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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
WAS 1T HORSE MEATf

For several weeks there have been
rumors afloat to the effect that Gen
Miles had a card up his sleeve; that
he would, in fact. spring a startling
sensation in the army meat inquiry
case There is nothing authentic to
prove that Gen. Miles ever gave utter
ance to such a statement But recent
developments coincidental indicate that
there is something in it.
Maj. Lee, counsel for Gen. Miles be-
fore the commission, has accepted the
theory that canned horse meat was
sold to the government and distributed
as rations among the soldiers in the
Santiago campaign. The theory is
based on what Maj Lee holds to be
strong circumstantia1 evidence Act
ing upon this assumption he insists on
sending a genuine specimen of the re-
jected meat to the bureau. Of animal
industry Of the department Of agri-
culture for examina ton. 1t is a gen
orally accepted fact that the cans Of
meat hitherto submitted to the de-
partment for chemical analysis were
not representative cans; that they We're
not such rations as had been complain
ed of by the men in the ranks. This
point, it will be observed, is in the in
terest of all American beef packers, who
are now, quite justly, complaining Of
the injury done their business by the
present inquiry. Witnesses have tes-
titled before the commission in Wash
ington that the meat set before them
while giving their evidence was not
such meat as had sickened their men.
The horse thanrxy 6rc ;o;
mated from the descriptions given by
witnesses of the meat furnished them
in Cuba. commissioned officers
and privates insisted that the field
meat rations ''tasted strangely" were
not like any other beef they had eaten
| and that it was dark, red coarse and
fibrous." 1t then developed that there
was corroborative evidence that the ra-
| tions might have been horse flesh right
in the bureau of animal industry DR..
Salmon, chief of the bureau, when seen.
said that the department had official
knowledge of two horse slaughtering
establishments, and that there were
applications on file at present from
parties who desired to go into the horse
slaughtering business. When asked to
describe horse meat, DR.. Salmon said
TT is dark red--considerabl darker
than beef. The fiber is coarse, and, as
a rule, the meat is tough, the fat is
somewhat yellower, and is considera bly,
softer than beef fat
1t will be observed that this de-
| scription fits pretty quick" with that
given by the soldier witnesses before
the commission. But the whole truth
about this army scandal will prob
| ably never be known. 1t is unfortu-
nate on all sides; unfortunate for the
good name Of many officials, and for
the reputation of one of the great in
| dustries in the country The latter
are. in many instances, the victims Of
unjust calumny and loss Of trade. for
| every fair-minded man knows that
reputable packers are in no way in
| terested in the controversy, and that
they suffer from the conspiracies Of
rascally contractors who have acted
in collusion with equally rascally at
| taches of the army and other branches
| of government service.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

his success, but 1t was vain to whisper them
even, for success is too widely looked upon
as the surest test of merit and Erwin was
successful
Called to- Sioux City a. the counsel for
Arensdorf, the wealthy brewer, in whose
case nation felt thrilling interest because
1t marked not merely the fight of the state
Tor the punishment Of cruel murder. but
the vindication Of the right of state to
suppress the traffic in liquor, William W.
Erwin expanded his field of fame till 1t
reached the farthest borders Of the nation
Then came the bloody riots at Homestead
and the labor troubles that threatened to
snake the republic to its foundations. Here,
| too, was called the celebrated Northwestern
lawyer, to defend the men who were fight
ing, as they insisted, In defense of their live
Hnood Later came Debs, and Erwin's de-
1ense OF the organizer of the American Rail-
way union made his name a household word
IN every house in the land where the news
papers are read. Here his fame was at its
zenith
Always erratic; trusting frequently to the
lheatrlc explosion of his opponents cases.
rather than slowly undermining them from
lne nrst visible flaw in their foundations, his
splendid spectaculars one by one went down
TO failure. Dabbling in politics for hope of
ONCE In spiritualism for what he only could
ever tell, in literature as a dilettante, the
brain that time and time again had held a
terrlnc current of popular sentiment at bay,
lost It's power in these various ramifcations
and his fame as a lawyer declined with his
| success as he diverted his talents in these
several by-paths.
The ingenious fancies with which he had
broken forth from the story Of facts to build
| eHectfve defenses for accused clients became
rather mere fishing excursions" as his pro-
| fessional contemporaries were wont to term
them, fruitless only because they were not
inspired by the same intrepidity and mas
| terful execution that had marked his earlier
| cases.
Nominated for mayor as the candidate of
one-half of divided party, he found defeat
| In politics as he has recently so often found
| 1t in the law courts, and his romantic So
| lace for his sorrows then, his marriage to a
woman much younger, who had been employ
ed In his law office, completed the last chap
ter in his public life here.
Endowed with the talent and pertinacity
which only needs, it has somewhere been
said, a little madness to become true genius
the Tall Pine" yet remains attorney of
tame and skill, man of many-sided popu-
larity, and a virile orator whose eloquence
is destined to entrance his fellow men for
years to come, no doubt. But st. Louis will
never know the William Wallis Erwin of
decade and half ago, the peer of any man
at the Northwestern bar. He was ST. Paurs
and when the history of the city shall have
been written, no story of the first generation
of attorneys who practced in her courts will
be complete that does not place at least one
wreath of laurel on the brow of Erwin.
st. Paul, March 7, 1899. NJ.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
WOMAN's ATHLETIC CLUB.

In spite of the ubiquity of the wom-
ans club. the Chicago Woman's Ath-
letic club. which is described on the
womans page this morning, sends
little thrill of surprise through people
both of the new and the old style.
Certainly it carries with it more mean
ing than that a new club has been
added to the already measureless list
What does it mean? Will Chicago
turn loose upon us band of amazons
We might fear such a calamity were
1t not for the character and social
standing of the originators of the club.
Such women as Mrs. Philip D. Ar
mOur Sr., president of the associa ton,
are guarantees that the woman1y grac-
es are not to be obliterated. But the
organization of this body carries with
it more than negative promises 1t
bids fair to strike a death blow at
fashionable invalidisrn." Women
cannot ''enjoy" ill-health and be ac-
tive members of the athletic club.
They cannot affect an intolerable en-
nu1 and disport themselves in the great
swimming tank under the direction of
the famous Swedish teacher
The desire to excel Is innate in wom-
an as well as in man, and when these
fashionable women Of Chicago meet in
their physical culture classes the spirit
OF wholesome rivalry in attaining ply
sical perfection will be rampant. An
eminent New York physician COM
planned to an elderly dame recently
that he had on his list so many young
women who We're suffering from nerv-
Gus prostration and he was powerless
to help them. ooh, go get them hus-
bands replied the woman. They
only need something to occupy their
minds.''
But Chicago has found what seems
to be better remedy for ennui seizes
married and unmarried alike The
Windy City will send her daughters
to athletic clubs, and the husbands
may come afterwards-if they dare!
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
Expensive Sport.

The trouble uD around Leech lake is more
than likely to be renewed at no distant
date. Uncle Sam will soon have to take up
the white Mans Burden" and go up and
shoot off a lot more of those Indians Uncle
Sam shoots civilizing influences into his
proteges-that is the way he intends to give
a good government to the Philipinos.-Her,
man Enterprise Rep).
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
MANILA PRIZE MONEY.
officers of Admiral Deyvey's Fleet
May Cot gNxt-,y

Officers of Admiral Dewey's Fleet
May Get Extras.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE officers Of
Dewey's feet have preferred claim for
double the amount of head money which 1t
was at first believed they were entitled to re
ceive as the result of the victory over the
Spanish forces at Cayite last May day. The
law provides that S1C0 shall be allowed to the
victors for each person ON the captured or
DESTROYED vessel. By that calculation almost
100000 would be divided among Dewey s
sailors. But it is also provided that where
the conquered force was superior to the at
tacking force, then the allowance shall be
s200 per head. While Dewey's claim is not
based on any superiority of the Spanish fleet,
1t is asserted that feet. fighting in conjunc-
tion with the shore batteries at Cavite did
constitute superior force in the meaning Of
the law. The point is new one, and is now
under consideration before the judge advocate
general of the navy
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
ABOUT THAT BEEF

Consarnin beef which came to grief
Old Aesop's tale I'll try on;
The bloomin' thief that stole the beef
He was a roarin' lion.
The cowboy miss'd his beef with grief.
But, inasmuch half
Is more than none, to find the thief
He yow'd the gods a calf.
He went in grief to seek his beef
Till, in a bloomin' thicket
Beside the beef he found the thief,
Bloodstain'd and lookin' wicked
Then, starting from his beef, for grief
He cried aloud to heav'n,
ITO dodge the thief, Pll give a beef
Besides the calf I've given"
This fable shows that grief for beef
Is apt to cause more trouble:
And tracking beef up to the thief
Is wrapping grief up double.
Oh. Uncle Sam, your grief for beef
Might drive your courts demented;
But one clean shake must bounce the thief,
And then we'll rest contented.
&C. L. James.
Eau Claire Wis
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
Reed Still a Cxar.

Fighting joe Wheeler requested Speaker
Reed in the closing hours Of congress, to
recognize him for a three-minute speech
but the autocratic Reed, with a bulldog
scowl on his face and a swinish brutishness
in his demeanor denied the request of the
hero of Santiago. This act was probably a
manifestation of Reeds love and respect for
the old soldiers.-Faribault Pilot Dem)
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
A Latter Day Freak.

One Of the latter day. freaks seems to be
Gen. Brooke. who has been put at the head
of the military government of Havana He
is evidently Of the Beef-Alger stripe of patriot
and seems determined to undo all of the
good work done by Gen. Wood at Santiago.
The people Of that province are at the point
of open rebellion owing to the meddling Of
Gen. Brooke.-Martin County Sentinel Pop.l
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
Sentiment Against Them.

The state press is devoting much space
to the discussion Of Senator Wilson's bill for
the pardon of the Younger brothers. While
there are some papers which support the
measure. a very large majority are strongly
opposed to the bill. The board of pardons
has the authority to do what this bill pro-
poses and the opinion that if public policy
and public sentiment warranted it the board
would liberate the Youngers. But sentiment
is clearly against such move at this time
Sauk Rapids Sentinel Rep.)
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
One Ray of Hope.

The public will be glad to learn that the
great milling corporations Of Minneapolis
have not entered the milling trust lately
formed by a promoter named Mcintyre.
There is yet ray of hope when such men
Washbu,n and Pillsbury refuse to enter
combne-Faribault Pilot (Dem.).
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
THE DARK MANS BURDEN.

(The White Mans Burden Reyised1
To The st. Paul Globe:
Take up the dark mans burden
Co. strike Off those clanking chains
And serve your captive's need
They walt In heavy harness.
futtered folk and wild;
The grasping white man made them
Half devil and half child
Take up the dark mans burden.
oppressed every side,
Driven by threat OF terror:
,do, cneck the white mans pride;
Hear the dark mans wall of woe
Coming Ger hill and plain:
slave for the white mans profit
Slave for the white mans gain. >"
Take up the dark mans burden
Stop savage wars for peace
And bid his sickness cease;
Ana when your goal Is nearest
(The end Of others sought
Watch race free from folly
Blessed by the love you brought
Take up the dark mans burden
Stop iron rule of kings
And toll of serf and sweeper
The tale of common things;
Make ports of peace to enter
And roads of love to tread:
Co. make them with your living
Mark them not with your dead
Take up the dark mans burden
And reap a blest reward;
The praise of those ye better
The love OF those ye guard
The cry of hosts ye humor
(Ah, slowlyD toward the light;
Thanks. ye brought from bondage,
From dark Egyptian night
Take up the dark mans burden.
Ye dare not stoop to less,
Nor call too loud on freedom
To cloak your wearness;
BY all ye will or whisper
BY all ye leave or do.
The silent burdened peoples
Shall weigh your God and you.
Take I'D the dark mans burden
Have done with childish days:
60, crown yourselves with laurels
Be noble deeds your praise:
Go ye. set the dark man free;
Toilng through thankless years.
The God of peace be with thee
Yea, the proud praise of peers
j w. Horner. Pastor Congregational
Church, Aberdeen, S. D.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
THE FOSTER CHILD.

Dedicated to the Trusts.
He was cunnin' baby
AS a child he wasn't bad
l thought he'd be good man.
And it made my old heart glad
He growed up awful suddent;
He got amazin big;
But for all the hopes l had OF him
He didn't care fig
l give him all his chances
made him what he is;
I'd like to be considered,
But he says it isn't biz
l handed him my weapons:
And counted on his arm:
But where 1 looked for naught but good
He does me naught but harm.
By gum, I'm goin to take that boy
Right straight acrost my knee.
He thinks that he can ''do me up:'
III spile his fine idee.
Guy w. Atherton.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
Pine Conc Talk

President Mckinley will visit Senator Han
ma at Thomasville, Ga. While there it may
be well for the president to listen to what
the pine needles are saying about his Philip
pine policy and his friendship for the trust
Moorhead News (Popo.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
STATE PRESS ETCHINGs.
A Patronage Scrap.

Ex-Gov Merriam's new position carries
with it about $1,000 appointive Offices, and
now there are several hundred Minnesota
men who wish they hadn't. The ex-gov-
ernor is top. and-well, the situation Is
somewhat Characterization Union (Rep.).
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
Administration's Good FiIipinos.

Some of the dailies are lashing themselves
into a fury over Filipino sympathizers ="
Their fury is distinctly comic. We have no
doubt that the Filipinos are very bad Fiji
pinos, but they rapidly being changed
into good FYlipinos 1t will be remembered
that it was Gen. Sherdan's belief that there
were no good Indians except dead Indians.
That seems to be the belief of the admins
tration about the Filipinos.-San Francisco
AIgOnaut.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Whether Archbishop Ireland gets that red
hat or not people in general who know the
straightforward Americanism and patriotism
Of the distinguished prelate of st. Paul. as
well as his loyalty to the see Of Rome, are
Of the opinion that he would worthily wear o
cardinals honorS.-Chicago Tribune
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

An Ohio man has gone in search of a
gold mine he saw in a dream. 1t is
at least encouraging to know that
there is one Ohio man who isn't look
ing for a federal office
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
RETURN OF THIRTEENTH.
The Men Will Leave MsniIn by th.
First Expedition

WASHINGTON. March 11.-Assistant Secre-
tary Of War Meiklejohn this afternoon notified
Congressman Loren Fletcher that the Thir-
teenth Minnesota volunteer regiment would
return to the United States on the first expe-
dition which leaves Manila.
Senator Davis and Representative Nc
Cleary called upon the president this morn
ing Neither would state positively the exact
nature of their call, but intimated that they
desired that the president should pardon those
members Of the Fifteenth Minnesota who are
now under arrest at Augusta.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

There are mitigating circumstances
in the case of that Chicago man who
confesses to have drowned his wife In
Lake Michigan. He might have drown
ed her in the Chicago river.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

The applicants for positions in the
census bureau already indicate to Mr..
Merriam that there are more than TO-
000,00C people in the United States
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

fair Kentuckian said in ST. Paul
Yesterday that Minnesota was not a
popular state in which to travel be-
cause there are no tunnels. Cannot
our railways build a few artificial tun-
nels and put it on par with Ken
tucky and Montana?
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

John L. Sullivan has been interviewed
on the subject of expansion. He takes
no uncertain ground, but boldly an
Eounces that. in his opinion, it is the
duty of this government to 'exter-
inmate the whole push"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
Naw Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, March II. = Postmasters
were appointed today as follows: NorHl
Dakota-Grand Harbor. Ramsey county, w.
J. Morgridge South Dakota-Hillsview Nc
Pherson county, W. @. Preston.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Now the soldiers of the Seventh
army corps are kicking on Cuban beef
Possibly the American soldier needs
education on the question of beef.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Only a dyspeptic could be base
enough to parody the "Recessional"
In that event the refrain would be :I
can't digest can't digest"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Senator Quay might secure a par
tial coat Of whitewash by standing in
with those who have been supplying
Hanna and Alger.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

The sudden DETECTION Of Secretary
Alger to private life would not neces-
sarily produce a case of governmental
eiectrolysis.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Unhappily the coffin trust cannot be
utilized in burying the other trusts.
Even if it could there would hardly be
collins enough to go around
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Gen. F;agan's voluntary exile to Ha-
waii does not necessarily signify a
cave Of gloom. There, are jackpots in
Honolulu
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Alger is the one can of beef in the
bunch that deserves embalming.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
WORTHY of the Honor.

The SIT tag on the Easter bonnet has
begun t0 show UP.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

March seems to have been thrown
into the calendar just to make the
other months of the year enjoyable by
contrast
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

The coal trust, with capitalizatio
Of 1888, 100000. has money to burn.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
ABOUT THE WEATHER.
FORECAST FOR TODAY

FORECAST FOR TODAY.
Mime sota-Generally fair; diminishing north
erly winds.
North Dakota-Fair; warmer in western and
central portions; winds becoming east to
south.
South Dakota - Generally fair; warmer in
western portion; north to east winds.
Iowa-Clearing: much colder in eastern por-
ton; winds becoming high northwestery.
Montana-Far; warmer in northern and
eastern portions; variable winds.
Wsconsn-Generally fair in western por-
ton; snow and colder in eastern portion;
Eorthwesterly gales.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

In Chicago the open draw" is Just
now attracting more attention than the
open door.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Then, again. Mr.. Aguinaldo, you
might make your next proclamation
fit in as an obituary notice for your
SELF
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
New Patterns.
The Globes Daily Hints on Home
DressmQlxtnG.

SAILOR FROCK OF STRIPED GOODS
The '-Sybil' is charming little model for
making up striped material on the bias.
The wais. IS cut in an almost plain blouse;
finished with a velvet sailor collar. trimmed
with white braid ard crenfng a shield CT
white clcth The frock is of deep red goods
strired with black Tho pattern is in sizes
for etrs of ten and twelve years.
A special illustration and full directions
about the pattern will be found on the en-
yeiope in which il is enclosed.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Gov. Roosevelt's last magazine story
might have been headed THE Shot
That Failed
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Whatever Secretary Long may have
said In his last answer to Schley," it
appears to have been of no conse-
Ouence
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

II you should desire one Of these patterns
cut cut this advertisement write your name
and address together with the size OF pattern
desired slip Of paper and mail with ~
cents. stamps or silver. to The Glooe. ST.
Paul.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

Speaking Of voting machines, what
the matter with the rank and file of
the Republican party?
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12

But, China, If you do not support
yourself, somebody will move to send
you to the poorhouse.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
ST. PAUL.
OTHER CITIES.
Temperature
H.-L kO-~
Temperature

Yesterdays observations taken by the
United States weather bureau, Washington,
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-12
MORALITY OF THEATERs.

washington time q p. m. St. Paul time).
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-01
SAMOAN PARTITION
Administration Preparing to Force
the Imperial Policy to be Accept
ed by Congress

New York, Dec. IA special to
the Herald from Washington says:
1t is the expectation of the authori
ties that the treaty for the partition of
Samoa win be. signed at the state
department Friday. 1t will be neces-
sary to obtain ratification of the treaty
by the United States senate and the,
administration is preparing for fight
with the. senators opposed to expan-
sion, headed by Senator Hoar. The
treaty win provide for the abroga,
tion of the treaty of Berlin, under
which Samoa is governed at present
and the renunciation by Great Britain
and Germany of all rights and claims
to the islands of Tutuila and Ofoo
and Manoa, eastward of 171st de-
gree of longitude. Similarly the
United States relinquishes all rights
and claims to the islands of Svaii,
Upolu and others west of 171st de-
gree of longitude which are ceded to
Germany, Great Britain concurring
and withdrawing from the group.
Free trade is authorized under an
other provision under which the three
powers shall continue to enjoy, for
commercial purposes, all the privil-
ges enjoyed by the sovereign power
in all ports opened to them. as T
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-01
So. 500 Reward!

1t is understood that there exists in
this county a band of highwaymen
who have organized for the spurpose
of robbing some of the business hous
es and banks of this city and sever
al of our prominent business men and
Institutions have decided to use their
efforts to apprehend and convict un-
der the law any persons who may
commit any such crimes in our midst.
A fund of $2,500 has been raised
for the purpose Of being used as re.
ward for the arrest and conviction of
any person or persons who may here
after commit any such crime in either
Las Vegas or East Las Vegas, and
within few days reward for the ar
rest and conviction Of such offenders
will be offered by the governor of the
territory Of New Mexico, this reward
to be paid out Of the fund raised BY
our citizens. The governor is ex
.pected here within short time to con
fer with our citizens and formally of
fer the reward 23-tf