The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-04
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The newsboysg,oq the streets yesterday
called ''All about the capture of Pat
Grove" who was not captured, but not
a word about the death of a citizen of
Minnesota whose prominence was suf-
flcient to call forth extended obituary
and editorial notice in every leading
American daily, as well as those in for
eign lands
This county is the only one that has
adopted the terms of the Geneva treaty
of the Red Cross without extending gov
ernment aid. Congress has just passed
an enormous military and naval appro-
priation bill, and among numerous items,
one giving several hundred thousand dol
lars to build "a military post at Des
Mones, 10. where there is as much need
of it as an ice factory at the north pole.
In fact. it is an insult to the intelligence
of the law abiding citizens of the Hawk
eye state. There is no need of United
States troops in Iowa to preserve order.
There has never been an outbreak in
that state that the citizens could not
suppress. A sop is thrown to con-
gresham for the benefit of LEGAL con-
tractors to build military pest, but an
unselfish charity, that extends help to all
forms of suffering, is forced to depend
uron private subscription in order to
achieve its ends. Miss Clara Barton is
ret member CT congress.
a couple of boys at Binghamton N. Y,
carried out plan to catch Santa Claus
and help themselves to his load of pres
ents. They believed that such an indi-
viduaI went about distributing gifts to
good children. Just before dusk on
Christmas eve they dragged out an old
bear trap which had been in their
fatbar'c harm f0r rnany and set IT
in the path between their house and r
neighbours, alcngs which they thought
Santa Claus would come. After dalk
cries were heardo in that direction and
the family rushed, out to find a cousin OF
the boys caught. in the trap, and whose
leg had been broken by the vise-like grip
of the venerable old trap.
William Westlake, who died the other
day In Brookiyn,ttN. Y, was formerly a
tin and copper smith in the employ of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
at Milwaukee, 1t was there he began the
series of inventions. including safety car
heaters, lamps. roil cook stoves, ETC.,
which made him famous.
The second annual accounting of the
Pullman estate was filed In Chicago the
other day. The statement showed the re-
ceipts and disbursements OF the estate
since the first accounting was made, Jan.
10, 1899. The instrument contained many
pages, and tie assistant to the judge
had set aside four hours for its consider
alton. 1t is said the estate Of $9,000,0J0
left by Mr.. Pullman, who died on Oct. 10,
1897, has been increased by the manage
ment of the executors to almost $15,00@,-
000 And the public still pays the salaries
of the sleeping car porters.
Y, recently put $219 in paper money in
the oven of her gas stove for safe keep
ing. Next day finding that the fire in
her range was out. and being in q hurry
to get breakfast, Mrs. Marks forgot the
money and lighted the stove. She
smelled something burning. and upon
opening the doors found the bills
scorched almost to a crisp, Mrs. Marks
sent the charred money to the subtreas-
ury in New York, and a few days later
received new bills fer the amount.
The famous London preacher, DR..
Parker tried Sheldons moral news
paper plan, by editing the Sun of that
city. After a weeks trial he said in his
sermon last Sunday. that he almost
feared it was impossible for daily paper
to live without gambling. Christians
were dead or it would not be SO. A theo-
retical Christian laid aside his Bible~and
hymn book to follow the betting news.
Christian of this type barred the great
est reformation the world would ever see
namely; i'm the region of journalism.
Letters he received from nominal Chris
tons disguised him. christians are be-
coming invalids," he continued. F" and the
church is fHspital. Nurses are wanted.
Manliress is dead"
-he Illinois Steel company at Chicago
has decided to build a new Si0,000,000 steel
plant near its present works. making it
the largest IL, the country, and the only
one west Of Pittsburg.
A brother of Gen. Botha has just ar
rived at The Hague with dispatches for
Mr.. Kruger. s. In, the course of an inter-
view he said the war in South Africa
would last for wears, that Mr. Steyn had
planned the invasion Of Cape Colony, and
that revoltI of the Afrikanders was GER
tain.
There is a fear that the war in the
Philippines has gone past the period of
spontaneous volunteering. Gen. Mac
Arthur has recommended the payment of
q bounty of $3.50 to every soldier in the
Philippines who re-enlists for another
term. The terms of nearly all the
soldiers there will expire on the Goth of
L.,
ment of bounty will induce many of them
to re-enlist. and the problem Of recruiting
anew will have to be Immediately faced"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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The smallpox scare in New York has
resulted, according to estimates in the
vaccination of no less than 100000 peo-
pie in that city. These scares are
profitable to somebody.
Col A. L. Mills, superintendent of the
West Point military academy, testified
before the congressional board of inquiry
that many cadets had been brutally
hazed and tacitly admitted that It
was necessary SO as to harden them If
brutality and savage fun of that sort is
needed to make good SOLDIERS then con-
gross had better begin trying to abolish
war as far as this civilization is con-
cerned.
The Mckinley people at Washington
are displeased witt. ex-President Harri-
son because lof his very decided and un-
answerable arguments that the constitu-
ton follows She flag. Mr.. Mckinley has
taken the pc sition that the flag, a
creature of the constitution, is greater
than the creator; in other words the
subject can go abroad and act free from
home control, except the individual who
is for the time at the head of affairs.
For example, IL it was Mr. Harrison
there would be no war in the Philippines,
because he recognizes the zeal Repub-
lican and Democratic theory that the
republic cannot buy the control of for
eign territory without the consent of
those most concerned.
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Today. Jan: 4, is the anniversary of
the birth, IN 17l6, of Aaron Burr Sr ;.
father of the vice president, and SON.
in-Iaw of the famous divine, Jonathan
Edwards; ofJPanl l.. Courier, in 1772, an
ingenious ard popular French author; OF
Jakob Ludwig Grimm the eldest of the