The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-12


On Monday last the newspaper reader
was permitted TO glance over a communi-
cation to Adjt. Gen Lillar, from the pen
of Miss Helen Miller Gould In this
eDistle she attacked the position of Con-
gresham Roberts, directing attention to
the fact that he had already accumulated
three wives and evidently regarded polyg-
amy as a good thing to have In the fam
lily. Miss Gould asserts that. while she
has never before taken an active part in
political questions, she believes now that
she is enlisted in a righteous cause and
proposes to WELD what influence she NAV
possess against seating the notorious big
amist from Utah. Miss Gould makes no
lnvidious illusions to the sultan of sulu,
and subsequently to writing this letter
she backs up her opinion by subscribing
$4,000 to defense fund against the con-
gTessional Mormon. For the benefit of
Miss Gould it may be said that So, 900, jul
oiciously disbursed in the vicinity of the
national capitol becomes a powerful
weapon. 1t is plainly evident that Con-
gresham Roberts is up against the real
thing now.
There was an election Tuesday. But
that was not all. For the first time mu-
nicipal pawn shops were opened in Chi
cago and possibly q threatened panic
averted. From that date it became pos
sible to give the ever greedy uncle the
merry ha, ha, and spout ones benny
at rate per centum which does not alb
sOrb the total value of the article pawne |
before one has time to get three blocks
away from the scene of his humiliation.
On the same day national movement
was started by the patriotic ladies of
Chicago to present swords tc Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee and Rear Admiral Schley.
This, by the way, is a matter that has
been too long overlooked, ard really, for
time, 1t seemed as f Gen. Lee had been
lost in the shuttle The Globe cannot
too highly comm nd this project Dewey,
Sampson, Funston ct al can carry
swords on both shoulders, if they want to,
and it is sad CONNIE ntary on the patrl-
otiSm of our country tnat Schley and Lee
have been compelled II go swordless to
bed for 50 many drcary nights.
On Wednesday Senator Hoar admin
istered gentle roast to the admInistra-
tons Philippine policy, after having
carefully concealed his feelings previous
tc election in order not to prejudice that
event. On Wednesday, also, Admiral
Dewey's flagship went out of commits
sion, and it was announced that the adj
miraPs wedding would not occur until
the present week. This, we are now con-
vinced, was an error. Gen. Macarthur
captured another Filipino town, and the
Minnesota State Butter and Cheese as
ISOLATION assembled at Owatonna. To
say that the members were, on Wednes-
day, the whole cheese would be invidious
ana uncalled for in view of the fact that
on the same day North Dakota man
eighty-three years old committed suicide
because Of an old love affair.
On Thursday the Samoan agreement
was approved by the German colonial
council and the United States came into
possession Of another slice-of unorganizod
territory and disorgarized Inhabitants
John Bull got into his little dinghy and
pulled away from the islands shores
leaving Germany and Uncle Sam in full
possession of the fertile gIebe and the oil
time residence of Robert Louis Stevenson
Meanwhile the wicked Beers again bonn
barded Ladysmith without particular
damage, and a London editor threw us all
into state Of nervous prostration by is
suing challenge for the Americas c,rn
A. J. Newton, AL unknown 10 fame. he
came lord mayor Of London, and trouble
With some Indians in Utah made neccs-
sary the calling cut of troops. Gen.
Pope satisfactorily explained matters to
the Mankato library board, and Kid Nc
Coy knocked out Jack McDonough. of
St Paul, in four brief, yetaather Animal
ed rounds
On Friday the policy of expansion re-
ceived an object lesson by the discovery
that building lot at the corner of Third
and Wabasha streets, St Paul. in reality