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foUF^ WHIST CORN ErI|
The Evening Telegraph, Philadelphia,
has inaugurated a second whist tour
nament for its readers. In the issue
of March 28, the leader's hand and the
card turned are given in 30 different
deals, and the contest is to pick the
greatest number of winning leads from
the hands given, the card to be led
from each hand to be named by each
contestant. The tournament Is open to
all. the only requirement being that a
coupon, to be found in each issue of
the Telegraph until April IS, accom
pany each answer. The result is to be
determined by the actual play of the
hands in one or more of the Phila
delphia clubs, the hands other than
the leader's to be dealt, under the
supervision of Mr. Work, whist editor
of the Telegraph. The contestant who
names the greatest number of win
ning leads will receive as a prize any
1896 bicycle that is sold in Philadel
phia for '$100, The contest is also open
to clubs, and if won by a club, the
prize is all the necessary hotel ex
penses for one week of a team of
four at the Oriental hotel during the
Brooklyn congress. The second prize.
If won by an individual, is any 1896 bi
cycle retailed at" $60, and if won by a
club, the hotel expenses of a pair at
the Brooklyn congress. There is no
limit to the number of answers that
any individual or club may send pro
vided that each answer is accom
panied by a coupon. It- is not neces
sary that a club act officially- any
one. whether a member of the club
named or not, may send an answer in
the name of a club. There are also
prizes for the best statements con
cerning various points in the hands.
The Telegraph of March 28 contains
the hands and a full statement of the
conditions of the tournament, and all
Who wish to enter this interesting con
test should send for that paper, which
by the way. contains a column of whist
matter each day of the year, and a
full page on Saturdays. Besides the
valuable prizes that any whist player
who can find a coupon has a change
to win. the hands are very Interesting
ones, and participation in the tourna
ment is sure to be very instructive The
novice has just as good a chance as
the expert, and he will have the op
portunity of comparing his own views
with those of the best whist players of
today, as the Telegraph will publish
the views of all acknowledged experts
This is the second of the Telegraph's
tournaments; the first was a grand
success, as no doubt this one will be
and further contests may be looked
for.
POINT IX TRUMP MANAGEMENT.
The most important and mcst dilfi
cult part of the game, of whist is un
doubtedly the management of trumps.
Among the questions that are very
puzzling to the novice and not always
easy for the expert, Is the choice that
continually presents itself to a player
between a lead from his long plain
suit and a trump lead from hands con
taining a long suit and length in
trumps. As a general rule, we let the
decision of this question depend upon
the strength of the plain suit rather
than the strength of the trump suit.
It is clear that with a five-card suit,
headed by ace, king, queen, a lead
from five trumps, whatever their size,
is imperative. On the other, hand, we
regard it as equally clear that from a
five-card suit without an honor, a lead
of the plain suit is better than a trump
lead. But there are mrny hands that
contain suits that are 'neither headed
by ace, king, queen,- nor are they with
out an honor; we' have generally ad
vocated the- following rule in these
cases: If you can reasonably hope to
establish the plain suit with the aid
of an honor from your partner's hand,
it is well to attempt to exhaust the
trumps first, but if the suit is so weak
that more assistance from your part
ner is necessary to its establishment,
lead the suit first and wait until it is
established, or until you see that it can
be established, before leading trumps.
This is a rule that leaves most every
thing to the judgment of the player,
as must all rules relating to the man
agement of a hand in general; it is
more conservative than most of the
authorities, but our experience has
been that many more tricks are lost
by a too early lead of trumps, even
from great strength, than by a more
backward policy. It is a very com
mon fallacy of some very good players
to argue that the trump should be led
because a force will come if it is not
led that will weaken the trump hand
to such an extent that the lead will
be out of the question at a time when
the suit is established; the fact that
the force will be just as disastrous
after the trumps outside of the lead
er's hand are exhausted or after some
progress has been made toward ex
hausting them, when the commanding
cards of the plain suit are still with the
adversaries, is forgotton.
It is difficult to argue this or any
whist proposition with much force
without the aid of practical statistics;
nothing will convince the ordinary
player of the merits of a particular
line of play like experience; for this
reason we have devoted this column
very largely to the analysis of deals
taken from games actually played, and
we firmly believe that this is alto-
gether the best way to make an argu
ment. To illustrate what we have
said in regard to the advantages of
establishing a plain suit before leading
trumps, we give the following deal,
which was played by some of St. Paul's
tournament players in a practice game
a few days ago; in this deal the plain
suit lead gained three tricks over the
trump lead. The hands were:
North-Spades, A' X' Q, 7, 3; hearts, Q. 7;
clubs. K. 10. 7. .**,. 3: diamonds. 4. East-
bpades, 5; hearts, J, 9, 8, 5. 3; clubs, 6- dia
monds. A. Q. 10, 8, 3, 3. South— Spades. J
4, 2: hearts. X, 6. 2; clubs. A, Q. 8 4 2:
diamonds, X, 6. Spades, 10 9' 8 6:
hearts. A. 10, 4: clubs. J. 9; diamonds.' J,
P. 7. 2. Three of hearts trump. Leader
South. •■.--•
The Play-
Table L Table 2.
S. W. N. E. S. W. N. E
4c 9c *Xc 6c 4c 9c *Xc fie
2s Ca **Qs 5s 2s 6s *Qs 6s
4s Ss As *3h 4s 8s As *3h
•Kd 7d 4d Rd 2h *Ah 7h oh
Ac Jc 3c °5h 6h lOh *Qh 8h
2!i *Ah 7h 8h Js 9s Ks *9h
6h lOh *Qh Oh *Kd 7d 4d 8d
Js 93 Ks *.Ih *Kh 4h 3s Jh
6d "M 3s »Qd *Qc Jc 3c:»i3d'
2c Md 5c 5d *Ac 9d 7c~~Sd
*Kh 103 7s 3d 2c Jd »10c lOd
Qc *4h 7c lOd »8c : 2d 5c Qd
Sc 2d 10c »Ad 6d 10s.'. 7s *Ad
Score: North and Score: North and
South, 5.- y South, 8.
COMMENTS.
COMMENTS.
Table 1— -».-..
Trick 4— lf East had the original lead.
■ we would think* a load from his five trumps
•demanded, as his diamond-suit can probably
be established with very little assistance
from his partner; but East has been com
pelled to use one of his trumps, and the ad-
versaries have shown great strength in
spades and clubs; under these clrcumstancc-3
sj wo. regard the opening of • the diamond suit
g is the more conservative play, especially as
the opponents, if they win the first diamond
trick, will be tempted to lead trumps if they
have any strength in them, and very likely
from weakness, for the protection of the
spade and club suit. East leads the fourth
best diamond from ace, queen, ten and three
others; we regard this as sound in view of
East's hand, and the only thing that pre
vents the low lead from gaining is the play
of king second-hand by South.
Trick s— South does not dare to lead a
trump, and continues his club suit, which
East trumps.
Trick 6— This situation Is a very delicate
and Interesting one from East's point of
view. He can practically absolutely place the
number of cards of each suit that each player
now holds. South has three clubs left, and
so has North, as 'West 'can have no more;
South has not four trumps or he would have
ventured a trump lead at trick 5: he has noc
more than one spade left, for he did not make
the unblocking play; he has not more than
one diamond or he would not have played
King second hand; he has. therefore, one
spade, one diamond and three trumps; West
must have two spades, as North had but five
and South but three originally, and throe
diamonds in all probability, as the deuce did
not fall at trick 4. and three trumps; North
has three spades, three clubs and probably
two trumps; East cannot tell the size of the
trumps in the different hands, but unless
Souths trumps are such that he will be able
to win the second round and have the com
manding trump left to draw a third round
a lead of trumps will do no harm and may
work very well; the fact that West must
have three trumps is the controlling factor,
for it will prevent the adversaries from mak
ing their suit unless South has the winning
trump and is in the lead after two rounds.
East, reasoning this out. ventures a trump
lead from three remaining.
Trick 7— West returns the trump lead, reiv
ing on his partner's judgment in leading
trumps at trick 6.
Trick B— lt makes no difference what North
leads: South will make king of trumps and
that is all; if North leads a club. East will
discard. West will trump and lead a diamond
and East will be in the lead and force off
Sr.uth's trump on a diamond.
Table 2—
Trick 4— East leads a trump before estab
lishing his diamond suit.
Trick 6— North leads the kins? of spades to
force East; East takes the force; if he had
refused it. North would then have led a club.
and the result would be the same, for South I
will load king of trumps and continue his j
clubs, forcing off the last trump, and then
re-enter with king of diamonds and make the
1 est of his clubs.
Trick 7— East now opens his diamond suit,
leading fourth best; he hopes to find king
1 with West, for the hand is gone if he does
j not; South feels that it is worth several
tricks to get the lead at this point, and plays
king second hand.
Tricks S-13— South draws all the trumps
with his king, and North and South make the
entire club suit.
FERGUS FALLS VS. ST. PAUL.
DEAL 9.
The Hands—
North—Spades, 10. 9, 6. 2; hearts. Q, 9, 5;
clubs. 10. 8, 4; diamonds. A. 9, 4. East-
Spades. Q, 8, 7, 5; hearts, K. 10; clubs. X, Q
6. 4; diamonds. X, 10, 5. South— ties X
4; hearts J; clubs A, J. 9, 5. 3, 2; diamonds
« I' ;•' 7 St-Spades. A. J. 2; hearts. A,
». 1, fc. 4, 3. 2; clubs, none; diamonds, Q, J.
y.i'xJ.\f s"ades trump. Leader, East.
The Play —
Table 1. - Table 2.
Fergus Falls North St. Paul, North and
and South. South.
N. E. S. W. N. E. S. W
r£ .55 Ac *2s 3a 5s KS *As
5h *Kh Jh . 6h 6s 7s 4s— Ms
8c *Qc 2c 6d 9s *Qs 2c ->s
10c 6c 3c *Js 4.: *Xc 3c 6d
•Ad 5d 2d Qd 5h *Kh Jh 6h
9h lOh *4s 2h 9h lOh 2d *Ah
4d 4c Jo *As| Qh *8s 3d ->li
9d *Kd 3d Jd *Ad 5d 7d Jd
2s "is »Ks 4h *100 6c 5c 3h
Qh *8s 9c 3h 8c 7o *9c 4h
*•> 10d 7d 8h 4d Qo *Ac 7h
9s »Qs 5c 7h 9d lOd *Jc 8h
•10s 7s 8d Ah *10s Kd **d Qd
"Score: North and Score: North and
South. 5. .;-, South. 6.
. COMMENTS. . .
Table 1—
Trick I— East opens regularly from his
four card club suit; East has a fair hand, but
not one demanding a trump lead; Indeed,
when we analyze the hand, Its strength ap
pears to be more negative than positive, better
for defense than attack.
Trick West's lead of fourth best from ace
and six others Is somewhat dangerous, but we
do not regard it as "absurd."
Tricks 3-4— East continues the clubs, and
allows West to make another trump.
Trick West rightly "switches" and leads
queen of diamonds.
Trick 6— North's lead of nine of hearts to
force South Is probably best, though it un
guards queen, as South will probably lead a
club and give North a discard. "
Trick 7— South leads the best club to allow
North to overtrump West or give him a dis
card. West does not hesitate to use his ace of
trumps.
Tricks 8-9— East overtakes the jack of dia
monds, and leads a trump. He can count
South for one trump left, and does not want
him to make It on a heart.
Trick 10— North plays well In discarding
queen of hearts; If he trumps with nine or
ten of trumps North and South get but one of
the last four tricks, for East can either over
trump and lead a trump/compelling North to
win, and leaving him with a losing trump and
a losing heart, or East can undertrump and
force North to lead his heart to West or to
lead trumps into his tenace.
Table 2—
Trick We do not like the lead of a trump
from this hand.
Trick 2— We have had occasion before this
to intimate that the old rule that no trumps
or sudden death were the only excuses for
failure to return partner's trump lead, formed
no part of the modern game, as played in this
section of the whist world; we think that
West, In this hand, should be free to examine
his cards, and use his judgment; his being
void of clubs, and having no great suit, are,
in our opinion, good and sufficient reasons
for refusing to return trumps; of course. East
; may have the entire club suit, but the chances
j are decidedly against it, and West ought not
to be compelled to play contrary to his judg-
I ment. ■■* „:; ■•;"'
Trick 4— East leads king of clubs; South has
ace, jack and three others; all the trumps are
gone except the best with North and a losing
one with East; we think South plays well in
: passing king of clubs.
Trick s— lt would be suicidal to lead clubs
| again, and East leads king of hearts to his
partner's discard.
Trick 7— West plays to let East make his
| trump on a heart; it was well he did so. for
| had he led a diamond, North would have
j taken with ace and drawn the trump.
| Tricks 9-13— North leads ten of clubs through
East, and North and South make four club
tricks however East plays. Souths refusal to
play ace of clubs at trick 4 works very prettily.
DEAL 17.
The Hands-
The Hands—
North-Spades, 8. 6, 3, 2; hearts, A; clubs,
Q. J, 9, 8; diamonds. A, X, J, 7 East-
Spades 10, 7; hearts, 9. 8. 4, 3, 2- clubs A
6, 2; diamonds, 10, 4, 2. South— Spades, . Q
9. 5; hearts. J, 10. 6; clubs, X, 10, 7 5 4 3-
diamonds, 5. Spades, A. X, 'J ' 4'
hearts, X, Q, 7. 5; clubs, none; diamonds o'
9, 8, 6, 3. — of spades trump. Leader, East!
Table 1. I Table 2.
Table 1. i- f y Table 2.
Fergus Falls North St. Paul North and
and South. South.
N. E. S. W. N. E. S. W
•Ah 9h lOh Kh»Ah 3h lOh Kb
2s 7s Qs »Ks|*Kd 2d 5d 6d
*Jd 2d 5d 6d-2s 7s Qa *™
3s »10s 5s 4s*Ad 4d 3c V /id
•Kd lOd 6h 3d7d lOd *58 -9d
65.. 2c 9s *Js9c 2c 5c *4s
«s - 4d Sc *As 3s 10s 93 •Ks
*Ad 2h 4c Bd6s 2h 4C *ja
*Qc 6c 5c sh-$s 4h 6h ><Qh
Jc *Ac 7c 7hjQc **Ao 7c "- 5h
8c 3!, Jh *Qhid 8h »Jh 7h
7d 4h 10c *Qd,3c 6c »Ko 3d
9c Sh Xc «9d Mc 9h 100 Qd
Score: North and -Score: . North and
South, 5 (South, 8.
COMMENTS.
Table 1—
. Trick East leads the best of his five-card
heart suit, nine high. This lead has soma
advantages and some disadvantages; it in-
forms partner of your strength,? or rather
weakness in that suit, at once, but It con-
ceals from him length; „It also informs the
'adversaries of your weakness and permit*
" - ■ - 1
THE -SAINT' PAUL, DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1896.
em to finesse against you, but It gives
your partner a chance to finesse
and perhaps save a high -card
In bis hand by refusing to play It third hand;
it may bo remarked that this lead must be
abandoned if the Irregular lead to call for
trumps Is used. . West plays king third hand,
instead of queen; this is a false card that
would be absolutely unjustifiable were fourth
best led from East's hand, . and we question
its soundness even here.
Trick 2— North would not be justified In
leading trumps except that he places queen
and Jack of hearts with South.
Trick 3— West opens his diamond suit In
preference to returning hearts. As West is
strong In trumps, and as the position fcf the
1 hceits Is uncertain, we think this play best.
North plays jack second hand from ace, king.
Jack, seven; ordinarily king Is the best play
second hand on the first round from ace,
king, jack, with or without others, but North
has four cards above the six led by West,
and knows that there is but one card of the
suit above that with East or South; jack is
; prcbably a justifiable play, nor would wo
i severely criticise tho play of the. seven.
Trick s— East returns the diamond, hoping
to establish the suit for West. South does not
; trump, as North must have strength in the
suit: but South should not throw a heart, as
it leaves his jack unguarded.
Tricks North Is too persistent with his
trump leading, and West exhausts all the
trumps.
Trick B— West plays to establish his dia-
I monds, holding queen of hearts for a re-
entry; here is an instance of one of the
disadvantages of the lead from the top of a
weak suit— it is Impossible to show length;
j but West knew that East's suit might be a-
five-card suit and surely did not contain less
thai; four cards, and as South had discarded
i a heart, we believe West should have led
! queen of hearts and then seven, Instead of
' playing lor his diamonds; it Is impossible to
make the diamonds unless East has a re-
i rntry in clubs, while the hearts can be
! brought in without such re-entry, and the
diamond lead may give the adversaries every
: trick if they have the entire command of
clubs.
j Trick 9— East docs not think that West has
I queen of hearts, because of his play of king
at trick 1, but he reasons that he may have
\ king of clubs, as It is clear that he must have
1 some re-entry card or he would not have played
| to clear up his diamond suit; East has. for
' these reasons, refused to discard the small
| club away from his ace, and now does not
i cover queen led, passing for West to win with
j king if he has It; East loses a trick by this
play, but he was not at fault.
Tricks 10-13— East wins the next club lead,
and leads a heart, which, much to his sur-
prise. West wins with king: West brings in
his two established diamonds.
Table 8— *. - - .-
Trick I— East leads his fourth best heart,
and West plays the king, the same fi^se card
I played by West at table 1. •;-'-,.
Tricks — North is strong In diamonds and
clubs, and has reason to believe that South has
I strength in the heart suit; he decides to show
j his diamond suit and then venture a trump.
His trumps are so small that we are inclined
j to doubt the soundness of the trump lead.
Trick West returns the diamond through
North; he leads the eight to induce North to
believe It Is his highest, and not to finesse;
North plays ace, and South discards a club,
keeping his Jack of hearts guarded.
Trick 5— North changes his tactics and
forces South on a diamond.
Trick C— West trumps the club, being over-
anxious to stop the ruff on diamonds; we think
West's better play was to let the trick go to
his partner; by trumping he makes it cer-
tain that North will be left with the long
tiump.
Trick 9— We are unable to explain why West
did not lead queen of diamonds and then force
off the thirteenth trump with the thirteenth
diamond. West leads queen of hearts,- which
North trumps.
Tricks 10-13— North leads clubs. East wins
with ace and leads a heart, which South wins
with the jack that he has so carefully pro-
tected throughout the play, and North and
South make two club tricks.
A. W. L. TROPHY.
Dcs Moines had a very good reason for Its
failure to play St. Paul last Saturday. On
March 27, Mr. Harbach. of tho Dcs Moines
team, suffered a heavy loss by fire, and was
unable to leave his business. In case Chi
cago fails next Saturday in its effort to take
the trophy away from St. Paul the match
with Dcs Moines will take place on the 18th
or 25th.
GORDON TROPHY.
Captain Fiske's team had been winning
steadily. It was apparent that no ordinary
team could do anything against them. Mr.
Whellan-s decided to make up a team that
would have a cinch; so he took three of the
captains in the first tournament for the
trophy, Messrs. * Metcalf. Gordon and
How, and' challenged the holders; the mem-
bers of the challenging team did not want
to win the trophy, but they wanted to show
the difference between a team composed of
fairly good players and one composed of
stars; they expected to give the trophy back
after winning It, as they didn't want the In-
terest In the Gordon trophy games to wane
because the cup was held by a team. against
whom It was useless to play. But they de-
cided to win it once and then give It back.
The game took place last Tuesday night.
When the score was figured at the end of the
first third of the match. It was discovered
that Captain Fiske's team were just fourteen
points ahead; this lead was Increased to
twenty-one points by the time the thirty-six
deals were finished, and Captain Whellams
and his men are still wondering what hap-
pened. We can tell them something about it
—the champions played whist and the chal
lengers did not. The fact must not be for-
gotten that continual study and practice will,
•in time, develop the moderate player into an
expert, if he has the stuff In him, and the Gor-
don trophy games have done much toward
Improving the whist In the club. Messrs.
Stoltze. Potter. Ward and Saunders have
challenged Captain Fiske's team, and the
match will be played next Saturday evening.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TOURNEY.
The game last Wednesday night was started
promptly at five minutes past 8, the recent
i announcement of the whist committee having
| the desired effect. Seven tables participated.
J. H. and O. H. Briggs making the high
score with nine points above the average.
'■ —George L. Bunn.
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The Season Will Re Opened in Tyro
Weeks at Washington.
NEW YORK. April 4.-The racing season
I in the East will be opened two weeks from to-
day, and. with an intermission of ten days,
will be continued until late in the fall. The
first meeting is at Washington, under the
l new management, and Judging from the list
of entries for the stakes and the people in
terested, there should be better sport than
has ever been seen at the capital. Morris
Park will be opened May 2, followed by
Gravesend, Cooney Island, Brighton Beach
Cooney Island again, Gravesend and Morris
Park to close the season.
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•back-ache, the first symptoms*
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FIX fJESPOfiSIBIIiIf
THE PURPOSE OP THE CHANGES
PROPOSED BY THE HO AVAR D
CHARTER.
MAYOR'S DUTIES ARE DEFINED,
AMU HIS POWERS MORE NARROW-
LV LIMITED THAN IN THE OLD
CHARTER.
■ , * >] " '* 0
I .1 li —
-*! — rr —
ONLY A "CHlEfr EXECUTIVE,*'
' — ii— *i — r —
Who Is Held Accountable for tlie
Who Is Held Accountable for the
Proper Execution of the City's
I.ntvn.
<y ■ !i ■
i: • ;
i-
The central purpose of. the Howard
charter Is to enlarge the powers of
the common council. In furthering
this purpose the office of mayor is
made to surrender a share of its pow
ers. In St. Paul's present system
the scope of the mayor's duties is not
large;, under the proposed charter it
would be more narrowly confined.
The Howard act confers upon the
mayor, who is sonorously styled chief
executive, substantially these powers
and duties: A qualified veto upon the
council's legislation; to appoint, con
trol and remove the police; to ap
point the commissioner of health, the
superintendent of the workhouse, the
school board and the park board: to
sign city contracts and warrants
{jointly with other officers); to request
reports from .city", officers; and to
make an annual report to the council
on. the general condition of the city.
The mayor of St. Paul now has all
the powers just enumerated, or their
equivalent, and in addition appoints
a board of public, work's,' a fire board
and a water board. All the duties of
these three boards would, under the
Howard charter,. go to the council.
It is true that these duties of the
mayor are important; but it is doubt
ful whether they afford him anything
like the influence iin". city affairs with
which he is credited. in common belief.
Many a vote is cast in a mayoralty
contest under the conviction that the
issue of the contests directly Involves
far greater results^ in city affairs than
can possibly be Concerned in it. In
every general city election the candi
dates for mayor -are the principal sub
jects for discussion,' -both as- to their
personal fitness for ■ offlce and as to
their associations and tendencies in
city affairs. Yet when this candidate
or that is elected, he and his suporters
soon find that he can but slightly mod
ify -or. control the city's administra
tion. Schemes for personal gain and
promoters 'of public good alike have
learned this lesson; but the great body
of voters, untaught as to actual de
tails, of their own local government,
cling to the tradition of the mayor's
eminent/ importance, only, wondering
sometimes why it seems to make so
little difference who is mayor.
If it is an advantage to make the
mayor's office of little account, the
Howard charter is better in this re
spect than the present charter of St.
Paul; but if that is a disadvantage,
then, although the present charter
may not be satisfactory, the Howard
charter' is still worse.
Sethytibw, recently mayor of Brook
lyn, is recognized as one of the best
equipped reformers of our day, in
both the theory and the practice of
city government. He advocates plac
ing large power in the mayor's hands.
In business, he argues, it is settled
that executive work must be committed
to one man; but city charters, with
few exceptions, run counter to that
plan, and so obstruct good govern
ment. In .Brooklyn the departments
of police, flre, health, buildings end
public works are now directly under
the mayor's control, and "not a single
voice has been raised suggesting a re
turn to old methods." The present
Brooklyn charter is, in this respect, a
model, according, to Mr. Low. ,7- -".-'..'•: y
The drift of opinion aniong students
of municipal government seems to be
in the line of the Brooklyn experience.
Among those whose opportunities for
observation give weight to their
words, ex-Mayor , Hart, of Boston,
urges that executive duties be re
moved from legislative duties; ex-
Mayor Davidson, of Baltimore, holds
that the mayor should have entire au
thority over executive subordinates;
and ex-Mayor Bishop, of Buffalo, that
heads of executive departments should
be appointed by the mayor.
What is the reason for this opinion?
An obvious reason is this: To fix re
sponsibility for the executive branch
of city government on a single official
head, whereby the people can directly
and effectively assert their control.
Philadelphia formerly had thirty-two
separate executive departments, all
independent of each other and of any
head save councils. Responsibility
was reduced to a minimum; and Phila
delphia's city government became a
shining mark of corruption. By con
centration of responsibility upon the
shoulders of the mayor the issue of
good government .is simplified and
brought within i: the reach of every
voter for his effective action.
The most efficient- executive is that
which recognizes the ordinary business
system— single brain, a single will,
having ultimate control,, appointing
subordinates and responsibly controll
ing their line of conduct. That is the
system of national government. Any
other must involve .more or less con
fusion and inefficiency. The great Bos
ton fire is said to have owed its vast de
structiveness to the separate responsi
bility of fourteen assistant flre chiefs,
not to a common head, but to the
source of their appointment.
"Boss" Croker is not ranked as a re
former, but as an organizer he is most
successful, and the friends of reform
may sometimes learn from its enemies.
Speaking of New York, he said: "It
is easy enough to find fault with any
government; but 'the theorists can say
what they please. You can't get good
government in a city like this with
out system and direct responsibility.
This city is just like any other big cor
poration. If you have no organization
—if individuals are not held responsible
by some central power, you make no
progress. Concentration of manage
ment Is the key to success. Well, what
does that mean? In business, it means
consolidation; in politics, it means or
ganization, or a .machine,- or whatever
you,*vish to cadi it. You divide the
management, and . you divide the re
sponsibility; and; divided responsibility
means bad government."
St. Paul has suffered enough from
bad government resulting from di
vided responsibility.') The provisions of
the Howard charter regarding' the
mayoralty indicate, that a change to it
from St. Paul's present system would
aggravate and not' remedy, the evil.
Concentration of 'respohsibgility upon
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the mayor does not involve giving that
officer autocratic power. In last week's
paper it was shown, for example, that
appointments of employes in city gov
ernment, should be on the merit basis.
The exercise of executive power should
be guarded by the charter, and can
be more effectually so guarded when
the responsibility is largely concen
trated. As far as the mayor's office
is concerned, the Howard charter gives
to it certain powers without prudent
restriction, and yet on the whole leaves
it in worse condition than under the
present system with respect to respons
ible authority.
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Genuine Spring; 1. 11 nib, New ISOG
Green Pens,
Served for Easter Dinner at the Delicatessen,
323-325 Robert street.
STILLWATER NEWS.

Easter Services in Prison Clty
Easter Services in Prison City
C'hnrches — Week's Social.
Easier services will be held in all Still
water churches today, and nearly all of
them are handsomely decorated with cut
flowers and potted plants. The choirs of
the several churches have prepared unusu
ally good musical programmes, and the
services will be in keeping with the day.
Rev. C. A. Cressy, of the First Methodist
church, will preach a sermon in the prison
chapel at 9 a. m., taking for his subject:
"There Are No Soft Snaps." "'.*.
Nearly all the snow that fell the first of
the week has disappeared, from' the streets
of this city, but there is considerable snow
6'n the ground in the country, and farmers
say they will be unable to begin their spring
work for a week or ten days yet.
Gov. D. M. Clough and wife and Mr. and
Mrs. Barrows, of Minneapolis, were guests
at the prison yesterday. They made a tour
of the institution, and were highly pleased
with their visit.
C. E. Mosler has sold his half Interest
In the Mosler block, on the corner of Main
and Chestnut streets, to J. .J. Elchten. The
consideration is not made public.
David Tozer and wife left Friday evening
for Los Angeles, Cal. They will spend sev
eral months in the West, and will visit
many California cities.
The social committee of the Stillwater Elks
Is making preparations for a dance to be
given In tho near future.
The Red Men of this city will give a grand
ball at Music hall tomorrow evening.
Rev. A. D. Stowe has returned from a
short trip to Muncie, Ind.
R. M. Anderson is at home from Lake
City, where he participated in the ice boat
races. Ills yacht, the Irene, has been laid
up. -
Misses Emily and Jessie Dodd, of New
York, are guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Orris E. Lee.
Mrs. W. Lenox, of Minneapolis, was a
guest of her son. Dr. F. A. Lenox, the past
week. ....-.:•
Mrs. H. C. Fogle and daughter. Faith,
leave in a few days 'on an extended trip to
California.
The Moore & Livingstone company closed
a successiul week's engagement at the Orand
opera house last evening.
Bishop jr. N. Gilbert will preach at the
prison at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Townshend and daughter
leave soon for a trip to Europe. They .ex
pect to be absent several years.
Convention of Educators.
NORTHFIELD, Minn., April 4.— ln re
sponse to circulars sent out by the board of
education of this city to hold a meeting of
the school boards of the state here, letters
have been received from nearly every graded
school district in the state, showing their
willingness to be represented in the meeting
and the discussion of the various topics that
may come up, and to help to form a perma
nent association of school boards. Much In
terest has been taken in the matter in this
city. Addresses are expected from President
Northrop, of the state university; President
Hunt, of the Northfield board;' Prof. Felland,
of St. Olaf's,- and others. •::.::
Strawberries Are Ripe.
You can get them at the Delicatessen with
your dinner. 322 to 325 Robert street. -
Road to the Reserve.
RED LAKE FALLS. Minn., April Fifty
men are now at work completing the road
leading direct from this city to the Red
Lake reservation lands to be opened May 15.
This road is the shortest and latest one lead
ing to the lands, and hundreds of- home
seekers are traversing It dally. Goods and
chattels are arriving every day, ' and the
prairie is white with schooners. The oldest
Inhabitant is surprised at this early rush, and
wonders what is coming when the opening
day actually arrives.
Debates Called Off. . "•'
ATLANTA, Ga., April 4.— The series of
Joint debates between" Secretary Hoke Smith
and Charles F. Crisp is off, for the present, at
least, Crisp having requested their postpone
ment on account of his physical condition.
Quay, -Then McKinley.
POTT3VILLE. Pa., April 4.— F. Finney
. and Joseph McConnell weTe elected delegates
Jto the national convention at -St.'. Louis. The
I delegates, favor -Senator Quay for • president •
'v**nd McKinley is indorsed as second choice. ;
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We buy and sell for cash, and can therefore sell 50 per cent
We buy and sell for cash, and can therefore sell 50 per cent
cheaper than the installment houses. We quote a few of our or-
dinary prices below, to give an idea of the bargains that we can
offer: o ■
A High-Back Dining Chair, installment price 95c; our cash price, 500
Wool Top Mattresses, installment price $2,50; our cash price, $1.90
Woven Wire Springs, installment price 52, 50; our cash price, $1.15
Newspapers are too expensive to quote prices such as ours, but
, come and be convinced that we can save you money on every arti
cle of. Furniture or Household Goods. For Monday, wash day just
what you want, No. 8 Copper Bottom Boiler, 65 C. American
China Handled Cups and Saucers, 35c per set; unhandled, 25c set.
We Carry a Full Line of Crockery, Graniteware * Tinware
Every thing- goes at correspondingly low prices. Let us have
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your Pianos, Sewing- Machines and Furniture of all kinds to sell
on commission. NO STORAGE CHARGED.
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TROOPS Ifl DANGER
A POSSIBILITY THE ANGLO-EGYP-
A POSSIBILITY THE ANGLO-EGYP-
TIAN ADVANCE MAY BE
CUT OFF.
CHAMBERLAIN IS TRIFLING.
THE GENEHAL PUBLIC DOES NOT
ACCEPT HIS STATEMENT AS
SINCERE.
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE SOUDAN.
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE SOUDAN.
In Less Than a Month the English
In Lews Than a Month the English
Column AVID Be Ready for an
Advance.
LONDON, April 4.— A1l official and semi-
official statements to the contrary, it is gen-
erally admitted that the situation In South
Africa is unsatisfactory. Even the reassuring
statement made by Mr. Chamberlain has not
changed public opinion on the subject, and
today he is openly accused of trifling with the
situation and pretending that the scanty forces
there are able to cope with the rebellion of
the Matabeles and its possible outcome. It
seems beyond . question that Buluwayo and
Gwelo are the only two stations in Matabelo-
land which are in a defensive condition, and
•there is a strong possibility that communica
tion with these two towns will shortly be en-
tirely cut off. Mr.Chamberlain's disinclination
to have strong reinforcements of British troops
sent to South Africa is said to arise from his
desire to do nothing which may give color to
the French and German charge that the send-
ing of reinforcements to South Africa is to
ccerce the Boers.
Then, again, the scope of the Soudan expedi
tion appears to be widening, and there is con-
siderable fear in many quarters that the gov
ernment does not realize the extent of the
undertaking. Experts in dervish warfare say
the Anglo-Egyptian force is Inadequate to
cope with the, situation, and there is acute
danger that" communication with the advance
guard of the Egyptian troops will be cut off
and that the latter will be annihilated before
it is possible for the support of British troops
to arrive. It is urged that reinforcements of
at least 10,000 troops should be promptly sent
to Africa from India alone, and it is pointed
out that, according to reliable information,
the Khalifas are pouring in from the Dongola
district, with the evident intention of getting
behind the advancing force. Should the march
be continued and the troops from India be
promptly landed at Suakln they will break up
Osman Dlgna's force and threaten the rear
of the dervishes.
ANGLO-EGYPTIAN ADVANCE.
In less than a month the whole column of
the Anglo-Egyptian army which will push up
the Nile will be concentrated thirty-five miles
from Wady-llalfa, ready to march upon Aka-
sheh. The rapid progress to the front shows
that the transport arrangements are working
well. Men, arms, ammunition and stores are
being conveyed over a very difflcuit route with-
out the slightest hitch. Gen. H. H. Kitche
ner, the sirdar of the Egyptian forces, will
remain at Akasheh' until he succeeds in
collecting his complete force there. In the
interval the camel corps and cavalry will push
forward to the nearest dervish post at Suarda.
The dervishes are already reconnoltering near
•Akasheh. . ■■ y 7..yyy*
Dr. Lillian Hamilton, the English woman
pin si clan to the ameer of Afghanistan, has a
three-column letter in the Times, detailing a
long conversation which she had with the
ameer on the criticism aroused in England on
his campaign to subjugate Kaflrlstan. The
ameer contends that the Durand treaty of 1893,
which gave Great Britain rights over the
Chitral district, also gave him full" rights
over Kafiristan and he is fully determined to
stand by the treaties regardless of the conse
quences. The fears of possible Russian ag
gression were the immediate motives for his
action. The Russians were within a few days'
march of Kafiristan, could have occupied it
easily, and thus would have been within two
days' march of Cabul and within gunshot of I
other vital positions in Afghanistan.
Princess Maud of Wales, while riding a
bicycle in Regent street early in the. week on <
' her way to visit her old nurse, "skidded" and i
! fell. A policeman promptly helped the prin- j
j cess Into a hansom cab, placed her damaged j
j wheel on the roof of the vehicle, and "Harry"
! returned to Marlborough house decidedly dis
| comfited^ . .. 7'y:ly-j.'^y7yy
The report printed in a New York news
-1 paper that a British expedition has left
j Georgetown, British Guiana, to establish sta
tions west of the Schomburgk line, is offi
cially pronounced to be unfounded. "It la
added that the report probably originated in
the fact that the colonial government has
sent a surveying party Into the country be-
tween Puruni and the lower Cuyunl in order
to ascertain the possibility of making a road
! or railway to open up the. gold fields.
Advices received here from Monte Carlo
! show that there is a hitch in regard to re
t newing the gambling concession. According
to the terms of the present contract the
| Prince of Monaco receives $250,000 yearly for
| the exclusive right to maintain a gambling
1 establishment within the borders of his do
i minions (the area of the principality of
i Monaco is six square miles), in addition to
$100,000, which are the expenses of the prin
cipality, whose population .Is about 12,000.
The prince now demands $500,000 for the ex-
penses of th© principality alone, in addition
to the large sums which the Casino spend**
annually in the maintenance of roads and
buildings.
Style Is stamped in every line of the
Gordon Hat. Ask your hatter for it.
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Planning*; a Suffrage Campaign.
Planning a Suffrage Campaign.
..HURON, S. D., April 4.— Mrs. Annie B. Sim-
mons, of this city, president of the South Da-
kota Equal Suffrage ' association, was Inter-
viewed last evening by several well-known ad
vocates of -■ equal suffrage, J relative to • calling
m elate convention; , planning compuign work
and the establishing of a paper to advocate
the, cause of woman's suffrage. Among those
present were Mrs. Lyman, of Fort Pierre, and
Mrs. Kate Folger, corresponding secretary. It
Is evident that the women are planning for an
aggressive and vigorous campaign. No place
or date was fixed for the convention, but il
is probable that it will be held some time In
June in this city. . ~'7 .".A; '*;" ■"'.*'."
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FIELDING GOES OVER.
FIELDING GOES OVER.
Another Serious Blow to the Salva
tion Army In America.
CHICAGO, April 4— Edward Fielding, brig-
adier general in command of the Northwe3(
division of the Savatlon \Army, and with the
exception of Booth-Tucker, the most promi
nent officer in the forces in America, has re-
signed his commission, and will Join tha
forces of Ballington Booth. The majority ol
his staff officers go with him, and the blow
is conceded to be the most severe which has
been suffered by the Salvation Army since the
recall of Commander and Mrs. Balllngton
Booth. Brig. Fielding's wide personal influ
ence will now be exerted in behalf of the new
organization, and it is predicted that the new.'
of his resignation will, cause a heavy defection
in the ranks of the army.
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DON'T NEGLECT
A COMMON CASE OF PILES.
It May Lead to Serious Results.
When people generally understand that al!
such fatal diseases as fistula, ulcer of the
rectum, fissure, etc., almost invariably begin
in a simple case of Piles, they will learn the
wisdom of taking prompt treatment for the
first appearance of trouble in this quarter.
The Pyramid Pile Cure will certainly cure
every form of piles, itching, bleeding, pro-
truding or blind piles, and hundreds of lives
have been saved by using this cheap but ef
! fective remedy right at the start, because at
such a time a single package will effect a
cure, while •in the old chronic, deep-seated
cases, several packages are sometimes neces
sary before a lasting cure is effected.
Physicians are using the Pyramid Pile Cure
in preference to surgical operations and with
uniform success. The remedy is prepared by
the Pyramid Drug Co., of Albion, Mich., and
for sale by druggists everywhere. -
This firm receive hundreds of . testimonial
letters from cured patients and publish a
fresh list every week. This week we take
pleasure in presenting the following: From
Mr. M. A. Wilson, Peabody, Kansas: Youi
Pyramid Pile Cure received, and I have re
ceived more benefit from two applications
than from all other medicines I have evei
tried. I have been troubled with piles for
30 years. They would come down every day
and have to be worked back, but have not
been down since the , first application, ; of the
Pyramid. I am. a convert to the merits of
the Pyramid Pile Cure.'
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field, Vermont: Send me two packages of
your Pyramid Pile Cure. My father, who has
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W. Va. The Pyramid Pile Cure has cured
me. I have been waiting to see the result
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this splendid remedy is used. It is the
cheapest, safest and most effectual pile rem
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are subject to piles in any form this remedy
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It Is on sale at all drug stores at SO cts.
Each package also contains a treatise on tho
cause and cure of piles, which will interest
and benefit any one so afflicted.
MINNESOTA V FOOTBALL.
Three Bin: Game:* to Be Played on
Home Grounds.
Manager Putnam, of the football team of
the state university, has arranged for a series
of three big games to be held next fall in
Minneapolis with Purdue, Madison and Ann
Arbor. It looks as though there would not be
any game with Chicago university, as tho
latter institution insists on playing on
Marshall field, and the Minnesota U Is as
strenuously Insisting that the game be at
Minneapolis. The Minnesota team will, how
ever, make a trip, meeting lowa, Nebraska,
Kansas. Missouri and Illinois universities on
their own grounds. y-v
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