St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-25

tended notice of the advent of this comb
nation. were ii not for the fact that Joe
Flynn, the heavy end of the combine, IS the
author OF song no less famous than Down
Went McGinty," which eecenlricity has been
translated into and sung i'll every language
On the face OF the earth, and is now having
popular run among The Hindoos in India.
Joe Flynn is an extraordinary character. He
was born in Dublin. came to America at the
age of six years, graduated from public
school in New York City, and became mes
He was picked up by Maj. Bundy, OF
the New York Evening Mail. The
latter made printer of him,
and he worked in the New York Graphic Tor
several years. Later, having conceived
liking fur the stage, he went into partnership
with Al tosIele, doing Dutch comedy III a
double specially. it is comparatively re-
Gently that Flynn launched out as song
writer. lie wrote many, however before he
evolved "3IcGinty." Among Them ere ~ he
Three Dreams" Larry Moore, " "McFiGni-
CAMS Time Has Come" Remember dee"
when McGuckin Won the Goose, lie cot
1t Again, Il Never Liked o Raglan. Ca
seys Wife" Nhen O'taggertY Tired 10
Act Come Home. Baby's Dead Gil
hooly,s Out O. Jail; Hello John Ma
i entitled The Ni2ht MGloney Landed il
New York" lie viii sing this song during
his engagement here. Flynn S partner. Frank
Sherman, is Il clever singer. and the two are
iuSCparablc com ra3i0uS OF as well us Oh the
stage.
a rather distinguished visitor from abroad
made short stay at he Ryan hotel yestcr-
day. The gentleman 5 name is senior Laos,
anu he is a member of the Siamese cabinet
The SiGmcSe tr"ycier, VINO wore clothes Of
American manufacture, was accompanied by
SJohn y. i9lderman. ext niIed >tates consul
Has lnf far
gentlemen stated that his companion had
been en-, aged in government mission, that
OF interesting New York capitalists III
proposition for The construction of q ship
canal across the isthmuS of the Malay penin-
sula. lie had accompanied him since his
arrival in America. ana having succeeded in
the purpose for which he came 10 this coun-
try, Minister Laos was now taxing Il tour to
the Pacific coast simply 10 see The country
MI. Hal1erman speaks >iamese tlCently, and
his companion SPEAKS faic English. The
latter remarked that II looked strange TO a
resident of Il SiameSe city 10 see every one
living on dry land here in America
In Meklong, his native city, he says
that the entire POI ulauon Of l0,tO0
live in houses built on floating
RATS of Nolnboo. The gardens and stores, or
pagodos, are also ufloat. There are no rail
roads. nor is there any telegraph system, and
the cabinet minister III siam goes down TO
the legislative hail in canye. Mr.. Laos
says the number of Christians i'll Siam has
increased - per cent since 1880 and that al
though Buddhism is the prevailing faith. the
two clements get on remarkably well to-
gethtr. The most important part OF his mis-
sion, says Tie gentleman from Slam was TO
pane the way for oDening up commercial
relations with the United States and Siam,
between which countries there is no trade,
relation at present. The value of SiameSe
imports was last year Sl440J,0t. large part
of which could according to minister Loas
be diverted TO the United States with ad-
vantage TO both countries. With regard to
the scheme for ship canal across The 18TH
mus. he says II IS one of the greatest appor-
tuuities i'll existence and will undoubtedly
be taken advantage of by Americans to
whom proposals h"~e been submitted Three
civil engineers M G l!ready been dispatched
from New York TO INSPECT he ground: The
two travellers left over the Northern Pacific
for Tacoma yesterday afternoon.
I I
Col. Leip, the well known boniface of
White Bear, who IS staying at the Ryan
hotel. pending the arrival of those zephyr
breeZcs which mark the advent of the lake
season. announced 10 aGLoBE representative
yesterday his intention OF conducting the
Lelp personally this season as IN the past.
There IS now Icing erected fine bath house,
with dimensions of AK feet, which will be
enclosed within Il stones throw of the hoIel,
and maintained for the accommodation or
lady bgthers. The house Will Ice conducted
more Oh the European plan than in past
years. Mr.. Leip will install a caterer, who
will have supreme control OF the dining
their terms apart from the rent of their
rooms at the hotel, which the colonel will
operate himself. Yachtsmen are already
making active preparations for the inaugural.
Many a stauch craft is now having her hot
tom caulled and scraped and in a week or
so The fleet Will be respondent in new paint,
ready for any number of close races to occur
little later on.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Mohr, Mr. G. H. viii
son and Miss Wilson, of Washington, d. C..
were at the Ryan yesterday, en- route for
Tacoma. The party left on the Northern
Pacific train in the afternoon.
A. l.. Gillispe, the principal stockholder in
the new Washington gold mining venture
was In the city yesterday.
q. Heimbaeh, of st. Paul, is confined to
his room at he Spaulding in Duluth with
rheumatism.
James L. Camp and j. r. HoYes, of Brain.
ard, were at the Merchants yesterday.
Mrs. Z. V. Clamp of Houston, Tex, is
visiting friends in the city.
George r. Kingsley. OF Blue Earth City, is
staying at the Clifton.
Mrs. C. Il. higgins, Of New York, is stay
ing ar the Ryan.
c. W Gable, of Grand Rapids, is registered
Oliver Peterson, of Waseca. is staying at
the Merchants.
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Hill, Of Boston, arc
Ryan guests.
II. G. Wishing, of Dundee, H., is at the
Windsor.
A. R. Clanford. of Browns Valley, is II
the city.
s. A Forsyth. of Chicago, is at the Mer
chants.
E. l. Childs, of Milwaukee, is at the Mer
chants.
G. n. Barlow, of Boston, is staying al the
Ryan.
John B. Allen, of Detroit is at the Clifton
II. w. Hilton, of Detroit. is Ryan guest.
C. /. Cutter. of AnoEa. is at the Clifton