The Irish standard., 1886-08-14
ST. PAUL NEWS.
Dlphtheria reported at e25 Hudson

Dlphtheriais reported at 925 Hudson
avenue.
i Thursday was st. Paul's day at the
Battle of Atlanta, and special rates
were made on the railroads.
The contract for finishing the upper
rooms of the high school building has
been let to IIinsch & Lorsh.
The announcement Of the death OF
Herman Wittmack in West st. Paul
was premature. He is still alive, but
very low, with little chance Of recovery
! at meeting of the directors of the
st. Paul Panorama company on Mon
day last, George K. Shaw was elected
vice-president and Lewis Baker tre2-
surer.
Michael Connolly, an intirm man OF
Is years, was found dead in a barn at
No. 200 West Fairfield avenue Monday
afternoon, where he had lived with his
friends. Death was the result Of old
age.
Mr.. J. F. Mcclure, of this city, re-
ceiyed telegram Sunday morning last
which conveyed the monrnful intelli-
gence that his father was dying at
Arcade, N. Y. He left for home the
same night.
| Christopher Peters, charged with
having sold whiskey to Indians on the
Chippewa reservation, gave bonds i'll
the United States district court Tues
day for his appearance when wanted for
trial.
The board of equalization Tuesday
looked over the assessments of White
Bear, New Canada, Mclean townships
and part Of the Seventh ward. The
changes made were not of much i'm
portance.
The appointment of additional po-
licemen, which has been contemplated
for some time, will not take place until
after the new police stations have been
constructed, and then thirty new pat
rolmen will be assigned to duty.
The Warren Scharf Asphalt Paving
Company of st. Louis yesterday filed a
bond in the Office of City Comptroller
Roche for the paving Of Summit ave-
nue.. The work is to be completed by
Nov. II next and the total amount Of
the contract is $95.500.
Tuesday Lawrence Sokal appeared at
the sheri1f's Office and reported that he
had given 800 to a Bohemian, whose
name lie could not pronounce in Eng
nsh, to pay an installment On a lot be
(Sokal) owns on Buffalo street, and
that the fellow had skipped with the
money. AS he could give no definite
description Of the man, the officers
were unable to aid him.
The saloonkeepers of st. Paul are
getting on their metal. They held a Sc
cret session in Market hall Tuesday
afternoon to consider ways aad means
for resisting the Law and Order league.
Nearly 300 saloonkeepers were present,
and campaign fund was raised by
levying tax of 81 per head on each
one The were very close mouthed
about what they did, but they wanted
it understood that they meant business.
Tuesday morning two policemen
brought from West St. Paul g. man
named Gusi Reibling, who was violent
ly insane. Reibling shrieked and swore
in dreadful manner. He was locked
up in the county JAIL where he grad
ually became quiet during the day.
The cause of his insanity is supposed
to be love affair. AT intervals during
the day he cried out asking that LET
tie'' come to him and wanting tc know
if she was going to leave him. He was
examined before the probate judge We'd
nesday. Reibling became violent Tues
day night and attempted to cash his
brains out against the iron bars Of his
cell. After much difficulty he was
handcuffed and shocked, and a physi-
clan sent for, who gave him medicine
w AlCu uslu q QultLlUg eutcG.
There was quiet gathering of land
leaguers in St. Paul Sunday and q con-
ference was held for the purpose of
making arrangements for the national |
Of the league to be held in
Chicago next month. Several promi-
nent members Of the order from other
states were present, which lent the
conference an air Of Importance.
Among them was Alexander Sullivan,
president of the National Land League.
He came in from Chicago Saturday
and returned the same even
ing. He stopped at the Ryan hotel,
but did not register. He was non-com-
initial when interviewed by reporter.
Other members of the conference were
silent. There were members from Da-
kota, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and diff
ferent parts of Minnesota.
The members of the local organiza-
lions of the Irish Land League met in
the Crusaders hall on Sixth and Wa
basha streets, on Friday, August 6, and
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