St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-03

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more young men friends than any man
in the country. He says witty things to
the young fellows, pats them on the
shoulder and makes comrades of them.
Occasionally he will indulge in flight
of conversational oratOry that fairly
captivates his hearers.
Patriotic William Dean Howells de-
MES the published reports that he is
going abroad TO remain several years.
Mr.. Howells says that he finds an
abundance of charming characters in
American life, and that he has 10 need
TO 20 abroad to study European models
He threatens to write another novel
soon.
United States Consul Ballantine, of
Bombay, wants the worlds fair authori-
ties or the Chicago city officials to give
the Indian poteEtates who are coming
here an official welcome. A number Of
them are Ell route. and the GacKwar of
Baroda is thinking of coming. man
with title like that certainly SHOULD
have reception.
James Gordon Bennett has sold his
entire coaching outfit in Paris, and an
nOunceS that he has done with that
sport for the present, at least. His en-
thuSiaSm has Waned since he was
pitched Off coach and nearly killed in
front of his own house. He is now
going in for yachting, and has ordered
new steam yacht which shall be faster
than any other buat in the world.
George Vanderbilt has bought 10000
acres more of land i'll the Pink Beds'
district of North Carolina near Ashe-
vile, and near the residence of Bill
Nye. Mr.. Vanderbilt will establish on
his new purchase the most complete and
extensive game preserves in the United
States if Mr.. Nye can be kept off the
premises. The Vanderbilts now own
$4,000 acres in North Carolina.
Capt. Magnus Anderson. swho sailed
the viking ship across the ocean from
Norway. looks more like college pro-
lessor than hardy mariner, if the pct-
ures printed III the New York papers
are at all faithful llkenesses. His Yoy-
age across i'll stormy weatcher shows,
however, that he has the true instinct
of his Morse ancestors, and that he Is
good sailor.
Gustaf Gullberg, of Stockholm, Swe-
den, is in New YORK. on his way
home from the worlds fair, where he
has been acting as correspondent for
several Swedish papers. He says the
fair is the biggest thing on earth, but
that Chicago'S streets are a sea OF dirt
and uprooted pavpments. There is rea-
son 10 believe that both his statements
have a foundation in fact.
Virgins = Virgins the weather
prophet Virgins of Canada, rises to
announce that the big floods in the
United States early this year were due
to the telegraph wires, which collected
all the electric energy that should have
+ been distributed over the earth. For
this reason, he says, we were flooded
aout, while Europe is burned up with
drought. He says the wires should be
a(put under ground.
+ Congressman Tom l.. johnson, of
OHIO; jeremiah Simpson, of Kansas:
. Washington, of Tennessee, and Ma
CURE. of California. are the bicycle ex-
pertS of the national capitol. Clinton
Kurdish, the chief of the bureau of
American republics, who nodded public
opinion in Chicago for several years,
also rides wheel and accompanies the
congressional excursions. 1t must be
an inspiring sight. johnson weighs 500
pounds and Kurdish 250.
According to veracIous retailers of
Washington news, congressman Fithian
;tnd Springer are having 4 hand-Io hand
conflict over the appointment OF an in
ter!ral revenue collector. -EX-CorgreSs-
man Sect Is said 10 hp backed by the
former. and All Individual by the name
of Hicg0x by the Latter. Besides these
two gentlemen. fourteen original Cieve-
land men are after the job. Mr. Springer
Is said To be loaded for bear. and will
keen I'D with the procession until it dis
bands.
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