St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-18
SUNDAY IN SALTWATER.
Children Sing to the Convicts at the
Prison.
DIR. W. D. GAINES INVENTION
Death Of William Muller, an Old Resi-
dentist. Patrick's Day OBJ
served.

Programmes bearing the legend
in prison and We ministered
unto me- were distributed among the
convicts at the prison chapel yesterday
after the regular weekly religious ser
vice and previous to the rendition of
several musical numbers by the young
pupils OF DR.. and Mrs. T. Van Waters,
the little people, as well as their pre-
ceptors in music, having kindly &C
cepted an invitation from the prison
authorities to briefly entertain the in
mates. Besides the performances of
the pupils DR.. and Mrs. Van Waters
and George Graham gave some instru-
mental trios, and Claude and Eva
jackson sang first 1.-The Last Sweet
Words of Mother" and afterward
Sweet Ginning Bells" Master Claude
responding to persistent encore with
song descriptive of an Irish christen-
those two children and by the violin
solos of little Louie Wilson, son
OF the junior member of the firm of
Birmingham & Wilson. The great
charm of his performance lay in his
very dImlnutlve stature and tender age,
being but six years old. though he
played the Carnival of Venice'' very
nicely indeed. and for an encore. gave
with fine effect, "Home. Sweet Home"
The mere sight of the fair, young faces,
and the very sound of childish voices
seemed to deeply stir the emotions of
those imprisoned men, and each youngs-
ter was eagerly demanded again.
William Muller. among the oldest res
ldents OF Saltwater, highly respected
citizen. and for long time identified
with saltwater industries, died at an
early hour yesterday morning, after an
illness of five weeks, with dropsy of the
heart complicated with pulmonary trou-
bles. The funeral will take place We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
family residence, 1915 South Greedy
street, and will be conducted by Con-
cordia Lodge No. 10, Sons of Herman,
OF which the deceased was a member.
Mr.. Muller was born in Datlen, West
phalla, Prussia, Feb. 6, 1888, and came
i'll 1858 to Washington county. Mime
sofa, where he was first employed at
Marine Mills. In Saltwater, for many
years., he conducted carriage and
wagon mandatory, and was latterly
proprietor of the Lily Lake brick yards.
His first wife died eight years ago. and
of the nine children of that marriage
but two survive, Henry and Louis. The
second wife, who survives her husband,
UOre NlIn no CnllQren.
Master Eugene Searles did himself
proud in violin duet with DIR. Van
Waters, and the "Three Little Pigs''
solo by Minnie johnson, brought such a
storm of applause that the little midget
where all the 400 cOnvicts could see her
to their hearts content. Other equally
creditable efforts were the recitation by
Matte Booren, the trio, "a Terrible
Tale" by Winnie and Matte Booren
and Louise Graham, 1.-THE Owl and the
Pussy Cat" by Winnie Booren, and
well-rendered violin solo by Josie
BOOren. A vocal solo by Mr.. Pounall
was much applauded.
DR.. W. b. Game has turned his we'll
known originality to practical account
by the invention of safety lock and
shackles for railroad switches, patent
on which has just been allowed him at
Washington and half interestin which
has been purchased by Conductor Lyell
[. Mead, of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway, who is an old master
mechanic, and who, in common with
other railroaders to whom the device
has been explained, regards it as en-
tirely practicable and of great value and
importance.
Rev. Father McCarren acted as cele-
Drant at the solemn hlgh mass at 1880
O'Clock, and the pastor, Rev. Father
Murphy, delivered an eloquent panegy-
ric on Ireland's patron saint. Chapel
services were also conducted by Father
Murphy at the prison with special ref
erence to the day.
st. Patrick's Day was elaboratelv OBJ
served at st. Michael's church, when
the altar was magnifcently decorated
and the regular choir was ably assisted
in rendering Millard's mass in G by
John II. Donahue, tenor, of ST. Paul.
kathleen Mavourneen' will be pre-
sented at the opera house tonight un-
der the efficient stage management of
John F. Burke. Mrs. j. S. O'Brien
will appear as Kathleen, with songs.
Waiter B. Baldwin returned to Min
neapolis yesterday after filling tempo
rary engagement at the establishment
of Richard d JOurdain.
DR.. F. L. Allen, of Davenport, presi-
dent of the Saltwater street railway
company, arrived in the city yesterday.
DR.. D. A. Fliesberg, of st. Paul, was
the guest yesterday of his sister, Mrs.
John Caesar.
Alexander Richard is home from a
three weeks visit in Eastern Canada.