St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-12
MINNEAPOLIS.
CURRENT COMMENT.

With oil due respect to DR.. Burrell-if he
really wishes to accomplish anything il his
attack upon the Sunday theater he must
come somewhere within the pale of common
sense and moderation in his assaults What
is the use of his saying that the Grand opera
house and the Lyccum theater are places
%h4ch no self-reSpecting lady can attend
Everyone in town knows better than that
Another point-these theaters have been
open on Sunday evenings only two weeks,
and have played attractions which the i'm
matulate Nj Conklin, the ex-manager,
booked. Certainly nothing has transpired to
change their character since then. as the
mere opening of their doors for a couple of
Sunday evenings could net have produced
such metamorphosis. The manage
ment of the theaters need not worry
much. however. DIR. BuTell not merely
once, but upon several occasions, has at
tackled the Sunday newspapers just as I'M
Teasonably-3nd; well, the Sunday newspa-
pers are all living and doing business at the
same old stand. although he ordered q boy
colt in his magnificent way FROM his pulpit
throne.
So we are to have the splendid Danz or
ches IA at Lake Harriet this summer. This is
stroke of enterprise on the street railway
company which was hardly looked for but Is
nevertheless pleasing, especially in contrast
with the quality of music that has been fur
nished at the pavilion previous seasons.
What do you suppose the daily net receipts
OF the interurtan electric line amount to
the ret receipts, mind YOU Well, S720 day;
enough to pay the interest upon Thomas
LOWry's Sc, Gee, 600 investment in the street
railways of the two cities. TO say nothing of
the net receipts of all the other lines in Min
sleapolis and 81. Paul. which can be classed
as so much profit.
With the coming of summer come the flies,
swallows, and the ubiquitous small boy. The
latter IS by far the most mlschievous. He is
into everything. from running his annoying
bicycle Oh the sidewalk 10 throwing stones at
church windows. Ills mother. though anX-
iOus about him. is glad TO let him and his
sling shot out of the house and if she warns
MN 10 be careful about shooting pebbles ut
the neighboTs hens he is sure TO make life
miserable for the egg producers. This is the
boy that keeps the whole nelghborhood in
QuandaTy what to do, and the police would
rather undertake TO arrest the crowd that
dimes every day at the W. {. II. L. parlors
than TO locate him. Unless liberal dose of
spanking is done very soon the police Will
have TO do the rest.
When the Afro-American convention is
held in Minneapolis May u the Republican
politicians of Minneapolis will be on handin
large numbers to effuSively welcome the col
ored brethren. whom they consider they have
suhciently compensated for political ser
vices in the appointment of a colored janitor
at the city hall. The GLOBE suggests that if
any white man in the city is chosen to any
post OF honor because of his consistent and
unSeltsh friendship for the colored man that
1t should be Col. George C. Ripley.
'Supper will be served at $50 o'clock, -" is
the important portion of the rOtice Of the
meeting of the Loyal Legion at the West
hotel this evening.
Postmaster Hale has devised a scheme of
having mail DoXes placed upon the electric
cars so that mail between the two cities can
be carried every thirty minutes. Now if the
mail carriers can manage TO deliver letters
the same week, the time of getting mail de-
1vered between the two cities will be short
ened about ten days.