St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The committees from the Minneapolis
board of trade and the st. Paul cham
Der of commerce will meet March 10
and further discuss the question of the
ACCESSIBILITY of uniting the two cities.
''As the matter stands noW," said Judge
Isaac Atwater, ex-president OF the
board of trade, yesterday, lit seems to
us, that is, to business men
generally, that it would be
very good thing to have a
closer commercial union than we have
now. Just how this end is to be accom-
plished has not yet been decided. The
ways and means will be left until later
on. The movement is not, as l under
stand it, to unite the two cities under
one municipal government at present,
but only to unite them in commercial
way. OF course, a municipal union
might follow. A commercial union
would he of vast benefit, inaSmuch as
by it both cities could help one another.
There has been no talk of having the
cities made one by an act of the legisla-
ture, that | know of, and for that mat
ter nothing will be done until we have
fully decided what we want"
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The Minneapolis Journal bows its
head IN apology to its esteemed con-
temporary, the Fergus Falls Journal.
The Minneapolis paper, it appears, re-
Gently published list OF cities in the
state supporting daily papers, and for
got to mention the Fergus Falls Jour
nal, of which the venerable and tai
ented Elmer Emerson Adams is editor.
The error must be peculiarly em6ar-
RAISING, as the opinion of sage Mr..
Adams on tariff reform and other
mighty questions of state was recently
printed in one of the Journals .'Valua-
BILE Contributions to Campaign Liter
ature."
An idea of the extensiyeness of the
scenery in the arabian Nights may
be Judged fromhe fact that $45 worth of
new rope had to be purchased by the
opera house people before the large set
pieces could he successfully handled.
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A very interesting man is Mr.. Myers,
the architect from Detroit. Outside OF
his profession his range of knowledge
is wide, and his experience of men and
manners has been varied one. For
many years he was personally close
friend of Abraham Lincoln, and knew
him long before he became famous, and
afterwards in Washington. Asked
about Lincoln's reputation as narrator
of shady stories, he said: Yes, never
before or since have met his equal at
telling anecdotes that were very
broad On one occasion l was present
at a ball where all the leaders
appeared in low dresses. The president
came in shortly after the entertainment
began, and walking straight over to me
oo;J .sIUon Mr. Muarc I homo Won ara
enjoying yourself. but for my part L
must say this scene reminds me wildly
of the days before | was weaned." That
was just like Mr.. Lincoln; he was al
ways making just such sudden remarks.
On every conceivable subject he was
ready with a witty remark OF funny
pun. Grant also knew intimately, but
he was so different, so very different. to
the genial martyr president. Without
any doubt heuwaS one of the grimmeSt,
most cold-blooded men that ever lived.
l remember council of war at which l
was present, and all the generals sat
around and quarreled. Suddenly
Grant, who had sat quietly
through their jabber, demanded
the time of their several watches.
Now said he, taking out his own,
set your timepieces by mine, and at 4
o'clock in the morning report punctually
at headquarters, and see that all your
men have two days provisions EACH
At 1901 was at Grants tent, and there
he sat drinking cold coffee and eating
some tough bacon in the raw morning
air. Cold and implacable-loOking al
ways, l shall never forget that
morning, as he silently pushed
the victuals over to me and in curt
way babe me have bite. They were
both great men. they both filled grand
parts in the nations history, but often
have thought since what world of diff
ference there was between them-Grant
the soldier, Lincoln the philosopher and
statesman.
A curious reminder of the pre-glacial
age is sign upon building just across
from the Peoples theater, which reads:
"The Daily News, Minneapolis"
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Those seated near the pulpit at the
dedication of the First Congregational
church last Sunday were treated to all
amusing incident not down on the pro-
gramme of the order of exercises. Rev,
Charles F. Thwing, of Plymouth church,
was speaking at the time. In telling Of
the frightful aspect OF crime, his face
expressed the horror that he felt, and
the hearers shuddered in spite of them
selves. One of the occupants of the
front seats was a small boy. He looked
at the speaker once or twice in a fright
ened way, and then turned to his
father, burst into tears and called out:
"Oh. papa, that man is making faces at
me, and | don't like it at ALL"