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The Saint Paul globe., 1902-01-26
BRYAN IS GETTING RICH
HIS LECTURES AND NEWSPAPER
PAY BIG MONEY.
Special to The GIebe.

Special to The GIebe..
MADISON. Wis, Jan. 25.-While here
yesterday William Jennings Bryan told
friends that he had mace $2,50o lectufing
the past three weeks. He said his terms
are so per cent of gross receipts, and he
always insists that the price of admission
shall not exceed so cents. He made $500
out of his lecture here. He also said
that he was making good thing out of
his paper, the Commoner, his paid SUBJ
scription list now being 81 600.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-01-26
The New Vintage

OF G. INNS Extra Dry now imnort-
ed is similar to the 1889 vintage, being
more delicate, breedy, and better than
tn9 1888. immense reserves guarantee the
maintenance of quality. 120. .359 eases inn
ported in 1901, nearly $1,000 cases more
than any other brand.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-01-26
HARTMAN, MELLEN
And HARRIS TESTIFY
New Yorker Enters Fully Into Details of Com
solidation From Standpoint Of Inter
ests Represented by Him.
Mr.. MELLEN'S ROAD IS INDEPENDENT.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-When the second
days inquiry by the interstate com
merce commission into the Community
OF interest combination of the great rail-
ways Of the Northwest opened today
great interest was centered in E. H. Har
nmans testimony. The United States
court room, where the investigation was
held, was crowded with we'll known rail-
way men from all over the country
other prominent railway men present
who were to complete the investigation
were w. S. Mellep. president of the
Northern Pacific, and George B. Harris
president of the Burlington
When Mr.. Hartman went on the stand
the line of questioning by w A. Day,
counsel for the commission, led up to a
statement of the great Wall street panic
last May, when Northern Pacific stock
went up to 1000 share. Mr.. Hartman
had testified that the Oregon Short Line,
aided by the Union Pacific, had purchased
some -$78, 100000 of Northern Pacific stock
and that the Union Pacific, through the
voice of its directors, controlled the
Southern Pacific. 1t was developed that
all this Northern Pacific stock, which was
held in the names of E. H. Hartman and
Winslow Pierce, was sold last summer
An effort was made to learn why the
purchase had been made, only to sell
again, and this brought from Mr.. Har
riman' the statement that he was glad TO
explain the so-called contest in the
New York Stock Exchange which resulted
in the famous BLACK Thursday"
BLACK THURSDAY FURRY
Is EXPLAINED.
Il don't think there was any contest"
said Mr.. Hartman. Some of us-the
Oregon Short Line people-thought it
would be advantageous to have an in
terest in Northern Pacific, and purchased
stock that was lying loose all over this
country and Europe-held by 5000 to 1900
persons. We made no contest for the con-
troll of Northern Pacifc-we purchased
majority of the capital stock. We pur-
chased prior to the supposed contest, and
no stock was acquired during the panic
in May
Mr.. Day tried to show that the contest
for Northern Pacific stock was the fore
runner of a panic on change, but Mr..
Hartman insisted that such was not the
case.
Some of the stock, he continued, I'VE
had bought in markets all over the world
Some of this was on the way from these
various markets to be delivered. In the
meantime the sellers borrowed
Questions were put that intimated job
bing" had been resorted to in The pur-
chase, which brought the reply:
1.-The stock was purchased in New York
by persons who bought from owners.
Then when the so-called contest came
and the stock was demanded, the sellers
found It 6fHicult to fulfill the contracts.
Our interests in every case gave these
persons ali the time they wanted"
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-01-26
SEsOUND IHUUOFhI
LED TO RESALE.


An attempt was made by the commission
to draw out statements to the effect that
the final sale Of Northern Pacific stock
by the Oregon Short line (as controlled
by the Union Pacifc-Southern Pacific
syndicate) was only after an understand
ing or truce, with Mr. Hill and the sup
posed interests that connbated for North
ern Pacific in the panic
Mr. Hartman said that after the pur-
chase was made he and his colleagues
thought the matter over again and
thought better to sell again. He implied
that it made no difference really who
owned the Northern Pacific. Comnis-
sioner Prouty asked:
IF you had secured few more million
of Northern Pacific it would have made
difference, would it not2''
I'VE could have had it, was the reply
The questions as to just why Mr.. Harri-
man had disposed of his Northern Pacific
holdings, what was lost OF made by the
transaction, and whether Mr.. Hill had
made some agreement in case the hold
ings were sold brought from Mr.. HarrI-
man the response that natural conditions
controlled.
He said he did not know of any gain
made except that his interests found out
that they Were--strong enough to hold
their own in Pacific traffic. He said his
impression was tndt the oregon SHORE
line had not lost by the transfer. He
said Mr. Hill had given no assurances of
any division of traffic and that the mo-
tive of the original purchase had been
that of preserving to the-lUnion Pacific
system the avenues of traffic open to It.
INJURY TO ONE MEANS
INJURY TO ALL.
'You wish to represent that no one
OF the other half Of the Northern Pacific
interests made any promise to control?"
Mr. Hartman replied: There Is a
common interest among us all and We
believe that common interest will be
served regardless of holdings. That com
mon interest can be served by natural
conditions Our interests are so much
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-01-26

Continued ON Sixth Rage.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22
IRONING A SHIRT wAlsr.

Not infrequently . young woman
61sis It necessary to launder . shirt
waist at home for some emergency
when the laundryman or the home ser
want cannot do 1t. Hence these direc-
tions for ironing the waist: To iron
summer shirt waists 80 that they will
look like new it is needful to have
them starched evenly with Defiance
starch. then made perfectly smooth
and rolled tight In q damp cloth. to be
laid away two or three hours. When
ironing have bowl of water and =
clean piece OF muslin beside the iron
ing board. Have your iron hot. but
not sufficiently SO to scorch, and abso-
lutely clean. Begin by ironing the
back. then the front. sides and the
sleeves, followed by the neckband and
the cuffs. When wrinkles appear ap-
ply the damp cloth and remove them.
Always iron from the top of the waist
to the bottom. II there are plaits in
the front iron them downward, after
first raising each one with a blunt
knife. and with the edge OF the iron
follow every line of stitching to give it
distinctness. After the shirt waist is
ironed 1t should be we'll aired by the
fire or in the sun before It Is folded
and put away. says the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22
The Longest Beard.

A wonderful beard is worn by Jean
COnOn, Of MOntlucOn. France. 1t is
ten feet, ten and One-half inches in
length, and nearly five feet of 1t, when
he stands erect. rests on the floor. The
ends Of his mustache hang below his
waist.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22
Stops tho Cough and
Works On the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price o5c.

Summer Boarder-Great Scott man.
How do you expect people to sleep. with
all those horns blowing? Jersey Farmer
mister,
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22
Try One PACKAGE.

II Defiance Starch does not please
you, return it to your dealer. If it does
you get One-third more for the same
money. 1t will give you satisfaction,
and will not stick to the iron.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22

Jack-Years ago there used to be a
law in New England against kissing
on Sunday. Maude-Yes. l know; I'm
sure the law isn't in force now.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22
INSIST ON GETTING IT.

hance Starch. This Is because they have
= stock on hand of other brands contain
ing only II OF. in . package. which they
fance contains 16 OF. for the tame money.
Do you want Is OF. instead of IL OF.
for kame money? Then buy Defiance
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22

Sammy Snaggs," said the Sunday
school teacher. what did the psalmist
mean when he said all flesh is grass ?"
He meant to call everybody hayseeds
l suppose" replied Sammy.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22

How does your wife manage to kill
time in your little quiet resort?'' II
haven't heard her say. but suppose she
uses her usual method-talhn 1t to death"
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22

No chrome or cheap premiums. but
better quality and One-third more of
Defiance Starch for the same price of
other starches.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22

Where are you going. my kitchen maid ?"
II m going to night school. sir she said
But alas! the night school proved to be
The Terp-si-cho-rean academy.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best

He-Do you believe in long engage
ments? She-No: when I've been ell
gagged to a man for two weeks | think
it's time to give some one else
chance.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

BY local applications. rs they cannot reach tho
diseas ed portion Of the eur There is only ono
way to cure deafness. and that is by consti-
tutiOnal remedies Deafness Is caused by a.
inf1amed condition Of the mucus lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is infinmed
Ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
nine cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition OF
the mucus surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
Of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists. 7bc.
Hail. Family Pills are the best
The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW.
Then use Defiance Starch, 1t will keep
them whits-l6 OF. for 10 cents
The age-herald., 1902-03-30
Roosevelt Takes Up Immigration ouesion-The Miles Incident Discussed in Army Circles
BY w. T. MANNING.

, tion from top to bottom and he has begun by removing Commissioner General Pow derly.
 The question of immigration is one of the most important questions of the day. Our statistics show that thousands enter our ports who are not entitled to land. They become a menace to the country, and often charge on counties Crimi- nals. paupers, insane persons, daily ar rive, who in a very brief time are lodged In prisons, poorhouses and asylums. They flood the labor market and live un- der conditions so unfavorable to Ameri- | can life that they become formidable competitors to the industrious poor, dragging down to their level persons who would otherwise be able to sustain them selves in comfort and with honor to the community in which they live.
 Army circles quietly discuss the Miles incident. The feeling that the army is to be dominated by politics causes much un- easiness. General Miles has at heart an int ense love for the branch of the service of which he Is the actual head; and the men who have devoted their lives to serv- ing their country in this branch, reluct- antly acknowledge that the War Depart ment Is daily encroaching upon the office and duties of the Lieutenant-G General. They have, therefore, the most intense admiration for Miles, who has the hardi- hood to balk at the plans of Secretary Root and denounce the massage of the General Staff bill.
 The President has in Secretary Root a willing and pliant tool. Secretary Long, of the Navy Department, could not stand him and resigned. The Presidents brief military experience has given him that little knowledge which Is so dangerous, and he proposes to make the army an in- strument to assist him in his political as- pirations. It is said the President and Secretary will discipline Lieutenant-Gen- eral Miles; and others declare that they will not dare to do 1t.
 Secretary of War Stanton's interference with the commanding generals from 1861 to 1865 Is better understood today by the general public than 1t was in those par lous times and the verdict is against-poli- ticians running army matters. A large standing army is not popular with the public anyway, and if it be demonstrated that 1t is to be converted into merely branch of the public service for the re- ception of men seeking comfortable berths through political influence rather than through military fitness, the sooner 1t is reduced the better. It is a known factthat officers who served in the Civil War, and were honorahly discharged at the end were refused commissions in the Spanish American war, without they had political packers. If the General Staff assumes control of the army the Lieuten- ant-General will become a mere dress parade soldier. and the Secretary of War
The age-herald., 1902-03-30
BY FRANK H. BELL,

1 people the Birmingham police have to deal with, and the large number of tough districts which come under it's ju- risdiction, and the immense territory it has to cover, it looks safe to. state the Bi1 mingham force is unusually proficient
 Poor Equipment Handicap.
 The poor equipment Of the force greatly handicaps it. Recently a criminal was arrested here and when asked why it was more of the worse class of criminals did not come to Birmingham, he said Be cause we all know the police force here is on the square and it is imposi- ble to fix things when you get arrested. In every city we can buy off some body, but here 1t is certain imprisonment to get caught"
 Still another criminal made the same statement, but he added: Tt is known among all the guns that the Birmlng ham force is poorly equipped and that we stand a better chance of not being caught here than in many other places. but we dread the impossibility of not being able to square things when caught"
 As is well known the police department here has to depend entirely on luck to catch any well-known criminals who may pay the city visit There Is no system by which they can be identified and the force has to work in the dark.
 A few of the troubles the department has to contend with, and which should be remedied, have been called to the atten- tion of the city council a number of times.
 One of the worst hardships is the lack of any wey for the chief to communicate in a short time to his patrolmen There is no system in operation by which he can notify them of murder or an unusual piece of crimir;ality. The Gamewell or some other system of police report Is needed badly. When anything happens, 1t takes several hours to communicate with the patrolmen and concentrate them where needed.
 There are not enough men to cover the territory properly. It would take at least seventy-five, but 100 are really needed. With the present force of only forty seven -he patrolmen have to work twelve hours, willie in most other cities they are on duty cnly eight hours. The lack of men also prevents ar emergency squad, which is essential in a city of this size.
 PatroImen Work Alone.
 The policemen are also In greater dan ger here because many of them have to work alone in the worst dives in the city. and among the worst in the South. Mules Ear, Buzzard Roost and Scratch Ankle are examples. The men covering these territories are forced to work alone. greatly adding to their danger.
 Birmingham je not member of the National Bureau of Identification, and is not equipped with the Bertillion system of measuring prisoners. The former
The age-herald., 1902-03-30
Week in Washington

Washington. March 21. 1s02.-(special.)- President Roosevelt has taken up the matter of immigration. This Is not, as 1t s said by enemies of the administration, merely desire on his part to find a pre- text to appoint new commissioners and thereby dispose of patronage calculated o build up a personal organization. When Governor of New York he had the question of immigration brought very vi- vidly before him. It figured in the re- porta of the Canal Commissioner, who showed how in spite of the law the work was largely done by imported laborers working on 'brass check" system; in he reports of the Factory Commissioner, who deplored the condition of the over crowded sweat shops in the large cities and demonstrated that much of the pow by the conditions supported by aliens and by the Tenement House Commission that Bhowed the fearful overcrowding of apartments by peoples unaccustomed to our ways of living, who held to all the practices of the lowest order of human life in Southern Europe. and who resisted the sanitary laws and regulations of Health Boards. And again his attention to this menace to health, labor and de- cency was forcibly arrested by Assembly, man Minton. who demonstrated the con- dition in an able speech, and called upon the state to seek the enforcement of fed eral laws
 Governor Roosevelt was in hearty sym pathy with Assemblyman Minton's la bors. but he had not the power to assist him. Today he has the power. He has begun his work by carefully Investigating the work of the Bureau on Immigration in Washington, and the manner of en- forcing the laws on Ellis Island. This is . grand opportunity. He has been con- vinced that the Bureau needs reorganiza-
The age-herald., 1902-03-30

many of it's most important interests. He is a protege of Grover Cleveland and Will liam c. Whitney
 But if a new and powerful factor in the equation of Democratic politics has come up In New Jersey, another has been put forward in New York in the Republican party. Senator Platt has been training for years George R. Sheldon, a Wall street banker, in State politics. Sheldon has never accepted a place or a nomna- tion. He has been content to be the treasurer of the New York County Re publican, Committee, which in practical politics. means the fiscal agent of the Republican party In the State He has grown steadily, quietly, larger. His in fiuence is wide and deep. He seldom talks He listens and he acts. He Is without doubt the most trusted man in the organization and the party. He has the confidence of Platt, and his visit to Washington has caused an immense amount of speculation.
The age-herald., 1902-03-30
will become the dispenser of an enormous

will become the dispenser of an enormous patronage.
 Politicians are looking on at the Presi- dents "strenuousness' with some sur praise. His open declarations in the past against organizations are quoted on every side. The general consensus of opinion is that the President is only hostile to or ganizations that he does not control Fearful that the party will not renomi- nate him, the President is discovered ac- lively engaged in building up an organi- zaton that will make a fight to secure delegates at the next convention. For years Mir. Roosevelt, by one act or anoth- CT, succeeded in keeping himself in the l public eye, and by dint of god advertis- l Ing gained almost national popularity His luck has become a proverb. If it de- serts him he is lost. Someth hing quite ex- traordinary must take place during the next two years favorably personally to save him. It is difficult to become a public hero when confined to the routine of an office, even though 1t be the great one of President. Approaching this the Presi- dent Is forced to play politics."
 No man Is more hale and hearty than Senator T. c. Platt, of New York. He has returned to his accustomed haunts after trip to Havana and Florida. The outing has rejuvenated him. He laughs at the stories told of the Democratic prowess in New York State and drily says: Tn gubernatorial years, the Dem- ocrats always win in March
 
 Lewis Nixon, the present head of Tam many, hence an important man in the Democratic ranks of the State of New York, has been here for few days His business has been with the Navy Depart bushes has been with the Navy Depart ment, but he has had some time to talk politics with Democratic Congressmen and Senators. He states that this autumn the organizations of his State will be in- vited to elect a Democratic Governor and he feels confident that the Republicans will be treated to surprise. There has been, he claims, very decidedechange of sentiment among certain Republicans, who for financial reasons abandoned the Democracy. They now have a grievance against the Republicans in the State, who have passed laws particularly obnoxious to them. As these men represent money 1t is safe to say the Democratic party will have more money to fight with and their opponents less.
 The State of New Jersey also presents an interesting political condition, Col George B. M. Harvey, who has a power full backing, Is forging to the front and giving the Democratic organization great strength. For years this State has need ed some strong, able. aggressive man to head its forces, and now the man has come He is no stranger, having grown up in the State and been identified with
The age-herald., 1902-03-30
Police Department

r Frequent statements have appeared in the press terming Birmingham the "NNickedest City" in the United States, the statement being based on the number of arrests being made In proportion to the population Several times these as- sertions have been proven incorrect by city officials, but the strongest proof of the error is obtained by a comparison of the population as shown by the last city directory and the number of arrests last year.
 The new city directory shows popula- tion of 9OOOO within the police jurisdic- ton. The police have authority over all territory extending three miles from the corporate limits of the city. Last year there were 10000 arrests made by the Bir- mingham police department for all causes or just one-ninth of the entire population, which is slightly over Il per cent
 In the articles which have appeared from time to time statements have been made that from 9 to 30 per cent. of Bir- mingham's population is arrested yearly. The above statement proves beyond a doubt the fallacy of the statements. Were these not enough, for several months past Judge N. B. Feagin, of the police court, has kept a rough estimate of the number of prisoners arrested and Drought before him who are residents of Birmingham He has found that from 33 to 50 per cent. are residents of other cities, chiefly Atlanta. Taking the mini mum, B per cent, this would make about 5000 of the persons arrested non-residents of Birmingham. Subtracting these from the total number arrested and 1t leaves about 1000 inhabitants of Birmingham ar rested annually. This is about one-siX- teenth of the inhabitants or per cent.
 Good Police Department.
 It has also been stated frequently that Birmingham's police force is inefficient. That is a mistake and the statement that it Is one of the best in the country con- sidering the territory 1t covers, its poor equipment and small number of men, is borne out by facts and figures.
 With but fcrty-seven' men under him Chief Austin effectualy covers as much territory as Is usually covered in other cities by from two to three times that number, Statistics show that the mimi mum number of policemen is one to every thousand inhabitants. Birmingham has less thar one policeman to every two thousand inhabitants, or forty-seven po- licemen to 90.000 inhabitants.
 Statistics further show that in but very few cities does the rate fall below two po- Iicemen to every thousand inhabitants The average is one policeman to every 600 inhabitants.
 Taking into consideration the class of
The age-herald., 1902-03-30
Not Kentucky Oysters.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
 The gentleman from Indiana smiled an unbelieving smile:
 This story of lot of oysters being drowned off the Virginia coast by fresh- water floods sounds fshy to me-"
 The gentleman from Kentucky shook his head. An oyster Is not a fish, suh, if you will allow the correction" he said; but there is nothng surprising in the state ment The foolish oysters, suh, probably endeavored to drink the watah, suhr'