St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-19
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"Whistling Charley is well-known @col-
Ored genius about town. Lew Liverpool. the
colored hackman, is equally eccentric aud
rejoices in myriad of acquaintance. They
are very much attached to each other, and
they are esteemed bright and shining lights
among the mental heavyweights of African
lineage. 1t was notlong ago that Chief De-
tective John j. O'Connor played cruel joke
upon the whistling phenomenon. Charley
has san innate penehant for hanging about
the offices of the municipal functionaries.
He particularly delights in the associations
about the detectives department and is a
regular and constant habitue of the chiefs
Office, .Whistling Charley cheerily greeted
Chief O. Conner, and the latter solemnly mo-
toned him 70 a seat.
Did you hear of Lew Liverpool's fate?"
asked the chief with assumed sadness.
Gosh, no; Is heerd nuthin' bout him,
chief. Was de mattahg' cried Charley, in
alarm.
What's the matterf Why, he's dead,
that's ALL"
.Fo de good Lawd's sake. WOO kill himg"
Ills horses run away with him. He was
thrown off his seat and his head was
crushed.
Wars de body?" and the tears rolled in
voluntarily down his ebony cheek.
HE is in Donnelly & McCarthy's morgue."
Charley made dash for the morgue. and
O'Connor telephoned these particulars to
Donnelly, SO the latter was ready TO greet
Charley when he arrived
Yes, the poor fellow is killed." Donnelly
said as ''Whistling Charley" came flying in
badly blown and almost unable to ar;iculate.
But he is not in condition to be seen. Our
men are engaged in dressing the corpse.
Ir..sN g..
let you in"
Meanwhile Mr.. Donnelly had sent out for
Liverpool, and in minute or two he came
stalking in. Charley fell on his neck and
wept for Joy, to the utter establishment OF his
dusky friend, and it took long time to ex-
plain that it was all joke.
Il
Theodore Gross established a cigar manu-
factory in Minneapolis when that city was a
mere hamlet-away backin 80. He occupied
the little single story wooden structure for a
good many years on the corner Of Washing
ton and Nicoliet. avenues that afterwards
gave way to the fine brick building now &C.
eupied by the Pioneer Fuel company. Eight
cen years ago he sold out and went to Phila-
delphia where he worked in the jobbing
trade and he has just returned to Minneapo-
lis and opened house there. Mr.. Gross was
in st. Paul yesterday to call upon Jules
Magee, a comrade in the infancy of the
Flour City. He was dumfounded at the
marvellous growth of the two cities during
the eighteen years absence,
There has scarcely ever been time in all
st. Paurs business history when everything
was quite so lovely and the goose was hang
ing quite 50 high as at present Secretary
Tallmadge, of the chamber of commerce, said
yesterday: THE general condition of trade
at present is better than it has been for years.
The sales this month in most of the whole
sale houses have averaged from 20 to % per
cent higher than usual One dry goods house
sold S563, 900 worth OF goods last month. 1t is
surprising how many industries are in oper-
alton in st. Paul now. There are large and
important manufacturing concerns that peo-
pie in general never hear of. The number of
men employed in clothing ana shoe manu-
featuring, for instance is astonishing
i
Apropos of large industries the only con-
Germ in the n orthwest that does nickel plat
ing is situated in ST. Paul. Manager Prem
dergast was to be found yesterday in the
CRIME and dust of the stove works. and
proudly made the foregoing statement. Most
nickel-plating in Eastern markets. The
process, however, is a simple one. The
articles to be plated are immersed Ill bath
of nickel in solution, and are attached to
the pole of battery. The metal is electro
plated on, and once on it stays forever and
day.
II
Time was when we sat on the curb stone
and played Jacks with little instruments
of indescribable shape, but Of pattern
familiar to every child. Even the most
frivolous things have their uses, and little
Jacks" Of steel are most important factors
in stove making They and the rough cast
iron pieces are put into huge kettles A
maze of bewildering belts and wheels turns
the kettles rapidly and those apparently
useless little piaythings scrape against the
castings till every bit Of the rough sand left
from the mould is rubbed off and the piece
of stove is as clean, if not as bright, as a new
dollar.
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The printing committee of the Roadmas-
ters' association has issued very pretty SOU
venirs of the ninth annual convention of
that society in Minneapolis last month. The
souvenir is a six-leaved tablet of heavy ecru
cardboard, tied together by blue silk cord
The leaves contain programme of the con-
vention the names of various officers and
members OF committees. and other interest
ing matter. The souvenir is one of the pref
test of the kind ever issued here.