The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29
WE WE'RE MISTAKEN.


tite of the carnivorous animal for blood.
WE WE'RE MISTAKEN.
An Associated Press telegram published
in yesterdays Glob from New York
embodied some information of interest to
the people of St Paul. 1t reciteI the
arrest of LAT crooks who had come to the
big city to carry on their operations dur
ing the Dewey celebrations. The closing
sentence of that Associated Press dis
brought in yesterday and today were a
number who hailed from st. Paul, who re-
ported better expectations of good times
than in the West"
The G o b has felt called on to COM
ment more than once recently on the
comparative inaction which has prevailed
among the criminal fraternity in this
city. A week ago yesterday, in discuss
ing the prospect of vacancies in the ranks
of the chief officials of our local police
department, we took occasion to remark:
Even the burglars and highwaymen
have evidently shared in the belief that
occur at any time. There is no other
way in which we can explain the COM
parative inaction of this gentry of late
There has been but a single burglary
Only the fear that the department
was nc longer to be administered by
dead men can account for the strange
paralysis which has fallen on the more
robust class of crooks for a week or so
past. fP
Somewhat regretfully, of course, We ac-
knowledge our mistake. In the light Of
this New York dispatch we are compelled
to admit we were wrong in our explanA-
ton. The crooks of st. Paul were not in
active because they were looking for 9TH
er than dead men appearing at the head Of
our police department. They were mac
tive here simply because they had gone
elsewhere. They expected to find better
field of operations in New York, and so
temporarily removed to the metropolis.
The immunity with which they had car
ried On their operations here misled them
into the belief that their experience
would be the same in New York They
have discovered their mistake, and will
have ample time to reflect upon it in the
retirement of the New York city penitsn-
tiary on BlackweiIs island
The people of st. Paul should be CRATE
full to the police authorities of New York
city Relief often comes from the most
unexpected quarters. But of course those
crooks will be released sooner or later,
and will return to this city where, even
though business may not be as good as
1t might be, their operations can be car
ried on with absolute safety.
II the criminal authorities of New York
could be induced to give our local crooks
prisonment as would keep them away
from this city until next May, the may
or would be saved all necessity Of Great
Ing the needed vacancies in the police
department, and could safely leave the
task to the willing hands Of his Demo-
cratic successor
1t is feared that Admiral Dewey will
at least not get the Prohibition nominal
ton for president. 1t is stated that
shortly after being presented with the
original admiral's flag yesterday, he call
ed his Chinese steward and ordered a.
case Of champagne.
One of the Republican pGpers makes the
chief planks of the party platform pa
triotism and justice. Are these the two
things the government is now working
on the poor, benighted Filipinos?
If the Democrats should nominate Dew
ey for president. the Republicans could
make it pretty nearly unanimous by put
ting up Otis and Mark Hanna, or reverse
the order.
Princess Julia Dent Grant Cantacuzene
has quit getting married She has dc-
quired enough marriage certificates ;he
past week to last her to her golden we'd
ding.
1t is understood that, even if two or
three score of those congressman get lost
in the woods up North, the December ses-
sion will begin just as usual.
A New York suicide died the other day
clasping a woman's como. He would have
felt more comfortable, perhaps, had he
been clasping woman's corset.
It looks decidedly as If Dewey's din
ner today would consist of a cup of COT
fee and a sandwich in a carriage.
If Dewey doesn't care for Wheeler for a
running mate, Virginia is willing to let
him have Lee.
The Chicago Chronicles reference to
one of Gotham's newspapers as "the late
New York Sun is bright
By the way, Montojo was ore of the
rear admirals who was correctly named
Anyhow this week the ticket is Dewey
and the Star-Spangled Banner.
Freak Show for Church.
For the benefit Of the First Presby-
terrain church an interesting entertain
ment has been arranged to take place
this evening at Kirehoffs hall; Dale
street and Hague avenue. The entertain
ment will be in the nature of a dime
museum, with all of the freaks and Cd
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