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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12

displays resembling those of New Or
leans and st. Louis. The entrance
of petty monarchs with their courts
and retinues.-great parades decorated
with elaborately= constructed floats,
having an industrial ora symbolic
significance, and an imitation of the
famous flower festival of less rigorous
climates, have been the prominent fea-
ture there. This it is possible to de-
velop grandly, until Minneapolis might
easily take the lead of all the cities
in this country in such display.
st. Paul, on the contrary, developed
original features that are equally sus-
ceptible of improvement and expan-
sion. No one who witnessed the storm
ing of the forts on the island could
fail to realize that out of this germ
might be developed one of the grandest
spectacles possible to witness. With
more elaborate preparations. a greater
store of novel and beautiful pyrotech-
mics, and the construction of large
fiotillas of advancing and retiring yes
sells decked in rainbow colors and
discharging prismatic missiles, we
could eclipse anything witnessed any
where short of, some great national
demonstration like the jubilee celebra-
ton in England
Again, the giving up of our greatest
street for one night to the maskers
and to open air mummeries was q cap
ital conception, and it, too, could be
greatly enlarged. We can easily i'm
agine the broad and beautiful expanse
of Sixth street turned into a verita BILE
Midway Plaisance, whose novelties
and beauties and buffoonery would
speedily become as famous throughout
the country as those of the chief at
traction of the Chicago exposition.
1t seems to US that, in cOmplimenting
the people of the two cities on what
they have done, to their own profit
and to the delight of others, it would
be missing a great opportunity not to
point out the vast possibilities lying
dormant within the ideas that have
been already grasped. The people Of
st. Paul and of Minneapolis have done
well. If this success shall stimulate
them to more ambitious efforts, We
have not a doubt that the Twin City
carnival will surely become an event
of national interest and universal de-
light.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
FOR MAYOR, THE sLUGGEIs.

For the most part the electorate
takes itself very seriously. Even wbere
its actions do not betoken that degree
of wisdom which should characterize
an assemblage of sovereigns created
free and assuming to be equal there is
gravity about the proceedings that
indicates a sense of deep responsible
ity 1t does the most absurd things
with a dignity that precludes any con-
seriousness of doing anything but the
most fit thing possible. 1t will, for
ustration, select for u representative
to congress fol a purely agricultural
district a lawyer who would not know
whether the name Norman-Percheron
was applied to COW or a pig or a
horse. or for auditor a man who could
not add column Of figures accurately
to save his life, or a register who
could not write legibly. But it will do
all these inconsequential things with
as grave a manner and with as much
assurance of doing precisely the right
thing as a skilled surgeon would wear
in performing an intricate and delicate
operation
But now and then the electorate de-
lights in pure and conscious bUffo0nery.
1t has been known to select and elect
for the high office of state senator
man who played the part of clown
on the senatorial stage, when ne was
not playing a less worthy part. Ten
nessees voters found delight in the fid-
die campaign of a gubernatOrial can
didate and rewarded him by electing
him Staid, conservative old Massachu-
sets, once upon time, INDUCED itself
in the joke Of electing Butler for gov
ernor and repented only when Butler
insisted upon being taken seriously.
And now 127, 900 of the voters of Bos-
ton propose to the remaining voters to
elect John l.. Sullivan, the retired
bruiser, as mayer OF that city, piece
of buffoonery that will eclipse the But
Ter incident. John takes himself seri-
ously. however He has no doubt that
he would make better mayor than
BOSTON has ever had. He knows lots
of ways in which he could be useful.
1t did not occur to him tc. want tc be
mayor until Josiah Quincy snu5bed
him, rejecting his preferred paw and
otherwise ignoring the great slugger
Then he wanted to be mayor because
Quincy did and he circulated his petit
lions in downright earnest And he
got $4,000 names on them. Possibly, if
he solicited signatures personally, the
most of these signed cut Of regard for
the weight of SulIivan's fist; but it is
probable that his candidacy and his
election would be an excellent joke and
it might be as well to interrupt the
long line of mayoral seIemnity with an
interlude Of hilarity Anyway, John
actually got that number Of voting sig
natures among the electors of cultured
Boston and will be a candidate. which
will be good joke in and of itself; and
he may be elected, which, considering
Bcstonese self-importance, would be
much greater one.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
MAN AID BEAST

1t would be hard to imagine a more
hooking contrast in our modern civiliz-
alton than that which is furnished by
the anxiety of humane people to pre-
vent man from taking his dog into
balloon with him and letting him
descend to the ground by the same
means that are to be used by the man
himself. Our societies for the preven-
ton of cruelty to animals, and humane
people generally, are horrorstl9lck at
the idea of taking the dog up aloft
and letting him come back to earth at
tached to a parachute. This is
species of cruelty to the brute which
they think ought to be prevented, even
if it be necessary to summon the in
PREVENTION of the law The aeronaut.
on the other side, is quite sure that
the dog enjoys his experience, and he
is convinced of the entire safety of
the whole performance
The amusing feature of this is that
nobody seems to appreciate the irony
OF the public interest in the fate of
the dog and its indifference to the fate
OF the man. Of the two, the latter is
less safeguarded, and his life is far
more likely to pay the penalty. The
dog has the man to look after it; the
man has nobody to look after him. ex-
cept that special providence that has
general supervision of fools. In case
the worst anticipated should happen,
the dog or the man would lose his life.
1t is considered worth. while to have
societies organized to save the beast,
ii possible, but the man is free to go
his own way to destruction.
These balloon ascensions, that are
made feature of Fourth of July cele-
brations and county fairs and other
occasions of merry making, where a lot
of people are gathered together ought
to be without either public or legal
sanction. 1t is a pity that society is
not sufficiently far advanced to pre-
vent any man or woman from gazing
NAA q 49, eAiS'e - eAOSO4C-NlS pun pOoSACSSg
and that involves a risk of human
life If they are still barbarous enough
to enjoy the sight, then the man ought
to be prevented by law from gambling
against fortune with his life as the
stake, just as much as men are pre-
vented by the police from jumping off
Brooklyn bridge, or performing other
fOolhardy acts at the imminent risk of
self-destructiOn.
We do not think it worth while to
do this. We allow the man to descend
by parachute, although it is a species
of suicide, the fatality merely coming
soon or late, as the case may be- SO
there runs through all our modern civil
ization the dark thread of indifference
to human life The sacredness of life
is little regarded in our economic sys-
TENS still less in our social arrange
ments We do but blazon abroad the
shame of modern civilization as a
whole when, in this almost ludicrous
exposition of it in petty incident, we
organize ourselves into societies to
protect the dog ard not the man.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
WE'LL DONE, ROTH.

In extending congratulations to all
who had any part in the preparations
fer the Management OF the state fair
that has just closed a most successful
week, the public-spirted people of 81
Paul and Minneapolis should not be
omitted Tie fair has more than an
sWered expectations. It was what it
was expected to be-the great repre-
sentative Industrial exposition of the
Northwest, showing an ever greater
and greater completeness and excel
lence in it's exhibits 1t attracted a
mighty host OF visitors from without
1t gratified them by a superb collection
of Minnesota products. 1t entertained
tens of thousands and disappointed
nobody. The managers are entitled
to the most cordial recognition and tho
heartiest thanks for what they have
accomplished.
1t is only proper and fair to add
to this a word of sincere praise for
the people of the Twin Cities who as
sumed, voluntarily, a duty almost as
great, and without direct recompense.
They have taken upon themselves. year
after year, the work of making the so
journ of strangers in these cities dur
ing fair week a pleasant one This
year they went further than ever be-
fore, and with greater success The
variety and extent Of the evening pa
geants in St Paul and Minneapolis
were a surprise and delight to the
residents of these cities, as well as to
these who came to- Us from abroad.
The idea of making this a carnival
week has expanded and materialized
into fact Nc one could be on the
streets in the evening last week with
out wonderment and delight at the
many ard novel preparations for pub
lie entertainment, and the heartiness
and facility with which the whole pub
lie entered into it.
These adjuncts of the state fair have
already become, we believe, a natural
and probably an inseparable feature
of our own life and we look to see
them grow and amplify year after
year. until the September carnival Of
the Twin Cities will vie in magnifi-
cence and attractiveness with the
Mardi Gras display that has made New
Orleans famous We would suggest to
the people of beth cities that they not
only accept this idea, but that they set
about, by means of permanent organ
ization, the work of carrying it out
more extensively and effectively 1t
has been demonstrated in the last six
days that novel and gorgeous scenes
can be represented in these cities, and
that it needs only longer and more
careful preparation to bring hither, at
time best adapted for the enjoyment
of visitors and for the profit of our
own business interests, a host of peo-
pie whom the state fair alone would
not attract. 1t is not improbable, even.
that, in a short space of time, the fair
itself will become a minor episode
and that each autumn will find every
railroad train running into these cities
overlooking with people who come pri-
marily to see the carnival, and Incl
dentally to visit the fair.
1t seems as if each city might pref
itably develop these entertainments
along the lines already adopted to give
diversity. In Minneapolis they HAYS
devoted themselves mostly to street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
GONE DAFT.

If the Minneapolis Journal should, by
any accident at any time, happen to
tell the truth, it would doubtless need
the services of a physician. 1t seems
to he more than the mere love Of false
hood, however, that troubles it in its
delirium ever the question Of material
for the new capitol. 1t has gone clean
daft in its effort tc combine a petty
political motive with the qualification
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12

us no excuse for our own delinquences.
They do, however. serve to add force
to the contention that the mastery Of
the dead languages does not insure the
good use of the mother tongue
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
ToDAy,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Forecast for sun sun
dav. Minnesota-ShoWers; warmer Sou'n-
easterly winds. . I'D local
Wisconsin-Increasing cloudiness ana t locd,
showers Sunday afternoon; warmer; lrSsn
NortG Dakota-Local showers probably
cooler sunday night; southwesterly wihdS'
becoming northwesterly. o.+orl,
South Enthusiastically far; westerly
Mon Montana-Fair; probably cooler; westerly
winds
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TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

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q qsiat'V weather cloudy maximum Temperature
CO. minimum temperature IS; daily ;,g Ta4 fgentY,
amount of precipitation rain) IN last twenty
four hours. D.
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Mrs. Lease talks of going to Alaska.
The people-of Kansas will be glad 10
hear this.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
COST OF GOVERNMENT
SECRET ANY GAGE ESTIMATES APP.
rHOrUttTiONS ron isuD.
III Excess of Appropriations tor
the Years lSo1 and Isas

Washington. December 6.-Secretary
Gage today transmitted 10 congress the
estimates of appropriations required TO,
Inc service OF the fiscal year ending Juns
~ 1899, as furnished by the several "a
eeutive departments, The total Amount
called for by The estimates is SiG2. 6t7. ssh
which is about S32 600 000 In excess or TN,
appropriations OF lSsS, including de-
Hcloneios and miscellaneous, aud abou,
SiLOOoooO more than the estimates fo,
lS'" The recapiulution by Titles is as TO!
lows cents omitted:
Esilna os for Legislative es,an.
lsbments, SLi65,539; executive establsb.
m'nts, s20,o25,4S4; judicial establishment.
sos $40 foreign intercourse. St.S50. 6sA :
Wlldry establishments. S2IG20, 0I3: nav II
e'un, shmeHts, S2g .99g 5Sg. Indian anuir,
S19,p'OlG pensions, $lii .251. $50. pubn,
NORRIS, S'",S6l,l5i, postal service. S6.Ois..
~ miscellaneous. ss5. 1877 iO2. permapen,
"thual apMoWl@ ions, SliISS6 90. Grand
'o,oi, S46e.G4G $50.
These smounts include estimates for f,y .
eTs and harbors, SIS, 12S lG0. aud Tor Tor
utVations ana other woT. ~ defense, SIN .
,,'N9h, me details OF winch already hays
been published.
. Ihe following are some of the PRINCIPAL
,Veus NOT OF permanent character. To-
te'her WIN important incrsasos or de-
ofeaSes from present legislation,
.. for the Territory OF Arizona an inerpa..
from $4,000 to $4,000 is asked for and
S9VVo FOR a revision OF the Territorial rec.
oruS An increa from SO 900 10 500 400 IA
ssked Tor the legislative expenses OF Dkln.
IONA mo salary and expense account .
W vad u.pSN eoilestors OF internN revenue nre
avruvsu ABOUT N6Q 900, and the salaries apI
oApehses OF agents, fees ana expenses M
shNgeIs, siorekeepers. ete 10 incrs,sSi
scout sseu ooO. The general land offls.
"sNs TOT s}So0 for expenses of 4, survsvo,
sehVi"i or Alaska, An increase OF sta5 ooo
- ask'-h Tor the bureau OF animal Industry
s-ovuu is asked to enable sA- goyernme1t
nosip. IL, vipa'e IN the Norway fisheries ex.
for a ~, VI lsss' The secretary Of war asks
~, an increase over the present apnrnnris
" a. OF armies and supplies OF sio0 neo
u.'s is made Necessary by the se,a a. ~,
oniah faciflc railway.l The total ,rc,.s.e
asked on behalf of the military estah,i.s'
menu Is nearly 81 100 900. The Total ,n,n,,,,,
sss ssa for the support OF the navy proper ~
~ tol,iis, or about 81 100000 in excess al
croas. .s ss appropriation, and for the In
e'ease or the navy is about SO 400 0O0
Inc secretary OF the interior nsls d.
SSy,VvV Ior the relief and civilization OF lhs
Nmppewa Indians In Minnesota 10 ha -,
,ihpufsabie; sl5o,00p additional 10 carry nv,
.ne treaty with Blaekfoeg agency in Mon
"ne, ssso'ooo additional to carry our the
Ths ,a, Win the Fort Belknap Indians.
~, .ns totai amount asked for on accouni =.
Ihoians Is sis1seI7, an incrrass nvsr
arss.n. appropriations OF over Sass 600 Ths
: asked for on account a, pensions y
ss,s,sSi''V decrease from pressnr annra-
fr1smcns p about $4,000 In expenses.
Vauer the head OF public works IN.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
A CUBAN VIEW.

Cleveland, Ohio. December 6.-Herbert
W. Wolcott president of the Cuban-Ameri-
can league. gave out statement for pub
LEGATION today regarding the Cuban clause
in the presidents message. Mr.. Wolcout
said
Il see by n morning paper that the at
ttude of Mr.. Mckinley on the Cuban ques-
Senior Dupuy de Lone, the SpanisA minis
ter, Since the reading Of President Me-
Kinleys mes age THE afternoon | can
readily believe that, and | think his posi-
ton is much more gratifying 10 the Span
isb nation than it is 10 the friends of Cuba
in this country. To tell the truth. ! em
really disappointed, | had not expected
very much on account OF the late news
from Washington. and the president shows
by hie message that he will MT 10 any
thing now and probably Sever. And this
can no., OF course, but disappoint the
friends of Cuba and those who believed the
president would stand more nearly on the
Platform OF his party, which declared this
government should use It's good offices to
bring about the peace and independence OF
the Island Of Cuba. According 10 President
Mckinley, the granting OF belligcrent
rights wVild be good thing for Spain and
bad thing for Cuba but. very eingulariy
the prominent cubans in this country de-.
sire 1t and the spanish minis err and those
like Senator Hale who approve OF SPANS
cause IN the island. are opposed 10 srant.
ing them.
II hope that congress- viii be more
friendly to Ms Cubans than the president
and tnat something may yet be done for
them within short time
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
THE LONDON PRESS.

London December 6.-The Daily Tele,
graph, commenting cdltorislly on Pres,.
dent McKinley's message this morning
says IT used to be Americas proud boast
that she had no foreign policy judging
from President Mckinley's message me
new world is no more free from the bur-
dens Ct diplomatic negotiations than the
old
In document of portentous length.
mostly intended for Spanish consuppt,o,
President Mckinley has devised speciou
preteNt for gaining time. 1t contains mas
sages that Win certainly wound SPANS ma.
uonal sasccptiblities The Who'll. tone
though mean TO be conciliatory. savors too
much Of the magistrate avAp.nr himsei, 10
me urst Offenders act to be very accent.
ape TO Madrid. Spain may not be so thick
skinned as We are TO these delicate usages
OF Amerieas diplomatic courtesy
moreover there are serious DANCES of
revolution in Spain and the iniiscreet ad
rrolYeS PRESIDENT Mckinley applies 10
CtherSi Wcylers policy viii not lesssn
the iatter's popularity Much depends mon
we atutude OF congress. II, MS our csrre-
NpoEn. MT tninks, the jingces arouiesce In
1he decision OF the executive and give the
spanlards chance all may vet be wen
put recent experience does not make rs
~ AaNA mail says. 1t Is SotiS-
factory that Presid nj Mcklaley comes on,
SO strong against the jlrgass,"
me DAILY Chronicle describes the mes.
sase rs weak and o1'orless compared with
me vigorous handling OF public qufstlons
10 which Mr. Clcye,and accustomed MS
IL says; Tue explanation OF this Is sim
pie' Mt Cleveland was In front Of congress.
~, mrhl'lsy = behind it. The presidents
comments on the currency Issue ars ras,9
uEtiy ehild,liks IL their simplicity. II Is
saie TO p7ophtsy thPt his treatment ~ tho
.uoeh Question via be received with a
form re annexation OF Cuba weuld he
honorable mistake but the reasons for re-
lia,hns from that course are rot the milk
arc water ONES Mr. Mckinley advances"
70 the presidents fine ssnse Of duty in ths
zee OF domestic trruh'e n sendlar the
IreNsase al tho appointed hour. saws. .-rh,
49,, 10 Sax a,umnrates schema OF legisla-
I'VE enort less short-slgited and less cal
eusfn 70 set class against class than the
MISGUIDED policy OF the last session. On The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
THE LOWERING SENTENCE
secretary AiGer Makes Public the
residents Approval Thereof

washington, December d--Serretarv Az
ger today made public the reprmauJ adj
ministered to Captain lowering by sentence
o. cSnrtmartiel. es follows.
BY order of thu president the proceed .
insS' findings and sentence in The case Of
captain Leonard a. Lowering, Fourth In
ianlry, are approved. Ii is, however. dis.
appointing that an offense SO grave and an
example so far reaching as this have been
visited with so light a penalty. There ,s
no question hut Private Hammond do
served punishment fer mis- conduct. but he
s ~, nave received II in Il lawful yav
me military laws governing the army n -
explicit They prescribe the dutiss Of Of
ncefs ana Enlisted men with the panalties
io' their violation. Under them beth have
riShis Therefore, when an officer with ,be
Intelligence aud experience with which
Saptain Lowering is credited not only vim
ietes these laws hut exhibits such "A Iact;
o. humanity as shown in this case. no
SuV"iu reserve more severe sentence ihan
mere reFrimand. Committing such notg
oegrSdcs tie officer more than the sal
Ger re Furnishes and shows qnfltness for
me care and command OF men rrnior ey
citement men frequently do things which
IN conler moments they recall with ,orro,y
and regret, Bat this case is aggravated
by tie fact that after weeks # leliheratin,
this officer eyinces no regret ior his
wrongful acts"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
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