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4 THE ST. PAUL GLOBE THE GLOBE CO.. PUBLISHERS —■*«-- - (FHCIHI Wi\ <™|||§|fe OF SI. M Entered at Posto'f'cs at St. Paa!, Mint.. ai Sscj.nd-Cias; Matt*.-. ■ ■ ■ — - ■— - ■ ---»-- ■■ ■■-■ '—■—'- — "' ■■-■■--- TELEPHONE CALLS. Northwestern—Business. 1065 Main. Ed'nrti.'. 78 Mat.n. Twl» City—Business. 1065. Editorial. 78. - - ">■■ CITY SUBSCRIPTION**. ' ,7 By Carrier | Imo I 6 mos | 12 mos t-!:/rr'y 40 $2.25 ~J*.O0" Dally and Sunday 50 2.75 5.00 Sunday IS .75 1.00 __ COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS- ■' "'■ ''' '"' * '" ' By Mall . I 1 rro I I mos I l2moi Dtlly only ( .75 $1.50 * 53.00 Daily and Sunday | .35 2.00 4.00 £'■•* I .... .75 1.00 ERANCH OFFICES New York. to Spruce Strc-t, Chas. H. Eddy in Chafijr Chicago. No. e7 Washington S*.. Ths F. S. Coroin? t*i C'ti-t> WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1003. NO COMPULSORY VACCINATION. The asserted right to "shoot dope" into a helpless child, against the protest of the parents, is utterly repug nant i" every sensitive man and woman, not to mention the child. Forcible vaccination is an assault upon the person; compulsory vaccination as a condition of attend ance upon the public schools is a coercion which free born American citizens will not permit. A rule making imperative the presentation of a certificate of vaccination when a child applies for admission to the public schools is productive of lying, deceit, perjury, forgeryfor thou sands of parents in this state would resort to any device to preserve the bodies of their little children sacred and inviolate. I lie Wisconsin legislature, in session two years ago, passed a compulsory vaccination law —and Gov. La Fol lette promptly and vigorously vetoed it. Hi. veto was based upon the grounds that the existing laws vested health officers with extraordinary powers to prevent the spread of contagious diseases; that the practice of med icine is founded upon various schools of theory and 'jo', upon established scientific facts; and that compulsory vaccination and like laws are repugnant to many people not opposed to vaccination from religious beliefs and prejudices. His closing sentence was this: "I am unwilling to approve legislation to abridge the security of the person or the home without the presence of a greater emergency or cause than appears to exist in Wisconsin at the present time." There is no great emergency or cause for alarm in Minnesota at the present time. Certainly no condition to warrant the giving of authority to a health commis sioner or health board to go about armed with a knife and vaccine points for the purpose of cutting the flesh and injecting a virulent "dope" into the bodies of little boys and girls, nor of grown men and women. It remains to be shown affirmatively, by a prepon derance of evidence, that vaccination prevents-the-spread of smallpox and that it lessens the severity of. the disease once taken; that vaccination does not poison the blood of persons vaccinated; that absolutely pure vaccine virus is always used. Unless these claims can be substantiated the advocates of vaccination have little to urge for it, and the advocates of compulsory vaccination have no excuse for living. A'ffffffflfi.'- President Roosevelt will go hunting again if the newspapers will agree to print nothing of the trip except the mere fact that he is well and getting some game. He doesn't want the failure of another trip like the, one into Mississippi to be made public. THE ITCH OF WRITING. President Roosevelt has become possessed of a great desire to write. He is prompt and willing, it seems, to take his pen in hand to let the people know something of himself. He turns out with equal readi ness an introductory letter which helps sell a vapid book and a long epistle to the editor of a Southern paper on' the subject of his appointment of negroes to office.'. This last mentioned document appeared in The Globe Monday morning and cannot but make the president's judicious friends grieve. That he. should enter the lists of potboilers is almost past belief. But he writes for publication a letter a column long in the tone and of the quality of stuff produced by Washington correspondents who, having no news, ..write in commen dation or derogation of the administration, as the policy of their newspapers decide. The letter defending the appointment of negroes to offices in the South adds nothing to the subject in the way of information or argument, except that it reveals the names of his confidential advisors in the Southern states. He simply says he appointed the black men be cause they were competent, as he appointed white men to other offices in the -ante states because they .were competent. All this has been taken for granted and needed no elaboration or defense from the officer highest in dignity in the world. To an outsider it seems that Roosevelt—essentially an aristocrat, of blue blood and an inherited fortune— a late day in life is making a ridiculous effort to become democratic. He would show the people that he is one of them., is a "good fellow." The effort must cause him pain; of a certainty it gives others a pain. A wise man of old longed for his enemy to write a book; Roosevelt is voluntarily writing much matter that will serve his enemies a good purpose when they get after his scalp in dead earnest. What was the use of President Roosevelt inviting Editor McLain, of the Minneapolis Journal, to tell him the situation in this state, after having been closeted with Gov. Van Sant for seven minutes? ' The governor must have told him everything in that time. EXTRA SESSION CALLED. The joke would be on Roosevelt if the senate should hurry up and dispose of the Panama canal treaty and the Cuban reciprocity measure before adjourning at noon to day. In that case there would be no need of the extra session lie made haste to call before the present session was at an end. While the call merely specifies "public interests" as the reason for calling the senate together in extra session, it is known that the two treaties mentioned above con stitute the business to be transacted, except perhaps the confirmation of a few appointees and the arrangement of some of its own committees. . ■■■■■■ * ■ Roosevelt's disregard for tradition, the custom of his predecessors, ami perhaps the law itself, is. well shown in the precipitate manner he employed in calling the extra session. Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, one of the half dozen great legal minds of the senate, says the action in calling the extra while the regular was in oper ation "is quite irregular, if not illegal." Certainly it is without precedent. ff'ffy Other senators look upon the action as a sort of 'co ercion and chafe a-good deal under it, but almost all of them have friends they want to get into fat federal jobs, and if they.openly criticise the president he will retaliate by selecting others for the snaps. So they are not talking for publication. • 7-.•--,--, '•• .The duration of the extra session is a matter of con jecture. There will be some legitimate debate on the -two - treaties and perhaps a good deal of time-killing vociferation. Moss-covered tradition prevents the senate from shutting off the latter article and Senator Morgan may decide to talk forty"; days and forty nights in an effort to drown the canal treaty. Cuban reciprocity.will also provoke discussionhence the end is not to be fore told. The success of the coal briquette does., not indicate the availability of the vest pocket gold brick, but it shows the tendency of the age. A gold brick agent who, in this day, would cut down the size of the sample he vends to the rural customer would be deserving of the severest reprobation. WHEN THE TIME COMES. There is no law to prevent William J. Bry-«n at this ..time, or any other time, from declaring his political principles; nor is there any desire to prevent him from doing so. He has been the foremost factor in Democratic affairs since 1896 and is entitled to speak his mind on 'things Democratic* whenever and wherever he wants to The same is.true, however, of every other Democrat. It has been characteristic of Democrats since the organization of the party that the members would follow, but could , not be driven. Hence no man is master of the part}'. Mr. Bryan was leader by reason of the vol untary choice of a majority of the party. His leadership was won by overwhelming indorsement of the party. Political leaders are in command today and in the ranks tomorrow; that's the fortune of politics. Mr. Bryan may or may not be a factor in Democratic coun cils in 1904. If a majority of Democrats want him for leader he will be leader; if not, he will not be. Mr. Bryan has the right to utter or write whatso ever pleases him relative to the next Democratic can didate and campaign: so has every American citizen. But Air. Bryan can't tell what the Democratic party will do in convention assembled in 1904; neither can any man. Mr. Bryan may threaten dire consequences political to any prominent Democrat if his idea of the proprieties leads him to do so; he may demand that such and such a Democrat declare his position with reference to given public policies—-and the Democrat in question will ex ercise his own privilege of giving such heed to the de mand as he sees fit. Any Democrat may propound queries to Mr. Bryan, and Mr. Bryan, has the right to answer or remain silent, as he pleases. When the time conies for the Democrats to assemble in national convention they will select a candidate for the presidency and will formulate a platform of princi ples. -Meantime, no man is commissioned to say what will be done, although every man may say what" he thinks ought to be done at that convention. Actor Willard's rebuke to ill-bred chatterers during the progress of the play was well merited. Such ex hibitions of boorishness in St. Paul are very rare, al though not entirely unknown. EMMET, AN INSPIRATION. i Men of Irish blood will observe today, with due sol emnity, the anniversary of the birth of a young man who died 100 years ago. It rarely occurs that a man who dies by such ignominious means as did Robert Emmet makes an impress on futurity, yet it cannot be denied that the national spirit of Ireland was stimulated more by the death of Emmet than it was by the eloquence.of O'Connell or the tremendous powers of organization^ of -Parnell. The Irish race has left its impress on every continent, on all the English speaking countries of the world, large ly because it is inspired by the genius of this youth who died while love, life and fame were within his grasp.- He was a typical hero of the people—if heroes- are not always of the people. Endowed by birth and train ing with qualities that must have raised him above the herd, it was given to him to die for his convictions ere they were really known to his countrymen. He was a martyr to the infamous pact whereby the autonomy of Ireland was nullified. He was put to death as a menace to the people for whom he stood spokesman in the face of a court that had decided upon his execution. Emmet was more than a passive instrument of fate. He is today the inspiration of liberty-loving peoples. A generation after his execution Lord Byron, a poet and enthusiast, was influenced by his life to attempt the liber ation of Greece—a poet's dream that was realized. His' voice is today heard throughout the civilized world. His last public utterance still rings with the fervor and in spiration of eloquence such as was given to our own Patrick Henry. In honoring the memory, of Emmet Irishmen arc not alone. They have the sympathy of all true lovers of liberty, and in preserving his fame they but do justice to one who died that men might live. Congressman Littlefield compiled a list of Soo trusts fostered by Republican legislation. As we are assured that sufficient anti-trust legislation has been enacted a short time should demonstrate whether they are alii "good" trusts. We are promised that the administration will go after the "bad" ones. • The fact that the railroad and warehouse commis sion has reported that passenger rates are reasonable in railroads operating in Minnesota has not yet had the effect of inducing the lawmakers to send in their an nuals. Uncle Joe Cannon is quietly regretting that the presi dent didn't call the whole congress together in extra session. He is some/sr&at anxious to find out how he fits the speaker's chair. "'. f \ Hasn t Representative Gregory overlooked some thing? That bill of his might provide for the filling ot all offices in the city of St. Paul at a Lincoln club primary. The cable announces that a Manila editor has been arrested for libeling a brigadier general. The news of the editor's execution was probably delayed in trans mission. -■ An epidemic of typhoid fever is raging at Ithaca N Y. where Cornell university is located, and the health officials are at a loss to explain its origin and spread ..r.. * ar • . t President Roosevelt's vaunted love of country is not very well demonstrated by the fact that he has imoosed an extra session of the senate upon this land. The congress which expires at noon today appropri ated during its two sessions more than two billions of dollars. he figures are appalling. Get-rich-quick concerns may register as regular on the tracks controlled by the Western Jockey club The club must need the money. ■ Russia s idea of a gold standard is not so far fetched after all. It is natural enough that the Chinks should like the coin that chinks. A picture of Mrs. Apostle Smoot would helD us to an opinion as to whether or not there are others of her. ■ The Devouring Steel Trust. From the Cleveland Leader. The steei trust continues to show signs of a deliber ate and comprehensive policy of absorption of all dther concerns in the same line of business which are of much importance. Needless to say, its purchases will have to be made at very high prices, and its policy will lead bold and ambitious.men to establish new iron and steel mills for the purpose of selling them to the big trust' at a fat profit. If that sort of thing goes far enough there will be grave trouble ahead for the greatest of the indus trial combinations. :> - - j THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 4, 1963. —— ■ AT ST. PAUL—-— • '— THEATRES Few announcements made by • the Metropolitan management in recent years have proyokep so much comment as that concerning the engagement of Frederick Warde and Louis James next week in Wagenhals and Kemper's spec tacular production of "The Tempest." From the incessant inquiries at the box office it would se*m7 that the entire house will be solejjout when the sale opens on Thur*dt^| morning. 7As they -died wHen they revived "A Midsummer Night's Dream," two years ago, ManagersrWagenhals and Kem per, in staging "The Tempest," have done all in their power to arouse, a sentiment of delighted wonder. The several scenes in the comedy are laid on an enchanted island, and the at mosphere of enchantment which Aug ustin Daly succeeded in evolving has been still more emphasized in this production. This is largely due to the attention they have given to the super natural element of the play, which is made the more impressive by the spirit choruses seen in the air, and the song and revel of the-fairies and goblins cf the forest. The several scenes, which wore painted by H. Logan Reid, who was associated with Augustin: Daly -for so many years, are by a multiplicity of beautiful" transparencies made to melt one into the other, as If by the very agency of magic which pervades the original text of Shakespeare. This treatment has had the best results in the opening scene of the play, which gradually changes from a peaceful, fairy-like forest glen to the shore of the island, showing the tempest toss ed ocean with the great ship bearing the more mortal characters of the story on to its treacherous rocks. "Our New Minister," the new pastor al drama by Denman Thompson and George W. Rye.r, will conclue its en gagement at the Metropolitan opera house with today's matinee and even ing performance. The standing room sign has been hung up in-the.. lobby of the Star at every performance given by Rice and Barton's entertaining company this week. The bill is. full of good music, clever dialogue and beautiful stage pictures. The costuming is extrava gantly brilliant and the audiences have been enthusiastically demonstrative. The show is one of the best of the sea son. Another crowded house witnessed the production of "Yon Yonson" at the Grand opera house last night. Nelse Erickson, who plays the leading role, is quite satisfactory. The scenery and electrical effects, are new. Today at 2:30 the first matinee of the engage ment will occur. * William A. Brady's production of "Lovers' Lane" will be. seen at the Grand opera house next week. Frank Hatch.stage director for 'Grace George In "Pretty Peggy*," -had an amusing experience last week in Mil waukee. Two hundred supernumer- reported to. him to rehearse, the mob scene in the play and Mr. Hatch discovered that nearly half-of-'them knew no -language except German. % As he,., could not see the artistic consis tency o'-f a Teutonic riot in Covent Gar den theater, .those unacquainted with English Were dismissed.: *^ •"••' . Daniel V. Arthur's production of "Nancy Brown-! with Marie'Cahill as the star, is one of the real musical comedy hits of the New York season at the Bijou. Miss Cahill's songs, "You Can't Fool All the People All the Time,""The -Worm and the Moth" and "On the Congo," are already the rage. "Nancy Brown" will run the season out in New York. Dorothy Morton gave it out in St. Louis last week while there with the "Prince of Pilsen" that she will not be in the cast in New York,, but intends to retire from the stage permanently after the engagement of that piece closes next. week. Miss Morton's .hus-. band,-— Fred 'Conger, is reported to have inherited a fortune of $200,000 from" an' English uncle and this may have .something to do with her inten tion to retire. •• -.-„ V , Fort-cgl Robertson, the young' Eng lish actor-manager, has made * a suc cessful production of "The Light That Failed," a dramatization of • Kipling's story of the same name. The action opens in a prologue in a war corre spondent's tent, In the Soudan, and then the scenes are brought to Eng land. Mr. Robertson will bring this play to America- next season. He, of course, plays.-the part of the hero, Dick Heldar, wHile/his pretty American wife. Gertrude takes, the role of Maisie. \f: f :.-'*. BRYAN SAYS HE HAS MADE NO THREAT Denies Report That He Will Bolt Dem- ocratic!: Convention. PITTSBURG. Fix.. March 3.—Wil liam J. Bryan, In an Interview this evening, denied that he will lead a re volt from the Democratic party in case the gold Democrats capture the na tional convention, as was reported to day from New York. Mr. Bryan said that not only had he not made any such statement, but the contemplated action was improbable, and he did not discuss improbabilities. "Never will you find the gold Demo crats capturing any Democratic con vention of national Importance. The very idea of it is absurd." New Yukon Commissioner. OTTAWA, Qnt.,- March Fred J. Congdon, crown prosecutor in Daw son, has been appointed commissioner of the Yukon to succeed/ J. H. Ross, who was elected to represent the Yu kon in Dominion parliament. TODAY'S WEATHER. Minnesota — and colder Wednesday, except snow in northeast portion; Thurs day fair; fresh northwest winds. Upper Michigan—Snow and colder Wednesday; Thursday fair; fresh north west winds. • Wisconsin Snow and colder Wednes day; Thursday fair; fresh northwest winds. North Dakota— Wednesday and Thursday. .*. ,iv,> South Dakota Snow Wednesday and probably Thursday. 7. .* lowa—Snow and— colder Wednesday; Thursday fair,.., except snow .or rain in south and west* portions. > Montana Wednesday and Thurs day. .■'-* '•'••'' St. Paul — Yesterday's- temperatures, taken by the United States weather bu reau. St. Paul, W. E. Oliver, observer, for the twenty-four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night—Barometer corrected for tem perature and elevation. Highest temoera ture, 37; lowest "temperature, 33; average temperature, 35; daily range, 4; barom eter, 30.22; huntMtJy. SO; precipitation. 0; 7 p. m., tempers*tltt'e, 35; 7 p. m., wind, northwest; weather* partly cloudy. Yesterday*s--3JSnit|j-!ratures— *" *BpraHig4l -*BpmHigh Alpena 34".,*3iKansas* City 40 42 Battleford .'. &' WlMarquette ...30 30, Bismarck. ..^.14,-.iSiKansas City ..40 42 Buffalo 40< 45tMarquatte " ....30 36 Boston .. ..,.34.'.*{4iMilwaukee ....36 40 Calgary .7 ..'2O .■-<! Montgomery .58 62 Cheyenne .. 26. "^-Montreal 16 18 Chicago.'. ..38 38|Nashville ....56 56 Cincinnati ...48 52 '""sew Orleans .58 60 Cleveland . ...38 46|New York ...40 46 Davenport ...40 42INorth Platte ..28 30 Moines ..38 "40iOmaha .'. ....34 38 Detroit .. . ,34 SSlPhiladelphia ..40 54 Duluth ....34 38iPittsburg -. r . .46 50 Edmonton ..'.-.22 24IQu' Appelle .4 10 Galveston 62 65>St. Louis .. 42 '44 Gd. Haven ..34 348 Lake City 38 38 Green--Bay.~. .34* 36,Ste. Marie*-. .".34 34 Helena .. ... 8 12:Washlngton ..467*62 Huron '... ....28 34IWlnnipeg ..i.4 18 Jacksonville . .56 * 581 . . '■.. - i *Washlngton time (7 p. m. St. Paul). TRIBUTE TO LEO XIII. FROM CATHOLIC WORLD .Gorgeous Spectacle Incident to the Celebration of the Quarter Centennial of the Pope's Incumbency — St. Peter's Never Contained Such Throngs Before. ROME, March 3.—From sunrise to day all Rome was on the alert and showing most unusual animation and interest in the celebration of the twen ty-fifth anniversary of the coronation of Pope Leo XIII. The scene on the piazza of St. Peter's was magnificent. There were assembled many hundreds of Italian troops in various modern uniforms, making a striking contrast with the medieval costumes of the Swiss papal guard on duty at the bronze doors of the cathedral. The crowds which gathered before the first cordon of troops were impatient as they stood dripping under the persis tent rain. When, finally, the doors of St. Peter's were opened, an almost indescribable struggle occurred, in which all pres ent forgot the rules of holiness and strove hard with push of elbows and feet to reach the interior of the sacred edifice, while on all sides were heard cries of fear and imprecations. Once inside the cathedral the ladies who wore lace gowns found them to be in a much mutilated condition and some of the women were carried away in a fainting condition. The tribunes were soon crowded to overflowing and all the best standing places were taken. The Gilded Throne. A period of comparative calm suc ceeded this great rush and the atten tion of the people was attracted to the gilded throne near the high altar and to the immense pillars of the basilica hung* with red silken draperies. Some of the tribunes on each side of the altar were lilleel with men and women blazing with decorations. I*i a group of royal personages were the Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Nor way, the Court ess Mathilde of Trani, of the Bourbon-Naples family; the Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar, Duke Rob-art of Parma, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg", the Prince of Llchten stein and Prince Maximlllian of Sax ony. In a special tribune was th.-> pope's family, the diplomatic corps and the members of the Order of Malta, all in full uniform. After an' hour of very fatiguing wait ing a majestic procession began to ap pear. It was composed of the great dignitaries of the church, the forty-five cardinals present, gorgeous in their red robes, alone making a most imposing group. Pontiff on the Way. At 11 o'clock the great bell of St. Peter's rang at a signal, which was followed by the clanging of the bells of about 500 churches in Rome as they sounded the announcement that the pontiff was: on his way to the basili ca. The life of the ancient city seem ed to pause for a moment, hats were raised and the sign of the cross was made. Shortly after, inside St. Pe ter's, silver trumpets blared out their message and the pontiff appeared. The people held their breath for a moment and then all the pent-up enthusiasm burst forth in a tremendous roar of welcome. From his elevation on the new sedia gestatoria. carried by twelve men in costumes of red brocade, flanked by the famous flabelli (spreading feather fans) and surmounted by a white and gold canopy, the pope appeared to be more than a human being. He seemed to be a white spirit, this impression being added to by the pontiff's white rofces and white mitre, delicate fea tures, face white as alabaster and his thin hand moving slowly in benedic tion. *-. Faint From Excess of Feeling. :As the sweet toned, swell trained voices of the Sistine choir sang "Tv es Petrus" thousands of voices shouted, "Long live Pope Leo!" handkerchiefs fluttered in the air, the banners of the various societies . represented were waved, and many of those present, overcome with emotion, sobbed loudly, while others fainted from excess of feeling or fatigue. Meanwhile, the pope proceeded slow ly on what seemed a carpet of heads, absorbing the entire attention of the vast throng. When the pope arrived at the throne the ceremony proceeded rapidly. Leav ing the sedia gestatoria, the pontiff knelt and prayed and then rose without assistance, donned the falda and the new triple crown and the celebration of the mass began. At the moemnt of the elevation cf the host a profound silence fell upon the assemblage, the guards presented arms, the people knelt where it was possible for them to do so and from the cupola came the clear, thin sounds of silver trumpets, giving the idea of heavenly music. The pope then administered the pa pal benediction and retired to a room for restoratives, prepared every time he goes to St. Peter's. There, addressing Dr. Lapponi, his private physician, the pontiff said: "You see that after ail your warnings the ceremony did me good. What touching loyalty! It was calculated that there were about 75,000 people present. There were about 1,000 Americans in the tri bunes and the body of the church. Back to the Vatican. When the pope returned to the Vati can from the basilica, he resumed his place on the sedia gestatoria and was carried throughout the whole length of the cathedral, rising erect many times to bestow blessings, while many princes, cardinals, diplomats and offi cials bowed low and the crowd salut ed. him frantically. When the pontiff had departed the people immediately left St. Peter's, but as it was still rain ing heavily there was much confusion and delay in obtaining carriages. How ever, in three-quarters of an hour the piazza was deserted. A great many cases were brought to the ambulances from the inside of the building as a result of the crush. When the pope returned to his apart ments he was asked to describe the ceremonies and give his opinion of them, but his physician insisted on complete quiet, on which the pontiff exclaimed: if fi "The demonstration today has been so affecting. It surpassed all my ex pectations. lam completely satisfied. There were no evidences of discord." Magnificent Illumination. - Tonight all the sacred edifices in Rome, monasteries, convents, semi naries and also many private houses .were illuminated in commemoration of the event, the Trastevere quarter and the Leonine city especially presenting a blaze of light, while the general effect was heightened by the burning of Ben gal fires throughout the- city. .Pope Leo, who '*. supported admirably the fatigue and excitement of today's cere- •mony, after having retired rose again from his couch and going to the win dow of his bedroom gazed for a while upon this scene of illumination. Th""" --view from the .Vatican, embracing a stretch of seven miles brilliant with light, was a marvelous one, and his holiness exclaimed as he withdrew from the window: "This will, indeed, be a pleasant thing to dream of." The ceremony in St. Peter's cathedral lasted two hours and a quarter, and although it was noticeable that Pope Leo felt the effects of his recent cold, all were surprised to see how well he seemed. His voice was strong, his gestures vigorous, and the frantic cheering which greeted his arrival and departure gave him visible pleasure and brought a faint tinge of color to his face. After the tiring ceremony of the morning, Dr. Lapponi carefully ex amined the condition of the pope and although he found him none -the worse for the fatigue he had undergone, yet he ordered him to rest during the whole afternoon. But tonight, after the doc tor's last visit, his holiness insisted upon getting up to view the illumina tions. Celebrated in New York. NEW YORK, -March 3.—The , com pletion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the reign of Pope Leo XIII. was ob served at St. Patrick's Cathedral here today with a solemn pontificate] mass of thanksgiving, celebrated by Arch bishop Falconlo, apostolic delegate to the Uniteel States. Mgr. Falconio was assisted by Mgr. Mooney, vicar gen eral, and other priests, while Arch bishop Parley, Archbishop-elect Quig ley, of Chicago, six bishops and other church dignitaries were grouped at either side of the altar. The- musical portion consisted of Haydn's Imperial Mass, sung in Its entirety by the choir, accompanied by orchestra, and organ. Rev. Thomas J. Campbell, the famous Jesuit orator, delivered the sermon, an eulogy of the pope. Cardinal Gibbons' Greeting. NEW YORK, March 3.—The fol lowing telegram has been sent to the pope by Cardinal Gibbons, transmis sion having been made by the Marconi wireless system: "American hierarchy, clergy and laity, send congratulation on your ju bilee." GIRL GOES HOME AND CASE IS DISMISSED W. L. Mussell, Arrested With Lillian Hanson, Is Discharged. In police court yesterday the case against W. L. Mussell, arrested v under the name of W. L. Murriell, was drop ped for want of prosecution, J the girl, Lillian Hanson, on whose account Mussell had been arrested, having left with her father, Albert Hanson, for their home in Madison, S. D., before the case was called for trial. Mussell is a life insurance agent, and a graduate of the Minnesota law school of the class of 1892. He be came acquainted with Lillian Hanson, an eighteen-year-old girl, at Madison, S. D., and is said to have induced her to come to St. Paul and live with him by telling her , that such action would have the same effect- in Minnesota as if they had been legally married. At the request of Harry Keaey, who is a brother-in-law of Miss Hanson, the couple were arrested InMussell's BICYCLE RIDERS MUST KEEP ON ROADWAY. Will Not Be Allowed to Use Foot Walks on High Bridge. Owners of bicycles will no longer be per mitted to use the foot walks on the high bridge. At the request of Aid. Rohland last night the privilege of using the walks was taken away by the board and here after all wheels will have to use the roadway. 'lie- right of bicyclists was given about four years ago when the roadway was in an almost impassible condition. Since that several accidents have resulted be cause of careless riders, arid It was thought best to rescind the privilege. ARMY NOTES. Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance, U. S. A., has made preliminary arrange ments for arming the entire organized militia with the Krag-Jorgensen mus ket of the regular service, in accord ance with the new militia law. He al ready, has collected about 50,000 of these arms at the government arsenals at Augusta, Ga.; Benecia, Cal.; Rock Island, 111., and San Antonio, Tex., and more will be shipped to those points from the armory at Springfield, Mass., as needed. Nearly 35,000 Krag-Jor gensens have been sent to the arsenal at Rock Island, a larger number than was sent to any other point, Rock Isl and being the central distributing point for almost the entire middle West. These arms will replace the Springfield muskets which are to be returned to the government. Accord ing to the latest returns received by Adjt. Gen. Corbin, the organized strength of the militia is 115,749, but the impression prevails at the war de partment that the 60,000 Krag-Jorgen sens already collected at the arsenals named will be sufficient to meet all de mands for several months to come. Senator Cockrell, from the committee on military affairs, has sumbltted an <■>:. haustive report upon the brevet nomina tions which were sent to the senate dur ing the first session of the present con gress. The committee adheres to the statute of 1865. which provided that no brevets should be granted except in time of actual war. As these brevets were conferred after the Spanish war had end ed, they will nor be reported to the sen ate for confirmation. In conclusion, the report says: "There is no doubt that the law of March 1, 1869, was Intended to prohibit, and does prohibit, the conferring of bre vet commissions in time of peace, not withstanding the fact that such commis sions may have been earned by service rendered in time of war. The only ques tion to be decided, therefore, in connec tion with the pending brevet nominations is whether the present is a 'time of war' within the meaning of the statute. With regard to that question there can be no reasonable doubt." Col. O. J. Sweet, promoted to the com mand of the Twenty-eighth infantry, now In the Philippines, will leave Fort Snell ing in a few days for his new station, and Maj. Cornelius Gardener, who re cently returned from service with the Thirteenth in the Philippines, has been promoted to succeed Col. Sweet as lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-first in fantry, now at Fort Snelling. He is now at San Francisco, but will report here for duty within a short time. Maj. Gardener will be recalled as the officer whose report to the president as to the conditions in the Philippines caus ed a general shaking up and has brought about much ill-feeling in army circles. Col. Pond, chief quartermaster of the department of Dakota, Iran, received orders looking toward the Immediate erection of eight new buildings at Fort Snelling. Another battery of light artillery Is ex pected to be stationed at this post soon and the new buildings are in prepara tion for that event. .The buildings neces sary will be a barrack for 150 men, three new buildings for officers quarters, a gun shed, stable and a shop. The plans will be prepared at once, and as soon as they have been approved construction will be begun. Special orders have been Issued by Gen. Kobbe directing Maj. Wilber E. Wilder to proceed to Forts Assinnibolne, Harri son, Missoula, Mont.; Fort Yellowstone, Wyo., and Fort Keogh, Mont., for duty in connection with the post schools. Col. Albert E. Woodson, U. S. A., ar rived from Fort Assinnibolne yesterday, and spent part of the day visiting with friends at headquarters In this city. - Brig. Gen. Tully McCrea, now stationed at Fort Flagler. N. V., was a visitor at army headquarters in this city . yester day. The president sent to the 9t.ia.te last night a message vetoing the bill reinstat ing Capt. Edward L. Bailey, an officer in the regular army, and placing him on the retired list. In giving his reasons or disapproval the president reviewed • the career of Capt. Bailey, showing that he had been many times charged V.lth con duct unbecoming an officer and 'that he was dismissed in 1903. Ho was, he said, convinced that this dismissal just and that he cannot; consister-d}*'" r*oni mend him for reinstatement. JOLTS ITS SUBCOMMITTEE Continued From First Page. for coal, all of which is attribute 1 to board of control red tape. A request for a new building annex to the south wing was laid before the committee, and its necessity admitted. That It will be secured is, however, another question, as the appropriation list is' now far in excess of anything in re cent legislative history. The trip under the direction of Sen ator C. A. Johnson, chairman of the senate committee, was one of the pleasa junkets of the session. An investigation of the institution was followed by a banquet at 2 o'clock, at which Senators Johnson an 1 Wither - stine and Supt. Tomlinson were the speakers. After the banquet the party gave themselves over to dancing in tha hospital assembly room. At his home Senator Johnson and Mrs. Johnson entertained Inforn ally for the ladies of the party. Everyone* making the trip is delighted, with his treatment and enthusiastically votes Senator Johnson the star legislative conductor, as they have after each of the trips made under his guidance. A WORK DAY IN THE SENATE. Upper House Considers Twenty-eight Measures, Eight Favorably. Sitting as a committee of the whole, yesterday the senate considered a list of twenty-eight bills, house and -senate* measures, and recommended eight of the twenty-eight for pas* Senutejr Gjertsen's bucket shop bill had Hist.plana on the general orders, and the se-nator from Hennepin moved that the bill be ta vorably recommended, but Senator Hoi ton asked for more tin and progress was again ordered. The list of bills recomrn for pass age included four house lile:s and four senate measure The house, files wera road and bridge bills by lOprese'ntatlvejs Haugen and Wilson, and Representattva Lewis' hill providing for the ceinveyanoi of pupils at public expense In ov«« --crowded school district;. The senate bills were Senator McGBl s measure relating to the incorporation of Young Men's Christian assoe-iatlon*-. nnd a second bill by the Ramsey senatoi pro viding for the creation of a state art so ciety. Senator Wilson had two bills '.. vorably recommended. The first i.s an appropriation measure setting aside rnoivy for the state historical society, and tnu second an appropriation for the Minneso ta Horticultural socle . . Representative Larson's bill io govern the de of gasoline, kerosene anel ben zine also receiveel favorable recommen dation. The bill provides that all oil cans must be painted red. MAKE CHANGES EASY Proposes Ratification of Constitutional Amendments by Minority Vote. Easy ratification of proposed constitu tional amendments is the object sought by a bill Introduced in the house I'estA; day by Representative George W. Arm strong. Hennepin. Mr, Armstrong's bill provides that pro posed amendments shall be considered ratified if they receive the affirmative votes of a majority' of the electors vot ing on the propositions. Under th pres ent constitutional provisions amendments may only be ratified by a majority of all the electors voting at the election at which the propositions are submitted. KILLS VALUED POLICY. Shove Insurance Bill is Taken Off Houss Calendar. The Shove Insurance bill was returned to general orders from the calendar yes terday morning, after a sharp passage at firms between Mr. Shove and .Mr. Tights. Imms"»y. Mr. Tighe returned to the house after an absence of a day to find the Shova bill advanced to the calendar and about due to pass Mr. Tlghe claimed that It* provisions would result in restoring the, co-Insurance plan and wipe out the pres ent valued policy which enables tho In surer to compute with some degree of ac curacy the value of ids insurance. Mr. Shove argued that his IJII was not the vicious measure Mr. Tigni believed it. but the Ramsey county man Insisted that it tie returned to genera] orders for discussion and investigation, and tho hous* backed him to the extern of an order. WIPE OUT STANDING FUNDS. State Institutions to Make Biennial Bids for Needed Money. The bill to abolish all standing appro priations for state Institutions was yes terday introduced in the house by Mr. Tlghe, by request. Under the present law, about $1,000,000 Is divided in regular standing appropria tions for the several institutions, under general laws. The bill has the sanction of the board of control and Is supposed te affect only the Institutions under Its man agement, which would not Involve tha standing appropriations for the state fair or national guard. % Regulate Smells and Noises. A house bill introduced by Mr. Doming authorizes city councils to permit th* erection within city limits and re-gulata slaughter houses, render establLshme'rits, glue factories, soap factories, store house* for oil and powder, breweries, distilleries, carriage houses, stables, base ball parks, roller rinks, livery stables, pawnshops, boiler shops and foundries. Tho meat of the bill Is within the control pref'Stons rather than in the authority to permit their erection. Raise McConnell's Salary, The seriate commit on public health has recommended that the salary of Dairy and Foci Commissioner McConnell ha raised from ""1,800 to $2,500. The rec ommendation is Included in the dairy and food bill, the committee amending the clause relating to the salary of tha commission Armstrong Tries Again Representative George W. Armstrong yesterday introduced his hotel and lodging house fire escape bill, which he carn.j elau gerously near passing two years ago. Tha bill provides for at least two e-xits on each floor and suitable fir escapes, ln lieu of stationary escapes, proprle lira may pro vide hempen ropes i:. each room. LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP. A bill to am. . the present law relat- Ing to the expenditure of road and bridge taxes was introduced in the senate by Senator Barker. The amendment includes cities and boroughs in the distribution of the fund. A bill legalizing levies for road and bridge purposes was introduced in the senate by Senator Ferris. The bill also provides that all former levies shall be declared valid. New measures were scarce in the sen ate yesterday. The list of new bills op pened with Senate Pile No. 289 and closed with No. 291. Two of the Mils related to roads and bridges and the third wa.i Senator Collester's measure permitting special legislation. Through Representative Handlan. Ram. sey, the house yesterday received a half dozen petitions for the passage of thd pending Sunday closing law. The special order on the Morley bill, to remove the state educational Institutions from the management of the board of con trol will be continued at 2 o'clock thi* afternoon. Mr. Rosenwald Is the author of a house bill providing that peddlars shall secure township licenses before working therein. The schedule of rates is fixed at $3 per day, $20 per month or $100 per year. Senator Schaller's bill, making It neces sary for all taxes on town plats to be paid before any vacation of these afore said plats can be ordered was passed by the senate yesterday. Gen. Booth Sprains a Knee. NEW YORK. March Gen. Wil liam Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salvation Army, made a misstep yes terday in going down stairs at the array headquarters and sprained a knee. While the injury is not serious, the general has been so fatigued by bis long trip in this country that he will not sail for.. England tomorrow, as he Intended. His departure will be post poned several days.