St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04

Lake Pepin.
The Israelites. of ST. Paul inaugurate their
Passover feast ut o'clock this evening.
Divine services and sermon at the Temple,
corner Tenth and Minnesota streets.
The pedestrians along Wabasha street yes
terday were amused at the antics OF pair of
cub bears in the window of Mussetters drug
store. They will be on exhibition several
days
The commencement exercises of the col
eye of agriculture of the State university
will occur this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Four
teen pupils will compose the grad uating
class
The Daytons Bluff Choral society, under
the instruction or Prof. Carman will meet
for rehearsal tonight in the parlors of the
Atlantic Congregational church, on Bates
avenue.
The Fifth Ward union met last night and
organized with p. Felzer in the chair. A
resolution was passed enjoining the members
to secrecy under penalty of So fine and ex
pulsiop.
Isaac Bottsford, of Albert Lea came up to
St Paul yesterday. He has prepared a his
tory of Brackets battalion, and submitted it
TO Gen. Andrews, the historian of the Mime
sofa regiments
Manager Wall, of the Metropolitan. states
that the affairs of the big hotel were never in
so promising condition as now. and that he
expects to see a paying business done before
the close Of the summer season.
John Egan was not examined touching his
sanity yesterday. He was released from
custody upon friends interposing with
claim that they would see that proper care
was given to him during his feeble health
Linemen stringing wire along Sibley street
crossed an electric wire at Sixth street. In
stantly the wires were burned and fell to he
ground. Several persons and horses were
shocked, but no serious injury occurred.
An iron pillar in front of % East Seventh
street became so charged with electricity by
contact with the overhead wires yesterday,
that pool Of water at its base was made to
boil, and man who brushed against it was
Knocked down.
The Nationalist club will consider 1.-THE
Naturalization of Railroads. at a meeting
to be held tonight, at Al West Fourth street
The question will be discussed with especial
reference to the nations action toward the
Union Pacific road.
The health office report for March shows
SO marriages. 225 births and Il deaths. Of
the deaths were from violence, and the
Fifty-seven cases of contagious disease were
reported, 6 of which resulted fatally.
The street railway company has put a
force of men at work on University avenue
preparatory to the opening of construction
on the new electric line. Work will be begun
at once putting up the poles from which the
wires, furnishing the power, will depend.
Hazel Frelfield keeper of q house Of ILL.,
fame W.
afternoon for failing to put up the usual
500 per month. She was released on her
own recognizance for appearance to-day.
Ten out of fifteen others put up their fines.
Yesterday afternoon the board of public
works decided to report fayorably upon the
proposition to build a sewer on Hall avenue,
from Winnifred to Isabel streets, and to re-
port adversely upon the proposed sewer on
Robert from Fairfield avenue to the bridge,
A horse belonging to man named Richter
ran away yesterday afternoon on Sibley
street. The animal ran upon the bridge in
the rear of the Milwaukee freight house,
when it fell and broke its leg The horse
was shot by officer Bob Grady at the owners
request.
j. N. Wilgus is credited with the intention
Of putting a private steam yacht on Lake
Minnetonka this summer. The plan of the
boat is an elaborate one, calling for a beauty
of finish and elaborateness of construction
generally seldom found in this part of the
country.
Rev. r. Bolt will deliver sermon in Ger
man at the vesper services to be held in the
House of Hope church this afternoon at
$50. An interesting musical service has
been prepared. Prof. Titcomb will officiate
at the organ and Prof. D. F. Colville will give
a sacred solo.
Carl NJ. Newburg, who operated a livery
stableon Fifth street, made an assignment
yesterday, for the benefit Of his creditors.
Arthur e. Bowe is the assignee. The assign
ment was precipitated by an attachment
being issued at the instance of Charles Dick
erman and others.
The sudden death occurred Yesterday Of j.
G. Tiernan, who has since the opening of the
house been doorkeeper at the Harris theater.
He was taken with severe hemorrhages on
Wednesday afternoon, and never rallied
from the shock occasioned thereby. Mana
ger Dean will forward the remains to New
York city, from which point Tiernan came
to st. Paul.
A telephone wire got crossed on an cleo
trio light wire at Seventh and Sibley streets
yesterday and fell into the street, where it
fouled horses and pedestrians, shocking Sc
verely and indiscriminately. A lineman for
tho company was shortly on the spot, and
the damage was repaired. There was mo-
mentary blockade of the street occasioned
by the incident
Relief Agent Hutchins yesterday returned
to Saltwater woman giving the name of
Mrs. Livicque. The woman came to st. Paul
with q two weeks old baby which she want
ed to leave at the Protestant orphan asylum,
but which those in charge of the institution
refused to receive. 1t is said the woman is
| q midwife and the child is the illegitimate
offspring of a young French girl and mer-
chant of Saltwater The infant was richly
| dressed.
In the case of George Esterly and George
| W. Esterly against the ST. Paul q Duluth
| Railroad company ct al, Judge Brill yester-
| day filed an order finding that the railroad
| has held continuous and exclusive posses
| sion of the strip Of land in question, being
| 100 feet wide, for oyer twenty years. The
| title was acquired by condemnation in 1868
| by the Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway com
| pany and by it leased to the st. Paul d Du-
| luth company for ninety-nine years. Judg-
ment is directed in accordance with the find
ing of facts
! The Great Northern Railway Co.
| Announces that, taking effect April S,
| they will take green fruits, green vege-