The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-12
FRIDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

The first governor of the territory Of
Minnesota, the second governor of the
state, United States senator, secretary
of war, mayor of st. Paul, is still to be
seen on our streets, at eighty-five years,
as hale and hearty as men many years
his junior. We salute Alexander Ram
sey. May he be with US yet many
years.
-Four hundred and eight years ago
today, and on Friday, too. Columbus
landed on the island of San Salvador,
one of the West Indies, and according
Oct. IL, 1882, is the official date of the
discovery of America. He was exactly
ten weeks making the trip from Spain.
Bourke Cochran, the New York orator,
will speak tonight at the Auditorium
in this city and at the Armory in Min
neapolis. -Four years ago Mr.. Cochran
supported Mr.. Mckinley.
Chief Justice Roger Brooke fancy
died Oct. u, 1864. Justice fancy rem
dered the famous bred Scott decision
which helped to preclpitate the civil con-
f1ict He declared that slaves were of
an inferior order and had ne rights
which the white man was bound to re-
spect." 1t will be recalled that bred
Scott lived for time at Fort Smelling
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was his objection to a return to the
South that resulted in the famous trial
We hope Senator Davis may soon re-
cover from the illness which now keeps
him confffed to his house. His services
are needed by his party.
Maealest9r college, Of this city, is now
free from a debt of $4,000, which has
been burden for some years past The
largest individual contribution to reduce
the debt was $4,000 from James J. Hill.
Today, Oct Il, Is the anniversary of
the capture of Wexford, Ireland, by Oh
liver Cromwell in 1649 and the delibera tie
massacre Of more than 1900 inhabitants,
while many others were sent off as
slaves to the West Indies.
Edward NJ. Shepard the legal facto-
tum of the sugar trust, this year sup
ports Bryan He admits that Bryans
election will usher in financial panic
Pioneer Press. And a panic would help
the sale of sugar, would it? A panic
usually knocks down the price of stocks
and commodities, and yet here Is the
legal representative of one OF the largest
trusts in the country anxious to injure
his own business. This story is only a
sugar-coated campaign roorback of the
feeblest description
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Imperialism is not expansion of our
political system into new country It is
the erection in distant lands by this
government of another government
wholly distinct from it and radically diff
ferent from it, and, therefore irresponsi-
bly, hostile to it, You may perceive this
is expanding the scope of our constitu-
tional system, not the authority of our
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rity Of our office-holders so far as to
make 1t independent of the constitution
which created it."-Bourke Cochran.
Today, Oct. Z, is the anniversary of
the birth In IT'S of Lyman Beecher.
father of the noted Beeeher family of sons
and daughters; of Jessie Olncy in 1898, an
eminent American educator, who first
separated Inc study of geography from
astronomy; of George w. Cable. in 1874
the author OF stories of Southern life.
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1t is reported from Paris that Arch
bishop Ireland has declared himself in
favor of restoration of the temporal
powers of the pope, and by 50 j Ding has
aroused much feeling among Italian gov
eminent officials.
That good Republican paper, the Port
land Oregonfan, says: Presence OF sen
ator Hanna at the head of the Reeubli
can national committee is the greatest
obstacle encountered III the Republican
campaign. fEfe is pointed at as the I'M
bodiment of the character and purpes es
of the trusts and combinations; and
everywhere. his name is a red rag to the
labor bull. That this would be so was
pointed cut by The Oregonian two
months ago, when he was continued at
the head Of the committee Should Nc
kinley be beaten, this Will be one of the
main causes of it,
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Now that the Boer war is ended Cecil
Rhodes bobs UP in a speech at Cape
Town in which he says, 1--WE have been
fighting Krugerism." Yes, and Cecil
Rhodism has cost England many lives
and much money.
ton in search of the north pole beats
them all in getting nearest to the COW
eted point The record af expeditions for
that purpose is as follows: