St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-12
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Hennepin delegation is making O com
meudable effort TO pest itself upon the needs
md desires of Minneapolis in advance of the
meeting of the legislature. and Is Investigate
ing quietly, but fairly, the different matters
upon winch legislative action will probably
be required. Among other things the dele
Sallon would Ike TO know the why's and
Whelef0res OF the court house question and
does not propose 10 take newspaper state
ments CT the views Of the interested individ-
uals pro and con. With view of going 10
the fountainhead of the present controversy,
committee consisting of SenatorS-elect f G.
Mcmillan, W. III. Lynn and Matt Gallagher
has been appointed 10 wait upon the court
house commission and learn from the com
mssloners their opinion.
II would seem that the effort is com
mendable one which smac6s of fair-minded
ness and good sense. 1t would seem also
that the court house commissioners, who
elaim 10 have been abused and misrepre-
sented, would he glad 10 outline their side of
the case to the gentlemen who i'll the lcSis-
lature can do considerable 10 prom ote or dis
Wrb their plans. But no. Ii is said that
quite 4 number of the commissioners object
10 the interference of The legislative dele
CATION, and say they have got things fixed
so that their contracts will hold in spite OF
any legislative action. They think, too, that
they were appointed for life to buIid the
1ouSe, even il they exceed he limit of the
lie Laittre, Z. :. CcmStock, f. NJ. johnson,
John Swift and OF. Erickson are the patriots
Who compose the commissions building
committee aud the legislative delegation
means 10 call upon them ana respectfully
lender them chance 10 explain The why's
md WheretoreS II they Will.
The council garbage committee wants the
public 10 understand that the new system for
iiSPosing of waste material is not obligatory
that is. the morning Tribune may be used
% start the kitchen fire withC VI mourning the
vengeance of the law.
Wanted Quiet, sood-natured gentleman of
cultivated tastes, TO discuss base ball with me
from one 10 six hours every day. Address.
with references, DR.. George l.. Rocker, Bank
81 minneapolis building. g
Billy" Edwards, he of the pink cheek,
cute mustache, winning ways and hype-
rlCn curl singular number), desires II 10 be
distinctly understood that he is not the
Billy" Edwards who will undertake TO drive
pillow through Il friends internal revenue
y stem at Jimmy Griffin benefit on the 18th.
Lieut.. Coffin admits that Patrolman Plum
mer smoked for two hours, but denies that
sickness caused the patrOlmans absence
from his beat. II Plummer smoked Eighth
ward cigars, Lieut.. Collins position is unten-
Ible.
Avis DutChman's denial of his wife's d.
vorce complaint allegation that be is brute
was unnecessary. when it becomes known
that he married a widow with six children.
Brutes never rise 10 sublime heights in cour-
age.
The city council committee on license has
settled one veXaliOus question by deciding
that Enoch Ray was the citys agent when
ne collected the money from the saloonkeep-
ers. Now will some one volunteer the name
Of the other agent who was concerned in this
case-the eX-road agent who went through
The box?
Sundays Tribune will publish three col
umns of solid nOnparell with three cuts to
prove that p. b. Winston is II Southern sym
pathizer because he has purchased the Rosser
block, Gen. Rosser having been a Confeder-
ate soldier