St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-07
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

NOTE AND COMMENT.
at meeting of the park board to-day
a successor will probably be chosen to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Hon. E. NJ. Wilson. Col. John I. West
has been mentioned i'll connection with
the seat, and as he is man Of progress
sive ideas, and hustler from the word
go, he would make first-clasS comms-
SiOner, but as he is simply citizen OF
Minneapolis, and not political WIRE
puller, he may not be the one chosen by
the politicians. If the people had thelf
choice there would be no question ABOUT
his election.
Considerable dissatisfaction was felt
lsst evening over the manner in which
the tickets to the commencement eXer-
cises at the Grand opera house had been
given out by Prof. Crombie. Each one
of the graduating class had been given
six tickets to dispose of as they saw mt.
This made but a little over 900 tickets.
The balance, about 1000 in all, were
given on plan in which social distinc-
ton figured the most prominently. The
best families socially were given the
best seats, while those who had less OF
this worlds goods we're relegated to
back seats in the gallery. Murmurs CT
discomfort were frequent and loud.
The projectors of the nickel saving
scheme fail to state in what manner the
poor family is to save by purchasing
stamps that are negotiable any more
than by placing the nimble nickel in the
proverbial stocking. The sign "A
schooner for a fiYe-cent stamp" VIII be
the favOrite sign in front OF the beer
saloon of the future.
With the closing of the high school
festivities poor old Alma Mater Will at
last have much needed rest. She has
been paraded before the public for the
past week in manner that must have
Wearied her poor old limbs.
The editorial sanctum will be kept
barred ana double locked for the next
few days to guard against the inroads
of bachelors Of literature, who have
been turned loose in countless numbers
during the week Here is chance
for some of the peripatetic evening
papers to recruit their staff at NOM
mai expense, and in future their funny
columns may contain something With
point.
Members of a visiting editorial asso-
citation were last night looking for the
Minneapolis Press club. A search war-
rant to-day may reveal the whereabouts
of its officers and quarters.
A. II. Hall spoke at the commence
ment dinner on the fellowship assocl-
alton. One of HalI's enemies immedi-
ately remarked: THAT was appropri-
ate. Hall never was anything but
fellow"
Freeman P. Lane denies that his re-
cent visit to Montana was made for the
purpose of learning how to get an
Office when the public is opposed to the
man.
Pat Larkin called William Wild
cowboy, but admitted that he had never
seen the genuine article. Larkin must
be a disciple of Goiightly Morrill,.
Gov. Merriam says: "If both the Re-
publican and Democratic conventions
agree upon Thomas CAVITY for judge.
shall be happy to appoint him." And
again. IL believe the political complex
ion of the bar should be equally di-
Vided" Yet Merriam will not appoint
a Democrat unless he be Endorsed by
the Republican convention. Wasn't
something said once about a jewel
called consistency?
Judge Isaac Atwater made speech
at the commencement dinner and never
cracked joke which the reporters eS-
teemed worth copying. Thus. one by
one, are the old Stand-byS of Minneapo-
lis falling by the wayside.
Some of the newspapers insist upon
running Judge Rea for an office, bat
the Judge reterateS that he doesn't
want an office-at least not before the
base ball season is over.
The first kick against Robert FOR
Gers inquisitiOn comes from the reg
ular army. Strange to say that men
who nerve the country with the under
standing that they are to stand by the
government should be the first to break
the law.
The Norwegian Lutheran ministers
are opposed to life insurance as show
ing lack of faith in heavenly provis
ions. They may be right, but life in
surances oft times secure groceries and
provisions when heavenly provisions
''Wouldn't quite do"
An evening paper makes the startling
announcement of Farmers on tap"
1t might have gone further, and stated
that demagogueS control the faucet,
and take care of whatever flows there
from.
There is something incompr ehensible
about the present graduating class of
the university. The law department of
Al. I'll 14,,fi hoe
failed to trOt odt a candidate for the dis
trict court judgeship.
The Business Mems union, the expo
sition directors and all men connected
with Minneapolis enterprises are con-
siderably exercised over the possibility
that the railroads will make but little
effort to induce rush of visitors to the
exposition by Offering advantageous
rates of fare. This rate question
is one that interests every one who
is at all concerned over the success of
the exposition. 1t is manifestly the
duty of the railroads, if they have the
good of the Northwest at heart, to fur
Their the success of this big show by
offering low rates. The addition of the
Edison electrical exhibit to the other
features of the exposition, includ-
ing the art department, in the
Interest of which an agent has
been kept in Europe for some time,
stamps the Minneapolis Industrial
Exposition as one of the most impor-
tant, if not the most important exhibit
ton of the kind in the country. The
exposition management, by always fix
Ing the price of admission at 25 cents,
has placed this educational enterprise
within the reach of every one.
The RAILROADS should do their part by
lowering rates, for the more the people
visit the exposition the greater will be
the benefits accruing to the whole
Northwest, and whatever benefits the