St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-21
SURPRISE AT.STILLW WATER.
Two Hundred Catholic Teetotalsrs In
wade John O'Brien's Household.
PATCHEN's IRREGULARITIES
John Stinson Will Fight for an Office.
Warden Stordook Cate
chised.

Probably the greatest surprise party
that ever occurred here, both in nnm-
bers and as an astonisher for the per-
sons upon whom it was planned, was
that sprung last evening upon John
O'Brien, the former president of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
Minnesota, and his wife. At recent
session of temperance ladies in ST. Paul
Mr.. O'Brien extended general invita-
ton to his friends there to call upon
him at his home in Saltwater, though
no particular time for the visit was
mentioned, or thought of. Mr.. O'Brien,
however, was happily taken at his
word, and at OILS last evening $50 ladies
and gentlemen arrived from st. Paul on
a special train. They were met at the
union station by large delegation Of
Saltwater sympathiZers who were in
the secret of the design upon Mr..
O:Brien's household, and then the pro-
cession started for the presidents home
on Olive street. If the same old thun-
der-bolt had fallen from the cloudless
sky, Mr.. O'Brien's surprise could not
have been. greater than it was at the
overwhelming descent upon his house.
Out uc was uOuC tuC IC6S plCdSCu. dkO
the affair proved one OF great mutual
pleasure. During the course of the
supper j.. TwOohy. president of the st.
Paul Crusaders, presented to Mr..
O'Brien OH behalf of the visitors, an
ebony gold-headed cane inscribed:
s'FrOm the st. Paul Crusaders to the
State President"
Harry w. Patchen arrived here Sun
day from Chicago, was at once arrested,
and in police court yesterday was re-
manded to the county Jail until this
morning. when, upon the petition of
one Of his relatives, commission in
lunacv, appointed by Judge Lehmicke,
will examine him before the probate
court. Two months ago Patchen was
before the police court charged with
violent conduct in the way of threats,
but was allowed to 60 on condition that
he leave the city. Since that time he
has been at Chicago and BATAVIA, Ill.
He left the train at Oak Park Sunday
and walked into the city, going direct to
the Central house, where he was ar.
rested. His conduct has of late caused
extreme pain to'hiS nearest friends, and
the charitable construction is that he
account of his family connections much
concerning his late actions has been
withheld from publication.
Warden St0rdock yesterday received
a letter from the president Of the BOs-
ton, Mass, Nail company asking what
are the chances for introducing into the
prison the steeIznail manufacturing in
dustry. He adds: 1--WE have special
patented machinery which turns out
work from tacks to spikes" The war
den is also in receipt of letter from q
Wisconsin man who asks if the prison
can furnish him dies for cutting from
tin certain toy which he has patented;
or, if the inventor himself supplies the
dies, he wishes to know at what rate
the state would manufacture the toy,
taking at first an order for 10000.
John Stinson, through his attorney,
Fayette Marsh. has served writ of quo
warranto upon l.. Sargent. requiring
the latter to show by what right he holds
a seat in the board of education as a
StinsOn was candidate for the Office,
and claims that he was elected and the
certificate of election was given to Sar-
gent illegally. The writ is returnable
before the supreme court May 90, when
j. n. Searles, city attorney, will prob
ably appear for the city, which issued
the certificate to Sargent.
Electrician Brady, of the Street Rail-
way company, began yesterday at the
corner of Fourth and Burlington streets
to string the copper trolley wire that
runs above the middle of the track ana
which, when charged with the electric
current, transmits the motive power to
its cars. The linemen are now work.
ing down South Third street. The two
Edison dynamos will be placed in posi-
ton at the power house to-day.
The funeral of the late Barbara Ben
ringer, wife of Edward Lanphear, who
died Sunday morning at the age Of
twenty years, was held yesterday from
the residence on North Third street,
Rev. j. F. SCHNEIDER, of the Universal
ist church, conducting the services. She
was married to Mr.. Lanphear June 90
of last year. and her early death is pc
culiarly sad.
Miss Mamie Kelly, Mrs. John O'Brien,
Miss Alice Sullivan and Miss Sarah
O'Brien were chosen Sunday evening as
delegates to represent the Ladies' Cath
Ole Total Abstinence society at the
archdiocesan convention in st. Paul
June and g..
Laird & Norton's Sand Creek drive
of IL, O00, 600 feet is reported as in at st.
CrOix and now waiting for head to
gather on the dams.
Mrs. George w. Seymour went to
Savannah, Mo-. on visit to her sister,
Mrs. Brant. She will be absent about
three weeks.
The Ladies' Swedish octette will APP