The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-06
Epistles 10 ST. Pau.

When they get Comptroller McCardy out of
town they treat him just as though he d dn't
carry them all in he hollow of his hand
Meaning the council. Down at Omaha last
week they knocked the underpinning from
his dignity and gave him a merry chase
They tried him, in the presence of the city
officials Of Omaha. and Corporation At
torney Markham prosecuted him on the
charges that were preferred with a vigor tn 1t
savored enough Of realism to rile Mac.
The members of the St. Paul council and
some of the city officers met in the council
chamber at Omaha last Thursday for the
purpose of tossing bouquets at their guests
and having some iaurels handed to them
selves. After the formal proceeding the
members of the two city governments went
in for little fun. Sam Haas the St. Paul
building inspector. was OF the party and
some CT the councilmen had put up little
conspiracy. w. T. Kirke was managing the
affair, and it was proposed that Sam be tried
for malfeasance in office. Mr.. Haas got en-
to the little scheme and was ready to take
his medicine when the st. Paul council was
called to order and nine members responded
to the roll call by CITY Clerk Jensen. Kirke
was just going to get up to prefer the clarg
against Haas when the inspiration came to
the latter. He saw McCardy In the room
He leaned over to Mr.. Markham and said:
"Get after Mac great. great. get after
him."
Markham fell in with the idea. He got en-
his feet before Kirke could and moved the
impeachment Of ]. ]. McCardy on several
grounds, including secreting the cfty's books,
making way with the city's cash and being
In deal with Tim Reardon to Interfere with
the city's business. Mac was paralyzed.
Everybody took a hand in the trial and as
all of them have had something held UP by
McCardy at one time other there was a
good deal of earnestness in the manner of
some of them. Markham summed I'D and
left the comptroller chance of escape
McCardy had made up his mind that he was
going to have some fun with the gang him
SELF but Markham anticipated this by NOV
ing that he be not heard but be deposed
from Office summarily. The proposition went
through with a whoop and j. ]. McCardy was
fired with much show Of soiemnity.
DR.. Rudolph Schiffmann has long been
known as a genial, popular and adaptable
man. but it Is doubtful If he has lever been
in better position to render service to
his fellow men than was the case last Sat
urday morning.
The recent candidate for mayor was In
Chicago on business trip and ran up to
Milwaukee Saturday morning. On the way
to the train he picked up the Staatszeitung
and sauntered to the depot
The coach already we'll filled, and
knots Of drummers and other tourists were
clustered here and there specializing as 10
the events Of the night before in Cuba and
elsewhere.
DR.. Schiffmann paid little or no attention
to them. but, dropping into his seat, pulled
his Staatszeitung from his pocket and sat
down to enjoy It,
where did you get that paper?"
what paper Is that?"
"Where in the deuce did you get that?"
AS he rustled the sheet he found himself
in a vortex Of Interrogation, and the upshot
Of the matter was that while the rest of the
passengers gathered around the st. Paul
PHYSICIANS seat, he had to translate every
word of the telegraph news in the German
paper for the accommodation OF his anxious
fellow passengers.