St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-06

political interview, declaring there was
nothing new. but that he might ''knoW
more after while"
DR.. j. G. Richeldatfer. of Redwood
Falls. was in the city yesterday. The
reverend gentleman was the first pastor
of the Central Presbyterian church in
this city. and for many Years the resi-
dent manager of the State Reform
school. DR.. Richeldaffpr is now pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Redwood
Falls.
Hon. G. w. Savage, of Minneapolis,
was busy at the Merchants yesterday
morning. He said that Gov. Merriam'S
appointments seemed to have been
made with the sole view of aiding his
political standing and advancement,
and that his eXcellCncy need expect
very little support from Hennepin
unity.
Comptroller Roche is attempting to
split strawS when he denies that he re-
fused to sign the Broadway bridge con-
tract. MIR. Roche did not refuse TO sign
the contract; he simply Informed the
council that he could not sign the docU
ment until such times as the cnIdi-
ti0ns of the contract are perfected"
What IS the difference?
A. n. MOwbray is an eloquent lecturer
on India. and last evening he publicly
appeared in the guilt hall at Christ
church. The lecture was illustrated by
the eXy-hydrOgen light, and MIR. Now
bray opened with a brilliant description
of Bombay. All present were at once
thrilled with the eloquence of the
lecturer, but the charm was broken
when he said: 1.-THE picture Oh the can
vas is the harbor of B0mbay''-and at
the same time the manipulation of the
0Xy-hydTOgen light threw on the canvas
picture of three HindOo women. Mir.
MOwbray collapsed, his auditors gig
gled, and laughed loudly when it was
explained that the ''man at the inStTu-
memt' had commenced at the wrong end
of the series of views to be shown.
Aid. YOerg has brought a hornets
nest about his head by attacking the
board of education. The SchOul inspect
OrS went wild yesterday, and special
meeting is 10 be held this evening.
when the offending alderman is to re-
ceive "a little instruction" 1t is said
that Aid. Yeorg is incorrect in his fig
UreS: that the cost per pupil per an
mum in the st. Paul schools last year
was SIS and not SO.
This is the 9th of February. and work
Oh the Grand opera house. which was
to be commenced on the lSt. has not yet
begun. The plans OF the metropolitan
building, promised few months ago,
are also yet to be published.
Secretary Tallmadge and other mem
berS of the society of Sons of the ReyO-
luton. Yesterday received from DIR. w.
Seward Webb. president of the national
society. an invitation to dine at Del
monicO'S on March l. a special car, at
the presidents expense, will convey the
Western visitors from Chicago to New
York.
Observer Lyons failed to strike the
weather yesterday. Tuesday he said
that the prevailing warm weather
would continue over the next twenty
four hours, but yesterday the observer
had to get down from his perch and ac-
knowledge this cold snap came a
little sooner than was expected" Sergt.
Lyons. however, promises that the
chilly weather would not last long;
that the outlook is for fair weather and
stationary temperature.
W. Fl. Dixon. of the Milwaukee road
has changed his base. From the anna
tuer jo!.-ist, he has turned critic OF
English as she is" His initial effort is
in regard to the use of the word supposi.
titious for suppositional. "The words, y
MIR. Dixon, "are in no sense synonym.
Gus, and there is not one occasion i'm g
thousand for the use of the former as
compared with the demand for the lat
ter word"