St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27

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ing beard, and Bostonese antecedents.
Mr.. Taylor since coming to Minneapo-
lis. has attained social and business
prominence that his whiskers entitle
him to receive, and his recent election
as Grand Exalted Flub Dub of the pop
ular and powerful organization of
that name is tribute to his intellectual
worth and standing.
AN ANARCHIST DRAMA.
"The Leader" Little FritZy Geller-
UPS new allegOrical anarchistic drama.
IS one of the strongest productions yet
seen from the pen of an American play
wright. The Leader is young fellow
of blood, the son of a humble million
aire; leaking gas pipe occasions the
calling of plumber. whose bill bank
rupts the father Of the young man,
who. thus robbed of home and wealth.
sWears to avenge himself on capital and
centralized power. The real interest OF
the play centers in the last two acts, a
brief synopsis of which is as follows:
Act IV.--scene,, beer saloon in South
Minneapolis: The bloody hand; the stolen
candle Wicking; MY Kingdom for q bomb;"
the letters; gore and dynamite: six buckets
of red blood.
Act V.-scene 1. palace of king of Bomb
ISLANDS: the train laid Flee for your lives;''
in the laws clutches; rescued by Fritz; gen
eral slaughter, and the red flag waves yictori-
Gus.
THE NEWSPAPER GANG.
Julius SieZer Van Antwerp. of the
Journal, has got his head so sWelled by
senatorial associations that he will write
nothing that cannot be run over his
initials on the editorial page.
Errata- GLOBE yesterday, for FLAMES
Gray, of the Tribune, roasted the
ladies'" read. James Gray, of the Trib-
une. toasted the LADIES'.
w. II. Wright, the Iowa journalist,
who has ''assisted'' on the Pioneer
Press. Star, Northwestern Architect
and North Side Chronicle for the
past two months, is now on
starring tour as heavy lecturer on
scientific and historical subjects with
the HilIen and Willard Musical Tourist
aggregation.
The following is something the way
in which Joe ManniX, of the 7. F., wins
the friendship and regard OF the man
be rOastS:
g < x The saloonkeeper referred to is no.
tOrious for his frequent violations OF the
laws, and his place is the resort of thieves
and thugs, who seem to find in him con-
genial associate. He has an amiable wife
and six beautiful children, and at heart does
not seem to be bad sort of fellow.
STYLUS Penn Jones, the charming in
genue who looks after the base ball in
terests of the Pioneer Press, is insidi-
ously insinuating himself into the arena
of impresarioism by plugging gently
for the Company benefit.
II. Verdi Jones, of the Tribune. and
"Billy' Brownley, of the Journal, have
launched out in another managerial
venture, and will attempt to CLEAN
few kopecks by exhibiting James Whit
comb Riley and William Edgar Nye
under one canvas at the Hennepin Ave-
nue. theater Monday evening.
The first question in the Evening
| Stars catechism for seekers after posi-
| lions is Were you born in Michigan"
An affirmative answer goes long way
| toward securing position.
John l.. Sturdevant, the assistant city
| editors assistant on the Tribune, has
distinguished himself by wearing a
single eyeglass on occasions of state.
| The airy grace with which he manages
to keep it in place was acquired after
| long practice with poker chip during
his hours of leisure.
The first wild, untamed break of the
! Stars imported Aberdeen paragrapher
was the startling but entirely authentic
statement that ''the sound of the thresh-
| ing machine is not heard in the streets
of Minneapolis.
j. Hartley Davis, the versatile genius
| who presides with becoming dignity at
| the freak show, says he has abandoned
| the field of journalism fora line of work
nf Urp
| and remarks with becoming modesty
| that three figures are good enough
for me-"
Col. W. Wettleson, late r. R. W. of
the Chrysanthemum club and horse
editor of the Tribune, has blOssomed out
as a ''real blood SPORT" and has as
sumed the management Of several ice
ventures.
Any one might know c. S. Bartram
was editing the Star from the fierce con-
| formations of ladies who do not say
THANKS" when seat is given them in
street car, and the violent denuncia-
tions of people who talk while the play
| is in progress at the theater, which
seem to largely make up the "Town
| Talks" of the tea-tlme sheet.
FEW TOUCHES OF NATURE.
| Edward Allen Poe Sumner is training
|
through hoop and do a double back
somersault. preparatory to addressing
the Union league on 1.-The Sumner
Family; or Charles and | as Orators"
He will also read selections from his
famous work "HoW Elected Benjamin
| Harrison"
William Hennery Eustis positively
denies the report that while suffering
from fatherly frame of mind recently
| he wrote letter to President-elect Har-
rison. advising him to engage one James
q. Blaine to make the inaugural address
| for him.
~
Thomas McVeigh, the imposing labor
leader, who formerly "agitated'' in
! Minneapolis, but who packed up his
collar-boX and departed suddenly a
short time ago, has been heard from.
| He is on the Pacific slope, where he has
organized an anti-poverty society, a
single tax league and Civil Govern
ment Debating society among the rice
eating population.
Rudolph Goetz, of Minneapolis is to,