St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-30
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
Free Men Fear Resumption Of Work by
Stordock's Striped Army.
VIEWS OF THE WARDEN.
Something Should Be Done to Pro.
vide Labor for the Convicts--
Scraps.

comment has been made within the las
few days. especially among the employees of
the Ihesher company, and by outside labor
ers, over the persistent report that a large
body of conyicts had been returned to work
in the shops for the company, or that in
day or two the greater number of prisoners
would be so employed. These reports are
not wholly true. Warden Stordock said
yesterday: No contract can be made until
second party to the contract is provided.
While the new board of inspectors have
power, under the law lately passed, to lease
the labor of a portion Of the conyicts, that
board is not yet in existence and will not be
appointed until after the governors return
from New York. After the new board is
organized, then, if the inspectors see fit to
hire out conyiets TO contractor, the board
must advertise for bids. So TO go through
all the preliminaries to a contract five or
SIX weeks yet. at least. would be required ,
the warden is opposed to the contract sys-
tenn and fayors the state account plan, but
he says: Under the present state of affairs
II the Thresher company should ask for 100
or SO convlctS for their work, should con-
sent on humanitarian grounds if no other
IN justice to the prisoners. They need work
and means of providing them with some
thing to busy themselves with should be pro-
Y1ded with all possible Dispatch.
Following the recommendations of the
presidents proclamation, to-day will be OBJ
served by some of the churches, all the pub
lie offices and banks. There will be service
at o'cluck this morning at the Presbyterian
ana Methodist churches. The postoffice will
be closed except from to 10, during which
hours mail will be delivered at the carriers
and general delivery windows NomaiI will be
delivered to-day by the carriers. Arrangements
Tor the mass meeting at the opera house this
evening are completed, and the programme
substantially as published in the GLOBE will
be adhered to. The speeches will be brief:
the singing will be by a great chorus of over
!oO voices, and the tableaux will be of strik-
ing effect. Ladies without escort will find
seats set apart for them, and small bows I'M
accompanied by their parents will find adj
mission denied them
Marceal Pomminville and Miss Mary Odille
Gaynor were married YESTERDAY by Rev
Patrick McCarren, assistant pastor of st.
Mlcnael church. ArSene Bessettee and Miss
AlbIna Payette attending as groomsman and
bridesmaid respectively: also at the same
church by Father McCarren Antoine Bouroue
and Miss Lydia Roy, Vital Albert and Clara
hoy attending them at the altar. Rev. Father
M. f. Murphy unired in wedloek 3. Collins
ana Miss Frances Meals
Jerome, youngest son OF Patrick Sullivan.
the lnmberman, died Yesterday of meningitis,
aged two years and five months. The fu-
neral occurs this afternoon.
Yesterday was the last day for filing notes
OF issue for the May general term of the dis
trict court
Elt is said at the Office of the boom com
panys secretary. that about a foot more of
water VIII permit of an opening of opera
uons at the boom. and that if the river con-
tlnues to rise at the rate of the last few days
me, Will be put on probably Wednesday or
thursday. The cold weather following the
late raise, will have an unfayorable effect on
the driving stages of the streams
Ihe steamer Clyde left yesterday with logs
Ior the Empire Lumber company.
Inc city council expresses Willingness to
allow the street railway company to lay the
rails on Fourth avenue south. from Bur
lington street. provided that the same shall
be removed whenever ordered by the coun-
Gil.
Supt. Harrison. of the water works com
pany, returned yesterday from Duluth, Ash
land and Hurley, investing en- route some
snare cash in DIIlnth real estate