St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
WHISPERS.

Apparently, Secretary of the Interior
Villas is very near the president. 1t
has even been given out by certain per-
SONS not entirely disconnected with the
handsome secretary'S yice-preSidentia
boom, that he is the administrations
choice for vice president, and upon the
positive declaration of this statement
the boom has perceptibly waxed in
Wisconsin. 1t is said by those who
know, that the desire to further his
boom was Villas sole reason for want
ing the Democratic convention to be
held i'll Chicago. The Whisperer is led
to infer, however, that the enthusiastic
gentlemen who are furthering Mr..
Villas political fortunes cannot speak
for the administration. He is led to
this inference by conversation recently
held with gentleman who is known to
be one of the presidents init
mates, and who, in fact, holds
a very comfortable office under
him. You would recognize his
name in moment if l wrote it, but for
obvious reasons it will remain I'M
written. 1t is presumable, however,
that he would not have expressed politi-
cal views distasteful to the administra-
ton of which he is practically part.
''VILAs," he said, sis suffering from an
exaggerated idea of his own Importance.
He is not really the man he believes
himself to be, and some people believe
him to be. On the contrary, he is man
of quite ordinary ealiber. Accidental
opportunity, not native ability, gave
him his present prominence, and he is
not SNOWY enough man to put before
the country as candidate for vice
president"
But Mr.. Villas and a large number of
admirers think differently.
A Lottery The Whisperer I'M
derstandS that the lot
DisappOint- terry fever has broken
out badly in st. Paul
ment. again, and that the
people who monthly
put aside portion of their earnings to
play it are legion. 1t seems there have
been several winnings of considerable
sums in the city of late, and that, en-
couraged by them, the people who are
disposed to patroniZe lotteries have
more than doubled. In this connection
| am reminded of lottery experience
which came to Maj. DUNE, the mayors
private secretary, once on time. The
major was then newspaper man. 1t
was the time the newspapers received
telegraphic reports of the numbers
Wnlcn maze Dig winnings III the lottery.
The boys in the Office knew the major
had a ticket, and they slyly discovered
its number. When the next Geographic
report of the drawing came in the num-
ben winning the capital prize was
changed to correspond with the majors
ticket. The mine was laid; the only
thing remaining was to spring it. In his
usual debonnaire way the major entered
the telegraph editors room. An ex-
clamatiOn from the editor startled him.
"What is it?" he asked. SPY Jupiter,
here's some one struck it rich in the lot
terry" said the editor; ''ticket so and so
draws $4,000. A wild whoop was his
! respOnse.and looking around he saw the
major dancing jig of joy. That's my
ticket" he cried, Pm rich man.
Everybody come out and drink cham
pagne"-and everybody did. In fact,
half dozen bottles were opened at the
prospective rich mans expense. 1t was
| not until the next day that the major
discovered that the boys had played it
OH him, and then the telegraph editor
was conveniently absent.
But it was rather cruel joke, after
all,