St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-15


conference: So hard it used to be to get the
Democratic state committee together when
a conference for election work was neces-
sary. 1t is easy enough to collect them to-
day though, for the purposes for which they
are called together. 1t is really refre shing to
see them assemble and take SO much interest
in the proceedings.
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1t would have been hard to have thrown a
stone in the Merchants hotel yesterday with
out hitting Democrat Of great prominence.
Not only the participants in the conference,
but other Democrats in great numbers from
all over the state were there. They had 'no
interest in the meeting, you know,-were
here ON private business Of an entirely differ
ent nature"
''In the world, but not of it." as you
might say was Maj. G. A. Camp of Mime
apois. He hasn't any interest in the offices,
either, and apparently his sole business in
st. Paul was TO predict Gas he did, that we
shall have another snow storm before the
winter really ends, which means that we
shall have no more snow until next winter.
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w. P. Murray-The Democratic city COM
mittee will not be appointed until after the
Republican nominations have been made on
Saturday.
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They're talking about Arthur Sanborn for
the Republican nominee for alderman in the
Fifth ward. He'll make a nice meal for Dr.
Bryant
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Although this is the season when the mar
ket should be well supplied with eggs, for
some cause not yet explained there is little
scarcity, just enough to keep prices quite
firm. One of the members OF the board Of
trade yesterday expressed the opinion that
the hens are kicking against the civil service
policy practiced at Washington, and holding
for better prices.a II is 'cackilated" that this
solution isn't sufficient.
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1t is reported that it is the intention after
the Ryan hotel is finished to get the commits
sion men off Robert street. 1t is claimed
that when the chamber of commerce, the
new hotel and the new Robert street bridge
are completed that the travel on that street
will be greatly increased. 1t is also claimed
that the necessary result of these houses
being located there is that the sidewalk is
very much blocked up and travel interfered
with. Those interested in the hotel, the
chamber of commerce building aud n good
deal of property ON that thoroughfare are
anxious to render it an attractive as well as
convenient street. OF course the commission
houses cannot be removed, but 1t is init
mated that as fast as the present leases ex-
pire the landlords will decline to renew the
leases for that kind of business. 1t is re-
ported that one owner of a building occupied
by a commission man, whose lease expires
on the lst of January, has already declined
10 renew it.
The beautiful Euclid stone sidewalks that
the authorities of St Paul we're so anxious 10
have laid last summer still continue to blister
and scale of. The great objection to the
blue stone, samples Of which were at the
time exhibited to the authorities, was that II
could not be got out of the quarry with a
smooth surface, it being full of little depres-
sions into which the water would settle, and
thus cause the walk TO be slippery and objec-
/ tionable. This beautiful Euclid stone is bis
tering out the same little scoop holes which
/ viii answer the same purpose; aud now. as
Boss Tweed used to say. What are you going
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/ When Hon. Edmund Rice was MAYOR Of
/ 81. Paul he was a great friend Of the re
/ pOrters, and no matter how busily engaged
/ or what the occasion, the always overvorked
{ aud usually undersstimated newspaper fel-
/ lows were always sure of kind word and
I hearty welcome from his honor That be
[ entertains good opinion Of the scribes, and
/ that the feeling is mutual. was illustrated by
( remark made in the presence Of several
/ gentlemen at the city clerks Office yester-
/ day. Mr.. Rice was entertaining the partI
+ with story when reporter entered, and
/ when hiatus happened in the conversation
he seized the scribe BY the hand and SAID
Il don't know as / have missed anything e
/ much since my retirement from public life
I as the reporters They used TO call on me
+ daily. aud I liked 10 see thsn, too. bu
somehow they have come to kt ne alone
and the sight OF one nowadays is good 10
sore eyss-''
These gentlemen remarked by