St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-18
EVENTS IN DULUTH.
Important Matters Discussed by the
Chamber of Commerce.
MATTERS BEFORE CONGRESS.
Vital Statistics for Year-A Days
Intelligence From the
Zenith City.
Special TO the Globe.

Special To the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 17.-At Il meet
ing of the chamber of commerce to-day
letters were read from Senator Davis
and Congressman Nelson. Davis stated
that the addition of Duluth to the list
of ports of entry could probably be
made by the insertion of the word "Du-
mth'' in that section of the revised stat
utes treating of such ports, and he re-
uueSted the chamber if such action were
not in its estimation sufficient, to draw
up bill covering the ground. Nelson
stated that he had introduced bill for
a SSOO,OOO public building in Duluth,
and he wanted complete statistics of
the poStOffice, land office, custom house
and other government offices here.
They will be sent him at once.
\ request was made that
Capt. Quinn make his sup
Elementary report on the harbor
matter soon. Considerable discussion
was had regarding the life-saving sta
ton, and it was resolved that commit
tee be appointed to interview Park
Point people in regard to the matter and
TO represent to them that the govern
ment is under no obligation TO erect a
station there. and will certainly not do
it unless the people of the point stop
grumbting over the gift OF land. The
attention of the Cleveland Vessel Own
erS' association. which has recommended
the Duluth petition for range lights,
was also directed to the life station with
a request that it also be recommended.
After other deSultory discussion on
various matters and an examination OF
the profile of the proposed extension of
Superior street. the chamber adjourned.
THE DEATH ROLL.
The county physician gives the fol
lowing list of deaths in Duluth during
the year: There have been 3S6 deaths.
This is a rate of in 100, estimating the
population at $1,000. By months, as
follows: January, s; February, 10;
March, II; April, 36; May, p; June, 32 ;
July. ~: August, Sc; September, 81 ;
October. so: November, %; December,
80. NationalitieS-United States, 40;
Duluth. l45; Sweden, so; Norway, %;
Finland. 10: Canada, Il; Germany, 10;
Ireland, 10: Poland, q; England and
Denmark. each ,; Iceland and Scotland,
each =. switzerland and Italy, each l d;
unknown. s. Accidents, the majority
of them by drowning, have carried Off
10. Cholera infantum, measles, scar
let fever and diphtheria. killed
-, all of them children, and
hamilton and old age were the
cause of the taking OF of 20. Two died
of alcoholism, one of them woman.
-Four children were born dead. To off
set the deaths there were 495 births dur
ing the year against $50 in 1856 and 2S9
in 1885. All but l were White-267 boys
to 22S girls. Six pairs of twins, and
illegitimate children, of them boys.
RnARn OF TIP AIDE ECTION
At the board of trade election this
afternoon the following were elected:
President, Owen FauguSSOn: vice preSi-
dent. \. ID. Thomson; directors, &. III
Graves, NJ. j. Forbes, g. q. Barnum
arbitration committee. w. L. Hooker
j. 4. Dewey, o. II. SimOnds; commit
tee of appeals. c. III. Graves, +. A
GOoding, j. II. Smith: committee of i'll
spectiOn, George Ripley, A. Bailey, NJ
j. Davis, Nelson Hoople, Ward Ames
Considerable scratching Oh committee:
was done.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.
The following gentlemen leave to
night as delegates from the Young Re
publican club to the Minneapolis con
VentiOn tomorrow: Hartley, Hayes
Wadhams, Hughes, Winship, Mannheim
Lester, Chambers, SWanStrom, Achorn
Mailing and Pearson.
TRAINS ARE MOVING.
Freight trains on the Omaha rOa(
began TO move regularly again to-day
There were 900 cars between Duluth
and SpOOner this morning all south
bound.
A LUMBER ENTERPRISE.
4 company of Milwaukeeans headet
by Louis Auer has purchased from tn,
government tract 10000 acres of hard
wood land lying directly on the nOrtl
shore of Lake Superior, seventy mile
from Duluth. 1t is purposed to cut tim
Der in cordwood, load on scows ant
ship to Duluth and supply local con
sumption. More valuable timber viii
be cut INTO logs and afterwards save,
into lumber. COrdwoOd will probabl
be cheaper in Duluth next year and tn
company will make money.
Persons with money to invest will do we
to turn their attention to Duluth and SupC
riOr. NJ. B. Harrison, CO., Duluth Nations
bank building, Duluth, has a large list c
property in both places for sale.