The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-03
Epishes to St. Paul.

Director Clark, of the Mankato normal
school, told the legislative committee on
normal schools yesterday that the board
wanted the roof of the school trussed because
they couldn't trust the roof
He was from Dakota. He sat in st. Paul
restaurant, Dartaking Of substantial meal
and perusing The G 1t e.
I'VE did not go to Chickamauga in palace
cars when I made the trip, back in the '60s,"
he remarked. 1--WE rode part way In wagons,
a short distance in box cars and then-welI,
then we walked. This is a funny war, amt
it? That is, it was funny war, with Spain.
First We wiped the earth, and now we are
Offering the fellows we enrashed 800 apiece
If they will give up their guns and be good.
We are also willing to send them home. in
good style. if they will please go. Get lot
OF those Cubans and send them up to Da-
kota. We will civilize them, next winter,
when the thermometer gets ready to break
this Winters record. Then take all our In
dams and send them to Manila to teach the
Filipinos how to be bad. They would drive
the whole Aguinado caboodle into the river
Pasig and decorate the congress hall at
Malolos with scalps. Give poor Lo chance.
Don't give the Filipinos the 800 apiece. Old
Bug and Geronimo will settle all the trouble
for less money!;
There was quite an exciting scene enacted
in the front door Ct the Germania Bank build
ing, on Wabasha street. yesterday. small
boy who had committed some offense against
the law in the course of making change for
sales Of papers took refuge in the revolving
door way from large policeman, who at
tempted to get the clutches of the law on
the small offender. The boy lodged in one of
the compartments of the door and the police
man following became ensconsed in another
Then the pair ran around at breakneck speed
for some minutes until finally the officer
gave up the pursuit. large crowd of
spectators witnessed the chase and cheered
Last night one Of the tramp species, with
enough bad whisky aboard to make him
think he was imposed upon when he was
locked UP, landed at the station in fit of
boisterous indignation. JaiIer Lou Calvin,
in an effort to quiet the irate specimen, in
CURED of him alphabetically what he had
been arrested for
well, I'll tell yer. me friend" said the
tramp, winking one eye at Capt Rouleau;
1T was dis way 1 stole lot Of hogs and
dey 'squealed' on me, so de copper got wise
and trew me in. See!''
half an hour was spent by the senate in
discussing a wolf bounty bill in a more or
less frivolous manner. The thing started
when Senator Daugherty discovered that the
county auditor was required to preserve
copy of the certificate of the killing of the
wolf, and all records pertaining thereto, in
Guiding the ears entire. Just how the audi
tor would be able to preserve copy of the
ears entire did not appear at once to the
Duluth senator. and he raised a question.
Then John Ives cut in and said while Ram
sey county was not overrun with wolves, he
thought the Ramsey delegation might make
some valuable suggestions. Senator Ryder,
of Polk, sand Ramsey's claim would be con-
ceded if two-legged wolves were to be in
cluded in the bill.
We'll" rejoined Senator Ives, the popula-
ton here has been depleted somewhat In two
years, but We have gained a good senator
from Polk county" The Philistine.