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THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1898.
As&ociatad Prass News.
CITY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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THURSDAY'S WEATHER.
Fair.
By ihe United States Weathfr Bureau.
MINNESOTA — Fair: rising temperature;
rarUMe wind--. NORTH Jt.VKOT A— Warmer
tr.d partly cloudy, with snow flurries In north- |
rest portion; east winds. SOUTH DAKOTA j
—Fair; warmer; touthwest winds. MON- j
TANA— Snow Hur ri*-s ; warmer; easterly j
[OWA— -Fair; rising temperature; va
riabl- windi. WISCONSIN— Fair; warmer in
m portion; light variable winds.
ITRRDAY'S TEMPERATURES — St.)
Pa.ul, 4; Duluth, 0; Huron, 6; Hisinarok, 0; i
Wflliston. 10; Havre, 2; Helena. 24; Edmon
ton, 0; Bftttleford, —0: Prir. c Albert, 4; Cal
gary. 1; Medicine Hat. —i; Swift Current, 2;
tJu'AppeKe, 0; Mii.nedosa, —18; Winnipeg,
— 4
I'uffalo. 22-30; Boaton, 46-48; Chicago, IS-22;
Cincinnati, 2S-2S: Cleveland, 28-21; Denver,
• 22-22; Havre, 2-12; Hew York,
12-50; Omaha, 10-14; Philadelphia, 28-3; Pitts
bur^ 2S-?,<); San Franci*- o, 60-64; Washington,
34-4-j.
YESTERDAY'S MEANS— Barometer. 30.40;
mean trmperature, 0: relative humidity, 88;
wind at 8 p. m., east.; weather, clear; maxi
mum temperatur'-. 7; minimum temperature,
— <>: f'aiiy ran^. IS; amount of precipitation
In last twenty-four hours, 0.
JIIVER AT 8 A. M.
J»j:rger Gauge Change in
Oration. Line. Reading. 24 Hours
S\ Paul Frozen.
La CrasM l<» 2.4 0.0
.irt 15 2.2 *0.2
St. Louia M 5.6 —0.1
•Rlae. —Fall.
No" •Barometer corrected, tor temperature
and elevation. — P. F. Lyons, Observer.
A Thanksgiving Address.
Tlio gobbler's life Is full of woes;
Thanksgiving's snown on derk,
7T' '* feeling Mac because he knows
1 !.•'!] k -t it in the ne-k.
Judge.
The above text Is appropriate for
flu- ce&aon of the year. During- the
ji;ist six or i-iKht months there have
many gobblers on ihf scene and,
ns ■uggeted, their Iffe has been full
• f woes, and pursuing the text of the
rene the individual gobbler
may be feeling blue "because he knows
he'll B< t it in the n» < k.
The annunl thanksgiving day, so far
«- it appliea to Minnesota, falls up m
a dat<- thoroughly acceptable to ev
ery one, bo far as it is possible to put
tho house In order. Last year Thanks*
Riving day (time at a period when the
roads were dusty. Nature has kindly
fiteppeii in this year and covered the
dust thai had accumulated during the
lust two weeks with a beautiful blan
ket of snow.
There Is no reason why any citizen
of Min.nes< La should approach his din
ner table today in any other than a
; tughly thanksgiving spirit. The
year just passed, so far as nature
could contribute her best offerings, has
I EatnnUß [n plentiful supply to all
who have been Industrious. Thrre is
nothing i" be derived from this life, ex
i-pt through labor; and IftaiKSota
contributes verj slenderly in tin- class
of people who arc regarded as delin
quents In Industrial endeavor.
advent of the thanksgiving pe
ri mi ought to be one of the most, if
i | lie ti sii\ als of
the year. Thanksgiving day originat
ed in Massachusetts under the Puritan
nation <>f Oov. ESndlc tt. There
was •• n ImpressiveneM associated with
his proclamation whi. h seemed, some
how or other, to touch the heart of the
later republic, when George Washing
ton became the preeiden( thereof. It
teas the great Virginian who issued
the Hist presidential proclamation rec
ommending an annual thanksgiving
ony. He did n<>t live to witness
many n turns of the day; but he start
ed the procession and it has been
d by all Bors ever
*sir< .-.
real spirit of Thanksgiving day
Is probably very Indistinctly aypre
« i by the ordinary American eiti
r.en. The day ■:> turned Into a festival
t of i ationa] hai vest horne — and
imblned In the celebration of
■ ; b ■ on of gratitude
to the Almighty for favors received.
At this point tin anniversary too often
einN. There is probably n i Incident
in our national life which carries tlvo
1 more directly to the heart
• human being, who, from adver
sity and misfortune, is unable to share
t ..■>.< of this festive 'hrist
maf comes a] ng wtth Its splendid of
t • will, and thi.s festival
lowed wtth that of Baater in the
early vernal months when peace and
good will generally is extended to the
human family. But the thanks
n, as we recognise it in this coun
try, has never attracted to it that
ich should make of thl-s holi
oa) the noblest of the year. The day
comes Id the fullness i.f the harvest
I a time • hen, if ever, the
pockets of men are well tilled. The
■1 t" all men thus favored, al
{h it may tx silent, is neverthe
■u in the direction of help
ftrtn< who, falling on the
N ruggles, are left des
titnte a; when kindness and
generosity are most demanded,
Nv.\v .Market House Plans.
The Oommercial dub, or a committee
I I . l*t now under considera
-1 ■ the Improvement of the
* m of St. Paul.
This is a Bubjeot wfjfcfj ha* agitated
O '" of this community for quite
a K«r.g while. The Cact has been strong
ly I Haul has been
nect defied m In tho matter of provid-
Img pkMe for the
tIU denen who
of i :■ the city to supply ih e
i. Che i immunity in the paitle
l>rodu«.-e which they are
in a i sition to furnish.
city on this o^ntlnent
srtud • little regard to the
the market gai-denera
ius Bt. l'aul. These men for the i>ast
Dd DBON nave been drtv
i. to St. Paul duiiiifr the early
the mnrntng. anywhere be
t»i -n midniprht and the dawn of day,
wtthoul any knviw^dge of where their
teams mijrht l>e hauled up for the dis
'_!:''"" °' their merchandise.
whole business of treating with
t ieirent of industry in the outlying
«- try is a reflection upon the mv-
nicfpality. The time has come when l
these honest, industrious representa
tives of the agricultural community
shouid have a proper hearing as well
as a standing- before this capital city.
A plan is now in process of forma
tion which shall provide a sufficient j
area and in an acceptable locality for j
the location of a gardeners' market in j
the city. Last March Tbe Globe sent
a special correspondent to Kansas
City to investigate the system prevail
ing there respecting this subject. Kan
sas City and St. Paul are possessed of
a population almost identical in num
bers, but the community of Kansas
City is so far ahead of St. Paul in its \
treatment of this important element of i
commercial endeavor that the people of
this community ought to hang their
heads in shame on account of their
shortcomings. Kansas City has a
city market which makes a return to
the- municipality of about $23,000, after
deducting ali cost of management, in
cluding the salary of the market mas
ter, the janitor and the scavengers who !
have to attend to the cleaning up of j
the place. There is no reason why St.
Paul should not be equally advanced in
this line of improvement. All that is
necessary is a homogeneous co-opc-ra
ticn. Minneapolis is, year by year, at
tracting to itself this very branch of
trade so important to St. Paul, not
only as a community which absorbs,
but one which ought to be an important
shipping point to distant localities.
The Globe would respectfully rec
ommend to the citizens of St. Paul a
careful reading of the article by their
sp* cial correspondent sent to Kansas
City for the specific purpose of inquir
ing into the subjects of the city market
and public library, which articles ap
peared in the issue of The Globe on
March 27 and April ?,, respectively. In
these two articles the schemes for the
accomplishment of two important re
suits of great municipal worth are il
luminated.
Tha Nicaragua Cana'.
Nature, in fashioning the land and
separating it from the seas, provided a
very slim and slender neck which joins
the two sections of the American con
tiii<-nt. Of course no one h,as a right to
find fault with nature for having made
this peculiar distribution of earth. If
there had been a natural inlet between
North and South America a^ong about
the locality of the Isthmus of Panama,
the passage between the Atlantic and
the- Pacific oceans without resort to a
long and wide circuit of the lower lands
of Che southern hemisphere migfat have
been possible.
Kut all this is presumptive and spec
ulative with regard to the performance
of nature. The fact exists that, If there
is to be any water communication be
tween the seat of the British empire,
say, for instance, Liverpool, L«ondon
or Southampton, in England, and the
European ports generally, and the trade
centers of the Orient, some short
cut must be effected, either in the lo
cality chosen for the opening of the
canal across the Isthmus of Panama or
the utilizatiim of the Lake of Nicaragua
several degrees northward.
Bo far as the country west of the
Mississippi river is concerned, and, in
deed, we might extend that limit to the
Allegheny mountains and the Blue
Ridge, there is no need of an inter
oceanic canal either through the Lake
of Nicaragua, or across the Isthmus of
Panama. As this oountry stands to
day, in its k< ogra.phical outlines ami it.s
commercial development, the localities
west of the Mississippi have all that
tln-y require in the way of an outlet
for trade on the Pacific coast. If it is
essential that a ship canal shall be
constructed acro&s the narrow neck of
land connecting' North and South
America, the United States government
should control every right associated
therewith. But, viewed from the stand
point of the Northwest and St. Paul,
wh<nce three or four transc >nt im -i;i:il
tines bring this community into close
touch with the ports upon the western
coast of the continent and In close
water Intercourse with all the ports of
Asia, no real necessity exists for an
iiui'ioeeanic canal. If our legislators
■re putting themselves in proper form
to i'egishttf at Washington in the in
terestt of French and English stock
and bondholders in the Nicaraguan or
the Panama scteßMs for outlet to Eu
ropean trado in connection wtth the
Orient, they will be held in most posi
tive account later along- when the
whole subject of the relationship of
this western country with the Asiatic
trade shall come to be made up.
Twenty-seven years ago Grant was
trying to force the annexation of Sin
Domingo. Senator Morrlll opposed
expansion then as he does row. Among
the Utters received by him, and pub
lished last year In the Forum, was one
from (Sen. W. T. Sherman, to whom
he bad written asking for some data
ulative to tbe health of troops in Ja
maii-a. Sherman asks him not to
"draw me, one way or the other, Into
the controversy • • • for, although
1 have most positive opinions On this
and most questions, it would be ex
»».(l;nßly Improper for me to express
BUOh opinions to you, a senator. ♦ •
• Long since I told the president that
i all my predilections were against the
; incorporation into our Union of States
jof any West Indian islands." A new
lot >'f men. Of smaller intellectual stat
uie than "Uncle Hilly, " have come Into
control t>ince Reput>lKans balked
linim's San Domingo scheme, and the
above expression of his opinion falls
now on heedless ears
It is astonishing what a lot of poetry
there is in the Poe family. Edgar Al
len Poe wrote beautiful verses, and
Arthur Poe, the Princeton (ootbsiHst,
even has poetry in his feet.
Spain has accepted Marshal Blan-
OO's resignation as captain general of
Cuba, A3 the war ended Aug. 12,
Spain cannot be said to have been in
an unseemly hurry.
Telegraphing without wires Isn't ex
actly new. Lovers have been tele
graphing with their eyes at least for
the last couple of thousand years.
The suddenness and intensity of the
I snap make U certain that the
mortality among skating small boys
will be the smallest in ten years.
The Chicago Record says the Italian
wine growers are joyful. At that they
ought to have better een*e than to
drink their own wine.
Kansas cattle are dying from eat
ing frost-bitten oats. The oats were
not the onfy things frost bitten In
Kansas, were they, Jerry Simpson?
A Chicago man has committed sui
-1 cide because of debt. Thia is the first
recent evidence of a revival of oon-"*
science in Chicago,
We note that four of the editors of
the Cornell Bra are '00 men. How-
THE ST, PAUI, GLOBS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1833.
ever, we hope they are better news
paper men than that.
Queen Lil talks of spending Christ
mas in Washington. In that event
President McKinley can go over to
Canton.
Now it is presumed James J. Cor
bett will feel called upon to be struck
dumb for an indefinite period.
Mr. Corbett can now number among
his bitterest enemies the "friends"
who bet their money on him.
The Dispatch's regular series of lec
tures to the Swedes has been indefi
nitely postponed.
And then, again, Mr. Quay may be
getting into position to shake the
weeping willow.
It is just as well, however, to go
ahead and boil your ice.
Every turkey has his day, much to
hi* regret.
Spain will eat soup with bowed head
today.
Epistles to St. Paul.
Rev. WiKiam Wilkinson, of Minneapolis,
a gentleman and politician, who has been
anticipating a venison Thanksgiving d'.nn.-r,
may have .o eat plain, ordinary turkey. The
venison is in Minneapolis all right, ,buL It
isn't :n Mr. Wilkinson's Under. The venison
arrived Tuesday morning, as per schedule,
and when Mr. Wilkinson took a visit to the
express office he considered with compia-'-ency
the pleasure of his own family and those of
his flock whom he intended to favor wita
some of the venison. When he came to
c.aim :ho consignment he found the bulky
form of Deputy Game Warden Coffin hover
ing over the carcasses.
The game ward-en informed Mr. Wilkinson
ihat the venison was contraband, as It
was shipped without being accompanied by
tbe owner. In vain he exhorted the game
warden to release the g<ime. He pictured th 3
disappointment of those of his flock and dis
avowed Bay koitestiaß of violating tine law.
"I'll tell Fullerton about this," threatened
Mr. Wilkinson.
"So will I," replied Coffln.
"Well, I'll go over and see Oov. Clough,"
was the concluding sally of tbe clergyman.
This was on Tuesday.
Yesterday he raid Wa.rd.jn Coffin another
visit to give \hat official one more chance b«s
fore resorting to heroic measures. Coffln
tins time threatened Wilkinson with prosecu
tion for illegal shipment of game. This was
more than the former chaplain of the house
could stand.
He first visited Gov. dough' b office and
inquired for '.he governor. Upon being in
fcrnied that the governor had not been over
■in ■ the buzzard. Mr. Wilkinson took him
self through the deserted legislative halls
to Sam Ful crtcn's office.
More Mr. Wilkinson U>ld his trouble.
Fulienon waa in a dilemma. Tha law was
against Mr. Wilkinson, but ratiT than dis
appoint the clergyman's pai ishioners and an
old school friend, he decided at one* upon
a plan.
'There Is certainly some mistake about
this," .sJid Fullerton, "and I will go over to
Minneapolis with you and straighten out th«
matter. Coffin has certainly mads a mistake."
"Why, of course he has. 1 told him so,"
said Mr. Wilkinson. "A friend of mi:;e at
Grand Kapids promised me a couple of deer
several days ago, and I received notice on
Monday ha* the deer had been shipped."
Fullerton heartily agreed with him that It
was very bad form for a game warden to
•else a gentleman's dinner, and augmented
his MminiiHß with v. promise hat the mat-
U r should be straightened out.
Upon their arrival at Minneapolis maN.r.t
■ren not »v easily adjusted. Deputy Game
Warden Coffln could not be found aad the
tipiiM company l:-q>i released ths game M<;n
drf>. Mr. Cuffiu was reported to have gon*
..> gtillmSw to eat his Thanksgiving dinner,
and unless he la found this morning the
vGnison dluner of Mr. Wilkinson'.! will be of
seme ether kind of meat.
Dramatic and Musical.
SCHUBERT CLUB.
Ths concert of the Schubert club at the
Park Congregational church yesterday after
noon waa an event of mure than ordinary in
terest in musical circles, and it is to be re
gretted that the weather and the charity ball
preparations kept so many at home. How
ever, the goodly number who were present
not only appreciated their treat, but they
nhcwed their appreciation by generous ap
plause. The programme for the day was in
< hargo of the second division of the club, of
Which Mrs. F. F. Jilson is chairman, and
was a \ocal recital by Mr. David Ferguson
Colviile, aftsUted by Mrs. Erie Dahlg"-.n,
\iißS Esther Appittou. Mrs. JUson. MiiiS Wil
son. Mia* Morton and Mrs. Caiiby, and Mrs.
Ix>ui« Mi.i h. accompanist.
At the Schubert club's president's recep
tion a few weeks ago Mr. Colviile made his
first appearance since hi* return from his
studies with Heueehel and BiKpham, but the
crowded Commercial club rooms gave little
opportunity to Judge his present work in
i mparisos wtth what he had done hereto
fore. Yesterday, however, there waa ample
opportunity to hear and appreciate what a
summer of hard work can accomplish for au
artist who is cc-nsclentions and thorough in
work. In addition to being the possessor of
a good vocal organ. The 9t. Paul and Min
neapolis musical world knew and appre
ciated and enjoyed Mr. Colvllle's singing be
fore he studied with Hensehel and Blspham,
but now they will have the opportunity to
.-rjoy an artistic fln4eh, evenness and flexi
bility of tone and general broadening of
style that hay« added immensely to the rlch
n«r^« and resonance of voice of this popular
baritone.
The musical numbers were w*ll calculated
to show all the powers of the artist, and the
encore after the second group of songs made
the recital complete by securing the well
known "Two Grenßdiera," which wu given
with all the life and strength it call* for,
In the flrtt group were "9p*«o vlbra. »uo
gloco," by A.. Scarlatti; "Lungl dai ca.ro
ben«," by S*ccbi, and "Pur die«stl, bocca
belia."' by L>otti. La*t year. It will be re
membered. Seech! "a "Lungi dal ear©
b«ne" w«« given by Bljpham. L**t •ummer
when Mr. Co'.vllle was 1n London trtudying
with Henschel he foucd that great teacher
was about to leav« on an annual trip lent
before the time Mr. Colrille had taken for
study had expired. Determined not to lose
the re«t of the s-ummer. and hearing that
David Biepham was in the city, our ener
getic 9t. Paulire hunted him up and demand
ed Instruction. He vu very poli'ely refused,
Mr. r.i?phani not Wing in ths teaching line just
at that time. But it took more than a sim
ple refusal, and after some argument Blsp
ham finally, apparently thinking to dis
pose of thl» Importunate American by War
ing and dismissing him, poiated to the piano
and told Mr. Colviile to sbow what he could
do. And our St. Paul baritone fthose thia
son* which wa» so beautifully given a yaar
ago by Bi&pham himself, and It was so well
sung by ColvlU* that Bispb&m yielded, and
for tom« six week! had this one pupil, to
whom he gava all he could of his axe^f store.
And this same beautiful Italian song was *
favorite yesterday.
The second group Included Beathoven'e
"Adelaide" and Schumann's ''Wldmung,"
with the etlrring encore a 1 ready mentioned.
In the last gTOup were Somerv«H'# "Wee>
Ye Xo More, Sad Fountain*," Henscliel'a
• 'Salon**," Henechera Resurrection, Op.
57, No. S, and "Aoorn Song,' by
Coleridge-Taylor. It would be dif
ficult to say In what song Mr. Colville ap
peared to most advantage, for he hae been
so greatly benefited by hta summer's study
that all were well done. His voice la al
ways resonant, sweat All d true, and the ar
tistic finish has added much to this popular
singer.
The first piano number waa Wagner's mo
tives from "Walkure," br *Ira, Jilson and
Mies App)eTo{t, Mia WHson save Rubin
stein's "Etude 6* Conoert," and had to r*.
■pond to aa enoore. dafot-Stelu' op. ti, TwJev
tions on a Beethoven theme, was given ad
mirably by Miss Morton and Mrs. Canby.
the syncopation being especially fine. Mrs.
Dahlgren was satisfactory in her playing of
Wagner-Liszt's "Isolde's Liebes Tod."
Clever Little Stories.
From the Chicago Journal.
Fraiik Daniels, 'just prior to his departure
from his summer home in Rye, called his
young eon to him and thus he spake: "My
boy, when you are older and are through
with your preparatory . schools, what college
do you want to go to?" And the boy, with
but a moment's pause, replied: "Vassar."
"Huh," the comedian exclaimed, getting up
and whistling softly, "Huh! I'll be hanged
If I wouldn't like to go there myself."
• • •
A few years ago the Duke of Argyll wa3
taken suddenly ill while delivering a lec
ture in a hall In Edinburgh, with Liord Kel
% in the chair. "When the aged peer wa3
ca.Med down to one of the anterooms," wrote
one of the Scottish newspapers, "one of the
first things to be thought of was the lighting
ot a fire, and this task was tackled by the
duke's host. Lord Kelvin. But. Instead of j
placing some paper in the grste and some
wood on that, in the orthodox manner, he
amazed the onlookers by desperate efforts to
kindle a handful of sticks at a gasburner!"
Ordinary mortals, it was added, may be par
doned in taking, some comfort to themselves
on learning that "even so great a philosopher
as Lord Kelvin does not know how to lizht a ]
fire."
• • •
It is not every man who knows how to
compliment a woman gracefully. The fol
lowing dialogue took place between a very
pretty lady singer and a celebrated com. I
pos-vr. who is by no means addicted to flat
tery: "Tell me, my dear maestro, whicn
would you like bc-tter. to be blind or daaf?"
"D^f. nsidani. when I am looking at you,
ana blind when I hear you sing."
• * •
An English newspaper hiving offered a
prize of £5 for the best reply to the ques
tion, "Who makes the best wife?" shoulo.
have given it to that loyal soul who write*
"Dear Sir: Mine. Your* truly. Bertram
Boggs,"
» * •
Prince Bismarck was pressed by a certain
official to recommend his son for a dipCo
matic place. "He is a remarkable fellow,"
said the ?roud father. "He speaks seven
languages." "Indeed!" replied Bismarck,
who had cot a high opinion of linguistic axs
qulrements. "What a wonderful head waiter
he would mike!"
Odd English Wagers,
Prom the Xew York Sun.
At Brighton, in 1795. Sir John Lade, tot
a trifling wager, undertook to carry Lord
Cholmondeley on his back from opposite the
pavilion twice round the stflne. Several
ladies attended to be spectators of the extra
ordinary feat of the dwarf carrying the giant.
When his lordship declared himself ready,
Sir John desir«*l hlin to strip. "Strip!" ex^
claimed the other, "why, surely, you
promised to carry me in my clothes!" "By
no means," replied the baronet: "I engaged
to carry you. but not an inch of clothes.
So, therefore, my lord, make ready, and let
us not disappoint the ladies." After much
l&ughahle altercation. It was at length dr.
cided that Sir Johii had won his wager, the
peer declining to exhibit in purls naturalibus.
• • •
In the e^rly part of this century sporting
nien were fond of betting on the duration of
the lives of celebrities. Napoleon I. was
specially the subject of these wagers. It Is
related that at a dinner party In 1809 Sir
Mark Sykes offered to pay any one who would
give him 190 guineas down, a guinea a day
so long as Napoleon lived. The offer wa»
taken by a clergyman present, and lor thre%
rearm Sir Mark Syk»s laid him 305 guinea*
per annum. He then thought he had thrown
away enough mouey and disputed further pay
ment. The ri^-ipie-iu, who wus not at all dis
posal to lose his comfortable annuity, brought
en action, which, after lengthy litigation, was
d< <lded In favor of '.he baronet.
« • • •
In IS4B Mr. Fans;. awe wagered Lord Dal
keith one guinea tha£ his peruke is better
than his lordship's, to be judged by the ma
jority of the member* the next time they both
shall meet.
• • •
A pious lady in 17d7 lived in Hclborn. Her
huaband gave her a lottery ticket, and sh6
used her influence with the church so well
that on the Sunday previous to the drawing
the clergyman gave out that "the prayers
of the congregation are desired for the suc
osca of a person engaged in a new undertak
ing."
Gen. Miles' Hcport.
Gen. Miles' report of the operations he con
ducted and of his general connection aa com
manding general with the whole war is
ruodest and straightforward. It Is, however,
the heaviest gun which has been fired at the
lnrompetency which radiated from the office
of Secretary Algpr. His statement, although
not so framed. Is a scathing criticism of the
methods, processes and plans of that brain
bo fertile in luexpedlents. We sec now what
so many suspected that the formlessness
which resulted so fatally to thousands of our
brave men was largely the result of an ef
fort not to do what experl-nce recommended.
The secretary wanted to have ways of his
owa for his own purpose*. What will be
come of the recomrueudations Oen. Miles
makes now? Will Alger le retained to do his
best to nullify them?— Criterion.
High Lights.
From the rhlcago Record.
It generally turns out that a broken Ideal
was always cracked.
If you a«k a woman for a reason give her
Urn* to make one up.
Dismal people would never smile were It
not for other people's bad luck.
A cynic sneers whenever he Eeea a frosted
wedding cake In a bakeshop window.
Extravagant p<rop4e are sometime* cured by
having to earn the money they spend.
After marriage a g!rl becomes too »conom
lcal to cry on her husband's coat collar.
Man gets ready for winter by saving money;
woman gets ready by making money fly.
It la the people without background who
generally scramble to be seen In the fore
ground.
A strong-minded woman is one who goes
shopping without counting up her change on
the war home.
Bnt Few Froica,
Tommy, aged five, accompanied his father
to church one cold Sabbath morning, and
upon their return his mother asked If he
could repeat the minister's text. "Course I
can," replied the little fellow, "He got up
and rubbed his hands together and sa<d.
'Many are cold, but few »r» frozen.' "— N«w
York Tribun*.
The Earth's Motions.
"flay, pa," Queried Willie the other morn
ing, while preparing ys geography ietson,
"how many motleys baa the earth?"
"I don't know, Wi^," replied the fond
parent aa he botfc<J a ' tiwel soaked In Ice
water a^out bis t*robt|ig brow, 'but they're
numerous, quite ijim^jpuE."— Chicago Kewa.
— 8 i\
Strategy.
An Atchlson men giu with his coat off In
the house beeau»( he: las found It to b« a
sbr« way to get hla ehirt mecded, Camp&ny
cornea and ee«s UM holes, and the next time
he puta oo the fchlrt they h&v« bteu sewed up.
— Atchlson Qloba.
Thanks and Supplication,
For all th« bles&ngt from Thy fcacd
We thank The«. tcrd, and humbly M-ay
That Thou wilt«Ul^pT:r noble Una
Tomorrow as on Jftjsterday,
Througa all the%tr«feof storm and itrif*
We placed unfaJUrlnfc trust lQ Th«*i
Our Faith, 0 Lord, h&s been th« life,
The sacred anthem of the free.
Jfatlona have risen, reigned and •fell-.
Their peznp acd grandeur pawed away,
ACd crumblsd nUna mutely tell
Their" etory or unholy sway.
la »ron* they flourUhed and decayetff
13 nff&t t* ***** t° atand, tad wh«&
Th» truftp* aoufi<lg to dra* th« blade
We ask Thy m*rtff t Lord, Amen.
-*nh EL Mald«a.
•Poeila UoanstV
PAIR OF PRESIDENTS
EXECUTIVES OF UNITED STATES
AXD COSTA RICA EX.
CHAXGE VISITS
ALL A MATTER OF FORM
Mr. McXi n ],->>- Drove to the Hotel
of tlie Central American Rnler,
and Five Minutes Later the Visit
Wa« Returned— —State Dinner to
Be Given at the White House
Within a Week.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.— President
Iglesias, of Costa Rica, arrived here
this afternoon, and, although travel
ing incognito, he v.as accorded all the
honors fitting to the visit of the pres
ident of a sovereign government and
a sister republic. Col. Carter, of the
adjutant general's office, had met the
president and his party and accom
panied them to Washington. On their
arrival here they were met at the sta
tion by Col. Bingham, as the personal
representative of the president, who
escorted the party to carriages in wait
ing. President Iglesias, Minister Calvo,
of Coeta Rica, and Cols. Cai-ter and
Bingham entered the first carriage and
were driven to the Arlington hotel,
where they were joined by the remain
ing members of the party.
Secretary Porter called to ask when
it would be agreeable for Mr. Iglesias
to receive the president of the United
States, who desired to pay his respects.
An immediate engagement v.as made,
and soon thereafter President ilcKin
lcy, accompanied by Secretary Porter
and Col. Bingham, the latter in full
uniform, drove from the White house
to the hotel. They were met at the
door by Minister Calvo and Col. Car
ter and escorted to President Iglesias'
private parlor. The meeting of the
two presidents was most cordial and
entirely devoid of formalities. They
chatted together about five minutes,
exchanging good wishes, and then
President McKinley bade Mr. Iglesias
good-bye, after wishing him a most
pleasant visit in this country. This of
ficial formality over, another one of a
like nature followed when President
Iglesias returned Mr. McKinley's call.
A dinner will be given at the White
house in honor of the visiting presi
dent some time next week.
TWENTY-FiV^CENT SIZE.
Opinion of a. Charity Ball Treasurer
of the People- opposed.
DES MOINTES, 10., Nov. 23.— '"They
talk a good deal, but they don't give
much. Twenty-five cents is about their
size."
So spoke Simon Casady, treasurer of
the Associated Charities, a* a eonfer
ente of the ooumcil of that organization
with some of the preachers of the city,
the subject being the preachers' request
that the charity ball be alwlished. M.r.
Casady, who is one of the leading bank
ers of the city, was led to make this
remark by the assertion of Rev. H. O.
Breenden, pastor of the Central Church
of Christ, that many Christian people
had declined to support the Associated
Charities because of the proposed char
ity ball. Mr. Casady took issue with
this statement and t^aid few of the con
trltiutiuns came from the members of
churches as such.
The preachers were repeatedly asked
by the members of the council to make
some tangible proposition as a substi
tute for the charity ball, but they had
r ithing but generalities to offer, say
ing they would urge their congrega
tions to con-tribute directly.
M-aj. Hoyt Sherman, president of the
organization, read a statement of the
receipts of the Associated Charities
from church collections. He showed
thoy amounted to not more than ?120 in
any one year, and in one year only to
J9. The church collections, he added,
had been discontinued, they being so
small. The charity ball, on the con
trary, brought from $700 to $1,500 net
every year.
There is little doubt that the ball will
be given. The council ia unanimous
about it, since no definite proposition
can be secured from the preachers.
NEW SARDTnE^TRUST.
London Financier* Likely to Fam
ish Mott of the Capital.
NEW YORK. Xov. 23.— Thre© million dol
lars capital U to be put into tho sardine trust
which has so long been forming. The shares
will be held at $100 each.
The bulk of the capital, it is said, is to be
furnished in London. It only awaits the ex
amination of the books and plants of the sar
dtae packer* who are to go into the combi
nation to ascertain If these are satisfactory.
The movement for a «ardin« tru<tt has been
led by Pranciß P. McColl. of New York. The
technical work of organizing the trust is in
the hands of former Judge Hiram R. Steele.
It Is proposed to introduce labor-savlog ma
chinery in all plants purchased, enabling th*
company to maintain a mare Independent at
titude toward the journeymen packer* and
solderers than has heretofore been possible.
Wolff & Resting, of Bastport, who were
among the chief opponents to former efforts
to t*rm a trust, tave not thus far given their
adhesion to the present scheme.
GEN. BUNCO'S RESIGNATION.
Prond Spaniard Doea Not Wlnh to
Hand Over ('aba.
MADRID, Nov. 23.— The Offletil Gazette to
day publishes a decree accepting the resigna
tion of Marshal Blanco as captain general of
Cuba,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.— N0 surprise is e*
presaed In, government circles here at tne
news of Gen. Bianeo's resignation. It is
known xhat some time ago the general sought t
to resign -he office of captain general of
Cuba, and he was induced to retain that po«t
only by appeals to his patriotism, on the
part of the Madrid gover^m-nt. It ts sup
posed that his purpose is to avoid wha r no
may regard as a dishonor, of surrendering
the gem of the Antilks to the United States.
Gen. Arolas, the second in command, is
likely to liave the unpleasant duty of sur
rendering Spanish sovereignty over Cuba.
10ST HIS DIAMONDS.
Max J. Laaar Forfeit* $40,000
"Worth of SmaKffled Gems.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.— The jury In
the case of th« United States against
Max J. Lasar, diamond dealer, for the
forfeiture of about $40,000 worth of dia
monds, which it was charged were
smuggled into the country by Lasar,
r«turned a verdict, today, forfeiting the
diamonds to the government. Lasar
is under indictment on the criminal
charge of having smuggled the dia
monds, and his attorneys preferred to
hold their defense until the trial on
the original charge comes up, believing,
they said, that to bring forward their
Witnesses now might be to the disad
vantage of Laear.
Maria Teresa Inquiry.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 23.— The Maria
Teresa board of Inquiry held another secret
■efeskm today and adjourned to await the
arrival 6f Important testimony from "Wash
ington. The members of the board maintain
tecrecy and say that the first Information
dir«n out will emanate from the navy de
partment.
(üban Representatives Confer.
NEW YORK. Xov, 23.— T. Estrada Palma,
the Cuban delegate here, and H. 8. Rubens,
the pounsel for the Junta, met the members
Of the Cuban commission sent hers by the
Cuban assembly at the Hoffman house today.
Tn4oonfer«n*i lasted nearly two hour*. Sec-
rotary Laneusa. speaking for the commis
sion, said thai at the conference, In which
were Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, Gen. Garcia,
Col. Mtuiuel SanffulUy, Col. Vllanova ani
S " k M? a „",? Rubens - tn e resolutions
passed by the Cuban assembly for presenta-
Ti SiHKgr re dlsciu * ed
LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES.
Engineer and Fireman Believed to
Have Been Killed.
CINCINNATI, 0., Nov. 23.-A loco
motive on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad, at Jones station, near
Hamilton, 0.. exploded tonight, wreck
ing fifteen freight cars, tearing up the
road and utterly destroying :he loco
motive. Engineer James Dayer and
Freeman Ranadson are missing. A
wrecking train and a passenger train
are on their way from here. No other
known fatalities.
HIS mjOSEV
Continued From First Page.
Tuichaf^s hied himself to the bank, but
was informed that the Institution was
just then cut of money but was expect
ing a large consignment from O3hkcsli
or some other poinit the next day.
For the next .three days Michaels
haunted the bank, but he could not get
the check cashed. He deposited ths
paper in a Minneapolis bank for col
lection, but the bast he got was $4 pro
test fees uiitirg-ed up against him, and
the cluck was still unpaid.
Jan. 18, the Minnesota Savings bank
closed its doors, a>nd when Mr. Michaels
called again to see Clerk Conroy about
the $200, he was informed by the clerk
that all the money he had was in the
Minnesota Savings, and that the $200
was along with the rest. Michaels
wouldn't hear this and demanded his
money. The be»t he git was a proposal
from Couroy to give lA-s personal notes
for thirty and sixty days for $100.
These Michaels refused to aecep:, and
threatened to go the grand jury with
his tale of woe. Conroy then decided
that h« would not pay Michaels until
the Minnesota Savings bank declared a
dividend.
CONROY FINALLY SETTLED.
Michaels brought eutt against Conroy
and nils bondsmen, Timothy Rtardon
and P. O'Halloran. The suit dragged
along and ultimately Conioy settled
the claim by paying Michaels the $200,
but it was months afterwards, and
Michaels during thia time was out of
money.
It was understood ait the tiime the
Michaels case was made public that an
ordinance* would be paired by the coun
cil authorizing the clerk of the inuin.l
-cipal court to turn over to the city
ti^aisuirer, daily, all bail money depos
ited in his bands, buit Clerk Ocoiiv>y an I
the judges contended that this would
be Impracticable, and the proposed
measure was net passed.
The facts tei the cose, and the
trouble and d^lay Mr. Wallace was put
to in order to s:*ou<re from the clerk of
the municipal court money which he j
had placed im the hands of that offlclil
makes it aip'pareint that some provision
should be made In the law which would
rrevent any euch action in tJie fuituie.
In Rptakinp of the case yesteiday, a
iiumiber of Repuibliiean politicians and
oiflciala suggei^ited that 'the selection of
another cleric to the ponitlon new held
by Cor.iroy would piewot any such ac
tion in the future.
There are thoa«, however, who
take the po^ttian. that even
should Conroy be deipoeed, which
is not at all ltkely considei'
jn.g the stand taken by Judge O.r
for his retention, another Republican
would be selected to fill his place.
With the class of camdidates elected
to office, and considering thoee who
have been given appointments under
the present Republican administration,
it te claimed that Boame&ring more than
a change in clerks Is needed to give se
curity to the public.
What is needed is a change in the
law of the maiuricipal cooiit which will
irake it invposslb-le far a clerk of that
court ! to retain in his possession under
any pretext or excuse bail money for
b&n mionthis or any length of time.
UW GOVERNING CLERKSHIPS.
The following is the law under which
Conroy holds hi* poGition:
There shall bo a clerk of said municipal
court, who shall be appointed by the Judges
of eald court, and the judges shall hive tha
power to remove eald clerk at pleasure, or
he may be removed by a two-third's (8-3)
vote of the whole number of aldermen elect
ed to the commoa council of said city.
Such clerk, before" ho enters upon the dulle.a
of his office, take and subscribe an
oath to support the constitution of the Unltpd
States and at the state of Minnesota, and
to faithfully and honestly discharge and per
form the duties of his office, and shall cxc- '
cute to the city of St. Paul a penal bond In
eucb. sum and with such sureties a? the
common council shall direct and approve,
ondltloned that he will account to and pay
over to the treasurer of said city on racli
day all fines, penalties, fees and other moo-
Lea belonging or to go to said city which
may have come into his hands during said
day. AND THAT HE WILT, AT ALL TIMES
PAY OVER TO ALL PERSONS ON DE
MAND ALL MONEYS TO WHICH THEY
MAY BE ENTITLED WHICH MAY HAVE
COME INTO HIS HANDS IN VIRTUE OR
BY REASON OF HIS OFFICE.
OPEN DOOR DESIRABLE.
Germany Fearful It May Be Cloned
for Her.
LOXDON, Nov. 24.— The Berlin cor
respondent of the Times, who remarks
this morning upon the scepticism of
the German critics regarding the sin
cerity of America's intention to adopt
the '"open door" policy in the Philip
pines and calls attention to German
speculations on the proapect of protec
tion in the American possessions in
the Pacific, says:
"The Neuste Nachrichten draws at
tention to the treaty of 1877 between
Spain, Great Britain and Germany, se
curing freedom of trade in the Sulu
archipelago for Anglo-<Jerman ship
ping, and says that Prince Bismarck
at that time successfully contested
Spain's claims to have the Sulus re
garded as belonging to the Philippine
group."
The correspondent draws attention to
the fact that a section of the German
press ''hastily assumes that America
will claim the Sulus, and suggests that
is a point upon which an understand
ing with Great Britain with a view to
Joint action appears indispensable."
SNOW IN ENGLAND.
Majjy Blockades and Accident* on
Railroads.
LONDON, Nov. 23. — Fiprce winds, accom
panied by a sudden MJd snap, have proved
serious over the whole nonhern portion of
the kingdom. The snow ha 3 caused iaar.y
blockades, and a number cf accidents on the
railways. Along the coast there have been
numerous wrecks, and the l : fe beats have
been In constant requisition. The channel
traffic is practically suspended, and the ho
tels *t Calais, on the Frenc'.i side. are
crowded with traveler* waiting to cross to
Dover.
Watrliii'K Swat.
SIMLA, Nov. 23.— Tbe Mad Fakir, who with
cOO men has been threatening to cro?a the
Swat frontier, baa retirtd. but the Krltlsh
military authorltlea are continuing the'r pre
cautions. General Lockbart, the commander
in chief of tbe British force*, has gene to the
frontier.
Wforthe pacific
THE BATTLESHIPS OREGON AND
IOWA RESUME THEIR LONG
JOIRXEY
SQUADRON SAILED SATURDAY
At Honolulu the Warship. Are
Likely to Find Orders to Proceed
to Manila Their Presence at
the Rio Celebration Appreciated
by the People of Bra«ll Will
Stop at Montevideo.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.- The bat
tleships Oregon and lowa have resum
ed their long cruise to Honolulu. Capt
Barker, commanding the Oregon, and
nn!«H iO u° fflcer Of the e *P^tion. has
notiiied the navy department that his
l.ttle squadron sailed last Saturday
from Rio de Janeiro for Montevideo
where another stop will be made for
coal. After leaving- that port the ships
will head for Punta Arenas, in the
Straits of Magellan, almost at the ex
tremity of South America, which will
mark the accomplishment of about
one-half of their voyage, unless they
are ordered at Honolulu to proceed to
'Manila.
Only a brief reference has been made
officially to the ceremonies at Rio Ja
neiro attending the celebration of the
anniversary of the creation of the Bra
zilian government, but it is known that
the visit of our battleships to the Bra
zilian capital made a most happy im
pression on the government and peo
ple of the great republic, and will tend
to cultivate the fraternal relations now
existing between the United States and
Brazil.
ITALIAN FINANCES.
Bndset o f the Treasury Minister la
Received With Cold Approval.
ROME, Nov. 27.— 1n the chamber of depu
ties today Signor Vacchelli, minister of the
treasury, made a budget statement for ■the
year, which was received with somewhat cold
approval, Bince it proposes gradual means of
various kinds for extinguishing a deficit in tin
T^Vn™ 3 of im ' QS at H.000.W0 lires. aid for
1899-IPOO, owing to railway construction and
the cessation of various sources of revcuu"
a: 81,500,000 lires. '
Signor Vaochelli explained that surt>lu» a
estimated by his predecessor b.<d not beon
realized. He announced that the floating
debt of Italy amounted to 500.r0J.000 Hire
which the government would gradually con
vert into iM per cent consolidated stock. It
would be unnecessary, he said, to issue »,
fresh loan, either this year or next.
MME. DREYFUS~HAPPY.
She Han Received a Letter Direct
From Her Hnabttmi.
PARIS, Nov. 23.— Mine. Dreyfus has receiv
ed a letter from her husband in h'.s own hand
writing.
It is reported tint Gen. Zuriind;-n. military
governor of Paris and former minister of wjx.
has signed a decree ordering the trial of Co 1 '
Plquart by court martial for forgery and
the divulgation of secret documents o morn
ing he safety of the state. The trial has tvm
fixed for Dec. 12.
Col. Plcquart's examination bpfrn> the court
of cassation in the Dreyfus affair will be
continued tomorrow.
SURPRISE~~FOR~GHAIN MEN.
Nearly Half the Wheat In «t. I,nul M
Klevatom Sold.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 23. -A livc-Iy time
Is expected in the grain pit at the
Merchants' exchange Friday morning
when it becomes generally known that
of the 1,560,074 bushels of wheat In St
Louis public elevators 650,000 bushtls,
or nearly one-half of the total stock',
has been sold for immediate shipment
and will be loaded out as fast as ;> >s
sible.
FOUR THOUSAND" MORE.
.Madrid I.earn* of Arrival of Amril.
<•«»" nt Manila.
MAjDRID, Nov. 23.— An ofTkial tele
gram from [Manila states that 4,000
Americans have just landed in the
Philippines.
SPANIARDS_TAKE TIME.
Delay In Re^nided dm Kuvorable to
l*ro|io«ed Treaty.
PARIS, Nov. 23.-At the request of the
Spanish peace commissioners there was no
Joint session today, pending Inatcuctfuu from
Madrid. The date of the next meeting i s not
named.
The postponement of today i 3 regarded aa
a hopeful sign that the trtaiy will be iigncd.
While the Madrid government ha.s j;ot yet
received the text of the American ultim
the Spunlgh minister.? received <;ui;< enough
by telegraph on Morday to enable them to
instruct their coajniltsioiKTs to retire wore
such their Intemion:;.
DEATHS JOF/A DAY.
ALBKRT LEA. .Minn., Nov. 23.- (Special.)—
John Whytock, judge of the Tenth judicial
district, died today after a ten day's illness
with pneumonia. He wa3 apparently recover
ing whr-n his heart became affected. Death
took place at his home in this ciiy.
CALBDONIA, Minn., Nov. 21— (Special.) -
Ou receiving information of the death of
Judgo Whytock, Judge Quinn, filling hit ;i.•
pointment of the adjourned term of Hottftti i
county district court, appointed John A. L<> -
ly, J. L. Former, W. H. Harries, J. J«n«g
O'Brien, A. D. Gray, H. R. O'Brien, H. It.
Wei la and other leading KftUbttn of tke bar,
a committee to draft suitable resolutions on
the life and work of the deceased Juri'l.
CALEDONIA, Minn.. Nov. 23.-Jennii.il
Gallavln, aged Co years, and a woll-to-do
farmer, of Mayvllle township, died at 2 a. m.,
of cancer of the stomacn. He leaves «• r*ai
children to mourn his loss. His wife- dkd
about a month ago.
PARIS. Nov. 23— The funeral of Dr. S e
phen 11. Tynar, the former president of iha
American chamber of commerce, whose d' mv
was announced on Xov. 17, took p!ace today
in the American church in th<« Rue d'Asca
gt>au. Among thoee present were the United
States ambassador, Gen. Horace Porter, the
staff of the United States embassy and many
prominent members of the American colony.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 23.— O^n. Don Pa; log
Buell, IT. S. A., retired, who died in Kentucky
recently, was burled In BelWon-taine cemetery
today beside the remain* of hia wife. He
ipcelved military honors and wa; borne to
his last resting place by officer* of tha
Twt ifth United States infaxjtry. from J-.C
bai-7-j -ka. The funeral Krrlcea were held at
St. Francis Xavler'e church, where reqtii.-um
high mass was celebrated by Hey. Henry
Bronsgcest.
Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
The annual meeting of St. Paul Assembly
No. 52, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, will ba
held at St. Clement's church, on Portland
avenue and Milton street, Wednesday, Xov.
30.
The afternoon will be devoted to a bual
nt.«A meeting and conference and in the even
ing there will be a church service with an
address by Bishop If. X. Gilbert. A general
attendance of church people la requested.
(apt. Mnhun t'oinpllinen * «-<i .
LONDON, Nov. 24— The Times this morning
publishes Capt. Alfred Mahan's first Install
ment on the Hispano-Ameri<*an war. Edl.
torlally eulogizing the historian of British
gea power. It 6aya:
'-It seems strange that Englishman shou'd
have to be taught by one who is not an
Kr.g'ishman the truo features on which rests
our Imperial greatness. "
Emperor William at I'oln.
POLA. Austria, Nov. 23.— The imperial
yacht Hohenzollern. with the emperor and
empress of Germary ou board, arrived hire
today. She wa* saluted by the lor.s and
Austrian w«r*hii»3. The latter were deco
rated with flags.