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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14
IS SORRY
REGRETS THAT HE DIDN'T USE
BLUE PENCIL ON AIACLAY'S
PROOFS
MAY NOT APPEAR AT INQUIRY
Friends of Admiral Were Not Ex-
pecting schIey to Ask for In
curry, and Don't Know
Where They're At.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-It is gener-
ally believed in official circles here that
Admiral Sampson would now be willing
to give a considerable sum if, when the
proofs of Maclay's history were present
ed to him for revision, he had run his
pencil through the passages that reflect
ed upon Admiral Schley. Just now the
Schley newspapers. without exception,
are saying that Admiral Sampson is try
ing to get out of appearing as a witness
before the court of inquiry next month,
and that the navy department is helping
as best it can. The Washington Post,
the most conservative of these news
papers, heads a leading editorial today
with the words, ''Will Sampson be absent
again?" referring to the court of in
quiry, and report that Simpsons condi-
ton will be such as to render his at
tendance upon it out of the question. In
a long article on the first page, the Post,
while admitting that Sampson is sick
man, says the present plethora of talk
about his sickness, as well as the re-
markable concern which naval authori-
ties are just now manifesting for his
health, Is all part of plan to keep him
from appearing in public, and the Post
adds:
: 1t is quite evident that he does not want
to come to Washington and undergo the
ordeal of the severe crosS-examination to
thorities are disposed to save him if pos
sible.
1t is known definitely today that if
Sampson should ask to be relieved from
attending the court, urging mis- physical
condition as an excuse, the request will
be granted by the navy department and
should he decide to appear and offer
testimony 1t is not improbable that he
will be compelled before leaving the
stand to completely exonerate Schley or
at least to show the utter lameness of his
own position. By failing to appear, he
will fatally cripple the investigation, for
ne is far and away of more Importance
as a witness than all the other men who
will be summoned to testify put together.
AS nearly as can be aScertabned today,
Sampson has not yet been summoned. 1t
is said that the navy department has
been thinking of getting an affidavit from
him as to his principal acts, but Schleys
counsel will not consent to having Sucn
an affidavit accepted by the court. The
privilege of croSs-eXaElfnation will be
insisted upon.
Altogether, the Sampsonites seem to
have got themselves into a nice tang1e.
Apparently, they did not look for Schley
to ask for a court of inquiry, and now
that he has asked for one, they are I'M
prepared for it, their chief witness being
In such condition that he probably cam
not do justice either to himself or to
the side which he represents. Probably
nobody now more sincerely regrets the
publication of the third volume of Mac
lays history than Sampson hinvIelf.
But for that book Schley would not have
demanded an investigation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14
EXIT THE MOSQUITO.

The experiments which are being car
ried on in the direction of the destruction
of the mosquito are quite likely to result
in relieving American society of a dan
gerous pest. Thus far the researches
made seem to have led to one conclusion.
that the use of crude oil is destructive
to the larvae Of the offensive insect.
1t is but a brief space since this gen.
eral subject came under consideration.
Yet the proposition, which provoked the
sneers and laughter of the unthinking. is
now accepted as expressive of a recog
nized scientific fact, that the MOSQUITO
Is an active agent in the spread of
nalarial diseases.
The experiments being conducted on
Staten Island by DR.. Dotv of the New York
board of health, may not reveal any ad-
ditional fact of substantial interest: but
carried on as they will be on a large
scale, their results will be of great prac-
teal utility. The mosquito does not APP
pear to fulfill any useful function in ma
ture. Its destruction would be a boon
to both man and beast AS a known
cause Of the spread of deadly disease the
war upon it should be conducted until
there is not vestige of the plague left
at any point within the cultivated area
of the country.
The invention of some simple device
for the application of the destructive
agency win enable farmers to protect
themselves against the pest The recog-
nized deadly character of the diseases
communicated by them will render It
necessary that local health officials shall
unite with individuals in Kidding every
community of the mosquito Since so
much progress has been made in so brief
period, there is ample reason for be-
heving that the days of the mosquito on
this continent are numbered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14

hours. Then came the struggle to have
the union recognized by the employers.
Through these organizations, it was ar
gued, the men could speak and the rights
and duties of employed and employers
could be adjusted. The employers would
have something tangible and responsible
with which to contract. settlement
with a union would mean stability in
business, at least until the termination
of the contract. True, these unions had
no legal standing; they were not corpo-
rations which were amenable to the law
and whose charters could be taken away
and whose affairs could be wound up In
the courts, but it was supposed that they
We're governed by moral code as bind
ing as any statute law which would keep
inviolate the contracts into which they
once entered
Many sections of the Amalgamated as
sociation entered into contracts for a
definite period with the corporations for
which the men worked In these con-
tracts were mutual obligations. The de-
mands Of the union were granted in con-
sideration of a guaranty of stability for
a definite period. Time Is here the es-
sence of the contract. When, therefore,
the associat ton deliberately violates such
contract it places itself beyond the
pale of moral obligations and becomes an
Ishmaeiite in the world, of business. It
is a relief, then. to hear that a portion
of the Amalgamated association, recog
nizing It's obligations, refuses to accept
the moral code of ex-Preacher Shaffer,
by obeying his mandate.
The fact that Shaffer and his advisers
deliberately planned to ignore their con-
tracts with their employers who had
signed the scale, demonstrates the ire
sponsibility of the unions as now organ
lied. What corporation will enter into \
contract with a union which has neither
legal nor moral standing-whaf OBJ
ject will there be to enter into contractal
relations with a union which is likely to
ignore its obligations tomorrow or next
week or next month, and that without
cause, at the call of some other affiliated
association which fancies that it has a
grievance? The time has arrived when
organizations of labor must be prepared
to obey the ordinary laws of business.
They must be so Incorporated, so that
should they break their contracts they
would be liable, as is any other corpo-,
ration.
1t is manifestly unfair to compel any
man or set Of men. to enter into con
tract with an irresponsible party and to
grant concessions without some assur-
ance that the terms of the contract will
be mutually carried out The fight from
now on viii be on the question of the
recognition Of the Amalgamated associa-
ton by the United States Steel corpora
ton. And until 1t offers some better
guaranty of it's responsibility than its
past record the trust VIII be justified
IN ignoring 1t completely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14
GLAD TO BE RID OF THEN

The Rev. Father Keane, of MINNEAPOLIS
so long respected resident of St. Paul
talks very entertainingly in a number of
directions of his experiences during his
recent trip to Europe OF the many en-
PERTAINING interviews with him which
nave been published there is none of
more Importance or of greater public
interest than that published in these
columns in which Father Keane states
his impressions of Spanish opinion on the
subject of the loss of the Philippines.
Over in SPAIN" says Father Keans.
they are congratulating themselves that
the Philippines are safely off their hands.
they were an incumbrance and are re-
garded as good radiance"
Father Keane perhaps unconsciousIy
overstates the condition of feeling which
pervades Spanish society on the loss of
their possessions in the archipelago.
While there must remain a. keen sense of
national loss it Is still true that the
Spanish people derived but little of ma
t1onal advantage in any direction from
the control of those islands This cir
cumstance Is largely the result of Span
ish unfitness to utilize the commercial adj
vantages which might inhere in the con-
nection and. in an equal degree, of lack
of the colonizing and governing faculty
on the part of the people of Spain.
Early in their history as a possible place
of residence for civilized beings the
Philippines Were abandoned by CONNER
cial Britain as unworthy of ownership.
No attention has ever been directed
toward them in the commercial world,
save on account of the few commercial
products which are identified with thcm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14
IN 1RRESpoNs1RLE RoDr.

The great strike Of the Amalgamated
association shows signs of internal weak
ness. The refusal of the Western divi-
sicns to obey the mandate of the great
boss because they respected the ordinary
obligations of contract, has split the as
ISOLATION on a most vital line. This di-
vision in it's own ranks Will prevent the
inauguration of a sympathetic strike
among other unions. When the cause on
which a strike is ordered is of so frivol-
Gus character that large portion of
the organization deems it inadequate, no
help from the outside can be expected
From this time on, the only anxiety of
the men will be to get back to work on
the old terms. Shaffer has succeeded in
dealing a blow to unionism which capt.
tai could never have dealt, and to over
come which years will be required For
many years the fight between capital and
labor was for dollars and cents the
men justly demanding living wages and
a fair share of the profits to which their
work contributed and in which the tariff
laws of the land protected the manufac-
turer. The next step was for fewer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14
CORRUPTION IN GOTHAM
POLICE q CAPTAIN VREDENBURGH
PLACED ON THE CREDIBLE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Justice Jerome
and officials attached to the district at
torney's office held another judicial In
Qu1ry today concerning the charges that
police officials have been accepting brides
from keepers of Illegal resorts. Frank
Moss, of the Society for the Prevention
of Crime, was present during the pro-
ceedings. Some twenty persons had been
summoned to give testimony, among them
Capt Watson A. Vredenburgh, of the
Oak street police station. Capt Vreden-
burgh's examination lasted during the
afternoon, and was adjourned and taken
up again several times. Once he left the
building in company with Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Garvan. They came back
In a few minutes bringing with them
Peter Delacey, proprietor, and three as
sistants, of an alleged pool room on Park
Row, which, Frank Moss alleges, was
tipped off by Capt. Vredenburgh Friday
night, when the trap, which has caused
such a sensation. was sprung.
When the session adjourned, Justice
Jerome was asked If anything had de-
veloped SO far which led to the discradit
of Whitney's testimony or it's corrobora-
ton. He said: $50 far nothing has been
addueed which causes us to doubt Whit
ney's statement. Where the testimony of
other witnesses touches upon the same
subjects, it Is corroborated, and in no
case has his story been diverged from"
"Will this testimony be placed before
the GOVERNOR
IF he requests it, such would probably
be the case A transcript of the original
complaint will at least be sent to the
attorney general"
Deputy Police Commissioner Devery
and Wardman Edward Glennon will be
required to appear at any time from now
on, the Herald will say tomorrow. at Dis
trict Attorney Philbin's office. to furnish
any information desired by Mr.. Philbin
relative TO his investigator of. charges Of
corruption against the police department
Deputy Police Commissioner Devery
therefore ended his holiday at Saratoga
today Commissioner Murphy said Of
the matteF:6
81 have had notice sent to Wardman
Gennon to be ready to go to the dis
trict attorneys office the moment sum-
mons reaches him. whether It be official
or otherwise. have also instructed him
to give any information that may be IN
his possession to the district attorney
Commissioner Murphy tonight relieved
Capt. Diamond of his command, but
whether this meant suspension until the
commissioner could look further into the
charges or whether it was suspension
until the. court trial, could not be learned
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14

either by name or otherwise. OF what
value they will prove ultimately to the
United States must be regarded as
question which can only be decided as
the result of years of experimentation
and experience.
AS a political possession the Philippines
have been from the beginning. are now.
and, in all probability, wiz always re-
main. source of expense, trouble and
possible danger. We cannot continue
running them, as we are now doing, on
lines utterly at variance with our own.
accepted political standards. We must
to thes people themselves or else admit
them into political fellowship with us.
This latter course the American people
will hardly ever consent to see realized,
and the only solution Of the political diff
flcuIty involved seems now to be the
granting of a measure Of seif-goyern-
ment to the residents of the islands
themselves
What value to US in the control of in
ternational trade those islands may prove
to posses in the future is just as prob
ienatlc as anything and everything else
regarding them. With the re-establish-
lnent of peace we will have the amplest
opportunity to judge whether or not they
have any value whatever, aside from the
opportunities for enrichment which they
will surely afford to the promoters Of
the present administration. We have
bound ourselves up to Spain by treaty
provisions so far as trade advantages fol-
lowing ownership are concerned, and
other international complications which
are certain to arise will surely rob US Of
any immediate commercial advantages
which might be looked for from our own
ership.
1t will be surprising if in the course
of the next ten years the feeling of the
American people regarding the owner
ship of the Philippines will not be one
closely approxtmating that which Father
Keane describes as the prevailing senti-
ment in Spain at the present time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14
OF CIAL INTERES T

The Ladies Thursday Musicale
club of Minneapolis will give
the first musical programme at
the federated clubs handsome
quarters during state fair week. Monday,
the day the club women will entertain
Vice President Roosevelt, there will be
no music, but Tuesday, Minneapolis day,
the Ladies Thursday Musicale will fur
nish two musical numbers in the morn
ing and programme in the afternoon.
Thursday, st. Paul day, the Schubert
club, of st. Paul. will furnish the pro-
gramme. On Saturday, the last day of
the fair, the Minneapolis and ST. Paul
clubs will present a joint programme.
l, Mrs. G. G.. Titcomb is chairman of the
music committee. Numbers will be given
during the week by the Masonic male
quartette, the Orpheus male quartette D.
F. Colyille, Mrs Ebert, Miss Van Duzer,
Mrs. Maud Ulner Jones and Mrs. Chick,
of Minneapolis.
The marriage Of Samuel B. Lispcomb,
Of Seattle, Wash, to Miss Anna Walker,
OF Richmond, va, was solemnized Mon
day afternoon at the home of c. w.
Young. 2251k West Seventh street Rev.
A. j. D. Haupt, pastor of the English
Memorial Lutheran church. read the
marriage service. Mr. Lispcomb and Miss
E Walker were playmates years ago in
Richmond After their school days they
became engaged, but the young woman's
parents objected, and Mr. Lispcomb went
West. The engagement lasted nearly ff-
teen years. Mr.. Lispcomb was promoted
to responsible position with the North
ern Pacific road at Seattle, while Miss
Walker remained at her old home Final
ly they decided to get married. and made
arrangements to meet in st. Paul. Mr.
and Mrs. Walker have gone to Seattle.
their future home.
Villain F. Symonds, who for many
years past has been prominently con-
nected with the city engineers depart
ment of st. Paul, will be united in mar
riage this evening to Miss Henrietta
Smith, OF Re4 Wig. The ceremony will
be performed at the residence of Mrs
George Wiley, sister of the BRIDE 431
Iynnhurst avenue, Merriam Park, after
which they viii leave for wedding tour
east After Sept. 10 they Will be at home
at the Marlborough.
Mrs. J. B. Hoxsie gave a buffet lunch
con yesterday afternoon at her home on
Summit avenue in honor of Mrs. Walton
l. Mitchell The hostess was assisted by
Mrs. Webster Wheelock Mrs Frank
Bancroft, Miss Monfort and Miss De Cos
ter.
half dozen young women on Dayton's
bluff have organized the Pickwick club,
and have elected Miss Julia BuecllfT1, of
Euclid street. president. Each member
of the club will represent a Piekwickian
character. The members of the club and
the characters they will represent during
the season are: Miss Julia Bueclxlfn.
Pickwick; Miss Alice Ellsner, Tracy Tup-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14
THE BIG STRIKE
Continued From First Page.

is concerned, it has taken and appro-
priated to its own use street in this
city to which It has no legal right what
ever. and this is the vary street on
which it was complained that the strik-
ers had congregated. If l allow a private
corporation to take up and appropriate
to it's own use a street, how can 1 con-
sistently refuse a private citizen the right
to stand upon it? l do not consider
talking to non-union workmen disorderly
in any sense, and the men have a perfect
right to attempt all kinds of arguments
as long as they do not resort to positive
physical coercion
A telegram from Youngstown says THAI
the furnace workers have decided not to
strike. The executive committee of the
Furnace Workers union of the Mahon-
ing and Shenango valleys met in that
city today to receive and take action
upon the report of the subcommittee
appointed to investigate the rumored sale
of the output of the furnaces of the two
valleys to the United States Steel cor
poration. The subcommittee finding
was to the effect that the rumor was
correct, but the executive committee,
after a long discussion of the situation,
in view of the fact that the steel cor
poration has furnace capacity of its own
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14

sufficient to supply its present needs and
the further fact that the furnace owners
involved have given the men assurances
that If they will continue at work no
pig iron will be shipped under the con-
tract with the steel corporation, the
committee resolved that a strike at this
time is inadviSable. Meantime, it was
decided to organize the stock men and
all other employees of all the furnaces of
the two valleys and then organize all
the furnaces of the country, effecting a
national organization which shall be af-
filiated with the American Federation of
Labor.
SHAFFER IS SATISFIED.
President Sharer spent the day at
headquarters comforting with his lieu
tenants, receiving reports and issuing
directions to MS followers throughout the
strike districts. He was not inclined to
talk much for publication. Several times
during the day he expressed his salts
faction with the progress of the contest.
but would make no detailed statement.
He denied that he had been approached
by Independent steel men with a propost-
ton to prolong the strike to a point
where the United States Steel corpora
ton would lose its rush orders He said
that it was absurd to think that he could
talk about any such plan with anyone
He also declined to talk about the West
ern situation and expressed his conf
dence in the fidelity of the strikers at
Newcastle and Painters, who have been
reported as ready to stampede at the
first break. Mr. Shaffer began prepare
tons early in the evening for has trip to
Wheeling tomorrow.
Reports from the affected districts to-
night indicate that the good order which
has characterized the strike since it be-
gan still prevails. Youngstown reports
that the announcement Of the removal of
the Warren plant has been made there.
Scottdale reports that Amalgamated
organizers are at work among the men
there, but the prospects of inducing them
to strike are but slight. The strikers at
Connellsville have called an indignation
meeting as a result of the threat of the
American Tin Plate company to operate
its mill non union or dismantle It. Ad-
vices from Loran say that an effort Is
being made to organize an Amalgamated
lodge, but that it's success is doubtful.
A dispatch from Wheeling says that
District Superintendent Carter has in
formed the strikers that Bellaire will re-
main closed down until they are hungry
and that If It ever starts again will
be run non-union. The same dispatch
says that the steel men in the National
Tube works at Riverside are the only
ones of the 10000 employed by the steel
corporation in Wheeling district who
have not gone out
The fifteen locomotive firemen employed
at the National Tube companys plant
at McKeesport have struck. Their work
is being done by the conductors and
brakemen under protest. Three-fourths
of the shippers struck tonight, and the
remainder worked in constant fear Of
attack from the strikers The company
put on a large force of extra watchmen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-14
, FORAGE In MINNESOTA.

To the st. Paul Daily Globe:
I have noticed of late great deal
about the shortage of hay and other
forage crops in some of the Southwestern
state, as well as some Of the southern
counties of this state. In travelling over
this (Kanabec) and adjoining coanties
and noting the thousands of acres of the
finest grasses in the world, have often
thought that If it were possible for the
people of the burned-up districts to come
on here and harvest the thousands Of
tons of grass that will remain standing
after our people have harvested all that
they are able to, what a fine thing it
would be for the county, and what a
relief 1t would be to those who are short
Of forage for their stock. Much of this
grass is offered at from Is to 80 cents per
ton, and much more could be had for
the cutting and taking away.
s.. E. Tallman.
Brunswick, Mimi, Aug. IL.