St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-06
TALES OF THE STREET.

over tne state, ln6t the OUTLOOK is favorable
| for the largest wheat crop Minnesota has
had for years.
| Comptroller Roche is a veritabIe watch dog
| Of the city treasury. He refused to pass a
| bill OF expenses incurred by a reform COM
| mlttee of the school board which visited
| Milwaukee to gather information, because it
was not sufficiently itemized. Mr.. Roche
| could with advantage be transferred TO the
| capitol and there pass upon the expense
| bills of the state superintendent of public in
struetion. Prof Kiehle, according to the re-
| port OF the state auditor, turns in his ex-
| pense account i'll this way: Travelling ex-
penses, etc." The 'etcetera'' looms up to
| very large proportions in the two years COW
| cred by the report
hon. Andrew French (of Wabasha, a mem
| Der OF the late legislature)-Yes | confess
| That the legislature did many things that
| ought not to have been done, as well as failed
| to do those things that ought to have been
done, but it is unfair to criticize too severely
majority of the legislators were new and
untried men-inexperiencedm men. The legis-
| laton was of a hap-haZard description
mistake was made by the COMMUNICATIONS
| ocrats and Alliance men--in not getting to-
| gether and deciding the legislation necessary,
and agreeing upon bills they Jointly could
support. A great deal more work would have
been accomplished, and better work, too.
another thlng-had some such system been
| adopted the legislature would never have adj
| Journeo without passing law to provide for
| the proper inspection Of OIL There was a
bill introduced, passed the senate, but was
never reached by the house. Had there been
pfoperunderstanding among the Democrats
ana Alliance men, the recognized leaders of
lan fTr-r.
was not lost in the general shuttle i'll the
closing hours of the session. And another
thlhg-the gross negligence exhibited in re-
porting the general appropriation bill would
never have occurred
Gen. Barrett, of Stevens county, is among
the substantial farmers of the state He is
also one of the most disinterested leaders of
the agriculturists. No man can accuse
Gen. Barrett of being in politics for what
there is in it, and it would be we'll for the po-
lltlcal success If the Farmers Alliance move
ment II there were more leaders SO earnest
and unseldsh in their devotion to the cause
as he. He is fearless and most outspoken in
MS opinion. There is no mincing of words
on his part in dealing with great and grave
public questions. His fearlessness was well
exempli6ed in the Republican convention of
high protection espoused by the Re-
publicans aud that reason is largely
attributable for his detection to the Alliance
party. The committee on resolutions in that
convention wrestled all night with Gen. Bar
rett. who wanted to insert free trade plank
ia the platform. majority of the commit
tee opposed, and Gen. Barrett was compelled
to make a minority report. He did SO in face
OF the bitterest and most pronounced opposi-
ION delegate convention could get I'D
against any man. Time has proved that
Gen. Barrett was right. The leaders of the
Republican party of this state acknowledge
II, for, as one remarked recently, 1.-The dele
gates from Minnesota TO the national con
yention in '92 will be pledged to support a
modification of the tariff
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What would the railroad men do Just now
without that little squabble between the
omaha and Northern Pacific passenger of
tieials? Traffic is reported TO be very light.
the air is clear Of any rate wars and but for
this by-play on the part of the roads named,
the life of the ordinary railroader would
hardly be worth living.
There has been a good demand for "a
Shred of Lace" The novel is well worth
| reading, and reflects the highest credit upon
its author, FRANKLIN W. Lee, the WE'LL known
newspaper man, poet and general all-round
public entertainer.
local newsdealer has hit upon a great
scheme. He has started what may be termed
aclrcuiatlng library. By the payment of
certain sum any person can become a men,
Der for year, and is thence emitted to be
furnished with any publication that comes
into the store. This means that all the latest
publications can be devoured by him Cor herr
II he tor she) be voracious reader The
| library IS in line with those of Nudes and
Smith S, in England, the only difference be-
ing that the latter are not confied to one CITY,
but cover the United Kingdom
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Maj Mackenzie, the United States engineer
having in charge the improvement of the
navigation of the Mississippi between St
Paul and minneapolis, was in the citv Mon
day, leaving again in the evening for Rock
Island. The large amount of.water now in the
river precludes any work being done towards
improving navigation between the Twin Cities
A little was accomplished last fall in the way
of putting i'll dams, but the actual work will
not commence until June. Maj. Mackenzie
Will return to St. Paul in two or three weeks
to complete his plans preparatory TO recon-
| menclng the important undertaking he has
been instructed to carry out
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Attorney General Clapp was seated busily
engaged with the work of his department at
the capitol yesterday afternoon. NO he
said, Il have nothing to say relative to the
remarks made by Gen. Barrett and others be-
fore the Duluth wheat deal investigation. 1t
mas been my policy never to answer such
things. My action in all such matters is a
sufficient I hoy
Informed that my services will be required
by the committee. did not know that nv
name was going to be placed before the com
mlttee i'll the way it was. OF course, if re-
quested by the committee. l shall certainly
conduct the examination. What am l here
for:'
William Miller the Wabasha news dealer.
and Rudolph Fisher were fishiug Sunday.
and hauled in nineteen black bass within
four hours. The weight of the fish was fifty
eight pounds They are the first black bass
reported caught this season. Both are ex-
pert wielders of the rod and enthusiastic fol-
lowers of Isaac Walton.
I
Fishing is the rage Just now. and local
dealers are hard pressed in filing the orders
OF amateur fishermen. These amateurs must
have fish when they return home. 1t mat
tiers little how they get them-whethe-
caught or purchased-they must have fish.
For instance, note the experience of two
popular newspaper men of the city, They
hshed all Sunday, and-caught nothing.
They secured the market and failed to secure
a single fresh water fish. Other fishermen
had got in ahead of them. In their dilemma
they had their baskets filed with herrings.
They dared not go home without something
and herring they thought were better than
no fish all.
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Manager Bixby. of the Grand-You would
be surprised at the tricks resorted to by
people to beat the theater out of dime for
the use of opera glasses. These glasses NAV
be obtained by dropping q dime into a
slot" but it is no unusual thing for US to find