The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-11
AS OTHERS SEE THE TWINS.
Some Pointed Paragraphs Written
by Kansas Cityan.

Over the signature of Kansas
Cityan" the World Of that city devotes
page to the Twin City carnival, from
which are selected the following point
ed paragraphs:
A Festival of Ceres" was organized, some
thing after the style Of the old harvest home
festivals Of the country villages of other
days. In addition, carnival something like
our X K. K. celebration, was gotten up,
and Minneapolis got good show bill ad-
yert1Ser and fairly flooded the country with
printed matter concerning the great doings
there. They out-yelled and out=did ST. Paul
By good, hard hustling they succeeded in act
ualiy capturing, believe, the preponder-
ance OF the crowd. They hung up a lot OF
gaudy, but very cheap, decorations, got up
fake parades, beat drums and blew horns. st.
Paul was beautifully and tastefully decorat-
ed in honor of the G. A. r. 1t was done with
uniformity of design that showed careful
planning in advance. Minneapolis simply
hung up cheap bunting and banners In fact
emblems advertising different brands Of beer
constituted some Of the most notable decora-
lions.
st. Paul did not like it, of course, but could
not keep the people from being attracted
across the line to the enemy's camp. An
other event which has increased the crowd Is
the fact that the state fair not only tied itself
onto the tail of the G.. A. R. kite. but in
exposition Of natural and industrial products
1t invited, and got, North and South Dakota
Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to
send here their big pumpkins and best ad-
vertising liars. Of course, the country Poo
pie and many Of the visitors wanted to see
the state fair. All the visitors to st. Paul
have wanted to go to Minneapolis and all
the visitors to Minneapolis have wanted to go
to ST. Paul. Nearly the entire populations OF
both cities, something like 1865, 600 in the ag-
gregate, | believe, have been called out on
the streets day and night by the playing of
the bands, marching of troops and heaven
knows what ALL. As a result Of all this
conglcmeration Of g.. A. r., X. OF p. and
state fair. about 500 600 people have been kept
constantly on the move, wanting to go every
where and see everything. 1t has been the
greatest push / have ever gotten tangled
up with. The scenes have been almost indie
scribable.
A Grand Island, Neb., veteran, who stood
at the corner Of Sixth street and Pleasant
avenue and kept tab with a pencil told me
that he counted 16, 240 veterans on foot; thirty
bands and thirty-three drum corps, 241
mounted men and about 1900 people in car
riages. All told, this would make the pro-
cession in round numbers little over $4,000.
presume that this is about correct. It's a
big enough procession, anyhow; big enough
to suit anybody.
Minneapolis is daffy on the subject OF base
ball, and there Is the same enthusiasm that
we used to have at Kansas City in the days
when the Blues didn't give us the blues.
Over in st. Paul they don't seem to think
base ball amounts to much just now and
tney don't call ComfSkey Charley any
more. In Minneapolis it's a wonder to me
that they didn't make Capt. Wilmot king of
the carnival. Instead of that the auditor of
the street railway company took the role of
his royal highness, fitting selection indeed
as the carnival seemed to be organized large
ly to enrich the Golfers Of the street railway
company His name Is Calderwood and he
is king in private life in a smaller way at
least he seems to be regarded as a royal
good fellow, for he is president Of the Com
mercfal club. Minneapolis is one city at
least where the street railway company is
not looked upon as a particular grasping
monopoly. One could hardly fancy Yerkes.
OF Chicago, for instance, riding around on
top of chariot with gilt crown on his
head and giving people a chance to throw
brick-bats at him if they choose.
l think free silver has a good chance tn
carry Minnesota. The Populists and Demo-
Gratis have fused for national electors state
congressional, county, and even city officers
lat Minneapolis) without any friction. The
candidate for governor is free silver Re-
publican, and unless there is radical change
between now and November Bryan will
carry Minneapolis and the country in spite
of all the banks and corporations can do.
Hanna is alarmed the situation and a
few barrels are said to be on the way already.
$500, coo being the sum named as the first in
stallment Of the fund to ''save Minnesota