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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
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Commencing on Thursday evening the
highly amusing comedy, "a Rag Baby"
will be presented at the Grand, in referring
to which an eastern exchange says:
"a Rag Baby is, if anything, funnier than
Mr.. C. II. Hoyt's earlier effort, A Bunch of
Keys. The audience at the Opera house last
evening organized itself into a committee of
screamers and howlers and fairly lifted off
the dome of the building. A Rag Baby IL an
absurdity through and through, and is com
posed of the worst nonsense ever penned by
dramatist. 1t contains no plot worth men
tioning; but enough of the humorous ele-
ment to last an average theater goer q year
or more. The fun opened at the raising OF the
first curtain and continued undated all
through. Songs and dances are plentifully
interspersed, many of the funny sayings and
hits are new, the men in the company are
clever, the girls bright and pretty, and, all
in all, there is NJ reason why A Rag Baby
should not be one of the comedy successes
of the season. As already observed, the
company is an exceedingly clever one.
There is not weak spot in it, from Mr..
Frank Daniels, Mr.. Charles II. Drew and
Miss Bessie Samson down to the least import
ant member. MIR. Daniels, as the Old Sport,
enamored of sporting life, is, to use stereo-
typed phrase, "a whole show in himself.n
As character study it has but few equals,
and is one of the most laughabe of the alb
surd creations recently seen on the Opera
house stage. Another good piece of acting
is the Tony Jay of Mr.. Charles H. Drew,
who sings, dances and cuts up capers as
of old. Miss Bessie Samson, young lady
who won many friend in this city curing her
appearance here with the Power of Money
company, again distinguished herself last
evening and increased her large circle of adj
mrers. The other members of the company
who assume two or three different characters
through the farce deserve to be praised for
their capital work, but space forbids anything
but mere mention Of their names. Messrs :
Mark Sullivan, Harry j. Conner. Edward A.
Osgood, W. II. Stedman, Miss Louise Els
sing, Miss Helen Remer, Miss Clara Lane
and Miss Tina Jackson
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Riatori IN Ekfznbeth.

The audience present at the opening per-
Torrance of the engagement at the Star
theater, of Madame Ristori. in Elizabeth, did
not, in point of numbers, give assurance of
the profound and general interest which will
follow the evidence of the unaided spirit of
the great actress. Queeny dignity, intel
lectual force and subtlety, and artistic refine
ment marked every movement of her pres
eDce On the stage, but in the towering scenes
of the fourth and fifth acts her flame of gen.
ius awakened to its full glow. The force of
her own power was better felt when it finally
became obvious that the play was entirely
sustained by the single character The in
spiration that nerved her was something
more than "reminiscences of her former self,
something more than the longtime habit of
the role. To certain extent the perform
anee had special interest to the critical,
VINO recognized the Importance of her art
Without reference to other conditions. The
New York public awaited the report of the
press. This reluctance of welcome was un-
generous, but the assurance of Ristori's COM
petent and effective command of the lam
guage and OF her vigor will command that
general applause that is rightly hers To
speak OF Ristori in the succicnt manner is
only to await occasion to record her tiual tri-
umph over On apathetic public.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Rnii,cay Notes.

j. T. Clark, general freight agent of the
Omaha, returned from Milwaukee yesterday.
The Chicago. Burlington 81 Quincy has re-
duced passenger rates to three cents per
mile.
Mr.. Charles S. Fee, general passenger
agent Of the Northern Pacific road, left yes
terday for San Francisco by the way of Chi
cago.
The Itasca club, formerly the Jackson
club, will have a meeting next Thursday
evening at room No. Z, Union block, corner
Cedar and Fourth streets.
Mr.. II. c. Davis, OF the Northern Pacific
road, left yesterday for trip over the road
to Montana, and before he returns he will
probably visit British Columbia.
A. J. Andrews has been agent at the new
station just opened at Dover Lake. on the
Western Minnesota division of the Northern
Pacific road, and o. G. Young has been APP
pointed station agent at Anoka, on the same
road.
All passengers that have been delayed here
In 81. Pasl, on account of the snow blockade
on the Oregon Railway g. Navigation COM
pany. were started ont yesterday afternoon
| for Portland, with the expectation that the
snow blockade would be raised.
The hoard of directors of the Railway Loan
association OF st. Paul, elected the following
officers at the meeting yesterday: President,
+. T. Williams; vice president, w II. Dixon
secretary, Fred s. Bryant; treasurer, Gustav
Willius; attorney, W. V. Teeple.
Mr.. T. F. Oakcs. president of the Northern
Pacific Express company, informs the pabliC
through circular that reduced rates haze
been secured from the United States Express
| company, and that all business not ON the
Northern Pacific lines shall be given to the
United States.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Death of Frank W. Rogers.

Il is with the deepest regret that VIC are
obliged to chronicle the death Of Frank ".
Rogers, who died at sea, Tuesday, December
Is. Mr. Rogers bad been siliug for nearly a
year OF diabetes. and was on his way to Carts
bad. Bohemia, in search Of health. Deceased
was a brother Of Mr.. Arthur Rogers. salesman
for Lindrke, Warner & Schumacher. He
leaves a wife and two small children. both
fairly provided for, and a mother, who Eves
in Six-Mile-Cross, County Tyrone, Ireland.
whom he intended visiting on the way. lie
had occupied positions in nearly all the
leading dry goods establishments Of the city.
and was regarded as one OF the very hes,
salesmen in the northwest. He was 4 good
fellow in every sense Of the Wort-gsuial.
good natured aud alfsAle. and had endearsi
himself Ia the hearts II all who knew hin.
lis hard blow 10 bis wife aud little ones.
who were daily awaiting news of his safe
arrival. and harder siill 70 bis aged mother.
who bad not seen Der boy Tor many years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
RniIding Permits.

The building inspector is beginning TO get
his hands full again. Nine permits were IS
sued Yesterday, and as m my more spplica-
lions we're msdr. Indications point to q
very busy building season during 1855. Yes
terdaf record is "a follows:
Joseph GuTchot, Oue-stOry frame dwelling
on the north side Of Miunehaha, between
Cypress and Earl. $500.
Fosit Attartshanus, one and one-half storT
frame addition on the north side Of High,
between Atlantic and Goszian, $50.
Isaac Meliete, one-siOry frame dEellin z
aud kitchen on the west side Of Magnolia,
between Walsh and Weide, $1,000.
August GreFz, one-siory frame dwelling
on the north side Of Castle, between Arcade
and WeIde, s700.
Valentine With, oue-stoTy frame house,
kitchen and barn on the south side Of Nag
noiia, between Cypress and Forest. 81 900.
John Banner. one-stoTy frame dEeiliDg on
the south side Of Augusta, between Hall and
SsTyker, 500.
II. FsisieT, oBe-s;ory frame dwelling On
the aor1h side Of Augusta, be;Eeen Hall and
s.ryker. $500.
G.. u Kna1ft, two-sto-y frame double
dwelling Oh the west side % s. Paul, between
0imsfed and somersst. 800.
f. E TbOnps0u. brick over and stack on
the west side Of Broadway, between Eighth
and Ninth, $500.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
TrdrcE f,s' PERM IFS.

The Chicago, Milwaukee d. st. Paul road
has issued circular giving the names and
address of all parties connected with that
road that are authorized to furnish 'travelers'
permits" under the new arrangements, that
are to supercede the 1000 mile ticket bust
ness:
Isaac A. Smith, general passenger agent, Ss1
B:oldway, New York.
Jos. r. Hixson. general New England agent,
306 Washington street, Boston, Mass.
C.. L. Rising, commercial agent, SIS Clark
street, Chicago, H.
VIM. j. Nelson, commercial agent, 40 Lewis
building, Smithfeld street, Pittsburg, Pa.
Robert Bruce, contracting agent, 400 East
Water street, Milwaukee, Wis.
j. A. Chandler. general agent, St Paul. MINI.
j. Chapman, division freight agent, Dubuque,
Iowa
B. II. Langley, division freight agent, Winona,
MINI.
W. H. Barron, division freight agent. La Crosse,
Wis.
F. A. Nash, general agent, Omaha, Neb.
c. H. Hathaway, contracting agent, Minneap-
oils, Milan.
G. F. White. general agent, Davenport, Iowa
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04

who had been the fayorite Of prince for
many years, and who was finally abandoned
for rival in the same company, played in
the scene in the same play with her sue
cessor. The new favOrite drank from q cup.
1t was poisoned one. The ST carpenters
carried dead woman from yGe stage, and
the convict convoy escorted her murderess
to Siberia.
1t seems uncertain whether Taglioni's ex
ecutors will permit the publication OF her
memoirs, which are said to abound in curious
and piquant details. Fanny Elssler's ex-
ecutors will not have so delicate question to
solve, as, though she wrote vouminous
memoirs after her retirement from the stage
in 1881, she burned them ten years ago.
LET what is past and gone be past and
gone" was the answer she made to friend,
who took her to task for destroying so many
interesting pages.
Agnes Robertson, the "fairy STAR" little
thought in 1854, when so brilliantly conn
mencing her career at the Boston museum,
that in just thirty years from that date her
daughter would make her debut on the Same
stage. Yet such is the fact. Nina Bouci-
cauIt makes her debut at the Boston " Yseum
Monday, the 29th, and is of the same age as
her mother when the latter first appeared
here. Nina is but seventeen Yeas of age,
and is said to bear a remarkable resemblance
to her mother.
Baron de Y. has more wealth than hair or
brains Miss Caroline fills H;r tights better
than her roles. They sat in box on Tues
day night, enjoying a performance of The
Goose with the Golden Eggs, and seemed to
be ever so happy.
''What do you th,Rk of the play3"
Good enough for the display of limbs.n
eyes, but l think the man a fool"
''And why, my loVe!"
''To kill his goose"
''But they all do it, you know"
81 will never kill mine. Paris cor NelG
Letter.
Pierre Veron tells some stories of stage
sensations in the feuilleton of lie Monde Il
lttStre. One is of comedienne, whose name
he does not give ''because she is dead" but
| who was addicted to her ponies of brandy at
regular and frequent intervals. She appeared
one night in the provinces to an immense
house, and at the rise of the curtain was
visibly drunk. She tried to recall her lines
and could not, but she marched resolutely to
the footights and suffered: IL cannot con-
tnue. The prompter is drunk and talks
nonsense to me-" She was hardly off tbs
stage wnen the prompter appeared, half out
OF his box, aud Yelling: at is not true. |
protest. am not drunk; it is She" The
audience roared, and Mile. Bank was saved,
for when people are amused they are dis
armed, The next night she appeared to an
| equally enormous house, and was pelted
1 with flowers. Selling the first bouquet, she
advanced to the prompter's box and handed
it to the prompter. The curtain had to be
rung down TO put an end to the frantic
| plaudits.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
A Review Of the Business Done by Our
Merchants the Past Week.

Dur.1g the past week business has been
light with most OF our wholesale houses, as
usual in holiday week.
The money market is quiet, with our banks
In excellent condition. The accounts Of the
wear are being closed, ard new ones started
on a good conservative basis. Money is easy
for first class paper at 5 per cent.
There has been some activity in real estate,
few important sales having taken place,
and an unusual number of inquiries for
property for this season, which promises well
for the near future.
Our wholesale grocers and dry goods
houses report quiet week, but their collec-
tons have been good.
In drugs n good aud satisfactory business
is reported, our leading house indeed seems
well pleased with the amount Of orders com
ing in, and speaks encouragingly Of both
past and future. Prices are low, aud It is an
excellent time to buy. The principal features
OF the week have been the new angemeuts
on white lead, 6rIner prices on quinine, de-
cline In camphor, etc.
The Wholesale clothing houses have had n
dull trade, bat collections have been salts
factory. A good amount of business has
been done in furs, etc.
The wholesale boot and shoe houses report
business quiet during the week, which has
been the case In the leather trade also
Hardware very quiet as usual at this sea-
son.
The wholesale wine and liquor business
has been dull, scarcely any orders being ro-
Ceivcd.
Some Of our commission merchants have
had fair share OF business. They do no.
expect any immediate improvement in their
lines Of trade.
The retail stores have had a quiet week,
with the exception of the clothing houses.
the intensely cold weather causing q con
siderable demand for certaiu lines Of heavy
goods.
4 NrNr.rr Sc,-,.a-v
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Y. NJ. Il. Notices.

Meetings for the week as follows:
sunday, $50 a. m, devotional meeting
for thirty minutes, Subject-'Au Offering
acceptable to God must lie the best we have"
Nal. {: ia; 2 Sam. xiv: 2l-25.
Sunday 2:45 p. NJ. Jail service. Leader
{. A. Stark.
Sunday p m. Young mems Bible class.
Leader John Z. Hague.
Sunday p. m. Gospel and song service.
Addressed by Rev. Il. Forbes.
Sunday D: 80 p. m. Chinese class. Leader
Mrs. j. s. Bailey. Visitors welcome.
Monday 1880 p. m. Chinese class.
Monday 1880 p. m. Penmsnship; $50,
sterography. Instructor Mr.. z: W. South
worth.
Tuesday p. m. Gospel temperance
meeting. Suhiect-''The Lord is my strength
and song" Isa. xii: Elk. Ky: 2; Isa. xxyI 4.
Thursday 7:45 .. m. Vocal class. In
structor Mrs. J. s. Bailey.
Friday 5 p. m. Debating class.
Saturday s p. N. Young mems meeting.
subject-"is my motto this one thing do.
Phil. Hills: IA.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Requisition from Gov. Cleveland
Granted.

Gov. Hubbard received a requisition yes
terday from Gov. Cleveland, Of New York,
asking for the delivery Of Eddie p. Schone-
man to James Sheppard, a detective Of tho
Syracuse police department, sent for the pur-
pose Of taking the criminal back 10 Ouondaga
county, he being detained by Chief Of Police
West 1t Minneapolis. Tbs requisition was
granted aud the prisoner taken east last
evening. The charge Is burglary, Schonc-
man, with one Perkins, who has turned
states evidence, having entered grocery
store on Almond street, IN Syracuse, on the
night Of November 10, and riGed safe Of a
gold watch and chain and other yaluables.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04

Madame Pauline Viardot, the ever to be
remem bered Fides, in Meyerbeer's Prophetic,
had one of her incsive teeth in her upper
which somewhat damaged the beautiful ex-
preston of her physognomy.
A few evenings before the production of
Prophete, during one of the general rehear-
sails of that opera, Meyerbeer went into her
room in the theater and advised her that he
could not consent to let her sing in Fides.
Glow so?' exclaimed the great artist,
Supplied at such dreadful revelation. "Am
wrong in the Interpretation of any part Of
the role9 If so, you should tell me, sir, and
will correct myself"
MADAME, you are a perfect Fides, and
could not dream of any tragedian songstress
to sing and play better than YOU" answered
the maestro, "but-but- you cannot perform
Fides, unless -''
''Unless what?" quickly replied Pauline
Viardot, bursting into tears.
''Unless you submit to painful surgical
operation, and think you won't madame"
what do you mean, sir!'
''Simply this, madame; you must have
that overgrown tooth sawed to the level of
the others"
"Oh, sir, it must be horriblel Surely I
shall die before the eycision is over"
''Not at all, madame. l have just ordered
the dentist of the queen of Prussia TO come
to Paris for the express purpose of attending
your operate majesty, and you may rely
upon his unsurpassed skill.''
As it was the sine qua non condition i'm
posed by the hard-to- pleased maestro,
Pauline Viardot made up her mind to conlide
| her beautiful head to the dentist, who first
| chloroformed her, and, with magic dex-
terity, removed the obnoxious bit of ivory.
few nights after that 'terrible' trial,
Pauline Viardot won her crown of immor-
tally in that role of Fides, in which she will
never be equaled.
When the tremendous echoes Of the en-
thusiastic applause and rupldS had abated,
and the artists were allowed to leave the
stage, Giaccomo Meyerbeer, trembling like
Child with emotion, respectfully TOOK Fdes'
right wrist, to which he adjusted a diamond
bracelet worth 30, 600 francs, in the middle
of which, and surrounded by rubies, stood
the small piece of tooth that for so many
years had been prominent in the great
artiste's features. Letter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Reducing Frpioht Rats ON Grain.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. Sat a meeting
of the representatives, of railways operating
in Iowa, held in this city, resolution was
adopted in accordance with the expressed
wish of the general managers of several lines,
reducing grain rates from stations in Iowa
to Chicago and points common Herewith as
follows, per hundred pounds: Where the
rate is fifteen cents or less, lone cent; sixteen
to twenty cents inclusive, two cents; twenty
one to twenty-four inclusive, two and half
cents, twenty-five Or over, three cents. The
reduction will 20 into effect next Monday.
No action was taken regarding the admission
of the Wisconsin Central into the associa-
ton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
The OIrflIInic-

At the peoples popular theater the past
week, in face Of the coolest weather we have
had for years, the business vas excellent and
a laughable show was given. AL the per-
formers concluded their engagements last
night, and for tomorrow evening the man
agemcnt announce an entirely new company
Of first-class vaudeville stars called ''The
Variety Congress, :" and we have it on good
authority that each member Of this troupe il
A / and that their performance is very good
one. There's no more pleasant place in the
city TO pass an evening than at the Olympic.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Stage S11ossia1.

One Of the peculiar features Of the drama
Of 70 day is the prominence given 70 smok-
ing on the stage. A large reward will soor
he offered to the man who can construct I
play that viii not have cigars and pipes in
tFoduced in some way. The cigarette, too
is getting its turu. We all know how the
thing IS done. The rich hero s~sggers on
the scene. He Is cool and collected, and in
order 20 emphasize the excess Of bis imper-
tzFbability he proceeds 70 light cigar, verJ
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Real Estate Transfars.

Iouisa wetde and husband @ John wcstberr,
lot q. block q. Ar,ingtou mrs addition. SIS
Same 20 A. !. Pcdefson loi IS. elock :, Ar.
hnEtun iils adii too $50
chester Saith - John A. BSsiiic. los an
part % lot 10 block =. Rcecrtscn 3 Vsn Ettea
aatti,n. sslS.
~ n Miller - Richard Salvin. part % lots I.
aad ). black s.. West - Paal proper. $50. /
Slg,ua Siss6el 20 Q. J. Rsdinssan. " = OK los -
block 6. WirsiuW addition. SS5l
Anna NJ Atuosd - FrVa J. Rcwer. lots y
and a. bl0ek 50. Daytoa 3 frvine's sa6isspn
- Tao
Z, ward T. Scriheer 20 Andrew & Ssa7sss ics
block 80. Mackse,a Nzrshslrs 4t1stior
sl.see.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
Paddy Norton Heart From.

As Mr. John $. Barnes j. Masking inquiry
as 20 Why I an staying in ST. Paul. will
STATE that II he wants n fehf - q fuish.
VIII make a match 20 sight him It any Sgf-h;.
CT VII fight anyone, AZ ! % pounds, within a
thousand uileS Of az s.. PAIL for $500 side.
aud wil meet him a. asy place he nav tame
70 make the match and deposit The stakes
II NJ. Barnes docs not sccept viii make
match with either John Files. OF Chicago. or
Billie Haskins, Os wlnniPeg. for the sane
amount PADDY NORTON.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04

BY special arrangement Manager Scott, of
the Grand, has contracted for brief engage
mcnt Of the gifted actress Madame Janesch,
VINO will appear at the Grand commencing
on Monday, the 18th inst. On Monday
night and at the Wednesday matinee she will
appear in 'Carnille,n on Tuesday night in
''Lenore," and for Wednesday night a
special bill is announced.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-04
An. Van SlYke's DOG.

The reading public viii remember that
Gov. Cleveland returned beautiful New
fouudiaud dog TO its donor short time since.
Yesterday TIC force in the city clerks Office
procured beautiful specimen OF Newfou nd
laLd puppy and tendercd it TO Aid Van
Slyke. The reniaf representative Of the
good people Of the Fifth ward remembered
the wholesome example Of the president-elCct Ct,
but the dog was very young and very pretty
aud ONLY q li:tle one. and the alderman said
be wouldn't count this one and accepted the
riEt. &c. for himself. but for his SIX year cid
daughter. Tee pCp7y j. only remotely re-
lated 20 the Cleveland dog. auywsy.
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slowly, and then puffs al it significantly. It
is about this time that the double dyed vii
lain enters. He says some disagreeable
things to the hero, calculated to make any,
body but that embodiment of virtue and pur-
ity feel small. His countenance under
goes no change. There is a slight uplifting
OF the elbows, another puff, pause, then the
weed is rem owed from the lips, and cool
and drawing reply given. 1t is but few
words, such as, ''Well, it will not avail you, ("
or, ut is provided for" and the smoking goes
on more vigorously than ever.