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

Inc wreck OF the Hesperus, the destruc.
ton OF that noble craft, the Jules La Plante,
In Lake ST. Pierre, all other naval catastro-
phes OF history pale into insigni1cance when
compared with the experience of the yacht
Wiiile' In the turbulent waters of the raging
Misslsslppi on Sunday last. 1t was not that
the craft was wrecked. but the horror of the
| possible disaster that would have befaIlen this
town IN case 1t had, eventually gone to the
oottom with all hands on board appeals al
most as much as the actually would, had
there been Less distinguished, persons on
board. The Willie was made the vehicle on
sunday for the transportation of a notable
lot OF entities to the fishing grounds whers
the catfish lie in the mud and the Sleeps
heao sur the still ibayous in the vicinity
OF the town of Hastings. The craft was undec
the direction Of Pilot Fred Schiffmann when
she left the levee. but she came back up the
river at her own sweet will. She was freight
eo with noble passenger list. Oar Reese,
clerk OF the supreme court and illum.na
Oh the oratorical Depths was board. He
was at one end of the craft and to even
Things up Artie White. Tom Neuhausen,
Dolph Schifmann, Henry Johns and George
Parker sat quiet at the other end. In the
middle was Fred Schiffmann, the engine and
| the provisions
Ihey left early Sunday morning. and they
went as far as the boat would go with the
Iuel that was In the engine. When the ship
stopped and Schiffmenn tried to find out
what was the matter Neuhausen suggested
that perhaps some fire under the boiler might
help. and the problem was solved Neuhausen
was the keeper Of the log on the trip. Some
Gay ne VIII print it-and everybody in town
Will commence to study German to read it,
He will tell of the disgust Of Artie after
fishing for four hours and catching nothing.
when he exclaimed that he didn't think a
steamboat was much of place to fish off
anyway. Then the story Of the final catastro-
phe when the pilot ran the ship up on the
top OF riprap wing dam and they had to go
! up to Nininger and get Ignatius Donnelly to
come down and talk it off. The horrors of the
trip UP the river in the dark and many other
fearsome things will be told and the wreck
OF the jules La Plante will be forgotten.
The members of the board Of equalization
had been sitting for several hours Monday
! going through the assessment list and listen
ing to that eternal 'Move the application be
disallowed," when Harry Hardick lad an
inspiration. He got close to Col Kiefer and
suggested that Commissioner Moritz be given
chance to save his voice.
Lets get monograph" said Hardick.
and let Moritz turn the crank. 1t would savs
time and conserve the energies of Moritz for
some better purpose
At a recent conference Of officers Of the
Fifteenth. the subject under discussion was
the possibility Of preserving discipline in the
j camp after the boys were paid Each cap
tain in turn, called up and questioned as to
| the probable conduct of his company de-
| clared his belief that the men under his
! command would Continue good little boys and
! not cause any one any trouble
Finally they came to a big, strapping fell
low. who looks every inch the soldier that
he Is.
What about your men. Capt. -?' was
| asked.
well" replied the captain, eve got some
men that'l cut loose and raise hi if they re
| not watched" lie
Which was just what every other captain
had felt. but 1t remained for the big fellow
| to tell the truth about it.
1.-THE funniest thing in the Buffalo Bill par
ade today" said hypercriticai spectator,
! was Buffalo Bill himself. He drove team
| at the head OF the procession and sat in a
carriage attended by dinky little English
! footman. An Immediately following him was
| a band of Indians am not up on the con-
| gruities and incongruitie5 of things but it did
! seem to me a little homogeneous for a wild
have a footman in attendance upon him.
But neither Buffalo Bill nor the footman
seemed to see it in that light. Perhaps it