St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-24
MINNEAPOLIS,
NOTE AND COMMENT.

to come off the perch, to put it figura-
lively. The Journal has abused both
morning papers because of their re-
spective attitudes. For papers which
are supposed to be strictly loyal to MIN
neapoliS, especially in case which is
supposed 10. be wholly one-sided, the
editorials which have appeared IN some
of them at odd times since this trouble
began are, to say the least, somewhat
equivocal.
DR.. Kilvington has been letting it be
known to the city council that he OBJ
jectS to the manner in which that most
august body has seen fit to treat him.
There seems much reason for his OBJ ec-
tions. The garbage, or public refuse
question, which the health officer has
shown a commendable desire to settle,
Is one of the most important with
which the city government has TO zeal:
1t is one which concerns the nealth OF
the city and the lives OF the citizens. IL
is a question which requires careful
consideration and intelligent action.
This latter may be the reason why IDe
council is averSe to taking 1t up. Inc
opportunity for making bad Jokes
afforded by ''gun" ordinance is more
All tllC lluC VI Oillo hOhoNAA NO>'J'
Very few of the intelligent Republic
ans have doubt of the denomination OF
Governor Merriam to-day. When
the expected happens the lovers OF
pantomime will have fun in plenty,
watching the contortions of certain
Minneapolis papers and noisy politl-
clans as they attempt to fall gracefully
into line behind the man whom they
have so often denounced as the boodler.
The Cleveland club on Monday night
passed some resolutions, anent the OBJ
structon of the public streets, which
merit the attention of the public. Why
banana peddlar should be compelled
to move on because he occupies few
feet of the street. while the wholesaler
or large retailer is allowed to blockade
the whole walk, is question which will
well repay careful meditation.
Tom Lowry has said that the manner
in which Merriam is being treated IN
Hennepin county, because of the cen
suS imbrOglio, is an outrage. 1t is now
in order for the demagogueS to denounce
him as traitor and the evening papers
to perpetrate the tom lowry" wltticism
upon his name.
First SWindler green goods man, gold
brick worker, shell game manipulation,
monte man or otherwiSe)-Where are
you going, Bill?
Second Swindler- Going out into the
country to capture sucker.
2. S.-Don't do it. Go to Minneapolis.
The dozen or so base ball enthusiasts
who for the past few days have been
cOngregating at all the fan" meetings
and giving it as their opinion that the
Minneapolis base ball team were mot
in it," when compared with the Cowboy
aggregation, are said to be out on q
fishing excursion in the wildS of Wis
cOnsin. At least they have not been
heard from since Tuesday afternoon.
The lake correspondent to the Even
Ing Tribune calmly informs an inter-
ested public that the life preservers on
Lake Minnetonka steamers are all
right. If he had qualified his statement
by saying that those he examined were
safe, it would have been more to the
point. The navigation company's are,
in fact, but some of them need looking
to upon other lake craft.
Some years ago there was consider
able talk upon the safety of the boilers
in the lake boats. There had been
couple of explosions, and people were a
little shaky in the matter. The Mary,
owned by Captain HalSted. had a boiler
on board of the same make as the i'll
fated vessels, and young correspond
ent was shown over the boat by the
1n,No 1xyn 1Ia NO
half column article commencing the
safe points of the boiler. One week
later the boat blew up at the st. Louis
dock with loss of life and sundry other
horrors. This proves that there IS
nothing like proper government in
spection.
The Hess chorus has been In town
seventy-two hours, and as yet the boy
umpire who does duty on an evening
paper has not published a scandal con-
Meeting some local society man with the
fair maidens. Surely the millennium has
come, or the original package law is on
In Minneapolis.
At meeting of the park board Tues
day the commissioners voted to buy
little piece of land adjoining Central
park for $1O5,OOO. Then they appro-
priated 81, 500 for lot in North Mime
apoIis and $500 to pay for land COB
bled up to make a park at Minnehaha.
The park system is all well enough IN its
way, but it must be remembered that
there are living in Minneapolis
thousands of people who cannot enjoy
them for the simple reason they cannot
afford the luxury of horse and car
rage. Apparently the chief end of
some of the commissioners is to get
every foot of prairie land in Hennepin
county condemned for park purposes.
commOdate population of over LOCO, GOO,
and from the present outlook it will be
several centuries hence before Mime
apolis can boast of that many inhabit-
ants. If 100000 must be spent, why
not use it in subSidiZing manufacturing
concerns, which would help build up
the city? But no: under the present
regime the money can be put to better
use by paying off mortgages and releaS-
ing property from taxation.
If the statement credited to Charles
p. Preston, who draws comfortable
salary as secretary of the court house
commission, is true, "that the commits
sion is responsible to no one," the
quicker cyclone strikes that august
body and wipes it off the face of the
earth, the better it will be Minneapolis
and Hennepin county. Of course
the commission is composed of
loyal men. Loyal to Minneso ia
and the people who live in the state.
They take great delight in showing it.
Even the iron which is to form part of
the structure is to come from Belgium
and the local manufacturers are to be
ignored Certainly, they are loyal-to
themselves! What do they care for the
taxpayer whose hard earned dollars are
wrung from him to pay for an
expensive piece of folly in order
that few men may pose as masters OF
an intelligent people Irresponsible to nc
one." Some day, if this kind of work
keeps on, the people will rise up III
their might, and then the men who are
responsible to no one" will hear some
thing drop. 1t will be foreign contracts
made to the exclusion OF home labor
and paid for by the people-and set Of
idiots who pose as court house commits
sionerS.
The fellow who eSnected tO get IS O0(