St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-05
The DULUTH BUDGET.
Duluth Banking Business Assuming
Enormous Proportions.
THE CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
An Unusual Number of Criminal Cases
Disposed OLA Sensation
Spoiled.
Snecial 10 the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 4.-The opening
of Stewart n Brett'S bank to-day gives
Duluth ten banking institutions, In
place of four year ago, with COM
bined capital and surplus of 81 $4,000,
as against a capital and surplus of $751;
600 in january, 1887. Three of the new
banks are at the West end, and four of
them and $4,000 To the combined capt.
tai and surplus OF the consolidation of
the Union and Duluth National banks
will increase the total figures of capital
and surplus To S2,0O0,000. Duluth is
rapidly becoming banking center.
She deserves to be, and all her banks
report business as firSt-rate. while all
are increasing their facilities constantly.
a glance at the figures of clearanceS as
published weekly shows Duluth to stand
usually about nineteenth on the list in
American financial centerS and among
cities having four or five times her pop
ulatiOn and claiming TO do Several-told
more business than Duluth. The activ-
ity of the local banks is something re-
markable, and Is an encouraging feat
ure of business. The combined loans
of the various banks in the city now is,
in round numbers, 81, 1901 600, and de-
posts $500. 600.
COUNTY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
County Attorney Sherwood to-day
completed his annual report, and the
following are the principal items: The
amount of fines collected last year was
the largest in the history of the county,
and exceeded the county attorneys sal
airy by about $1,000. The total number
of prosecutions in all the courts in the
county for the year was 2S0; convictions
in the district court. IS; municipal and
justice courts. %; of the balance twenty
are still pending. The total amount of
cost taxed in all courts was SD, S07. II,
ana fines assessed So 1913: and of this
amount $500 has been collected. For
violation Of the liquor laws there were
twenty-nine prosecutions during the
year and twenty-three convictions, most
of the balance are still pending. There
We're no murders, and but twelve prose-
cutionS for assault in the first degree;
of these two offenders were convicted
and are now serving terms at Saltwater,
the cases of four are still pending, and
q majority of the balance were convicted
in lower degree. The municipal court
comes to the front in fine style with as
sault and battery cases, showing the
belhgerent character of certain class
of society. There were SiXty-fOur prose-
cutiOnS for this OffenSe and forty-eight
convictions.
THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
The mystery surrounding the young
Polish girl, Mary WalunSykaneS, who
arrived in Duluth hungry and destitute,
has been unraveled. Her destination
was Duluth, after all, and she came here
to enter the family of |. l.. Cook, but
was not expected so soon. She arrived
in the morning and Mr.. Cook COM
menced watching the trains in the after
noon. and, of course, missed the girl, as
she had been taken to a place of rest
and safety. After waiting whole day,
Cook wrote to Walsh, Ind, to
his brother asking for informa-
ton regarding the girl. This morn
ing an answer was received. saying
the girl must have arrived in Duluth,
because a copy of the st. Paul GLOBE
had arrived there, giving an account of
a girl answering her description. Upon
receipt of this Intelligence Cook sought
for the girl, but could not find her until
your informant was seen, who at once
escorted him to the house where the
girl was. Her money is all right, but
the girls ignorance of the country led
her into the trouble. Cooks family is
the only one in Duluth which thor
Oughly understands her language. and
Mr.. Cook is the only person who knew
the girl.
Persons with money to invest viii do well
TO turn their attention to Duluth and Supe-
rior. NJ B. Harrison, real estate exchange.
Hotel 81. Louis building, Duluth, has a large
list OF property in both places for sale low.