St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Although the cry this year is ''the
;ity is poor" and the necessity of cut
ling down appropriations ard altogether
emitting them in some instances has
been forced upon the council because of
the extravaganza of the late Repub-
lican administration, the appeal
of City Physician Chase for
better hospital facilities should be
needed. While Minneapolis has been
by no means njggardly in the case of
its poor and ST. the average alder
manic mind seems bent upon street i'm
pr0vcmentS rather than upon philan
'thropic or benevolent objects. Strangely
enough it was only until three years
ago last fall that there was ever such
an institution as city hospital at all.
the sick being distributed among the
hospitals maintained by societies, and
when at last city hospital was pro-
Vided, the wooden structure secured
was only regarded as temporary. The
lease expired last October and since
then the council committee on health
and hospitals has been unable to find
more suitable quarters. Certainly 1t
seems as though some steps should be
taken while the legislature is i'll session
to have the council authorized
to proceed with the erection Of fire
proof building arranged with special
reference to hospital needs, so that
fever, surgical, Obstetrical and con-
tagi0us diseases can be classified and
isolated. st. Paul is erecting city
hospital to cost $150,0C0 when
completed, and Minneapolis should
not allow itself to be OutdoEe.
1t would seem that city which is erect
Ing a court house that will cost from
Il n11 ii
afford a reasonable expense for tine care
of its sick and HELPLESS. The city ully-
sican certainly should be sustained by
all humane people in his appeal for bet
ter accommodations. There is more
practical charity in aiding such move
ment as this than can be accomplished
in any other direction, although the in
diVidualS and societies are numerous
that aim to help the needy and the sick.
The need Of another assistant for the
city physician is also obvious, and 1t
seems as though the matter of more
generous provision for those sufferers
whose cases are made d0ubly pitiful
because of poverty should be agitated
among citizens generally, but es-
pecially among the churches and char
liable organizations that will doubtless
become interested if the situation
is explained. 1t is quite like
ly that if the city physician
can draw public attention to the matter
that the donations for foreign missions
this coming year will be somewhat di-
minished. but Minneapolis will get
city hospital in fact as we'll as in name,
and her sick will be better cared for
than at present.
Michael Cavanaugh, the "Pillsbury's
Best" poet, celebrates his victory in
winning that famous will case in the
New York court of appeals by dropping
into verSeiet, in which he pays grace
full tribute to Gen. Carr, the attorney
who SO gallantly supported his claims
in the legal warfare which has just
ended. Michael MARBLES thusly:
THE RAKEs OF MALLow."
Ia new version dedicated TO Counselor Carr
New York.
Mallow, Tallow, Cappaquin,
Donerail and CharleTille,
Broken windows up and down,
Then cheer the rakes of Mallow town.
The gallant Carr was present there,
With head ana shoulders broad and square,
And that fifty thousand will did tear,
Then cheer the boys from Mallow.
And Michael twas who thereupon
wired nome 10 Dan caDlegram
To celebrate with dance and song
That victory in Mallow.
And when the news was spread around
They fairly shook sweet Erin ground,
For the victory meant ten thousand pound"
To the plucky boys from Mallow
Then give one cheer for the New York Bar
And three times three for General Carr;
Hes won the day without scar
For the dashing 'rakes of Mallow.
Michael Kavanagh.
Minneapolis, JAN 90 1891.