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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
SALTWATER NEWS.
Suits in Replevin Brought by st.
Paul Rubber Firm

A suit of replevin was brought against Nc
LI.aughiln q Kitty in the Washington county
son, OF St. Paul. and a suit in attachment
was brought against them in the Ramsey
county count district court by the st. Paul Rub
per company, the first named on a claim of
$49o.oa and the last named on a claim CT
$43I.SS. The papers were turned over to
deputy Sheriff Fazendin, who replevined and
attacned their goods at the store. suit
was also brought here in replevin again J.
). OBrten by the North Star Shoe com
pany OF Minneapolis, Mclaughlin -& Kitty
having recently sold their stock of boots
and shoes to Mr.. OBrieu. The North Star
Shoe company's claim aggregates $673. 3.5S The
goods attached and reDlevned were removed
from the store and will be held here until
after the court determines the matter.
Ettore Cattbini, an Italian, convicted Of
the murder of Richard Stohl, at Ely Mimi,
has been received at the prison to serve
thirty years for murder in the third degree.
Stohl was stabbed by Cattibini and died soon
afterward Vince Wilson has also been re-
celVed at the prison from Hennepin county,
degree.
Fred Kuhn, who some years ago conducted
a draying bushes in this city and more
recently ran saloon at Lakeland, this coun-
ty, is wanted by the Hennepin county au-
thorltes on charge of forgery. 1t is al
legged that Kuhn recently entered the office
Of the j. G. Woodward Elevator company
in Minneapolis and offered for sale a bill
OF ladlng on carload of wheat, which he
claimed had been loaded at Summit sta
O--
miles northwest of Saltwater. He sold the
bill of lading for $780, receiving one-half
OF the amount in cash. The remainder he
was to receive when the car arrived in Min
neapolis. Soon afterward it was ascertained
that forgery had been committed and that
the purported signature of T. H. YarnalI to
the bill of lading, wasn't genuine Mr.. Var
nall, who is the Saltwater agekt of the st.
Paul & Duluth Railroad company says he
never signed it. The present whereabouts
of Kuhn are unknown, but al effort is being
made to locate him.
The Vivian departed yesterday with a raft
of logs for Langford e Hall, of Fulton ILL.,
and the Rutledge and bow boats cleared with
raft and half for the Rock Island Lum-
Der company.
When H. II. Rose was pardoned some
months ago he had credit at the prison of
1920, the amount representing his good time
earnings during the past % years. He had
accumulated that amount of cash from his
good time earnings at eight and ten cents a
day.
Andrew Rode, a farmer residing in the
southern end of Washington county, was ex-
amined in the probate court yesterday as to
his sanity, and was committed to the asylum
at Rochester. Rode is A years of age and
his mind has taken decidedly religious turn
Joseph Zimmerman, of Guttenburg, To-,
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Zimmerman
is prominent lumberman and expects to
spend the coming winter in Florida.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
AUTHORITY AMPLE.
Chicago Street Car Companies May
Carry Mails.

NEW YORK, Oct 15-should the
city authorities in Chicago, undertake
to stop the carrying of mails on the
street cars, they may find themselves
in conflict with the entire power of the
United States, and the police may be
confronted by soldiers. No official in
formation has reached the postoffice
department regarding the decision of
the corporation counsel of Chicago that
the carrying of mails was a violation of
the street railway charters, but the
officials are very much interested in
the case, and are awaiting develop
ments The department will deal only
with the street railway companies with
which it has contracts. 1t Is no way
concerned with any question that may
arise between the companies and the
city. There is no question as to the
right of, the government to send mails
over any highway in the United States,
and while it cannot compel any trans
portation company to carry the mails,
there is ample authority for the pro-
lection of any company which may un-
dertake to transport them.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
WHY ANNEXATION.

We have scanned with much interest
the remarks of Senator Davis, in his
lecture delivered at the university, for
some good reason why the United
States should proceed to annex Ha-
waii. If anybody can tell us, it should
be the senator. His commanding posi-
ticn at the head of the committee on
foreign relations, his exhaustive study
and long experience in this department
of affairs and his acknowledged ability
should make him an authority and
enable him to support and defend the
avowed Republican policy toward the
Hawaiian islands, if it is capable of
either defense or support.
We fail to find, in his lecture to the
students, any justification of the an
nexation policy, except that old and
familiar generality of manifest des-
tiny" which has been made to cover
such a multitude of sins. He CLOSES
ever the impropriety and the danger
of attempting to incorporate into the
body of our citizenship such chaotic
mass of mongrel peoples as those that
now reside in the islands. He looks
only at the strategic" Importance of
this little group in the far Pacific with
reference to the future development of
international trade. Even if we adopt
his point of view, we do not find this
an argument of any force. To quote his
very language, an outpost" that is
over 1000 miles distant from it's nearest
base of supplies is an element of weak
ness and not of strength. What would
be thought of a general who, when
taking the field, should announce to
the enemy that he proposed to fortify
and occupy a post 1000 miles distant
from it's nearest source of supply or
relief, and accessible on every side to
the enemy?
No one can deny that the position Of
Hawaii as a part of our own territory
will require, as most probably it is in
tended to require and to be an excuse
for requiring, the maintenance of a
naval establishment equal to those un-
der whose cost the nations of the old
world are groaning today. Granting all
that is anticipated of the growth OF
commerce on the Pacific ocean, it does
not supply US with single reason why
we should wish to extend our own from
tier line 1000 miles into the ocean for
a doubtful advantage. Especially is
this true when every advantage that
annexation has to offer can be secured
by US in another way. There is no
benefit to be derived from annexation
that does not follow a protectorate.
| open or implied. AS Senator Davis
| himself stated, in his address, it has
| been understood for decades that the
! United States would not permit any
| other power to dominate or dictate to
Hawaii This announcement has been
| open to all the world, and the nations
have respected and acknowledged it.
Not one of them has attempted to in
terfere with affairs in the Sandwich
islands, nor would they as long as we
announce that such an act would be
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
IS as to the various subjects to be

considered.
Mr. Krieger favored committee of
five being appointed on education, pub
lie work and municipal expense. Mr..
Clough thought a good method would
be for the commission, as a whole, to
take up the matter and discuss first the
powers Of the commission. What could
the commission do and what were the
powers given it by the legislature? He
had noticed that in Minneapolis the
commission had concluded that any
thing formulated could be submitted to
the people to be voted on and after
wards allow the courts to settle the
question. After the ST. Paul commits
sion had settled the scope of it's pow
ers. then the present charter could be
gone through, with outside and inside
aid, and the question of what was
needed could be ascertained. When
this had been done it would be time
enough to appoint committees. The
labors of the commission, to his mind,
could not be facilitated just at this
time by the appointment of a dozen or
more committees.
Mr. Clark said it was unusual for
fifteen men to be called together to
make laws, and for this reason the
legal phase of the commission, as to
its powers should be carefully scru-
tiniZed Before the commission as
sumed that it could do anything he
wanted to be satisfied as to powers Of
the commission.
Mr. Murray was of the opinion that
nineteen of the present charter was
nearly perfect. Under the power given
to the commission it was a question
whether the board of education matter
could be touched. The law provided
that the charter should be prepared
within six months after the appoint
ment Of the commission, and it would
be we'll to have frequent meetings in
order that the work before them could
be completed within the specified time.
Mr.. Innis suggested that committee
of three be appointed to meet with a
like committee from the Minneapolis
commission and consider the legal
questions involved as to the powers of
the commissions under the act
Mr.. Lightner also expressed the opin-
ion that the present charter was the
best one in the state. If st. Paul had
bad charter it would then be the
duty of the commission to throw it out
and prepare a new one. Under the
present charter there was little to be
done except to make amendments If
the constitutional limitations of the
commission were limited as had been
stated, there was so much more reason
why there should be no particular
change made. The supreme court had
construed and passed on nearly every
chapter of the present charter. If it
was deemed best to change, for in
stance, the board of public works, an
amendment could be made to the pres
ent chapter, making the one commits
sioner take the place of four as now pro-
vided. He was of the opinion that it
would be we'll to hold public meetings
at which matters should be discussed,
but he advanced the opinion that only
amendments to the present charter
should be considered
The chair announced the appoint
ment of a committee on rules and plan
of business and an adjournment was
taken for one week. the understanding
being that the powers and limitations
of the commission would be considered
at the next meeting.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
ABOUT CITIZENSHIP PAPERS.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Dear Sir: Would you please answer these
questions and oblige constant reader:
First-Is there state in which man
can vote the municipal or state ticket If
not there five years?;
Second-Can admam get his second papers
under oath if he removed to different part
Of the state and cannot get any witnesses?
Third-Was it. lever legal to vote for pres
ident of the United States, if foreign born,
without second papers? "A Reader.
Rush City. Octs IA.
o. Yes; Wisconsin and the Dakotas,
in this region. e,t
(2) He cannot prove residence by his
own oath. AS lIhe must prove the facts
required 'to tthe satisfaction of the
court" it is possible the court might ac-
cept the properly attested affidavits Of
witnesses in the region where the ap
plicant had resided.
60 1t was, but will not be hereafter
in Minnesota.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
UNION PACIFIC REPORT.
Findings in One Case Filed by Spe-
ciaI Master Cornish.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The report of
w. ID. Cornish, who was appointed as
speclal master to take the testimony in
the suit OF j. Pierpont Morgan and
Others, as trustees, against the Union
Pacific Railroad company, Frederick
Coudert ana others as receivers. was
confirmed today by Judge Lacombe, of
the United States circuit court. The
report of Special Master Cornish states
that on Sept. 4, 1891, the Union Pacific
company executed a deed of trust to
the firm of Drexel, Morgan & Co., as
trustees, to provide for the payment of
the principal and interest notes, and
deposited with that firm, certain bonds.
stocks and other securities. Collateral
notes to the amount of S1S,71O,O 900 were
issued, payable on Aug. 1, 1894, with in
terest at six per cent. DreXel, Morgan
d Co., 1T is stated in the report, sold
from time to time certain of these Sc
curltles and with the monies received,
redeemed collateral notes to the aggre-
gate value of $15, ,527 900. There are now
UNPAID collateral notes of value of $3,-
lo3,OOO which should have been paid on
Aug. l, 1888. There are also certain
over due coupons and interest to the
amount of $500. and the trustees hold
as a separate fund, set apart for the
payment of this, the sum of $3.50 The
trustees, the report continues, have ac-
them AS repositories the complain
ants now held nearly $S,000,000 par
value of collateral notes.
1t is ordered that the Union Pacific
railway company, within five days of
the entry of this decree pay for the
benefit of the holders of collateral notes
the sum of So, $4,000, with interest from
the first day Of August, 1897 Upon re-
celV1ng such payment, the complain
ants shall devote the money to the pay
ment of the principal and interest of
collateral notes. In default of such
payment by the Union Pacific company
the complalnants, as trustees, together
with the special master, shall sell the
bonds and other securities held by the
trustees. Such sale shall be held at
pubic auction at the New York Real
Estate exchange.
1t Is further ordered that the follow
ing described coupons shall not be sold
until otherwise ordered by the court:
oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
Hrst consolidated mortgage coupons to
the par amount of $332, 400; Utah North
ern railroad company Z per cent cou-
pons to the amount of $52, ,220; Oregon
Short Line and Utah Northern Railway
company collateral trust five per cent
coupons,to the par value of $274. 900:
Idaho Central Railroad company first
mortgage per cent coupons. to the
amount of $3.50. If after making the
above payments there shall be a sur
plus it shall be transferred to the de-
PENDANTS.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16

The above may be true, but the Times Is
unable to judge, for, like the st. Paul
G o e. it declines for some reason to place
us on the exchange list although the Times
Is the only Democratic paper north of Crooks
ton.-Roseau Times.
If the Times has requested an exchange we
are not aware of it. Now and then there
comes to the exchange table paper on whose
margin is written &c o b X" This our
innocent exchange editor takes to mean that
the editor Of that paper regards the b
as extra good, and is pleased. Later the
same paper comes with Xxx, and later with
xxx, all Of which the exchange editor ac-
cepts as complimentary and without sus-
picion that this is the way some editors have
of requesting exchange. If a thing is
worth having it is worth asking for, and the
way to ask is in a courteous note to the
managing editor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16

confession to complete the abasement
OF degradation 1t is forthcoming. 1t
is found in the apology which these
people offer for their betrayal Of trust
and their willing consort with burglars
and footpads and confidence men. 1t
is the old plea of the baby act. 1t is
the refuge of the detected coward.
1.-The other fellow did it, too" And
they have not the wit to see how COM
pletely, if accepted, this argument
damns their case. 1t is asserted in so
many words by the organ, and as
plainly though less explicitly by the
mayor, that they inherited this policy
from preceding administrations. We
pass by the falsehood. Let that go,
as one of the things which people
whose word is good in private life
strangely permit themselves in politics.
1t only makes their case the blacker.
their crime the more objectionable.
What was the one cry on which Mayor
Doran was elected? 1t was, Down
with the gang" And why, supposlng
there had been a gang, was it to be
downed? Because, these men said, it
had done just this thing; winked at cer-
tain violations of the laws against
gambling, while protecting the peace
and the property of the city. To put an
end to that was the promise of the
Republican party if it were put into
power. And within a week we have
had an urgent TRADE against Demo-
cratic success, because it would mean
the return of "the gang" and the res
tCration of the alleged offense.
And now, what have We? An admins
tration put into power on the charge
that this system existed, and that its
election was necessary to end it, pro-
claims openly that it has set up just
such a system of it's own. 1t was no
secret. No man was more active in pro-
noting the election of Doran and his
associates than Red" Griffin. He was
not taking any chances. He had his
title clear. And for nearly seventeen
months we have had a demoralized
police force and AN administration of
the laws under criminal direction. We
have, indeed, had gang" But it was
a gang headed by Doran and Griffin,
table petty criminals that ever estab-
Hshed headquarters here. This is the
very apotheosis of the Pharisee. Has
it taken since last June to find out
what was going on? Has the Republi-
can gang been ignorant during that
time? On the contrary, it has traded
openly in crime, carrying out it's bar
gains made in the spring of 1896; and
only when the people are aroused and
an election is near do we find that
"the devil a monk would be-" An ad-
ministration conceived in sin and born
in hypocrisy is now unmasked before
the people of st. Paul. It's offenses are
open and avowed Its apology is a
worse confession, because it declares
every profession made in the crusade
against the hypothetical gang" to
have been a conscious falsehood. What
these men did was to charge against
their political adversaries an offense
against decency and order which they
had already planned to commit, and
which they have perpetrated without
hesitation or remorse for nearly year
and half, until the people were about
to bring them to book. If the Republi-
can party has not sinned away its day
of grace in this city, then the people of
ST Paul are not what we think them.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
Mr. Lows Fine Example.

St. Joseph (Mo.) News.
The St. Paul GLOBE calls attention to
for the position of mayor Of Greater New
York is worth a great deal to the country
at large as an example of patriotism 1t is
not maintained by the bitterest of MIR. LOWS
cDpOnents that in accepting the nomination
he was moved by any unworthy motive, or
even by personal ambition. He is man
of broad education, great wealth, hlgn soclai
position and unblemiShed character, who
could. if he chose, maintain a life OF ease and
freedom from all care ard worry of a polit-
ical or public character. When such man
as Seth Low consents to take up the i'm
mense burden of the executive or Greater
New York every rational person must know
that it is at a great personal sacrifice that
he expects to do so. Few enough are the
men in this country, OF wealth. education
and position, who would consent, even at the
request of a host of their fellow -countrymen,
to make such a sacrifice. But until the men
of Mr.. Lows class are more numerous, the
jobbing, scheming, p-underlng, professional
cfficeholders will continue to be in the
majority and will control our cites. In
every city and even town, the great need
of the hour Is not voters who will vote for
honorable and capable men, but honorable and
capable men who are willing to be voted for.
1t is true that few pubic officers in any city
will pay a man OF first-class business ability
to turn from his own affairs to attend to it.
We want better business men in the city
council: we want abler men in the depart
ments, executive and legislative, Of our cities.
But where are the men to be found? Those
who talk for reform are not willing them
selves to secrifce their time in order to give
the c9nmunfty the benefit Of their business
ability No man who has not retired from
business can afford to look after pubic
Office fer the remuneration there is in it.
They who will take t are professional Office
seekers or business failures. good man.
therefore, who takes public office of almost
any kind in a city government, at the urgent
request of his neighborS, is a se-f-secrifcting
patriot, and they are Scarce enough.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16

Congressman Eddy's disclaimer, published
last week. of a desire for the office of gov
ernor was a gracious Acknowledgement to
some sincere friends and admirers, and at the
same time curt turning down of some cum
ming political opponents or scheming mem
bers of his own political party, who hoped to
serve ulterior purposes in connection with the
next state campaign. The st. Paul G o b e,
for example, has furnished some samples
from the former class.-Glyndon News.
What's the matter with you? What has the
Globe ever done or said that made you
think it among the ''sincerest friends and ad-
mirers' of the little .postof1ce peddler who
imagines he is a representative in congress
of the great Seventh district?
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
AROUND THE HOTELS.
Personnel of the Groups in Dry but
DreaPy Corridors.

County Attorney B. F. Voreis, of Mar
tin county who is one of the most in
f1uential Democrats in that stronghold
of Silverism, was a guest at the Mer-
chants yesterday. He declares that
Fairmont still is, as it was last fall,
one of the most sensitive communities
in the state to every breeze of political
disturbance, the issues of the last cam
paign hardly having been allowed to
be lost sight of for moment. Just at
present the Anderson bill fight, hing
ing as it does to a considerable extent
on the position of Frank Day after his
promotion to the lieutenant governor
ship, has revived the stories of the old
fight of last winter and two winters
ago. and the charge of improper prac-
tees in securing unSeating of Day are
being revived the eX-Heutenant COVER
nor himself is stirring them up again
in his party, while the Albert Lea
Standard edited by a number of other
members of the Day family, is demand
ing that a certain state official tell
whether or not he concealed Senator
Cronkhite, and where, during the vote
on the famous bill.
E. F. Barrett of LIE Sueur, and ]. H. HUI
Der, of North Branch, are among the Mime
sofa editors at the Merchants yesterday.
Merchants guest yesterday.
George H Thompson. of st. CroiX Falls,
was at the Merchants yesterday.
Rev. Joseph De Forest, rector of the
Episcopal church at the Dalles, Or, was
Merchants guest last night.
Seth W. Smith, of Ortonville. was guest
at the Merchants yesterday.
Jacob Lift and wife, Of New York, are
at the Windsor.
H. S. Judson. of Austin, was a Windsor
arrival yesterday.
U S. G. Sharp, of Duluth, registered at the
Windsor hotel yesterday.
T. O. Thorson. of Wheaton, was at the
Clarendon yesterday.
Charles X. Craw. of Faribault, was
Clarendon guest yesterday.
M. j. Foley. of Aitkin, was docketed at
the Clarendon yesterday.
Joseph H. Vos. of Fort Totten, was among
the North Dakotans at the Ryan yesterday.
Senator w. H. Yale, of Winona, paid ST.
Paul flying visit yesterday, lunching at the
Ryan.
]. D. Cameron and O. H. Clark of Winni-
peg, were registered at the Ryan yesterday.
Lieut. W. F. Carter, U. S. A.. with his
wife and son, were at the Metropolitan yes
terday en- roxe to Fort Assinnibone.
O. S. Pew, of Detroit, was Metropolitan
guest yesterday.
S. D. Webb, of Atchson, is a Metropolitan
arrival.
Mr.. and Mrs j. A. Barby Jr., Mrs. P. Will
son Corbett Boston, are at the Aberdeen.
Oliver Phelps Detroit registered at the
Aberdeen yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16
BIG LOGGING CONTRACT.
Its Execution VIII Occupy Twelve
of Fifteen Years.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Oct. Is
The largest single logging contract that
has ever been let in WISCONSIN has
lust been secured by Gere & Stinson,
of this place, from the Weyerhauser
syndicate. 1t is for 150,0O0,OOO feet ly-
ing tributary to the Clam river, and it
is estimated that it will take twelve
or fifteen years to complete the con-
tract. Each seasons cut Will be paid
for when the logs are delivered in the
company's boom In the Mississippi The
fortunate contractors have already
commenced work, 100 men having been
sent up three or four days ago to be-
ein the cutting. About 10, 900 year
will be cut, and if the contractors have
good luck they will clear at least $780,,
600 on their contract. The completion
of the contract will probably mark the
last of the pines in this state.