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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
HE is NOT A BURDEN.
Positive Drought Of GrasshOpPers
in the Northwest.

Within the last few days there has been
more or less talk about visitation of hop
pers in the Northwest. The report origin
ated from assertions to that effect published
In morning paper. With view to getting
at the facts in the case a GLOBE reporter
interviewed number of NOTthwestemerS,
at present in the city, and failed to find any
one who confirmed the reports.
W. Il. Webb of Billings. Mont, said there
We're no graSshOppers in the Yellowstone
valley, assertions to the contrary notwith-
standing. There were scarcely enough to
furnish bait for fishing, TO say nothing of
enough TO do damage to crops.
There are no 'hoppers in the Red river
country" said w. J. Murphy of Grand
Forks. Crops are promising. and our
stock interests are developing. OF course,
the 'hoppeTs wouldn't affect the stock. but
L mention this as an incident. No, sir: we
have no graSshOppers."
w. +. Steele of Steele, Oak, denounced
the story of the visitation of the pest as I'M
true. He thought the reports were sensa-
tional
The register of deeds Of Cavalier county.
Northern Dakota, Mr.. p. McCugh. said
there were no 'hoppers anywhere in his
section, and there We're no indications OF
ileT coming lillS season.
L. Larson, a well-knOwn railroad con-
tractor, had just arrived on a Northern
Pacific train from Miles City, Mont. He
had heard nothing about grasShoppers.
Furthermore, he thought there had been no
overt act on the part of the Indians. The
report of fight between the Indians and
the cowboys was fabrication.
Delegate MaginniS of Helena hadn't any
faith in the gTaSshopper tales. While it has
no direct bearing on graSShOppers and is
mentioned without the knowledge of the
gentleman, 1t may be said in connection
with Mr.. MaginniS that he is about to as
sumo the editorShip Of the Helena indie
pendent. The statement is made on good
authority, and further, that this arrange
ment comes about through the controlling
interest of the paper having fallen into the
hands of c. y. Broadwater. well-known in
81. Paul as manager of Mr.. Wilder's bust
ness matters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
THE SEWER SYSTEM
And Other Matters Considered by TIT
Board of Public Works.

The board of public works met in regular
session yesterday afternoon. The matter
of establishing a grade on Victoria street,
from Summit avenue TO Grace street, was
referred to the council with a favorable re-
port; also the change of grade on State and
Isabel streets, the opening of Front street.
from Rice TO Smelling, Sycamore street
grading, Iglehart street grading and Bay
street grading.
The following report from the city en-
gineer on the Rondo system of sewers was
received and forwarded to the council:
The order of the common council should be
corrected so as to read: Construct a sewer on
Mackubin street, from Minnehaha to La
Fond street: La Fond street. from Kent to
Arundel street; Arundel street, from La
Fond to Charles streets; Charles street, from
Arundel to Western avenue; Western avenue,
from Charles TO Ellen street; Ellen street.
from Western avenue 10 Harrington avenue;
Virginia avenue, from Ellen street to Aurora
avenue; Aurora avenue, from Virginia ave
nue. 10 Harrington avenue; Fuller street, from
Virginia avenue to Josette street: Josette
street, from Fuller 10 Ronde.
Approximate estimate, $4,000
Accessible frontage I,5OO feet, at Sl-75 per
foot, S26,250.
The city engineer also submitted plans
for draining the slough in the Sixth ward,
estimated at 81, 900, which were also for
warded to the council.
ESTIMATES ALLOWED.
Estimates were allowed as follows: c.
F. Huebner, S6S7; p. Doherty, S4s4.5O; p.
Doherty, $3.50; J. J. Palmer. S164.5O; J.
Palmer, 81. ZOO; p. Doherty, $40: Faber *
Knapp. $3.50; Stockton y LindquiSt. SPA. so;
Macarthur Bros, S24, 0GS; p. J. 0'HallO-
ran, S475; g. A. Moran, $3.50; J. FOgel-
/ berg, 81, 200; Faber IL Knapp. SS07.50; j.
w. DOherty, SIS. It's; Waters & Nash. So
12O: Stockton q LindquiSt, SST5.50; Stock
ton d Lindquist, $50; Stockton q Lind
quist, SG54; p. II. Thornton, SsO7.50; For
restal Bros, S43. 50; Macarthur Bros, $780,
Go; James Mcdonald. $500; Forrestal Bros,
SS7.36; p. Norris, SIS; p. Norris, $3.50;
p. Norris, S46.41; Forrestal Bros. S31. 90;
ForTestal Bros, $50. 81; p. Hogan, $40:
p. Norris, S46.73; NJ. O'TOole, $3.50; p.
H. Thornton, S1,700; j. c. Mccarthy.
81, 275: James Murnane, 81. 250; p. Tan
tholt, S53; James Murnane, So, $50; James
Mumane, SS45; F. ). BlOdgett. $3.50.
Contracts were awarded as follows:
Fourth street sewer, Stockton Il LindquiSt.
So, 400; Rondo street grading. Michael Lux.
81, 491.75; Robert street sewer. Patrick Do
herty, 81, 73S; alley in block 10, Thomas
Smythe, S562. so; Peter Tantholt. Exchange
street sewer. 5000; Iglehart street sewer,
Daniel Mullen, Jr., S7T3; Nelson avenue
sewer, Stockton & LindQuist. SST4.
Boad adjourned to meet tomorrow
afternoon
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
speetively met yesterday afternoon and con-
Sidered some routine matters.

speetively met yesterday afternoon and con-
Sidered some routine matters.
\ sentence of sixty days in the work
house was imposed on Henry Miller yester-
day for stealing a number of trinkets.
Inspector Hays returned from Bismarck.
and reports the river business good. The
inspector leaves for Galena, ILL.,, to-day.
The only business transacted by the or
dinance committee last night was the con-
sideration OF number of public accounts.
Wellington Clarke against the Corben
Banking company was suit filed yeSter-
day. 1t is for the recovery of a debt of
S5O2. 90.
Charles Duffy was arrested last night
charged with violating city ordinance in
posting up some advertising matter prOmis-
cuOusly around the city,
c. Chipredarvin, Fred King and Pat
Shaughnessey. the trio arrested for stealing
trunk. were committed to the workhOuse
yesterday on a charge of vagTancy.
The probabilities are, it is said, that Capt
Thomas Burns of Galena, ILL.,. will be
chosen steamboat inspector by the desig-
mating board, which meets tomorrow.
Fifteen deaths We're reported at the health
Office yesterday, ten of which were children
under six months a large per cent. of the
deaths reported at the present time is caused
by cholera infantum.
John Stech, the allie ged assailant of
Frank Madden, was before Judge Cory
yesterday. charged with assault with dan
gerOuS weapon The case was continued
until tomorrow morning.
A meeting of the committee on streets. to
which Mayor Rice and some gentlemen in
terested in the Sixth street paving, were
invited. called for yesterday, was post
poned until this morning at IL o'clock.
The committee on police met last evening
and approved the recent appointments
made by Mayor Rice. The matter of the
location of three new patrol boxes was dis
cuSSed. after which the committee ad-
jouned.
The boat race rowed last Friday evening,
and reported as between a. W. Eckhart
and John Smith for 500 side, was be-
tween +. W. Harrison and Mr.. Eckhart.
No money was up and the race was purely
for amusement, and to settle in the minds
OF the contestants and their friends which
is the best OarSman.
Grand Master Denny and Grand Secre-
tary PierSOn organized a new Masonic
lodge ut White Bear lake last evening. II
will be known as Granite lodge, under new
dispensatiOn. The officers are: ]. A. Getty.
worshipful master; +. S. Dudley. senior
warden; Charles F. Ward. junior warden.
George 4. Nash ct al. property holders
on Pleasant avenue, against the st. Paul
Street Railway company. suit to prevent
the laying of tracks on the abOve-named
street. was yesterday being argued before
the full bench, consisting of Judges Brill.
Wilkin and SimOns. The case may last
for some time
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
The Bend Court Martial in Doubt Whether
or Not They Apply to the Ma
tional Guard.
Numerous Improvements Ordered to be
Made in the Public School Build
ings Of the City.
Board of Public Works--Chamber of
Commerce Resolutions--As to
Cholera Infantum.
CAN THE CouRT SETTLE TIT
The Jurisdiction of the COurf-Mar'
tiaI Discussed at Length.


tiaI Discussed at Length.
The members of the court-martial, in
full uniform, the adjutant general the same,
Col. Bend in fatigue uniform, Senator j.
n. Castle, counsel for Col. Bend, two men,
bers of the guard for doorkeepers, dozen
ladies, fifteen or twenty members of st.
Paul militia companies and half a hundred
other spectators We're in the senate chamber
at , o'clock yesterday afternoon, the hour
set for the trial of Col. Bend on charges
preferred by Adjt. Gen. MacCaTthy. Little
delay was had in getting to work. and the
preliminaTieS were more formal than at the
preceding session.
A question was faiSed that involved the
greater one of whether or not there was TO
be any court. or if so if there was any Of
Tense with which it could deal. The pro-
ceedings had no more than begun when Mr..
Castle raised the point that there was no
law, and consequently no offenSe, hence
no punishment. When he waXed elo-
quent over the proposition that the gov
ernOr should, with one fell swOop of his
pen. prescribe laws for the government and
punishment of citizens, and said that under
the offense charged the colonel of the First
could be put to death if found guilty, the
lduleS III lIlo gallery IuTlleu pdle anu gave
little signs. DIR. Murphy, however, smiled,
even in the presence of death at long range.
GETTING TO BUSINESS.
The following members of the court were
present: Brig. Gen. j. II. Murphy, Brig.
Gen. Thomas Wilson. Gen. John p. Rea,
Col. James Compton. Col. c. w. Curtis,
Lieut. Col. King, Judge Advocate Tawney,
Maj. Mead.
The court sits at desks placed in circular
form in the half of the senate chamber to
the right on entering. Gen. Wilson pre-
sides. Two long tables with space some
yards between them are placed within the
circle, at which sit the adjutant general and
judge advocate, and Col. Bend and Hon. j..
n. Castle. A clear idea of the arrange
ment of the officers and interested parties
may be had from the following diagram of
the room:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
PERSONALS.

j. II. BOwles of Winnipeg is in the city.
c. a. Curtis, U. S. ~, Faribault, is in
st. Paul.
NJ. R. Lowry. Fergus Falls, is at the
E. P. Martin, Duluth, was in the city
yesterday.
j. w. Raymond came in from Bismarck
last evening.
George w. Mead, Mankato, is a guest at
the Clarendon.
j. p. Kennedy, Fergus Falls, was in st.
Paul yesterday.
c. c. Burt, Mankato, was an arrival at
the Ryan yesterday.
F. &. Stevens and wife, Omaha, are
guests at the Windsor.
+. p. G. Dhy. Glencoe. was a guest at
the Merchants yesterday.
+. 2. Kinsey, Faribault, was registered
at the Windsor yesterday.
IL. W. Topping of Brainerd was looking
about the city yesterday.
Morgan Perkins of Crank Forks arrived
yesterday at the Merchants.
Crosby S. NOyes of the Washington, ID.
C., Evening Star is at the Ryan.
John NJ. Carlson and +. n. Leavens.
Duluth, were in ST. Paul yesterday.
f. p. Martin, C. Tower, were the Du-
utilities ut the MerchantS.laSt evening.
ID. b. Searle and Miss Nellie Clarke, st.
Cloud. were at the Merchants yesterday.
State Senator j. Y. Castle is stOpping at
the Merchants during the trial of Col.
Bend.
Senator James Compton, Fergus Falls.
IS III ST Paul attending the Bend court
martial.
George Spencer and a. W. Bradley of
Duluth were down on the Ryan register
last night.
Senator W. II. Greenleaf of Litchfield and
NJ. j. Daniels of Rochester were at the cap
itOl yesterday.
j. A. Johnson, c. A. Roberts and John
Burton are Fargo representatives inscribed
on the Merchants register.
Crosby S. NOyes, wife and two daughters
of Washington, ID. c.. arrived in the city
last evening. Nr. NOyeS is editor of the
Evening Star of that city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
Rids ON the CourtHouse.

The court house commission met at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon TO open bids for
the court house Superstructure and after
allowing their own salaries the work for
which the commissioners assembled was
taken in hand To a call for bids FIVE per-
sons presented papers containing specifca-
tons. NJ. Breen put in three bids. each
containing specifications of different stones.
pillars, etc, respectively for SS264. 800.
S255, 500 and S245. 600. S. r. Kimball had
two bids-S19l, 600 and S199, coo. Lauer
Bros. three, one for S2I6, 29S. another for
S274.43S, and a third for S2TS, 7S2. Hen
Messy Bros lowest bid was S245. 52S and
their highest S312,O15. O'Halloran & Co.
fixed but one price for the entire job. 1882, =
600. The bids were referred to Architect
BaSSford TO tabulate for the convenience of
the board, and an adjournment was taken
TO Thursday at 4 p. m, at which time the
contract for the Superstructure will be let
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
a TALL BLONDE
And the Difficulties Into which She
Has Fallen.

\ short time ago young lady came to
81. Paul from a near Wisconsin town and
rented rooms in the Stees block on Seventh
street She was handsome, tall young
blonde, as circumspect in her manners as
she was loud in her dress. The meyentful
course of outward affairs was interrupted
last evening. when the lady took hurried
departure from the place in a hack with q
young man as companion and her trunk as
baggage. \ little later visitor 10 the place.
named Edward Miller, a railroad man.
found the place empty and all
his clothes gone. Tracing the fugitive
he found her in a house on Indiana avenue
with the young man with whom she fled.
lie had given the simple name of Hill.
Officer Leyda was called and at Miller's re-
quest arrested the couple and the trunk and
took them TO the city hail. In the explain
atiOnS which followed it seemed that Miller
and the woman had been living together.
but that during the time he was away Hill
had gained the wOman's affections. So
with Hi lShe fled, fearing Miller, with whom
she had had trouble Yesterday afternoon.
The authorities kept the articles. but al
lowed Hill to 90 npOn his own recogniZanee.
The woman was taken 10 hotel for safe
keeping. There she registered the name OF
Mrs. Dora Chapman.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
'ULLY COMPLETED AND FINISHED
(2Oth) Twentieth Day Of July
A. D. 1885,

All bids to be addressed to the Chairman a
tne court House and City Hall Special Com
missiOners. O0iA
The right is hereby reserved to reject al
oluS OF incompetent or irresponsible persons
and ali such bids as may be unreasonable
No bid will be received or considered unIas,
accompanied by the bond of the bidder or hid
ders with satisfactory sureties in the nena
sum OF ten thousand (S1O,OO0) dollars. comb.
TONED that If the bid shall be accented am
the contract awarded to the bidder or bidders
ne or they will enter into and execute snnL
contract, or by deposit with the cornrnissio,l
ers OF check for the sum of five thonSoyS
lSo,OOO) dollars in some bank in the CIT -
81; Paul duly certified in lieu of such bond
NO bid will be accepted unless the b6der 49,
bidders Will enter into such bond and oi,1o
spch security, for the performance of his or
G 9nelr contract as may be required by the
commissioners, and approved by a tbraa
fourths vote of the County Commissioners re, ana
common Council OF the city of st. Paul and
the members elect in joint session -' anu
by order of the Court House and Citv Hon
Special Commission iie'A
JAMES O'RRIEN.
- - County Auditor
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
OF INTEREST IN Dakota.
The Makeup of the Constitutional
Convention.


Samuel B. Milton. editor of the Redfeld,
Oak, Journal, spent some hours in st.
Paul yesterday on his way to Southern
Minnesota and Dakota. In conversation
with GLOBE reporter, Mir. Milton said
that the constitutional convention TO be held
there early in September was the subject
of much discussion in his section
OF the territory. There was" said he.
"a very light vote polled at the election of
delegates III some cities not third of the
voters having enough interest to go to the
ballot box As a result, good number of
PrOhibiiiOnistS and female suffrage sup
PorterS were elected. So many are they
that it is almost certain that sections on
these points will be inserted in the dOcu-
ment drawn up. The constitution will be
one of many 'isms' This will have
one good result at least, for
when il comes TO a popular vote,
so many of both the two great parties will
object to these that full vote will be had,
ana although large portion will be against
the adoption, still it will tend to show at
Washington the voting strength of the ter
rltory and will be a good hacker to our
claims TO statehood" Mr.. Milton said
there had been talk that the convention
would adjourn without action, owing to the
neSltancy OF the tier of counties along the
division to enter a movement that might
shut them out from all possible hope of
any claim on the northern half of the terri
tory. They preferred to wait until con-
VentiOn of the whole territory could be
called, He said there was a general feeling
OF satisfaction at the manner in which the
administrative offices were being dealt out,
and that there few complaints from either
party. The crops, he said, Were looking
well and had not been damaged rs much as
the papers had reported by the recent
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
THE METROPOLITAN TO OPEN.
Its Purchase and ReOpening Prob
able i'm the Near Future.

The closing of the Metropolitan hotel. II
now appears, was only temporary move.
and probably within three weeks its doors
will again be opened to the public, under
an entirely new management The scheme
which will produce such result has been
quietly evolving for several DAYS past and.
although originating with the property
owners in the vicinity of the hotel. will re-
ceive monetary backing from the German
capitalists generally in St. Paul. The
present intention of the gentlemen
who have interested themselves in the
matter is to form a stock COM
pany with sufficient capital to purchase
the hotel building. etc, entirely. A thor
oughly AmeTicaniZed German and ex-
perienced manager will be secured, and the
house run as a firSt-class German hotel.
With a view of furthering the already con-
ceived plans a meeting was held i'm the
reading room of the hotel last night
Among the gentlemen present We're MeSsrs.
Benz, Dawson, Fabel. Markets. Steele
harrington. Cullen, DIR. Wheaton and others
As many of the gentlemen interested are
at the lakes, it was decided to hold a meet
ing some afternoon for the formation Of
the company, and Saturday next. at IN. m
was agreed upon as the time. Speaking of
the project later in the evening Mr.. REM
remarked: There is not the slirhte>t
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21

tons of the products of the Northwest should
not fail of producing equally favorable re-
suits for the good of the state, and that
enough shall be allowed for such exhibitions
TO Justify people from a distance in the ex-
pense necessary TO enable them to patronize
the fair, and guard against unfavorable
weather, which might cause a complete fail
ure,
Resolved, That the committee on the state
fair confer and consult with the president
and officers of the State Agricultural society
as to the propriety of making the state flair
an exposition for the whole Northwest, and
continuing it not less than thirty days.
A communication from the chamber of
commerce of the city of Minneapolis was
received, naming the committee from that
body that was TO meet a similar committee
from the chamber of st. Paul TO consult in
regard to the difficulty between the St.
Paul d Northern Pacific road and the state
university. The following is the committee;
Anthony Kelly, Roswell p. Russell, w. w.
Huntington, o. a. Pray and II. L.
Fletcher.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The following resolution. offered by Mr..
McClung, was laid on the table for one
week:
Whereas, The present system of continu-
Gus sessions of ten months of the public
schools OF st. Paul is detrimental to the phys
zeal health and development of both children
and teachers, and
Whereas, 1t is believed that greater pro-
ficiency in mental culture would result from
more attention to physical culture, and our
schools would make a better race of men and
women by reform in present methods,
Resolved, That the board of education is
respectfully requested TO consider the pro-
priety of terminating the sessions of the pub
lie schools hereafter on the lst dav of June
vacation; also as TO the propriety of paying
more attention to the physical welfare of the
pupils by looking after the ventilation of the
rooms, the sanitary condition of the sur
roundings and the instruction of the pupils
in the laws and conditions of health, neces-
sary 10 their development into respectable
specimens ofmen and women.
The board then adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
GLoBULES.

The collections for internal revenue for
last week Were St, 724.
j. Shannon and Mike Hanson paid SO
each for disorderly conduct yesterday.
Daniel Martin, an imbecile. goes TO Fari-
bault to-day in charge of Deputy Clewett.
Information of the insanity of Peter No
Ian was filed in the probate court yesterday.
c. y. Kelsey was fined $50 yesterday for
striking Il. j. Dixon, man in KelSey's EN-
plOy.
The board of equalization met and organ
lied yesterday. whereuDOn an adjournment
was taken TO the 31st inst.
Among yesterdays prisoners before
Judge Cory were three who had been las
seed by the mounted police
The committees on claims and licenses re-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
LiverpooI on Duty.

Louis Liverpool, the suspended police
officer. has been reinstated. Yesterday,
for the third time, the case in the municipal
court against him for assault and battery
was called, but the complainant, jefferson,
failed 10 appear. His representative. how
ever. appeared and asked that the case be
continued for another week. The request
was looked on as a gauzy excuse TO keep
Liverpool of duty, so the assistant county
attorney moved that the case be dismissed,
which was allowed by the court. Mayor
Rice, when informed of the result. rein
stated Liverpool, and last night he was as
signed beat. This viii probably be the
end Of the trouble