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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
LET B0TH DROP.

Two of the most desirable events in
the estimation Of certain politicians in
this city for long time was that the
city charter should be declared invalid,
and that the police commission should be
abolished. The possibility of the charter
becoming invalidated has faded into moth
ingness. The dictum of Judge Kelly in
recent case seems to have put a quietus
on the efforts of this class of politicians
to discredit the charter. Since it does not
seem possible to do away with the char
ter entirely its amendment naturally
presents itself as offering possible solu-
ton of the difficulties which lie in the
path of the office-seeking fraternity. And
the amendment of all others which is
most sought after by these gentlemen
is one which will put an end to the
present police commission. Such an
amendment is now understood to be be-
fore the chaItcr commission.
The establishment of the existing po-
lice commission marks tbs restoration OF
the police force to full measure Of eff
ficiency. The cry of partisanship which
has been raised against the commission
might easily be repeated with reference
to the movement which is in progress
to secure the aid of the charter commits
sion to legislate that body out of office.
Partisanship may lie at the bottom OF
the present police commission and it's
administration of the affairs of the police
department. T h Gil 10 b does not deny
or affirm. Whether or not, there is no
attempt to establish that the department
is not capably administered, or that the
people of St.Pau1 are not receiving at least
reasonably good police protection.
On the other hand, whether the move
ment to destroy the police commission
be Influenced by personal or political pur-
poses on the part of those who still oc-
cupy themselves in that direction, there
is no sober reason advanced why we
should not leave well enough alone. For
the information Of those who have this
movement still in hand, T h e Clio b e
desires to suggest that even should the
charter commission decide to offer an
amendment which would wipe the police
commission out of being, there is a strong
probability, amounting almost to certain
ty, that the voters would refuse to
sanction the proposal. Partisan lines
would not rule in any such case. In
deed st. Paul has clearly shown at many
succeeding elections that while the par
tisan leanings of a large proportion Of
the people are strong, the controlling e!e-
ment in all city elections is the nom
partisan vote.
The charter commission has in it's re-
cent report shown thorough comprehen-
sion of the great requirements necessary
to the peoples control of their own mu-
nicipal agencies. That body does not re-
quire any warning against allowing the
| exercise of its functions to be controlled
by considerations of personal ambition or
by partisan political purposes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
GRANT CUBA RELIEF
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN DE.
eide IN COMMITTEE ON RE-
CIPROCITY PLAN
TARIFF REDUCTION IS SMALL
Twenty Per Cent to Come OF Duties
on Each SIDE After Treaty Is
Entered and Conditions
Are Imposed.

WASHINGTON, Feb 22-The Rapubll-
can members of the ways and means COM
mittee, who have been considering the
question of concessions to Cuba, reached
an agreement this afternoon which is
considered a victory for those who have
favored tariff concessions to that island.
The action taken was the adoption OF
a resolution that provides that it is the
sense of the majority members (subjcct
to approval Of the Republican members
of the house in caucus assembled. to be
held as soon as practicable) that the
committee report a bill in substance au-
thorizing the president to negotiate
reciprocity treaty with the Cuban repub-
lie, when established, providing for the
entry of our products into Cuba upon
such terms. as shall be deemed by him
to be advantageous to us; provided, how
ever, that such treaty shall secure for
our products going into Cuba duties less
than those allowed to other Countries
substantially equivalent to the concession
made by us; that the consideration upon
our part upon such treaty shall be a con
cession of 20 per cent of our tariff du-
ties upon imports, the products Of Gu
ba, upon this condition: That Cuba shall
first enact our immigration laws.
The proposition will be submitted to
a Republican caucus next Tuesday night.
This action IS practically the proposition
submitted by Representative Long. o.
Kansas. except that the amount OF the
concessions is cut in half and the con-
dition precedent-that Cuba enact our
immigration laws-is added.
The action by the committee this af-
ternoon was preceded by conference at
the White House between the president
and Representatives Grosvenor. of Ohtos
Russell, of Connecticut, and Dalzel, or
Pennsylvania, all Of whom have hereto
fore stood out against any form Of re-
ciprocity provisions.
The action of the Republican members
was unanimous.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota-Rain; colder in west portion;
Monday fair in west; snow or rain and
colder in east portion; northeast winds.
WiSconsin-Rain or snow in north; fair
in south portion Sunday; Monday prob
ably fair and colder; fresh to northwest
winds.
Iowa-Partly cloudy Sunday and prob
ably Monday; colder Monday; west
winds.
South Dakota-Fair Sunday and Mon
day; colder Sunday in west and central
portion; northeast winds.
North Dakota-Fair Sunday and Mon
day; colder Sunday; northeast winds.
Montana-Fair Sunday and Monday;
colder Monday in southeast portion; vari-
able winds.
Upper Iichigan-Increasing cloudiness
Sunday; probably rain in west portion;
Monday rain and coldNr; fresh west to
northwest winds.
ST. Paul : Yesterdays observations,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, St. Paul, P. F. Lyons, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at Z o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation: Highest temp ar-
allure. 40: lowest temperature, 25; average
temperature. 80; daily range, Is; barome-
ter 2976; humidity, "a; precipitation O.;
Z p. m, temperature, 80; Z p. m, wind,
southeast; weather clear.
Va. .i,,vy
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

q the department. of justice from the
OUTSET to- begin such proceedings. Their
own columns have borne CONCLUSIVE tes-
timony within the past day or two that
neither they nor anybody else ever heard
before of any such intention.
That explanation of the action of the
attorney. General is as false and mislead-
ing asAthe other explanation which is
offered viz: That the announcement
was made on the eve of the decision of
the supreme court in order to head off
the inevitable effect on the stock mar
ket in case the supreme court should de-
eide -faverably to the Northern Securi-
ties company. Such an explanation
would be tantamount to an admission
that somebody possessing official infor-
nation was on the wrong side OF the mar
ket-an intimation which cannot be en-
'tertained for a moment
1t is not with the beginning of the pro-
eeedlngs or either of them THAI those
whose property has beer made to suffer
on the stock exchange will have any fault
to find. 1t is rather with the time and
manner of the announcement of the in
tention to take such action. If it were
counterirritant these doctors of fed
.eral- laws were seeking to administer, as
they tellsu they ought at least to have
waited for the patient to o1ler the symp-
toms which required the counterirritant
before administering it. If they knew
that the supreme court had reached a
conclusion Favorable to the Northern Pa
.cife and Great Northern properties, they
ought to have made their knowledge
known, at the time that they declared
their intention to file the bin in equity.
They could insthis way have easily have
ni1llihed any anticipated effect on the
market.
# today IS decision is that the supreme
court viii not interfere, ii will be hard
for Attorney General Knox to satisfy. the
country that he did not know what that
decision would be when he made his own
announcement If, on the other hand
the decision is that the supreme court
will take cognizanee Of the suit, then
Attorney General Knox and those acting
with him will probably enjoy seeing both
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
stocks suffer a still further decline.
In either event the transaction must
be regarded as offering to those who were
Informed admirable opportunities for
stock-Jobbing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
11nFRTy,s ITGHr our.

The statue of Liberty Enlighting the
World was unveiled in New York harbor
THURSDAY. Oct. %. 1856 On Feb. r. 1902,
and fifteen years and five months there
after, the following order was promul-
gated:
Liberty Enlfghtenfng the World, Light
Station-Notice is hereby given that ! on
or about March l. 1902, the fxed White
electric light shown from, the loren oL Ille
bronze statue at this station inside OF
Fort Wood -Bedloe island, westerly sue
of the main channel, in the upper part OF
New York upper bay, will be dlseontln-
By order of the lighthouse board.
m H Farquhar,
Rear Admiral, U. S. N, Chairman.
Grover Cleveland was president of the
United States when the statue was un-
yelled. He attended the unwilling cere-
mony, and made a speech, in the course
of which he used the following language:
We are not met to bow before a severe
and warlike God, but to honor our own
peaceful Deity, keeping watch and ward
before the gates of America. and here
it is that Liberty has her affairs, and their
fires will be kept alive by willing votarieS.
sister peoples of the East, and shall pen
citrate the darkness of mans oppression
until Liberty shall in truth enlighten the
the world.
These words We're followed by prolong-
ed and general applause among the thou
sands who thronged to hear the address.
1t is recorded that the weather was pc
culiarly inauspicious. Yet 10000 persons
marched through the streets of New
York, and hundreds Of thousands lined
the sidewalks, anxious to witness and
participate in the ceremonies of the I'M
yelling.
How did this order to put out the lights
on the statue of Liberty come about? 1t
was given for the information of the
mariners frequenting New York harbor.
Were there no funds to pay the cost, or
was it that the expense was too great?
Let US see how it was anyway.
1t may be accepted as true that If it
were not necessary to warn seafaring
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

persons that the torch Of the Statue of
Liberty was about to be extinguished,
there would have been little or no ado
made about putting on the extinguisher.
The light was put out, not because we had
not the facilities for keeping it ablaze.
No; there had been installed years before
in Bedloe's island, on which the statue
stands very elaborate electrical light.
ing plant The cost of working this plant
is about $4,000 year. So that that sum
was necessary to keeping a light ablaze
from the unlifted arm of the statue. 1t
required 1900 candle power to furnish
the light. The electrical apparatus is now
lying idle, and the federal treasury there
by saves an expenditure annually of
$1,000 Unless the extinguishment of the
light was designed as stroke of econo-
my, there is probably no explanation
which the federal authorities would care
to offer for the event.
Her light shall CLEAN as a beacon to
our sister peoples of the East, cried the
then president of the United States, as in
fancy he saw the splendid Illumination
light up the surrounding heights Of Fort
Hamilton, Staten Island and the Mar
rows, and reach out to the unmeasured
ocean to strike, perhaps, the retina of
the incoming Eastern serf and to bring
to his soul CLEAN of the spirit of Amer
lean liberty. But Cleveland, as the event
shows, was 10 prophet. Either the senti-
ment which he invoked was too costly. at
$1,000 a year, or else our sister peoples OF
the Fast are no longer to be regarded as
entitled to have beacons established at
the expense of the people, pointing them
the way to liberty.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Who3is the next candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for mayor? Don't
all speak at once. By the by, is 1t not
time to trot out that Democratic stool
pigeon which the Republican local states
men manage to keep in reserve. All that
some disgruntIed brother calling himself
a Democrat has to do in order to turn a
more or less dishonest penny is to get UP
a petition to become an independent
Democratic candidate for mayor. There's
money in it. At least so the Republican
machine represents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
SUNDAY. FEB. %, 1902.

What pity it is that that sensation
made out of the death of the leading
witness in securing the conviction of one
the Tammany police officers was so ruth
lessly destroyed by a simple explanation.
Reform is up against it once more.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Mark Hanna eats hash fer his Sunday
breakfast. as the world is Informed. The
taste was acquired. without doubt. in a
boarding house.. when Mark did not have
as delightful "a varietyssof dishes to choose
from as he has today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

The British ambassador. at Washington
is not likely to. do himself any additional
harm by activity with tongue or pen
for some little time: The storm Of that
Joint note transaction IS blowing over
fast, while my lord lies low.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Wonder if f. B. Doran will now con-
sent to run for mayor or for the nom
ination, since his darling project of abol
ishing the police commission has died "a
bornin'?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

The holy synod of the Greek church is
declared to he still contemplating en-
gaging in the annual communication of
Tolstoy. If they don't hurry up, the old
philosopher win have died, if he is not
already dead. And, then?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

There has a good deal been said from
time to time about pensioning schemes
by American railroads. That one just
announced by the Delaware & Lackawan-
ma road differs from all the others in
that it enbodies the pension as well as
the scheme. 81
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

The Park hotel in New York has come
to an end which might be looked for from
the unbroken ilI-luck which has attended
the structure since it was built. 1t is
another of the A. T. Stewart monuments
that have gone UP in smoke.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Not even bucket Of water, line of
hose or a single standpipe was in the
Park hotel when the fire broke out. And
yet there probably will be no indictments
for murder found by the New York
grand jury.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Poor Alfonso! What hard time the
boy has had since he assumed the respon-
sible duties of king. How much better 1t
would have been for him at the outset
to have made his FRIEND Weyler, king,
and then everything would be lovely with
royalty and all the anarchists would be
reconcentrado.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
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porting the fact to the business
office. Telephone. Main 1865.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

A trust controlling twenty-four banks
is the latest New Jersey product. If
the number of7 banks were about 2iU9
there might be something to talk about.
Jersey is the state of magnificent figures.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Which of the two. Howells or Carter
Harrison, was that autograph story in
tended to advertiser It certainly has no
value except as an ad. for somebody.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

That woman of sixty-two who is suing
for damages for her blighted affections
ought to be old enough to set a truer
value on a law suit1even for breach OF
promise.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

The only way evidently, to shut the
mouths of the pugs and their hackers is
for the public to put cotton in its ears.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

What between athletics and theatrlcais
tbe Young folks of the St Paul high
school are progressing and no DOUBT
manage to keep busy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Prince Henry's introduction to America
will no doubt sustain his previous ideas
about the liveliness of things in this
semi barbarous country of ours
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

The baseball magnates dispute success
fully with the pugs for the honors as
wind TANNERS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

It will be entirely safe to accept the
lists of those who were present and of
those who sent letters of regret to the
meeting of last evening at the Manhattan
club as fair test of just the degree Of
ardor with which our leading Democratic
politicians are looking for a reunion of
Democrats
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

It's a wise legislative child that knows
its own father.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Things are progressing admirably Just
now between the German and American
peoples. An American singer has just
been given Immense applause by the au-
dience Of Berlin opera house. Next
thing we may hear Is that the American
hog, so long DETAINED by German politi-
clans, shall before long claim the king
dom which is his by natural right.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

What delightful weather they are hav-
ing in the East; and through what hor-
rors of blizzard on blizzard are the I'M
happy people of the Northwest especial
ly of Minnesota-now passing!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
'pmIIighI Helena =. =.

Washington time q p. m. St. Paul..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Millions for Steel Trust
Formal announcement was made to
the stockholders of the United States Steel
corporation, at their first annual meeting,
that -$107 600 was earned during the
first nine months of the concerns ex-
istence. The net profits amounted to
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-10
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Th~ Announced Giu OF one MIiIion
Dollars Dwindir- to Twen-
ty-Eivc Thousand.

Chicago. Jan. THE prosperity
and growth of the Alliance Frnncaisc
which were expected to develop large
~ within u short time rs n result uf
an announced gift ~ 81 100000 from
Robert Icbaudy, u French multimil'
lionuirc. h not likely 10 matcrialilc IT,
the extent supposed. II has been
learned that NJ. icbaudy has made
ne official proircr of amy gift Ia the
alliance. though he has intimnt 81
that Is the future u substantial sum
will he given by him. II Is not br'
licvcd, however, that the gift. whch
II does come. will AMOUNT to over
Sai,00O, and II was said. yesterday,
that the donation was not expected
for several months or possibly u
year.
Henri Mcrou, the French consul
has asccrtaincd that he announce.
Incnt was the result of u misuudcr-
standing which occurred In u visit t.
Chicago by Emile ltidcl, Of the
French army, u friend Of VI. Lcbaudv.
NJ. Ridcl and VI. Mcrou paid u visit
to President Harper ~ the University
Of Chicago. and In the course Of n
conversation VI. Ridcl mentioned the
kindly intentions Of NJ. Lcbaudy for
the future. The matter leaked on.
and became greatly magniiicd.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-10
AERIAL NAVIGATION.
The ~. Louis Worlds Fair WIN VI
fer Substantial uccmc
For It's Development.

81. Ioujs. Jan. THE Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co. will offer q
prize Of not less than SiOO.oOo, ana
possibly amounting To 100000 for .
successful airsliip Ia be exhibited NJ
the exposition in 1909. This announces
m.nt was mndc after members of the
committee had determined upon the
feasibility and attractiycness oil ~
idea. 4 tournament of oirShips Is the
corollary of the offer of the prize.
Tests of the various nirships COM
peting for the prize will he made on
the site Of the exposition. and II IN
expected that all the scientists of the
world that have undertaken to solve
the problem Of aerial navigation will
be present with their latest devices.
While no special effort will he made
to encourage any particular inventor,
II IL thought by the executive com.
mittee that Santos-Dumont. who has
attained the greatest amount OF sue
cess up to the present. will be q
prominent figure In the contest, and
that. with the induccmcut offered. he
will bring great energy to bear dur
ing the intermediate time 10 that his
Eiiel tower flight may be repeated
here with more certainty. and he
Journey greatly heightened.
From the frs, drafting Of the class
ification Of the exposition exhibits
those things which have to do with
,.rtnI nnxigntinn hnNs bcen piyeu n
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-10
MONEY QUESTION.
Secretary Long Writes a Letter De-
Tending the Navy De-
partment.
THE LATTER HAS BEEN CRITICISED.
rhc cour, OF Claims. Not the Nnvy
Department Made the twnrd- OF
Prize Money. nder the Law ms
Existed. Hut which Has since
u.ra Repeated.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Sccrctary
Long has addressed Ia senator kDutc
Nelson. Of Minnesota, u long letter
defending the navy department
against what IL declared to he un-
friendly criticism In connection with
the distribution Of pI->e money and
bounty: The letter Is called forth by
one from the senator, asking for In
formation ON this point, for the use
II II western newspaper. The sccre-
tary declares that the criticism h u
the department has Disseminated for
ADMIRAL Sampson aud against Ad-
miral Schlcy In the distribution Of
prize money and bounty, Is unjust,
because the department has no con.
troll over this matter, the money be-
lug distributed from the treasury,
aud all questions Of law aud fact rel
ntiyc To prize and bounty having been
determined by the courts. The sec
Rotary calls attention to the laws
touching prize aud bounty ns they cx-
isted at the beginning Of the Spanish
war. and says that though advised by
the attorney general that II might
make n distribution, the navy depart
mcnt preferred to place the matter In
the court Of claims, aud ~ far from
displaying favoritism, adopted the
effective mean In itS power Ia secure
u Just determination 10y courts Of law
Of the rights of all concerned.
Touching the claim Of Admiral
Sampson for bounty at Santiago, the
secretary says that the distribution
was made under IA decree of the court
Of claims. which he cites. and from
which no appeal was taken. lie fur.
Their points out that, under the prize
laws, the commnndrr-in.chicf Of the
fleet IL cntitlcdto his 'onc.twcniicih"
of bounty by virtue of his position ~
commandrr-in-chlef. whether he Is
personally present during the cn.
gagcmcnt or not. Says the sccrc'
tnry:
AS commnndcr.ln.chicf. Admiral
Sampson would, therefore. under the
law, have been entitled to his share
~ the bounty for the destruction of
the Spanish ships nj Santiago IL he
0 ~ WV WV Wv w w 'hAft
NJ the time. This was the law. for
which the navy department Is nowise
responsible"
IN this point the secretary says
that the department itself was 1hc
first to realize the inequalities of this
law and to make recommendation
which led to It's repeal, - that "a
rather amusing feature Of the nj.
tncks made upon the navy depart
mcnt," ~ the secretary puts H.. IL
that the administration Il blamed
more than two years after II had
cured the evil. The secretary ron.
cludr, his letter with an extract from
the report uf the auditor of the treas
urN for the navy department showing
the status of the prize money aud
bounty eases, yet unsettled, owing IA
delays In III" courts, aud predicting Il
settlement within II year.