St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-27
The City in Mourning for the Dead Vice
President-The Day Of Giving
Thanks.
The Danger of Shocks from the Elec-
trio Motor--The Populace at
the Plays.
Comment on Current Topics--A In
quest He1d--Minor News Of
Many Kinds.
STEVENS rs REAL MAD.
He Will Prosecute the Papers-.Th
MAYORS Letter.


into the Columbia to eat his thanksgiving
turkey stuffed with oysters.
Eyes, libel suits are numerous" Ventureo
the timid reporter.
Come and take dinner with me, con-
tinued the genial German.
A REPORTERS SURPRISE.
1t is so seldom that newspaper man gets
n good square meal that the ScrlDeS stomach
went into ecstaceS at the mere suggestion.
Rnt a newspaper man is noted for his in
nate modesty. 1t would not do Tor him to
appear too eager. After moments heSl-
tatior he said:
Thanks, Jake, but think had best go
home to dinner"
NO, no; 1 shall esteem it an honor as
well as pleasure, so come right along.
What part of the turkey do you prefer?n
and Mr.. Barge had hustled the reporter into
a chair as he spoke, and the waiter stood
ready to take the order The reporter had
no inclination to persist in his declination,
and he ate as only half-famished newspa-
per man can eat.
''Oh, yes; was talking of libel suits.
Well, Ed Stevens is talking pretty loud.
He says he has got over a dozen cases on
the Pioneer, about as many on the Tribune
and eight on the GLOBE. For the life of
me, don't remember what he says about
the Journal, but | am sure he said some
thing. Talk about man being mad
well Ed is the maddest man l ever saw"
II suppose he is angry at Aid. Sly" sug-
geSted the reporter.
ED IS AwFULLY MAD.
''Angry is too mild. That don't express
his feelings. 1t is only faint suggestion.
1t is, metaphorically speaking, very like
comparing mist to a June thunder
storm"
Eyes; Eds rumblings remind one of the
distant rumblings Of Jupitors chariot
wheels"
He says he has deal better case than
Thompson had against the Pioneer. Waiter
bring bottle of wine"
The wine being forthcoming, Jake re-
sumed, after sip Of the sparkling bever-
age:
Il am sorry for Ed. He has many good
qualities"
But he is nothing if he is not an in
grate.'
What do You mean?"
ask Sly. He says the GLOBE has
stood by Stevens throughout the investiga-
ton, and yet Ed claims that the GLOBE has
been hostile to him and he will seek redress
through legal process"
The conversation was continued to the
same purpOrt to the end of the report,
when the reporter expressed his gratitude
and went to the city hall. Arriving there
he was attacked by Mr.. Stevens about as
follows:
Where did you get your information
that the mayor had written me letter."
''What letter."
1.-The letter referred to in the GLOBE this
morning"
"Ohp
Yes; that is precisely what mean. and
demand to know where you got your in
formation"
Il suppose you ought to know"
81 ought to know and I'll find out"
Well, since you are so determined, I tell
you that Chief West is my authority, and l
consider it the best"
"Chief West never told you anything of
the sort"
Yes. he did"
''I'll bet you $50 he didn't, J." shrieked Ed.
The mere mentson of such a sum of
money paralyzed the reporter fora moment
His breath came thick and fast, or sterto-
rous, as physician would put it.
what! $500" he gasped.
Yes, $50, and | would have no hesita-
lion in making it twice that amount"
The reporters brain grew suddenly dizzy.
The group of policemen, who stood before
him, seemed to be dancing can-can. In
stead of one Ed Stevens, there seemed to
be as many as there were dollars in his
proposition. And each and every one of
them seemed so large that Capt. McCra-
ney's gigantic frame looked like a mere
pigmy.
After desperate attempt at self-control,
the reporter summoned courage to meekly
indicate that he was newspaper man and
that he was total stranger to such an
amount of money. Ed appreciated his
vantage ground and manifested DISPOSE
ton to make the best of it, too.
PUT UP OR SHUT UP.
''Put up or shut up,' he cried, like
ward politician in the heat of an exciting
stump speech.
But l can't put up"
Then shut up"
''How can l shut up and treat myself
with any degree of self-respect?"
''Self-:espect?"
"Ies; did it ever occur to you that a
newspaper man has stored away some
where in his anatomy an uncertain some
thing which he is pleased to call by the
precious name of self-respect All, [ see
you wilt. You were once a newspaper
man. And it was in those days, Ed, that
you were poor like the rest of the poor
mortals who exc out meagre existence
upon the stipend they receive and dub with
the dignity of salary. Now, come, be char
table"
Let bygones be bygones. When man
in the hour of his adversely is not treated
with charitable consideration he should not
be expected to treat anybody with charity"
But you quoted the other day in your
summing up, With malice toward none
with charity toward ALL What did you
mean? Your words were empty"
Ed saw that he was cornered on the
charity question, and he adroitlY dropped
it. He can play bold game of bluff. If
any man doubts il let him enter into game
of draw poker with him once, and he will
be convinced to dead certainty.
LAS matter of fact, did Chief West tell
you that l received a letter from the
mayor" he resumed in more mild tone,
and pleasant expression
Most assuredly he did. He could have
had no motive IN misleading me. and will
say that l believe he spoke the literal
truth" The reporters courage had re-
turned to him.
whether he did or not, have received
no letter from the mayor, and he saws he
has written me no letter. You people are
entirely too previous"
Perhaps you have read no such letter,
but l verify believe it was written, and that
you have at least seen the envelope. 1t may
be that you returned it unopened. You are
rated as the cunningest man in Minnesota,
but your proud career is fast fading away"
Ed got mad again and left the headquar-
tiers precipitately.
THE CHIEFS ASSTR ANCF
Soon the reporter met Chief West and
was assured by him that so far as his knoMl-