St. Paul daily globe., 1890-03-24
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on Page s.
QUIPs AND FANCIEs,

There will be no lack of trotting races
This wear, with the st. Paul Driving club
md the st. Paul clnb competing for
public favor Both clubs have applied
10 the State Fair association for the use
bf the race track the Fourth of July
week. The matter has been referred to
the executive committee, and the posi-
fion the members are placed in is not
an enviable one. 1t is almost as bad as
that OF the man who is said to have stood
between the devil and the deep sea.
The Australian law appears to have
frightened the Old-time ward bummers,
who figured so conspicuously at elec-
tions. A list of the judges selected to
conduct the ensuing election includes
very few of their names. The law is
too much for their standard OF lntelll-
gence.
Several months ago the GLOBE pub
Iished interviews of representative busl-
ness men of the Twin Cities, giving
their opinions as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
corporate amalgamation. With Its usual
marked enterprise the p. has at length
become aware that the union of the two
cities is "a burning question: and yes
terday published three columns OF in
teryiewS from business men of st. raul
and Minneapolis.
The political pot is boiling merrily in
the Second ward A young mems DEM
ocratic club has been formed to take an
active part in the campaign. The OBJ
ject of the club is a good one, but Its
name is a miSnomer. 1t is more cor
rectIy an old mems club. Judging from
the majority of its officials. If they are
not already bald-headed, they are well
on in that direction.
The street inspector is probably un-
aware of the existence of lower Third
street. This is the only charita-
BILE conclusion that can be arrived at
after an inspection of the sidewalk near
the bridge. Pedestrians have for weeks
been compelled to walk ankle deep In
mud.
Gov. Merriam would appear to dlSre-
gard the Bible precept about fOrglvlng
Your enemies. A member of his own
political party but one with whom he has
been compelled to cross swords during
his term of Office, said yesterday: 'Mer-
riam is not the man to forget anything.
fought him hard over an appointment,
and since then, in several schemes
WHICH l. nave fcuIuICNls L AlpNO
his hand secretly working against me-
Lieut.. Gov. Rice's announcement that
he intended to retire from political life
does not seem to have excited that in
terest which such a decision should
command from the people of the state.
Is it because citizens are ION to- Gov.
Rice and remember that he made SIM
liar announcement in 1888 and then
accepted a second term?
A. r. BUSHNELL am satisfied in my
own mind that st. Paul will experience
big boom this year. The inquiry. Tor
property within the city limits from
outside capitalists is growing daily.
Blatchford Kavanagh, the boy So
prano, is to be in st. Paul this week.
The bov has a remarkably sweet voice,
and it is to be regretted that the ''chang-
ing' process will shortly begin, if it
has not already commenced. What
treasure financially the lad will prove
if his voice retains its rich, mellow
tones. He will undoubtedly become
the first male singer in the world.
An evening contemporary recently
said that Percy Creelman'S voice had
improved to such degree that his sing
ing was equal to young Kavanagh's.
This is certainly too far fetched. The
Christ church boy certainly possesses a
sweet voice. but as to being equal to
Kavanagh's-well, comparisons are obi
Gus.
Observer Lyons and Weather Prophet
Kellogg are both completely astray as
to their prognOstications of spring, The
latter gave it out that there would be
an early spring this year. With snow
falling yeSterday-the Esd OF March-lt
looks as if we were going to have no
spring at all.
1t is a matter of comment among fire.
men that every crank in the country
has an invention in the shape of fire
escape, and the powers that be in fire
departments are bored by fire escape
men for their approval of each appa-
ratus. The late Leslie Cowles, the
Cleveland journalist, was man OF fads
and was constantly imagining that he
was an inventor equal to Edison or
Morse or any other eminent name in
the field of invention. He invented a
fire escape. and one day brought it down
to the Leader Office to try it upon the
new reporter who dared not refuse
The youth got out of the upper story
window, started down for short dis
tance, and there remained suspended
The wind toyed with the young man
who was in precarious position, until
hook and ladder company from the fire
department came and released him.