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TV (' PORTO RICA* BECTSHO'.VS.
In the Dc Lima ease the supreme court*, i
by i\ majority of flve to four, holda that
all duties collected on importations from
Porto Rico under the provisions of the
general tariff act • re illegal:
First, because Porto Rico by the tieaty
of cession, ratified April I>, !-.:.'. ! i-ame
United States territory and ceased to be
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a foreign country.
Second, because the general tariff law,
the Dingley act of July 24, 1897, provides
only for the levy .of dutits "upon a'l
articles port< il from foreign n ries."'
In t!ie Downes case, eu the other h hi:,
In which the court sustains the govern
ment by a majority of five to four, the
>n is:
First, that Porto Ric 1 Is a terrlt iry
appurtenant and belonging to the fnlted
States, but not a part of the fnlted
States within the revenue clause of the
constitution.
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Second, that the Forak< r act of last
year, with its 15 per cent tariff clause, is
constitutional bo far as it Imposes duties
Upon imports from such island.
All that Is decided thus far by the
supreme court, therefore, is this: First,
that Porto Rico is not a foreign country
bul Is United States territory; second,
that the general tariff upon imports from
foreig-n countries ceased to applj to Porto
Rico after the treaty of cession; and,
third, by a divided bench of flve to four
that congress hns the Btkutional right
to Impose a 15 per cent tariff tax upon
Imports from Porto Rico, notwithstand
ing the constitutional provision that all
imposts and taxes shall be un:form
throughout the United States.
I-our members of the supreme bench—
Chief Justice Fuller and Associate Jus
tic-os Harlan, Brewer and Peckham—
that under the constitutional provision
for uniform taxation neither, the Dingley
tariff law nor the Foraker 15 per cent tar-
Jit clause can legally apply to imports
from Porto Rico.
Four others—Justices Shiras, MeKenna,
Gray and —hold that both the
Dingley tariff law and the Foraker 15
per emit tariff are constitutional as r, -
gums application to Porto Rlcan goods.
The ninth, Justice Brown, holds that
the Dingley tariff taxes on Porto Rican
goods after the treaty of cession were il
legal, but that the Foraker 15 per cent
tariff tax on importations from Porto
Rico is constitutional and sound.
It is to be noted that the court has
not yet passed upon the question, wheth
er tho 15 per cent tariff upon exports
from tho United States to Porto Kieo is
constitutional. Neither lias It passed
upon the questions involving the civil
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rights of the people of Porto Rico—such
as the right of trial b; irj . the Wift of
habeas corpus, th-a right of freedom of
press and of religion; or the guarantees
of th" thirteenth; fourtetnth and lifteenth
amendments, in regard to slavery, m
voluntary servitude, property r'^hts an&
contracts. Those questions are involved
In .'further cases awaiting the court's de- |
cision. '
The l)e L'rrca case involved *i::.to) of tar-
In! duties coil< ted on sugar imported by
a Xow York firm from Porto Rico. The
duties were collected under the pro
visions of the Dingier act, which pro
vldes for the collection of duties on all
"articles impoited from .foreign coun
tries." Consequently, the issue hung
upon th-- question—ls Porto Rico a for
eign country?
Shiras, McKenna, Gray find White sus
tained the contention of the government,
and .said— v. s.
Fuller, Harlan, Br< w«r, P ckham and
Brown said—No.
The hitter reviewed the decisions of the
court and the acts of the rnment
from Lhe foundation of the nation and
*
declared:
"It h evident that from 1808, the date of
Mr. Galatin's letter, to the present time,
ther« lias not been a Bhr< of authority.
4exce.pt th^ dictum in the case of Fleming
vs. Page, or holding that a- district ceded
to and in the possession of the United
St.it.fvi remains for any purpose a for- .
eign country."
The^ summary of the five justices oppos
ing the government's contention In the j
Dc Lima case then followed:
"\\ ■• are therefore of the opinion that
nt the tjtno these duties were levied Porto i
Rico was not a foreign country within
the moaning of the tariff laws, but a ter- '
ritory of the United Sates, that the duties
were ll« sally exacted and that the plaint
iffs are entitled to recover them back."
The second case, that of Downes versus
Collector BidweM, of New York, involving
duties collected under the provisions of i
the Foraker 15 per cent tariff clause, hung
upon the stion whether congress is
bound by the constitution in governing
th<" territories. The decision in a nutshell '<
Is, that the Foraker act is constitutional, I
notwithstanding that the <v.r>«Mtution pro- j
vldes >hat nil Imposta and taxes shall ba
cqiial shout the United States. This
excision likewise gnizee In congress a
new power not before recognised by the
court, TOtrlS', the power to extend the
constit/uron by statutory act, and to ex
tend it in whole or in part. The court, in
thip. divided opinion of flve against four,
also er. eis the doctrine of a territory as
"appurtenant and belonging to the United
States," but "not a part of the United
States." Tn other words, the Downes ease
accepts the doctrine of colonial posses
sion, with congress in the position of an
imperial parliament. %
The two most significant' paragraphs,
sustaining the government, in the Downes
decision are as follows: - --•-■
"We are of the opinion that the island
of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant
and belonging to the United States, but
not a part of the United States within the
revenue clause of the constitution; that
the Foraker act is constitutional so far
as it imposes duties upon imports from
such Island, and that the plaintiff cannot
recover back the duties exacted in this
ease.
"The practical interpretation put by
congress upon, the constitution has been
long continued and uniform to the effect
that the constitution is applicable to ter
ritories acquired by purchase or con
quest only when and so far as congress
shall so direct." '-_;.:.. ■...'..
Such was the opinion of five of the
nine justices—namely,- Shiras, McKenna,
White, Brown and Gray. The dissent of
Chief Justice Fuller and Associate Jus
tices Harlan, Brewer and Pecknam was
vigorous.
- Chief Justice Fuller, commenting upon
the assumption that congress is not
bound by the constitution, in. the gov
| ernment of the territories, said in strong
English:
," "The source of national power in this
country is the constitution of the United
: States; and the government, as to our
1 international -affairs, possesses no inher-
I ent sovereign power not derived from
that instrument, and - inconsistent with
its tter and spirit."
Justice Harlan, the veteran whose voice
' for constitutional liberty has been clear
and strong for a quarter of a century
of able judicial exposition, declared in
regard to the assumption t'nat the gov
ernment has unlimited power not bound
by the constitution in the government of
the territories:
"I take leave to say that if the prin- !
ciples now announced should ever re
ceive the sanction of a majority of this
court, the result would be a radical and
mischievous change in our system ol
government. We will, in that event, pass
from the era of constitutional liberty,
guarded and protected by a written con
stitution, into an era of legislative ab
solutism, in respect to many rights that
are dear to all people who love freedom."
The doctrine that "congress can legis
late fne constitution into contiguous ter
ritory," says Justice Harlan, may well
cause "surprise, if not alarm." Congress
had no existence except by virtue ot
the constitution, and has no power over
that instrument either to extend or with
draw, repeal or amend.
One thing thus far is plain, and that
is, that the divided opinions of the court
to date have no more settled the con
stitutional question than did the famous
Taney decision in the Dred Scott case,
and further decisions are eagerly awaited.
THi; <>>I\HA A\S> SHE PUBLIC
The controversy between the Omaha
railroad and Health Comm'ss'oner Ohat>»,
relative to the laying of a track across'
the approach to the public baths on Har
riet island is about to ba decided by
the city in favor of the railroad. While
it '= nn-vc-cally admiUnl that the con
tentions of Dr. Ohage w *■ in the inter
ests of the public and that the proposed
railroad spur will impair the utility >f
the public baths by making the approach
somewhat dangerous, still 1 he commercial
interests involved are -worthy of consid
eration. The result will be a compro
mise. Instead of the Omaha obtaining
110 feet along the levee with riparian
rights which would enable it to fill in
the river to the detriment of the batha,
it is to be confined to a thirty-foot
right of way properly restricted. To
protect the frequenters of the baths the
road will be compelled to place automatic
gates at the crossing and all other and
further precautions against accidents
which may seem necessary will be in
sisted upon.
Dr. Ohage is to be commended for the
vigorous iight he has made and is still
making for the public baths."* It is such
action on the p.irt of public officials
w-hieb secures the proper concessions and
compromises. The future may hold a
solution of the problem to lhe approach
to Harriet Island wliich will be satisfac
tory to all concerned.
texrt.HT OF 'ViiK i (il IIT.
The two decisions of the United s-ta: s
supreme court upon the Porto Rican tar
iff cases reveal the members of that tri
bunal in radical conflict with each other
in rtgard to the fundamental principles
of our government. Not only are the
members of the bc-neh divided, but the
two decisions handed down conflict in
important particulars.
The division of the bench ia peculiar.
There are four justices, including the
chSof jußtic*, afliinst the government in
both cases.
There are four justices who support the
government in both cases.
The ninth justice is against the gov
ernment in one case and with it in tha
other. So that in one, the De Lima sugar
case, the court stands five to four against
the government, and In the other, tha
Downes case, five to four in favor of the
government.
The four Justices who are against the
position of the government in both cases
aw Chief Justice Fuller, Justice Harlan,
Justico Brewer and Justice Peckham..
The four who are with the government
in both cases are Justices Shiran, Mc-
Kenna, White and Gray.
The one who Is against the govern
ment in the De TJma case and with tho
government in tho Lownes rase is Justice
Brown. The attitude of this justice ia
constructively and inferentially con
demned by the opinions of the other
eight, because of the broad conflict of the
conclusions of principle involved.
The De Lima decision, in which the court
stood against the government, holds that
Porto Rico by the treaty of Paris be
came part of the United States and ceas
ed to be a foreign country, and therefore
that all tariff duties collected on goods
imported from Porto Rico prior to the
recent 15 per cent tariff provided for in
the Foraker civil act were unconstitu
tional and illegal.
The Downes case, 1n which the court
sustains tho government, holds that, al
though no tariff duties could be collected
fHinSTT"~EXW GESBST Wednesday, may" 29, fsoi.
from Porto Rico under the provisions of
the general tariff law or Dingley act," con
gress nevertheless acted constitutionally
in passing the Foraker civil act with its
15 per cent tariff included, and that the
latter holds.
The position, therefore, of Justice
Brown, who virtually by his peculiar at
titude has decided both of these con
flicting cases, ls apparently this:
First, that a 100 per cent tariff against
Porto Rico is unconstitutional and void.
Second, that a la per cent tariff against
Porto Rico is constitutional and sound.
In other words, as so humorously ex
pounded by Thomas B. Reed, Porto Rica
is 85 per» cent American and 15 per cut
foreign.
It is evident that the court is by no
means through with the settlement of
the great constitutional issue involved.
It is likewise apparent that, in the divid
ed condition of the bench and the close
margin which the majority is able to se
cure on either side, it may take perhaps
the whole of the dozen or more cas^s
before that tribunal to determine what
is the actual and final attitude of the
present court. The outcome undoubtedly
hangs upon, the position of Justice
Brown, and his present condition of mind
shows that he is susceptible of educa
tional development. Therefore, as the
various cases and their varying phase 3
come be/ore the court for settlement it
is not unlikely that he will give the coun
try an object lesson in progressive ju
dicial exposition that will prolong the
ultimate settlement of the main is-sue for
some time to crime. The ability of Jus
tice Brown to progress in his opinions
is shown by his change of front in the
income tax cases, where the court by his
deciding vote so surprisingly revered it
self on brief notice.
COSG3R IS OI.T OF IT.
Tho people of lowa are to be con
gratulated upon their action in turning a
.v- to the ;jl'-adings of Conger for
political preferment. The good sense of
a people revolts against this practice of
(•lining notoriety into political capital.
Dewey thought tnat insomuch as the
p< ople talked of him and his deeds as ah
admiral, it would be the easiest thing in
the world to go after and capture the
nomination of at least one of the great
parties for the presidency. Dewey was
all right as a commander of fleets, but
as president, the people would nave none
of him.
Conger conceived the idea that all he
■would have to do was to come homo in
the nick of time, fresh from the Orient
"with all his blushing honors thick upon
him" and tho good people of his native
state would nominate him for governor in
ppite of his protests. Here he found him
self in error. The people were interested
In Conger as the man who stood with
others the siege of the legations at
Pekin, but there was nothing in that to
recommend him as especially fitted for
the governorship of lowa. He found
himself a very ordinary citizen with a
peculiar experience to relate, that was
all.
There is little doubt that Mr. Conger
counted upon the powerful support of the
church on account of his misisonary
record. Hera he evinced a lack of judg
ment characteristic of him. It was on
this missionary rock that his diplomatic
boat split. It was becarse of his evi
dent prejudice that he became useless as
a minister of a foreign power in China.
The great mass of the voters in lowa as
well as of any other state, are not in
sympathy with the action of the foreign
missions in China. Conger's open alli
ance with and dependence on that ele
ment rendered him an object of sus
picion—he was thought to be an unsafe
man. The slump of the Conger guber
natorial boom will have the effect to em
barrass the administration. President
McKinley and Secretary Hay, do not
want him to return to Pekln. His ad
ministration there was not in the high
est sense diplomatic. He seems not large
enough to sink his personal feelings in
the larger questions of public national
policy. He fails to realize the fact that
the United States is in China for com
mercial purposes and not to Christianize
the heathen. The object which our diplo
matic policy has always in view, is in
ternal development and trade, rather
than protection of missionaries in the in
terior and the building of churches. Just
new the United States needs its most
consummate diplomat at Fekln. No
pot-house politician like the present con
sul to Shanghai, not a time serving
favorite like the special commissioner
now there should fill the oifice of min
ister. The trouble with the whole Chi
nese situation ls that it has been bungled
by a lot of diplomatic novices, and this
remark is not confined to the representa
tives of the United States. If such a
man as President Angel could be induced
to accept tho mission, the influence of
the United States in the concert would
he multiplied. A place, however, should
be made for Conger, one where he could
give his attention to missionary work
without endangering our international re
lations. Why not send him to Turkey?
The constitution follows the flag until
congress calls it back.
The festivo speculators who are out
looking for snaps on Coon creek must
look out that they don't find a nigger
in the fence.
It ls now apparent why the supreme
court held the insular cases so long
under advisement. They could not get a
majority to agree to anything.
Tho Associated Press correspondent at
Washington, who reported the supreme
court Monday wa3 not on to his job.
He certainly was not a lawyer.
If there is something rotten In the state
of Denmark, we hope It i 3 not its
merchant marine which our own J. Pier
pont Morgan is reported to be about to
acquiro.
The five "men" who were expelled
from West Point and who had announced
their intention to secure a rehearing Rjt
the hands of the secretary of war, may
as well keep their breath to ccol their
broth. Th« secretary has announced that
the incident is closed. In this the secre
tary of war exhibits his good sense. II
that matter should be opened up there
would be an end to discipline at West
Pc int.
The Dispatch does not seem to agree
with the majority opinion in the Downea
case, but the Pioneer Press does, so it
is all right, ffhe country is safe for a
time at least. ■':
That was a Brown roast which Chief
Justice Fuller administered to the ma
jority opinion-1-" in; the Dowries case. A
Fuller exposition of the powers of the
constitution c<?uld hardly have been writ
ten.
The Times 'announces that the con
stitution does ndf follow the flag. It ls
difficult to determine just where the
Times go* its tip. It must have been
from "private but trustworthy sources. '
The Times is always right when not
wrong.
Dr. Herron has married Miss Rand.
Now wa.teh out for the mud slinging
which the clerical fraternity will at once
begin. We suppose good Dr. Hillis will
be unable to read of this marriage be
cause of the thundering in his ears of
the sobs of Herron's children.
The divine Sarah thinks that the
American women ure the r-:-al thins?. Bhe
says that they ltve at hotels and apend
the money wrhfch their husbands o.irn
working from morning to late at nl^'it.
Sarah's knowledge of American women
Is certainly very extensive.
The rabbit's foot has been vindicated.
For many years this talisman of good
luck has been ridiculed by the doubters.
Men who wore a rabbit's foot as a
watch charm as well as a guard tigiinst
the forces of darkness, were pointed out
is being nothing less than superstitious.
This is all changed now. Iron in un
limited quantities and rich enough to fill
tho fondest dreams of avarice ha;;
discovered at Coon Creek by means of a
rabbjfs foot.
AT THE THEATEIIS.
METROPOLITAN.
Howard Kyle in the powerful Revolu
tionary drama, "Nathan Hale," w 11 close
his engagement at the Metropolitan op?ra
house with two performances today; th 3
maitinee will be played at popular price 3.
Tomorrow afternoon the Metrop<>;;t.:n
will inaugurate a week- of vaui vill^.
presenting for the opening b'll Jessie
Bartlett Davis and a big company of
vaudeville artists.
GRAND.
"At Valley Forge" is one of the pret
tiest plays that has been seen ac the
Grand for some time. Tt deals with tf.e
colonial period and presents a story d
love interest, pathos and comedy, which
is given in a thoroughly enjoyable man
ner.
STAR.
Miss Hazelton, at tho Star theater this
week, who essays tho leading role in
the burlesque, is a presentable young
woman of ability in a burlesque way, and
her singing is catchy. There are some
laughable com-edians, and th^ir comedy
is not as coarse as usual. The closing
burlesque, the "Sapho Trial," is a hila
rious bit of horse play, extravagant, but
laughable. The costuming is very bright
and well ordered, and the living pictures
which form a part of the first section,
are excellently put on.
Work of the Tax Commission.
The Globe ls asked to publish the
following open letter to the tax commis
sion:
To the Hon. H. W. Childs and Members
of the Tox Commission: It is an anoma
lous condition that confronts your com
mittee, that you get no response to your
'^Circular letters for ideas as to proper
mode of procedure in the work of re
vising the tax laws," as represented by
the St. Paul Globe.
That you may not charge this part of
the state with neglect I will reiterate
suggestions that you have often heard,
and that you frequently hear discussed.
It is not so much the want of a new
code of laws that embarrass your work
as it ia to provide adequate measures to
enforce present laws. This is one of the
defects in our popular form of gos-orn
ment, and will -obtain so long as free gov
ernment, exists.
I would have three assessors elected in
each county, the full board should act
upon every assessment; hoping that this
"administrative body would be nearly
free from favoritism, not fo liable to the
moral duress of local influences, nor of
divided responsibility. Would have all
property contribute to the public Income
exejept churches and eemeterties, and
mortgages drawing no more than 4 per
cent per annum, except as below. (The
attempt to tax the mortgage interest,
and the equity of the mortgagor has Fi
nally failed. The mortgagor always pays
the tax in a higher rate of interest.)
Any otner exemption is liable to abuse.
Would not allow money and credits to be
offset by debts due by the party assessed
unless the party would furnish evidence
of specific indebtedness, the amount of in
debtedness and to whom due and paya
ble.
Would have the work corrected and
equalized by the county commissioners,
and the value of real estate finally an
alyzed by the administrative department
of thr> state government.
Untfer the power given by pur stats
constitution to create courts Inferior to
the supreme court, would have a judge
elected in each county (who should be a
member of the bar), with jurisdiction to
embrace all issues that might arise be
tween the assessor and the people in es
tablishing the liability to taxation as well
as the questions that might arise as to
the valuation placed on both real and
personal property. "Would collect taxps as
now provided by law; "Would make tax
on personal property a lien on the real
state of the owner of the personal prop
erty after the tax becomes due.
Would advertise delinquent taxes and
also advertise the giving of a deed.
"Would make the deed conclusive ev'
dence of all that is executed in the deed
except as against minors and s'ich oth r
persons as are usually exempt from
short limitations.
"Would not tax railroads on through
traffic. Would get railroads to agree to
an amendment to the constitution taxing
only net earnings at a maximum rale
not to exceed one-half of the rate U vied
on other property of the individual upon
the theory that one-half of the value of
the road is a utility indispensable to
the public. Would not tax flouring mills
to be designated as custom mills, com
pelled to render service at a fixed sum.
Would not tax full-blood male animals
for farm use. "Would revive the statutes
of Edward 111. on importation of anima's
of merit. —H. IT. Qray.
Luverne, May 27, ISOI.
Speclsneu r.lenn.
(Use Gas for Cooking.)
BREAKFAST.
.Fruit.
Cereal; . Cream.
Broiled -Shad, Cucumbers.
Saratoga Potatoes.
White Flour.rGems, Coffee.
, . DINNER.
Vermicelli Soup.
Roast Veal Stuffed, Rhubarb Sauco.
Browned Potatoes, > Corn.
Molds of Spinach," Egg Sauce. -
DanfTplion and Lettuce.
Lemon Jelly, Cake
Coffee.
... SI'PPER.
Cold sliced Tongue,' Cottage Cheese.
Prune Totat,^ Whipped Cream.
Tea.
(Use Gas for Cooking.)
Anthracite Coal Output.
. Mining and Metallurgy, New York, says
that during the past eighty-ons years ths
shipments of , coal from the anthracite
fields of Pennsylvania have reached a
total of 1.172,012,64S long tons of i.240
pound 3. The local trade and colliery con
sumption averages about 8 per cent or
the shipments, and this added to the fhlp
ment tonnage brings the total production
of anthracite coal up to 1,2G5,T73,5&) lonjt
tons, ; - : -.
TALKS WITH THE TRAVELERS
Dr. J. D. Griffith, of Kansas City, is
at the Ryan. Dr. Griffith comes in ad
vance of the convention of the Associa
tion of Military Surgeons of th» United
States as a member of the executive
committee to assist in the preparation of
the large amount of work to be done
today, before the beginning of the con
vention tomorrow.
Dr. Griffith has been a prominent and
familar figure in the affairs of this as
sociation, and in fact in the surgical an 1
mediral world for many years. He was
president of the association for three
years. He is now president of the Mis
souri Medical association.
At the time the Spanish-Americjn
"running match broke out, as Dr. Grif
fith calls the recent little episode between
Spain and America, the association,
which convenes in annual convention b,er3
tomorrow, was in-session at Jvansas C.ty,
and Dr. Griffith was president. It ad
journed without completing its buMness,
which involved the election of oncers,'
and the various surgeons were totalled
to military service. Dr. Griffith went lo
Chickamauga as lieutenant co'oael,
where he was with the First Army corps.
He had under his charge, among ethers,
the members of the Twelfth Mlnnasota.
and remembers many of the boys with
great pleasure. The doctor became ac
quainted with Gov. Lind, who was also
at <~ni?kamauga during that time, and
formed a ve/y high admiration for him.
Dr. Griffith says that there will be
about 3.P00 or -1.000 doctors and surgeons
in St. Paul during the coming conven
tion, and that Kansas City will send at
least fifty or them.
T. H. Merritt and wife of JL'asadenn. i
Cal.. ;>.re at the Windsor, and T. M.
Black, of the same city, is at the Mer
chants'.
Lkef Dowling dropped into the city '
OF SOCIAL INTEREST
The marriage of Miss Mary Ve-rncn M •-
Dlarmid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
A. McDiarnrid, to Mr. Fay Burkley w;i«
tnized l*st evening at 8 o'clock at the
Central Presbyterian church. Dr. A. B.
Meldrura read the marriage ser\ ice. Th ■
:h was prettily decorated In green
an i white, lilies, roses and amflax being
chiefly employed in effecting the grace
ful decorations. Prof. W. A. Wheat n
presided at the organ, playing for a pro
onal the Lohengrin bridal music, and
for a recessional the bridal music from
Mendelssohn's "Midsummer Night's
Dream."
The bridf! was attended by Miifs Stella
Holmes as maid of honor, and Miss <;■ r
trude Merrill. Miss Reggie Nelson, Mls3
Nina Tiegen and Miss Nettie Swanson as
bridesmaids. Mr. G. A. Dickman was
best man. and the ushers were Penwlck
E, Low. Ernest G. Smith, William Barrie
and William Pfiel..
The bride was gowned in white batiste.
She wore a veil and carried white sweet
peas. The maid of honor woro pink and
carried white carnations, and the brides
maids were gowned In white and carried
pink sweet peas.
Following the ceremony supper was
served the bridal party and Immediate
relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Burkley left last
evening for the West. They will be at
home after June 15. at 4iy Iglehart street.
* • •
The mar>iage of Miss Sadie B. Radcllffe
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rad
c-llffe, to Frank A. Schneider was sol
emnized yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock
at the home of the bride on Marshall
avenue. The rooms were decorated wth
palms, ferns, snowballs, roses and carna
tions. Rev. John Sinclair, of the First
Presbyterian church, read the marriage
service,.
The bride was attended by Miss Lily
Schneider, sister of the groom, as maid
of honor, and by Miss Besete Radcliffe,
bridesmaid, and Fritz Stronge, flower boy.
Will Athen was best man.
Tho bride was gowned in white satin
striped mulle, made over taffeta, and
trimmed with real lace. The maid of
honor wore white mull, trimmed with
pale green, and the bridesmaid white
mull, with trimmings of pale yellow.
An informal reception followed the cere
mony. The dining room was in charge
of Miss May Stronge, of St. Louis; Miss
Alice Adams and Mrs. Alice Chflds. of
Minneapolis. Punch was served by Miss
Johanna Schneider and Miss Ruth' Pren
tis. Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. H. A 1-iurnett, Kalispel, Mont,: R.
J. Vanantw^rp, of Delhi, To.: Mrs.
Stronge and R. 11. Brown, of Minneap
olis.
Mr. and Mrs. Schneider left last even
ing for the South. They will be at !).>m ■
after July 1, in St. Paul.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ozmun, of Ger
many, were the guests of honor at a din
ner party given last evening by Dr. and
Mrs. E. V. Appleby, of Summit avenue.
Mrs. Ozmun was the guest -of honor at a
reception given in the afternoon by Mrs
Edward B. Smilth, at the Albion. Among
Ihe assisting wom^n were Mrs. Theodore
Ij. Schunneier, Mrs. Charles E. Bigelow,
Mrs. George Rannoy, Mrs. Henry Schur
meier, Mrs. William Ely Bramhall. Mrs.
Hiram B\ Stevens, Mrs. Victor Gilman,
Mrs. George Kenyon and Mrs. E. A. J;ig
gard. About 300 women called during the
receiving hours.
• • •
Mrs. M. D. Kenyon gave a luncheon
yesterday afternoon at her hime. <,n Sum
mit avenue, in honor of Mrs. Edward Oz
mun, of Stuttgart. Germany.
• • •
" The marriage of Miss Eloise D^no^r.^.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \V. O Dene
gre, and E. S HoughtattnK will take
place Saturday evening at S:3O o'clock at
the bride's homo, on East Sixth s
Rev. Theodore Sedgwiek, of 81. John's
church, win read the marriage .-• rvice.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Houghtalin&r will ;
home after Juno 15, at the Elgin, on Kent
street.
The women's physical training <!a-s
and the freshman class ir> elocution or"
Macalester college will give a 5 o'clock
tea at the college this afternoon. T, c
tea will be preceded by a series < f ■
cises. A programme will I c s, ri\' n
until next Wednesday, when the twelfth
annual commencement exercises will be
held.
Susan B. Antnony, R*v. Anna Shaw and
a number of other prominent women suf
fragists arrived in Minneapolis yesterday
for the session of the national conven
tion which begins today. In spite of her
eighty years Miss Anthony stood the. long
journey In m Rochester, N. V.. with iittle
fatigue. Miss Anthony is not an officer
of the association, but it is expected that
LITERARY NOTES.
Laird & T-.ee, of Chicago, have added
one more gem to their beautiful series of
vest-pocket reference books. Its title Is
simply "Electric Sparks," but it is
really a complete review of electricity
in nil its branches. The work has been
especially prepared by a scientist of
world-wide reputation, and among the
hading subjects exhaustively and lucidly
treated therein we find the following:
Theory of Electricity and Magnetism,
Batteries. Accumulators, Wiring (with
estimates of cost for houses of various
sizes), Dynamos and Motor?, 'Lighting,
Electric Railways, Plating. Telephone,
Telegraph, Cables, X-Rays, Wireless Te
legraphy, Welding, Electricity Applied
to Medicine (With special Modes of Treat
ment for a Number of Diseases). Tables
of Units, etc., etc. A very complete Vo
cabulary of Technical Terms occupies
fifty pages of this most, remarkable book,
the like of which has never been attempt
ed before in this country or abroad.
There are 119 illustrations, many of them
half-tone cuts. The paper is clear, the
make-up excellent and the binding ex
quisite. It will prove of immense value
to students of electricity and to all those
Interested in any way in penetrating into
the mysteries of this strange force which
may truly be said "to move the world."
Some new estimates have been made
as to the sale of Mr. Kipling's books.
Of "The Day's Work"' alone more than
lOO.ftIO copies have been sold in this coun
try, and of the authorized editions of
his works certainly no less than 660,000
volumes have been disposed of in the
United States. An estimate of t%e recent
sales of the earlier uncopyrigiited worka
has led a person of statistical tendency
to believe that at least 3.000.000 books by
him have ben sold in the last three years.
Ned Munro's new novel. "Doom Cas
tle." is finally anounced for publication
within the fortnight by Doiibleday, Page
& Co. It is a curious fact that this now
famous Scottish author did not know n
word of English till ho was ten years of
age. Yet the London Spectator recently
sot him down rr being possessed of the
greatest and best style that has been
displayed since fne death of Stevenson.
yesterday. The speaker is looking quite
hearty these days, and seems to have
added a few pounds to his weight since
the legislature closed. He is delivering
lectures during intervals on the Philip
pines and incidental questions, and al
lowing politics to take care <f them
selves, excent a little connected with the
Seventh district, and even t'ris the speak
er does not claim any kinship to.
The big horse sale by Thuet Bros, at
South St. Paul today, which may con
sume several days, is drawing to the elty
a large contingent of prospfctive b iver.s
from the Dakotas and lowa, and some
from different portions of this state. The
hotel registers showed a very large gath
ering of horsemen last night.
AROUND THE HOTELS.
At the Windsor—John K. Burohard.
Marshall: A. P. Blanchard. lACtle. Falls;
W. J. Miene. F. L. Durgin. Winnobago
City; J. W. Thompson. Grac^ville- A J.
Iber, Chatfleld: J. Handerson. Winnipeg- !
Joseph L#ioht. J. F. Stepney, Wlnona-
D. A. Stowo and wife. J. C. Carlson !
Rush City; O. P. Powell. Lake City; M
A. Anboiee, Two Harbor?": .T«mes Aus
tin. S. 8. Seror. Wtanebago City; Rob
ert Black and wife, F. A. Post and wife,
Le Mara, In.
At the Clarendon—"\V. R. Wycks Clear
Lake, Wia.: S. A. Hunter Detroit; Wl!
--1'am Pumplin. R<=,l Winer: W. H iTlll. I
"Winnebago City.
At the Merchants" -W. Frank
Gardner and lady, Sioux City; F \V
Flanders. Warren, F. X. Blanchet, Ore
gon: G. 1.. Armour, S. D ; Alva
E. Taylor and wife ■ Fluron, S.
D.; C. D. Johnson. Brainerd; C. &J. Le
Due. ]> Vc-rn<v p. if. Hough, i •■■ Cn
H. \j. Bacon, WVst Superior; E3 v Rock
Duluth: Wm. Binneti " ■ q
A. Merrill, Owatonna: A. 11. Reed Glen
coe; F. C. Webb, Willmar; B i\ Allen
Giencoe.
she will wield a strong i the
convention.
A '" of friendly visitors and
members of the Corrections snd Chart
ties associations of St. Paul and Minne
apolis was held yesterdaj afi
-■ I hi ster G. Higl
Uestern avenue. \i,, m fortj :n
women w< addn sses
were given by Key. li. VV. Boyni m
J. J. Lawler, Miss Elinore Hanson
Samuel G. Smith and .j p Jach
• • *
Mrs. v. a. Burnett, of Kallspell, Mont
formerly of thia cit: g her :-is
ter, Mrs. John Radcliffp, ■ , IV^_
111!".
An elocutionarj and musical entertain
ment will ;.,■ given under the »uapic?a of
the "ioung M. n's Club of the first
ttet Church on Prida; ,ing, June T
by Miss Eleanor Miller, of Hamllne uni
versity, assist. .I by prominent local mu
sicians.
Ihe Webster School union held its an
nual meeting and reception bust evening
in the parlors of the Dayton Avenue
Presbyterian church. Aboul 200 people
enjoyed the excellent programme that
was presented. The church parlors were
decorated with bunches of snow balls
and American beauty roses >i n,. i, us
ines« meeting, which was presided over
»y E- C. Stringer, who has been presi
dent of the union for two years, the fol
lowing officers were elected: President
Ambrose Chrftennan; vice president,'
George R. O^ellly; secretary, Mrs. 8 C
Olmstead. The programmi was •
by Mrs. Etoiil Olund, Miss Dickinson of
Duluth; Mrs-. George R. O'Reilly.
V. W. Trawler and Mr. Farnum. T!
freshmonts wei-e in charge of Mrs 0 C
Claussen.
The Entre Xous club held Its final n ••■:
ing of the year yesterday afternoon at
the homo of Mrs. L. L. Hassinger, on
Mississippi street. The hostess wi
sisted by Mrs. H. E. Ken.,.. The raeml
bers of the club presented the president
Mrs. J. C. Heron, with a silver chaiine
w A |>V ors al euchre were won by Mrs
P. C. Holman. Mrs. Greenleaf, Mrs Jo '■
<ian. Mrs. P. Floody and Mrs P \V
Custer.
Link No. 19, Order of the ifon Chain,
gave an entertainment and dancing party
last evening in Garfield Post liall. Grand
block The programme was presented by
Miss Listena, Miss Douglass, Mr M■-
Kllhaney Mr. Douglass. Master Xeno.
Miss Edith McKay, Miss Wolfgang Miss
Emerson, Miss Rice and Ml s Pittman
• • »
Vita Nova Council No. B2S, National
i;nion, gave an entertainment last even
ing at Central hall. A musical pr<
gramme was presented and refreshments
were served. Those taking part were:
Mrs. Maharn. Walter Nordway D R
CampbeU, Miss O'Toole, E. J. Webber
•• • '
„Mr-, and Mrs. Charles Cohenour. of
Marshall avenue, will remove to White
-Hear June l to spend the summer.
Mr, and Mrs. George M. Space and
lainiiy, ronmer residents of St. Paul have
moved back from Minneapolis and have
taKen a house on Crocus hill.
_ Mrs. Homer C. Munsoni of the Buck
ingham, has returned from a month's
visit in the East.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Denegrr of Chi
cago, will be th( guests this week of Mr
and Mrs. W. O. Denegn of West Sixth
street.
Mrs Emil Onet and her guest. Miss
Blanche McCauley. will leave irday
for Toronto, 'anada.
Miss J«in Stickney. of Summit evenue
has returned from Rye seminary, New
Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Stone, who have
had apartments at the Albion during
the winter, have returned to their home
on Summit avenue.
Mrs. O. V. Lanpher, of Portland ave
nue, will go East thia week u> attend th ■
Gommencemi exercises of E^igleside
school. New Milford. Conn., where her
daughter, Adele, graduati
Mrs. Simpson, of Monroe place will
have as her guest next week Mrs. Badgi r
and family, of Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Yale, of the Albion
have taken the residence 422 Daurel ave
nue for the summer.
Miss Dunham, of Monroe place, has re
turned from Washington, D. ('., where
she has spent the winter.
Miss Messellman. of Cleveland, O. is
the guest of Mrs. Thomas McDavitt. of
Grand avenue.
Miss Button, of Grafton, N. D., is the
guest of Mrs. Oliver Dalrymple, of Sum
mit avenue.
Born and brought up ns lie was in a wild
a.nd remote part of the Highlands of
Scotland, of an old race of hunters
flock masters, who spoke only fne Gaelic
tongue, it is not strange that h.* hna
added some- weird and fascinating ele
ments to litf»r::t'jre. Th" new nol
said to be a story of mystery, tnt*^iuc
iug some historical persoi whom
ono is Lord KHkerran.
So many critics of "The Octopus" have
referred to "the great American novel"
in their reviews, one is brought to be
iieve Frank Morris' story at 14ast a p;irt
of this long-looked-for aci t. It
inly promises to bo one of the "bc^t
selling books of the year. Almost from
the day of publication it iiu.s been
of the three or four books of which the
most copks have been sold in New York
city.
THREAT TO BLIND A SISTER
If $IO,C'O© In Xot Furtlioiiiiiiug From
Millionaire Siiaiv"* (.iaii<l<l:ing,ht>-r.
DAVENPORT, to., May 25.-The police
are looking for the writer of certain let
ters to Miss Mary Shaw, granddaughter
of the late millionaire lumberman, George
S. Shaw, of Cloquet, Wis., threatening
to attack and blind ht-r sister if V.O.frst
cash was not placed where they could
g-et it. A man confronted the yo
girl here a day or two »gn, repeating tTi >
demands made in the. letter. She kept
an appointment with him, after notify
ing the police, but the man did not ap
pear.
CUTTO, BEArTitAY NOT SAIL.
SKATTLK. Wash., May 2S.—lt Is possi
ble that on account of the machinists'
strike the repairs on thp rev
Bear will not be complct'•] in time to
permit her to proceed on her Journey
north. This will necessitate the aban
donment of the voyage to Siberia and
the distribution of the herd of MO head
of reindeer now awaiting the arrival of
the Bear. In tais.event Lteut. Bertholf
will be compelled to spend the winter on
the Siberian Coast.
GLOBE'S CIRCULATION
FOR APRtI.
[Advertisers may remember that
the average daily circulation for
December last was 17.201. For
April last it was 19,060. Therefore
an increase of nearly 2.0C0 has
been made since the beginning of
the current year.]
Ernest P. Hopwcod, superintendent
of circulation of the St. Paul Globe
being duly sworn, depots and says that
the actual circulation of the St. Paul
Globe for the month of Apri!. 1901, was
as follows:—
Total for \hi month 571,800
Average p:r day 19,060
ERNEST P. HOPWOOD,
Subscribed and sworn to betore me
this 30th day ct April, 1901.
H. P. PORTER.
Notary Public, Ramsey Co ".
[Nctorlal ::-
FURTHER PROOF is READY.
The Globe invites anyone a -id every
cne interested to, at any time, make a
lull scrutiny cf its cii ■ SiP ,
records and press and mal ,_
ing depart rr.ents to check and keep tab
on the nun.ber cf papers printed a
disposition made of the same.
10 611 M If
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\KMIo\ vLaxsvsg \ whjtk
H a\\s GOVERN Mil :\t
BOOKEE WASHINGTON PLEADS
He«d of Tvakearee Inntltate « :iiu on
the «'oi!Nfltin!, „ Jfakerii to He
(i'MM-niiil»,. iii Tiic-ir
MONTGOMKRI
• r T. Washing!
today
convention an appeal foi
faction. Tl
lion that the i .
t«< Ir will, bui I „.. :
trained and Christianized They did
their duty In tho i ivil n
Spanish war. They bavo •
twei ty y<
In politics. I. .
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men thia .
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will both I
the .
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both
not v
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VOTE BUYER V.A liUED
The leading feature of tho suffrage
clause offered today by Ex-Gov. Jonej
is that which denies tho rißht to veto
to '-any person who shall hereafter be
guilty and convicted of celling his own
veto or buying or bartering the voto of
another, In any legal election or in any
primary, caucus or convention held to
nomi: persons for public otliea or to
elect delegates to any primary or ..'on
vention, or who shall make or aid in
making any false count, certificates or
relations as to the result of such elec
tion, primary.' caucus or convention, or
who bhall tfiereafter carry concealed
weapoi and be convicted thereof."
Senator Jolin T. Morgan has prepared
for the consideration of the constitution
al convention an address designed to
support his suffrage cluu?e. Senator
Morga u'a plan is simple. NY-body but a
white man shall hold office. A court of
three registrars is provided for each
county and those courts shall have abso
lute powi r to dstermlnti the qualifica
tiona of every voter Have that an appeal
from its decisions liea to the circuit
courts.
Th' real feature of the plan is in tho
provision that only white men shall hold
office. The registrar pi. in is similar to
thai!: in Mississippi except that the oourt.s
of registrars have a much wider dis
c:tion.
SIIIIIOII
SBSSIOS YRSTBIIDAY WAS OP HIT
A FKW MIXITES' l>t'-
RATION
NO MORE INSULAR DECISIONS
Washington:, May 25.--After a ccv
slon of three mtnul toilay the United
States supreme court adjournel until tlu
second Monday In October. Tli"" britf
session was devoted to the formal discus
sion of motions. Tho two remaining ii
sular cases, one of them that cf tho
fourteen diamond rings, dealing wita im
portations from tho Philippines, and th:>
other thai, known as the acccnl Dooley
case, involving the question of importa
tions from the United States to Porto
Rico, failed to receive attention tcflay,
NORDSTROM MUST DIC.
The court toilay affirmed the Judgment
of the supr< me court of the state of
Washington In the case of Charles W.
Nordstrom, under sentence of death on
the charge of murd i committed In that
i state, and directed that the mandate oTS
Issued at once. The immediate issue of
the mandate in the- Nordstrom <& com
ing from the federal court in V.'a^hinsj
ton. also waa ordered, These orders dis
pose of all the Nordatrom cases before
I tho court, and so far as this tribunal 13
■ concerned leave him to his fate, flli caso
1 has become famou by reason cf tha
fact that Nordstrom's death senun:e na-j
I been postponed for nino years uy ieason
I of legal complications.
TREASURY OPINION.
The treasury officials discussed with
much interest today the decisions of tno
supreme court yesterday In the insular
i cases, and the conclusion has been reach
ed tbat nothing in these decl-.lons is c n
clusive upon the government to cha»s«
its administration of the customs laws
as to the Philippine lsjands, and therefor^
duties will continue 'to bs collected on
imports from those Islands as heretofore
and until the court »h ili have d:c 3*fl
specifically that the Islands are In tt".e
same situation with rosreet to the Un't-
I ed St?t^« as is Torto Uico.
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