The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-25

Inc next congress will be asked to cs-
OaDllsh war college, to be composed Of
men VINO are supposed to know how to
carry on war-ins short, an advisory
board or commission. made I'D of gentle
men VINO want to draw salaries from
the government Gen. Ludlow has lust
returned from Europe and says we need
war college-they have them in Eu-
rope.
Today, Sept Is, is the anniversary OF
the blfth in l644 of Ole Romer, Danish
astronomer, who invented the transit in
stnument, and determined the velocity
or light; of A. G.. Werner, in 1850 the
GERMAN scientist who rendered a service
TO mineralogy analogous to that rendered
TO botany by Lfrnaeus, in proposing a
| methcdlcal and precise language to ex-
press all the sensible qualities IF minerals
ne was the fist to raise the theory of
the earth TO the rank of a positive sell
! ence by dtvesting it of the fantastic sys-
/ TENS of which 1t was for a long time
| composed; of Felicia Dorothea, in 1874
the English poetess-one of the most &C
cemphshed writer's of timely verses that
our literature can boast Of.
The National Union of Young Mems
Gatholic Associations meets at Brook
| Ign, n, Y, today
/ Reports from Manila say that over 100
Americans were killed and wounded dur
ing the past week in fights with the Fill
ipinos.
If it is true that storm the other day
destroyed the Grand Portal, then one Of
! the principal features of the famous Pic
tu;ed Rocks of Lake Superior will have
passed away. This particular rock was
over 100 feet high and 10 feet wide at the
base line. In it was cave large enough
to admit excursion boats.
/ The National American Eectro-Thera-
peutic association meets at New York city
today.
The new metal Fadium, which has not
been obtained in a pure state it is
thought by chemicals, may possibly give
out enough light to be utilized as an il
luminant This would indeed be a disccv-
ely CT vast Importance Light without
heat is long sought and much hoped
for possibility. Nobody knows why "a
dunn exhibits luminosity Something not
at all understood takes place III the sub
stance and is productive of the light AL
though there must be some loss Of mat
ter, none is apparebt-just as musk will
perfume a room for years without los
tibie by the most delicate scales. But
in order that the discovery in question
shall amount to anything, it is necessary
first to obtain pure radium, and this is
an end toward which many chemists are
working.
''Plutarch said that men entertained
three sentiments concerning the gods
that they feared them for their strength
admired them for their wisdom, and low
! ed them for their justice. Republicans,
| do you want this nation to be feared for
its strength? want it to be loved for
its justice. I want this nation to be the
supreme moral factor in the worlds prog
resS: 1 want this nation to act as arbt-
traitor of the world S progress; I want
this nation to bring. peace and happiness
and blessings toe the human race; / want
this nation to stand securely upon the
doctrine that all men are created equal;
that they are endowed with inalienab3e
rights, and that governments are made
by the people, for themselves. And
want this nation to solve the problems
of civilization and to SO impress its vir-
tues upon the world that when two
tons disa gree, instead of calling out their
4 armies and killing each other they will
say: Leave it to the United States;
there is a nation that will do US justice. .
/ w. j. Bryan.
Columbus left Cadiz Sept 20, 1893, On
his second voyage to the new void.
During the past year over $3,090,OG0
| worth of typewfiters have been exported
! to different parts of the world The
| click of this indispensable American ma
| chine is now heard wherever civilized
men are in business.
/ A Washington telegram the other day
said that the state department had On
| hand a number 5of unanswered conlmuni-
! cations from foreign governments ask
| ing Mr. Mckinley what he intended to
! do in China Mr. Mckinley. however, IS
taking rest at Canton, but it is not
| known whether he is studying Washing
| tons farewell address or not. If not he
! might begin and note the following:
| Against the inSidi6us wiles of foreign in
/ fuence q conjufe you to believe me, fell
low citizens) the jealousy of a free peo-
! pie ought to be constantly awake, since
! history and experience prove that for
eisn influence is one of the most bane-
full foes of republican government Why
| quit our own to stand upon foreign
! ground? Why, by Interviewing our des-
/ tiny with that of any part OF Europe
| entangle our peace and prosperity in the
| tolls OF European ambition. rivaiship, in
/ terest, humor or caprice?'
/
The National Association of Municipal
| Electricians meets at PittSburg today.
The German emperor is making 1t COM
Portable for the officer he has sent to
/ China to take command of the allied
| forces Count Won Waldersee is taking
| the field with a seven-room portable
house, heat-p-oof, cold-proof, bullet-proof.
! 1t looks as if the fighting Of the future
| will be peasant ard polite art
! O.
| The institutions of North Dakota are
remodeling their heating apparatus to
| permit the use of ignite, and this source
1 of that states wealth will be developed
to a greater extent this year than ever
| before.
The heresy of imperialism is the most
| dangerous that has arisen since the here
| sy of secession, and 1t must be fought as
vigorously as the heresy of secession.
If we admit as citizens any number OF
| millions of people that are not ready
for liberty. If we admit them with all
the degradati ton which they must bring
into our politics, we must take the con-
equences.-DaVidss Starr Jordan, Presi-
dent of Leland Stanford Jr. University
We now have twenty -eight ships OF
war in Chinese waters.
Hand-painted fans of satin, silk gauze
and lace mounted on sticks of mother
of pearl, amber, bone and wood beauti-
fully carved and outlined with gold, are
coming into fashion.
The Canadian conference of charities