St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-01
NEWS IN A NUTS HE'LL.

The county committee on claims meets
this morning.
The board Of county commissioners meets
Monday morning.
All of the district court judges will hold
special term to-day.
The acting city attorney has approved the
contract for the Selby avenue bridge.
One hundred and fifty-fve permits to build
were issued last month, the estimated cost
being $22O, $3.50.
Four permits were issued at the building
inspectors Office yesterday for structures to
cost 500 each.
During February the Gre department re-
ceived thirty-two fire alarms, the aggregate
loss of which was S9,739.
The committee on printing Of the council
will meet TO day to hear the report OF the
expert upon the bids for the city job print
ing.
Membraneous Group at COG Dayton avenue,
scarlet fever at 197 jerks, fifteen births and
FIVE deaths was the health Office record yes
teIddy.
soldier named Patrick McAvoy, from
Fort Sully, was taken through to Fort Smell
ing yesterday to serve three years sentence
for striking an officer.
County Treasurer Nelson took In over
$1,000 yesterday. 1t was the last day for
paying personal property taxes before the
10 per cent additional is ADDED.
George Walsh, of Buffalo, whose mother
some time ago wrote to Mayor Smith for in
formation concerning him, has been located
as waiter on 500 line dining car.
Stella temple met last night at the hall at
Of nd A
number OF new acquisitions were initiated.
A delegation from Minneapolis was present.
Yesterday the engineering department and
court house janitors were paid February
salaries. To-day the fire department will
draw Sl.78S.72 aud the police department
Sl3,SjS.29.
The internal revenue collections for the
month of February were approximately
S254,9 49,, of which sum the distilleries
paid over 1925, 900. The February colec-
lions show considerable increase.
The conference Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance unions Of st. Paul will be held
a. their room. 20 East Seventh street, at 8
O'Clock this afternoon. All ladies interested
in temperance work are desied TO be
present.
The board of public works yesterday morn
ing gave an informal hearing to representa-
tive attorneys of the property owners along
Broadway below Prince street in reference
10 probable damages by the building Of the
Broadway bridge.
The j. Fl. Mailer Carriage company filed
articles OF incorporation yesterday. The cap
ital is fixed at $4,000. Thomas Riley, frank
B. Doran, George e. Keller. James II.
Mailer and Ebenezer K. Mahier, all Of 81.
Paul, are the incorpOrators.
The Society for the Promotion Of Ethical
Culture will hold public meeting at Labor
hall, 40 East Seventh street, on Sunday even
ing, at 1880 p. m. w. S. Fertig will speak.
Subject: christian and Mental Science
Analysed" Admission free.
The Oil. Gas and Water Well Drilling Com
pany of st. Paul filed articles of incorpora-
ton yesterday with the secretary OF state.
II. Barton, D. N, Harris. j. c. Barton, s. A.
Anderson and \. T. ConKling. of St. Paul, are
the incorporates. Capital, S5O,OO0.
The state auditor yesterday received the
statement of the gross earnings of the Chca-
90. Burlington d Northern railway for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1897. The gross earn
ings amounted to Sl34, 78l.76, and the state
tax at l, 2 and 8 per cent foots up So, 1887.
In February 376 prisoners were in the city
court OF the number LAT paid fines,
amounting TO S3.633: 129 were sent TO the
workhouse, 8 to the Good Shepherd, held
to the grand jury, Ito the reform school. II
gave peace bonds. ~ were discharged, and
% sentences were suspended. There were
81 females and 3L5 males.
Last month 100 deaths were reported at
the health Office. Out Of twenty cases of
diphtheria there were nine deaths, and the
death rate was only $3.50. There was one
death out of thirty-nine cases Of scarlet
fever. Two cases OF membra neous Group
were fatal, and there was one suicide and
six deaths from accident There were 29l
births.