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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
LUMBER VERSUS GRAIN HAUL.

To offset the loss of taxes under the
proposed bungled gross earnings tax
law, by the so per cent reduction Of
taxes on the interstate haul of $50, 000,-
900 bushels of produce from nearby
states, Gov. Van SAINT and his politi-
cal committee advance the proposition
that they will make up the loss by an
increase of taxes on lumber shipments
from Puget Sound!
Of all the ridiculous financial and
traffic propositions ever propounded,
this takes the cake for brilliancy.
The 100000 bushels of grain and
produce on which the state will lose
half it's revenue makes a traffic volume
of 500 cars day for 800 days in a
year.
The lumber shipments from Puget
Sound into Minnesota will not average
| over twenty cars a day.
Are the bunglers of the Van SAINT
\ administration going to make up the
| loss of revenue on 500 cars day by
levying heavier taxes ON twenty cars
| daily?
That is about as brilliant a revenue
| proposition as one would expect from
the Van SAINT administration. 1t is
about as brilliant as the tax reform ac-
! complishments of that administration
which netted the repeal Of the dog
| tax
But let us give our Republican
friends the benefit of every element OF
doubt. Let us give them the POSSIBLE
ity of increasing the twenty cars OF
Puget Sound lumber to fifty cars daily
in the course of time. Let us assume
chat the revenue from the car of 1um-
Der would double that from the car OF
grain and produce, which as traffic
fact cannot be demonstrated; the fact
still remains that for every dollar that
is gained in railroad taxes on the lum-
Der shipments from Puget Sound there
are SIS to SO lost on the grain haul BY
! reason Of the vast difference in volume
of traffic.
The fact is, the new Jacobson-Doug
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
FROM S1,6ooooo OF RAILROAD
TAXES TO LITIGATION AND
HINGE

The state of Minnesota collected ST.
,091 of taxes last year from $751;
992,095 of railroad gross earnings. This
was an increase of $22S,OOO over the
railroad taxes of the year before.
This year the railroad gross earn
ings tax will yield under the exist
ing law not far from 100000 of state
revenue. This is one-seventh of all
the taxes collected for all state, city,
county, school, township and village
purposes in the state.
Shall we now endanger the entire
gross earnings tax system by adopt
ing the proposed new version with it's
''woodchuck" substitute, which revolu-
tonnes the entire basis Of railroad
taxation?
The Pioneer Press has taken this
ground in regard to the Van SAINT adj
ministration blunder:
First-That 1t will produce revenue.
Second-That it is a source of in
equality.
he ulOfulIlS INepuUllCctl vi 5eih AIe]o
finally admitted, in a nutshell ""The
present method is obviously the more
equitable, as we'll as the more pro-
ductive"
When we take into consideration
that the biggest volume Of interstate
traffic upon which Minnesota collects
. rail taxes is the grain traffic with
nearby states, and that upon this Min
nesota's taxes under the proposed law
would be cut in half-the significance
of the latter part of the Pioneer Press
admission becomes plain.
Do voters want to dissipate this tax
able value and lose this vast revenue
by voting for a Republican wood
chuck"-the results of the laundering
inefnciency Of the Republican state
administration?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
WRITER'S GO INTO POLITICS,

A cyclone Of tremendous violence
seems to have struck literary and dra-
matte men and driven them straight
iuto the ranks Of the politicians.
Whether this is a good thing for litera-
ture, the drama or politics, is devel-
opment of the future which will be
watched with much interest. 1t has
been know for some time that Booth
Harrington, of Indiana, was running
for the Hoosier legislature and that
Winston Churchill, parent Of "The
Crisis" was in danger of breaking into
the New Hampshire law making body.
Frederick J. Stimson, 81. S. of Dale"
is a candidate for congress from the
Twelfth Massachusetts district, and
Francis Burton Harrison, son Of Mrs.
Burton Harrison. the society novelist,
has been named for congress from one
Of the New York districts by Tam
many. Augustus Thomas, the play
wright, also has a dangerous bee in his
bonnet, as the other day he presided
over Il pOllllCal convention up Ill west
chester county, New York. On the
other side of the Atlantic both Sir
Gilbert Parker and Rider Haggard are
candidates for parliament. Even Rich
ard Harding Davis, whose heroes are
the idols of American girls, is sus-
pected Of trying to break away from
the business which has made him ia
nous. Anyhow he has purchased a
210-acre farm near Greenwich, Conn,
and his announcement that he is going
into the raising of chickens, eggs and
garden truck leads many of his friends
to believe he has designs on a legisla-
tive seat up at New Haven.
The friends Of all these men will
survey their work with much anxiety
this winter, hoping, of course, they will
develop into Websters and Stewards
and Summers, but fearing they will be
lost in the fnlWky maelstrom of new
business and come out of it all physi-
cal and perhaps moral and mental
wrecks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

ing musical song and dance act. The
Haymans follow with clever parodies.
Any one of the following three turns
might be classed as a feature. The
first Of these is "The Vedmars,' who
are comedy acrobats of high order
of merit. West and Williams kept the
immense audience in a constant up
roar with their irresistible absurdities.
They deliver their gags" in an i'm
promptu manner, which is very eff
fective and not a little difficult of at
tainment. "Selbini," equilibrist, aero
bat, trick bicycle rider and juggler, is
truly marvel, and "the" feature OF
the performance.
"Kraumeyer's Alley" is the title of
the afterpiece, which is generally good,
and a great improvement on the initial
act, though the action drags in one or
two places and makes the piece about
twenty minutes too long.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota-Fair Monday and Tuesday;
warmer in west portion Monday and east
portion Tuesday; variable winds becoming
fresh southwest.
Upper Michigan-Fair Monday and
Tuesday; cooler in east portion Monday;
fresh west winds becoming variable.
Montana Monday and Tuesday;
colder Tuesday.
Wisconsin-Fair Monday and Tuesday;
warmer in west portion Tuesday; light
winds becoming fresh southeast.
Iowa-Fair Monday and Tuesday,
warmer Tuesday.
North and South Dakota-Fair and
warmer Monday; Tuesday fair.
ST. Paul - Yesterdays temperatures,
taken bX the United States weather bu-
reau, st. Paul. P. F. Lyons, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at Z o'clock
Lat night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation: Highest temper
allure, Sc; lowest temperature. Al; average
temperature, AS; daily range, Is; barom-
eter, S016; humidity, Al; precipitation, o.;
p. m. temperature, oil; p. m. wind,
northwest; weather clear.
VIC raj
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
TO PREVENT THE JEWS
OWNING THE COUNTRY
Laws in Roumania Fair, but Applied
Uniustly to Hebrews.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-The Daily Mail
recently sent correspondent to Rou-
mania to investigate the Jewish ques-
ton there, and the paper publishes
letter from its representative in
which he says that in Roumania the
laws are fair, but there is crying in
justice in their application, or rather
their non-application, to the Jews. The
Jews are prosecuted, not on account OF
their religion, but because if they were
naturaliZed and treated justly they
would own half the land, and, in short,
run" the country.
The correspondent declares that
large number of Roumanian deputies
derive large portions of their incomes
from heavy brides on the condition
that they will help Jews to obtain nat
uralization papers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
Minnesota Democratic Circular NO. H.
Taxation Of Street Railways

54sz sg4eR e z5 es sex z
4s. sx s:s;s ss; pay,
:s.; pa pay, per cent dividends
of 8 n' sSs sa%a rule for taxing
s- s. zs; zs' the s''s'
% s:' s +st y ':ss s % s . %
Gov ga the the hoard s,
ing this street railway
p p ssn fix the assessed valuation
o9 s1 pgn sGna sns rs S5s o tax @
1852 co., street sssy s5 sss@s a :. Cole
@ to- e9 ths s She's e0n Nelson and Anderson
a0 Tan sa1 m sH 0 n of the state board of ot
s e. ssv Vss zs @
and s ss p m"p e o as member of the board tn. matter
of taxing
clearly and feroy
impression they pyns
taxed as much n a 9F classes ~" tbsS
capital saoR given d
ssssss So.@as 5s 2 ss5 1
aw than ta hR, time f e 10y il worth g Ga
100000 by trse p yeu sSs sooo
5s the ss the not sar % Rs @ %
5ssS S ''S tax that into S %
G acting mi the aso boa heard Auditor
~, sa , -. s..a ,,s ,s NEAR as they
wou e neare
reiterate his
convict o emphatcaly:
the s' slss 'ss * sas''i
one-th o s a assessment"
that
financial
think the of the cities of ST. Paul
people OF the whole state Will
So 90 ess the1s.ss
@ ss his s 9 gave Ps e S
voted for the
miee although voted
the state
session
of IA in
against Gov Van the committee
aye"
| Gov Vans SAINT therefore, o.
of the farms
commercial development OF the state
Rapid Transit company tho
franchise corporation 100000 $2a262O
with the request of M Num- attorney tor the street
advice of State Auditor Dunn
Rosing Democratic nominee Ior
his Paulm
electric lighting
not
tion o taxation"
3OOOOOO OF
based Mr. Fosng continued:
land
its 5cen
stock
franchise should
the and state that granted TINS
applies the and eectc
convictions the subject
interests ana
thoseo Of
ADA chairman committee
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

to register, DE is disqualified as a voter
and has to Bubmit to seeing unfit men
chosen for office. and to find his taxes
increased and the county funds mis-
spent.
The voting places will be open Tues
day to enable all men, no matter what
the demands Of their calling may be,
to enroll themselves on the list of vot-
ers. The man who neglects or refuses
to thus qualify himself as an elector
must suffer, in his own self-respect,
while proving himself unworthy of the
privileges of citizenship.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
NTERNATlONAL UNION OF
COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS
Better Pay and Shorter Hours Are the
Objects Souqht.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-There was
organized in this city today lodge
of the International Union of CONNER
cial Photographers. One hundred te-
legraphers enrolled their names, and
permanent officers were elected. The
organizers of the lodge say it is the
purpose Of the international union to
procure for operators better pay and
shortening of the hours constituting
a days work
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

The MacLanes. of Butte-at least
the female members Of the clan
seem to have realized the full COM
mercial value Of notoriety. Notoriety
with a matrimonial accompaniment,
however, has never been known to pan
out very rich in the end. The younger
Of the two sisters has shown herself
to be the brighter in getting her no
toriety with the aid Of a proof sheet
rather than Of marriage certificate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
BEGINNING
TO TAKE HOLD IN HAITI
Order Maintained and Marine Guards
Return to Their Ships.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 10
The town of Gonaives is quiet. Gen.
st. Felix Collin, commander of the
government forces there, is maintain
ing order. There is still great num-
Der of refugees at the foreign consul
lates. The marine guards, which were
landed from the foreign warships last
week to protect the consulates, have
gone back to their vessels.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
has left here for Port de PaiX. The
French cruiser dAssas has left for
Port au Prince, and the German cruis-
er Faux has gone to Cape Haitien.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

Dispensing justice by telephone is a
new idea. No doubt the telephone
monopoly will see to it that under the
new arrangement the law will be no
less an expensive luxury than when
dispensed on the old plan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

Once more is the civil service regu-
lation against campaign assessments
to be enforced. This is one of the hui
mors Of Republican politics which may
be expected to break out every two
years until the Democratic party
comes into power, and takes the sub
ject of civil service reform seriously.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

las-van SAINT version Of the gross
earnings tax is as effective in the way
of reducing state revenue as anything
which a corporation tax-dodger could
devise; and our Republican friends
are as we'll aware Of it as anyone.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

There is another Richmond in the
coal field. It is Richmond, Ind, and it
is supplying it's patrons at 81 per ton
less than the retail dealers charge.
They evidently believe in that COM
munity with Attorney General Knox
and Senator Morgan that coal is a
purely local issue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

If Hall Caine desires to show his ap-
probation of this people he has his
opportunity now that he is among
them. Let him give the world the as
surance that he will not write a book
about them or, that if he must, he shall
not put it in print.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

With the wine colored sunlight re-
moved from the picture of the late
Miss Willard, and Bass bottled ale
desecrating the soil of Maine at the
hands of Lady Somerset, the cause of
intemperance may be regarded as
making dangerous strides these days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

The fellows that stole Vans lumber
doubtless concluded that If he could
build his fences at other peoples ex-
pense they could take a hand in the
same game
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

It is semi officially announced that
the RADICAL, element in congress may
oppose the ratification Of the forth
coming Cuban tariff treaty. The rad
zeal element is a new title for the tar
iff-revision rrotectionists Of the Re-
publican party.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

The surrender of the coal barons on
the subject of arbitration has to be
paid fon and, with their usual devo-
ton to the public welfare, they propose
that thei public shall pay for tat the
rate Of so cents or more per ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

Admiral Dewey has been elected
president of the Jefferson Memorial
association. The question of the ad-
miral's politics must not, however, be
regarded as fully settled.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

Mr. AFroI should beware Of a deep
laid plot underlying that continuance
Of the apartment house case until
Nov. 10. The building season in this
climate does not always continue the
year round.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

During his many years of exhibition
before the public as a necromancer,
Mr. Kellar, who is soon to appear at
the Grand, has striven always to make
his illusions so realistic as to appear
positively phenomenal, and that he
has succeeded is well proven by the
popularity of his entertainments.
Everyone who has attended slight-of-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
Rishon Grafton ths celebrant.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Bishop Graf
ton, of Fond du Lac, Wis, was the
celebrant today at the first services
held in the new Protestant Episcopal
Church Of st. Ignatius, in this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

1t is a pretty safe guess that the
fellows who are criticising the coal
plank of the New York platform will
never go so far as to offer proposed
remedy for the evil that it strikes at.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

hand performances has seen mag1clans
produce fiowers-paper ones usually
from a cardboard cone. Of course, they
know he put them there by adroit and
skillful manipulation. But kellar does
it differently. He plants rose seed
in a pot of sand, places it upon a
chair in the middle of the fully light
ed stage, walks to the footlights and
commands the rose tree to grow. The
audience witnesses the entire progress
of the growth of the bush, and when
the hundreds of roses are in full bloom
they are plucSed and distributed to
the audience.
Watson's American Burlesquers are
the attraction at the Star this week.
The performance is very commonplace
until after the intermission, when
every feature is a redeeming one. The
opening burlesque contains nothing
worth mention except the relief which
is felt when it ends. The Sisters
Bachelor begin the olio with a pleas
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

The reform police force in Minneap-
oils must have adopted the st. Paul
model of four or five years ago, judg-
ing by the results thus far.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
THE BASE BURNERS soLILoouY.

Well,
I'm enjoying
A good, long
Rest;
- A fine
Vacation.
If truths
Confessed.
I'm not
Congested,
AS once,
Each night
With
Heaping
Scuttle of
Anthracite.
There is
No reason
That I
Can see
For empty
49,. Feelings
Inside
Of me.
I once was
Busy
Had coal
To burn
For rest,
In winter,
l used to
Yearn.
I have been
Resting
A good. long
Spell;
ask
A question
Right now,
Wot tell?
There is
Trouble
Beyond
Doubt.
The folks
Are chilly
And I
Am tout"
If they
Enjoy it,
Guess
q I must
Stand In
The corner
And gather
II Rust.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

Billy Mason's latest political move
will hardly convince his Republican
brethren that their former opinions of
him were unfounded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20
*8pnnHigt
MONDAY, OCT. 20, 1902.

washington time q p. m. st. Paul)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

st. Joe Gazette.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-20

De Wolf Hopper and a splendid sing
ing and acting company will appear at
the Metropolitan Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week in musical
production entitled "Mr. Pickwick,
dramatized by Charles Klein, with mu-
sic by Manuel Klein and lyrics by
Grant Stewart, from Dickens famous
masterpiece, "The Pickwick Papers
In the company will be Digby Bell,
Laura Joyce Bell, Louise Cunning,
Marguerite Clark. Grant Stewart,
Henry Norman and Louis Payne, be-
sides several other well known artists
and an ensemble of fifty voices.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
Evangelist Needhnm Dead.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. II. - Rev.
George Carter Needham, the noted
evangelist, died suddenly of neuralgia
of the heart yesterday ut his home at
\arberth. suburb of this city He re
turned last week from n three weeks
cvangclistic campaign through Tennes-
see and expected shortly to 90 to Chi
cago to preach. Mr.. Needham was
born in Ireland about sixty years ago.
At twenty years of age lie gave up a
promising business career in Dublin to
become an evangelist. He toured Eng
land and Ireland until lNGN. with fruit
full results. and then came to Boston.
He did pastoral work in Chicago ana
Canada several years, hut the greater
part Of his life was spent in constant
movement from one part of the conn-
try to another.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

"For nine years bought everything
that was advertised as a sure cure for my
complaint, but it so happened that did
not buy Peruna until nine months ago.
"After using your splendid remedy ac-
cording to your directions l am today
we'll man. find Peruna to be the great
est family medicine ever discovered. 1
shall always keep bottle of it on hand.
al can candidly state that had it not
been for Peruna I would have given up
my position, being too weak to do my
work. For eighteen years life was
burdcn."-Ir. William Flood.
Congressman J. y. Barham, of Santa
Rosa, California, writes:
cat the solicitation of friend I used
your Peruna, and can cheerfully recon-
mend it as an excellent remedy for all
catarrhal troubles. 1t is indeed q Won
derful medicine. -. A. Barham.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Q.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
UNITED FOR REPEAL.
House Vote on the War Tax
Bill a Surprise.
SENATE DISP0SES OF DANISH TREATY
Democratic Members DO Not Oppose
Purchase of Islands - Permanent
Census Office Measure Also
Passed by the senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Thc uneX-
pected happened in the house ycstcr-
day when the bill to repeal the war
revenue taxes was passed unanimously
without word of debate This action
was the outcome of Il challenge thrown
down by Mr. Richardson of Tennessee,
the minority leader. after the adoption
by strict party vote of special or
der for the consideration of the bill
which permitted debate upon it until
/ o'clock this afternoon. but cut off all
opportunity to offer amendments eX-
ccpt such as had been agreed upon by
tine ways and means committee.
When the rule was adopted by vote
of los to 100. Mr.. Richardson, TO en-
phasiZe the fact that debate on the
bill could accomplish nothing and that
deliberation upon it would be fruitlcsS,
asked unanimous consent that the bill
he placed upon its passage. Not an OBJ
lection was voiced, and the vote was
taken forthwith. Every voters in
numbcr-was east in the affirmative,
and thus quietly and unanimously came
the end of what at one time had prom
ised to be one of the most exciting con-
tests of the session.
Representative IL. c. Smith (Mich)
introduced bill amending the act
of July ~. 1897, 10y authorizing the
president to negotiate Il reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Cuba for Il period of ten years by
which the United States shall refund
the Cuban government quarterly 40
per cent of duties on condition that
| Cuba shall grant concession of all
duties on articles imported by Cuba
from the United States and on cOndi-
ton that no duties shall be refunded
on any articles for the introduction OF
which any bounty has been offered
provided for or paid.
After an extended debate the senate
passed the bill establishing a perma
nent census office. The discussion re
lated principally to the collection ant
publication by the director of the cen
sus of statistics respecting the produc
ton of cotton.
In a little more than an hours time
the senate disposed of the treaty witt
Denmark ccding to the United States
for consideration of SJ,OQO.OOO the is
lands of st. Thomas. st. John and st
CroiX, composing the group of the An
TILES known as the Danish West In
dies and lying just east Of Porto Rico
and thus, so far as this country is con
cerned, consummated transaction
which has been under consideration in
tcrmittently since the administration
of President Lincoln.
Several other bills of importance OF
the calendar were passed, among then
one extending the charters of n8tOna
banks
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
BRITISH TRAPPED.
Twelve KILLED and Half n Hundred
wounded by Cunning Beers.

PRETORIA. Feb. 1I.-One hundred
and fifty mounted infantry men while
patroling the Kip river south of Jo-
hanncsburg Feb II surrounded farm
house where they suspected Beers
were in hiding. \ single Boer broke
away from the house, and the British
started to pursue him. The Boer climb
ed Il kopie the British following.
Immediately heavy fire was opened
upon them from three sides. The Brit
ish found themselves in Il trap and in
position where they were unable to
make any defense. Eight of the Brit
ish officers made gallant effort and
defended the ridge with carbincs and
revolvers until they were oVcrpowcred.
The British had two officers and ten
men killed and several officers and
forty men wounded before the force
was able TO fall back under cover of a
blockhousc.