St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-16
SAINT PAUL.
A GLANCE AROUND.

ner of Third and Wabasha, to confer degrees
on several members.
The body of Ans Dehr, drowned Sunday in
the river above the Milwaukee railroad
bridge, has not yet been recovered.
The police report the possession of Shet-
land pony, found Sunday at OBrien's barn,
on thecorner of ST. Peter and College ave-
nue..
The committee OH claims of the board of
aldermen did not transact any business yes
terday afternoon owing to the absence of a
quorum.
Nj. and Mrs. Joseph Wall, of Ontario, Cal,
yesterday called upon Miss Prendergast at
the office of the state board of education at
the capitol.
The fire committee of the board Of alder
men lacked one member at the meeting
called for Yesterday, and no business was
transacted.
The mourning drapery in the council
chamber, placed there month ago, in honor
OF the late John w. Roche, was yesterday
taken down.
James Slavin, the sixteen-year-old lad
drowned in the river Sunday, will be buried
to-day from his parents residence, 327 East
Ninifred street.
Charles McNerney, the thief with whom
Detective Koran had a tussle Sunday even
ing, was yesterday remanded in the munic-
ipal court until to-day.
Reuben Rittmaster, dealer in furnishing
goods at 90 East seventh street. has made a
general assignment to Charles K. Robbins for
the benefit of creditors.
The receipts at the graduating exercises Of
the high school at the Peoples church last
Thursday evening amounted to Sl07.75. The
rent of the church was S175.
y motley assortment of ''vags' and DRINKS
were up in the municipal court yesterday
and put through the mill. Fines and SEN
fences were distributed galore.
The guild of the Episcopal Church of the
Ascension will give ball tomorrow evening
at Gymnasium hall, corner of East Congress
street and Greenwood avenue.
John Flattery, an army deserter, was
''housed" in the county jail last evening by
Sheriff Anderson, of Mobiles county. He will
be taken to Fort Smelling this morning.
Cases of scarlet fever at Ais Rondo street.
go Portland avenue, PSI Kentucky street, 179
East Congress street and 226 Dunedin Terrace
We're reported at the health Office yesterday.
The June meeting of the Epworth league
Will be opened at the Rosabel Methodist
church Friday evening, when papers will be
read by G. b. LaWton, H. Clark and Mrs j.
+. Moren
Company C, Second regiment, stationed at
Winona, has just received thirty blanket
bags from the commissariat department, that
the boys may go to camp and make neat ap-
pearance.
A committee of gentlemen from Waseca
yesterday called upon Secretary Hart at the
capitol, for the purpose of urging upon the
secretary the establishing of d county poor
house at Waseca.
Mrs. Allen Brown, William and James Ny
ron will appear in costume and sing several of
their delightful historical Scotch songs at the
concert and operetta, Thursday eve, at the
Grand opera house.
The st. Paul board board Of trade held its
annual election of officers yesterday, with the
following result: President, G. W. Griggs;
vice presidents, H. P. Grant and j. II.
Schiermann; secretary, W. 6. Gates; treas
uIer, William Dawson.
"Falka'' was sung by the Wilbur Opera
company last evening to another large audi
ence at the Metropolitan. The new and sue
cessful addition to their repertoire will be
presented throughout the week. with mat
1nees to-day, Thursday and Saturday.
Custodian Egan. and his assistants were
yesterday engaged in stretching fine wires
across the council chamber at a height of
twenty feet from the floor. 1t is hoped that
by this means the defective acoustic proper
ties Of the chamber viii be remedied-
Charles Canyon. W. II. johnson, John
Erickson, Leon JOsenberger Sam TerreVilliger
and John Doty, arrested yesterday by the
West side police officers for robbiug citi-
zen on Sunday evening" were brought up in
the municipal court and remanded until to-
morrow morning.
Peter Terrain reported to the police yester-
day that a man, who gave the name of
Charles johnson, had Sunday hired black
horse and buggy from his stable. on Fifth
and Pine streets, and had not brought it
back. The police are looking for the prop
erty and Mr.. Johnson.
The Minneapolis citizens are already pre-
pairing to capture the national Republican
convention, which will meet next year. 1t
is hoped that S50, 900 will be raised to pay the
expenses, and certain Minneapolitans be-
lieve that d goodly share Of it ought to be
contributed by St Paul.
The opinion is expressed that August Jack
son, reported to have been drowned in Bass
lake Thursday, is still alive and has left for
parts unknown, after arranging that it should
accidentally, lost his line in the lake. Never
theless, the attempt will be made to see if the
waters reallyIpossess his body.
The police yesterday succeeded in securing
convictions in the municipal court against
Jessie Fay for keeping house of i'll fame at
$50 Robert street. and against Annie Levin
ski for living in the same. Fines of 500 and
$50 were imposed, and sentence suspended
for forty eight hours on condition that the
cyprians leave the premises.
Louis Christal, who has served a years
sentence in the Saltwater penitentiary upon
a conviction for passing counterfeit money,
went before United States Commissioner
Spencer yesterday, and made oath that he is
without means ana unable to pay fine of
$50 imposed as part of the sentence He was
accordingly discharged from custody.
The committee on ways and means, of the
board of aldermen, met yesterday afternoon.
The only matter brought up was that of the
appointment of Karl Neuhausen as interpre-
ter IN the municipal court and in the city at
torney's office at Il monthly salary of SOS
The resolution was introduced in the board
by Aid. Conley. The committee reported ia
vorably upon the same.
Inspector Casserly, of the Labor bureau,
has been spending the past three or four
days at Gladstone and North st. Paul, visit
ing the several factories there and observing
if the machinery is well protected. He will
go to North st. Paul to-Gay for the purpose
of placing some rubber screw guards on the
shafting of a factory and watching just how
much the men are protected by this i'm prove
ment.
The board of public works met yesterday,
all the members being present. Bids were
opened for grading East Sixth street, and the
contract awarded to John D. Moran for S14,-
1S3. %. The contract for grading Curtiee
street from South Robert to Concord Streets
was awarded to Michael Tracy for St3,642
The question Of opening an alley through
block 9. of Mackubin & Marshalrs addition,
was ADJOURNED until June -, at in the after
noon. In the matter of sewering Sixth
street, the board decided to report favorably
to the council.
Nutting Takes the Bait.