St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-24
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

In connection with that unique and
beautiful entertainment, The Gather
ing of the Clans" to be given at the
Grand the latter half of the week,
well-known Caledonian said yesterday:
"Wmle it is generally known that every
elan of Scottish HighlanderS had lis
own tartan, or striped colored cloth, OF
which the Kilt and plaid were made, 1t
is not so well known that the clergy of
the HighlanderS, down to recent
date, used 4 tartan for their
weekday dress. The tartan of
the clergy, as il was called, was
4 sober cloth of white, black and gray
stripes. Ministers who did not care to
don the kilt almost always wore the
plaid or mantle of this material. In the
eighteenth century, when the Highland
erS seldom went unarmed, it was the
custom of some clergymen to wear
swords even at church, and to be ac-
eompamed by gillie or servant, carry
ing a bow and case of arrows. Moth
Ing could better illustrate the disturbed
state of those times than this practice
Ou the part Of men who were pre-emi-
nentlY preachers Of peace and good
will"
Let the Democrats of Hennepin
county take warning from the number
less examples of history This breach
between The fiery Bidderman and the
relentless QuiSt must be closed or de-
feat is the inevitable end of the party.
J. P. Parker, of the st. Louis Chron-
icle, who was in the city recently, will
be looked upon hereafter in this com
munity as belonging TO that class Of
anomalies known in the ensemble as
1.-THE salt of the earth" His full page
illustrated article on Minneapolis and
her convention accommodations. pub
lished Nav %, in the Chronicle. was
masterpiece in point Of construction, and
a thorough encyclopedia for stranger
The article contains cuts of the vari-
Gus hotels i'm the city, the Exposition
building, where the convention will be
held, and diagram of the interior. 1t
also contains full list of the newSpa-
perS that will be represented, a street
guide showing the points of interest in
the city, the names of the local commit
teemen, and 4 host of other valuable in
formation. Mr.. Parker was formerly
telegraph editor of the Chronicle, but
recently he assumed the political edi
tors desk.
Father Chiniquy should be sup
"Secret" methods of making the CathO-
lie sacramento waters may encourage
some SacrilegiOuS individual to EEK
pOse'' the methods of making home
made bread.
E. L. DanfOrth. formerly manager of
the Brunswick hotel, and at present
manager of the popular Litchfeid sum-
mer resort known as BrightWOOd,
is doing a lot Of able missionary work
in the South. In q recent issue of the
Kansas City Times he objects to the
newspaper reports that Minneapolis
will be unable TO care for the cOnyen-
ton visitors in June. and says they are
wholly untrue. In the st. Louis Post
Dispatch of May 10 he has the following
letter TO the editor:
In YOUR issue of Sunday, the 18th, a
poorly informed correspondent says
that Minneapolis will find it hard task
to care for the visitors to the Republic
an convention in June. l feel this an
Injustice, and cannot refrain from ask
ing for word on the other side in your
peoples column. Please record the
TACT that Minneapolis will royalty enter
tain all convention visitors. Mime
apoliS never undertakes task but what
she succeeds. and floats a bright fam
ing flag of victory Which-c0mmandSt the
admiration of the werld. Minneapolis
ans are bright people who ackn0wl-
edge no such word as failure. They
knew well what they were about in
capturing the convention, and Will
handle it well. There will not be 100000
visitors: $4,000 is a more likely number.
The writer is an Old-time newspaper
man. now a hotel man of Minneapolis,
and knows whereof he speaks. In "a
we took care of $1,000 people during the
q. 4. R. encampment, and Our facilities
are vastly superior now.