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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

OF the most reckless sort. disproved
promptly and many of them before
they were told, affected speculation in
STOCKS much last week and at times
tnls week, but they have not disturb
eu the INDUSTRIES and trade of the coun-
try at all. There is confidence that
the authorities are doing what is prop
er 10 provide for public defense. and
business is moving on with the assur-
ance that 1t will not be Seriously dis
turbed uiS
In grain, cotton and petroleum mar
kets have been strong with gradual in
creases in the demand for manufactur-
ed products.
Failures in February have been
smaller than in any other month. ex-
cept three Of the previous five months.
with a remarkable decrease in failures
Ior $lOo,OOO and over, though in num-
per and amount the smaller failures
SNOW less change than might have been
expected, indicating that, in good times
or bad. a large proportion is dine to
causes apart from the general condition
Of business.
The ratio of defaulted liabilities In
payments through the clearing houses
is but Sill per $1,000, a lower rate than
has appeared in the first quarter of
any year. except 1880 and 1881, of the
past tWenty-eight years. The best evil
dence Of general improvement Is the
fact that payments through clearing
houses for the past week have been
28 per cent larger than 1892 and out
side New York, with it's speculative in
terests. 17.6 per cent; compared with
last year, the gain has been 562 per
cent for the week and 1913 per cent for
February.
production of pig iron is the great
est ever known. but Bessemer billets
are so scarce at Chicago that some
works are embarrassed. The demand
for finished products covers work far
ahead in plates, structural forms and
in rails, with Chicago sale for a Can
ada road to Alaska
The strike in cotton mills does not
spread, but helps to a slightly better
demand for some goods, while in wool
ems the business is slow in some Of
the finer qualities, which have been
much advanced in price. In these and
other grades as we'll cancellations have
exceeded recorders, indicating less dis
tributing than was expected at the ad-
vanced prices. Wool has yielded a lit
tie. the average Of 100 quotations by
Coates Bros. for domestic being 2023,
against 2083 Feb. 1.
Failures for the week have been 251
in the United States, against 246 last
year. and 80 In Canada, against 50 last
year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
The Word "1'ranspire. {"

.. In his inimitable department headed
mi and Parries." the Josh editor of
The ST. St; Paul Glob occasionally lunges
parry returning thrust Here is one ex-
ample Quoting The Globe
Transpire" is one of the finest old words
IN the language, and is misused fifty times
10 once that 1t is correctly employed. A great
many people use it in the sense Of OCCUR"
Others dhe like the Josh editor. labor under the
IDEA that the word always means "to
sweat" The Pioneer Press did not use
the word in the sense of ito occur" 1t
says precisely what it means, that 1t
breathes OUT that the United States, etc.
In attempting to set his neighbor right, the
josh editor has succeeded only in betraying
his own ignorance.-Duluth News-Tribune.
Very we'll. Take your rendition, and
what sense is there in it? What is this
1T" that "breathes out?" Not the
United States, for what they will do is
what is "breathed out" Your effort
to vindicate the erroneous use of a
word, fit in its place, only runs you
into another absurdity: it makes you
use an intransitive verb in a trans
tive sense.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

Of record" says the narrator Of the
admirars good story" and "the pro-
fessor Is now distressed to think that,
although he feels morally certain that
1t rained a good bit at Greytown.
scientifically he has no evidence of how
often or how much" So. when the
matter again comes up before the COM
mittee Of the house on consideration
OF a bill to appropriate millions to
build the canal. and, incidentally, re-
imburse the promoters. Mr.. Menocal
will be in position to dispute the as
sertion that the rainfall is so great as
to endanger constantly the banks and
walls Of the canal. If not to prevent it's
construction. The good story" reveals
the manner in which matters are fixed
when there Is a government Job on the
tapiS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
Says Goodbye to Bell.

To The st. Paul Globe:
I don't know that there is anything ia
be gained by getting into controversy with
Mr.. Richard Bell. and 1 will leave 1t for the
people of st. Paul to pass their own judg-
ment regarding his veracity or mine. The
fact is, the truth was only half told in the
letter you published yesterday as Mr.. Bells
language was of such nature that l could not
SO far lower myself as to put it in black and
white
His covert inference that he has some in
formation that would revert to my disadvan-
tag, If divulged, is preposterous. There is
nothing in my career that have occasion to
be ashamed of. l hope Mr.. Bell can say as
much for himself.
1 shall hereafter devote no more of my at
tension to him. but shall confine myself to
making clean fight for the SURFACES of
clean men, and simply ignore his existence.
l am, for honest government,
Louis Nash.
st. Paul, Mimi. March 1, 1898.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
TRADE BREAKS RECORD
ALL SIGNS INDICATE AN UNPRECE-
DENIED BUSINESS VOLUME
Aggressive Strength in Prices.
Large Bank CIearings and a
Small Total of Failures Favora-
bic Features Reported by the
Regular Weekly Reviews.

NEW YORK, March 4.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: Nearly all signs
point to an unprecedented volume of
business being done or arranging for
at the present time The aggressive
strength Of prices, record breaking
pank clearings and continued large
exports. particularly Of the lower
priced cereals, a very heavy volume of
business In iron and steel and kindred
lines, and generally satisfactory re-
ports as to the volume of spring trade
at leading distributing centers are
among the visible features Of this trade
development
Nearly all of the country's cereal
products are higher in price this week.
as are also some varieties of provis-
IONS, pig iron, copper, raw cotton and
tin The further advance in pig iron
would seem to indicate that the i'm
mense current production is as yet
without visible effect on values
Few decreases in price are noted.
sugar being the most important, while
the list Of staples, steady and I'M
changed numbers pork, coffee. lead and
print cloths. The strength of raw cot
ton mas had an encouraging effect upon
southern trade, which is generally re-
ported good, and better than usual at
this season.
The trade is larger than usual at the
Central West, particularly in dry
goods, groceries, boots and shoes. hard
ware. lumber and agricultural imple
ments. the demand for the latter being
notable feature at nearly all mar
kets. Spring trade has opened up we'll
IN the Northwest, and the jobbing trade
is quite active.
A further shrinkage in wheat ex-
ports, but corresponding enlargement
or the shipments of corn and the lower
priced cereals Is indicated this week.
The total exports of wheat, flour in
GUIDED, from the United States and
Canada aggregate 3,252,OOO bushels.
against 3,722OO0 bushels last week.
z,of5,OoO bushels in this week a year
ago, 100000 bushels in 1896 and 8 272.
900 bushels in 1895. Corn exports
amount to 5,O54,OOO bushels, as against
3,692,O00 bushels last week, 5,255, 600
bushels this week a year ago. 2.775 00O
bushels in 1896, and 49S, 900 bushels in
1896 III
Business failures in the United States
Tor the week number 232, as against 18s
Tor 1--WE business days last week, 262 in
the corresponding week of last year.
27o in 1896 and 252 in 1896
Business failures in Canada aggre-
gate II, as against As last week. OIL in
1897 66 In 1896 and So in 1895.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
A Vicious Change,

The secretary of the Indian Rights
association calls public attention to
the fact that an amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill now pending
provides for the reversal of the system
in force for the last six years of ap-
pointing army officers as Indian
agents. The law of 1892 directed the
president to detail officers of the Unit
ed States army to act as Indian agents
at all agencies where vacancies occur
red after that date, except where. in
his judgment, the public service would
be better promoted by civilian ap-
pointment The amendment to the bill
now in committee provides that here
after the president may detail officers
of the United States army to act as
Indian agents at such agencies only
as, in the opinion of the president,
may require the presence of an army
officer" The wording of this amend
ment is such as really prohibits the
president from making army appoint
ments at all. Under it he could scarce
ly do so, except where there was ap-
parent danger of an Indian outbreak
or other serious trouble requiring the
immediate supervision and possible
exercise of military force.
In the existing status of the Indian.
this is not likely to happen anywhere.
All Indian agents would presently
be taken from civil life. We know
exactly what this means, for we have
seen it at work in the past. The OBJ
lection to the army officer as an Indian
agent is that he has a keen sense of
honor. He is not under obligation to any
senator, congressman or other politi-
clan, and does his work with regard
solely to the good of the Indian and
of the United States government.
This is not what the politi-
clans want. AS Mr. Welsh points
out in his circular. the military men
now in charge of agencies are not &C
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
TO-DAYS BULLETIN.

Page.
Nelson's Statements Refuted.
Maine Board Sails.
Court Still Undecided.
McClearys Repudiated Interview.
Cleveland Writes to Gold Dems
Revolution in China.
Wine to Go Free.
Estate Funds in Broken Banks.
Report on March Taxes.
Law Students Banquet
Emmett Anniversary Remembered.
Sports.
Mccoy Defeats Burley.
Cabinet Offers a Big Reward.
Alaska Bill Passes the Senate.
Big Wire Trust Formed.
4-Editorial.
Unprecedented Trade Volume.
Carnegie Urges Shipyards.
5-Northwest News.
Specials From Surrounding Cities.
Jackson Dry Goods House Burned
Would Cuba Gain by Annexation?
6-Markets.
Net Loss on Active Stocks.
Bar Silver,
Chicago Cash Wheat
Twin City News.
News of Minneapolis.
Death of H. T. Welles.
Spain Buys Warships.
Marriages, Births and Deaths.
Wants.
S-City Hall Commissions Work.
Paving Around the PostofIice.
Local Tinge to a Big Robbery.
Legal Fight Over n. P. Lands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
THEN HE WROTE A CHECK.
Result of Telling n Man About the
Humane SOciety,s Work.

The ladies who have done the canvassing
for the advertising for the catalogue for the
bench show have met with some little oppo-
sition from people who have not heretofore
understood the work of the Humane society.
Several reports have been brought in, to the
effect that Mr.. Blank would rather see all
the dogs in the city killed outright than sup
port the Humane society. Or that somebody
else had no sympathy with the work. etc.
One lady called on well-known business
man and said
Now. Mr.. , l know that your time
is of value and I will not take more than
a little of 1t. 1 want your advertisement for
the catalogue of the bench show
''Well. I don't think you have It,"
was the reply. 81 am not in sympathy with
the work.
But you cannot understand it. surely"
said the astonished lady.
Come in and sit down. Mrs. -, and
will tell you why l don't approve of the
work" and then he explained that he did not
like the stand the Humane society had taken
in the matter Of the rabies last year. and
on.
But Mr.. -, let me tell you. We do
not care for dogs alone. We care for abused
women and tiny babies. Only last week Mr.
Moak, our agent, found a three-months old
babe. which was actually being beaten by it's
mother. We have taken the child away, and
will either find 1t another home or see that
the conditions are positively changed in the
present one."
Let me write you a check" was the sole
reply,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
HUMOR OF THE NORTHWEST.
ONE RELIGION.
From the Rush City Post

From the Rush City Post.
Yer KANT hev one religion fer the Teller tibet
is poor, u
N another fef the, 5feller tibet hez got a
goodly store. D
The Lord DON'T think Of money when he
To rise where everybody wears a golden
The rich man ogets no credit fer his heavy
bank account, Il
N KANT impress theylangels by a-namin' his
amount; -
But eff he lived decent life, n tried to do
what's right
He'll hev cbzy corner in the realms of
endless light.
The poor mann WON'T be favored 'cuz he
didn't seem ter, win
The gold n silver Treasures tibet he longed
ter gather in; OF
But eff he boreihis poverty n tried ter serve
the Lord,
He won't hev any trouble in a-findin' his
reward.
The pint is this: not one Of us kin claim
ter hev a cinch.
Fer neither gold ner lack CT it IL lift a man
an inch;
But if we try ter live the life the Master
tried ter show
Wen go ter heaven by n by, a-singin' ez
we go. IF. W. L.
From the Montevideo Leader
One OF Frank Days correspondents de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
Sounds Like Buncombe.

Mr.. Nelson told his associates in the
senate, on Wednesday, that the Cana
dian Pacific road had brought to the
empire of five or six millions of farmers
at the farther end of Lake Superior"
a reduction amounting to an average
OF about 10 cents a bushel on the
transportation Of their products to the
Atlantic seaboard.'
Was the senator talking for the in
formation Of the senate, or for the pri-
vate interests Of the Canadian Pacific
or for the purpose of pleasing the
farmers?
If for the first, then he was wholly
misleading. If for the second, it must
have been to discharge some obligation.
If for the farmers, then he was indulg-
Ing in what is called buncombe.
Upon what facts known to the public
or produced in private by the Cana
dian Pacific does he base an assertion
that this foreign railroad cuts any fig
ure in fixing the rates for the trans
portation Of grain to the seaboard?
Is 1t an inconsequential part that the
American boats play in transferring
this product across the lakes and so on
to the Atlantic?
When where and how has this Cana
dian corporation, which would, if it
could, wreck every enterprise in which
American capital is invested, conferred
any such benefits upon American farm
ers in the Northwest?
Speak out, senator, and tell us all
you know about the Canadian Pacific,
including the blessings it has bestowed
upon American agriculturists, and not
forgetting its eleemosynary gifts to
needy American politicians
1t was once a matter of common fame
that the state of Minnesota and the
Canadian Pacific were jointly repre-
sented in the nations councils at
Washington. Can it be possible that
any umbilical connection exists be-
tween this foreign corporation and any
representative of any Northwestern
state in either branch of congress at
this late day in our history?
Rise to a question of privilege. SEN
ator, and confide to your associates
the reason for this sudden display of
warmth toward the Canadian Pacific,
and why this unexpected frost toward
your former friends the Northwestern
railroads. Concede, if you please, that
the newspapers have misquoted you.
At all events. produce your facts or ad-
nit that you have INDUCED in bun
combe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
She Felt the Halter Draw.

-"S-]@ e110 H1ssH SkokV NOOIf11sT 1KnfeOs
The joyful news comes from Boston that
the municipal ordinance against the high hat
In theaters has been put in force. woman
In the Castle Square Theater audience on
Saturday afternoon undertook to defy It.
When two women behind her requested her
to lower her gigantic headgear, she refused
to do 1t. The complainants appealed to the
usher. who obeyed the rules by handing to
the offender the card provided for such oc-
casions. She ignored 1t. The head usher
was called and repeated the request. She
refused to notice him. and when he men
toned the police she defed him. But when
the policeman actually appeared and started
to bounce her. she weakened and went
out, after demanding the return of her
money. There are such people, we suppose,
in every city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

ceptable to the political managers, be-
cause they have endeavored to control
Indian affairs with reference to justice
and the civilization Of the Indian; and
have ignored, in the most exasperat-
ing way, the desire Of neighboring
whites to use or appropriate the prop
erty of Indians without law or COM
pensation.
We know we'll what the Indian serv-
ice was in the old days Of an unre-
stricted administration Of the spoils
our Indian wars and the failure of the
reservation Indian to make any prog
ress in civilization, despite the earnest
efforts of Christian men and women,
were both due to the treatment that
he received from what he had to look
up to as the United States gov
personal hanger-on of some member
of congress in the person of an Indian
agent. Some of the worst scandals
that befoul the record of this nation
struck their roots deep in the corrup-
ton of the Indian service.
1t is all-important now, when hos
tiles" have disappeared and the reser-
vations have been largely done away
with, and when the Indian is really
moving toward civilization and citi-
Zenship, that he be dealt with by men
as honorable as they are determined.
Against the work of army officers at
Indian agencies we have heard not
one valid charge advanced. This Sc
cret attempt to overthrow their rule by
the amendment referred to is in the
interest of the worst form of spoils
politics. and should be resented and
defeated by every man who has at
heart not only the advancement Of
the Indian, but the honor and decency
of the white man.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

Almost every day letters are received in
this office urging the fitness Of certain men
for different state offices. The same is prob
ably true in all the newspaper Offices in the
state. Clippings from papers and marked
copies of papers are all the time received.
When local man is a candidate before a
convention for a county Office he pays for the
publication of his card announcing his cand-
dacy. Why men all over the state desiring
support should be supported at no expense,
why every fiattering notice receive a compli-
mentary insertion and the local men paying
for this same work cannot be explained.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
From the Albert Lea Standard

Charles Jorgenson last week received a late
price list of crackers and other like products.
the trade in which is now absolutely under
the control Of the mighty new cracker trust.
He showed us. for instance, that Grandma
Cookies one Of the kind most commonly
sold, are IL cents pound, whereas before the
Albert Lea factory was killed the same cook
les sold for 6 cents. Nearly every other of
the many kinds are raised in the same way,
an increase altogether of almost 100 per cent,
or double former prices. If people like this
sort of robbery they should grin and bear it
and continue to cheerfully go to the polls
every election and vote for it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
MORE GOLD COMING.
Total of the Present Movement Over
Five Million Dollars.

NEW YORK, March 4.-Heidelbach.
Ickelheimer & Co. announce today that
they have engaged 100000 in gold from
Paris. Tomorrow's gold shipments
from Paris will also include 1900, 900
to Lazard Freres and 100000 to L. Won
Hoffman & Co. The greater part of the
gold coming from Paris is supposed to
be Japanese yen, the new gold coin
Of Japan.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. have altogether
S1,OOO,0OO in gold that will be shipped
tomorrow both from London and Paris.
The total on the movement thus far Is
So, 800, 900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

From the Washington Cd. c. Star
The bicycle has come to the front once
more as a great civilizing influence. 1t Is
being ridden by Chinese women in Pekin,
and it is safe to say that when mothers see
with envious eyes the joy of pedalng alorS
boulevard, rebellion against artiicially COM
pressed feet will be declared with promptness
and determination.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
But He Lacks Salt.

From the Duluth News-Tribune.
The court of inquiry may dawdle along a
few more days, but their findings have all
been anticipated by Pepper. Decker and
Scovel are we'll enough in their pale yellow
way, but for unadulterated enterprise. unre-
pressed enthusiasm, vivid Imagination, and
daring diction, give us Pepper-Pepper piping
hot-every day in the week. This Pepper is
the hottest stuff that ever came out of the
shaker.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
THE MINNEAPOLIS DEFICIT.
Mr.. A. Il. Ankeny Explains Tha
Shortage in the School Fund.

Mr. A. II. Ankeny Explains That
Shortage in the School Fund.
To The st. Paul Globe:
1 observe in your editorial of this day, COM
menting on school matters in Minneapolis
that you say: "It has been the custom in
that city. we understand, for some years, to
draw upon the funds of the next school year
to some extent to discharge current school
expenses
Permit me to say this is not correct
and I would not deem it important to ask
you to make the correction were it not that
1t is not only in conflict with the truth but
a most unjust reflection upon some of the
former official members of the board of edu-
cation. was a member of that body from
1886 to 1895, and l know, and the records will
amply bear me out, that during all that time
it never was 1.-The CUSTOM to draw upon the
funds of the next school year. Nor do I
believe it has ever been done since Indeed
by our charter the board is prohibited from
doing that very thing. During that time, too
free text books and all supplies were put into
the hands of every pupil in the schools Yet
there never was a time when the school year
closed that all Indebtedness of the board
was not fully paid and snug balance left
over for the next year.
The real trouble with the present board
allow me to say, Is not that 1t has not suf-
ficient funds at command. for it has 1 mill
more this year than before, but that since
the passage of the law allowing one-half the
taxes to be suspended until November, in
stead OF being paid in May, the board as
sumed that it had no legal right to borrow
against these taxes so suspended. The posi-
ton was indefensible, and "the fnanciers'' OF
the board have since given it up. But it
stopped short and said there would be an
apparent. not actual deficit of 800, 900, and
unless this were provided the schools
would close six weeks ahead of time, That
is. without using its legal power to borrow
against the suspended taxes, and without
having heretofore timely provided against it
by reduction of expenses in the hard times
it preferred to rum or have run, the schools
on public charity.
But my object is not to discuss this phase
of the question. but simply to say that the
board OF education of Minneapolis has never
In all its history used for the schools one
dollar of money which could not be paid
and was not paid out Of the current tax lew
for that year.
The only possible exception, which is not
exception, is that at one time the hoard
secured from the sinking fund an advance
ment of 100000 to erect some buildings. the
bonds for which were to be issued by the
city council A little delay occurred in this
but the bonds were issued and the debt paid
l write this letter, since your article offers
an occasion, not only that you may be SET
right but also many good people living in
Minneapolis, and to whom the truth ought
to be spoken. Very respectfully,
Minneapolis, March 4, 1898.
The explanation given by The Globe
was furnished by citizen of Minneapolis in
a position to know the facts. We are glad to
publish Mr.. Ankenys correction of his state
ment