The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-19
FOR RELIEF OF BERG
BILL TO ASSIST THE SECRETARY
OFF STATE INTRODUCED IN
CONGRESS
EDDY STANDS ITS SPONSOR
'ChisagO Politicians Farmstead La to
Be Minced Up Into Town Lots and
Sold If the Bill Passes-Warner's
Nomination as Surveyor General
Is COnfirmed-Capt. Merrfman Said
to Have Resigned.


Albert Berg, secretary Of state Is MAX
Ing good use Of his time these days. Not
only Is he drawing salary as secretary Of
state. but he Is residing at Warroad
Roseau county, most Of the time, and
hopes soon not only to have acquired the
title to his homestead entry. but to have
1t cut up into town lots and sold. Mr.
Berg Is in st. Paul for a few days, hob,
nobbing with the local and state poll
ticians, and also closely watching the
wires from Washington, for the telegraph
service at Warroad Is as yet somewhat
meager. The reason for this watchful-
ness is that yesterday Representative
Eddy introduced a bill to allow Berg and
Deputy Collector of Customs Moody to
commute their homestead entries for
lands on which the town of Warroad.
Roseau county, Is located. These lands
are within the limits Of ceded portions
OF the Red Lake reservation. Land Com
missioner Hermann has ruled that home
stead entries Of this character cannot be
committed, as the Nelson act does not
specifically provide for 1t. Berg and
townsite occupants and the passage OF
this bill will enable them to give title
three years earlier than under the pres
ent construction of the law.
Thrift, Horatio, thr-but, returning to
the subject. Berg was seen yesterday
marching toward the Windsor hotel.
where was ensconced his old political
messmate. Ell 8. Warner. now Gen"
Warner, the ink on whose confirmation
as surveyor general was hardly dry. A.
e. Clausen was also in the group. 1t Is
said that the old line Republican leaders
are contemplating a secret organization
for mutual protection from interlopers
of the DR.. Ames brand. OF course, the
more religious element in the party feels
that Ames' case illustrates that while
the lamp holds out to burn" etc., but
there is another element in the party that
does not believe in paying for kerosene
for the winning over of stragglers who
have been fatted and feted by the enemy
during their wanderings in Israel
Bob Evans evidently believes that nine
is lucky number. He says If the
plague in Manila hasn't, abated by Feb
8, he will not sail for Luzon until March
9. He thinks he will be gone about three
months. which will bring him back in
time to make a Fourth of July spiel at
Annandale or East Henderson, or some
where, and "spellbind" the recalcitrant
voters back into the fold of Mckinley,
Hanna and Hurrah.'
Republicans of st. Paul are getting a
fair chance at the plumber being dis
tributed by congress- 1t Is said that G.
r. McKenny, of North St. Paul, Is safe
in his place as enrolling clerk. Thomas
Neuhausen, Of st. Paul, secretary Of the
Fourth district congressional committee,
will get messengership in the clerks
office at $1,000 or 81 400 per year. and
John Boobar, Morris secretary, will get
a place under the sergeant alarms.
The Peoples party organization will
meet tonight at Assembly han. Third and
Wabasha streets. to prepare for the
spring campaign.
It develops that at the meeting Of the
state reformatory board Wednesday aft
ernoon Capt. o. c. Merriman, of Mime
apolis, handed in his resignation and In
sisted that 1t be accepted then and there.
Capt. o. G. Merriman, when seen last
night at his home regarding the rumor,
absolutely refused to affirm or disaff1rm
the report He stated that the meeting
nor, in st. Paul. late Wednesday after
noon, was strictly executive, and that he,
for one. was going to keep the proceed
ings to himself The doings Of the board
at the meeting were kept quiet, and he
did not propose to break faith with the
rest of the members.
In regard to the report that Capt. Mer-
riman was friend and supporter or
Supt Houlton, and that he delayed his
resignation until 1t was settled that In
case Houlton resigned F. A. Whittier
would not be his successor, the captain
again repeated that he had nothing what
soever to say in regard to the matter.
He added further that If any member or
the board divulged or gave out informa-
ton of the doings at the executive meet
ing the responsibility would be on their
own heads He did not intend to commit
himself. -,
Capt. Merriman is Democrat, but, like
the majority Of the men whom GOV Lima
found on the state board, has, 1t is com
mon report, never shown any particular
desire to pay much attention to the gov