St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-17
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Hon. II. T. Stevens, OF 81. Paul, is talked Of
as the next speaker of the Minnesota house
of representatives. The members of the
legislature could go further and fare worse
than in electing Mr.. Stevens.
Gen. Il. ". johnson is man who never
says die. lie admits the election Of Harrison,
put he denies that the Democrats have been
licked. They have only retired to rest up for
the next race.
IN New York they speak OF Gov. Hill as
Jack the ripper" lie is SO handy with
knife.
Chief Justice Coleridge, of England, has
tt red a fund for memorial to Christopher
Marlowe.
george F. Penteeost. the Evangelist, is
preaching in England. His children are being
educated III that country.
At Vienna the German emperor noticed at
court il lady with extraordinary long and
.eautif,l hair, aud asked her: Iron whence
have you it:'' 1T is the gift Of God, your
majesty she replied.
A seminary for The discussion of economic
Questions has been organized at the Uniyers-
ity of Pennsylvania under the direction of
Prof. Simon Patton recently elected to the
hair of political economy at that insttt-
ton.
nenry George thinks that the result of the
local elections has proved his wisdom III cut
ting loose from the United Labor party. DR..
McGlynn on The other hand, is just as hope
full as ever of the ultimate success of the
United Labor party.
Charles Reynolds the star catcher of the
Western Base Ball association, is teaching
the village school at Sheffield, suburb of
thn
ence 4 PARK railway. He is a great favorite
with the children and seems to have an es-
pacial knack Of interesting the little folks,
and of making them tell what they KNOW.
Mrs George Hirscb, of Texas who lately
gave birth at one time to four boys and two
girls is wasting her energies. She should
move into doubtful state.
Congressman Scott, OF Pennsylvania. is
SAID TO have lost S75, 900 i'll bets on thelate
election Mr.. SCOTS poorly paid coal mipers
are not likely to secure any advance in wages
this year.
Private DalZell announces himself a candi-
date for postmaster of the house at the organ
ization Of the new congress. This is the
drop of bitter i'll the huge Republican cup of
sweet.
Levi P. Morton is the wealthiest man ever
called to the vice presidential chair. Repre-
senting 500 10, 600 lie should he able to
make himself reasonably comfortable, even
in Washington.
Gov Church, of Dakota and the postmaE-
ter Of Finkley, o.. have set an example which
good many other Democratic oificehoiders
might judiciously follow They have re-
signed. to take effect March 4, 1889
King Milan is remarkably thin-skinned. He
N,
to protect hi;d from the caricatursts in
Austria, and the latter has complied Mr..
Milan would have all interesting picnic
in this country.
John miAAle, of Jersey City. bet that
Cleveland would be elected The majority
was against John, and as penalty for his
deficiency in Judgment he sat for two hours
on sharp-pointed iron picket fence. Then
he miZzied..
''Gen. Harrison's pastor, Rev. DR.. Haines,"
says the Presbyterian Observer, of Balti
| more, lis not only an able preacher and
efficient pastor, but q Presbyterian bred in
the bone. His church is strong in men of
the professions and of cultured minds In
the elderShip The weli-known face of Gen.
Harrison appears, being one OF IL half-dozen
OF faithful men who have stood through
more than half their years by the altar of the
house of God"
The New York World, which has just re-
ceived a manuscript from ouida. says of
it: Her handwriting is peculiar. The let
tiers are enormous and decorated in gigantic
loops. space of fully an inch is left be-
tween each line. She would not get more
than seventy five words on a page of fools
cap. A manuscript novel by Ouida' must
be about as clumsy an affair as ever annoyed
q publisher"
". j. Barnwell. mathematician and
organist of Berkshire, England, claims to
have squared the circle He has been at
work on the time honored problem for fifteen
years. His solution consists of eight figures,
! which, in concrete shape, form perfect
cyclometer. Mr.. Barnwell has laid his
formula before the French Academy of Sci
ences. If he has really squared the circle he
should now devote himself to the effort to
discover perpetual motion, and also settle
the historic question as to who filliped the
late lamented Billy Patterson.
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