Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-06
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by the Special Reporters of tho
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER,

SALTWATER.
The condition of Louis Cakes was I'M
proved yesterday.
The board of county commissioners adj
iourned yesterday to April IL.
A false fire alarm about noon yesterday
brought out the fire department..
James Stout, of the firm of Knapp, Stout
& Co., was IN the city yesterday.
Robert Brand returned yesterday from
business trip to Glencoe and other places.
The st. Oroix lumbermen's board of trade
hold a meeting at o'clock to-day for the
purpose of eleoting officers.
Miss Lizzie Rhone died yesterday morn
ing while in fit. Deceased has heen sub
ject to fits for years. The funeral will
probably take place tomorrow from the
Catholic church.
Robert Conway, the man struck by Lewis
Cakes with an ak up river about two weeks
ago, is in the city. Conveys version of the
cause of tie trouble differs slightly from that
published in the GLOBE yesterday. He says
that about three weeks ago Cakes told a
| story about meeting an Indian on the road
who drew knife on him. The following
Sunday he came down to the
camp where Conway was work.
ing, and entertained the crew by
dancing and. singing. Conway at the
time was lying down. Cakes when he saw
Conway concluded that he was the man who
dressed as an Indian, drew the knife on him
week before, ard Selling an Ak threw it
it at him. Luckily for him the handle of ak
| struck him instead of the head; bounding off
the blade struck man by the name of VIVA
len, cutting a cash about four inches inches
long on the'back of his neck. The cut did
not penetrate to any depth, however. Cakes
fled as soon as he threw the ak. Conway
left the camp about week after with team
and came to this city.
The following Sunday Doyle and several
others went to the camp where Cakes was
working with the result published in yester-
days GLOBE.
Conway in conversation with one of the
police said that he can prove his story by
the crew and as soon as Cakes RECEIVERS hs
| will prosecute him.
IRELAND's ILLS.
Mayor Proctor's call for a mass meeting
to take definite steps towards appointing a
committee on arrangements to make the
necessary preparations to receive Mr.. John
Dillon when he visits this city in the cause
of the suffering people of Ireland met with
hearty response Thursday night.
The meeting was called to order by the
chairman, Mayor Proctor. and ]. F. Burke
was elected secretary.
The object for which the meeting was
called was stated by the chairman, after
which Fayette Marsh moved that commit
tee on arrangements be appointed, consist
ing of three gentlemen from each ward and
a like committee be appointed on subscrip-
ton. The motion was carried and the chair
man, assisted by the secretary and
Mr.. Marsh, appointed the following commit
tees:
COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS.
First Ward-J. F. Burke, Myron Shepard
and M. NJ. Shortall.
Second Ward--M. M. Clark, Samuel Mat
thews and D. J. Sullivan.
Third Ward-J. A. Deragisch, M. w. Muir
ray and F. A. Seymour.
SUBSCRIPTION COMMITTEE.
First Ward-Joseph Schupp, ]. O'Shaugh-
messy and F. E. Joy.
Second Ward--James Sinclair, G. A. Ben
nett and J. P. McGoldrick.
Third Ward-James Griffin, Louis Hospes
and Major Edward.
A motion made that Mayor Proctor act as
chairman of the meeting and chairman of the
committee on arrangements was carried
unanimously.
The committee on arrangements will ap-
point the speakers and also invite twenty
five of our citizens to seat on the stage on
the night of the meeting. They will also
appoint all sub-committees.
The proposed visit of Mr.. Dillon in a
cause which has called forth a spontaneous
response all over America cannot but meet
with like response from the citizens Of
| Saltwater, noted fos their generosity on all
occasions where suffering and want enlist
their sympathies. It is to be earnestly
hoped that on this occasion the committee
| on subscriptions will meet with liberal dona-
tions.
The time has not been fixed for Mr.. Dill
Ions coming, but it will probably be next
Thursday night. 1t is expected that he will
be accompanied by .one or more other
speakers. Several of our own citizens will
also speak thst evening.
The committee on arrangements for Mr.
Dillon's coming will meet at the council
rooms this evening at o'clock, also the
committee on subscriptions.