St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-27
CASUAL CHATTER.

State Librarian Taylor, who resides in
shis city, is relative of the Republican
nominee for the presidency. and has in
his possession two interesting relics
which formerly belonged to the estate of
President Harrison.
They are two gold medals, each con-
tanning an excellent bust likeness of the
original, land were struck by order of the
congress of the United States. On one
Of the medals is representation of the
battle of the Thames, where Tippecanoe
made his reputation as an Indian fighter,
and on the other are the dates of in
the latter event occurring in 1S41, after
rhe had been president only two weeks.
G.Postlethwaite, land commissioner
Of the ST. Paul IL Northern Pacific
railroad, has just returned from trip
to Helena. He reports that the rains
have been frequent and numerous be-
yOnd the Missouri river, which Is I'M
usual, and that consequently the grass
has grown luXuriantly in that section of
the Northwest. The cattle grazing
condition, and calves, which are I'M
usually numerous, are strong and fat
All through Dakota and Western Min
nesota the crops are in splendid condi-
ton, and fill the farmers with Joy at the
prospect for bountiful harvest.
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The Raymond-Whitneyp party of about
hundred people left Portland yester-
day for Yellowstone park. The party
will reach st. Paul over the Northern
Pacific road about July Is. Another
party leaves Tacoma for Alaska July 8,
and will return to the East by way of
Panl tinln in
When the report that Cardiff had been
knocked out in the fourth round first
coached St. Paul it was hardly credited.
While it was the general impression
that Killen would win, people seemed
to think that it would take him longer
than it did. The crowd around Killen's
saloon and other sporting resorts heard
the news without any OutburSt of en-
thusiaSm until its verification came a
little later, and then there was roar.
When the st. Paul contingent to the
fight returned shout after shout went
up for the st. Paul man. Everybody
was pleased over the result.
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Ex-County Treasurer Burton tells a
good one on Ben Harrison's aristocratic
prOpensities. One time Mrs. Harrison
was very i'll. She is very popular
lady, and, unlike her husband. very
democratic in her ideas. A well known
young lawyer called to pay his respects
to Mrs. Harrison and tender his sympa-
thies, but was met at the door by the
proud old warrior, who stopped the
would-be young sympathizer. and swell
ing himself up haughtily, addressed
him crushingly thus:
"YOung man, have you ever had al
introduction to Mrs. Harrison?'
Another story was told by j. A. VIII
stach, of indianapolis, the Latin trans
1ator, when he was up here two years
ago investing in some real estate. Il
seems that either President Grant OF
Hayes was to give a reception at Gen
HarriSon'S home, and great many PEG
pie were anxious to shake hands witt
his excellency. Gen. Harrison, how
ever, took the president into his owl
superb dining room, and, setting course
after course of right royal banque
before him, monopoliZed the presiden
for fully three hours, to the exclusion
and chagrin of the enthusiastic citizen
waiting 0utiide.
Senator Ed Durant, of Saltwater, al
ways displays keen sense of the hu
morous. He was in the United State
marShals Office on some business yes
terday, and met Mai. Leigh Chalmers
of the department of justice, VIII
is up here looking over TIL
accounts of Marshal Campbell. MI
Durant, with time-hOnored hospitality
extended an invitation to the major t
refresh himself. No, the colonel didn'
drink. Would he smoke? No, h
didn't care to. "What are you chewin
there?" asked the Democratic harmt
nicer. ''Gum.' came the prompt al
swer. That temporarily ended tn
matter, but afterwards, when Cap
Wood was given cigar to take up
the department of justice" the senf
tor suddenly blurted out the comment
Il don't like to see Democrat chewin
gum"