The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-12

mental action can be taken, it would do
much to clear the atmosphere prepara-
tory to such legislation as will be neces-
sary to regulate, even If it does not put
stop to, the formation of industrial
trusts.
in it's zeal to support Mr. Mckinley in
all things the strongly partisan Phfla-
delphia Press says: 1.-THE president did
not make much Of a concession to the
spoilsmen. Four thousand offices of the
character that were taken out Of the
civil service would not make a TASTE"
1t may appear heartless to plunge the
knife further into the sensitive vitals of
the Press, but how about 10000? Or to
be exact, 9640?
Speaking Of the recent Ohio state con-
dignantly observes: Joseph B. Foraker
has once more proved that the leopard
cannot change his spots" The affair
did take on a few geological effects,
that's q fact; something like a bear gar
den, as it were.
According to It's swo,r statement the
Pioneer Press circulation on Friday
morning was 31,OS3 and on Saturday
morning 81, ,OS7 This is the circulation
departments own way of saying that it
sold four extra papers because of the
Jeffries- -Fitzsinmons affair.
The Washington Post credits Ohio with
only one speaker in the past, J. Warren
Keifer. John Sherman was at one time
speaker of the house. From what state
did he hail then? He certainly is not
listed by the Post as from any other
state.
Ella Hepworth Dixon has written
long article on ''Why Women Are Ceas-
ing to Marry" The reason Is different
in different localities, Ella. In Massa-
chusetts, for instance, 1t Is because
there are not men enough to go round.
If st. Paul should happen to lose the
Western league pennant because of yes
terday's foolishness, it will at least show
Mr.. Fisher that delays, even If they are
intended to show ones cordiality, are
none the less dangerous.
1t IS suggested that the United States
may be called upon to mediate between
Great Britain and the TransvaaI How
ever, we have got about all the mediat-
ing we can attend to in the Philippines
Mr.. Sherman was at the pains to Sc
cure Tom Reeds consent before he ran"
for the speakership, but any other mans
consent would have done just as well.
No wonder Sampson wants our navy
doubled in size. Naturally, he expects
half the ships to be away about ten miles
while the fighting is going on
They are now printing newspaper cuts
Of Henry VIII. but so far the patent
medicine men have not seemed to find
him available.
There is a great future before Mark
Hanna, that is, always provided that
there is any future for the ''majah''
Quite appropriately St. Paul will begin
the new century with a convention of
Modern Woodmen.
Again Mark Hanna reiterates that he
Will never, no, never, desert" Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
And the roar of the lion appears to be
one of the least Of President Kruegers
troubles.
The West appears willing to change
letter and call him Dear Admiral
Schley.
The fight in the peace conference is
just beginning.
Jews and Others I'm Fiction.
Chicago Times-Herald
1t is curious story which comes from
New York to the effect that Leopold
Cohn. superintendent of the Christian
Mission Jews in Brooklyn, has written to
the superintendent Of the Brooklyn
schools asking that ''Ivanhoe' and "The
Merchant of Venice be eliminated from
the list of supplementary school reading