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WEATHER FOR TODAY.
iota K;tlr; colder Tuesday;
Wednesday fair; fresh to brisk north"
westerly winds.
North Dakota Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; northerly winds.
Montana Fair Tuesday and Wednes
daj ; vai lable winds.
i i\: i i'.iir Tuesday; colder in western
portion; Wednesday fair: colder in east
ern portion; westerly winds.
Wisconsin Fair Tuesday; colder in
v,-si.>iii portion; Wednesday fair; colder
In eastern portion;-winds becoming fresh
to brisk northwesterly.
ST. PAUL.
yesterday's observations, taken by the
United Stales weather bureau, St. Paul,
P. r Lyons observer, lor tlm twenty
four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night.
Barometer corrected for temperature
mid elevation.
Highest temperature 51
Lowest temperature 33
Average temperature 42
Dally range IS
Barometer 30.0S
Humidity Bi>
Pi ecipit nil.n 0
T p. m., temperature 50
7 p. in . wimi. northwest; weather, clear.
i'KSTERDAY'S TEMPERATURES.
*Si>mlligh| *Br>mHlgb
.28 30lTinclnnatl ....44 4ti
Bismarck H> 54Denver fi« 72
Calgary i\ 46|Galveston G4 70
Duluth 12 ..r»3 78
Kdmoi ton —::s 44JLos Angeles ..63 72
Havre ts SSfflCashville (52 01
Helena :••> 58Wew Orleans..74 84
Huron H 68{New York ...28 30
Mlnnedesw ....20 30 32
l'r. Albert ...16 22|philadelphia .M :::!
Qu'Appelle ...2S 30Pittsburg 28 30
S Current —38 58J3. Francisco..64 72
VVniistnn 42 41! St. l^iuis 58 60
Winnipeg 12 36Salt Lake G4 66
Boston 20 2s.Washington ..28 30
I'hlcago 38 3S|
*V< '■ Ime (7 p. m. St. Paul).
SJ \V. MARCH 13, 1900.
\ KENTUCKI PARDON.
Acting n.iv. Taylor, of Kentucky, Is a
decidedly Ingenious official. ills under
line .if the executive pardoning pow
er U altogether unique. He officially de
clares that In his opinion certain men
•C<;i with and arrested for complicity
iv a given crime are innocent, and there
upon li,- proceeds to pardon them.
Hut it is not wholly because they are
Innocent that he pardons them. It is
because they could not in his judgment
secure i fair trial. The courts of the
state he declares to be partisan, and
therefore he suspends the trial by jury,
«(•>' as an act of oppression of anybody,
l"« as a mark of signal official favor.
It is as a protection of the rights of the
citizen and In the cause of humanity that
Mr. Taylor sees fits to do as ha has
done.
Miif there are certain sections of the
af course, where the courts are
no! wholly eaten up by partisanship, and
where ins friends might in a pinch, so
t.> speak, b( able to get a fair trial. Is
li necessary to specify where these sec
tions are located? Anyone can guess.
I; P in the mountain districts, according
t'i this thoughtful executive, that grand
palladium of human liberty, trial by jury,
is maintained In all Us pristine freedom
'•"' force. But. why pardon men, who
id by the courts of the moun
tain Mslrlcts, or any other district, be
f""' they ; tried? And why
try men there, or elsewhere, who have
■>: pardoned tor a crime which
■ committed? Of course,
of this kind acting O>v. Taylor
does nol waste time in explaining in his
pronouncement, it is unnecessary.
Al' il^i c»i ■ Is called on to <lo is to satis
fy himself thai there is a conspiracy
among Mr. Taylor's political enemies,
and all questions as to the constitutional
ity, legality or propriety of his conduct
di.sap.ioar. as might the mist.s of a
summer clay.
W1»h( a terrible mistake acting Gov.
Taylor committed when he consented to
right of himself and his asso
■ hold their offices submitted
t<> .1 partisan Judiciary. Tf that judiciary
■ bad !.. try Powers and the oihers,
how dt: earth cm it be regarded as good
(•:■ ji'.-- enough to Bettle the question of
his righl to be where li- ij. and to act a 3
he Is ■" ting? He still lms his soldiers,
-n number of them. Why
1 '■ relied on his soldiers through
"'"•■ I!li still has the mountain men.
wil >' >>■'■ have sent enough of them to
of the incrlrainatt d men, in
*"■■"' " rushing those men to the moun
-1 ■ scape the partisan cnurts? The
situation is really more confusing the
I:";' closely it is considered. But the
of acting Gov. Taylor remains
""Quo tionable. T!i<? official who will ex
■ pardon to Innocent men against
9 of trial by jury may safely
; i»<led as capable of rising to the
of any emergency, however revo
lutionary in character, which even the
of the state of Kentucky may
call Into exlste
THE WHEEL AMI THE ROAD.
The season of the wheelmen will open
this year somewhat earlier than usual.
1 '^ night's mooting of the local cycle
path association was timely, and helped
to demonstrai • the deep interest which
is shown by our people in thai most
healthful and popular diversion.
Whatever complaint may b« eiu-nain
ed concerning the conduct of cur municl-
Cair a . all are agreed that the policy
of local authority in the matter of cycle
has been liberal and progressive in
tin- high* st degree. In that respect, at
least, the people of. St. l Jaul need fear
no comparison with any other city in the
country. With proper co-operation be
tween local road officials and the mem
bers ot' i in- cycle path association, we
ju.iy expect even greater advances on
whai has already been done.
The relation between the wheeling in
linl the good roads movement has
been chase and valuable. To the wheel
men and their Influence we mus: look for
much of what may be done, at iea.?t In
the immediate future, in the way of the
Improvement of the public highways. At
present the efforts of the League of
American Wheelmen seem to be in great
measure concentrated on securing cycle
paths uniting the great cities of the
country. The establishment of such a
path between Chicago and St. Paul, and
even between this city and New York,
is within the range of probable success.
The work being done in these two cities,
especially in St. Paul, must necessarily
aid materially In the general Bonatrue'.iOn
of cycle paths wherever any adequate
demand exists for them.
But the movement will not .stop at the
mere construction of cycle paths. It must
go on until it extend* to the general im
provement of our public roads. The auto
mobile is on the way. Its present coat
puts it out of the roach of ordinary fo'k;
but that will not continue long. Beforo
very few years have expired it will bs a
popular means of locomotion, and tlie
need of good roads will be forced o>" those
non-progressive mortals, farmers aid
others, who desire to be left to travel
their lives through In ruts of one k'.nd
or another.
We Americans are away behind on easy
road traffic—we who are ahead
of the world on rail t raffle.
But perhaps it is because we
are so much ahead in the ore direc
tion that we are so much behind in the
other. We have always looked to the
railroad when we wanted to go anywhere,
far or near. So, while we have some
thing like 200,000 miles of tirst-c'.ass rail
road, we have not a tenth of the mileage
in decent public roads outside tha cities.
This is simply foolish. The haysesl id a
is responsible for it mostly. Rather than
pay a dollar of taxes that he might avoid,
your average farmer is willing that it
shall take two horses to pull his loaded
wagon out of a mudhoie where one would
suffice for his purpose and secure him
besides easy and rapid transit ab.ut his
business.
We travel perhaps 100 miles en roads
and streets for every mile we travel by
rail; while we are all liable every day to
walk or drive on the road when, as a
matter of fact, we may not go on a rail
road journey once in a year. The farm
er Bads the local market, if there is one,
the best and most profitable. But he
takes care, so far as hfs stupidity will
enable him, to see that there Is no local
market. The condition In which he keeps
his roads renders intercourse with those
around him a serious job, and hence It
Is that, while he owns the earth and the
usufruct thereof, mostly by his own fault
and for lack of daily intercourse with his
fellows, he not infrequently looks 1 ke a
clown and acts like a boor.
Let the wheelmen keep on at their
scorching pace. It will tell. When they
get to traveling from here to Chicago and
elsewhere through the country, they will
break upon the bucolic eye as a vision
of light and beauty and civilization; and
the mud-sill, animate and inanimate, will
ere long disappear before their conquer
ing progress.
IMPKXOIMi WAB BY (ABLK.
The regularity w it'll which Russia and
Japan reach the verge of war is one of
the most touching features of the prog
ress of events in the Orient. And tlie
resources displayed in discovering a new
cause of war for each occasion reveal not
(he least noteworthy circumstance at
tending the dangerous situation.
Of course the gnat underlying motives
of any declaration of war which Japan la
about to issue at any given time i 3 her
touching concern over the fate of he*
kind ted people of China. Russia is
constantly threatening to absorb all that
Is lefl intact of the .Mid.tie Kingdom, and
which among all the nations should be
looked to as the natural protector of
China In such an event, if not her breth
ren in Japan?
The one great feature of Japanese char
acter and policy which has succeeded in
most Impressing the world is the rare
adaptability shown by the race and its
readiness to adopt the methods, in peace
as well hs in war, of the Western bar
barian. Only In one respect can it be
said that the Japanese have refused to
adopt the Western standards, and that
is in the direction of coveting her neigh
bor's territory. That sin must not lie
ai the door of the young nation of poets?
and artists. Never!
What of it if there is some little loose
talk about Russia and Japan having
come to an amicable agreement about
the partition of Corea? That is nothing.
Even supposing that Japan's treasury is
concededly not in any situation to sus
tain the expense of a war upon the vast
empire of Russia, what does that count?
X Russia happens Just now to be bend
ing every national energy to the develop
ment of her vast internal resources; If
the czar is committed to the promotion of
International peace in all available way?,
why. of course, all that is to be lookeA
upon as so many mere trifling incident*
having no bearing whatever upon the
real situation.
War Is Inevitable, just the same. But
fSose who try to keep an intelligent eye
on the progress of events In the Orient
would not be surprised should events
show that the wnr is held off lon B
enough at least to determine something
nioro definite than appears yet to have
been accomplished as to the future of
Corea. Until this condition has been rs,
allzed, war is quite certain to remain In
evitable, just as inevitable as it has beei\
■it any lime for a year or over.
The Japanese are an ingenious people.
Unlike the Western barbarian, when they
tuk* other people's territory it is only by
virtue of treaty; and while treaties are
being negotiated, it is an Oriental pe.
culiarity to bo prepared for war, and to
keep the world assured of its daily im.
minence. Not until Corea has had hei
fate finally decided with the gentle co
operation of the dowaser empress oi
China Is there any real hope that hos
tilities will cease between Russia and
Japan—through the cable dispatches at
least.
Adrian C. Aasoa is running for aHer
man. This is the same Anson who usel
to make annual predictions that Chicago
would win the pennant.
The president's summer tour will In
clude a trip to San Francisco to witness
a launching. His autumn tour may in-
THE ST. FALL GLOBE, TUKSDAY, MARCH 13, 19(>0.
clude a trip up Salt creek—to witness an
other launching.
The vociferous Republican organs that
are now flamboyantly stating the presi
dent's position should meet In convention
and agree on the "position."
It is reported that the drainage canal
has wonderfully purltled the Chicago river
water. Still, Chlcagoans are not drink-
Ing any of it.
If Admiral Dewey could only shuck
himself loose from the administration his
wife might yet tlnd him a presidential
possibility.
"President Kugene. V. Debs" has a
rather familiar ring. It sounds very
much like "Mayor Wellington—De Boots.'
Count Boni Casteiiane has now been In
Paris several days, yet the face of thd
editor of Figaro still remains Bttslapped.
Senator Depew Is represented as feel
ing much depressed. Naturally enougti.
He attends too many banquets.
Singular, but true, both wins* of tha
Minnesota congressional delegation are
still flopping for McKlnley.
The Chicago Tribune Is ono more rapid -
firing gun that la pouring hot shot into
the Puerto Rlcan bill.
AT THE THEATERS.
METROPOLITAN.
"A Double Les-on" was the curtain rais
er of the triple bill presented at the Met
ropolitan last evening by Fanny Rice and
her excellent company. It was clearly
demonstrated by the large and apprecia
tive audience that, for the present sea
son. Miss Rice is supported by a much
stronger cast than she tias heretofore
brought with her to St. Paul.
In one respect Miss Rice is unique. She
Is not only a charming comedienne, but
she possesses that rarest of feminine
qualities, a sense of genuine humor. It id
not all art, although her art is above
criticism, that wins her audience. It i-»
the infectious, magnetic quality <f ml.th
which bubbles spontaneously, and again
accentuates the truth of the literary ax
iom, humor must flow; it cannot be
pumped up.
The three single-act c >m.»dits presen'od
last evening were three lessons in mor
ality. "A Double Lesson" showed the
audience the pearl of conjugal fidelity.
"Aly Milliner's Bill" exhibited to young
wives the peril of deceit, while "The Cir
cus Rider" is a blistering rebuke to the
modern Lothario. None of these farces
is new—only the acting was novel. And
good acting is. alas, fast getting to be a
novelty amid the crush of playa that are
accumulating in the hands of managers
and sent on the circuit in the care of
mediocre people. There is a congestion
of plays and a paucity of capable actors.
Miss Rice is to be congratulated. The
limited number of her company enables
her to make It select.
The bill last night was one well adapted
to the ample Illustration of the versatil
ity of the company, in "My Milliner's
Bill" Mr. Charles Cherry carried a dual
role most effectively. Sidney De Gray
as Sir John Moncrlff. In "A Double Les
son," was the antithesis of De Gray as
Lord Weldon in * The Circus Rider." In
the first named comedy Miss Rice and
Frank B. Blair, as Primmer, the Scotch
butler, danced a Highland fling that
warmed the cockles of every Scotch
man's heart in the audience. The slngliLg
and dancing dolls, by Mt.-s Rice, inciden
tal to "My Milliner's Bill." created gen
uine enthusiasm. In the five plays to be
given by the company, Ml.-ta Elenoro
Brodhay appears in but on?, "\. Double
Lesson." This Is to bi regretted, because
she convinced every one that she Is a
most capable as well as a handsome
actress.
On the whole, the triple bill given last
evening was a clear, refined and de
lightful parlor entertainment. It fell be
low none of its pretensions, but rather
exceeded expectations. The same bill
will be presented tonight, with a change
for Wednesday matinee and evening, in
troducing "Wig and Gown" and "Nan,
the Good-for-Nothing."
When Mr. Litt dispatched his general
manager. Mr. A. W. Dlngwall, to Eng
land with these brief, but sweeping, in
structions, "Get the biggest thing In Lon
don." "Sporting Life." a melodrama of
English phases of life, was the result,
and If It wasn't the biggest thing in Lon
don Mr. Lltt has the satisfaction of every
assurance that It is the biggest thing of
its character In America- They said so
in New York and they corroborated it in
Chicago, and the play spent the entire
season in these two cities. Mr. Lltt
brings his mammoth production to this
city for an engagement at the Metropoli
tan commencing Thursday night. The
company Includes Joseph Kilgour. Frank
Burbeck. Joseph Wheelock, Frazler Col
ter, Charles Gotthold, Fred Strong, EHta
Proctor Otis, Marlon Elmore, Francis
Stevens and Adelaide Warren.
Viola Allen in "The Christian" last year
became the central dramatic topic, and
no stronger attraction could have been
secured by the management of the Met
ropolitant opera house than this.
GRAND.
"A Yenulne Yentleman" lg being pre
sented with considerable success at the
Grand opera house the present week. Ben
Hendricks, the star of this attraction, is
one of the most artistic impersonators of
Swedish dialect character in the profes
sion. He i 3 well assisted and the humor
roles in good hands. Tomorrow at 2:30
the first popular priced matinee of the
engagement will occur, and a speolal fea
ture is announced in the musical sou
venirs, as each lady in attendance will
be given a copy of some popular vocal
or instrumental musical composition.
Frederick Warde. the tragedian, is un
derlined for a visit to the Grand the
coming week.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
An Infe >reiiee.
Washington Post.
We infer from the tone of Col. John
C. New's newspaper that he firmly be
lleves that if Hon. Den Harrison w^re
given the right sort of platform and a
good man for second place he would run
like an amateur district messenger boy.
Earning Hi* Siilitry.
St. Louis Po.^t-Dispatch.
President McKlnley stands ready to io
justice or injustice to the loyal Puerto
Rlcans as congress may desire. The peo
ple of the United States are paying him
a big salary for that sort of statesman
ship.
!)c.<iervM Neither.
Chicago Journal.
If Mr. McKinley carrot come, out like a
man, talk directly to the country and
say what he wants and why he want?
it. he deserves neither consideration noj
confidence.
Unkind, UnleKM True.
Chicago News.
Gen. Wheeler's estimate that only one
sixth of 1 per cent of th<?" population of
the Philippines has been fighting as ia
dreadfully unkind unless it is humiliat
ingiy true.
An Ea*y Job.
Atlanta Constitution.
This lobby not only convinced the Re
publican leaders that McKinley had made
a mistake about "our plain duty," but
it convinced the president himself.
The W*y It Look*.
St. Louis Republic.
Senator ("xillom's fences are so dilapi
dated in Illinois that the chances are all
in favor of a Democrat breaking through
them into the United Slates senate.
\« Infreqnent Occurrence.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Congressman C'rumpacker i.^ in trouble.
The governorship of Indiana is hunting
him and he is trying la dodge It.
.Capital' Chat
Washington Uos*tp, Political and
Otherwise, for the Readers
Of tho Olobe.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 12.-IBpe
cial.)—The Republican and Democratic
congressional headquarters will scon ba
opened in Washington, and the men who
will have charge of the congressional
campaign for both parties will be ready
for business Within -a very short' ttma.
The understanding among both Republic
an and Democratic politicians Just now is
that the campaign committees of both
parties will begin work much earlier this
year than they have in past campaigns.
There are several reasons why the man
agers of both committees consider it wlsa
to Inaugurate their congressional can
vasa much earner than usual. One rea
son Is that congress will take a recess not
later than June T>, It is believed, and this
is earlier by two months than adjourn
ment is usually had. By the time the
members reach their homes in Juno or
July the campaign committees will have
had the plans of the canvass for WO prac
tically mapped out.
The literature thar is to be tarnished
congressmen for campaign purposes will
be ready for distribution, and all the work
in connection with ihe national congres
sional canvass will be brought up to date,
so that the men In the field will bo abla
to begin at once to endeavor tr> convince
the voters of their districts that It will h;.
wise for them to return them to the na
tional house of representatives for another
term. It goes without saying, of eours-?,
that a good many members of the house,
both Republican and Democratic, will be
defeated for renomination. The men who
will take their places as the regular party
nominees will be Just as anxious to b.gln
an early fight in favor of their own can
didacy as will be the men who will be
successful in securing renomlnations.
The national presidential cann>;ilgn
committees will be entirely separated
from the national congressional cam
paign committees. They will work sep
arately in every way, so that there will
be no clash between them, as would nat
urally be the case if they attempted to
unite to carry out the plans proposed for
winning votes at the polls in November.
The fact that the national congressional
committees will have their headquarters
in Washington will naturally make this
capital a political center after congress
adjourns.
By many politicians it is believed that
it would be wiser for the Republican*,
Democrats and Populists to have head
quarters of their national presidential
committees in .the capital city.
Leading politicians- of each party, how
ever, have nevqr been willing in the past
to have Washington selected, and will
probably not do so In the campaign of
1900. ■
As I stated In Washington dispatches
to this paper. Chicago is probably
certain to be selected by both the Repub
lican and Democratic campaign commit
tees.
It is more than likely each committee
will have branch headquarters oscablish
ed in New York.
: • I) •
Tha renewed , discussion regarding the
availability of Admiral George Dewey as
a presidential candidate has little, if any,
more foundation.than similar talk regard
ing him before and shortly after his re
turn from Manila. As is well known,
Admiral Dewey positively announced
while at Manila, and after his return to
this country, that he would not take
the presidency as a gift. The admiral
added that he did not believe that he was
fitted by nature for an office of this kind.
He would be perfectly contented, he said,
to remain in the United States navy.
Shortly after the passage of the Porto
Rican tariff bill by the house of repre
sentatives certain leaders of the Repub
lican party, it will be recalled, sought
to bring out some- man In opposition to
Maj. McKinler at the Philadelphia, con
vention. The most prominent of ail tho
men discussed was Benjamin Harrison,
of Indiana. He quickly put at rest
all discussion so far as he was
concerned by declaring that he would
not accept the office under any con
sideration. Senator Davis, of Minnesota,
It will be recalled, was mentioned as a
candidate, too. in opposition to McKlniey.
The Minnesota senator, however. was
wise enough to see that he could not be
nominated and declined to permit the
use of his name to worry the McKinley
ites at Philadelphia.
• • •
It is hard for politicians in Washington
to discover who started the second boom
for Admiral Dewey as a candidate for
the presidency. It has not yet been
clearly shown whether it was the purpose
of the Dewey enthusiasts to run him at
the head of the Republican ticket or
whether they proposed to make him the
candidate of either the Democratic or
Populist parties. It may be that they
had decided to run htm as an Independent
candidate. All this talk, however, is not
important in view of the fact that the
admiral will not run for the presidency
in 1900 unless he is forced to do so by
Mrs. Dewey, who is said to be am
bitious. It may readily be seen that if
the admiral consented to try for the
nomination of any of the three great par
ties he would lose. McKlniey has a
"sure thing" on the Republican nomina
tion. William Jennings Bryan, to use
another srtang phrase, has a "cinch," so
far as the Democratic and Populist par
ties are concerned.
• • •
The contest for the Democratic vice
presidential nomination. It is now stated
here, has narrowed down to three promi
nent men. The gentlemen referred to
are George Fred Williams, of Massachu
setts; John R. McLean, of Washington,
and sometimes of Ohio, and James Ham
ilton Lewis, of Washington state. It is
now believed here that Col. Bryan, who
will have a good deal to say regarding
the candidate to be nominated at the
Kansas City convention,will favor George
Fred Williams, if the latter will consent
to accept the nomination. More than
six months ago Mr. Williams, however,
emphatically declared tnat he would not
permit the use of his name for the vice
presidency. If he holds to the same opin
ion still, either McLean or Lewis will
probably capture the vice presidential
prize. Mr. McLean has a great deal mo(*
money than the brilliant, though er
ratic Lewis, and. being able to put more
money Into the campaign than the Seattle
lawyer, he may defeat the latter at Kan
sas City. There is a possibility, however,
that the delegates may realize the fact
that Lewis* ability to make a brililant
campaign from the stump will be more
beneficial to fhe Democratic party In the
coming campaign than Mr. McLean's
mon ey. —J. S. Van Antwerp.
SPRINKLING BIDS OPENED.
Bonrd of Puhlie Work* Find* Somi«
Good FIR-nreH.
Bids for sprinkling for the season of
1900 were oper.ed by the board of public
works yesterday. The lowest bidders were
the James Forrestal company in six dis
tricts. Fielding & Sliepley in two districts.
W. J. Preston, iti two districts, and tlia
St. Paul Cartage company In one district.
The prices bid were'lower than last year
In each district. The figures of the low
est bidders were:
James Forr«stal Company—District 1.
streets :>er week per 100 fo-t.21 17-100 cunts;
boulevards, ib cent?. District 2, streets,
21 17-100 cents; boulevard*. .4 cents. Dis
trict rf, street* 1, 21 1-3 cents; boulevards,
7 cents. District s.''streets, 22 1-U cents;
boulevards, i(i cents. District 7,
streets, 2a UM4Q cents; boulevards. IS
rents. Disirict 11. street?, 2:j SU-100 cents;
boulevards. IS cents.
Fielding & Shepley -District 4. streets.
2') !t5-im> cents; boulevards, 17 cents. Dis
trict 'A, streets, 40 cents; boulevards, 23
cents.
\V. J. Prf.st.jn—District 8. streets, 21Vi
cents; boulevards, lh cents. Disirict 10.
streets. 32 cents; boulevards, 86 cents.
St. Paul Cartage Company— District 6.
streets, 21 !f.s-l<:0 cents; boulevards, 14
cent*.
Last season Nicholas Feyen had nine
Of the eleven ilis; rict.-*, and Fi-i lintj ,t
riln iik-y the- oltu-r two. FieUUmc & Sliep-
ley are tho lowest bidders this year for
the same districts they had lost last
season. The contracts will be awarded,
at tho board meeting Thursday.
SMART SHORT STORIES.
The wife of the admiral of the navy is
noted for her brightness at repartee. At
the time of her engagement to the hero
of Manila bay :;h<i was much annoyed ai
the publicity given to her every move
ment, and very sensitive to criticism.An
editor of one of the Washington paper*
called to her over the telephone one <l.i>
In regard to a photograph that had been
Bent t-» him to uae in a descriptive article
"It is so poor," explained the editor,
who was an old friend of Mrs. Dewey's.
"that I dislike to use it. Are you sure
you know which one 1 refer to?"
"Oh, yes," said Mrs. Dewey. "that's
all right."
"But I don't think it Is all right," said
the editor. "Don't you want justice dona
you?"
"No," replied Mrs. Dewey, "I only hopo
for mercy."
When Isaac Van Alphen. the post
master general of the Transvaal, and a
warm friend of "Oom Paul," was In this
country in attendance on the postal con
grass, he had an a-musiing experience
which he still likes to refer to. Walk
ing- arm In arm with a friend near the
Pennsylvania station in Baltimore ona
day, the distinguished foreigner was ap
proached by a policeman, who announced
that Van Alphen had been ordered to ap
pear before the coroner to act as a iuror.
"By what authority do you ask this?"
"By the authority of the state of Mary
land."
"I acknowledge no such authority,"
said Van Alphen, the humor of th© situ
ation breaking upon him.
"You acknowledge no such authority."*
repeated the policeman with amazement
"What do you mean?"
"Well." announced Mr. Van Alphen
nonchalantly, "1 am a resident of Pre
toria in the South African republic, and
I don't acknowledge the authority of the
state of Maryland in this Instance."
"Pretoria, South African republic"'
echoed the policeman, puzzled for a mo
ment, but finally he begged Mr. Van
Alphen'3 pardon ami walked away say
ing, audibly: "Well, you're about the
whitest 'coon' I ever saw."
The conversation had turned to South
African affairs, the surrender of Gen.
.Cronje, the sale of mines by the Boers
and other matters. Finally the subject
of future business chances for people of
pluck and enterprise came up.
"When this war is over." said 'Parody
Bob,' "anybody who has the sand can go
over into that country and make a for.
tune in a few years."
"No doubt," returned the colonel, "but
the fattest business chance in South
Africa has been overlooked. If a fellow
had only had the foresight to have an
ticipated the exigencies or: this Boer-Eng
lish war and built a suspension bridge
over the Tugela he would have been ail
the money by this time."
"How so?"
"Charging Buller's army toll."
• • •
The late Dr. M. D. Hoge. of Rich
mond, Va., tells of two Christian men
who "fell out." One heard that the other
was talking against him and, the Relig
ious Herald says, he went to him and
said: "Will you be kind enough to tell
me my faults to my face, that I may
profit by your Christian candor and tr>
to get rid of them?" "Yea, sir," replleil
the other, "I will do It." They went
aside and the former said: Before you
commence telling what you think wrong
in me, will you pleaso bow down with
me and let us pray over It, that my eyes
may be opened to see my faults as you
will tell them? You lead in the prayer."
It was done, and, when the prayer was
over, the man who had sought the inter,
view said: "Now proceed with what you
have,to complain of in me." But the
other replied. "After praying over It it
looks so little that it is not worth talK.
Ing about. The truth is. I feel now that
in going around talking against you I
have been serving the devil myself, and
have need that you pray for me and for
give me tho wrong 1 have done you."
Dr. Hoge tells the story very well, and
here and there in almost every com
munity Is a man or woman who might
profit by it.
COULD NOT GET IN.
Man Suddenly 111 Conld Not Be Re-
ceived at City Ho*]tftal.
Charles Russell, a traveling man from
San Francisco, Cal., fa lying 111 at the
Clarendon, having been refused admis
sion to the city hospital last evening,' it.
la alleged. Mr. Russell la suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism, l«ast
evening he became delirious, and re
quired an attendant to restrain him. The
hotel people telephoned to the city hos
pital for the ambulance to remove Rus
sell, where he could have proper care,
but it is claimed the hospital authorities
refused to do anything except on an or
der from the city physician. This offi
cial nor any of his assistants could be
found. A second call was sent, and
again, it is alleged, permission to re
move the sick man to the hospital was
refused.
Wants .Money liiNtead.
The charge of assault and battery upon
which Nick Moeller, Mrs. Moeller and
Lester Moeller were arrested several
weeks ago at the instance of Joseph Rei
singer, was dismissed in the police court
yesterday at the request of the prosecut
ing witness, who says he has begun civil
action for $3,000 damages against the
Moellers. Reisinger claims the Moeller
family, father, mother and son, viciously
assaulted him, and that he was perma
nently Injured by a kick in the groin.
There is a charge of cruelty to animals
hanging over Moeller Jr., upon which he
has been found guilty. The case stands
I so entered on the police court tab, and
I has been carried on the records several
! months, but for some reason or other
the judge has not seen fit to inflict any
penalty.
WAS MERELY TENTATIVE.
Action of the Executive ftlee<tinjg of
State Banker*.
The executive committee of the Asso
ciation of State Banks, that was ap
pointed at a recent meeting of the bank,
ers to perfect an organization, met last
evening at the capitol. \V. B. I-ee. of
L,ong Prairie, presided, and the other
members of the committee present were:
(j. A. Hubbard. of Lake City; Herman
Scheffer, of St. Paul; C. A. Morey. of
Wlnona; George. R. Moore, of Jackson;
H. F. Weis, of l.c Sueur; W. D. Kirk,
of St. Paul, and E. W. Decker, of Min
neapolis. Public Examiner Pope was
prc-sent by invitation and joined in tbe
discussion of questions pertaining to
state banks. No definite, action was
taken, except in the matter of outlining
a plan uf organization. The date for th«
meeting of the association was not de
cided upon.
Uoett to I'arlM to Live.
P. S. Macgowan, one of the receivers
of the Wood Harvester company, left Sat
urday evening for New York. lie will
sail tomorrow on the Ktruria for Eng
land, proceeding 1 from there to Parts to
make his permanent residence, having ac
cepted the position of Kuropean agent
for the Johnston Harvester company, of
Batavia. N. Y.
Died hi Mini i la.
Mrs. Caroline Karger. SOI Carroll street,
has iust received word (rum the war de
partment that the remains of her son,
Charles Karger, of Company M, Third IT.1 T.
S. infantry, wlio died in Manila March 2,s'.
lbO9, of spinal meningitis, were sent from
San Francisco March 10. The remains
will arrive here about Thursday. Fmi"i il
will be announced later.
Cl*i'i«|ier.
Chicago Record.
Carnegie probably Qffurea that it would
be cheaper to pay I'riok ten millims than
to let th'.^ lawyera have twcr.iy
Knows How to Do It.
Baltimore American.
Gen. Lew Wallace seems to be wielding
i good-sfoeti :;led;.-e hammer t&ese days'.
CULTURE OF THE CHILD.
Mr*. Conklin Sh.vk Ameflcuii Women
Are Neglecting; It.
The Plymouth Congregational church
was well filled, yesterday with W. C. T.
U. women and others Interested In re
form work, when Mrs. Addle Blxby-Up
ham, president of the Somerset W. C. T.
U., introduced Mrs. Mabel L. Conklin.
organizer and lecturer for the white rib
bon forces. Mrs. Conklin spoke on
"Wifehood and Motherhood." The Amer
ican woman, said tho speaker, was be
coming more and more noted for her
progressiveness. Her thirst for knowl
edge was almost insatiable, her desire to
advance, to occupy a position of im
portance In the world, inspired her to
make every sacrifice that might gratify
that desire. But, Mrs. Conklin said, the
majority of American women neglected
one kind of culture, and that was child
culture, and to this neglect was due the
Increase of criminality among children.
The latter were left to look after them
selves, with the result that reform scfceol*
and houses of correction were filled to
overflowing.
The speaker said that the theory of
total depravity was an insult to God. In
spite of the theory of those who believe In
the power of heredity, environment and
careful education would counterbalance
any evil germs the child may have in
herited at its birth. The speaker sali
It was woman's fault if the standard of
manhood was becoming lower. A man,
she said, chooses his wife for her truth
and purity; a girl is too apt to choose a
man for his social position and financial
prospects. If a girl Insists that the man
she marries must not smoke, swear, drink
or have any other vices, the man Is pret
ty apt to give up the vices rather than
give up the girl. A collection was taken
up after the lecture, and a number of
new members joined the W. C. T. U. Mrs.
Conklin spoke last evening at Merriam
Park, and will lecture this evening at
the Clinton Avenue M. E. church on 'The
Solcal Evil: Its Cause and Cure."
TRANSVAAL RELIEF FUND.
Executive Committee Ih Cliohwi for
Mfnneaotu.
The Transvaal war relief committee
met last evening at the office of Chair-
Ben Davies, general chairman; J. H.
and selected the following executive com
mittee:
man Ben Davies, 154^ East Third street,
Robertson, Minneapolis, subchairman; A.
A. McKechnle, St. Paul, treasurer; Q. R.
T. Hart. St. Pa.ul, secretary; Arthur
Armitoge. Rev. H. J. Colwell, Rev. Hues
ted, J. T. Moore. H. Rendale and C. J.
Spalding, of Minneapolis; H. W. C. Bow
doin, John McCulloch, Rev. Alex Mc-
Gregor and E. H. Moore, of St. Paul.
The address of A. A. McKechnle. the
treasurer, to whom subscriptions to the
lord mayor's fund should bo sent, is care
of C. W. Benson & Co., bankers. Metro
politan opera house building.
SOUTH ST. PAUL LOSSES.
Mmulay'M Fire Will Run I pward of
$20,000 According to Uatlmnte*.
The Insurance on the packing plant of
the Dakota Packing company at South
St. Paul, which burned Sunday, was cov
ered by a general schedule In various
companies through the agencies of Weed
& Parker Bros, and the Striekland-Dooitt
tle agency. The loss is about 40 per
cent on a $50,000 Insurance.
The Great Western Fertilizing and
Manufacturing company's loss is total on
an insurance of $4,000 placed through
Weed & Parker Bros.
NEW AUDITORIUM PLAN.
Commercial Club Director* Are to
Consider One Tomorrow.
The board of directors of the Commer
cial club will meet tomorrow at 1
o'clock to consider a proposition for the
erection of a new auditorium, fire proof
in construction, on the property north
of the new library building.
The plan proposed Includes the pur
chase of the property directly north of
the old market building far enough to
permit the opening of Eighth street
through to St. Peter.
BATH HOUSE COPS.
Two Special Policemen Appointed
at Request of Ohage.
Julius Hermann and Charles Niehard
were appointed special policemen yester
day by Mayor Klefer. The appointments
were made at the request of Health Com
missioner Ohage, and the new men wl'l
serve as specials at the pub'.lc bath hous?,
without pay from the city.
( Dsilkiiii Wai* Acquitted.
The jury In the case of the state versus
George Costigan, after being out two
hours yesterday, returned a verdict find
ing the defendant not guilty. The case
■was tried before Judge Jasgard in the
district court. Costigan was charged
with obtaining money by falsa pretenses
from the Great Northern by means of a
false Introduction in connection with a
time check.
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Ki-klh With the Jury.
The case of Minnie Goldstein against
the city went to the jury yesterday aft
ernoon. The plaintiff sues to recover for
personal injuries alleged to have been
sustained by falling into an area way
near the market house.
FAMILY WIPED OUT.
Douhle Murder and Suicide in Ar-
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., March 12.— News
of a double murder and suicide reached
here today.from Scott county. Zeb Leon
ard, a farmer, took his wife and four
year-oki son to a secluded spot and shot
and killed both of them, lie hurled the
bodies, and, returning home, burned his
house. Leonard then went into the woods
ami shot himself. Leonard was sixty
years of age and hLs wife twenty-.se v mi.
Gould Line* llinnee.
BT. LOUIS. March 12.—Rumors which
have been in circulation for several
months with regard to contemplated
changes In the management of the Gould
lines were confirmed today wlun a cir
cular issue:! by President George Oould,
of tVie Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
road, told of the resignation of \V. is.
Doddridge as general manager of the
company, effective this date, and the ap
pointmenl of Russell Harding;, general
manager of the St. Louis Southwestern
Railway company, in his stead.
; j.ui|>an\ I" !•:I»■<■!«* Offlcerx.
NORTHPIBLJD, Minn., Mutch 12.-(Spe
cial.)—At a special meeting of Company
K. Third Regiment, National Quanta of
Minnesota, officer:; were elected to till
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Capt. Schilling;. Second Lieutenant
Stewart Sumner was elected captain, and
Sergeant Roy Shumway second lieuten
ant.
Very 11 ail MolUr.
WASHINGTON, March 12.—Chief Wi!
kie, of the secret service, has received ths
tirst < oriiiterfeit so far discovered of th->
new one dollar silver certificate. The
spe< linen is a very poor zinc etching.
Twllaifs Attractions at
SI Pans! Retail Stores.
FIELD, SCiriACK & CO. are having
an fmportant sale uf fine black cheviots
at from 20 to iis per cent less than mar
kti prices. They have a ma-trntftcent
stock of black dress goods and rare new
silks attractively displayed and at prices
that do their own talking.
Yfi.RXA offers a store full oT table sup
plies that are new, bright and fresh at
prices that appeal to any economical
housekeeper.
BRIEF NEWS OF A DAY.
New York—Work was resumed at the
sugar house of the American Sugar Re
fining company In Jersey City today.
Omaha—At an early hour today fire en
tirely consumed the stock of the Omaha
Tent and Rubber company, valued at
$30,000, and gutted the building In which
It wa« located.
Taeoma, Wash.—Oriental advices state
that permission to do general business in
Japan has been refused sixty foreign in
surance companies, most of them Ameri
can.
Rio de Janeiro—Elaborate preparations*
are bolng made for the celebration of the
anniversary of the discovery on May :,,
1500, of Brazil by Pedro Alvarez de Cabral.
< larkevllle, Term.—The Montgomery
county court house was destroyed by !iro
today. Most of the records were saved.
Loss, J125.000; insurance, $7i,000.
Philadelphia—The difference between
the typefounders of the United States
ami their employes regarding wages and
hours has been settled in a manner sat
isfactory to both sid»*s.
Washington—The state department has
been Informed by the United States min
ister at Buenos Ay res that the bubonic
plague has made its appearance at th*t
important commercial point.
Hazelton, Pa.—Frank Ward was in
stantly killed and several others Herlou*
ly injured today by an explosion of dy
namite. The men were engaged in thaw
ing some of the explosives at the time.
Tecumseh, Oklo.—Roger Bruno, alinx '
"Jim the Tough," arrested for horse
stealing and murder, attempted to escape
from Sheriff Grace. The men hail a tn»rc»i
struggle. Grace succeeded in killing
Bruno, but was hlmselt seriously if not
fatally wounded.
Kingston. Jamaica—The condition of the
laboring population in Barbadoe* Is »o I
bad that arrangements are on foot tt>
aend 30,000 people to Saint Lucia.
Washington—At the opening of the ses
sion of the house today the speaker an
nounced the appointment of Mr. Mc-
Cleary, of Minnesota, chairman of the
committee on library, vice Mr. Ilarmen,
Pa., deceased.
Washington—The president has sent In
structions to I'nited Stales Commissioner
General Peck at the Paris exposition to
see that the Sabbath Is observed, as far
as possible, in the American section dur
ing the progress of the exposition.
Muscatine. lo.—George Wright, who
was convicted and given a life sentence
in December for the murder of Mrs. Nel
lie Crippen, was today granted a new
trial by Judge Brennan, of the district
court.
BEATS HORSE RACES.
Lucky Cheek That Alwwya Wlna Oat
for the Owner of It.
Chicago Tribune.
Two young men were lunching together
one day last week, and one took out his
pocketbook to find a certain memoran
dura. It did not come to hand readily,
and finally he emptied the contents on
the table. In looking over the pile be
came to a soiled and worn piece of pa
per. Without looking at the inside of it,
ha pushed it over to bis friend and re
marked: "Take a look at that,"
His friend found it to be a check for
$50, drawn by the man himself, made pay
able to currency, and dated several
months before.
"What on earth have you been carrying
this around for?" he asked of the man
with the pocketbook.
"I thought you'd a»k," replied the oth
er, "Well, that's my !uck-y check. You
know, I'm fond of the 'bang-tails,' and
every few days I drop into a poolroom
and make a bet or two. Sometimes I
win, but more often I lose. But this
check never goes back on me. When I
run out of currency I get down on any
old thing of a horse with the check.
That's all I have to do. No matter if lt'a
Beautiful Bill to beat Yellow Tail, It
wins. I always get bacK the check and
a wad of currency from the bookmaker.
I've bet that check at least a dozen
times In the last six months, and I
wouldn't take three times Its face value
for It."
"What makes you wait till you go
broke before yoo bet ft?" asked his
friend. "Why don't you start in with the
check and keep It up till you've got a
bank roll?"
"Humph!" replied the man with the
check. "I guess you don't know much
about th« hors»-raclng game."
STUMBLED, BUT WON A WIFE.
A Governor* Quick Wit Turn* Mil
Awkward Mishap Into Triumph.
Ladles' Home Journal.
Gor. Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee,
was a Chesterfield for politeness and a
Talleyrand for wit. When he, a much
admired widower, was paying his ad
dresses—as yet unavowed—to an attrac
tive young widow, he called at her house
one day and was ushered into a room
darkened to the degree which the prevail
ing fashion of those days declared to be
elegant, and before the governor had
familiarized himself with the surround
ing objects in the gloom the young widow
entered the room. With enthusiastic de
votion he advanced to meet her hastily,
not noticing a low stool directly in his
pathway; unhappily, he stumbled over It
and plumped upon his knee:? directly at
the feet of the object of his affections.
Before she could utter a word of apology
or sympathy the adroit governor, seizing
her hand, exclaimed: "Madam, a happy
accident has brought me where Inclina
tion has long led me." The formal de
claration which followed was of course
.successful, for such ready gallantry could
not be resisted.
THOUGHT IT RAINED HASD.
Opinion of a Man \ol I'uiulllur With
I'tiK't't Sonnd Tide*.
Washington Star.
""It rains a great deal In the Puget
Sound country," said the man from that
section, "and I heard of a funny inci
dent not long" ago about it. Some chap
had come from the Mississippi valley to
take up his residence at Whateom. on
Bellingham bay, where there are very
high titles. When the boat landed him
at the end of the long pier extending
over the tide flats the water w;t.« low and
tire new man didn't notice anything but
a wldo stretch of sand between the boat
and the town. It was in the evening
about dark and raining, and he went to
the hotel on the front street and stayed
there, going to bed without having gone
out for a walk. The next morning 'when
he got up he looked out and ihe tide was
in, the water coming up close to the ho
tel. He g;!7.ed at the widespread waters
for an instant, and, throwing up his
hands in astonishment, he exclaimed:
'Gee wbt3* but Jt "»"st hare rained hard
last night.' "
DEATHS OF A DAY.
VKRONA, Italy. March 12.—Cardinal L.
Dl Cii.nossa. bishop of Verona, is d»*al.
He was the oldest member of tlje sacril
college, and was Austria's candidate ii»
the conclave which elected Pope Leo.
Stricken With I'arnlj *t».
KLMIRA.N. r.,March 12. -Rev. ThOnuii
K. I'.oeeher. brother of Henry Ward
Beecher a-no" pastor of Park church, was
stricken with paralysis last night on his
return home from evening service, and
his recovery is considered doubtful.
PLYMOUTH CXjOTHIKG HQUSE,
corner Seventh and Robert, are niakin<
a hit in hats, and claim they now hava
on sale the latest spring styles not of
one hatter alone, but of all the leading
hatters in the country, and their "ad"
man says, "We've hata enough to make
you dizzy."
SCHOt'H. at his two grocery stores, of
fers a choice selection of goods of quaU
Ity at prices of poverty.