St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
SAYINGS AND DofNGs.

Bank clearances yesterday were $685.
65i.S4.
Diphtheria prevails at. 1874 CORTLAND
street,
Eight births and eight deaths were
recorded at the health Office Yesterday.
The ''Peck's Bad Boy" company will
give matinee at 2:30 to-day. Last
performance tonight.
Anna Palmer was examined before
the probate court yesterday afternoon.
found insane and committed to RocheS-
ter asylum.
The funeral of Sister Mary, who died
at the House of the Good Shepherd,
Monday, occurred yesterday p9Epmng at
Calvary cemetery.
The Congregation Sons Of Jacob will
give a grand Purim ball for the benefit
OF the new synagogue at the armory to-
morrow evening. Wells orchestra will
furnish the musical accessories.
The condition of John Fitzgerald,
superintendent of the workhOuSe, who
has been dangerously i'll for several
weeks. was reported greatly improved
yesterday. His speedy recovery Is
hoped for.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day TO Frank E. Frost and Chloe
Thompson, Charles H. Henderson and
Christina Olson, Thomas Z. Kimball
and Lilledell French, and Austin Walsh
and Nora Lyden.
c. E. Bean, NJ. D., will give a talk to
the young meu of the city Friday even
ing, 18th. on The Voice and Throat y
in the lecture room of the \. M. Z. a.
No charge for admission.
Judge Smons spends most of his time
at home, being in poor health, but he
manages to send decision to the court
every few days. Judge Kerr occupies
Judge Wilkins bench, while the latter
is busying himself with unfinished bust
ness of long standing at home.
The parlors set apart for the Chicago
Decorative society at the Ryan hotel
were well filled yesterday. and many
converts to the cause had taken the oath
of allegiance before the exhibition
closed last evening. 1t is likely that
ladies interested will open similar
school III this city.
When the appointment by Mayor
Smith of William Delaney as fire
warden, came up for confirmation in
The city council last night, Aid. Sanborn
moved that the appointment be referred
TO a committee for investigation. Aid.
Otl : W tuh lilC
appointment was finally Endorsed by a
unanimous vote.
Some of the hackmen do not seem to
understand that the space in front of
the union depot is the property of the
company. and that they have no right
there. as the right to the stand belongs
10 Cook & Co. j. Least was arraigned
in the police court yesterday for tres
passing in that he drove onto the for
hidden ground. He had his case con-
tinued until Thursday.
The fortnightly lunch given at the
Central Park M. E. church yesterday. by
the Ladies' Aid society, was attended
by about eighty persons, among whom
We're several members of the legislature,
large number of the school teachers of
the city and many of the pupils of
the high school. Miss Luley, president
of the organization, reports that it has
met with great encouragement in its
effort to pay off the 5000 debt against
the society.
Mrs. Vanderwacker did not get much
satisfaction from Judge Cory yesterday
when she applied to have her reprobate
son Walter committed to the reform
school on a charge of stealing money
aud vagrancy. The Judge suggested
lad, and referred her to the district
court, which has refused the same APP
plicatiOn once. There is abundant evil
dence TO show that young Walter is an
incorrigible.
The ST. Paul Curling club. tender a
benefit this evening to Miss Mabel
Davidson, the champion lady skater OF
the Northwest. Miss Davidson will give
an exhibition of fancy skating, assisted
by AXel PaulSen and other well-know
artists. The benefit will take place at
the curling clubs rink, at Tenth and
Jackson streets, where the ice is said to
be in perfect condition, although ii
would seem that this weather cannot
have left very much of it.
Room 456 in the Drake block, occupied
as lumber office by MessrS. Bowden d
Murray, was the scene of considerable
excitement yesterday afternoon. A
cigar end. cast by careless hands into a
basket OF waste paper, ignited in the
absence of the occupants of the room
and had kindled enough of a blaze to
cause damages of $50 before discovered
Engine Companies No. l and turned
out, as did the central hook and ladder
trucks, but the fire had been subdued
by means of hand grenades, and their
services were not required.
The following deaths were recorded
at the health Office yesterday. Baby
Mahan. one year, commissions, So
Laurel avenue; Mary of Sacred Heart
thirty-three years, consumption afond
street: Maggie Grant, twenty two years
meningitis, 107 East Eleventh street
Milton Stipes, fourteen years, menin.
gifts, reform school; Ruth Sage. sew.
enty-siX years, old age. East Fourth
street: Grace Doherty, four years, diph
iberia, Cos West Seventh street: Baby
Hardwick, thirteen days, bronchitis
Oakdale avenue: Francis Penyhylka,
three years, marasmus, 29l Burgess
street: Mabel Sinclair, nine weeks