St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-20
SAINT PAUL,
CORRIDOR CHAT.

DR.. W. a. Barrett, of Tower, sat
around the Ryan last evening. The
doctor wore gray flannel shirt with
wide turn-down collar, which stuck up
around his neck. he remarked that he
ought to put on a linen shirt, but was
told that he looked so much like an
Eastern millionaire with his bushy,
iron-gray whiSkers, that he could wear
what, he liked: Rr. Barrett says that
they have had a very quiet winter on
the Vermillion, but that things are
looking UP now. "Where can l get
berth for Chicago on the 0maha?"
asked he. When he reached the Office
Mr.. Mccarthy told him they hal moth
ing but upper berths left. II will not
take an upper BERTH" said the doctor.
"The last time | travelled in an upper
berth the fellow below me had tucked
the curtains in under his mattress.
During the night l managed to roll out,
and the curtains steered me right onto
the man below. Come in shouted he.
No, will not have an upper berth any
more"
Frank Clifton sat in the Ryan last
evening, putting his post-prandial Ca
bana. He remarked: You should
QOMIl W lllC SlOCh NttluS SOIUC udy
and see the fun. | see the Chicago pa
pers are predicting all sorts of disaS-
trous results for Minnesota since the
passage of the meat bill. They say the
st. Paul stock yards cannot supply the
demand for meat. Now, | just want
you to see that we can. To-day there
500 carcasses of cattle and about the
same number of hogs hanging up. We
kill hogs tomorrow, and have over a
thousand on hard. The quality of the
meat is the finest in the country. as ST.
Paul butchers will not take anything
else, and few of them kick on paying a
good price. The meat that could be
sent from Chicago or Kansas City is not
the finest. They ship all the choicest
stuff 10 the Eastern markets. and send
the poor stuff West. Why, fifteen years
ago Chicago was in much worse posi-
ton than ST. Paul is to-day. The finest
meat was always shipped East, and it
was hard to get good meat in the city.
Here and in Minneapolis we get good
meat. as it keeps the stock yards run
ming to supply the local demand. We
can do it, though. and there will be no
advance in the price of meat beyond the
ordinary natural advance that always
occurs at this time of the year. The
price of meat will not be affected by the
bill, can assure you of that"
Senator Hoard sat at supper in the
Clifton cafe last evening; being asked
what he thought of the sensational re-
port circulated by an evening paper on
the bribery question, he laughed and
said: sit looks very much a, if they
knew nothing about it, and no one else
either. The story, as related, simply
states that some one in authority told a
reporter that it was so, and when he
asked everybody else in authority none
of them knew anything. l think it does
not amount to anything-all talk"
W. F. Phelps, secretary of the Duluth
chamber of commerce, came down yes
terday and joined the already large con-
tingent from the Zenith City who are
spending their time in st. Paul. The
worthy professor did not like the action
of the legislature on the Knife Falls
boom bill little bit; neither do any of
the other Duluth men. Dark hints are
thrown out of st. Louis county being a
sure Democratic district at the next
election.
Congressman Nels P. Haugen. of
River Falls, Wis, was around the Ryan
for few minutes yesterday, but dlsap-
peared as fast as he came.
Representative McKusicE sits in the
Merchants for an hour or so just before
supper every night, counting the hours
before the adjournment of the legisla-
ture. Mr.. McKusick is tired and wants
TO get home, thinking good deal of the
session is waste of time. Every other
member seems to agree with him, too.
A representative of an Eastern insur-
ance company was i'll the city yesterday
with novel insurance plan. Railroad
rolling stock is insured against fire, but
this gentleman proposes to insure en-
gines and other rolling stock against ac-
cident. Accident insurance policies for
locomotives are a novelty, but the
Northern Pacific and Omaha people are
considering the matter.
II. NJ. Huyderoker, of Amsterdam,
Holland, arrived at the Ryan yesterday
with his old friend j. A. Van Eighen,
who owns large horse ranch in Mon
tana. Mr.. Huyderoker is taking trip
through the country, and after remain
ing few days in st. Paul will leave for
Colorado.