrca.-GlencOe Enter
prise.
Name. my boy; only hogs have bristles.