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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
PERTAINING TO LUMBER.
The Demand for That Article Has
Opened With Spring.

The spring demand for lumber is
gradually beginning to assert itself,
says the Lumberman. Reports from
all the Western markets agree that
there is a good healthy demand, and
some increase in the shipments from
week to week, although there is some
complaint that the demand is not what
it was expected it would be. ANY care
full analysis of the situation discloses,
however, that with the possible eXcep-
ton of Chicago, more lumber is being
moved out of the principal markets
than was being moved year ago
at this time, and, in fact, during
the corresponding period for two or
three years. But there is no rush. Trade
has not jumped from the usual winter
lethargy into the spring activity, be-
cause trade during the winter was un-
commonly good. From the moderate
shipments which have been made all
along, the demand has gradually in
creased to what ought to be regarded
as an exceedingly satisfactory volume
1t may be questioned, however, whether
such is the case. and whether the grad
ual development of the demand has had
as much influence on prices as would
have been the case had there been a
large and sudden call for lumber, coin
cident with the opening of the spring
season. Prices certainly are not being
maintained as the conditions of the
stocks, the promise of prospective de-
mand, and the uncertainty surrounding
the getting of logs to the market would
seem to warrant
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

Minneapolis and st. Paul Lumber
Merchants Call Them Amusing
Things.
The following, from the Lumberman,
shows how the contract system is
worked by the United States govern
ment: "a bill for mill work has been
meandering around among the sash and
door factories lately which has made as
much fun for the boys as Bill Nye could
hope to make, even in his balmiest days
before he began to make cheStnutS to
order. The government requires that
every item shall be priced. Every esti-
mate must be itemized to the minutest
particulars. The bill in question was
for a lot of stuff wanted for
buildings at Forts Smelling and
BufOrd. The entire force of both
Minneapolis and st. Paul figured on it.
Some of the prices were very unique
and nearly every man that figured got
something. Every "unique',' price was
rewarded with an order, and now you
can't rob a sash and door man in the
two cities without finding a government
contract on his clothes. Bardwell,
Robinson d Co. have especial cause for
thanksgiving. They came very near get
ting left on the whole business, but a
careful examination and comparison of
the estimates shows that they were the
lowest bidders on one door. SimonSOn
Bros. Manufacturing Co. were the low
est on eight dollars worth of goods.
The st. Paul Sash & Door Co. got a
piece of the pie. So did Abbott Bros. &
COrlieS, Chapman & Drake and the
Lord only knows who else.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
A PLEASANT RECEPTION.
Rev. Charles Thwing. of the PLY.
mouth Church, Receives His
Friends.

Rev. Charles Thwing. Of the Ply
mouth Church, Receives His
/ Friends.
DR.. Thwing, of the Plymouth Com
gregational church, last night gave, a
most pleasant reception at the Holiness
hotel to the gentlemen who are at pres!
ent the officers of the church, and those
who have in the past held the position.
The gentlemen began to gather
about Z O'Clock, and soon after
ward found their way to the
pretty dining room where the we'll
filed and beautifully decorated tables
occupied three sides of the room. After
the feast had been disposed of matters
of Importance in the work of the church,
its missions. etc., were discussed. re-
marks being made by Charles A. Pills
Rust; v; Il. Norris. Percy Jones,
Charles II. Woods, Gen. Nettleton and
others. The evening was most pleas
antly passed and especially SO as
many of the members had not
had a chance to talk with their
pastor since his return. There were
about forty present, among whom were
the following: George A. Bracket, j.
S. Bradstreet, G. M. Cushman, Charles
81. Woods, A. B. Nettleton, Judge
Young, Claiborne. George II. Rust, C..
A. Pillsbury, Crittenden, N. l.. Girls
valid, G. A. j. Marsh, j. C. SeeIey, DR..
0. M. humphrey, G. A. Bovey, q. E..
Sheldon, A. j. Creigh, Alden Smith
and George b. Sheperd.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
WITH MOTHER GOOSE.
A Decidedly Unique Entertain
ment at the First Congregational

A Decidedly Unique Entertain
ment at the First Congregational
Church.
The ladies of the Flower Mission of
the First Congregational church in
East Minneapolis, gave most unique
entertainment last night, entitled San
Evening With Mother Goose and Her
Family" The lecture room of the
church was converted into a playhouse
for the time being, with a curtained
stage in one corner, and it
was packed from spit to dome'
by very attractive audience.
Although the actors were most of them
wee folks, the music they furnished was
first rate. and 1t could be said, at least,
that they were charmingly natural and
unaffected and the quaint costumes
added to the attractive effect Mrs. R..
l.. Penny and Mrs. Gardner are the two
ladies to whom the success of the enter
tainment was largely due, and r. L..
Penny, who took in the tickets at the
door, gathered in large num-
Der. The proceeds were large and
will help the mission along greatly.
The opening march displayed the score
or so little ones in their costumes to a
good effect. Forty-seven scenes were
presented, in which little Walter NeXen.
Katie Lowgey, Charlie Dyer, Lee Lane,
Daisy Moore, Gertie Woodcock and
Flossy Penny showed themselves true
artists. DR.. Simpsons little daughter
May furnished music that much older
vocalist might be proud of, and was
loudly applauded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.
Explanatory Of Some of the Cases
Begun There Yesterday.

W. G. Nye, secretary of the board of
park commissioners and c. j. Rock
wood, attorney, yesterday filed petit
ton in the district court, asking that
the property holders in the vicinity of
the ''Moulton Tract' be assessed $685.
COO to pay for the land which has been
condemned for park purposes, and that
three freeholders of the city be ap-
pointed to make the assessment.
Brooks Bros, dealers in building ma
teria1s, have filed papers in two suits
against c. c. Philippe, the Minnesota
Land Syndicate company. the Tilden
Heater company and others. The first
is to recover 1924 and the second for
$500 As. Both actions are for material
that they claim to have furnished, and
involve number of exchanges in real
estate.
Mary e. Bass has commenced action
against James Mckinney and some
score of others for the possession Of a
lot in Carson'S addition, and for $25 she
claims to have paid as earnest money.
Judge Hooker yesterday filed orders
Overruling the demurrerS of defendants
Hamilton and Booth in the case of Will
lam Cleveland against Samuel A. Booth
and Mrs. William Hamilton. =
The case OF G. Nj. Bennitt, admIhiS-
traitor of the estate of Gustave Brown,
who was killed in the st. Anthony ele-
vator accident, against the syndicate
buying the wheat, which has been on
trial all week at the district court before
Judge Hooker, was yesterday submitted
to the jury. This is the third trial and
both sides had new evidence and wit
nesses. After being out an hour the
iury brought in a verdict for the defend
ant and the syndicate is victorious once
more.
NJ. c. johnson, the insolvent Wash
ington avenue clothier, yesterday filed
his accounts. The total liabilities are
s4,2S4.71, with assets, mostly in stock,
amounting to $2,97216. The principal
creditors are Charles johnson, to whom
was due s1,415; Wymau Muffin, 1910,
and Austrian. Wise q Co. Chicago. S37S.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
James Fleek, an Old Tailor,
Slabs Himself Trough
the Heart.
His Wife Finds Him Lying
Dead in a Pool Of His
Blood.
Poor Health Was Probably
the Reason For the Des-
perate Deed. z
District Court NeWs--The Pc.
lice Round-Up--Social /
and Personal. .

James Fleck, tailor fifty-nine years
of age, committed suicide at his home,
sos Eighteenth avenue north, some time
between IL o'clock Thursday night and
6 O'Clock yesterday morning by stabbing
himself through the heart with the
sharp pointed blade of the big shears
with which he had earned his living for
years.
Fleck was as well as usual when his
wife, who is midwife, was called
away from home at II p. m. ON Thurs
day, but when she returned in the morn
ing he was not in his bedroom. Think
ing that ne had arisen early to finish
some work, she went into the room
which he occupied as workshop and
there found the old man lying dead
in pool of blood. Beside him
lay the shears with one of the blades
eight inches long covered with blood,
showing that it had been the instru-
ment of death. There is only one
reason which could have lead him to
commit so desperate an act, and that is
the fact that he had been terribly. af-
f1lcted with asthma for years, and at
times the disease made his life inSup-
portable.
Coroner Powers was called, and being
satisfied that the man committed sui
eide, decided that no inquest was neceS-
Sary.
Fleck came here some six years ago
from Wisconsin, and has been a very
quiet and industrious citizen. He leaves
five children-three boys and two girls
ranging in age from five to twenty
seven years. The Oldest son is in Sc
attic and the other children live at
home.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
man, are guests at the Windsor fir ON
Browns Valley.

man. are guests at the Windsor fir ON
Browns Valley.
o. A, and J. Hubbard. the Sank Cen.
.Ar manufacturers IF hammocks, avn
ings, ETC., are at the Nicolles vile pros
pecting on location in the city.
These are of note at the Windsor:
George l.. Cheadle. a merchant of
Cleveland, MIMI; S. K. jackson, of the
CheQuamegon hotel, Ashland, aud C. G.
Peck, Redwood Falls, Wis.
Among the guests at the st. James
hotel are: j. G. Fyfe, Duluth: f. P.
Connolly, Grand Forks; James Smet-
hurst, Little Falls; F. w. Murray, Wa
dena; w. G. Willis, Austin; p. G. ia
cObS0n, Abereeen.
F. W. Sheffelds, Fargo: Charles W.
Marsh. Mankato: d. j. Knox, Aitkin
c. P. Mcclure and III. G. Davis, st.
Cloud; John Palm. A. E. Hansand and
wife, and Dan Flynn, Litchfeld, are
Nicollet arrivals.
At. the West from the Northwest: J.
ii. Queal, Des Moines: G. D, Edwards,
Mayville, OAK; M. A. Sammons and
lady, Grand Rapids; j. A. Edwards, Jr.,
Hague, OAK; and ". E. Tallmadge and
wife. and Mrs, l.. 81. Jones, Chippewa
Falls.
Northwestern travellers from the
Northwest at the Brunswick are: u. S.
Adams, Jamestown; III. e. ReiDold and
Fl. e. Jenkins, St. Cloud; r. I'll. Nc
Gowan, Spring Valley; c. Ii. Meisner,
Devils Lake; j. r. Edison and wife and
Miss McTeeley, Glencoe.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
MINNEAPOLIS,
DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.

1t is currently reported that Judge
1ochren, on his return to Minneapolis,
will retire from the bench; and the ru
NOR still prevails that Judge Ray is
soon to resign. In view of this fact,
there are already any number of can
didates pulling wire for the places.
which these retirementS would make.
And it is with reference to these appoint
mentS the GLOBE wishes to say a word.
Recent investigations made by the
GLOBE, as to the disposition Of eases
appealed to the supreme court, show
that the Hennepin county Judiciary is
not far in advance of mediocre legal
talent. When a judge is overruled by
the appellate court, half the
time or more, 1t indicates that
know more law than he does.
And the public which measures a Judge
by the estimation of attorneys, does
not have the respect forth court that
the wisdom and superior merit of a
Judge ought TO command. Since the
Judiciary has descended into the politi-
cal arena, and men have been rewarded
with places on the bench i'll exchange
for their political influence, the standard
of the bench has notably deteriorated.
Men only who have had long experience
aSS,cOunSelOrS ana l,TacllIIOuCTS. SHOulu
at all be considered for these places.
There are so many technicalities in the
law that judge of small experience can
scarcely try complicated case without
making some error sufficient TO grant a
new trial, OF reversal from the appel
ate court. The vast railroad, manu-
featuring and other property interests OF
this city and district should have not only
a fair and honest consideration of the
many complicated and varied differ
enceS which seek settlement in the
courts, but IN addition they are entitled
TO that wise judicial learning that only
years of assiduous study and continuous
practice in the courts can give. If the
governor wants to please the people of
the Fourth judicial district in this mat
ter, he should select from the first law
yers of the district the names of few
men, and from these make his appoint
ments. In this way he might offend a
disappointed officeseeker or two, but he
would be more than compensated for
this by gaining the gratitude of the peo-
pie and the legal profession Of Henne-
pin county. There should be nothing
halfway about the fitness of these APP.
pointments. They should be men OF
pre-eminent ability.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
MINNEAPOLIS PERSONALS.

President Edward Olson and Prof
Balaseyers and e. Hubert, of Dakota
university, are spending a portion of
their spring vacation with S. E. Olson.
Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Elliott, nee Girls
void, Lave returned from California and
will be at home to their friends at the
residence of Mrs. Elliott's parents, 1900
Laurel avenue.
AT THE HOTELS.
DR.. E. r. Perkins and wife are Wind
sor guests from Excelsior.
ssSoP' Cohen and r. D. Morrow, of
GrotOn, OAK, are guests at the BrunS-
wick.
William BuchananAitkin and Thomas
Kelly. Chippewa Falls lumbermen, are
Windsor guests.
D. j. Sullivan, manager of the Column
bus Buggy company, registers at the
Windsor from Columbus, Ohio.
j. W. Rhodes. president of the Press
Drill company, Havana, ILL.,, Is guest
of prominence at the Windsor.
S. Holmes Kfmloss. Mrs. E. B. Moore.
Saratoga Springs and E. c. Croffs,
Rochester, are guests at the Holmes.
j. L. Orvis, general manager and one
of the proprietOrs of the Orvis PloW
works, Dixon, ILL.,, is a Windsor guest.
Samuel Mendell. Eau Claire, Wis. :
u. T. Mortimer, Ashland; L. Weeks,
Chicago; 81. Randall, Boston, are at the
ArdmOre.
S. W. Frazier and wife, and Mrs. r.
Fielding. the wife Of a prominent no tel
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

e Bank clcarings yesterday, $421 ,S40.57 !;
: for the week, 81, SAG, 969.05.
Miss Emma Gluck. daughter of the
late Gottiieb Gluck, died yesterday
afternoon.
II Marriage licenses were yesterday
granted to Edward Ueliring and Hulda
, Trettin. and to John Lindholm and
Annie Skoglund.
Moses Galman. charged with keeping
his saloon open on Sunday, put up the
customary bonds of $500, and was held
to the grand jury.
E. w. Mortimer, the new police com
missioner, will take his seat i'm Mon
days council OF state. He took the
oath of Office yesterday.
Ats O'Clock last night barn at Lake
street and Hennepin avenue was burned
with its contents, including one horse.
The loss was about $1,000.
Mrs. Carl V. Lachmund died suddenly
at her home, 81 Grant street west,
Thursday evening. She leaves a babe
only one week old and two other chill
dren.
There was a pleasant musical and
social entertainment at the residence of
S. E. Olsen, 2413 First avenue south,
last evening. A large number were
present.
The park board has petitiOned the
court to have appraisers appointed to
assess benefits for the Moulton track
in Northeast Minneapolis. The value
OF the land is $4,000.
W. W. Henderson, the boy who fell
down the elevator shaft at Forman,
Ford d Co.'s glass store Thursday after
noon, is still alive and has regained
consciousness. He may recover.
The Faust club will give social
dance at Malcom's hall Thursday even
ing, April 4. +. w. Haven will act as
master Of ceremonies, aud will have as
assistants J. Modor, j. Jenkinson, j.
w. Cooke and II. NJ. Mead.
The funeral of William Shane, who
was murdered on North Fourth street
Monday night, took place from 1O3
Fourth street north yesterday after
noon. The remains were inferred at
the West side Catholic cemetery.
The March number of the Northwest
ern Architect, issued yesterday, con-
ever published in the Northwest. Some
of them. especially those of Linden
home, Chicago, are particularly hand
some.
Rev. Thomas Cleary lectured at the
Franklin Avenue NJ. E. church last
evening OH ''Our Songs and How We
Sing Them" The speaker treated OF
music in its various qualities and meth
DDS, and the influence it had Oh social
and religious lie.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
ADJUSTMENTS,

The last performance of "Jim the
Penman" will be given at the Grand at
the matinee and evening performances
to-day.
The sale of seats for "Paul Kauvar''
opened very strong at the Grand yester-
day. The corps of auXiliaries engaged
for the production is being actively re-
hearsed, and the production is prom
ised to eclipse any dramatic spectacle
ever presented IN realistic force.
There was another large audience at
the Hennepin Avenue theater last even
ing, when Washington Irving Bishop,
the mind reader, gave on Interesting
exhibition of his powers. He performed
several wonderful feats and completely
carried his audience away. He will APP
pear this afternoon and this evening.
To-day he will visit the county Jail and
try to read the minds of some of the
prisoners there awaiting trial, if per-
mission can be obtained.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
SPRING QUERIES.

What will the dudelet spring on us
this spring in place OF the horseshoe
vest and the aurora borealis shirt?
Will the suppression of pugilistic
sOirees at club houses put an end to
those Single creek prize fights?
Why does not somebody invent a
combination street sprinkler, mud
scraper and snow plow, so as to meet
the demands of changeable weather?
Will Harlow Gales new city market
have an annex to be used as Salvation
A rmy barracks?
Will the police have new summer
helmets this year, or will this goody-
goody administration compel them to
wear bonnets?
Can the production of "A Hole in the
Ground" at the Grand next week prop
erly be termed a spring opening?
Are those photographs that are selling
for a dollar dozen counterfeit present
fments, or are they genuine?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
ALL SORTS.

Chief Bracket. .having received a
tip from the Evening STAR" sent pa
troll wagon to Washington and Seventh
avenues south at o'clock last night to
bring in drunk.
The base ball ordinance reached third
base safely. in the council yesterday,
and if Catcher Johnson doesn't stop it
before it reaches 'home," the Liberals
will win the game.
John Day Smith wants to muzzle the
press in the matter of legal executions.
probably the newspaper reports of
Johns remarks in the house were too
much condensed about the time the
Barretts' swung.
The Evening Journal, after having
passed by the fact about six weeks ago
in its headlong rush for popularity, has
suddenly stopped to remark that the
California s. Southern Land company,
which is flooding Minnesota with circu-
lars of the GEL Dorado" sort, Is wild
eyed fraud.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
THE LIQUOR ORDINANCE.
1t Comes Up for Second Reading
and Finally Passes.


Aid. Bradish introduced an ordinance
governing the liquor traffic. The city
has been without any ordinance on this
point for two years, and consequently
all liquor cases have had to 20 to
the grand jury and district court,
which caused dangerous delays and
prevented many minor offenders from
being brought TO justice. The new or
dinance makes offenses against the
license law of 1887 contrary to ordi-
nance, and therefore places their pun
ishment within the jurisdiction OF the
municipal court. 1t also provides that
the municipal court can on first offense,
and may OH conviction of the second,
revoke the license of the offender. and
provides for the punishment of physi-
clans who give prescriptions for the
purpose of aiding others to avoid the
law. There was considerable dispute
on the question of the constitutionality
Of section z, which provided for the
transfer OF licenses. City Attorney
Russell thought the section was cor.
trary to decision of the court. A vote
was taken on Aid. Grimes motion. and
it was lost.
Aid. Bursell, the clergyman, wanted
to substitute II p. m. and a. m. for IL
p. m. and 8 a. H., as the hours between
which liquor could not be sold, but his
motion was voted down with an en-
phatic 'sNo." indicating that some OF
the aldermen must be very early risers
or very late to bed. Aid. Gray moved
to keep the saloons closed until 8 in
the morning, ard said that a man
ought not to be allowed to drink at
all if he was so far advanced that he
needed drink before In the morn
ing. His motion was lost, and then it
came to a vote OH whether the ordi-
nance should pass, it having been given
pension of rules. 1t was passed by a
vote OF 80 to 2-McGowan, MePhillfps
and President johnson not voting, and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
al ROW Over Horses.

Owen j. Evans has begun two actions
against George w. Spear. He claims
that for month past he aud Mr.. Spear
have been joint owners Of several fine
horses worth about 81 ,525, and that they
are in the possession of Mr.. Spear, who
refuses to allow him the use of them. or
to sell them and give him bis share of
the proceeds. He asks that he may
take half the property, or if they can
not be divided that a receiver lie ap-
pointed to sell them and divide the pro-
ceedS. The other suit is recover $3.50,
which he claims is the value of grain
that the defendant has appropriated
which belongs TO him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
WASHINGTON INAUGURATION.
The Church of Christ Will Ap-
propriateIy Observe the Event.

The centennial of Washington's in
auguration will not be allowed to pass
unhonored by the Church of Christ, cor
ner Eleventh street and Portland ave-
n ne, and on the evening of April 80 an
entertainment will be given by the
Christian Endeayor and Sunday-school
societies which shall give due celebra-
ton to the event. incidentally an at
tempt will be made to swell the new
church construction fund.
The young people of this church are
very active, and at present are engaged,
in their society name of Y. P. S. of c.
E., in holding evangelistic services from
night to night under the care of the
pastor, W. j. Lhamou.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
Thinks 1t Is Cheeky.

General Manager T. P. McKinstry, of
the Cleveland Telephone company, was
in the city yesterday on business con-
nected with the Twin City telephone
systems. In speaking of the subway
war he said Mr.. DorSett's demand that
all the companies be required to put
their wires in his cOnduitS is as absurd
as it would be TO build huge business
block and attempt to drive all business
men into it. He seemed to think the
telephone companys couldn't afford 10
60 into the DorSett conduit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
She Made a Nfissake

Mary Jones made an indecent pro-
posal to Officer McNutty, who was de-
tailed to appear disguised as citizen,
and was collared by that gentleman and
run in. She paid S25 fine without a
groan, but afterwards amused herself
for some time by standing in the hall
way saying unwritable and uncompli-
mentary things about the officers.