The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18

arrange for peace and then went home
to light like cats and dogs most of them.
But granting that Mr.. Roosevelt ia the
greatest disappointment of the present
time. what Is to be done about II?
Nothing. Just let him run the senate
Tor the<next four years and then put him
In the White house-that is, If the people
want a rough rider on their necks.
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The hospitals of the Eastern cities are
crowded with victims Of the grip, and
IN New York temporary quarters have
been made in the armories.
The annual report of the director of the
mint shows that the coinage of 1900 was
in excess Of that in any previous year
in the history Of the service, aggregating
Sl4, 3M, $780, as compared with $136, 1856, SIG
In the last fiscal year. The value Of the
gold coinage was slightly below that Of
the previous year, being $1O7, 937 ITO, as
compared with $1O8 1T, 180. The coinage
of silver dollars was 1924 1884, as COM
pared with $18,254, TOO in the previous year.
The coinage Of subsidiary silver amount
ed to 57,114,170 pieces Of the value of $12,-
$780, and OF minor coins to the extraor-
binary total of 1O1 ,3O1, 75S pieces Of the
value of $2,243017. The seigniorage on the
coinage of silver dollars, subsidiary and
minor coins during the year amounted
to $40, 286, 302.
Rev. John G. Fee, a noted abolitionist
and founder Of Berea college, for the CO.
education Of races, is dead at the age Of
eighty-four years. A useful man, In
stead of a sensational one, and there was
no space for his death notice by the
Associated Press.
Senator Chandler. of New Hampshire.
an Independent Republican, who had
-a--4~ -
White house say so, is defeated. Quay.
machine man, is elected in Pennsyl-
vania- Clark, money man, is elected in
Montana.
Mr. Mckinley has blundered In appoint
ing sons of justices Of the supreme court
to important positions while measures
were pending in the supreme court in
volving very seriously the comfort or
embarrassment OF the administration in
their determination. A son of Justice
Harlan was named for attorney general
of Porto Rico, and son of Justice Nc
Kenna was made inspector general in
Porto Rico. The latter being promoted
over 100 higher officers. Just before his
promotion Lieut.. Col r. B. Harrison
was discharged from the post of inspec-
tor general of Porto Rico because there
was no longer any need for his serV-
ices. Yet, Immediately after his dis
missal by telegraph from a post that
army officers unite in saying he had
filed admirably, two officers were as
signed to the same service, McKenna
being one of them. Harrison's dismissal
is said to have been made because his
father-the x-president-criticised the
administration by saying the constitution
followed the flag. The Harrison dismissal
is contemplate act, and the two ap-
pointments noted are fragrant.
A Washington correspondent notes the
remarkable fact that the customs returns
for last year shows that not one ton of
merchandise was carried to the Philip
pine islands, under the American nag,
except the supplies intended for the reg
ular army, navy and the civil govern
ment and they are shipped on govern
ment transports. American steamship
companies complain that the government
gives them no business, and therefore
they are unable to make a Manila con-
nection pay Steamers under the Spanish,
German and British flags regularly visit
Manila as before the war.
Mr.. Hanna says there are no trusts in
this country. The Armour company uses
fifteen cars of salt week, and recently
received a large shipment from Portugal.
This is what the purchasing agent of the
concern said recently: Instead of buy
ing salt at point 210 miles from Kansas
City we have sent more than 5000 miles
to another country for it, and, after pay
ing steamer and freight rates and a Gus
tom duty of cents a hundred, we are
still able to save money. This shows
what an outrageous profit the salt trust
makes in this country"
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Mr.. Harmsworth, the English publisher
Of 'steen papers, experimental with one
issue of New York paper to show
Americans how to make a model paper
1t made an even less good impression than
Mr.. Sheldon's model paper down in Kan
sas. There Is too much opinion in this
world for one man to divert-except with
money or markets.
Today, jan Is, is the anniversary Of
Daniel Webster, a celebrated American
statesman, jurist and orator He was
noted as the great expounder of the con-
stitution. He was such believer in the
constitution that had he lived today he
would have 1t follow the flag.