St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-22
ADDITIONAL ST. PAUL NEWS.
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.
A Delegation of Dakota Men and
What They Said.

PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.
A Delegation of Dakota Men and
What They Said.
''Who's here to-day?" repeated Ehle AL
len at the Merchants to a GLOBE reporters
question yesterday afternoon Who's here?
Just look at that group sitting there"
The group alluded to were occupying a
half dozen chairs in the rotunda of the
hotel and engaged in an animated CONVEX
satiOn and included Judge ID. A. j. Baker,
w. w. Irwin of st. Paul. Judge r. p.
Flannery of Bismarck, Mayor j. S. Eshel-
| man, Railroad Commissioner Alex Griggs,
| w. j. Murphy. editor of the Plaindealer
| and William Bulge, q prominent real es-
tate dealer of Grand Forks. In general
conversation with the delegation from
| North Dakota, who all are representative
not much of political significance touched
| upon, as all of the gentlemen disclaimed
any connection with the general politics of
the territory. MIR. Griggs, the railroad
commissioner, said that the people of North
Dakota were not giving much attention to
| the doings of the so-called legislature at
| Huron, but rather regarded it as burleSque
or child's play, in which some of the parties
were seeking to make political capital for
| themselves. He said so far as his observa-
| ton extended that at least three fourths of
| the people of the territory were
unalterably opposed to any scheme
which would divide the territory
and that all the discussion of separation
| and the admission of one part of the terri
tory was the work of scheming politicians,
| who were seeking their own ends and adj
vancements. Outside of the professional
politicians Of the territory there was no
doubt that the people at large were in favor
of unity and the admission into the Union as
ONE LARGE EMPIRE STATE.
| In regard to the recent elections, the peo-
pie of the northern section had not paid
them any attention. The bitter feeling
| ascribed to the two sections is only a capital
| that is manufactured by the political gang
who are endeavoring to shape the affairs of
| the territory. 1t made no difference to the
people of his section where the capital was
| located and that was a question that had
| been entirely eliminated from the politics
| of the territory be the residents of all sec
| tons. He, himself, could see no good rea-
son for its removal from Bismarck ON ac-
count Of the expense which had been under
gone to erect suitable buildings there It
was as easy of access to the majority of the
citizens as any other locality in Dakota
Speaking of his own city of Grand Forks
he said it was prospecting at rapid and
steady gait, and gave every promise of soon
being the commercial and manufacturing
metropolis of North Dakota. Its lumber
interests were now very large, exceeding
all other points except DeadwOod, and were
very important interests. Mayor Enshel-
man corroborated all of Griggs' statements
and announced himself as firm in the belief
of the steady and upward progress of Grand
Forks and that portion of the territory.
Judge Flannery OF Bismarck conceded
with the views expressed by Mr.. Griggs,
and said that as far as the residents of his
portion of the territory were concerned, the
question as TO the location of the capital
created no desire for any division, as that
idea had become entirely eliminated from
the minds of a vast majority of the citizens.
He felt safe in saying that if the city of
Bismarck had back what the capitol had al
ready cost it, its citizens would be willing
that any other point in the territory should
enjoy its possession. The party were
simply here on business relating to their
own affairs, and their visit possessed no
political significance whatever.
ADJUSTMENTS.
cover the Garden yyaIi''--At the
Oiympic--Nluseum
The large audience in attendance at the
| Grand opera house last evening gave
| warm welcome to Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Knight in their first appearance in this city
of their farcical comedy entitled, cover
Garden Wall" A St. Panl audience is
a very trying one for new
| company to appear before. 1t is
| usually coldly critical and there
must be winning points in the play before
| there is any demonstration. Our theater-
| goers act upon the Davy Crockett principal
of first being sure you are right and then go
ahead. The fact that lover the Garden
| WalF' passed the test successfully and that
| by the time the first act was concluded the
! audience was enthusiastically demonstrative
is evidence that the play is good one. 1t
| possesses one decided merit. 1t is
| no chestnut. The best features are new
| and display most refreshing originality.
1t is also to be commended i'll that while it
embraces fund of rollicking humor, which
is certain to stir the disabilities of the most
sedate, it possesses the merit of freedom
from unrefined humor so characteristic of
plays of its class.
MIR. KNIGHT RAISES
| the character of Julius SuitZ, the
| DuJcll unclt, dUONG tilG low COilleuy. liz
makes it inimitably funny and at the same
| time invests it with responsibility. His
election as alderman by six major
ity," and the subsequent painting of
| the town is done with refined
| touch Of inebrely seldom witnessed
On the stage Mrs. Knight is just as pretty
| and vivacious as in her maiden days, when
| she formed one of the troupe of Wowell
| Sisters, so famous in buriesque comedy.
| On the stage she is simply little bundle of
grace in motion, She dresses with eXquis-
| lite taste and never appears on the stage
| twice in the same dress. She in
Produces some extraordinary pretty fea
| lures into the play. Her song of
| wild Flowers" with the bird song ac-
compartment is eXquisitely touching, and
her shadow dance in the moonlight scene in
7 the second act was the perfection CT grace
| full motion. Miss Worrel, who was the
| baby of the WOrrell sisters in their Teigns
| as queens of the burleSque stage, is the
unhappy mother of the unfortunate baby
who dsrupts the family relations and
plays her part with decided cleverness.
Miss Barker, who is pronounced by Dion
| Bouccault the best old woman actress on
| the American stage, plays the part of Mrs.
| Snitz to perfection. The three young ladies
who represent the Wrangle infants, Misses
| Sutton, Bardell and Tucker. are exceed
| ingly pretty girls and add greatly to the
liveliness of the piece. Mr.. Munroe is an
original Bridget and his comical laugh will
never be forgotten.
The play will be repeated tonight and
| Wednesday afternoon and night. Wednes-
| day afternoon will be a grand candy
souvenir matinee, and to the handsomest
lady in the audience will be given an ele
| CANT Christmas present.
Lillian Russell willm her first appear