St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-08

have erected in Central park, Minneap-
oils, a large statue in stone or bronze,
the figure TO be that of a representative
NOrseman. The cost will be from
So. 900 to $4,000 and be borne by sub
scripti0nS from prominent Scandina-
vians all over the Northwest. The de-
sign OF the statue is to be essentially
that of son of the old vikings and
type of the sturdy pioneers from the
northern land who have peopled Min
neSota.
1t is pity that Col. DUDLEY cannot
make st. Paul his permanent residence.
In his old age it would be such q pleas
ure for him to see the first cable car
started, and, mayhap, in person enjoy
the trial trip. The colonel does not lack
i'll the quality Of assurance. / found him
one day last summer working over cable
construction maps in his rooms at the
Merchants. He was suaye and agreea-
BILE. "My boy" he said, Il know all
about cable lines. Why, spent one ses-
sion OF congress explaining the mysteries
OF them 10 senators and congressman,
SO that they could be operated in the
District of Columbia. Give you trip
on the st. Paul line first day of August,
sure" After all, the colonel didn't
know so much about cable lines. He
could talk interestingly of pension
laws, and attack GROVER CLEVELAND
and his policy with the same brilliancy
as JOHN SHERMAN has, and he did so
night after night in the corridors of his
hotel. But cable lines? God save the
mark! Col. DUDLEY has gone. Peace
to his future, and may he gain in wis
dom before he returns.
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The wholesale liquor dealers and
brewers are looking forward with great
anxiety TO decision soon to be deliv-
cred by the supreme court of the state.
The Minneapolis district court declined
to. give an opinion Oh the question as to
whether or not wholesale dealers and
brewers were subject to the provisions
of the new high license law. Must they
pay the same tax as retail dealers? AS
the law reads, all vendors of liquor (nO
qualification as to the quantity or the
manner) must pay the license fee. The
Minneapolis courts, having the question
raised before them as to the liability
OF wholesalers and brewers, sent it
for settlement to the supreme
court. 1t was heard there last week
with full bench present. Now the de-
cision is awaited. If, as is claimed, the
wholesalers and brewers must pay, then
high license has struck at least one eff
ftective blow. 1t will have whisky sell
ing on the hip to certain degree, and
make brewing outside the large cities a
somewhat costly experiment. Whole
though, can begin booming a direct
trade with the consumer who lives
within.
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Gen. JIM BAKER possesses one quail
lty that few politicians in the state own,
and that is Observation-Disclosures on social
occasions as to who his political enemies
are. At the governors reception of the
Second regiment encampment last year,
despite the fact that MCGILL had just
drubbed him sOundly, the general sailed
in, cut his usual dash and grabbed the
governors hand just as if he had met a
long-lost friend. In much the same
way New Years day he beamed upon a
social assembly wholly unconscious Zap
parently) that he had more enemies
present than any other man on the floor.
But that is JIM BAKER. With all the
shade and light in his public career, the
upsetsand misfortunes, ne has remained
a gallant to the last. He couldn't if he
would, believe, be diScourteous So
cially to a man who politically had de-
nOunced him as everything weak and
bad in human nature.
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The proposed duel between Judge Nc
CAFFERTY and Mr.. TYSON BUTCHER
has not come to pass. What might have
been tragedy has been ayerted. 1t is
fortunate for Mr.. BUTCHER that he did
not meet the Judge. If he had his name
might have been spelt with an s'ed'.
The Judge, as | am told, first made his
fame as a duelist in Bneuos Ayres. He
was teaching school there in the cool
weather, and when it was hot shooting
bullets at target on a wager as to
whether they would melt or not before
reaching the mark. If all be true that
is said, the judge as marksman. be-
came wonderfully expert. A man who
could shoot the pin-tail feathers from a
demonstrating condor is not to be
daunted in the hour of danger. Mr..
BUTCHERS practice as marksman has
been confined, am told, to the RAM
Sey county cOurts-a field too narrow for
him to cope successfully with the fiery
judge.
Roadmaster Cox, of the Omaha road,
was passenger on weSt-bOund train
some time ago, when a gentleman sit
ting beside him complained of having
his pocketbook stolen while in the city.
5'..HO, bo!" roared the official. mo
one could ever take my pocketbook.
Always carry it right here"
He slapped his hand with satisfaction
Oh pocket, and then his face changed
color. He dove into that pocket, and all
the others he had. His p0cketbook was
gone-stolen-and months salary
with it. He remained silent until Ma
delia' was called.
Cox is no more of general in his
own way than is Conductor MANLY, of
the same road. The old lady on his
train one day who asked him:
won't be lost in st. Paul? Such a
dreadful crowdv'
Took in good faith his ready re-
Spouse:
SEQ right to the ice palace, Madam.
They'll straighten you out there
He advised friend who was bilious
to get out Of the car and sit on the
trucks to aid his circulation. Another
time he informed a reckless engineer
that he would like to run slow past all
signs, ''Look out for the cars" so that
the country people might see them.
Snow-bound one night near Madelia, he
invited the passengers to wade through
four miles of snow to see the spot where
the YOUNGER boys were captured. His
meaneSt joke was when he took a Mer-
RAM junction sandwich, labelling it as
''Petrified rock from the Yellowstone, -
and mailing it to district court judge
of his acquaintance.
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At the last annual meeting of the
Farmers alliance executive board in st.
Paul, it was singular to note how reti-
cent they were as to Mr.. MERRIAM'S
contribution to their cause. They had
the 500 down Oh the treasurer's book:
but when, in his financial statement. it
was reached, it was carefully passed
over, with smiles and mods of the head.
Is Gen. BARRETT SO Obtuse as not to
understand the meaning of that gift?
Can the assembling ERIC OLSEN con-
strue its purport in any light but one?