St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-21
CASUAL CHATTER.

"N e have agreed to the proposition of
Che council" said d. II. DorSett, of the
subway company, land l shall 60 to
Chicago at once to complete arrange
ments for placing the wires under
ground as speedily as possible. In ad-
ditiOn to furnishing space for the ducts
containing the wires of the police and
fire departments, we are also compelled
TO furnish the material. There will be
about five miles of conduit laid in the
city, four feet underground, and up
wards Of fifty miles of ducts. 1t will be
necessary to put from fourteen to
sixteen ducts in the conduit, and each
duct will have capacity for 100 tele-
phone wires, sixty telegraph wires and
twelve electric light wires. Just what
the route will be am not prepared to
say at present, for l have not made up a
map. but these details will be looked
after while am at Chicago"
81 am heartily in favor of the sugges-
ton to close the public schools the 1st
of June each year." said l.. II. Maxfield,
and at the meeting of the board of edu-
cation [ shall introduce a resolution to
that effect. For the past two weeks
" have had practical experience of the
pleasures OF being school trustee, and
there is more worry than recompense in
the position. There has not been an Or
ganiZation of the board. although we
held an informal meeting recently with
view of perfectlng arrangements by
which the teachers might be paid their
salaries. And yet we are overrun with
applications for the secretaryship by
those who would like to obtain the
place, which is worth $500 year. For
my part, | think the incumbent, Mr..
Dreher, is every way fitted for the posi-
ton, and hence shall not encourage any
movement looking to change. Three
quarters of a million of dollars will be
expended this year on the schools, and
l do not know of a system in the United
States that is better off financially than
ours. Besides the school lands at our
disposal there are a quantity of excel
lent securities, such as bonds and
stocks. all paying good interest, and
we are naturally very glad that such a
condition of affairs exist"
''PresidentCleveland's appointment of
Collector Hager at San Francisco" re-
marked II. V. Lucas, brother-in-law
of that official, twas very singular out
come of dual contest, and was entirely
unexpected by the recipient. Mr.. Ha
ger was i'll Washington one day, and
thought he would go and pay his re-
Spects to the president. After stating
that he was resident of San Francisco,
the president mentioned the fact that
two gentlemen were applicants for the
post of collector, and as both were
highly Endorsed he was at loss to know
which he should choose. In the CONVEX
sation that ensued Mr.. Hager paid a
high tribute to both applicants, and,
after very pleasant visit, he babe the
president gOod-by and started for the
Pacific slope. The idea of being made
collector at San Francisco had never en-
tered his head, nor was such propo-
sition made to him while at the White
house. Judge OF his surprise, then,
upon reaching Cincinnati. to find tele-
gram from the president stating that he
had solved the problem, and had deter
mined to appoint Mr.. Hager collector.
1t was voluntary act, but in keeping
with the well-known determination of
the president TO provide agreeable sur
prlses for the people"
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"Have you ever noticed the peculiar
positions which people assume when
trying to sleep in passenger car" said
gentleman yesterday.
MOP" he repeated. swell, l have
just come down from Bismarck. was
unable to secure berth in the sleeper
and was compelled to sit up. l don't
know where Ive been so much amused.
The car l was in was crowded. and
every person tried to sleep. Some curled
themselves up one way and some an
other, but sitting up and sleeping com
fortably were lmpoSsibilitieS, Judging
from the frequent changes of position.
1t would make good subject for illus
tratlOn by some clever artist"