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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
DETROIT STREET RAILWAYS.
municipal Ownership Advocates
Having n Hard Fight


DETROIT, April PA committee of
s1xty-two citizens, by their attorneys.
this afternoon filed bill of complaint
ln'the circuit court asking that Gov. Pin
gree and the other members of the De-
tro1t street railway comomission, and
the city of Detroit, be temporarily and
perpetually enjoined from taking any
further steps towards purchase and op-
Grafton Of Detroit street railways under
the Mcleod act authorizing the same.
and asking that the Mcleod act and all
proceedings Hereunder be decreed to he
void
NO preliminary injunction was issued
today following filing of the bill of COM
plant, and 1t is expected that a tempor-
airy restraining order Will be obtained
from the court probably tomorrow. The
street railway commissioners were sim
ply served with copies Of the bill of como
plant and with subpoenaes for their an
pearance.
Ihe Detroit street railway commission
and Tom l.. Johnson, manager Of the
street railway properties, have disagreed
over the question Of appraisement on the
value of the franchises. Mr. johnson
contends that the franchise values should
be based upon probable increase of pat
ronage of the lines. This the commits
s1oners oboject to on the ground that If
would give them no opportunity TO re-
duce fares. Prof. Bemis, the municipal
ownership expert, who is advising the
commission, is opposed to taking the
roads for the city at a price computed
under Mr.. Johnson's theory, as he fears
That municipal ownership with three
cent fares would not be a success If be-
gun on such a basis of purchase.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
NOT OUR AFFAIR

The significance of the demonstration
MADE on Saturday in Aranci bay in the
island of Sardinia by the king and queen
of Italy in reviewing the naval fleets of
England and Italy in the Mediterranean
will not be lost on the politicians of Eu
rope
In the present strained condition of ma
tlonal sentiment among the German and
h-hshsh peoples the words spoken by
King Humbert will hardly be taken as
the mere expression of International
courtesies. Their more probable meaning
Is that the triple alliance is at an end
ana that Italy has chosen an alliance with
England as more promotive of her ma
tlonal predominance in European councils
'han that existing with Germany and
Austria 1t may, indeed, forbode. if if
does not actually express, the comnlete
disruption of the relations Of tho +bra.
parties to the triple alliance. The nro-
German movement, which has been So ar
tive In portions of the Austrian amnira
of late, especially in Northern Bohemia
on the one hand, and the pan-Slavic
movement, so active among the Czech
population, show disposition on tho
part of the two great races forming tba
Austrian empire to seek their national
an'iil'les IN spite of all treaties. That
tendency has long rendered the continued
maintenance of the triple alliance less
and less secure
Ihe re-shaping of European nolitios
which is involved in case the show of
British-Italian friendship at Aranct b.y
Is anything more than a mere show will,
De fruitful of the most important conse
quences to all European races. If will
materially strengthen EngIand's positiop
in the East, giving her status with
reference to the Eosporus which sba
could not secure without an active AM.
ance with Italy.
There have been many ind,ca tior.
some time past of change in the polit-
lcaI relations Of several European ma
tons; but the indications have not an
been by any means in the direction oF
an alliance such as many will distinguish
as now existing between England and
Italy. The bands of commercial and no.
itical good will have been DRAWING clos.r
for some time, for instance, between Ita,,,
and France, as they have been widenjng
between Germany and England. On III.
other hand, the supposed alliance betw,e,,
France and Russia is now largely re-
garded as being mostly one of sentiment
and not at all binding on the policy Of
the Russian empire; while there have
been signs of possible rapprocbemen+
between Germany and france.
Whatever changes may be foresha1o1v.
ed In European politics. Americans who
have escaped the infection of imperia,-
ism will rejoice that the United States ia
in nowise concerned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
AN AWFUL EVENT.

The facts of the crime Of the Georgia
negro Tor which such an awful penalty
was meted cut are not wholly known as
yet The awful circumstances of his
death are given to the most minute de-
tall 1t is impossible to read the dis
patches without a feeling of intense hor-
ror 1t is shame to our humanity that
such a recital should be possible.
We who live in perfect security against
SUCH crimes as were charged against that
negro cannot barely comprehend the in
tensity of feeling which could dictate re-
sort to such inhumanity And vet the
men who engaged themselves in the tor
ture Of this self-confessed murderer rep
resented good standard of intelligence
and may be said to have included all that
is best. as well as all that is worst. In
the social life of the vicinity. That ne
deserved to die there can be no question
That the manner of his death should in
volve crime more shocking, even, to
all civilized beings is to the enduring
disgrace Of Southern society
For the honor of our civilization let MS
hope that the immediate future will bring
forth statement of the circumstances
which may relieve the case of some at
least of its most brutal features.
What is done is done. Let us now see
whether the authorities of the sovereign
state OF Georgia are equal to the awful
responsibility which rests upon them
should the facts sustain the frightful
story Which has been told.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
CAPT. COGHLAN,s BREAK.

The commander of the United States
cruiser Raleigh is not diplomat. Neither
does he entertain any such estimate of
his own representative character as
might occasion a more self-appreciative
man in his position to speak with reserve.
Supplemented as he evidently is,
Capt Coghlan ought to have learned
something from his superior officer. He
evidently did not. His failure to do so
mas involved him in what may prove
TO be serious trouble. He spoke of events
long since past, about which neither of
the two peoples affected desired to be
reminded He evidently forgot, if he ever
knew. that the misunderstanding arising
from the attitude of a German admiral
at Manila was effectively disposed of by
the German government in subsequently
ordering all German interests In the
Philippines entrusted to the care of the
United States. Doubtless, If he had
known of the events which had recently
transpired and which had wrought con-
siderable friction between Germany and
the United States, he would have man.
aged to hold his tongue. But the occasion
of his speech was a festive one. when.
after a prolonged absence from the en-
vironments of civilization, he found him
self surrounded by all the conditions
which would naturally lead to the dis
sipatfon of all reserve
The virtuous indignation of the authori-
ties at Washington will not, we hope
lead them too far in dealing with the
case of Capt. Coghlan. He was unwise
and indiscreet in the highest degree. and
official cognizance should undoubtedly he
taken of his untimely speech. There have
been some occasions of disagreement be-
tween the American and German nations:
but matters are well on the way to ad-
1ustment, and. in diplomatic parlance.
the Manila incident is now CLOSED" Let
the captain go his way with no more
severe treatment than warning to hold
his tongue in the future
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
GOING A BIT TOO Far.

Elsewhere note is made of the fact that
Quet to Senator Davis and Frederick C.
Stevens. OF the proposition to give a
dinner to Cushman X. Davis the G l o b
has only to say that 1t is heartily In
oa the peace commission, and for score
OF other things of actual and lasting BEN
eft of the state of Minnesota But why
go any further? To be sure, this man
Stevens used what little influence he has
at Washington to secure a tea inspector
for St Paul But is he entitled to be feted
like Roman senator for doing his plain
DUTY to the district which he represents?
The people of this municipality have
not forgotten that on the Sd of January,
1897. the Minnesota Savings bank closed
Its DOORS 1t is considerably more than
two years since that disaster fell like
pail over this fair city Frederick C.
oteVens was the president of that bank,
IN which were the deposits of more than
NNN "OihiiS PSOple VI 81 dui.
Inc institution has not paid one dollar
OF those deposits and probably never
WILL So long as these working people
are crying at the doors Of that bank
for their money and receiving no answer
10 their pleadings, no officer of that dead
institution is entitled to a banquet at the
hands of the citizens of this town.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
RATES TO DULUTH.
Northern Pacific Has to Appeal to
Railroad Commission.

Northern Pacific Has to Appeal to
Railroad Commission.
The Northern Pacific is having a peck
of trouble over its proposed Dulutn-St.
Paul through freight service The law
forbids a less charge for long haul
than for a short one over the same line
unless Permission is granted by the
state railroad commission after an in
yestigation as to the advisability of
granting such rates. 1t would be i'm
possible for the Northern Pacific to carry
this business unless it met the short line
rates and to lower all the intermediate
local rates would destroy all the profit
from the through business
The Northern Pacific having made the
proper application the following order
has been issued by the railroad commits
sion:
1.-The Northern Pacific Railway COM
psny having this day filed an application
with the railroad and warehouse COM
mission to be allowed to meet the
through rate of competing lines between
St. Paul and Minneapolis and Duluth
and West Duluth, without regard to in
termediate local charges, and charge less
for such through traffic than they charge
upon intermediate local:
Notice is hereby given that the rail-
road and warehouse commission will on
the 4th day of May, A. D. 1899, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, at their office,
612 Endicott building, in the City of st.
Paul, investigate such application. and
will then and there hear any parties in
terested for or against the same and
take such evidence as may be offered
in regard thereto"
A copy Of the order has been sent to
the mayor Of each town along the line
from st. Paul to Brainerd, and from
Rrainerd to Duluth, and also to all rail-
roads Interested in the adjustment Of
the rates.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
HE TOOK THE CUE.
Governor of One of the CarOIines
Alarmed at Fall of Manila

Governor of One of the CarOIinea
Alarmed at Fall of Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24-The bark
entine Ruth, from the South seas, brings
the news that on hearing of the capture
of Manila the governor of Ponape, one OF
the Carolines. ran his two ymboats into
the mangrove swamps and there they
were still lying when the Ruth sailed
from Ponape. The governor made a
prisoner Of J. V. Melander, an American
trader at Kusaie, and detained his ves-
sci loaded with cargo Henry Kona-
nipi, a native. was also seized and held
as a hostage against EARN from the ma
tive tribes Just before the Ruth sailed
Melander was released, the governor tell
ing him that his vessel had never been
seized.
1t Is said that the German firm which
has control of the Marshall & Gilbert
trade, has advanced money and goods
TO the beleaguered Spanish governor.
Representatives of the firm were work
ing hard to get mortgage on the
Spanish lands This done, there would
be a German trader established at
Ponape. another at Bulk, and third at
Kusaie.
There was a big storm in Kusaie on
Jan Is, which tore off about twenty-five
miles of the coral reef, breakwater. on
the harbor The water rose eight feet,
destroyed cocOanut anu oieauA IL
trees and swamped the missionary dwell
ings.
The missionary schooner Hiram Bing-
ham. Capt. Walkup, sailed from Kusais
for San Francisco, Feb. 10, and Capt
Charleston, of the Ruth, expressed con-
siderable surprise that she had not ar
rived here long ago
1t is feared that T. D. O'keefe' the
"white king of the seas" has ceen iost
with all hands of Il boat In whicn ne
startad from Ruk for st. David's island.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
COMPLEMENTARY BANQUET.
Progress Reported by the Commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce.

Progress Reported by the Commit
tee of the Chamber Of Commerce.
The chamber of commerce and Corn,
mercial club are planning banquet in
honor of Senator Cushman K Davis and
Congressman Frederick C.Stevens to take
in the near future.
The committee of the chamber of com
merce, consisting of E. W. Peet. w. p.
Cough and K. Hurd, reported at the req
ular meeting of the chamber Yesterday
that arrangements had been made for q
complimentary dinner to take place at
the Aberdeen. 1t was decided by the
committee to issue fifty complimentary
invitations.
The chamber unanimously indorsed the
action of the committee. and appointed
a subcommittee. consisting of Mr.. Peet.
Col Clough and T. L. Schumacher. to wait
upon Senator Davis, and extend a formal
invitation to the banquet. 1t was decid-
ed to leave the date unsettled until Con-
gresham Stevens, who Is now in Wash
irgton. could be heard from The COM
mittee further reported that its action
had been taken in connection with a
similar committee of the Commercial
club.
The chamber appointed special COM
mittee to wait upon the council and urge
that Grand avenue cars be run around
the loop.
J.. w. RundIett. of the committee on
municipal affairs, reported progress on
the long distance telephone franchise
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
SPEAKS FOR THE "GooD" PEOPLE

A new certificate of character has been
furnished to Matthew S. Quay, designed
no doubt to supplement those furnished
by the governor of Pennsylvania and by
jury of Mr.. Quay's peers" The new
certificate Is furnished by the Republican
governor of Illinois, whose follies and ex-
travagances have kept him in the public
mind for many months past. 1t is given
in the name of the good Republicans
of Illinois. 1t recites that Mr.. Quay is
vindicated in the minds Of all honest and
decent people from vicious. cowardlv
and unwarranted attacks by the mug
wumps and boiling Republicans of Penn
sylvania.
A great variety of feelings have no
doubt been aroused by this latest con-
gratulatory address to the distinguished
Republican leader of Pennsylvania. The
mugwumps and boiling Republicans"
Will rejoice doubtless in the reflection
that the congratulations came from so
fitting source; while the good Repub-
-N""AAS "a ought TO, II they do not
feel correspondingly depressed. especially
In view of the fact that-they are the
only good" people who have gone ont
or have been taken out, of their wav To
congratulate the man that shook the
plum tree
Ihere are many good people in this
world, and many others that are not so
good. But all the good people of Ill.,
nois and Pennsylvania. as represented bv
the governors OF those commemorative
may be said to be the intensely pood
They are known by their politics and
can distinguish nothing In connection
with embalmed beef but the most ex-
allied forms of patriotism, and In the
pursuit of man like Quay nothing but
persecution. To these do we owe It that
we find such noble specimens of upright
craftsmanship in the leadership in the
public life of state and nation alike as
Tanner and Hastings Quay. Alger and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
ment through the building inspectors de-

ment through the building inspectors de-
partment He served for eight months
at apparently an agreed rate of compen-
sation of $65 per month. He received no
compensation whatever. The common
council seems to have made express pro-
vision for the payment of his claim I'M
der the approval Of the city attorney
Comptroller McCardy, however, has
thought proper to withhold the payment
of the amount
With the comptrollers motive or pur-
pose in Withholding the payment we nave
nothing to do; although, since Parlln Is
presumably a Republican politician, such
action on his part is less susceptible OF
understanding than it might otherwise De-
What the Globe and the taxpayine
public have to do with it, however, Is the
fact that it has been possible for man
to enter the service Of the city ana re-
main In that service with the sanctioh
and approval of the appointing power
apparently at an agreed salary, and have
his money withheld from him for that or
any other period. If he should not nave
been employed, as Mr.. McCardy lnti-
mates, then the building inspector Is TO
he severely censured for hiring him. Ii
he could not be expected to receive MS
nav. as agreed, then the building inspec-
tor is again to be censured for permitting
him to remain in the citys service and
ought to be held personally responsible.
If the building inspector, on the otner
hand. had the right to employ him and
exercised that right, then Mr.. McCardy,
or some other officials of the city govern
ment have done a gross injustice in en-
deayoring to prevent his recovering Tor
his time and his services, whatever they
NAV have been. In any event, the neces-
sity which the city will probably be un-
dor to defend the action is Of itself an
occasion of expense which is absolutely
indefensible.
How the city attorney, who passed IA
vorablv on the legality Of the claim, can
he expected to defend such an action, Is
another of the mysteries concerning the
administration of our city affairs by the
Renublican machine which surpass the
understanding of all ordinary men.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
TRUSTS STILL FLOURISH.

The work of the trust conspirators con-
tinues undated. The developments OF
the past week show that there Is no ces-
sation, but that, on the contrary, the
trust promoters seem to have received
encouragement to continue their efforts.
Whether this is due in any degree to
the palpably bogus legislation which Re
publican bodies are passing all over
the country 1t would be idle to inquire.
Certainly it appears quite apparent that
the movement has suffered no disheart
eminent.
The latest trust organization Is that of
the great ship-building interests at
Cleveland, West Superior, Detroit, Mil
waukee and elsewhere, under the designa
ton of the American Ship Building COM
pany. The legal organization is, as
usual in such cases, under the statute Of
New Jersey, and the authorized capital
is $50, 100000.
Another huge organization of indus
trial interests under way is a union of
to embrace all the large cooperages Of
the United States.
There has been a Temporary difficulty
discovered in the path of the proposed
paper trust at Chicago. owing to the op-
position Of the dealers in the products
of the trust, who propose. IL necessary,
to build their own manufacturing plants.
There is also recalcitrant paper manu-
featuring concern which does not pro-
pose to submit TO the proposed trust, and
which controls sufficient patronage
altogether as profitable as they might
otherwise be. With the operations Of
this trust successful, the supplies Of al
most every Western newspaper would
whether these obstacles can be brushed
aside the near future will show.
The effect of all this is to show the
utter worthlessness of the efforts put
forward by our state legislatures to con-
troll, or even to regulate, this dangerous
movement. 1t is not the action of the
law that constitutes any obstacle in the
path of the trust conspiracy. Thus far
the success of the movement seems en-
tirely dependent on the willing
ness or unwillingness Of the va
rious concerns outside of the trusts to
so into the organizations thus formed
With the adjournment of the several leg
islatures in session during the past win
ter the trust movement will doubtless
proceed with renewed energy, and the
people will have to look to some other
source for relief than to the so-called
antitrust legislation set on foot by Re
publican reformers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
WORLDS EVENTS IN BRIEF.

Washington-Brig Gen. John C. Bates.
y. p. "; who was recently relieved from
Cuba, will go to Manila.
Quebec-The Ice here moved this after
noon. Navigation to Montreal will prob
ably be opened on Wednesday.
Chicago-The John Featherstones Sons
large foundry machinery manufacturers
nave made voluntary assignment.
Ardmore. I. Tack Petray, eighteen
years old, shot and killed his father to-
ter.
Washington-Gen. Henry at San Juan
reports the death yesterday of Private
cavalry.
Washington = Assistant Secretary of
War Meiklejohn reports the REGENTS from
Porto Rico for four weeks in March as
being $l30S5O.
worcester. Mass.-The appointment of
a receiver for the Charles Baker COM
asked for today.
ithaca, N. Y.-Edward Rosewater. the
editor Of the Omaha Bee. began today a
series OF five lectures on Journalism" at
the Cornell university.
Calumet, Mich.-The men resumed work
at the Tamarack and Osceola stamp
mills tonight. the mine management hav-
ing agreed to their demands
Ioledo, O.-The appearance of the San
Jose scale has caused great alarm to
AAiiOi III ILLS country. several Xalua-
ple orchards have already been destroyed.
Portsmouth, O.-The Burgess Steel and
iron works here has commenced opera-
lions. The entire plant will be in opera
to 1,20G men.
Washington-A cablegram received here
today from Vera Cruz by the surgeon
general of the marine hospital service
STATES that eight cases Of yellow fever
have developed there
San Frapcisco- Do1a. 4,
to form company to erect a hotel to
cost ~, 5OO,0 900 on the site of the old Bald
win. Ii he falls In this he intends to put
UP temporary two story structure.
Columbus, O.--Brig. Gen. Chambers Nc
Ribbon assumed command of the Column
Dus barracks today. He served with dis
junction In the war with Spain and was
1or time governor general of Santiago
Des Moines. Io.-Colored miners are
coming IN large numbers daily to take the
district. long and serious struggle
seems inevitable between miners and
strikers.
Wilmington, Del.-Charles Harris, who
has various aliases and who was con-
Vlcted OF pension swindling was today
sentenced Sc me- to five years Imprisonment and
$1,000 fine: Harris carried on his opera
lions In all parts of the country.
ashington-President Mckinley was
unab PIE to see callers today, and remained
IN MS private apartments. At intervals
curing the last several days he has been
IN the hands Of his dentist, and Is now
suHerlng somewhat from neuralgia of the
face. He hopes to be in his office tomor-
row.
Washington-President Iglesias, of Cos
ia Rica, accompanied by Minister Caivo
OF that country, had a conference today
WIT with seer secretary Hay concerning Nicara..
qua canal affairs, and also paid calls of
respect on the president and vice presi-
dent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25
ANOTHER spEcIMEr

Another Of the Incidents in city gov
eminent with which the public are now
so familiar is about to take place Tho
city is about to have another suit on fts
hands. brought by city employee to re-
cover compensation for services. This
particular incident Is in no essential re-
spect different from those which have
preceded 1t. A man named ParIin APP
pears to have entered the cityss employ