New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-16

bout a One-hOrSe governor. SIS
Before leaving for the Nashville ex
position President Mckinley sent to The
senate an appointment for his uncle
The Cuban matter can wait.
The governor has no time to listen e
the call of grand jurythe season Of
county fairs and district encampments
is about to open, you know.
IF the honorable bank thieves In the
Twin Cities would only have falling
out among themselves, there might De
some chance of convicting few Of the
most deserving ones.
The two dollar tariff tax on white
pine lumber has been accepted by the
senate. The lumber kings will rejoice,
while the northwestern farmers will take
their medicine and endeavor to look
pleasant.
Frank A. Day is the Minnesota men,
of the executive committee of the Nation
al Silver Republican party. Those fell
lows, who thought that Frank Day was
aching for respectable excuse to return
to the Republican party, simply didn't
know Frank Day.
Senator Pettigrew has introduced a
bill providing for vote on the coinage
question in 1898 and for a constitution
al amendment providing for the election
of senators by the people. The latter
proposition will be given the worst
blow by the senate of any introduced
this session.
It is gratifying to know that the only
opposition to Bryan's nomination in
1900 comes from the Republican gold
bug press, from Henry Watterson and
from Watson Of Georgia. Watterson is
a back-number, Watson couldn't even
carry his own state, and with the Repub-
licans the wish is father to the thought.
In St. Paul the high toned bankers are
relieved of Indictment by irregularities
in the drawing Of juries, or of convic-
ton by the refusal of other indicted Of
fcials to testify against them for fear CT
discriminating themselves. In Mime
apolis, the dignity and kingly assump-
ton or impudence of the governor of
the state comes to their rescue. And all
this in the so-called temple of justice
Charlie Towne of this state was cleo
ted permanent chairman of the Republi-
can silver party in Chicago last week.
Towne has accepted and will prove him
self equal to the undertaking. For clio.
quence he has few superiors, for person.
al magnetism and ability to organize he
is without ar equal In the ranks, and
Tor work and enthusiasm he is a verita-
BILE Hercules. We look for flattering re-
suits in consequence of his selection.
The Judges of Hennepin county are in
tensely sarcastic. In ruling upon Clough's
refusal to answer to subpoena of the
Hennepin grand jury, they hold that for
the violation of his duty as chief execu-
4;1o bo 20 orcuoro1>1o RI nO oOurf Int
the legislature and the people, and then
add: ain matters of public duty we re:
NIT him to the high tribunals Of his own
conscience and the public Judgment
The idea of referring to Clough's con
science as high tribunal is ironical in
the highest degree.
The Illinois legislature has passed ,ano
the Illinois governor has signed, bill
authorizing tifty-year extensions of exist
ing street railway franchises, allowing
the continuance of fve-cent fares and
permitting the consolidation Of comra,
MES, with no provision for compensa-
ton to municipalities granting the fran,
chise. This is one of the most outrage
Gus pieces Of corrupt legislation that has
ever cursed state. It should receive
its condemnation in the everlasting over
throw Of the party and administration
that gave it sanction.
Mr.. Tesla, the electrical inventor
claims to have perfected an instrument
by which he has telegraphed without
wires for twenty miles. The static cleo
tricity Of the earth, according to the in
ventor, can be get in motion, and all thai
is necessary to effect telegraphic com
munication is a machine which vii
catch aud record these disturbances
This Tesla claims to have devised. II,
also promises to construct other appa
ratus which will overcome the obstacle