St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-26
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Short Squibs About Minneapolis News
papers and Newspaper Writer'S.
A REPORTER AS PLAYWRIGHT
An Afternoon Paper's Scheme for
Genuine Whitechapel Sen
sati0n.

The play of "Jesse James" now run
ming at Pence opera house, is attributed
to the graceful pen of Ole l.. Colburn,
who made his mark as journalist on
the Sunday Mercury, now defunct and
to memory dear. Those who have sat
through the play see in it a striking re-
semblance to Ole's description OF the
Nicollet house fire. Although the au-
thorship has been concealed, doubtless
from motives of modesty, it has in some
way leaked out, and the attendance OF
Scandinavlans from South Minneapolis,
where Mr.. Colburn formerly resided,
has been so large that 1t has been de-
cided to continue the play during tne
first half of next week. The Scandina-
vians are highly elated over the success
of their cOuntryman as playwright,
as was evinced by a conversation when
q GLOBE reporter overheard at the mat
inee yesterday. ''What, you hare, Lou
ise!' exclaimed fiaXel-haired damsel,
addressing friend across the aisle III
the dress circle. YES" returned the
friend. II cum a-hare to see Ole Col
burn play Yesse Yames."
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1t is understood that the next speci-
men of ''unexampled enterprise" to be
sprung by Minneapolis evening paper
will be the presence in the city OF
Jack the Ripper and the perpetra--
ton of series of eleven Whitechapel
murders at Bohemian Flats. An artist
is now engaged in sketching the scenes
of the tragedies and portraits OF the
victims. The interesting series OF art!-
Giles will appear as soon as the sensation
l.; at
more Chinese laundry
Joseph T. Mannix, the we'll known
reporter. is said to have the call on the
mayors secretaryship. If Joseph wants
the place he should have it, but with
the horrible examples of the newspaper
men who have filled that position With
in the last four years confronting him.
it is not likely that he bankers for the
place.
The newspapers that are continually
roasting Mayor AmeS for his egOtiSm
and the familiar way in which he uses
the pronoun opp are the very ones
which seem to be fascinated with their
own charming personality to an extent
that makes their editorial columns look
like paid advertising matter on their
own behalf.
Since the Tribdne ran it's 'leven
special trains to all parts of the earth
railroad basis, as follows: General
superintendent, G. NJ. Palmer; chief
train dispatcher, w. E. Haskell: en-
gineer, c. NJ. Shultz; stoker, Frank
Mead; conductors, Fl. V. Jones and
George Caven: brakemen, l.. D. Little,
James Gray. Ted Varnum, Barnes of
New York, r. Il. K. Whiteley. -
Robert Downing, the tragedian, is
again i'll Minneapolis Oh Thanksgiving
day. He should repeat the banquet he
gave to the newspaper men when Col.
u. Nixey Weaden paid that glowing
tribute to ''Joseph II. Downing and his
genial manager, Robert Mack.
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The visit of the gifted Hairless Davis
to the East has created something OF a
sensation in literary circles. He has
been entertained by the Browning club,
of Chicago; the Emerson society, of
Boston, and Chautauqua Circle No. 10,
of jamestown, N. Y. and is now the
guest of Nym Crinkle at New York.
A reporter on the Evening Star is now
furnishing the cuts that illustrateEits
sensations galore" He recently drew
a picture of chestnut that looked re-
markably like nutmeg crater with
wliskers, and since then has been duly
installed as the papers artist.
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The reporter who discovered that
there is a school house in Minneapolis
so constructed that the scholars can
noticed a girl sit on her foot.
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"Unexampled enterprise" is some
thing to be proud of, doubtless, but the
newspapers should shrink back abashed
before the Minneapolis detective who
recently hired man to steal Il horse SO
he could arrest him and get 500 reward.