St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-06
SIXTH WARD SENTIMENT.
The Citizens Union Expresses Itself on
the Levee Question.
WILLRICH SCORNS LOWRY.
Belligerent Aliens Pass Compliments
in the Shape Of Brick
bats.

The Citizens union met last evening
at the hall on Dakota avenue, Presi-
dent SomerS in the chair. A bare
quorum was present. and Edward
Vanish, on whose motion the levee mat
ter has been made the special order of
business, was conspicuous by his alb
sence. After the minutes of
the previous meeting had been
| read ami approved, action was
taken on the levee matter. and
the sentiment of the meeting ex-
pressed in resolution, copies of which
are to be furnished the Ramsey county
delegation, condemning on behalf of
the union any and all propositions. and
any action that will result in the return
to the original owners of any of the
lands decided the city for purposes of
levee. Representative Gebhard Will
rich. who was present, said he under
stood that Tom Lowry intended to build
Jim Crow" opera house in st. Paul
with sealing capacity OF only 1000.
He thought the people of st. Paul ought
to be more alive to their own interests
than to permit such thing. Even now
Minneapolis was enlarging the seating
capacity of the Grand opera house in
that city to 1900. After the discussion
of questions of minor Importance a mo-
ton to adjourn was carried.
Two belligerent aliens. named Han
sen and Bordman, neither of whom
speak Ineligible English. got into a
fracas last evening in the vicinity of
the new bridge landing, using bricks
and other missiles in lieu of more handy
weapons. The trouble arose over the
nOn-payment of sum of money loaned
In 1ac fol nd
from the lump over the eye of the bor-
rover it is presumed that Hansen made
good a determination to take it out of
his hide
Peter Mckay, an agent for picture
copying concern, became abusive when
told to vacate the premises by Went
worth avenue housewife, and was very
thoroughly trounced by neighbor of
the male persuasion who happened to
be in the vicinity.
Mrs. 4. H. Moran, of st. Cloud, who
has been visiting ON the West side for
several weeks. the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry. returned home last even
ing, having been notified that her
daughter is dangerously ill.
Mrs. Con McNellis is expected home
from Lake City tomorrow, where she
has been attending the funeral of her
father, John Hickey.
DIR. I'll. Thomas. an old and respected
resident of West st. Paul, died at his
residence, 122 Dakota avenue, yeSter-
day morning after severe illness.
Thomas Steel suffered a painful in
jury to his foot yesterday by dIsplacing
large rock in the West side quarry.
No bones were broken.
Two children of Pete Steiner, who
resides near the river bank near the up
town bridge. succeeded IN floating a
boat which was lying at the rivers
capSiZing the craft before getting ten
feet from shore. Both were rescued
with no worse results than q Wetting
and severe fright.
1.-The Blue and the Cray will be pre-
sented at the West Side opera house on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
next week, under the auspices of Ord
and Bircher posts, q. A. r. The enter
tainment has been rehearsed for several
weeks, and is said to be a pleasing pro-
duction.
Rev. r. V. Sage. of Perry. N. Y, has
accepted the call extended by the He
bron Baptist church of. West st. Paul,
and will preach his first sermon in this
city on the first Sunday in May.
The ladies of the Clinton Avenue
church have decided to assume the pay
ment of all bills for frescoing and in
terror decorations on the new building.
The money will be raised by entertain
meutS which will be given in the church.
Messrs. w. ii. Phalt and Edward
Laidlow, of Duluth, who have been for
some years connected with the brick
manufactures of that CITY, were in
West st. Paul yesterday, looking for
suitable site for the location of a brick
yard. They state that if satisfactory
terms are secured, they will establish a
yard here which will employ 300m men.
Mrs. w. s. Palmer, of Hudson, Wis,
is visiting Mrs. Ellen Pyle. of West st.
Paul.
The North Star Chautauqua circle will
meet Oh Monday evening.
Albert Connor, of Window, Minn., is
visiting friends in the West end, and
will remain over Sunday.
The Slow progress being made on the
repairs to the WabaSha street bridge af-
fOrdS no cause for cOngratulatiOn OH the
part of Dakota avenue merchants. A
large part of the old iron work has been
removed and a few of the iron supports
for the visionary structure of the future
have been placed in position. Michael
Schuary, the man Injured Oh the bridge
last week, is still lying in a critical con-
ditiOn at st. Joseph's hospital.
The North Star Chautauqua Circle
will meet next Monday evening at 7:3O
O'Clock, in the Office of DR.. V. j. Haw-
kins, Isabel street and Dakota avenue.
Lesson, ,rOll-call quotations about spring.
Discussion of the social effects of the
sewing machine.