St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
CARNIVAL DIRECTORS HAVE
TWO PLANS WHICH THEY
CONSIDER FEASIBLE,
STRUCTURE WITH STAFF,
WHICH WILL PROVE JUST THE
THING FOR THE FIRE
KING.
A FRAME WORK OF LUMBER,
To BE Covered With Eyergreens
Plan for Fort karnival Pre-
pared by Cass Gilbert.

At a meeting of the executive and
| finance committees of the carnival
| association, to be held today at 1890
| Cass Gilbert will submit a plan for
| Fort Karnival. AS he has been in
| consultation with the gentlemen to
| whom has been intrusted this part
of the work, it is very likely that the
plan submitted will be approved, and
the contract let at once. Several clubs
that have been holding off to await
the outcome of the preliminary work
will then proceed to place their or
ders for suits. The position they have
taken is that they did not want to
incur any expense or order suits while
| there was a possibility that the warm
weather or some other circumstance
might cause a postponement of the
carnival.
AS the matter stands now the car
nival directors can snap their fingers
at the weather, unless, indeed, it
should become absolutely tropical. At
least two plans are available by
which the carnival inclosure proper
can be erected Independent of cold
weather. One is to cover the Struct-
ure with staff, the material used
on the worlds fair buildings, and
thus get the effect of masonry with
out impairing the burning qualities
when the Fire King applies the
match on the night Of the last storm
ing. The other plan is to erect the
frame work of lumber, cover it inside
and out with evergreens, and then
turn the hose on it the first cold night
that comes. The latter plan would
undoubtedly result in most beautiful
effect, which could easily be height
ened by the placing of electric lights
among the frost-covered foliage.
Hon. Sam r. Van SAINT has sent
to Secretary Bowlby a letter, in
which he accepts the office of lord
chancellor, and states he will endeavor
to so administer it that the people
will think he has been in the husi-
ness all his life, instead of steam
boating ON the old Mississippi. Capt.
Van SAINT came up himself yesterday
and was met by reporter at the
Windsor. politicians are not sup
posed to refuse anything that comes
their way" he said, with twinkle
in his eye, therefore 1 accepted the
honor rendered me, even without
knowing what I am expected to do.
But I have told Jack Ryder to bear
my greetings to that clever gentle.
man, Judge Flandrau, and to assure
him that he can call me up in the
middle of the night to execute his
orders. I have had a telephone placed
in my house for that special purpose,
and as I have about reached that
point where I never sleep, ST. Paul
will have my very best endeaWors to
make her winter carnival a grand
success. The proposition for a legis-
la;tive reunion meets with hearty APP
proval among the members with
whom I have talked, and I am 60
ing to send a. personal letter to every
members to come in and show the
people what we can do in the line of
campfire. have an idea that legis-
lators may be able to give even my
old comrades some pointers"
The only Hugo-potential poten-
tate of the puissant people VINO push
all good things along-enters into the
spirit of carnival as the war horse
enters into battle or politician into
office. He kicks on responsibility, but
still argues that he is the very best
man who could have been selected,
and pleads ignorance of the duties to
show he is not trying to shirk work.
most pleaant duties will be to remove
the boots of his majesty King Car
nival, and put his august body to
bed "afterward." But he desires it
distinctly understood that an assist
amt must be appointed to similarly
care for the lord high chamberlain
ON special nights. Evidently Mr..
Hugo dreams of the days of wassail
and knightly bouts to see who goes
last under the table; but nevertheless
those who know him assert that he
will be o. K, for well-reguiated
carnival ruled by a kingly veteran like
Judge Flandrau.
Besides the legislative reunion, Os-
man Temple, Ancient Arabic Order
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will
hold an extraordinary session during
carnival time, and the chances are
that the famous procession at Man
kato will be forgotten i'm the Oriental
glory which will distinguish the turn
out of the Mystic MOBILES which will
surround Lord High Chamberlain
Hugo as he proceeds to the discharge
of any duties that may be assigned
him by Borealis Rex. When they go
about lit, the Shriners can discount
anything on earth in the show line.
and in the production of what is
known to the initiated as "a time"
Judge Flandrau will consult with
the carnival officers today or Thurs
day, and within the week he will pre-
pare and have promulgated the first
decree of King Carnival for the sea-
son. Nothing less than classic is
expected from such source ON such
an occasion.
HMOst Excellent Cnndies1
At Victor Huot's, Wabasha street.
Supreme Court Calendar.
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