The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-06

for themselves in return for a reasonable
amount of work, and that any further
distributions only would encourage pau
perism and create a worthless class Of
'hoboes" and ''panhandlers' in the com
munity.
OdeIIs Board of Control Troubles
Gov. Odelrs efforts to have the State
Board Of Charities take a businesslike
view Of the situation and so effect a com
promise in regard to his purpose to CEN
traltze responsibility and administrative
duty in the management of the state s
charitable institutions appear to have
come to naught. An intimation has been
received that the state board has sent
letter to the governor, which probably
will be read in the conference in the
executive chamber, taking direct issue
with him and with the draft of the chdrl-
ties bill as prepared by the special Iegis-
lative committee. 1t is said, indeed, that
President Stewart and his associates IN
the State Board Of Charities may show
extreme discourtesy to the governor by
staying away from the second confer
ence on this subject.
More Nixon Gumors-
good many Tammany men have been
wondering who would be the Nixon can
dldate for justice of the supreme court
this fall and show how big a vote
Tammany can poll under him. Charles
w. Dayton, it was said last evening. was
the man most likely to be selected by
Mr. Nixon, always supposing that Mr.
Nixon has anything to say in the sclec-
ton Of the candidate.
The enemies Of Mr. Nixon and those
who do not take him seriously in poll
ties say that he will not have any
chance Of nominating Mr. DAYTON or
anyone else. The present county cen
trail committee Of Tammany Hall will
conduct the next campaign, though their
successors will be elected in Septemba-.
but the nominations will be made bv 4
convention that will be elected in Sep
TENDER, and Mr.. Nixon may have moth
ing to do with it's deliberations Mr..
Hills hackers say that Mr.. Nixon is
anxious to have him win. Mr. Nixon
says that he will recognize the regularly
elected leader, whoever he is. He is
going to see the men in Mr.. Sexton $
committee anyhow, just as a guarantee
of good faith, but Mr.. Hill and his
friends say that Mr. Nixon is with them
all the time.
Rare old Fabrics Exhibit
One Of the most extraordinary collec-
lions of fabrics church vestments and
articles of clerical and domestic use ever
shown in this country, is on free view in
TIC <AAIeIlCdn art galleries, where the eX-
hlblt1on will continue until the end Of
this week. The collection was formed
by Vital Benquist, and includes velol1rs
procades, embroideries, tapestries. Span
ISM and Italian laces, silver sanctuary
lamps, printed textiles and pictures done
IN neediework, the entire collection he
ing formed Of productions Of the fifteenth.
sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. There are Italian and French
brocade covers, italian arras tapestries.
ecclesiastical banners, Venetian lace SER
Y1ettes, brocade copes, silk chasubIes,
italian drawn linen table covers. altar
pieces, cut velvet portieres Of the italian
Medic period, italian lace curtains. sacred
image dresses. a Venetian brocade
priests robe, Venetian throne cloths. a
sixteenth century Italian coat Of arms. a
Spanish stole of the seventeenth century
and an Italian priests robe Of the same
period, chalice covers a Venetian Gothic
banner, Oriental cushions missal covers
a Rose Du Barry court coat, a Louis XIV
cream brocade wOman's garment. some
wonderful sanctuary lamps and speci
mems of Italian repousse work. and
variety of needlework pictures. represent
ing English, italian and Spanish methods
Of this art.