St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-09
CLEANED AT SALTWATER.
The Grand Jury Returns a Number o.
Indictments.
LENGTHY COUNCIL MEETING
John ]. Stinson Contesting a Seat in
the New Board Of Educa-
lion.

larceny IN Stealing LIZ. L. ". OldI n
horse: Alfred Kohn, for forging the
name of Stack & MCGEE to two time
checks of 500 and s95 respectively;
Gust Skog, for robbing old man Oh
strom, who took Skog to Olstrom's
house one night for shelter, on which
occasion the theft was committed; and
Andrew Booren for burglarizing the
Central saloon. Sanders pleaded guilty,
and was remanded for sentence. The
other prisoners will be arraigned
that they failed to find fndict-
ments against Patrick Flanagan,
Otto Khiner. Byron Knowles, Daniel
Doyle, Edward Lillis and August An
dersOn. The first two we're charged
with malicious injury to property at the
Dombke residence, on the South hill.
Knowles and Lillis had been held for
alleged completely in setting fire to
Farmer Lies load of hay on Pine street.
Doyle is the youth. charged with dis
turbing a district school at Alton; and
Anderson is the youth who, a short
time ago, took some clothing from John
Boo's boarding house on South Second
street. During the late after
noon the grand jury was con con.
Mrs. Mary Peroll and Adolph Bier, ac-
cused of perjury in giving testimony on
the preliminary examination of Frank
Newman, charged with the seduction
of Carrie Fairbanks, Apparently half
the young men in Grant township are
present as witnesses. The grand in
quisitors are also Investigating the
charge that Daniel Curtiss IS guilty of
adultery with Mrs. Borchardt. But
little business was transacted by the
court yesterday.
The city council adjourned at 2:4O
O'Clock yesterday morning, after spend
ing the last round in discussing the
matter of appointing building in
spectOr. The present official is George
Low, prominent builder himself, and
some of the aldermen insist that by rea-
son of his financial interest in his Of
fetal acts he is not in proper position
to administer the Office to the satisfac
ton of all, and that he is especially OBJ
jected to by the other builders. These
aldermen advocate the fusion OF the Of
fee with that of city engineer, but do
gineer for the extra work and
responsibility put upon HIM. The
other aldermen, besides showing that
the ordinance requires the Office to be
filled by person practically acquainted
wit h building, insisted that the engi-
neer had all the business he could prop
erly attend to in his legitimate line,
and that he knew nothing of the duties
of a building inspector and was not
qualified. A resolution to revise the
ordinance so as to admit of the proposed
change was voted down, and the coun-
Gil adjourned until this evening, when
the matter will be taken up
again. The council rescfndS its
action ordering South Fifth street
graded, and in spite of a formal
protest, adhered to the plan of grading
Pine street. Mayor Durant's recon-
mendation that two mounted police be
appointed was left with unfavorable
action. The contract for grading South
Sixth street, from Myrtle to Willard,
was awarded to Erick Noodle at "a 300.
and for grading South Fourth, Harriet
The right of seat in the new board
of education will be contested by John
j. Stinson, who Is defeated on the face
of the returns by SIX majority. The
fourteen ballots bearing his name for
the office, and which were thrown out
because no 'X" appeared opposite his
name, had no opposing candidates
name printed or written upon them.
There was but one ticket printed for
the whole city. and Sargent's name was
written in by boilers from the action of
the union convention, after each bOlter
had retired with the ticket obtained
from the Judges. StinsOn, moreover,
claims to be able to show ny each of the
fourteen the intent in casting their
ballot. Mr.. Stinson had recount of
the ballot yesterday in presence OF the
city clerk.
L Ali the st. Croix valley was glad at
the cOpiOus showers that came yester-
day. There was millions in it. The
rain also extended to the upper streams.
andiwill be of benefit to the drives:
MuSser, Sauntry & Co. are In receipt of
st. Croix, saying that heavy showers
fell there in the morning, and that the
rain would probably be sufficient to
remove all danger from the forest fires.
Officers of Saltwater lodge,I. 0. G. T.,
elected Tuesday night are p. E. Ben
nett, lodge deputy; F. Northey, chief
templar; Miss Rosa Hebenstreit, vice
templar; G. H. Cannon, secretary; Miss
Kittie Moorhead, treasurer; Albert l..
Brown, financial secretary; H.. A.
SCHNEIDER, chaplain; q. w. Schuttinger,
marshal: N. A. Nelson, guard; W. E.
Cooke, sentinel; Miss Bella Lanphear,
organist. The delegates to the district
lodge at Pennington May II and 10 are
P. E. Bennett, at large; Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. Northey,S. Lanphear,S. N0rthey,
Miss Hebenstreit.
The "War Songs, Camp Scenes and
Tableaux" will be given next Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings at Music
Hall, by competent cast of Saltwater
young people, under the direction of