St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-27
Notes AhouI Town.

Recently the GLOBE published the state
ment OF Furlong, convict In the prison here,
in relation TO Pat keefe. who is now serving
out his term in the Oregon prison at Salem
for murder. Keefe writes in reference 10
the statement as follows: This fellow S
story is entirely false, and contains not one
syllable of truth. The unfortunate victim of
this sad affair was not my partner. The
TRACED did not occur up stairs in bed. There
was no up stairs in the house The witness
(only one) who claims to have seen the whole
occurrence, says it happened In the barroom
where we were all sleeping. / was not taken
10 Portland in a United States revenue cutter:
there was no revenue cutter within 1000
miles of Sitka at that time. Nor was Furlong
or any one else brought TO Portland with me.
/ was brought TO Portland on the steam
ship Idaho. Furlong may have been
on board of her, and heard some
thing about the matter, but he
knows nothing about II. and his story TO you
is therefore lie from beginning to end. He
says my partner and | Quarreied about bust
ness matters. This shows his entire igno-
rance of the affair, as l had no partner. and
the man ! was working for never Quarreled
with me; we were on the best of terms, and
he Il am glad to saw is alive and well to-
day"
DIR. Hirch of the Minneapolis Freie Presse,
and L. E. Sessions. general passenger agent
of the MonOn route. Michael l.. W. Braden,
J. G. Wnder and W. Boernstin of Minneap-
oils; s. f. Crane, A. II. Bertrand. John J..
Murphy and J. j. Mcdonald Of ST. Paul, were
in the city yesterday.
The musicale at the Grand last night for the
benefit of the city hospital netted between
$3.50 and $500, and was frst-class in every
particular. nearly all of the performances be-
ing enthusiastically encored.
Yesterday in one OF the primary depart-
meuts I'm the public schools. the teacher in
lesson asked the scholars what they would
like to have best, to which little six-year-
old said, "a toboggan."
Mayor Murdoch and wife. while on a
sleeper on their way to Mexico. lost all their
money and jewelry and part of their clothing
by a FIRE. The sleeper caught fire near Fl
Paso and burned.
This afternoon at 2:30 meeting viii be
held at the Q. A. r. hall to organize a wo-
mans Relief corps auxiliary TO Post l. Mrs
Starkweather of st. Paulis expected to be
present.
The afternoon club viii meet at Mrs. VIII
Masterman's tomorrow afternoon, ard the
North Hin Progressive club with Mrs. George
NJ. Brush on Friday evening.
Freeman g. Sinclair have already scaled
2,Ol4.OOO feet of logs. Martin Erickson was
badly used up at their camp the other day.
Yesterday Dan Haley was fined S34. IL for
selling on Sunday. and George Points SIC. so
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Mr.. Ii. Z. Davis will succeed Mr.. Charles
Easton as bookkeeper in the car company's
Office. Mr.. Easton will 60 up stairs.
Yesterday the types made us say that the
name of the new toboggan club is the ssMe-
caska CLUB" Netaska is the name.
For Rent-Desk room for one man, in the
front part of the GLOBE Office, 2l5lS Ma z
street south.
Post l OF this city VIII participate in the
storming Of the fee palace at ST. Paul next
month.
The first rehearsal for La Mascotte will be
held at the conservatory of music tomorrow
night.
James Norton, aged month, residence cor
ner Pine and Sixth street, died yesterday.
The j. F. F. crowd INDUCED in a very en-
joyable sleigh ride on Monday night.
Ice thirty inches in thickness is being cut
on Lake ST. Croix.
There will be a dance at Boo Lindbloom' s
hall this evening.
L. e. Conger is back from a pleasant visit
to Pine City.
Yesterday James Lee was admitted a citi-
zen.
George Warnes is better.