St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-17
MEN OF MINNEAPOLIS.

| "ionS P1O AoutO'
MEN OF MINNEAPOLIS.
The fact that the Pioneer Press has
settled the libel suit brought against it
by Mrs. d. A. Allen by the payment Of
a good round sum is something OF q
surprise to newspaper circles. The set
| tlement came about by an agreement OF
| the parties to submit the matter to Maj.
W. f. Haskell, OF the Tribune, as
arbitrator. and the major gently stuck the
straddler for 81, $50, the amount paid. or
to be paid. A peculiar feature about the
case is the manner in which the alleged
libel occurred. A clerk in an attorneys
office told Joe Mannix, of the Pioneer
Press, that a man had gone into the
Grand opera house and, finding his wife
there with another man, had created
| her escort and 60 home with him. The.
man and wife, he said, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen. The reporter took his
word for it, and wrote up the occur
renee, using the parties names. Then
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen brought suits
through the very same attorney from
whose clerk the report emanated. The
paper retracted, but the supreme court
held that suit for damages could still be
brought, and then followed the settle
ment.
Perhaps Major Haskell's action is
what caused the Pioneer Press to make
| the following pleasant alluSion to the
suit of Elder Stewart against the Irlb-
unel yesterday morning. "Elder Stew
art sues an obscene sheet in Minneap-
oils called the Tribune. He complains
Of libel and wants S25,00O." Perhaps
| now the Tribune has come for libel
| suit against the Pioneer.
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Although G. W. Shepherd has an
nounced that his connection with the
management of the new Auditorium
! hotel at Chicago, is not going to effect
| his position as manager OF the West
hotel. 1t comes on good authority that
he will have the.West next June. and
that Col. John 7. West who is now in
Europe has been so notified.
~
When Prof. Folwell attempted to an
swer Henry George he probably was
not aware of the contract he had under
taken. The single-tax men are eager
| for argument, and any one who will
agree to even listen to them is sure of
prompt attention. Consequently Prof.
| Fo!well has had numerous and pressing
invitations to meet single-taX apostles,
on foot and horseback, at divers
times and places. The latest single-taX
advocate after him is Thomas G. Sher-
man, the Chicago lawyer, man OF
standing and ability. who will lecture
at Harmonic hall Thursday evening.
He sent a challenge to Prof. FolWell to
meet him, and the professor has been
| obliged to plead a lack of time and in
! clination, and then adds, wearily, "Be-
sides, have no stomach for debates"
%~
| Dan Ahern, the genial superintend-
ent of mails, has enlarged his depart
| ment, j. e. he is superintendent of a
female now, which arrived few days
ago, and which weighs about ten
| pounds. He is superintendent of her
| at present, but that is no telling how
long he will be after the young lady
learns to talk.
There Is good deal of sympathy for
| W. E. Sterling, who has been ousted as
manager of the Peoples theater, and
the benefit proposed in his behalf will
doubtless meet with a generous re-
| sponse. He has not altogether given up
! the fight to retain possession of the
theater, and has retained Weed Munro
| and w. E. Hale as attorneys to bring an
action in his behalf. isa
,.... ~ ,- -
| That kindly old gentleman, Capt.
Babb, who holds down the mayors
| chair, has peculiar idea of the quaiifi-
| cations of the chief of police. He re-
| marked the other day that he regretted
Bonfeld has been deposed as superin-
| tendent of police at Chicago. Bon
| field" he says, Impressed me as a
| man of good. hard sense, and 1 believe
he is perfectly straight" The mayors
impression, it appears, was derived
| from the fact that Bontield knew all
about wagon making, subject upon
which they were both well at home.
Capt. c. B. Tirrell, while in remi-
| niscent mood yesterday, told pretty
good story on himself. Some time ago
| the captain was seriously i'll, and his
friends were thinking Of making ar
rangements for funeral. One day
prominent Mason called at the house,
| and was admitted to see the dying man,
| who is also a Mason. Going into the
room. he walked up to the captain and
| asked:
"Say. cap, how do you prefer to have
| your funeral conducted?''
That struck the captain as so comical
| that ne began 10 laugn. anu gave IL out
solid right there that he was not going
to pass i'll his checks.
| But speaking of dying men recalls
! story which is good enough to tell
again. An old man, somewhat noted,
lay on his bed all crippled up with
rheumatism for year or more. A
friend dropped into see him one day,
and during his visit began speaking as
| if the old man had not many days more
! to live. The old man stood it for short
| time. and then broke out with an oath:
| '.Die, me die! How in thunder can l
die now? Why, confound it all man, I
cannot die at present, because am too
| poor to pay the funeral expenses"
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A paper devoted to the undertaking
interests recently printed the following
| advertisement:
DIE NOW
| AND GET THE ADVANTAGE OF OUR
| CHEAP RATES.
| We are carrying in stock at present
| stock of goods which will
! make you wish
| DEPART THIS LIFE IMMEDIATELY.
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