The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
Episties to St. Paul.

Counting chickens before they are Matched
Is uaolionaily disappointing. and they do
say that William Henry Eustis. the former
mayor o. neighboring city, has had his
snare OF II Mr.. Eustis was recently can
oloste Tor governor Of the state. He thought
ne was going TO be elected. Indeed, he was
reasonably confident OF it. So sure was he
That he had arrangements made for q recep-
ton to be held In the Laramee building, on
south Fourth street. in Minneapolis. There
was 70 be handshaking. and possibly Iigh.
lunch, and IT was anticipated that q huge
tnrong would come. Figuring the matter
over. Mr.. Eustis happened to think. too, that
the building mad only one entrance. and
therefore some Of his celebrants might be
nurt IN the lam that must ensue on the
stairs. 'faSS
1t Is only few steps across to the Journal
building. Indeed on the ground floor they
are wall to waii but there is q light well
OF few feet from there up. From the room
formerly occupied by the telephone operators
IN the Laramee building to one Of the upper
rooms in the Journal building a little bridge
was arranged, so that the guests might leave
without eollding With the late corners. That
see prospective OIL Inspector Blanchard. Of
the Times, on their way out. too.
The bridge has been taken down.
+ Speaking OF Minneapolis. the Philistine
while wandering about the former realm OF
Eustis yesterday. discovered an amusing sign
in front of a ten-cent museum.
1t ADVERTISED Harry o'Rourke or somebody
| In an ''inlmical" speciality.
The painter either meant "Inimitable" or
he had o'Rcurke sized up for Democrat
and thought AN Democrats were Spaniards."
James Austin, the young man from the bat
leship Oregon who recently allowed himself
TO be used for campaign material by some
Republican politicians at the Eustis meet
ing at the Auditorium. has been sorry ever
since that he was persuaded TO attend the
rally.
1t viii be remembered that the Eustis pa
pers in st. Paul made lot OF capital because
one OF Uncle Sans sailors occupied front
seat and added inspiration to the Republican
battle cry OF Remember the Maine" Aus
tin. It seems. on the night of the rallv had
no intention of going to help out Mr.. Eustls
He was walking along the street when the
Seventh ward club came up. and one OF the
bright minds conceived the idea that It would
be a great hit To have Austin Join the pro-
cessfon. He asked Austin 20 do SO, and that
young man didn't care very much about it
one way or the other. so he went along
1 Then he was ushered up TO a front seat in
the Auditorium, and at the right moment
In it for him except the fun. and that didn't
pay for the notoriety that he got out OF 1t
before the evening over. 1t was said at
the time that he was actually paid for al
lowing himself TO be a party to the demon
stration to be made over him, but that wasn't
the fact. He did it for fun, and was sorry
afterwards that he had allowed himself to
be pulled into IT.
There was an exhibition of heroism that
went unnotleed last night at the Grand-or
almost unnotieed. During the third act OF
the play a common tubular lantern was hoist
ed a flagstaff. 1t had been carelessy
trimmed. and as soon 1t was put in place
the fame burst up until It quite filled the
globe. The people on the stage were all in
tense,y interested IN their work and did not
notice the lamp. Il burned for several min
utes, and explosion was imminent that
might have had a disastrous effect In the
great mass Of people that crowded the house
Just as the lantern was about to blow up
the blaze being almost obscured by the
smoke a loungod on to the stage He
was dressed in Spanish soldiers uniform.
He sauntered leisurely to the hags.aff. and
with an air Of utter indifference lowered the
burning lamp which might explode In a
second. Ioosened - from the rope to which
il tied and walked of the stage as
though he had done simply something that
was a part OF the play. His name could
Fourteenth Minnesotes and his presence Of
mind prevented what might have resulted
in panic. The Phiistine.