St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-09
A TALK WITH TEDDY.

Roosevelt En- Route to His
Ranch-Hotel Gossip.
Among the notable hotel arrivals yes
terday was Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
United States civil service commits
sioner. He is en- route to his ranch in
Dakota, on the Little Missouri, but
stopped long enough to visit a few of
his friends in the city. He arrived in
the morning, and left in the afternoon
over the Northern Pacific road. Before
his departure a GLOBE reporter had
talk with him at the Merchants.
II am not talking politics now," said
he, smilingly, las am taking my Yaca-
ton, and am going out to my ranch and
see how things are progressing. The
West has an attraction for me. and
when | am tired and tagged out | al
ways make a bee line for my ranch"
'How about the Milwaukee postoffice
matter?"
He replied: 1.-THE removal of Mr..
Paul was already decided upon when he
sent in his resignation. The latter was
accepted, but he was notified just the
same that his removal had been con-
templated. There is nothing more to
say about it, except that Mr.. Paul seems
~ uGIliC al SlCdU uCdl VI DuUlOluCllOI
from the fact that he ''beat the commits
sion," as he terms it, by getting in his
resignation before he received his re-
moval papers. The last Investigation
was at Baltimore, but matters will not
have fully developed for several weeks
yet"
Mr.. Roosevelt did not know of any
changes to be made in the st. Paul
postal service, at least. at the present
time. He expressed himself as being
we'll satisfied with the appointment of
j. d. King, of GAINESVILLE, Wis, as post
office inspector of the Washington di-
vision. ''He is good man and we'll
fitted for the place, as far as l know"
said he.
Any number of persons can be found
who were on the train that was held up
near Chippewa Falls early yesterday
morning. A. Crandall, Chicago rail
way contractor, was seen at the Ryan
yesterday afternoon. He was among
those approached by the train
f fOe hs sN0 e came Ve aTyok aesf s aGs
he, upon feeling that somebody
was pounding me in the stomach, and,
looking up, saw the robber pointing his
revolver at my head. "Gimme your
money" said he gruf1y. l had had
two or three similar experiences III the
South and West, and | was not as
frightened as | might have been. | had
over $500 with me, and did not propose
to give it up if | could help it, so in
stead of handing it out, | reached over
the edge of my berth and struck him a
blow in the chest as hard as could. l
struck at him again, and then he fired,
the bullet passing in pretty close prOX-
unity to my head. Then the porter
came in and he fired at him, and, be-
lieve, the bullet went through his cap.
did not say that the conductor had my
money. The newspaper accounts are
most of tn EN- off,"
j.
Senator Marcus Johnson, of Atwater,
was at the Merchants yesterday. ID.
F. Morgan, Of Albert Lea, who was at
one time looked upon as an eligible
compromise for the United States dis
trict attorneyship, was also in the city,
and it looked as though something bear
ing political significance might be on
the tapiS. Senator johnson, however
stated that he was not up on politics
but simply Oh pleasure trip, and that
he was on his way to Red Lake Falls.
On Eighth avenue south and Third
street, Minneapolis, there is a regular
colony of little girls whose parents
make them go about the streets and
hotels selling bouquets. Several of the
little tots were over here yesterday and
worked the hotels in great shape. One
tiny little creature approached two gen
tlemen seated in the Windsor yester.
day, and taking one of them by the lap
pei of the coat said in a plaintive tone
of voice: please won't you buy &
bouquets?
"WelE, if you live in Minneapolis FL
buy one, my girl
'Well, then, gimme your money, be
cause that's where l live" replied the
flower girl.
"Well, now, L would buy one from
you, too" said the other gentleman, I'll
you lived in st. Paul, but as it is /"
"Sh-don't say word" replied the
little one as quick as flash. going VI
to him and holding up her finger. 81
do live in ST. Paul and l only said
lived in Minneapolis to the other man
SO [ could sell him bouquet"
Let it suffice to say, she sold two b0u
Quets and went away laughing as hare
as she could, while the two gentlemen
mdrveled at the display of so much
business ingenuity in one so young.