St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-10
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

NOTE AND COMMENT.
Welcome to Citizen George Francis
Train
Minneapolis Wonderful City GTeets
You! Physchic Regards! 100000 Peo-
pie Give Cheers. Welcome a Million
TimesI Retrenchment and Reform!
Hypocrisy! Cant! Rats! Monte CriSto.
Turn on the Hose
''The Prince of Fakirs" was on deck
at the Times office yesterday.
VIM Bracket has suddenly devel-
oped a spinal stiffness that is surprising.
The bars at the hotels are allowed to be
open on Sunday, while the saloons are
closed. and he is paying no attention to
the kicking that is going on through the
evening papers. He has turned q dear
ear to the Journals frantic appeal that
he shall close the Jumbo saloon so that
paper can point to its great work OF re-
form. While Bahb is away he is show
ing spirit of independence that
would be commendable II 1t
was only exercised in carrying
out consistent measures. If Mr.. Brack-
EFT had only decided at the outset what
was a far, cOmmon-Scnse admlnlStra-
ton of the police affairs, aud then had
paid no attention to the YaporlngS or
puristS and the impractica6le plans OF
Self-appOinted reformerS, he would have
been 'all right" AS it is, he is all
wrong, since a certain few were allowed
to exercise privileges which were de-
MED to the many, and certain men were
held to the letter of the law, the viola
ton of which by others is openly
winked at.
If Judge Wilkins decision as to what
constitutes a newspaper stands, 1t is
questionable as to whether the clty's
official publications in the Tribune are
legal.
The March lion dined on spring lamb
yesterday.
Yesterday was big with opportunities
for the 'mashern and his "let me lend
you the protection of my umbrella"
scheme; but at least one would-be lady
killer, with lack of nerve of the proper
sort, is minus an umbrella. The lady
accepted the umbrella and walked
away with it alone.
If, instead of advertising for stone,
the court house commission Will arrange
to let Prof. " alters, of the law library,
gaze upon clay containing the proper
ingredients all the stone necessary can
be manufactured to order.
Politicians who desire to secure the
undivided Celtic vote are curSing the
fate that debarS them from marching
fhVnnnh h1rpn.
clad in a silk hat, badge and cane.
More improvements for Minnetonka
are promised every day, but MinnetOnka
will never be bowling, wild and wOolly
Western success until the quiet, shady
retreats which facilitate Irritation are
largely increased.
Fred Pillsbury is going to become a
farmer. Bill Merriam must look TO his
laurels. Fred is hustler and this
move toward agriculture augurs pollti-
cal aspiration.
Since John Boyle O'Reilly said that
the IRISH always apOstrophize their ma
tive land as dark-haired, SWarthy being
the distinctive complexion of the Hi
bernian race, T. Connolly has been tell
lnS al Ills illCIuS tlldJ IlC IL an AlSllltlAs
There was blonde young man at the
Harris last night who had a good voice
for boiler factory-but when he ap-
pears in public he should wear ear
mutfS on it to deaden the sound.
Frank Cotharm, the WeIl-knOWn Clan
na-Gael man, was last night heard to eX-
press disapprobation of j. b. O'Reilly's
lecture because "Croppy Lie Down"
was not mentioned.
For one day at least this week the
fame of G. j. Buel will pale INTO insig-
nificance. A greater than he is in
town, and his initials are G. f. L.
John Boyle O'Reilly says the Scotch
have stolen Irish poetry. Now we
know the source from which Jamie
Gray draws his inspiration.