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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

enough men to do the business, and
few more weeks of idleness will create
such a demand for labor that the mills
will have to run double time to fill or
ders
1t is cruelty to animals, however, to
call upon Mark Hanna to intervene at
this time. he has troubles of his own, and
ambitions to boot
SO long as the strikers remain quiet and
strive to win by simply refusing to work,
the public is not concerned. The loss will
come on the strikers themselves and the
United States steel corporation, for which
there is no particular public sympathy
But should the strikers begin the usual
mob violence, either to intimidate nom
union men or to coerce citizens into as
sisting them by system of boycott, the
state militia and, if need be, the regular
army should be called out to end the af-
fair at once. There should be no palaver
and no use of blank cartridges. #
guns are needed at all, they should be
used with effect. The sooner all men
learn that property and individual rights
viii be protected in this country, even
to the calling out of the entire forces of
the army and navy, the sooner will the
country enjoy quiet A mob does not
gain a legal standing by reason of num-
bers-it is a mob still, and if it's acts
are violent, the mob should be treated
with a thoroughness that will make 1t
dangerous to be part of mob.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
QUERIES ABOUT AUTHORS

/. What does Anthony Hope?
TO Marietta Holley.
?. What happens when John KendricH
Bangs?
Samuel Smiles.
3. When is Marian Evans Cross2
When William Dean Howells.
1. When did Thomas Buchanan Read?
Just after Winthrop Mackworth
Praed.
5. Why was Rider Haggard?
Because he let Rose Terry Cooke.
6. why is Sarah Grand?
To make Andrew Marvel
Z. How long will Samuel Lover?
Until Justin Winsor.
g. What gives John Howard Payne?
When Robert Burns Augustus Hare.
9. When did Mary AIapes Dodge?
When George W. Cutter.
10. Where did Henry Cabot Lodge?
In Mungo Park on Thomas Hill.
H. Why did Lewis Carroll?
To put step to Francis Quarles.
u. Why is George Canning?
To teach Julia Ward Howe.
10. What aiied Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Bunyan.
IA. What does Charles Reado?
The Boollman4
H. M. Greenleaf, in the August Book
man
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
PROMPT POSTAL SERVICE

Chicago Recc I'd Herald
In one feature of the public service Tho
British are far ahead of us. and that Is
their mail deliveries. From any point
In London man can write a letter in
the morning and get an answer the Same
day, and if not too far off he can do The
same in the country, depending. Of
course upon the promptness Of the per-
son to whom the letter is addressed This
rule VIII apply anywhere within 100 miles
OF the Bank Of England. There are
hourly collections and hourly deliveries
in all parts of the city. the business as
Well as the residence quarters. The a,-
erage number of deliveries in cities of
over 10000 inhabitants is fourteen a dav.
Within the city limits letter is car
rled by the ordinary mail service about
as promptly and as rapidly as a telegram
with us.
There is letter box at every corner.
a per son mailing a note at O'clock is
sure to have 1t collected before 10 in the
morning and delivered at it's destination
anywhere within the limits of London be-
fore IL. and if the reply is posted be-
fore ] he will receive it within three or
four hours at the farthest This olIicI,
postal service has been a great obstacle
IN the way Of telephones There ara
probably fewer telephones In London
Wnen compared to the population fbau
people do their marketing by post. NV
lady makes out her list between s and 9
o'clock. writes it on a postal card to her
butcher. baker or grocer, and the goods
are delivered before noon.
The parcel post deliveries are quite as
prompt, the rate of postage is low. and
the service is extensively used by mer-
chants for small packages. London is SD
large that the ordinary delivery by wag-
ons would be slow and expensive. Hence
merchant finds it cheaper and mora
convenient to pay the postage, and there
is a basket In every shop to receive
parcels intended for the mail Bows
weigh them ana put on the stamps. take
them to the nearest box or postal sta
ton at frequent intervals, and they are
always delivered the same day, and often
before the purchaser reaches home. If
you 90 into book store and buy mag
azine or an illustrated paper it is custom
airy to request its delivery. The clerk
writes your address upon wrapper and
passes it over to a lad who wraps IL.
puts on the stamp, takes 1t to the mail
box at the next corner, and within an
hour it is on its way to your house.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
DEM ON NATIONAL CURRENCY.

One of the redeeming features of our
all too frequent political campaigns is the
educational phase involved in the univer-
sal, and, sometimes, learned discussion
of economic questions During the last
two national campa ms the quality and
quantity of the national circulation media
were made prominent if not paramount
to all other political issues. The result
was that the voters from the hod carrier
to the banker became reasonably con-
versant with the compad alive value of
metals as circulating media, the power
of the fiat of the government, and the
general workings of our present bank
ing system.
The weight of the discussion having
been directed to the contest between
gold and silver. the subsidiary problem
of elasticity applied to our circulating
medium received but casual attention
from the general populace. 1t is difficult
now to find man who has not well de-
fined ideas upon the gold and silver prop
os,tions, but ON the matter of the work
ings of the national banks, the basis of
the national bank currency, and it's rela-
ton to the varying volume of trade his
ideas are often uncertain and hazy.
While the question of the standard for
our national currency may be regarded
as settled for a time at least, the MAJ
ter of a supplementary paper currency
in connection with the national banking
system is still open and in need of serious
attention.
Our national banking system, though
possessing many points of excellence, is
unsuited to the peculiar conditions of
American trade. In its very nature it
is incapable of responsive action to the
varying demands of trade Based upon
the evidences of the national debt,> it is
Incapable of expans on and contraction
to meet the ebb and flow of our COM
merc!al tide. We publish on another
page the address of w. B. Dean, of this
city, before the State Banking associa-
ton, which recently met in Duluth. In
this address Mr.. Dean reviews, in a mas
terly manner. our national banking sys-
TEN and makes suggestions as to an
other basis for bank issues of currency
which might well receive congressional
Endorsement. With the payment of the
public debt the present banking system
must fall. AT present it is but tenn.
porary expedient, the base of which is
continually narrowing. Last month the
total was contracted in the amount of
$8cOO,oOO. Mr.. Dean suggests that this
temporary shift be abandoned and the
circulating medium be based upon the
commercial assets of the banks with a
small tax levied to create a guaranty
fund for possible contingencies.
To review or even to give an intenl-
gent digest of the address of Mr.. Dean
would occupy more space than can be
used in this connection. But SO impor-
tant does the G o regard this mat
ter of national bank reform that we
commend the careful perusaI of the en-
tire address to or readers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
THEY cAN,T AGREE.

The attempt to settle the Amalgamated
strike by peaceful means has proved a
failure, owing to the grasping arrogance
of the representatives of the steel work
ers 1t is presumed that this disagree
ment viii be a signal Tor the old methods
OF force, ending in riot and bloodshed.
AS the Gil o b e has heretofore stated
there is but one question at issue in this
strike, and that is whether organized
labor shall dictate to the steel industry
of America what and whom it shall en-
ploy- There is no contest involving a
right or a principle The hours are salts
factory and the wages ample. The de-
mand that the United States Steel cor
poration shall unionize all its plants
whether the men desire to join union
or not, is too preposterous to admit of
discussion, and the great corpora lion is
Justified in turning the proposition down
with little or no consideration. It wonld
seem that none but men gone daft on
the subject of union labor would advance
such a demand. Yet we have a great
strike inaugurated because the EMPLOYERS
will not join with the union to force all
men into the organization. Suppose the
tables were turned, and the corporation
announced a lockout until all men re-
nounced the union; what would the labor
leaders think of the justice of the act:
In principle it would be Identical with
what Shaffer and his Heutenants are now
trying to do.
From the failure of yesterdays confer
ence, it is evident that the strike leaders
intend to pull the political string before
giving up the game. Mark Hanna and
the administration will be put in the
sweat box for a time and If they fall
well it may be forgotten before the next
presidential election, but Ohio win suffer
The strikers have this advantage they
are losing nothing but their time. They
can raise the strike and go back when
they get tired because there are not now
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
"AsK NJ. WALSH. ..

New York Times
ASK M. Walsh Is the stock saying at
the bureau of navigation in the navy &C.
partment when anything Is missing or
nard to find: and as is usual with sto *
sayings there is a story behind it,
one day the bureau sent a telegram
TO the commandant of a certain navy
yard, instructing him about an imp1r-
tant matter and ordering him to a.
knowledge receipt of the instructions by
wire There was no answer, but several
days after the Acknowledgement wa re-
ceived-by mail. Admiral Crowninshie.d,
the chief of the bureau, was indignant,
and hot message was sent to the com
mandant to know why he had not OJeyed
the order of the department on such am
important matter. Back came a pretty
tart reply announcing that a telegram
had been sent promptly on receipt of the
instructions.
The bureau instituted a search, ard
finally found that a telegram had ben
sent through the Western Union to Act
ing Secretary Hackett and re ce.pted fer
by IN. Walsh" No such man was
known, and no one could be found who
knew him. Finally, Mr. Hackett was
appealed to-
why, yes" said he; that's my
coachman."
ThereupOn Mr. Hackett was adjured 90
call up his coachman on the telephone to
solve the mystery. He rang up his
house and directed that Mike" be SIM
moned to the phone.
Mike" said he, "have you any telc-
grams for me?'
mo, sir" was the answer. Hold on
faith, ,mebbe l have. Wait till l search
me coat"
Mr.. Hackett held the phone, and pres
emily Mikes voice said: Hello is that
you, sir? Yes l found a telegram. 1t
came FIR ye three we ks ago"
1t was the commandments telegram
Now IN. Walsh" is the department
synonym for disappearance or mystery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

If there ever was person who to
oblige friend cut off his nose to spite
his face, that person was Secretary
Gage. To please the beet sugar inter.
ests Of the United States he issued his
order placing countervailing duty upon
Russian sugar with no evidence in mis-
possession of the alleged facts upon
which he based his action. The result
came sure and swift-a result that any
prudent man, though he be not a states
man, would have foreseen-a retaliatory
measure from the Russian minister of
france, Mr.. De Witte, imposing a 50 per
cent additional tariff on American ma
chinery. The astute Russian minister
knew the exact location of the solar
plexus of American trade and delivered a
knockout blow.
Russia was becoming the one great
market for American tools and ma
chinery. Everything from axes and
spades to locomotives, electric motors.
gun lathes, and rice mills were leaving
America in ship loads to assist in devel-
oping the empire of the czar.
This trade was being built without the
aid of agents on the ground The or
ders came to the manufacturer from
Germany, France and England and the
price was made f. o. b. with no thought
taken as to the destination A limited
amount was shipped direct to Russia, of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04


Porto Rico, and has imposed conditions
on the people of Cuba not limited at in
the solemn, public declaration made by
congress, when the great drama out of
which have grown all our present embar-
easements opened. And in the Philippines,
government is being instituted and
laws decreed by the president alone, in
his sole discretion, under an authority
granted him by congress for that pur-
pose and, in legal effect, power to
continue in him until he himself shall
consent to surrender it, or two-thirds Of
each house shall take it from him
There is very little Of practical gain
to come from reprobation of the results
of this very loose view of the constitu-
tional rights of those claiming the pro-
lection of the American flag. AS Judge
Ed1nunds points out the status quo ante
belIum cannot be restored and should
not if it could But it is still possible for
congress to assume Jurisdiction over the
people of the newly annexed countries
in accordance With the constitution, and
put an end, at least SO far as relates to
the civilized and responsible inhabitants
of them, to the despotic powers claimed
and exercised by the president through
authority of congress, and manifesting
themselves in his so-called system of
civil government in the Philippines and
generally in the civil concerns of the
people of the recent Spanish territories.
1t behooves all good citizens notwith-
standing the political and constitutional
vag&ries to which our national rulers are
at present subject, to maintain their
faith in the ultimate result. The situa-
ton will, by force Of general enlight-
eminent among the people of the United
States and of an aroused national senti-
ment, one day present itself in new
light, whether through a rehearing by
the present or some future supreme
court of the questions passed upon in
these insular cases. or otherwise; and
the constitutional rights of all claiming
the protection of our flag shall again be
placed upon the identical plane of con-
stitutional freedom from which the
IOunuGTS OI tie TepuDIlC Wrought OuI OuT
existing system of free constitutional
government.
In this behalf it may be well to quote
the closing lines of the remarkable con-
tribution of ex-senator Edmunds to the
literature and learning of the constitu-
ton on which this article is based as
follows:
although the present spirit of the
times, both in public and private opera
tons, may be that They should take
who have the power, and they should
keep who can, there is no good ground
for encouragement to those who hope
for the increase and diffusion Of happi-
ress among men. The disorders of poll
cies and ambitions, and the warfare of
contending and selfish interests among
nations, and in the social world, will,
by and by, give way before the ever
increasing intelligence of all peoples.
" The tumult of the times disconsolate
To inarticulate murlnurs dies away,
While the eternal ages watch and wait
While the liberty of speech, of educa-
ton and Of religion exists, the golden flu
ture will draw nearer and nearer, how,
ever much the present may be clouded."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
in all its phases.

page 1854, where the question is discussed
in all its phases.
The supreme judicial court Of Massa-
chusetts has recently decided that the
statutes of 1884, chapter 277, and 1895,
chapter SIC. for punishment for selling
property upon the inducement that SOM
thing other than what is specifically
stated to be the subject of the sale il
also to be delivered, will not warrant
a conviction where the defendant gave
stamps to the purchaser emitting the
holder to receive other articles at the
store of another merchant. The statutes
above referred TO have been construed to
refer only to the offer of bargains that
appeal TO the gambling instinct and in
duce people to buy what they do not
want, by the promise of a gift or Drize.
the nature of which is not known at the
time Of making the purchase The court
holdS that, in view of the limitations OF
the statute, the case is not in the same
cIass with other prosecutions for selling
IIradng stamps. The case is entitled
found in so Northeastern 3S5
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

The great orator grew eloquent. Rails
ing his voice until the leaves On the trees
began to trenble and casting his eagle
eye upon the ground, he said: I'm the dim
and radiant future, these little girls that
L see before me, the future mothers of
the nation, will bring to this beautiful
spot tOhage's island their children and
their s.res to honor the man whom I
deem it an honor to honor today" And
the band played on.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Teddy, the Terrible has been talking
strenuously again out West. He laments
the fact that the iron days have passed
days when weaklings died because they
could not hold the pace with the tough
and the brigand. Yes, the lines of Ted
dy have fallen in places unsuited to his
tempestuous soul Let Teddy remem-
Der that the Philippines need men of
iron, with hearts Of marble, and nerves
of steel The senate will excuse him if
he feels like going.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Cod and copper in fields of fabulous
richness have been discovered in Siberia.
George KEENAN, was on his way there
when ne was turned back by the polite
Muscovites. Query: Did KEENAN, dis
cover these fields when he was doing
Siberia twenty years ago?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Lieut.. schley denies the interview in
which he was made to say that his
father, Admiral Schley, had several
strong cards up his sleeve. The admiral
don't play the game that way; he don't
need to-he has four aces in his hand
Sampson will hardly beat that, do you
think?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

The Lord protects children and fools.
This has been proven beyond doubt
by the successful swimming Of the Mag
ara rapids by fool, Chambers by name
This fellow seems to be the champion
of all idiots, for it seems he did not get
cent out of the deal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

The books allowed to Earl Russell in
his prison quarters, according to an Eng
lish authority, are Lucille - the Bible and
''Aliee in Wonderland" The Bible serves
to remind him of his youth, when he at
tended Sunday school: Lucille" brings
back his first courtship and marriage,
and "Alice in Wonderland takes him
back to the Nevada divorce period and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Phillips says that his bookkeeping was
rotten; that customers were paid $40, 90
when they should have been paid 81 600
This is a rotten state of affairs. AS
usual thing the rottenness APPEARS on the
other side Of the fence. Where could
Philips have secured his bookkeepers?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

his subsequent life, including his errest,
trial and imprisonment. It was good
selection. They have great heads, those
British ''goalers."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

The queen Of England refused gift
of pair of silk stockings from an Amer
lean admirer on the supposed ground that
the would-be donor was not Knight of
the Garter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Thomas B. Reed RediYivus -Nlinneapo-
lis Times.
many things but We never thought he
would do that.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Wheat is in danger of coming up. That
would be all right for the bulls, as fall
wheat makes fine pasture
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

The Amalgamated strike, which we
thought was off again and gone again,
is on again. From this time on Bozzarls
Shaffer will occupy the center of the
stage and below. Strike till the last
steel trust expires. Strike and with
draw the furnace fires. Strike till you
puncture all their tires and break Pierp's
handlebars'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

The rumor that Sampson will be COM
PEELED to ask for court of inquiry IS
not well founded When the Schley
court hands in it's findings there will be
no further need for investigating the
conduct of Sampson. All that will be re-
quired will be his resignation forth
with
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

A passenger riding on a free pass. which
stipulated that the acceptance and use
thereof would be a release of any injuries
which might be sustained by the holder
has been held by the appellate court 81
Indiana, IN Payne VS.. Terre Haute & I.
r. Co, go Northeastern. 1862 not to Iose
his right TO bring an action against the
railroad company for negligence. The
courts of Indiana have uniformly held
that common carriers are subject to the
same liability for injuries resulting from
negligence to persons riding on free
passes as they are to those who paw full
fare The decisions upon this proposition
in the different state courts. and the fed
erai courts are in irreconcilable conflict
An Interesting note upon this subject Will
be found in volume 81, c. c. A. Reports,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

discussed by the court in Schmidt "
Northern Life Association, SO N. ". 500
In this case the beneficiary murdered the
insured, her husband, and the court held
that she thereby forfeited all rights I'M
der the certificate, and hence neither her
children, as her heirs (she being still
alive nor her assignee could recover
thereon. The company's liability under
these circumstances, is not terminated
however, for the court further holds that
the benefits of the certificate reverted
to and became a part of the assured 5
estate, and that his administrator could
recover thereon for the benefit Of tbEss
VINO would have been entitled to the in
surance in the absence of any designation
of. q beneficiary. d e'0i'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

In a prosecution for the sale of oleo-
margarine in New York, People VS.. Hill
man, So N. Y. Supp. &C. the court declines
to take judicial notice of the color OF
butter. The evidence showed the sale OF
eleomargarine containing about as much
artificial coloring as is used In butter,
and in close imitation thereof; that most
butter is colored; and that uncolored
eiecmargaine is about the same color as
some natural butter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Complete reports Of any Of the cases
summarized below may be obtained by
addressing the West Publishing company,
st. Paul, Mimi:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-14
HOTEL PROPOSITION
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
 HELD LAST NIGHT.
Plan of Company Outlined by Chair man Roman-Much Interest Manifested and Committees
 Will Go to Work.

It was an enthusiastic group of busi- ness men who gathered last night al the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Association to discuss the financial prospectus submitted by the Chairman of the Hotel Committee, MT. Roman. Among those present were Messrs. S. Roman, Alex Rice, c .G. Abzercrombie, J. C. Davidson. N. Lob- man, Forbes Liddell, T. s. Young. Naham Greil, J. H. Hartley, J. M. Ken- nedy, Benjamin S. Greil, W. N. Cox. E. Hugger, I. Levystein and F. V. Hunter.
 To each one of the committeeman a full explanation of the plan was given in detail. and figures and facts were marshaled to reinforce every statement made. Attention was called to the earning capacity of the hotels already here; of what hotels were rent ing for in Birmingham Mobile and Atlanta, and again the rent already offered in case first class hotel was erected here. Suggestions were in- vited and many valuable ones were submitted.
 The Hotel Committee was requested