St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-23
MERE RUMORS.

A report gained considerable circulation
and no little credence yesterday afternoon,
to the effect that certain prominent and
substantial bank was little shaky in its
credit and that a run upon it was immi-
nent. The stricteSt inquiry failed TO find
any foundation for such a report, or to
trace it to any reliable source. The bank
in question has an unlimited credit that
would resist any ordinary panic and never
was sounder About two weeks ago a
similar report was floating about concern
ing another bank of equally good standing
and with as little cause, and the inference is
that malice is at work.
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The temperature is very low, these sum-
mer days, when there is not a good news
paper rumor ahoat. Minneapolis can start
more publications on paper than the whole
Northwest beside, and can abolish them
with equal celebrity. The latest story is
that the Sunday Mercury proposes TO diffuse
itself into morning daily. Managing Ed
itor Wood is authority for the statement
and it is recorded that Edwin Fernald has
just returned from Chicago, where he went
to make arrangements. Side by side with
this rumor comes another that a cry for
more money has gone out from the count
ing room of another paper, so that the I'M
assisted eye cannot find the liberal pie all
these papers are to strive for.
So
Mr.. Blethen was in Chicago. So was Mr.
Atterbury. MI. Farnald was also there
All were on newspaper business. and much
of their time must have been absorbed in
lodging and watching each other. Which
one got the scoop must be seen hereafter.
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Somewhat of sensation was created on
Nicollet avenue yesterday afternoon BY the
appearance of a genuine English dog-cart
The lady who deity handled the ribbons
sat very high up. The two wheels were
heavy, the solid shafts curved at the end.
the harness was stout, with the ponderouS
binders. a lamp cleaned on each side of
the box and liveried footman perched on
the reversed seat in the rear. and in scornful
oblivion received the stares of the crowd.
The lady was an admirable whip and pulled
the ribbons with a deXterity never sur
passed on Rotten Row. The entire outfit
was English, you know.
Minneapolis and st. Paul must be attract
ing unusual attention in Chicago. Perhaps
the Windy city is stricken with prophecy
and sees the time when the Twins of the
Northwest will carry off her laurels. Eugene
Field. the ''Sharps and Flats" editor of the
News, devotes space to the Minnesota phe-
nomena in every issue. The following
paragraphs, while one of them shows the
limits of fame. are samples:
Mai. Alden j. Bleuthen of the Minneapolis
Tribune came to Chicago yesterday for the
purpose of correcting our statement that
Minneapolis learned how TO take a census by
watching the manner in which Lawrence Bar
rett marches his Roman army round and
round the wings and across and across the
stage Mai Bleuthen Indignantly denies the
story He says it casts an unwarrantable re-
lection on the city in which he has the honor
to live, and that he deems il his duty as true
and patriotic citizen TO refute the SANDER:
for says the major, sit wasn't Lawrence
Barrett at all, it was George e. Min"
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