St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-10
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.

A strong robust, full-chested spasm of
economy appears to have suddenly seized
upon the Republican minority in the Mime
sofa legislature BY the way, the Repubh-
cans in the Minnesota legislature have not
the control of the minor positions. No con-
fidence is violated in the statement that this
fact, possibly, accounts for the spasm of
rigid economy.
VIII Gen Niles please deploy small por-
ton of the army in the vicinity of the state
capital of Nebraska. There is an illustration
of war in all its CORY horror.
That great American prototype. Sockless
Simpson. is said to enjoy all the stories In
circulation about him except those which re-
fer to the absence of his socks. But as these
are the only stories in circulation about him,
Mr.. Simpson must remain in continual
state Of indignation
With that devilish malignity peculiar to
savages, the Sioux Indians turned loose upon
white civilization the war artist whom they
recently captured. He will now live to carl
cature in the daily press the features of
prominent. though otherwise harmless indi-
yiduals.
Coal Oil Rockefeller says he never can tell
within $40. 600, 600 of how much he is
worth. Perhaps some young graduate of an
Easter business college is keeping MIR.
Reekefelier's books.
Republican United States senators appear
to be paying a little attention to the wishes
of Ben Harrison. as are the rest of the people
Of these United States.
Secretary Noble comes out first best in his
scrap with Ben Harrison over the removal of
Indian agents. A graphic picture of Secre-
tary Noble sitting astride the neck of Ben
Harrison should be framed and hung up in
the Long Branch cottage.
Indian ghost dancers are good advertisers.
But for them we should never have heard of
Pocatello.
A young man who slept for night in the
tramp quarters of the st. Paul police station
has been given government position as en-
gineer. The man. an excellent engineer by
the way lost q number of good positions
through drink. AS a government employe,
it is not expected that this will In the least
Interfere with his tenure OF office.
Ex-Indian Agent Royer attributes his
grand bounce to ''parties in politics" How
quickly ex-Agent Roger goes back on his old
time Republican partisan compatriots.
The services at recent revival down in
Missouri were very affecting. Some one
sprinkled- red pepper on the stove. There
waS not a drv pvn n the hOUSp
Red Cloud and bis squaw walked sixteen
miles into Pine Ridge and surrendered.
Now if He Dog. Yellow Dog, Torn Belly, Says
It-Anyhow, Pie Face, Come-to-Taw, Maud S,
Salvador and YoungManWth a-Stomach-
Like Grist-Mill will only walk 965 miles due
north the war will be practically over.
Republicanism dies hard in Nebraska. 1t
would be humane deed to chloroform 1t.
DIn the Minnesota legislature the ''Republi-
can Idea takes long, solitary walks in the
echoing corridors, and feeds itself with fond
memories of departed glories. 1t is seldom
seen inside the chambers of the house of rep
resentatiYes or senate.
After some fippant Republican had SAID
that the alliance members had come to st.
Paul with one shirt and 50 bill, and didn't
intend to change either of them," the Alli-
ance quietly went to work and elected
Speaker Champlin. Well, who wouldn't? 1t
is well at times to be trile fippant, but not
too fiippant.
There can be no satisfactory settlement of
the Indian troubles until an honest commit
tee Investigates the matter, and, taking Sec
retary Noble by the nape of the neck, snaps
his heels over the gas fixtures. Gen. Miles
says the Indians are starved and nagged into
hosdlities. Noble says they are not. One of
them knows all about it, and that one is not
the patron of rotten Indian rings, Secretary
Noble