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much greater than that of my election? I
Bay to v v that H:e moral effect in the capi
: . and it was one that will last,
was produced on that May morning in the
r of Manila, at El Caney* and on San
en Ci : era's Beet was sunk,
axd i ■ - ■' thousands of our cltf-
I to tie call of the president
and tend red Iheir lives In defense o? Ameri
can b i human liberty. (Applause.)
tment oi the Questions grow
• of th< • »r, there Is, and will be a
; vidual opinion. It cannot
We are not possessed of all
the fa kn< w but little of the c mn-
I >ns involve. l. Even
the ; : ■'• • t binet, with their ep»
. r : urination, haw hot yet
■! >:i'Ht.' plans. As BOOT as we
unity to study these
< in the ligl r knov U dge o*
thai prevail, ! have an
that a public opinion will be
■.1 that will guide t!u> solution oi this
at will neither be a men
ior a betrayal of duty
, art. ' have full confldenca in the
and in th ■ Justice and wis
. But 1 want
time, that In the formation of
I haU continue to
, . . [low citizens igalnst th s adop
: > matti r how flatterl
our jo.. ■' •!-. b the estibllshaient
ar-i :■ ■■■ . ;' a large standing army
a:. I . W th etht r powers.
sO LARGB ARMY.
\ | irmy Is a burden upon the
i ■ ru itive t ) liberty.
It h bo in svery country. For a
Iliance with another
i ■ of weakness. We want in cur
in:-: :!: - of th- world to
Ivea thai we may r.-.erit and
i iro.ul will
of all. • ! the help of none. We w;nt
.!■ produciens for theirs In a
:• of commercial Intercourse, but
want to share tin- burd-. - of their
Our country has reached matu
rity alone pud unaided, "it rr>s demonstrate
: it i.; possible foMlhe people
under a pular form of govertiment to sub
due ,i . .: ..:. to develop a;; efficiency In
a ), i . -tries— yes,
all aloi g the lines of human rml avot
o:iu i the world; and that the p >u>>
:,.-,■ it Its convictions, the pluck
the power to enf in •■ them,
which such a country ai:d siu-Li a
u'ly nnnecessarry but it
ralizing to the national Bpirlt
to enter into allliances with any fori gn
But, my friends, paidon this digie sion.
-< turn to the question: Wh t is th?
lea! ;--;:■> in this campaign? The war ls
d issue. It docs not touch
it are uppermost In
mens 1 minfis. 1 s -tight to give exp:e3=ioi
sue in my letter of tance two
! th d Biid, eonuneatißg on the
the reform fore s: "Nothing bu
importance— a Hor.se i f
: and an arou;ed palrlatism—
body of our p:cpl>
.: n . Blde.a
cationality, i arty prejudices
le, and vn:t> ii h.irm.nous
b nationally and m this stata. Tie
under . this great movement. It
may lit to express in :.pt words;
but", in my mind, I am clear; that however
lulated by different individuals
or la platforms, the c nvicfon his
I rtseif unnn the great mass of our
P'-o;)!!^ that, i:i appropriation ot th_> naiu'a!
wealth of our country, and th > distribution
aman industry
■ . ■ :.■■.-. t of ncodern in
ma and labor-saving machinery, the
I of capital, hive ih ained
more than th. Ir fair share." (Applause.)
TRUE NOW AS THEN.
This is as true now as it was then. We
:i that campaign, and believe now,
that ' tk>n of the gold s'andard ha?
b« n one of t!.p moat potent factors in fr;
-dv■u ■ l:;i; the ;■:•:• nt Inequality in the distr bu
tiou of wealth. But the political Judgment
of the paople, as expres.-c-d in the last :am
paign. was that the gold standard sh uld
be ntinued. It ia now ir> fie. If It j.r j
gotd results— if ur.der it prices c a-:e
to fall, production is cn.ourat^d and the ex
change of commodities is faei'itat'd. we phall
be content. If not, It will rguin te an i-su •.
But It la not anu cannot bi an issue In this
ele< t! m.
We 'i ! : ' coma before the ole-tors of this
with any patent device cr any Utopian
scheme to cure all tho Ills of society. No
one comprehends more ful'y than we oo
that the '1 difficulty to which I
have referred has come about by degrees, by
the methed* oT industrial developments anl
by force of circumstance. Th« cure must
be broujrht about in the same way, hmescv
of purpose. Intelligence and time must ?ud>
society away from the pitfalls that threaten
us. Thy- social bedy, as ;t exists today, is
the growth of thousands of gsnei aliens of
human eff> rt ard experifnee. It h s always
had ills. It's present Ills ar c > perhaps m
■worse •iiiii those that have beset It h"r~to
fore. We propose no "kill or ru.e" rein d/,
but we h >v>e and pro-pose to remove at lrast
some cf the conditions that have and a'e
producing our present ills. The task that we
have- sot before us In this state, by th ■? plnt
for:n adopted by our forces, is to so roform
the administration of th" laws a*".d the c n
doct of tho affaira of the public as to secure
to the producers of th? capital state a m-r >
just proportion of the products ef th ir left;
to save to the public what n left cf the pub
lic riches ot the capital state; to see to it
that tnxatian shall be- as Jest md equal ra
it is iios^ible, and that every penny col!ect
ed from the people shall bo honestly expend
ed at ' to public and rot to personal
or partisan purposes; to give the pe>pl<* :in
efficient and economical administration cf our
DEAR EDITOR:— If you knew of a solicitor
or canvasser in your city or elw-vhere. espe
a man who has solicited for suhsTm
. insurance, nursey stock, books or tai
loring or a man who >'an sell goods, you will
caul- a favor by telling him to correspond
•with us; ■ :■ if you will insert this notice in
your paper acd such parties will cv: this no
tice out and mail to us, we tv.zy be able
to furnish them a good position in 'their O'.vn
and adj .: ::_- counties. Address
AMERICAN WOOLEN MILLS CO., Chicago
SEVEKTH AND CEDAR STS.
*" el - 7::2 - Meat Market, 752.
For a bar:-'! of good scund Apples.
58 cants
A bushel bosket far fancy, larg- Wagners,
mi, w%, and Hvk ets.
Five thr-uiand baskets of flu Ohio Concord
Grapes for iucsday buyers. You can bare
ou want at thece prices, while the lot
Culls, | ■■:■ la ket Cr .
■■■'. p r h,;sket Si
Fancy, p r basket !.!ll"*.*"""! 10
--12, X 2 C«??t9
A p und fcr the very brst new Ches nuts.
43 C9SIV3
A dozen for Mason Quart Jars. One dozen
with wrench complete in a box.
A dozes for Mason One-half.Gal!on Jars.
5 cenis
Each for large paclcFge fine quality franifar
lac Toilet Paper.
4 eonts
Tor large r tls Hotel Perforated Toiht Paper
regular We rolls. '
8 csnt?
For 3-!b. cans of choice new pack?d Toma
toes.
$2.G0
For 98-lb. baga of the very best Patent
Flour. $1 for D-lb. bag.-; iOc fcr 24%-lb. bags
22 cents
A gallon for Pure Swret Cider.
3 c m\»
A l.ound fcr the best Pearl Tapioca.
23 cents
A pcurd for the very b:.st Cre-mrry Butter*
either in jars or by the pound.
14 csnts
A dozen for strictly No. 1 selected Eggg.
16 cents
A gallon for frrsh new Dil Pickles.
5 ceats
A quart fcr fancy Capo CocT Cranberries.
5 csnts
A reek for test Turnips and best Beets.
22 cents
A dozen for very large, fancy Silver Plum°
Celery.
25 csnts
For 11 bars of cur Favor! :e Soap.
ADA REHAN U:GAB?.
Another large shipment of this fine ten
ce/it Cigar to dispose of at 5c each. Take all
you want at this price while they latU
15 cents
A gallon for best new Saueikrauf
state Institutions, and to conf.T v; 0:1 the
citizens a direct voice in legis'atlon.
PASSED UP PURPOSELY.
These arfcthe issues that we have tender. d,
and that we shall discuss. My opponent did
not deem one of them worthy o[ the slightest
reference. My friends, I believe that there
Is more method, more policy than oversight
In this omission. The Republican party hxa
been iv power for some forty years in this
state. During that time all of our great
corporations have been forimd, railroad fran
chises granted, booming privileges, street
car, t-'Ugraph, telephone and all other fran
chises given away. Frequently in perpetuity
and without restriction. To get these, and to
net ii.<m in such form as m meat profitable
to tin* promoters, it was always policy, and
times, perhaps, Decenary, lor the pro
moters to stand in with the parly in power.
They have Invariably done to, ami do today.
Favors have been conferred und reciprocated
between the party in power and these i\>e
eial interests until their end a;;d aim have
become almost one. it Is haid to tell where
the one com— COS and the other ends. The
same is true of our public Institutions. They
been built during this period and have
in many Instances become part and parcel of
the political machine of this state. Under
these circumstances, to ask the party's lead
er, for the time being, to dlseu.-s questions
affecting the prerogatives of tties • vaslous
interests is asking a great deal of frail hu
ir.an nature.
As an excuse for this omission to discuss
these Questions, my opponent refers to tho
I hi Qomehal growth and development of our
Be .--ays that t»»t Bpeaks well for the
management of it 6 affairs by the party iv
power. You might as well refer to the t>he-
Domecal growth of the city of Minneapolis
as an evidence of the good management of its
finances, tie refers to the fusion legislature
of LS9] and charges it with excessive expendi
ture. Perhaps the appropriations were larger
than they should have been, but if they were
v!. did not the Republ'can governor veto
t! m? He was iiu re for that very purpose.
SOME REPUBLICAN EXPENDITURES.
1 1 tho last legislative manual, page 564, I
fiiui the foßowlag statement of the receipts
and disbursements of the state treasury:
Receipts. Disbursements.
1891 |C.020,655 J4.105.830
1592 5.5H0.662 4.107,287
L£M 6,687.435 4.153.407
1894 7.288.344 5,190,419
If the Legislature of 1831 was profuse in its
expenditures the succeeding Republican ones
must have been profligate. It increased the
disbursements by over one and one-quarter
millions.
The legislature of IJ-91 ?s entitled to credit
for several things which have greatly bene
fited our people. It put the binding twine
plant in the state prison on it? feet. That
a. » alone has saved the farmers of this
on a of dollars. It. broke the cordage
trust and reduced tl > price of that indispensl
ble article to our Fanners by one-half. This
-• i!, I am Informed that the tru.,t pot in its
work again. The prison management sold
the entire output, of twine to dealers early in
the season. By the time the farmer needed it.
the price had bean doubled and the prison had
not a. pound to sell. 1 think that we have a
Manila interest at home that seeds eomc afc
tentian.
The legislature of 1891 also pas.sed tho re
read legislation under which our su. r. me
court made the now famous decision in the
Steenerson case. I will comment on that de
cision later on. I venture to say, however,
that the effect of that decision was more far
. ig vi;.' n;cr« conducive to the future,
welfare of the state than any decision ever
promulgated by our supreme court. It was
naade possible by that lusiin legislature.
The most fertile ex;:*-du;;t by which unscru
pulous men have rubbed the public through
corporations has been by the ;ractie3 known
as "watered sicKik." Now, 1 do not wish to
be understood as Inveighing against corpora
tions as such. I only condemn the abuses
that have crept In and which thej have been
guilty of. A corporation is a sgrt of fictitious
personality, created by th' 3 law. It is hiriis
pensible for carrying on many of the operft
ti n.s of modern society. It. enables men who
couid not otherwise embark in business to
associate their savings with others, and thu-
raise the requisite amount of capital to under
take enterprises whir-h an individual cculd not
carry on.
POSSESSES MAN'S POWERS.
But this being which the law creates pos
sesses attributes and power 3 not pos
sessed by man. It has brains without moral
responsibility. With sttch a combination,
you (an look for greed and cunning, and we
find it too oftgn. A wicked man dies; cor
porations live on forever. To entrust s>Mh
bei! gs with the mo-:t important function of
society. BUch as transportation, telegraphy,
etc.. without surrounding them wi;h proper
iiQitatSona ard restriction and making them
a< •■•/i;ntablo to the state at any anl a'l times
for 'heir doings, seems little less than crim
inal.
The shares of stock of a corporation and
the bonds it has issued are sunposcd to rep
resent that Much r.K.ney paid into its treas
ury and expended for corporate purposes.
The stock and bonded ir<i?btedno£S of the
railroads in this sate averages in excess of
$5B r OOO per mile, snd thi3 notwithstanding th.»
fact that they have received approximately
one-third of a!l our lands, besides large cash
donations. How much of this capitalization
represen's money actually paid in no cue
can tell. The legislature never required the
railroads or any other corporations to mnke
or file any itemized statement of moneys
aeU-a'.ly expended in the construction or
equipment of the public undertakings. It ts
safe to say that, fully one-half of the cx
i.-'ing capitalization i 3 "water." that is, that
proportion of the outstanding shares does
not represent any actual capital pai.l in to
the corporation. Man, generally speaking, is
hone.st and just. The proposition that tho
laborer is worthy of his hire has never been
contested by ' the American citizen. (Ap
plnuse.) — —
The American people are perfectly willing
to accord to capital a fair return for Its
sprviee-s. Bu-t when a corporation asks us to
pay taeome on $2 when perhaps I^ss than
$1 was invested, we kick, and we have a
right to. Railroad manacors, naturally am
bitious to mak^ rhp stock of their corpora
tion dividend-paying according to -its fae*
value, have imposed rates to prodroa that
result. Those rates have frequently I>. >n
exorbitant and have deterred industry ar.d
the prosperity and development of many sec
tions of the state in no small decree. Strife
and antagonism between tho prothrcsrs and
the railroads was the resuit. The rai'roa<l3
were lidiscriminatalv called robbers. and
they in turn retorted !>y crying confiscation
and anarchy. That tho cjndirion of affairs has
been and is unfortunate no candid citizen
wii! deny.
PLAY IMPORTANT PARTS.
The railroads play a part in production,
in commerce and In social life that is only
second in importance to the soil itself. In
fact,, they are virtually partners in all our
business undertakings. It is no figure of
speech to say that a railroad company is
in partnership with every farmer along the
line of its road. It divides every bushel of
grain, every pound of beef; even the butter
and eggs, with the farmers. Now la it
not vital to the interests of tha farmers that
the earnings of this partnership should bo
fairly divided? In the 1 -ng run it is equally
inipoitant to the railroad. No element or
factor in society can urrmanently oppress
another without suffering injurious conse
quences in return. It is almost equa'ly < *sen
tlal that a feeling of mutual interest and
goad will should exist between these part
ners. A partnership without confidence and
hearty co-operation is Invariably a failure
and usually winds up In court.
Any suspicion of fraud, concealment or un
fair advantage by a member destroys his
confidence in the partnership. The coovic'ion
on the part of our people that thsir railroad
partners in business have not pot in the
amount of capital for which they exact prolu
a\ ' Ti!' 1 ani is ' hfi rooi ot a! 1 thi3 trouble
And the worst feature of it was that cur
state government has provided no means by
cou : ? b^,™:^. "^^ t0 the D!att^
SUPREME COURT SETTLED IT.
But, fortunateiy, cur supreme court h-\s
solved the dilemma. So far as cur state is
concerned. The judges, with full apprecia
tion cf the clrcomstaaeefl and the situation
determined to accord full justice to the In
terest of both producer and carrier, disposed
t£ the question in a way ihat will not only
to justice and produce a fair division of th»
results of their joint labor-if th« nriaci!
p. c-s' cf that decision are faithfully
tered-but it will go a great way towards re
s.orms that relation of confidence and good
will which ought to exirt between interests
so mutually concerned. (Applause.)
The supreme court said in substance and
efu-ct to t«e party: We cannot ascertain hoy
much money there is actually put into this
road ai -d if we could, it would not be con
clusive, fur some of the money may have
been io!h?hly expended. The test of the
of a piece of property is not necessarily
»v f JI ' ounf -, lof1 of mcney put into **• b "t rather
vhat It will sell for. And an article never
sells for much more than it wculd require
to buy an adequate substitute, and so the
true test of the value of your railroad, Mr
Marager. 13 what it would cost to duplicate
thJ "^,J°^L , Mr - Fariuer - must pay freights
that will produce a fair income en that cost.
The manager could not, and did not, gain
say tae logic cf this proposition, and the
Winer was content with it* eminent fairness'
The controversy rndtd. The rale on the c m- L
modity in question was fixed in conformity
Id h« pnnclple laid d<mn a » nearly as
My friends, the far-reaching effects of thg
decision, ad I have already said, can hardly
be estimated. The principles enunciated by
our court apply as well to street railway
trlpphone and telegraph companies as to the
railro&4s. I noticed by the papers that the
r.ttoir.ey for .the street railway company
stated before the state equalization boa; d th©
other day, that if the ground bad not been
broken or a rail laid, the whole street car
sjstem of the Twin Cities could be put
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 1898.
down for $3,000,000 or less. lie undoubtedly
knew what he was talking about. If my in
formation is correct, the public Is made to
pay interest on many times this amount. Will
the peopl continue to do so?
ONE THING YET NEEDED.
What we need now to obtain the full benefit
of this decision is an able, honest and
fearless board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners, a board that will not be tram
meled by any partisan or political considera
tion. That will be just to all intereata and
command 1 their respect, a board that will ap
ply the principles of that decision to all
cases of unjust rates in the state. Such v
bocrd, the people of this state shall have,
if I am entrusted with election. This board
also has another important duty to perform—
the establishment of tho grades of grain, and
the control and selection of the ins; e^tion
force. Have these duties br-eti properly per
fenned? Are they being properly performed
now? Our farmers say no. My opponent says
that this la one of th-e questions that will
keep till another election. Will you allow
it?
A PAINFUL. REFLECTION.
The Republican party have professed to
favor an independant judiciary. I say that
the judges who made that decision have
shown more Independence, wisdom and
patriotism than any court in tho land that
has been culled a court to consider these
delicate Questions. Perhaps their indepen
dence was not of the right kind for the Re
publican party managers? Two of these
Judges are Republican In politics; three of
tliem were elected by the fusion forces six
years ago. Of these, two justices. Canty and
Mitt hell, wrote opinions in the case. All the
others concurred. The attorneys representing
tho producers and this stale at the trial, wtro
llahcr Steenerson and our present attorney
general, Mr. Chflds. That they perfoim.d
their duty well the result shows, and every
one who knows them appreciates it. They are
both Republicans. All of th< se m n, with
thi» (>c y>tion of Chief Jvsties Start, were
candidate* for nomination for cffic3 at
th) hands of their respective parties. Jus ice
Coßins, for govarnor; Gen. Childs, to succeed
him on tiie supreme bench; Mr. SKeenerson
and Justices Mitchell, Canty and Buck, fcr
Cbd petitions which they now hold. If those
who have the policy of the Republican party
in their keeping had sought the welfare of
tho state, would they not have said to Jud^e
Collins ai;d to Gen. Childs. 'Well done, good
and faithful servants, you deserve continuance
and promotion." And to Mr. Steenerson:
"Your merit deserves recognition." If they
had been true to their professions or desira
an Independent judiciary, would they not
have recognized the ackrowkdged ability and
integrity of the three fusion nominees? jus
tice Mitchell had been indorsed by the Re
publicans o:n e. Either they did not desire
nil a with their conviction, cr did not suit
their partis-an rr.da to nominate thFm, I care
not which; the reflection is equally painful.
LANDS GIVEN AWAY.
More than one-third of the proa of our stito
has b'^eu given to raihoad corporations. The
profligacy of this policy is sickening to con
temt)l--te but tho evil is done and done in
due form of law by the proper officers and
agents of the people, so that ia the greaC
majority of ins«aaces it cannot bo undone cr
disturbed. There are, howiver, numerous
cases of conflicting claims between sellers
and those corporations and thc-ir be* e
flciaries. It i 3 the duty of the
siate administration, in such ca^es, to extend
all the assistance it can command to the
aid of the citfzens so involved. And farther,
the stats should, by its proper officers, have
all these quvstiens of conilitt speedily ad
justed and disposed of, and, to that erd. It
should insist ur>on the immediate settlement
by the general gover&meut cf all the •
gressional land grants in the state. Thi ;
i. : ; not only just and cecessaiy tor ths prote.
tion of the settlers, bm :{ -AO'ld B abject
millions of acres cf laid to taxation which
now escape by re.-.sen of the lact that the
paper title is still In th-3 government.
The question which concerns the cltiz°n end
the tax payer of the sire more o'ir.c'.ly,
however, is the condition ot" the miv.inss
grants of land made by the general g.v
ernment to the state for schools, fcr state
buildings, internal iinp:<..v.m ni, etc., as
well as tr.e Immense swamp i nds.
FRAUD HAS CREPT IN.
The school land grant v/as f;rlunately s>
carefuliy guarded. and such restrictions
thrown a?rout it, both by co.-grcss and by
the Decree in- tha constitution, i.hat on the
whole the people wHI receive the bent fit
of that magnificent donation, if carefully
guarded and husbanded hereaftsr. But even
in th<> administration of t!ie school lands,
carefully as it was guarded by 1 iv.pl re
strictions, fraud ha 3 crept in and iorrup
tion has found a loophoi% Sections 1G and
SG, in every town.shi.i, were piven to the
stats absolutely for school purposes. Thi
only exception was in cast' any part of the c
sections had been occßgtfad by se'tl^is in
good faith bei«re the putlic survey. 'I hen
the state auditor could relieve such tracts
and select other public 1 >aia in r.laee.
Under this power, a Republican state auditor
selected several trJcts of valuabl2 mineral
land in the iron regions, as it was his civ y
to do a-i a public clerk. But did he holl
them? Did he secy.re pa f e;its to th? stat?
for them? The records .My. No. The tsjacs-i
section 30, containing the Rre'vefr.ller mines
estimated worth ?12,C0 ,0 0 had teen duly se
lected and was the property of the state. All
that was needed v. is the formal certifrat_\
But by some mean?, for which no explanation
has ever been giv^-n the auditor rel-ia-cd the
state claim and tIWJ 3tste 10.-.t thifl va'naVe
Drooerty. This is only one of ma.;/ cases of
this character.
In regard to the swamp lands, the situ&fon
is such that it is impossible to obtain or g.ve
an Intelligent statement of their condition.
The full amoost cannot be known until the
state is fully surveyed. For many years, and
until recently, any railroad scheme possessing
clever advocates could get the Republiern
legislature to give them a swamp land graiit.
or got an existing one- changed, exchanged, or
Increased to suit the promoters' ends. The
various grants were so loosely drawn and so
conflicting that it i 3 impossib 1 -' 1 as yet to st3te
the amount of land granted. I stiaH no* at
tempt to give figures. They wou'.d be little
more than estimates. In some of these grants
the act was silent as to who should make the
selection. In others, it was expressly stat-.d
that it should be made by the state. The
beneficiaries did, however, in every lnstanc?
claim the right to make such selection, and
did so in all cases but one, so far ph I recol
lect. The manner in which the corporation
Interested manipulated the public surveys and
handled the selection of lands would b° one
of the most scandalous chapters in* the his
tory of our state if the facts could be fully
obtained and set forth. The parties interested
in thr-se swamp land grants apparently con
trolled the appointment of the government
deputy surveyor. Lands which were valuable
for timber and mineral, though high and dry,
were returned as "awiimn."
HOW SURVEYS DIFFERED.
In the las* campaign I called attention to
two of thesp surveys, made at different times,
to the north and to the south of a given town
line. The surveyor who made the survey
on one side of -the town line found every
acre for a distance of six miles along tint
line high, rolling and timbered. "The nex*
surveyor, who came .?. covple of years after
wards, returned the land en the" other side
of this line swamp for the entire distance.
Thr-se arp matters of record in o>.»r public
offices. Under the assumed right to B
I am reliably informed that it was common
practice for the agent cf thrse railroad com
panies to step into the state land commis
sioners' offices, make temporary selection cf
swaniD land, remove the timber from then,
and then, upon some pretence or other givs
up the selection. These statements I am i*«t
prepared to prove, but the evidence is on file
in the> land department at Washingtoo that
hundreds of selections of swama lands have
been surrendered and the beneflciarles have
been permitted to make others. Why was t'nij
done? As I said in regard to rongressicml
land grants, the evil has b?en done. Untold
acres of state land have been squandered.
A Inrpe amourtt, however, is sti'l left. If
el« cted it wiil be my duty and pleasure to
£ive this matter my earnest attention a*id
bast efforts. Every acre that can bo saved
to the Rtate shall be pr&served. Every acre
that is irretrievably lost she'll go on the tax
list and contribute its share to t#e public
burden of the people. (Applause.)
So subject merits or deserves our eircful
solicitude in a greater degree thin triat of
taxation. A tax is always a burden. If it
is fairly levied for legitimate public putnn-
and. honestly expended it is a Duruen D ome
with patience by the patriotic citizen If
there is a suspicion that it is unfair that the
money is appropriated to other than nub'lc
purpose or squandered it becomes the g-ie'v
ance this is felt perhapa more keenly
than any other malfeasance cf public conc-rn^
the power of taxation should, be exercise!
with care Taxes are unrelenting and contin
uous. There Is perhaps no subiect of "v h
vital Interest to society upon whfr-h we have
made comparatively bo little progress as in
the matter of nropeily collecting aud ndju st
ing the necessary taxes for meeting the nub
lie demands. Under existing laws, and as
they are enforced, it is undeniably true that
the chief burden falls upon property rmp'oved
in production and upon the classes "of our peo
pie who labor with their hand 3 for a liveli
hood.
QUESTfON OF TAXATION.
Income-bringing wealth Is practically ex
empt from national taxation by the recent
decision of the supreme court. No attempt
has yet been made to subject it to etate
and local taxation.
That this could be don© by proper leeisla
tlon and amendment of the" oonstltutior m
lawyer Questions. The feasibility of It *is a
subject which I commend to your attention
That the weight of the public burden should
fall most heavily upon property employed in
production, and upon the class of our peo
ple which is least able to bear it is as
unfortunate for society as it U a hardship
to the individual, it should bo the first care
of the legislature to relieve property usefully
employed as much as possible from publio
burdens. This tends to increase ©reduction,
tho better employment of labor and pronera.l
prosperity. Llkewloe It Is tor t!he highest
interests of society that those of its mem
bert who do the work t£at is most Important
and most laborious should not be Unduly
burdened. Many grievances now existing can
be removed without any radical cbango In
our legislation, by the vigilance of the execu
tive and other state officers in seeing to it
that none of the corporate wealth Or the
many public franchises escape their sharo,
as well as by enforcing fair and equal as
sessments of all classes of property.
But Quite as Important as the BubJ*ot of
taxation Itself is the eubject of the prop&r
expenditure o f tho people's money so collect
ed. No intelligent, progressive citlseu either
advocates or desires parsimony iv publio
expenditures. The niggards and misers are
uot numerous in our ranks. Moat of ua
earn money by our labors, and we appreciate
its value.
MUST BE USED ECONOMICALLY.
No meritorious public undertaking or need
ed public Institution shall suffer for adequate
funds so far as we can control the matter,
but we propoßo to sco to It that every cent
collected by taxation shall be honestly and
economically expended and devoted to public
purposes. The carp and management of our
public institutions has, with the growth of
th© state, become one of our most important
subjects of publio concern. That nome of
these institutions have been established and
located to serve partisan ends will probably
be denied, and that these will b© sources
of embarrassment and expense to the citi
zens of the state for years to come is equal
ly true. No state has been more generous
either in the scope or the extent to whi"h
we have established public institutions than
ours. That fact is a source of pride and
gratification to ua all, but the time is com
ing when it behooves us to see to it that
we do not overdo even good work. The un
fortunates of society are entitled to its sym
pathy and care— but we should not forget
that the expression of the law, as well as
the dictates of our common humanity, charges
the immediate members of the unfortunate's
family with his or her care in the first in
stance, so far as they are able. Cases have
come under my observation where people
have been sent to institutions and made a
burden upon th 9 taxpayers of the 'state,
when, iv my judgment, their relatives and
km were not only able but should have
gladly Borne the burden of their care. Some
legislation should be enacted on this sub
ject, and the men in charge of our public in
stitutions and those who have the commit
ment of unfortunates, should be made to
understand that while a generous public will
car^ for those who cannot oare for them
selves and who cp.nnot be cared for by rela
tives liable for their support, it is carrying
public generosity too far to relieve the in
dividual cf the burden that he should just
ly bear, though it may not be a pleasant or
a profitable one to him.
CONDUCTED FOR PARTISAN ENDS.
That many of our public institutions are
conducted so as to serve personal and par
tisan ends cannot be gainsaid. It is un
fortunate, and if it is continued will grad
ually undermine the spirit of popular gen
erosity with which they have been support
ed. That the economical expenditure of the
people's money has been lost sight of in
many of them is evident by the report of
our present state auditor, showing conclusive
ly that the east of maintenance per capita
is higher than it should be. The manner
iv which those in control of our state in
stitutions have of late years combined, not
only to control poMtical actions, but to in
fluence legislation aa well is a menace to
poctf government. I personally witnessed
ccenes at die last meeting of the State DaSry
.len's association in my own town, which
'..•ere so humiliating and disgusting to the
"rbiased observer as could well be imas
iiu;d. The State Dairymen's association re
ceives some aid from the state, like many
of the similar institution, and it has been
■ Live of much good and Is de
t.rving of the fcreatest encourage
ment, but politics of a partisan spirit
have hampered its work. It was rumored
though I have no knowledge as to the truth
of the rumor, that one of the men mo>t prom
ii.oTHly conue'Cttd with Cie eocitty arid tiie
one of all others who has rendered the dairy
interests of the state the greatest service, v/a-;
net in harmony with the administration, or at
least with thn state i'ood and dairy cunirnis
sicn part of it. Politically the decree haJ
gone forth apparently that he should be re
moved; . political healers and state food an<l
dairy inspectors, -whose trailing fit them for
such a pos'tion wcu'd not have commended
their, to a buslnoss man, gam? wardens a:j i
other state ofticers, reported promptly and in
great numbers, and by scheming and exer
rising pressure in the association, ousted the
man who had contributed wore to the dairy
Interests cf the state than any other Indi*
virtual. Such abuse of public power and duty
EhcuHl not bi tolerated. Men of no higher
conception of public duty, whose training and
fitness does not mark Encm in a greater fle
gree than some- of them I saw on that o.*e-! -
s!cn should not be tolerated in rub.in office
and I wish to say right now and here thai
if the rev .-.risibility should be cact upon me
to appoint persons to any public position re
ruiring spcral fitness or training. I shall
never be guilty of appointing one who doj3
net pcsses.3 those qualifications.
OFFICIAL IN'COMPETENCY.
The con&vct of t'ue state examiner's office
furnishes a striking example of official in
eempcttney and indifference to the weiiue
of the public. This wa3 demonstrated first
when Mr. Bug nearly a year before the col
lapse of the Guaranty Loan aSiociafon called
the attention of the public examiner to the
rottenness of that institution cni was le
warded with physical violence as hi 3 thanks,
and again in the ncent bank failures both in
this cty and in St. Paul. Professional duties
required me to investigate the affairs of the
Bank of Minnesota a;ter its failure. A worse
condition of mismanagement I have never
seen. Over $600,000 of the bank's money had
been used, borrowed by its president. This
staro cf affairs had existed for a year. Tho
bank examiner mutt have known it. It is a
remarkable fact that though that bank was
the largest state bank in the siate, the oub-
V.c examiner had not cither by himL-p.lf or
deputy entered its doors for over a year before
the failure. Is tnis the kind of supervision,
the kind cf protection, that you want for your
savings and Lho .savings of the widow- eiu of
the orphan's snarj? The only thing that lho
present bank examiner has ae.i:;,m;>lished thar
I am aware of was to drait a bill which the
legislature of ISS*S enacted into law. That bill
had some geed rn.vis'fliva, snrae that might
be commended. It changed the liability of
stockholders in stat-? banks from double lia
bility to single; in other words before 1895
stockholder^ in stato banks were responsible 1
to the creditors and depositors of the bank in
caso of its failure of $2 for every $1 they held
in stock; since 1835 they are only responsible
dollar fcr dollar. Was not this a strange rec
ommendation for the guardian of the public
credit to make and • for the legislature to
adopt, and at that particular time were some
people getting ready for what was coming?
WILL. PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
No one need fear that I shail crippla the
public service by indiscriminate removals,
but, if elected, when ever I find, or soon
as I find, that the public can be better serve!
or protected by having a change, (he change
shall be made. There are mony other ques
tion of interest that might be profitably re
ferred to and discussed en tbi* o. cation, l.ut
D( ithcr the time nor my str?njth p rm:t.
There is one quc-fitlon, however upon whiu'fi
I desire to expres my convictions befoie I
cicse. I have already called at:ent on to
the facilities that our legislature has afford
ed capital to asso.-iate and assuma func
tions of the individual entity with reio?nlz:d
rights and attributes before tho law; -.hat is.
as I said before, where th? pivil«ge has no:
been abused, conducive to the b;st int-res s
of society and humanity, but in th's l*eHoJ
of rapid and material and industrial d v.loi
ment, in the hurry and scurry, utihzed ihe
pov.. is of nature, and in tbe factors of steam
and electricity, to make faster and n'ore
goods, new mills and additional ores and to
roke in the almighty dollar, it would seem
almost as though society had permitted its
brains to run away from it? heart M=.tera)
i.binprs have been provided for; man has b ci
loit sight of. He stands but 11 t c i nance in
opposiion to the great aggregations of capta!
and wealth. Experience, and bitter exp ri
ence. demonstrated this fact long ago. Thy
laboring man has fouud it necessary for
his self protection to associate himself with
his fellow workmen. 4 This I rega:d not enly
as a npcessary resultiof the as»o iaticn of cap
ital, but as absolutely iadisponsable for the
protection of the working man and for the
protection of society.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS COMMANDED.
Society as a whole has a v!tal Interest in
the welfare of ita ev«ry mpmber. We, as a
state or nation, eouid not long survive the
degradation of the workers. As.ocLition and
co-operation on the part of capital without
like action on the side oJ! labor woud pre
sent not only au unequal con :e3t. bat one in
which I believe the laborer would sjffer. I
am not here to apologize for the nidny mis
takes of organized labor, nor do I commenr
all their action; they have made ra'a^ak"- 3 ,
so ha 3 organized capita!, so have we all'
But I do contend that under the new con
ditions of affair? the association aud organ
ization of labor has become en absolute i e
cesalty. and I say the people of this 6tate,
yes, of the nation, haftre be^n de-relict in th-Mr
duty to the laboring man and to s cey in
not giving organized labor such rocotrnition
before t££ law and a Btannf-g j n a'l court*
the same a* orsaniziyl capital. (Applause.)
The interests of society and the American
spirit of fair p!ay demands that this should
be done, and whatever service I can lender
In office or out of office to bring ab:ut that
much needed reform will be chee/ful'y per
formed.
GIVE THB PEOPLE A CHANCE.
Another question akin to ihi3 and whl-h ap
peals strongly to my mlnfl, v the necessity'
of affording the Individual an opportunity
for a direct voice In the matter of leglsla
tion for his protection. Under the new con
diton of affaire, whioh has made the non
human or capitalistic element so potent a
factor. It la necessary that the Individual
should be given more efficient voice in the
enactment of the laws of the commonwealth.
This is not & new or novel proposition under
our constitution. Our constitution can only
be changed by a direct vote of the people |
that, many subjects of legislation have bten
put beyond the seopa of the legislature with
out reference to the people by popular vote.
Tha,t this could bo extended and that it
could be done safely I have no doubt.
Prudent, well considered legislation of this
kind would, in my judgment, have great pro
tection to the publlo as well as the citizen
and prevent the reoccurrence of the scandals
in legislation, such as blotted the pages of its
past history in this state. On these questions
to which I have so brefly referred the Re
publican party and its standard bearer are
silent. The discourse on the greatness aill i
the power of the nation and ita future of
promise; we Bhare all these sentiments. We
think we are as zealous for its future aa
they are, but, my friends, we do not propose
to ignore the present.
NEVER MIND THE PHILIPPINES.
My friend Eustls. in his speech, exclaimed,
with eloquence. "We will build a great city
in the Philippines." Why, my frends, so
we may, but first of all let us save this great
city right here at home. If these questions,
to which I havo referred, if the issue which I
have sought to define merits your attention,
then they entitle us to your 00-operatlon. It
is not, my friends, a question of electing a
particular man to office. If we are right in
the diagnosis of the difficulties that beset us,
and the remedies that we propose, then co
operation with us becomes a question of duty
to yourself and to society. And in thia work
let us stand together, man to man, and
shoulder to shoulder. Remember that every
man on the ticket from the governor to the
last name, for supreme judge, should re
ceive your vote and be elected. (Applause.)
Any one of us succeeding alone could ac
complish but little, and In this work let us
forget all bickerings of creed and nationality
and remember only the duty we owe to so
ciety, to the cause of good government and
to ourselves. (Applause.)
TO SEND THE_BOYS CASH.
Friend* of (onjpnnies C and X, of
the Thirteenth, Will Contribute.
Friends and relatives of members of Com
panies C and E, of the Thirteen regiment,
met at the armory last evening to make ar
rangements for a benefit ball to be given
Nov. 10. The proceeds of the entertainment
will be forwarded to the boys at Manila in
cash. Unusual interest was displayed in the
plans for the projected entertainment and, it
is believed, that the ball will be a thorough
success.
Mrs. C. T. Spear, Mrs. N. C. Robinson, Mrs.
Morgan, Mrs. C. A. Clark and Mrs. T. J.
Uelamere were appointed a committee to
complete arrangements for the benefit This
committee will meet at the armory next Mon
day evening.
MR. DOTY STILL PROTESTS.
Insist* That the Prohibitionists
Rank Higher Than Fourth.
A long letter was filed with Secretary of
State Berg yesterday by Daniel W. Doty, on
behalf of the Prohibition state committee,
protesting against placing the names of the
Prohibition candidates fourth place on the
state and county ticket.
The communication is quite exhaustive and
reiterates the statements made by Mr. Doty
in the original complaint, which was consid
ered and Guashed by the attorney general
last week.
It has been given out that in case cogniz
ance !s not taken of the complaint, the mat
ter will be carried into the supreme court
by Mr. Doty.
Wasn't Ready tor Trial.
W. E. Bronßon, arrested Sunday night for
an ar.ejed assault upor. John Gallagher, the
eld man who was brutally beaten in John
son's Bible; street sa'oon, as told in The
Clobe of yesterday, waf arraigned in the
polire court yesterday on the charge of as
sault and of drunkenness.
Galiagher appeared in court with ihs head
swathes in bandages. Bronson was not ready
for tria'. atui was granted a continunce until
tcdy. iie was released on $20 bail.
May Be Hurt Internally.
DavH Armstrong, a hostler in the employ
of Barret .& Zimmerman, Merriam Park
horse doalors, was kidced in the abdomen
yesterday by a fractious horso. The blow
rendered Armstrong unconscious and he
wan taken to the city hospital, where it was
said last evening he was believed to have
sustained internal injuries. Armstrong is 25
years of age and unmarried.
To CSot Nsnea Kl«!i(.
Owing to the confusion caused dv the last
message fr:m Col. Reeve, of the Thirteenth,
reporting names of the dead. Gov. Clough
yesterday wired Co. Reeve at Manila, ask
ing that the rurgeon report to him direct
deaths occurring in the ranks of the Thir
teenth, and fo use cars to get the initials and
names correct.
To Be Taken to Adrian.
Under' aker Nagle yesterday removed the
bedy cf Sergreant William Butler, killed in
the battle of B?ar Island, from th.3 vault
at Fort Sne3iag and took the remains to
his establishment, v/here tha body will he
prepared for removal to Adrian. Mich. Two
members of the Knights of Pythias order will
accompany the remains to Adrian tonight.
UWICO
Will own tho town.
YELLQW_FEVER.
Situation in MiysiaMipnl Gror.ing
ReeMcAly Worse.
JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 10— The yelow fever
situation in Mississippi grcw3 rapidly worse
and unless cool wither comes stoa, nearly
the entire stats bics fair to become in
fected.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-- Surgeon General
Wyman, of the mirine hospital service, and
Acting Seeretar? of the Treasury Spaiding
had a corferenoe today concerning tha ysl
lovv fever .situation in the South, with special
reference to t^e enpeal cf the governor of
Mu-sis&lrr.i for rid. It was de.ided that the
government r-uld not undertake to extend
aid in the form of subsistence and :vi ses to
individual famines in which there were ca^es
of the fever. In the detention earap-*, how
ever, physician*, nurses and supplies will
continue to bo supplied by the government
authorities as a meisure to prevent t' c
spead of the disease. Guards will he fur
nished for 'he same purpose. Physicians of
the marine hospital service ara under in
structions to do all in their power for p o
ple. suffering *"rom the fever. Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman s;id tenant that the govern
ment would leave nothing undone thu coold
be done properly to prevent the further sp e>d
of the dsen.se or to aid those who weie vic
tims cf it.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
Trains Bound for Omaha Peace Ju
hilee Now Kn Route.
PITTSBURG. Pa., Oft. TO.— The president's
special train arrived here about on s -hcrluled
time, and departed for Cantcn over the Pitts
burg, Ft. Wayse & Chicago road £t 7:^o p.
m. The trip from Washington to this city
was uneventful. On the train's arrival at
Canton the president and po3sib]y J:rs. Me
Kinley will join the party and tha journey to
Omaha will be iesumed.
WHEELING. W. Va., Oct. 10.— The B. & O
special, bearing Gen. Mile*. Senator Thurst m
the Chinese, Brazilian and Korean ministers,
and many other distinguished persona res'
bound for the Omaha nrace jubilee, r;a;-'hed
the Ohio river and Wheeling at 7 o'c'oi
this evening, and, after a stop of half an
hour, proceeded westward.
CANTON, 0., Oct. 10.— President McKinley
boarded the Omaha special train at 9:10 to
night and will reach Chicago at 7 o'clock to
morrow morning, leaving one hour later on
the Northwestern road. Mrs. McKln'.ey re
mained in Canton but will join the presi
dent at Chicago 1n time for the peace jubilee.
Dr. >n ney Gutlford Remanded.
LONDON, Oct. 10.— Dr. Nancy Guilford, the
midwife, of Bridgeport, Conn., who is under
arrest here on the charge of manslaughter
in connection with the death of Bmma GUI
was again re-manded for a week at Bow sreat
police court today. Counsel for the prisoner
said his client did not dispute lnr ident tr
with the Mrs. GuilfoM who 1b wanted by
the Connecticut police.
Episcopal Council.
•WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.— There was no
abatement today in the public inter©3t attend
ing the triennial conference of the Episcopal
church, and large crowds joined in the re
ligious service at Epiphany church, which
preceded the business of the day.
unlco!
Can't lose it.
A Kid Glove Sensation.
The most important sale of Fine Kid Gloves this town has
ever seen.
GENUINE "JOUVIN" KID GLOVES, REGULAR $1.83 tf -1 ir
AND $2.00 QUALITIES, FOR * $1.10
We have made an extraordinary purchase of the celebrated
"JOUVIN & CIE." Kid Gloves— the best in the world, consisting of
Glace and Suede Gloves in black and colors, in the very best quali
ties, sold here regularly at $1.85 and $2.00 a pair. The entire pur
chase will be on special sale this week at
$1.15 $1.15 $1.15
a pair.
We explained the circumstances which brought about this ex
traordinary occurrence in Sunday's papers. We only w"ish to re
peat today that every pair of these Gloves was made for this sea
son's business in latest Paris styles. They come in the following
range of colors:
Black, Brown, Navy, Pearl, White, Mode, Reds, Beaven,
Beige, Gray, New Greens, Fawn Shades. •
Every pair is fully warranted.
This price of $1.15 is POSITIVELY FOR THIS WEEK
ONLY. If any should remain unsold next Saturday they will go
into regular stock and be sold at the regular price of $1.85
and $2.00.
Come today and save 70c and 85c on every pair you buy.
Mail orders will be filled all week.
FIBUD, SGHL.ICK St GO.
TEN ARE INDICTED
FIRST REPORT OP THE OCTODER
GRAND JURY HAS BEEN
MADE
WILL BE ARRAIGNED TODAY
Six of Those Who Were Bound Over
by the Municipal Court Will Be
Furnished Tickets of Release, as
There Were Jfo Bills Found
Against Them List of Their
Names.
In its first report the grand Jury yes
terday afternoon returned ten indict
ments and found no bill in six cases
considered. The prisoners indicated will
be arraigned before Jud^e Brill at 10
o'clock this, monning. Certificates of
release were ordered by the court in
the cases where no bill was returned.
The indictments are as follows:
Joseph Wilczki, burglary in the third
degree.
Nellie Devine, grand larceny in the
second degree.
Frank Donias, grand larceny in the
second degree.
Oeorge Folsom, sodomy, two indict
ments.
Clint Jackson, grand larceny in the
second degree.
Paul Davis and John Atwood, joint
indictment, grand larceny in the sec
ond degTee.
J. H. Plante, grand larceny in the
second degree.
James Lynch, grand larceny in the
second degree.
Martin McNamara, grand larceny in
the second degree.
No bill was found against the fol
lowing:
Peter Daly, accused of grand larceny
in the second degree.
George Hoffman, accused of gran>i
larceny in the second degree.
Benjamin Kartack, accused of grand
larceny in the second degree.
Thomas Hoffron, accused of grand,
larceny in the second degree.
M. O. Anderson, accused of violating
the state health law.
Gust Anderson, accused of malicious
destruction of property.
All of the above named are out on
bail with the exception of Daly and
Hoffman. The latter is wanted by the
Minneapolis authorities gind officers
will take him to the Mill City imme
diately upon his release from the coun
ty jail.
LAND CASE DECISION.
Court of Appeals Reverses the Ilul
itis of the Lower Court.
The United States circuit court of nooeals
yosterday handed down an opinion in the case
of the Germania Iron company, appellant, va.
Houghton E. James and Charles W. Hillard;
appeal to the circuit court for the district of
Minnesota. Decree below reverse^:
Tho question was whether a decision of the
secretary of the interior, made with respect
to a location of a claim, takes effect from tile
time it is filed at Washington or from tho
time it is filed and the entry made at the lo
cal land office.
The court holds that it Likes effect from the
time it is filed and entered in the local l*uul
ofHce.
In the Court of Appeal*.
The following decisions were yesterday
handed down in the United States circuit
ccurt of appeals:
Kingman & Co. vs. The Western Manufac
turing Company. Error to the U. S. circuit
court, district of Nebraska. Mandate from
supreme court, U. S.. filed. Judgment of
dismissal set aside and cause restored to
docket for argument at December term, 1898.
Gormania Iron Company vs. Houghton E.
James et al. Appeal from U. S. circuit court,
district of Minnesota. Reversed with coats
and remanded with directions for further pro
ceedings not inconsistent with the opinion of
this court. Opinion by Sanborn, circuit
judse.
Supreme Court Routine.
Four cases were set for hearing yesterday
In the supreme court. In- the ca_-e of Michael
Brodsrick against the St. Paul City Railway
company, arguments were submitted and the
case taken under advisement.
The following other cases were argued and
submitted on briefs: E. M. Prouty against
George Barlow. Amelia Maralsky against
Carl Wirth, and Chris Murphy against county
commissioners of Cook county.
Petitions in Bankruptcy.
Aid. E. L. Allard filed a petition of bank
ruptcy in the United States circuit court
yesterday, placing his liabilities at $17,000.
There are no assets scheduled.
Thomas W. Wallace also filed a bankruptcy
petition, most of v\xe scheduled Indebtedness
of which is the same as in the petition of
Aid. Allard. __
UNICO.
A good thing.
BRIEFS OF THE COURTS.
Judge Lewis yesterday filed a decision for
the defendants in the case of Flora Dornlden,
as administratrix of the estate of C. J.
Dornidon. against Peter Hipp and Frank J.
PoDPler. The suit was brought to quiet tho
titles to certain lands.
The United States Savings and Loan asso
ciation filed papers yesterday in a suit against
Louis Gaedy et al., to recover $123, an alleged
deficiency on a mortgage note.
Suit was begun in the district court yester
day by Arthur Goldsmith, as afcent, again3t
Herbert L. Phillips and Francis G. Phillips
to recover $999.99 on mortgage notes. Fore
closure proceedings on the property involved
are demanded.
Frank J. King has brought suit a^airst
Charles W. Collins to recover $54.72, a balance
alleged to be due for goods sold and de
livered.
An action to enforce judgment, institute*
by Andrew H. Tongen against Lewis A. Dorn.
has been transferred by change of venue from
Goodhue county to the courts or Ramsey
county. Plaintiff alleges that he received by
assignment a judgment against the defend
ant for ?292.80.
Judge Kelly yesterday heard and took under
advisement the case of Helen Nickarbockeff
against John Ickler, an action to te--l~n a
trust deed and to foreclose a mortgage
Judge Lochren. of the United States cir
cuit court, and his assistants left last even
ing for Duluth. where court for the Fifth
division will open today. Those accompanying
the court were Clark Lang, United State*
District Attorney Evans, Assistants Dickey
and O'Reilly, Commissioner Spencer «nd
Deputy United States Marshal Henry.
~UNiCO.
Bet your checks on this one.
PIPES' QUEER~WILL
Stephen Mas sett, a Writer, Directs
That His Body Re Cremated.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.— The will of Stephen
Massett, a writer known as "Jeems Pipea of
Pipevllle" has been filed In the office of tha
surrogate. The testator died a month ago.
He directs that his body be cremated at
Fresh Pond.
The will provides that, should the testator
die suddenly, his body be taken to the
morgue, as ho has no desire thst his land
lady, Miss Mary West, shall be put to any
trouble. "Neither," says the will, "do I
want any one of my so-called fri-ndi or
relatives to interfere in this mafer or have
anything to do with or s-ay anything with
regard to my effects or papers, o: u.ake any
suggestions with regard to my being bur.od
at Greenwood."
DEATHS J)F A DAY.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.— A dls-jatch from
Munich, Bavaria, announces the death there
last Friday of Blanche WIIII3 Howard, the
American author. She was the widow c>f Dr
Yon Tetiffel, formerly physician to th kin<
of Wurtemburg. Sho was known chiefly as
a novelist, but also contributed a number
of articles to magazines in America. l\!me.
Yon Teuffel lived for years in Germany, md
recently at Munich, where she made a br -
liant and attractive figure in a circle o; a;
tistic and literary minds of many nationali
ties. "One Summer," her first book, at
tracted considerable attention. 'Seven on th ?
Highway," a book of short stories; "Aulnay
Tower." "Tony the Maid." "On^ War
Abroad," "Aunt Serena," "Gumn" and "Thj
Open Door" are cthera of her work-.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10,-Mrs. Rachel Mc-
Aulcy. widow of Barney McAuley. and sec
retary of the Woman's lengue, died today
at her home in this city. Mrs. McAuley
was born in 1840 in Louisville. At the age
of 20 years she made her stage d«-l>ut at the
Howard Atheneum, Boston, appearirr; as
Parthenla, in "Ingomar." At that time ah*
was known as Rachel Johnson. She was
married to Barney McAuley in I<'>7. Mrs.
McAuiey's last public appearance was oii
May 15, 1890, In Palmer's thearer. of this
city, when she appeared in her own adapta
tion of "Fracclllo."
EASTON, Md., O^. I«l— Admiral John Car
son Febiger, U. S. N., retired, died >
day ait Londonderry, his residence, in hti
7Sth year. Ho was of Danjsn ancestry md
entered the n-avy as a midshipman from Ohio
in 1838 and was on the Concord, e-f the Braxl]
squadron, when ho was wrecked on the
eastern coast of Brazil in MSB. i\ was some
years in the coast survey service and iv the.
W>3t Indian squadron. After commai
several ships iv the West Gulf and Mis
sissippi squadrons In the Civil w;r ho was
assigned to the Matasrbet. of tho North At
lantic sauadron, and took part la th.< fight
between the little fleet of wooden vessels
and the Confederate ram AJbemarle In \lb<
marle sound, in which tho ram \va-
Febiger was commended for his (allaoti
skill by Rear Admiral Lee. He rose to rear
admiral and In July, 18S2. was • , n his
own application, having been in the service
over forty years.
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