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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
SHOULD sE STEPPED

All that can be done should be done
at once 20 prevent tho contamination of
the transaction which is designed to
place the construction of a county Jail
III the hands of Z st. Louis building con-
Germ at a cost which is certain ulti-
mately to reach the sum Of $125,000.
The Globe has been the consistent
advocate Of new county jail, in season
ind out, for many years past. 1t has not
given so much concern to either the To-
cation or the cost Of the structure. Its
purpose has been to have the present
dangerous and unsightIy structure re-
moved, and a Jail established which
would at least represent to some extent
the humane tendencies of our time.
The utilization Of the present site OF
the county Jail for the erection of an adj
dition TO the present municipal building
the G o b e has always regarded with
favor. The need of such an addition Is
great today, and will be still greater a
few years hence. Such an addition. suf-
fieient to accommodate all the depart
ments of the city and county govern
ment which are now occupying leased
buildings, and at the same time provide
accommodations for a Jail, a central
police station and criminal trial courts,
ought to be available to the city at
cost very little greater than that men
toned for the proposed county jail.
Tho figures are utterly disproportioned
to the cost of such building as is pro-
vided for in the plans In this case. The
erection of county Jail on the present
site at such a figure is-well, the G o b Q
doesn't quite like to characterize the
proposed transaction as it thinks it
should be characterized.
There Is something more than party
politics In this matter. There is wrong
contemplated to the taxpayers Of both
city and county. It must not be per-
mitted to be carried to fuIfllment. II
we are to have a building designed for
Jail purposes exclusively, get it away en-
on the present site. A suitable site can
be had on Third street, or elsewhere, at
a. moderate price A Jail adequate for all
purposes on a purchased site is available
or could easily be placed at the disposal
of the community for an amount mater
tally less than that which the county
commissioners now propose to expend on
the construction of building alone.
The entire proposal is utterly irrecon-
| cilable with any true understanding or
| regard for the public interest It is
merely a reproduction of the sort of
business which prevailed years ago when
the construction Of a jail was being con-
templated on one of the Cedar street
corners. Unless the city and county de-
sire to go into the undertaking at this
time of extending the municipal building
there can be no warrant whatever for
| countenanciRs anything approaching the
transaction in this case.
| Carried cut ON the plans of the county
| commissioners, the county jail will In
| truth be nothing less than a public OBJ
struction and monument to an untn-
telligent and unworthy discharge OF q
| public duty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

aster In November. Governor Lind and
senator Nelson became prominent In
Minnesota politics abeut the same time,
and their careers have largely been par
allei. They were in the dftieth congress
together as Republicans, and It IS inter-
estng to recall that Mr.. Nelson, always
free trader, voted against his party
and for the Mills tariff BILL while Mr..
Lind, upon whom the light had not then
burst In full effulgence, voted with his
party and against that bill. Since that
day, however, Governor Lind, though not
nominally a Democrat, has, in reality,
become one of the most thorough Demo-
Gratis in spirit In the country, and his IN
f1uence with the masses in Minnesota
has kept pace with the growth of anti
Republican sentiment In the North Star
state. It is evident that Minnesota is
now doubtful state, and it is entirely
probable that If Mckinley loses that
! state the republicans will also loss Hon.
Knute Nelson IN the senate. At any
rate Mr.. Nelson Is now doing some
mighty tall hustling to save himself.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
WEDNESDAY. AUG. Is, 1900.
STILL THEY sTARVE.

The story that comes from San
Juan, Porto Rico, about men and women
trooping into that town from the interior
led by colorei woman bearing a United
States flag, and asking that work be
given them, IS a familiar one. Just such
demonstrations seem to be the periodical
accompaniment Of American control.
want among the masses seems to be
settled condition; and certainly nothing
has occurred since we took the country
which justifies these people in believing
that they will be any better Off ma
terially under our flag than they were
under that Of Spain.
For some time past horrible reports
have been coming from the island of the,
prevailing want in certain districts. The,
acting American commissioner Of educa-
ton, for instance, is quoted by the In
dependent as saying that the effects Of
the hurricane are still felt on the island
in the continued scarcity of food, and
that there is great suffering among the
poor because of lack of nutrition" The
death rate, he declares. in the city of
Ponce, is at the rate Of 100 per 200 per
annum. While the deaths are all re-
corded as being due to gastro-enteritis
the inspector of the board Of health has
declared that they are "due almost
wholly to starvation
Another correspondent of the Indepen-
dent, describing the condition of suffer-
ing which prevails, adds these details:
People fall starving in the citv Of
Ponce, and in towns like Juana Diaz peo-
pie have been taken from the n11hJjo
square to the cemetery. Already in
some cases the dead have been abandon
ed in their hutS because the survivors
had not strength to carry them to the
cemetery Yesterday. coming from Ponce,
/ found in two places on the road famI
Hes of starving people falling in cutters
by the roadside"
great affection befel the people of
the island when it was devastated soma
months ago by hurricane AT that time
ell that prosperous and humane people
could dc was done by the American
people. The conditions of life have
since been less favorable than they
would otherwise have been whether
under Spanish or American rule.
1t is Of course no part of the duty Of
the state to furnish work for those of its
people who suffer from want But in
such exceptional cases as that set forth
in the press dispatches yesterday some
thing out of the ordinary is demanded.
The ready response of the authorities
to the pathetic plea of the delegation for
work is very creditable. But It leaves
the conditions represented by this starry
ing and clamortng multitude untouched.
Unless the correspondents Of the In
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
A PRACTICAL COOPERATION

| 4 IhASERAA
Many of those who entertain deep in
terest in the uplifting of the poor and
the general amelioration of the condition
of the masses find it hard to understand
why so little success has attended any eff
fort that has been made to enable the la
boring classes to act in cooperation with
each other in the purchase of the neces-
saries of life.
To the casual student of social questions
it seems on its face as If the task of get
ting q number of persons Of the same sta
ton in life and residing in the same
neighborhood to act In concert, at least
themselves as this, ought not to be a diff
cult one. 1t Is not doubted that the sue
cessful operation of some plan in this be-
half would be equivalent to a material
| enhancement of the income of these act
| ing together and a decided improve
ment In their condition of life.
| While there Is nothing Of the kind es-
sayed in our communities, except on the
smallest scale and among few intimate
personal or family friends, the experiment
| has not been left wholly untried in other
lands. At least one Instance can be point
| ed to where 1t has been operated success
/ fully 1t is in Belgium. The association
| through which the experiment has been
put in operation is known as the Vooruit.
1t was founded in Client for the purpose
l. of giving its members all necessaries Of
life at the lowest possible price The
| prob EN- Of bread had become a serious one
/ more serious even than it usually is
with the continental workman. It was in
1873, when Succession Of bad years, con-
sequent on the organized killing Of hu-
mainly which had been in progress for
some time between France and Germany,
| and known as the F'ranco-Prussian war,
had made it necessary that something be
done to cheaper. however lightly, to a
suffering people some at least of the in
dispensable things.
| little group Of men then got together
and formed what they called the Free
Bakers They went to the farmers for
| the grain, made their own -four and
bread. and distributed It to the members
at cost price. The entire number inter-
ested did net exceed twenty. The little
body struggled along in haIf-hearted
| way for some nine years or so, when two
men appeared among its members who
realized its possibilities of good and ex-
tended its cooperative operations to all
the needs of modern life. 1t is today a
marvel of success as a demonstration OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
MINNEsoTA's OUTLOOK.
FITS Condition From a Washington
View Point.

view PO1n1.
Washington Times.
/ It is said that Hon. Knute Nelson de-
scendant of the proud race of Vikings.
is not as happy over the situation in
Minnesota as he would like to be- His
term in the Senate expires with this
congress-, and the Democratic sentiment
is growing so rapidly in his state that he
has cause to fear such a landslide in
November as will not only give the
Minnesota @selectoral vote to Bryan,
but also will sweep the legislature out Of
the control Of the Republicans. Senator
Nelson was CAREFUL to keep. square on
the goose when Porto Rican legislation
was being eonsfdered last winter and 1t
was thought atS that time that this
course would save him. On the other
hand, 1t appears to be not improbable
that the stfpng Opposition which he and;
his eminenE colleague, Hon. Cushman
Kellogg Davis, urged to the Porto Rican
bill served to plant the seeds of discord=
In Minneso4a and to greatly encourage
| the spirit 81 revolt which now seriously
threatens the loss of that state to the.
Republieans4 Hon. John Lind, who is
also the descendant of proud race Of
Vikings. is being quoted as asserting with
great positXeneSs that the electoral vote
Of Minnesota VIII be cast for Bryan and!
Stevenson and that the legislature elect
ed In November will be opposed to Sem
ator Nelson Mr.. Lind owes his pres
emit position as governor to the strength.
Of fusion in the state, and If the opposi--
ton to the Republicans is as well organ
lied this year as it was when he was
elected there, can be no doubt that he
speaks the words of truth and sober
ness In his predictions of Republican dis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
wooLEY NOT KNOCKED OUT.

Prohibition Presidential Candidate
Going on the Road Agnin.
CHICAGO, Aug. AT was announced
today by Oliver w. Stewart, chairman
of the national committee Of the Prohi-
bition party, that John G. Wooley the
presidential candidate Of that party
would soon start out to beat Col Bryan's
long distance campaign record made four
years ago. The distance covered by Col
Bryan In that campaign broke the record,
but Mr. Wooley is confident Of surpassing
it. Mr.. Wooley has already covered much
territory in the East, and will leave hero
Friday to resume his campaign in Penn
sylvania-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
RAILWAY sMASH-UP.
Hend-On Collision ut Monument, Col,
Results in Several Fatalities.

AIcHu-UH COIIlBIOn Mt MOnument, JOI.I
Results I'm Several Fatalities.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Aug. IA.
"A head-end collision occurred on the
Rio Grande railroad today at Monument,
about twenty miles north Of this city,
resulting in the death Of two persons
and the injury of several others.
The dead are: r. 2. Weber, BIanitou,
Colo; and b. F. Gilbert. Fowler, Colo.
The injured are: Frank Frado, italian,
Of Salida, and his wife and two children,
and II. c. Paines, Denver
Missouri Pacific train No. u. north
bound, running on the Rio Grande tracks
between Pueblo and Denver, left this
city forty minutes late Rio Grande
train No. 1, the coast limited" had or
ders to pass the north-bound at Monu-
ment switch The north-bound train
held the main line and the train coming
from Denver failed to stop In time and
crashed into the north-bound train.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
a puncoed Proverb.

Baltimore American.
Bunkoman (to assistant)-Did you go
and see old man Buckwheat about selling
him that gold brick7
Assistant-No; told him to walt until
tomorrow.
Fundamentally boy. you will never cue
coed unless you follow the old maxim:
Never put of till tomorrow those you
can do today"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

NEW. YORK-sailed: laurie. Liverpool:
Anchoria. Glasgow: Lain, Bremen via
Cherb0urg and Southampton.
GIBRAlTA R-Arrived Werra, New
York for Naples and Genoa.
QUEENSTOWN Arrived: Steamer
Oceanic. New York for Liverpool
PLYAfOGTH - Arrived: Deutschland
from New York. for Hamburg.
ANTW 1RP-ArriVed: Westernland New
York via Southampton
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
Heavy Losses in battle.

PANAMA, Aug. 14-The official report
OF the government commander in tho re-
cent battle at Panama says the rebel
casualties were GO and those of the gov
eminent LOO.
The commander intimates that the
consuls favored the rebels and that theft
intervention was dangerous and per-
Eicious.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
SOME COUNTY POLITICS.


If Harry Hardtck and Paul Quehl had
been at the meeting of the building trades
last night they would have seen
their shrievalty hopes go glimmering. The
building trades have declared for a home
made Jail, and oppose any St Louis
double-cinehed and padlocked patent
propositions
Phil Justus IS still continuing his hard
work of trying to secure the Republican
nomination for sheriff Nevertheless. 1t is
anybody's race at the present time and
without doubt will continue to. be so
until the morning of the convention.
Peter Van Hoven and Ed. Murphy are
still dividing honors for the Democratic
nomination for sheriff, and both are
claiming the plum. It is understood
however. that John WAGNER would not
refuse a third term if it were given him.
and in case the fight between Van.
Hoven and Murphy gets too hot in the
convention something may drop which
will Siev Sheriff Wagner third nomina-
ton.
All this while, however, Anton Miesen
is silently looking on and getting support
wherever he can for the same nom ma
ton. Mr.. Miesen seems to think that he
could beat anything the Republicans
could put up, and it may possibly be So
this time
The fight for the other offices does. not
wax very warm as yet, but 1t NAV he
that the different candidates for the DIFF
ferent plums are simply taking T. good
breath before. the finish. This may be
wise, but in the meantime someone who
has already taken good breath in on
the stiffness and silently work his way
to success.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
Chance for a Bright Man.

Atlanta Journal
The newspaper correspondent who can
get an interview with Tom Reed embody-
ing full statment of his opinion of the
Mckinley administration can make
enough money to take him to the Paris
exposition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
SHORT AND SHARP.
Had to Give 1t Up.

Had to Give 1t Up.
Salt Lake Herald.
Congressman Grosvenor's famous proph-
ecy bureau has been compelled to quit
business. The Shanghai correspondent of
he>London papers made the bureau fairy
tales look as lonesome as a Georgia wa
termelon at a colored camp meeting.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
Homeless.
Denver News.

DenVer News.
Mrs. Wingate-what did Mrs. NayIer
say when you told her that was not in?
Maid-Why. when I told her how it
grieved you to be away from home so
much she said that ii was worse for poor
Mr.. Wingate. who had no real homesto
go to.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
The Wiser Course.
INDIANAPOLIS Press.

indianapolis Press.
1--WE are going to put cur candidate In
the hands Of a throat specialist before
we allow him to begin his speech-mak-
ing" said the minor manager.
"Huhp' grunted the general manager.
you'd better put him under the care Of
brain specialist"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
Pet ADVANCEMENT.

Louisville Courier-JournaI.
Since the Dingley law went. into effect
600 trusts have been organize And the
Dingley law is the pet achievement of an
administration which pretends to be OPP
posed to trusts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
TODAY IN ST. PAUL.

GRAND--Valentine Stock company In
- Peaceful Valley" 2:3O and S:15 D. m.
concert. Minnesota State band. Lake
Concert, Wolff and Barrett. Wildwood
Barbecue, University ard Raymond ave-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
RAYS OF SUNSHINE.
Everybodz submtssIve.

Everybody SUBMISSIVE.
Philadelphia Record.
Oldbache-Who minds the baby at your
house2
Pappers (whose youngster Is beginning
to boss things)-AII Of usI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

Leavenworth. Kan.-Two companies OF
the First infantry. c and d, left Fort
Leavenworth tonight for San Francisco,
from whence they will sail for China
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
DON'T want Him to ornte.

1AetIISdIo OIIy JUL IIdIs
Mr.. Hanna is an excellent campaign
manager, and the Republicans hope that
he will manage so lndustriously that he
viii not have time to make many cam
paign sneeches.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

The question Of a new Jail has been
decided by the county commissioners.
They want a 100000 structure on the
present site. If the future had been con-
sidered, and even the present, another
location should have been selected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

According to the Republican papers
there Is 'unbounded enthusiasm" over
the appearance Of Capt. Van SAINT in his
political meetings All CT which is about
as chestnutty as the captains candidacy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

For MInnestta-Local rains and cooler IN
northern. fair in southern portion
Wednesday; Thursday fair, light south
easteriy winds.
For IOwa-Generally fair Wednesday
and Thursday; variable winds
For North Internationally fair
Wednesday, with warmer in eastern por-
ton. Thursday fair; southeasterIy winds.
For hfontana--GeneralIy fair. Wednes-
day and Thursday; westerly wines
For WiscOnsin-Generally fair Wednes-
day and Thursday; light to fresh south
westerly winds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
wEDNEspAY eIoaE eLANcrs.

The plan for the Itasea national park
seems to lag. The state now owns 1f,oeB
acres, which practically include the trib-
utary lakes that are the sources Of the
Mississippi, but the park area is $1,000
acres, of which lumbermen own half,
and it is feared their portion will be, de-
nuded of trees unless the state arranges
to buy it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
ST. PAUL.

Yesterdays observations. taken by the
United States weather bureau, St. Paul.
P. f. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at Z o'clock last night
Barometer corrected for temperature
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

The remarkable similarity. If not alb
solute identity, Of the political editorials
in the country papers favorable to the
Hanna administration indicates that the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

A new product called Iactroid is now
being made from skim milk. It is a clear.
hard substance. but plastic enough under
certain conditions to be nodded or
fashioned into any shape. 1t can be
mixed with colors and any shade pro-
duced. 1t will become substitute for
hard substance, but plastic enough under
mable, and will not yield to ordinary SOL
vents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
1RDAY's TEMPERATURES.
*SpmHighl buffalo =.
eo,,,,o Hfo.h iCA;o,
OCEAN LINERS,

washington time q p. m. St. PauD.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

An article quite common In Europe is
'horse hat made of straw which
shades the eyes and forehead of the
horse, with an attachment for q moist
sponge. Its use during the recent hot
spell in this country would have been
most humane.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

The question of revenge" should not
be the propelling influence IN the "On
to Pel1fn" movement. China has suffered
a good deal from outside nations for
many years. This, of course, does not
Justify the Boxer outrages, for which
they feel they have much provocation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

Lincoln Neb., has q creamery with q
capacity CT $4,000 pounds of butter a
day. which is claimed to be the largest
butter factory in the world That is not
the only smooth proposition the city
boasts Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

Aug. Is is the anniversary of the birth,
in 1915, Of Francois P. Jules Grevy, presf-
dent of France from 1879. to 1887; of Ed
ward Preble. the famous American com
modore Q76D; Of Thomas de Quincy, the
. eminent English author, who wrote
Confessions Of an Opium Eater Q7S5):
and. of Charles G. Leland, an American
author and dialect humorist qS24).
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

If the drift from one party to an.
other keeps up and changes continue in.
the same proportion till November. ac--
cording to- partisan papers. all the Re.
publicans will vote for Bryan and all.
the Democrats for Mckinley
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

The government pension rolls now carry
the names Of $685. persons, according
to Commissioner Evans report just COM
pleted. On July 1 the number of claims
pending; was 437, 104 During the year 49,
645 new pensions were granted and 1859
names restored to the rolls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-09
BURN IN A MANSION
Two Servants Cremated in Flames
Which Burn Pulitzer Residence
In New York.
Fine Mansion Of Editor of New
York World Destroyed This
Morning.
Admiral Dewey Presented With An.
other Loving Cup The Clark
Bribery Case.

New York, Jan. 9-Fire today gutted
the home of Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor
of The New York World, at 10 and IL
East Fifty-fifth street There were in
the house, when the fire started, Mrs.
Pulitzer, her daughters, Constance and
Edith. and son Herbert, two months
old. Mrs. Pulitzer carried the boy out
and she and the other members of the
family and servants found shelter near
by.
When the fire was ex,lnguished and
tbs tiremen We're searching the ruined
rooms. they found the body of a woman,
sden'itied as that of Mrs. JOLIET house
keeper Miss Elizabeth Montgomery is
missing. There We're twenty-five serv-
ants In the house. Pulitzer and Son,
Joseph, r.. are at Lakewood. y. j. Mrs.
Pulitzer was awakened by the smell of
smoke at $50. She arose and conducted
he, two daughters to the street from the
second floor. returned 70 the third floor,
took her baby from the nurse and de-
scended again. A number of servants
had narrow escapes. Ii is thought the
fire was started in the basement by de-
fective electric Insulation. The loss is
$500, 900.
Another body has been found. sup.
posed 10 be that of the governess.