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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
THE SECRETARY L1MPs.

Secretary Gage comes to the defense of
the gate-opening order of the president
modifying the orders of President Cleve-
land extending the scope of the civil
service law, directing his statements to
the criticism made by the Civil Service
league. With the portions of the or
der that gave the power of appointment
to officers of those subordinates whose
positions are of a confidential nature, or
of financial responsibility, there is no
ground for other than captious criticism;
and this is true also of the change that
permits transfers from one position in tha
classified lists to another, if it be true
that transfers are made upon examina-
takes out of the examinations the sew
eral thousand places in the war depart
ment and leaves them at the disposal.
of the chief of that branch of the gov
eminent, the defense of the secretary
breaks down.
The registration system, estab ished for
the navy by Secretary Tracy in advance
of the adoption of civil service methods
and continued by his successors, pro-
duced and will produce excellent re-
suits so long as the heads of that de-
partment are such men as have graced
it in the last three administrations. But
who has any faith that Alger. the In
effable, will not make the discrimination
Of the spokesman among the applicants
registered Who doubts that the tip will
be given to the boys" to register and
that those to be appointed will be saga
ciously selected, while an adept like AL
ger directs affairs in the war depart
ment? The country would give to Long
or Gage a confidence in their proper use
of such power that it would withhold
from Alger. The appointment of CDR"
Huidenkooper to be surgeon general be-
cause he relieved the presidents dogs Of
some ailment is enc of the unforgotten
incidents of that persons administration
of his trust.
But the defense is especially lame when
it treats of that part of the order that
removed every deputy of the collectors of
internal revenue and threw that nl-
merous branch open to what amounts to
an unrestricted power of Appointment
These deputies, the secretary says, "bear
peculiar relation to the collector" but
no more peculiar" than are the deputies
in the customs service or hundreds of
other subordinate places. We know of
no place where the head of bureau is
relieved from responsibility for the acts
of his deputies by reason of their ap-
pointment from the eligible list. nor will
this delegation of the appointing d wer
increase or diminish that responsibility.
If the modification was made to enable
the collector to use his personal judg-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
SMART SHORT STORIES.

A Scotch farmer, celebrated in his.
reighborhood for his immense strength,
and skill in, athletic exercises, very fra
quently had the pleasure of contending
with people who came to try their
strength against him. Lord D., great,
pugilistic amateur, went from London
on purpose to fight the athletic Scot.
The latter was working, in an Enclosure
at little distance from his house when
the noble lord arrived. His lordship tied
his horse to tree and addressed the far.
Dler: Friend, / have heard marvellous
reports of your skill. and have come a
long way, to. see which of us two is the
better wrestler. Isl The Scotchman,4 with
out answering, seized the 'nobIenan,
pitched him over the hedge and set about
working again. When Lord l.. got IN
the farmer said: 'eWell. have you any
thing to say to me?" No. replied his
lordship, ''but perhaps you'd be good
enough to throw me my horse
Frank auckland, the naturalist when
collecting information about White. of
Selborne, met with an old lady who pro-
fessed to have seen him, "a white-haired
old gent who used to walk about his
garden with crocodile" Wasn't 1t a
tortoise?' suggested auckland The old
lady admitted it might have been one of
them furren birds
An energetic junior counsel was de-
Tending an action for large firm Of Eng
fish fruit brokers'. The action was for
the return. of $109, the price paid for
quantity of figs which were alleged to
be unfit for human food The defense
was that they were a little discolored
by salt water. as the plaintiff we'll knew
when he bought them, but were perfect
ly good to eat The figs were in court
The plaintiff, a., coster, conducted his
own case, and under skillful cross-ex-
animation was SO obviously getting the
worst of 1t that fthe. judge had to warn
him several times to- behave properly on
pain of being turned, out of court. Turn
ing desperately to counsel hoarse and
. perspiring, the coster said: Look here
gum or. you say them figs are good to
eat and I say they amt. That's all there
is between US, Amt it? Now, selp me-
If you'll eat two of them figs and you
amt sick Immediately afterwards I'll
lose my case" The judge at once saw
the propriety of this suggestion and ask
ed Mr.. what he proposed to do
our honor is trying this case, not ]. -.
was the reply No. No! The offer is
made..to you" said the judge A hurried.
consultation took place. Counsel -sug-
gested that it was the solicitors duty to
submit to the experiment. Solicitor re-
fused. The client himself was then ask
ed if he would risk it. what will hap
pen to me if don't?" said he. You'll
lose the case, replied both his legal adj
yisers Then" said he, hurrfedly, lose
the case, lose the case" And so he did
The truth prevails against the utmost
display of forensic ability.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
PUBLIC BEaUEsTs.
stipuIRtiOns of the VIII of the Late
William S. Billings

BOSTON. June 19---The will of the late
William s. 8, Billings gives about $780,
600 in public requests, including 100000
each to Harvard college, the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology with $4,000
additional to found the Billings student
fund.- and the Museum of Fine Arts:
$50,000 each to the Massachusetts, General
hospital, New England Hospital for
Women and Children, Children's hospital
Massachusetts, Ear and Eye infirmary:
$4,000 to Perkins Institute for the Blind.
the American Unitarian association, the
Boston Young Mems Christian union,
Home for Aged Men, the Hampton insti-
tute. Hampton. Va; $4,000 to the Tusco-
gee, Ala. normal school; 5000 to At
lanta university; $4,000 each to sixteen
public and charitable institutions in and
around Boston and numerous other
sums Of $1,000 or over to various bodies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
WILL NOT ATTEND.
Gov. Rogers, of Washington, Not
Opposed to Trusts.

Gov. Rogers, of Washington, Not
Opposed to Trusts.
= AUSTIN, Tex, June 19.-Gov Savers re-
ceiyed a letter from Gov Rogers, of
Washington. declining to attend the anti
trust convention at ST. Louis He pre-
sents his reasons in the following letter:
I'm reply to your invitation allow me to
say that 1t will be impossible for me to
attend. 1t has occurred to me, in this
connection. that many people are advocat-
ing state control of trusts with insincer-
1ty, thinking in this way to pass through
the next national campaign with safety
to themselves, feeling sure that what
ever state legislation may be enacted
which will really curb the power of
trusts will eventually be declared uncon-
stftutional by the United States supreme
court. With those who thus and for that
purpose, advocate state legislation re-
garding trusts, L can have no sympathy,
and am bound to believe, too that legis-
latfve action which seeks to control the
formation and management of trusts will
prove Intellectual
I'm the first place the word trust is
misleading when applied to great many
industrial combinations not threatening
the prosperity of the people, In many in
stances so called trusts are merely larger
corporations. 1t has occurred to me that
corporations will be declared to possess a
vested and constitutional right to buy and
SELL"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
GIGANTIC ROBBERY.
Masked Bandits Make a Successful
Raid

PHILADELPHIA, June IA gang of
masked robbers, prob1b'y ten in number,
early this morning raided the receiving
office of the Fairmoupt Park Transporta-
ton company, atnBelmont. in Fairmount
park. and after holding up the receiver
and five other employees of the railway.
blew open the safe.Isecuring $4,000. the
companys receipts for two days. Frank
Leaven. receiver: Frank Watson and
Henry B. Whitehouse, conductors; James
Cavanaugh. lIrenfanof the power house;
Philip Eaves. eifftEifian, and William
Cadmas, laborer,uweTe bound hand and
foot with wire. 5n addition to the men
who actually committed the robbery, 9TH
ers operated miles away from the scene,
by destroying Telegraph and telephone
wires connectingss.w9fh the trolley COM
pany's main offieafs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
CHICAGO CLEARING YARD.
Stiekney Enterprise Is About to Be
Revived.

CHICAGO, June 19.-After lying dor
mant for about six years, the Stickney
clearing yard enterprise for railroads en-
tering Chicago is to be revived and #
Is said work on the big transfer plan
will soon be started. H. II. Porter,
chairman of the board of directors of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road, is
reported to be the moving spirit I'm the
new company.
The clearing yard is located In the vi
cinity Of Lyons and the drainage canal.
The idea was to construct system of
circular tracks with connecting switches
by means of which a train with cars for
different roads could be run in and easily
transferred to the respective roads. Sew
eral Of the circular tracks were con-
structed before the work was abandoned
for lack of funds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
THE DANGER no CITY SCHOOLS.

President Draper, of the Illinois state
university, treats of Common Schools in
the Larger Cities in the current Forum
The danger that threatens them, in his
opinion, is that 1.-The elementary schools
will be disowned by nearly all who, by
any reasonable possibility, can afford to
do so. and will become the schools of the
poor alone And they will do this be-
cause. in the last analysis of his article
the schools feel the pull of politics. The
right and necessary thing cannot be done
because political or partisan or personal
influences intervene to stop 1t. This is
not the fault of anyone. he thinks. for
all. boards, superintendent, princi-
pals. teachers. mean well, but the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE.
Proposed New Railroad Between
MenOminee and st. Paul.

Proposed New Railroad Between
Menominee and ST. Paul.
LANSING, Mich, June 19.-Consider-
able Importance is attached by railway
men to the organization of new rail-
road company by Wellington r. Burt.
Samuel Stephenson and James Ashley, to
build a road from Menominee to ST. Paul
The Importance of the new venture Is
apparent when it Is known that the Ann
Arbor car ferries will connect with the
new road at Menominee. thus bringing
the Northwest into connection, through
the Ann Arbor road, with the Pennsyl-
vania system and the East, the purpose
being to establish another through line
from st. Paul, and divert large portion
of the traffic that originally passes
through Chicago and other lines to the
seaboard. The increased earnings of the
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic and
the 500 line may also have led to the
conclusion that there Is big money In
the traffic. The name of the new COM
pany is the Menominee & st. Paul Rail-
way company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

Within the short space of a single week
the terrible ruin wrought at New Rich
mond has been remedied and relieved as
far as human endeavor could afford the
relief or the remedy. The people of the
little community have brought their en-
ergies to the task of rebuilding their for
tunes and enduring the deep Affections
which have come upon them. How brave
they have been in their work, and how
patient and heroic in their sufferings will
never be forgotten while human interest
is maintained in the sad affair
Nor will the survivors cease for many
years to come to extol the sublime char
ity and generosity which was displayed
by the people of the surrounding country.
st. Paul was naturally foremost in the
wonderful work. but Minneapolis and
Saltwater have both shown the depth
and intensity of the humanity of their
people What a frail division after all
is the state line In American life is a
truth which has been wonderfully Illus
trated in this case. As Father Degnan
has pointed out, nearly all the substan-
tial and timely relief came to New Rich
mond from outside of the borders of the
state of Wisconsin. There exists no such
superior affinity or depth of sympathy
among the people of the same state as
will always be effective in a tremendous
crisis like that which overwhelmed the
people of the devoted community of New
Richmond. Else, in this case, ST. Paul
and Minneapolis would have left the bur
den of the labor and responsibility upon
the people of Wisconsin. and would have
awaited the responses, which, after all,
were none too generous, received to the
governors call for aid from the people.
of Wisconsin.
In a few weeks the New Richmond dis
Rster Will be but a memory. The city
will rise again on its ruins, more beauti-
full and more prosperous than ever be-
fore. New sorrows will arise and new
joys will appear. and life will take its
wonted course. 1t will be well if, in ad-
vance. those who survive will learn the
much-needed lesson which the event
teaches. No community situated as New
Richmond is should be without ready
places of access by the people when such
a danger presents itself. No business
man should be without insurance on his
/ property against Just such risks as that
which wrought such ruin, and which
may any day overtake any community,
great or small, located at any point with
in a radius of many hundred miles of
these cities. Men fearn much by such
bitter experience. In the rebuilding of
New Richmond, as in connection with
the building of every residence in its vi
entity, there should be maintained a cy-
clone cellar. The cost is but small. The
sense of safety will of itself repay a
thousand fold the expense With such
place of easy access in New Richmond
the story would not have been at all as
tragic as it was. There never will exist
another occasion for seeking safety I'M
der like conditions. in all human probable
ity. But the precautions are so simple
and so inexpensive that they might well
commend themselves to every man and
woman who makes his or her home in
any of the Western states
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
TO SUCCEED MR.. DINGLEY.

',er OF the Congress-.
ROCKLAND, Me, June 1s.1Charles e.
Bittleield, Republic an. has been e'eeted
to congress to su ceed the late Nelson
Dingley. defeating John w. Scott. OF Bath,
by an overwhelming majority. Scott poll
ed smaller vote than when he 8 God
against Mr. Dingley in the 1893 aiections.f
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
Senate and House Republicans Will
Easily Get Together.

WASHINGTON. June Authorization
has reached the treasury department
from the senate committee, which is now
considering the subject of currency leg
islation. The Republicans of the senate
committee, according to this informa-
ton, took about the same view as the
other Republicans of the house comit-
tee, which met at Atlantic City, in April,
and there will be little difficulty, it is
said, in getting together upon a pro-
gramme for currency legislation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

Less than six months ago Republican
newspapers were declaring that the tariff
was dead issue. A short time ago An
drew Carnegie declared that the making
Of steel was no, Logger an infant indus
try. and now Mr.. Havemeyer says that
there is not am Industry in the country
that requires a protection of more than
10 per cent ad Yalorem. The tariff ap-
pears to be very gaivanic corpse.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION.
River Work for the Year to Be
Mapped Out.

River Work for the Year to be
Mapped Out.
NEW YORK, June 19.-Thee first of sew
eral meetings of the Mississippi river
commission sheld in the army build
ing today. Col. G. L. Gillespie presided,
and the others present were Maj. B. NJ
Harold, New Orleans; Robert S. Taylor,
of Fort Wayne. Ind; Lieut.. Col. Ames
Stickney, corps of engineers. st. Louis;
Maj. ThomassH. Handbury, Detroit; J. A.
Ockerson. st. Louis, and Capt. Mason NJ
Patrick, st. Louis, secretary of the
board.
The meeting today was preliminary
one. Reports were received from the as
sistant engineers in charge of the work
in various parts of the country. The
work of the commission will include
mapping out work for the coming year.
and the preparation of the commissions
annual report to be submitted to con-
greSS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
TRAIN RoBBER SUSPECTS.
Three Men Believed to BE U. p.
Train Robbers Are Brought In


SALT LAKE, Utah, June ia special
from Fort Yellowstone says:
Scout Morrison and three soldiers from
Troop H, of this place, together with the
posse that went from Gardiner on Sat
urday, brought in the three men suspect
ed of the Union Pacific train robbery, a
few days ago. who were captured on Sat-
urday at Riverside These men give their
names as Phillips, Roberts and Martin.
The man Roberts answers fairly wei the
description of the man who killed Sher-
iff Hazen, and who is thought to be the
notorious Montana Kid, with eighteen
lives to account for.
Very lite resistance was made to the
capture. but a vigorous watch was c.
essary to prevent escape. A significant
fact is that after the first approach of
the scouts the suspects held no converse
ton with each other and 1t was obvious
that this was a preconcerted plan"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
WELCOMED HOME.

Great Demonstration Given Capt.
COghIan at TePre Haute.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 19.-Capt.
Joseph B. Coghlan, late commander of
the cruiser Raleigh, in Deweys fleet. ar
rived in the city this afternoon to visit
relatives. He was greeted at the rail-
way station by great crowd. which in
sisted upon shaking the naval man by
the hand. A tally-ho party and a gen.
eral reception, attended by hundreds Of
the captains old friends. was given this
evening at the residence of Mrs. Sarah
O'Boyle. Mrs. Coghlan was born and re-
ceived her college education in this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
MR.. GATES DESIRE.
Steel and Wire Trust Magnate
Would he n Senator.

CHICAGO. June 1fs.-J. W. Gates. pres
ident of the American Steel and Wire
company, is announced by roi zeal
friends as candidate for the United
States senate, to succeed Shelby M. Gull
lom. In making the announcement. and
the word was, given out informally 1t was
said that many pepole In Illinois felt that
the state would be better serve1 By
manufacturer in the upp sr house OF con-
RresS h8Ys !.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
MR.. BRYAN ON RACE.
Time Does Not Eliminate the Desire
for Independence

for independence.
ST. LOUIS, June 19-Col. William T.
Bryan. in letter declining an invitation
to attend a picnic to be given by the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, owing to
other engagements, says:
All races have exhibited more or less
of race pride and attachment. but none
have shown themselves more devoted
than the Irish to the land of their BIRTH
and the people of their blood Our ma
ton can learn from the Irish people a
lesson of great Importance, just at this
time, namely. that one race cannot gov
ern another race except by force, nor
can 1t govern without exciting the con-
tinuedS enmity of the governed Ireland
has long been denied the right of self
government but the desire for self
government has increased rather than
diminished with the lapse Of years."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
DREYFUs' COFFIN.
Gruesome Preparations for Disposal
of the Captains Body

LONDON. June 2O.-Mrs. Emily Craw-
ford. the Paris correspondent of the
Daily News says:
"a curious message has been received
from the Isle du Diable: 'Dreyfus has
gone. What shall we do with the coffin
and embalming drugs?' This coffin was
specially made, about the time of the
lola trial. and was sent out by the
Meline government, because it was fear
ed that If Dreyfus died 1t would be nee
essary to bring the remains to France
for Identification. to allay the suspicious
of the anti-Semites that he had been al
lowed to escape. like Marshal Bazaine."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE.
Every Cow of a Herd of Ninety-TwO
Found to Be Infected.

Found to BE Infected.
CHICAGO, June 19-Germs of tuber-
culosis were found in. every cow of a
herd Of ninety-two that were received
at the stock yards today. The choicest
of the lot in several instances were found
to be the most pronouncedly victims of
the disease. In the worst cases the pull
monary organs were one mass of tuber-
culosis bacilli. So great was the havoc
played in many instances that the re-
spiratory organs had lost many of their
bovine characteristics. Many of the in
fected cows were from state institu-
tions
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
DEATHS OF A DAY.

SHAKOPEE, Mimi. June 19-(Special)
John THEM, the only son of Cashier
John THEM. of the First National Bank
of Shakopee, died in this city this after
noon at $50 o'clock of spinal meningitis.
The funeral will take place from st.
Marks Catholic church Wednesday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

There are now four exploring parties
out hunting for the north pole. Should
they all find it the same day there would
likely be scrap.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

ages her husbands fooiishness by giving
him money.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

any such action on matters which have
no substantial groundwork, by either
Canada or England.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

That Mr.. Havemeyer really dropped
bomb into the Republican trust camp is
evidenced by the editorial splinters now
filling the air 80
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

Let it be said TO the credit of the peace
conference at The Hague that. SO far. no
attempt has been made to whitewash
Secretary Alger
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
wARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
BrftOns Forward Heavy Gums t.
Kimberly Diamond Fields.

Kimberly Diamond Fields.
LONDON, June 2o-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
1.-The government has forwarded q bat
terry of heavy guns to Kimberly for the
defense of the diamond fields. There is
great activity in the Cape imperial COM
mand and munitions of war are being
sent northward in large quantities"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
HELD FOR MURDER.

Four Men Arrested During RI0ting
In Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 19-The grand
jury today held John. alias Buck Skin
ner, George Skinner, Joe Frye and John
O'Brien for court on a charge of murder.
it being alleged that they were response
BILE for the death of Boss ScooDer Will
lam H. Kennedy. resulting from a quar-
rel on the docks May 2. Buck Skinner
was indicted for murder in the first de-
gree, and the other men on charge of
riot They all pleaded not guilty, and
were remanded for trial.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

LONDON, June 19.-Robert Ashcroft
Conservative member of lament FOR
Oldham. is dead He was born in 1 ST
and was president of the Oldham Law as
ISOLATION.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

Census Director Merriam II you
haven't got 'inf1oeence" you needn't
come around
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

NEW YORK, June 19.-The death is an
nounced of Simon Fry, grand command
er of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
for the United States. He succumbsd 10
an operation for appendicitis at a hospi-
tai He was forty years old.