The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-06
WEDNESDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

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WEDNESDAY GLOBE CHANCES.
,,, oeCletary Root on Monday sent a COM
liluIlcatlon to Congress asking for an
APPROXIMATION of $4,000 for the stablish-
Iueht OF military post at Des Moines.
- ihis post was authorized by the
last congress, and is as clear a case of
the unnecessary as to establish an ice
factory at the north pole. Under the
sulse OF patriotic war needs al sorts of
Joopery is being forced through con-
eIesS' Inc government has military
posts all around Iowa, and this half mil
non TO De expended in Des Moines is
Ilere1y a sop to Congress
man Hull, who is interested
in the Philippine Lumber company,
III 1t had been proposed 10 give each of
the - counties in Iowa s., 600 each for Ii
prafles the proposition would have been
laughed at, but without twinge of con-
science half million was readily voted
to build needless army post, and this
amount only the beginning of the ex-
pense.
!he Canadian government is said to be
taking steps to purchase all the teIe-
graph and telephone lines in the domin-
ION 1t will involve an outlay of $25, 0OO,-
O0O, about the cost of half dozen Ameri-
can battleships built for display and the
peneht OF contractors. Local telephone
systems will be leased to the munici-
palties.
1t looks as if the bill, to regulate the
Oil inspection fees was being juggIed in
the legislature with "a view OF defeating
the proposition to put it on a business
basis.
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According to "a Washington dispatch
Senator Hansborough has solved the irrI-
cation problem The report has it that
Senator Hansbrough has worked out
the problem without outside aid. He has
had no communication with the officers
of the irrigation congress, which met in
Chicago few months ago, and he does
not know what plan congress indorsed. -
1t is singular how congressman and sena-
tors can sit down in committee rooms
and work out propositions that puzzle ex-
perts.
A correspondent who was In England
writes that when the bells rang out to
celebrate the birth of the little prince,
fourth generation of royalty, London
music hall singer thus paid his respects
to the new baby's sire, Prince George,
Duke of York:
The noble Dock O. York's an Apply man
today;
With n by6y o on Is knee sings ,Tarara-
o George, dear. look hup;
. George. don't look down,
For some dy you'll be Prince O. Wyles
when grandma's under graound!'
Applications for discharge from the
army 10 the number Of several thousand
are on file in the war department, and
members of congress are besieged with
letters begging them to intercede for the
release of men. Secretary Root refuses
absolutely all requests.
Here is a portion of proclamation is
sued by Mrs. Carrie Nation, who pro-
poses TO carry her saloon smashing cru
SADIE wherever the liquor traffic exists:
Peace, prosperity and the pursuit of
happiness are guaranteed by the consti-
tuition of the United States. The saloon,
be it found in Chicago or Kansas is
conspiracy against this guarantee. o,
/ women, women, can you see your chill
dren murdered? If the Ratchet must be
the remedy for our wrongs, will you not
WELD it for those you love? Peace II
possible-if not, then smash.
o.
What crop Of lectures may be expect
ed soon from soldiers, sailors and cor
respondents, right from the spot about
the Chinese. Filipino Cuban and other
foreign problems.
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Mrs Dorthy Ward Green, of Trenton,
N. J., is eighty-four years old and cut
ting teeth, TWO new ones are just COM
ing in on her lower jaw.
The government officials at Washing
ton are getting to be much stickers
for precedence and rank as in London or
Berlin A Mondays dispatch says: All
doubt as to the precedence of Admiral
Dewey over Gen. Miles was removed at
the memorial service for England's queen.
Dewey, accompanied by the members Of
his staff, was seated by the ushers in
the pew Immediately back Of the mem
bers of the supreme court. Miles and
Corbin, with an escort Of officers, were
seated in the next pew back. AS they
left the church Miles paused and waited
for Dewey to precede him.
The crop of poetry turned out in mem
DRY of Queen Victoria would make
large volume. Very little of 1t, however,
has merit, being mostly of the machine
order.
Bills are before congress to build ST.
100000 temple of justice for the supreme
court in Washington, and a $500, 600 mu-
nicipal court building.
It is said that Lord Kitchener is pre-
pairing to close the Beer war. His plans
seem to get the same publicity that Lord
Roberts did, and he-RaS the man that
was to do things and not talk, but per-
haps the correspondents are guessing.
So it seems that the members of the
Cuban constitutional convention are
under suspicion eat Washington, as not
being strictly inE harmony with the Nc
Kinley idea. and the president is about
to appoint a commission to go to the
island and talk with the other fellows
the cnes that failed to become convention
members. 1t looks as if the administra.
ton was not big enough to cope with
all the problems before it.
4h o.
The Taft commission is now touring
the Philippines establishing provincial
governments. War ships and troops are
with the commissioners Looks farce
like, but it gives the members nice
outing.
IN 20
This. Wednesday evening, according
to a society note Photographed from New
York, Mrs. j. Pterpont Morgan will lie
100 guests with her TO the Criterion the
alter to witness the play when Knight
hood Was in Flower She has secured
all the boxes and the entire front row
of seats. 1t will be the largest theater
party of the season to date.
Tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 6, the only
ruling queen left IN the world. to the
glad peaIinG of bells and greeted by the
enthusiastic acclamations of her loyal
people. will go to the marriage altar
In gala attire to wed the husband of