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Richard LIE GaIlienne.

From the Cleveland (OD Plain Dealer.
Richard LIE Gallienne is a most inter est ng
young person. To those who do not know
who the gentleman with the French name
is 1t is necessary to state that he is the
author of work entitled "If l Were esd"
and is at present making a tour of this
country reading from his own writings. But
these two things, bad In themselves, are
net the worst of LIE Gallienne's pc formances
LIE Gallienne be it known, without know
edge whatever of Persian, has made trans
lation Of the Rubiayat Of Omar Khayyam.
In other words, he has simply rewritten Ed
ward Fitzgerald's quatrains, which the Eng
lish speaking world has come to regard as
a classic. In form, language and thought
LIE Gallienne's work suffers by comparison
When his translation appeared London re-
view gravely remarked that perhaps Mr.. LIE
Gallenne would kindly consent to recast
that magnificent, but hopelessly complex
epic, Paradise Lost" retaining however.
the invention of Milton, and perhaps he
might be induced, he had time, to re-
write the plays of Shakespeare.
But mere literary achievements are not
alone LIE Gallienne's claim to fame There
is rumor which wells up constantly, as
though from fountain, that he wears satin
boomers when he rides bicycle, and that
his coat cuffs are trimmed with lace More
over LIE Gallienne is the foremost represen-
tative of the decadent school.
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The Victims of the Mines.

An advance proof, subject to correction, Of
the tables of fatal accidents and deaths in
and about the mines and quarries of the
United Kingdom during 1897 has just been
issued The corrected figures will form part
of the general report and statistics of mines
and quarries for the year. The figures now
published give the following totals: In coal
mines there were SCI separate fatal acci-
dents and 923 deaths caused by those acci-
dents, as compared with $40 and 1,O25 re-
spectively in 1896. In metalliferous mines
the separate fatal accidents fell from 81 in
1896 to 20, while the deaths resulting there
from rose from 40 to 40. In quarries the
separate fatal accidents were III in 1896 and
11S in 1897, while the deaths resulting there
from were 124 and 123 respectively.
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Effect of State Aid.

President Jacob L. Greene of the
connecticut Mutual Life, is very much
more than the ordinary president of
such institutions. for he is not onlv
sagacious director of the affairs of the
company, but a man possessing sound
views of finance and of government
In MS annual report to the members
OF his company he touches upon the
matter Of taxation, and especially that
feature of it which, taking head in
this country in our tariff policy as
means Of revenue getting, has spread
and Is spreading with rapidity to the
states and the municipalities "Among
the most threatening features of our
political life, he says, lis the disposi-
ton OF those concerned in various en-
terprises to turn to the state for aid.
and also the disposition of LEGISLATORS.
to grant such aid, either to win popu-
larity or to avoid unpopularity States
have no income except from taxes.
What they give to one has first to be
taken from others by taxation. In
order to indulge this free-handed re-
sponse to growing demands, taxation
must be increased. But increased tax
alton of the voters endangers the polit
ical aspirations of those responsible for
the Increase. So to crafty their con-
stituents who want state aid for some
project, and at the same time not to
offend their constituents who are vot-
ers, legislators are put under a strong
temptation to tax somebody who
doesn't vote for the benefit of those
who do.''
Corporations are the handy subjects
of the taxation such legislators are
looking for They are "soulless;;" their
funds and properties are in plain sight:
there is prejudice against them that
regards their looting as fair play;
retrieving OF their robbery of the
masses" He reminds his members
that insurance companies are viewed
in this light and that they must con-
slider the effect of taxation laid upon
their company. He makes it clear to
them that, as a company has no fund
except such as comes from the mem
bers, 1t is they and not the company
who pay the taxes. He limited his
illustration to the matter in hand but
he might have gone farther and shown
how all such indirect taxation, whether
on imports, on mortgages and bonds,
or on the incomes Of corporations, is
levied upon those who use the imports,
borrow the money, or have the service
of the corporations None of these
bear burdens from which they can es-
cape; none carry them longer than
they can shift them onto others. This
is merely because they are managed
by human beings motived as we all
are. The only effect Of all such meth
DDS of taxation is to make an interme
diate collector of the individuals or
corporations taxed, who, in turns, levy
the amount paid upon those whom
they serve iIS1ncreased charges for in
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
Discovers a Mares Nest.

The London Trade Journal Review.
publication devoted to manufactures,
has ascertained why it can be that, as
it says, American pig iron can be sold
in England after paying freight, in
surance and commissions, at a price
lower than English ironmasters can
meet. 'The wonder has been how it
could be done. The secret of it is out.
1t is mainly the product of convict
labor" Their government, it explains,
allows ironmasterS to hire convictS
from the penitentiaries at a very low
rate Or at no rate at all, and hence
the wonderful cheapness of American
iron" Possibly there is some truth in
this. Several Southern states contract
the labor of their convicts, and the
mines would be very convenient places
for their employment and safe-keep-
ing. The editor of the Review evident
ly thinks it is the federal government
that leases it's convicts. 1t says that
English ironmasters, thinking that the
import of iron thus made conf1icted
with the English convict-made goods
act, made complaint to the commits
s;oners Of customs. Those gentlemen
after due deliberation, decided that as
the convicts were not employed in pris-
ons in making this iron, but were farm
ed out to mills outside the prisons
their act did not apply.
But there are other and more potent
forces at work than that Of inefficient,
if cheap convict labor. There is the
remarkable proximity in the Southern
iron fields of the three factors, ore,
coal and limestone. 1t was this ad-
vantage that enabled Southern iron
masters to lay down their iron in Pitts
burg at a lower price than Pennsyl-
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vania ironmasters could make their
iron. But that was before the discov
cry Of the marvellous deposits Of the
Mesaba range, where the cost of MIN
Ing is but few cents ton, and where
steam shovels. lifting tons of ore at
each dip, scoop up the ore and, swing
ing, drop 1t into ore cars. 1t is the
resources Of this country, aided by its
inventors. that are making the present
invasion and future conquest of foreign
markets possible, and not the employ
ment Of few convicts in Southern
mines
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The Niger Controversy.

Our increasing exports OF manufac-
lures make this country interested in
the contest for territory on the Niger
between England and France. Eng
lands possession anywhere means a
free market: ,thats of France means
closed markets. to sAl save Frenchmen.
1t interests us locally because, as ex-
ports of manufactures increase, the
congestion from the overproducing ca
pacity Of the East, that has made man.
ufacturing in the Northwest so difficult.
is relieved. The tone Of French and
English papers and the speeches Of
Hicks Beach and Salisbury indicate
that there may be an armed conflict
therefore, timely Take down as recent
map Of Africa as you have. On the
west coast, beginning where the Sene-
gal river empties into the Atlantic,
down the coast to Dahomey, excepting
the little possessions Of Germany and
England, and eastward along the
Senegal indefinitely is French
possession. France desires to ex-
tend her possession eastward
across Africa to her possession
opposite Alden, on the east coast, cross
ing the upper Nile.
The Niger company, an English col
onizing and trading company, claims
that portion of the west coast lying
east Of line from Dahomey north to
Say, on the Niger. The convention Of
France and England In 1890 fixed the
northern boundary of the Niger COM
pany's possessions by line from
Barua, near the northwest corner of
Lake Tchad. west to Say. 1t was un-
derstoOd that from Say the dividing
line ran directly south to the eastern
line of Dahomey, although it was not
specified in the convention. The Niger
company made treaties with the kings
Of Nikki and Bussa by which they ac-
knowledged the suzerainty Of Great
Britain. France, however, wants to
get possession of the west bank of the
Niger, on which lies the Nikki king
dom. 1t is the occupation of Nikki by
French troops that occasions the pres
ent trouble, with its prospect of more
serious complications. The French re-
fuse to recognize the Nikki treaty and
insist that possession gives title. An
English force Is marching to dispossess
them, and Salisbury recently said that
England's rights would be defended
When nations get to taking the prop
erty of other people there is apt to be
quarreling over the division of the
plunder. But our sympathy must go
with England because she is a market
maker.
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T0-DAYS BULLETIN.

Page.
demand for Lees Recall Refused.
Italians Duel to the Death.
Montana Man Held for Murder.
Americans Seized in Havana
Havana Excited over War Talk.
Russia Makes Demands on China
2-Christian Citizenship Sermons.
Rev. G. f. Soper's Sermon.
Colored Hero's Deed
Sermon of Father Danehy.
Political Gossip.
3-Markets.
Wants.
Insurance Statements
EEditorial.
Review of the Wheat Markets.
Theatrical Reviews.
5-Ncws of the Northwest.
Minneapolis Matters.
Congressman Talk of the Maine.
6-Canadians Seize the Passes.
Seattle a Gambling Den.
One Foolish <londiker's Story.
McKinley's First Year in Office
Congressional Forecast.
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and "Freischutz" Weber) closed a highly
enjoyable programme.
GRAND


In the portrayal of Mephisto in Faust" in
the initial performance of weeks engage
ment at the Grand opera house last evening,
Lewis Morrison. perhaps the nearest ideal i'm
personator of the arch fiend Of Goethe's con-
ception on the American stage, was seen at
his best A long association with the role, to-
gether with ability of marked degree. has
made Mr.. Morrison in the fendish machina-
tions Of Mephisto veritable creature Of the
lower world whose evil Is, however, sub
dued In action by fine Interpretation OF the
subtle comedy Of the art, to become in re-
suits even more potent.
Dramatic when the occasion requires, par
ticularly in the solilloquies. Mr.. Morrison i'm
parts phase to the characterization which
partially dissipates the adherence of Me-
phisto's evil designs. His conscious smile at
the frailties of mortals is almost indulgent,
while his reading of the lighter lines is
pungent with satire needing no interpreta-
ton.
A manly Faust, a somewhat unusual char
acter, is excellently represented by White
Whittlesey. AS opposed to the weak morality
of the character. Mr.. Whittlesey imparts to it
q physical vigor and manliness which re-
fresh the audience. OF prepossessing stage
presence, he is the man under a spell rather
than creature of circumstances.
AS Marguerite, Miss Florence Roberts in
spires the sympathy and pity of the audi
ence. Gentle and innocent, she falls victim
to evil. not meriting the punishment meted
out to her. plaintive intonation Of the
voice makes Miss Roberts readings almost
prophesy impending harm, even in happiness,
and in the sorrow which overtakes the fair
haired Marguerite deeply pathetic.
In the character Of Valentine George S.
Trimble is effective in the scene with Mar
guerite upon his return to the stricken
home.
The character of Dame Martha Is adequately
portrayed by Mrs. Selby Tapsield. who lends
much to the comedy element Of the part by
clever ability.
One Of the features of the performance is
the appearance of the Morrison quartette,
composed Of Messrs. David Andra C. G. Tay-
lor, G. H. Wiseman and Mr.. Trimble, who
rendered several pleasing selections and were
heard to advantage with Miss Florence
Brooks, a soprano of excellent voice, in the
sacred music of the production.
The stage mountings of Faust" are elab-
crate, particularly the scene of the revelry
of Mephistos legions on the Brocken noun
tains.
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These figures show an advance of
2ssc at Minneapolis, SIC Chicago, 2Ac
Duluth 2Ac st. Louis, and INC New
York
The week has been comparatively
free from disturbing elements intro
duced from the outside, calculated to
influence prices one way or another.
The advance was clearly due to the
recognized scarcity Of wheat, the fact
that there had been an overselling by
bears the previous week, and the uneX-
pected largeness of the volume Of the
decrease, coupled with the higher Liv-
erpool quotations, which sent them to
the pit as anxious buyers.
Mr.. Letter is now a recognized seller
for export, and a reputed constant
buyer of all the futures. He appears
to be trading with the regularity of an
ordinary merchant who deals in a
specific staple product unassociated
with speculative contingencies. He
permits the world to know just what he
is doing; he claims to own nearly all
the contract wheat so far as the visible
supply can render this possible; and,
furthermore, he freely says, and his
statements are borne out by the daily
records Of transportation, that this
supply will be entirely removed from
the country by the end of May.
IL uIlS SuOTl lulSIeSl III Tie May up
ton is heavy, as some pretend to say
it is, to what point may the price as
cend when the time comes for making
deliveries? The old element among
the operators continue to regard this
interloper with amazement while not a
few commission men undoubtedly en-
tertain for him feelings of dislike be-
cause his simple methods of control
have paralyzed, in a large measure,
the scalping end of their business. He
has been a lion in the pathway of the
bears, and they have b~H obliged to
respect, even though they hate him.
Toward the close Of the week Mr..
Armour became recognized buyer. not
only in the Minneapolis market, but In
the country as we'll. The cause of
this is left unexplained, but naturally
the fact attracts attention.; and there
are some who interpret it as an indl-
cation that he is short on some of the
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
Bombastes Furioso's Campaign.

From the Grand Forks Plaindealer
Maj Gen. Joseph Medill of the Chicago
Tribune, at the head of the United States
army of invasion, has captured Barcelona
and is advancing on Madrid with his invin-
chile veterans by forced marches. His field
ordnance. consisting of typewriter, and
his siege guns, represented by one bottle of
black and two bottles of red ink, are manned
by heroes. There is doubt that Spain Is
about to suffer prodigiously for her crimes
1t is all very splendid.
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A Hint to Advertisers.

From the Philadelphia Pa.) Rec ,rd.
A Canadian journal has been critical CT the
hysterical reports of the Maine affair in
American newspapers But in point Of fact
comparatively few American journals have
laid themselves open to this critic SIN, and it
is wholesome sign that such is the case
Hysteria is an infallible symptom of weak
ness. That's why the shrewd advertisers
lcng ago stopped shrieking in order to try
the finely modulated, confidential tone, viii h
beats squarely on the drum of the public
ear.
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To The ST. Paul Globe:
VIII you kindly answer the following uues-
tion through your columns?
How many people were there on board the
cruiser Maine at the time the explosion oc-
CURED? OF this number how many were
killed? C p
There were 354 people on the Maine The
original figures placed the loss of life at 253
Since then there have been few deaths.
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Somewhat of a Money Power.
From the Topeka CAPITAL.

According to the figures of the register of
deeds of Ottawa county the net decrease Of
mortgage debt in that county in the last
year was $4,000 Ottawa is a god county
but no better than fifty others in the state
1t is overrun with Populists bowling about
the money power Wall street. the Great
Red Dragon, the Seven Financial Conspira-
cies, the Octopus, the Rothschi.ds, the Ickel-
heimers, Old John Sherman, Caesars Col
umn" and every conceivable bosieman and
hocus-pocus invented by cranks to fool the
DeODle
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Deserves the Bastinndo.


The people are catching the spirit of yell
low journalism. The latest gag is this:
Heard about the explosion at Havana?"
asks the joker.
mo. What was it?" breathlessly asks the
startled patriot.
1.-The wind blew up the harbor,' is the
cruel reply. And most of 'em can't bite too
quick. If your man doesn't catch on. just
take a pencil and piece of paper and draw
a plan of the harbor with arrow to Illus
strate the direction of the wind.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07

From the Seattle (Wash) Post-Inelligencer.
An intelligent young man, 25 years of age.
has no excuse for suicide If every man who
has to succumb for a time to adversely show
ed no pluck, cemeteries would soon be filed
When ill-health makes man helpless or
old age comes before haven has been
created there may be sorrowful pardon ex-
tended, but youth and health have always a
good future.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
Though Crushed, She Rose Again.

From the Cleveland (O.) Plain Dealer
recent writer presents some in n.eresting
features regarding the wonderful progress Ct
the South in wealth. He shows that while
from 1860 to 1870 there was a shrinkage in
property value in that section of nearly 81
Geo, 100000, from 1870 to 1880 there was an in
crease N property value Of nearly So, 200, 90,
co., and from 1880 to 1890 of nearly $4,000 =
100000. 1t is believed that the ten years
from 1890 to 1900, will eclipse the record of
any previous decade.
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stirs Republican Sarcasm.

From the Morris SUM-
St. Paul is going to have chief of its
fire department man with the proper poit-
ical affiliations, even If the present thorough
ly efficient incumbent, John Jackson, who
however, has nothing but competent quail
fcations to recommend him. has to be sum-
marily removed
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
From the Grand Forks Herald

Experiments with Ignite at the James,
town asylum have brought out some facts
that are of the greatest Importance to North
Dakota and the Northwest generally The
secret of using Ignite to the best advantage
is in burning the gas which is generated by
burning the COAL At first two pounds of
water were evaporated with each pound of
coal. In later and more successful expert
ments four and a half pounds were used
1t is claimed that the new methods adopted
have saved 1,G00 tons of coal at the asylum
alone.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
The Judge Plays the Barkis.
From the ortonville Herald-s ar.

From the Ortonville Herald-S ar.
The dignity of his position is rapidly
getting the best of Mr.. Justice Collins sound
sense and judgment. Every few days the
judge reiterates the impossibiity of his be-
ing a gubernatorial candidate while st IL a
member of the bench, but at the same time
he keeps up a desperate filtration with the
tickle goddess of politics. In the meantime
his friends in all kinds of torment
as they see the band wagon rapidly gliding
away in the distance.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
From the New Prague Times.

Self-defense-the right of any man to pro-
tect himself against the inclemencies of the
weather-was the plea set up by James Mars
ton this morning when arraigned before JUS
tice Martin on the charge Of stealing an UNI
brella, and the case was well-contested on
all points by the prisoner.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
From the Fargo Forum.

1t is reported that Sargent county farmers
are now harvesting fax fields-abandoned last
fall as not worth the expense. But dollar
fax causes the yoemen to gather in many
bushels, which is easy work, owing to the
favorable weather.
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LETTER HAS THE WHEAT
THE CHICAGOAN CONTROLS ALL
THE VISIBLE SUPPLY
Armour, Buying to Cover Shorts, Is
Obliged to Pay Letter Prices
Market During the Week Was
Steady and Quotations Were High
break Expected.

Following a weak closing Saturday,
Feb. rs, the wheat market opened
strong last Monday morning on higher
cables from Liverpool and a reported
decrease of the visible Of 1900, 900 bush
els, whereas only 100000 bushels had
been the estimate. The week revealed,
also, heavy clearances of both wheat
and flour. The shorts, finding them
selves again on the wrong string, rush
ed to cover, sending the price up near
ly two points before noon.
During the entire week conditions
have been bullish, and the closing Sat
urday was firm on a slight advance,
with indications Of a large decrease in
the visible.
The following gives the prices of the
May option at the closing Saturday.
Feb. rs, and March 5, respectively, in
the markets named.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
THE NORTHWEST PRESS.
It's in the sere and yellow.
From the Langhorne Argus.

From the Langhorne Argus.
We have been surprised the past week
that the Pioneer Press, which has always
been so free from sensationalism and SO
reliable, should succumb to the "Yaller
Journalism craze and devote its columns
to sensational stories sent from Havana
that were mere groundless rumors seasoned
to suit the taste.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
A TLAHTIC LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: La Gascogne, Havre:
Obdam. Rotterdam.
LONDON-Arrived: Mobile. New York
LlVERPOOL-Arrived: Rhynland, Philadel-
phia.
QuEENSTOWN-Arrived Cept alonia. Blst n
Etruria Qrom Liverpool New York.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
Let Stewart l.. Blarney.

From the Buffalo CN " Times
There was nothing the matter with Minister
Woodfords speech at that Spanish banquet.
He would have been very foolish to have ex-
pressed anything but sentiments of friend
ship. We can do enough talking about war
over here.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07

From the Memphis (Tenn1 Weekly CONNER
cial Appeal.
The cartoon legislator of New York who
devised an antl-cartoon bill has lost out
The cartoonsts should now proceed to do
things to him as our champion national ass
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
And Sometimes Unfortunate.

From the Manitoba Free Press
1t Is sometimes a fortunate thing t. be
shot at. King George, of Greece, was very
unpopular short time ag~, and so unhappy
was he in consequence that it was said he
seriously contemplated atdicat ng. Today he
is the most popular man In Athens, all be-
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NJ ON DAYS WEATHER.
Fair, Southerly Winds

Fair, Southerly Winds.
by the United States Weather Bureau.
MINNESOTA-Fair; southerly winds.
NORTH DAKOTA-Fair: southerly winds
SOUTH DAKOTA-Fair; southerly winds.
WlSCONSIN-Fair; light southerly winds.
lOWA-Fair; variable winds, becoming south
westerly.
Notwithstanding Goudiness, possibly
rain Monday night, cooler Monday night
westerly winds.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES
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Merely the Rub Reciprocal,

From the Utica N Y.) Observer
Now the Germans fear that American oil
is dangerous because it explodes, and like
our fruit and pork it may be excluded. An
other evidence of the successful operation of
the Dingley tariff.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07
DOdging n Board BIZ.

From the st. Louis (Mo.) Chronicle.
The Utica professor who wants to be
buried alive for three months may be go
ing on the principle that it is cheaper TO be
put under ground than it is 10 pay board.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-07

From the Toledo (O) Bee
Congressman Boutelle says The public can
go to the devil" It's pretty tough when we
nave to go to Hanna for everything.