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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YoRK-Sailed: Friedrich der Crosse,
Bremen Arrived: Scotia, Naples; Havel, Bre-
men; Normannia Hamburg:
COPENHAGEN-S Sailed: Thingvalla, New
York. Arrived: Mississippi, New York.
GENOA-Sailed: Ems, New York.
OUEENSTOWN-Sailed Germanic, New
BAITIMoRE-sail Scotia, Hamburg.
BREMEN-Arrived: Trave, New York
NAPLES-Arrived: Werra, New York;
deIphia. Sailed: Pennland, Philadelphia.
PLYMOUTH-Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck,
New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

The indianapolis team is winning the
Western league pennant in a canter,
while several other teams have found
that 1t was impossible to take it
through q decanter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
STEELE COUNTY PATRIOTIC.
Large Exhibits of Home Merchant
and Farmers at Their Fair.

and Farmers at Their Fair.
Special to the Globe.
OWATONNA, Mimi. Aug 26.-The
county fair opened today with a good
attendance. The space in the fair
building is all occupied by displays
of home merchants. An excellent hor-
ticultural display was made by the
farmers of Steele county. 1t is expected
the race programme will surpass any
race meet held here for years, as eleven
entries have been made in the 2:30
class and ten entries in the 2:40 class
for Friday, and the free-for- all trot or
pace is filled, and there are twelve en-
tries for the 2:50 class for Saturday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

Baltimore may not win the Ma
tional league pennant, but 1t has done
one thing to be proud of-broken all
records for one months shipments of
grain to Europe 100000 bushels.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
cRoFoor AS A COMPROMISE.
South Dakota POpulists May Take n
Democrat for Judge.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, s. D., Aug. 26.-The
Populists have changed the date Of
their judicial convention in this cir
cult to Sept 20. There is a movement
on foot to present Judge l.. w. Crofoot
as fusion candidate, as he is regard
ed as the strongest candidate WHO
could be named against the Republi-
can nominee. He is a good Democrat,
but the money question, it is claimed,
will be ignored.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
TODAY'S EVENTS.

Met-FOOl of the Family, S.15.
SeIby Avenue-POny Show, 3.
Lexington Park-Base Ball, 3.4o.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

A nine-year-old girl swan across the
Tennessee river the other day. The
same girl could probably have walked
across the Chicago river. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

Most of the Alaska companies are
formed not to dig gold, but to dig
money out of the pockets Of suck
ers''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

A New Jersey man Is cultivating
mosquitoes for scientific purposes. The
question is still open whether he should
be canonized or arrested.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

It is announced that hereafter Mexico
Is going to encourage gold mining.
Mexico was very foolish not to have
done that long ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

The chief of police Of Parkersburg,
w. Va, has presented the mayor a
formal paper asking his resignation.
The chief does not lack in nerve.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

Editor Arkell has plenty of nerve"
He has sold his interest in the Klon-
dixie, which is generally regarded as
largely sentimental.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

The height of his forehead has less
to do with the college boys ability
as a football player than the length
Of his hair.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

The Nebraska Populists oppose fu-
sion. It doesn't look as if Mr.. Bryan
had his immediate constituency well
In hand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

Loaves Of bread are getting smaller.
Will this cause some men TO eat less
bread and drink more beer?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

The several hundred Klondike COM
panies now running are good thing
to let alone.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

The Europeans can at least be
thankful that the crop shortage is not
due to an embezzlement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

On account of the advanced price of
wheat the land offices are once more
doing a land office business.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

Wow! Snow is twelve feet deep in
Dyea-in winter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

Wheat, by this sign shalt thou con-
Quer-$.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

1t is a condition, not a theory, that
confronts US, Mr.. Bryan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
Duties Unchanged.

PARIS, Aug. 26-The cabinet decided this
morning that there is no ground at present for
modifying the duties on cereals.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

The wheat bull tossed the dollar
mark all over the wheat pit yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
LUMBER HIGHER.
Price Marked Up by the Wisconsin
Association.

WAUSAU, Wis. Aug pa meet
ing of the Wisconsin Valley Lumber
mems association was held in this city
today and business of more than usual
Importance was transacted. A COM
mittee was appointed to revise the
price schedule. It's report favored
a slight advance in prices and was
adopted. 1t was decided that a radi-
cal advance at present would not be ad-
visable. The meeting was we'll at
tended.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
BULLETIN OF
THE ST. PRUl GLOBE
FRIDAY, AUG. ~, 1897.

Weather for Today
Fair and Warmer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27

Continued on Eighth Page.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18

A few weeks ago there was a man
date of the United States Supreme
court ordering the Union Pacific to cut
loose it's telegraph business from the
Western Union and operate a line of
it's own. Common folks" would have
supposed that this really meant tele-
graph line virtually operated by The
government; but The Star pointed out,
in it's issue of March 20, the probabili-
ties of delay. The decree, it seems,
should be entered" but has not been;
and the attorney for the telegraph COM
pany raises technical obstacles, and
also claims that the decree which it
is proposed to enter Is not a copy of
the original one signed by Judge
Brewer. He also wants the receivers of
the Union Pacific to be made defend
ants, the original action having been
brought before receivers were APP
pointed. The delay Of the courts is
thus made a pretext for further delay,
and before decision can be had on
the new points raised, the road may
be sold by the government under fore
closure, and the Western Union rein
stated under a new control. Clearly
the only way to government federal
telegraph is to build new one and the
Republicans in congress will not let
that be done.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18
Poverty and Crime.

That poverty is one of the most pc.
tent factors in the production of crime
the annual report of the chief Of police
of Chicago goes to show. After giving
account of the relief work done last
winter by the police department, he
says: "a notable fact, incident to the
distribution of relief by the city, was
the great reduction in the number of
crimes committed while relief was be-
ing given, thus clearly indicating that
a great many crimes and misdemean-
ors prevalent during the last winter
were simply the result Of the desper-
ate condition Of the poor. There
seemed to them no alternative other
than to steal or starve." 1t is to be
hoped that the knowledge thus re-
vealed of the close relationship be-
tween crime and poverty will tend to
hasten the time when we shall seek,
not to alleviate poverty but to abolish
1t entirely; when instead of the dis
tribution of relief" there will be the
proper distribution Of opportunities
for every man and wom-
an to earn a living wage-thereby
the necessity for superficial
charity Of the soup-kitchen and free
MISREPRESENTATION Signal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18
P1utocratlc wit.

The following from a plutocratic or.
gan was rendered as wit:
Kansas will present to the King OF
Siam some corn stalks % feet long.
Why a state should raise such things
and Populists is one of those facts that
nobody can explain.
Considering that it raises such corn,
and numerous other products In pro-
portion, Notwithstanding which its
people are unable by the utmost exer-
ton to live in even moderate comfort,
while the people who cultivate Wall
street, where they raise nothing but
schemes, are surfeited with luxuries,
1t is to be wondered at that Kansas
raises anything so mild as Populist,
says the st. Louis Journal.
In this connection we submit to the
consideration of the organ for another
essay at a witticism the following from
the Belleville Record:
The fact that the grain spectators in
the cities can obtain $1.03 for their
wheat must be source of consolation
to the husbandman who raises the
cereal, and is compelled to take for 1t
whatever he can got.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18

an expression battling adequte coucep-
ton of its full import. Twenty-Five
billion dollars is more than five times
the amount of the whole worlds stock
of gold coin and bullion. And yet this
vast sum is only the amount of actual
profit to be realized by the holders OF
this one class of securities If the plot
to destroy silver as standard money
can be carried to completion. What
ever may be said as to other indebted
ness, there is as to this no chance for
even bubble respecting the time and
circumstances of it's contraction.
Every dollar of it originated under a
double standard, and it is travesty
on equity to double or in any way in
crease it's burthen by requiring 1t to
be paid under single standard of
gold. might stop right here and con-
IDENTIFY claim that the falsity of the as
sumption with which am dealing had
been demonstrated. This aggregate of
national Indebtedness constitutes near
ly one-half of the total amount due
upon secured interest-bearing obliga-
tions, which alone deserve considera-
ton in this connection. When 1t is
shown that as to one-half of the in
debtedness involved in the inquiry the
claim of equity through contraction I'M
der a gold standard is deprived OF any
semblance of validity, that would seem
to be sufficient to constitute an estop-
pei against its further assertion. II
there were no other debts in the world,
this alone would brand the scheme to
change the standard of value as the
most stupendous crime ever contem-
plated against humanity. If bondhold-
ers can, without consideration, by mere
manipulation of political agencies, add
to the value of their securities $22,OOO,-
000, 900, then others somewhere, and IN
some way, must suffer correspond
ing loss. It makes no difference how
widely the loss may be distributed, 1t
is still fact, and in its consequences
a fearfully momentous fact, that what
the bondholders dishonesty gain other
classes must unjustly lose. The world
is not wide enough that this mountain
of $4,000 100000 of unearned, law
made Indebtedness can be piled as an
additional burthen upon its industry
without the universal oppression Of ito
wealth. producers wherever situated.
The tax-ridden people of Europe havn
the same, perhaps stronger, interest to
rebel against this diabolical scheme az
ourselves, but their efforts for redress
are handicapped by monarchical insti-
buttons and standing armies. Relief,
il it is to be had, must come from the
intelligent citizens of the United States
who still retain the power Of free
ballot. G. j. HlLLYER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18
Faith VS.. Fatalism.

The death of Judge William Page at
Portland removes man who sacri-
feed a great talent because he continu.
ally propounded to himself the ques-
ton, What Is the use?" and answered
it with, mo matter what one may do,
it comes to nothing after ALL" The
truth (effectD of this question and an
swer has often caused a capable man
to make little use of his life and tai
ents.-East Oregonian.
There is worldwide significance in
this. Such cowardly fatalism has par
alyzed whole continent for centuries,
and nothing has been more detrimental
to the advancement of humanity than
just this mistake, for 1t is fundament-
al one, and its opposite has alone built
up great nations and great causes. The
fact is that every achievement for the
benefit of humanity has been a result
of exactly the contrary conviction, of
a faith that removes mountains"
Where one visible and palpable ex-
ample of the effect of a lifelong de-
termination on the part of few in
dividuals comes to light, thousands ex-
list that do not. The impulse that goes
from one earnest, determined, conse-
Grated individual along the line Of an
enlightened life purpose has no limit,
and reaches far beyond what is ofdi-
narily regarded as possible. History
abounds in crises where the result has
come from the determination of a few
who do not ask whats the use?" but
do their duty as they see it, hoping for
success, but ever brave in defeat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18

President James W. Carson Of the Min
ers' Union, at the conclusion Of the con-
ference of miners and operators of
Northern Illinois, at Streator. IF we
go on strike in our impoverished con-
dition we shall starve, and II we ac-
cept the ultimatum of the operators
we shall likewise starve. In such
crisis advice is impossible" At the
opening of the conference the miners
brought in proposition of 65 cents per
ton Streator, and corresponding prices
In other fields-all based on gross
weight. The operators declined to con-
slider the gross weight proposal, and
made a strong appeal to the miners to
accept the reduction of about 10 cents
per ton proposed by them. e. l.. Mon
ser, on behalf of the operators, repre-
scented that while Northern Illinois had
been Loyalty adhering to the Columbus
scale for several years they had seen
their trade slowly dwindling and their
property decaying. Their competitors
in some instances had formed a con-
SplTdCy Will Tie mluclS W SCI So.'i
mined at any price necessary to rob
them of their natural trade. 1t was
urged, too, that railroads had conspired
to make rates favorable to competitors
at a greater distance and relief was i'm
possible except by heroic and radical
cut. 1t was stated that during the last
year the output of Southern and Cen
trail Illinois had increased 100000
tons, while that of Northern Illinois
had diminished 100000 tons. No agree
ment being reached scale committee
was appointed. After a recess the
committee reported inability to agree,
the operators remaining firm for the
original demand. The miners contin-
ued in session and prepared a scale,
making a reduction of cents per ton;
but the operators declined to consider
il
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18

liz h6uIeS cover period OF SIX anu
a half years or from Oct. l, 1890, to May
1, 1897. The highest index number is
that of Oct. 1, 1890, being 114.171. From
that point there was a steady decline
Of two or three points every two or
three months, until, on Jan. 1, 1893, the
low point Of 90.797 had been reached
The next quotation following that is
of April 1, 1893. Cleveland had been
inaugurated March preceding, and
with him had come Democratic house
and senate. The country, which had
voted for departure from the Ms
publican financial policies which had
forced low prices and their consequent
industrial prostration, had taken cour-
age and prices advanced. The figure
representing prices at the beginning of
April, 1893, was 10i.790, a gain of more
than eleven points above the figures at
the beginning of that year, showing
the effect OF the popular belief that a
sweeping change of policy was to come
in with the new administration.
I1OW LILO Souhliy was Unsupported 10
too recent history to need retelling
here. Before Cleveland had been in Of
fee two months it was known that his
financial policy was that of the Re-
publicans, with the addition that sill
yer was to be still further degraded.
Carlisle began redeeming all govern
ment obligations in gold. The silver
bullion in the treasury remained I'M
coined. And congress, under the lash
of patronage, gave no sign of effective
resistance to the Wall street conspir-
acy.
Then the reaction set in. Between
April / and July 1, 1898, prices dropped
from 1O1. 100 to S52S9, and from there
the drop has been continuous, with
one or two exceptions, as unimportant
as they were transient, until the latest
marking, that of May 1, 1897, less than
month ago, was 74.19S.
And the bottom is not yet reached.
The tendency is still downward. Some
day historian will write the record of
this crime in burning words. Until
then we have these figures to tell the
history of the ruin of people.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18
Revenue and Deficit.

MY son, you are continually squan-
dering money" complained George M.
Pullman. mo matter how much l al
low you, you cannot meet your ex-
penses."
"True, sir" replied George M. Pull
man, Jr., "Such is the influence of the
example set by the government we live
nder."-Twentieth Century.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18

Another man, named Lazarus, home
less and sick and poor,
In hopes to beg the rich mans crumbs
lay at the rich mans door;
He heard the sounds of mirth within
but not friend had he
Except the dog who licked his sores
in silent sympathy.
You'll think it strange that such
thing
Should happen here below;
But this was in a far off land
long while ago.
Now Dives daily feasted and was gor-
geously arrayed,
Not at all because he liked 1t, but be-
cause twas good for trade;
That the people might have calico he
clothed himself in silk,
And surfeited himself with cream that
they might get the milk
He fed five hundred servants that the
poor might not lack bread,
And had his vessels made of gold that
they might get the lead.
And cen to show his sympathy with
the deserving poor
He did no useful work himself that
they might do the more.
You'll think 1t very-very strange,
But then, of course. you know,
Twas in a far-off country,
And a long time ago.
For Lazarus at length became too weak
with death to strive.
He evidently was not one of the Mt
test to survive,
So on one frosty night, about quarter
past eleven,
He looked up at the silent stars, then
died and went to heaven.
Now Dives too, was waxing old, and
presently fell i'll,
Whereon a lawyer was called in to
make his mighty will;
And when his sons and daughters
came to hear his last farewell,
He babe them follow in his steps, then
died and went to hell.
1 don't think God would venture now
To treat rich man so,
But this was such a long way off
So very long ago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18

In an imaginary community Of pigs,
described by Carlyle, one of the chief
rulers was asked, what is justlce!"
The answer was: Your own share of
the general Swine's-trough, not any
portion of mine." But what is my
share?" my share" answered the
chief pig, "is. on the whole, whatever
I can contrive to get without being
hanged or sent to the hulks." Some
people are cruel enough to believe that
there are communities Of men where
this same sort Of philosophy obtains!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18

The decision of Judge Gibbons in the
Injunction proceedings brought by the
state of Illinois against the American
Tobacco Trust, has been handed down
after months of careful elaboration on
the part of the learned jurist, and Is
one of the most remarkable opinions
of the present day and time. 1t occu-
pies fifty typewriter pages of manu-
script.
The case has been watched very
closely by the general public, and when
the large amount of capital stock in
volved in this affair-$25, 900 ,O00-is
taken into consideration the victory Of
the state against this wealthy combin-
alton of capital is matter for hearty
congratulation, and we are happy to
note that there are some judges who
have the courage Of their convictions.
In rendering his opinion Judge Glib
bons says, among other things:
'In determining whether the facts
stated in the information bring the
defendant within the meaning of an IL
legal combination denominated trust,
1t is proper to state, and to emphasize
the fact, that neither the magnitude of
its wealth nor the vastness of it's trans
actions can be considered in judicial
the defendant is corporation have
any material bearing upon its solu-
ton, for in truth corporations of pub
lie nature are as necessary in this age
to the commercial life and activity of
the people as are food and raiment to
the sustenance and comfort of the ply
steal body The modern trust, whose
doings and transactions have become
so offensive to the American people, is
the natural outgrowth Of perverted leg
islation in the enactment of laws
which made it possible for persons
without financial means or commercial
credit to organize corporations with
out limit as to capitalization and with
out restraint as to operation, through
which any conceivable scheme, how
ever questionable, might be conducted.
While it may with good reason be as
sumed that the days of the trust are
numbered because its existence is
menace to commercial integrity and
private MISREPRESENTATION the one
and paralyzing the other-great care
must be taken lest its extinction in
wolves the impairment of the useful
ness of legitimate corporations and the
consequent depreciation of their prop
critics. The right of the individual is
the right Of the common law, and a
conservation of that right is the inspi-
ration of our statutes. No contingency
can arise, no combination of forces is
possible, which infringe upon or en-
danger the rights or well-being of the
people that cannot be controlled or
dissolved by the state acting through
Its agencies for the administration of
justice"
This decision of Judge Gibbons sim
ply means that the American tobacco
trust cannot do business in the state of
Illinois. and as about one-fourth of
their sales are made in this state, the
blow will be crushing one. One such
opinion as this, rendered by an honest
Judge, will do more to help the small
dealer than all the anti-department
store bills that can be drawn up.