St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

c. II. Byers, a local Grand Army man, died
yesterday morning at 81 Twelfth street south,
aged forty nine, with quick consumption.
He had been sick eight weeks.
Harris Martin, better known as the 'Black
Pearl. has had a complaint sworn against
him by his wife. Mrs. Martin charges her
husband with assault and battery.
j. 7. Wyman, S. w. Case and Frank Morse
have been appointed commissioners to ap-
praise damages in the Fifteenth and Twen-
ty-ffth avenues northeast street openings.
The council committees on printing, gas
public grounds and buildings and workhouse
were scheduled TO meet yesterday. None OF
them did anything but audit bills and most
of them were without quorum
Yesterday Westminster church raised about
$4,000 at one sitting for city missions. This,
too, in spite of the fact that several of the
most liberal supporters OF the work, who may
be relied on for $4,000 more, were kept away
by the snow.
Eva Mcdonald viii shortly commence suit
against the Great West newspaper for libel
because of several articles that have APP
peared in the Donnelly organ. 1t is ques-
lion of reputation with her-not money-so
she Will not charge heavy damages
A letter was received yesterday morning
from Sergeant Harry Holt saving he was in
the Illinois Central wreck of a week or ten
days ago, and was slightly injured. He says
he lost everything he had i'll the world i'll the
wreck. His personal effects were in trunks
and were burned.
F. S. Leverett, a compositor on the Even
Ing Tribune. who lives at 3146 Blaisdell ave
nue., cut his left hand severely Saturday with
an AK while splitting some wood The ten
donS were cut, ana but for The fact that he
had a glove on at the time his hand would
have been cut off.
IL is said that the Milwaukee railroad Off
Gals came to Minneapolis last week to talk
over the settlement of the crossings difficulty,
lr,ct
reasonable proposition that might be sug-
gested by the council, either for raising or
lowering the tracks.
The central police station is undergoing a
general cleaning up and renovation. The
barn, tramp room" and cell rooms have
been whtewGshed and the ceiling and walls
of the Office have been painted. The floors
and stairways will be oiled, thus making
them easy to keep clean.
Bridget Ryan, sixty years old, who has
lived in this city and vicinity for forty years,
died yesterday morning at her home In
Litchtield. The remains will be buried
Wednesday afternoon from the Litchfeld
Catholic church, Rev. Father McGolrick
officiating. Mrs. Ryan was quite wealthy
and owned considerable valuable property
Oh Second street.
There came very near being serious acct
dent on the Fourth avenue electric line yes
terday noon. John Kennedy, driver of q
wagon of the Fuller steam laundry. went 10
turn out of the way of an up-going car at
Eighteenth street. When out of the way the
wagon was overturned by pile of snow di-
rectly on to the track. The car struck the
wagon and demolished it.
Richard Wilkinson, the old carpenter who
fell down stairs at the lodging house, 1O4
Hennepin. few days ago, died yesterday at
the hospital. The coroner is in charge of the
remains which are at Gleason &McAllisters
morgue. An inquest will be held 1t was
reported at the time that the old man had
fallen down stairs in a fit. 1t was not then
thought his injuries were serious.