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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
A CUT AT THE WRONG END.

Congressman Shafroth, of Colorado,
has proposed a measure Of national
economy which seems to have excited
attention and discussion out of proper
ton to it's merit. His idea is that the
tendency to extravaganza in the gov
eminent should be checked by a bill
which he has introduced, and which
provides that whenever the expendi-
lures of the government are greater
than it's receipts, there shall be deducted
from each salary in excess of 5000 per
annum 20 per cent and from each sal
airy under that amount 10 per cent This
embodies the cheap and common idea.
of economy. 1t is utterly at variance
with the facts of the situation and
the true remedy, that is written all
over the face of them. Whenever q
community, from the city up to the
nation, finds its expenses running away
with it the first proposition is to cut
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
EGYPT IS GRADUALLY SINKING.
1t Surface Was Once Three Hundred
Feet Higher Than Now.

Ihe peculiar interest which associates itself
win the past history of the Nile valley and
the possible changes that may have marked
transformation in the physical character
1stlcs of Northeastern Africa have induced
geolog1sts to make critical Investigation Of
the region with the view of ascertaining in
now far the existing conditions are merely a
modern development Of the continent or rep
resent the events of a long past period of
time. All the more recent explorations of the
region of the Sahara indicate that the desert
conditions which exist today have been stead
lily and progressively accentuated throughout
the historic period of mans habitation there
that many parts, now desert and no more,
were at no very ancient period fertile bear
ing good growth of vegetation of some kind
The remains of trees found buried along
many of the wadis or dried water courses
are evidence of this as likewise the album
dance OF human implements scattered about
in centers is proof of mans Judgment in the
wilderness. Under the guidance of a commit
tee Of the Royal Society of London a number
of borings have been sunk through the de-
posts of the Nile delta, and concerning the
latest of these sunk at Zagazig a report has
just been published by Prof. ]. w. Judd
F. R. S. The boring penetrated the alluvial
deposits to a depth of 345 feet
For the first 115 feet the strata passed
through consisted of alterations of desert
sand and Nile mud. Beyond lis feet a note
worthy change was found to occur the beds
first penetrating and extending down to 154
feet, being a mass of coarse sand and shin
gle. With slight interruptions the shingle
peas continued TO the deepest point or. the
boring, the individual fragments, nearly all
perfectly rounded, being of all sizes up to
that af a hens egg. This section conforms
very closely with one that had been pre-
viosly obtained at Rosetta. The conclusion
reached so far from the evidence and one
that is firmly held by Prof. Judd, is that the
subdelta formations represent series of
deposits which were formed under totally diff
ferent conditions from those which prvail
in Northeastern Africa at the present time.
The land must have stood at an elevation at
least from 100 to 300 feet higher than at pres
ent, and the lower Nile, instead of forming
an alluvial fiat at present, must have de-
posted coarse sands and gravels. Upon the
very uneven surface of the subdelta deposit
the alluvial muds and sands of the delta were
laid down the surface gradually subsidized
below the level of the Mediterranean. The
borings have not yet reached bottom rock. nor
were any fossil organisms found that could
give a clew as to the age Of the deeper de-
posts, or the length of time that was occu-
pied in the making of the formation.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
CLOUGH AND LII.
me Ticket Which the v.o.
Said to H,vo Ne

C MAcnlnG Is
Said to Have Formulated.
d. Wa anf, the governor and his STAFF % bo,,
10y solulers were in Washington n G no ,
t Rulu 70 ner ex-majesty the duskv omae vas as
Citu 'G P Islands OF the Pacific. The PrSh
LII was vast IN IN Its usual fippancy, hopes that
TTIlnceton Union advises the W;nno. e iie
aa a,nes 10 warn the old lady against the gon
ennI;s VI pontical association with the Mime
In this - incidant :. The Review believes that
If oni So dnGluent 1t has discovered the threads
OF Of deeply laid plot against the Iberties as
sne people OF this state In fact the circ1n VI
well nio J'iaence of this bold conspiracy is
wei "1n nlgn overwhelming. Cloueb beyond
any controversy, will be a Candidate for U roI
liUilihatlon. The underground speciai from
at tS correspondent. who happily was present
nicated tb 1oet ,p41, and Immediately commu-
si Tateu tne Intelligence to this office excIu
slvely' contains the information that the GOV
ernor proposed that Lii should run unon tbo
governor rAeti as candidate for lieutenant
SoviIoL. II was also agreed that Clouph
sno9ld De candidate for the senate to SIC
eeeu Davis, in order thereby to elevate her
tba to the highest office in the state. In
tne meantime. the military force of the state
is to be strengthened so that at tbe aim
ntoLient coup detat may be executed which
snaii aDoilsh a republican form of government
Iii Of 10 hsns III its place monarchy with
= IN DIT lts mead. Capt. Bean and his Company
~ ana thelr exhibition drills are enlisted al
ready IN the effort to brighten the Law and
tion loving populace into voluntary subiec-
Prize at San Antonio, and upon their return
using Drooms instead of bayonets in their
nuskets. The Republican machine, of which
tne state mouse combine is the head and front
mas become party to the scheme, and is
now now quietly engaged in it's share of the IN
3ertaklng. AS part of that scheme the
rost ana Union publish these editorial COM
ments to sound pulic sentiment and start the
crusade: Next week the Pioneer and Dispatch
WIZ both advance the conspiracy in double
ieaded matter, the latter with diffidence at
1rst, but subsequently with an ardor re-
doubled in comparison with that which
marked It's course in the last campaign. upon
the distinct promise that its editor is to be-
come secretary of state in rel memoriam
perpetuam and the dead cinch upon all the
public printing. The Pioneer gets out Of the
zeal full control over all pardons from the
state pen, upon the understanding, however,
that 1t must not advocate the. liberation of
the Youngers on one day and in the next
issue ssu eat crow on the fimsy pretext that it
four hours further reflection charge, like
Solomon of old, all men to be liars. What,
no! We Gophers! Hi, there! we men Of the
Moccasion State!! To armsi To arms!! Seize
the flags in the rotunda of the capitol,!i
'Rah for Clough and Lii, of the pigmentous
skln!"!-St. Paul Review.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
SPERM WHALES ARE FIGHTERS.
They Do Not Submit TameIy to Cap
ture or Assault.

Two killers" and huge swordfish
(xiphias), desperate with hunger, had COM
bined their forces and ventured to attack a
half-grown bull cachalot, says the Cornhil
Magazine. Nothing, 1 am persuaded, but the
direct necessity and pressure of want could
have prompted them to undertake so grave
a conflict, although it must needs be confessed
that their combination was powerful one
1t fell to the swordfish to lead off and he
launched himself at the Whale like q White
head torpedo pointed direct for the most
vital Fart. But gentle swerve of the wary
cachalot presented to the attack, instead of the
vulnerable broadSde, the obliQue, impene-
trable mass of his head. The awful blow
of the sword impeled by the furious speed of
the mass behind it struck just before the
whales eye, ripping white streak diagonally
upward through the gristly substance cover
ing the skull but spending its force in the
air above while the great body following
glided serpentlike right over the whales
head and fe. helplessly upon the other side.
With incredible agility for so vast a bulk
the cachalot turned, settling slightly withal,
then rising, lower jaw uppermost he caught
the Xiphias in the center between those
mighty shears and cleft him in two halves.
A sideway shake Of the great head, scarce
perceptible gulp and the tail of the swordflsh
slid down the whales cavernous throat with
as much ease and rapidity as If 1t mad Deen
an oyster. Meanwhile the orcas had not been
remfss in supporting the spirited attack OF
their Inflated coadjutor. One hung upon each
flank of their giant foe and worried him as
dogs q boar. But their time had come After
vainly endeavoring by rolling ana WTithlng TO
free himself from them, he suddenly changed
his tactics. Rearing himself majestically out
of the seething eddies like mighty column
of hack rock he fell backward, tearing him
self away from the clinging monsters. Up
rose his enormous tail from the boiling vortex
and descending like giant scythe literally
crushed one of his aggressors beneath 1t, tho
sound of the blow reverberating like thunder.
The survivor fed. but the Infatuated Titan
pursued, leaping like dolphin, half out of
the sea at every bound, and although we could
not see the end Of the chase we had little
doubt that the gladiator paid the full penalty
of his rashness under the lethal sweep OF
those terrible jaws.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
ANOTHER POLICY RATIFIED.

When Postmaster General Wilson,
during the last administration, in look
ing for places where the methods of his
great department might be improved
and the public better served, found in
the little independent postoffices that
cluster about the great centers of mail
distribution an opportunity for econo-
MIXING the revenue while lettering the
service rendered by making them in
law what they are in fact, adjuncts of
! the great central postoffice, substa-
lions of it, he found that there was no
law that prevented him from detailing
a clerk from the classified service to
taike charge of the office under the post
master of the central office and he
made several changes tentatively.
When possible the postmaster was
made clerk, or where this was mad
visable clerks were put in charge. The
experiment proved satisfactory to the
patrons and beneficial to the DEPART
ment, and it's eNtension was contem-
plated.
But there was one host without whom
Mr. Wilson had reckoned. The politi-
clan, who cares little for the public
when his own interests are interfered
with, saw in this innovation an as
sault upon his preserves. The substa-
ton ceased to. be a part of his per-
Ol1iSitaC icrY
cupant his faithful henchman. Then the
partisan press, that sees no good in
anything the opposition does, bound to
decry without sense or reason whatever
IL proposes or attempts, raised a hue
and cry. The sacred rights of COM
munities We're assaulted; their individ-
uality blotted out and anyway it was
a Democratic innovation and no good
thing could possibly come out of De-
mocracy. so Senator German ready
to do anything that would give express
sion to his hatred of the Cleveland adj
ministration, proposed and congress
accepted a rider to the postoffice an
preparation bill, forbiding further con-
solidation of these offices. The polit1
clans rejoiced, and the opposition press
was content.
Now, however, we are told that the
Wilson plan finds favor with this adj
ministration and that Assistant Heath
is anxious to adopt and extend it. But
he finds the German rider across his
path barring his way. He has, how
ever, received assurance that congress
will take down the bar when the tariff
bill is out of the way and it Is per-
mitted to take UP general legislation
Mr. German will doubtless raise no OBJ
lection to the wishes of him whom
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19


salaries. Now, salaries not infrequent-
ly need pruning, and we have no doubt
that the compensation Of many federal
employees might be reduced without in
the suggestion of this as a remedy is
farcical. Visf
The argument, that congressman
would be more Careful in their appro-
priations if there was danger that their
own stipends would be reduced is too
absurd to talk about They would do,
IN that event, exactly what they are
doing now. which is, not to reduce ex-
penditures, but tojincrease the burdens
of the people; and to search for new
objects of taxation. Again. the appli
cation OF Mr.. Shafroth's idea would
show it to be practically valueless. The
salary list Is the, most trifling item in
the expense bill of most corporations.
The source of prodigality Is in the vast
appropriations voted for private in
terests, or for public purposes that do
not require any such expenditures.
There is never a session of congress, or
has not been of late years, when you
could not pick out single appropria-
ton bill containing a steal that would
cover the entire salary list of the fed
eral government. That Is where the
money is wasted. The idea that these
Jobs should be continued and that, in
compensation for them. we should cut
off petty S. or $40 or 500 per month
from the salary of some servant Of
the people, is worthy of the source
from which it originates.
That the expenditures Of the United
States are prodigal beyond all limit
admits of no question They deserve
that description, because they are stuff
ed with jobs and steals and grabs and
bounties to private interests beyond all
computation. What we want in con-
gress is not men who draw lower sal
aries, but men who have higher con-
ception Of public morals and of their
duty to the people. 1t is not the high
priced employe, but the high-priced
Jobber who IS looting the treasury. To
stop his depredations the country must
begin, at the other end
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
MORE REGARDING PARITY.
Mr.. Nash Still Believer In Unlimit-
ed Silver Coinage.
To the Editor of the Globe

TIC the Editor of the Globe.
Approaching the points in your editorial CT
this morning in re my communication, allow
me to present little argument in rebuttal
of same. Admitting that value is largely
q mental as well a material cCnsidc ration, 4"
this does not alter the fact that the par
ity', Of two given articles is determined by
the cost of production Usefuluness adds
value, hence, il you destroy the usefulness
you destroy it's value to the extent of that
usefulness. With an unlimited demand for
enc metal-the result of legislative enact
ment-and a curtailed demand fer the other
through the same cause, the party can
not be maintained, however honest 1t may
be- Your analogy of the bicycle pattern Of
1890 and 1896 and the old stage coach and
modern Pullman car will not apply In the
premises, for, while the 1896 bicycle and
Pullman car are far superior in point of
construction and desirabilty to the cruder
vehicle, the silver dollar under free coinage
would be just as desirable and would answer
every function that it ever did, and perform
the services for which it is intended just as
satisfactorily as do the '96 bicycle and the
Pullman car. silver dollar receivable for
all debts. public and private, in the United
States. would not be refused by any true
American citizen, the Globe to the con-
trary notwithstanding. and l. for one, am
anxious to the United States legislate for
Americans for awhile; it has been legislating
for Englishmen long enough. If, as you
assert "a silver dollar will purchase an
equal amount Of American commodities with
the gold dollar, because it is United" why
would not a full legal tender dollar purchase
the same amount if it were unlimited?
II the people will accept greenbacks that our
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
CONTESTANTS IN THE GLOBES
VOTING CONTEST PUT IN A
QUIET ONE
VOTES WERE NOT COUNTED,
ALTHOUGH A FEW WE'RE RECEIV.
ED AT THE GLOBE
OFFICE.
BICYCLE OFFER ADDS INTEREST,
And n Renewed Enthusiasm May BE
Expected for the Coming
Week.

Yesterday was an impatient day for
the contestants in the G o b e 8 popu-
lar voting contest for, while many
of them would have refrained anyway
from working on the Sabbath, the per-
uniting of the casting of the votes Of
yesterday UP to Tuesday night obvl-
ated all necessity for such irreVerent
haste. Nevertheless, there was no lit
tie impatience with the majority Of
them to know how they and their
friends. as we'll as their rivals, had
come out. No count was made yester-
day, however.
The lead taken yesterday morning by
George DAM Jr, while it astonished
the men, did not daunt them, at least
some of them. and they declared their
intention of working all the harder to
outwit so formidable a rival.
The race among the young women
is much closer, and this is one of a
number of elements in which it is per-
haps more interesting than the race
among the men, for the conventions Of
society demand that the fair contes-
tantS in an affair Of this kind must de-
port themselves as decorouSly as in a
fashionable ball room. AS active a
canvass as some Of the men are making,
for example, would be considered not
strictly the thing. The young women
who are at the front of the contest,
however, have each a host of friends,
who are helping them along, and the
measure of popularity attained by the
girls is especially accurate, presum-
ably.
The added effort by the G l o b e Of
four fine bicycles as extra prizes has
awakened renewed interest, and some
Of those who were growing fainthearted
III fear of their inability to come first
or second now intend to resume the
race and endeavor to get up in the
first bunch anyway. This offer, COM
ing as it does on top of one so prince
ly as the G l o b e's original proposition,
is one new to the Northwest in it's
lavishness so to speak. 1t makes the
total value Of the prizes as offered far
more than in any similar contest
previously had in this section.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19

man in the white house in twelve
years." and the politicians in congress
have shown themselves complaisant to
the wishes Of the president so far, and
will doubtless be willing to sacrifice the
little postoffice for the sake Of juicier
plums. But it Is important only as an
other illustration of the insincerity of
the opposition to the Cleveland adj
ministration and an admission of the
excellence Of it's policies. We may eX-
pect now to see its currency plan, re-
jected by a congressional majority
composed of a portion Of it's own party
and of the opposition, accepted by this
administration and adopted by Its con-
greSS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19

own government refuses to accept in payment
for duties ON imports and interest on the
public debt on what grounds do you claim
they would refuse full legal tender silver dol
lars?
1t is a statement that is founded solely on
superstition, and my correction with the
business world has been such to. convince
me that 1t has no foundation in fact. In
conclusion, let me state that the value Of
elther gold or silver, other than what 1t Is
worth to mankind in the arts and trades. is
purely mar, or added usefulness It's adapt
ability. as well as natural law, demands that
SILVER as we'll as gold be used as a measure
" vaiues ana medium of exchange, for, ii geld
10 10 nave no competitor in the markets of
me me world, the time is fast approaching when
o enose VINO control the gold will be abe to
cohlscate every dollars worth of property in
IN ,ne universe You simply place the universe
the T Wer6 pan N OF the scales and the gold of
pile shall dictate the price Of every artic1e
a al :, every piece of property in the other pan
Of # s SnAl measure measure and determine the value
st. Paul. Mimi, July 16. wash
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
LONDON MARKETS.
Surplus I'm Money supply, but Gold
in Big Demand.

LONDON. July 1S.-The market on the
money supply remains abundant and difficulty
is found in employing the surplus at Il per
cent per day and y per cent per week. In
the discount market short bills are demanded
at the rate of Y per cent per annum, but
there exists a growing disinclination to take
longer paper at low rates. owing to the recol-
lection of 1896, when the bank sharply ad-
vanced the rate. Gold is in still strong de-
mand for the continent.
Stock exchange operators complain of
growing want of business, despite d tendency
of prices to advance in most departments
Dealings in investment stocks have been
checked by the high level of values at which
first-class securities are maintained, and spec
ulation continues at very low ebb.
The American market is improving in tone
day by day, New York freely buying any
stock that may be offered, and prices rising on
the stock exchange. Saturdays prices closed
at the best points. Atchison rose ", Adjust
ment and gold bonds and Louisville shares
u, Fries q. Grand Trunk Is to 81 on the in
creased traffic. and many othrs u to Is.
American advices point to greater activity
as soon as the tariff bill shall have been
passed Mining shares rule firm, though tho
business in them is slighter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19


We do not propose to enter upon any
detailed discussion of the silver ques-
ton at this time, because we do not
think that the people are interested in
or desire it. We will, therefore. say
only, referring to another communica-
ton from Mr.. Nash, that the people
accept greenbacks for the same reason
that they do silver dollars, because
the quantity is limited. He can ascer-
tain easily what the value of a green
back was, measured by either gold or
commodities, before that limit was i'm
posed; what is the value Of a full
legal tender silver dollar in Mexico
and, in general, what has been the
history in every country in the world
of cheap currency not redeemable in
gold. 1t is not argument or theory
but the facts Of the worlds whole his
tory that are decisive
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19

Assisted editor" indeed. If you don't
find him loling around the Offices Of the city
dailes you won't find him anywhere. Why
if you'd put one of these unassisted (O city
editors into the editorial chair of the country
weekly he'd undoubtedly tell his readers, in
bananas were in full bloom and promised a
bountiful crop, not knowing that it was only
the yellow mustard blossoms that was so
dazzeling to his imaginative and highly Gull
tured Observation-Disclosures Review.
That anent an editorial in the o b on
Hanna's assistant editor. A careful reading
of the original matter IN the editorial col
umn of which the extract is fair sample,
and that supplied by the assistant editor
compels an admission that the assistant is the
better of the two. and we urge the Review
TO surrender the whole page to him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19

The Glob e's Gosh" editor is having a
nice time with the boys and explains that
his comments are made for the fun there is
in them. But this explanation will not re-
country quill dryers ,tp suffer.-Princeton
Union. - ,cI
Those are probably therases where the smart
was intentional. Some Of them deserve it;
little fellows, you know, whom Horace Gree
ley once described as those creatures whom
God, for some insfrutaiR2le purpose. permits
to edit country newspapers. There aren't
many of them. thank goodness.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
TODAN,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Forecast for Mon
day: NIinnesota-Showers in the early morn
ing. probably followed by fair; cooler; north
westerly winds.
Wisconsin - Threatening weather; light
southerly winds, becoming northwesterly;
cooler.
The observation-disclosures in the early morning,
followed by fair; cooler in eastern portion;
nOrthwesterly winds.
Iowa-Local showers; much cooler; south
eastery winds. becoming northwesterly.
MOntana-Generally fair; slowly rising tenn
perature; variable winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
United States Department Of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau, Washington, July IS. GAS
p. IN. Local Time, p. N. 18th Meridian
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
TEMPERATURES.