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LOCAL NEWS !_OTES.
Tonight's perforniarice of "The Thorough
bred" at the Metropolitan will be for the
beoeilt of the United Charities.
Alice Herman, who took morphine at the
central station Saturday U-urulng, with sui
cidal in.em, is said to be rapidly recovering
at th<* ci.y hospital.
Lady Somerset W. C. T. 17. will hold an
open literary meeting tonight ai 618 Central
park place east. "Lady iienry Somerset
Will be the tonic.
SIND..V AT THE HOTELS.
L. C. Vote, of Chicago, is at the Windsor.
11. M. Pitt, of New York city, is at the
Windsor.
E. Ringer, of Tacoma, Wash., is a guest at
the Windsor.
H. Stoddard, of Marsh.alltov.-n. is at the
Metropolitan.
J. Sullivan, of Milwaukae, is a guest at the
Metropolitan.
L. W. Goss and wife, of s-vvaeuse, 111., are
registered at the Windsor.
AI.O ABOUT. A WATCH
Results in the Arrest of a. Loving-
Couple.
Dolly Collins and Robert Bader were
arrested yesterday morning by Lieuts.
Bahe and Pothen and locked up at the
central station on a charge of disorder
ly conduct. The police are extremely j
reticent about the case, and say that
the parties were found occupying the j
same apartment in a disreputable re- j
sort on Jackson street. It is learned,
however, that the arrest of the twain is !
due to the mysterious disappearance of j
a watch, chain and locket- The out- j
fit was worn by a man about town who i
vis-ited the resort at which Dolly Col- j
lins lived last Tuesday evening. After |
he had left he missed his Jewelry and
complained to the police. The officials j
advised that a warrant be taken out, j
but as this would result in the public |
becoming advised of the affair, the man
about town objected. Word was sent |
to the keeper of the resort that unless j
the jewelry was returned by Friday the |
place would have to be closed. Dolly j
declared she didn't do it. and so the
watch, chain and locket did not come
back. The police ordered the resort
dosed, and yesterday morning the wo
man and Bader were arrested on a
charge of disorderly conduct.
( (l.\Dl (TORS WILL BANQUET
After Their Annual Meeting; Next
Month.
A regular meeting of St. Paul Divis
ion No. 40, O. R. C, was held yester
day afternoon at Bowlby hall. In ad
dition to the regular business the board
of trustees and the officers of the or
ganization were directed to arrange
for the banquet which will follow the
annual election of a-S!____ to be held
the afternoon of Dec. 20. At the an
nual election, in addition to the selec
tion of officers, a delegate and alter
nate to the biennial meeting of the
order at Los Angeles, Cal., in May next
will be chosen. The banquet following
the annual election of the local divis
ion of the order will be held at the
Ryan hotel.
Thusday evening the ladies' aux
iliary of the order will hold a card
social at the residence of Mrs. M. N.
Goss, 624 Ohio street. A cordial invi
tation is extended to members of the
order and their wives to attend the
social.
IN CHARITY'S CAUSE.
Mass Meeting? Tonig-ht a*, the Peo
ple's Church.
The following is the complete pro
gramme for the charity mass meeting
to be held under the auspices of the
Associated Charities, at People's
church this evening at 8 o'clock.
Organ Voluntary Prof. C. G. Titcomb
Invocation.
Cfaorua — "Like as a Heart" Novells
Introductory Remarks — Rev. S. G. Smith,
D. D., President of Associated Charities.
Address— "A Practical View of Char
ity" John D. O'Brien
Vocal Polo— "Angels Ever Bright and
Fair" Handel
Miss Eva Alcott.
Aadress — "The Personal Service Idea
in Charity" Alexander Johnson, Ph. D
Chorus— "Awake Up, My Glory" Barnby
BURIED A COMRADE.
Mnrcabeex Return Converse Tillot
suii to the Enrth.
Three score members of the K. O. T.
M. attended the funeral services of the
late Converse K. Tillotson, which were
held from the residence, 710 St. Peter
street, yesterday afternoon. The wife
of the deceased was not able to leave
her bed, being completely prostrated.
Rev. J. O. Ferris, of St. James'
church, conducted the services at the
house, which were those of the Episco
pal church. Interment was at Oak
land, and at the giave the burial ser
vice of the Maccabees, of which the de
ceased was a member, was held. The
pall bearers were selected from the
tent to which the deceased belonged.
HULL'S CASE WAITS.
It Will Be Began Either Today or
Tomorrow.
The case of Rev. J. C. Hull, who is
under indictment for attempted murder,
alleged to have been done in adminis
tering poison to his wife, is on the dis
trict court calendr:** for today, although
it may not be reached until tomorrow,
as Judge Egan is occupied with another
case. The prisoner, who has been in
confinement now fifteen weeks, has un
dergone a great physical change dur
ing- his incarceration. He is broken
down in health, but is still hopeful, es
pecially as to a possibl- reconciliation
with his wife.
Merrlam Park Travel Club.
The next fortnightly meeting of the Mer
riani Park Travel club will be held tomorrow
evening, Nov. 17, at 8 o'clock. In Olivet
church, Rondo street and Prior avenue. The
last meeting left the travelers at Amsterdam,
the gateway Into Holland, the club's destina
tion as tourists. Tuesday's travels will have
reference to the contrasts social life among
the Dutch affords to our own here. Miss Jes
sie Lanible will tell about manners, customs,
dress, etc.; Grace Mathews, about dally life
of the people; Jam- s B. Trumbull, about
dykes, windmills, sports, and H. A. Rlsser,
about education, literature, municipal prog
ress, etc.
Diius-hierM of the Kins;.
The Diocesan Assembly of Uie Order of tho
Daughters of the King will hold its annual
_essiou in St. Mary's church tomorrow. As
there are some forty-flve different chapters
throughout the stale, a large delegation is
expected. The order of the day is as follows:
Holy communion. 8 a. m.; business meeting,
2:30 p. m; lunche-jn and a general eocial time,
. r .:30 to 8 p. m.; public service, at which Rev.
Dr. Rhodes, of St. John's church, and Bishop
Gilbert, of St. Paul, will deliver addresses,
at 8 p. m. Delegates and visitors residing out
side the Park will be served refreshmeuts at
the rectory at 5:30 p. m.
Midway Charity Meetlna-.
A union meeting in the interest of the Mid
way relief work was held last evening at the
Presbyterian church at ilerriam Park. Con
gressman-elect Stevens presided, and spoke
brielly, the chief addref-s of tho evening be
ing delivered by ft crctary Hart, of tho state
board of corrections and charities. Reports
were made by the relief committee, of which
C. A. Magnuson is chairman, and C. T. San
ders, secretary and treasurer.
Should Have Worn Gloves.
John Gilbert, an Italian, living on East
Seventh street, near Bradley, was taken to
the city hospital early yesterday morning by
the Margaret street pa'rol wagon. Gilbert
had an argument with a friend and struck
him with his fist. The blow didn't phase
his friend, but it did break several bones In
Gilbert's hand. lie was taken to the hospital
for treat men-*.
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For Deflc&oy,
f or purity , ant. {at-ti-c-f -t .HIUftA of the com
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IT PLEASED TBEIDI
YESTERDAY'S EDITION OF THE
GLOBE EXHAUSTED IN A FEW
HOURS.
COLOR COVERS POPULAR.
ARTISTIC APPEARANCE OF THE
SUNDAY EDITION MEETS WITH
FAVOR.
NEXT SUNDAY WILL WITNESS
The Publication of a Tlinuksgi \ injj
Nnmber Even More Glorious
Than Those Preceding: It.
If the magnificent color cover page of
the Globe of Sunday, November 8,
with its allegorical representations of
the return of prosperity, was a distinct
hit, what shall be said of the handsome
issue of yesterday? That these color
pages have met with the popular favo^
is evident, as the entire immense edi
tion of the Globe of yesterday morn
ing was exhausted early in the day.
It is not surprising that such is the
case, as in point of artistic execution
of the original designs, these pages
have been excellent as they were
timely. "The Voice of the People"
breathed in every line the patriotic
impulse which animated the voters of j
the United States the Tuesday preced- j
ing; it was dramatic in its draw
ing; catching in its conception.
The arrival of the queen of win
ter, as pictured on the color cover
of yesterday's issue, appealed to other
impulses. The impersonation of win
ter, with her returning social gayety,
indoors and out, which forms no in
considerable part of the joys of life
in this territory, touched another chord
in the harp of human interest not less
responsive than that which vibrated in
unison with the bold strokes of the
former illustration.
Next Sunday, however, the Globe
purposes to eclipse both of these tri
umphs of newspaper illustration, as
well as to issue a paper more newsy
and more readable, if possible, than its
usual Sunday paper. With next wee?-:
recurs the day of all the days in the
year with many families of the nation—
the day of national thanksgiving. No
other nation marks the calendar at this
spot with a feast so deep in its sig
nificance. Christmas is common to all
the evangelized world, and the national
holidays appeal purely to civic patriot
ism; Thanksgiving therefore appeals
more broadly, perhaps, than any day in
the year to a host of the American peo
ple, and this year more than usually
are the circumstances of its coming
beneficent. With good crop prices for
the farmer, the resumption of mining
and manufacturing operations for the
artisan, the march of building improve
ments to meet returning prosperity, all
these conspire to make the Thanks
giving feast of the Northwest in 189€
one of the most regally munificent it
has enjoyed in years.
The Globe will mark the memorable
occasion by issuing next Sunday a
paper appropriate to it. The genius
of the feast will pervade the edition
from a color cover, handsomer and \ et
more powerful than those which have
gone before it, to the last page f an*
I issue that will abound in the riches of
the newspaper world sufficiently to sat
isfy the most omnivorous reader.
FIRES WERE SUSPICIOUS.
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Early Morning- Blazes in the Eig-hth
Ward.
The fire department was called out
at 3 o'clock yesterday morning to extin
guish two fires, each of which started
within a few moments of the other.
They were only a block or so apart.
Frank Long, who keeps a saloon at
Mackubin and Blair streets, closed his
place of business at 12 o'clock and re
tired to his apartments over the saloon.
Shortly before 3 o'clock he was aroused
by some one pounding on the door of
the saloon. Thinking it was some be
lated resident who was anxious to have
one more drink, Long paid no attention
to the distrubance. The parties, who
ever they were, then bombarded the
windows of Long's sleeping room with
snowballs. This enraged Long and he
hustled down stairs. His ideas, how
ever, suddenly changed, for on reach
ing the saloon he found the place full
of smoke. The door to a woodshed,
which had been carefully locked before
he retired, was wide open and a brisk
blaze was going in the shed. An
alarm was turned in from a box at the
next corner and the Are promptly ex
tinguished by the department. Long's
loss is about $30, and that to the build
ing, owned by the Smith Brewing com
pany, is estimated at $150, covered by
insurance.
About five minutes after the dis
covery of fire at Long's place a bam
in the rear of 448 Lafond street was
found to be on fire. A part of the de
partment were quickly on hand and
the blaze extinguished with but little
loss, except that the barn was gutted
and a cow and four dozen pigeons were
burned. The structure and contents
were owned by Miohael Hollenitsch and
the loss is estimated at $100.
Mr. Hollenitsch is of the opinion that
the fire was of incendiary origin or that
some drunken fellow went into the
barn to sleep and started the blaze. A
man was arrested at the corner of Dale
and Van Buren streets by an officer
from the Rondo street station shortly
after the fire, and as he had no hat and
could give no connected account of
himself it was thought he might have
been responsible for the fire in the
barn. He was taken to the Rondo sta
tion and explained to Lieut. Pendy that
he had been drunk and had laid down
in an alley to sleep. He was awakened
by the cold about 3:30 o'clock and had
started for home when picked up by
the officer. The officers satisfied them
selves that he had nothing to do with
either fire and allowed him to go.
FUNERAL OF WILLIAM RODGER
Wai Held Yesterday Afternoon in
Ancient Landmark Lodge.
The' funeral of Wiliam Rodger was
held from Masonic Temple yesterday
afternoon under the auspices of An
cient Landmark lodge, and the impres
sive ceremonies of the solemn occasion
were witnessed by sorrowing friends
of the deceased in numbers which elo
quently attested the regard and esteem
in which he was held. The funeral
took place from Masonic Temple in
view of the fact that many wished to
attend the services who could not gain
admittance to the late home of the de
ceased, and because of the offlciation
of Ancient Landmark lodge, of. which
Mr. Rodger was a member.
At 1:30 o'clock Damascus command
ery. Knights Templars, in full regalia,
proceeded to the residence of the de
ceased on University avenue, and, as
a body guard, escorted the remains to
Masonic Temple. The relatives of Mr.
Rodger accompanied the body in car
riages. When the Temple was reached
the casket was tenderly borne to the
waiting bier in the center of the room,
which was banked on either side with
a profusion of flowers in the form of
pillows, tablets and designs of Mason
ry. The pallbearers were E. S. Bean.
W. P. Jewett, H. N. Cook, J. J. Hall,
EL H. Milham and John Copeland.
With the entrance of the casket, the
brother Masons of the deceased and
members of the St.Paul Lodge of Elks,
the St. Paul Curling club and the St.
Andrew's society, who attended in re-
Xsjj&fcl-ive bodies, rose to their feet and
remained standing until th« low strain*
THE -MINT PAUL GLtf«E.- s_6nß-_Y, NOVEMBER 16, 1898.
of the orgatt'-li- a funeral tt-ttge had
died away. At the bier the escort of
Knights Templars separated, passing
on either side of the casket, and occu
pied seats on the left. The body of the
hall was occupied by members of the
other orders, while the family of the
deceased was seated beside the bier.
At the commencement of the serv
ices a mixed quartette sang "Nearer
My God to Thee," when Rev. A. B.
Meidrum, as chaplain of Ancient
Landmark lodge, led the recital of the
Lord's prayer. "Nearer Home" was
rendered by the quartette, followed by
a Scriptural reading by Rev. Meidrum
and the offering of a prayer for con
dolence to those bereaved in the loss
of a husband, father, son and brother.
No sermon was preached, but in his
invocation Rev. Meidrum referred in
feeling terms to the character of the
aeparted, and besought that the lives
of those whom he had left might be
conducted on the lines of his own that
they might meet in a better world.
The Impressive burial service of Ma
sonry was conducted by Worthy Mas
ter John S. Plnney, and its elaborate,
though unostentatious ceremony, pro
duced a solemnity profound with feel
ing and deep with reverence for the
occasion. The tribute to the dead, the
inspiration of hope to the living and
the comfort for the afflicted, as ex
pressed in the beautiful formula, was
touching to the sensibilities beyond ex
pression. With the ceremonies the
white lambskin, the first insignia of
Masonry, was placed in the casket with
the deceased, and finally each member
of the lodge deposited with the de
parted brother the evergreen twig, sig
nificant of eternal life in a world be
yond the grave.
After the singing of "When the Mists
Have Rolled Away" by the quartette,
an opportunity was given those pres
ent to view the remains. When nearly
the entire assemblage had passed be
fore the casket the relatives of the de
ceased were accorded a last farewell
to their loved one. The grief of Mrs.
Rodger, mother of the deceased, was j
pathetic in its intensity. As the cover- I
ing was about to be placed on the i
coffin she waved its bearers aside and
threw herself upan the form of her
son. Caresses, amid sobs, were be
stowed upon the pale brow, while sor
row's kisses were imprinted upon the
unresponsive lips.
The interment took place at Oakland
cemetery, where the remains were ac
companied by the officers of Ancient
Landmark lodge, delegations from the
Order of Elks and A. O. U. W. and the
relatives of the deceased. There were
no services at the grave.
• CHURCH IS OUT OF DEBT.
Firs# Presbyterian Congregation Is
Free at Last.
The First Presbyterian church en
tered upon a new era in its history
yesterday when the congregation, for
the first time since the church was
built, participated in its devotions free
from the heavy hand of debt. A new
board of trustees and new elders have
been elected, and in the near future
the congregation will call a new pastor,
when it is expected that the church will
enter upon a season of prolonged pros
perity.
The favorable position in which the
church now finds itself is the result
of the recent meeting of the Presby
terian synod which was held in the
Goodrich Avenue church of this city.
When the First church was built the
congrega.tion incurred an indebtedness
amounting to $13,000, which for many
years hindered and prevented its
healthful growth. Every possible means
was devised from time to time to raise
the debt, but all efforts failed until
the meeting of the synod. At one time
when the church seemed to be on the
road to prosperity the pastor. Rev. Mr.
Cameron, was forced to resign his
charge on account of ill health, and
leave the congregation -without a
guiding hand. Later Rev. Mr. Farmer
assumed charge of the church, and the
work again progressed, but only for a
season, when he, too, resigned on ac
count of failing health. During these
changes of pastors the $13,000 debt con
tinuously menaced the congregation,
and the situation finally became seri
ously discouraging. Then it was that
the synod came to the rescue, through
its board of church erection, and of
fered the church $5,000 contingent upon
the raising of the remaining amount
of the indebtedness. The matter was
placed in the hands of Dr. John Paul
Egbert, of the House of Hope church,
who, by ceaseless effort, succeeded in
raising $5,000 outside of the members
of the First church. With $10,000 thus
realized, the congregation of the First
church subscribed the balance of the
indebtedness, and their hopes of an un
incumbered house of worship were ful
filled.
Yesterday witnessed the completion
of all details in connection with the
rftew order of things, and was observed
by the congregation as a day of ve
joicing. Special services were observed
as a part of which the sermon of the
day was preached by Rev. A. B. Mei
drum, of the Central Presbyterian
church, and the report of the new
trustees, detailing the auspicious mu
tations which have taken place, was
read by Chairman Ware, of the board.
ROBERT DER TEUFEL
And Other Operatic Mu-tic at Martin's
Opera House.
The song recital given by Mrs. Mas
solt-Waschneck at Martin's opera
house on the West Side last evening
was a. musical treat enjoyed by a large
audience whose appreciation of the
numbers rendered found its expression
in frequent encores and hearty ap
plause. The performance of Heir 11.
Hoevel upon the violin, both as accom
panist and in several solos, was a
feature of the evening. As a. vocalist
Frau Massolt-Wasehneck is an artist
of considerable ability; and a naturally
rich voice, cultivated by a thorough
course of training, was heard to good
advantage in the selections on the pro
gramme, of which there were seven
from the compositions of well known
composers.
The violin sole of Herr Hoevel in the
rendition of a portion of the German
opera, "Robert der Teufel," was a de
llghtful interpretation accomplished in
a finished and artistic manner. In ex
pression and execution Herr How el
evinced a comprehension of the pos
sibilities of the selection which en
lightened as well as entertained his
auditors.
CONCORDIA IN "VEiL-DA."
Operetta Presented Last M«ht at
Moia-t Hall.
An enjoyable entertainment was
given by the members of the Concordia
Singing society at Mozart hall last
evening, when a cast composed of the
members of the society presented In
German "Velida," a clever operetta m
three acts by Herman Weise. The" pro
duction was carefully prepared anil ef
ficiently enacted In the presenc-3 of an
audience which completely filled the
theater. The stage settings were per
fectly adequate to the rural scenes
depicted in the play, while the dramatic
environment was preserved by the
handsome costumes of the actors. The
cast was composed of T. L. Ho-frnti.,
Adele Hedeman, H. Doges, Bertha
Enderlen, Otto Rohland, Albert Frit
schie, William Platte, G. Winter, Will
iam D ur, Emma Heinze. Emma Mark*?,
Lulu Enderlen and Helen Schaff. The
presentation of the operetta was under
the direction of L. W. Harmeen, the
musical director of the society.
A series of prettily arranged living
pictures followed the first part of the
entertainment, which was concluded by
an informal dance.
Most Kav«jii».u Diseases.
Only 900 persons in 1,000,000, according to
inodical authority, die from old age. whHe
1,200 succumb to gout, 18,400 to measles, 2,700
to apoplexy, 7.000 to erysipelas, 7,500 to con
sumption. 48,000 to scarlet fever, 25,000 to
whooping cough, 30,000 to typhoid and typhus,
and 7,000 to rheumatism. The averages vary
according to locality, but these are consid
ered accurate as regards the population of
the globe as & whole.
DEATH'S GOLD HAJID
SNATCHES JOHN A. LINT SUDDENLY
FROM T__E BOSOM OP HIS
• >Att_£Y.
WAS PREP3U.H-G TO RETIRE
WHEN THE SIMMONS CAME TO
JOIN THE CARAVAN RE
t Y«ND.
HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE WAR,
Serving Valiantly With Battery A
of the Chicago Light Ar
tillery.
John A. Lunt, for many years a
prominent citizen of St, Paul, died very
suddenly at 11:30 o'clock last night at
his home, 837 Selby avenue. Death was
entirely unexpected, Mr. Lunt having
been in seemingly perfect health up to
a moment before his death. At the
hour named the family were preparing
to retire for the night, and Mr. Lunt
had Just taken a clock from the mantel
to wind it, when he was seized with
what was at first thought to be a faint
ing spell, but which proved to be the
embrace of death. He reeled and fell,
striking heavily upon the floor. The
family rushed to his side, and en
deavored to revive him, but death was
almost immediate, and Mr. Lunt never
regained consciousness.
The deceased was about sixty-six
years of age, and was born in Alex
andria, Ye, At the time of the break
ing out of the war of the rebellion,
however, he was a resident of Chicago,
and, in spite of the ties of nativity,
served through the conflict in Battery
A, of the Chicago Light artillery.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been made, but will be
announced later,
i
HE HAD TOO MUCH MONEY
To Sleep in a Hotel, So He Walked
Miles.
An East Seventh street saloonkeeper |
was plowing his way through the snow j
at 2 o'clock last Tuesday morning, near
Seven corners, when he was hailed
by an individual who was hanging to
a lamp post with a deathlike clutch.
"Shay," said the drunken fellow, "s'hu
gc-in' to fort?" The saloonkeeper tight
ened his grip on the pocket in which
he carried the gross receipts of the
day's business, and replied that he was
not going that. far. "Got to go. Me,"
said the soldier, for a closer inspection
showed that he wore a part of the uni
form of the regular army. "Got s'much
money I'm afraid to go t'hotel." The sa
loonkeeper suggested that he knew of
a good hotel where everything was all
right and his money would be much saf
er than It would be in his pocket walking
to the fort. The soldier at once became
suspicious and also communicative.
"That don't go with me, see!" said
the soldier, "I got the mon planted
where never find it. Hit me on the head,
kill me, but can't find money. Got it
in sock. Thousand dollar bill, two hun
dred dollar bills. Too smart. Don't
get me. Kill me, but can't find
money."
The saloonkeeper endeavored to get
the fellow to return to a hotel but with
out success, he insisting on walking to
the fort, where he was certain he and
his plant would be "perfecly safe."
Warning the soldier to be very careful
and not tell every one he met where
his money was hidden, the saloonkeep
er turned the man with a $1,200 plant in
his sock toward the fort and left him.
The following day the saloonkeeper
made inquiries about his acquaintance
of the night before and learned that he
had reached the fort about 5 o'clock
all worn out, but with his money safe
and sound.
SAVOR OF GAME
Added Reli <li to the White Bear Cluh
Dinner.
Saturday evening the White Bear
club held its annual meeting at the St.
Paul rooms o- the club, 327 Robert
street. President William Saner made
his report for the year and the old
board of officers were again re-elected.
The White Bear club is a hunting and
fishing club and is strictly devoted to
these sports. I*t is now just a year old
and has twenty-eight members. Sat
urday night the clul} celebrated its first
anniversary with a fish, duck and ven
ison dinner. The chef of the club had
prepared an excellent four-course din
ner for the occasion and all the fish and
game used had been caught or killed
by four members of the club who have
.lust returned from a hunting trip of
four weeks to Leech and Itasca lakes.
Saturday night's dinner was such a
I success that the club has decided on
i... . ..-c *.. „.ui,ui,.y jjoi__-t- uiniier on the
third Saturday .of each month at their
St. Paul rooms. President Saver intro
duced Otto Mueller as the toastmaster
and he showed 1 him_elf an adept. The
Capital City Orchestra String quar
tette furnished music for the occasion,
and Henry Sternberg rendered several
zither solos.
COSTLY STANDING ARMIES.
Every Nation Pay* Dearly for the
Maintenance of Standing; Armies.
The United States army, limited by
law since June, 1574, to 26,000 men,
forms a very modest land force when
compared with the prodigious armies
of European countries, yet its main
tenance costs more than $50,000,000 a
year and the treasury estimates for
next year will entail a larger appro
priation for army purposes, if adopted,
than in any previous yeaY since 1870,
when with Indian wars on the frontier
and the army doing police as M'ell as
military duty in the South the total
expenses of it were $57,000,000, says the
New York Sun. The United States
army at the present time consists
roughly of 14.000 infantry, 6,500 cavalry
and 4,500 artillerymen and engineers,
the officers of each service being in
cluded. The United States own and
are put to no expense for the rental
of the various forts, barracks and en
campments required for military pur
poses. The pay of the soldiers Is not
on a scale of (extravagance and con-
Kress is more frugal than liberal as a
rule with army appropriations.
What will become of the $52,000,000
asked for this year; what has become
of $51,000,000 expended for army pur
poses last yean? A very little exami
nation will show just what becomes of
the money. First 4s, the item of pay,
which requires $13,500,000. Next comes
the item of sustenance, which is $1,600,
--000: next, clothing' for the troop*-,
$1,100,000; then ■ the ordnance depart
ment, $1,100,000 u then medical supplies,
$140,000; cavalry and artillery horses,
$130,000; arsenals, $I^o,ooo, and quarter
masters' supplies with other miscel
laneous expenses, $2,000,000. For the
maintenance of military posts, parks,
hospitals and cemeteries, $4,000,000 was
required. The West Point academy
for the training of future officers cost
$500,000. The transportation of troops
is put down at $2,500,000 and the ex
penses of the war department in Wash
ington at $100,000. All these and many
Items besides bring up the expenses of
the American army to more than $50,
--000,000 in a year for, as said, 25,000
soldiers, and it requires no elaborate
computation to show how great is the
burden of expense abroad with the
prodigious armed forces which are
maintained in Europe*- 1 - 1 ** countries,
Russia has an army on a peace- foot-
ing ln excess of 800,000 men. Germany
and France follow with 560,000 each
there is less than 3,000 difference be
tween them— Austria wth 360,000, Italy
with 260,000, England with 190,000 and
Spain, exclusive of the army in Cuba,
with 100,000 troops. In fact, there is
no country in Europe making any pre
tense of having any army that does not
possess a larger force on a peace foot
ing than the United States. Even a
kingdom so insignificant as Portugal
has a standing army of 30,000 and
three small countries of Europe, Hol
land, Denmark and Belgium, have each
of them more infantry soldiers than
the entire United States army, rank
and file. The maintenance of the Rus
sian army costs $125,000,000 and the
French and German armies cost about
the same.
SAT MANY YEARS UPOW A THRONE.
Some Kings Whose Tenure of Office
Lasted Longer Than Common,
It has been often asserted that long
reigns are in themselves conducive to
the consolidation and development of
the powers and resources of nations,
says the St. James Gazette. On such
a point the dry appeal of chronology
must be misleading. We are on safer
ground in acknowledging that the ma
jority of exceptionally long reigns have
at least coincided with periods of na
tional prosperity and aggrandizement.
On the other hand, rude and unsettled
times have been generally associated
with short reigns, but herein cause and
effect are too delicately poised to al
low the historic balance to be struck
with a sure hand. The three Danish
kings of England reigned only twenty
seven years altogether. During the
Saxon period (827-1017) fifteen kings
ruled, whose average was less than
thirteen years. Between 843 and 1153
the reigns of twenty-four Scottish
kings show an average of only thir
teen years. But William the Lion ruled
over Scotland for forty-nine years
(1165-1214). He was followed by his son,
Alexander 11., who reigned thirty-five
years, to whom succeeded Alexander
111., with a reign of thirty-six years.
A period of 123 years was thus covered
by the reigns of three sovereigns.
Charlemagne, the great eonsolidaitor
of the French monarchy, ruled for
forty-seven years, and Louis IX. for
forty-four. Both reigns, however, were
greatly exceeded by that of Louis XIV..
who occupied the throne from 1643 to
1715. This lengthy reign of seventy
two years is regarded as the most
brilliant in French annals, and the
court seems to have exercised a kind
of fascination over the whole of Eu
rope. "Did you think I was immortal?"
asked the king upon his death bed. A
few hours after the first gentleman
of the bedchamber threw open the win
dow and cried "Le roi est mort" three
times. He then broke his wand of of
fice and, taking a fresh one, exclaimed
"Vive le roi!" The ceremony was not
to be repeated for another fifty-nine
years, that being the length of the
ieign of Louis XV.. Louis XlV. 's great
grandson and successor. Thus two
successive monarchs reigned for the ex
traordinary period of 131 years. It is
remarkable that, of forty-four kings of
France from the accession of Charle
magne in 768 to the death of Louis
XIV. in 1715, these— the first and last
named — were the only two who lived
more than seventy years.
The former division of Spain Into so
many separate kingdoms renders some
of its chronology a little obscure, but
there is sufficient evidence to justify
the boast of the Spaniards concerning
the prolonged reigns of many of their
sovereigns. James 1., king of Aragon,
ruled from 1213 to 1276, a period of
sixty-three years, while Pedro IV., also
of Aragon, and John 11. of Aragon and
Navarre reigned respectively for fifty
one and fifty-four years. From the
time of Ferdinand of Aragon— under
whom, in 1479, Spain was consolidated
into one monarchy — to the death ' of
Ferdinand VII. in 1759, eight kings
ruled, whose reigns averaged thirty
five years. Alphonso I. occupied the
throne of Portugal from 1112 to 1185, a
reign of seventy-three years, and his
memory is greatly venerated by the
Portuguese, who regard him as the
founder of their independence and con
stitutional government. John 1., who
married a daughter of our John of
Gaunt, reigned for fifty years, and
three other kings of Portugal occupied
the throne for the several periods of
forty-three, forty-four and forty-eix
years.
The reigns of several of the kings of
Prussia have been considerably longer
than what has been called the "Euro
pean average" — a somewhat unstable
quantity, based upon such shifting and
unsatisfactory data as to have little
practical value. Frederick Williams,
the great elector, the founder of the
Prussian military power, and who
greatly increased and husbanded her
rt-sources, reigned for forty-eight years,
from 1640 to 1648. The reign of Fred
erick the Great (1740-86) extended to
forty-six years, and was certainly the
most important in the annals of the
kingdom. Frederick William 111.
reigned for a period of forty-three
years (1797-1840). Turning to Germany,
we find that Frederick IV. surmamed
the Pacific, of the house of Austria,
occupied the throne from 1440 to 1493,
a period of fifty-three years, while the
reign of Leopold I. covered forty-seven
years from 1658 to 1705. The average
duration of the reigns of fifty- three
German emperors who ruled between
800 and 1535 (including the two above
mentioned) was twenty-two years
In the history of Russia the longest
reign is that of Peter the Great (1682
--1V25), which extended to forty-three
years. It was of this monarch's rule
and character that Voltaire made the
memorable summary: "He gave a
polish to his people, and was himself
a savage; he taught them the art of
war, of which he was himself ignorant;
from the sight of a small boat on the
river Moskwa he created a powerful
fleet; made himself an expert ship
wright, sailor, pilot and commander;
he changed the manners, customs and
laws of the Russians, and lives ln their
memory as the father of his country."
The Empress Catherine 11., also a
great ruler, reigned thirty-four years.
As czars of Muscovy, Ivan 111. (the
first to adopt the title) reigned forty
three years (1462-1505) and Ivan IV.
fifty-one years (1533-84), the rule of the
latter, although surnamed the Terri
ble, marking a great advance in the
civilisation of the nation.
Photographing and Tooth-Fnlllng.
San Francisco Call.
As odd business partnership as ever Im
agined or described by Charles Dickens ex
ists in Sacramento street, above Dupont. Th«
parties to the business connection are a Chi
nese photographer and a Japanese dentist.
They Jo'ntly occupy four small rooms on a
second floor, which may be described as tooth
carpentry, waiting room, developing room and
gallery.
The dentist helps the photographer by com
plimenting customers on their Improved ap
pearance since their teeth have been fixed; the
artist tells his subjects they would look bet
ter with store teeth. In addition to th's the
photographer mallets in the filling to incisors
and bicuspids and the dentist does an occa
sional turn at photography. Their patrons
are Japanese and Chinese. The two crafts
men appear to be growing rich, as they ought
to be, by reason of embracing tho ambidex
terity of a Yankee with the craft of a Ma
chlavelli.
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A Remarkable Ride.
Boerson Courier.
A remarkable ride has just been performed
by a German officer, Lieut. Hausmun, of the
Thirteenth (King Humbert of Italy's*) Hus
sars.
At the close of the recent maneuvers in
Lorraine he received orders to ride to Monza
to present the congratulations of the regi
ment of the king of Italy on the engagement
of ibe prince of Naples. l-Ii -eft Talkenberg
on Sept. 12, and proceeded via Zabern,
Strassburg. Bale, Lucerne, Andermatt and
tho Gotthardt to Monza, where he arrived en
Sept. 19, having taken seven days and two
hours to cover the distance, 730 kilometres
(nearly 454 mllea).
Horse and rider arrived 'b excellent condi
tion. Lieu*. - Hausman was warmly wel
comed by King Humbert, who gave a dinner
in his honor and gave him the rank of eav
aliere.
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SYMPTOMS WERE PRONOUNCED.
.Ulilway District Frightened— J. E.
Fltsgerald Badly 31tten by _-,
Seventh Street Canine.
St. Paul has another rabies scare.
Two dogs have given rise to a sus
picion that their records are clouded
with the hydrophobic taint, and one
of them has already been shot, while
City Veterinarian Price will be asked
this morning to investigate the case
of tho second dog.
About Sept. 1, a valuable fox terrier
belonging to Anson S. Brooks, of the
Midway lumber firm of Brooks Bros.,
was bitten by a strange dog on Uni
versity avenue. Mr. Brooks locked the
dog up for several weeks at his home
on Fc-ronla avenue, and after such a
time had elapsed as to lead him to
believe that the terrier was all free
from the virus of rabies, the family pet
was released from his prison. Thurs
day last, however, Mr. Brooks' chil
dien were frightened by the strange
antics of the terrier and he was again
locked up. The children had been play
ing with the dog from time to time,
but, so far as known, had not come in
contact with the terrier's fangs, even
in play. A day's imprisonment devel
oped in the dog, however, such appar
ent symptoms of rabies that Mr. Brooks
had the animal shot.
It is feared that in his rambles the
terrier may have bitten some of the
other dogs in the neighborhood, which
is somewhat wrought up over the mat
ter.
A dog which frequents the intersec
tion of Cedar and Seventh streets is
also under suspicion. The animal has
been acting strangely for several days
and has snapped at a number of people
without apparent provocation. Pa
trolman Newcome, of the central sta
tion, who is on night duty on the beat
covering that district, is one of those
who has encountered tihe suspected ani
mal, its latest known victim being J.
E. Fitzgerald, night operator for the
North American Telegraph company.
Early Sunday morning, as Mr. Fitzger
ald was going home at the conclusion
of his work, he was set upon by the
dog, which jumped at his hand, biting
that member so that it is badly swol
len. Mr. Fitzgerald had the wound
dressed and will take steps toward se
curing a bill of health for the dog,
Which will be turned over to Dr.
Price today if it can be found.
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POOH-BAH ON THE FRONTIER.
Rustler Who Was Prosecuted, De
fended and Sentenced by the Same
Man.
Detroit Free Press.
They were discussing the administra
tion of justice in this and other coun
tries, when the major told this story to
illustrate a claim made in the course of
his argument:
"When out on the frontier trying to
disprove the adage that a rolling stone
gathers no moss, I became pretty well
acquainted with a rugged old pioneer
who came dangerously near to being
an absolute monarch in his community.
All the legalized authority he exerted
was that of a justice of the peace, but
it was astonishing how far he could
make it go. The whole judicial system
does not contemplate a greater power
than he exerted through his little office.
"On one occasion a drunken rustler
wantonly shot and killed a hog that
happened to be the squire's property.
He sat right down and made affidavit
to the facts in the fender. Then he
stood up and swore himself. He drew
an affidavit for the arrest of the of
fender. Then he stood up and swore
himself in as a special constable,
pinned a cheap star on his breast,
took his Winchester, mounted his horse
and went after the hog killer. The
special constable of his own making got
the drop on his man and returned with
him as a prisoner.
"Then you should have heard the
trial. The squire first read the charge
to the accused, who entered a plea of
'not guilty.' Then the court stepped to
the front of his own bench, which was
a rough redwood table, and conducted
the prosecution, asking himself ques
tions and answering them, allowing the
prisoner to enter an objection or take
an exception whenever he desired.
"The case for the people being made,
the squire said that the feliow must
have a fair trial, and appeared as
lawyer fdr the defense. So long as he
was enacting this role and the rustler
was doing the swearing it looked as
though he might be acquitted. But
again the squire became the prosecutor
for purposes of cross-examination, and
the way he showed the desperado up
looked as though it might be a life
sentence. After arguing both sides,
with a rousing close for the prosecu
tion, the squire resumed the bench,
summed up the evidence, quoted such
law as he knew, gave the prisoner at
the bar a scathing dressing down, fined
him $100 and sentenced him to six
months in jail, which he was without
the slightest right of doing. This was
.in the United States, mind you."
PORTRAIT BUTTONS ARE A FAD.
New Dcvcvloimicnt of the Greatest
Popular Craze.
Buttons are still the rage, and will
be, at least until after the close of the
presidential campaign. The manufac
turers are on the alert for novelties,
and one enterprising man in Chicago
has found one that has already become
popular. It is a button containing a
photograph of a friend instead of the
presidential candida-te of your choice.
The photograph may be that of your
wife or sweetheart, and wearing it in
your buttonhole proclaims your affec
tion and loyalty for her to all the
world.
The fad has its disadvantages. There
are a great many girls who will not
allow their buttons to be worn but are
willing to add those of their male
friends to the collection of buttons
which every one of the girls is now
amassing. And then it is rather em
barrassing for tha man. Unfeeling
friends say:
"Oh. I see you are for woman suf
frage. Is that Belva Lockwood's
picture?"
But wearing the button in spite of
such quips and jibes is accepted by
the loyal lover as proof of his devotion,
and he is willing to be a martyr for
her sake.
The buttons are made like those
which bear the pictures of McKinley
and Bryan. They are usually a trifle
larger, and the portrait is copied from
a _*hoto_rraph. It is rather a tedious
piece of work for the maker, and be
cause of the small quantities which
must be ordered they are much more
expensive that the campaign button.
But still that makes little difference to
the girl who had determined to be
guile every one of her male friends into
giving her one. She finds it easy to
obtain a large collection by merely re
questing them from her male friends,
who are flattered at the requesit. A
collection forms an album of one's
friends which is capable of display on
the red felt mat upon which buttons
are mounted by collectors, and will
form an intersting reminder in the
future of those who were her friends in
1896.
Indians Are Cowardly.
"I have met a very large number of Indians,
although I am wholly unacquainted -with 'the
noble red man of the forest,' " said H. D.
Dayton, of Wichita, Kan. "There -©ems to
be a belief prevalent that Indians are brave.
Upon the contrary, as a rule, they are the
most cowardly people I know anything about.
An Indian never forgives and will always
•avenge an injury done him, but this does not
mean that he will seek his revenge upon the
man who did the injury. In fact, he is apt
be afraid of him. If the white storekeeper
takes the advantage of an Indian, for ex
ample, he is afraid of the storekeeper. He
will lay low for an opportunity to get even,
and the flr"t white man he sees who is un
protected and defenseless he will wreak his
revenge upon. The Indian character has tha
least nobility of any I know of."
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HU Ht_fh C Note.
Washington Star.
"There!" exclaimed the enthusiastic ad
mirer of music; "that tenor Just reached
high 'C "
"Well, that ain't anything at all, re
marked the motherly lady, who was evident
ly his guest. "Just you wait till the football
season opens and you get a chance to hear
my boy Joslar give his college yell."
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