St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-21

AhC OAlCdSO IIcSS iHqulIeSs is SUICIDE
crime? Is it, The man who commits
suicide deserves to be lynched.
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the face.
Chairman CIarkson, we are given to un.
derstand, wants to drop prohibition. In the
eyes of Prohibitionists this desire on the
part of Mr.. Clarkson is drop too much.
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Says Mr.. Crisp to Mr. Mills:
I'm playing you for second place."
Which having heard, the latter trills:
I'm scratched and am not in the race.''
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The recent heavy increase OF gold imports
into this country would be very gratifying,
were it notsupplemented by the depressing
fact that Patti sails next Wednesday for this
country.
Boston educator wants the Congressional
Record read in the public schools, In
this insidious suggestion can be traced a
sardonic attempt to yitiate the literary style
of Boston students
Col. RET Clarkson silly insinuates that
when it comes to a showdown Harrison
will be found just as healthy as Blaine.
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The identity OF the mail wagon that was
robbed of letters containing S1.70O. in Chi
cago, has been fully determined Otherwise
the sleuths are without clues regarding the
robbers.
'Chicago Democrats will make no demand
for the national Democratic convention.
fNr odn
simple. We recognized that Chicago had the
worlds fair and we believed that this fact
alone warranted our withdrawal from the
convention scramble. We felt that it was
the graceful thing to do, and we believe it
will be appreciated in the proper spirit Our
delegate goes to Washington unpledged. We
gave him no instructions to vote for any par
ticular city. of course we want the eonven-
ton for the West, but that is the extent of
our wishes in that respect"-Cook County
Treasurer Kearn in Chicago News.
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Do those enthusiastic Milwaukee eonven-
ton boomers who propose to send on a train
load of beer to Washington propose to in
clude, also, few bottles of bichlorde of pep
per sauces
st. Louis has captured the Prohibition con-
vention. Louisville, Ky, was not in the race.
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1.-THE logic of the situation demands that
Tom Reed should LEAD the Republican mi
nority in the house. Mr.. Reed. even, ad-
mits it.
Has the fighting message" issued by B.
Harrison knocked the chip from Chilrs
bare, sun-tanned shoulder?
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The urgent demand for the recall of Pat
Egan appears to have secured new lease of
life
The Kansas City Times says dolorously:
THAT convention fund is not yet raised?"
But what does Kansas City want of a con-
vention fund with no earthly show of secur-
ing convention?
Even yet the newspapers of New York are
all by the ears over the alleged identification
of Bomb Thrower NorcrosS. Mrs. Norcross is
positive that the mutilated head is that of he-
cratic son. while intimate acquaintance of
Norcross are equally positive that the mother
is mistaken. The failure of this identified
tien tc identify suggests a reference to the
threat of the belligerent butcher to fix" an
antagonist SO that his own mother wouldn't
know him.
AS the jocund Christmas draweth near a
sorrowful man of the name of Jerry Simpson
| devoutly wishes that he had not SO freely ad-
yertised the tact that he wears no socks"
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Gov. George W. Peck is now hot on the
trail of brace of prize fighters who have
I Snapped their fingers at the law
While smuggling each the other jaw.
1t VIII now be in order to mildly inquire,
What did the governor of Minnesota say to
the governor of Wisconsin?
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The latest wheeze from Chilli is to this eff
fect
We really want to fight;
But by lingo, if we do.
Well have to call on England
To see us safely through.