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THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1599.
Associated Press News.
CITY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
By Carrier" I 1 mo I • moi 112 moi
Dalfy only 40c !*.»» $«•<>•
Duly and S'-nday.. .600 1.78 5• • •
gunday 150 .78 X.%%
COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
By M«D |1 mo I 6 mm Hlmm
Daily only I. 16c |1.60 $ I . 0 «
Daily and Sunday..!. 85 o 3.00 4.0*
Sunday 1 1* l.i»
Weekly I A .78 !.»»
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BEANCH OFFICES.
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Chlcaoro Room 609. No. 87 Washington St
FRIDAYS WEATHER.
Today: Fair; Continued Cold.
Observations by the United State* Weather
Bureau, St. Paul, P. F. Lyons, observer, for
24 hours ended at 7 o'clock last night:
ST. PAUL.
TVmi rature 7p.m. — 2 Uaiometer 30.31
Highest t.'iup OjHumldlty 90
Lowest temp —13 Wind. 8 p. m N\V
Average temp — 6j Weather, partly cl'dy
Pai:> range lSlPreclpltatlon 0
Barometer corrected for temperature and ele
vation.
OTHER CITIES.
All temperature observations for the coun
try taken at the same moment, 7 p. m. St.
Paul time: _____^__
Hulutli — 4 1 Swift Current —24
Huron — S Qu'Appelle —26
Btamar.-k — 12 Mlnnedosa — ?2
Williston — lfi Winnipeg —20
Havre —18 Cheyenne —6
Helena —IS! Cincinnati L'ti
Edmonton —16 Montreal 14
Battleford — 22;Ruffalo 22
Prince Albert —24 Chicago 16
Oa'.gary _ 24,I>itU'burg 32
Medicine Hat . -IS!
— Below zero.
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY.
Minnesota— Fair; continued cold; northxeat
winds.
North Dakota — Fair: continued cold; north
west winds.
South Dakota— Fair; continued cold; nortii
west winds.
luwa -Fair In northwest, suow and warmer
in southeast portion; north wlnd3.
Wisconsin — Fair; warmer In southeast por
tion; light to fresh north wind*.
Montana— Fair; continued cold; northwest
winds.
Sleepy Eye's "Revenue Raiser."
It is fortunate that a corporation
measure that has just been favorably
reported by the senate judiciary com
mittee was introduced by a Republic
an, otherwise the fact might have
been heralded as one of those violent
attacks upon capital, such as Kansas,
for instance, might have planned. The
bill in question requires "every cor
poration for pecuniary profit" organ
ized in any other state to maintain a
public office in this state for the trans
action of its business, to appoint an
agent authorized to accept service of
process and to pay a tax upon the pro
portion of its capital stock represented
by its property and business in this
state.
In so far as the first two require
ments are concerned, they are prac
tically exacted by existing statutes,
with this distinction, that the pro
posed nptv law applies, in the matter
of taxation, to all foreign corporations
"already established" in the state. If
the father of this bill intended that it
should operate solely as a "revenue
raiser," he has failed to accomplish
his purpose. It will do far more than
that— it will raise a financial disturb
ance sufficient to startle capital that
has been moving from other states into
Minnesota, under the impression that
this was at least a conservative state.
Note the language of the "taxation"
section:
Every corporation 'shall file articles of
Incorporation, duly authenticated by the sec
retary of state, make a statement showing
proportion of the capital stock of said corpo
ration, which is represented by its property
l< at<;d and business transacted in the state",
and su. h corporation shall be required to
pa; into the state treasury fifty (o0) dollars
for the first fifty thousand (50,000) dollars
or fraction thereof of such capital sleek, and '
five (."I dollars tor every additional ten !
thousand (10.l»X)) dollars or fraction thereof
Xo increase of the capital stock o-f any cor
poration .shall be valid or effectual until such
corporation shall have Daid into t.ie state
treasury the sum of five (5) dollars for every
ten thousand 110,000) dollars or fraction
thereof of such increase."
If such a measure will not impair the
growth of business, depress the value
of property, and provoke a tendency,
at the head of the lake, for Instance,
to drive enterprise and financial back
ing over into Wisconsin, then, it seems
to us, nothing else will. West Su
perior is not so far away from Duluth
that a transportation company, for in
stance, compelled by such legislation
to submit to unjust taxation, might
r.ot readily avoid even stopping its
beats at Duluth. Duluth business men
who were then obliged to haul their
K< *'ds all the way from West Superior
to their own stores might Indeed con
demn Somerville, of Sleepy Eye, coun
ty of Brown, for imposing a heavy* ex
pense upon them, but how would that
relieve their pocketbooks, provided such
a bill became a law?
The state of Minnesota is not so poor
that it needs to impose heavy burdens
upon foreign "corporations for pecun
iary profit" of any description. Least
nf all can it afford to impose unjust
taxation. Railroads and certain local
corporations are undisturbed by this
bill, but every other company engaged
in any kind of business here, the whole
or a part of whose capital is furnished
by individuals organized In any other
state, will be seriously affected. The
Sleepy Eye statesman should be sat
upon by his associates.
Must the Canteen Go?
In securing the adoption of a clause
in the army reorganization bill, which
has just passed the house of repre
sentatives, abolishing post and camp
canteens, it is doubtful whether the
W. C. T. U. has accomplished the end
which it sought. The sale of Intox
icating liquors has always been pro
hibited in canteens, but that has never
interfered with the saJe of beer. Beer
has always been declared by army of
ficials a non-intoxicating beverage, and
efforts to prevent its sale to soldiers
have been futile. It remains to be seen
What construction will now be placed
upon it.
Xo officer or soldier has ever been
allowed to preside «rer a canteen,
though soldiers have always maintain
ed them and profited by them. Can
teens are co-operative establishments,
supported by the soldiers exclusively,
who also share in the profits, and they
have always been run by men con
nected with the posts. The soldiers
usually select one of their own number
to look after the canteen, and he re
ceives a discharge from the service in
order that technicalities may be com
plied with, and the establishment may
be managed by a civilian. As post
store-keeper he is able to purchase sup-
plies at wholesale rates and to sell
them at a minimum profit. This ap
plies not only to beer, but to articles
of food, dry goods, athletic outfits and
other things required by soldiers. In
this way the men are able to obtain
for little money many more comforts
than they otherwise would enjoy.
The W. C. T. t T . looks upon the can
teen as an institution exerting an evil
influence over soldiers, but experience
shows that this view is erroneous. The
canteen has done much to suppress dis
reputable resorts in the vicinity of
army posts, for it has provided the
soldiers with a place of recreation
where they may meet and engage in
harmless amusements without having
to go beyond the limits of the reserva
tions. It is the testimony of army of
ficers that it Is easy to keep the men
under control in canteens, while it is
impossible to do so when they go out
side the reservations, for they are un
der the direct control of their com
manding officers and amenable to army
regulations. The canteen steward Is
obliged to restrain the intemperate de
sires of the soldiers and is forbidden
to sell beer to any man whose condi
tion Indicates that he has had enough.
Xeglect to maintain order and dis
cipline in a canteen means the loss by
the steward of his position. So the
man who has charge of a canteen is
directly interested in running his es
tablishment on temperance lines. Prac
tical army men are unanimously in
favor of retaining the canteen.
Relief Legislation for Our Schools.
The Ramsey county delegation is
unanimously in favor of an increased
levy of a mill and a half for the public
schools fund. No self-respecting citizen
can be opposed to any proposition to
improve our public schools. There be
ing entire unanimity of opinion as to
the need of school improvements and a
a moderate increase in current ex
penses — no mossback has entered an
objection, so far as we know, unless
McOardy is to be considered a3 such
nothing now remains but to push a re
lief measure as rapidly through the
legislature as is possible.
It often happens that the more haste
about any matter, the less speed. It
appears to be conceded that the city is
so tangled by an absurd charter as to
make it next to impossible to secure
relief when relief of any kind is abso
lutely necessary. That being the case,
the Ramsey county delegation is obli
gated to give strict attention to the
form of proposed legislation for St.
Paul, as well as to its substance. If
there is doubt about the school bill or
any other public measure being un
constitutional, then ought there to be
a settlement of the question forthwith.
If general legislation will point a way
cut of the tangle, then let it be gen
eral legislation^ No pride of opinion
on these two points should be tolerated.
What the parents and teachers of St.
Paul want is relief. What the Ram
sey county delegation must furnish, not
enly as an evidence of intelligence, but
also as a guarantee of good faith, is
legislation that will "hold water," if
its integrity is ever questioned.
Charles Dickens on Child Culture.
James L. Hughes, inspector of the
Toronto public schools, sets forth in
the current number of the Century
what Charles Dickens did for child
hood. "The Froebel of England" he
calls him, and proves the appropriate
ness of the sobriquet.
While no man, at the head of a
school system, can now command re
spect for himself as an educator who
does not fully appreciate and intelli
gently foster the kindergarten de
partments of the public schools, it
was another matter to advocate their
maintenance a half century ago when
Dickens wrote in "Household Words:"
"There would be fewer sullen, quar
relsome, dull-witted men and women
ii there were fewer children starved or '
fed improperly in heart and brain. To I
improve society— to make men and i
women better-It is requisite to begin I
quite at the beginning, and to secure
for them a wholesome education dur
ing infancy and childhood."
"To the Gradgrinds everywhere,"
says Mr. Hughes, "and to the large
class who object to what they call the
'educational frills for children of the
working classes,' in order to reduce
their taxes, Dickens gave direct re
ply: 'Utilitarian Gradgrinds, skeletons
of schoolmasters, commissioners of
facts, gentesl and used-up infidels
gabblers of many little dog-eared
creeds, the poor you have always with
you. Cultivate in them, while there is
yet time, the utmost graces of the fan
cies and affections,' to adorn their
lives, so much in need of ornament
or. In the day of your triumph, when
romance is utterly driven out of their
souls, and they and a bare existence
stand face to face, reality will take a
wolfish turn and make an end of you.' "
It will be recalled that Mr. McChoak
umchild. who also objected to fairy
tales ar.d poetical myths for children
once said: "Bring me yonder baby
just able to walk and I will engage that
it shall never wonder." in this scene
Dickens exposed the wonder-killing
interest-stifling method of instruction
which prevailed at that time, and has
not entirely vanished yet for the "won
der power is often lost through lack of
opportunity for its exercise" or through
the fact-cramming propensity of many
a pedagogue.
All this discrimination in educational
science Mr. Hughes attributes to the
fact that Dickens "understood the fun
damental law of evolution by stages
as taught by Froebel. which is now the
dominating law of psychology."
Dear Mr. Ice King, even you can
wear out your welcome.
Harlan Patrick Hall Is likely to find
out how bad a man he is tonight.
There is talk of a meeting between
Sharkey and Corbett; probably in a sa
loon.
France wants to borrow $40,000,000.
France should see our Mr. Clark, of
Montana.
The president of the Isabella mine
wears glasses and has money enough
to take a few.
The New Jersey woman who eloped
with a proof reader was soon brought
to a full stop.
Rev. Parkhurst Is in the reform are
na again, now that nearly everybody
else is out of it.
Is Europe sliding the automobile un
der our tent while she quietly gets a
coiner on the horse?
Just here it is noted that Sagasta
and Don Carlos are playing their
hands without fireworks.
Secretary Alger Is going to Porto
Rico and when he's off about 70,000,000
, .... .
THE ST. PAUE, GLOBE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3, 183 9.
people will sing "We don't care if you
never come back."
Allie Klttson can now resume buying
Ice and what goes with it If he can get
his wife's O. K.
Sugar waa strong in Wall street yes
terday. It wasn't exactly weak at Sac
ramento, Dover and Harrisburg.
As we understand it Marcus Daly
wants the Montana legislature to apol
ogize to him for electing Clark senator.
Talking machines can now be rented
for $1 per week. Mr. Jacobson, of Lac
qul Parle county, does not need one.
In spile of the general impression
that Illinois was making it hot enough
for him, Gov. Tanner Is going South.
Mr. Stickney and the Bank of Eng
land agree. The bank yesterday re
duced its discount rate to 3 per cent.
There was sunshine for the ground
hog, but there hasn't been much for
the rest of us for the past three months.
Rudyard Kipling arrived in New
York yesterday. This country is there
fore due to flow with milk, honey and
poetry.
Gen. Shafter's letter to a well known
magazine indicates that the next war
will be between the American army
and navy.
Mrs. Lutz, of Chicago, seems to have
read the old poem "If at First You
Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again." In
three years she made seven attempts
to commit suicide, and the last time
she was successful.
A Havana, dispatch says Gen. Gomez
has placed himself squarely in posi
tion as an ally of the United States in
the reconstruction of Cuba. Some
body had better nail him down, else he
will feel called upon to change hls'posi
tlon some dark night.
Epistles to St. Paul.
Director Clark, of the Maukato normal
school, told the legislative committee on
normal schools yesterday that the board
wanted the roof of the school trussed because
they couldn't trust the roof.
* • •
He was from Dakota, He sat in a St.. Paul
restaurant, partaking of a substantial meal
and perusing The Globe.
"We did not go to Chickamauga In palace
cars when I made the trip, back in the '605,"
he remarked. "We rode part way In wagons,
a sliort distance in box cars, and then — well,
then we walked. This is a funny war, ain't
it? That is, it was a funny war, with Spain.
First we wiped the earth, and now we are
offering the fellows we mrashed <100 apiece
If they will give up their guns and be good.
We are also willing to send them home, in
good style, if they will please go. Get a lot
of those Cubans and send them up to Da
kota. We will civilize them, next winter,
when the thermometer gets ready to break
this winter's record. Then take all our In
dians and send them to Manila to teach the
Filipinos how to be bad. They would drive
the whole Agulnaldo caboodle into the river
Paeig and decorate the congress hall at
MaJolos with scalps. Give poor Lo a chance.
Don't give the Filipinos the $100 apiece. Old
'Bug' and Geronimo will settle all the trouble
for less money."
* * •
There was aulte an exciting scene enacted
in the front door cf the Germania Bank build
ing, on Wabasha street, yesterday. A small
boy who had committed some offense against
the law in the course of making change for
sales of papers took refuge in the revolving
door way from a large policeman, who at
tempted to get the clutches of the law on
the small offender. The boy lodged in one of
the compartments of the door and the police
man following became ensconsed in another.
Then the pair ran arcund at breakneck speed
for some minutes until finally the officer
gave up the pursuit. A large crowd of
spectators witnessed the chase and cheered
• * •
Last night one of the tramp species, with
enough bad whisky aboard to make him
think he was imposed upon when he was
locked up, landed at the station in a fit of
boisterous indignation. Jailer Lou Galvin.
in an effort to quiet the irate specimen, in
quired of him sympathetically what he had
been arrested for.
"Well, I'll tell yer, me friend," said the
tramp, winking one eye at Capt. Rouleau;
"it was dis way: I stole a lot of hogs and
dey 'squealed' on me, so de copper got wise
and trew me in. See!"
* • •
Half an hour was spent by the senate in
discussing a wolf bounty bill in a more or
less frivolous manner. The thing staged
wh-en Senator Daugherty discovered that the
count}' auditor was required to preserve a
copy of the certificate of the killing of the
wolf, and all records pertaining thereto, in
cluding the ears entire. Just how the audi
tor would be able to preserve a copy of the ;
ears entire did not appear at once to the
Duluth senator, and he raised a question.
Then John Ives cut in and said while Ram
sey county was not overrun with wolves, he
thought the Ramsey delegation might make
some valuable suggestions. Sena top- Ryder,
of Polk, sand Ramsey's claim would be con
ceded, if two-legged wolves were to be in
cluded In the bill.
"Well," rejoined Senator Ives, "the popula
tion here has been depleted somewhat in two
years, but we have gained a good senator
from Polk county." — The Philistine.
News of the Churches.
A very enjoyable musicale was given last
evening at the residence of Dr. and Mrs.
Hartland C. Johnson, East Winifred street,
for the benefit of Ascension church.
The opening number was a duet, Sponaoltz'
"Galop Brilliante," played by Misses Ror.-e
and Chryst.
Miss Eioise Kingsley sang "How Can I
Forget You?" by Denza. She has a charming
voice and sings with much expression.
Miss Fannie Dean recited bits from several
well known poems, strung together, with a
very humorous result. For an encore she
gave a French dialect pi9ce.
Master Morrie Jeffreys sang two numbers.
"Dream Stars," by Molloy; and Cowan's
"Swallows." The latter is a dainty little
spring Bong and was particularly well-suited
to the boy's sweet soprano.
Other numbers on the programme were: A
piano solo, Kitterer'a "Berceuse," by Miss
Mina Rowe; a song, "Bandolero," by Stuart,
sung by Mr. Earl Wetherbee; a soprano »010,
"Ben Ma Chree," Lane, by Miss Hlnderer,
and a piano number, Karganoff's "Taran
ttlle," by Miss Louise Chryst. Prof. Rys-
Herbert acted as accompanist. After the pro
gramme coffee and cake wer« served and an
informal reception was held.
• • •
The twenty-fifth annual state convention, of
the Young Men's Christian associations will
open on the afternoon of Feb. 9, at the
building o£ the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation, Tenth street and Mary place, Miar
neapolis.
The .quarter centennial anniversary exer
cises will be held on the evening of that day,
and will bring together a company of men
who are in the truest sense, pioneers of the
Northwest, such men as Thomas Cochran,
Doni«l R. Noyes. Tarns Bixby. of St. Paul ; W.
W. Payne, of Northfield; D. C. Hill, and M.
B. Lewis, of Rtd Wing; George S. Bradbury,
D. C. Bell, William A. Petran, of Minne
apolis, and Isaac 0. Sedey. who was presi
dent of the state convention held in 1374.
Among the speakers from abroad are F. L.
Willis, the secretary of the Omaha associa
tion; C. O. Michener, irttrnational college
secretary; C. K. o<ber, field secretary of the
International committee and one of £he
strongest men in association work. Mr.
Franklin W. Ganse. one of the active, push
ing business men of Chicago, will be one of
uhe principal speakers.
The convention address will be given by
Rt. Rev. 11. N. Gilbert, bishop of the Protest-
unt E.pls<-o,pal church of the Northwest. Prof.
Frederick J. E. Woodbridge, of tlhe state uni
versity, hat promised an address which will
be of the keenest Interest to every young
man.
Pj-esident Cyrus Northrop, of the state uni
versity, has Just consented to take a part on
the programme, and it Is expected that one
or more leading men from each of the prin
cipal college*; o* the state will be present to
participate in a conference on the college de
partment.
The gymnasium, work for boys, Bible study,
and work among young men in foreign Innds,
will come in for a good share of attention..
All the railroads of the state have arranged
to grant a rate of one and one-third fare, on
the certificate plan, for this convention.
• • •
The vested dhoir of St. Paul's Episcopal
church have kindly consented to attend serv
ices at the South St. Paul city hall next
Sunday afternoon, and a special programme
has been arranged that promises to be very
attractive. It is expected that there will be
a large attendance.
| IN WOMAN'S REALM. j
The Club Corner.
A proposal has been accepted to organize
In London a society of American women
similar to the Sorosis society in New York.
A circular issued on the subject states that
the desire to keep in touch with what is best
in America and Ergland has assumed defi
nite form in the idea of holding social ro
union meetings monthly.
• • •
The League of Cook County Women's clubs
is not a little agitated over the tre •nent
accorded to Mr 3. Ida Wells Barnet.ti a colored
club woman, at the Palmer house, Chicago.
They propose to take some action on the
matter.
Mrs. Barnett says of the occurrence:
"I entered the hotel by the ladies' entrance,
and walked to the elevator. There was nc one
in the car except the elevator boy. I was in
a hurry, but the boy apparently was not,
as he did not even close the door t-r make
any move. Soon I understood it til, for a
White man in the uniform of a porter came
up and told me that I could not ;ide in the
elevator unless I had a permit from the
office.
" 'What!' I exclaimed. He assured me
that it waa a house rule, made because so
many colored women had been in the habit
of soliciting laundry work among the guests.
That was only adding Insult to injury, and
I left the elevator. I was almost tempted to
leave the hotel, but as I had a report to
read to the league,^ I took the other alterna
tive—that of walking up the stairs."
• • *
All the club women of Newark, N. J., have
combined forces for the purpose of erecting a
handsome building to be devoted to the Inter
ests of women's organizations.
• • •
The Cantabrigla Club of Massachusetts has
for two years supported a free kindergarten
and held mothers' meetings, thus educating 1
not only the children but the mothers as
well. It has fitted _up In one school of
Cambridge a thoroughly equipped model
kitchen. The flub, women support a teacher
in domestic science 'to instruct the glris of the
public school on Saturdays. Over 400 girls
have applied for admission to this school,
but only 96 could be accommodated. This
club has also secured' d' course of ten lectures
on birds by Olive Thorno Miller "for the
benefit of public school children, to be given
in the hall of the high school. It Is also
j looking forward to establishing a permanent
■ scholarship at Radcllffe college, and while
j perfecting the arrangements for this j>erman
i ent fund Is at the same time -ufay ing the
expenses of a student at Racfccliffe.
• * •
Mrs. Lowe, president of the General Federa
tion, read an address recently before the
Louisiana State Teachers' convention. The
full text of her paper is now running in
the Club Woman. Discussing the ethics of
the club, she said:
"During the little neighborhood quarrels
which were often in progress, at a. time when
men lived in castles securely defended from
the enemy by drawbridges and portcullis,
spending .much' of their time in warding off
attacks from the semi-barbarous crowds with
out, no one will deny that home was the best
place for woman, and that the limited edu
cation at her command -was sufficient for the
fulfillment of all demands made upon her. But
this order of things no longer exists. Today
social safety and comfort are not dependent
upon the effort of man in the fashion above
described, but upon the money made in busi
ness and the vote cast in the ballot box.
I While woman's environment is greatly <!hang
-1 ed, yet she still, and very properly, remains
the guardian of the home, and as home mak
er she elevates the world by filling nobly and
well this high office. Home will always be a
good place for women, as well as men. but
it is not the only place by any means where
woman should be, or where her influence
tihould be felt."
♦ » •
As a result of women's broader education,
Mrs. Lowe says that "the mothers of today
are not only interested in hustling the child
off to school at the appointed time, but
they are able either to. criticise the weakness
or app".aud the strength of the system by
which the child is being developed. They have
their own ideas based upon scientific study
and investigation of why and how the child
should be educated. They believe that this is
a problem for the public as well as thepeda
gogue to consider. ' We- find that none are
more ready to welcome this movement among
club women, looking to a general awakening
of public Interest in-.educational methods, than
those men and women who for many years
have ta'.ked In vain over the heads of the pub
lic upon such subjects as the importance of
kindergarten methods, or the psychological
as well as industrial value of manual train
ing. In the future we may hope that it will
be easy to convince' the public that the teach
er is not a faddist why by sympathy will seek
to discipline instead of destroy the emotional
life of a child."
New Women Need 'Sot Apply.
In The Young Woman, Baroness yon Bis
tram says there ia no opening for single
women in Germany except as teachers or
governesses.
"It was this fact," says the baroiic-ss,
"which ten years ago made us start the
Frauenbevegung. We desired to establish a
college for the higher education of women.
This could not be done without the consent
of the government, and for five years in suc
cession a petition was returned from the
reichstag without even having been r^acl.
M At last a gleam of hope came from the lit
tle go-ahead Duchy of Baden. There ihe
grand-duke's permission was obtained to lay
the foundation of a girls' college in Karlsruhe,
and when that was completed we knew that
the women's cause in Germany would never
die. It was only the thin end of the wedge,
but it gave us hope to go on. That college
at Karlsruhe Is the only one In exlstencs
at present for the Mgher education of women.
Girls are taken at 12 years, and kept until
they have completed th^ examination corre.
spending to the flnai one in the male students'
college. In one of ; tht. towns In the sama
<fuchy women aresoccasionally employed in
the postofflce, working, ot course, for a much
lower salary than the men; but even the fafet
of their being employed at all is a step for
ward. X
"From the flrat.'^ tn« baroness added, "we
have been beset with difficulties, and our work
has often been most 'discouraging, as we found
the very people f#r whose benefit we were
working slow to co-operate with U3. Women
lacked energy, and -were content to go en
living as they had been accustomed to live,
and seemed disinclined to make any chang9
in the simple, uniapirlng life which i 3 the
tradition of every Jiausfrau."
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Grave Subjects.
The Methodist Episcopal ministers of Bal
timore passed a resolution recently declaring
against Sunday funerals. The paper also en
tered into other features of funerals, and sug
gested She plan of using trolley cars instead
of carriages. Dr. G, Herbert Riohardaon, who
presented the paper, wu careful, however,
to avoid any declaration In favor of trolley
car funerals, merely suggesting tho idea.
I>r. Riohardson said to a reporter for the
News that it was Intended only to put the
Idea before the public and allow people to
do what they pleased with . it. Another
feature of the paper was a declaration against
long services at ithe grave. In 1 bad weather
this la exceedingly unpleasant, and the paper
advocate* brief services for the benefit of the
people who sUnd around the grave.
There was some discussion of the paper, and
thfl reasons for Us adoption were stated. The
hackmen and funeral director*! are olatmed to
be In accord with the ministers on the gen
eral features of the action taken, although it
was not stated that the hackmen favored
trolley-car funerals. The ministers cay that
Sunday la too busy a day for them to have
any additional engagements put into it, and
therefore It Is desired that m far aa possible
funerals be held on other days.
A Traditional Gift.
The first Rift the Duke of Marlborough pre
sented to the duchess on her arrivaf at t!he
ducal <home -was a little Blenheim spaniel.
It is a tradition in the house of Marlborough
tihat each duchess shall have as a constant
companion one of those faithful little doge.
The reason for tihis dates back to the battle
of Blenheim, When a pet spaniel belonging to
the lirst Duke of Maryborough followed its
master on the battlefield and never left his
heels for a single moment.
After the battle Sarah, the Duchess of
Marlborough. adopted the brave little fellow
and took it with her wherever she went, thus
establishing a precedent for all the duchesses
that have come after her.
Harem Diplomat*.
Russian women are coming to the front.
Witness the establishment of the school In
St. Petersburg for the purpose of training
women for secret service in the seraglios of
the Orient. The existence of this school Is
an admission of the political power of the
harem. Oriental gentlemen do not speak of
their wives and do not invite their friends to
dine with their families. They avow a pro
found contempt for women in general, and
for women's mental powers in particular.
But. notwithstanding; this fact. Orten-tal
women hare directed the politics of many
diplomats. There Is no way for male diplo
mats to influence or win over to their side
the invisible powers. The^, Russian women
agents will have access to the seraglio, and
intll they are called upon to cope with po
litical rivals of their own sex, who, like
them, can reach the inmates of the seraglio,
will have a free hand to work for Russia.
The students of the school at St. Petersburg
are being instructed not only in the Turk
ish, Chinese, Siamese, Persian and Japanese,
but likewise in various dialects spoken in
India, which leads comm«nltors to believe
that the Russians have in view political in
trigues in In<?la by means of the harem. It
is also stated that Emperor William Is alive
to this species of diplomacy, and that he sent
his slater-ln-lww. Princess Henry of Prussia,
to China seas, not so much for tie purpose of
seeing her husband at Hong-Kong as with
the object of making the acquaintance and
securing the good -will of the empresses of
China and Japan.
ATTACKJS THE ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS.
Ida D. Harper Calla Them to Task
for Their Motive of Action.
Ida D. Harper, In an article In the New
York Sun, lays the lash on women who have
organized to prevent the enfranchisement of
their sex.
"While men have been very slow and very
reluctant to perform this act of Justice," she
Bays, "it has remained for women themselves
to organize in order to prevent .It. It the
conferring of the suffrage would compel these
women to exercise It, one might understand
their action, but since they would be left
entirely free, their determination that even
those women -who desire representation shall
not have It, is, to put it mildly, not the
spirit of a true American or a true Christian.
One of the articles of their creed Is that
'universal suffrage Is a mistake,' end be
hind their opposition to an increase In the
voting power is the desire to change our
form of government to an aristocracy.
"A comparison of the personnel of the anti
suffrage and the suffrage advocates tells its
own story. Ailmost without exception the
former appear in print under the husband's
name. Their own individual names would
convey no meaning to the public. Scarcely
one is known for her own work In literature,
science, education, practical philanthropy,
business enterprise or any active effort for
the benefit of mankind. Opposed to these
place the names of thei most prominent of the
pronounced advocates of suffrage for women,
Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Su
san B. Anthony, Harriet Martineau, Florence
Nightingale, Frances Power Cobbe, Lady
Aberdesn, Lady Henry Somerset, Annie
Besant, Lucy Stone, Harriet Beecher Stowe,
Louisa "M. Alcott, Mary A. LJvermore, Julia
Ward Howe, Clara Barton, Zerelda Q. Wal
lace, Mary L. Booth, Alice and Phoebe Cary,
Mary Clenimer, May Wright Sewall, Alice
Freeman Palmer, Sarah B. Cooper, Leonora
Barry-Lake, Anna Dickinson, Annie L. Diggs,
Grace Greenwood, Harriet Hosmer, Lilian
Whiting, Bertha Honore Palmer, Jane L.
Stanford, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Frances E.
Willard and aill the host of W. C. T. U.
leaders, Myra Bradwell and all the women
lawyers, the Rev. Anna H. Shaw and all the
women ministers, Dr. Mary Putnam Jaeobl
and practically all of the women physicians,
and the vast majority of teachers and news
paper women."
IN THE SOCIET^ WORLD.
A chapter of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution was
organized in Fergus Fal.s Monday, aud will
be known as the Fergus Falls chapter. This
Is the first chapter to be organized m the
state outside of the four largest cities — Min
neapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Winona. The
work of organizing the chapter haa devolved
upon Mrs. James A. Brown, who haa been a
member of the St. Paul chapter for many
years, and was urged to take up the worfc
of organization, as there are many in the
northern part of the state who are so far
from St. Paul that it makes it inconven'.jnt
as well as expensive to attend, and it is ex,
pected that they will Join- the Fergus Falls
chapter.
The charter members of the chapter are
Mrs. James A. Brown, Mrs. D. W. Hixson,
Miss Hixson, Mrs. F. C. Barrows, Miss Hun
toon, Miss Warfield, Mrs. J. G. Shonts, Mirs
Shouts, Mrs. H. T. MoMahon. Mrs. J. O.
Blllinge, Mrs. F. H. Gray, Miss Elizabeth
Underwood.
The officers of the chapter are Mrs.. James
A. Brown, regent; Mrs. M. T. McMahon,
treaimrer; "SUea Warfleld. secretary; Mrs. F.
G. Barrows, registrar. The officers form, the
boad of management. Mrs. Bro"wn wa« elect
ed delegate and Miss Shonts alternate. Mrs.
Brown will go to St. Paul Friday to attend
the state meeting.
Mrs. R. M. Newport is going to present
tha chajvter with a cherry gavel from Wash
ington's home at Mount Vernon.
Mrs. E. S. Robbins and Miss? Annie M,
Semple, of Irvine park, gave a large recep
tion yesterday afternoon from 4 to 6.
♦ • •
Mrs. Darius R. Hevener has Issued invita
tions for. a euchre to be given at her horn*
on East Sixth street next Wednesday after
noon.
• • •
Mrs. James Schonnmaker gave a progres
sive luncheon yesterday afternoon at her
home, 412 Bates avenue, for Mrs. Charles
Lytle, of Marquette, Mich., who ia her guest.
Among the guests were Mrs. Dents Follett,
Mrs. T. D. Simonton, Mrs. William Llndeke,
Mrs. Charles S. Morgan, Mrs. J. B. Batrd,
Mrs. Charles T. Clark, Mrs. A. E. Macartney,
Mrs. W. S. Briggs, Mrs. G. Tltcomb and Miss
Maginnls.
* • •
Mrs. W. G. Womack, of Bates avenue, en
tertained the ladies of Bates Avenue M. E.
church Wednesday afternoon. A very ex
cellent musical and literary programme was
given. Those participating were: Miss Lor
etta Hickey, Mrs. Steveson, of Minneapolis;
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Sago and Miss Clo Brink.
Tho Laurel Cycle club gave its third an
niversary ball last evening at the Ryan ho
tel. It Droved to be a very pretty party,
and a most enjoyable affair. The dancing !
took place in the dining room, which was
tastefully decorated with the club colors,
purple, green and white. Punch was served
in the corridor. The complete St. Anthony
Hill orchestra was in attentVince. and from
8:30 to 9:90 gave a promenade concert. The
following were the numbers played: Over
ture, "Lustspiel," Keler Bela; song for cor
net, "Andante in P. Major, Fr. Kucken;
piece characterlstique, "Rainbow Dance,
Rosey; popular airs, "One Jolly Good Time,"
Beyer.
This was followed by the programme of
eighteen dances.
On the floor committee were Wolfred Nel
son, Gus 0. Messing, W. J. Prendergast, C.
O. Martin and Edwin M. Wilson.
The reception committee consisted of F. B.
Low, Dr. M. O. Nelson, B. S. Wedln. H. L.
Wyand, ». O. Smith. W. J. Murray, C. B.
Gedney, W. W. Baker, F. J. O'Rourke, H.
F. Schroeder, R. W. Duncan, 11. G. Moe,
A. D. Trempe, Dr. L. A. Nelson, R. J. Mes
sing. 8. 8. Wlnshfp. O. A. Smith, H. E. Al
len, AI Cameron, Fay Murray, F. A. Hagen,
•W. E. Collins, F. E. Brown, A. C. Hall. Guy
Chase and W. A. Hall.
• • •
A hop was given last evening at Sherman
hall by the Monarch Social club. On the
arrangement committee were T. Odea, O.
Bhultz and O. Tupple. Brose's orchestra
furnished the music.
• • •
Owing to the Inclemency of the weather,
the entertainment to be given at the home
of Mrs. W. Q. Allen next Friday evening is
postponed until the third week in this month.
• • •
The Clover Leaf Social club will give a eu
chre party Monday evening, Feb. 8, at Cen
tral hall. Six prizes will be awarded.
• « •
Mrs. E. C. Becker entertained a large
number of ladles at a progressive euchre
party yesterday afternoon at her home on
Laurel avenue.
« • «
Mrs. John Lind received yesterday after
noon from 4 to 6. Mrs. E. T. Young poured
tea. The tea table was daintily decorated
with pink and white carnations.
• • •
Mrs. William Dana and Mrs. FairchlJd of
Pleasant avenue, entertained at progressive
euchre yesterday afternoon. Cards were
played at fifteen tables. Mrs. Dana and Mrs
Fairohlld were assisted by Miss Humphreys'
of Minneapolis; Miss Agnes Dana and Mlsa
Warner.
• • •
Miss Mamie Bowlln, of Summit avenue
gave a luncheon yestetrday for Miss Leslie, of
Cleveland, O. Covers were laid for ten.
• ♦ ' *
Mrs. C. J. MoConvllle. of Arundel street,
wLI give an afternoon euchre party for Miss
Leslie Friday. Feb. 10.
» • «
The Misses Mabel and Mary Oowles of Me--
Xsr^oiESrrfflf. 0 " 1 for a ' dancln *
* * *
Frank Fernald, of Lincoln avenue, will give
a dancing party tomorrow evening for the
Jolly Twelve.
« « •
h« r^.^' R - Hey ener, °t East Sixth street,
afterrT * euchre party Tuesday
• • •
Capt. and Mrs. M. L. MoCormick. of Cedar
Tuelda]^venin^ """-"<»» *>r a card party
J!fcn I " Ih(V1 h ( V? rS - W - T - <*»'<"«». <>f the Metro-
T^X cv e cUg Ye * Card pßrty and ™™~
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vi? e Tw <la & n ir ?} c me l t9 this evening with
Mrs. Denis Follett of the Albion. "The Re
formation In England" will be the sublet
mdley " ""* * Paper on "Cranmer and
* • •
The board of managers of the St Paul
*X° v^t D % ArtS held ltS momh?y
S n * y Jr ßter i a ' r morning m the Moore
building. Mrs. D. A. Monfort presided. There
meetlS? TrX*^ large att^anoe at the
to be in' n fl reports showed the school
to be In a flourishing condition. There were
fifty-five pupils for the month of January and
many new ones have lately come in The
and" h,?n 6 ° m V, f th l Puplla h ™ been framed
cr^iastwi^g 0 ' 1108 - Tbey f ° rm *™*
fast h6 Th a ™ n h. deC °, rat l ( l n fs Pressing very
■•nl" ♦. pr D oblem fOl- the past week has been
of.atnToef^^ei'" the deCaratlva fl « ures
njx fhTid^Vsr 3 ia the saturday
• • •
Rt. Rev. Samuel C. Ed'sall, bishop of North
Dakota ana Mrs . Edsal , w ' m ar ?|V™ ,£-°[£j
city today. They will ba the guests of Arch
deacon and Mrs. Appleby, Laurel avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, of Portland avenue,
will leave Saturday for California.
G. R. Whltbeck has returned from New
Miss Jeanetta Durno, the pianiste at -the
Burmester concert, was entertained during
wL,M ay * ln th f e cl } y by MlB3 Ned °t>yty, Nortfi
Washington street.
Dr. and Mrs. Chamberlain, of Dayton ave
nue, will leave this month for New Orleans.
Mrs. E. C. Bronson, who has been vlsltine
Mrs. C. W. Johnson, of Virginia avenue will
leave shortly for Everett, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. McCormick, of Selby
avenue, have returned from the East.
SONS OF HERMANN OFFICERS
PRESIDENT FOELSOM AND SEV
ERAL, OTHERS WERE RE-ELECT
ED BY THE GRAND LODGE
The $20,000 Reserve Fund to Be
Turned Over to the Trust..,-,
Koerner Lodge Entertained the
Members Last .\i-lit.
The twenty-fourth annual session of the
state grand lodge of the Order of Hermann
Sens was closed shortly before 6 p. m. at
Assembly hall last night. The session tf
the day was devoted largaly to the dis
cussion of proposed changes of the consti
tution and by-laws. A great deal of time
or the day's session was devoted to the «üb
ject of what to do with the $20,0*) reserve
tund, which was finally adjusted and turned
over to the trustees. The election of grand
loago officers resulted in the selection of
the following:
Grand President— William Foelsom of St
Paul, re-elected.
Grand Vice President— Frank Noethen of
Minneapolis.
Grand Secretary— H. Order, of Minneapolis
re-elected for the fifth time.
Grand Treasurer— E. F. Lemke, of St. Paul
re-elected for the tenth term.
Grand Trustees— Christ Flgge. St. Paul-
Gustave Pflaum, Minneapolis; Ed Hammer'
St. Paul.
Inside Watch— Louis Coleman, St. Paul
Outside Guard— L. Sprlcht, St. Paul
Board of Directors of the G.-and Lodge—
Hermann Schnell. St. Paul, H. Vogt Minne
apolis: John Kuntz, Bt. Paul, and C. Her
mann, Minneapolis.
The contest. was an easy one, with the ex
ception of secretary and treasurer; for the
former Henry Koenlg, of St. Paul, was
against 11. Circler, of Minneapolis, and the
St. Paul man wmt down to defeat
Christ Figge was pitted against E. F. Le-m
--- for treasurer, both of St. Paul, but Mr.
Lemke easily defeated his opponent.
A large number of the delegates and tha
new grand officers were last night entertained
by the members of Theodore Koerner Lodse
No. 16 at their rooms in Blsenmenger's hall
on University avenue. Mayor Klefer was a
guest of bonor. with the grand officers. Sev
eral short addresses were delivered during the
evening, and lunch was served by the ladlea
of tho auxiliary lodges.
NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS.
Some Important Matter* In Connec
tion With the Banquet Ticket*.
Any member of the Democratic city ami
county organization holding tickets for sale
to the banquet must report sales and return
all unsold tickets to the secretary at. room
1009. New York Life building, not later than
Saturday. Fab. 4. All tickets not so reported
win be cancelled.
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The Sixth ward Democratic executive com
mittee niFt last evening ai:d received reports
from each of the precincts In the ward In re
gard to the distribution of tickets for the
banquet to be given at the Metropolitan by
the city and county organization. After a dis
cussion of matters concerning the ward or
ganization It was voted to Tiofcl a general
meettag cf the ward organization on Thurs
day, March 23. at iißo South Wabasha street.
Messrs. McGheo and T. R. Kane will be ask
ed to deliver a<Mre«ses.
citylias a claim.
Wants Pay for the Street Improve
ments In Front of the Capitol.
One of the bills Introduced In the house
Saturday by Mr. Dunn. (Rep., of Ramsey)
provided for an appropriation of J7,i65 to
be paid to the city of 9L Paul. This amount
is for assessments for paving, sprinkling and
other improvements made by the city in
front of the property owned by the state in
the past six years.
Comptroller McCardy, In speaking of the
measure yesterday, sad it was a Just one and
should pass, although It was a. question
whether the country members would see the
thing In the proper light.
The city has been making an effort to get
the United Rtat^s government to pay for sim
ilar Improvements made In front of govern
ment prcperty.
0. J. JOHNSON NAMED.
Appointed by Gov. I. lml us Judjfe of
Frnbate for Polk.
O. J. Johnson has bean appointed by Gov.
Lind as Judge of probate for P^pe county, to
flli the vacancy caused by the death of T.
Thonwn. of Glenwood.
Election of Class Officer*.
The claisß of 1899 of the Central high school
held a meeting yesterday afternoon and elect
ed the following officers: President, Joseph
Burke; vice president, Guy Stoughton; secre
tary, Wlnnifred Brill; traasurai-, Bernard
Douifherty; »ergeant-»t-aruiis, Joe Mitchell.
TALK ONTELEPBOIS
ASSEMBLY I>ls< I SM;i) MATTERS
nELATLVG TO TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
FINAL ACTION IS DELAYED
< ommnnloHllon Received From Uo.
luth \xklii X Co-operation in Pro
oaring the Pannage of a Bill
Placing Outside Companies on a
K.iolliiK With Companies That
Have Power of Eminent Domain.
The main feature of the assembly
meeting last evening was the discus
sion and reference of a communica
tion, asking co-operation- in regard to
proposed legislative action, from th«
Duluth common council asking that
telegraph and telephone companies in
corporated in other states be included
in the statute regulating corporations
with power of eminent domain. The
matter was referred to the corpora
tion counsel, with instructions to re
port at an adjourned meeting of the
assembly to be held next Thursday
evening.
The communication was placed on
file, together with another from the
Commercial club, asking that the as
sembly grant the necessary concessions
to induce a long-distance telephone
company to locate in St. Paul. It waa
called up by Assemblyman Albrecht.
who made the motion to refer, and in
cidentally explained that the franchise
of the telephone company at Duluth
has expired.
"There is a certain provision of tha
statutes that provides that all tele
graph and telephone companies may
occupy the highways of the state,"
said Assemblyman Albrecht. "This
does not exclude cities and villages.
There is another provision which ap
plies to all corporations with power of.
eminent domain. All companies or
ganized under it must first apply to
the city or village for power to op
erate, so that, as to any local corpora
tion, there would have to be an appli
cation to the local government. Tha
Duluth company, I understand, claims
that, under the provision first referred
to, it is not necessary for it to go to
the council for a renewal of the fran
chise."
The report of the building inspector,
showing that forty building permits
and thirteen plumbing permits, aggre
gating $36,917, had been granted dur
ing the month, was received and plac
ed on file.
The committee on public buildings
reported favorably on granting the
use of Market hall to the G. A. R. on
Feb. 24 and to the Retail Hardware
Dealers' association for Feb. 8 and 9.
A resolution Instructing the city en
gineer to inspect the work on the new
Sixth street bridge was passed, and
Assemblyman Thompson took occasion
to declare that the people who use the
bridge are impatient for its comple
tion. "They are clamoring for it," he
said. "The work will have to be done
as fast as possible."
A resolution was passed instructing
the city treasurer to pay back the sums
aggregating $31,000 paid in on the Pha
len Park assessment, which has been
knocked out by the courts.
A communication from the Commer
cial club asking the council to take
immediate action in regard to secur
ing a suitable site and public market
was referred to the Joint market site
committee, which Is at work.
MINOR MATTERS WERE UP.
Committee on Streets Holds an In
teresting Se-nston.
A number of minor matters were before the
aldermanlc committee on street* yesterday aft
ernoon, but were, for the most part, laid over
until the next meeting. A request from C.
E. Dicfcerman. to be allowed to rebuild a
frame shed adjacent to the livery stable at
Seven corners, waa referred to tho alderman
of the ward. A communication waa received
from the building inspector recommending
that some action be taken relative to remov
ing a fire ruined frame building on C«dar
street, between Beventh and Eighth streets.
The ruin has been standing for several years.
The resolution prohibiting: the use of yalt
on Che public streets wag indefinitely laid over
without consideration.
No time was spent with Assemblyman Al
brecht's resolution providing that the legis
lature be petitioned to pass a measure de
claring street railway companies and tele
phone companlea to be common carriers, aa
such a biil has already been introduced.
Fourteen Ax-Men Initiated.
Minnehaha Camp Xo. 674, Modern Wood
men of America, held a regular meeting at
its lodge rooms in Bowlby hall last night,
initiating fourteen new members. The camp
now has a membership of 760. Arrangements
were perfected for entertaining the Grand
lodge, which meets in St. Paul Feb. 8. There
will be 110 delegates present from different
parts of the state, and they will elect twenty
seven delegates to attend the biennial con
vention to be held at Kansas City in June.
Concluded Its "Work.
The state association of the Farmers' Town
ship Mutual Fire Insurance companies held
it 3 final session yesterday afternoon in room
20 of the state house.
Gov. Lind, upon special invitation, made a
brief speech. He signalized co-operation as
the watchword of the century. Through co
operation the farmers in this respect could
protect themselves, at a merely nominal fig
ure.
Mr«, DavU' Condition.
The condition of Mrs. Davis, mother ot
Senator Cu6hman K. Davis, who ha« been
soricusly ill of late, was said by Dr. Donald
yesterday to be slightly Improved.
Mrs. Davis did not rest easily Welr^aday
night, but She was much brighter ye a <?rjay
and throughout the day showed signs of ral
lying that proved a source of great satisfac
tion to the attending physician r.nd her
friends.
Who Knovrs M. J. Doblinf
John Dobbin, of 204 Fiftieth street Brook
lyn, X. V., writes The Globe, asking for
information as to the present wherpabouta
of his brother. Michael J. Dobbin, who left
Brooklyn in I$H or 1855, <"or St. Paul Ha
was supposed to have resided in St. Paul lor
some years, and then took up some mining
claims In California.
Dr. Ancker's Condition.
Dr. A. P. Ancker. who underwent a serloua
operation Wednesday, for an injury to his left
shoulder, did not rest aa comfortably as wai
hoped during Wednesday night, and was yes
terday, somewhat weak. His condition ia not
considered alarming, however, and it Is hop
ed that his recovery will scon be apparent.
Speaks oil Industrial Training.
Rev. DavM Morgan, will sp«ak before the
Phronologlcal society at Central hall this
evening.
Subject: "Industrial Training In the Horn*
and School." Meeting open to the public.
Memorial Service at (he Temple.
At the Jewish temple a memorial service
for the late leldor Bush, of St Louis, will be
held, beginning at. 7:30 this evening Hon. H.
J. Strouse and Rabbi Hess will deliver ad
dresses. All are cordially invited.
Lecture on Food.
Mrs. James, of Minneapolis, will deliver a
free, lecture on food at the school room ot
the Church of the Good Shepherd today at
S p. m.
Iniully Wiped Out by Death.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. F?b. 3.— A fsmllr
consisting of five persons has been wiped out
in the little town of Bowen within tho last
two days, every member dying w ; thln a fow
hours of pneumonia. Enquire 0-wyun, his son
Charles, his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
'Mrs. Dick Nlbleo, and Mrs. Dot Carpenter,
another daughter, were all burled at th«
same time In the same plot of ground.
Turtle Mountain Agrermenl.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.— The senate torn
mittee on Indian affairs today decided to re
port favorably the bill for the ratification of
tli© agreement with the Turtle Mountain In
dians, to cede their reservation In North Da
kota. The agreement provides for the pay
ment of $1,000,000 to the Indians in Install
ments of $50,000 n«r year.