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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
RoOSeyelt's Error,

Col. Roosevelt has committed a
serious error. BEING himself a gentla-
man, and a genial, brave-bearted one
at that. he recently wrote a nriva4a
letter to the secretary Of war. with the
assumption that he, also, was a gentle
man, suggesting, with the knowledpe
and approval of Gen. Wheeler. another
gentleman possessed of MANY of the
personal characteristics of Roosevelt
himself, that the cavalry division
which includes the trough riders,'' be
transferred from Santiago to Porto
Rico. Col. Roosevelt, in his impulsiye.
generous way, took OCCASION in his en-
thusiasm, to classify the men in his
command as being "as good as anv
regulars, and three times as good as
any state troops" Doubtless his
thoughts We're about that time agitated
over the memory of the conduct of the
Seventy-first New York volunteers.
Roosevelt's real error was In assum-
ing that Secretary Alger was as much
of a gentleman as himself. This as
sumption was wholly inexcusable and
constitutes his only offense. Ayers
veneering is so thin and transparent
that, if his heart should ever. by any
chance, venture to make an unselfish
throb, it would be promptly detected
and indicate the immediate dissolution
OF soul and body.
Roosevelt's letter was dated July "a
at Santiago. 1t was addressed infor-
mally my dear Mr.. Secretary" was
quite respectful in tone and evidently
not intended to do injustice to any one
On Aug. a, just twelve days after
wards, and Immediately following the
publication Of the letters of Col. Roose-
welt and other division and brigade
| commanders of the army at Santiago
urging upon Gen. Shafter the inpor-
lance of Immediately removing the
command from Cuba to the end that
they might be spared from death by
pestilence, Secretary Alger, at Wash
ington, gives to the press copy of this
private letter together with his cabled
reply Of that date. This reply was III
the nature of a rebuke to COL Roose.
Welt. altogether unnecessary in the cir.
cumstances, breach of gentlemanly
deeorum, and at best cheap bid fol-
favor with the volunteers. Had Roose.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
Price and Freight Decline Uniform.

One of the tables in the bulletin of
the department Of agriculture is of es-
pecial value to those who, amid the
clamor of conventions, commissions,
courts and the hustings, over the re-
lations of railways to the public, are
endeavoring to get at the facts that
judgment, unbiased by prejudice or err
roneous statement, may be formed. The
American loves fair play and is ready
to give it when informed ais to what
fair play requires. He is quick to re-
sent the granting under any form of
law, of special advantages to any one
or anything, and he is as ready to
grin and bear" the vicissitudes of for
tune, If assured that all share alike and
that some other fellow is not getting
ali extra ration of molasses.
One of the complaints of which the
country has heard the most in these
years of depression is that, while prices
Of produce and products have been
hammered down under the various
forces, the rates charged by the rail-
ways for transporting them have re-
NAMED stationary, and that this is due
to the special advantages enjoyed by
them. Undoubtedly railway managers
nave resisted as best they could reduc-
tons in their earnings, just as we all
have. whether we work for wages or
sell the products Of our labor. 1t is hu-
man nature and, withal, a very COM
nendable trait of it. But the statis
tlc1an of the agricultural department
has compiled data that show that rail-
way managers have had to bend to the
forces that made every other industry
bow, and that over a series of years
the decline of railway rates has been
steadier than was the decline in prices
of farm produce. the subject taken by
him for comparison.
he presents the comparison between
farm prices of all leading products and
ton-mile freight rates by the percen-
tage method. He takes the average
price and rate for a five-year period,
1912, as a basis designated as 100.
Then he gives the yearly average rates
of price of each product and of rates
OF freight from 1857 to 1896, to that
basis thus presenting to the eve. in
shape readily grasped, the fluctuations.
declines and rises. The movement of
average farm prices is seen to be very
irregular, corn, for instance, being l2O
In 1874, 76 in 1875, and 131 in 1881, as
compared with the base level of 100.
Wheat, that stood at Y in 1878, was 1O2
In 1879 and So in 1880. The column
given to the annual average ton-mile
rate shows no such fluctuations, COM
paratively none at all, the greatest be-
ing an upward movement of six points
in 1888, four of which were lost the
following, year and all and more the
next. The reduction in this column has
been practically continuous. AS COM
pared with the base level of the five
year period, the ton-m;le rate was IS
in 1873 and A, or so per cent less, in
1885,
Taking the averages of farm prices
and ton-mile rate in 1874 for compari
son with the same in 1896, we get the
following striking demonstration that
the forces of depression have operated
With practical Uniformity:
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THEIR PLANT REACTED
PEOPLE OF NORTH ST. PAUL
STRUCK BY A BOOMERANG

ihey said Their Real Estate ASSESS
ment Was Too Large, but the
hoard of Equalization, After
some Inquiry, Decided That +.
was TOO Small, and Restored the
Figures of 1896.
Inc board of equalization is. eat+,,a
10 That stage of the proceedings wban
there will be some formal haarinos
from the big property holders and cor
poratlons. The members worked oil
Yesterday afternoon on routine. tatino
UP the real estate books and readine
pelltions for reductions of assessments
% lne general grounds of Depreciation
taka ~ o., II had been proposed to
up. was given
|. incidentally, there came I'D oues-
llon that the board desired legal 1ieb+
upon. They took up the assessment
OF the Graves & Vinton company Tho
ilrin Is the agent for an Eastern hank
ing company, and does a LARGO 49,
gage and loan business in the Nortb
west They had been assessed at s5oo
Vo1 ana came in with a protest. repre-
scented by Mr.. Seymour, who cIajmed
liidt the company was merely an agent
ulo not own the mortgages and securi.
W upon which the assessment was
pased, and could not be held for the
taxation of the properties. The mort
cages were placed in several different
states, he explained, and the COMPANY
was not the owner, but the agent Of
the owner. The board thought that If
would be better to have legal advice
before acting, and submitted the prom
oslt1on to the city and county attor-
neys for advice
"A dozen or more applications for
abatement on real estate were consid-
cred, and. where they were not disal-
lowed they were turned over to the
commissioner from the district in which
the property was located for investi-
cation.
The real estate assessment of North
st. Paul was taken UP as a whole. and
1t was found, in spite of the low as
sessments for the current year. that
many people thought their holdings
overestimated. Nearly every appeal
Tor a reduction was accompanied by an
offer to sell the property to the board
for the price at which the owner de-
sired it assessed. The board INQUIRED
into the amount of the total assess
ment for North st. Paul, as a result of
all the kicking, and found that it was
about $4,000 less than it was last year.
Whereupon they passed a resolution
raising the total to the amount as
sessed against the property last year
and ordered the raise to be equally dis
trfbuted over the whole district.
The board will resume its work this
morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06

In the twenty-five years the price
lowering tendencies have thus worked
with comparative equality. Farm
products, being subject to worldwide
influences and the vicissitudes of the
seasons, naturally show greater varia-
lions than does the ton-nile average
subject, mainly, to domestic conditions.
But the important deduction that finds
ample warrant in these statistics is that.
In spite of favoritism, if any there has
been. and Of exceptional ADVANTAGES.
railways have had to share in common
with producers the effects of the uni
versal tendency to lower prices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
MAY SPLIT THE UNION.
temple PrOject2a Source of Dissen.
sion I'm the w. C. II. II.

temple Project "a Source of Dfssen-
sion I'm the w. G. It. U.
The rain interfered with the attend
ance at yesterdays meeting of the
central committee of the local w. c.
L. u. called1 to make preliminary ar
engagements for tina national conyen-
lion IN st. Paul from Nov. II to il.
Gut OF twenty-five committee women
only small fraction were present.
MRS 5. Z. Soule, chairman of the
COMMITTEE presided, and in the alb
sence OF the secretary Mrs. c. J..
Weber filled the position. The re-
port OF the finance committee was re-
ce1ved and accepted. 1t was suggested
that every w. C. T. u. member raise
S.. and $40 if possible.
Mrs. Leonard was appointed chair
man OF sub committee, whose duty it
will be to find places among the lead
Ing churches for prominent w. c.. II.
U. members to speak on the Sunday
Which they will spend in St. Paul.
Among those who will attend the con-
vention will be DR.. Mary Wood-Allen,
OF Ann Arbor, Mich, national super
intendent of the purity movement:
Lady Henry Somerset, worlds presi-
dent CT the, w. G. T.. u: Mrs. L. M. N.
Stevens, national president w. c. T.
- hiS' Ahdtillid D. CdTS6, VINO was
the secretary of Miss Frances B. Viii
lard before the death of the latter;
Mrs. Grow, business manager of the
Union Signal, the official organ of the
w. {. L. u, and many others whose
names are familiar to all temperance
workers.
Mrs. Warren Upham was appointed
yesterday to confer with Mrs Mary
Wood-Allen, M. D., concerning the
Purity convention. which is to be held
in ST. Paul during the two days pre-
vious to the w. c. T. U. convention.
The coming annual convention prom
ises to be very lively one. 1t may
even mean the division Of the. union.
and the rock of destruction will he
the Woman's Temple in Chicago. The
national executive board at a recent
session repud!ated the Temple cause
Mrs. M. B.. fiCarse, nothing daunted,
Immediately ientered upon a political
campaign to be carried into the vari-
Gus state conventions, in the hope of
electing delegates to the national con-
vention who are in favor of the Tenn
pie cause.
The fight will reach its climax in ST.
Paul, when the white ribboners will
decide definitely upon their course in
the Temple matter. The St. Paul I'M
ions seem to be strongly in favor of
upholding the national executive board
in opposition to the Temple. If Mrs.
Carse is not successful in this cam
paign her plan of action, it is said, will
involve the forming of rival organi-
zation with herself as president.
Yesterdays meeting adjourned at
4:45, to reassemble in September.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06

against Eustis through the general
question of the care of INDECENT and
disabled veterans by appointments.
The general public, who hears so much
of Soldiers home, and care for the
needy, are probably unaware how ten
der the old soldiers are on this sub
ject and how 10th to accept the priv
ileges provided for them at the home.
Naturally independent will receive
aid, private or state, only when abso-
lutely necessary. This is shown by
the very small per cent of the C. A. *.
membership at any time to be found
at the home.
It was in this connection that Erls-
tbs indicated the acme of his unfriend-
Illness. 1t was determined by some of
the Hennepin county veterans to make
a last effort to stem the tide Eustis
had turned against them, and they Sc
lected Col. Mertz to lead the effort.
The details are thus told in substance:
Col. Mertz called on the mayor and
made a demand that Eustis cease his
ill-treatment of the old soldiers. The
mayor asserted his determination to do
as he pleased about it, and Is reported
to have declared in substance:
IF you old soldiers cannot support
yourselves with your pensions, you can
go to the Soldiers home we have pro-
vided for you," adding some remark
about it's being "a nice, cool place in
summer, and being kept nice and warm
in winter"
This aroused the ire of Jake MertZ,
as it Is said he has not been aroused
for years. He sprang to his feet and
said he understood Eustis to mean
that the boys could go to the poor
house. Eustis said he could construe
it as he pleased. Hot words followed,
and the mayor ordered Mertz out of
his office. Mertz defied him, and ask
ed him ito bring in his minions to put
him out, which he did not do.
This incident was the end Of all eff
forts on behalf of the veterans during
the Eustis administration. They are
now attending to doing something"
for William Henry.
There are many outside indications
of the spirit in which the campaign
will be pushed. An incident will suf-
flee. w. P. Roberts, of the Fourth
ward, in Minneapolis, is candidate
on the legislative ticket, and told a
comrade who is opposed to Eustis that
he would vote for him anyhow. He
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
WEBB ON THE STAND.

The hearing in the accounting of the Min
neapol:s Trust company in the handling of
the Brennan estate. was continued all day
yesterday in the probate court and will prob
ably occupy all of the time of the court. after
Monday, for the next week.
Secretary Webb, of the Trust company. was
on the stand all day, testifying to the verify
of the accounts kept in the estate and ex
planning the bearing of the figures He was
under direct examination by Hiler Horton
al! the time he was on the stand and showed
that the company was justified in the various
charges and disbursements made.
The plaintiff attacked the right of the COM
pany to act as an insurance agent for prop
erty of which it was the trustee, and the
company justified on the plea that if 1t could
insure as cheaply as it could buy the in
surance then it could make no difference to
the estate.
The case went over until TIIesday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
NO FRIEND OF OLD SOLDIERS
W. H. EUsTIs HAS ALWAYS
BEEN AGAINST THEM
The Republican Candidate for Gov.
ernOr Starts OF His Campaign
With Bolt ON His Hands
While He Was Mayor He Turned
Them Down Right and Left
Now It's Their Guess.

William Henry Eustis, Republican
candidate for governor, starts off his
campaign with a bolt ON his hands.
1t Is that Of the Republican old SOL
d1ers, constituting so large and impor-
tant an element in the working ma
chinery Of the party.
Inc old soldier was greatly afoot
IN the late pre-convention campaign,
out the managers of the party machin-
cry kept 1T carefully concealed that
the warm and enthusiastic support of
capt. Van SAINT and Judge Collins was
not more from regard for them as old
soldlers, than ON account of the antag-
onlsm to Eustis, central at first in
Hennepln county, but really we'll spread
over the state. They knew Comrades
van SAINT and Collins were friends of
the Old soldier, and they knew that
Eustls was not. The truth is that the
party managers were given full and
falr warning that. if Eustis was nomi-
mated, he would not have the support
or those who had tried and tested him,
and that there might be a revolt in
the old party. This has come, and.
While 1t has been central in Minneap-
OILS, all Of the newspapers of that city
have taken good care not to exploit the
news about it,
Hennepin county old soldiers com
menced this revolt Immediately follow
ing the state convention They met
weekly in Minneapolis and have now
reached complete organization. The
name selected is the Old Soldiers Anti
EuSt1S league, and constitution and bv-
laws are ready for action, for this
weeks meeting. They confine the work
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06

replied that under no consideration
would he vote for him for governor.
Roberts urged that he must stand by
the party.
Party be id" replied the old SOL
dier. I'VE have been standing by the
party far too well for our own good"
The limits of the state will be the
limits of this anti-Eustis organization
There are close to 200 posts, with ap-
proximately 10000 members in the
fraternal organization of this depart
ment. Of course, all politics is es-
chewed in the G. A. r., and this move
ment is carefully kept out of it by
the department officials. 1t is no Sc
cret in Minneapolis, however, that
some of the officers of the department
are piled with letters from the COM
rades as to what course the old SOL
diers should take. The following is
specimen of such letters received by
well known soldier, from an officer of
one post:
-. Mimi, July rs.
Dear Comrade -:
l write on behalf Of myself and comrades
here to ask what course the boys are going
to pursue regarding the candidacy of Eustis
fer governor.
Through old soldiers from Minneapolis dur
ing Eustis' administration as governor, we
are well advised of his course toward our
boys, and there is a feeling that we owe it
not only to ourselves but to the general
public that man of his known sentiments
should not be chosen to administer the Office
of governor, in which he will! have the man
agement of institutions of SO great impor-
lance to the state, connected with our chart
ties and benefactions. 1t does not matter
that this man is of our political party, and
we realize that we have followed party all
too blindly often times in the past l have
heard that there were some steps toward
organization against Eustis and, If so, would
like to be advised. Our boys here are against
him, almost to man, and we would like to
act in concert with the rest of you.
In F. G. and L.
1t is predicted by Minneapolis men
having knowledge of the foregoing,
that Eustis will lose Hennepin county
by from $500 to $1,000
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
MAY HAVE BEEN LIGHTNING.
Mahle & Sutnar's Wagon Factory
Gets a Scorching.

Fire was discovered in the wagon manu-
factory of Mahle & Sutmar, 37c-374 East
Eighth street, at 1910 this morning There
was some delay in turning in an alarm,
Louis Sutmar. of one of the proprietor 8,
who lives at 37S Eighth street, being the first
one to notice the fire and having to run
three blocks to the fire alarm box
The building. three-story brick structure.
was damaged by fire and water to the extent
of $1,000, and the loss on contents is esti-
mated at the same figure. The loss is COW
cred by insurance.
1t is supposed the fire started from the
lightning which struck the building in the
afternoon, shortly before 8 O'Clock. Henry
Lessinger. one of the trimmers. was engaged
at work on the third floor when the lightning
struck the chimney. The shock threw Les
singer off a stool he was sitting on. and set
fire to the woodwork, but the fire was ex-
tinguished by men in the shop.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
SCHWEITZER IS SURE.
Believes He Could Have Convicted
He'll of Robbery

Chief Schweitzer has ascertained that James
Hall, discharged by Assistant County Attor-
ney Zollman is professional thief
Hall, who is known as James Bryant, alas
Barton. is well known to the police of Chi
cago, st. Louis and other cities as a. first
class pickpocket and "stone- getter" In Sep
TENDER, 1894, he was convicted of stealing a
diamond pin from the shirt front of a st.
Louis attorney and sentenced to the peni-
tertiary for two years. He was pardoned nv
Gov. Stone a year later.
The police officials are much exercised over
tne discharge OF Hall without their knowledge
or consent, and claim to have evidence 70
produce which would certainly have convicted
the prisoner had he not been let go by Mr.
Zollman.
Hall was arrested at the laying of the
corner stone of the new capitol for picking
the pocket OF Senator Hanson of Meeker
county Assistant County Attorney Zo,lman
claims that there was 70 evidence against
the prisoner and that Hanson could not even
identify him when the case called in the
police court
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06

The rule applied last year by the state
fair people to mendicants will be again
enforced this year. Secretary Hutchins, of
the st. Paul Relief society. said yesterday;
I'VE recommended last year that there
should be no cripples or blind or deformed
mendicants allowed to solicit aims in the
fair grounds, and the directors at once took
this year. We found by investigation that
those who had succeeded in getting into the
grounds to beg had come from distant cities.
We are well able and do care for all such
who belong to our Twin Cities and we want
other counties to do likewise"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
Benefit Bazaar at white Bear.

The bazaar for the benefit of St Mary's of
the Lake church, White Bear closed Thurs
day night The various voting contests and
drawings resulted as follows:
The young ladys wheel was won by Miss
Annie Auge. with s13S.9s to her credit. Her
competitor Miss Irene Dunn, polled $50 ~
worth of votes.
The married ladys wheel went to Mrs.
Joseph Kelly, who had SECS to her credit, as
against Mrs. John Tracy's S45.S5
The hand-painted china set was drawn by
Mrs. Perry Long
The jardiniere went to Miss Laura Bung-
hart.
The hand-painted cushion fell to Mrs Jo-
seph Miller
. The candelabra won by w. H. Jackson,
and the doll by Nanny ONeill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
District Court Briefs.

The cycle path injunction proceedings
which were to have come before Judge OTIS
yesterday were postponed until Monday
Mrs. Emily Dressler has begun an acton
for divorce against John o. Dressler. Deser-
ton is charged.
Judge Bum granted on order to vacate the
finding in the case of the appeal of Ida Muhl
enbruch from the allowances of the claim of
Leonard Seibert against the estate of Juliana
Petseh deceased. TIE appeal was taken from
the decision of the probate court and YER
dict had against Mrs. Muhlenbruch in
the district court
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
ATLANTIC LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Edam from Rotter-
dam; Palatta, from Hamburg; Augusta Vic
toria, from Hamburg.
GLASGOW-Saiied: Hestia, Baltimore.
MOVlLLE-Sailed: Furnessia. New York.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrived Canada, Boston
ANTWERP-Sailed Netherland, Philadelphia
IIFERPOOL-Sailed Bowie, New York
HAMBURG-Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck, New
York -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
Furbishinr Up Rufiatprs

At the state fair grounds the buildings are
all being put in fine order preparatory to
tee fair. Yesterday the g,aziers were replace
ing all broken lights of g.ass and putting tie
big windows in perfect o:der, and the thou
sand and one little details that affect the
comfort and contribute to the pleasure of
visitors are being carefully looked aftsr.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06

1t has been suspected for some time
that the people of West Superior were
unusually tough. Yesterday morning
a boy up there fell seventy feet and
escaped with nothing more serious
than broken thigh
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
Tear Upathe Track.
To The st. Paul Globe:
TL@ Da.asE -

The Canadian Pacific is charged with carry
ing freight at "a less rate than American
roads can stand. and also with sending the
foreisn ns cars into our territory to compete
ager that the piratical practice can be ended
by simply tearing 'up few rails at the
frontier SO that no cars can be run across the
boundary lneH The American rai,roads
have the remedyiin their own hands and need need
not invoke the interstate commerce. comrn;s-
sion The removal of few rails would be
tiods than a tariff otto prevent orr fore,ar
neighbors encroaching upon our preserves
j. H. Sheets
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
Rain Kept the Women AWAY

rooms yesterday. Mr.. Tallmadge arrived in
time for the first thunder storm and Mrs
Thomas Cochran came in later. Mrs Shurick
received late yesterday from st. Paul I,odee
No. 2, l. o. o. F., 10 report.
Mrs. Dow was in charge Of the sewing. as
sisted by Miss Elizabeth Virtue