Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-15
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.

Last evening Officer Henry Brudigan found
what purports to be valuable contract between
Charles P. Lowell and John J. Solchet, which
he holds subject to the order of the owaer.
The notorious Sarah Weeks has again been
arrested, this time at the instance of a man
named Clark, who charges her with stealing
from his room. The Weeks ranch, on North
Second street, should be pulled, and the atten-
ton of the authorities is called to it.
The police shot two mad dogs which were
running about in South Minneapolis last night.
The Lurline boat club has vacated its boat
house or Lake Calhoun on account Of the ice
breaking up and threatening with the high winds
to destroy it.
Yesterday the mayor ordered out
hook aad ladder company No.
of the fire department. to tear
down the totterirg walls Of the Eastman block
on NicOllet avenue. In razing the walls brick
fell upon a member OF the company, named
Foley, inficting d painful scalp wound on the
side of his head, three inches In length. Foley
was taken to DR.. Ames' office by the supply
wagon, where the wound was dressed.
Despite the allegation of the sensational Jour-
nalf to the contrary, the gambling houses have
all closed il accordance with the orders issued by
the mayor. Two OF the most efficient officers of
the police department have visited all the gam
bling houses nightly and found them closed.
The chief of police has issued an order to the
gamblers to at once leave the city, He has also
issued orders to the patrolmen and officers of
the force to arrest all suspicious characters
found on the streets and to arrest any one found
wandering about the streets after midnirht who
| cannot give clear and satisfactory account
| OF themselves, and the order Will be vigorously
enforced.
| distressing accident occurred at the Wash
! ingtOn avenue crossing of the Manitoba railroad
last night. Dan Howard, young man EMPLOYED
In the freight office, was standing on the cross
ing in the center of the track, when a switch en-
| CINE pulled down the track. He appeared to
| be unconscious Of It's approach, as he made no
effort to escape q collision. He was, conse.
| quently, struck and carried down with the train
| fully sixty feet beneath the wheels When ex-
| tricated his legs were found horribly llangled
The patrol wagon was called out and
Sergeant Daily drove the unfortunate man
| the College hospital. Dr's. Ames, Moore and
Quimby being summoned, found it necessary to
amputate both legs above the knees. The sur
geOns believe he will survive the severe ordeal,
although, of course, shockingly crippled.
The council committee on licenses held a
secret session yesterday. Last night the GLOBES
grapevine telegraph was put into operation, and
| revealed the fact that the committee after much
discussion, arrived at the conclusion that it
would recommend the following rates for the
various city licenses for the ensuing year: Sa-
looms, $1,000; auctioneers, S1OO; fOotpedlers,
$500; billiard tables, $50; pool tables, $50; ten
pin alleys, $50; shooting galleries, 500; thea
tiers, 81 200; concerts, each night, $25; circuses
$500; circuses and menageries combined $500;
for each succeeding night for the same, $500;
junk shops, $50; hawkers, 500. The commit
tee will also recommend that the ordinance
shall prohibit saloons from running within 500
|
1t may be of interest to state that the state law
prohibits saloons from running within a half
mile of the state university, which will make
the limit at First avenue southeast The latter
law Will be strictly enforced by the police de-
partment.