St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-17
CAPITOL CULIIINGS.

Railroad Commissioners Gibbs and
WILLIAMS left last evening for Duluth.
They were accompanied by Chief Grain
Inspector Clansen, and the object of
their visit is to confer with parties in
terested in the appointment of chief
deputy grain inspector at Duluth.
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The state board of pharmacists held
the usual half-yearly examination at the
capitol yesterday. There were. forty
applicants for certitieates-young men
Just budding into manhood. Messrs.
W. Getty, W. A. Frost. Of st. Paul;
S. H., Sails, of Lake Crystal; W.. z. Bar
clay, of Saltwater, and -H.-G.; Webster,
4fiMinneapolis, members Of the board,
dopducted the examination. The full
board will meet at Minneapolis Tues
day ilext. when the result of the exami-
1atlon will be made known.
The supreme court adjourned yester-
day, and but little will. be seen OF the
judges until the opening Of the October
term. A large number of cases have
been already filed for the next term, and
the outlook is in the direction of cal
endar totaling close upon 300 appeals.
Secretary Williams. of the historical
society, is in the receipt OF the Iowa
state directory, and is somewhat puZ-
Zled by the number of saloons adver-
tised in the volume. He was under the
impression that Iowa was a cold water
state, but comedies that the Corn Husk-
ers know their own business, and will
attend to it. -. y
By careful and wise expenditure of
The appropriations granted them, the
directors of the state historical society
are. securing the nucleus of what will
eventually be valuable library to. the
state. There are already 81, 900 volumes
massed in the rooms of the society in
the basement of the capitol building,
which are free to every citizen of the
state. Librarian Williams yesterday
dispatched drafts of s7o0 for some rare
historical works on sale at London,
Paris, Leipsic and Frankfort, .-........,.
Chief Grain Inspector James will not
quit the capitol until the end of this
drum very perpleXing for him to an
swer. II. G. HOdgson, deputy inspector.
also anticipates he will enter the cold
world about the same time. He, how
ever, has one satisfaction: Ii the, state
fails him of an appointments there is the,
Farmers alliance for him to fall back
upon. =. -.
Congressman John Lind Yesterday
renewed acquaintanceS among capitol
officials. The tall representative of the
Second district was PROFESSIONALLY en-
gag ed during the day in arguing the
Blown county land taXability case be-
fore the supreme court. He is one of
the brightest legal lights OF the Second
congressional district. ..f.. "
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W.P Landon, who has lately taken up,
his residence in st. Paul, was yester-
day. upon certificate from the
supreme court of New York. admitted
to practice at the bar of this state.
! Col. Bronaugh, of Clinton, Mo-. ac-
campanied by ex-Gov. Marshall, called
ait tn executive Office yesterday with
additional petitions for the release of
the Younger brothers. Gen. 'Sibley's
signature was attached to one of the
peti1ions. Gov. Merriam not having
returned from Lake City, the petition
ersrWill call again..
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Gov. Merriam says that he heartily
enjoyed the review and entertainment
preyided by the First regiment Monday
evening.