The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-02
Epistles 10 St. Paul.

Some years ago. when Hitler Horton was
presioent OF the park board, dredge was
poashe Ior the purpose of deepening portions
OF the lake at Como. The dredge filled the
purpose FOR which it was bought and was laid
up on the shore of the lake. Out of compH-
ment to the then president Of the park board
the credge was named Hiler H. Horton. and a
large sign bearing that name was painted on
tne side OF the craft Since the scow was
laid up that sign has stared the visitors at
como IN the face, and people from the coun-
could be who had the dredge named after
him-for there are people who don't even
know Hiler Horton
MT. Horton was out at the park the other
DAY and he had his attention called to the
sco". Last night he was around with a
proposition. He wanted the park board to
give him the advantage of using that scow
for his own purpose
Ihefes my name, stuck UP before all the
world said Horton. Now when that ship
was named things were good here and 1
appreciated the honor that was done me- But
II won't do now. Why can't the board make
the honor substantial by letting me pant
under that sign the words:
Attorney at Law. Legal jobs carefully
atlehoed TO- Office, SO and So 1t might boost
business and wouldn't hurt the scow Bit
Wlibur Ilbbils got paper the other day
from Jim Condit, who is running a t ain
out OF the City of Mexico. II is a littlc single
sheet, a supplement to Ell Monitor Espanol
puplshed In the Mexican capital. There isn't
much of it, but it disposes vsry effectua ly
OF the proposition that has been heard o. late
That the Spanish-American republics sympa-
thlze with the United States in the war. l.
also proves that the yellow journals are t
all published in New York The supplement-
says in Spanish. of which this is free
translation:
"A respectable house of this city has re-
celVed the following cablegram, viii is t.
be entirely depended on for is truth
Cervera has avenged Mania. At the bait e
OF Santiago on July 8. a glorious victory WIS
won for the Spanish arms. Five American
SHIPS were sunk in Santiago bay and 1 201
Americans were taken Prisoners"
All or which would have been important
if it had been true. It is worth while no ing
the fact that the paper was printed July 10,
ten days after the battle.
The lawyer put his feet up on the table
and told the gang how nice it must be to be
a newspaper man and popular, because whea
one died he was remembered by people who
would even forget the Maine, and how there
was always something substantial done for
the deceased's surviving family.
Horace Dunno got up and stretched his
arms with that peculiarly effective cuff-pulling
motion of his ana remarked:
That's all right. but / wish to the Lord
they would bring eff the substantial end of
the remembrance a little earlier in the game.
It's an awful tight wad and it would just
about strike me right if the benefit could be
well, let's say something on the ante
mortem order. hey?'
No wonder the proprietor of the Chicago
Inter Ocean wants to get a few more street
car franchises in the Windy City. If he has
to pay telegraph tolls on much news of
this sort, he'll need good many more good
things than he has now.
Mel Sawyer, who is not unknown i'll
these parts, is at Atlantic City. The Chicago
public got up last Sunday morning and read
this special telegram in the Atlantic City
social news
Doc" Melville Sawyer. who has a reputa-
ton throughout the enlire Northwest
white man and all around good fellow, is To-
Gated at the Hotel Central for the season.
Mr.. Sawyers home is in St, Paul. but he Is
also well known in Chicago business circles"
If the fsct of Mel Sawyer's presence at
Atlantic City justified its being telegraphed
to Chicago what are the ST. Paul papers
going to do for him when he permits his
foot to tread his native heath again?
They tell this one on the Prior avenue po-
lice-the cyclists do. They Go not like the
Prior avenue police,= who are not very
courteous at times, or even judcous, in their
application Of terms to cyclists who may
be technically violating the law.
One cyclist says that the captain CT the
station inquired of enc of h.s flen how the
latter's horse came to be in such a lathsr.
oh" replied the officer. Hes had a
pretty hard run after the sun. 1t was
scorching." The Philistine.