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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-01
GLANDS uPO

The announcement that the federal
government must contribute about S.
100000 more to the Louisiana exposi-
ton, or that it will not be able to open
It's doors, sounds a little too much like
the demand of the highwayman. If
it is not hold-up proposition, it ought
to be couched in milder terms. We
think that the exposition authorities
blunder in putting it into this shape.
and that Congressman Tawney will do
no good to himself or to them by adj
vancing such a proposition in congress.
The demand ought to be turned down
incontinently. The time has come to
rebuke the promoters Of expositions
whose chief desire is the glorifcation
of local interests and local pride and
whose first intention is to make the
people at large pay for it. The gov
ernment subscribes all too literally
as it is to these shows. 1t has done it's
full duty by the ST Louis exposition.
interested as we are in the success of
that affair and proud of it's growing
completeness, we cannot find a word
to say in defense Of it's call upon Uncle
Sam for more millions.
1t is the business of the men who are
running this exposition to finance If.
They made their plans at the begin
ming. They selected their stockho1d-
ers. They asked from the United
States government about twice what
it ought to spend, and got it. If their
plans have miscarried, it is their bust
ness to make good We protest in the
strongest terms against asking con-
gress to step into the breach, which
can have been caused only by misman-7
agement or greed, and put up S., 900 900
because the exposition people say that
otherwise they will close their doors,
Take them at their word once, and the
country will find how quickly they can
discover ways and means when they
are convinced that the peoples till can
not be tapped.
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Panama of the promise that it recently
blew sky high when made to Colom-
bia. A guarantee of the independence
and sovereignty of Panama is supposed
to be valuable asset. There Is moth
ing in the treaty solemnly ratified by
our government long ago, and nothing
official since in any way abrogating or
impairing the guarantee of sovereignty
over this same territory to New Gra-
NADIA. The rights of it and of its sue
cessor, the United States of Colombia.
the United States of America solemnly
bound itself to assert, maintain or re-
store, if necessary, with all the forces
at it's command.
The renewal of that promise to any
one now is surely trifle lighter than
air. The thing is notable only because
it brings the blush of shame once more
to the cheek of every American careful
of his country's honor or concerned for
the sanctity of her plighted word.
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A FIELD WORTH FLOWING.

City Comptroller Betz is doing good
business in looking into the status of
concerns that are using public privi-
Ieges in st. Paul at this moment with
1eges in st. Paul at this moment without
paying anything for them. In this, as in
every other large city, there comes
time after several years when the ac-
tual extent of these private privileges,
and sometimes even the location Of
their work, is forgotten. Companies
acquire the right to build tunnels,
string wires, bury pipes and in various
ways utilize the space above and un-.
derneath the streets for private and
gainful ends, and the fact passes out
of everybody's mind. The time has,
now come to resurrect all these, and
to force them to contribute to the pub
lie treasury.
Under the charter all such tres
passers must be brought to book. 1t is,
indeed, one of the best features of re-
cent agitation along this line, one of
the good consequences of Mr.. Michaers
admirable opinion relating to fran
chises under the charter, that we are
beginning to get a just review of the
value of that document itself. At pre-
cisely the time when number of peo-
pie are protesting that the charter
must be literally amended or set aside
altogether in favor of new creation,
we find out that this very charter has
thrown amplest safeguards about the
public interests and will enable us to
bring to book those who have profited
at public expense.
The council should further in every
way the demand Of Mr.. Betz for fur
ther information. He should be en-
abled to ferret out and locate every
invasion of public rights. Every per-
son or corporation who has enjoyed
any sort of street rights and fran
chises should be called upon to sur
render them or else to render a COM
plete account to the city and pay for
it's privileges under the charter re-
quirements. The public is fortunate
in having a comptroller so active and
energetic as Mr.. Betz, and in living un-
der charter that will, if maintained
and enforced, sweep away a network of
private emolument at the public cost
that envelops and constantly dis
tresses so many struggling cities.
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At St. Paul Theaters

AT the conclusion of the first act of
The Chief Justice at the Metropoli-
tan last night Daniel Sully responded
to the call for a speech. Among other
things he said that st. Paul was the
first real city in which his new play
had been presented inasmuch as the
few previous performances were given
in country towns. The members of
the company and he looked upon this
as practically the first performance.
Mr.. Sully was a trif1e insecure in his
lines at times, but beyond this the
play went smoothly, so no apology for
the execution ef the piece was neces-
sary.
The Chief Justice" does not com
pare favorably with The Parish
Priest" which was a simple, natural
and pretty story. The plot of the new
play is built upon an incident which
centers in an attempt to influence d
chief justice of the court of appeals
of New York state. The woman he
loves and his brother both try to in
duce the judge to render a decision
which is manifestly unjust.
The sweetheart of the chief justice
owns stock in an automobile concern
A careless employe Of the motor car
company runs down u faborer and his
widow brings suit for heavy damages
The lower court decides in favor of
the poor family and the case is carried
to the court of appeals. The chief
Justice holds the deciding vote. If he
decides in favor of the poor family he
bankrupts his sweetheart 1t may be
natural, but it is not a high-minded
course for the woman to attempt to
DIT hot I
The chief justice makes heroic
speeches and VOWS to do his duty. He
then commits a moral crime which is
quite as deSpicable as if he had al
lowed himself to be bribed, and one
for which judge Of the supreme bench
would be impeached. Knowing that
after. his decision has been announced
the stock will be worthless, he unloads
it on the market and thus saves the
fortune of his sweetheart After that
the honor of the chief justice appar-
emily has not suffered. In New York
state Mr.. Sully might be deemed guilty
of contempt of court.
The structure of the piece is very
Himsy, and much small talk is thrown
IN to complete the three acts. The
many epigramS are for the most part
commonplace and preachy, and not
even the unctuouS delivery of Mr.. Sully
saves them from becoming tiresome
AS the electric sign outside the the
ater announces Daniel Sully and not
the play, so it is-Mr. Sully and not the
play.
The other members of the company
do not appear to advantage, though in
several instances this is not their fault
William F. Kohman as Collins, the old
Irish butler, a part similar to one in
The Parish Priest" is the best of Mr.
Sul1y's supporting cast.
The piece is carefully and artistically
staged
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"Foxy Grandpa" at the Grand.

If the dramatization Of popular mod
ern novels with which the stage is
afhlcted in these days were all as faith
full to their sources of inspiration as
EfFoxy Grandpa" is to the perennial
series of funny pictures doing duty in
the comic supplements, there would be
no complaint.
+ It's a good show that Joseph Hart
and Carrie De Mar and their company
are presenting at the Grand under the
title of Foxy Grandpa" 1t is good
because it presents to view an attrac-
tive female chorus, handsomely
gowned, permits the Introduction of
some entertaining specialties and re-
nectS faithfully the spirit of mischief
that animates the kids" who vainly
seek to fool grandpa"
On this occasion, be it known, the
Kids" are impersonated by real in
stead of make-believe boys. One is a
soprano and the other an alto. But
both are boys. There was no doubt
of that, and they acted with genuine
boyish zeal in their vain efforts to
hoodwink their venerable grandparent
OF course grandpa turned the trick on
them every time, just as he has in the
past and Will in the future, Whereat
there was much laughter, for the child,
they say, is father to the man.
Joe Hart plays the title role. If he
would only refrain from trying to sing,
such music as there is in the piece
would not suffer interruption. But he
demOralized the trio with Club and
Bunt, in Act l., entitled, 1.-TWO Bad
Boys" The boys voices harmonized,
and wanted to agree with the orches-
ira, but Mr.. Hart's notes went to yio-
lent protest and the trio ended in un-
musical bankruptcy. Otherwise Mr..
Hart proved entirely solvent
fl1o 1T,
Foxy Grandpa, whom the audience
couldn't distinguish from the original
until he spoke, afforded opportunities
for amusing complications. The double
was impersonated by Eugene Redding,
who is adept in the art of make up
Foxy Grandpas grandsons were
played by Masters Harry Pilcer and
Bobby Harrington, who smoked stolen
cigars with genuine Juvenile joy, and
simulated the consequent stomachic
revolution with suggestive physical
convulsiOns.
Carrie De Mar was graceful and vi
Vacious in the role of Polly Bright, and
Marquita Dwight contributed an i'm
petuous impersOnatiOn of the scheming
Signorina.
The striking speciality of the per-
tormance was the acrobatic stunt" of
Ben Hassan, who, while he was in mid
air, kept the spectators in doubt as to
when, how or where he would alight.
The solitaire (musicaD Of the show
was MY Clementine," sung in the
third act by Marie Franklin and Choir
us. Miss Franklin has an expressive
countenance and an appealing voice.
John I. Rays portrayal of Hiram
Hopper and his eccentric dance were
admirable. Henry Alderman gave an
amusing caricature of the bellboy.
porter, night clerk, etc. F. G. H.
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ono is by no means dull. Frank Byron
and Louise Langdon are two of the
best in burlesque. Their sketch is new
and novel, especially as to scenery.
Cliff Gordon is a hit as the German
senator. His political speech is a bur-
Iesque on the spellbinder He "spiels"
before a scene representing, apparently
the United States senate, and in his
makeup looks very much like Knute
Nelson. A skit called "The New Boy
is Well performed by John E. Cain, as
sisted by 'Snitz" Moore, Edna Urine
and Grace Forrest Burke. Patti Car
ney sang Navajo and other songs
very cleverly. Evans and st. John in
song and dance speciality pleased the
audience.
word for the chorus. 1t is un
douotedly the best dressed and drilled
aggregation OF. the season. The cos
tunes are splendid and are worn by
we'll prOportiOned women.
The afterpiece, "Off to the Front" is
faster than the first part "Snitz"
Moore, a good Hebrew comedian, Byron
and Cliff Gordon furnish the fun.
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THE PUBLIC RESPONSIBLE.

foreign dispatch tells how girl
was performing a novel and difficult
feat of looping the loop in an automo-
bile; how she fell to the ground and in
jured herself probably fatally; and how
the audience, after recovering from the
excitement of the moment, started in
to wreck the show. This accident oc-
CURED in Madrid, but it is typical Of
human nature everywhere and might
very we'll happen in the United States
instead.
The manning or killing of per-
former arouses the intense Indignation
of the public against those who are re-
sponsible for the undertaking of per-
ilous feat, but who are the responsible
parties? Are they the directors of the
performance? Not at all. They are
the people who make such perform
ances possible by going to see it. Upon
these rests the guilt of innocent blood.
All over this country at almost any
time of year you will find audiences
gathered to witness exactly this sort
of thrilling sight. 1t may be some
acrobatic feat done without the safe
guard of a net; or, more likely, bal
loon ascension where the aeronaut does
tricks in the air or else let's himself
down with a parachute. There are a
dozen different varieties of show, but
the interest in every one of them lies
in the dangerous nature Of the per-
formance and the momentary risk to
life and limb of the PERFORMER.
When disaster happens, as it always
must happen, for some fatal accident
is only a question of time, the@heaviest
responsibility rests not with those who
provided the show, but with those who
made the show possible by creating a
demand for it. The people who toll
crate such exhibitions, the people who
go to see them, the people who pay
money and make such a spectacle pos
sible are they on whom blame rests
The Madrid audience and every other,
similarly situated ought to tunnsup
and rend itself, for the guilt 4was it's
own. If such exhibitions are not pro-
hibited by law, they should be so
frowned upon by public opinion and
so deserted Of spectators that no one
would longer either care or dare 70 be
interested as a promoter.
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MURDERER RECORDS
CRIME IN DIARY
English Tramp'S Notebook May
Bring Him to the
GaIIoWS.
special Foreign Service.

Special Foreign Service.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-That it is an
other of those stories from real life
that would be dismissed as incredible
II used in a nOveIist's plot is all one
can say of the tale that has just come
from Lincoln of a tramp who killed a
woman, recorded the fact in his diary,
and has just fallen into the hands of
justice through the grewsome entry's
having been discovered.
The murder with which this tramn
now stands charged was committed
III the hop fields near Kidderminster.
nearly three months ago. under par
tlcularly revolving circumstances. Mary
SWlnburne, the victim, was a woman
Of sixty-three, and was well-known in
the Worcestershire hop district. where
she had appeared regularly each fall
for several years. One Saturday aft
ernoon the woman was seen with
stranger. The next morning a cow
keeper. on his way to care for his herd.
found her body by the roadside. After
khIlhg MS victim the murderer evil
dently had deliberately slashed at her
oody until he rendered it almost un-
recognizable, and then departed, Ieav-
ing MS large heavy knife by her side.
Inc affair made a great sensation
In the district, but in spite Of the Wor-
cestershlre police departments best ef
Iorts, not the faintest kind Of a cine
TO Mary Swinburnes slayer could he
uncovered. What mystified the au-
thorltles more than anything else was
the apparent utter lack of motive for
SO far as they could discover the wom-
an was on unfriendly terms with no
one' and her financial position would
not attract even the meanest robber.
AS the stranger with whom she had
been seen just before her death couId
not be found, suspicion naturally fell
upon him.
"A few days ago the jail at Lincoln.
some distance from Kidderminster. ad-
mltted tramp sentenced bv the dis
trlct magistrate to ten days detention
for Yagrancy. While the warder was
preparing the bath every prisoner must
take on entering the prison, he noticed
the tramp take from his pocket
d small notebook, tear 2 leaf
out of it. roll the paper into
pail and put it into his mouth. The
oincer pretended to take no notice of
the prisoners action, and the latter
at 4 moment when he thought the
Warders attention diverted, elected the
partly chewed fragments into q dark
corner of the room.
When the tramp had been removed
to cell the warder returned to the
bathroom. gathered up and pieced to-
gether the tiny bits and read Il muir
dered her. God help me. Murder will
out. On the same page were other
references to the Kidderminster crime
Which convinced the authorities that
the murderer they were so anxious to
meet nad fallen into their hands.
By the time the tramp had served bis
ten days sentence the police had COM
pleted their case and were ready 10
re-arrest him on the charge Of murder
as he was leaving the tail.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-01

Did you read T he Sun y
Globe yesterday? Did you read the
other Sunday papers published in the
Twin Cities yesterday? If you did not,
The Globe would be pleased to bear
the expense of having you make the
comparison. If you did, you know why
The Globes circuation is soaring
upwards and why people feel that they
cannot get along without 1t.
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OBJECT TO FOREIGN MEAT.
Austrian Cattlemen and Farmers File
Emphatic Protest With Min;s+r,

VIENNA, Jan. 31.-The efforts of tho
municipal council to reduce the prica
OF meat to the people of Vienna ov Sc
curing the importation Of trans-At-
lantlc meat products are meeting with
very strong opposition from the Agra
ran interests. Associations of farmers
ana catuemen and peasants unions
throughout Austria have addressed teI-
egrams of protest to the ministry of
the interior and the city council. urg-
ing that trreparable damage would he
done the agricultural interests of the
country if the importation of meat from
the other side of the Atlantic was per-
mitted.
The butchers of Vienna being on
posed to the sale of foreign meat the
pork butchers association has taken up
the matter and now announces that
the first shipment Of Argentine beef
TO Vienna viii arrive here next Tues
day. 1t appears to be very doubtful
however, whether the government win
permit this shipment to be sold
During the past few days agents Of
prominent American packing houses
have been investigating the local situa-
ton, but they appear to think that the
present is not a favorable time to enter
the Austrian market.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-01
The Danz Concert.

The symphony concert given by the
Danz orchestra at Mozart hall yester-
day afternoon was one Of the most
brilliant of the series and called from
a very large audience enthusiastic evi-
dences of appreciation.
The programme, which covered a
wide range, included some pretentious
work. the Peer Gynt Suite of Grieg
providing a fitting elimination. The
strings executed with magnificent eff
feet Dunkler reverie, and the "Rien-
III overture was given by the full or-
chestra in the thoroughly good manner
that characterizes the work of Mr.
Danz'S musicians.
A new and attractive feature of the
concert was the singing of a quartette
composed of Messrs. A. F. and Henry
c. Soucheray, John f. Gehan and VIII
liam Winters
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-01
A VALUABLE ASSURANCE.

One of the most grotesoue features
of this whole opera bouffe business
down on the isthmus is, found in the
proposition to include in the constitu-
ton of the new so-called republic per-
mission to the United States to inter-
vene to restore order in Panama at any
time ''in the event that the United
States by treaty or convention shall
have assumed. or expressed the inten-
ton of assuming, the obligation Of
guaranteeing the independence and
sovereignty of this republic"
This constitutional provision is quite
worthy of the occasion and of the body
that adopted it. 1t was brought for
ward by one of the Amador family. who
were the advance agents, so to speak.
Of the insurrection. They are in with
the gang that managed the affairs Of
the Panama canal company, and a part
of the combine that engineered this in
surrection for reasons connected with
the finances, as well as the politics. of
the United States government. The
body now celebrating on the eenstitu-
ton is a close corporation selected by
these gentry. and not representative of
the people in any sense. as we under
stand the term.
But the joke Of it all is that the
members of this farcicaI convention are
celebrating solernnly>upon the value of
repetition by the United States to
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COLOMBIAN AGENT
DELAYS DEPARTURE
Report That Troops Are Moving on
Panama Changes Gen. Reyes Plans.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 31.-Gen.
Rafael Reyes, the Colombian envoy
who came here inethe interest Of the
refrigeration of Panama, in a letter
from New York to Dr. Thomas Her
ran. the Colombian charge, announced
that he had decided to postpone his
departure for Colombia, but gave no
reason for his action nor any indica-
ton as to when he expected to leave
for home. @---s---'
This cable dispatch was received
last night from an official source in
Bogota:
Government is helpless in effort to
prevent war. In less than a month
from now 10000 men will be on the
isthmus.
This information, confirming rumors
cabled from Panama yesterday that
Colombia intends organizing and send
ing an expedition against Panama,
comes as a surprise, in view of the
changed attitude of the Colombians,
who had apparently accepted the in
evltable and depended on Gen. Ra-
fael Reyes, their special envoy to
Washington, to save what he could
from the wreck. Gen. Reyes was
to have sailed yesterday for Bar
ranquilla on the steamer Valencia,
but for the second time he deferred
his departure. Gen. Pedro Nelisphina
and De Lucas CabalIero, colleagues of
Gen. Reyes on the Colombian commits
sion, sailed on the Valencia.
The story continues on seemingly
good authority, it is stated, that Gen
Reyes remains here because his nego-
tiations with the state department
have not been completely broken off
and that he has a tentative promise
from this government that Colombia
will be taken care of with a pecuniary
balm for injured feelings
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TODAY'S WEATHER

Minnesota-Fair Monday, warmer in
west portion; Tuesday snow with rising
temperatures; light variable winds becom-
ing fresh southeasterly.
Iowa-Fair Monday, warmer in west
portion; Tuesday fair, warmer in east
and central portions.
North and South Dakota-Snow Monday
WIN rising temperature; Tuesday fair
Upper Michigan-Fair Monday, except
snow In east portion; Tuesday fair; fresh
west winds.
Wisconsin-Fair Monday and Tuesday;
fresh northwest winds. diminishing.
MOntana-SnOw Monday with colder in
north portion; Tuesday fair.
ST. Paul Yesterdays observations.
taken by the United States weather bu
reau, st. Paul, w. E. Oliver, observer. for
the twenty-fonr hours ended at 7 o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation Highest tempera-
ture, 10; lowest temperature, .; average
temperature, 6; daily range, II; q N
temperature. 2; barometer, 80. O8: hn-
midity, 80; precipitation, trace: z D IN
wind, northwest weather, clear
Yesterdays temperatures.
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PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. II. c. Burbank, of Rochester. IS
the guest of Mrs. J. c. Pyle.

Merchants-M r. Brown. Waterloo
Iowa; S. G. Ruggles, GrinneIl. Iowa; G. w
Dorman, Portland; c.. F. F. Markhus.
Fargo; H. L. Kemp, Seattle, Fl. A. Ken
nedy. Spokane; w. N. Lee, Janesville.
Wis; G. III. Fornster and wife. Winnipeg:
M. E. III. Gamern. PhiIipsburg. Mont: O
Anderson. La Crosse; j. F. DeHart, I.iv-
ingston. Mont; j. NJ Carroll and wife.
Anna Carroll, Grand Forks; T. r. Kir-
shaw. Whatcom. Wash; T. w. Gray.
Campbell; Mrs. H. w. Bergendahl. Ell
lensdale, N. D.; A. A Braten. Bozeman.
George A. Calvert and wife, Dawson. ID
o. Scott, Tacoma; w. A. Brooks. Winni-
peg; r w. Porter, Kirksville. Mo: Mrs
j: l.. TAFT, Victoria; P. K Lindsay. Win
nipeg. " -
Windsor-R. B. Moore and wife. Sioux
city; Charles 0. Peterson and wife Far
60, 60 N. D.; r. W. Clark. Northfieid; w. G.
Warner, Winnipeg; G. s. Bombanks. Hall
fax; William F. Gage. Detroit; John Nc
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New York. .
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