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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
Union Central Charter Approved.

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 21.-The charter of
the Union Central railroad was approx
ing with the secretary of state. This road
Is capitalized for 100000, and will be con-
structed from Houston, Tex, to a point
will have diverting lines. making a spur
to Waco and one to Palestine. Tex. In
this way the road win spread out over
most of the center of the state on It's
way to the northern border The entire
mileage Will be 500 miles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
SNOW IN TEXAS.

Six Inches on the Level and the
End Not in Sight.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec N.-News
from Fort Davis is to the effect that a
severe snow storm prevailed there Mon
day and Tuesday, and was still showing
when the report was sent out The snow
was then about six inches deep on the
level, and in some places banked to a
depth of two and three feet. 1t is the
heaviest fall that has visited that place
IN great many years. If the storm
continues much damage will be done
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
MR.. WEEKS WORRIED.

Fails to Break Down Testimony of
Handwriting Expert TyrreII.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-John T. Tyrrell,
the Milwaukee expert on handwriting,
was on the stand nearly all day in the
trial of Roland B. Molineux, charged with
the murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams.
The testimony of Tyrrell was entirely
technical, and dealt in opinions concern
ing the pen habits" and mental con-
ceptions" noted in the admitted hand
writings of the defendant, and in the ad-
dress on the poison Package.
Tyrrell was asked If he considered the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22

Euston station for the pneumatjo tram.
mission of mail. and on account of ira
complete failure almost forgotten has
De pee a examined recently and found to be
IN good order. It Is now proposed TO usa
1t for the transmission of mail by me9ns
or a miniature electric railzza1.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
d. BLOODY. RACE WAR.
Clash Between Whites and Blacks
'% In Mississippi.

In MfssfssiDpi.
MERIDIAN. Miss. Dec 21-WeEd has
Just reached this city of a fight between
Party of whites and blacks on the KEN
per county overland road, about six
miles north. One white man, Oscar Ford
was MORALLY wounded. and two others
were more or less seriously injured.
1t appeared that the whites were with
out arms, While each of the nine negroes
carried a revolver. The two parties met
on the highway, and a dispute over
which was entitled to the right of way
preclpitated the difficulty.
"A posse consisting of the sheriff and
twenty-five deputies is being organized to
go in search of the murderous blacks.
There is much excitement
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
To Entoin seaboard Air Line.

plication this morning of attorneys for
Thomas F. Ryan, of New York, a tenn
porary restraining order was issued by
United States District Judge Thomas r.
Purnell to prevent any action of the Ra-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22

leigh & CASTOR railroad stockholders
looking to the consolidation here today
Of the various lines of the Seaboard Air
line system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
Enjoy Elegance and Comfort
Tn JTrovaII1o 70 Car5Fo

The Minneapolis & st. Louis r. R. has
secured line Of brand new tourist cars
that surpass anything ever seen. being
Pullmans latest and best. Berth rate In
these magnificent cars only $500 to Los
Angeles.
S96 Robert street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
G0LDBERGER CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of COIOnizing 70
Election Purposes.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21-Samuel Gold
berger, the saloonkeeper and Tammany
election district captain of the First cleo
ton district Of the Eighth assembly dis
trict, who was. convicted of colonlzing
in the recent election, was today sentenc-
ed to two years Imprisonment in Sing
Sing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
To Protect Fruit.

Fruit wrapped in brown paper will
stand degrees more of cold than II not
thus protected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
FORGOTTEN Tunnel.

A tunnel. built forty-two years ago be-
tween the London general postoflice and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
In VALLEY OF DEATH
HORRORS OF WAR DEPICTED IN
LETTERS RECEIVED FROM
SOLDIERS IN AFRICA
FACING SHOWERS OF LEAD

battles in Which Tommy Atkins Did
Not Shirl& HIS Duty, Even to Es-
cape what Seemed Certain Death
Awful Carnage at EInndsInn@te
Pathetic incidents Among the
Wounded on the fattIedcIdx.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22

An TnequaIed Jewel Display
In Browns window. 10 East Sixth street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
Fen,ale I.aMycrs.

The United States. it is figured. has 2OS
female lawyers. ssiS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19
THE STATUS or MR.. RHODES.

The report that n reward Of $4,000 has been
offered by loom Paul" for Cecil Rhodes. alive
or dead. furnishes the theme for an Interesting
letter from orr contributor. "Ex-Attoche" pub
lshod elsewhere ia this mornings Tribune The
report in question is discrcdltcd. rs indeed #
must be. until if cvcr-lt is lnlisputaby con-
hrmcd For thc making of such an offer would
be- a gross violation of the laws Of civilized war
fare. and would mari, the Beers with inter say
agcry Nevertheless. without any such bar
barous Incentive the Beers are undoubtedly
anxious to capture MIR Rhodes That is one Of
their chief motives in laying siege 10 Kimberley
In him they see their arch enemy. the chief OK
poncnt Of that British imperialism which is
supremacy hateful To them But suppose they
should capture him-what would they do with
him:
There are many Beers who would. beyond
doubt. like to answer that question with well
aimed shot from "roor" But that. or any
such disposition Of him. IS scarcely TO he antci-
patcd. such an act Of vengeance would bee an
indeliblc rcproach 20 the Transvaal Govern
ment. whether that Government connvod az II
or not We may therefore reckon that loom
Paul" would have his prisoner safeguardod with
the utmost vigilance What then; Mr. Rhodes
might BE- taken 10 Pretoria as a prisoner Of war
In That case he would have 10 be- humanity
treated He has not been spy, nor has ne so
far as is known. done anything In m" present
war for which he could be- condemned. or even
put Oh trial any more than any other British
soldier Indeed, We are not sure that he is a
soldier. He may recently have entered the mill
tary service as volunteer but the last ",
heard Of him. before be- was shut up in Kimber
ley. was TINT he was still civilian. In that
| case 1t Is not easy to on what legal ground,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19

There has been little rain during the Winter
The grass Is dead and the watercourses are
dry But I'm that marvellous climate ana on
that responsive soil few days Of rain would
fiji the streams and cover the land with lush
heritage
The winter is there the dry season ana the
summer the rainy season. though excepting
near the coast the rainfall Of the whole year Is
rather scantl Throughout most Of the Trans
vaal the midwntcr months Of July and August
are practically rainlcSs the fall amounting 10
only a small fraction of an inch September
too is usually dry. But with the advance oi
spring. i'm October and November, the rainfall
RAPIDLY increases. and when. after Christmas.
summer sets In there is a copious supply OF
from four to six inches month. In the whole
wear about one day in six is rainy. There are
Of course. some regions which are practically
arid Rut on the whole the country is aS we'll
of for water rs, Jet Ms say. our own States be
tween the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains
What IT needs badly is a comprehensive system
Of water storage and irrigation. but that Is i'm
possible under the present government which
would consider It blasphcmous in the highest
degree.
The temperature Of the Transvaal and Orange
state - moderate ana AGFc'aD'. H. CHI
mate is casScd rs sub-tropical. though part Of
the Transvaal lies within the TorrId Zone. II
corresponds in latitude with the central part of
Australia the northern part Of Argentina, Flor
ida. Texas and Mexico. Owing probably TO the
elevation above the sea. however. the tenn
porature is more cquablc and presents less
marked extremes than that Of other countries
i'm the Southern Hemisphere The burning heat
Of Australia is unknown in the Transvaal Jan
uary Is the hottest month. and It's average tom
peraturc Is - degrees. Fahrenheit, in the shade,
which is only half a degree warmer than the
July temperature of New York. July Is the cool
est month with an average Of - degrees. or
about four degrees warmer than January in
New Orleans The thermometer seldom rises
above 90 degrees nj any time or falls below -
degrees.
These conditions Of climate. added TO the
productlyoncSs of Tho soil and the pure and
huoyant qualities Of the mir. mark the country
rs one cmucnuy we'll suited to maintain a
dense permanent population. and tend strongly
10 discrcdit the theory that as soon rs the gold
mines are worked ont there will be general
exodus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.

The provisional boundary line 10 be- drawn in
the Lynn Canal region under the new moduS
viycndi Will doubtless be generally commended.
II certainly should be acceptable 10 our Cana
dian friends. for ifs generosity TO them is Strlk-
inely marked And although It falls far short Of
what Americans hive long considcrcd to be
their rights It is to be remembered that it is not
q dnal'fy. and. moreover. that The territory tenn
porarly rclinquishcd is Of little if any practical
value
The map which we print elsewhere In to-day :
Tribune makes this clear The Canadian claim
has been for a boundary line drawn so far south
os fo give Canada possession of the coast AT Sc
duction Point or thcrcaboutS and 20 include
within British Columbia not only the large Ind
ian village of Klukwan. but also Pyramid har
hor. Dyca and Skaguay, their possession OF
Pyramid IIarhor having repeatedly been tie
clarcd thn minimum that would be accepted 10y
Cannda. The American contention has been, on
the other hand. for line drawn as provided by
the treaty thirty marine miles from the coast
following the WindingS of the coast Wherever
the arm, Of the sea areas Lynn Canal Is
more rhan six miles wide. Now, this provisional
line is drawn about midway between inc TWO.
II rolinquishcS 10 Canada an lrrrguiarly crescent
shanrd biz Of territory about twenty I'VE nil'H
,,.,dn and eighty five long. But it reserves 10
tho United States possession 81 Klukwan. lyra-
mid IIarbor. Dyoa and Sknguay. and absolute
,osecssinu Of the coast and Of Lynn Canal ana
IFS branches not only far above tdcwater but
above even canoe navigation And those are
thc points of real importance 10 this country
Nofhing Of known and practical value has been
relinnuishcd by the United States although
something Of real value has been gained by
Canada
The adoption Of this modus vivendi should a.
v,e hive hitherto said facilitate and hasten the
settlement of all other points at issue between
tho United States and Canada, and also the final
delimitoilon Of the permanent boundary line be-
t,reen Alaska and British Columbia. What that
limo viii III, we have no wish 10 attempt to
uronhesv II is possible that 1t will be- AT some
noints q little below the extreme claims hitherto
made hy this country; II will certainly have 10
N. considerably above the extreme Canadian
claim In fact. II does not seem likely that II
/ ,cfl he placed quite rs near the coast as TINS
nrovi~inual line. But the adoption and marking
of m. temporary line will greatly aid In the
/ establishment of the permanent one. partly by
Increasing knowledge OF the topography of that
r,rion and the consequent application of the
terms Of the treaty. and partly 10y accustoming
hoth Sides 10 the idea of agreement rather than
ontoqouisln and 10 the idea. too. OF basins the
settlement upon nsccrtancd facts and rights
rather than upon mere fancics and desires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19
PERSONAL.

piabo, WILLIAM A Leonard fTplscopaD Of Cleve-
-, ,t, ,o,',,od ,,o ter,b onriveraarv of his
Itlu DliV ~ 'f ~, 49, s,'' , W
u.,, r. Hazard y, p.ace Dale r 7 4
,,,- 80 r-,ir, tf.z.rl has bcon elected n
a trustee of Wellesley college.
.r. No., g ,-,o,., 4. ,ho autumn corvo-
., -, >1,t,..~ r.,t..r.,,,. ,h,s. anuoirtrnor.s
800 f p ,,-.f. Smith lI,b u Cbt-
"'lN """"'''''' L. ""8''' '''' -
cagOl. lecturer IN biology and physics. ana trpir1-
sOr William Dale. for many years connr't'" WIN
the University Of Toronto special lecturer IN
classica. literature and history
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19

THE BIiCKWELLS ISLAND BRIDGE PLOT.
The Mazct Committees exposure Of the nat
IRE Of tho Blackwclls Island Bridge scheme
has not moved Commissioner Shea from his de-
termination TO waste q large sum Of the cty's
money in buying useless and expiring fran
chisc His engineer ha, gone Cd inst the same
io complete the plans Mr. shea has approved
them. and hc expects that construction will
begin al nm early date. He says nothing about
buvlnc the Ranucy franchise. Int that part
Of the programme will appear IN due time. He
has located his bridge 50 near 10 the line Of this
private right that IT VIII have TO be- bought and
hc IS making special efforts 10 hurry mp the
formal proceedings So that the private company
may lodge a claim against the city before its
rights lapse and the city Is free Of the site.
Now This is nothing more nor less than n
iob If our laws do not give citizen
chance 10 protect himself against such waste
our statutes are not yet so perfect I'm this re-
spcct as the Tildon law and other similar enact
monts are commonly supposed to have made
them. The Ranney franchise IS one Of these
scandalous Legislative gifts of public property
made not for the purpose Of public improve
monis. but 10 furnish favored spectators with
something 10 trade on II is an old franchise
under which no serious attempt has boon mad"
IN operate but which has been kept alive by
successive Legislatures Nevertheless It's own
rrs have not yet been able 70 drive bargain
and the franchise will expire in 1900. That
viii never do, Along comes Mr.. shea. He
cannot wait minute. but must rush ahead 70
use for this bridge Sl4OnOOO OF the city S
margin for mourning debit and buy mp this
| paper right Of no value 10 the city, Why this
| haStcr DO few months make any real diff
ference to- tine people I'm comparison with saving
several hundred thousand dollars: The Tam
many politicians who own vacant land in
Queens are of course. anxious to get It brought
into the market hut even they might DO patient
for little Their case is not so urgent rs 10
explain Mr. ShcaS prccipitancy. Nothing but a
scheme for cnrichlng private spectators which
would fall through in little time. as real estate
spcrulations would not. Is adequate cause for
his remarkable energy.
1t IS q pity the Mazet Committee did not 90
on TO block this Job more cfTcctually. II
ought 10 have discovered who are the real own
crs Of the Ranncy franchise. found ont what
their pull" u.s. and otherwise 80 clearly demon
,trated the nquty Of the conspiracy that II
could not have been carried ont within thc time
limit without dangerously stirring public I'm
dieuation. Thus II would have done great
service As IL is. the conSpirators have been
left 10 90 on with their plot and while the
committee is taking n vacation. they may d.
tho serious wrong 20 the city which the com
mittcc should have prevented This omission
IS specially unfortunate in view of the rumor'
that there are Republican rs well rs Tam
many politicians financially interested in tbs
franchise and The hasty building Of thi'
| bridge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19

localities and many forms to manufacture Il
genuine free government out of Ignorant lnhau
itants hv balIotlng machinery. 1t knows some
thing Of The results attained In some Southern
States and in some Northern cities If II cannon
make ballots turn ont better government than
military or executive orders il is not going IN
turn over the Philippine Islands TO savagcry
under urctcncc OF making them free.
The President not only grasps this distinction
firmly but has profound faith that the great
majority of Americans are able 10 grasp IT,
His speeches never tell the level headed voters
Of this country that We are going To work MIR
aclcs and 10 create wisdom and habits OF sell
restraint and respect for order and law among
scmi-ciyillzcd tribes merely by putting ballots
into their hands Instead. ne tells the voters
that this Nation proposes 10 create good gov
eminent and free government 10y the best ana
quickest means ii can. giving TO the inhahiianiN
rs large share therein rs they may be found
capable of conducting. In that respect these
speeches are helping TO educate American Vot
crs. precisely aS American government IN the
outlying dependencies is helping 70 educate
their inhabitants in the qualities necessary Ia
make self-g0vernment success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19

he could be seized prisoner OF war, Unless
his membership In the Queens lrivy '"uh''l
and In the Cape Colony Legislature be d'ein'u
to identify him sufficiently with the BRUSH
Government 10 make him a party to the war. III
that ease he could be- treated WIN 10 greater
severity than. lot MS say. Sir Alfred Miner OF
Mr. Chamberlain or the Queen herself, should
any Of them fall into the clutches of the Boers.
There remains the possibility that he would
bc tried for his responsibility for IN" jameson
raid There IS. we suppose no doubt that ne
was I'm large degree responsible for tha'
wrctchcd ana criminal affair He has not d'-
MED It. but on the contrary. has practically
avowcd H. As orr contributor reminds MS. the
TInnsyaal abandoned all proceedings against
the raiders whom ii captured I'm consideration OF
Great Britain's agreement to deal with them.
Great Britain did punish some Of them, very
lightly. but did not punish Mr.. Rhodes IN inc
least degree. Therefore the Transyaal might
plaushv claim the right to bring him 70 book
since Great Britain has failed to do So To try
him summarlly by court martial however. for
an alleged offence committed as civilian years
ago and at n time when neither war nor mil
tary rule prevailed would be- proceeding OF
doubtful propricty. while to try him before
civil court would I'm existing circumstances, be
quite farccal
Regard for the sound sense and humane prln-
ciplcs Of the Beers must therefore incline MS to
the belief that Mr.. RhodeS's peril Is not nearly
SO great rs It has seemed to some vivid imagina-
tions TO be- Doubtless the capture Of him would
cause much oxultation in the Transvaal ana
some depression and CONSERVATION among the
British imperialists But those feelings WOULD
probably be based on sentimental rather thah
practical grounds. and the actual outcome OF the
incident Of little moment. either 10 Mr.. Khoo'S
or 10 either of the hclligercnts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19

Government is less a question of form than
Of nature. This is a truth which The anti-expan-
sion cranks are not competent TO grasp and
which Democratic dcmagoeues who fight tie
Administration entirely ignore. The govern
ment Of New-Yorl, City IS in name democratic
popular and real government by the people
But II is i'm fact a rotten and irresponsible dos
potism When theoretical crank talks Of cstab-
fishing self government in the Philippine Islands
or In Cuba. he should Doe required to show
whether or not lie means Scf-gOycrnmcnt after
the NcwYork pattern with despotism As com
plcte as CrokcrS, based upon a corruption equal
10 that Of Tammany and backed by a savage
and hloodthirsty cruelty not at the command Of
Crokcr's Instruments Luna was sort If
Shcchan and the Tagal Croker had him as
sassinatol If that ), the kind of government
which TagalS are capable of maintaining. what
has it to DO with freedom or civilization:
II is precisely this distinction which President
Mckinley takes care 10 force upon the attention
Of the great audiences that gather 10 hear
him. With the genius for hitting the precise
polnt of division and debate which has made
him successful in 50 many campaigns the Pres
ident comucls his hearers all Tho time 10 notice
that American rule for The Philippine Islands
will mean greater freedom. more equal Justice,
advance in civilization and in respect for the
rights Of man with so much Of sclfgOvcrn-
rnept and only so much. rs may be found con
duclve 10 these ends II the Tagals cannot do
better in self government than the tools ~
Croker. with their occasional alliances with
Plat the United states does not want 10 SEQ
The Philippine Islands governed as New-Nork
CITY Is governed. But II they show higher
capacity for choosing upright and honorable
rulers. higher conception of equality Of rights
and true freedom and genuine civilization then
the world VIII rejoice 70 see them trusted year
bv year with a greater measure Of control over
their own affairs.
Tho one promise which the President makes
IS that which be has full power 10 carry ont.
namely that under the United States flag in the
far off islands there shall come greater freedom.
broader Justice and better government for all
The inhabitants These are the ends for which
self-govcrnment is instituted. and unless those
ends can be reached such government IS farce
md failure: but If they are reached it mat
fers Ittlc whether the ballot has much or little
10 do with the process There are British prov
tnces and colonies as everybody knows. IN which
Crokers and Tammany leaders are unknown
bnt where Justice and real freedom are not
unknown This country has tried in many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-19
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Amsterdam.