St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-27
SAINT PAUL.
LOCAE LACONICS.

One OF the most unpleasant phases OF
the reporters routine, and one o! the
most difficult problems to solve witha!.
is an elopement scandal. Unless the
reporter is able to secure confession
from the guilty parties. no matter how
strong the circumstantiai and corrob-
Oratlve evidence, the story cannot be
used. For illustration, an elopement
occurs, and the parties to the passion
play show up in the.elty. The reporter
is on the scent, andhe finds that nan
has registered at 4 prominent hotel, and
that subsequently woman comes IN
and goes to this mans room. The man
orders, when the dinner hour arrives,
to go further into the details, two DIM
nerS. As matter OF coarse, the Clerk
becomes al once suspicious that
everything is not aS il should
be ana investigates. lie finds
that geH,lviiian ;ind his
wife have ordered Two meals sent to the
room in QueS.i3n, ana, moreover, that
the man Is ready tC settle the bi'I.
What is the clerk 10 do? Collect the
money-n0thng.- mere. What can the
reporter do, although the circumstance
is suspicious? Permit his paper to take
the chances of libel suit? Never
He can say nothing. The Man says the
woman is his wife. and the hotel clerk
charges up the eXtra-coSt, and the two
ale sent Oh their way rejoicing.
That is iie way 4 reporter must pro-
tect the paper he is working for against
the stringent libel laws. lie is con-
scious in his own nina that he is over
looking salacious sensation, but ne is
poweriess. The man might be limo
cent, you see, of the crime OF clipping
with another mans wife. although
guilty of attempting to beat the hotel
out of modicuni of the bill.
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People who have net had an actual
experience III these things, have 10 con-
ception of the number Of sensations
that are suppressed 10y the industrious
news gatherelS of the daily press in
metropolitan city. This is ouly one in
stance, and there are circumstances that
often come UP that would arpal the pub
lie were the half related.
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"Oh! Mr.. Jones. 1 saw your en-
ployer about y0u. l spoke to him about
raising your salary. | know you are
working for good deal less than you
earn So said a certain wag in st.
Paul to ali elevator man in one of the
principal buildings of the city yeSter-
day.
''Thank you. Pm sure you place me
under obligations" said the elevator
man,
'Oh. Not at ali He said ii you were
not satisfied with what IS paid you. you
well, you may resign"
The elevator mans heart sank with
dull and sickening thud."
Il wish you would try and get around
little earlier" said one of the taskmas-
terS of the city 10 an eDipl0ye who
works thirteen hours a day, yesterday.
Il wish could, Sir" replied the young
man.
But why don't you?"
II come on duty at s o'clock in the
morning, sir, and l find it hard to get
here earlier. l work until nearly mid
night. get an hour and half off for
dinner and the same time for supper.
That makes me work thirteen hours"
ION, that's all right; but you're sup
posed TO be here at O'Clock in the
morning."
Then the best thing you can do is to
petition to nature. Get the order of
things changed So there will be twenty
Six hours III day instead of twenty
four. My doctor says l must sleep a
Iittle.''
The wine rooms in st. Paul should be
given more attention by. the chief OF
police. Two young sprigS about town
and they are from what is denominated
first familieS'-are Boosting OF Il re-
cent eScapade. Two young misses OF
st. Anthony hill, who have hot arrived
at the age of discretion, went Out with
these two young demons not long ago.
They were taken toa certain wine room
and wine asaSeryed< them. The two
young scapegraces had the wine
liked" and Inc result was the girls
were unconsciously ruined. The owner
of this Wine room and restaurant was
willing party to the bestial outrage.
Comment is unnecessary.
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Scarcely less obnoxious than the two
fends above noted, are the st. Paul
Washers. BraialeSS and constituencies,
they parade the streets after Hightfallin
their store clothes and paste diamonds.
They make prey Of innocent young
girls. 1t is the height of their ambition
to get poor girl in their tolls. A few
days ago giaring instance occurred on
Seventh street, and. were it not for the
feelings of the parents of the girls in
question, names might be mentioned.
The dudes in question, with seductive
influence, took the girls for a carriage
ride. The dudes were of tolerabiy fine
address and were dressed in the height
of fashion, and they were successful in
charming" the innocent and mex
perienced girls. The police will do well
if they watch with view of protecting
girls and ladies from palpable insult on
the streets.
Windsors Il De JoipyiIies.
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