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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
WHAT Is TO BE EXPECTED.

'Instead of that, they Ghe police COM
miSsiOn) proceeded to convert the police
into purely partisan machine, to dis
charge every policeman who had any
faint of Republicanism in his record, and
to I'LL the force with Democratic ward
healers.''
This language is taken from a recent
editorial in the Pioneer Press. 1t en-
bodies an idea which has been freely and
frequently given expression to by that
paper in its most authoritative form.
The statement is not true. and has MOTH
ing whatever of truth to warrant it, save
the fact that the police commission has
already made removals of a number OF
men whom that body believed could be
discharged with advantage to the serv-
ice.
The G 0 b e, on the other hand, has
declared that the commission has not
done its full duty in the matter Of re-
'movals. We have declared, and we re-
tterate the statement, that there are men
still on the police force, put there in re-
turn fer services to Republican politi-
clans, who have shown themselves far
better qualified, morally and in point Of
intelligence, to herd cattle than do poics
duty. The commission may be able to
explain why those men are still allowed
to hold their positions 1t may be that
they have not been discharged, as they
Should nave been long ago. because Of
the Republican outcry about partisan
police. 1t certainly cannot be owing to
any consideration for the welfare of the
city or its people. 'H
The police commission meets this even
ing. The Clio be has no desire to in,
terfere with the understanding of the
members of that body of their public
duty, but it deems it entirely proper to
say that II it's opinion the great mass
of people who cast their vote for the new
charter and for Mayor Smiths election
are not any too well pleased with the
retention of many men who still remain
on the force, notwithstanding that they
have earned dismissal over and over
again By their incompentency and gen
eraI worthlessness.
It does rot matter much to the GIob a
or to the body of the citizens of St. Paul
what the police commission does in tits
respect. But it is none the less neces-
saTy to call the attention of the members
of the beard in connection with the
above extract from the Pioneer
Press to the fact that, no matter
what they do or avoid. they will
in any event receive the unsparine
condemnation of partisan Republicans.
and that every ounce Of political capital
will be manufactured against them and
the existing city administration that can
be, on the false assumption that they
have been influenced entirely by parti-
san political considerations in their re-
movals and retentiors of members of
the old force.
They have. accordingly, everything to
gain and nothing to lose. either from
the public or the political point of view,
by doing their full duty, without fear or
favor, until the last Republican ward
heeler is removed from the force.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
A MIGRATORY CENTER.

The center Of population, which has
been obeying the injunction, Go West
young man, go West" has at last con-
cluded that there is nothing in the West
for it, and has accordingly taken the
first backward step in a century. In
1890 this center of population took up
it's residence at Westport, Ind. Now it
has retreated forty miles to the east and
settled on the banks of the Miami river.
The history of the migrations of this
eccentric cosmopolite may be of interest.
One hundred years ago it was found
doing business twenty-three miles east
it was found just eighteen miles west of
that city. It was found after each cen
sus to have migrated along a westerly
line from forty to fifty-five miles. Thus
it continued the even tenor of its way,
leaning a little to the south until 1850
when it crossed the Ohio river and took
a shoot to the north. In 1870 it was about
forty miles north of Cincinnati In 1880 it
slid south and took up its position a lit
tie west of that city. AS if imbued with
the Western fever it entered upon a
long journey during the eighties and
when looked for in 1890 it was found
in the Hoosier state. Now it has gone
back. Many will be the speculations on
the reason for reversing the order of
years. Has the West reached the limit
of development under the present condi-
tons?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
SMART SHORT STORIES.

On one occasion the zeal of Lord
Wolseley, the retiring commandcr-in-
chief of the British army, for the well
fare of his men got the better of his dis
erection. Dinner was being served to the
soldiers, and orderlies hurried backward
and forward with steaming pals OF soup
Lord Wolseley stopped one of them The
man was at attention in a moment. Re
move the i'd" No sooner said than
done. Let me taste it." "But, PLACE
yer -" Let me taste it, say" And
taste it he did. ''Disgraceful! Tastes
like nothing in the world but disnwater."
''Plaze, yer honor" gasped the man,
and so it is
James Kent whose famous "Commen-
taries on American Law is classed with
Blackstone as the greatest text book
on law, was a-great admirer of AIexan-
der Hamilton, and when the great fed
eralist was killed by Aaron Burr In
duel he became the implacable enemy
of the latter. One day, long afterward,
when in New York, the judge saw Burr
on the opposite side of Nassau street;
he went across as fast as his years
would permit, and, brandishing his cane
in Burr'S face, shouted: You're q
scoundrel, SRA scoundIel a scouDdreIr'
Burr proved equal to the emergency
He raised his hat and bowed to the
ground, and then said, in his caImest
professional tone: '"The opinions of
the learned chancellor are always enti-
tied to the highest consideration"
s =
In relating some Of the mishaps which
befell him during his travels in Germany.
Justice Garoutte said: 'In Nuremberg
we ordered the cabman to take us to the
Strauss hotel. He drove us to a hotel
where it said In big letters Ostrich
hotel 1 insisted on being taken to the
Strauss. The cabman became angry;
We refused to aHght. High words ensued.
Thereupon a gentleman stepped up and
informed me that Strauss was German
for Ostrich We quietly alghted and
the storm was over. At Frankfort we
desired to go to the Swan hotel. The
driver insisted upon our alighting at the
'Cygre hotel Arguments again took
place, and finally it came upon me that
'cygne' was French for that noble bird,
the swan All this occurred, too, in the
presence of the female members of the
family, all of whom spoke French, but
cygne was too much for them"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

some, and in remote localities ch1rcbo.
were often not able to support themselves
and pay taxes. AS the matter now
stands, property strictly used for house
OF worship is exempt from taxation.
Of the official publications of the Il Me 1i5o
ooist Episcopal church, which las been
published at st. Louis for many years.
mas been removed to Kansas City, in &C,
conference. oil
The bishop of Liverpool has issued a
new new code of rules for confirmation. He
desires G6 that girls should refrain from
presence. of such pins frequently results
IN the bishops fingers being iacerated
during the laying on Of hands"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
Girps Best Counselor Is Her Father.

Trust your fathers judgment of your
men friends rather than your own at
girls, in the December Ladies Home
Journal The gay, witty, responsive
young man who will probably attract
you, will not be the one who will be like
ly to have his serious consideration and
respect Talk over Your men friends with
your father, and see what healthy, I'M
emotional sane 'man-standards' he viii
set up to for you. L really think if q girl
could have but one counselor in her 1--we
affairs, it would better be her father than
any one else. A mans mind is a great
tonic to the somewhat diluted intellect of
girl in her first sentimental expert
-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
A FEW JOKES.
MercuriaI.

Chicago Tribune.
Find fault with the public if you
must exclaimed the great actress, ''and
not with men, for the quality Of the
plays present The stage merely repre-
saints the age in which it finds itself
We hold the mirror up to nature-that IS
ALL
'Ah, yes" replied the Spirit of the
Age, with a harsh, discordant laugh
''You, hold up that mirror, madam, be-
cause of the quick silver in the back
ground
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

The great question now in China is:
How can the cat be induced to come
back?" When the imperial family found
the allies too near the capital for COM
fort it folded it's tent like the Arab and
quietly stole away. And it won't come
back. The powers did not realize just
what it meant at frst-the absconding of
the Chinese government it is all
plain now. 1t undoubtedly was one of
Lii Hung Changes diplomatic moves. The
powers are about agreed upon what they
want but-the Other fellow is not there.
What's to be done? There must be an
other relief expedition to go and seek
and bring back the queen dowager and
his royal highness, the emperor, before
anything can be accomplished.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
Telephone Around the World.

December Ladies Home Journal
Wireless telephone and telegraph cir
cults will span the world in the next hum
dred years. A husband in the middle Of
the Atlantic will be able to converse with
his wife sitting in her boudoir in Chicago.
We will be able to telephone to China.
quite as readily as we now talk from
New York to Brooklyn. By an automatic
signal they will connect with any circuit
in their locality without the Intervention
of a hello girl"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
PERTINENT OR PARTLY SO


A local pastor classes ''Her as a
burning question: But does he know?
An Ohio legislator considers football
a dangerous game. But he has not
thought of bill for the regulation Of
the more demoralizing game of poker.
which loots treasury every time foot
ball breaks leg.
Minneapolis has given it out that if
st. Paul insists on the senatorship, the
Minneapolis legislators will object to
furnishing the new capitol.
Caleb West has gone on the rocks, and
they do blame light houses for the
wreck
A Berlin paper at last admits that the
United States has established it's place
as a world power. The Berlin sheet
ought to get better telegraph service.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

and eventually they find themselves face
to face with a situation which they have
not the force to handle, while the tax
payers are in no mood to supply the
funds for a force such as they would
REQUIRE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

The tariff discussion has invaded Ger
many. The farmers there have at last
awakened to the fact that they have been
sacrificed to the god of skilled labor for
twenty-five years. The farmers of the
United States have been gulled for thirty
years, and still seem to want more
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
The Only Tender Part.

Indianapolis Press.
boarder, Il found the landlady had saved
for me the tenderest. part of the chick
what was that?" taid the star board
er. jealousy.
Some of the soup.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

The charter people of Minneapolis are
about to issue a book with the somewhat
familiar title "The First Battle They
do say there is to be another battle
in the future.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
II Sold by the Yard.

Indianapolis Press
If President Mckinley got Kipling-s
price for his literary productions one
could understand it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Work st Home for Explorers.
Washington Post
Before sending any more expeditions
after the north pole it might be well to
ascertain what became of the Ohio Jones
vote
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

Admiral Dewey is the victim OF many
mishaps-the bearer CT many crosses.
His wife will not live in the house he
gave her, and the people did not want
him for president. These difficulties he
could have borne in comparative Silence
he could have suffered and gained some
solace by chanting the last quatrain of
Maud Muller. The last blow, however,
is more than any patriot can stand with
out registering a kick His mother-in-
law is reported to be ailing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
Had never Reen Killed

Philadelphia Record.
Shell wonder if there ever was such
a person as the fooF killer?
He-Don't ask such nonsensical ques-
tions. How do you suppose I know?
She (sweetly)-Of course, dear, 1 know
YOU never met him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

The Kentucky has been ordered on to
Manila. SO far as known the sultan has
not cashed in yet. Maybe the Kentucky
was out calling and made the ancient
port of Smyrna only to leave her card.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
Describing Him.

Baltimore American.
Miss Gabbeigh-Do I know Mr.. Sap
peigh? I know him like a book
Miss Wunder-You do?
Miss Gabbeigh-Yes; like a blank book
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
just rs Rad Off as Ever.

Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Leases troubles will not end with
the divorce. He will then be referred to
as the former husband of Mrs. Lease.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
The Royal Road to learning.

Puck.
Crawford didn't know he was a col
lege man.
Observation-Disclosures he is. He got those
degrees conferred on him when it was
reported that he intended to whack up
his millions among the colleges.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
A rumor is afloat thai Germanv is

A rumor is af1oat that Germany is in
fear of a Polish invasion. Not an inva-
sion of armed men, with bugIe and with
cannon, but a sort of grasshopper inva-
sion of numbers. The Poles have in
creased so fast that there is serious dan
ger of them Polerizing the German en-
pire Whether this be true or not, it
would be poetic justice.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
MONDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

The and 10-cent stores in the large
cities are to have rivals in and Scent
stores.
The Outlook says that by the death of
c. K. Davis the country loses one of its
most competent public men. ''As chair
man of the senate committee on foreign
relations he held a position quite as i'm
portant as that of a cabinet officer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

St Louis woman has made will
in which she provides that her body is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
FURTHER PROOF IS READY.

The Globe invites and every TO- at any time
make full scrutiny Of its circulation lists to visit its
and mailing departments check keep the number Of
papers printed and the disposition o the same
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

The successful corner in corn whereby
a Chicago gambler named Phillips made
$3O0,000 at the expense of other gamblers,
is likely to stimulate other attempts at
COrnering staple products.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

Secretary Root wants 126 new coast
batteries, just as if the country was in
immediate danger of invasion by enemies
from across the ocean.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10

''No day too bright to have it's night,
No life without its sorrow;
Today if the good is not in sight,
1t will be the better tomorrow
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

ceilaneous freight and 1,11s.o0o feet of lum-
Der.
With 1900 came a great increase in the
duarterrnaster's business from Puget
sound. The previous gold excitement in
the North had conferred on the Canadian
side of the line. and although 1t had par
TALLY overfiowed into Alaska, had made
no great difference In the work OF the
quartermaster's department. But early
in 1900 Nome and Copper river, both on
the American side. came into much prorni-
hence, and large shipments of troops and
supplies 20 Nome. st. Michael and Valdes
were decided to be necessary. These ship
ments were. of course, all made by the
quartermaster's office In Seattle the abb
surdity of any other solution OF the prob
lem being too patent to admit of San
Franciscos even making a claim for this
transport business.
The justice of the claim of Puget sound
to the Oriental trade was also so well
urged that conviction was gradually fore
ed upon the officials at the head of the
department, and 1900 witnessed a rapid
turning OF the Manila shipments to Sc
attic. This movement of the transport
business did not begin until the summer
months, because OF the fear that during
the winter the northern route would be
more stormy than the southern, and yet
during the winter months several large
Puget sound, and they went through with
even smaller proportion OF loss than
those from San Francisco.
During the first six months OF 1900
twelve transports cleared from Puget
sound. SIX going TO Manila and six to
Alaska. In addition to these, two partial
cargoes OF forage were sent to Manila on
unchartered freight ships. Much more
freight was sent than In 1892 the heavi-
est shipments being lumber to Manila and
Alaska, for use In constructing quarters
for troops and storehouses for supplies
The coming of the summer months
brought full tide of work upon the
Seattle quartermaster's Office. The north
ern seas did not open, and no attempt was
made to get shipments OF troops and sup
plies into Nome and st. Michael, the lat
ter destined for points on the Yukon
river, until June. During the four
months OF open seas, cargo after cargo
was sent to the North, the Alaskan bust
ness being last year, as 1t will be to an
even greater extent in years to come. a
very important part of the work of the
quartermaster's office.
The Chinese troubles added to the work
OF MAI. Robinson and his assistants The
difference between the distance from Pu-
get sound to Taku and that from San
Francisco to Taku was so great that no
reasonable excuse could be found for
sending any of the government supplies
TO China by the southern route. num-
Der OF large shipments were made from
Manila to Taku, and there was a hurried
punching Of supplies on Puget sound for
shipment to the same point. The first
transport to leave Seattle for China was
the troop ship Garonne. carrying the
First cavalry. which sailed August 7. By
the time she reached Nagasaki the war;
fare In China was practically over, and
she received orders to proceed to Ma
Mia. The PAX Ling cleared from Seattle
-FOUR days later with the horses OF the
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- ROM an unimportant station with
scarcely sufficient work to occupy
the time OF the one clerk EN-
ployed. the Seattle quartermaster's
office has advanced I'm -four years
70 undisputed standing as one of the two
leading stations OF the American army
TRANSFORMATION service. It's only rival is
now San Francisco. Between the two
ports II Is not possible TO make a COM
parison that will undoubtedly settle the
question as to which Is the greater, be-
cnnse Ban Francisco Is the point of de-
partIire for most or the troops en- route
to the Philippines. Puget sound has as
great an advantage in tine amount of
government freight shipments. The rec
ords Of 1900 give the two leading offices
about equal standing, but IL the COM
ing year brings as great a growth in the
transport business of Puget sound as did
the last. ana In the opinion of all men
well Informed in the quartermaster's SER
vice 1t WILL In the future there will be no
further question as to which Will be the
greatest station IN the United States.
The growth OF the Seattle quartermas-
ter's office since its establishment In 1896
can be described as little less than phe-
nomenal. When Nal w. w. Robinson,
IT.. then Capt. Robinson. came here over
four years ago, 1t was with no expecta-
ton that he would be called upon to man.
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Also material was shipped for building
ten large lighters to be used in discharg-
ing cargoes in the shallow Taku road
stead. This proved to be more lumber
than was needed, and part of the Will
helminas cargo was taken to Manila.
In the meantime there had been a
steady continuation of the growth of the
government freight business between Pu-
get sound and Manila. In addition to the
two transports already named that start
ed for China but discharged cargo in the
Philippines, twelve transports left Puget
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First cavalry, and She too, concluded her
voyage by discharging cargo at Manila.
With the relief of Peking, the Chinese
situation developed into waiting game,
and the quartermasters department pur-
chased at Seattle a large quantity OF the
supplies necessary to wintering the troops
at Taku and shipped them on the trans
ports Goodwin and Wilhelmina. There
was shipped on these transports over
100000 feet OF lumber for use In con-
structing winter quarters for men and
animals, and warehouses for supplies.
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sound for Manila during the second half
of 1900. Six of these were animal trans
ports, and an equal number carried freight
cargoes, mostly forage.
On these animal transports were sent
some of the largest eargoes of horses and
mules ever departing from any port. The
PAX Ling and ISintuok were the two
largest and finest transports ever fitted
up by the government for this service
The PAX Ling sailed once. carrying SIG
animals, and the <intuck twice. once wit n
$40 animals and the second time with Sl5
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past year in fitting the trsp.rss,.
ocean voyages.
MOST important of all the ....a..
or the Seattle quartermasss,s- ~
been the purchase OF anImss. ~ ~
for shipment TO Alaska. fshSs.s j. y
liza. OF this expenditure Il Il a. &
sibie to make any accurate e,ss...sl "a!
out a detailed report Of tbs - n H.
transports. because manv q
purchased on Puget sound ar 49,
me statement of the shipments ~. !
general heading Miscellanecus 49, y
OF the animals, the horses -.
cally all bought In Machines is1Is
and Idaho. Most OF the mules - Y y.
the East, many OF them hav,ns ~.
vice during the Cuban campais< ~. .s.sl..
quite a number were bought i ~" ~!
Following are the amounts esss--sa.s b
have been expended by the rs,-s.
for the horses. forage. coal ~ y ~.
shipped on transports during Ia11,
...'''.. .....- s..............t E1
LAY .-s''... -. ..s........ .......... RI
Sd's '.'..s ....s... .............,.,.. r.
Dtah ...-.. ...s.. .,........s. ,....... r.
WAL .-....s. .-.....s ..s.........4.. :. r
lSuhipef -...ss.s .....s .....,........, Ii51|
ra.,
io'ai ''''''.' = '.....-......~.,.lI1
The benefit from this exuao,,I.,. {
gone to the farmers and stoekrsn y
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WONDERFUL CROWN h IA
SOUND TRANSPORT Nv
NESS DURING I'll

n HE rapid awakening II ~ -
eminent officials 10 the ~
that Puget sound y ~
natural point OF departure II q
shipments to the Orient haa ~.
ed in a wonderful increeSe II t.
transport business during tn ~
1900. In some OF the more impd(Sari
J classifications the governmsat ~
.. ments shown on the inc0na110
J record for 1900 are more thar y
times as great as the hgureu n
J 1929. The following II Z ts&nno1
: comparison for the two ysass:
: No. transports SAIL
. ing ......... ......
No. passengers =. l.lW ~
No. animals ship
ped ........, ....,. 2.5M eoo
Tons OF forage..... 6,6E IN
! Tons OF coal. ....... ~. UI
Feet of lumber. .t1sIgo ugG1M
Tons of general
freight ...... ~. - -
"a =. in u - = m = N ta,n A = 1890
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SUMMARY TRANSPORT BUSINESS JANUARY tn nrcr.sra
Number Of transports e-37
Of
animals shppso--Horses
1850 "NS" Sno h"S0eHsneous %;
Ferage--tay 1853
ccsi7,s5
feet.
Miscellaneous ona