The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-31

Spring Session of congress will doubtless
be called by the president, who is sound
ing Senator's on the plea that legislation
is needed for the Philippines.
The Chinese government has had the
impudenee to suggest that the treasure
which the Christian powers looted at
Pekin be deducted from the expense bill
now before that country for payment
This proposition has been indignantly re-
jected. The powers seem pretty well
agreed that while the Chinese may have
a right to live they have
no right to keep anything the
white Christians want The Chinese have
all along thought they had some rights
in China, but in this they are mistaken.
The leaders who attempted to defend
their. homes against invasion, and We're
net killed at the time, must now either
suffer death or Imprisonment and give up
their property.
A Pennsylvania by the name of J. ".
King, who is with the Beers, has been
so successful in leading raids and de-
stroying British stores and trains that
he is known as Dynamite King"
The father of the new queen of Eng
land was Duke Christian Of Schleswig-
Hoistein, and had the rank of lieutenant
in the German army. and it was only by
chain of unforeseen events that he sue
ceeded to the throne of Denmark.
At a recent session of the Grim: nal court
at Palermo, Italy, 24S prisoners were
convicted and received sentences, the
total aggre eating 1850 years. That's bet
ter than allowing them to escape and
come to the United States, as many are
doing.
An Italian brigand by the name of Mis-
solino having been sentenced to twenty
five years imprisonment for murder es-
capped and declared he would kill all
connected with his trial He has so far
killed four witnesses, seven of the jury
and the judge.
Queen Victoria never visited any part
Of her vast dominion, except tie British
Is.es.
There is said that there has been quite
a change in the fashion of naming dogs,
Watch, Jack, Tray, Power and the ike
giving way to Teddy. Dewey, Ma tx,
Kipling. Aguinaido-and other military
heroes.
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Alvord. the New York bank cashier
who stole S70o, Geo, gets thirteen yeas in
prison. which time can be cut down IT,
ter by good behavior so that he VII
have 100000 for each year, a good all
nual salary. This sort of thing en- the
part ct TIE courts W II inspire othe: nlen
TO taxi their chances on similar snecu-
latiCn ard puts a premium On crimes of
this nature
Robert Patterson, married man Of
Brooklyn, y. Y, is in trouble During
the past year he asked tllifty-ons wo.ren
to marry him and seventeen accepted his
proposal Now his wife wants Il divorce
and the court is in doubt whether to
grant it or appoint Il colamiss on 10 ia
quire into the husbands sanity.
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An Eng,ishman Whites to the New York
Herald from Washington: There are
more titles here than in a German STAT
thalter's suite. In every buttonhoe is a
button indicative of the wearer's right
to be called a Son of the Revol Ition,
an officer of the Legion of Homer, a
Knight Of Pythias and heaven knows
what besides. Last year. on the South
African veldt. l ran across one Or two
American correspondents whose breasts
were barred with ribbons I looked and
marveled and my establishment was not
lessened when [ learned these denoted
that the correspondents ancestors had
fought in the Civil war or in the Var
of the Revolutionary democratic con-
freres wearing the badge of a hereditary
nobility"
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There was a young Man from Chicago.
Who wanted to see a Buzzsawgo.
But he put UT his face
Too close to the place,
And he looked up and said. 'Where'd
my jaw 60"
A dispatch nc doubt inspired at the
White house, says the next congress,
with a large Republican ma jortty viii
work rapidly. with Roosevelt in the
chair the slow rules Of the senate can BE-
changed without difficulty We MAY
expect that as strenuous presiding Of
ffcer the late Gar Reel was not a cir
cumstance to Terrible Teddy.
Edward VII Isl grand master of the
grand Masonic lodges of Great Britain.
grand prior of the order Of Knights
Templar of the kingdom and grand
patron of the Scottish Rite Of Free
Masonry. Tie was initiated irte TIE
mysteries of Free Masonry in Sweden In
1858 and has always taken a great inter
est in the order.