St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07
SALAD FROM STILL WAfER.
The Unknown Man Found on the Streets
Dies at the Hospital.
POISON CAUSED HIS DEATH.
A Light Vote Expected at the Elec.
ton To-Day---Prison City
Pickings.

Inc unknown man whose discovery III
dying condition was reported yester
sday exclusively in the GLOBE, died
within few hours after his removal to
the city hospital, and the body was re-
moved to Spindle's undertaking eStab-
2 lishment. He did not regain con-
seriousness, and there are no new de-
8 velopments tending to show who or
what he might have been. An opinion
that death was caused by poison has
obtained some credence, and DR.. Mcr-
rill decided to hold post mortem ex-
animation of the remains last evening.
Whether or not an inquest will be con-
sidered necessary depends on the re-
suit of the autopsy.
For the election to-day the polls In
the several precincts will be opened at +
o'clock and closed at O'clock. Under
the mayors proclamation the saloons
must remain closed until o'clock.
Though the election is of considerable
local Importance, a very light vote will
be cast, there being but one ticket in
the field.
The first death reported at the health
Office this month is that of child Of
meningitis.
Warden Stordock yesterday received
from LIE Sueur county the person OF
Anton Miller, sentenced to two years
imprisonment for larceny.
Among the visitors at the prison yes
terday were Sheriff James Kremk and
county.
Miss Clara Louise Thompson, of Mime
apolis, was in the city yesterday for the
the presentation here of scenes from
ben Hur," so successfully given in the
Twin Cities.
A cOterie of we'll known gentlemen
would like to lease the DR.. w. II. Pratt
residence on Myrtle street and trans
form it into first-class club house.
E. A. O'Brien, who has of late been
sojourning in the city, returned yester-
day from trip to Faribault.
Durant & Wheeler's log sales yester-
day were 100000 feet to S. & j. c. Atlee,
Fort Madison: 100000 feet to the Still
water Lumber company and $4,000 feet
to the Cable Lumber company, of Daven-
port.
II. II. Gilman, the prominent Burling-
ton lumberman, arrived yesterday and
will reman few days Investigating the
log market. Lumberman Joseph Zim-
norman, of Guttenburg, is also on the
ground.
The Drechsler brick building, at the
cOrrer of Chestnut street and Union
place, will be raised up to grade and be
fitted with an elegant plate glass front.
Judge McCluer was in st. Paul yes
: terday in attendance on the ceremonies
{ connected with the official occupation
of the new county and city building.
T. Fl. Shedd, local agent OF the Mil
waukee road, entertained as guest
yesterday his brother-in-law. S. B.
Eddy, Minneapolis. Northwestern man
ager for the National Iron Works COM
pany.
E. T. Tracy and Conductor Oliver, of
the Duluth road, yesterday returned
, from satisfactory trouting season of
nearly a week in the Clam lake, Wis
cOnsin, region.
The Lily Lake Brick yard began
operations yesterday under the pro-
prietorship of McLeer & Muller, with
William Schumacher as manager. About
two million brick will be burned this
season.
There was begun yesterday in the
district court action by the Chicago. ST.
Paul, Minneapolis Il Omaha Railroad
company for the appointment of COM
misSiOnerS in condemnation proceed
ings affecting land in South Saltwater,
which the company has used for sew
eral years, but to which it has never
succeeded in obtaining title.
E. w. Durant Jr. received yesterday
his license as steamboat pilot between
Saltwater and Dubuque.