The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-02

men, grand total of %, 100, not including
the hospital corps, which is not counted
as "a part of the effective strength of the
army. There are in the Philippine IS
lallos, 1851 officers, 59,161 enlisted men;
an army Of 72,52S in a country where
war is said to be over.
According to the Pioneer Press what
tremendous crowds turn out to the Re-
publican meetings and what small ones
turn out to the Democratic ones.
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Edward, Duke Of Kent, father Of Queen
victoria, and once commander of the
British troops in North America, was
born Nov 2,3176h
The car of Russia is said to be map
ping out policy that aims at the
peaceful subiugation of China, Korea
and Afg'hapistane
The Michigan legislature, in special ses-
sion called byeGev. Pingree, has revoked
the charters of the Michigan Central.
Michigan Southern Q1ake Skore) and
Detroit & Milwaukee railroads, and
agreed to submit to the people a constitu-
tlonaf amendment providing for the tax
alton of the right of way and other
property of the railway companies aC>
cording to their, cash value. This is a
without precedent. The roads will re-
organize under the general law.
Bryan will talk in Chicago today and
tomorrow. He began his cyclone Of
speeches yesterday in the Windy City.
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Representative clergymen of several
denominations, many of them of national
reputation. like Bishop Spaulding, of Pc
orta, and DR.. H. W. Thomas and Winiam
M Salterr of Chicago, have signed an
address, which was sent out Tuesday by
the American anti-imperialists, in which
they say, among things that: we, the
undersigned ministers of religion, declare
our deep conviction that the war against
the tlltpinos is not right w eregard it
as a war of conquest and dill ectly within
Mr.. McKinIey's definition of criminal
aggression We refuse to accent the I'M
democratic conclusion that because the
American people can by might govern
colonies, they ought to do so. We deny
that either the president or congress may
rlghtully govern any man anywhere out
side the protecting restraints of the con-
stitIltion. We agree with Benjamin
Franklin that neither the obtaining nor
the retaining of any trade is an object
for which men may Justly shed each
others blood We feei bound to with
hold our approval of the immoral use Of
the public authority, even to accomplish
an assumed moral end"
During the past year 1898 men destert,
ed from the United States army. The
statistics show SO officers and 476 men
killed and AT officers and 2,0T6 men
wounded in the Philippines from Feb. 4.
1892 to June 80, 1900 This does not in,
clude the deaths from disease, which IS
far in excess of the deaths in battle.
The business of the army liquor can
teens, against which the Prohibitioni5ts
are making Alright, and charge President
Mckinley with allowing it to exist, shows
receipts for the year ending, June 80, 1900,
according to the report of the adjutant
general to be $1,915,Se2, with a net profit
of $464, 504
Samuel Alschuler, Den1ocI attic candi-
date for governor Of Illinois, advocates
municipal ownership of public Utilities
the applica ton of the merit rule to. APP.
pointments, and favors the referendum
system in all material questions affecting
the people. So
The board of American bishops of the
M. E. church, eighteen in number, is
in session at Trenton, u. J., and will con-
tinue holding meetings until next week.
.
Should the present congress in reappor>
tioning the congressional representation
allow member for each major fraction
and adopt a ratio of 100000 Minnesota
would be one Of several states to make a
gain Of two congressman. The states to
lose in congress and the electoral college
are Kansas. Maine, Nebraska and Nir-
ginia, one each,
The National Wagonmakers' associa-
ton is in session in Chicago. Among
other business it was agreed not to re-
duce the price of wagons.