St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-17
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on the Str Page.
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

Bank clearances yesterday were $685.
i0S.36.
Curtice's new map of st. Paul will be out in
day or two.
Confessions will be beard all day at the
cathedral to-day.
The Tenebra will be sung at this after
Moons service at the cathedral.
The North Star Grove of Druids will will
work i'll the second and third degrees to-
night.
Twenty births five deaths and five mar
riages were bulletined at the health Office
yesterday.
1t is practically settled that floating
bethel will be built and located at the foot
of Sibley street.
The foundations of the new opera house
are not destined to settle appreciably. The
building site is one huge field of solid rock.
The Northwest Board of Underwriters held
their annual meeting in the Ryan yesterday,
discussing routine business of no general i'll
terest.
DR.. Carrie s. Atkinson last night enter
tanned the members of the Church of Christ
at a sociable given at her home on Market
street, opposite Rice park.
j. L. Forepaugh has begun active opera
tions on n new $4,000 residence which he
will build on Summit avenue, near the inter-
section of Harrington avenue.
Reports were received at the health Office
street and 1923 Jessie street. Diphtheria
was reported at IS East Elizabeth street, 335
Carroll street and 1895 Rosabel street.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday 10
n. Olson and Charlotte Melander Charles E.
Parrot and Ellen Holden. W E. Bryant and
Nina NJ. Burdck Albert Kirchoff and Annie
Kuehne, Hugo Schwarzkopf and Leitscha
Rohele.
The Ladies' Aid Society of House of Hope
Church was busy yesterday afternoon pack
ing clothing for The sufferers from the dev-
astatlng fires in Dakota. The boxes will be
forwarded at once to Highmore, Hyde
county.
The funeral OF James Kavanaugh will take
place at 8 O'Clock this morning from his late
residence. at 40 Portland avenue. Services
viii he held al ST. Luke's church. The Cath
olic Benevolent society, of which he was a
member, Will attend in body.
A large white owl was the attraction which
drew large crowd of people on ST. Peter
street yesterday afternoon. The bird was an
extremely large specimen. and was brought
IN from the country by farmer.
How long are you fellows going to be able
TO hold cut at this sort of business?' asked a
citizen of one of the striking street car driv-
ers Yesterday afternoon. AS long as we
want to. was the reply. Were not a bust
ed organization, whatever Lord Lowry may
think
Postmaster Lee has been confined to his
bed the past two days suffering from severe
cold in the lungs. His physician entertains
no fear of any very serious trouble. but says
that his patient has very severe cold, which
may develop into an illness of a worse
nature.
The young people of the Central Park NJ
E. church are preparing for an especially
unique entertainment early in May, in the
shape OF twelve booths representing the
twelve months, and providing the attrac-
tons of ali seasons of the year for those who
may be so fortunate as to attend.
B. Kuhl. president and treasurer of the St
Paul Distillery company, has issued circu
lar letter informing patrons of the enterprise
that the cash capital has been doubled, and
that work has been commenced on two
story brick warehouse It is also announced
that the cooperage will hereafter be done on
the company's premises.
The following deaths were reported at the
health Office yesterday: Leopold Beach, fif-
Teen years, endocarditis. $40 Charles street,
Daniel Conley, tifty-nine years, consump-
ton, 907 Marion street; Jam es Kavanaugh
thirty-two years, consumption, 749 Portland
avenue: Nellie b. Kicker, seven teen months
scarlet fever, ego East Sixth treet: Sarah A.
Stackbeln, one year, menin gitis 800 Van
Buren, street.
John MCGOWAN whose father is an Eng
fish landscape artist of considerable fame
has recently done some very fine landscapes
an this city. He Is now working on piece of
African scenery which is almost complete,
the title of the piece being among Those
exhibition when finished at Stevens & Rob-
ertson'S art store
Four men from the suburbs of Wabasha,
who were trying to occupy the whole of
WabaSha street for a promenade on Monday
night, got INTO fracaS, near Bridge square,
with two youthful FOUNDERS of the Sanity
City. who put it all over the Wabasha delega-
ton during an executive session lasting
about five minutes.
An elderly gentleman. soliciting sutscrib-
ersfor morning contemporary, Offering as
81 premium Rand-McNally Atlas for each
SIX months subscription, was asked by q
Dakota avenue business man yesterday after
noon how the publishers of the paper could
make the price one dollar less than the reg
ular rate and throw in the book as a pre-
MUM. He ended his well-studied song thus
We'll, you see. they are running behind and
have got to do something. Funny, amt it?''
A colored man. whose coat bulged sus-
piclously, was noted by the police last night
making rapidly Tor the quarter of the city
frequented by the colored population. An
officer suspected that the bulge in the coat
was abnormal and gave chase when the
badly-scared African took to his heels, while
two fat. notwithstanding BOOSTERS escaped
from his arms and few cackling up the
street.
Crawford Livingston has been elected vice
president and general manager of the st.
Paul Gas and Water company in the place of
/. E. Frost. Mr.. Frost goes East to help his
father to run the Pittsburg, Lake Erie d
NdIISN IollfOdu- MT. Living
ston has been treasurer of the company be-
sides being president of the Duluth & Mani
toba railroad, secretary of the James River
Valley road. director in the Kansas City, a
director in the Title Insurance company, and
a heavy stCckholder IN the South St Paul
distillery.
AT noon Yesterday Weather Prophet kellogg
predicted that unless the wind changed be,
fore evening ST. Paul people would expert
ence the first thunder storm of the season
At II 80 last night, true to his prognostica-
ton and the drop of the barometer an active
storm set in, which vented itselfin frequent
thunder. Mr.. Kellogg predicts rain from now
until the Doth inst On the Goth of the pres
ent month there will be more rain and thun-
der. and the rainy season will extend into
May. after which it will be an exceedingly
dry hot season. Next Sunday will probably
be fine sunny day, but the chances are as
much against as for ii, as rain is expected on
the day before and after it.
The best-attended and most proficient
battalion drill which has taken place at the
armory for long time occurred there last
evening, COL ". B. Bend commanding The
school of the battalion was creditably eXer-
clsed, both in manual and maneuver, by Com
panies c, ID and Z. While the companies
were ont of rank, Fred Wills band played
popular military music, and drilled in the
march. The band was formally mustered
into service al the close of the battalion drill.
and will now be known as the First Regiment
band. The boys did well. and the numerous
response to the drill was a surprise to the
officers, Notwithstanding that it is the last
battalion drill before encampment A large
company of ladies and gentlemen was pres
ent TO witness what was actually hard work
for the uniformed participants.
Fraternity Men Fraternize.
The Beta Theta Pi society held ban
Quet at the Minnesota club yesterday
evening, when there were present n.
W. Williams, Johns Hopkins univers-
ity, 1883; Lewis Baker Jr, Stevens In
stitute of Technology. 1854: ]. T. Baker,