St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-06
happy at the thought that he had success
fully solved the great wig problem.

1uIly SOlt Iu tuC SlCfit 0iS ptOOlSu.
II am not much of a newspaper man." one
of the. big crowd in the Gilsey house said the
other night, land never put up for politi-
clan. My business is dry goods but I'll tell
you one thing, and that is, the American pee-
pie, ii they are to be judged by New Workers,
are more excited over the Sackyille case than
about any other question now before the pub
lie not even excluding the presidential con-
test. The evening papers have published a
short dispatch announcing the fact that Mr..
Phillips, our minister at London, has gone
down TO Hatfield to confer with Salisbury
about giving Sackyille the sack: and every
man that / have met since have come up
town has been full of this news. 1t is the
talk of every group in every corner, in every
cafe and in every hotel. 1t shows one thing
i'll pretty strong light, and that is,
that though The patriotism of Americans
lies deep and pretty well out of sight, it is .
very lively and enduring sort of all emotion
Whenit is once excited New York Sun.
The New York Sun says: james G. Blame,
Jr., Is quite familiar figure to men about
town and youngsters who are interested III
tennis, racquets and cricket. Most Of the
FOUNDERS and sporting men became acf
quainted with young Mr.. Blaine's somewhat
pallid aud elongated personality at Long
Branch last summer. The youngest son of
the Maine statesman was prominent figure
about the hotel piazzas there, and the radi-
ance which glinted from his fathers distin-
guished name lifted the dude-like younger
son into prominence. He is thin, narrow in
the shoulder, has dropping eyes. little down
on his upper lip, a nose that is neither
Roman nor pug, wears high collars, very light
brown gloves, and usually carries his arms
akimbo. Yet Mrs. Blaine, who is now lying
so i'll at the New York hotel is n pretty and
graceful young woman, with a rather retiring
manner and an attractive smile She is still
very young, but exceedingly popular with
people who know her, and makes distinctly
favorable impression even upon casual sight
seers.
Mrs. Mona Card, who started the discus
sion on rs Marriage a Failure?" spends
most of her time on large estate in uamp-
shire. dividing her work between superin-
tending her farm and performing literary
work on typewriter She is the author of
two or three novels and is as bright in her
conversation as she is radical ON all social
questions.
Gen. Lew Wallace is a base ball crank
Senator Stanford is not contented in the
senate. He is u business man pure and sim
pie. 1t is understood that he will soon re-
sign.
few days ago, i'll gun foundry at Peters
hoff, the car lifted mass of steel weighing
nearly 700 pounds, to the cheers of the sur
rounding workmen.
King Kalakaua is in very poor health. He
smokes constantly, and the Hawaiian minis
ter of statistics has never been able to count
the number Of cigarettes he destroys in
twentyfour hours.
Octave Feuillet, overpowered by grief at
the death of his son, young man of thirty
has announced to the director of the Gym
nase that he cannot write his promised
comedy, that his pen is broken, his literary
career at an end, his inkStand closed for
ever, i'll mourning and desolation.
Mr.. Dodson lewis CarrolD asked little
girl on the seashore one day if she had read
Alice in Wonderland" The child an
swered YES and after pause said she
was very sorry to hear that the man who had
written the book was mad. She had heard
the clergyman tell her mamma So Next
day Mr.. Dodson sent his misinformed ad-
mirer a special copy of Alice with the
authors com pliments.
One afternoon last week, as the Prince of
Wales was walking across the Place de Ia
Coucorde. Paris. he met General Boulanger.I
They never speak as they pass by as they
have never been presented to each other.
They looked at each other very sharply,
however, and passed on their ways mus
ingly.
Count Arco Valley, the new German min
lister to this country, will play an important
part in the social affairs OF Washington this
winter. He has already met the society lead
ers of the capital and has made a good i'm
preston. He is thorough man of the
world, has travelled extensively, and is an
accomplished llnguist. His legation build
ing on Fifteenth street has been thoroughly
renovated, and is about ready for his oceu3
pancy. An elderly maiden sister of the
count will do the honors of his establish
ment, and it is understood that his enter
tainments will be numerous and handsome.