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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
FACT AND FICTION.

A publisher complained the other day in mag
azne that there dearh of short stories that the
field of fiction seemed to be overworked and that what
offered nowadays stale and unpalatable. His
statement of cannot apply to all magazines, for
those that worthy the have distinct in
dviduaty and every contribution printed must express
a part of that individuality. But if qualified writer's
today offering stories that stale and unpaatable it
their fault and the fault of the field they till
For the field of fiction is life and life dramatic
day it
Yesterday there printed in the columns of this
paper the story of povery-stricken and bed-rdden Old
man, who, after separation of twenty five years. had
been discovered by his daughters who able and
protested themselves willing to for him for the
mainder of his life That story full of dramatic posi-
bties. The great book "Pere Gorot," was doubtless
fashioned out of less material. But this is only
stance The other day train from the East brought
into St Paul and left the union station an emigrant
the man she loved He not the station to meet
her and throughout the long day. in the hot dusty wait
ing she waited for her lover When the matrons
attention called to her and it suggested that the
might not keep his word she became indignant and
defended her lover And her faith was rewarded for
late in the afternoon he into the station in search
of her and they married Who will say that such
an incident does not suggest story?
The daily newspapers evidence that life is
still dramatic anal that the writer who studies it as it
should be studied will write stories that are stale
and unpalatabe The trouble seems be that young
writers recognize only two classes literary material
The class is society," the other the sums. He dis
dams to any literary possibilities in "the short and
simple annals of the poor" Yet these have furnished
the material for the great books of the world
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02

number of distinguished persons pres
ent, including Secretary Moody. of the
navy department.
The Rev Franklin Noble, an old
friend and former pastor of Secretary
Cortelyou. began the exercises by
reading a few passages from Scrip
ture and delivering an invocation.
Secretary Cortelyou, in an address.
called attention to the fact that on
Feb, 16 the entire personnel of his de-
partment consisted of a single official
himself. Today, by the transfers
made, the departments personnel con-
sisted of 1889 persons in Washington
and 1886 in the country at large, with
total appropriations for the coming
fiscal year of $9,796,S47. He promised
that every bureau of the new depart
ment would do effective work. and
said:
me other department has a wider
field. if the just expectations of the
trainers of the legislation are realized.
None will have closer relations with
the people or greater opportunities for
effective work. While we cannot ded-
icate a new and imposing structure
to the uses of this department, we can
at least, and 1 am sure we all do.
dedicate ourselves to the work which
chief executives have recommended
and congress in its wisdom has set
apart to be done. If we are to have
the highest success as a nation in our
commercial and industrial relations,
whether among ourselves or with 9TH
err peoples, we must keep ever to the
front and dominant always those
sturdy elements of character and the
dependence upon divine guidance
which were so signally shown by the
founders of the republic"
Director North. of the census bu-
reau. on behalf of the bureau chiefs.
responded. pledging the hearty sup
port of his associates and expressing
the opinion that Secretary Cortelyou
had before him perhaps the greatest
opportunity that ever fell to the lot Of
a cabinet officer in time of peace. Sec
rotary Moody said a few words on be-
half of the cabinet. A telegram Of
congratulation from the president was
read. DR.. Stafford closed the exercises
with prayer and a benedictlon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
SAvARD De FACTO
SECRETARY OF BOARD
Illness of Secretary McNamee
Leaves Inspector in His
Office.

Octave Savard. member of the board
of school inspectors. is for the pres
ent officiating in the capacity of sec
rotary of that body, as deputy for Ed
ward McNamee, who was recently
elected to the office, but by reason OF
i'll health is at present unable to take
up the work.
AS the matter now stands Mr.. Sa-
ward has been deputized by Mr.. Nc
Nance to fill the position of secretary
for period of thirty days. and this
arrangement has been tacitly accepted
by the board although no formal ac-
ton has been taken.
There is no provision of the law en-
abling the secretary of this board to
deputize another to perform his duties,
even temporarily, but in view of the
case. no objection has been offered on
the part Of the board. The present
understanding is that the substitution
of Mr.. Savard is for thirty days, but
as Mr.. McNameeS condition has been
truly serious, there is recognized some
possibility that it may continue for a
longer period.
The new arrangement was first made
public at the board meeting of yester-
day. when Mr.. Savard officiated as
secretary. In the past proceedings OF
the board July 1 was named as the
time for the termination of the Serv-
Ices of James P. Healy former secre-
tary, and the beginning of the term of
Mr.. McNamee. Some weeks ago, and
soon after his election to the office Of
secretary, Mr.. McNamee found it nee
essary to submit to a surgical opera
ton for an intestinal affection, which
has in the past year caused him a
great deal of Illness, and for that pur-
pose he entered a hospital at Roches-
ter, MINI. AS July l approached it
became apparent that he would not be
able to report for duty at that time,
and 1t became necessary that some
provision be made for the performance
of the work of the office. 1t is now
understood that for some weeks at
least Mr.. McNamee will not be physi-
cally able to perform any such ardu-
GUS work as is required of the secre-
tary of the board of education at this
time of the year. and some of his
friends fear that he may not be strong
enough for some months to come
Mr.. SaVard was at one time men,
toned as candidate for the office of
secretary of the board, and signified
willingness to accept if appointed,
and for that reason the present ar
rangement is looked upon as indicat-
ing the possibility of Mr.. Savard's sue
cession to the position in case it should
be found impossible to hold it open
until such time as Mr.. McNamee may
be sufficiently recovered to do the
work.
Having been a member of the board
for some time, Mr.. Savard is qualified
to perform the duties of secretary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
SALTWATER LABOR
UNION WON'T PARADE
Cause, Refusal of Merchants to Close
All Day on the Fourth.

The parade of labor unions, sched-
uled for the Fourth Of July, has been
declared off. The unions objected to
parading because some Of the mer-
chants of the city would not close their
stores throughout the entire day, and
rather than have anything more said
about the matter, the committee de-
cided that there would be no parade.
The money to have been spent in that
way will be used to provide other
amusement features.
OFT, Meuser & Co., of Dubuque,
Iowa, have arranged to ship 5000, 900
feet of logs to Saltwater by rail this
season from Bemidji, MINI. Joe OFT,
member of the firm, is now here
making all arrangements.
James Griffin, of Saltwater, who has
been employed in Minneapolis, is Sc
riously ill with appendicitis at the
family residence in Saltwater. If he
improves sufficiently an operation will
probably be performed.
The Steamer ]. s. was here yester-
day and took out excursions in the aft
ernoon and evening.
The village council at South Sti1lwa-
ter has accepted the proposition of a
Chicago corporation for the bonds to
be issued for an electric lighting plant
and water works and the village engi-
neer is making plans for the improve
ments.
The Juniata, of the Bronson & Fol-
som line, departed yesterday with q
large tow of logs for the South Musca-
tine Lumber company. The Lizzie
Gardner will get away today with lum-
Der for Burlington and Lyons.
The body of Mrs. w. G. Clark, who
died Tuesday at the summer home of
the family on the shores of Lily lake,
will be taken to st. Louis this after
noon for interment.
Another heavy rain storm, accom-
panied by wind and lightning, passed
over Saltwater Tuesday night, but no
damage was done. The rain was heavy
but did not damage growing crops.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
THE BIBLE TRUST.

After all there is to be no Bible trust The New
York publishers who for months have been try
ing to the word of God have defeated-and
by Chicago This Chicago publisher was the
only one of seven firms which publish Bibles in this
country who stood out against the trust He admits that
his motives financial, rather than pious but this
good at least has resulted from his fight with the trusts
Chicago for the first time in its history has seen the
Bible set up in type.
And, as result of this, it is claimed that Bibles
in Chicago cheap as biscuits How soon the
effect of this will be noted in that city is of course
impossible to tell. At least can doubt that
the breaking of the trust will the moral elevation
of the community. 1t is possible that every Reuben
when he reaches the windy will be handed as here
tofore gold brick, but it is improbable that tract
will accompany it. The Chicagoan who steps around
the may still expect be batted in the eve and
relieved of his purse and personal effects but the rob-
berry will doubtless be conducted in Christian spirit
Says the Chicago man, who successfully fought the
BDlevtrust: Those trust wanted twenty-hour
limited train to heaven, of reach of any but the
elite, and stood for erkwater for every station
and for all classes of passengers This burst of conf
dence does not bear the marks of either elegance or
duton, but at least it shows good heart Though he
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02

realized that by putting the Bible in reach of everybody
he enrchng himself, he did not overlook the tact
that he was doing the heather good turn. The price
to be advanced from to so per cent, says the
Chicago publisher, "and the heather, domestic as well
foreign be forgotten in the for gain, but
I'm going to underse1l the trust SO cent It's the
domestic heather who will profit spiritually by the pub
fishers courage For the first thought of the Christian
world to be for the heatEsn across the
1t is probable that he would have received his
installment of Bibles regularly even If the
price had gone up But, always neglected the domestic
heather would have been in hopeless situation
had Bibles become a luxury.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
CITY MONEY AND COUNTY BILLS.

If the Ramsey county fathers carry out what ap-
pears to be their ideas of adjusting the accounts OF the
city and county by charging all accounts as they should
be- Ramsey county will be bankrupt1in no time
AS matter of fact St. Paul is pretty good to KAN
sey county The city practically pays all the bills OF the
county which is in the main the proper thing consid
erng the benefits the city derives from the partnership
But there is disposition the part of some OF the
county oficias-and particularly the members OF the
board of county commissonerso shift all the burdens
of government to the city.
The other day man practically turned loose on
the streets because of contention as to whether the
city or county should be chargeabe with maintaining
absurd and inevitably lead the consolidation of
the city and county government.
The county asks pay for boarding city prisoners III
the county JAIL but the county pays no part OF the cost
of maintaining the municipal court, which is used alike
for the trial of city end county prisoners The city pro-
vdes detention hospital for sufferers from contagious
diseases and that in spite of the fact that decision has
recently been handed down by the court in
which is held that the county must be at the charge
of maintaining a hospital for smallpox patients.
The city has not complained about paying the bills
but there be limit placed upon the expenditure
incurred by the county authority and paid for by the
city. Of it cannot make much difference ut-
mately how these bills paid between the city and
county it is very much matter of which pocket the
money will be taken out Of But the city should have
the larger voice in the disposition of the finances of the
dual government.
The time must come when the city and county will
be consolidated.
1t is absurd go doing business with double set
of officers when the would do the work much
better and very largely reduced expenditure And the
county fathers themselves will be responsible for hasten
ing the day when Ramsey county and the city of St Paul.
will be government, as they are in fact. s.-s /
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
CONGRESSMAN ILLEGALLY
CONCERNED IN CONTRACTS
This Is the Inference Drawn From
LYON Bankruptcy Proceedings.


Lyon Bankruptcy Proceedings.
NEW YORK, July LIN the hearing
before United States Referee Stanley
w. Dexter, of this city, of petition
made in April, 1902, by Edmund r.
bankruptcy proceedings, the following
developments are reported.
Lyons petition showed liabilities Of
100000 and no assets. Two of Lyons
creditors, Littauer Brothers, now OF
New York and Gloversville, N. Y, and
Revillon Freese, Of New York city, OBJ
jected to Lyons discharge in bank
ruptcy. These firms put in the OBJ
lection that upon information and be-
lief the bankrupt, with fraudulent IN
tent to conceal his true financial con-
dition and in contemplation of bank
ruptcy destroyed, concealed or failed
to keep books of account and records
from which his true financial condition
might be ascertained.'
In his testimony Lyon denied that he
had attempted to conceal his financial
condition and said that he had no as
sets of any kind.
He declared that he had them looked
over by public accountants for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the large ac-
counts of the assistant quartermas-
and Messrs Littauer Bros"
Lyon said the contracts ran through
the Spanish war and extended from
1897 to 1900
"And you say in connection with this
business there was Littauer Bros; did
they have anything to do with the con-
tract?"
"They were in with me on the musk
rat gauntlets and the muskrat caps"
oh no Ht
81 did"
"And they furnished the material?"
"They furnished a portion and l fur
nished a portion"
did you not incur liabilities in con-
nection with these parties?"
81 did"
Four government contracts admitted
show articles of agreement between
Col. J. v. Fuery, deputy quartermas-
ter general at Philadelphia, and Lyon.
and Bondsmen William Littauer and
Oscar L. Richard. Littauer's brother
in-law, contain this stipulation:
THAT no member of or delegate to
congress or any person belonging to or
employed in the military service Of
the United States, is or shall be ad-
mitted to any share or part of this con-
tract or to any benefit which may arise
herefrom."
Lyon is SaiG to have declared that
his contracts with the quartermaster's
department reached q total of nearly
$500, 900, and that the profits of Lit
tauer Bros, of Gloversville and New
York, were in the neighborhood of $780,
900. The firm of Littauer Bros is said
to be composed of Lucius N. Littauec
and Eugene, his brother.
Lucius N. Littauer represents the
Twenty second district of New York
state. He took his seat for the first
time in the Fifty fifth congress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
At the Hotels

The Windsor hotel register said
merely, MRS. Montague, London, Eng
land" but investigation proved the
person who wrote the name to be
Madame Florence Montague, one of the
| most prominent psychological speakers
in the world. To Gl e reporter
madame said:
yes, am French by birth, but
American by breeding, inclination and
habits. was eighteen years of age
when I came to America from Paris
and settled in San Francisco. Early l
was imbued with the American sentt-
j:ments of liberty that float in the air
in this God-given land, and my de-
termination to do something and be-
come something took the form of lee
turing. My tastes are, and ever were
in the direction of a higher civilization
yes, call it radical, if you willard
the result was that founded the Cali
fornian Psychologist society. Four
years ago my health became impaired
through hard work and left this coun-
try for England and settled in London
thinking to stay there till l was better.
The result was that 1 have been there
for the whole four years, and in that
time / have founded another psyche
logical society, called the London
Psychologist society. Many celebrities
are among it's members and of those
who spoke with me on the platform are
Nine. Antoinette Sterling, formerly a
Tennessee woman, and perhaps the
greatest contralto in Europe. Another
is Mrs. Stannard, better known to her
thousands of readers as John Strange
Winter"
At the Windsor last night were: ].
T. Hughes, Duluth, Mimi; N. Whit
ford, Henderson; M. o. Fowler, Morris,
Mimi; T. R. Hayes, Detroit; w. J.
Egbert Wadena; E. L. Oberg, Black
Duck, Mimi
At the Metropolitan: Mrs. Anna
Hunt, Mrs. Agnes Tallmadge, Mrs. Liz
zie Mathers, Austin, Mimi: S. P.
Criticized, Adrian, Mimi: e. E. Kent,
Barron, Wis; w. A. Carnahan, Eau
Claire, Wis; A. c.. Johnson and wife,
Shell Lake, Wis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
TODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July Fore
cast:
For Minnesota-Fair Thursday, except
showers in west portion; Friday, showers,
light variable winds.
For Upper Michigan-Fair, warmer
Thursday; Friday fair, fresh northwest
winds diminishing.
For Wisconsin-Fair Thursday and
Friday; light to fresh west winds
For Iowa-Fair Thursday, except show
ers in northwest portion; Friday showers
and not so warm.
) For North Dakota and South Dakota
Showers and cooler Thursday; Friday
fair warmer.
For Montana-Showers Thursday; Fri
day fair, warmer.
st. Paul-Yesterday' temperatures,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, ST. Paul. w. E. Oliver. observer. for
the twenty-four hours ended at I o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation. Highest tempera-
ture. 70; lowest temperature 67; average
temperature, 79; daily range, u; barom-
eter, 1865; humidity, 3d. precipitation.
II; 7 p. M. temperature, 70; Z p. m. wind,
west; weather. cloudy.
vasfer6ay'S sTemOar6 fI,ree-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
EDITORIAL EXPRESSIONS,
Be Considerable on the Fourth.

Well people can endure the distracting noise
of the Fourth of july although of these by night
crate citizens every neighborhood will think of the
sick and will seek protect them Life death some
depends upon quiet and freedom from serious dis
turbance In such instances the cracker the
rearm and other of racket ought to be pre-
vented. humane impulse will dictate such a course
but boys do not always know that there cases of
sickness in the vicinity 1t would be kindness them
and to the afflicted to inform them of the conditions and
urge the selection of other localities for their patriotic
Observation-Disclosures Hawkeye
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
HELPING THE CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY ALONG
Rector o'conneII Goes to Rome to Enlist
United Effort of Hierarchy.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July mgr.
O'Connell, rector of the Catholic uni
versity, sails from New York tomorrow,
going to Rome on business pertaining to
the university. He takes with him let
tiers from all the archbishops in the Unit
ed States expressing their anxiety to
further the development of the university
founded by Leo. These testimonials,
which are heartily irdorsed by the apos-
toIic delegate, determined Mgr. O'Con-
nell to submit to the pope full details
of his policy in order to obtain his ap-
prevail and direction concerning the unit
ed effort of the hierarchy The rector,s
trustees and has no other. object. He will
have nothing to say regarding the crea-
ton of bishops or archbishops.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
A BOYS MOTHER.

My mother, she's so good to me.
Eff was good as / could be.
I couldn't be as good. No, sir;
Can't any boy be good as heri
She loves me when I'm glad or mad,
She loves me when I'm good or bad,
An. what's the funniest thipg, she says
She loves me when she Furnishes.
I don't like her to punish me;
That don't hurt, but it hurts to see
Her cry. Men I cry. an men
We both cry-an' be good again.
She loves me when she cuts an sews
My little coat and Sunday clothes
An when my pa comes home to tea =
She loves him most as much as me.
She laughs and tells him all said,
An grabs me UP an pats my head,
An / hug her, an hug my pa,
An love him purt' nigh as much as ma.
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
WATER BOARD FAILS TO
ACT ON ELECTROLYSIS
Suit Against Street Car Company Gets
Further Respite.

The water board, at a meeting held
yesterday, laid over until it's next
meeting the agreement with the city
railway company over the extension of
time on the electrolysis suit.
The board will lay $500 feet Of water
pipes on the fair grounds, at the re-
quest of the state fair managers. The
extensions will be to the new machin-
cry building and sheep barns and sta.
bles The work will cost $4,000
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
ENDEAVORERS WILL
FLOCK TO DENVER SOON
ST. Paul to Send Large Delegation to
Biennial Convention Next Week.

st. Paul will send a large delega-
ton to. the international biennial con-
vention of the Society of Christian
Endeavor, which is to be held at Dem
yer July 9-13. The st. Paul Endeavor-
ers are preparing to go to the conven-
ton with the largest delegation which
ever attended a like convention from
the SANITY City.
Minneapolis will also send a large
delegation, and, with the delegates
from throughout the state. who will
travel on the Minnesota train. it is ex-
pected that Minnesota will make d
splendid showing at Denver.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
Pity the Poor Telephone Girl.

The Anthem Herald has warm place in its heart for
the telephone girl, all have and says "Be kind
and courteous her She does her best to accomno-
date you promptly; she is always patient and pleasant
and she fails get the you wish she is not to
be blamed any more than the postmaster who fails to
give you letter every time you go to the postofice
Her hours long and tedious and in the course of
day she has many perpexing annoying incidents with
which to contend Cedar Rapids Gazette.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
NEW GOVERNMENT
BRANCH is LAUNCHED
Department of Commerce and
Labor Starts With Formal
Ceremonies.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July l.
The transfer of the various bureaus
which are to be assembled under the
act creating the department of COM
merce and labor to the new depart
ment took place today. The transfer
was attended by a pleasant ceremony
in the office of Secretary Cortelyou.
The chiefs of all bureaus. the control
of which passed to the new depart
ment. gathered in the secretary's of
flee, and in addition there were a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
No Union Scale for Monarchs.

The highest wage in the word-s7S3o minute for
sixhour days received by the car of Russia The
next hghes-$336a-is less than half as much and is
collected by the emperor of Austria Hungary but the
kaiser who recently Struck gets but half that
minute for his labors That republics are a. least com
parativey ungratefu shown by the wage of the pres
ident of France, which is 81 minute, but that
New Haven Union.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
New Tune for "America."

NEW YORK, July 1.-The Society
of the Cincinnati. which had a stand
ing offer of a gold medal for the COM
poser producing acceptable music for
america" which, for years. has been
sung to the same air as the national
anthem of Great Britain; has awarded
the prize to Prof. Arthur tombstone, Of
this city.