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is largely without religion, is RESPONSE
BILE"
Gov. Lind's Address a Feature.
AS ex-Gov. Linds address was the
feature of yesterday afternoons ses-
sion, so President Races address on
Some Pressing School Problems was
the feature of the opening general ses-
sion yesterday morning. There were
perhaps 500 men and women in the
auditorium of the Central Presbyterian
church when President Race called the
opening session together. On the plat
form, with the president, We're seated
Rev. John Sinclair st. Paul. who pro-
nounced the invocation; Superintend-
ent of Schools Smith, of St Paul; Prof.
David L. Kiehle, of the state univer-
sity, and State Superintendent ]. w.
Olsen
While President Races and Mr..
Lind's addresses stood out in the days
programme with special distinctness,
because they sharply attacked existing
faults, the addresses delivered at the
morning general session and in the
afternoon before the associated school
boards section, commanded the inter-
ested attention of the educators pres
ent, for they treated practical prob
lens in a practical fashion.
President Race, in his annual ad-
had no reason to be proud of her
schools. A small, lean man, smooth
shaven, almost boyish in appearance,
the speaker seemed possessed of an ir-
resistible energy that gave his paper
snap" though it was delivered in a
high nasal tone of voice.
Mr.. Race said that last summer he
visited so per cent of the rural school
districts in Minnesota, and he found
one-half of those quite unfit to house
the pupils.
School Buildings Are ForIorn.
"Are our criminals of more impor-
tance than our children?" queried the
speaker. "We must think so, when
we stop to compare our well built,
well ventilated and well lighted jails
with our rural school buildings. School
buildings and school grounds should
be the beauty spots of the districts,
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president of the college section of the
association. which met at the high
school in the afternoon, Prof W. w.
Folwell, of the University of Mime
sofa, gave an outline of the educa-
tional system in the state. He pointed
out the advantages of the system in
Minnesota by which there is a con-
nected chain from the lower grades
Of the rural and city public schools
through the high schools and the state
university.
President Bridgman, Of Hamline
university. however, called attention
to the fact that the denominational
schools must be taken into account,
and that as they have maintained their
position for over a hundred years, the
burden of defense rests upon the state
universities, which are innovations and
are on trial.
The question of reducing the length
of time to be required for the granting
of the bachelor of arts degree was
considered by Prof. George Innis, of
Hamline university, and he controvert-
ed the arguments recently advanced
by Prof. Butler, of Columbia college,
New York, who maintained that stu
dents are now two years older when
taking the collegiate course, and that
a greater amount of work is now re-
quired in the aggregate during the
four-year courses. Prof. Innis stated
that statistics do not sustain Prof.
Butler and that the ages of students
now are not greater than those of the
students several years ago. He also
pointed out that if the time for grant
ing the degree was diminished by two
years, high schools, by adding to their
studies, could demand the right of
granting degrees to their graduates.
thus increasing the number of degree
giving institutions. This subject was
carried into discussion by Prof An
drew Fossum, of st. Olaf's college, and
Prof. Christopher w. Hall, of the Uni
versity of Minnesota
The Importance of the study of
chemistry in our school system was
pointed out by Prof. George B. Frank
| forter. of the University of Minnesota.
He said that as the carrying on of the
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qua, West Point man. The corre-
spondent asked Alcantara to interrupt
the president for moment, but the
governor was timid, being afraid to
draw down Castro's wrath on himself,
He displayed sheaf of unopened teIe-
grams from United States Minister
Bowen, which he had not dared to
bring to Castro's attention during his
gayeties.
Castro then approached and inter-
rupted the conversation with Alcanta-
ra, demanding to know what was going
on. When told of the powers demand
for an apology, the president swelled
like turkey cock, declaiming bonn
bastically that he would never apollo
gize. The crowd Of surrounding dan
GERS cheered to the echo, shouting:
Viva Castroi Viva Venezuela" Cas-
tro's mistress beamed her approval,
slapping the president on the back
when he declared the allies must apol-
ogize, and that he was ready to fight.
That's the way to talk, old boy" she
said
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MOST AMBITIOUS OF
PR0FlT-SHARING
SCHEMES
United States Steel Corpora
tion Will Establish a Sys-
tenn Whereby All Its En-
ployes May Become a Per-
nlanent Stakeholder Ger
tain Amounts Set Aside
From Earnings.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-In a double
circular, one to the stockholders and
the other to the officers and employees,
the United States Steel corporation
announces it's intention to install a
system whereby the humblest work.
man on it's rolls may, If he desires, be-
come a permanent stockhOlder and
share in the profits of the corporation.
The circulars are signed by George
w. Perkins, chairman. The plan is said
to have originated with Mr.. Perkins.
The circular to the stockholders
points out the apparent advantage of
the plan, which was devised with
equal fairness to every man, from the
president of the steel corporation to
the man with pick and shovel working
for one of the subsidiary companies" I"
The circular goes on to say that at the
same time there are 55 goo stockhold-
ers, who, it is believed, would feel a
great sense Of security in the corpora
TONS earning power if they knew that
officers and managers generally We're
willing to enter into contract by
which part of their compensation for
services rendered will be paid only af-
ter the realization of S80,000,000 OF
profits. This represents interest on
bonds, dividends on stocks and reserve
for sinking funds.
The plan of inviting officers and en-
ployes to participate is divided into
two parts. 1t is prescribed that from
the earnings of the corporation during
the year 1902 there will have been set
aside at least $2,000,000, and as much
more as is needed for the purchase of
at least $4,000 shares of preferred stock
which will be offered as follows to en-
ployes of the corporation and constitu-
ent companies. The corporation and
subsidiary companies employ about
16S, 600 men.
Whenever $SO,OO0,O0O and less than
$50, 100000 is earned during 1908, L per
cent shall be set aside. The amounts
are scaled until, finally, it is provided
that whenever $150a00,O0O and less
than $160,000.00O is earned, during
1903, 212 per cent shall be set aside.
Twenty-Five per cent OF all the money
set aside in this profit sharing plan
will be held for five years and will be
given only to them, who, at the end of
that period, will have been in the en-
ploy1nent Of the corporation or of one
or another Of its subsidiary companies
from and since Jan. 1, 1868.
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VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT
A MURDEROUS TYRANT
Special Cable to The Globe.

Special Cable to The Globe.
CARACAS, Dee. 31.-President Cas-
tro, who put off his return to the
capital on one pretext after another.
arrived here yesterday to confer with
Mr.. Bowen. United States minister.
The people, with whom he is exceed
iniy unpopular on account of his mercf-
less rule. received him with scant
demonstration. On the other hand, the
soldiers gave him an enthusiastic vel
come. Salutes were fired and bands
played. The president drove through
the city in an open carriage, unguard-
ed, and accompanied by Gen. Mira
flores.
Throughout Venezuela conditions are
lamentable. Castro's mandate is the
only law, and he shows scant mercy.
He has filled the jails with his political
opponents. Executions take place
everywhere. The soldiery is able in
this way to crafty personal spite or
disappointment. Within sixteen miles
of the capital eighty-five corpses can
be counted today. These unfortunate
persons were either hanged or shot.
The country elsewhere reeks with the
dead
1t is possible to state on excellent
British and German official authority
that the Venezuelan customs VIII not
be seized before Jan. 8, in order to al
low time for the arrival of more war
ships. Even then, it is not quite GER
tain that the powers will determine to
take this step, although it is likely they
viii do so unless Castro yields.
Castro as a Dancer.
Special Cable to The Globe.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Dec. 31.-In
order to escape the strict censorship at
Caracas, your correspondent sent this
dispatch by the German ship Charlotte
to this Dutch West Indian seaport, and
in this way is enabled to give the fol-
lowing further details of the gay do
ings at La Victoria. President Castro
was the gayest of the gay at the
Christmas fete. He was to be seen
constantly dancing under the trees, in
the midst of the merry throng, with a
pretty girl, his favorite mistress. Sun
day was a great day. The revel was a
scene of great rejoicing, and dancing
proceeded, to the stirring music of a
military band.
Near to the president stood Gen. AL
cantara, governor of the state of Ara
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by you at the recent election, when you
received the largest majority ever
given to a governor of this state, filed
our hearts with pride end joy"
The timepiece is an open-fa gold
one, and on the inside case is the in
scription: "To Gov. S. r. Van SAINT,
From His Official Family, JAN 1, 1903"
Attached to six fob is the double
eagle of the thirty-second degree of
Masonry, Of which the governor is a
member.
The donors were S. F. Fullerton,
Robert Jamison, w. G. Masterman,
George L. Matchan, J. w. Olsen, E. D.
Libbey, Henry Wolfer, w. w. P Nc
Connell, S. w. Leavett, o. B. Gould,
James A. Martin, Elmer H. Dearth, e.
"A. Nelson, John O'Donnell, Alexander
Nicoll Jr., G. T. Woodbride, Simon
Clark, F. A. Whittier, Fenton G. War
ner and S. T. Johnson.
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FAILURE. RECORD FAVORABLE
Fewer Casualties and Lighter Liabilities in 1902
Than in 1901.

but comparisons with prior years are
markedly in favor of 1902. In liabili
ties an even better showing is made,
those for 1902 being the smallest te-
port for the year. While the proper
ton of assets to liabilities was 4S per
cent in 1902 as against 1853 in 1901
and 47.2 in 1900, it is lower than in any
preceding year since 1885.
With two exceptions, the number of
failures was the smallest in fourteen
years, despite the fact that the number
of concerns in business is growing
steadily. the increase since 1892 ag-
gregating 19 per cent. The annual
death rate" is shown to be only so
in 1902, against .8S in 1901 and .85
hitherto, the lowest records made, in
1900 and 1899.
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LEFT TO CIVIL
COURTS TO DECIDE
Temporary Disposition of the
Catholic Dispute in the
Philippines.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 31.-Sec-
retary Root practically has thrown into
the hands of the civil courts, in the
Philippines, for decision the contro-
versy between the two elements in the
Catholic church in the islands, which
has developed into a schism. The
schismatics, under the leadership of
priest known by the name Of AgiIpay
have retained possession of large
amount of church property, which is
claimed by the Catholic church, and
the latter appealed to Gov. Taft to dis
possess the schismatics. The gov
ernor held that the schism was one for
the adjustment of the civil courts, and
the case came to Washington on APP
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the expenses of the legislative commit
tee and he advised that committee to
center all it's energies on the most
necessary things for in that way only
would it be apt to meet with any sue
cess.
Supt. K. w. Buell. concluded the dis
cuSSiOn. He, too, deplQred. the present
condition of the rural schools, but he
declared that he was optimistic so far
as the future of those schools were
concerned. Only he thought it wise to
impress. upon the members of the as
Sociation the wisdom of having solid
foundations in this matter of educa-
structure, he feared, was a top heavy
structure.
How to Teach Drawing.
Prof D. r. Augsburg, supervisor of
drawing in the public schools of Oak
land, Cal, gave brief chalk talk after
the string orchestra, which was in at
tendance yesterday morning, had play
ed a selection. A genial gentleman,
Prof. Augsburg infused into his very
practical lesson on drawing a little
nonsense that was relished by every
one OF the educators present.
A big blackboard was placed in the
roStrum, and as he talked the speaker
sketched rapidly, every sketch illus
special point that he made yesterday
was that teachers were too apt to
surround drawing with so much tech
nicaltty that the lesson was looked upon
as hard work rather than as pleasure.
A little child, when told to draw an
object, went to work with commend
able directness. Every line she made
represented something and the result
was that child's idea of the object be-
fore her presented as clearly and as
carefully as she knew how to present
it. Teachers, he advised, would do well
to initiate in their teaching the little
childs directness.
Before the adjournment of yester-
day mornings general session the
president announced the appointment
of the following committees:
Enrollment-D. C. Mckenzie, L. H.
COlson, p. ]. Kuntz.
Nominations-K. w. Buell., A. J.
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HUNG A WATCH
ON GOVERNOR
Van SAINTS Official Family
Show Appreciation of
His Favor.

Following closely on the heels of the
announcement by Gov. Van SAINT that
the members Of his official cabinet had
all been reappointed, a delegation
waited upon his excelIency and sur
prised him by representing to him a
gold watch and Masonic charm.
The state public examiner made the
presentation speech, and after apollo
gizing for the intrusion, said:
I'VE wish to express to your excel
lency our heartfelt appreciation and
admiration of the fearless, able, hon
est and vigorous administration which
you have given the state during the
two years of your term or office which
is just closing. We also desire to ex-
press our appreciation of the uniform
courtesy and great consideration we
have received at your hands, and to
say to you that the great victory won
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-01
POPE REJECTS
ABBE KLEIN
Act Connected With the Re-
fusal to Appoint Spalding
Archbishop of Chicago

ROME, Dec. S1.-The pope has re-
fused to appoint Able Klein to be
bishop of Monaco. The able is a pro-
fessor in the Catholic institute at Par
Is, propagator of Father Hecker's doc
trines and Translator of Bishop Spald-
ing's works. The Vatican authorities
think there is some connection be-
tween the pope's refusal of Able
Klein and his rejection of Bishop
Spalding's candidacy for the arch
bishopric of Chicago.
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NEW YORK, Dec 3f.-In spite of
some crop shortages, added to record
breaking strikes and reduced foreign
trade, Bradstreet's, Jan. 8, will report
that the failure record for the past
year is, on the whole, favorable one.
In only one section, the South, was
there an increase of casualties over the
record of 1901, and in only two, the
South and Central West, was there
an increase of liabilities.
During the year 1891 commercial
failures were reported, with liabilities
of $105, ,693,623, and assets Of s50,870,-
500; decrease in number ga per cent,
and a falling off of liabilities IF Is per
cent from 1901. Compared with 1900
and 1899, increases in the number of
failures of SIS and z per cent are shown,
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JOHN LIND PLEADS FOR MORAL
SIDE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

but instead of this being a fact, the
children of Minnesota are forced to
spend eight of the most important
years of their lives in forlorn build
ings."
One of the chief causes Of the exist
ing condition, the speaker thought, was
due to the fact that county superin-
tendents had little real power to bring
about results which they knew would
be for the good of their schools. The
power was all in the hands of the board
of school supervisors, who seldom had
the time or possessed the knowledge
necessary to better existing condi-
tionS.
''T know of one young woman" said
the speaker, whose sight has been
permanently injured because while
teaching she has been compelled con-
stantly to face the light. The sup
erintendent of her county recommend
ed to the board that the pupils seats
be changed so that they would face in
another direction, but the school board
refused giving as their reason that
they did not like to have fresh nails
driven in the hardwood floors"
Salaries Should Be Raised.
AS cure for such conditions, the
speaker recommended that every coun-
ty superintendent elected be required
have at least two years of practical
| experience in teaching; that his salary
be increased so that the best men
! would be attracted toward the Office;
| and that he should have the assistance
of a clerk whose sole business it
would be to aid the superintendent.
! He further suggested that in every
! county in the state two men should be
! selected to form a committee with the
! county superintendent a third member
| and chairman, and that the duty Of
this committee should be to pass upon
plans for new buildings and to con-
| denim old buildings. Such a com
mittee would form, he said, a county
board of education that would have a
! of all educational matters, and that
would form an advisory board upon
which the teachers could rely.
President Races address was loudly
! applauded and the association mem
bers showed that they. realized the
practicabflfty of the suggestion it
! contained by deciding to add legisla-
tive committee to the list of COM
mittees the president had already ap-
pointed.
Legislature is Unpromising.
J.. w. Olsen, state superintendent OF
! public instruction opened the discus
sion which followed the presidents ad-
! dress. He agreed with President Race
that there was a demand for more
! capable supervisors of rural schools
! He said that in order to have the sug-
| gestions made incorporated in rural
school government, earnest legislative
work was necessary and he added that
an analysis of the make up of the
/ forthcoming legislature revealed the
! ging fact that there was hard
! ly- one member of that Legislature
whose children attended rural schools
He suggested that 500 be taken out
/ of the association treasury to defray
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DAYS NEWS SUMMARIZED

Weather for st. Paul and vicinity:
Fair; fair and colder Friday.
DOMESTIC
Twenty-Five New York men sue Erie
railroad and Pennsylvania Coal COM
panies for $4,000 each, claiming COM
panies decoyed them to coal mines during
strike.
Litigation over water works at Helena,
Mont, has result of postponing tax col
lections.
Fargo college is paid $4,000 by DR..
Tearsons, of Chicago.
National League of Independent Work
men Of America" is being formed.
Decreased number of failures and
amount of liabilities are shown for 1902
as compared with previous year.
United States Steel corporation will
make all its employees stockholders.
Cleage, of St. Louis. makes over $780,
600 on his December corn deal.
Grain trading is light and prices all
lower, news being bearish.
Hopefulness and confidence mark days
business in stocks 1t is felt danger point
on money has been passed safely.
RAILROADS
Minneapolis millers will make effort to
break advanced rate on flour.
Wisconsin Central and Lackawanna
raise wages of employees.
Baltimore & Ohio will restrict traffic
70 relieve congestion.
LOCAL
The statement of the ST. Paul clearing
house shows that clearings increased IL
per cent during 1902.
Gov. Van SAINT is presented with a
gold watch by the members of his official
family.
Toronto Jimmy" bank robber, is to
be extradited from Illinois.
Gov. Van SAINT. reappoints state officers
| and other employees.
Ex-Gov. Lind delivers significant ad-
dress before Minnesota Educational asso-
ciation.
Farmer Yeager of ST. Peter, comes to
st. Paul in search of his ten-year- old boy,
whom he charges his wife with kidnap-
| ing.
FOREIGN
President Castro of Venezuela, executes
| opponents by wholesale
| French aeronauts will try to cross Sa-
! hara desert in balloon.
! Belgian lieutenant and his party are
murdered and eaten by Congo natives.
| Secretary Root leaves to civil courts in
! Philippines decision of controversy be-
| tween Catholic factions
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in Addressing
the Minnesota Educational
Association, Makes Signif-
icant Comment on Some
Features Of SYSTEM Two
Thousand Educators Ar
rive in the City, Fifteen
Hundred Attend the Re
ceptiOn.
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CLEAGE CLOSES UP
DECEMBER CORN DEAL
St. Louis Man Ahead From 100000 to
$3eo, 900.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Dec 31.-Thomas A.
Creage closed his big December corn deal
today heavy winner. He made settle
ments on all deals at 46 cents. which was
cents over the corn quotation at Chi
cage. He estimates that between 5,000,
coo and 5000, 600 bushels OF contract corn
We're involved in the deal and that his
average Profit was cents per bushel-
TINS makes him ahead ON the deal from
100000 to $500. 900.
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FRENCHMEN WILL TRY BALLOONING
ACROSS THE SAHARA DESERT

across the Sahara desert. If this ex-
pertinent is successful, the two explor-
ers propose to attempt to cross the
unexplored portions of the desert ir
a balloon. This plan receives the sup
port of the French governnent, whicl
supplies the balloons.
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BANK CLEARINGS
SHOW AN INCREASE

Fourteen Per Cent Is the Gain Made
During 1902.
Bank clearings in st. Paul last year
show an increase of about IL per cent
over 1901. The figures are:
1901, total clearances. $3.50, ,413,77 IT
1902, total clearances. -. 294, 1877, ,119. IT
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PARIS, Dec. SIN. de Bureaux and
Castilleon de Saint Victor embarked
at MarseilIes today for Tunis, where
they propose to send up two small
balloons for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether the winds which pre-
vail in winter will carry airships
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Jones, George B. Alton.
man, E. T. Crichett. r.
Resolutions-J. L. Torrens, E. M.
Phillips, D. r. Savage.
National Education Association-A.
W. Rankin, E. B. Uline, Miss Fanny
Gies.
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CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
$50 a. m.-ChiId- Study, Kinder
oarten Sections.
g a. m.-Graded Schools Section.
$50 a. m.-Associated School
Boards.
2 p. m.-GeneraI Session.
STATE CAPITOL.
a. m.-County Superintendents.
a. m.-High School Council.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
9 a. m.-Coilege Section.
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LIEUTENANT AND
PARTY EATEN BY CANNIBALS

BRUSSELS, Dec. s1.-The Congo ad-
ministration has received news that
Lieut. De Magnse and his party, who
were in charge of Port Boni on the
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frontier of Uganda, were attacked by a
cannibal tribe, June IA last, and that
the entire party was murdered and
eaten.
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Castro Saws Yes.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81. -
Secretary Hay has received the answer
of President Castro to the proposal Of
the powers to arbitrate the Venezuelan
difficulties before The Hague tribunal.
President Castro accepts the general
principles of the proposition. His an
swer was transmitted from here to
London. Berlin and Rome today.