St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-28
CURRENT COMMENT.


on the streets and in the business houses of
Minneapolis as the outlook for foreign war.
Heretofore all talk has heen of speculative
and hypothetical character, but turn was
taken yesterday and the conversation took a
positive tone. The grain market felt the eff
feet of the news and prices stiffened up to l
cent higher, and further advances are ex-
pected to-day. s'Whatever benefits the mills
BENEFITS Minneapolis was the way it was ex-
pressed, and that war would benefit the
mills seemed the universal belief.
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wonder if the ears of Byron Sutherland
burned yesterday afternoon about O'Clock.
At that hour he was under discussion by a
meeting of ladies at the Friends meeting
house. 81 don't know Mr.. Sutherland
one was saying, $50 my remarks cannot be
personal at all But he said he objected to
meeting committee of ladies because the
ladies are so impracticable. mpracticable Z!
Yes, because last year they would not sit
quietly and see themselves thrown over and
three men nominated to the school board.
That's how impracticable we were, and that's
the kind of a man he is"
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The court reporters experience teaches
him that the typical "vag'' is usually wag.
To play practical joke upon a court official
is his delight. Each vag, prior to his ar
raignment, is required to give his name, age
and nativity for record. The vagsfound out
that Court Officer Washington Pierce was
born in Pennsylvania, and to his discomfort
they all declare that they are natives of the
keystone statesoq 81
l. . . e CoOs ~
Those who do not have frequent occasion to
visit city hall of an ordinary city have no
conception of the number of visitors mayor
has to receive. Usually these callers are seek
ing some municipal appointment, and varia-
bly, they have favors to ask. 1t is nothing
unusual to find from six to dozen people
| sitting at the door waiting their turn to ''see
the mayor for just minute" 1t reminds
one of largely patronized barber shop. And
! the mayor must receive them with urbanity,
politely listen to their applications for ap-
pointments or requests for administrative ia
vors, and then make promises or defer
a refusal by replying that the matter shall be
taken under advisement. 1t is said that
Carter Harrison of Chicago has systematized
the matter admirably. He has an orderly
whose duty it is to inquire of each caller his
desire. The stereotyped answer is 81 want
to see the mayor three minutes on important
business" When his turn arrives the orderly
notifies him and he enters the presence of
his honor. The orderly times him, and when
the three minutes expire calls "tlme!" much
the same as the timekeeper of pugilistic
set-to. The caller takes the hint and draws
the interview to close.
49,
The friends of Aid. Parker are indignant
| over his defeat in the nominating caucus.
They claim the nomination was ''cut and
dried" affair, the result of an intrigue, and
make no bones in announcing that they will
not support Mr.. Downes if an acceptable
Democrats nominated to- night. The issues
Of the ward are the motor line and the dead
line. While it is probable that popular
vote would decide in favor of the continu-
ance of the motor, but against the dead line.
This is directly opposite to the position of
Tom Downes as defined by his friends. He
is, in fact, the candidate of George A.