St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-07
CLEANED AT SALTWATER.
The Council Finance Committee
Checks Up With Clark.
HOSPES BECOMES TREASURER
Death Of Mrs. Mary NJ. Caine--'
General News Of q
Day.

Ever since the election last April OF a
new treasurer. the retiring incumbent
of that office, Leonard Clark, treasurer
for several years, has declined to turn
over the Office to his successor until the
finance committee of the city should
check up accounts with him and give
him a receipt. Those matters had been
continuously neglected by the previous
council finance committees, and the new
body found tedious task on hand in
rectifyjng the delinQuencies of its pred
ecessOrs. In the meantime Mr.. HOSpes,
elected and qualified in April, has been
patiently waiting to assume the press
ure, and Mr.. Clark has continued to
hold the fort, though out of Office for
many weeks. At length the finance
committee was able to report at an adj
journed meeting of the council, We'd
nesday evening, that they had checked
up and found correct Mr.. Clark's official
reports from Feb. l, 1884. to May 81,
1889, and had given him receipts for all
vouchers: so Mr.. HOSpeS will now come
into his office.
The death of Mrs. Mary NJ. Game,
widow of DR.. William Game and mother
of DR.. w. III. Game, of Saltwater, &C.
cured at noon yesterday at the home
of the latter, 1914 South Third street.
During the last three years Mrs. Caine
had been afflicted with chronic rheu-
matism. A severe cold, contracted
few days since, aggravated her ailment,
and developed into fatal rheumatic
fever. Arrangements for the funeral
are awiting word from deceased's
brothers in the East. but it is probable
that the remains will be taken for in
terment to her native place. She was
born at Ravenna. Portage county, o.,
and at the time of her decease was
siXty-five years of age. In 1858 she re-
moved with her husband, DR.. Caine, to
st. Paul. where he engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession up to the time of
his last illness, in 1867. The deceased
was the daughter of Gen. S. D. Harris,
hero of the war OF 1912, and prominent
in public affairs on the Western Re-
serve. Her only child is DR.. W. II.
Game, of this city.
An unusually heavy rain yesterday
afternoon caused some damage by sur
face water. The stone gutter work on
the north side of Chestnut street, be-
tween Main and Water streets, was, it
is claimed, left In an unsafe condition
by electric light company employees,
who, after removing the stones in order
to set pole, failed to replace them. At
any rate, the water made break through
the side and flooded the cellars of the
Karst and Mueller blocks, doing dam
age to goods stored therein. The cellar
of the Mercantile company's building
was also inundated. A torrent of water
coming down Elm street partly under
mined the main or outer prison yard
wall, and washed out the filling behind
the retaining wall. 1t is not thought,
however, that the stability of the wall
is seriously threatened by the occur
renee.
Capt. Moffatt, of the GLOBE editorial
staff, visited the state prison yesterday
and dined in the official mess room.
The funeral of the late Nicholas Sin
mott was held yesterday from st. Mi
chael's church.
The jury in the case of Keator against
St. John, wherein upwards Of $4,000
damages were claimed for alleged
fraudulent representations regarding
the value of pine land purchased by
plaintiff, returned a verdict at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon of 5000, which the
jury figured out as the difference be-
tween the true value of certain tract
in the deal and it's value as represented
by St. John. AS to the other parcels of
land, the jury decided that no mislead-
ing representations had been made.
The case had been on trial nine days,
including the time the jury was locked
up.
The council has granted Judge Meth
away months leave of absence.
James Bronson was home from Fari
bault yesterday on brief visit.
Three more OF the street railway cars
arrived yesterday from St. Louis.