St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-21
MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS.
The Algonquin Club Preparing to Get
Some Fresh Information of Litera-
ture This Winter.
Two Big Bicycle Events, Those Between
Schock and Morgan and Wood
side and Morgan.
Treasurer Walsh Sues Nevins for
$4,000 Damages for Defama-
ton of Character.
The HOMEOPATHIC Hospital Fair, the
Week at the Play Houses and
Other NJ ALTERS.

Now that the election iSOver and contests
are the only occupation for the ''flerce
Democracy" the Algonquin club rooms pre-
sent somewhat funereal aspect. A lie"
choice spirits. however, may be found there
nearly every evening basking IN the easy
chairs and talking over the scenes but lately
nassed and gone. A. Z. Ankeny, the presi-
dent of the club. being one of the NUMBER
present a lew evenings since, suggested
that il would be we'll TO hold regular meet
ings when some one of the members shoulu
undertake to entertain the others by re-
view of the lives of prominent men, literary
works, party principles and the ike.
..For instance said he. ''have you ever
got hold of the essays and speeches. OF the
late Judge Black? There is one OF the most
remarkable books of the age. 1t IS MacauIay
assuvs the Junius' letters and WebSter's ora
tions all combined in one. Ii L were called
uDon to select for young lawyer, especlally
a Democrat, the one work which would I've OF
most value to him, would Select lhat WORK;
There is in it the entire range of brilliant and
forcihIe eyDressiOn of thought from grave 10
gray from lively to severe. Inc auuress oh
agriculture is marvel i'll its way: ana so me
passages in it, for instance that on SCIENCE
are unequaled for me eApIeseion
nv auy OF our great prose writers
Then we have the eulogy on Gen. jackson
written at a time when the author was coul-
Daratively Young aud unknown man. nave
read many eulogies upon The lives ana cnaF-
acters of distinguished men, out tnere Is
nothing equal to this. The ADDRESS on ne
Gpious liberty was made about the time
Knownothin rism prevailed. and ii is safe 10
say that no other paper was OF more power
in breaking down that dangerous nereSy'
The work besides contains many merely po-
Iitical writ ngS, such as replies 10 senator
@s.afh n flr
reply to Stoughton ana Howe on the third
term craze: all of which give better insight
into the history of the times and the prlncl-
niles between the two great parties tnan can
be found elsewhere. The arguments De-
fore the supreme court are uneXcelleo oy any
American or English lawyer me one IN tue
MiIIipan case condemns ed TO death by drum
head court martial is such an exposition OF
fine constitution and principles upon which
mr. Government was fOun ed that II talrly
takes ones breath away TO read II. mere Is
history, logic and law put torth with sucn
clearuess and power that nothing couio or ala
withstand it. There are other valuable ana
interesting articles, of which L cannot now
snenk The subject is one too large to De ex-
hausted in a running talk OF this klnd. say
again the book is a treasure 10 the young
men. and it is an unfailing FOUNTAIN OF densnL
to the Old"
This conversation in an off-hand style.
fOr WDicD the SSDu-lldlu pIOoiNiS'AN AZ ~
markable was so interesting to all present
that it was at once voted TO hold the regu-
lar ..seances'' and the trustees were re-
ouested TO prepare themselves accordingly.
It is likeiy that Hon. Eugene NJ. Wilson.
will omen the ball in the near future by an
address pertinent to the occasion: Mr..
Ankenv was well and intimately &C
ouainted with Judge Black, having known
him from early boyhood and la = was with
him in the attorney generals Office at Wash.
ington. A sketch by him OF the personal
qualities of the man would be OF interest
ard NAV hereafter be given.