St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-09
IN FRONT OF THE REGISTER.
Scenes at the HOteIs--Guests and
Their Views on Various SubiectS.


Their Views on Various Subjects.
A very tall and very thin young man
sat on one of the settees in the rotunda OF
the Ryan yesterday. He looked tired.
Every once in while he was seized by
paroxysm of coughing that caused him to
turn red in the face When he got through
with internal disturbance he looked more
tired. His cough was interspersed with
difficulty in catching his breath which de-
veloped into regular whoop before he and
the cough parted with each other. Every
time that he whOoped the other occupants
of the room looked over at him and smiled.
The thin young man noticing the general
attention which be was attracting looked
digusted, An acquaintance who sat be-
side him smiled as the young man worried
through the coughing spells. The latter.
as he wiped the water from his streaming
eyes after severe attack, spoke to his
neighboT. II suppose" said he in
strained voice, that you fellows think
grown-up man has no business with the
whoopng cough. It's no laughing matter.
Every time you cough you think you may
whoop yourself into heaven"
Aquarter to O'Clock every afternoon Is a
very important time at the Merchants hotel.
1t is the dinner hour. The announcement is
made by man who drawls out the word
DINNER" as though he never expected
the pleasure of repeating il, and intended
to prolong IL as much as possible. The
guests seat themselves about the large
stove in the Office and wait for the an
nOnncement OF dinner. Day after day they
hear it, but the effect is invariably the
same. 1t acts upon those waiting and hum
CRY guests much in the same fashion as an
electric current affects an unsuspecting
human victim. They jump up. and the
Office knows them no more until after din
ner. The man who remains seated after
dinner is announced. can be put down as a
sufferer from paralysis; he is incapable of
self-lOcomotiOn. Next TO a fire i'm the
immediate neighb DrhoOd. the best plan TO
clear the hotel office of its human occu-
pants is 10 sing out 'd-in-n-erl'
Senator III. STEVENSON of Crookston Is
about to enter a campaign for reelection TO
the state senate. He has not admitted any,
thing of the kind and will doubtless saw
that his present term has not expired. He
was at the Merchants yesterday and had on
his campaign hat-a black SLOUGH sombreru.
His friends claim that when he has that
head covering he can not only talk crops
with the farmers, but can play with chill
dren and make votes at every hand. His
political enemies can always tell when he
is on the political warpath. They would
sooner see him wearing tile of some other
shape. Mr.. STEVENSON Is ia the city on
legal business.
John Mcclure, Duluth, is about the
hotels. He. Is one of the Old-time residents
of the Zenith city, who believes that Duluth
is destined to be very large and important
city. He is in St Paul on business of
private character.
A. Z. Woodford, ex-clerk of the district
court of Lincoln county, Minnesota, was
discussing Lincoln county politics at the
Merchants. He halls from Lake Benton.
According to his representations, there Is a
general row among the Republicans of the
Sixteenth legislative, comprising Lincoln,
Lyons and Yellow Medicine Counties. over
the contest for the nomination for the as
sembly. be claimed that @. w. Morse. the
present assemblyman. received his support
at the last election with the understanding
that it was his last term and that he (Morsel
and his friends would support Woodford at