St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
QUEER MONEY AND PHYSIC.
The Converted Seals Grip Found and
Ransacked by Police.
FRED HoYT WAS DEMENTED.
The Citizens Union Meeting Proves a
Rank Fizzie---West Side
melange.

A valise found on Concord street yes
terday by police officer, when opened
for the purpose of Identification, proved
to contain several dollars in good cur
rency. some counterfeit coins, several
bottles of medicine and dozen or so Of
Salvation Army badges. A letter found
in one of the pockets of the grip sug-
gested that the whole was the property
of Staff Capt. O'Brien, otherwise the
Reformed Seal.
The funeral of Fred Hoyt, who COM
mitted suicide Thursday at the poor
house, took place from the undertaking
establishment of p. Gadbout in West
st. Paul yesterday afternoon. It was
Hoyt who was arrested about March 3
by Officer Schram, while suffering from
an Illusion that he was beng prosecuted
and pursued by White Caps.
The citizens union meeting which
was to have been held last evening,
and of which great'things were expected
touching on the all-absorbing levee
matter, resolved itself into the worst
the organization sat i'll the meeting hall
for an hour. i'll the hope that enough
members would arrive to form quo
rum. Eventually they turned out the
lights and left in disgust.
The three hook and ladder men in
Jured in the accident on the West side
are doing we'll, and will, with the ex-
ception, perhaps, of George Wright,
suffer no serious consequences. Wright'S
leg has not been amputated, and the
only thing feared by the physicians is
the contraction of the limb in healing.
Capt. Ed Wright is more seriously in-
jured than was at just supposed, being
very severely bruised in addition to the
other injuries he received. DoWney,
who was believed to be dying when
taken to the hospital, is rapidly reeoy-
ering and will be discharged in few
days. The injuries to the other mem
berS of the company were Slight,and all
are conyaleScent.
The members of Acker Post No. l,
G.. A. R., braved the six inches or more
of mud on South Robert street, and
marched with a drum and fife accom-
paniment to the West Side opera house,
where the previously announced enter
tainment by the Woman'S Relief corps
occurred last evening. The piece, ''Dees-
trick Skewl," was we'll put on, and re-
ceived with great favor by an audience
which filled the house from ''footlightS
to freScO." The performance was of es-
characters were taken by prominent
married folks of the West side, aided
by few of the young people.
The petition relating to the levee
matter now being handed around in
West st. Paul, and which has received
numerous signatures, is strongly OBJ
jected to by many of the principal prop
erty owners Oh the West side. These
gentleman assert that the redeeding of
the lots condemed for ieyee purposes for
the prices originally paid for them by
the city, would be, in point of fact, one
of the most gigantic steals of the dec
ade. ga leyee," said: c. b. Lawton,
lis an absolute necessity. We've got to
have it very soon. If this property Is
decided back to the original owners for
the same amounts they received for it
years ago, and which was, at that time.
all the landlwas worth, it would necessi-
tate the purchase of the property by the
city when ready to build a ieyee. The
result would be that the corporation
would have to pay all the way from
$1,000 to $4,000 for land that it now
owns, and upon which the natural in
crease ill value is its legitimate gain.
The scheme should not be counte-
nanced for moment"
The plans for the reconstruction of
requirements of the organization shortly
to take possession of it, are completed.
The stage and galleries will be left al
most intact,and the auditorium changed
slightly to make room for reception and
reading rooms in the front of the build
ing. The basement, formerly used as
property room, will be fitted up as
gymnasium, for which all modern ap-
pliances have been obtained. The plans
also specify that the remodeled struct-
ture shall be fitted with steam-heating
and incandescent electric-lighting
apparatus. fhe lot adjacent is to be
turfed and converted into tennis
court. The work of remodeling will
commence on Monday, and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as pos
Sible.
Two intelligent sons of Erin, named
John McCabe and John Farley, became
involved in pugiliStic discussion Oh
South Robert street Thursday night, and
were demonstrating their ideas with
practical and resounding Illustrations
when arrested by Officer Ruffner for be-
ing drunk and dsorderly.
A piece has been added to the pro-
gramme prepared by the st. Michael
Dramatic club fer the entertainment on
Saturday next. The added portion of
with r. ID. O'Connell in the title role.
The revival meetings held at the
Clinton Avenue NJ. E. church have been
well attended.
Work commenced yesterday on the
foundations of residence for William
Croxford, Sr. The house will cost
$1,000.
The site for the new opera house is be-
ing put in shape for the reception of
will begin in earnest on Monday.
The members of the Hebron Baptist
church have been invited to attend an
entertainment by the South ST. Paul
Baptist mission, to be held there Tues
day night.