St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-16


the veterans. Conner has a large de-
tachment of the lines of damon and
PythiaS" in his mind as relics of his
play-actlng days, and he poured them
into the veterans like grape shot from
field battery at close quarters. Harley
hooked up mis- voice and sang 4 round
dozen of the best old minstrel
songs and ballads. For two hours
they held the veterans in their seats,
and at the end every man in the room
rose and cheered for Conner and Har-
ley as If they had, Slngle-handed ana
alone, captured a whole Confederate
regiment. The inmates of the home
are seriously thinking of petltiOning
the next legislature to deed the entire
soldiers home property to Conner and
Harley.
Architect Allen will be in Minneapo-
lis today. Building Inspector Hazen
Will go armed.
Father" Chiniquy, it is announced,
will play return engagement in Min
neapoliS. Isn't there an ordinance
among the statutes providing for the
abatement or suppression of public
nuiSances?
J. B. Parker, of the st. Louis Chron-
icle, one of the brightest penny sheets
in the South, is a guest at the Nicollet
house. lie arrived in the city yeSter-
day morning with the avOwed intention
of securing enough material about the
city and the arrangements for the ma
tiOnal convention for an eight column
article. Mr.. Parker has already fallen
in love with Minneapolis, and being 4
hale and hearty fellow, will escheY
utteranceS Of a dyspeptic nature in
his article. He thinks Minneapolis
a lovely spot, -veritable Arcadia
IN fact, and is sure that the people who
attend the convention will go away we'll
satisfied with the manner of their en-
tertainment. The system adopted by
the committee in arranging for the ac-
cOmmOdatlOn of the madding thrOny
which is expected to cOngregate here,
Mr.. Parker thinks an excellent one.
Taking ii all through, there is no doubt
but Mr.. Parker is ell rapport with the
times, and will do full justice to the
Flour City and its inhabitants.
Training" as exempliied by
"Spider" Wier-dOing everything that
everybody else would not do.
PatrOlman Auerbach is quoted as de-
Rlaring that he would arrest a certain
South side citizen if given "half a
chance" because that gentleman diff
fereG from him on religious topics. If
this be true, Patrolman Auerbach
should be given a large. carefully Sc
Iected and varied assortment of chances
TO become a private citizen in plain
clothes.
There is a Greek fruit vender in Min
heapOlis who has very romantic his
tory. He sells barannaS and other de-
lectable articles at the corner of First
avenue south and Third street. From
early morning until the last rounder
has staggered to his lodgings, this Greek
stands within the shadow of the old
drug store building, crying his wares.
He was born in Athens within stones
throw of the ParthenOn, and early in
youth, lOlled about on the man.
moth steps. feeding his warm blood
and heart with the hot rays of the
sum. His brother was painter of some
note, and an ideal head of that beautiful
and mythical maid Phryne. painted by
HIM, is said to adorn the walls of room
in the temple. This brother had a dark
eyed hOuri in his employ with whom the
hero of this sketch fell in love. He loved
her as only Greek can love, his heart
transforming itself into a continual
pyTOtechnic show. But the maid fell in
love with a tall0w chambers son (they
have talIOW chambers in Greece, too,
and the other fond lover grew desperate.
One night three years ago he buried bis
stilettO in the tallOW chambers heart
and fed the country. He came to Amer
1no IxrIV, in, oil
barked in the retail banana business.
Three months ago. hearing that Mime
apOliS was TO have national conVen-
ton, he decided to come here, so as to
be on the spot, as it were, and here he
is. He has not forgotten Greece, nor
the PaEthenon. nor the maid he loved !;
but he never tells his story to any one.
He happened, however, to tell it yeSter-
day to a GLOBE reporter.
1.-THE Gathering of the Clans" now
being advertised, is not an assemblage
of the various hyphenated elements in
American politics. II is vastly differ
ent. The Gathering of the Clans" is a
meritOriOuS and commemorate enter
tainment.
An appropriate motto for all Mime
apolis police StationS-What is police
department without the superintend-
ent'S horse?
In his latest number of the Eighth
Ward Graphic, Editor Knapp gives away
the whole story, reference to which led
to lis being threatened with Gaming,
and to his retaliating by having his
Nemesis, Mrs. Watson, arrested. He
makes some sarcastic illusions tO"prOm-
inent' church members acting in an
unSeemly manner and closed with this
paragraph. calculated to promote re-
1igiOus war in the community:
1--WE have never learned that there is
any rule in the policy of the Congrega-
tional church. whereby even 'promi-
nent' member of that church is war
ranted in Gaming a member of the
Episcopal church"
Oh. These Theaters!
Geary, the proprietor and manager of
Ehe Worlds Olympia theater. which
opened in the Panorama building, has
left the city. He went to Fort Wayne
Ind, Saturday night, without paying
his performers, and it is a question
whether he will return or not. Owing
TO the excessive rain of last week. the
tbeater did not do land Office business
and consequently Geary found himself
unable to pay salaries. When he left III
told Capt. BogarduS, the celebrated rifle
shot. who is one of the company, ant
several of the other performers, to TAXI
charge of the theateT and take their sal
aries out of the proceeds. This will &C
cOrdingIy be done, and if Geary does no
return the company will run the SHOW
itself.