St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBUnEs.

Bank clearings yesterday were $685., S15.11.
The council committee on underground
wires failed to get quorum yesterday morn
ing.
Andrew Mason, injured by the cars Thurs
day, is in critical condition and will prob
ably die.
Mack E. Rel, an employee of the West hotel,
has mysteriously disappeared, and his friends
suspect foul play.
The case Of Frank Val Des the icon"
man, was yesterday continued to Tuesday in
the municipal court
The Head Millers' association will meet
Tuesday night to make arrangements for the
excursion to Winnipeg.
Judge Iceland has not consented to examine
Isaac Shortle, the insane man. Mr.. Shortle
is yet at the county Jail.
Rufus Cook has been selected as an expert
and sanitary engineer by the building COM
mittee of the school board.
A small blaze did trifing damage at the
residence of v. Lambert, corner Third avenue
south and University avenue, yesterday noon.
Hon. 7. A. Harrison, president Of the Sc
curity bank, is dangerously ill at his resi-
dence, sos Fourth avenue south.
1t is hoped that Henry George will be Sc
cured to address the labor picnic in August.
Secretary Turner of the Knights of Labor is
also expected.
The case against G.. S. Brown, charged
WIN SteaIln9 z Watcn, was dismissed III the
municipal court yesterday. S. G. Anderson,
| the complainant not appearing.
The plat of Dunsmcore s. Mosher's addition
was filed yesterday. 1t lies in Richfield, be-
tween Logan and Humbolt avenues and
Fifty-secold and Fifty-fourth streets.
The suit against George H. Czha against
c. NJ. c. Howe, to recover $3.50 damages for
an ASA alt, was tried il the municipal court
yesterday The jury failed to agree.
Nicholas Pettespiel. a resident of Northeast
Minneapolis, has left his home, leaving let
ter saying he had gone on pilgrimage. His
friends incline to the theory that he is insane.
The Minnesota Sheriff's association yester-
day went to St. Paul to hear DR.. Byers' paper
on poorhouse and Jail management read be-
fore the conference on charities and correc-
lions.
Two hundred and fifty dynamite cartridges
were exploded in the lake at Central Park
yesterday. for the purpose of killing Off the
fish and turtles. The lake is to be stocked
with carp and other fish
A deed was filed in the registers office yes
terday, the consideration of which was cent.
The property is lot 20, block 8, Stillman's ed
dtion. Esther Stillman was the owner, and
she sold it TO John 81 omquist.
James B. Riddick has filed papers in a di-
vorce suit against Emma B. Riddick, alleging
desertion. The parties were married in Low
ell, Mass, June 20, 1882. Mr.. Riddick is SO
J
J. Murphy was yesterdaysreleased from the
county jail, where he had been serving sem
| tence of thirty days, and was Immediately
arrested upon the charge of stealing pictures
| from Jacobys gallery. His examination will
| be held Friday.
| A key of putty fell from an upper floor of
! the Exposition building yesterday afternoon,
striking Philip Fox on the right foot, crush
| ing it so badly that amputation may be neces-
sary. Young Fox is II years old, and is son
of ex-sereeant Fox.
| The board of equalization yesterday made
| an abatement in the assessment of $50
worth of personal property supposed to be-
| long to the Brush Electric Light company, but
which it was shown belongs to the West Side
| Water Power company.
AT to-day's meeting of the park commits
| sion the proposed Exposition park will be
! discussed. The half block facing the east
| side of the Exposition building is at present
| only occupied by wooden buildings and can
| be bought cheapy. Unless it is transformed
! into park the block will seriously mar the
appearance of the Exposition.
! W. L. Keller was arrested yesterday on
| the charge of obtaining money under false
! pretenses and gave bonds in $500 for his ap-
| pearance to-day. Keller obtained loan of
! S20C upon a stock of goods from J. P. At
water, who claims the stock did not belong to
| him as Keller represented.
Judge Young filed decision in the district
court yesterday granting az new trial in the
case of Simon Myers against John Eicher eft
| al. The case was one to recover money on q
promissory note, and when first tried a YER
dict was returned for defendant. a motion
for new trial was made by the plaintiff, with
| the result stated.
The Sherifs association of Hennepin
county met at the St. James hotel yesterday
morning and transacted routine business,
after which Sheriff Bracket piloted tue party
md .fh Ia n fU nm ohn rad thn
the sights. In the afternoon the entire party
went to st. Paul to attend a meeting of the
state board of commissioners OF charitable
and penal institutions.
Charles Hawkins has begun an action
against George B. Curtiss to recover $500
which he alleges he paid Mr. Hawkins for a
quantity of Minnesota Chamberlain Gaslight
company stock which turned out to be fraud
ulent and not worth the paper it was printed
on. Mr. Hawkins was president of the COM
pany at the time the fraud is alleged to have
been perpetrated.