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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-13
FOR TIE kA|SER'S FAVOR
GERMAN Liberals ARE NAy.,vc,
STRONG BID IN THEIR
LEGISLATION
ARMY AND NAVY MEASURES
Liberal Element Favor Them-Ger-
mans Expect Beer Peace Dele
gates to Get Hearing
in America.

copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 12-This weeks pro-
ceedings in the reichstag were rather
tame, but the passage of the African
steamer bill is of interest to Americans,
lnasmuch as the government declared its
Willingness to insert in the contracts with
the subventioned line. the same para
graph that is already in the North Ger
man Lloyd's contract, forbidding their
steamers landing agricultural products
competing with German products at
German ports. The fact that proviso
exists in the Lloyd contracts for German
mails was brought out clearly by the
Agrarian leader. Oertel who thanked the
imperial chancellor, Prince Won Hohen-
lone, for the prOviso. However, practi-
cally the effect OF the proviso is likely
to be nil, because American agricultural
products cannot bear the high freight
charges of fruit steamers
The Centrist party Of the refchstag will
make another effort to pass the so-cailed
lex heinz, which places number of oner-
Gus restraints upon literature and art,
despite the known disapproval of the bill
by the emperor. The Centrists, with the
Conservatives, intend that the bill shall
be placed on it's final passage before the
summer adjournment The opposition
VIII again use obstruction, and if the bill
is passed the bundesrath will reject it.
men
wrought up because the Bavaran gov
eminent extradited the Austrian editor
Kordon, under an obsolete resolution of
the former German federation of 1854.
Kordon belongs in the Tyrol, where
court sentenced him to six weeks in Jail
for criticising the Catholic church The
Vossische Zeitung recommends that such
conditions be obliterated by bundesrath
and reichstag legislation.
The curious idea has fastened on a
large part of the Liberal press that if
the Liberals show an effusive willingness
to pass any bills for military or naval
purposes the emperor will abandon his
prejudice against the Liberals and sum
mon their leaders to cabinet positions
and the like. The Tageblatt leads in ex-
plotting this notion, while The whole
Conservative and Centrist press, repre-
senttng the government maj 1rfty, 1idI-
Guile the movement. The seni-oficial
press today speaks of it as Liberal By
zantinism." 1t is quite certain that the
emperor has been powerfully impressed
by the naval enthusiasm on the part of
tie Liberals, especially in financial CIR
cles
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-13
UNIONS TO CONFER

a call addressed to the presidents and
the secretaries OF the various trades
unions of ST Louis and signed by David
KreyHng, president Of the Central Trades
ard Labor council; H w Steinbiss. ma
tional secretary Building Trades Coun-
ell OF America, and w. d. Mahon, presi-
dent of the Street Railway Employees of
America. was sent out today In part it
follows:
Fellow Unionists: The present struc
gle OF the street railway employees is one
OF vital Importance to every union work
er of this. vicinity. The mask has baen
pulled off and the fight is clearly de-
lined. X is q battle for the principles
of trade unionism. the rights of organ-
lzatloh, and we believe that careful and
determined lines should be mapped oIt
along which trades unionists of ST. I,auia
will fight this battle. and we hereby CAN
upon the presidents. secretaries and SbI1sT
ness agents of each and every trada or.
Sanization in this city to- meet in scores
conference at Wa'haHa hall at 3 o.cIacIC
Sunday evening. May f3, to outline e1Ir
actions for the future upon the lines
suggested"
Strike leaders, under National President
Mahon, were IN conference with nrarni
nent business mea. h a led by G.. B. W. oi-
ward. for three hours roday MIR. Wood
ward and his coaferees submitted q pro
posed basis of settlement between tha
strikers and the company All the condf-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-13

purse will permit--and always tastefully
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-13

efforts to secure for the man Of genteel
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

side, wreckage and death. A battle
field has it's dread story to tell, but a
city suddenly stricken as this was is a
more pathetic spectacle. When men
fight men the strong are killed alone,
for all are strong, but here it was the
weak, who suffered most severely. 1t
was the women an children who died
in the greatest number. They could
not reach places Of security for lack OF
strength, and the BRAY, and willing
men were powerless t. help them.
Those pinned down by solid wreckage
lay where they had fallen, those
drowned while fleeing for safety were
carried out by the ebbing waters,
while the fallen houses each held the
secret of those who had been crushed
in the downfall. A more pathetically
wretched condition never met the eyes
of men.
AS the day got older, however. there
was other work than grieving.
There was no drinking water in
the town, and the uninjured food
supply was short. while commu-
nication was cut off from the
world that was willing to help. But
above all was the necessity to get rid
of the dead, which in SO hot climate
began quickly to decay. In very many
indeed in most, instances the dead
could not be recognized, and therefore
could not be claimed " relatives.
The bodies We're buried in trenches,
and boat loads We're taken to deep
water and there sunk. yielding up to
the sea the victims it had come ashore
to claim.
But the vicious in the community,
many of them negroes, were as dill
gent in evil work as the reScuerS were
-,od. Hundreds robbed the dead bod
les of what valuables they could find,
even cutting off fingers and ears to
get finger rings and ear rings. The
few United States soldiers stationed
in Galveston were called upon to do
police auty, and State militiamen were
sent to help as soon as possible. Every
man caught robbing the dead was
shot, and some twenty-five more Were
tried by drum-head court-martial and
shot Immediately. The summary ex-
ecution of these wretches put an end
to this phase of the awful situation.
One of the most thrilling tales of the
Texas disaster is told by Miss Sadie
Hirshfeld. of New York. who has just
returned from Galveston.
She was with her family In their
home on Seeley avenue when the
storm came. and until she was rescued
twenty-four hours later battled with
death upon the roof of n cottage
which had become enmeshed with de
bris bound seaward.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
The karri Tree.

1t is generally known to most peo.
pie that the karri tree, which is now
used so largely in paving the London
streets, is the giant tree of Western
Australia, but few are aware, how
ever, of the enormous proportions
which the species sometimes attain,
and it may, therefore, be of interest to
give the measurements of tree re-
Gently discovered on the banks of the
Warren River The 5pecimen in ques-
ton is thirty four feet in circumfer.
ence three feet from the ground, four
teen feet in circumference at the first
limb, which is 100 feet from the
ground, and over 200 feet in extreme
height. In other words, the whole Of
the tree from the bottom to the first
limb contains nearly 6O00 cubic feet Of
timber, which means that it has Il
weight of over forty tons in all.
For street blocking the karri timber
is pronounced by experts better than
its colleague, the >-rah, in that its
surface is less liable to get slippery
for the horses fcet.-St. James Ga
Zette.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

from the northeast pitched the waters
against the wharves and abutments.
choking the sewers and flooding the
city from that quarter. The wind,
which had been some fifty miles an
hour, quickone to eighty-four, when
the measuring apparatus of the
Weather Bureau was wrecked, and the
rest can only be guessed at. The
streets we~e rapidly filling with water.
and each person had to stay where he
was caught as it was nigh impossible
to move from place to place,
In times such as this, however, the
impossible is done. and many men did
succeed in getting their families into
the more substantial buildings, such
as the public schools, the court house
and the hotels From three o'clock in
the afternoon the wind increased
steadily until it was at its highest. and
certainly not less than 100 miles an
hour. II, barometer also continued
to TALL, reaching its lowest, 2S.0fia
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
No Heads on Chinese Coins.

Numismatics who may in the dim
and distant future investigate the
coinage of China in order to find some
authentic record of the lineaments of
it's sovereigns will be doomed to dis
appointment. A representation of the
human head separate from the figure
is there an object of horror; hence
there is never an efiigy of the emperor
ON his coin. Further, the hermit-like
seclusion In which the Son of Heaven
traditionally lives is intended to stim-
ulate veneration; and there are very
few of the subjects apart from the
officials of the palace, who ever see his
face. a missionary recently returned
from the celestial land observes that
We're it known that In Europe portraits
of kings were suspended before inns.
exposed to dust, wind and rain. and
to the witticisms and perhaps the sar-
casms of the populace, we should be
held In even greater derision than we
are.-London Daily Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
Power of Modern Guns.

The power of the modern gun is
thing that cannot be grasped. The
100ton projectile strikes with n force
equal to 465.000 eleven-stone men
jumping from height of one foot.
When the eighty-onc-ton gun fires u
shot twelve miles. il Is fired at such
an angle that the shell goes up 10 Il
height 5iS2 feet higher than Mont
Blanc. Big guns have been longer iii
use than most people think. In the
year 1iIS they had guns called "bom-
bards," which threw proJectiles weigh
Ing quarter of ton. They were
wider at the muzzle than In the bore.
and We're used for battering buildings.
The English used big guns at the bat
tie of Crecy, and amazed the French.
who had never seen such weapons bee
fore.-The Regiment.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

an iron roof rolled up and was hurled
across the street as though 1t had been
paper: timbers were carried in the air
as though the solid oak and pine were
only grass or straw, while wires. tele-
grapl, telephone, electric light and
trolley, were everywhere, for the poles
had snapped like pipe-stems and let
their burdens loose. The force seemed
irresistible, as mighty as it was mer-
ciIess. All this was in unrelieved dark
ness, which preTented even the most
resourcefr' from averting the dan
gers that were on every hand. There
was little if any change for two hours
and a half. Then the barometer be-
gan slowly to rise and the worst of
the storm was over. In two hours
more the wind had subsided, and by
midnight there was quiet in stricken
Galveston-the quiet of death.
The water. which in some streets
had been eight feet deep. began quick
ly to run out, and by daylight the
We're again exposed. But
what a scene of devastation this day
light revealed! Wreckage on every
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

sorts were no longer habitable. Even
then the people in Galveston We're
not apprehensive. But shortly past
three in the afternoon it was appar-
ent that something unusual was in the
wind, which was blowing at forty -four
miles an hour, while the barometer
read 1922 inches. Business men
closed up their places and started for
their homes to look after their fam
lilies. But before these tardily awak-
ened people could realize what was
happenl:,g the full fury of the tropical
hurricar~ was upon them, and COM
munication was cut off not only with
the outside world, but it was impossi
BILE to get from one part of the city to
another. 7 ,vo great forces were fierce
ly at worn. The Gulf waves drove
high upon the beach, and the gale
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
CRUDE APPLIANCES STILL USED.
Clumsy Eazors, Shears and Spades Still
Made and Sold.

Siuhty hdLOTrs anu SnaUeB sun
Made and Sold.
After viewing some of the interest
ing refinements of modern tools and
appliances it is surprising TO turn to
some of the eXhibI 5 and see the crude,
clumsy, inet. cient articles still in use
in various lands. The group shown
contains fe| typical examples.
What appears to be Il knife is really Il
razor, that Is made In large quantities
in Austria and shipped to the Far
East-China ard Japan. The han
dies are exactly similar to clothes pins,
no attempt being made to finish or pol
ish them. The blades are crude in
proportion. Below you will note pair
of shears that village blacksmith
would hardly be willing to claim hav-
ing made. These are also made in
Austria. and find ready market In
Syria and Morocco.
The wooden spade is such as IS used
in Finland. In that land wood Is far
more abundant than iron, and, conse-
quently, 1t is utilized wherever posi-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
Teaching Little Ones.

IL Ii wonderful how much knowledge
can be impaired TO small children by
a quick nursemaid who has an inklug
Of the kindergarten system. Children
are never tired of asking questions.
aud IL these are lntelllgentiy answered
they pick up all sorts of useful knoyl.
edge without any actual teaching. Tho
object OF the kindergarten system IL
to teach the little ones Ia think for
themselyes,an !. II worth every moth.
er's and nurses while 10 learn some
thing Ut II. The custom of talking nou.
SENSE 90 them aud distorling words
cannol w too uueh condemned. ..--.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
A WINDOW DRApEp WITH VINES.

alize that window boxes may flourish
even at the most rheltered and shaded
windows.
AS this onn had only a glimpse Of
sunshine in the early morning (be-
cause of the surrounding brick wallis,
pansies and ferns and tuberous bego-
MAS were grown in the box, instead OF
the bloomers that demand plenty Of
sunlight.
The deep window box was arranged
so that the upper edge was even with
the glass, that the full benefit of the
growing plarts could be seen from the
inside. In eac4. corner of the box
thrifty honeysuck.e roots had been
placed, and these soon sent strong
branches up to the top of the window
where pliable splints had been ar
ranged to form an arch. Clematis
and other sun-loving -limbers could
be crown in less shady quarters, but
in this position the honeysuckle
proved most satisfactory.
With very thin lace drapery on
the inside of the window, to futter in
every passing breeze, and this vine
drapery cf green on the outside, and
the blooming pansies and begon!as
peeping in at the sill, this one window
transformed the whole effect of that
small. dark dining room.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
Scepes in Galveston
After the Great Storm

Galveston has experienced storms be-
fore, and on several occasions severe
damage has been done. But the peo-
pie have grown used to the danger
from inundation, and even when the
storm broke on that fateful Saturday
morning they were not unusually dis
turbed, writes John Gilmer Speed, IN
Harper's Weekly. They went ehout
their business in ordinary fashion'
confident that the storm would soon
blow over. At ten o'clock gale was
blowing. By noon this gale had in
creased to hurricane proportions, and
those dwelling near the beach began
to realize that this was something
more than an ordinary summer gust
of wind. Great waves were dashed
over the beach, and the summer re-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
| bolted and tho shutters that were not

bolted and tho shutters that were not
carried away by the wind fastened.
'Suddenly the house gave lurch.
creaked mournfully and then began to
swing to and fro. Our home was lift
cd from its foundations and set adrift.
The waters rose higher and higher
until they reached the second story.
up the garret stairs we rushed.
and soon the nine Of us were clinging
on the coped roof.
Hundreds of families were in the
same plight. We had gone about q
block when the house struck against
something, which we discovered later
was IN old hut.
I'VE remained there all night, while
our clothes were being torn from our
backs by the wind, and house after
house fioated by us, telling its story
Of misery.
"On one coped roof, when Sunday
dawned, l saw a mother with babe.
which judged to be some two months
old, clinging as best she could. The
wind had taken every stitch Of cloth
ing she had had OH her back, and the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

expression on her face was almost
heartrending.
"All eyes were turned in her direc-
tion waiting to see her disappear be-
meath the water. We had not long to
wait. The babe slipped from her
arms. and in her effort to save it she
also was lost.
"On the floating house tops men.
women and children knelt in prayer
and sang hymns. Our family was
half starved and on the verge of drop
ping into the sea and about to utter a
last prayer when fired pistol which
brought about our rescue.
1.-TWO men from the convent for ne
gro women a short distance away put
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
A vlNE.DRAPEo WINDOW.
1t Gives Small Dark Room Delight
fully Cool Effect.

1t was small, dark dining-room.
ing it from the brick wall Of the neigh.
boring house. 1t would have been
gloomy and unattractive but for the
flowers and vine drapery Of the one
window. And this same window was
discovery well worth describing.
and better worth initiating; for few
beauty-loving housewives seem to re-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

"'fhe cry, 'rhc waters coming.
reached our ears" said Miss IiIrsh-
field, "and IL was not until this mo-
ulent that We thought that something
unusual had happened. My father,
mother. sisters aud brothers all rushed
TO the windows just as the water
swept tnreugh our street. At my
fathers request all The doors were
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

inches. ut 7.30 y. IA. This was the
very height of the storm. but this high,
est continued for mere than two hours.
The nlmsy among the structures Ia
the city were nearly all down. knocked
into kiufling wood by the fury of the
wind. and even the ms substantial
ef the buildings were Ing damaged
Here 4 slate roof wal blown OF. there
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

bic. only such parts of agricultural I'm.
plcments being made of Iron as are
subject To the greatest wear, I his
clumsy eontrivanee Is not 4 museum
specimen, bat spade that Is IN actual
everyday uss. As shown, II consists
of wedge shaped piece of wood.
pointed with an Iron sheathlng. aud
provided with q crude woodeu handle,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

out in a raft and carried us to tha
building"
Miss IIershfeld said that she saw at
least fifty persons lose their lives un-
der the most trying circumstances.
The evening world., 1900-03-09
JOHN SWlNTON on
THE LIVING FORCES.
They VIII Yet Role the Roost. and Also Whip
the Devil Round the Stump-The Past
and the Present.

In our own country. a. any anti-vnion.
lst ought 10 knos. even the partial anC
Imperfect orxanlxation OF labor has
brought advantage 10 millions Of work
men. to anu-unioAists Ms well as union
lists. II has been of immeasurAbis al
vantage to the workinEmsn Of England
Germany and France. Since the days Of
the great French revolution The Frenc 4
pro!csartAt have advanced 70 an axteni
that would b Incredible II II wers no,
VISIBLE, W u u could moi b seen this
year a. the Unparalleled Expos!ttea, 70 bs
held In Paris, to which. - I think. every
American union ought to send IN iueslll-
gent observer and reporter.
IL Is TO such organization Of iahoq ~
has been effected witain the pas. nifty
Years that the Improvement IL IAbor's
estate II mainly due. IL IL through the
constant demand .! workinguAp's unions
sor some ONE Of !aelr rishis thst ( hsxiqninE
shs pig -hsatied anti -unonRe n0St kns y
ini.r from tSs many l.sssr lsa. As..
~ anti. unionists Of n,sn eutslde Of the
S wv. ,Ss, :, The ,h shin = s': :; !ss
6 d mai,isuds 9i outsider - COso
~ en- y made % - ~ Si!nss ass
nlkE u tbey c4n = S6ayfas3 Dat
e ::Iy &C., 81, s a. s21:" On
2 e. 't ss H.. .p a..Ss ~ ' ;ss
loSd HAny Of thorn have tQt tAefN a. I
Tn froW men who keep ths hEaFSs
vefythinG 10 coming esr Wv pow"
; S e sss ssa L: .s 49, 3, s ca:
" JOHN 0wTNTON.
The evening world., 1900-03-09

A. vArieus times IN the par. havS
given quotations from letters sent hers
BY anti-unionis,s and non.unionists
"0ivs me . show" said one Of thess
parties. aud don't be one-sidsd." Now,
II 10 true that there Az two sides to q
great many thiass. bus - TO the "a.
vaasasss tAss have b>sa Oainsd for
iabes By equalization thsrs can b emily
one side.
Look a the condition Of al wass-
workers before they began 10 organise,
Look at their hour Of labor. their daily
pay. their ways Of life. their personal
sst-up. and their treatment by their
mastsrSL There 10 only ons side to the
fact that thsy ~ ssttss on than they
were In the Aays - ola when thsy
wsrs held to - but ua1ssiings II any
aasi-snionist doubts this let him ssk
his aasd granAfAthsr. or lot him Rad
~ heaaN bssh On the subject such -
Noso1 Na01sVs 'Werk ind waSsA"
- ~ ~ 0hs . leeh q The elA-ums
isvs FsUsstanG iaAse. - let hin ~
~ Sthse neAns isAss Wat vas what
h = certain nat eh9s y ~ iDds-
scsGbab's suffering aaA psvsrsy for ~
disesGanissd massss IN New York aal
elsewhere. but relief MAJ b found even
for much OF that In the tShiful organi.
Iafion Of Industry unAAr the idea Of
fraternity.
The evening world., 1900-03-09
LABOR NEWS.

Another new union has bssn OMAN.
ised and its existence protested
against Il y the Ladder and Scat.
fold Builderp' Union. and the union
witch ssks that they b not recognized
10 the Nsv York City Carpenters
Union. Ths nsV organisAsion made ap-
Dltcaatsa for admlttsncs 10 the C. r.
IT,. but crsdantials were refused on the
grounds that they werS infringers on
the carpsntsrp
ne Architectural Ironworkers' Union.
which for . long time was refused al.
. e ~ s. G r.! = y p ss =, ,s
cfedentias rsccGnirsd by the central
BODY and the two delegates they sent
eave besn pledgsd in the Building
-osErstay Donnslly.. Of the Building
5reeoo Section, has BEEN rcQuested 10
wrlte 70 the comm,aa!onsr VI Sewers
vse0in9 oGnhot ccntractoR under
- 1nrtsdsctlea Of the odlcs violating
=: ~ ~ r. ~, men m n; '' &c:
e!sticn Of Nsehinists The s,dsers d tSs
slphla, have MORE tksn the arm 70
ngh. They dam that Tho poiics discrimi.
ns.e assinss sbsn. and ifhns si s.~Sy
oepurtunity they ass ,oeka1 % as1
usss they are aways dispsrstd b. he
Andrew J. Lust. Master Workman Of
~ nufe Labor club. Of the Drivers
esd bostlefs Of The otrpst-C Ieaning DE-
l1ftDoots has orBnaiee1 the Iobogerp Of
u ssSssf:sns q ws.sr SsgR.y; u
The evening world., 1900-03-09
LIVES WELL
Sncs AdoeeinR Psfe Rood

A lady Is years old, Mn J. ".
Stevens. OF Cincinnati, IA. ssys.
For Q long while coePes Affected nv
nerves sertously and kept - avSks
At night injurins my dieestioa. M
husband was also III With indiesstjon
and stomach troubles. We Concluded
that coffee was the dAnso q TIE trou.
BILE and stopped Il, using IN its plsee
Postum Food Coffee.
1T worked like Q charm With hpsh
Husbands digestioa y BOW eood and
no 10 IN prime health. I W. & that
time thin In nesh. but apce loavin1
Oh the coffee and taking Postum. I
have sained II pounds IN Two nnneAs
and en- now my usual veleht ~
Postum has been . rsas bessot b
our family.
The 0raps-Neuts III yua near.
fneturs ere Q most 6slieioD bgpakfnet
food. ] indUosd or grocer 70 kosp
this foo1. and sinee ~ hsvv Nm
usIns Postum three ttnn Z DAY IA
0saps-Nuts twies. = or nscih. III
have never Mvs1 - vsll. Husnonl
y g yeap ~ ~ ! - ~