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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
THE HAREM CLOSED,
And the Pretty Persians Are Look
ing for Another Job.

And the Pretty Persians Are Look
ing for Another Job.
The Harris theater, after tempest
with the belligerent Bellini Opera COM
pany, has closed, and the pretty Per
slams are scattered. The trouble with
the company was the only one which
ever breaks up an opera company. APP
plause may be unevenly distributed.
and the contralto may see all the bou-
quets go to the leading soprano, but they
will still continue to love each other
on the stage at least if salaries are
promptly forthcoming, but when there
is no money there is no use trying to
keep an opera company together. The
members will not give good notes for
the management's bad ones. This pre-
cious gem of thought from the diary Of
Charles E. Locke is applicable to the
in with the "Pretty Persian" drawing
good houses for the first few nights.
When the company came here it was in
bad shape financially. Back salaries
piled up before the company came here,
and after their arrival, as Manager
Friedlander says, it was nothing but
series of annoyances to the house, bills
coming in and people refusing to play
without being guaranteed salaries.
Herman Perlet, the musical director,
started the ball i'll this respect, and the
others soon caught onto the system. AS
a result Mr.. Friedlander guaranteed
Periet SIS, and others smaller amounts.
Then he guaranteed the Wisconsin
Central the company's fare from
Chicago, over S900,and took $50 worth of
printing for them. Business was good
and Mr.. Friedlander thought the house
would pull out all right if the people
would only go OH. Then arose new
difficulty. The new operas the company
had boosted it would put on the MEM
name, and as last resort Mr.. Harris
brought on Lizzie Annandale from New
York as Aczumena in 81 Trovatore."
Then it was that the mastery Harold
| made his flank movement and obtained
$3.50 from Mr.. Friedlander to divide up
| among the members of the company. This
sum he obtained on Wednesday, and it
is said he kept about $50, which was
more than his pro rata, and yesterday
he paid his bill at the Ardmore and
left. Meanwhile, Col. West, who had
Miss Bellini and Col. HoughtOn. the
manager, as guests at his hotel, secured
an attachment OH some or the scenery
and costumes. Miss Bellini and the
colonel talked of leaving last night, but
postponed their departure for some
reason, possibly to give Miss Bellini
time to carry out suggestion made to
her by Mr.. Friedlander, that she pawn
some of her diamonds and pay some of
the girls who are left here without
money and without friends. Col. West
secured sixty three costumes, one set of
scenery and the entire score of the
"Pretty Persian" and he thinks he will
put on the opera with the aid of Bob
Kalkhoff and some of the rest of the
boys. He declined to interfere with
Miss Bellini's personal baggage. though
such action would have forced payment
of the hotel bill. The minor members
of the company are in bad way. but
they have all some friends and will get
out of their present situation all right.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23

rush about over the state, hurrying
from one school to another with
out time to form an INTEL gent
idea of its needs. He advocates
a high school examiner, whose business
it should be to do the work now done
by the members of the board. Supt.
Kiehle, another member of the board,
said the high school board would be
embarrassed for funds this year, be-
cause the legislature had refused to ap-
propriate for this purpose. Every
school which is investigated by the
board and graded first-class is entitled
to $400. but the legislature did not see
fit to put up the money for next year.
The afternoon debate was upon paper
on grade examinations and promotions
in public schools by Supt. G. B. Gilbert,
of st. Paul. The following teachers
were present:
Cyrus Northrop, president university; D.
l.. Kiehle, state superintendent public in
struction; Eugene d. Holmes, principal
Minneapolis academy: ]. F. Downey. pro-
fessor mathematics and astronomy, state UNI
iversty; w. J. Schmeitz, superintendent
Albert Lea; I. II. Kirk. St Paul; James +.
Barton, teacher of natural science, Shippens-
burg: j. G. Gilman, principal. Wabasha; Q.
C. Wilson, principal Minneapolis school; f.
nj. Hollister, New Richland: j. A; Comston,
principal, Wadena; E. T. Fitch, Austin; s.
S. Parr, superintendent. ST. Cloud; A. C.
clpal, Window; George B. Alton, principal
Winthrop school, Minneapolis; Laura A.
Linton, Minneapolis; Leila M. klampe, prln-
cipai, Chatfield Matte Elwell, Albert Lea;
M. A. Stone, superintendent, Anoka: Lafay-
cite Bliss, principal, Henderson: Supt Da-
RUS Stewart, Rochester; George n. Carman,
Portland school, st. Paul; Fred Stadduck,
principal, Faribault; Niles Sanford. editor
School Education; G. B. Gilbert, superinten-
dent, st. Paul; Otto Folin; B. NJ. Lawrence.
superintendent. Farmington. c. A. Murray,
Winona; J. 81. Canning. superintendent
Moorehead; May n. Ewell, principal, Buff
falo; A. F. Bechdolt, superintendent, Man,
kato; E. R. Shepard, president Normal
vers1ty. Minneapolis; F. T. Wilson, superin-
tendent. saltwater; q. N. Waugh. principal,
Red Wing; Prof. j. G. Hutchinson, uniyers-
ity.
The meeting will be continued to-day.
To-DAY's PROGRAMME.
At its afternoon session, the high
school council yesterday appointed
Prof Fl. p. Judson, of the university,
Principal S. S. Parr. Of st. Cloud. and
Prof. Il. r. Shepard a committee to con-
slider the matter of forming the state
educational association. This was all
of the business transacted at the after
noon session. To-day's programme be-
gins at 10 a. m. with paper by Princi'
pal S. A. Merritt, of the Winona High
school, Oh the Use and abuse of object
lessons" This. with an article on in
PRODUCTION of manual training into the
public school system by Prof. W. f.
Decker, of the Minneapolis high school.
with discussions, will compose the
morning programme. At 2. p. m. Supt.'
w. j. Alexander, of st. Peter, will read
paper on ''The High School Course OF
Study" and Prof. Charles A. McMurry,
of the Winona Normal school, one on
1.-THE Recitation" This will close the
council,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23

and cannot fail to bring out host of
music lovers. 1t is as follows:
Oyerture-'I Martiri'' $500. -. Donizetti
Song..'Spring's Awakening ........... Bach
Solo for Cornet-"Facilita'' .. Hartman
W. Paris Chambers.
Grand Operate Fantasia
"reminiscences of Bellini
Solo for Flute-''Air Varie =. Richardson
Fred Lat
Overture-s'Der FreiSchutZ'' Weber
Solo for Oboe-"Don Pasqusle (Air
Tarie)-Mons Refine Barrett
Rhapsodie Hongroise No. List
Trombone Quartette = ''Soldiers
Farewell ............. MISS hucKen
Messrs. Brodner, Scoield. Gore and Innis
March-"En Ayant'' ......W ". Paris Chambers
EVENING.
Overture-"E gmont',.. ..........B Beethoven
Song-'Ye Merry Birds ..,........ .Gumbert
Grand operatic Selection 1.-THE
Solo for clarinet-"Home, Sweet
Home (Air Varie) ..............N orrito
Signor N. Norrito.
Morceau Characterisque-"Tete Ba-.
Parsifal'' ..... :..... =. Wagner
Symphonic Poem-"Les Preludes". 49,. List
Trombone Solo-"Alice'' 49, Ascher
F. N. Innes.
Invitation la ValSe . Weber
March-"A Day With the Irish
Brigade 61n KODDitZ
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
will report favorably, and will meet again
next Wednesday,


next Wednesday,
Dayid r. Davidson. arrested on complaint
OF his wife, charging him with threatened
breach of the peace, had hearing yesterday
afternoon and was found not guilty.
Bridge Engineer Cappelan was busy yes
terday putting in the electric lights on the
bridge for the Exposition illumination. The
entire line of electric lights win be up in
few days.
The non-partisan W. C. T. U. has elected
Mrs. T. B. Walker, Mrs. O'Neil. Mrs: Mat
thews Towers and Mrs. c. N. Coe delegates
to the state convention at Duluth, Sept. 10,
IL and II.
E. II. Bassett denies the report that tools
had been furnished to enable him to escape
from the Anoka jail, and denounces the
story as lie concocted by enemies to pre-
vent him from obtaining bail.
Carlisle and son, of this city, deny that they
refused to perform their contract with the
Fergus Falls asylum trustees: They say the
trouble was caused by their being asked to do
$500 worth of work not in the contract.
Marriage licenses were granted yesterday
to Harry W. Eggellng and Josephine
Meyers, Thorsten A. Motin and Matilda
Peterson, Carl o. Loftstad and Gina John
son.
George W. Floyd the well known photog-
rapher. will be buried this afternoon from
his bone, l19 West Fourteenth street MIR.
IlOyu, WUO ultu w cuucbudN dktCl q AVAH 49,
ness had lived in Minneapolis nearly twenty
years.
The re-opening of the Bijou has created
quite an interest both to see the changes in
the house and Matte Vickers and her cap
able company in "Jacquine," and the in
terest is intensified as Monday, the opening
day, approaches.
Articles of incorporation of the Ida c.
Mining and Milling company were yesterday
filed with the register of deeds. The capital
stock of the corporation is $500, 900, divided
into $500 shares of $500 each. c. II. Mid
dlemist, W. n. Price, A. D: Westby and D. F.
Strobeck are the first directors.
The work on the new dime museum is
progressing rapidly, and the Palace museum,
as it is to be called, will be opened on the
I'd day of September. Yesterday car load
of Georgia pine for the interior decorations
arrived The museum will be Of higher
order of show than previously. 1t will open
with new display Of features.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

The head and front of the Minneapo-
lis reform administration is not
much on dress-parade. 1t is being
grayely suspected that he purpoSely
absents himself from the city when any
important public event which would
naturally call for the presence of the
chief executive of the city presents
itself. The Office of mayor is
largely an ornamental position, and
should be filled by man Of magnetism
and cordially who can extend the
freedom of the city in way that makes
itself felt. but Mayor Babb's timidity or
baShfulneSs, or whatever you would
call it, makes it necessary that the hos
ptality of the city be extended by proxy
OF by letter.
Why is it, when so many bright things
I'm the way of jokes, conundrums and
puns that are fresh appear daily, that
the minstrelsy do not use them. but in
variably employ the same set of gags"
from season to season. Possibly
they may think their humor is
improved by seasoning, but joke
is not altogether like old wine,
The Overwhelmingly Ministries
atty, but the eminent comedian and
originator, Willis P. Sweatnam, re-
haShes the well-worn tale about the
horse that was named "She" because it
made its Rider Haggard, and the great
and only Billy Rice tells OF the detect
i've who went to Denver to "Collar-
ada" who had stolen some diamonds.
These were good stories once, but they
have been worked off On the patient
public by every minstrel company dur
ing the past year, and people who
frequent vaudeville shows and dime
museums have heard them repeated
over and over again.
Probably the best advertised dog in
America is Carl Baxter, night watch
man, Crescent club" the little liver
colored spaniel who is known to every
habitue of the Pickwick club as Lem
Ons." The fact is the dogs name as
above quoted got into the directory
through the efforts of some thoughtful
practical joker. That he counted for
three men in the Tribune's esti-
mate of population is what brought
him into prominence. The assertion
afterwards published that Lemons
"knew as much as three ordinary st.
Paul citizens'' helped to advertise the
purp, and then when the statement just
quoted was editorially denied in the
Pioneer Press. Billy Baxter felt that
his dog had reached the acme of canine
fame. Lemons is very modest and
unassuming in spite of all his glory, and
no one would ever suspect that his So
cial position was almost higher than that
of the eX-county attorney. and he hasn't
even applied for a raise of salary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
MINNEAPOLIS.
Additional City News on the 18th Page.
ALL SORTS.

The number of men now leaving town
Is something quite surprising,
And one would think each smith ana brown
Had Joined some fierce uprising.
With big black guns and cartridge belts
We see them marching by;
With canvas coats to shield their pelts,
And bottles Struggled on the sly.
They do not thirst for human gore,
But yet. tits blood they're seeking;
They mean to kill full many score
BY silent stealth and sneaking.
They tell their wives that business calls
VIII take them to Chicago;
Then leave for chicken fields at Taylor
Falls,
Or Kandiyohi or Chisago.
Milton Pickett was discovered talking
Greek with one of the plaster casts III
the Exposition art gallery. The Greek
gentleman differed from Mr.. Pickett III
his Interpretation of some difficult pas,
sages in Homer, and Pickett remarked
that he must be an ass to talk as he ana;
The Greek resented such language and
was about to peel his linens for fight
when an attendant reminded him that
there were ladies present.
If the Australian ballot does not
prove a success i'll the highly cultured
Eighth ward, there will be the deuce to
pay W Ci1OISO IL AL oOIhN VI eHS
other wards, where no John Day
Smiths have shed the light Of refine
ment and culture.
Aid. Rhode added one to his family
about two months ago, but he is such a
modest man that his brother councillors
did not get on to him. They are now
thinking of some scheme to do him up
Oh the cigars.
mo law shines upon the statute book.
read for the great in one language and
for the lowly in another" Mr.. Davis
doubtless often thought of that senti-
menJ when he was county attorney.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
CAUCUS SEPT. 2.
The Eighth Ward Republicans
Don't All Want to Succeed Aid.

The Eighth Ward Republicans
Don't All Want to Succeed Aid.
Thompson.
The Tribune printed an extensive list
of candidates for alderman in the Eighth
ward yesterday, but most of the gentle
men mentioned have declined. The list
was made up by ex-Ald. 0. A. Stoneman,
who was in humorous mood, and con-
tributed to the list the name of every
man who has been in politics in the
Eighth ward. There is, however, going
to be some fun out there, as Mr.. Stone
man, who was laid out cold last fall. is
in for making it warm for any candidate
who emanates from the faction that
pursued the So-called investigation
into the deeds of the aldermen of the
Eighth ward last fall. The committee,
1t will be remembered, had near its
head J. It. Blaisdell, and likewise Alick
MilIar. If any of those fellows come up
Stoneman proposes to have lick at
them, because" he says, "when they
were prosecuting us they knew that
their charges were not true" Stone
man will not be a candidate, and Backus
saws he is not in the field. Daniel Bas-
sett and r. l.. Cox have declined can
didacy. The chestnut faction has not
been heard from yet. The Republican
caucuses will be held ON Sept. 2, eight
DAYS before the election.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
FINANCIAL "REMINISCENCES.
Canceling Expired City Bonds
HOW Interest Has Gone Down.

Canoeing Expired City Bonds
How Interest Has Gone Down.
City Comptroller Calderwood received
yesterday and filed away to await the
action of the committee on cancellation
S27, 900 of the bonds of the city of Min
neapolis. One batch was issued for
falls improvement, July 1, 1872, paya-
BILE July l, 1889. They were to the
amount of $4,000. bore per
cent interest and were signed
by E. B. Ames as mayor
and j. Vanderhorck as comptroller.
William F. Cahill, president pro TEN. of
the council, and Thomas Hale Williams,
city clerk, sign the resolution authoriz-
ing the issue of bonds. The second
batch were $4,000 of fifteen-year bonds
issued to aid the fire department They
were dated May l, 1874. and bore s per
cent interest. E. M. Wilson was mayor,
E. Ortman comptroller, f. j. Mead city
clerk. and 0. G. Merriman president of
sued, and curiOuSly the latter'S name is
spelled Merriam" on the back of the
bond. F
The most interesting about these
bonds is to note how interest has gone
down. The city in 1872 paid per cent
and probably sold it's bonds below par.
Now it is able to sell per cent bonds
at small premium. 1.-The fellows who
had to give up those per cent bonds
probably felt sick when they cut off the
last COUPON" MIR. Calderwood re-
marked. These are all the bonds that
fall due this year. Next year $4,000 of
Falls Improvement bonds expire, and
in 1891 the city will have chance to
pay off SOS, 600 more, but the big blocks
of bonds do not begin to come due until
very late in the century and early in
the next. Comptroller CalderwoOd's
statement of the bonded debt of the
city brought down to date shows the
following amounts drawing interest:
School purposes. S349. 900
Parks ....... -. go. ......... 623.00O
City halls, old and new .......... 100000
Library Iund. ....... .............. 100000
Water works. ......... 80. ........ ], 235, 900
Permanent improvement r. fund. 500, 900
Falls imp R. r. crossings, ETC.. 144,5OO
Bridges over Mississippi river. -. 926. 600
Sewers. Recommendation. 205, 900
permanent imp. .............. 1,6Z9,OUO
Aid NJ. q. st. L. r. R............" 100000
TOtal .......So, Hoo,ooO
The bonds AS they fall due are paid
out of the sinking fund.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
HIS HONOR HOME.
Mayor Babb at His Desk Again
After His Eastern Trip.

Mayor Babb returned yesterday morn
ing from his Eastern trip, and was
found in his office busy with stack of
letters and other communications that
have piled mp in his absence. The mayor
greeted GLOBE reporter heartily, and
talked police telephone systems like a
native born electrician. His honor was
very much impressed with the Boston
system, in which the patrolman makes
his register in the central station
by touching the proper button in
the alarm box ON his beat. IF
we are going to have any use out of
our police force, remarked the mayor,
we must have the bestsystem of signals
we can get. because the city is so large,
that it will be practically useless, I'M
less we have some sufficient system of
calls. am inclined TO think the tel
ephone is too slow. The Boston system
does not keep the patrolman SO long off
his beat as the telephone. 1t has other
advantages also. There is a quick and
slow wagon call, and a citizens key.
There are given out to reputable
and known men who can in an emer-
gency use them. The citizens key
makes signal by being simply placed
in the lock, but it cannot be withdrawn
until the door is opened by the patrol
man with his key"
"What, did not Giertsen go with
you?"
any body. Mr.. Giertsen could go to
Boston, if he wished. The public UNI
derstands why he did not go. There is
nothing in common between Mr.. Giert-
sen and myself. We could make no
investigations together"
BY the way, got the GLOBE every
dav when l was East, and read the
translation from Demeules' paper. l
don't care to reply to such things, be-
cause it takes too much time, but De-
meules sent me bill of $50 for support
ing the Republican candidates, of whom
he was one. which l declined to pay.
Then he changed his mind about the
administration. Now, If the GLOBE
had sent me a bill for services in the
campaign l would have paid it will
ingly. Mayor Babb did not visit Bar
Harbor nor enter into the gaieties Of
seaside life. His prolonged absence
was caused by a trip up into the White
mountains to visit his wife's mother. a
venerable lady now in her ninety-fourth
year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Some of the Things Judge Emery
Saw Yesterday,

Daniel w. Sharp. of the Minneapolis
Street Railway company, was arrested
by Sidewalk Inspector De Harven yes
terday for failing to have red lights on
some lumber piles at Seventh street and
Twelfth avenue south where the COM
pany is working on some improvements.
Mr.. Sharp plead guilty to violation of
the ordinance and paid fine of s..
Augusta Thomas and Della Helm,
charged with being common prostitutes,
will have hearing on the 31st.
Cordella SemOnsOn, otherwise ''MOth-
er ST. Clair" was once more arrested
for keeping a house of ill-fame. AS she
was already under suspension of SEN
tence for similar offense, Judge Emery
ordered commitment to issue
Immediately. and had her bundled off
to the workhOuse.
Mary Smith, charged with keeping
house of ill-fame, gave $50 bail for ap-
pearance on the 25th. Lizzie Herman,
alleged to have occupied apartments
therein, pleaded guilty and paid $40
fine
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
ESTIMATE OF THE CROPS.
The Number of Cultivated Acres
in the County and What They

Produce.
County Auditor Condit has prepared
an estimate of the acreage and amount
of produce in the various agricultural
products for the year 1889, which he
will forward to II. Stockenstrom, COM
missioner of statistics. The usual sys-
tenn of obtaining these statistics from
the assessors was not used this year,
because of the delay caused by
the non-action of the legislature
regarding the matter. For this
reason the auditors prepare the statis-
tics for the different counties. The
figures for Hennepin county are:
Wheat, $1,000 acres, 2SS,0O0 bushels;
oats, $4,000 acres, 100000 bushels: corn,
$4,000 acres. 10000 bushels; barley, 500
acres, 1900 bushels; rye, 500 acres, &c.
600 bushels: buckwheat, 100 acres, no.
900 bushels; beans, 200 acres, 1,400 BUSH
els; sugar cane, 100 acres, 1000 gallons;
cultivated hay, 1900, acres. $1,000 tons;
flax seed, 100 acres. 900 bushels. Other
products. 5000 acres. TOTAL acreage
cultivated in 1899: Number of acres,
sos, ZOO; wild hay, 10000 tons; timothy
seed, 400 bushels; clover, LOO bushels;
apple trees and apples, 5000 trees grow
ing. 1000 trees bearing, 1,79O bushels of
apples. Grapes and vines, 5000 vines,
bearing 100000 pounds of grapes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
A Teacher Wanted.

1t appears at present that the public
schools will open this fall with no one
to fill the position of professor of pen
mansbip. The man who obtains the
position must be both an artist and
teacher, and his work will be the super
vision of the instruction of about 10000
children in 500 school rooms. Since the
resignation of Prof. Woodruff. the
school board has been in search of
man for the place. and, though the po-
sition pays a good salary, no eligible
candidate aDOearS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
WHAT'S COMING TO-DAY.
Something Added to the Big
Show Every Twenty-Four Hours.

Show Every Twenty.FOur Hours.
Every hour the work of completing
unfinished exhibits and bringing at
tractive things out of uncouth piles of
lumber and other material goes on, and
the work is being done rapidly, too, but
it will be Monday before the work is
finally finished. Many of the working
exhibits have exhibited very little mo-
ton as yet, but most of them will be
going to-day or tomorrow, and when
the doors open next week there will be
few indications of unfinished displays
in the great building.
Charles E. Carpenter will have part
of his electric cooking and heating
apparatus in place and working before
this evening. The first pant ia be fin
ished will be the apparatus for heating
water. making tea. coffee, ct cetera,
and the electric griddle and other appli-
ances will follow in few days.
Tomorrow all the children will be adj
mitted at reduced rates, and if $1,000
children are turned loose in the build
ing, as the management expects, people
who exhibit steam pumps. engines and
other delicate objects will have to look
out.
Next week the Manitoba road will run
four trains daily to the Exposition build
ing.
Innes' programme for to-day is even
more attractive than that OF yesterday,