St. Paul daily globe., 1891-07-12
SATURDAYS SIFTINGS.

A barn in the rear of the Davidson block
on Fourth street was destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon. The damage was
about $50.
Mr.. Charles Dickens Mickey leaves Sunday
night for New York and Boston, to purchase
the fall and winter stock for the Boston One
Price Clothing House.
Secretary Hart, OF the state board of cor
rections and charities, is busily collecting
material for the semi-annual statistics of
pauperism and crime.
The D. D. Merrill company, booksellers,
are to shortly occupy new quarters in fine
building to be erected by D. D. Merrill, cor
ner of st. Peter aud West Fifth street, oppo-
site the Windsor hotel.
President T. Z. Cowles of the Minnesota
Athletic club, yesterday opened headquarters
at the Hotel Ryan. Tickets for the Fitzsim-
mons Hall fight will be on sale tomorrow.
No tickets will be sold on the day of the fight.
Rev. j. z. Tyler, of Cincinnati, occupies
the pulpit this morning at Clinton church,
corner of Carroll and Louis streets The rev.
erend gentleman's address at the Y. P. s. c.
L. yesterday was considered quite "a cy-
clone"
The entertainment and ice cream festival
to be given by the ladies Of St. Marys church,
Wednesday evening July -, promises to be
a great success. The new hall, corner of
Ninth and Locust, VIII be the place Of enter
tainment.
Henning Elsterberg, on a charge Of bas-
tardy preferred by Ellen Larson. a lauudress
of % East Sixth street was yesterday before
Judge Twohy in the police court. The case
was certified to the district court, bail being
fixed at 500.
j. r. McCreight. delivery boy for Yerxa
Bros. & Co.. was charged in the municipal
court yesterday with pilfering from the firm
S27.30- He confessed his guilt and the case
was continued till tomorrow, bail being
fixed at $780,
Editor Porter. of the Prison Union, has for
warded Treasurer Ramaley. of the State Ed
irorial association, his membership Initiation
fee. and regrets that circumstances over
which he has no control VIII prevent his at
tendance at the coming convention
Owing to the unfinished condition of the
business of the committee on arranging
| course of study, no meeting of the school
board was held yesterday. The superin
tendent's annual report will be made by Mr.
Gilbert at the regular meeting Of the board
on the first Wednesday in August.
There will be a grand rally for the Christian
Endeayorers of St. Paul in the House of Hope
church this afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev. T
E. Clark, of Boston; DR.. Deems, of New
York; Rev. j. A. Rondthall, of Indianapolis
and Rev. B. B. Tyler, of New York city, will
address the meeting.
Prof F. B. Muller entertained a good au
dience at Market hall last night with an ex-
hibition of dissolving and mechanical views,
! The stereoptieon he uses is a magnificent
| one, costing 5000, and his views have been
gathered from every part of the world. The
| entertainment is one of the best of its kind
| ever given in st. Paul, and will continue al
! next week.
Quite an interesting exhibition was given
| yesterday of the new mining machinery
| which will shortly be manufactured at Nortl
| st: Paul The room at IS East Fifth street
had been fitted up, and the machine, which
! is to reduce ore-superseding the old stamI
| mill-was driven by an electric dynamo. The
! plan is to manufacture the machine at the
| old Phoenix plant.