St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-26
SEEN AT DULUTH.
A Gay Crowd at the Burns Banquet at
the Bayview.
FOLLOWED BY A DANCE.
An Eastern Sharp Trying to Shove
the Queer 80 Duluth
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Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 25.-The Burns
banquet packed the Bayview hotel this
evening with 700 guests. Mayor SUIT
phin presided and made pleasing well
coming address. TOasts were responded
to as follows: "Robert Burns" A. A.
Forbes; president of the United
States" Capt. SmallwoOd; "Queen
of Great Britain and Ireland"
c. G. Brown; Scotland" Will
lam McEwen; estate of Minnesota
and City of Duluth S. A. Thompson,
and other pleasing exercises followed.
The menu was the finest ever spread
in Duluth. One marked item of the en-
tertainment was recitation by child
who was baptized thirteen years ago at
Burns banquet by Rev. Salter, chaplain
of both celebrations. Letters were read
from absent celebrities. The affair
will be held in the Bayview house, as it
is shortly to be torn down to give place
for the magnificent new 100000 build
ing of the Equitable Life association of
New York. After the banquet the
guests adjourned to the large hall in the
Hunter. block where hop was en-
jOyed.
DEALING IN THE QUEER.
Within the last day or two numerous
letters have been received here from
New York Offering to sell good money
at small fraction Off value. The fol-
lowing is copy of the letters, which
are all written by the same party:
'.Strictly confidential. Sir: DO you
wish to make mOney-genuine money
fast and safely? The goods we have on
sale are bona fide and no expert, be he
ever so skillful, can detect the least
sign of any flaw in them. Sizes are
ones, twoS, fiveS, tens and twenties.
DO you understand? If your desire to
write for fuller particulars sign giving
a number) instead OF your name for the
sake of added security. Respectfully
| yours, f. Conrad, New York City," In
| these letters the signature and number
| given to sign are in red ink, showing
them to be constantly changed, for peO-
| pie in this business are compelled to
move frequently and rapidly "for the
sake of added security"
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Late yesterday afternoon, William
! Jacobs, well known in this city, met
with fatal accident. He was en-
plOyed filling the lake shore ice house,
under contract by his brother, and was
attending cakes of ice as they were
pulled up the side into the building
The slide broke and the cakes fell upon
the man, breaking several ribs, causing
frightful fracture of the leg and oc
casiOning internal injuries. He died al
/ o'clock this morning. He was about
twenty-five years of age and we'll know
in Duluth, having lived here all hi:
life. He leaves mother and brother!
on Park Point.
ANOTHER BLOCKADE.
The wind to-day filled the cuts full OF
snow on the different roads and trains
are badly delayed. The thermomete
is dropping way down this evening
But one car of wheat is on the track
here.
1 WORK STILL PROGRESSING.
President Hoyt, of the Duluth, Re-
Wing & Southern railroad, in a letter t.
interested parties here, denies the state
ment published in the Pioneer Pres
that work on the road has been stoppe,
! for the winter. He says the survey i