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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
AT LAST
The Court House Commission Gets
a Quorum and Transacts Busi-

The Court House Commission Gets
a Quorum and Transacts Busi-
ness.
The struggle for quorum Of the
court house and city hall commission
ended at 7:30 last night, when Commits
sioners Washburn, Clough, Erickson,
Swenson and Chowen gathered in the
boards room in the Boston block to fin
ish the business of an adjourned annual
meeting.
The minutes of the last two meetings
were read and approved, after which
Secretary Preston read his report for
tine fiscal year ending Dec. 81, 1888. 1t
was an interesting affair, and was made
up entirely of figures showing the mon
eys received and expended. The re-
ceipts were $56.371.51, as follows. From
sale of city series bonds, $50.9S0.01 :;
from rents, S2S5; fire insurance rebate.
SlO.5O; sale of building on block n,
SIS, 100. The expenditures were $780,
456.27, of which S21. 1901 was paid to
Balch g. Wetherbee on the tXcavating
contract; $500 to Architects Long q
KEGS; S1,713.96 to secretary, attorney
aud janitor; $4,000 as premiums to
architects. The balance now in the
treasury is s25, ,s32.57.
The construction committee reported
several bids for furnishing $4,000 feet of
rubbIe stone. 130,000 feet of demension
stone for footings and 10000 for walls.
The lowest bid was that of the trustees
of the Cook estate. represented by F.
W. Cook, which was 5.4 cents per cubic
foot for rubble and 17.9 cents for
all fhe dimension stone. The commit
tee on construction reported having eX.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
SOTTO VOCE.

Thomas H. Lucas-If homestead is
made exempt from garniShment, why
should not mans daily wages? One
is about as necessary for existence as
the other.
Freeman P. Lane-It is pretty tough
to see lawyer who says he has been
practicing for ten years to come into
court and acknowledge that he has not
brains or common sense enough to take
care of himself in real estate deal. |
would not like to be such mans client
in big law suit.
Col. w. S. Kng-lf l should go into
the newspaper business again should
try to have some one feature every
morning to set the people talking, just
as used to when was running the
state fair.
Justice Ace P. Abell-The Lucas lien
law has cost the workingmen of this
state $1.0OO,00O in claims for services
that could not be established under it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin Holds q
Public Reception at the
Union League.
The Court House Commission
Get a Quorum Without Go
ing to st. Paul.
The Annual Meeting Of the
Bar Association a Blood
less Affair.

It was cold day. and the Hennepin
did not get left.
1t was authoritatively stated last even
ing that the Hennepin Avenue theater
has finally been leased to P. II. Harris,
the well-known Eastern manager. The
length of the lease and the terms could
not be ascertained last night, but it is
given out that there is to be no slip-up
this time, and that Mr.. Harris will as
sumo possession early IN the spring.
Messrs. Merrill & Phelps have been
negotiating with Mr.. Harris for some
time, and. in fact, were about to sign
the lease when the supposed sale of the
theater to James A. McGeagh by 9. N.
Hunt on an option gwen him was an
nounced. and the deal fell through. MI.
McGeagh did not come to time, and
then negotiations with Mr.. Harris were
renewed, and have finally been closed.
just what will be done to give the
Hennepin companion theater in st.
Paul is matter of conjecture, but a
rumor which appears to be authentic
has it that Mr.. Harris has already Sc
cured site at st. Paula that MesSrS.
Merrill d Phelps will aid him fnan-
ciaily with a mortgage loan.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
Briefly Stated.

The strength of the American Build
ing and Loan Association lies in the
fact that large proportion of its nom
borrowing members live in localities
where interest is low and money abun-
dant, and borrowing members where
wages and rents are high and money
scarce. This enables the society to act
as distributor of money and as equal
izer of rates among its members. The
possibilities OF this state of affairs.
taken in connection with the usual
sources of profit and advantage in CO.
operation. are almost too obvious to
note, and they conclusiVely demonstrate
the possible future for the society. The
American is doing the leading business
of it's kind in the United States. and is
fully equipped to maintain its position
in the future.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
NOT A LOCAL NATTER.

A mistake was made yesterday by the
GLOBE, and the misapprehension seems
to be quite general, in presuming that
the presuming that the eight-hour
crusade is to be inaugurated with a
view of securing the Shortning of the
hours of labor here in Minneapolis by
local legislation through the city
council. The movement contem-
plated is rot confined to Mime
apolis, but is to extend throughout
the United States in accordance with
the PRONUNCIATION of the Federation of
Labor Unions. 1t is not intended to ask
for any legislation on the subject either,
but it is hoped that such thorough Or
ganiZation can be perfected that the
refusal of workingmen to labor over
eight hours day will become general.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19


of the kind. The alderman evidently
felt sat down upon, and didn't reply.
The reports concerning salaries of
assistant meat inspector, health in
spector and street commissioner were
referred back to the council without
action.
The city physicians salary was made
$500 year, and the report on nav OF
dump keeper was referred back with
out action.
The salaries Of the city hall engineer,
assistant and elevator attendant were
fixed at the old figures. after which the
committee arose and reported its pro-
ceedings to the council. Aid. Sterling
moved to amend said report by chang
ing the salaries of the city engineer and
city attorney to $4,000 each, and was
seconded by Aid. Vogt. The motion
was lost. Aid. Parry moved to adopt
the report, and the motion was carried
by thirty to seven on yea and nay
vote.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
MORE TINKERING.
The City Engineer Will Regulate
His Suhordinates, Salaries.

SIne City Engineer Will Regulate
His Subordinates' Salaries.
The council then proceeded to attack
matters referred to it by the committee
of the whole. The recommendation
of the committee regarding the regu-
lation of salaries of employees in his de-
partmeut by Engineer Rinker was
adopted.
All the matters under left open,
relative to the fire department were re-
ferred back to the cOmmtte On salaries
for further consideration.
A motion to strike the salaries of the
watchmen of the Twentieth avenue
north and franklin avenue bridges
from the list raised ''cOmrade' row;
both the men who would be thus
affected are old soldiers. The motion
was lost.
A petition regarding the straighten
ing and curbing of Bassett creek was
presented and referred to special COM
mittee of i've appointed by the preSl-
dent.
A resolution introduced by Aid. Van
derwarker, of the committee Oh salaries,
was passed in accordance with a sec
ton of the charter requiring salaries to
be fixed by resolution. The object of
this was to legalize and make binding
the action OF the council proper in
adopting the report of the committee of
the whole.
On motion of Aid. Cole the council
adjourned until o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The Building Inspector Likely to
Gain His Point

Ine Building inspector Likely 10
Gain His Point.
On the motion of Aid. Sterling the
rules were suspended, and the council
took up the report of the committee on
salaries and accepted an amendment to
take up unfinished business.
A communication from a joint COM
mittee of labor organizations on the
labor meeting to be held on Washing
toms birthday, at Harmonic hall, in the
interest of the eight-hour movement,
was read, inviting the council to be
present, and on motion of Aid. Parry
the invitation was accepted.
The old building department row was
opened up again by the reading of a
communication from Inspector Orff,
asking that August Siegman be re-
tanned as first assistant. He gave sew
eral reasons why the present assistant
should be retained. and Aid. Potter. who
objected strenuously at the last meet
ing, favored the appointment of Mr..
Siegman, and Aid. Gilman moved to
reconsider and to appoint Mr.. Siegman
first assistant. President johnson
ruled the motion to reconsider out of
order, because there were less alder
men present than at the last meeting
when the action which it was proposed
TO consider was taken.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

his opinion, be better to spend the
money here at home than to give it to
the railroads.
Marriage licenses were Issued yester-
day to Oscar MystrOm and Helen Swan
son, Charles G. Warren and Matte N.
Rand, Artemus o. Cromwell and Lu-
ella J. Steenson, Carry T. Hughes and
EH.ii5n Luby, Willard r. Collins and
Jessie A. Anderson, Harry f. Harman
and Estelle w. Kolhamer, Albert P.
Sanborn and Aggie Shepherd, Ferdi-
nand Moller and Christine JorgenSen.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
Tax Attachments.

The county commissioners met yester-
day morning to consider the petitions
for abatement of taxes. Some Of the
petitions were allowed and others re-
fused. Among those allowed was one
from A. Humphrey, asking that his
valuation be reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000, as agreed to by the board of
eoualiZation.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
MORE DECAPITATIONS.
The Police Commissioners Guillo'
tine in Fair Working Order.

After due deIiberation and careful
consideration in executive session yes
terday, the police commissioners came
to the determination to express the des-
ign alton of G. NJ. B. Hatch, j. A. Ward,
Leroy Farrell, George W. Porter ane x.
O. Oasgard as members of tue force, and
ordered them to report to the superin-
tendent for duty. The other proceed
ings Of the honorable body aforesaid
were considered far too sacred to be
spread before an eyer-curious, critical
and earning public.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
A Police Experiment.

After March 1 eight policemen will
be on duty nights at the central station
to answer wagon calls and other calls
for officers to attend fires and the like.
This is to prevent calling men from
their beats to see to such matters.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
-
VIII at Does This Maan2

Tomorrow evening the members Of
the Union league will tender the Hen
nepin county delegation big banquet
at the West hotel. Tickets are only SIS
each, but those who have purchased
them anticipate most pleasant evening.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
LOCAL MENTION.
Our City Council

Passed an act on Aug. s. 1888, allowing
those asse ssed for sidewalks to buy
Trinidad Asphalt in place of stone. AS
the Asphalt sidewalk is only s1.15 per
spare yard. great saving is in store for
those who are assessed for sidewalks.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
HOTEL PERSONALS.

D. Fl. Sleeper, president of the Lewis
manufacturing company, of Des
Moines, To-, was among the prominent
guests at the West last night.
c At the Nicollet last night: c. E..
Montieth, Idaho; James o. Wakefield,
Sauk Rapids; 1. Gulzweller, e. G.
Roosln, Delano, and j. NJ. Thompson
and wife, Northield.
A number of the company playing
"After Dark" at the Grand rest after
dark at the Brunswick. The names are
Martha Rudesell, Harry Elmer. w. H.
West, j. W. West and j. w. Mcconnell.
The Holmes house entertained the
following people of the Northwest last
night: F. Harrison, eyerhaeusee,
Wis; N. o. Terwilleger, Prentive,
Wis; Charles Bracket, Butte, Mont,
and Miss Jennie Taylor, River Falls,
Wis.
The register at the Brunswick last
night was decorated with the following
autographs of prominent people: Thom-
as Hawley. La Crosse; W. ID. Miller.
St. Cloud; F. A. Thamer, WiDona: G..
w. Baldwin, st. Clouds j. NJ. w. Con-
nell. Atiin, Oak; j. B. Beetin, Anoka;
l.. w. Spear, Duluth, and A. w. Booth,
Stevens Point.
The following were guests at the
West hotel yesterday and last night:
From Fargo, w. 8. lrous, E. S. Tyler,
Y. S. Stone and wife and S. Newman; !;
from Duluth, &. &. Barnum. w. 1ivele !;
from Watertown, Dak., NJ. W. Sheafe;
Oscar Ayers, of Austin; A. o. Gilman,
st. Cloud, and William P. Darlington,
Redwood Falls.
A. 81. Jones. of Fargo. was guest at
the Windsor house last night; j. R..
Ford, of Wahpeton, OAK, and j. w.
Stroupe, of Fargo, were other promi-
nent guests of the house. The follow
ing were among other prominent regis
tiers: Thomas Gray, Grand Forks; R.
3. Mumford, president of the Big OK
Mining and Production company, of
Glend0n; Ed G. Hale, Oregon; E. E.
Litton, Excelsior; w. B. Morton, LIE
Sueur; Edwin Ranger, Chateaw, Mont. ;
p. M. Agnew, an extensive lumber
dealer of Chippewa Falls; c. j. Moore.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
People Going Away

Can dispose of their goods for cash at
Patton & Lamoreaux's, GOT First avenue
south. floods may also be shipped to
them for auction sale.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
Linehan's LIQUORS

Are famous for good quality. Then you
can get an excellent lunch there, too
at 90 Washington avenue south.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
LOCAL lOPICS.

The young man who chops out the
sporting news for an evening paper in
the city is organizing a wolf-hnnting
party for Sunday next. He thinks he
can hit wolf at 100 yards, now that he
has practiced on inanimate things.
The price of tickets for the Union
league banquet tomorrow evening
gives fair idea of what Republicans
consider Retrenohment and Reform"
Now that war has broken out in the
Old Soldiers Harrison and Merton club,
1t begins to look as though Minneapolis
might be saved, after all.
To an unSophisticated person it must
seem a trifle odd to see two attorneys
who have been abusing each other in a
law suit all day long, and several times
come almost to blows, go out and take a
drink together after court has ad-
journed.
Judge Rea is said to be so conserva-
tive that he will not even express an
opinion on the weather unless he knows
what the other judges have said.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
MINNEAPOLIS WANTS.

and the GLOBE on sale at w j. Hughes drug
store, corner Third avenue northeast and
Monroe street, Minneapolis.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

JenneSS Miller Patterns:
L. H. Howard, Sole Agent, 1924 Hen
nepin. Garments to order.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

EMPLOYMENT-Ma of experience in
IL grain business desires position with
wholesale house, elevator or milling COM
pany; references. Address Lock Box
Minneapolis, Mimi. 5O-52
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

nRUG CLERK-Situation wanted by a
- Scandinavian drug clerk: registered by
examination in Minnesota. Address c. o. S.,
2l34 Twenty y-fifth av. SOUTH Minneapolis.
E0-S0
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

Ano you out OF employment? An ad in
0fV SUNDAYS GLOBE will find it for You.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

nRUG GCLERk-Unregister desires a
- situation. 2647 Fremont av. north,
Minneapolis, Mimi. 39-4O
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

ENGINEER-An experienced, licensed
IL engineer, with reference. wants posi-
ton in Minneapolis. Address Engineer, l7l9
Madison northeast. 42-43
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

n EARDENEK-Wan a situation uy II
" man who understands gardening and
the care of horses and COWS. Address NJ 7,
Globe. 40-42
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

DHOTOGRAPH GALLERY - Wanted,
L to rent or buy a photograph gallery IN
st. Paul or some other good town or city.
Address Arctic 22l Nicollet av., room IL.
ElE1
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
SITUATIONS OFFERED.
Male.

A PPRENTICE-A young man wants to
IA learn the engineers or mechanics s
trade. Address c. A. L., 242I Ninth st. south.
pAKER-A first-class bread and cake
- baker of thirty years experience would
like job in country town; first-class refer
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

DAINTER-Situation wanted by acti,e e,
l. middle.a AGED man nf steady habits !;
painter by trade; handy at almost everv-
thing; small wages asked. Address o 60,
Globe. Minneapolis. SO
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

DARTNER wanted in good paying solar
i and electric light printing house. Ad.
dress 22l Nlcollet av., room II. 5O.5l
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
Qooo,e TO let ads. in the GLOBE are see
HO01hS the most people
MISCELLANEOUS.

DILLIARD AND POOL TABLES for
ID sale. Cushing & Dowdall, room 2. 30
Washington avenue south. 1852
MONEY LOANED on life insurance poll
Jtl cies or bought. l.. P. Van Norman,
Box rs, Minneapolis. l30*
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

SHORTHA AMI TELEoH. .Afnf Il
- By young man having thorough knowl-
edge of shorthand and telegraphy; some
years experience. Address NJ 46, Globe,
MinnaaDOlis 4l-42
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

DOOkKEEPER-You lady bnokkeeper
ID wants situation at once; willing TO go
out of city. Call or address E., 1S Tenth st.
north.
nRESS SSMAkEk-Situatlon wanted in
- dressmaker shop by young lady of some
eXnerience 426 Third aY northeast
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

D ARE AND OUT OF PRINT BOOKS
N for sale and hunted up. Call or write
Raymer's "Old Book store. 243 Fourth av.
south, Minneapolis, Mimi. 326l
W7ANTED-A man with from $4,000 to
w $1,000 to in q good paying business.
Thisis No. 1 chance and will bear the
closest investigation. Address j. 80. Globe,
Minneapolis. $3.50
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-06-06
VIII Take Him 70 Idaho.

Deputy Sheriff Leopold OF Idaho, Is
in Miles, sent from Salmon City after
the man Frank St. Clair. who Sheriff
Irvine arrested In Billings last week
and has been holding in Jail awaiting
the action of the authorities OF Idaho.
st. Clair yesterday agreed to 20 back
without requisition, so IL was ex-
pected that they would start back last
night. Deputy Leopold says that the
men Of whom this man is one escayed
from jail through the agency Of parties
on the outside. He lays II to the po.
litical enemies OF Sheriff Miller. The
recovery Of the men will cost about
$500, including the rewsres offered,
which were $500 apiece, all Of which
the sheriff must pay out OF his own
pocket.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-06-06

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR.
The County Wants That sum for Entertain
ing the City's Prisoners.
AT the session of the county COM
miss!oners held yesterday afternoon a
resolution was passed 10 the effect that
since Miles City was a city acting
under a corporate charter that 1t would
have to look out for its prisoners, and
that ne further prisoners would be re-
ceived at the county jail committed
by the'city. That if the city wanted
the use Of the county Jail for the con.
finement Of lis prisoners il would have
to pay rental Of 800 per year. The
sheriff was to be instructed TO receive
no further prisoners from The city un-
ill further orders. A bill was made
out agliust the city for six months jail
rent from December 5, 1858, at which
time, 1t seems, notice was given the
city to the above effect tDd offering to
confine The prisoners for 500 per an
mum, but II was not acted upon by the
city council. A prom neut ely official
said last night that the council would
no doubt sgree tOpRy the bill rendered
and the 800 per year rental.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-06-06
BURNED 10 THE GROUND.
Two Frame Dwelling Houses on Park st
Reduced 10 Ashes.

Two Frame Dwelling Houses on Park st.
Reduced 10 Ashes.
Yesterday at / O'Clock smoke was
seen issieing from the upper story of
the frame dwelling on Park street,
south Of Bridge street, belonging to
Col. Bryan. In few minutes flames
were coming from tine roof and it was
evident that nothing could be done to
save the building aud the one adjoin-
ing which quickly caught on fire aud
in few minutes the entire was mass
of fiames. Both buildings were burned
TO the ground. By precautionary
measures taken the flames were pre-
vented from spreading TO the stable
farther down Park street, and the side
Of the Macqueen house next the fire
was wet down. The building in which
uhe fire originated was owned by Col.
Bryan and the one adjoining by Levi
Simpson. The insurance on Col.
Bryan's structure was $500; II was
worth sbyut $500. That on simpsons
was 5000, about the amount which il
was worth.
IL is not known how rte fire origin
ated, no one seemed III be in either Of
the buildings, although some mer
rented the room where the fir started.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-06-06

yond their powers. The age of alumni
mum will be the age of bridges. They
will probably be thrown over the East
and North rivers at intervals of every
few blocks.
With the sufficient cheapening of
aluminium may come the realization
OF the flying machine. One great OBJ
stacle TO the success of aerial naviga-
ton is the difficulty Of supplying a
practical motor either TO propel or 10
steer the balloon. The want is still
more seriously felt If the design is TO
dispense with gas and initiate merely
the movement Of a birds wing or q
fish's tail in cleaving the air.
The small weight Of an aluminium
engine, driven by compressed air, gas
or electricity, compared with its iron
equivalent undoubtedly makes the
ultimate success Of air ships more
probable than before.
The sources Of supply are inexhaust-
ible. Iron, copper, silver, gold are
found only in localities geographically
small. But one of the most universal
ly distributed materials of the earth
beneath our feet is clay, the metallic
base OF which is aluminium. Having
boundless faith in the ingenuity OF
man TO overcome difficulties, we conf
IDENTIFY expect him 10 wrest this now
stubborn metal from its superabund-
ant combinations, and enable the
world soon 10 enter on an age cf slu-
minum New York Journalo of Com
merce.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-06-06
THE ALUMINIUM AGE.
Soon Houses. Bridges, ships and Flying
Machines viii BE Made Of This Metal

soon Houses, Bridges. ships and Flying
Machines VIII BE Made Of This Metal
The world has had its ages OF stone
and bronze. We are now passing
through the iron age. VIII this be
succeeded by an age OF aluminium
We believe that it will II taxes ones
Imagination little, we confess, but
not ones credulity to see in the mind s
eve the bright and beautiful alumni
NUM- replacing the black and ugly
iron in most OF the latteI's uses.
Fancy houses built cf aluminium
instead Of iron. The weight Of the new
metal is only third as much as iron.
with equal or greater tensile strength.
The girders and the plates could be
cast and readily handled in sizes far
larger than those TO which archltec-
tural iron is now confined Perhaps
whole fronts OF modern sized houses
could be nodded in a single piece. This
would greatly facilitate building op
erations, which are now slow.
Aluminium is as 6reproof as iron,
The larger the plates of the metal
composing the side Of the house th,
less liable they are 10 be warped and
curled by intense heat A building
with aluminium walls. such rs We have
described, would survive great con
flagration in which iron structures
of existing patterns would wlther and
crumble to the ground. As aluminium
never rusts, a house constructed oil II
would always exhibit a silvery, glis
tening surface. II would require DC
cleaning, except as smoke ar dusl
might gradually dim its natiy,
beauty. A sponge and water would
bring all that back.
Whenever aluminium is cheaI
enough for house building. steamship
will be made Of il. This will be
revolution in ocean commerce. Hull
of aluminium ships will weigh onl,
A third as much as iron ones of equa
tonnage. They will be as strong an,
!, secure against damage from collision
as iron vessels now are. Their fa
} greater buoyancy will be TO that ex
. tent an increase Of safety.
, Passenger cars made Of aluminium
, in light and graceful pattern-includ
ing wheels Of the same metal-nee,
weigh no more than wooden cars o
our day, and they would be incom
bustible, and would not be readily
crumpled up or smashed into splinter
by collisions. The perils Of railroad
travelling in the age Of aluninum vii
be much less than now.
The ductihty Of aluminium will rem
der II the best Of all possible materia
for bridges. The weight Of the win
ropes, as also Of the bridge itself, 70
a given span, being but one-third tina
Of iron, engineers will perform feat
of bridge building now wholly b