The Irish standard., 1889-04-20

pants thrown out The old man, whose
name could not be learned, had shoul.
der severely wrenched.
ID. e. Rosselle, OF the Hotel and Rail
way Reporter, was found on Hennepin
avenue late Thursday night bleeding
profusely from several wounds on the
head. He was insensible when found
and was taken to the city hospital. Ed
Coe, liveryman. and another man,
whose name we have not learned, were
arrested on the charge of assaulting
Rosselle.
at a largely attended meeting of the
board of officers OF the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union Of Hennepin County +,
held last Sunday afternoon, it was de-
cided to hold the State Total Absti-
nence Convention at Labor Temple,
June 5th and 9Th The Hennepin
County societies working jointly will
produce one of their fayorlte plays at
the Peoples Theatre on the first night
of the conventions meeting.
Chas. SWarthout, a cigarmaker, living
with his wife in the second story of the
building at 3l17 Nicollet avenue, occu-
pied by Nash's cigar factory, where he
is employed, went to his rooms in an in
toxicated condition at 9 p. m. Wednes-
day and fired-as it is supposed-at his
wife with a 22-caliber revolver. He
was arrested and Thursday paid $40 in
court for disorderly conduct, there be-
ing no evidence that he fired at his wife.
Jealousy and liquor were what caused
the act.
AS result of the refusal of Armour,
Swift Sc Co. the Kansas City Packing
company, George H. Hammond s. Co.,
and the Cedar Rapids Packing company
to furnish Minneapolis and st. Paul
with dressed meat, owing to the pass
age of the meat inspection bill, there
was quite rise in prices of meat IN
Minneapolis Monday. Beef went up
from 8 and 10 cents to II cents, and at
this rate meat is going to cost the peo-
pie Of Minneapolis about So, 600 more a
week than formerly.
A workman named John Wick had a
terrible fall at the Buell. Tenement
block, Seventeenth street and Nicollet
avenue, Monday afternoon. He was
walking about the cornice OIL the third
story holding on by the tile Of the man
sard roof. He took of a piece OF tile
that was loose and losing his balance
fell to the ground. He struck stone
coping and broke it in pieces as we'll as
a stone in the sidewalk. DR.. Qulnby
was called and found that two ribs we're
broken and serious internal injuries
sustained. 1t IS feared that the mans
injuries will prove fatal.
While Mrs, Charles Elliott, who he"
sides with her husband at 729 Washing
ton avenue north, was filling g. gasoline
stove about O'Clock Wednesday night
she spilled some oil Oh the floor. Shortly
after she dropped a match in it. II ig-
nited immediately and set fire to her clo'
thing. The unfortunate woman rushed
into the street enveloped in flames.
Several people ran to her assistance,
but before the flames could be extin-
guished, her flesh was burned to crisp.
in many places. DR.. Nippert was call
ed and after attending to the women's
injuries had her sent to the City hospi-
tai, where she died at 1:30 O'Clock
Thursday morning in terrible agony.
she leaves husband and two children.
The committee of fifty appointed at a
recent meeting OF the Union League to
look after the celebration OF the one
hundredth anniversary Of the inaugu'
ration of Washington, met at the league
rooms on Fourth street and appointed
various minor committees. An execu~
tive committee of ten membere was ap-
pointed and given full power to act in
all matters pertaining to the celebra
ton. The committee consists OF a. M.
Bailey, w. III. Eustls, w. M. Butler, u.
M. Gilmore, George Aulin, DR.. Brad
lev, Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen. d. E.
Hughes, G. P. Larell and p. B. Win
ston. 1t is proposed to haye q monster
parade Of all the military companies,
uniformed societies, and Of all the
school children in this city.
PERSONAL.
M. K, Marrinan. of Grafton, .. T.,