St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-17
A Good Story on Manager
Litt--Some Hit and Miss
Shots.

J1I II dIIdllSCUg iilS llllCil 10
a II ~ immaculate, and a
"a NaM miniature sword
t:sSA Ian..- sticking in his neck
SE( tie is the only indica-
SI ton that he is mill
- tary man. The major
MAJOR NORTON. has smile that is at
| once reaSSuring and beautiful. 1t is one
| of those smiles that uSherS generally
wear when they show you to pew in
church. The major is something of
| diplomat in mild unaSSuming way, and
will gently ascertain your business with
his honor, and in due time will usher
you into his exalted presence with
much the same air as an undertaken
would wear in giving you private view
of the corpse before the funeral cere-
mony. The majors greatest useful
ness. however. was during the star
| chamber sessions. when he used to feed
| hungry reporters with the husks of
monthly reports. No one would have
| guessed from the calm, unrutf1ed eX-
terror that there had been parrot and
| monkey fight between the commission
| ers ND stairs. If the reporters got the
! details they procured them elsewhere.
The great achievement of the major is
the compilation of statistics showing
| the increase of crime, the nativity. sex,
color, previous condition of servitude,
etc, of offenders brought TO justice.
He also keeps track of prop
erty taken from prisoners, and is
now understood to be at work upon an
| Improvement, which will enable prls-
oners to get their money back upon be-
ing discharged from custody. Maj.
| Norton is a product of Byron. New
| York. Since coming to Minnesota he
| has generally occupied some such posi-
| ton as he now holds, which might be
| described as both useful and orna-
| mental. he was employed at the state
capitol for years. and tlrSt sprang into
notice during the G.. A. r. national en-
campment. Can't Babb and Congress
man Snider otficiated upon the execu-
tive committee. They used to bill and
coo like a pair of mating turtle doves.
| The major offieiated as a sort of clerk of
the committee, and Mayor Babb
was Quite captivated with his
nice manners, and probably said
TO himself. "When get to be mayor of
the great city of Minneapolis I'll have
| that man for my clerk" At any rate.
| when Can't. Babb got to he mayor he
| made Mai. Norton his clerk. The major
STAYS at the city hall until 5 O'Clock in
| the evening, when he puts on a large
military coat, and. careful ly adjusting
a John A. Logan hat. steps carefully
into a homeopathic dog cart and drives
himself home. He never goes out even
| ings unless it is TO attend II. A. X.
post meeting. and in all respects reflects
credit upOn the administration he rep
rpennts and never fOrgetS his RESPONSE
bility.
There have been some unusual court
! scenes during the past week. and one of
] them was a Judge overriding his own
| question to a witness. Judge Emery,
| of the muncipal court, is in the habit
unite frequently of acting both as iudge
| and eitv attorney The other day at
| the Byrnes case he was proceeding to
| cross question witness with his usual
severity. 81 object to that question. ;"
rnared the counsel for the defense, as
| the witness was about TO answer one of
| Fmprv's queries. COLLECTION sus-
tained." calmly rpDlied the judge, re-
turning 70 his judicial duties and set
Ting back i'm his chair.
| Fl. G. o. Morrison. the veteran Mime
apolis lawyer. is probably one of the old
| est printers in the Northwest. although
| he fell from grace manv years ago and
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! er's devil in Bangor. Maine, before more
than half of the present population of
| MINNEAPOLIS vas born. His last work
ut the case was in assisting to nut in
| tvpa ameSSage of President Martin Van
| Buren,. Mr.. Morrison SMELLS his name
with hut one r. while Dnrillus Morrison.
his brother. nSeS two The family name
is Morrison. but DnrilluS made some in
veStments in gnveTnmPI land in the
| West manv years ago. while residing in
| Maine. When the patnntS came hack
the name was snalled with two re. in all
| of them. and to save tronhle with the
titles he adopted the change. but lately
he has discarded one of the RS and taken
up the family name again.
Some paper saws Pat Gihbnns-it's
nlain Pat with small since he lost
that rase-is IN 60 qnandarv." He isn't.
/ either. He is in Chicago and don't want
anv one to know it. hence this an
nouncement.
The reception given to new minister
recently upon his arrival in Minneap-
! oils. was ronsing one from religious
standpoint. There were speeches. songs
of praise and prayers. One of the good
brethren was called unon TO nrav. Now,
this brother did not belong TO the crowd
who wanted the new minister. Tn fact
he was shining light in the opposition
marty. When he started TO pray he had
a chance to get something like even on
the other side. and ne took advantage
of IT, Never was moro sarcastic
PRAYER offered in that church. He
roasted the new minister and the people
who brought him there i'm Way they
: Rod m q Snod ~ VncciI,Ia hn
wound I'D his PRAYER nv thanking God
that now thew had minister who could
attract more attention than DIR. BurrpII.
That good brother hasn't been called
upon to pray in a meeting since that
night.
| Jake MurtZ saws that the Veterans
Union league will adhere to the Repub-
lican party as long as the party gives
the Offices TO the old solhiers. or words
10 that effect. In case the Darty shnnld
go back on the soldiers and leave Jake
in his warm berth in the pOstnffice
probably Jake would resign and cast
his fortunes with the veterans. and
probably he wouldn't; most likely the
latter.
Perhaps it's inst as well that Mime.
apolis is not to have purchasing
agent. The police commission can
furnish al the scandal necessary.
Col. F. w. Parker. of Chicago. lee
tured at Plymouth chnrch on FRIDAY
evening, his subject being "The Child
in which he highly eulOgiZed that mys.
teriouS product. Among other things
he said that 1.-THE child is born work.
er." 1t is good het that the lecturer