St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-28
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Minneapolis, Nov. %.

A gang of men is at work shutting off
water from various delinQuentS. How well
il would be if that gang could only circulal e
about and cut the wind Off certain persuus
crowd of young men gathered at popu-
lar reading-room yesterday and gave their
individual views on what was the most
enjoyable thing in the world. Que of them
carried of the prize when he said he pre-
ferred. above ali earthly things, to hear Hal
Reid tlk.
II is easily to be observed that ]. Newton
Mind has not abjured writing editorials. No
one who reads windy article on the excel
lencies of the Pioneer Press could attribute
it to anybody but one who had once drawn
salary on that fallen Lucifer, and j. Newton
is the only one who is now loose-footed.
The Tycoon in the opera of that name has
little difficulty in finding suitable Japanese in
which to express himself. One sentence was
as follows: Mendoza anoka mankato mat
sada sorakichi." -
The GLOBE has had occasion several times
to refer to the stupidity of some of the recent
judges of election. Capt s P. SnIder joins
in this. and charges some of these glittering
officials with estimating" his vote.
A delicate odor of frangipanni floated
through the city yesterday, announcing the
return from Chicago of F. Percy Weadon.
Arthur n. Jordan has dismissed the archi-
tect he recently EN- ployed as his sun-kissed
sIuggers are now sufficiently advanced to care
for themselves. He thinks their roseate hue
is an aid to the development of dark gray
matter. deeper IN
The hope is earnestly expressed that the
whitening blast from Hon G. NJ. Loring will
not have the effect of eliminating the Truth
ful James department from the Tribune
Pointless, abusive and silly as that column is
it is the only oasis of life in the arid desert
of the innocuous desuetude into which that
paper has fallen.
A powerful sentiment is developing against
any plan looking to an increase of the num-
Der of wards. while II Is agreed the city should
have nearly double the number of precincts
The present organization Of Minneapolis
nillers is TO be practically discontinued after
Dec l. How much of this is due to feeling
among the farmers is not stated.
The election law requires that each ballot
shall be taken up and counted separately,
without separating the ballots. Was that
done in one single instance in Minneapolis?
Not one. Had it been done the count in sew
eral precincts would be unfinished at this
moment.
In the district court yesterday afternoon
some funny individual threw lot of parlor
matches on the floor. 1t is popularity of
those matches that they will not explode I'M
less a timid person steps on them, and such
was the case yesterday. One of the lawyers
was just in the midst OF q spread-eage
speech when gentleman, in walking across
the floor, set of three or four of the little
red-headed things. The lawyer turned pale
and gasped: Don't shoot again-rn stop"
The spectators dropped down in their seats,
Judge Res twisted nervously in his seat and
Clerk Altnow suddenly ducked under his seat
and called out to the deputy sheriff to arrest
the dynamiter. The trouble was soon over,
and al congratulated their neighbors on their
narrow escape.
Capt. McKernan says that order will be pre-
served tonight at the meeting of the Saliva
ton army at Market hall if ittakes the whole
police force to do it. The captain evidently
believes in letting people worship God accord
ing to the dictates of conscience if they will
do it.
The number Of adolescent males who are
trying to grow whiskers this winter to warm
their necks is larger than usual, and it is no