St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-20
MILWAUKEE, LETTER.
Politics Becoming Tedious---Pro
hibiti0n Ticket.
Close of the Exposition of 1884-Solid
Street Work.
Death of Rev. w. H. Throop-- Interesting
General Notes.

Death OF Rev. w. II. InrOOp--lnIeresIluB
General Notes.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe.1
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 1S.-Still harping on
politics But, thank Heaven, the days be-
tween this and November 4 are not many.
1t would seem as if these quadrennial fevers
would waste the American body polite into
gaunt spectre or make Liberty gibbering
idiot The roar of drums, the bIare OF brass,
and the flash, smoke and smell of vile kero-
sene Is the nightly programme nowadays,
and will be until the sun of November
lodges behind the evening clouds; and even
after that the victorious PARTY will give US
more din and another sniff in the way OF
Jubilee. Speed the day. and speed the quiet
that will follow. The only developments
here during the week have been the placing
of r. c. Reinerton, the present incumbent,
on the Republican county ticket as surveyor,
&C. W. Buttles having declined to run,) and
the nomination of ticket by
the Prohibitionists, as follows: For
congress, c. E. Reed; sheriff, Lindley Collins;
clerk of court, j. E. Clayton; county clerks
G. W. Finley; treasurer, S. D. Hyde; regis
ter of deeds, H. S. Moore; district attorney,
Lloyd Skinner; coroner, Chas. Baker; county
surveyor A. H. Scott. Since the conven-
ton adjourned Scott has come out in card
declining the honor of the nomination. The,
bolt among Republicans against Paschen, the
nominee for sheriff, is growing, and the
friends of Mr.. Albert, the Democratic candi-
date, are confident of success. The con-
gressional fight wakes warm. Van Schaick.
the Republican nominee, is making heavy
drafts upon his pocket and his physical con-
stitution in desperate effort to cOrrall votes
enough to defeat Deuster, but he will not
succeed. If Democratic ballots do not cut
him down he will fall by ballots hurled
against him from the government citadel
called the postotfice, where the patronage dis
pensers can get along better without than
with congressional engineer for this dis
trict.
THE EXPOSITION.
The Milwaukee exposition of 1884 closes
tonight, after what seems to have been a
fairly successful season. The management
OF the great show has been marked by less
friction than usual, and altogether Mr.. Mer-
cein has done well. Financially considered
the exposition this year may not have been
more than usually successful, but it certainly
has been well managed, and has seemingly
given more satisfaction than the preceding
exhibitions. One thing is certain, the art
gallery is far superior to that of last year, if
not to the exhibit of any year since the ex-
position started 1t contained works of art
that are simply marvellous revelations of the
skill OF modern painters, pictures that fasci-
nate the art lover and hold him spellbound.
Among the paintings were ''Study from
nature" by Geo. Innes, valued at 81, 500;
''Return of the Shrimp Gatherers," (salon
picture, 1882 by Henry Mosler, $4,000;
''Close of Day." by Robert c. Minor, 81, 900;
"Children in the Woods" by Eastman John
son and Jervis McEntee, $1,000; "Mother
and Child" by E. Wood Perry, $1,000;
''Watching and Waiting" by Edward Moran,
| 50, 500; Clearing Up" (marine) by M. F.
II. dc Haas, s., 900; 'Weavng of the Bour-
nons," by F. A. Bridgman, 1880; "a
Dream of the Orient" by Thos.
Moran, $1,000; "Castle Fusano, Italy,"
by w. S. Haseltine, 81, 500; ''Lake Katahden,
Maine,n by j. W Robbins, $1,000; Can
mes, Italy," by w. S. Hasehine, 81, 500;
Midsummer" by Jervis McEntee, 81 900;
''Water Vendors OF Cairo,'' by F. a. Bridg-
man, 81 200; ''Little Tease and Her Pet, !"
by S. j. Guy, 81, 255; quitting on Ars,n bv
7. W. Wood, $1,000; midday in Mldsum-
mer," by James H. Hart, $1,000; IA Chap
ter from the Koran" by William Sartain,
1900; "Leon d. Or, Paris, France by A.
a. Anderson, $1,000; "How it Happened, s"
by w. A. Wolf, 81 200; landscape, by Albert
Bierstadt, 81, 600 Besides the works named
there were a large number of the gems of
the studio valued from $500 up to $500. The
BEldford collection OF Arctic paintings was
exhibited in a room on the second gallery.
1t contained a number OF magnificent works
representing the frozen north in its various
phases. Among the pictures were. Fisher
men at Sunset 81 $50; ''Whalers Working
Through The lee" $1,250; ''Whalers After
the Nip in Melville Bay, 1880; "Whalers
in the Ice Floes," $3.50; "Whalers Fast in
the Arctic Ice Fields" $4,000; "Mt. Lyell
In Early Winter" $4,000; ''The Arctic Ice
King" $4,000; English Arctic ExpedI-
tion,' $4,000; THE Birthplace OF the Au-
rora Borealis," 81, 900; "View at Sunset in
the Yosemite Valley" 81, 500; Sunrise in
the Sierra Nevadas," $1,000; yosemite
Valley at Sunset" 1900; Labrador Noun
tains and Icebergs at Sunset" 81 900. Mr..
Bradford, the artist who was present with
his collection, is remarkable man. He has
made seven voyages to the Arctic regions in
the pursuit of his studies.
CoURTING soLIDITY.
Milwaukee is having what may be STYLED
renaissance in street work. More attention
is now being given to the durability of pave
ments, instead of to the extension OF the sys-
tenn of paved driveways. Heretofore wood
has been used to great extent with discour-
aging results, Notwithstanding the fact that
much of the material had been treated 10
preservatiye baths and all that; and cedar
blocks, too, which have been much yaunted
as the acme of noisless payeing material,
are being discarded to great extent, on ac-
count Of their natural tendency TO rot. Wood
viii grow soggy and rot despite all treat
ment, and this is becoming more generally
known every year. And, besides the false
economy OF wooden pavements, arises the
edict of scientific physicians against them as
breeders of disease through exhaiation
during the night of the filth filtered through
them during the day. q large portion of
East Water street is now paved with granite
blocks, which, although little more produce
tive of noise, are giving general satisfaction
| On West Water street and on the South
side granite and Medina sandstone have
been used with such good results that it is
only question of time when all of the
streets subjected to heavy traffic will be paved
with stone. In the residence portion Of the
city macadam roadways are fast taking the
place of the block pavement. Last year Bid