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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19

the financial backe.s or the Great
Northern were said to have secured a
controlling interest in the securities of
the Northern Pacific, and that thence
forth there was to be a cessation Of
railroad competition in the Northwest.
There is not.iand never has been, as
far as those who ought to know public
ly insist, the slightest foundation for
any such rumor, 1t is merely des-
perate perpetuation. by the Times of
the sole issue that it has been able to
discover in public. affairs during the
course of its1> existence. Whenever
things were little dull and it had no
news to present, which was not at all
infrequent, it has sprung the old
roorback, dating from the time
when a proposition to consolidate was
brought before the, courts.
There never twas less likelihood or
practical possibility Of such an event
than today. The Northern Pacific has
been reorganized, and those who put
their capital into it have no idea Of
relinquishing their hold upon the man
agement. The Great Northern system
is economically and successfully man
aged, and is sufficiently prosperous not
to desire any such readjustment, if it
were possible. Not only does the story
lack every element Of probability, but
its repetition, day after day, until all
those concerned are weary with deny
ing it, is infinitely silly and unworthy
of any kind Of journalism.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
CHRTSTENDOM DISGRACED.

The worst that has been charged
against the European powers stands
confessed by their action in the case
OF Crete. They have announced to the
government of Greece that. if anv fur
ther steps are taken by its forces to
occupy the island, they will be fired
upon by the warships of the powers.
For two or three years Turkey. on her
side, has been doing her worst in the
orient without ever once provoking
the governments of Europe to step
as pronounced as this Month after
month and year after year the slaugh-
ter Of innocent victims in all the coun-
tries subject to Turkish rule went on
uninterrupted and unavenged. There
was no secrecy about it. There was
barely a pretense of responsibility
Everybody has known from the begin
ming that the massacres which occurred
were committed either by virtue Of li-
rect order from Constantinopie. or with
certain understanding that those
guilty of them would never be called 10
account
This has been no trlaiug mat
ter We of the nineteenth century are
wont to look back with shuddering
horror upon the ages of barbarous
invasions, when great waves of con-
quest swept away thousands of human
beings in their path. 1t is hard even
now to make the average human beirg
understand that the record of the close
of the nineteenth century is worse than
that Of any other which preceded it in
authentic history. Not since the time
Of Tamerlane have so many human
beings perished by the sword as have
died in Armenia at the hands of the
Turkish sOldiery. Never since Chris
tendon became a name has it partici-
pated in or been responsible for any
such wholesale horror. Yet in all this
time, when at any moment such an
ultimatum by the powers as they have
sent to Crete would have STAYED the
hand of Turkey and saved the innocent
and helpless, there has been no word
of peremptOry remonstrance. The rep
resentatives of the powers have daw-
died and talked and protested and
pretended, but the sultan knew, as
they knew, that he had no cause to
fear them. The payment of interest
on the Turkish investments held by
European capitalists is more precious
than the blood Of all the Christians in
the East. 1t is better, in the eyes Of Eu-
rope, that Turkey should remain forever
an open ulcer on the body OF the world
than that it should be cut out, at the
possible risk of increasing the power
of one Jealous nation more than an
other.
These two influences, mutual ha-
| tired and envy and the greed of gold,
have guaranteed to Turkey immunity
at her worst. The instant that a hand
is actually raised for humanity, the
moment that Greece desires to say
that what has been done through
Asia Minor and Ing the streets Of Con-
stantinople themselves shall not be
repeated in Crete, the European pow
| efs say that the bloody hand OF the
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
Is 1T PART OF THE BARGAINs

1t was announced long ago that an
the Republican leaders and the free
silver forces by which the passage
through the senate Of a new tariff bill
would be assured Exactly what was
to be the consideration given on the
Republican side has not been revealed;
but it is very probable that the re-
election of Mr.. Kyle yesterday as sena-
tor from South Dakota formed part of
the bargain. For here was an occur
renee so out Of the ordinary in poll
tics that we are forced to look for some
singular and powerful reason that will
account for it. 1t often happens that,
when an election is close, one or two
deserters decide it. 1t is not unusual,
in case Of a prolonged contest, for one
party to swing solidly to a new can
didate and so elect him. But for all
the representatives Of a party to vote
as a unit, by prearrangement, for the
candidate Of one wing of the opposi-
tion is sufficiently novel and unac-
countable to warrant the belief that it
was done under orders from Washing
ton, or Canton, or Cleveland, or what
ever place is the real seat Of govern
ment under Republican rule.
Look at the spectacle. The Repub-
hcan party frames platform declar-
ing for a single gold standard, and
fights a campaign on the financial
issue. Throughout all this time Mr.
Kyle is an ardent opponent in the SEN
ate of all that this party claims to rep
resent, in addition to being a repre-
sentative Of an opposing political Or
ganization. The battle is won. The
Peoples party proceed to try to elect
a senator in South Dakota, and get
into row over their candidates. They
have settled upon only one thing, and
this is that Kyle must get out Of the
race. Thereupon every Republican
member casts his vote for Kyle; Kyle
the Populist; Kyle the free silverite:
Kyle the fatist; and, with the assist
ance of few personal friends. he
is chosen. Mr.. Kyle has the senator
ship; and, unless appearances are
more than usually deceptive. the Re-
publican party has one more vote at
least in the senate for it's tariff bill.
This is just the sort Of bargaining
with which the Republican managers
are familiar, and which is dear to what
they would call their souls. How do
the voters who believe in sound money
like it? And what is going to be the
verdict OF the people when they next
get chance at the hucksters in office
and in the greater spoils Of the tariff
schedules?
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
FEARS FOR FLANAGAN.
Militia Ordered Out to Prevent a
LNnchiEE Bee.

ATLANTA Ca, Feb. 1S.-Fearing an at
tempt to lynch Edward Flanagan, whose trial
for the murder of Mrs. Allen and Miss Ruth
Slack in Dekalb county, several months ago,
has been in progress in Decatur since Mon
day, Gov Atkinson this morning ordered two
companies of the Atlanta military, the Rifles
and the Zouaves, to guard the court house
during the day. The trial went on without
excitement or any effort on the part of the
mob to enter the court room. This afternoon
it was decided to keep Flanagan In the Deca-
tur iail tonight instead Of bringing him to
Atlanta. as has been done heretofore and in
order to make assurance of the prisoner S
safety doubIy sure the governor ordered the
machine gun battery and four other COM
panies of the Fifth Georgia regiment to hold
themselves in readiness to go to Decatur at
q InomAnk,a notice.
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An appeal which appears in another
column asks the financial assistance
of America for the starving mill
ions of India, and names a COM
mittee Of gentlemen, headed by the
Hon. G. G. Bonney, of Chicago, to
whom contributions may be sent. The
cause is one that may we'll appeal to
the sympathy and generosity of the
American people. We have never been
second in coming to the assistance of
the distressed in any quarter of the
globe. The splendid outburst of Amer
lean generosity in behalf of the famine
sufferers in Russia was the surprise
and admiration Of the world. Our
helping hand has been extended not
only to those of our own communities
upon whom reverses have fallen, but
with equal readiness we have given of
our abundance to the hungry and the
distressed Of all other lands
The dreadful calamity which has fall
en- upon India has made less impression
upon us, perhaps, because of The feeling
that the people of Great Britain should
look after their own suffering depend
ents. While this is true, and while the
contributions in England have already
amounted to more than $1,000, 900, the
catastrophe is known to be one Of such
magnitude that the help of the whole
world will be welcome. It is estimated
by some that as many as $4,000, 900 peo-
pie are in distress, and thousands are
dying every day from actual starva-
ton. Even with the utmost liberality.
the assistance of generously inclined
people everywhere will still fall short of
meeting the need. No gift that may
be contributed to the relief Of starry
ing India will be given unwisely or in
vain
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
REPUBLICAN SEATED.
Decision of the House Elections
Committee GVerruIed

Committee GVerruIed
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.-The house
today by vote Of 197 to 81, reversed
The nn0Ing or majority OF the eIec-
lions CU1nHlutee, and decided the con-
tested election case OF n. L. Hopkins
versus j. Nj. kenuall, from the Tenth
kentucky district, in favor OF the Re
publican contestant. The conference
reports ON the bills to pension Major
General julius H. Stahel at $75 and the
WlGOW OF Major General 0tOneman at
500, were adopted.
The consideration Of the contested
election case was taken up early in the
day. Mr.. Royce (Rep., lnd) one of the
members Of the committee who signed
the minority report, took the floor il
behalf of the contestants claim. Mr..
Linney Rep., n. c., the other mem
Der OF the committee who signed the
minority report, made characteristic
speech in behalf of Hopkins.
Mr.. Moody Rep., Mass). one Of the
majority members of the committee.
explained that his interpreta tiOn of the
law compelled him to sign the report
But the fraud was palpable and ne
would not be greatly dissatisfied if the
house rejected the report.
The vote was taken first on the
minority resolution, declaring Hop
kins, the contestant, entitled to the
seat. The minority report was adopt
ed, 1877 to 81, and amid round Of
applause Mr.. Hopkins appeared at the
bar Of the house and took the oath
of office. Eleven Republicans and three
Populists voted with the Democrats in
favor Of allowing the sitting member
to retain his seat. These Republicans
were Adams Penn); Cook GllD; Dam
ieIs IN. W; Gillett (Mass); Henry
Comm; Leonard Penn); Moody
(Mass); Often CWis); Raney CMoD.
and Simpkins (Mass)
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
mErCk Hesitation.

BISMARCK, N. D.. Feb. 18.-The governor
this afternoon nominated ex-Gov Roger
Aliin, A. G. Clark and H. ]. Rusch to be
trustees Of the agricultural college
Delegations Of ladies waited upon the
governor this afternoon urging the enforce
ment CT the prohibitory laws, Mrs F. c. Hal
ley speaking for the ladies' of Bismarck Miss
Elzabeth Preston for the women Of the state
MISS Preston read a brief address citing the
state constitution and statutes the Republi-
can platforms Of 1894 and 1896, the statute
defining the authority and duties of the gov
ernor and a personal letter written by the
governor to Miss Preston herself The Judi
clary committee will report the penitentiary
trustees bill without recommendation and a
nsht will come in committee of the whole
Senator Haggart offered a resolution of SYM
Pathy with losers Of saloon property at East
Grand Forks, which, on motion Of McCarten
was tabled.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Eight and a Half Millions Carried
by the Measure.

WASHINGTON, Feo. 1S.-The gen.
eral deficiency bill was finished today
by the house committee on appropria-
tions and reported to the house. The
total amount carried by the bill is
$S,483, ,492 Most of the items are for
deficiencies on the regular government
service. One Of the largest appropria-
tions carried by the bill is to pay the
judgment for 81, 1,130000 secured by the
Southern Pacific railroad in the court
of claims. 1t will be fought in the
house. For completing the revenue
steamer Hugh McCulloch for the Pa
cific coast $12,600 is appropriated for
her armament, $22, 700. There are the
following river and harbor apprOpria-
tions for continuing work on the Mis-
sissippi from the head Of the passes
to the mouth of the Ohio, $625 600; for
the Mississippi from the mouth of the
Ohio to the mouth of the Missouri,
1926, 900: from the Missouri to st. Paul,
5000 900. An appropriation of $50,000 is
made for the entertainment of the con-
gress of the Universal Postal union
to meet in Washington next May Tho
postmaster general requested $500, 600
for this purpose.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
HELP STARVING INDIA.
Appeal Sent Out to the Ape9ican
People. gee.

Virchand R. Gandhi. secretary of the COM
mittee for the relief Of the starving people of
India, whose address is 1914 Masonic Temple
Chicago, has issued an appeal to the Ameri-
can people for funds An abstract from the
circular Issued says:
The present famine is more widespread than
that of 1877, and the mortality is greater. The
immediate cause of this condition is | think
generally understood to be a failure OF crops.
due to lack of rain. There are, however, other
causes which are deeper and more remote
but which it is useless to discuss at this
time. may say in a word that
suffering in time of famine is great
er because of lack of education
Failure Of crops might occur in any
country, but such failure in India is fraught
with greater distress than is possible in any
other country on the globe. In country
of only coo square miles, with a popuia-
ton Of 0,0CO,0 ,090 Of people, many millions
of whom even in the most prosperous times
are never able to secure but one meal
day during their entire life, and where
thousands Of the very poor have to subsist
habitually on wild flowers, plants and other
vegetables Of spontaneous growth N the for
ests, the suffering in time of famine must
of necessity he very great and the drest re-
suits follow in the form of disease, plague
and death. The extreme poor have no homes
or permanent shelter. The dress Of both men
and women Of this class is usually only a
small piece of clcth tied around the waist in
the form of an apron.
For the purpose of receiving and caring
for such contributions as may be sent for
the relief of the people of India. the follow
ing gentlemen have consented 10 act as a
committee: Hon. G. G. Bonney, president of
the Worlds Parliament of Religions; Hon. A.
N. Waterman. judge Of the Illinois appellate
court; Hon. E. B. Sherman, master in chan
Gerry of United States circuit court E. G.
Keith, president of the Metropolitan National
bank; George F. Stone, secretary, and R. S.
Lyon, second vice president of the Chicago
board of trade. Contributions of corn or 9TH
er grain may be consigned to the firm of F.
G. Logan, board Of trade, Chicago and money
contributions in checks payable to E. G.
Keith, president Metropolitan National bank
Chicago, who will account to the above com
mittee. The calling of meetings Of citizens
and the appointment Of committees to secure
and forward contributions of grain and money
as above indicated is suggested.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
THE LAND OF THE FREE.

The surprise is not that the I'M
American senate should have approved
the un-American immigration restric-
tion bill. but that the majority in Its
favor should have been so slight. This
is one of those performances in which
the senate particularly delights; that
of setting a trap for lions in the hope
to catch f1eas. The immigration bill
is wrong in principle and practice from
beginning to end. 1t is an insult to
American history and a disgrace to
American manhood that it should re-
ceive the approval of either branch
Of congress. and President Cleveland
could scarcely signafize more worthily
the close Of his administration than
by interposing his veto to prevent this
perversion of American spirit and
American principle. We need law
to restrict and regulate immigration.
We need to keep out Of this country
the paupers and criminals whom the
old world would thrust upon us. We
reed to raise the standard of our own
citizenship, and 50 to insist upon the
best quality in those who come to US
seeking to be made citizens. To this
end the laws should be framed re-
quiring evidence Of industry and good
moral character in order to qualify an
immigrant for admission, and nothing
else.
Gus bill sets up an educational test
which never has measured worth any
where. The connection between Hitter
acy and vice Of any kind Is still too
uncertain and remote to form the basis
of proper legislation The requirement
that an immigrant shall be able 20
read Or write some language Is unrea-
sonable. Before the bill passed. it had
to be modified in the interest Of par
ents, grandparents, wives and children.
So the law already has openings in it
through which the person desiring to
violate it can drive the proverbial
coach and four. Probably this would
not have secured the assent of the
senate but for the temptation put be-
fore that body in the restrictions i'm
posed upon freedom Of traffic with our
neighboring nations.
In order to get a bill through the
federal senate nowadays, it is neces-
sary to put into it something vicious
as a bribe for the favor of the So
called upper house. This, in the i'm
migration bill, exists in a clause for
bidding the free passage of citizens to
and fro across the Canadian boundary
or the Mexican line, and so interposing
to the free movement of our people
and our neighbors the same sort Of
barrier that has already been built up
against trade. This portion Of the bill
has no relation to the illiteracy test,
but is an addition not germane to the
spirit Of the BILL and aimed simply at
destroying personal liberty and free
intercourse along our borders. With
justice did a Democratic senator ex-
claim that this country should never
again be called ''the land Of the free"
if such an act as this could become a
part of it's laws. In the name of true
Democracy. as we'll as in the interest
of a genuine and proper restriction of
immigration, we call upon Mr. Cleve-
land to prevent the passage Of this
obnoxious and Infamous act.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
GIVE US A NEW ONE

If the Minneapolis Times finds that
the publication of canards is essential
either to it's business or it's peace Of
mind, it might at least consult the
convenience and enliven the hours of
the public by inventing a new one
occasionally. For the last eighteen
months it has published, on an average
Of about once a week, the story that
there was to be a consolidation of the
Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cific. The only variation Of the tale
has consisted in decking it out with q
bouquet Of new flowers each time.
Now by one device and now by another
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
B1dEPr LariSI24i ton

MADISON, Wis. Feb 1S.-The sale Of
cigarettes to minors will soon be an offense
against the laws. The senate this morning
passed Senator Whitehead's anti-cigaretta
bill. Senator Pierce alone voted against the
bill; which provides that any person who
shall sell cigarettes or cigarette paper to a.
person under eighteen years Of age shall Id
subject to a fine CT from S. to S25 or in1nrts-
onment of from five to thirty days for tie first
oil ense, while for subsequent offenses the fine
is from $25 to $1G0 Or irlpr sonment of from
this morning sent to the senate a messag pc
mailing the following appointments: Albert
F. Thompson, Of Oshkosh, and Charles Pittel-
koW, of Milwaukee, to the board OF normal
the staff Of the Milwaukee Journal to the
state board Of control
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
Munchausen Thrives in Dakota.

JAMESTOWN, N. D., Feb. 1S-An incident
Of the heavy SHOWS of this winter comes
from Sargent county, where a Scandina-
Wan farmer was completely showed under
leaving only the stovepipe visible The own
er tunneled out and opened communication
with the outside world. All went we'll until
one day the house caught fire. Owing to
the lack of air the flames made but slow
progress and the family had time to move
the furniture into the tunnel. The cold out
side intense that the heat from the
smouldering fire could not melt the closely
packed snow, but merely lined the cavity
where the house had been with coating Of
ice. The family then moved back the stove
and furniture into this arctic abode and have
been living there since.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19

other, without sacrificing to that duty
all other interests. No man fit to fill
the place would do this, or could do it,
without suitable compensation. The
proposition, therefore, appears to us to
be unwise and undesirable in all it's
particulars. No argument that will
hold water has been made in it's be-
half. Against it, it must be said that
it would either largely increase the
states expenses or decrease the eff
cheney of managerial service, or both.
AS our correctional and charitable in
stitutions are now managed, the leg
islature would do best to let we'll
enough alone.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
Anti-Fusion Fight in Iowa.

DFS MONIES, To-, Feb. 1S.-The senate
today listened to a bitter fight between
Cheshire and Healy on one side and Blanch
ard. Carroll and Trewin on the other over the
law passed early in the week preventing
fusion. During the hot debate Healy charged
Ihe Republican senators with not using good
faith, and Trewin referred to He3lv's hTofher
who is Democratic state chairman the inter
est1ng point being that Healy and Cheshire are
Republic&ns. Democrats who are opposed to
this afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
BIGGEST HAUL OF ALL,
Wardens Gather in Eleven Center
Vile Fishermen.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ANOKA. Mimi. Feb. 18-Eleven Centerrille
citizens were brought to Anoka tonight and
lodged In the city Jail. charged with Illegal
fishing. The arrests were made by Wardens
G. j. Abreasch and H. L. Fitzgerald, of St.
Paul: The men were surprised while fishing,
the wardens suddenly driving right among
them. Seven teams formed the procession,
headed and followed by a deputy as they made
their way to Anoka. The fish were bulIheads,
save here and there pickerel. They were
probably caught to feed to hogs. About a
ton or hsh, five nets, several spears, pitch
forks, etc, were seized. Among the crowd
is little boy II years old Their examina-
tion occurs tomorrow morning before Judge
Joseph Dufner, Louis Dupree, Theodore De-
loney Ollie Carkey, julius Jarvis, oliver
Dupre, A. Lamotte, S. Jarvis, A. Dupre NJ
Dupre, II years old, and F. Riley
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-19
PISCATORIAL GOLD BRICK.
Duluth Fishermen Think They Have
Been SwindIed.

Special TO the Globe
DULUTH, Mimi, Feb. 18.-The Duluth Fish
cries association, recently formed, claims to
have made discovery, and 1t charges the
government with having defrauded them
under pretext of helping them. During the
past few years great many fish OF this vic1n-
ity, known ''blue fin" have been taken
from Lake Superior, and the number seems
to be continually growing. These members
Of the Discatorial tribe are an inferior grade
If whiteflsh known as Lake Erie whitefsn,
and seldom grow to exceed two pounds. The
fisheries association is indignant because it
believes that instead Of stocking the lake
with the celebrated Lake Superior whitefish,
the United States fish commission is passing
off the inferior Lake Erie fsh and filing the
lake with them. They base this charge on
the fact that since the stocking process was
begun the Lake Superior brand is decreasing
in numbers, while the Lake Erie tribe is grow
ing apace. The association has written
noted hs% breeder for data regarding the
blue fn'' and they will thoroughly investi-
gate the matter, and If possible. stop the
production of the insignificant Lake Erie
WhitefSh.