St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-15
MINNEAPOLIS GLosULEs.

The bank clearings yesterday were 81 .477.-
T53.06.
Diphtheria is reported at 211s Eleventh
avenue south and IA Twentieth avenue
south.
the Earl Fruit company, of California, has
abandoned the auction system OF selllng
goods Ii didn't pay.
The work of connecting the police tele-
phone wires with the underground condults
was begun yesterday.
Capt D. NJ Gilmore claims that some
vandal pruned his elm trees III very bung-
ling manner, and badly injured them.
The laying OF the foundation for the new
linen mill, on the corner of Tyler street and
Thirteenth avenue northeast, Will be COM
pleted within thirty days.
Two manufacturing concerns refused to
give information 10 the STATISTICAL enuneTa-
tors of the census. Supt. Grant says that ne
Will report the matter 10 the proper author
tiles.
Jailor A B. Needham, of the central sta
ton who has been III for about month with
erysiuelas i'll the face, has returned TO duty.
Daniel Scribner, of Perham, has written to
Mayor E. &. Babb asking for Information re-
garding his son, Milton Elmer Scribner, who
when last heard from boarded at ll2 second
street south.
After today no garbage consisting of night
soil and other offensive matter can be hauled
throus h the streets in any vehicle other than
closed meral tank. whloh must be approved
by the healtn department.
The Canadan-American club has taken
possession of its handsome quarters III The
Guaranty building, and will informally open
them this afternoon and evening. Canadians
and the public generally are invited TO H.
spect them
A rumor is in circulation that the Mllwau
kee company will remove its South to"n
shops to ST.. Louis Park The officials deny
the report. The company does not like the
talk of opening Minnehaha avenue through
its grounds
Judge j. NJ Shaw has written an open let
ter to the evening papers in defense of Mrs
Hubbard, the mother of Mrs. ID. n. Wheeler,
in which he takes occasion TO bitterly de-
nouuce Mr.. heller, both for the treatment
of his wife and for his charges against Mrs.
Hubbard.
About 90 citizens on the Twentieth ave-
nue. extension of the street car line held an
Indignation meeting Monday n1eht and
adopted resolutions condemning the street
railway company and demanding electric
cars every ten minutes.
1t is not unlikely that the fire department
committee of the council. which recently
visited Milwaukee to inspect The water
tower. will recommend the purchase of one
for the Minneapolis department. The cost
of the tower will be from $4,000 to s., 600
The painters and decorators held meet
ing at Labor Temple Monday night and con-
sidered the matter of shorter hours A CON-
mittee was appointed TO confer with like
bodies from ST. Paul and Duluth unions to
decide upon rules 10 govern the work In
Minnesota. The report will be submitted at
the end of the year to permit the adoption or
rejection by the various unions in time for
the spring business.
The directors OF the associated charities
will meet at the Rochester block at clock
this afternoon. Among the subjects to be
considered will be tie duties of the secre-
tary. A great portion OF his time Is taken up
with looking after children who receive
cruel treatment al home. An effort Will be
made to induce the humane society or some
9th er organization to take all cases involving
children off from his hands
The Alumna association of Rockford SEM
mary held its annual reunion at the West
hotel yesterday. There were thirty-six mem
bers present, and the gathering WAS happy
one. A banquet was served in the ladies'
ordinary after pleasant social time in the
parloTs. After numerous toasts the members
held q business meeting. at which the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President. Mrs
e. H. ChadDourn; vice presidents, Mrs. n. r.
Grswold and Mrs. r. F. Burhyte; secretary
and treasurer Mrs. $. W. Melendy.
The scientific expedition fitted out by L..
F. Menage TO make two years Investigation
and collection tour of the PHILIPPINE islands,
has aroused the interest of scientific men all
over the world, and the greatest solicitude is
being shown for The work. German scien-
tific societies have manifested their interest
and /. F. Menage received q letter yesterday
from an organization of the sort in Berlin.
asking that its officers be put in direct com
munication with the explorers soon as
practicable, with Il view of obtaining full re-
ports of their researches.