St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-17
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

NOTE AND COMMENT.
Supt. Henderson has distinct duty
to perform-the suppression of the
mock auction shops which. in numbers,
are running in full blast. The superin-
tendent knows that these swindling
operations are being carried on every
day. Why, one can stand on the city
hall steps and hear the voices of the
swindlerS Turing their victims. OF
course, man is a fool. to degree, who
allows himself to be swindled by the
transparent devices of these fakirs.
But the world is full of fools.
If none but wise men were al
lowed TO live every representative
of the genus "crook" would die of
starvation. Neither property nor life
could be molested. for all would be
sufficiently guarded by the wisdom of
the owners. The occupation of Supt.
Henderson and his SubordinateS would
be gone. But fools exist. The mock
auction swindler lives on them. The
position which Supt. Henderson holds
was created that its occupant might
protect the fools against the swindlers.
1t is distinctly one of the duties OF the
police department to suppress these
mock auction shops. They are more
dangerous than the gambling houses,
and their existence is less eXcusable.
The gambling house may exist in
the dark, for none visit it except
those who desire to risk their money
knowingly. 10 the mock auction shop
publicity is necessity. Its location
must he designated by glaring sign:
lis door must open on much-traveled
thOroughfare; its glittering bait. lis
SDoraS must l,n fi1uDral holblx- IN the
face of every passerby: its invitation
must he brazelly thrown far as the
winds can carry the tones of leather
lunged auctioneer: its victims, always
guileless strangers totally ignorant of
such tricks. are led into q seemingly
legitimate. bona fide business trans
action and robbed by as bare
faced a method as was ever practiced
by an Italian bandit. These mock auc-
ton shops exist in Minneapolis. They
flourish. Every week. every day, men
are robbed in them. Supt. Henderson
knows it. He knows that this public
swindling can be stopped, at least cur
tailed. 1t has been done before. Supt.
Henderson has not even the starlight
shadow of an excuse for permitting the
two most prominent streets in Mime
apoliS TO become the home of confessed
SWlndlerS.
"Pope" GOodiu- is IN the city again.
BE arrived on the early morning over
laGd train yesterday morning from Ia
coma. Pope is no longer in the base
ball business. lie is no longer in the
newspaper business. He is no longer
in the show and mind-reading business.
Pope" is miner. lie is n man of
opulence and position. He is the secre-
.Nf al IS .,
Tacoma and Ohio Valley Mining COM
about in his pockets. not for
publication. but as a guarantee
of good faith on his part when
he dilates upon the wealth and grandeur
of Washington. Pope" is i'll the city on
business with the treasury department.
though it is feared he will not remain
long enough TO spend as much of his
newly acquired wealth as might be de-
sired.
When Pope" went West he began
feeling about in the ground for dia-
mOnds. He found gold, and in pretty
large quantities. He located the famous
in locating the prince No. q" This
latter claim is the one being worked 10y
the company of which he is secretary.
Superintendent of Police Henderson
left last evening for Columbus. o.. to
attend reunion of his Old regiment.
He will be gone ten days, and i'll the
meantime Capt. Helm Will hold the reins
Of the police department. Once more
the door of the mysterious room occu-
pied by the superintendent will be open
for the fresh air and reporters.
Thar, ,,,.,e n G,o -,
nue. south early yesterday morning. 4
candy store Kept by two sisters was
Quilted by the flames, and while the fire.
men were busily engaged in putting out
the "deVouring element" one of them
came rushing into the store. She SAW
her sister standing in the doorway. and,
h owing her arms about her neck,
sobbed out:
oh, Zadie, is all de money gone?"
Yes, Rachel: not Zent lefd," was
the sorrowing response.
She next asked if all the candy had
"melded." and. upon receiving reply
in the affil native from her more stoical
sister, she broke down completely.
Suddenly recollectlng she had forgotten
something, she inquired in more quiet
tone:
.'Zadie, is de papy zafe? Is little key
all righd,"
Aid. John A. Blichfeldt is candidate
for the position of county auditor. Blich-
feldt must have settled his dispute with
his pastor. the school commissioner,
Rev. Falk NJ. Gjertsen.
The Tribune Yesterday INDUCED in a
luxury the other city papers are having
every day at the expense of the Trlb-
une- picnic.
A lady stopped in front of one OF the
fake auction stores on Nicollet avenue
yesterday afternoon and looked at the
pretty brass things in the window. One
of the "capperS" came out and re-
Quested her to move away. "You fade
the goods he said.
One of Barnum's circus advance men
had narrow escape from being killed
yesterday afternoon by an electric car.
a policeman saved his life by risking
his OWN. The advance man. after re-
covering his breath and nerve, handed
the policeman an order for half-price
ticket and asked him to come and see
the show.
County Settlements.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas ]. Bux-
ton, acting treasurer of Hennepin
county, filed his June and July settle
ments with the city of Minneapolis.
The total amount due the city and state
is ST, 9Ol.5S. Ofttis the board of educa-
ton receives g. 532. Is, the library board,
S343.07: the park board. s6S6.14: correc-
tons and charities, S5l460. and the
state receives 81. 229.95. The special as
sessments foot up SIS 22334 so. OF this the
penalties are S2.494.64, and the park
board receives SS13.41.