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kissing Heroes,

1t is alleged that Gems Lee and Wheeler
kissed each other when they met n Washing
ton few days ago. This locks like an in
frngement upon the rights and customs Of
certain European monarchs who carry their
whiskers wherever they go.-Cleveland
Leader.
The act recorded above appears to
have occurred since the osculatory per-
Torrance Of Lieut.. Hobson and Miss
Arnold, when they came together, in
like fashion, fortnight and more ago.
The case of Lieut.. Hobson and Miss
Arnold was of a nature calculated to
make a mans mouth water at the very
thought Of it. But one can hardly say
the same Of the case of Wheeler and
Lee. 1t is just possible that these two
somewhat aged men happened to re-
call simultaneously the pleasing his
torical incident noted, just as they
CHANGED to meet, and, each recognizing
in the other a hero and there being no
other heroes present and feeling their
mouths beginning to water, they i'm
pulsively went ct eaci, other. 1t was
a touching episode, but it still lacks
reasonable explanation. 1t may haYe
been that, realizing their antiquity
and missing the kiss that was due them
as heroes, owing to the absence Of any
pretty girls to offer them kisses, they
kissed themselves. Or, furthermore,
there may have been pretty girls pres
ent, who were shy, and the old gal
lants simply went through the per-
Torrance to give the fair ones a hint
as to what they regarded as the prop
er thing to do all around. The whole
affair, however, was apparently due
to the Hobson-Arnofd kiss. and dem
onstrates once again the force of ex-
ample. But one would have thought
these venerable cavaliers could not
thus have been moved.
The record of the incident should
have been accompanied by official ex-
PLANTATION of some sort, It Is too vex-
atious to admit of further analysis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
Extraordinary Trade Figures.

An extraordinary change in the iron
and steel industry Of the United States
has occurred in eighteen years. Amer
lea Is leaving the rest Of the world
far behind, and the English, French
and Germans are amazed beyond de-
scription. Here are the figures of i'm
ports into and exports from this coun-
try, of iron and steel, as prepared by
the federal bureau Of statistics, for the
first and the last years Of this eigh-
teen-year period:
lSso $500. ST, 2s6, 500 s14 TIC 5o4
1880 $3.50. ....... 126l5,913 70 367 527
The significance Of these astonishing
figures cannot be mistaken by Ameri-
cans generally. They are added proofs
of the necessity of our increasing the
markets for our products In foreign
lands, and Of every possible encour-
agement being given by this govern
ment to our maritime interests. AS
our manufactures grow and our agri-
cultural products increase, our surplus
will require constantly charging trans
portation facilities. These can be en-
couraged in no more satisfactory wav
than by our government adopting some
such policy as was outlined by J. T.
Hill in the Instructive interview which
was printed in the Boston TRANSCRIPT
and was reproduced few days ago In
The G o b e.
A country which exported only $14,-
100000 worth of iron and steel In 1880.
and so improved it's facilities Of manu-
facture and cheapened the internal
carriage of the raw material entering
therein that 1t sent abroad $40. 900 900
worth eighteen years thereafter must
take one more step before it can be said
to control its own affairs wisely and
We'll. 1t must look more closely into
the transshipment Of it's surplus prod
ucts. This Is a vital detail American
vessels should have the right to haul
these enormous cargoes, and they will
exercise 1t just as fast as congress will
give American vessel owners the req
uisite encouragement. The great bulk
of our foreign carrying bus ness il done
by foreign vessels. What an anoma-
lous condition of affairs!
If an export bounty will accomplish
the desired result, what a lot of donkey
statesmen we are supporting in Wash
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Here, There, Everywbere.

Nearly 100000 added to the resources Of
the banks Of Minnesota In a war year is a
record that that state may be proud Of, and
especially so in view of the fact that It did
nearly as well as Iowa.-Iowa State Register
The Canadian Pacific railroad ordinary
stock Is S85, 00O. 900. 1t was sold in the first
instance for 500, 100000. Out Of this sum S21,-
C00Oo0 was devoted to paying and securing
dividends on the stock sold, leaving ouly
$S,5oo,00o to go to the road. How much even
OF this went to the road history has not vet
recorded. Yet, although 80 little of this
stock went Into the road, we are today forced
to contribute in freight rates sufficient to nav
dividends on the whole Sc, 1000, 600. Such a
system Of stock watering is nothing more
nor less than public Observation-Disclosures Daily
Tribune.
In the lottery system offers are made Of
a "consolation prize" to soothe the disap-
poiEtment of ticket holders who failed to
draw a high prize, but We're entitled to some
thing. though 1t might be little. In horse
racing there are consolation stakes" which
beaten horses may gain in contests with each
other. Whitelaw Reid has gained consola-
ton prize. He had one Of the same kind
before in the dispensation of President Mo-
Kinley's favors.-Chicago Chronicle
President McKinley's declaration to SEN
ator Bacon that this els the war of no party
and no section" will sise 10 plague those Re-
publican politicians who ara aadeayoTina to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
Island of Jamaica.

Some residents Of jamaica, in the
West Indies, have started movement
looking to relief from British rule and
subsequent annexation of the island to
the United States. This is a sequence
to our acquisition of Porto Rico. 1t is,
however, perfectly safe to predict that
the prayer for withdrawal from the
British crown will not be answered. nor
is there any likelihood of this govern
ment favoring the proposition.
Whatever may be the discomfort ex-
listing among the people against exac-
tons imposed by the Imperial govern
ment, this country will not enter into
any intrigues looking to It's secession
from the crown. The island is favor
ably located with respect to the main
tenance of our interests in the West
Indies, but it Is unlikely that England
would ever voluntarily abandon so i'm
portant a harbor as that Of Kingston.
That fact being a foregone conclusion,
the dreams of annexationists in that
direction need not be further discussed.
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SHARKS SINGULAR DEATH.
Crushed by q Huge Rock Dropped
Into the Water,

Crushed by Huge Rock Dropped
Into the Water.
From the Mexican Herald.
A shark over three meters long met
with singular death in the Vera Cruz
port works a few days since. In the
prosecution Of the works in question
enormous stone blocks are raised on
derricks and thrown into the water on
the ma ttresshss, which have been pre-
viously sunk. About the beginning Of
the week the workmen on the surface
of the water were Mortified to observe
Immediately after they had dropped
in the water one Of these huge rocks
an immense cloud Of blood came up
from below, so that the water all
around the wharf was soon tinged to
deep red, They thought that one or
more Of the divers had been crushed
beneath the enormous e'ght.
Soon the rope attached to one Of
the divers was violently shaken ais a
signal that the man down beneath the
water wanted to be raised. When he
was safely back on the wharf the
wcrkmen gathered around him to learn
the worst. To their great relief he told
them that q big shark which had been
swimming at the bottom Of the bay
near where he was at work had been
crushed to death by the bowlder which
they had dropped on him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
General Shafter,

1t seems unfortunate that at the close
OF his services in Cuba Gen. Shafter
should prove so indiscreet as to in
dulge in an extended newspaper inter-
view bearing upon the campaign of
which he was the head This is the
result, apparently, of the insufferab!y
egotisticai and undignified example set
by Gen. Alger as secretary Of war.
In fact. as one reads Ayers effusion
to MIR. Depew, and Gen. Skaters in
teryiew with himself, the latter seems
mere supplement to the original act
OF folly. The proper time for Algers
explanation of the conduct of the de-
partment during our war was when he
came to make up his report for sub
mission to the people through the pres
ident, and the proper place for Gen.
Skaters explanation was the war de-
partment, either through Cen Miles or
the secretary of war himself.
The country has become very tired
Of A1ger and his methods, so offensive
to ordinary decency, to say nothing
of the degree in which they shall serve
to lower the dignity Of our department
of war in the eyes Of the world.
Gen. Shafter, by his Introduction of
the personal pronoun width so much
frequency, his exhibition Of poor taste
and the manner in which he has COM
municated to the American people, has
added nothing to his reputation Many
doubts have existed as to his capacity
for the leadership of the army in the
Santiago campaign; but, in view of the
victory achieved, much that seemed to
call both for indignation and condem-
nation has been passed over without
loss of self-control by the people whom
he failed to impress strongly with his
military ability This ebullition of
mingled egotism and apology can only
have the effect Of detracting from the
honors which the public permitted to
repose with him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
The Cars Peace Call.

The invitation extended by the car
of Russia to the great powers of Eu-
rope to join in an international con-
ference having for it's protested object
the discontinuance at least of further
Increase Of ornaments seems possessed
OF much significance, coming at this
particular juncture. The railway con-
cessions obtained by Russia from
China have not been regarded with
favor by the British government, and
many mutterings Of dissatisfaction
have been heard during the past week
semi officially and through the British
press.
The movement of Germany several
months ago, by which that government
secured a Judgment on Chinese terri
tory, was evidently the prelude to the
present agitation. Ever since that
event apprehension for the safety of
the imperial household of China has
been manifest, even to the extent Of a
proposal to transfer it bodily to some
interior point. The recent speech of
Lord Salisbury, in which he made sin
lister reference to dying nations" and
his calm declaration that in the gen.
eral breakup Great Britain would not
be deprived of her share, doubtless has
had its effect. Perhaps, too, the pecu-
liarly friendly attitude between Great
Britain and the United States, as well
as the development Of our naval Prov
ess during the war just closed, has
combined to impress Russia and Ger
many alike of possibilities which
might prove uncomfortable to both.
Moreover, the final disposition of the
Philippines has not yet been agreed
upon, and this settlement might be as
far reaching and the results as unfore-
seen as our own declaration Of war
with Spain in April last
1t is readily to be believed, in the
light of all these incidents, that the
car is sincere in his purpose to bring
about some peaceful attitude on the
part Of all his immediate netgflbors
which shall insure an adjustment Of
the questions vexing the occupants Of
all the thrones of Europe without any
further test of modern naval machin-
cry. The picture Of two boasted fleets
lying on the bottom Of the worlds seas
rs not an enjoyable one to any nation
but our own, perhaps.
Let us hope that Dewey's guns did
actually echo round the world" and
that, after all, the sounds may really
prove to have been the trumpet tones
proclaiming the advent Of peace all the
earth over
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
WHAT THE DOLLAR DOES.
Two or Three E:irns ead the Fair People
Helping Minneapolis.
To The ST Paul Globe:

Two or Three Eirnfs ead the Fair People
Hefpiag Minneapolis.
To The ST. Paul Globe:
am in receipt of card from the Minneso-
ia State Agricultural society which has every
appearance Of being genuine, but am aston
ished at its contents. I want to inquire OF
YOU IL the state fair Is being run wholly in
the interests of MinneapolisP. I apprehend
the fact that you are no more a. mind read
er than myself, but 1t is possible you may
have some information to the means by
which Secretary Randall Is brought to send
out official literature which contains, as
climactical appeal to the parties which It
reaches this line:
HThe city OF Minneapolis will extend Its
accustomed cordial hospitality to all state
fair visitors"
Might I inquire II there is anything to
indicate that st. Paul will be lacking in ex-
tending hospitality?
These inquiries occurred to me when 1 first
read the card. AS I was on my way to nv
office / was struck by another thing which
must have attracted the attention OF every
St. Paul man: Hundreds upon hundreds OF
running feet Of billboards, for the display
OF which the city of St. Paul gets wholly
Inadequate. compensation, are covered by
gIaring announcements In CIRCUS type and
iurid colors Of the festival r IRE at Mime
apolis during the fair here Aside from as
sauiting my sense Of color = outraging my
respect for the English ts .-;SIs. these signs
inspire me to inquire why we citizens OF
St Paul should permit any man to exercise
a monopoly OF valuable advertising priv
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
DUEL OVER PANDO.
Mexican Iron King One of the Prin-
cfpaIs.


cipaIs.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 2s-The recent
visit to this city Of Gen. Pando, Captain
General Blanco's chief Of staff In Cuba. led
to a duel between Baron Starke, the iron
king Of Durango. and the Marquis de sas-
mera The duel took place near Piedra
Loma a station on the Hidalgo narrow
gauge railroad, eighty miles from this city,
Starke seemed to regard the affair as
diversion, while the demeanor Of the mar
quis indicated excitement. The seconds vera
men OF less Importance in Mexican society
than the principals, the vigorous efforts of
president Diaz to suppress duelng having
MADE distinguished people less eager than
In former years to act in affairs of honor.
At the signal two shots rang out almost
simultaneously. Marquis de Sagmera fell
with a bullet In his body. The shock las ed
but second, and then he raised himself TO
q sitting posture and gazed at his opponent
Baron Starke was already in the hands of
his seconds. The bullet from the Spanard's
weapon had grazed his face, tearing his left
eye. The physical net results go far are
that Marquis de SaSmera will probably re-
cover entirely, while Starke has lost one
eye, and may lose the other
Criminal proceedings have been Instituted
against the principals and seconds by the
officials Of the state of Hidalgo and federal
authorities here. While the government will
undoubtedly push the cases with vigor,
there will probably be no serious punishment
inflicted on either party, inssmuch as the
sentiment in the capital is entirely with the
marquis, who, according to Mexican law Is
the prime aggressor in sending the challenge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
DISTANCE OF TIE STARS.
Light From Some Is 200 Years
Reaching the Earth.

Light From Some Is 200 Years
Reaching the Earth.
From the New York Sun.
From measurements Of the mean
parallaXes Of the stars, the Beta, Gam
ma, Epsilon and Zeta, in the Great
Bear-five Of the seven stars which
form the Great Dipper-astronomers
now obtain values so small as to In
dictate that the system formed by
these stars is separated from the earth
by such distance that it is no ran
dom assertion to say that 200 years
must be required by the light to reach
US. The distance Of Beta and Zeta is
found to be at least 100000 times
greater than that which separates the
earth from the sun, and from oalcula-
lions made by Mr.. Hotter the star
Epsilon Of this group is calculated to
be forty times brighter than Sirius. A
few years ago Prof. Pickering, of the
Harvard college observatory, deduced
from spectroscopic observations of the
star Eta Ursae Majoris-Mizar, the
middle star in the handle of the Dip
per-that it's distance Is about $50 light
years, an estimate with which these
later determinations Of the distances
Of the other Dipper stars accord fairly
WELL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
Business Beats Politics.

''Who will be our next president ?"
asks a Western newspaper editorially.
Answering for ourselves, our reply is,
we do rot know not being possessed Of
those powers Of divinaition which be-
long to Marcus A. Hanna and James
K. Jones. It will be time enough to
put that question to the people two
years hence. Just now 1t is particular
ly fitting that the West should attend
to business, of which there is likely to
the people is not distracted from their
evident duty to themselves.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
IRELAND OFFERS AID.
He VIII Do What He Can to HeIp
Peck Out,

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-Archbishop Ireland
called on Commissioner General Peck and
rendered his services in any fed in which
they might be useful. He said his people
were intensely Interested in The Paris ex-
position, and he desired to help make the
exhibition Of the United States all that
could be desired. He expressed his regret
that at former exhibitions this country ha1
not been given the representation it de-
served, and Mr.. Peck said the want OF spacs
caused failure to stare him in the face at
the start.
The archbishop agreed to interest himself
In securing more space, and said he wonld
write to NJ. CANNON. the French ambassador
at Washington, and to French officials at
Paris. Mr.. Peck said this was precisely what
he wanted some one to do, and the arrange
Inents were at once made for the churchman
to enter upon active campaign for mora
space Mr.. Peck desires to erect a special
building for the exhibits of this county and
he will largely depend on the influence of
the archbishop to obtain the space and per-
mission to Go so. Archbishop ireland was
educated in Paris, and was the pope's reprs-
sentative in bringing about the present
amicable relations between the church and
the government
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
HE TOASTED DEATH.
PetrOnfus-Like End of Georgia
Minister.

Minister.
BRUNSWICK, Ca, Aug. 28.-The death
scene Of Petronius in "Quo Vad.s," with
Slight variations, enacted by Rev. A.
G. P. Dodge. of Frederick, as he passed
away. Mr.. Dodge was a member Of the
wealthy New York family Of that name, and,
turning from business twenty years ago,
entered the Episcopal ministry.
while on trip through India fifteen years
ago his wife died, leaving him s250000, with
the stipulation that he was to have her body
preserved until his own death, when they
should be buried together. Bringing the
body back to Frederick, second wife helped
the preacher to watch over the remains Of
the dead one. The other night he was taken
Ill, and the doctor announced that death
was inevitable.
will L live fifteen minutes?" asked the
dying man.
Yes half an hour" was the response.
''Then bring out the wire and the glasses
and we Will drink toast" said he.
The glasses were filed, the dying man
made one supreme struggle as he arose from
his bed, and, holding his glass aloft, he
said:
"Let US drink to long life and prosperity
for all present that the Lord may bless
them"
The glasses were drained, the dying man
sank back on his pillow, and a moment later
he was dead. His remains will be buried TO-
morrow In plain pine coffin by that Of his
first wife,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
DECIDED TO FUSE.
The PopuIists Left Out of the Deal
in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho. Aug. 2S.-The silver
Repubicans and Democrats yesterday
concluded to fuse, leaving the Popu-
lists out because of the Iatters failure
to harmonic the two factions. The
Democrats named the governor and tbe
silver Republicans the congressman.
The combination ticket was Nominated
as follows:
Justice Of the Supreme Court-Isaac NJ
Sullivan, Silver Republican.
For Governor-Frank Steunnenbere Denoo-
Graf. io
For Congressman-Edga Wilson, Silver Re-
publican.
For Attorney Generals. H. Hayes, DEM
ocrat.
For Secretary Of state-Mart Patrie, Silver
Republican.
For Auditor-Bartlett Sinclair, Silver Re-
publican
For Lieutenant Governor-Joseph U. Hutch
lnson, Silver Republican.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
MISS Pearl French, Democrat.
For Treasurer-Lucius Rice Democrat
For Mine Inspector-Jay A. Czizek, Demo-
crat.
Nothing has developed respecting the pro-
gramme of the Popuists.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29

ilege, getting practically no compensation
for the license. when, not satisfied with en-
joying this privilege, the bill poster has the
eeffrontery to advertise fake attractions calcu--
lated to work direct injury to the city?
ask you, sir. If the license that is permitted
L. N. Scott Is to be allowed to go this fart
/ am Of the long suffering sort. but be-
lieve that I and any one like me would find
In ourselves plenty Of justification for the
destruction Of those eyesores which have been
finally turned upon our own interests.
This evening comes the final blow. The
st. Paul Dispatch lies before me opened at
a page one-half Of which is given to dis
play In black face type Of an advertisement
for the Minneapolis festival of fire. Is there
no limit to the smallness of these traitors?
Has this, newspaper that has fattened upon
the merchants of St. Paul no decency that it
sells them out for paltry $50 or $50 paid
for advertising? I was outraged at the two
first instances of moral perverseness. I am
ashamed and Disguised at this last. II Min
neapols ia to buy our newspapers as well
as steal our rights. what is to be the end
-Selby.
st. Paul Aug 27
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29

The United States have Pacific coast line
greater IN length than that Of Russia and the
Chinese possessions added together. Back Of
the coast line lie our imperial states with
wealth OF surplus production Of breadstuffs.
cotton, coal, iron, copper and manufactured
stufs to feed, clothe. warm, shelter and sup
ply the wants Of the people of all the con-
tinents and the islands
Why. in the division of trade among COM
merclal peoples, should not the United States
be measured by its coast lines and inland re-
sources? Why should we stand back for
France or Germany or Russia, or either. or
all Of them, in the competition for the mas.
terry OF the trade Of the Pacifc?-Philadel-
phia Record
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
MISSOURI TIMER MINE.
Walnut Forest Buried by Earth
quake in ISL ExhuH,eG

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Secretary Watson, of the lumbermen's ex-
change, reported yesterday that within tbs
last two months a vast forest of walnut had
been unearthed in Southeast Missouri. In 1911
an earthquake in that part of the state re-
suited in the sinking of large tracts of land.
Since then there have been annual fl DDS
in that district, each year adding to the ac-
cretlons. Less than two months ago two
farmers walking through part of the Is
trict noticed what to their eyes seemed to
De the ends of walnut trees sticking out OF
the sunken places and tipped over Remem-
being that vast amounts OF cedar wood have
been dug up in various places the farmers
reported their observations. and the ground
was explored. II was found to be rich in
trees of black walnut from twen:y-eight to
thirty-six inches in diameter.
Secretary Watson states that there are two
parts to walnut tree. The center consists of
solid, black wood. and the rest OF the tree 4,
a soft, sappy growth, which is of little U.s.
for commercial! purposes. In these new trees,
just unearthed, the sap has all rotted off,
leaving only the black heart or solid portion
of the treee. This is found to be a fac
specimen of walnut, with an unusual depth
of color.