St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULEs.

All the city banks Will be closed Monday in
honor of Washington's birthday.
The Minnetonka Improvement association
meets at the West hotel at o CLOCK this a1ter-
noon to consider matters of importance.
The bank clearings yesterday were $685.
H32S, and for the week SA576 343, as
against S1,214036.02 the same week last year.
The Political Science club will meet at the
ladies' paror at the university on Friday,
Feb. 81 at s y. m, to hear paper on lhe
Race Problem" by S. NJ. Davis.
All persons circulating petitions for the
raise of the age of consent are requested TO
take them to the office of A. B. Choate, 435
Temple court not later than this morning.
The Union Elevator company will build
l00000-bushel cleaning house in connection
with its extensive plant on the East slde TINS
summer 1t viii be added to its 5O0,OOO-ousheI
shed, and will De designed for cleaning puf-
poses only.
r. B. Langdon has case against the city
of saltwater, arising from the special tax
for the improvement of Second street north,
in that city 1t is Il test case and has been
taken under advisement.
Should any one know the whereabouts Of
young man named George Walter Starck
please send word to 296 Lawson street, st.
Paul The last heard of Starck was when he
was employed on the Washington bridge III
North Minneapolis.
The coroner has had but three cases this
month and they have been outside OF the
city. This is the lowest record Minneapolis
has had for many long day, ana the
coroner and undertakers ale consequently
complaining OF duh times.
Harlow Gale SAYS he thinks his proposed
market will be built by Il corporation com
posed of Eastern and local capitalists lie
is in daily correspondence with the Eastern
men. who propose to furnish the money, and
believes it will he forthcoming.
The attaches of the United States recruit
ing st!tion at Minneapolis are alarmed be-
cause Sergeant Henry Holt, formerly con
Dected with this station, but lately trans
ferred to New Orleans, was on the llitated
train on the Illinois Central last Wednesday
Half dozen are reported killed
The Washington correspondent OF the
Northwestern Miller interviewed Secretary
Blaine in Washington anent the letter on
reciprocity and the flour trade with South
America which he was said to have written
to the Minneapolis Miller's association Mr.
Blaine denied that he had written any such
letter.
1t is probable that the Minneapolis Dry
Goods company and the firm or Folds
Griffith & Colver. in the Syndicate block
will soon be consolidated, and the stores
thrown into one. The consolidation will be
more in the nature of purchase by the
Minneapolis Dry Goods company OF the es-
adjustment Of the other firm.
An institute in evangelical work will be
held at the central w. c. 7. U. coffee house
next week. Mrs S. NJ. l. Henry, the national
evangelist of the union, will conduct the
institute, giving practical instruction IN
white ribbon work and upon all manner OF
temperance work. The Monday meeting
will be held ut 3 o'clock, the institute con-
tinuing until Friday.
That good specially company, Mellini q
Wates Naudeyilles, will finish its week at
the Pence with performances tonight, sun
day matinee ana night For the coming
week opening next Monday, Reeves oper-
attic burlesque company will present Faust "
The Worcester Spy says: IF you go to see
Faust and don't take your wife and chill
dren, you viii go second time and take
Them" Seats now on sale.
Thursday night seventy-seven homeless
gentlemen, in reduced circumstances, APP
piled at the lookup for lodging They all
came two at a time. just like the animals en-
terng Noah's ark said Pete Bradley, the
jailer, ''and this morning they all went out
like flock Of ducks going to water. one after
the other" Five of them will work for the
municipality for fifteen or twenty days.
The Norwegian Y. NJ G. A. has arranged
for course OF lectures for the purpose OF
raising funds for the building fund of the
association The first lecture will be given
next Wednesday evening at Normanna nail
by Rev. Smith Baker His subject will be
"Inside Outsiders" The second lecture Will
be given at DANA hall March 4 by DR.. o. II.
Tiffany; subject, abraham Lincoln" and
the third at the Swedish tabernacle March ii,
by DR.. D. j. Burrell on ''Oliver Cromwell"
George H. Rust has received a telegram
from S. C. Gale who, in company with Mrs.
A. n Merrick were passengers on the train
wrecked at Medina, Tenn, Wednesday even
Ing. Mr.. Gale states that every coach on the
train except one was destroyed, and his per
gonal effects, except those contained in his
gripsack, were lost. The Minneapolis pas
Eengers escaped without any bodily injury,
and consider themselves fortunate III coming
put of the wreck with only comparatively
Hight loss of property.