St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

81 want the GLOBE to say a good word
for the McNair boulevard" said a citizen
yesterday. why, don't YOU know that is
one of the grandeSt things ever proposed?
1t is the only connecting link of the park
system north and south. Ii runs for nearly
three miles over NcNaiT's lands. and from
every foot of it you can see the city. The
only strange thing about il. too, is that il
can be had for nothing. Mr.. McNair offers
the most princely donation ever offered TO
our city. nearly forty acres OF land.
worth probably $1,000 an acre. and
now President Loring kicks because
he offers only 100 feet in width. This is
certainly remarkable, seeing that the Hen
nepin boulevard is only lightweight feet
wide. But you must insist that the thing
shan't be killed If fifty feet more are
needed, and Mr.. McNair's generosity won't
be stretched any further. then let the adj
ditional amount be purchased. These op-
portunitieS only come once to a city. and if
we are TO have another NicOlet island
blunder it will be too bad. Right here let
me say. added our boulevard friend ''there
are whisperingS of more additions to Central
park. Hasn't that precious spot sucked up
about enough money? And isn't ii about
time to look little to some other part Of
the city? No, no, We want the McNair
boulevard first il the park commission
mean to be at all fair i'm the business"
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One of the little papers published in Min
neapOlis before dark raises its voice from
out the GLOON pervading evening paper
circles" TO say 81 was the greatest height
reached by the mercury on Monday. That
will do very well for voice from the cloiS-
ters but the outside world knows better
At Hofflin's drug store ~ was registered
between and 5 O'Clock. At the GLOBE
Office and at johnson, Smith IL Harrison'S
81 was reached, and at the Security drug
store the figure was %. The signal service
report gives 92.9 as the greatest torridity
experienced at st. Paul.
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A letter was read from Mr.. Bean of the
AlcaZar theater, stating that theatrical
troupe would play the BELLS of Shandon'
at his house on the 9th, 9TH and Sth of Au-
gust and offering the board an equal divis-
sion of the net proceeds Onsthe above dates
The board accepted his proposition and re-
solved TO do all in their power 10 crowd the
house to its utmost capacity. The presi-
dent also stated on the first evening of the
fair the Crusaders will give a highly anus
ing dramatic piece entitled the Irish Lion. -
and that on the second evening a grand
concert would De given Dy tIle leaulng men,
bers of the various Catholic church choirs
of the city. Tickets were distributed to
the pastors of the different parishes, after
which the meeting adjourned.
80
The Minneapolis line officers of the First
regiment are busy talking up a successor TO
Col. Bend. Desiring to encourage subor-
dination they keep their mouths tightly
sealed, but when alone they freely say they
would re-elect Bend if the governor would
commission him. The privateS are dis
posed to be very indignant and talk as only
privates may. Adjt. Gen. MaeCarthy was
over here yesterday, closeted with Assistant
CommiSsary General c. w. johnson. but
the object of his mission was not learned.
Some of the soldiers said they would have
given him a charivari had they known of
his presence
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Talking about gloom and journalism,
Mr.. Albert S. Suesman of Chicago, Western
manager of the United Press. is in the city,
and his visit is not without significance. He
was not registered at any of the hotels, but
he held at one of them a long conference
last night with several newspaper men.