The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

$85.OOO,OO0, and the corporation declared
itself to be growing In strength. 1t was
mentioned by way Of mere detail that the
cost Of the properties acquired was
81, 4S7, SOP, and that the subsidiary prop
critics hold as surplus $174,344, 222.
Democratic Triple Alliance
Lewis Nixon's proposal for triple alli-
aEce of the Democracy, embracing Tam
many hall, the Brooklyn organization and
the followers of David B. Hill in the up
state counties, which he made at din
ner to Edward M. Shepard last week,
was fertile topic of discussion in polit-
zeal circles While Mr.. Nixon would not
expatate upon his utterance, he indicated
Ihat ne had reason to hope that his
dream would come true. In fact he
practically declared that it had already
been realized.
There have been interesting develop
ments in the plan to eliminate Richard
Croker and David B. Hill as state leaders
and substitute for them Mr.. Shepard In
innate friends of the late candidate for
mayor admitted that their plans involved
these movements this year:
The election of Mr.. Shepard as a dele
gate Of the regular organization to the
next Democratic state convention
Mr. Shepard's assumption Of the party
leadership at the convention
The elimination of Bird S. Coler as
candidate for governor
The nomination of John G. Milburn Of
Buffalo, as the Democratic candidate for
governor
The election of Democratic candidates
for congress in several New York dis
tricts now represented by Republicans.
Triple alliance is the new political
term which Democrats whose interest is
in the party and not in Their own partic-
ular graft hope to see engrossed in
the minutes of every Democratic gather
ing in New York state from now until
next November.
Criticises PsychicaI Research
DR.. F. B. Sumner of the college Of lne
City of New York has prepared a eriti-
clsm of Prof. James Harvey Hyslop, of
Columbia, one of the most prominent
members of the Society of Psychical Re
search, dealing with his report upon the
remarkable case of Mrs. Piper, the medi-
UNI. Prof. Hyslop seems to have been
converted to the belief in f'spiritisnl'' bv
his seances with Mrs. Piper. Speaking Of
the question of spiritism, Prof GUNNER
said he thought Prof. Hyslop had given
far too little weight to Suggestion" as
an explanation of the phenomena in Mrs
| Piper's case; that he seemed to have
! thrown caution completely to the winds
| and that there was a growing tendency
! on Prof. HySlop's part to adjust his facts
| to his theories, which becomes evident
! when the earlier and later notes on the
! same incidents are compared.
! Old Martins Gone, New Coming
| Historic Martins is gone forever Last
week the last meal was served in the
| quaint French hotel at Ninth street and
| University place. Dawn was shooting up
| its first fingers when the last of those
who came to celebrate the event passed
| out of the portals. Bohemia and society
| joined hands in making an important
| night of it. There was a merry company
from the Metropolitan Opera house, and a
dozen private rooms. each filed with
| diners. Scores came late and found every
| table in the old rooms taken, and had to
! bide their time or go elsewhere.
| 1t wouldn't do to tell how much wine
! was ordered and drunk in celebration of
| the passing of Martins Neither would
/ it do to be too specific about the cock
tails, liquors and fancy mixtures that
passed down grateful threats as a parting
! bumper to the old place
| There will be no more breakfasts at the
| old hcstelry, and in the place of the
! white aproned walters and ubiquitous
pages will come the brawny sons of toll
| to raze the structure. AS soon as the
| walls are down work will begin on a
fine big sky-scraper of steel and ma
| hotel 50 famous for it's good cheer.
| In d few weeks the new Martins will
| be opened at Twenty-sixth street and
| Fifth avenue.
u was only in 1884 that Martins sprang
| into being. 1t was started by Nine.
Larue, and poor Frenchmen, artists po-
| cts and what not were her patrons in the
| old-fashioned boarding house at No. 81
| University place. Then John M Martin
| bought the establishment, furnished it UP
| a bit and soon had a reputation for cook
| ing and wines. 1t Dlossomed out SIS the
Hotel Martin, and one by one other neigh
| boring houses were added
| Many of its guests were noted people.
Bernhard took at least one meal at Mar
! tins while in New York. Anna Held and
! Fougere stopped there. Plancon and Sa-
| leza gave noted dinners in the oId-fash-
| toned dining rooms, while French travel
ers and officers of the French steamship
lines made the Martin their headquarters.