St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-17
CAPITOL CHATS.

''Our people are all highly indignant"
said Well-known Norwegian employe
at the capitol, yesterday, cover the
statements made regarding the prey
alence of leproSy in Minnesota amongst
the NOrwegianS. DR.. Hanson, surgeon
general for the disease in Norway, made
these remarks through the GLOBE, and
is now reaping an embarrassing result
through our. Norwegian press. They
are shifting him hip and thigh for max
ing such Outlandish statements, and
they print figures to back their denial
OF his story. From the best statistics
eXtant, it is shown that there are not
over LOCO cases of. leprosy in all Nor
way. He said that the disease was
brought there by negroes and the fact
is that there are but one OF two negroes
in Norway. They are as much of
curiosity there as an Indian is to English
men. l also have the best authority for
saying that only fifty-two lepers have
emigrated from Norway, to America,
since 1856. We claim that DIR. Hanson
is raising all this excitement to make
money. We think he came here for that
purpose and are supported in our Opin-
ion by his ridiculous yarns, published
one day after he arrived in this country,
and the reports of the physician of the
disease, on the state board of health,
who has given the matter the most care.
full study and thorough investigation"
**
''Who do think will be the Repub-.
lican nominee? Well, in the first place,
Phil Sheridan will not be one of them,
nor do think John Sherman will have
a finger in the pie" remarked Il Repub-
lican official at the capitol yesterday.
I'VE have had enough such people as,
Sheridan, and Sherman is too cold
blOOded to suit the masses. | rather.
think the ticket Will Foraker q RooSe-.
felt-OhiO and New York. 1t would be.
an inyincible team. Foraker has the.
right ideas, is progressive, a statesman,
and quick thinker. He has an unas-I
sailable record, and everybody knows,
what Theodore ROosefelt is. However,
there may be another way out of it,
When that convention is held there will
be such scramble by Sherman, Sheri-i
dan, Foraker and others that Blaine
may be nominated in spite Of himself,
to settle the difficulty"
A circular will be issued by Supt.
Kiehle in few days to county, superin-
tendents enjOining the stricteSt econ
omy owing to the constantly increasing
number OF institutes, together with the
limited appropriation for their support.
lo tllS cllu III Is Important BnaC Inere
shall be three in succession each week
during the season. which covers about
One-third as many, weeks as there are
institutes to be held. The expense of
transportation will be brought within
the narrowest limits by judicious ar
rangement of the schedule, and it is
proposed to divide the state into two
institute districts by the line of the
Hastings d. Dial ota railway, and TO hold
all the institutes in the Southern district
in the spring, and the Northern ones in
| the fall. 1t Will be necessary for super
| intendents to make every possible effort
| to adapt themselves to this plan, and ii
| is expected that they will be thoroughly
| supported in their efforts to improve
| their schools by the most efficient inSti-