St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-18

butter for exhibition as a curiosity.
Those Belgian bids seem to have fol-
lowed Charles A. Benson and Capt.
Harvey, or, in other words, have ''mys-
teriously Disappeared
1t is about time that decision was
reached one way or another in regard to
the leasing of the G. G. Washburn mills.
Local business men have been kept on
the ragged edge over the matter for the
past six months, and the WaShburn-
Crosby company has been kept in sus-
pense for the same space OF time. Inc
majority of Minneapolis manufacturing
men would rather see the lease re-
newed, and matters point that way at
present.
The fire alarm pool game-which is be-
coming a favorite in the East would
only do in Minneapolis for those of
patient disposition. Bets are placed
upon the numbers on the fire alarm
card and the first number rung is the
winner No ring, no winner. Eastern
adviceS do not state whether or not the
new amusement adds to the frequency
of the false alarms.
Next week there will be dearth of
pretty young ladies and handsome men
in Minneapolis, for the tennis tourna-
ment will be on at the lake, and the
knights of the sash. with their fair
ladies, will be out to Minnetonka. The
numerous couples will 60 on racquet,
and their parents will not object.
Hardy Henderson looked like an ex-
aggerated edition Of Martin Duke in
his movements yesterday in the
pitchers box. When it comes to
waddling, Martin isn't in it with the
ponderous Indian. Very likely the
cranky pitcher may get jealous over the
comparison, but he must learn to get
used to it.
1t looks strange to see a we'll dressed
man who has $50 in his pocket standing
in the dock in the municipal court
charged with vagrancy. When the de-
tectives arrest a suspicious character
that is the only charge they can prefer
against him, and while the prisoner is
often discharged he generally strikes
out for a more hoSpitable climate.
1t is now the proper thing for po-
liceman to run citizen in who asks him
for his number. 1t is also the proper
thing for the authenticated assistant
ClGy dIIOIIlGy ~ SuUW bllC
is an angel and that the citizen should
be in the penitentiary. But after listen
ing to the evidence and the Fourth of
July Grafton of his attorney it appears
to be the proper thing for the police
Judge to discharge the prisoner. That
was the substance of case in the
municipal court yesterday.
The Minneapolis soldier boys re-
turned from camp yesterday. There
was noticeable absence OF the hilarity
generally attending their return to the
armory. Their experiences and the ter
rible scenes at Lake City are never to
be forgotten. The soldier boys behaved
nobly and the citizens of Minneapolis
should be proud of them.
Now the Evening Jay says: "The
Tribune is great local paper. No bet
ter evidence of this we'll known fact
could be adduced than that culled from
the papers own columns" Only few
DAYS ago the Jay howled editorially,
1.-THE Tribune is chump." Why is
this thusly?
The total amount of the taxes turned
over by the county treasurer for street
improvements in the various wards is
1882, S76.52. Unfortunately some of the
wards have already drawn against the
amounts set aside for their use, and
twice the amount collected could be
used to advantage.
The city council will be asked to pro-
vide drinking fountains in different sec
tons of the city. One nodded on the
plan of the Blichfeldt fountain, lat which
the aldermen drank during their visit
to Lake Minnetonka on Tuesday last,
would become very popular.