Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-16
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
ROYALTY RECEIVED.

NU Auul llHUIl ILL.,
IN Enthusiastic Reception GiUen Col. NJ.
| ~. Glenn on HIS Return from His East
eTB TOHy.
AS announced in yesterdays GLOBE, the
| return of Col. M. w. Glenn from the three
weeks trip, in eastern cities studying and
inspecting municipal government institu-
tions and Improvements, was celebrated
in an suspicious reception, at 7
last evening. The mounted patrol drew
up on Hennepin avenue, opposite the city
hall; directly in their rear was Brooks
brigade band; next was a platform of six
teen poles, IN charge of Drill Master Hill:
then followed eight hacks, filled with CITY
officials, reporters and prominent citizens.
In this order the line of march was taken
up to the depot, where, upon the arrival
| Of the Chicago train, Col. Glenn was met
in company with Mayor Ames, and quickly
escorted to a carriage in waiting, to the
martial music of the band. The process
sion, together with a vast concourse of
people on foot and in carriages, wended
its way to the Nicollet house.
Leaving the hacks and carriages, the
city officials unceremoniously assembled to
the parlors, Mayor Ames, A. 7. Ankeny,
c. NJ. Foote, Judge Mahoney, John 7. Lee
and others escorted the gallant colonel to
the balcony, and in the meantime the
platoon of police and escort of the Ames
Zouaves had drawn up IN the street in front,
| and several thousand people had assem-
bled and were waiting apxiously for the
opening of the ball.
Mayor Ames stepped to the front and
addressed the citizens and officers as fol-
| lows:
Fellow Citizens: have the pleasure and
honor upon this occasion, of presenting to
you the Hon. M. w. Glenn, who has been
| identified with the highest honor with our
city legislature for the past twelve years,
and who has, at my instance and request,
spent three weeks in Eastern cities, in
| speeding Improvements of nature applica-
BILE to our beautiful and prosperous city,
that he might jmpart the information so
gained to US, so that tho whole city may
| derive its particular benefits from it. Gen
| tlemen, here Introduce to you Col. Glenn,
| the guest of the evening, who will address
| you.
Col. Glenn spoke as follows;
MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS: After
| the kind remarks of his honor, the mayor,
and this glorious reception which you have
| rendered me, l acknowledge 1 am utterly
unwarAed and unfit to address you as
would wish. At the request of his honor,
| the mayor, l have made a tour
of inspection throughout the eastern cities.
During my travel Of three weeks have
convinced myself, despite the cry of the
press of this city to the effect that I have
been on the wrong track the last twelve
years, that the improvements now in their
| incipieucy with which l am interested and
| actively identified have been begun right.
l will return to you my sincere thanks for
| this demonstration. My travel and work
have almost overcome me, and consequent
ly cannot at this time speak at length.
At some future time l promise to address
you again. Thanking you for this mag
nifcent expression of your regards will
close.
Mayor Ames then proposed three cheers,
| which were given with will. gentle
| man among the spectators followed by
proposing three rousing cheers forhis honor
the mayor, and again the stately business
blocks re-echoed the hearty and enthusi-
astic cheers.
Adjourning to the parlors the people
filed in for ar hour and personally congrat-
ulated Mr.. Glenn, and later on a large
party found their way to the spocious din
ing hall, where sumptuous spread was in
waiting, the band playing, a number of
fine selections in the corridor.
At the conclusion of the banquet Mayor
Ames arose and explained that small
nucleus, no larger than mans hand,
had developed into an ovation of grand
, magnitude. A fellow workman called
upon me from Col. Glenn's shops and
stated that he wished to tender the colonel
little reception upon his return. This
was from what it started: This demon
stration illustrates the fact that it is still
the yeomanry which enjoys the popular
respect, esteem and friendship. After an
excellent address the mayor introduced
Col Glenn.
He began by reiterating his balcony
assertion that he appreciated the generous
and hearty reception more than he had
words to express. This is the
proudest evening of my life. l
had never anticipated anything of
half this magnitude. It is no wonder, he
said, that my head is turned. If I say a
word which may appear inappropriate to
the occasion, it may be attributed to that.
He referred ferociously to the personal at
tack upon him by Deacon Nettleton, dealing
him some pretty hard hits, characteristic
of the colonel, and kept the assemblage in
constant laughter, and not infrequently
calling out vociferous applause. He spoke
glowingly in praise of Philadelphia, her
people, and especially of the handsome,
industrious and thrifty and estimable la
dies. Mr.. Glenn also spoke of the,water
works system of that city. Fair
mount park was graphically described,
and the speaker was convinced
by iss beauty. The city of Minneapolis had
been fortunate in securing park system,
if the ax-payers did not find the expense
too burdensome. He found that the state
ment that ell the eastern cities had aban
doned the granite block pavements and
adopted wood instead was a cruel canard. |
He had gone to the principal cities an ad-
vocate of cedar blocks. He had necessa-
rily returned convinced that the only prac-
teal material is granite. There is not a
foot of wood pavement in the city of |
New York, nor have they any use for it.
He spoke of the social evil in the sinful |
city. He did not think there was
sufficient power left in the Repub-
lican party to control it. Was
it not for the Democratic government
everything would run riot. The bunko