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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Contemporary Comment
ReIatSd sensitiveness.

The president is displaying his usual
belated sensitiyeness after a rash act
this time in connection with his PEN
sion ruling. He has found out that it is
OF doubtful legality and of an unpopu-
iarIty not at all doubtful; consequently
ne IS about to rise to explain, so the
washington dispatches inform us. Ger
tain precedents are to be cited it ap-
pears, but the chief defense is that this
lesser evil was, accepted only to avoid
greater. That is to say, the move
ment for a general service pension act
was getting to be formidable. Con-
gress felt itself too weak to withstand
II; the heroic president himself dis
trusted his own ability to oppose de-
norafIzlng and ruinous measure. So
the plan was devised of squandering
$I4,0OO.0OO in order to prevent the
squandering of $4,000, 5000. The idea
that 1t is the duty Of the chief execua
tive to prevent all squandering Is, of
course, obsolete. So, apparently, is
also the proverb that, if you give GER
tain people an inch they will take an
ell. Certainly, the sop which the
president has thrown to the pension
lobbyists will, instead of satisfying
thern' only whet their appetite for
mofe.-NeW York Evening Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
A MERRY WAR.

We trust that the Republican candi-
GATE for mayor will continue his in
curry into the methods Of building the
new county Jail and the expense hills
thereby incurred. He may not be elect
ed, indeed, but he has small show of
that in any event, and he would be do
ing about the only public service with
IN his reach. The only actual living
scandal that we know of in connection
with the government of st. Paul re-
sides right there in that new Jail build
Ing. 1t is not city, but a county mat
ter, it is true, but it is the taxpayer Of
the city on whom the burden falls. Let
Col. Wright go ahead with his bonn
bardment Of the faithless county board
and he shall have our approval
There, indeed, is a real issue for our
people. They might as well prepare
their minds for it now, for thew will
run up against it later. Every tax
payer in st. Paul knows that it would
be a godsend to him and to the rest of
us II Ramsey county were today under
the same administration as the citv.
Everybody knows that the county board
would be a standing laughing stock
were it not perpetual scandal and
disgrace. Everybody knows that we
are spending huge sums of money
every year under the direction of ig-
norance and worse. The new jail build
ing is but one monument to the stu
pidity and dishonesty which character
ICES the control of much of our county
affairs.
If the contrast between a Republican
county control and a Democratic con-
troll of the city is one sharply unfavor-
able to the former, if the interest Of the
people and Of good government and Of
low taxation thus becomes party
question and advocates the election Of
Democrats, that is not our fault but
the fault Of the facts. Probably Col.
Wright did not foresee all that would
grow out of it when he made the refer
ence that Republicans have found SO
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Nuts for VoIstead to Crack.

The Hon. A. J. Volstead's speech
made in congress and mailed to most
every voter in the Seventh district is
a political puzzle.
% He contends that the MINNEAPOLIS
market is or 4 cents higher, count
ing freight, than Chicago, New York
or Liverpool, also he states that mil
lions of bushels of wheat are shipped
out of Minneapolis each season, which
is fact. He does not explain why the
people of Minneapolis are so foolish to
ship to Liverpool millions of bushels
when they could sell it for or cents
better price at home. If Mr.. VolStead
had wished to instruct his constituents
as to actual facts he should have stat
ed that No. 1 hard wheat commands
little higher price for the reason that
1T is necessary to mix 1t with the poor
er grades raised in Southern Mime
sofa in order to produce a higher grade
of flour. By the process of mixing a
better market is established for the
poor grade wheat. Consequently, all
No. l hard wheat that comes to our
mills is a blessing instead of a curse.
The Duluth market will demand the
Canadian wheat, Duluth being the
most direct point to the lake route.
Consequently Minneapolis must expect
to pay extra freight to get any Cana
dian wheat to their mills, just the
same as they must now bid for the No.
1 hard wheat raised in Northern Min
nesota and Dakota, as the most direct
route for this wheat would be through
Duluth. Consequently for the best in
terests of his constituents Mr. Volstead
should have cOntended for reciprocity
instead of against it, as the farmers in
his district cannot raise the No. hard
grade any mOre-the land will not pro-
duce it. That reciprocity or free trade
in lumber, wood pulp and various other
necessaries every one admits would
be a benefit, and for man like Vol
stead to contend that we need protec-
ton on wheat, a commodity that we
export millions of bushels Of, is too
silly to admit of argument.-Monte-
videO Commercial (RepO.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
MOST OF DELEGATES
ARE ANTI-HEARST
But Kansas Democrats Indorse Him in
Their Platform.

WICHITA, Kan, April THE Dem
ocratic state convention today elected
twenty uninStructed delegates to the
national convention as follows:
At L.arge-W. A. Harris, III. T. FarrelIy,
David Overmyer. J. G. Johnson, s. /.
Hale and J.. N. Haymaker. BY districts,
from First to Seventh Inclusive: James
W. Orr, Frank Fitzwilliams, Il. W. Nor
gan, w. p. billiard, A. M. Jackson, j. S.
MKFay y 5oa A. s. K s J. NJ McGown
A. A. Roth, 0. P. Scarce, c. w. Oswald
The delegation, according to personal
preferences, will stand six for Hearst
and fourteen against him, it is said.
me platform, which was unanimous
~ adopted, Endorsed the Kansas City
platform of 1900 and the Chicago plat
FORM Of 1896, expressed confidence in
william j. Bryan and declared for the
nomination Of men for president and
vice president who supported the
tickets Of 1896 and 1900, and who were
III sympathy with the platform on
Whch they ran, criticised the Republic
ans OF the state for turning down the
Old machine and creating another more
dlctator1al than the DID," and charged
Cheln with building a railroad machine
ana with turning the state capitol into
a roundhOuse. It indorsed William r.
Hearst and his victory over the coal
trust as an example for Democrats to
follow, but did not refer to him as a
candIdate for president. Hearst men
TOOK It as an Endorsement of their can
dldate. The Hearst plank follows:
IN Mr.. Hearst, of New York. we recog-
nlze one OF the foremost Democrats Of the
nation He uses his great opportunities
and power in all cases in behalf az the
common people without counting the cost
70 himself. His single handed legal con-
test with the coal trust, Just sIIccessfuJIv
concluded in the supreme court is tbe
most signal triumph Of Democratic nrin-
G clpies since the trusts seized the bust
great work he is doing in the inferes+ Of
ms party and his country and commend
ms example to good Democrats every
John II. Atwood, Of Leavenworth,
was elected national committeeman '--'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Personal MENTION

- Merchants-A. C. Jones, Duluth; c. A.
Young. Tracy; c. M. Crandan and wife,
WorthIngton; Fred l. Close, Winnipeg;
A. e. johnson, Winona; c. c. King, Scot
land; A: L. Shannon, Triumph; II. A.
Miller, Welcome; George FasseI, Wau-
kesha; Robert G. Saunders, Pine City: w.
A. Thompson, La Crosse; H. M. Meli1,s'
Eau Claire; G. F. Cardoff, Owatonna; S.
j. Dunlop, Mandan
Ryan-William Baum, Milwaukee: w.
&. Messner, Danvile ILL.,. Ben Smith
and wife, AstllaraF; E. r. Fitch and Wife,
Duluth; p. d. Burlington and wife, Still
water; w: IT. Lane, st. Lawrence, S. d.
.. H. Collins. Miller, S. D.; c. J. SPAIN,
Dubuque; H. E. Babcock, Helena; t.. c,
Ewgar, Winnipeg; George H. Sucking,
toronto toronto; ). ID. Rich and wife. Red Wing;
William Jeanney and wife, Helena
Windsor-WiHiam A. Jordan. Peoria. r
Z. Anderson, Omaha; Jack Pierce.
Omaha; E. G. Byers, Seattle: H H Dav.
Hudson; n. ]. Parker, Dubuque; D. Nc
Kinzie and wife, Dayton; George D. Hill
lard, ST. Cloud.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
TODAY'S WEATHER

Minnesota--SnQw in east and south:
far in northwest portion Friday; much
colder In southeast portion. Saturday
Ialr; warmer; brisk to northwest winds
Wisconsin-Rain or snow and colder
Friday in southern portion. Saturday
tar; brisk to high shifting winds, becom-
ing nOrthWesterly.
Iowa-Rain in east: rain or snow in
west portion Friday; colder in central and
east portion; cold wave at night in east
portion. Saturday fair; warmer in west
portion.
Upper Michigan-Rain or snow Friday.
Saturday partly cloudy; rain or snow in
the north portion; fresh to brisk north to
northwest winds
North Dakota-Fair; warmer Friday and
Saturday.
South DakOta-Fair Friday; warmer in
extreme west portion. Saturday fair;
warmer;
Montana-Fair Friday: warmer in east
and south portions. Saturday fair
st. Paul = Yesterdays observations
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, st. Paul, W. E. Oliver, observer for
the twenty-four hours ended at O'Clock
last nfght-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation. Highest tempera-
ture. Sd; lowest temperature Al average
temperature, As; daily range, 10; baronI-
eter, 29.75; humidity rs; precipitation.
.02; Z p m. temperature, 81; p. m. wind
east; weather. cloudy.
-,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

disquieting, but none the less the mat
ter should not be allowed to drop. We
do not know any better object lesson
for the good citizen and the man who
wants low taxation, when appealed to
in this city campaign to turn over the
administration and the municipality to
Republicans, than to lead him to the
new Jail building and to put the figures
of cost into his hands, to give him an
estimate of the percentage of the steal
age in it all and then to ask him which
sort of rule he Will choose.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Republicans KIN Each Other.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, April John
Mcfarland. chief OF police of North Fork.
and j. A. Ballard, a lumber merchant
and capitalist, are dead as a result of a
pistol duel which followed the Repub-
hcan district convention at North Fork.
The contest between William o. Dawson
and Col. Charles f. Teter for the guber-
Material nomination caused the duel Nc
Farland was an ardent supporter Of Daw-
son and Ballard of Teter. The lie was
passed and the shooting followed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
As Hooks in Texas

The World approves the suggestion
GSenator Bacon's) and adds: "Should
Judge Parker be nominated for the
presidency, with Mr.. Roosevelt as his in
evltable opponent, the whole campaign
would be concentrated in single line
the Judicial spirit against the MILL
tary spirit" And that comes nretfv
near an Endorsement of Parker from a
Cleveland Quarter.-San Antonio Ex-
press. --.~-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
WINONA, Mimi. April by the will
of the late James L. Norton, which has
been flied fer probate, S. 600 was left to
the Margaret Simpson home, the income
Of which Is to be used in charitable work
among the poor Of Winona, 50, 900 for the
superannuated preachers Of the Methodist
conference in which Winona is situated
$4,000 for the Missionary society and 81 OOA
for the Freedmen's Aid Society of the
Methodist Church. These provisions are
in addition to his subscription of $40 600
to the Hamline university. His wife il
made sole residuary legatee and the ex-
ecutrix of his will.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
A Modest Query

why is congress so anxious to adj
Journ with large amount of impor-
laht legislation unconsidered? Is it be-
oause congress has become a super
huous body when President Roosevelt
substitutes his decree for legislation
ana thus disposes Of millions of public
money without consulting the repre-
sehtatlves of the people? There seems
TO be no other adequate reason why
congress should be DESTROYS of abdi-
eating its functions months in advance
OF the usual time of adjournment
Philadelphia Record.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Among the Merrymakers
Practical Economy.

A man whose impecunious condition is
chronic, and who borrows with the airy
grace of a beau in an old comedy, re-
Gently approached an acquaintance, all
smiles and geniality
You're just the fellow 1 wanted to
see,' he said. Gould you lend me IS for
a minute?'
Il could" said the acquaintance. dryly,
"but let me tell you how to save that S.
Wait minute and you won't need it,
The Youths Companion.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
VIII Not Try to See Plus x.

PARIS, April Tn consequence of an
official denial Of its statement that For
eign Minister Delcasse is seeking. through
an influential Catholic deputy, an audience
of the pope when he accompanies Presi-
dent I.oubet to Rome, the Figaro reafirms
that this was the minister's original in
tentton, and adds that he has yielded to
the objections to his purpose made by
Premier CombeS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Favoring Words From connecticut.

The willingness of many leading
Democrats who are personal friends of
grover Cleveland to favor Judge
Parkers nomination indicates that
most OF the~Denhocrats who are classed
as Cleveland men will find in the chief
Justice a very acceptable leader for
1894. We may now expect to see the
democrats of the South commit them
selves with much unanimity to Judge
Parker's support.-Hartford Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
The Game.

Charley. dear" said young Mrs Tor
kins. Il have found out something about
horse racing.
What is that?"
The idea of the game is not so much
to pick winner as TO be able to explain
why most of your selections happened to
be beaten. Washington Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

The Star-eyed Goddess Of Reform has
so impressed Chicago with the merit
of her cause that it is hardly safe for
a copper to come out Of a saloon wip-
ing his lips in that town.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

The lovely scenery in the valleys OF
the antarctic glacier may attract tour
lists down there after the scenery in the
Yellowstone park has been carried off
by the trippers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Corrected.

Charley. dear" said young Mrs Tor
kns, II thought you said you were going
to bet on the favorite in that race
"Well, didn't -"
Certainly not. I heard people talking
after the race was over. 1t seems to me
that you picked the most unpopular horse
you could find. Washington Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
And Ohio in Plural officehoIders.

In the sweet sisterhood of states.
Utah excels in plural marriages, South
Dakota in plural divorces, New Jersey
In plural corporations and New York
In plural politics.-New York Mail and
Express.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Rathbone.

Maj. Rathbone is anxious to have his
case reheard. However, the people
would be far more willing to accept
any statement he might make in self
defense than to listen to any more tes-
tlmony in connection with the case.-
Baltimore American.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Not ReQretfui.

Don't you occasionally regret not hav-
ing given more attention to the classics?"
asked the student.
mo" answered Sorghum. "Poetical
quotations don't carry much weight nova
days. What people are interested in is
market quotations. ''-Washington Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
lake = Horse to the "a

Visitor-I s'pose your daughter can
make pastry and cakes and ali that kind
of thing?
Father (grimly) .--Yes, she can make
'em-but she can't make us eat en-
Ally Slopers Half Holiday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Maybe He Put Water in Il.

Mrs. Buffalo BiHe Cody says her
husband has been administering poi
son to himself for many years" An
other Jab at Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Standing by the Douqh-eao Method

Gen. Miles has an idea that the party
that corners patriotism will win at the
polls. POSSIBLY, but the administration
seems to be pinning its faith to an
propriations.-W Washington Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
Sporty.

The beautiful belle Of Del Norte
Is reckoned disdainful and horty
Because during the day
She says, Boys, keep away
But she gums in the cleaning like forty.
Chicago Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

NEW YORK, April 7.--Meetings of
the structural steel and steel plate
pools were held in this city today and
present prices were reaffirmed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08
What the Editors Say

our republican newspaper friends
VINO nave shown much concern about
the Democratic party being without an
issue for the coming presidential cam
palgn, need not continue their distress.
Unless the public conscience has be-
come wholly scared and deadened. the
wholesale and almost universal plum
derlng in every branch of the postof-
nee department, as we'll as in other di-
rectlOnS, including the land frauds I'M
DER the stone and timber law, which it
would seem was passed to open wide
the door to big land grabbers, should
De enough to make imperative a de-
mand to turn the rascals out" The
republican party has been rewarded
long enough for some good things it
old, ana 1t is apparent now that 1t is
no longer party of and for the peo-
PIE, but party of and for big corpo-
ratlons, high tariff favorites and plum
oerers generally under color of law
New Ulm News.
Daily the temperature of the Re-
publican gubernatorial campaign is be-
coming warmer and, from a disinter-
eSted standpoint, quite interesting. Re-
elimination and abuse are dangerous
weapons to handle, gentlemen. Who
ever wins must face some queer things
th1S tau and the ammunition used by
the enemy will be furnished by your
selves. Be warned in time and do not
trust TO the vast Republican maiOrities
you have sometimes had. With the
material you are furnishing majorities
VIII melt away as they have done
once before.-Le Sueur Sentinel.
AS the outcome of the gubernatorial
contest becomes apparent it will be
interesting to look over the papers of
the defeated faction and note how thew
go at 1T to square themselves so as to
be In a position to support the man
whom they are just now "roasting"-
Butterfield Advocate.
If Billy Bazille is going to be the Of
fetal HaWkshaW for the Republican
city committee this spring he should
ne furnished with big tin star mark
ed "Detective.' That is the way the
detectives were uniformed under the
last Republican city administration
st. Paul Herald.
The citizens Of Appleton, Wis, have
had fierce debate on the subject:
Resolved, That a boy is less expensive
than girl and more useful to his
parents" The affirmative won, but
just watch the Appleton girls get even.
Fargo Call.
The president says with uplifted
hand that he will personally investi-
gate every department of the govern
ment, if he shall be elected. Why don't
he do 1T now when he has a chance?-
st. Cloud Times.
Mike Bowling is at present inves-
tigating to ascertain how badly the
reciprocity wedge has split the Repub-
ncans in this district.-Lamberto
Star.
Gov. Van SAINTS vice presidential bee
must have escaped through a hole in
his bonnet, as no one around the state
capitol has heard it buzzing lately
Lake City Republican.
Perry Heath is still an issue in the
poStOf1ce scandal. There is no statute
of limitations on talk, and the talk
may be carried into the campaign
Sioux City Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

BY the time King Leopold gets to St.
Louis he will be almost as much Of an
attraction as the other king of the
Cannibal islands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

The president says with uplifted
hand that he will personally investi-
gate every department of the govern
ment if he shall be elected. Why don't
he do it now when he has a chance?-
st. Cloud Times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

Mike Bowling is at present inves-
tigating to ascertain how badly the
reciprocity wedge has split the Repub-
ncans in this Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

The citizens Of Appleton, Wis, have
had a fierce debate on the subject:
Resolved, That boy is less expensive
than girl and more useful to his
parents" The affirmative won, but
just watch the Appleton girls get even.
Fargo Call.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

If Billy Bazille is going to be the Of
fetal Hawkshaw for the Republican
city committee this spring he should
be furnished with big tin star mark
ed Detective" That is the way the
detectives were uniformed under the
last Republican city administration
st. Paul Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

Gov. Van SAINTS vice presidential bee
must have escaped through hole in
his bonnet, as no one around the state
capitol has heard it buzzing lately
Lake City Republican.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

Perry Heath is still an issue in the
postoffice scandal. There is no statute
of limitations on talk, and the talk
may be carried into the campaign
Sioux City Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

AS the outcome of the gubernatorfal
contest becomes apparent it will be
interesting to look over the papers of
the defeated faction and note how they
go at it to square themselves so as to
be in a position to support the man
whom they are just now "roasting."-
Butterfield Advocate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

1.-THE Stain of Guilt is drawing
crowded houses at the Grand. Three
more performances will be given, in
Guiding a matinee Saturday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-08

Next weeks attraction at the Grand
will be a comedy that ought to please
all, David Harum." This is the first
visit Of this famous play at popular
prices.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-06-03

last week, and top was S. 25 to s5.4O
every day, Top price today is $500.
Heifers gained as much as steers, and
several sales we're made last week at
S. to $500. Heavy cows sold in pro.
portion. and good ones ranged from
1915 to 81 80; feeders are 10 to Is cents
higher than a week a week ago,
account Of better fat cattle market
but stockers are 10 to Is cents lower.
Feeders bring up to 1925, and good
stockers sell from SO. IS to 81 so. Veal
calves did not change last week, and
best ones bring $4.75. Prospects point
to lighter receipts and good prices for
the near future on killing stuff, Of
which so per cent of the cattle re-
ceipts now consist.
Hog prices took turn for the better
middle of last week, on account Of
lighter receipts, the result of bad
prices up to that time. Market has
gained 10 to 20 cents since the upturn
and is cents higher today, with top
Of IS; bulk of sales at 81 As to $3.50.
Light hogs have been selling better
in proportion than heavies. Weights
below 200 pounds bring up to s4.45.
Sheep receipts continue light, with
prices little higher than week ago.
Wooded western lambs sold at 81 dur
ing the week, and ewes 121 pounds
sold at $5,25, and good wethers and
yearlings at $40 to $6.75. Clipped
lambs brought 1926 to s6.1O. Run
today is 1909; nearly all Texas NUT
tons, which are selling at $3.50 to
1870. Texas lambs brought 1915
today,
Smith 81 Lowe, of Neosho county,
Kas., had ia yesterday a carload of
mixed stock.
Joseph A. Rickart,
Live Stock Correspondent.