St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-16
Convicts Laid Off Owing to the
SIuShy Weather.


The convicts put at work on the yard
dump were laid off yesterday on ac-
count of the rain. and all the 419 pris-
oners except the few regularly EN-
ployed about the cell room, laundry,
shoe shop, etc., remained locked in their
cells. The population of the prison, as
now distributed, is shown by one of the
daily reports made yesterday to the
warden regarding the previous day, as
follows: On the grade excavation and
dump, 20S; cell room, ETC., II, making
2S5 employed; idle in cells, 1902; sick. L;
intrm, 80; hospital, 4: in solitary, s.;
undergoing punishment, 1. The idle
and unemployed men are alternated
every other day, so that all who are able
are privileged to work at least half the
time. The health of the inmates is ex-
ceptionally good. and that fact is as
condition of the prison. which has been
UNNECESSARILY improved during the
present administration by effective sys-
TEN of sewerage; to the publication of
the air by the substitution of an mean
descent electric lamp at each cell for a
gas jet, and to the proper quantity and
quality of food. The prison physician,
who. of course, makes daily visits, re-
ports that the physical condition OF the
inmates was never so good.
The fellow toWnsmen of Senator
Sabin, without regard to politics, APP
preciate and commend the fairness of
the GLOBE in its course during the SEN
atorial fight, in giving the senator such
consideration as is due from an honest
political opponent. A few expressions
following are indicative of the general
feeling provoked by the course of Stone
and the Pioneer Press:
w. r. Lehmicke, Democrat--The Stone
weapon has proved a boomerang, as | ex-
pected 1t is plain that such men as Elan
dau, and those attorneys opposed to Sabln's
cause in the car company litigation. take no
stock in Stones manifesto and that Stone
seeks to crafty personal spite.
j. A. Deragisch, Republiean--It Stones
screed) is an infamous thing from con-
temptible source.
C. A. Bennett, Republican, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court-Whatever mary be the present
anirnus of the Pioneer Press in making war
upon Senator Sabin, that paper has, for the
last twenty years. been consistent-no, not in
ignoring Saltwater, but in opposing every
or that might bring credit upon the place.
County Attorney Lee, Repubiican-Thats
Reports anxiously awaited from the
pinerieS were in a few cases received
yesterday, and show that the snow of
Monday night and yesterday extended
through many of the logging sections.
John O'Brien telegraphed yesterday
morning from Hayward that two inches
had fallen on the Namekagon, and that
it was still coming. James O'Neal,
home Yesterday from Hinckley, says
that when he left there the snow was
falling heavily, and three inches had
already fallen.
Mrs. w. NJ. Capron, with her children,
Master Willie and Miss Nellie. after an
absence OF five months in New York,
Massachusetts. Maine, Philadelphia
and Washington, is expected home Fri
day
District court will re-cOnvene to-day,
when the eases of Susan Clum against
The st. Paul Park Improvement Com
pany, and Burns 81 Shaw against Henry
A. Muckle will be tried to the court.
The delinquent tax cases will come up
tomorrow.
The Star Dramatic and Concert COM
pany was booked for an appearance in
concert programme Jan. %.
Charles Wood, both bones of whose
right leg were broken and ankle dislo-
Gated by rolling log at Moffatt's camp
landing, was brought to the city hospital
yesterday.
DR.. G. E. Clark goes to-day to New
port to conduct session of the Baptist
Bible Sunday School institute.
The funeral of the late Carl Piper
will be held at 2 o'elock to-day from
Music hall.
Ninety seats were reserved at the
opera house last night for st. Paul and
Minneapolis people, who came to see
the Cecilian Opera club in Patience"
A large audience thoroughly enjoyed
| the excellent work of the company.
The Great Reservation
| O,,Iu rooobod nv tho St PauI Minpeen