St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-23
WHO Will Be WARDEN !?
The Prison Managers Meet at Saltwater
and Organize,
BUT TAKE NO ACTION.
Patchen Taken to St. Paul---I.oq Jam
Near Taylor's Falls---Stillwater
Sundries.

The board of state prison managers
was called to order soon after Q o'clock
yesterday by Gov. Merriam, after which
the oath of Office was administered to
the members by Frank Berry, the war
denis clerk. Edwin Dunn, of Eyota,
was then UNANIMOUSLY elected presi-
dent of the board, which at once went
into executive session, the governor,
warden and reporters retiring from the
room. In this exclusive session, moth
ing whatever was done except to talk
Informally of prison matters, the char
acter or the work that is ahead and
something of the present routine of af-
fairs at the institution. No word was
spoken regarding the warden or other
Offices to be filed, nor were the names
candidates referred to. In the
language of Manager Norrish: eve
spent the time mainly in the necess-
sary preliminary work of becoming ac-
quainted with each other and getting
ready for what real work we have to do
at this session." The board adjourned
at 4. o'clock to meet at II O'Clock this
morning, at the governors room in the
capitol, and all save Manager O'Brien
embarked at the prison flag station on
the 4:2O Duluth train for ST. Paul.
Gov. Merriam's time was largely
spent in company of Deputy Warden
Westby, in going through the buildings
and yards and examining the various
departments of the prison. Warden
Stordock, Randall. of Winona, and ex-
Warden Reed are candidates for ward.
en-, with apparent chances fayoring the
incumbent, though some, who profess to
know, affirm that RandalP Ps.selection is
foregone conclusion, and others equally
knowing are sure that Reed has it. The
candidates for prison physician are the
incumbent. DR.. w. II. Pratt and Dr.. w.
q. Caine, the latter a prominent dIscl-
pie of the Homeopathic school,
LAST OF PATCHEN.
Probably the last public appearance
of Harry Patchen in Saltwater, for this
season at least. was yesterday, when.
on being arraigned in the municipal
court on the old charge of threatening
to shoot, the charge was dismissed.
Sheriff Bean, Of Ramsey county, was on
hand to take the young man to st. Paul
on warrant charging him with en-
bezzling small sum from the Taylor
Craig Construction company. The
amount alleged to have been wrong
fully taken is less than $50. and the
matter would never have been pushed
if Patchen had kept away from Still
water. The main or only object is to
secure his permanent retirement from
this city, otherwise there is no DISPOSE
ton to worry Patchen.
THE FIRST LOG JAM.
A log jam has formed in the st.
CrOix near Franconia. about three miles
below TaylOr's falls, the head Of which
is at Rock island. and the jam extends
back upwards of mile. Word has
been sent here that the small crew at
first put on succeeded Tuesday in pick
ing out logs about as fast as new ones
ran in on the rear, and yesterday forty
men from the rear of the Moose river
drive were added to the force at the
jam. A. TOZer telegraphed yesterday
for the pile driver to be sent up If she
timated that the jam could probably be
broken within two days. Musser,
Sauntry & Co.'s Eau Claire lake drive
passed the mouth Of the Namekagon at
first lunch Tuesday night, and the
Moose river drive is at the falls.
SALTWATER sUNDR1Es.
The city council at the Tuesday even
ing meeting received two formidable pc
titions asking the reappointment of F.
E. Joy as chief of the fire department..
One document, headed by the signature
of Isaac Staples, bore fifty-nine names,
and the other was signed by insurance
agents of the city. The petitions were
ordered filed, but no further action was
taken in the matter.
The four telephones:donated by the Ex-
change to the city for police department
use, will be located by Chief Shortall at
the corners of Third and Churchill
streets, Olive and Brick, Laurel and
Owen, and Main and Chestnut.
G. Il. Bell. of st. Paul, represented
the st. Paul Park folks, and j. n.
Searles appeared for Newport before
the commissioners yesterday in the fight
as to the matter of incorporating those
two places.
The district court is still busy with
the Keator- Glaspie trial.
Frank, the fifteen-year-Old son of
Peter Lott, was severely injured about
the head by the runaway of his team on
the Oak Park road Tuesday evening.
WillieLong. the five-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Long, was thought to be
dying yesterday morning of membrane
Gus Group, but, as last resort, silver
tube was inserted down his throat, an
artificial opening being made, and the
child was breathing with comparative
ease last evening. During the day an
other child, Mary, eight years old, was
attacked with diphtheria and is seri-
ously ill.
A steamboat excursion from Still
water to Red Wing is arranged for
June 16.