St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-27
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

NOTE AND COMMENT.
Some six weeks ago Frank Shaw, the
proprietor of the Turf EXchage in st.
Paul and of the Columbia pool room i'll
Minneapolis. rented building Of E. S.
Corser. who recently failed for nearly a
million dollars, owing to his unsuccess-
full operations in the wheat lit. Mr..
Shaw paid Il months rent in advance at
the time he contracted for the house. A
few days later Mr.. Shaw called on Mr..
CorSer to get the keys of the house, and
much to his establishment MI. CorSer
remarked
IL have decided not to let you have
the building. You are a gambler, and
the fact that | had rented a building to
you would greatly injure my standing
in business and social circles"
Mr.. Shaw smiled and departed. say
ing, Every well; | suppose you are
right"
When Shaw learned that CnrSer had
failed he had a good quiet laugh and de-
cided that the first time he met Corser
he would exchange greetings of a sarcaS-
tic nature. 1t was only few days ago
that Shaw was walking up NicOllet av-
enue and ne met the much-talked-of
CorSer. The latter was not inclined to
notice the turfman, but Shaw gently
tapped COrSer on the back and re-
marked:
"Mr. Corser, have decided that you
and | can 10 longer continue TO do bust
ness. You are an unsuccessful gambler.
and further connection with you would
injure my standing in business and So
cial circles"
Mr. CnrCar wac ouite warm under the
collar, but he departed without smile
and without saying word.
1t turns out that the county is losing
money by placing the county officers on
salary instead of allowing them fees.
The question now arises: ''Why can't
The county make as much money by run
ming is own offices as individuals do?"
The expenses can be no more, and it is
safe to say that a county official is not
going to run his office on the fee system
at loss to himself.
The council committee on salaries
now comes out and says that Chief
Runge's salary was not raised, ana that
the salary list will not be railroaded
through the council next Monday night.
The committee has probably learned
that the public sentiment Is strongly
against railroading matters through the
council. at used to be the caper, but
it don't go now"
A Minneapolis prize fighter lies at his
home dangerously i'll, suffering, 1t is
reported, from concusSiOn of the brain.
A local ply stefan objects to the term Of
conclusion of the brain" in referring
to the pugIlist'S ailment. He says the
term has been misapplied, and that it
should be said that he is merely suffer
Ing from "a broken head"
The aldermen of the city are not very
complimentary when they are called
upon to speak for each other. Here is
what Aid. Rollins said yesterday of two
of his colleagues when asked concern
ing his serving on a certain committee:
"Do you suppose that | would want to
be on the same committee with Rand
and Woodward? Not much.' 1t would
appear from this that Rollins has a
grievance against these two worthy
gentlemen.
Ex-Detectives McNulty and Doyle are
talking of forming a society for the pro-
lection of eX-police officials. They are
being encouraged in the movement by
Maj. Henderson, formerly connected
with the Minneapolis police depart
ment. Among those who have already
Signifed their intention of joining the
Norm King. PhiletuS q. Schroeder, eX-
Detective Blake and Officers Gonyea
and Aurbauch, who have handed III
their designations, to take effect Feb. l.
The members of the Baptist churches
in Minneapolis have petitioned the leg
islature to pass bill to wipe out the
pool rooms. 1t is said that the names
of one or two deaconS are attached to
the petition who have had little eX-
perience in playing ''air tight and
''Sure thing tips" If the ministers
would visit the pool rooms occasionally
they would learn the reason why some
OF their spOruvely inclined members do
not patrOniZe the contribution box more
literally Oh Sundays.
If any one in Minneapolis really wants
to secure the good will of Mayor EustiS
he should formulate a bill to be intro
duced III the legislature to prohibit the
pollution of the Mississippi river and
streams tributary thereto above the
pumping station. The mayor is mem
Der of the board of health and no doubt
would make an excellent advocate of
such measure. He took a great in
terest in the bill introduced by Hon. r.
l.. Penney two years ago.
Representative COmstoclI is getting to
be quite popular with his constituents.
Wednesday night they held an indigna-
ton meeting, during which there were
several fistic encounters by members
of the Papireau club and dire
threats of political murders and
suicides. All this was the result
Of Mr.. Comst0ck's refusal to vote for
the reelection of Senator Davis.
Things are coming to climax surely
when they denounce a legislator for
looking after the interests of the COM
munity at large. The member from the
Thirtieth district is an old timer, and
he knows pretty near who ought not to
be elected United States senator from
Minnesota (?).
SOCIAL GOSSIP.
The young people of the First ward
evil give q social hon IN Saturday njrb