St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26

elected mayor, and reelected in 1872 and in
1875; was member of congress from the
Fourth district in 1876, and
served one term; was appointed surveyor
general of Minnesota in 1879, and held the
Office for four years; in 1857 he married
Miss Sweeny, who survives him; formed
partnership with DR.. G. A. Wheaton, and
the firm at the period of his death was
Stewart & Wheaton. They were at one
time city and county physicians, Died
August 25, 1884, aged So years.
PERSONAL.
I remember DR.. Stewart in 1856 as
small slender young man, with reddish
hair and whiskerS, and a bright, gleeful,
boyish air. | was the first person to get
him the position of physician for Ramsey
county, his first office. Edmund Rice,
Capt Bennett and n. Mclean were the
commissioners, the two first Demo
Gratis the last Wing or Repub-
lican, Interceding in his behalf he thus
obtained his first political start, and he went
on from point to point until he entered con-
greSS. He was the first surgeon mustered
into the service at the commencement OF
the war, and during his life was largely in
| terested in public affairs. As he grew older
he grew more rotund and more sedate, but
in his earlier years he was noted for his love
of fun and his genial nature.
WILLIAM L. BANNING.
Capt. Banning was born about 1916, IN
Delaware: was well educated: studied and
practiced law; removed to Philadelphia and
was associated with the late William Hol-
linshead in the legal profession; in 1915 was
elected member OF the Pennsylvania leglS-
lature: came to st. Paul in 1855 and en-
gagged in the banking business on upper
Third street: in 1860 was elected member OF
the house of representatives: i'll 1861 retired
from his banking business: then he
was appointed commiSsary OF subsistence III
the army with the rank OF captain, and re-
manned in service two years; i'll 1864 be-
came connected with the st. Paul & Lake
Superior railroad as president; enlisted Jay
Cook and others in the enterprise; went to
Europe to negotiate the bonds, and while
president of the road for seven years, put it
upon a solid foundation: was an influential
member of the chamber OF commerce; ran
for governor on the Democratic ticket;
vehemently opposed the S., 900, 900 railroad
loan bill, and has been a valuable member
of society.
HOW LONELY AND YET HOW GLAD!
When Capt Banning landed in London
as president of the st. Paul 81 Duluth Rail
road company, with several millions OF
dollars in bonds to negotiate, he climbed
upon an eminence which overlooked the
great, thrObbing, crowded, buStling city OF
the old world, and amid all that seethiDg
throng that jOstled in the streets below him,
he knew no One-not a soul! lie says
he never felt 50 lonely in all his life.
With millions locked UP in the little
tin box by his side-with plenty
of money to pay his way
with letters of introduction to the
financial magnates of the great city-with
| q reasonable degree of assurance i'll the Sue
cess Of his measure, he felt sad and de-
pressed, for of all the crowd before him, he
knew none. Gazing down upon the NOV
ing masses, he saw policemen clearing the
way for noted gentleman. and as he gazed,
the tall form Of what appeared to be one OF
! LondOn'S most distinguished men, made It's
appearance, headed and surrounded by the
police The gentleman was bowling
politely, and at first he thought
| it might be the lord mayor,
but second look startled him! Could it
be possible? He crept closer to the crowd;
gazed more mtently; his heart beat more
rapidly; that face was familiar; he drew
nearer and nearer; yes, he had seen that
man somewhere before; could it; no;
well; possibly; they met face face.
and he recognized his old friend-Hon.
Edmund Rice Of st. Paul Mimi, who had
just returned from the Office Of the lord
mayor under am especial escort of a squad
of police. Both were in Europe on the
same mission-that of negotiating bonds,
and of course the meeting was warm and
a friendly one, and Banning felt better.
MIR. BANNING AS A MAN.
Capt Banning may well be considered
solid man, both mentally and physically. In
the judgment of the writer he is a gentleman
of superior ability, if fate had only thrown
him in position to bring out the mental
faculties with which he has been blessed.
He would have made a most excellent
United States senator, dwarfing 10 insigniii-
canoe by the brilliancy and power of his
mental forces the many tallOw candles now
strutting their brief political existence
upon the stage of life, and
gimmering family in their feeble
efforts to follow their own shadows. He
is a man of solid reasoning powers; decided
and deliberate in his utterances: strong,
SteadfaSt, irOn-boUnd in his convictions;
determined, perSeyering in his efforts; cool,
! philosophical in defeat earnest and sincere
! in his opposition. 1t seems to be a law that
men of high mental attainmentS should
never obtain any great wealth, except by
accident, or if obtained to lose it, and while
! therefore Capt. Banning is comfortably
wcll-off. he is not rich i'm the common par
| lance of the world. and yet he has been and
is now very valuable citizen.
81 KNOW IT Is ALL RIGHT"
The earnest faith of the old settlers in
! the ultimate destiny of st. Paul was some
thing like the reasoning of the old woman,
who said she Thought so because she
! thought So" and hence the early Corners
| thought St Paul must be in the future
| large place, because they thought so-they
| knew ii must he all right. This reminds
me of the simple creed of the child so pleas
antly told by Miss Wheeler:
They were talking of Creeds and Isms-
OF this belief and that.
Silent and still among them
A little maiden sat.
| They argued about the Bible
And spent much idle breath
In wPangling DER TRANSACTIONS
| And the meaning of Life and Death.
'Now what is your creed. my wee one?'
Said some one TO the child.
She turned her sweet eyes upward
And her voice was low and mild:
~ have no creed" she answered.
! And her fair face shone with light
"But whenever think about il
| | know il is all right.
| ., better than lengthy dogmaS-
Better than creed or text
| Is the faith of a child; il answers
! For this world and the next.
The simple faith. the plain. unpreten-
/ tiouS habits. the honest motives, the sin
cerity of the heart, destitute of hypocrisy.
destitute of meanneSS. destitute of cunning.
artlesS. innocent. unSeiiSh; how the world