St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-05
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

General Secretary Ward, of the Stone
cutters National association, said to a
St. Louis Republic reporter: EVERY
city like st. Paul and Minneapolis
abridgeS the growth of Chicago by di-
viding the trade with her. There was q
time not long since that the Minnesota,
Dakota. and even the Montana mer-
chants almost invariably traded with
Chicago. They would pass right through
the Twin Cities. The same was true of
Wisconsin and even Michigan. 1t
the Dakota or Minnesota mer-
chants 20 to Chicago now. They all
stop with US. The Michigan people go
to Detroit largely. l have had reason
to watch this closely. 1t was this con-
dition of trade that forced Chicago to
reach out into Western Missouri, Kan
sas and even Arkansas, but they have
been checked in that direction recently
by the growth of Kansas City and other
local trading centers. Omaha completes
with her on the extreme West,
Cincinnati for the Southeastern
trade and Cleveland. Toledo and
Detroit for the Eastern lake
regions, while Duluth is to-day as great
lake shipping point as Chicago. st.
Louis, of course, monopolizes the South
Southwestern trade with Chicago, all of
which indicates to me that ChicagO's
commercial supremacy has reached it's
limit. Lacking the territory in which
to push her trade interests, and being
desperately and even successfully
fought within her present territorial
limits. l am doubtful as to her future
commercial status. 1t certainly cannot
be greater than now, and may be de-
cidedly less"
People pressing through the rotunda
of the capitol about IL O'clock last
Wednesday. says the New York Trib-
une. were treated to a pretty scene.
Coming through from the house was
Speaker Reed. He was plOughing
along in his INDECENT, Illuminating fash
ion, twirling, as is his custom, a bit of
paper between his thumb and finger
Seemingly he was seeing nothing, and
it looked as though he might run down
any number of smaller human beings.
SO oblivious was he of surroundings.
Coming toward him was Representative
Sherman, of New York, and with him
little, golden-haired, blue-eyed fairy of
about three years.
Hello, that's a fine baby of yours,
Sherman said the big speaker, coming
down from his high position and lifting
the little one TO fine seat on his broad
chest. He cuddled it lovingly and
finally gave a hearty smack on either
cheek, accompanying them with engag-
ing talk.
"What's the little girls name?'' he,
asked.
Tommy" lisped the child blissfully.:
Something was evidently the matter.
The speaker of the house of representa-
tives blushed more than he is wont to,
do. He didn't give Tommy" any
more kisses, but put him down abruptly,
saying something about the unpleasant
ness of the weather to Mr.. Sherman,
A friend of Mr.. Reeds. who had seen.
the meeting. accosted him a moment
later, saying:
THAT sort of thing looks as though
you were running for county Office,
Reed. Are you going to kiss all the
babies?"
"Look here, don't mention it." said
the other, ''Dut that blue-eyed infant
deceived me. thought it was a girl,
but Just as l went to kiss her again she
said her name was Tommy and L
didn't take any more interest. It's sort
of nature to hug and kiss baby girl
but a boy"
''John Most's fame is not wide, but it.
is of an enduring quality" said one of
Inspector Byrnes' men to a New York
Sun reporter. 1.-THE best people in New
York. by which | mean the solid, re-
spectacle and buSiness-like folk, who
make up the wealth of the metropolis,
hate him about as thoroughly as they do
any man in Christeudom. They have
abused the police pretty roundly on one
or two occasions for not shooting
Most down, hanging him to lamp
post or disposing of him in some
such similarly abrupt manner, and his
name in many quiet household in this
town inspires sentiment of fear and
alarm. The police have not bothered
him much. and for very good reason.
This reason has been explained with
good deal of frequency, but the public
will not accept it. 1t is based On the
fact that Most has really very little in