The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-19

! 81 fs11rtis Hal was crowded Tuesday night witt
/ Scotchlnen and their ladies, mostly members
(! Of the Caledonian Club. The excellent mu'
! steal and literary programme which had beer
| prepared by the committees, consisting OF
1 Robert Hannah, p. W. Martin and D. e. Sinp
! son, had only one fault: it was go crowded will
| good things that many OF the audience, in or.
der to get home at seasonable hour, were
! Obliged to leave before the entertainment Wa
| over.
/ Prof Downing, of the State University, de
| livered the second lecture of the course--PlaiI
Lectures for Plain People--at Catholic Assoc
citation Hall Wednesday evening. Comets
aud Me1eors' was the subject. 1t was most
instructive lecture from the beginning to the
close: Clear and concise in manner OF speech,
the Professors efforts drew forth from his al-
dience the strictest attention. no point Of in
formation seeming 10 have been lost to his
hearers The third lecture of the course will
| occur next mouth. Lights, Old and New,
will ba considered by Prof. Dodge.
Last Sunday, following the regular meeting
of Division No ], A. O. H., at their hall at $50
Second avenue south, there was organized q
company Of Hibernian Rifles. 1t started out
most favorably, having on it's roll charter
membership of fftF-two. After organization
the following gentlemen were chosen officers
of the company: Captain, j. ]. McHale, OF No.
2; LIST lieutenant, Edward Kennedy, Of No. 4;
I'd lieutenant John Smith, OF No. 9; LIST SER
geant, P. j. Rooney, of No. l. The meeting
then adjourned to meet Sunday, December 20,
for the purpose OF completing their organiza-
ton.
The four suits of c. Wood Davis against the
st. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company
for discrimination in cars and other Transports
ton facilities, came up into the United States
court al Topeka Kas. The suits involve S107,-
COG. Or this sum $1,000 are claimed on over
charges There are two damage suits growing
out of DISCRIMINATORY cars and other faciii-
ties in transportation i'll which the claims are
for SOC, 0O0 Including interest. This is the first
suit of the kind ever brought in the United
States and it will be a bitterly fought one,
Davis having been forced to go out Of busi-
ness.
A meeting of the directors of the Industrial
Exposition was held Monday and business OF
interest transacted. iG was deemed necessary
to at once fix the day of the opening and keep
it ever before the public. After some little
discussion it was decided to open the doors on
August Is, 1885, the fourth Monday of the
month. This date, it was held, would the least
interfere with the State Fair and would draw
visitors to both cities to take in both fair aud
exposition. The site for the building has not
been chosen. The fund has passed the $250,O0O
mark, and an endeavor will be made to reach
tho sum of 100000 by the lsr Of January
The warehouse and finishing shops of the d.
NJ. Gilmore Furniture Company, at the corner
of Western avenue and Sixteenth street, were
partially destroyed by fire Monday evening
The company was organized in 1888, Capt. Gill
more being general manager Donald Kennedy
president, and A. G.. Kennedy secretary and
treasurer Capt Gilmore has twice been
burned out before once in 1873 and again in
1881. The present company was organized
and the buildings erected in 1888, the ware
house costing about $4,000. The wallis are
still standing and are unhurt, the loss on build
ing reaching probably SOW. lie Is lnpos
sible to tell the extent of tho loss on iio
material. Capt. Gilmore thought it Nigh.
reach between $4,000 and $s5 900. The ins'lr-
snce is S50,OOOin all on bull iings stock and
lumber yard. The work Of rebuilding has al
ready begun.