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Rev. Maurice D. i:«l\vard». Pastor of
the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
< Imreli. Spenks to Ills Cou»re»;t
tioki of the Probable "War With
Spain Says the I nited States Is
JiiNtiiitMt in Iniervenliiß.
Rev. Maurice D. Edwarde, pastor of
tin- Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
church, spoke to his congregation yes
terday of the pending controversy be
tween the United Suites and Spain.
In part he said:
We are In the midst of a grave national
i-nr-is. Tha question ot peace or wax trembles j
In the balance. Our congress, with practical I
unanimity, teems determined to lake a firm I
stand for Cuban Independence.
Whether its action be right or wrong, wise
or in. wise, the die Is about to be cast, the
issue is (airly and distinctly joined. It de
pends upon Spain whether the result be war
or peace, tfiic may yield to our deruaud3
and without a struggle, convinced of the
hop< lessoeas of contending against us In view
oi her comparative weakness in men and re-
'.ir, ■.'.■;, add she may boidly accept our dec
laration as a gauge of battle and appeal to
the arbitrament ot the swoid.
The former course Spain is not likely to
t.iki. Few expect her to give up Cuba with
out a struggle, or at least a show of re
sistance. She has too much at stake in ter
ritory and prestige, and there lingers too
Hiudi of the old Castilian pride to permit
her to surrender without an effort at least
in tave the fair possession. While still pray
ing, therefore, that peace may prevail, pre- |
pare and plan for war. "We all of us as [
patriots and Christians dep'.ore, I hope, tho
i issue, and hope the strife may yet
be averted. We are a peace-loving nation.
We have no national antipathies, no memory
M wrongs to bo avenged or righted.
We are envious of no country's prosperity,
nor do wo covet any other country's terri
tory.
Outside the loss of the Maine, which in lt
can be readily settled without war, we
have no controversy of our own even with
. During an entire national existence
ye have livi J at peace with the earth. What
dlfference there has been betwtcu us
has been amicably settled. War is always
to be dreaded, and is only to be resorted to
I wry other measure of settlement,
the sacrifice of honor and rar.k, has
'xhausted.
: I of our late war to me a few
days since: •■Thirty-six years ago yesterday
1 w s on the battl. Held of Shiloh. Between
young nun wearing the blue
_■•.■.> w re buried in soldiers' graves.
What bopes wen buried there also. What
- and breaking hearts that scene meant
in thousands of distant homes from the gulf
to the great lakes."
What a monster war is. Well has Gen.
aan said, 'War is hell." Think not
oi the dt ad and dying, but the maimed
and suffering, the desolated country, the de
struction of property, tho passions arousc-d,
the hatred engendered, the too frequent
and savagery aroused.
War is always somebody's crime. If it be an
offense that must needs come, woe be to him
by whom the offense cometh. It behooves any
people therefore before either easting down
tir taking up the gauge of battle to be sure
that It is in the right. As Mr. Lincoln once
caW: "Our prayers should be not that God
would be on our side, but that we might be
on Gcd's side, for God's side is always right.
If we are to have war it is of the utmost im- I
tnce to be en God's side of the conflict."
We must have reasons for cur course, which
shall not only justify us in the yes of the
wi :l«i that is of a comparatively small im
portance, but such as will justify us before
hrons of God. Nations as well as indi
viduals. God judges. Nations as well as In
dividuals must act in obedience to His law.
The moral obligation to live the sermon on
the mount is. just as binding on us, as a
country, as it is upon us as individual
Christians.
We can never, therefore, get rid of a moral
responsibility by association or corporate ac
tion. That which is wrong for a single indi
vidual to do does not become right because a
thousand or 70,000,000 are associated in the
doing. Ethics are the same everywhere.
There may be differences of application, but
f the essential principles and obligation.
What may be the questions now involved
as related to international law. whether we
have the right under any application of its
principles to interfere to stop the strife in
Cuba, and if so, how we can thus inter- j
whether or not also such intervention I
can be accomplished in harmony with the
precedents cf our own national history and j
traditional policies: whether intervention is
the wise and prudent course to pursue in
View cf the circumstances and of the future.. |
All these and similar questions m»t be
left to others to dis uss and d:c!de. Tiie
people, as such, have nothing to do with
them. We shall therefore consider the pres
ent crisis only from the ethical standpoint.
and ask whether under the law of God we
have any Justification In the course which
congress and the give:nment propose taking.
It is n.,t necessary to raise tho questijn
whether war is ever justifiable under the
Christian system. One can scarcely read the
Bible without admitting that circumstances
■w II and do arise whe;e war has the divine
Function. To resis; wrong and oppression, to
defend national liberty and sovereignty it
Is right and even obligatory to take up aim;.
\\'ar of aggression or for spoils, war for the
Foke of natl:nal g'.ory and prestige, war for
tho promotion of selfish interests or mere love
■ ; strife, war for vengiancs or oppression is
always and altogether wicked and damnable.
Those who thus take the sword should per
ish by the sword. All the great wars In which
our nation has engaged, with a single possi
ble exception, have been Justifiable wars.
The War of Independence was fought in the
Interests of liberty and of humanity. God's
blessing could be sought and was sought for
l's suce?ss, ard in the filial victory achieved
the divine approval was universally recog
nized. The brief hostilities with France noar
lose of the last century and tne W;ar with
Great Britain in 1812 were of a similar char
acter. In neither case were we the aggres
sors, but the struggle was entered upon sole
ly to resist encroachments and demands
which could not be tolerated by any free
peoDle.
We can scarcely say as much for the war
With Mexico. That was largely a scheme to
gain additional slave territory. The bound
pry question involved might easily have been
settled by peaceable means, if it had not been
the policy of the dtminant political party to
be aggressive for ulterior end 3. Our great
< . il war was of a different character. On
the part of the North it was primarily to
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maintain national integrity and domain and
an unbroken union of states, and, secondly,
it was held to be God's method for the ex
tinction of slavery. These causes gave the
stiuggle, from our point of view, a moral Jus
tification, so that, as Mr. Lincoln said, "VVs
all felt that It waa God's war."
In our foreign wars we have never been
the aggressor, save, possibly. In the one in
stance named. We have fought to gain no
nation's territory, to curtail no nation's lib
erty, to humiliate no nation's prldo or sat
isfy no national grudge.
If war now occurs, can it be Justified on
ethical grounds? Will it be a conflict in
which we can confidently expect divine ap
prcval and blessing, as we have in previous
contests.
The answer to these questions depends
chiefly upon two things:
First, our motives and alma In entering
upon the conflict; and, second, tho necessity
of a conflict as the only moans of achiev
ing our objects.
What are our motives and alms?
Why do we propose to intervene In Cuba,
even at the expense of war?
Only two reasons of real Importance are
given, one of which is the loss of the Maine.
That was a treacherous deed. As a crime,
an act of wholesale murder, we can justly
insist that its perpetrators be apprehended,
jif possible, and properly punished. But _lt
I was more than murder. It was an effenso
| of the most serious character against us as a
nation.
The deed was done in a Spanish port. Our
ship was on a friendly visit. She was moored
I where a government official had placed hr .
The sentiment of the people, and especially
the official class, was known to be intmsely
hostile to the flag which that vessel carried,
yet no precautions were taken to secure her
safety. Whether this omission was owing
to an absence of apprehension of harm or to
indifference or to thoughtlessness, the neglect
was criminal, and Spain cannot escape moral
responsibility for the result.
This, in itself, however, should not and
would not cause war. Were it the only ques
tion at issue it would doubtless be quit kly
settled without an appeal to arms.
Secondly, and the graver and larger ques
tion is that of terminating the barbarous and
I long-continued civil war in Cuba. The condi
tion of affairs there is and has been, as our
I president says, "Intolerable." Savagery r.nl
horrible butchery have for three years de
vastated the island. Hundreds of thousands
of women and children have perished by the
sword and slow starvation.
In the sacred name of humanity our gov
ernment proposes to interfere to stop these
atrocities and er.d these miseries. Is it right
to do this? Can any one on moral grounds
question that right? Is it not our duty as a
nation to terminate this condition of affal:s
if we can?
We have criticised the powers ot Eunpe j
for allowing the brutal Turk to exterminate
the Armenians by fire and sword.
Shall we allow at our own gates a similar ]
tragedy and lift no hand to prevent it, or
only express mild protest or expostulation?
Ir. is said we have no right to interfere in
the Internal affairs of another anil frie'id'.v j
nation. True, in all ordinary circumstances, I
but not true in such circumstances a.-: prevail
in Cuba.
Ctrtainly, if ever it was right and obl'g
atory to interfere to save a people from ex- |
termination, that duty Is thrust upon us. |
Cuba is our near neighbor; our interests ero
largely centered there. Many uf our sub
jecis reside there. Upon no other power rests
this responsibility as it does upon ourselves.
There is no government on this Western
hemisphere except our own able to Interfere
with effect. If any other nation this fide
of the ocean should make the attempt, it
would not only certainly mean war, but in- I
tervention would end in failure. At least,
success would only be won by a prolonged
conflict, and probably there would be very
few Cubans to set free when it was ended.
We alone can intervene speedily and effec
tively.
Let us hope that this can b-a done without
war. or at least with no more than a brief
resistance to save the pride of the Spanish
people. If the duty of intervention rests
upon any nation, it rests upon us.
The motives now actuating us are not
those of national ambition aud apgrar.due
ment. We are acting from no desire for
glory or conquest or revenge. We do not
covet Spain's territory, nor have we any de
sire to cripple or degrade or humiliate her.
NEW ORGAN DEDICATED.
Churi-li of St. Vincent df Paul Hoars
Its Xe-,v Instrument in Cojioert
for tlie Firs* Time.
The Church of St. Vincent de Paul, at Vir
ginia and Blair stieets. i 3 almost ready for
the formal dedication, which will take place
on Sunday, May 8.
The new pipe organ, built by Henry Pilcher
& Sons, of Louisville. Ky., was completed
Saturday, and was used for the first time yes- !
terday. Rev. Lawrence Cosgrove, pastor of '
the church, arranged for its formal dedication
last night and prepared a programme for the
occasion which was well received,
i A. M. Shuey, of Minneapolis, opened with a
solo, (a) "Pilgrims' Chorus," Tannhauser;
(b) "Cavatina," played by the author; (c)
grand march, "Queen of Sheba."
A duet. "Domlne, Dominus Nostra." was
well rendered by Mrs. Emile Treager and
Prof. William Manner. Mr. Shuey played an
other solo, rendering one cf his own composi
! tions, "Seme Pastarale," in a beautiful man
ner. "Pro-Percatis" from Rossini's ''Stabat
Mater," was well rendered by P. V. Larson,
of the Mozart club.
Prof. Manner followed with a baritone solo,
"Regina Coell," by Martz, and Charles
Bloeser rendered ''O Salutaris."
During the benediction the full choir sang
v legand's "Tantum Ergo."
The new organ after being shipped here
was rebuilt and placed In position by John
Austin, the reprerentative of the W. W.
Kimball company. The organ is a large two
manual instrument, and is made up of 1,152
different pipes. It is very powerful and fills
the large church completely. The pedal or
gan contains, besides the subbass and cello,
a double diapason cf very large scale.
The various stops on the manuals Include a
good variety of the different finalities of tone
including string, flutes and reeds, all of which
are well voiced and blend in one harmonious
whcle.
A fee of 50 cents was charged last night
and a handsome sum was realized from the
large audience present.
Crusaders' T. A. Society Birthtlny.
At the celebration of the sixteenth birth
day of the Crusaders' Total Abstinence so
ciety to be held in Cretin hall this evening
the following exercises will be held:
Opening Remarks-
President T. B. Dougherty
Piano solo Miss Anna McQuillan
Temperance Reading ....Miss Mary Manion
A^ al soI ° Mn John F - Gehan
Add ress Judge William L. Kelly
Vocal solo Miss Millie Pottgieser
Address p r of. c. A. Congdon
Remarks R ev . J. J. Lawler
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THE ST. PAUL GLOBE MONDAY APRII^ 18, 1898.
WRITES FROM YAKUTAT BAY
ST. PAUL GOLD SEEKER SENDS
A MESSAGE HOME
Tolls of the Terrible Experience of
the Members of the Party Abonril
ii Snlliiifi Vessel, Wlili-li Conveyed
Them From Seattle to the Alunknu
Coast ilhiiiklii They Were
Doomed to Death.
J. Schneldler Jr., of 747 Olive street,
received the following' letter from his
father, J. G. F. Schneldler, who In com
pany with a nunrber of St. Paulltos
left here for Alaska Fel>. 5:
"Yakutat Mission, March 12, 1898.
"To the Folks at Home:
"On Friday, March 11, at 5:30 p. m.,
we arrived at Yakutat bay, but could
not make the harbor" until Monday, 6:30
p. m. We anchored about 1,500 feet
from shore at the mission on Monday.
There are about 200 Indians here, who
commenced to come on board as soon
as they sighted us, In little canoes,
rather dug-outs, which are made of
large hewed redwood logs. From three
to six Indians were In each canoe, pad
dling like good fellows.
"In one canoe were a man and four
boys, from six to fifteen years of age,
barefooted and no caps on, and only
two thin shirts. They offered us moc
casins and trinkets for sale. They
wanted to see Dr. Pine's pony. They
had never seen a horse before, this be
ing the first to come to this part of
the country. (Most of us were seasick,
but all are well again.
"Our other pardner is Carl Fierhelm,
from Oregon, a rancher and a good,
stout fellow, and, if it had not been for
him, our poor dogs would have suf
fered terribly, as Frank, myself and
the others of our party were not lit
to attend to them properly. Out of
twenty-five we only lost one dog, Kar
do, and he was not well after we left
Seattle. The rest are in good shape.
"Now we are waiting for the arrival
of the tug-, which will take us fifty
miles farther to Disenchantment bay.
From there we have to go over the
glacier, along the Alaskan river, will
pass Mount Elias on the left, going
through a corner of the Northwestern
territory; then we will go either on the
Chittyua river up the Copper, or over
the Scoloi pass to the headquarters of
the Copper and down the river, where
we will stop and make our prospecting.
"A couple of Indians came back from
the glacier and said It is in fine con
dition; no cracks in it. which will save
many extra miles of travel. These Tn
dians have taken in some parties vr'ho
have come from Copper river, Valdes
pass and Orca, where there is no get
ting through. Many people are lying
there since last fall, and cannot get
over the glacier. There is too much
snow. It looks as if our road will be
well traveled this season. On the 7th
or Sth of April the regular mail serv
ice will be opened from Seattle here
and up the coast; so you can address
all mail to Yakutat Mission, Yakutat
Bay, Alaska.
"We will leave our names here. There
are two stores here. One is run by a
Scandinavian and one by an American.
R. W. Beesley, and we will make some
arrangements with him for our mail.
Both stores here are all sold out, as
they have had no supply in since fall, i
The Indians fish and hunt for a living- !
and are peaceful people. Cod, herring, !
halibut and smelt are abundant. We i
are in great hopes; they even find gold j
here in the sands on the beach, but
in no great amounts. Still some people
are working at it, and doing quite well
"Now, about .our trip; we had a ter
rible experience, and all thanked God
when we got into the bay. Some of
us have been on the seas, but none
have ever seen the like of our past ex
periences. We shall never go on a
sailing vessel, especially the way we
were packed. In the first place, there
were too many passengers, ninety-eight
all told, and there was too big a load
freight, of which about fifteen tons
were stored on the top of the deck
cabin, which made the vessel topheavy, I
and the boat rolled from side to side.' I
Otherwise the boat was staunch and
a good sailor. But who can sail if there
is no wind, and make headway with
adverse winds. There was no chance, ;
however, for us to charter a gold
steamer to go up here, as nothing but
sailing vessels make this port.
"We started out from Seattle on Feb.
23, at 5:30 p. m., made Port Angeles,
where we laid Sunday. On Monday we
went fifteen miles. So we went some
times ahead and then back again We
saw the mountains behind Sitka five
different times. Then on Monday,
March 7, a storm overtook us, and we
scudded along at the rate of forty miles
an hour. It was a wonder we lived
through this blast. The waves rolled
over the boat, and at night all the pas
sengers were obliged to leave the deck
cabin, and it looked as if the deck cabin
and everything would go overboard.
"All deck passengers and baggage
were put in the hold. Mf bunk was
one of the lowest in the hold, and was
under water for three days. Every
thing was wet, and for three days no
cooking could be done. Hard tack and
cold tea constituted the bill of fare.
Then on the 10th we experienced an
other terrible storm, but calm settled
by sunset. Now it is all over. Most
all of us were alarmed at times, think
ing that we had seen the last and would
go down to a watery grave. Our cap
tain had too much liquor on board and
had the tremors for three days. Thanks
to the first mate, who was an able sai
lor, we escaped death.
"During the first storm Dr. Pine's
pony was driven out of its stall, and in
attempting to rescue the animal the
doctor was almost washed overboard
If it had not been for the colored cook
who caught the doctor in time we
would have seen the last of him. One
of the sailors was blown overboard bui
was saved.
"March 14. All the dogs of Horman's
party, the Gopher Mining Company of
St. Paul, were taken ashore in a scow
today, but they had terrible fights with
the native dogs, so I decided to keep
mine on board.
"About sixty miles to the north of us
lies the largest glacier in the world so
far known. Mount Mennier. Mount
Elias and Mount Logan form a grand
sight. They only seem to be from
eight to ten miles off, but in reality
they are some hundred miles away.
The morning sunrise here is grand, and
I cannot describe It to you in this let
ter, but will try and tell you all about
it upon my return home.
"A young fellow from Boston named
D. L. Bloch, twenty-one years of age
and a foolhardy young man, yesterday
took a boat about 10 o'clock and went
for a row, as everybody thoug-ht. The
first thing we knew, he was out of
sight, and has not returned by night.
He was In his shirt sleeves. It was
growing dark, and the breakers be
came worse. Search was made for
him in vain all night by two parties.
About 2 o'clock In the afternoon an
Indian reported that he had found
the Boston man on a n island, more
dead than alive. His boat had been
broken, to slivers from the beating of
the surf, and the fellow was in a fren
zied condition. But this will act as a
good warning to the rest of the boys
to stay with the party.
"March 17. We received word today
that the coast inspector is coming in
in a few days, and tha 1 : he will make
arrangements with us by which we
may be able to have mail sent in, es
pecially to our party here. Everybody
is getting anxious for the tug, and it
looks suspicious, as the delay has been
long, but I think the repairs en th*
tug at Seattle took longer than ex
pected."
Young Mr. Schneidler received the
following letter from Dr. D. T. Thomp
son, of Ballard, Wash., explaining the
tug's delay:
"SITKA, March 25.— After being out
twenity-four hours, the boiler on our
tug sprung a leak, and we lay at the
mercy of the sea for two days. After
the leak was repaired and we started
again, a storm came up and the en
gine played out, but we were sheltered
by a few Islands, with no thanks to
the revenue Inspectors at Seattle that
we were not lost, it's a fact that there
must be some bribery going on to allow
boats to go out in the condition that
this boat has gone. No wonder the
Corrlnne was foundered and the Clara
Nevada wrecked. It Is my "belief that
people leaving for Alaska should make
personal Investigation of the merits of
their boats before starting."
ANOTHER ONE HEARD FROM.
John A. DavidMon Write* Hl* Rela
tives In St. Paul.
Relatives of Juhn A. Davidson and Robert
Kttlunder. who left Seattle oK the steamer
Blakely March 1, with the St. Paul company
of gold seekers headed by John Horman and
Dr. Pine, have received letters stating
that the Blakely has safely arrived at Ya
kutak Bay, on the Alaskan coast. The en
tire party is In good health and hopeful of
soon reaching the inland gold fields.
The Blakely had a rough trip from Seattle
and encountered several heavy storms, but
escaped without accident. The steamer has
been at Yakutak Bay since March 12, wait
ing for a tow boat. The letters received in
bt. Paul were dated March 1.
MIDSUMMER EXPOSITION.
Members of Northwestern Manufac
turers' I iiion iiil.liiK h Lively In
terest In the Enterprise.
Plans for the midsummer Industrial expo
sition of the Northwestern Manufacturers"
union arc taking shape and It promises to be
one of the most important enterprises of Its
kind ever held In this section of the country.
Every member of the union to whom tihe sub
ject has been broached has entered heartily
into the Idea and they have all promised to
do their utmost to make it a success.
It is proposed to have exhibits of plaster
casts, stained glass, mirror beveling, rugs, ;
rattan chairs, brooms and brushes, boots and
shoes, harness-making, wood carving and fret
work, upholstery, mattrees and pillow-making,
wheel-making, paint grinding, water bottling,
bicycles, pottery, bookbinding, engraving,
stereotyping, brass moulding, iron shutter
making, and metal windows, tinware, cigar
making, tobacco cutting, typesetting
by machinery, cracker making, biscuit mak
ing, and other lines of work In operation at
the fair.
Market hall will be filled with machinery in
motion. The street railway company will sup
ply power for the machinery without charge
to the exhibitors. It is also proposed to close
the Market place and to erect over It a large
shed, for fair bocths. It is thought that an
attractive feature of the exposition would be
a congress of all nations in the market place,
where representatives of the different na
tionalities could masquerade in their native
costumes and hold danc&s and festivals char
acteristic of foreign countries.
It is believed the board of public works will
grant the free use of the entire building for
the purpose of the exposition. It Is intended
that admission to the exposition shall be free.
PASSED THROUGH ST. PAUL.
Charles F. Adams, a Boston Multi
millionaire, on His Way to Port
lnnd, Oreg'om.
Charles Francis Adams, of Boston, passed
through St. Paul yesterday on his way tJ
the Pacific coast, leaving this city on the
Northern Pacific overland. S. L. Abbott, a
son-in-law of Mr. Adams, accompanied the
latter.
Mr. Adams Is a member of the wealthy
Adams family which has accumulated n1 l
ions and is considered one of the richest
families in the United States. He was for
merly president of the Union Pacific, and is
heavily interested in prominent concerns in
all parts of the country. He Is en route for
Portland, Or., where he has large inter
ests.
While in St. Paul the Boston capitalist and
Mr. Abbott were the guests of C. \V. Benson,
of the Chicago Great Western railway: An
early lunch was served to a party consisting
of Mr. Adams, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Benson and
A. B. Stickney, after which the gpntlemen
boarded a special Great Western train and
v/ere taken to the South St. Paul stockya:d3.
Mr. Adams is one of the owners of the Kan
sas City stockyards, and he took great pleas
ure in Inspecting the South St. Paul yards,
expressing himself as beiug greatly impresssd
by them.
The special returned in time to enable Mr.
Adams and Mr. Abbott to catch the Northern
Pacific.
POLITICS LEADS TO~BLOWS7
IMilliji O'Reilly and Andy Flaherty
Hold an Animated Discussion
Over the Aldermanlc Situation.
Philip O'Reilly, a stonemason, living at
221 East Water street, and Andy Flaherty,
living at Robertson and Water street, had a
disagreement about the aldermanic situation
in the Sixth ward -last evening, which cul
minated in a savage fight, in which OR Illy
received a severe cut in the head and a
bfidly bruised face.
The fight occurred at State and FalrfleM
streets. O'Reilly championed the cause of
Candidate Baer, and Flaherty declared him
self for Aid. Bell. Argument failed to changa
the views of either, and Mr. Flaherty Is i\
leged to have suddenly planted his fist on
O'Reilly's face. O'Reilly was no more in
favor of Aid. Bell serving a second term
after the Impact of Flaherty's fist, and pro
ceeded to use some of the same kind of argu
ment in favor of Mr. Baer.
Both men clinched and for five minutes
those who had gathered about the principals
witnessed a lively fight. It is not known
how O'Reiliy'a head was cut, but after the
fray he was bleeding profusely. Dr. Artz at
tended O'Reilly at his home. The physician
says his condition is not serious.
No arrests were made.
OUR WARSHIPS.
Would you like to know all about
our battleships, cruisers, monitors and
torpedo boats? They will be flg-hting
pretty soon, and every American should
know all about them. Six portfolios
of the series of ten are now ready. Read
the display advertisement elsewhere in
this paper for full particulars. The
portfolios now ready are:
No. I—The1 — The American Nayy — Part I.
No. 2 — The Hawaiian Islands— Part I.
No. 3 — The American Nayy — Part 11.
No. 4 — The Hawaiian Islands — Part 11.
No. s—The5 — The American Nayy — Part 111.
No. 6— The Hawaiian Islands— Part
111.
Be sure to see them.
Donsrlas School Union.
Douglas School union will meet this even
ing at; the school. The following programme
■will be presented:
Song — "'Over the Ocean Waves"—
Alma Johnson, Gertie Kartak, Robbie
Keck, Elmer Olson, Willie Waller.
Recitation— "The Bumble Bee"—
Clinton Sackett
Recitation— "The Dream Ship"—
Lulu Becker
Recitation— "The Duel" Willie Becker
Recitation— "A Terrible Experience"—
Warwick Caniffe
Instrumental Music. ..Miss R. Nabersberg
"The Education of Children Out of
School" Mrs. F. W. Nabersberg
Discussion will be open to all.
To Albany, N. V.,
Only $14.00, first-class 1 via the Burlington.
Ticket office. 400 Robert street (Hotel Ryan).
Telephone 36.
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HOESEB WILL BE PLENTY
STATE FAIR MANAGEMENT WILL
OFFER LARGE PREMIUMS.
More Attention Delnv Paid to the
Horse Department of the Fair
Than on Any Previous Year-
Liberal Parses for Saddle and
Harness Horses and Hlv Pre
miums for All Classes.
As already announced, the state fair
for 1898 will open on Monday, Sept.
5, and continue during that week.
The fair this year Is being materi
ally strengthened In all departments
and both the exhibition and amusement
features will be upon a scale never be
fore attempted at a Western state fair.
The race programme has already been
announced and the premium lists will
be ready for general distribution before
the close of the present month.
Mudh attention is being paid to the
horse department. There is marked re
covery from the depressed condition of
the horse business of the last few
years, end it is believed that conditions
are favorable for the restoration of this
department to its old-time position of
importance and interest.
Premiums in this department have
not only been thoroughly revised, but
■have been largely increased. Liberal
purses are offered for saddle and har
ness horses. and classes with large pre
miums are made for trotting bred
horses, hackneys and cobs, coachers and
drafters. Liberal sweepstakes pre
miums are offered in all classes, as well
as large purses for grade horses owned
and bred in Minnesota. All classes are
open to the world except those pro
vided for grades.
The department will again be in
charge of E. P. Watson, of Morris, an
aggressive.energetic, capable man, and
a thoroughly experienced and en
thusiastic horseman. He will be as
sisted by his brother, D. W. Watson, of
Red Wing, who is also experienced in
all matters pertaining to the horse in
dustry.
FRANKLYN LEE BENEFIT.
Promises to Be One c<f the Moxt Suc
cessful Event* Ever Held in St.
Paul.
The coming Franklyn Lee benefit, an
nounced for Friday afternoon of the present
week at the Metropolitan theater, will un
questionably be one of the most successful
events of the kind ever given in this city.
Mr. Lee had a host of friends that he made
during his career as a local newspaper man,
ana all have responded nobly on this occa
sion.
A most excellent programme has been ar
ranged, the stellar feature of which will be
■the appearance of that eminent actor Thomas
W. Keene, assisted by Charles B. Hanford,
In a production of the quarrel scene from the
fifth act of "Julius Caesar," a feature which
presents these two noted Thespians at their
best.
Manager Robert Fulgora, of Hopkins'
Trans-Oceaniics Star Specialty company, has
kindly consented to the appearance on the
programme of thaee of the stellar features of
his organization, including Mise Vinle de
Witt, she of the dreamy eyes and decided
beauty, who will perform In her own original
manner on the cornet; Polk and Kollins, the
college boys, inimitable in their line, will dis
port upon the banjo, and also entertain with
classical music on this Instrument; Henry
Kessler, a handsome and talented tenor, will
Introduce his illustrativo songs, a popular
and taking feature.
Lynn Welcher, manager of the "ProJigal
Father" company, has kindly volunteered tj
give anything wanted from his company for
the benefit occasion, and this popular at
traction will be represented by the entire
second act, which includes a number of the
best specialties, and other specialties from
the first and third acts, including the num
bers of Miss Doerge and Miss Oavies, Mr.
Welcher, Mr. Spink, Mr. Swor and Mr. Wil
liams, Miss Rose Melville as Sis Hopkins;,
Logan Williams and Charles Hooker. There
are so many good things in "The Prodigal
Father" to select from that Mr. Welcher of
fered the committee on programme a really
embarrassing amount of talent.
IT WAS A SUCCESS.
Active Singers of the St. Panl Con
cordia Society at Mozart Hall Last
Nleht.
The active singers of the St. Paul Concordla
society made a success of their benefit con
cert which occurred at Mozart hall last night.
The benefit was arranged for the purpose of
raising funds with whicih the society intends
to charter a boat to carry the members to
the annual state Sangerfest, which occurs
at Wlnona next June, and in which they will
take part.
Some three hundred and fifty of their
friends filled Mozart hall last night and
listened to the excellent musical and operatic
programme, which had been arranged by Pres
ident William Platte and Director L. W.
Harmsen, of the society.
The programme opened with an overture by
the Seibert orchestra. Scnmldt's "Power of
Song" was sung by the male chorus, and was
followed by a violin and piano trio very well
rendered by Karl, Rose and Anton Jurka.
The Seven Corners male quartette, made up
of Henry Bueger, Dr. Stamm, Hugo Driese
and Emlle Treager, rendered a bracket num
ber of tlhree male quartettes, and were
obliged to respond to an encore. William
Platte closed the first part with a baritone
solo, "Spring's Greeting," and was obliged to
repeat the number. After another overture by
the orchestra the programme was given over
to a request production of Kunt::e's one-act
operetta, "Im Gebirge," or, "In the Moun
tains." The cast was made up of William
Platte, Albert Fritsche, Henry Voges, Otto
Roland; Miss M. Werner, as Bertha Enderlin,
appeared in the title role to good advantage.
Prof. L. W. Harmsen, the director of the
society, was tlhe accompanist.
KIEPER TALKED TO THEM.
l!.-i 1111111 1 of Hebrews Addressed by
the Republican Candidate.
A handful cf Hebrews lingered after lodge
meeting in Central hall, Sixth and Seventh
streets, yesterday afternoon, to be addressed
by A. R. Kiefer and several other Repub
lican candidates.
Mr. Kiefer apportioned cut a few more of
fices, pro rata, among the different nation
alities, and told how impartially he would
pass upon matters pertaining to the Hebrews
when he was mayor. Several of those pres
ent applauded, when Mr. Kiefer accepted the
opportunity to dodge a.l further local issues
and launched into a discussion of the impend
ing war with Spain.
R. C. Hlne. candidate for the municipal
judgeahip, spoke briefly, soliciting support for
himself and Judge Orr.
E. E. McDonald made a break by intro
ducing himself with the statement "that he
did not think it worth while to wasle time
talking Kiefer to those present. The He
brews mistook the sentiment and loudly ap
plauded. Then Mr. McDonald left the mayor
alty issue to spend ha f an hour in a. mean
of figures and statistics, which so wearied the
listeners that half of them left the room be
fore he had finished.
Charles L. Horst briefly commended the
Republican ticket to the Hebrew voiers, and
particularized, concerning his own candidacy.
REGISTER TOMORROW.
"Will Have but One Mure Opportunity
if Voters Xej^lect it.
The second of the spring registration days
Is tomorrow.
There will bo but one more day on which
those who want to vote at the coming elec
tion can get their names on tho poll list.
That is next Saturday.
It is especially desirable that all clti?ens
who want to have a voice in tho coming
election should manage to get to the pollirg
place In their district tomorrow and register
They will then have It over with, and it
there should come a lush Saturday night, as
is possible, they will have none of It.
Register tomorrow If you can.
SIXTH WARD HEBREWS
l.islrn to^a Number of Addresses by
Deniocrat-Citlzena' Candidates.
The Sixth Ward Hebrew Schlffmann-Yoer^
Baer club held a meeting at their hall on
State street last night. Two hundred and
fltty people were present.
Addresses were made by G. W. SUckpolem
J. T. Guiney, Anthony Yoerg, A. L. Graves,'
Max Cohen and F. W. Baer.
The members of the club are enthus'astie
over the prospects of the success of the
Democrat-Citizens' ticket. They will help to
send the ticket over the river with a rousinjt
majority. °
To Hartford and New Haven
Only $14.00 via the Burlington. Ticket office
400 Robert street (Hotel Ryan). Telephone
1 **•
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WORK ON THE CAPITOL
THE NEW BI'ILDIXG PUTS ON A
BUSINESS ASPECT
Granite and Marble Blocks Are Be
ing: Cat and Polished Ready for
the Positions They Are to Occapr
in the .Structure Traveling
Cranes Extend the Whole Lrnglh
of the Building;.
With the return of the birds and the
budding of spring blossoms the new
state capitol is beginning to take on a
business aspect. From a distance it
looks as though a start had been made
on the frame work, but the upright
and perpendicular beams that extend
the entire length of the proposed build
ing are traveling cranes, by which the
granite and marble blocks are car
ried to their allotted resting places in
the structure. The cranes are three in
number, and are made of Norway pine.
They stand thirty-four feet high, and
the tracks are just above the proposed
second floor of the building.
The sub-basement was completed last
fall and the granite blocks have stood
the winter without injury. The base
mt-nt Is now covered with iron girders
and pine planks for the workmen- to
walk about on.
All around the building are piles of
granite cut and ready to be placed.
These stones are for the basement
proper. Stone enough for half the base
ment is now ready to be laid.
Workmen were busy all winter cut
ting the granite. It comes from Bax
ter's quarry at St. Cloud. Since March
7 marble-cutting has been in progress
at the building.
William Butler, of Butler, Ryan &
Co., has charge of the building opera
tions, but Joseph Bourgeault has super
vision of the marble and granite work.
In the rear of the oapitol is a large
shed in which is a complete marble
cutting plant.
The pride of the- establishment is a
saw-gang, on wMch the marble blocks
are sawed into slabs. The blocks rest on
a platform. The saws are two long
strong steel blades set in a movable
rack and drawn to and fro across the
blocks. A stream of sand and water is
kept pouring over the blocks to feed the
saws, so they will not become clogged,
but will work through without friction.
An arrangement on the upper part of
the machine allows the saws to cut
downwards at the rate of four inches
an hour.
From the saw-gang the marble
slabs are taken to the planers and pol
ished. The planers look like guillotines,
having a similar arrangement for run
ning the slabs under the knives, which
are fixed instead of descending blades.
Two hours are required for the polish
ing of a slab six feet long. When the
slabs are removed from the planers
they are smooth as glass.
The marble is then taken to the
moulders and splitters and cutters, who
carve the designs upon it. It " is then
ready to be put in place in the capitol i
front.
The granite used is from St. Cloud, '
the marble from Georgia, the sand- ;
stone from Kettle river, and the blue '■
stone from St. Paul.
The building will be ready for the !
legislature of 1901.
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GEEMANY SEES HER CHANCE,
While the Vnited States and
England Are Busy, to Annex
Samoa.
LONDON, April 18.— The Berlin cor
respondent of the Times says: "Some
importance is attached to the an- I
nouncement of the Correspondenz (Na- I
ticnal Liberal) that Germany medi
tates the 'eventuality of a stronger !
display of power at Samoa, the end I
in view being the abolition of the con
dornin.um, thus enabling Germany to
assume exclusive sovereignty in "" the
island.'
"The idea is that the engagements '
of the United States and Great Britain
elsewhere present a favorable oppor- j
tunlty; but, looking to the probable
outcome of such action, it is difficult to
take the announcement as seriously as '
the German press seems to do, con- i
sidering that Germany has her hands
full in China, and, as the Frankfurter !
Zeitung observes, that 'Samoa is not
worth such a display of power and
expenditure.' "
OUR WARSHIPS.
Would you like to know all about our
battleships, cruisers, monitors and tor
pedo boats? They will be fighting pret
ty soon, and every American should
know all about them. Six portfolios
of the series of ten are now ready.
Read the display advertisement else
where in this paper for full particulars.
The portfolios now ready are:
No. I—The1 — The American Nayy — Part 1
No. 2— The Hawaiian Islands— Part I.
No. 3 — The American Nayy — Part IL
No. 4— The Hawaiian Islands— Part
No. s—The5 — The American Nayy — Part 111.
No. 6— The Hawaiian Islands— Part
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MAY MEET KUIZ'S FATE
COMMISSION TO CARRY ARMISTICE
TO CIBAXS
If Offer Is Accepted a. Neutral Zone
Is to Be Established In Wlileli a
Treaty Will Be Xeßotluted
Senate Action Coolly Received in
Havana Many Frcim Hnvnnn Go
ing to Mexico.
By Associated Press.
HAVANA, April 17.— This morning
Sf-nores Pedro Rabell, colonial secre
tary of posts and communications;
Dolse, Giberga and Leopoido Sola, a
well known lawyer, designated by thj
autonomist government as a parlia
mentary commission to approach the
insurgent leaders in Eastern Cuba, left
by rail for Batabano, from which point
they will proceed by a coast
to Santa Cruz del Sur, to ascertain
whether the insurgent government In
the province of Puerto Princip? will
accept the armistice.
If received, the commission will in
dicate a neutral zone and propose con
ditions and a place of meeting. Se
norefl Juan Ramirez and Silvestre An
clada, prominent autonomists and
members of the central committee,
have been appointed by the committee
with the same end in view. They left
this morning for Santa Cruz del Sur
where they will use their Influence in
the name of the autonomist party, but
independently o-f the parliamentary
commission.
There are great expectations as to
tho result, which is anxiously awaited.
This afternoon the Spanish steamer
Villaverde sailed for Mexico with 112
passengers, among them the family i f
Senor Bruzon, civil governor of Ha
vana.
A vessel believed to ba the American
tug Triton passed the mouth of Ha
vana harbor about 2 o'clock this after
noon, going westward. It is suspected
that she has on board some commis
sioner, who Is going to inform the In
surgents as to the decision < f the
United States senate.
This decision has been received by
the general public with groat coolness.
The people say they are prepare d f r a
fight, and are waiting for the first shot
to be fired, the sooner the better.
PERSONAL— Many an interesting story Is
told In the personal column of The G 1 o be
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