St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-11

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Additional City News on Page 6.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
There is rumor current that all of
the aldermen and G. l.. Haney will be
given places on the committee of fifty
that will manage the Peoples Political
Reform club.
Question-If it takes twelve reporters
to make man, how many grand jury
foremen are required for the manufact-
ure of one small boy?
AnSwer-None.
[This is sample problem from Barth-
olOmeW IL Gilmore'S new arithmetic.
John Byrnes should remember that
Western and Sixth avenues north are
not the only streets that need paving.
Whenever it rains the public realizes
that Washington and Nicollet avenues
need paving. too.
If, as he says, DR.. Kilvington's favor
tie game is "cinch," he must be but
mere beginner in its mysteries. "Doc"
supposed he had "cinch' on several
things, including the crematory, but he
Iostit.
Building Inspector Hazen should not
kick over little thing like being de-
MED a telephone. He should remember
that the motto of his administration is
"Retrenchment in Trifles."
characterization Thurman is agin the
administration, and the recital OF his
woes leads to the belief that the city
government is not the Only one run Oh
the small-saving-and-big -steal order.
Ben Harrison is worthy disciple of
our own L. c. Is. and his p. c.
Frank Larrabee says that he is
neither mach of a kicker nor much OF
PIE eater, but when he can getno more
than three pieces of pie for supper he
objects most StrenuOusly, and begins to
look out for another boarding place.
The question is being asked as to
whether the color of the new base ball
passes is an oDen declaration of war
against Dr. Burrell, an attempt to con-
ciliate the Irish, or compliment to
the prevailing nationality in the make
up of the team. The passes are green.
His friends fear that the cares of pa
ternity are weakening the mental
powers Of Col. w. l.. O'Brien Jr. Sen
ator WaShburn arrived yesterday, and,
while the colonel did fairly well with
him, failed TO state the variety of flower
which the senator wore in his button
hole, OF what the senator had for din
her, or whether his shoes were boX-tOed
or down at the heel.
Wherever the carrion lies there will
the crows, i'll default of the possession
of vultureS in America, gather. This
was well illustrated by the men of
prominence who Strolled through the
exchange of the West last night, after
Senator WaShburn'S return. This must
not be construed to mean that Wash
burn is dead duck in the politics of
Minnesota, and the statement at the
head of this paragraph was made to
illustrate that there is always reason
for the gathering of the birds and the
beasts, as we'll as for men. The black
wires which Loren Fletcher wears in
stead of beard, capped by shiny silk
hat. held prominent place over near
the pretty telegraph operator K. b.
Langdon'S patriarchal whiskers offered
an enViable chance for the wind, but the
wind came not. Judge Rea dropped in
later, however, and "fanned'' K. BIS
hirsuteS for several minutes. Gene Hay,
with a far-aWay-look in his Indiana
optic, wandered about the lobby. and
numerous lesser lights in the political
world Strolled about or sought retired
corners to watch what was going on. 1t
fla0f 10
horse had arrived and taken up his
quarters at the West.
Where do all the people come from
who hang about the court rooms when
plenty Of cases are Oh trial? No matter
how dull and prosy the cases may be,
there they sit and drink in every word
of evidence, questions, answers. ObJec-
tons, rulings and arguments. Few OF
them, probably, understand what the
cases are about, what the evidence
means, or anything connected with the
points involved, but there they
sit and they tobacco and gum,
spit, sleep, dream, ruminate,
and then start in and do it ali over
again. Occasionally some one of the
bench-WarmerS takes it into his head to
go out and stretch his legs. Then a
whole bench full of spectators is dis
turbed, there is shutting of feet, few
suppressed growings, the court frownS,
the bailtf looks sterny at the offenders,
and rapS for order thereby making more
noise than all the roomfull, the
wearied one is at length landed
in the corridor, and the old
air of humdrum Quietness again settles
over the court room and the spectators
begin the chewing, ETC., process again,
the same to be continued until another
sleeper reels like lubricating his joints.
The same thing occurs day after day
and illustrates the peculiar forms of
amusement affected by some people.
An assistant named Hall, who is con-
nected with the city physicians office,
declared yesterday after City Physician
Chase had been Endorsed, or rather
whitewasbed, that Aid. Phillips and
Gray did not dare appear during the
Investigation, because they knew the
charges they had made before the
supervisors of the poor were false. I'm
fortunately both Messrs. Gray and
Phillips were sick in bed or there
might have been different verdict
in spite of the testimony introduced
by a number Of interested physicians.
The end. however. is not yet The city
attorney says that DR.. Chase has VIC
lated the law, and it is more than prob
able that the minister-doctor will have
q chance to explain his peculiar meth
DDS in the district court, especially as
the city attorney says in his report to
the guardians of the poor that he has
violated the state law.
PHASES OF LIFE.