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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Dramatic and Musical
GRAND.

GhAN1J.
The acrobatic brothers Byrne and their
agile company reappeared last evening at
the Grand opera house, presenting their new
spectacular pantomime, Going to the
Races" The audience, which filled every
available seat in the house and crowded the
aisles, somewhat disappointed with the
production. There is too much rough and
tumble knockabout in the play, and in the
second act the specialties of the Mcdonald
brothers were at times coarse. Viola Shell
don, in this act. sang two songs In a way
that won immediate popularity, and John F.
and Helene Byrne sang and danced together
very cleverly,
The play from the beginning to the end is
complication of absurdities, in which trick
scenery plays important role. The finale
of the first act when the apartment house
catches fire, is uproariously funny, especially
the rescue of the fat man, and the human
ladder gives the players an opportunity to
show their acrobatic skill. The explosion
of the engine and collapse of the horses
when an iron safe falls upon them is sufi-
GENTLY ludcrous to create hearty laughter.
The second act is too long,. The first scene
is In the ticket office of the Aerial Naviga-
ton company, where the principals indulge
In good deal of horse play and the special
lists give song and dance exhibition. The
go snip SSShO 10 SIou5iy IcHIAioCSHt VI
Eight Bells but it is not as funny. The
explosion of the ship gives chance for good
mechanical effects and some humorous sit
uations
The third act is the most realistic and the
best. 1t opens with a paddock scene in
which six race horses figure. During this
scene the jockeys give excellent acrobatic
exhibition. which was fully appreciated last
night. The audience wanted more Of it, The
second scene at the race track, when Dare
devil wins the race, is a splendid piece of
stage realism, and does much to redeem the
plays shortcomings in other directions.
One character on the bills was conspicu-
ously absent from the performance last night
The character of Ina Bunch, a Salvation
Army girl, adversely criticised in Chicago
was cut out.
The brothers. John F., Andrew and James
byrne. were as agile as ever and Helene
Byrne was graceful and coquettish. and
sang remarkably well. H. NJ Herbert as
Gamble Green. valet, furnished a good deal
OF amusement, and Fred Sawyer, as Silas
Fairfield, was very good sporting gentle
man.
The horses that take part in the play are
Mingo IL, full brother to Clifford. son of
lroquois; Top Tackle, High and Lofty Chan
teuse Farragut and Templestowe, which the
management declares to be the greatest
string of racing horses that ever appeared
on any stage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Monkey Music.

In the recollections of Fifty Years With a
Menagerie." by the late Dan Rice, published
in the Feb. 2 and issues of the Youths
Companion. occurs this story:
1t may surprise many persons to learn
that monkeys. despite their cleverness are
not enduringly susceptible to the influences
Of higher education for infinite is their in
nate depravity. I found them ready enough
to learn. but persistent In their refusal to
display their knowledge when required to do
so by their patient teacher. This peculiar
side OF the monkey nature was forcibly i'm
pressed on me when 1 tried to form an Ct
chestra or string band among the simians
Of my menagerie.
we were in winter quarters and as It
was my custom to devote my spare time
during the cold term to tanning and training
wild animals for the next season. l had
family of monkeys confined in an apartment
adjoining my reading smoking and music
room.
One morning upon nearing the cottage my
ears were greeted by the sound Of my cello.
l paused, wondering what visitor had pro-
Voksd my rich-toned instrument to such I'M
seemy dfscord Then l approached closely
and through window saw laughabe scene
Seated upon a chair, with smoking
cap on his head, spectacles on his nose and
meerschaum pipe in his mouth, was Joe, the
largest monkey of the menagerie. saving
away at the cello with bow in hand. Several
of the smaller monkeys were in pastures of
surprise and delight at Joe's performance
| had omitted to lock the door of the mon
key-room, and that accounted for the intru-
sion on my sanctum.
Highly entertained, 1 stood for a time a
silent spectator, until seen by little mon
key. who notified its fellows Of my presence
a In win no
dashed from the room-Joe minus cap spec
tacles and pipe, bringing up the rear and
carefully closing the door behind him. Upon
entering the house 1 found all the monkeys
safely ensconced in their proper room and
looking as innocent as possible, while the old
ringeader was snoring and apparently sound
asleep. From this occurrence the idea of try
ing to form an orchestra of monkeys came
into my mind. for l we'll knew that such a
troupe, even if 1t produced anything but mel
ody, would be strong attraction"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
MONDAYS WEATHER.
Far; Westerly Winds.

BY the United States Weather Bureau.
MINNESOTA-Fair;w westerly winds. NORTH
Notwithstanding weather; northerly
winds. SOUTH DAKOTA = Threa tening
weather; northerly winds. IoWA-Threaten-
ing weather; light snow; colder; variable
winds. ONTANA-Threatenng weather:
light snow; east TO northeast winds. WIS
CONSlN-Fair, light to fresh west to south
west winds.
Yesterdays TEMPERATURES - St
Paul, +; Duluth. p; Huron. 10; Bis
Helena II: Battleford. -22; Prince Albert,
%; Swift Current. 80; Qu'Appele, -2S;
Minnesdosa. -2S; Winnipeg. 80.
Buffalo. 1912; Boston, 1918; Cheyenne,
12-34; Chicago. %; Cincinnati, 1920; Havre,
SIS; Jacksonville, $3.50; Montreal. go:
New Orleans 52-54; New York. 22-32.
ST. PAUL BUREAU-The following taken
at CHS p. M. local time Is O'Clock Washing
ton timel. is a relative statement of the local
conditions for the twenty-four hours which
ended when the observations were taken:
Barometer 300: mean temperature, il; rel
ative humidity. 70; wind at 8 p. m. north
west; weather. partly cloudy; maximum
temperature zero; minimum temperature, q
daily range %; amount of precipitation rain
and melted snow) in last twentyfour hours,
0.
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p F Lyons. Observer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Some Views on the 1orrens System

The report of Attorney General
Douglas upon the constitutionality of
an act for this state which shall en-
body the salient features of the Tor
rens system Of land transfer has been
published in The o be-
In his opening paragraph the attor-
ney general states a fact that has been
palpable even to the lay mind; namely,
there is not now, never has been and
never will be any doubt that it is i'm
practicable to apply the Australian
land bill, known as the TOrrens act, to
an American commonwealth, without
amendments in order to adjust it to
our form Of government.
1t is manifestly unfair to raise the
objection that the act contemplates
the taking of private property by the
state for private use without compen-
because it is not true, as in every state
where the act has passed it has been
left to the option of the individual
owner as to whether he shall register
his land under the act or not, and, fur
thermore, in the Massachusetts act the
owner must secure the consent of the
mortgage, if there be one, before he
may qualify his holding under the act.
1t is also unfair because it involves the
question of eminent domain, and vari-
GUS knotty legal problems as to the
right of the state to take title to any
property, none of which is involved in
an act that will make the u,b of the
system matter of individual choice
The second objection, and il should
be carefully borne in mind that all
these objections were made to the first
and unamended forms of acts passed
by the Illinois and Ohio legislatures,
since modified and cured of defects in
Illinois, is the only one which ever en-
gagged the serious attention of the su-
preme court. 1t is clearly uncon-
stitutional and illogical to attempt
to confer judicial powers upon reg
listers of titles, and neither the Massa-
chusetts nor the Illinois bills now in
operation contemplate such pro-
cedure, but on the contrary specifically
provide for the submission of titles to
properly qualified court.
Just why foreclosure of a mortgage
by advertisement should be legal,
Il ellioINi ing lIlle DIS 1t
does, and the registration of a land
title by advertisement be illegal, when
both grant time, one a year for re-
demption, and the latter two years for
objection, is one of those remarkable
reasons which no one seems to have
time to explain.
The fourth objection, which is aimed
at a clause in the Illinois act providing
for the accumulation of fund to pro-
tect guaranteed titles, if it is uncon-
stitutional, may be cured by constitu-
tiOnal amendment. A few years oper-
alton Of the law would remove the
cause for the objection.
Attorney General Douglas, in his
closing, has pointed out a way for the
accomplishment of this great reform
and has even suggested the form that
in his judgment would overcome the
objections cited.
He adds that q modified system of
land transfer, akin to the Torrens
measure, is worthy of extended consid-
GRAFTON.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

Q
Preceding Seven Days, but Ahead
of the Total of the COrrespOnd-
ing Period Year Ago-sprinr
Orders for Shoes Coming in
Freely.
Business among the jobbers during the
past week was hardly so brisk for the
preceding seven days, but was still very sat
isfactory, and in nearly all lines was well
ahead of the same period year ago. and
nearly all are confident, after carefully look
ing into the prevailing condition, that the
present year will be banner one for trade.
DRY GOODS.
Trade has been very satisfactory and there
is general good feeling among wholesalers
and retailers alike. Orders are coming in
in large numbers from statesmen and nearby
merchants. Cotton still continues to show
upward tendency. During the last few days
there has been an advance of 5 to 7h per
cent in brown cottons, ~ to 10 per cent in
domestic cashmeres and II per cent in indigo
blue prints. There has been an advance Of
more than 15 per cent in cotton goods since
the bottom prices. This continued upward
tendency serves to stimulate trade rather
than retard it,
GROCERIES.
Business is getting much better. The past
week has shown quite little improvement
over the previous one. Orders are coming
In freely from statesmen and merchants are
buying very literally. Prices are remarkably
firm for both staple and fancy goods Col
lections are very good, and the outlook is
that business will continue to improve
the year grows older
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Spring orders are coming in very freely
along with quite few in which merchants
call for immediate delivery of heavy winter
goods. The cold weather and the indications
that it will continue for some time have
caused a slight increase in the demand for
immediate shipment. The spring orders are
very liberal, and cover all classes of goods.
Prices in both leather and manufactured
goods remain stationary.
HATS. GLOVES AND FURS.
Business has been very good. Orders for
the most part call for future delivery, and
are for spring goods. The cold weather has
caused a few merchants with low winter
stocks to call for goods to. be shipped at
once. Trade is well ahead of the same period
a year ago, and the outlook for the future
Is most promising. Collections are very
satisfactory.
HARDWARE
Trade has been a little quiet during the
past few days owing to the cold snap. Or
ders are mostly for spring delivery and
merchants are buying literally for spring
and summer stuff. Prices are very strong.
with an upward tendency, particularly in
steel and iron goods but it is a matter OF
obtaining goods now rather than prices
Mills refuse to quote prices on heavy plate.
The outlook is good
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Hot Lemonade for influenza.

To The st. Paul Globe:
1t may interest your readers 10 know that
during the great influenza epidemic in Lon
don. in 1889, the beard of health OF that city
advised the public affected with the disease
to make an abundant use of hot lemonade.
The Precipitation caused thereby Is, In most
cases, sufficient to relieve the patient of Sc
we're colds. and saves him from taking refuge
in quinine or other drugs, which often do
more harm than good.
In bronchial troubles lemon Juice will re-
lieve the irritation in the throat acting at
the same time as a natural disinfectant Very
truly yours. Charles F. Hirzei
Brooklyn. N. T., Jan. 26. 1893
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
GOD SPEEDS THE THIRD.


God speed you.i Third infantry,
Ger waters deep and blue;
You've been a. loyal sentry,
Always fearless, brave and true.
Having fought the cruel Spaniard,
Likewise tho hostile red
You will show old Aguinaldo
How you won with old-time lead.
God speed you,, kind Third.
With the guidance of a bird;
Straight across the wide salt sea-
Passing oceaias-ene, two, three,
Amid shot and shell and mine,
You were on, the firing line,
And till the battles length
Fought with lion strength.
GGd speed We, Third regiment;
Guide you to your post.
You've attained great achievement
And now I'll read toast:
= Here's to you with Wheeler,
Who fought at San Juan hill;
Here's to you with Shafter,
Who cared for him when i'll.
God speed you, U. 8. regulars,
To Isles of Philippine.
-zs~s7-s Il, sss s--A@onzo Brennan
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
The Minnesota Press .
Hint for Lawmakers.

III the legislature now in session would
enact law placing a.. men doing a com.
mission business in the cities of the state
under bonds, the members would certainly
be sustained by their constituents Unless
man 1s engaged in business he scarcely
dares to send the commission merchants of
our cities veal, a lamb, eggs or Other
products, for fear of being swinded and &c.
prived of the entire value of the goods sent
to be sold on commission.-Albert Lea Enter
DriSe Rem y
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Hadn't 1t Good Causee

The st. Paul G e. the leading Demo-
cratic organ of the state, is becoming very
tired of the mixed political company the party
has been training with in this state the past
two years. 1t has discovered that the Popu-
lists and so-called Silver Republicans have
captured about all the chestnuts their Demo-
cratic allies have pulled out of the fire. The
last straw that broke The G l O b e's back
was the empty honor paid to c. A. Towne by
the minority in the legislature. In a late
editorial The | o bemoans the asinine
proceedings of the simon-pure Democrats
Dawson Sentinel (Rep).
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

These figures show an advance of 4%c in
Minneapolis; 6ssc in Chicago; 5ssc in Duluth !;
csc in st. Louis. and &c in New York.
1t is difficult to account for the sudden up
ward movement in wheat, except by ascrib-
ing the cause to speculation pure and simple
keting Of the cereal, but the receipts have
been fairly normal. The export demand has
been good throughout the crop year, and, as
has been frequently pointed out in this col
umn, the disposition abroad has been to buy
for immediate consumption rather than for
storage and replenishment of stocks. Mean
while there has been evidence of accumu-
lation hereoo The Northwestern farmers, by
Withholding supplies, have acted with wis
dom, far as looking to profit is concerned.
Self-preservation suggests to these producers
that if they can afford to hold back their
wheat, pending an Improvement in prices,
they possess the right to do so. Wheat. as a
staple, is always capable of being turned into
money, and those are the wisest who sell at
the highest possible figures.
Last Monday presented an unprecedented
record in transactions in railway ana IN
dustrial shares The whirl brought prices OF
the leading stocks to a point beyond which
wiser operators would not buy. There were
lower-priced stocks in the speculative list but
it must be remembered that the speculative
adventurer moves very slowly toward Securl-
ties that do not move on their own account.
Wheat has been sluggish ever since tne
present crop year opened. Much uncertainty
as to worldwide conditions has prevailed
Russia and the Argentine have been the DIS
turbng elements. 1t appears now mat
Russia has famine her hands; that tnls
will prevent exports of wheat, ana the Ar
gentina crop has failed entirely to come up
to expectations in the harvest, which is at
present in progress. The Unlteo States'
meanwhile, is possessed of that quantity
which comprises the surplus OF the worth
supply. . 49,
In this view of the case the advance III liie
price of wheat is natural, although the spec
ulative spirit is liable to drive the bargain
a little too sharply. The Withholding VI
wheat by the Northwestern farmers Will no
doubt assist in putting the price up, ana II Is
upon this that the spectators depend fof their
profits. 1t is noticeable, however. that pront-
taking is quite a habit with the operators
on the bull side, and the manifestation OF this
disposition does not argue strongly in favor OF
the claim of an unbroken advance.
COMPARATIVE WHEAT RECEIPTS.
Receipts of wheat at winter and spring
grain markets for thirty weeks, July l to
Jan. %, with comparisons, in bushels, COM
piled by the Cincinnati Price Current: ---a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Calls for skiIledLat,or.

The Underleak free text book bill now be-
fore the legislature Is a good thing as a
whole, but 1t has weak point, and that is
the providing for the printing to be done
at the state industrial school at Red Wilma
and the reformatory at st. Cloud. Printing
cannot be done by unsklled workmen. even
if they are cheap and have to be kept EN-,
p-oyed. 1t would be grand thing to sup
ply the children Of our state with text books
at actual cost and thereby beat the trust
LIE Sueur Sentinel Dem)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

St. Paul city fathers have set aside
S4G0 with which to banquet the Minnesota
editors at their annual meeting St Paul
had better expend that amount on the de-
serving poor of the city, who would enjoy
it and it would be charitable act. The
sooner the editorial profession is taken off
the free lunch" list the better.-Brainerd
Dispatch (ReD)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Craft Suffering Already.

Tel with the Bush bill providing for the
printing of primary school text books in the
state reformatory. There's already too much
printing being done in the reformatory, as
well as state prison, for the good of the craft.
This is one thing that the printers are agreed
on.-Stilwater Gazette Rep.).
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Did MIR. Pea.e Say Anything,

The bill to have all legal executions take
place within the state prison at Saltwater
has made its appearance again. Isn't Their.
enough evil concentrated there alreadyg
Would it not tend to destroy whatever OF
good there may be in the influence of prison
life? Why not let Hastings have the fourth
insane asylum and make Anoka the location
of the official state galows ?-North6eld In
dependent Oem.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Question for Repub,ic.nx

Four years ago the Republican party left
Charley Towne. So we are told Last week
when the legislature elected United States
senator the Populists and Democrats voted
for Towne and against Davis. The member
who nominated Towne paid glowing tributes
to Davis, but said it a political duty to
vote for Towne. Now, the question before
the house is: Why should not the minority
have voted for Republican whom the party
had not left as we'll as for Republican whom
the party had left?-Sauk Rapids Sentinel
(ReD)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
sAnti-Expansionists and "Gentie-
men,"

According to q Chicago dispatch,
some apprehension exists in that city
in regard to what Bourke Cochran. of
New York. may possibly take it into
his head to say at the banquet of the
Chicago Union League to be given on
Washington's birthday. at which
Mr.. Cochran is to be one of the speak
ers in pursuance of an invitation ex-
tended and accepted some time ago.
On last Sunday evening, at the great
antl-eXpansion meeting in New York,
Mr.. Cochran delivered a fOrcible and
impressive speech in opposition to the
colonial policy of this administration.
The Chicago Union League. it is claim
ed. largely comedies with the views of
the expansionists. Since his speech of
Sunday night a member of the league
is represented to have said:
I'VE invited Mr.. Cochran to speak, and ex-
pect we shall have no cause to regret this
action. The Union League club is made up
of gentlemen, and should the distinguished
New Yorker see fit to touch upon the question
of the accession of territory growing out of
the late war and speak against expansion, he
would make a pretty bad mistake"
Thus we receive from a representa-
tive of the Union League of Chicago
the inferential declaration that no man
can be an anti-eXpansionist and a gen
tleman. according to its code, at the
same time.
The imperialists have gone pretty far
in their offensive bull-dozing tactics
as applied to United States senator's,
but it has been reserved for this
bobby organization of shoddy swells
to indicate the toe line for the ad
vancement of a gentleman"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

The Street Railway company lost a
suit the other day-it has lost several
ecently-brought to recover damages
for having cut off the legs of a boy.
1t undertook to secure an appeal based
upon the allegation that one of the
Jurors, having read the report of the
trial in The G o b e, was, therefore,
biased against the company, ergo The
G o b e ought to pay the amount of
the damages assessed against the COM
pany. If that is the belief of the street
railroads attorneys, they ought by all
means, and in justice to their en-
ployers, endeaVor to extract the amount
from The G o b e. If they are looking
for trouble, they know where The
G o b shop is located.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

Ten thousand Iowa and Illinois horses
are to be sent from Chicago to Europe.
AT first they will be used as bus and
dray horses in Antwerp and vicinity,
and probably later they will be eaten
In Paris
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Pen Picture of Knute Nelson

Mr. Nelson is not man of any great
prominence in the senate. He sits in the
back row and keeps a close eye on the pro
ceedings rarely making himself conspicuous
in debate or committee. He has good horse
sense. however, and such men are valuable
as legisators.-New York World.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30
Wade, the DIPLOMAT.

The boys in the state capitol say Assistant
Gov. Wade has learned to say '.tak for
sidst,' and is putting in every spare mo-
ment studying the silver question. Mr. Wade
is demonstrating the fact that he change
just as quickly as the administration.-Marti
County Sentinel (Rep.).
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

Wyoming has a town it wants to get
before the public. It's name is Alcova.
A purse of $4,000 has been offered for
a fight there between Fitzsimmons and
Sharkey
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

What's in a name? Carter H. Har-
rlson is locked up in a Chicago station
on the charge of petty theft But it
isn't the mayor of Chicago who is in
durance vile
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

At the same time Maj. Mckinley
would shed no tears If kind Provi-
dence would turn an earthquake loose
on the Philippines and shock them into
the deep blue sea.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

The big drop in the clearances of
Seattle and Tacoma, while the rest Of
the country was gaining sc per cent,
shows that the Klondike craze is at a
very low ebb.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-30

The Chicago Chronicle illustrates
what it calls a windy day in Chicago
Why doesn't the Chronicle do some
thing novel by picturing a still day
in Chicago?