St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-10
THE DAY IN SALTWATER.
Many Minor Matters Briefly But
Interestingly Discussed.

A meeting CT the newly organized
lumbermen's union was held at B. & l..
hall Wednesday evening, and the resig
nation of j. S. Vandiver, as secretary.
was accepted, and George Sullivan was
elected to fill the vacancy. William
Hubbard was elected treasurer. 4 pc
tltiOn will he made to the mill owners
Stitute days work in place of eleven
hours as heretofore. The new union
appears to be in a fiourishing condition
and doubtless will result in benefiting
many laboring lumbermen.
If the weather is pleasant to-day the
steamers Ravenna, Isaac Staples and
Menomonie will be hauled to shore
from their winter quarters in the middle
OF the lake. A large portion OF the ice
in the lake, between this city and Pres
colt, Wis, has gone out, but navigation
will probably not open up much before
the goth inst.
There are now nineteen entries for
the races which occur at the Lily Lake
driving park in July. The entries will
close April Is, and Secretary Mccarthy
hopes that the stakes will be filled ere
the entries close. The horses entered
are from different parts of Wisconsin,
Nebraska. Michigan and Minnesota.
SIIl SlcIh I1OpklIS Is Ill receipt Vi Il
certified copy of the amendments to the
city charter as passed by the house and
senate. The amendments do away with
spring elections entirely, aud members
of the school board whose terms expire
in May. this year, will hold over one
year.
David Bronson, of the firm of Bronson
" Folsom, has returned from trip
down river, where he went to superin-
tend the starting OF the steamer Clyde,
lately purchased by the firm. The
Clyde is now engaged in hauling RATS
from LynXville bay to Dubuque.
The rain yesterday was beneficial to
farmers i'll this vicinity who can now
begin their spring work as soon as the
ground dries trifie. High land was
very dry owing to the limited fall of
snow last winter, but will now be in eX-
cellent condition for seeding.
Capt. d. NJ. Swain expects to leave
this evening for Lake Depue, ILL.,, where
his steamer, the BorealiS Rex, has been
lying in winter quarters. The Borealis
Rex is run as packet between La Sale
and Peoria, aud will begin running for
the season on the 18th inst.
Charles Reardon, a convict received
at the prison Oct. 5, 1889, from Winona
county, on sentence of three years for
assault in the second degree, died yes
terday at the prison hospital of pneu-
monia, brought on by an attack of Ia
grippe.
Fayette Marsh is at Osceola, Wis,
where he is defending Fred Staples,
charged with the murder of David Seeley
a few months ago near Grantsbnrg,
Wis. 1t is understood that eight of the
twelve jurors for the trial have been
secured.
A pleasing entertainment consisting
of Living Pictures" from Scott, was
given at Music hall last evening under
the auspices of Ascension Church Guild.
Owing TO the Indictment weather the at
tendance was not as large as expected.
George II. Atwood. secretary of the
Hersey u Bean Lumber company, and
w. ii. Bean have returned from a trip
Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha.
The prison population now numbers
31S, divided as follows: Working for
the state, 1856; for the Thresher COM
pany. l56: sick and infirm, 26.