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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
RAILWAY NOTES.

At meeting of the directors of the
minneapolis q st. Louis in New York
yesterday it was decided to retire the
the fixed charges $250,OOO per year. The
5000, 900 per cent cumulative stock is
retired by per cent bonds.
responsible for the large shipments of
corn during the past two weeks from
minneapolis to Baltimore. 1t is estimat-
ed that 1000, 900 bushels have been moved,
ana IS, to a large extent, used as ballast
In steamships bound for Liverpool
1t is reported that C. L. Wellington, G.
A. Parker and H. l.. Shute, commission
ers I OF the Western Trunk line committee,
will be dropped out the first of July,
and that H. H. sCourtwright will become
sole commissioner.
1t Is reported that the motor trains Of
the great Western to South ST. Paul
will hereafter, beginning May 1, run into
the union depot. instead of stopping on
the public highway at the foot Of Jack
son street
J. P. ELMER, general agent of the pas
senger department of the Great Western
went to Chicago last night to attend
the meeting OF the Western Passenger
association.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis has Sc
cured the contract for bringing to Min
neapolis and st. Paul seventy pupils Of
the deaf and dumb institute at Faribault
The gross earrings of the Omaha for
the month of March were sS11, ,972, being
an increase Of $171.179 over the same
month in 1898.
Articles of Incorporation of the Den
Yer & Montana have been filed in Col
oraqo by the auditor Of the Burlington
road.
y. G. Allen, st. Paul agent of the
Beaver line of steamships Is in New
York. and will return Sunday
freight representatives of the Western
and Central lines meet In Chicago May
to discuss grain export rates.
The CitV paSSenpaJ- -offioas Of tbo Nro-4l,
sern Pacific are being renovated and re-
fitted.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28

-.
DIR. David T. Day, In Engineering Maga-
zine for May.
At this distance and with the slight
exploratory work which has been carried
on in the Philippine Islands, the miner
ais that can be profltably exported are
best known. Mr.. George F. Becker In
his recent investigation has given very
clear view of the present mineral explor-
alton in the Philippines and has shown
that gold Is found in a great number Of
localities In the archipelago. from North
ern Luzon to Central Mindanao. In most
cases the gold is detrital, and is found
either In existing water-courses or in
deposits now deserted by the current IT
is said that In Mindanao some of the
gravels are in an elevated position and
adapted to hydraulic mining. There are
no data at hand which indicate decisively
the value Of any Of the placers, but the
fact that they are washed largely with
cocoanut- shells for pans by the natives
is an Indication of either rich deposits
or quite coarse gold. In the province OF
Abra, at the northern end of Luzon
there are pIacers, and the river Abra It
self yields aurffeFous gravel. In lie
Plarito there are gold-quartz veins as well
as gravels, and here also Is the beside
veloped deposit of copper ores. although
these are also reported from a great num-
Der of localities on the islands of Luzon,
Mindoro, Capul Masbate, Panay and
Mindanao. This last island is practically
unexplored and full Of possibilities.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
GOOD WORD FOR THE GOVERNOR
For the Work He Is Doing to Get the
Thirteenth Home.

For the Work He Is Doing to Get the
Thirteenth Home.
TO the Editor of the Globe:
The pictures In yesterday mornings 3
Pioneer Press Of members Of the Thir-
teenth regiment were very amusing. no
doubt, for people who have no bows in
the Philippine islands and are not quick
to sympathize with other peoples trou-
bles. AS for myself and a great many
others who have suffered greatly from
having their boys in the islands we see
nothing in the pictures but desire to
convey a wrong idea to the public mind.
There are great many boys among the
volunteers who have no 'tmommies'' to
come home to, but they are just as anx-
1ous to come home as others are. I
think II the party who wrote the article
in Tuesday mornings Pioneer Press was
in the boys position he would only be
too glad to be sent home. OF course the
boys af the Thirteenth Minnesota volun-
teers were and are only too glad to serve
their country, but there are great MANY
of them whose families have suffered
greatly during the past severe winter
and, looking from different point of
view, there are a great man others who
now that the war for which they enlisted
is over, have duties to perform that are
of far greater Importance and a great
deal pleasanter than those that the gov
ernment are making them perform in the
Philippines. | appreciate Gov. Lind 9
services in trying to get the recall of the
Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers.
MRS. T. C. FERNALD.
St. Paul. April 26.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
Long-Lived Popes.

LeslieS Weekly.
The recovery of the nonagenarian pom
tiff, after an Illness followed by an opera
ton, which within a day brought 10000
kilograms to his bedside reveals his mar
velous vitality and recalls the fact that
out of total or 263 <pontiffs sixteen
only have seen their efghty-f1rst year.
Plus TX, Leo's predecessor, lived until
he was ninety years old, and was the
only one of all the popes who surpassed
Peters quarter of century on the papal
throne. Clement XII died In his ninety
third year; Paul ". at ninety-three, and
Gregory TX. was all but centenarian.
Commenting on these facts, the London
Lancet says that Pope Leos example
adds another to the many instances of
patriarchal years attained by hard-work-
ing men, professional and other, In whom
mind and soul according well' with a
physique unbrolken by excess and braced
by manly exercise, have resulted in that
''old age" immortalized by Wordsworth
as beautiful and free
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
METROPOLITAN.
SMART SHORT STORIES.

An instructor was drilling a company cf
volunteer recruits, who did not pay much
attention to his orders. He noticed one
man In particular, who was passing SLY
remarks about him. The instructor held
out for some time but at last could stand
1t no longer. and said to the man, a
Scotchman, sarcastically: ''You seem to
know all about the drill, my lad. Suppose
you come out and take my place. Mac,
being very thick skinned came out of the
ranks, and, facing the company, gave the
order: Company, tention!" Then, after
a pause: Right turn! Dismiss!" Leav-
ing the astonished instructor, who was
too amazed to speak, the company raced
back to the canteen. delighted at having
escaped an hours tedious drill
The colonel of a certain regiment, who
was very strict on his young officers, was
continually inspecting their troop rooms
to see If everything was clean, and also
to see If he could find fault with any
thing. One day he inspected the room of
an officer who was noted for his wit.
He had nearly finished his inspection
when he noticed a cobweb in one of the
corners, and thought to himself ''Now /
have got him 'What does this mean ~
asked the colonel. The young officer
coolly replied: 1--WE always keep one In
case man cuts his finger"
Up near Ponca, Neb., lives a man who
fs noted for his Observation-Disclosures. A
recent visitor from there declares this
story is told and believed among his
neighbors: "He was over at our house
one evening when a heavy rain set In,
and he was invited to stay all night
rather than take the drenching he would
get on the half-nile trip home He ac-
cepted the invitation. Later, he took his
hat and stepped out of the house. In a
short time he came in again, bearing a
bundle under his arm. He explained by
saying: I didn't want to give you folks
too much bother, and so 1 thought ]
would just get my own -nightshirt, and
have been over to the house after it.
And there never was any indication ir
his manner that he realized the ridicu-
lousness Of the trip under the circum-
stances"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
4 POLICE STATION TRIAL.

good deal of discussion, which seems
entirely unnecessary, has prevailed re-
garding the circumstances of the arrest
of a man named Ranger by mounted
officer in Merriam Park Whether the
arrest was or was not warranted, it was
made. There is no authority qualified to
pass upon the rightfulness of the arrest
excepting a local police court Two spe-
cific charges were made against Ranger,
one that he resisted an officer and an
other for fast driving
On the statement imputed to Lieut.
Budy, in charge Of the Merriam Park
substation, he released Ranger on his
representation that he had been -suffl-
Ciently punished for his misconduct in
being arrested and dubbed by the officer
and on the further representations that it
would be very inconvenient to him to be
compelled to lose further time on the
matter.
Lieut.. Budy has authority, we believe.
to release a prisoner on bail who has
been charged with a misdemeanor. There
his power in such a case ends BY what
authority did he assume judicial func-
tions in releasing Ranger and practically
acquitting him of the charges made?
They were of a public nature and were in
no sense the outcome of a personal dis
agreement. They could not therefore be
withdrawn. Nor were they withdrawn.
1t would relieve the taxpayers of con-
siderable expense to have criminal
charges thus summarily disposed Of 1t
would effectually remove all difficulties
about the reorganization of the munich
pal court, and perhaps be altogether sat
isfactory in operation. 1t is worth while
pointing out, however, that the police
force of this city exists for no such pur-
pose, and that 1t is a gross breach of
public duty and obligation to do as Lieut.
Budy did in this case. If Chief Goss does
not see the matter in this light it should
be made plain to him by his superior Of
hcer, the mayor, and such steps taken
as will prevent recurrence of sany sucb
high-handed proceeding.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
SAMOAN sAyAGERY.
How Ensign Monaghan Was Be-
headed While Yet Alive

hehOe0 w ME let AIlFt
AUCKLAND N. H.. April 27.-Particu-
lars of the fighting in Samoa, contained
in the advices received here from Apia,
under date of April IS, show that the bat
tie between the friendly natives and the
rebels took place at Vallejo and that the
rebels lost 100 men in killed and wounded.
Further details Of the deaths of Ensign
j. r. Monaghan and Lieut.. P. v. Lans-
dale. of the U. s. cruiser Philadelphia,
have been received. They show that
Monaghan was beheaded before he was
dead. A deserter from the Mataafan
forces says Monaghan and Lansdale were
retreating when they were discovered by
@ chief and his wife, who were looking
for wounded men. They gave the alarm
and Monaghan was shot while continuing
the retreat. Later. it appears. the rebels
returned and killed Lansdale. Monaghan
fought until he was wounded and he was
then beheaded. The doctors examined the
remains and confirmed the statements
made.
Sumtele, the principal rebel chief, ran
away and told his people 100 British had
been killed. Mataafa deserters assert
that the Germans sent cartridges in bags
of rice and sugar along the coast in De-
cember.
blank shot on April across the bows Of
a German schooner which was leaving
Apia without reporting.
Mangia, fifteen &lieS Eastward Of Kpia-
About 1900 rebels attacked Gaunt land
ing party, consisting Of about 100 men.
The latter were subjected to hot fire,
and retreated to the shelving beach.
where they defended themselves bravely
for a time, and afterwards swan back
to their boats under q heavy fire.
81 April II Second battle was fought
at Vailelema. The fighting was desper-
ate the rebels holding strong fortifica-
tions, which were ineffectively shelled by
the ships.
Ten SHELLS from the ships burst close
behind the rebel lines. but the rebels sang
a war song after the explosion of each
she'll
Gaunt again returned to the attack and
heavy and continuous firing on both
sides followed, during which the attack
ers suffered fruther losses. Gaunt sue
ceeded in crawling to within fifty yards
Of the fort, but found it too strong to
capture, as the friendly support was un-
reliable The party then retired in good
order with four men killed and eighteen
wounded, Of which number three were
mortally wounded. The rebel loss was
not ascertained, but was probably small
The Tauranga and Porpoise shelled the
position at :sundown, but the result of the
firing Is not known.
Gaunt's brigade and a portion of the
friendly supports stood the fire spfen-
didly.
During the engagement Gaunt's brigade
succeeded in capturing German flag
which was flying over the first fort.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
CoGHLAN Is SAFE.
President Has Not Thought of Pun
fshfnE the RaIeigh's Commander.

tShfng the RaIetEh,s COnfmahOcE.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.-An authen-
tic statement was made this afternoon
after his arrival in this city. that Presi-
dent Mckinley has no intention of remoy-
ing Capt Coghlan from the command OF
the cruiser Raleigh. The president, 1t
was stated reports to the contrary not
withstanding, has not even considered
such action 1t was also learned from
the same authentic source that the ad-
miration held by the president for Capt.
CoghIan's participation with Admiral
Dewey in the destruction of the Spanish
fleet at Manila, completely overshawods
any desire on his part to administer re-
buke to the Raliegh's commander Should
Capt Coghlan retire at all. as now seems
unlikely, it will not be because of the
German incident, but In keeping with
usages Of the navy department. or In
the event of the captain himself desir-
ing shore leave. This information comes
almost directly from the president HIM
self. His personal and official gratitude
to the captain Of the Raleigh will be
further demonstrate tomorrow when he
will visit the captain on board, and con-
yey to him the gratitude Of the nation
for his brilliant work in the famous en-
gagement on May l. 1898, which set the
pace for the subsequent defeat of Span
iards on land and sea-
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
Stop Coddline the Trusts.

New York Journal
attorney General Griggs protests that
trusts because the law cannot be made to
reach them. ~ "
Well. let us assume for the sake of
aagnmasat az gga1a that i i. II the government
Is 6f Obliged to ensohrage proteet a5 eease and 1t
=subsidize them. is it?
Why should we give the $1,000, 900 borax
trust the power to tax American consum-.
Gould not the $50, 100000 Knit Goods
Company and the s50000,006 Print Cloth:
pool get along without duties of so per
cent and upward on the things that peo-
pie must wear?>
Would it not be possible for the United
States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry COM
pany, capital $50, ,00o,0 0OO, to make a living
without So a ton protection?
Is the $50, 900 National Lead company
In dire need Of the proceeds of a tax Of
a cent and half a pound on lead?
Could not the si5, ,OOO, 900 Western Lum-
ber, pool destroy our forests fast enough
without the stimulus of a duty of 81 per
thousand feet on pine boards?
Do the consumers Of sugar feel morally
bound to pay tariff taxes of $20OOO,O0O a
year to the sugar trust and its allies,
with their capital of sl2S,000,0OO?
Are the various steel trusts, total cap
italization $S67, ,65O6OO. SO poor that they
must have outdoor relief in the form
Of duties of from S6.72 per ton upward
on steel and It's products?
Is not the $4,000, 900 American Tin Plate
company sufficiently robust infant by
this time to be able to dispense with its
pap Of ~ cents a pound on tin plates?
Put every article controlled by a trust
on the free list.
This is a simple, practicable policy It
needs no litigation. Its execution would
not depend on the zeal and good faith
Of prosecuting officers and courts.
'sBut that would mean free trade"
somebody objects. .'The trusts control
everything now, and If their products
ravx4 I'D H.
tariff left.
= ''Well, what Of It? If trusts are the
only beneficiaries Of the tariff we can
certainly dispense with it as far as pro-
lection is concerned. AS to revenue, we
can get that from a graduated income
tax.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
BOOKINGS FOR EUROPE.

Some Northwestern People Going by
the Beaver Line.
j. G. Allen agent for the Beaver line,
has booked the following passengers for
European ports:
DR.. Arthur Sweeney, of St. Paul. who
will sail on the Patricia to France, May
27. He goes on a pleasure trip.
Adam Lawson. of the Northern Pacific,
will sail for London June "a, on the Pre-
toria.
James Carney. a wealthy range owner
of Dickinson, NJ D, left last night for
New York and will sail May 8 on the
Majestic for Ireland. He goes to the
County Claire to bring his family of
fifteen to America. On his return he
will settle in Barron county, Wisconsin,
where he has purchased 4SO acres Of land.
August Larson and family will sail
Saturday on the Pennsylvania for
Sweden, and Anton Brockmeier goes May
on the Furst Bismark.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
Not All Farm Attraction.

Duluth Herald.
Since the recruiting Office was opened In
st. Paul an average of but one man per
day can be found willing to join the
United States army. The Pioneer Press
claims it is because Dakota farms are so
attractive at present. How strangei And
yet, neither the editor of the Pioneer
Press nor the News-Tribune writer has
been attracted to Dakota farm. What
the matter with the patriots? Where is
the horde of believers in benevolent as
similation" and criminal aggression"
Why don't they go to the front? The way
Is open.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
HARDWARE TRUST NEXT.
Combine to BE Formed With n Cap
itaI of S4O,OOO,OOO.

NEW YORK, April 27.-The report that
a combination of the manufacturers Of
hardware is being erected was confirmed
today. The principal promoter of the
new company, which is to take over the
existing interests is Charles r. Flint. Of
Eddy & Co., the well-known steamship
owner and capitalist. Mr.. Flint declined
to speak of the matter today, but 1t was
learned that the new company would
probably be orgaized under the laws Of
New Jersey and would include all the
principal manufacturers Of hardware,
locks etc. The aggregate amount Of
capital involved in the new compay will
be about $4O,OOO,00o ad the authorized cap
ital stock will be at least that amount,
divided equally into preferred and COM
mon stock 1t is expected that the char
ter of the new company will be field In
a few days. The new company will be
financed by a well-known banking firm
in this city, having a London house. from
which fact it is inferred that foreign cap
ital is to be invested In the undertaking
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
-ss-S7Ie
N. p. EARNINGS.
They Still Continue to Show an In
crease Every Month

They Still Continue to Show an In
crease Every Month.
The gross earnings statement OF the
Northern Pacific for the month Of March
was was made public yesterday, and is as
Gross earnings-March, 1893, 81, ,s47 ,34e. 13:
1889. s2o61, ,So4T; increase. 2l4,45Ssl.
Operating eXpenses-March, 1898. s791.-
636. .2S 1899, s95S, 1925 sS; increase. sS, 400 60.
1898 s. easFSsl7nggasMareh s ~ e. 1sss
Taxes, rentals and improvements
March, 1885, 5$241, 4651S: 1885, i$239, 1927
Net operating income-March, 1898, sS14,-
244,67; 1899, 1858, 1852; increase, $4e, ,69495.
Miscellaneous income not including land
sales-March, 1898, $55, 5,971.94; 1S99 $12, ia. 81
Net income-Main system-March, 1893,
$S7O. .216.61 1892 1916, Ia 43 increase, ,S97S
Proprietary. Iines7-March, 1898, s25,13514; /;
1899, ST, IS. Total, March. 1893, 1895,
51.75; 1899, 1898, ,514.61
For the nine months ending March
81 the gross earnings were S1S, 100, 1892 81, an
increase Of 81, 753. $40. .7S.. The operating ex-
penses were $S,124.145IO, an increase of
500. .5o7. "a. Net earnings for the nine
months, S10056, 247. Az, IN increase of ST.
053. 1873. GA. The net income Of the main
and proprietary lines increased, $505, ,974 49,
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28

A good deal of scandal has arisen, and
much individual unhappiness has followed,
as result of the loose marriage laws of
the state of Wisconsin. From every neigh
boring state persons desiring to avoid the
few very reasonable and altogether in
dispensabe requirements established in
their own states have been in the habit
of having their marriages performed in
Wisconsin. Clandestine marriage would
indeed. be practically impossible in this
section We're it not for the Wisconsin law.
The present session of the Wisconsin
legislature has passed a measure which,
If it should not be vetoed by the governor,
will be the law of the state within short
time. 1t provides that a license shall be
issued al least five days before any mar
riage can be solemnized within the state.
1t seems altogether reasonable to sup
pose that the governor of Wisconsin will
attach his signature to the measure. He
certainly ought to do so in the interest
Of public decency, unless he desires his
state to continue to bear about the same
relation to marriage which certain other
states still bear to divorce.
The intelligent sense of the American
people is clearly adverse to the disposi-
ton to make light of the marriage relation
or to entering upon it in any other than
spirit of serious consideration. Had mar
riages continued to be surrounded by the
impressiveness which attended them all
most universally but a few years ago,
the divorce evil would not be at all as
general or as aggravated as it is among
us. The Gretna Green of a century ago
has no place in modern American society.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
Gone with the B. & o.

James r. Kearney. who has been as
ISOLATED with the Great Northern road
signed his position as chief clerk of the
accountants department. and left last
night for Baltimore, having been made
ton of the Baltimore & Ohio road
Before leaving he was presented with
testimonial by the members of the car
aeeountants department. It consisted Of
charm.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
BERLIN PRESS ANGRY.

Demand That Capt. COghlnn Shall
Be Adequately Punished.
NEW YORK, April "a dispatch
from Berlin says:
"The morning papers here, owing to the
receipt Of fresh kilograms from London.
giving further details of the feeling In
America, are almost unanimous In In
sisting that Capt. Coghlan be adequately
punished They declare that 1t Is only
fquibbling to say that he spoke In a pri-
vete club. as his subsequent proceedings
prove there was no objection to publicity.
The songs, also. about the Kaiser, ex-
cites far more Indignation that the reve-
lations about Deweys difficulties with
sDfedrichs The government, however,
will take no official action. although 1t
is expected that Capt. Coghlan will re-
cefve punishment commensurate with his
offense One newspaper calls his utter
ances criminal"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28

A G. Bird. general traffic manager,
and Ferdinand Peck. general counsel, OF
terday for the purpose of holding q con-
ference with the Chicago Great Northern
TO the end that joint rates might be es-
tablished from Albert Lea to points on
the Milwaukee line.
The time for answering the complaint
OF Ransom Brothers, of Albert Lea, be-
pired yesterday, and an effort is being
made by the roads to adjust the matter.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
FOR NJ. & ST. I. BUSINESS.

Milwaukee Planning to Build Two
Lines in New Territory
The statement has been confirmed by a
dispatch from New York that the Mil
waukee will go after Minneapolis and st.
Louis business by building two lines into
its territory. 1t is reported on pretty
good authority that the Milwaukee will
build from Rockwell City to Sac City
and Storm Lake, and from Fonda to
Spencer.
The Milwaukee already has q road
from Spencer to Spirit Lake and 1t will
he extended to Jackson, Mimi, making
"a through line from that peint 70 Dss