St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-11
FROM HIGHWAY AND BYWAY

Ihe grand jury met in adjourned session
yesterday. and will probably conclude its du-
ues to-day and be discharged.
meeting of Acker post No 21, G. A. r.,
Will De held this evening at the post hail.
corner of Third and Wabasha.
Cases of scarlet fever at 20S East Winifred
street aud dIphtheria at 1O46 Burr street and
125 Phalen Creek were reported TO the health
office Yesterday.
The will of Israel Crossley, the colored man
who made such handsome bequest for the
educatlon OF his race, was admitted to pro-
bate yesterday.
been probated Her estate goes to 5. j. F.
Ruter, the surviving husband, for life and
then TO the children.
Susan Roche has been appointed by the
probate court Administrative of the estate of
the late comptroller. John W. Roche The
real estate is valued at S120000
At the Ryan: S. Webb, Seattle: C. Boyle.
London; w. l.. Buke, London; II. T. Creme.
Duluth; W. Randall, Omaha; John S. Leib
and wife, Baltimore: j. w. Smith, T. L.
Rice, Duluth; j. t. McChesney. Chattanooga
Miss May Merriek, who made such favor
able Impression here q few weeks ago in
The Two Sisters" arrived in the city yes
terday and will become member of Lifts
stock company.
The Wilbur organization still plays to large
and enthusiastic audiences at the Metropol-
ltan opera house. The Grand Duchess will
be gwen at the matinee to-day and the bal
ance of the week.
PentecOst services and sermon at the Tenn
pie. corner Tenth and Minnesota streets at
7:30 this evening and at 9:3) Friday morning
The morning exercises include the impress
sive confirmation rites
The Minnesota Cricket club met at the
windsor last evening and arranged the pre-
llminarieS for q match game with the Brain
erd eleven at Kittsoudale at II o'clock Satur-
day. Luncheon will be served at 2:3O.
The funeral services of Walter s. Ruter
late deputy in the office of County Auditor
Kain were held at 3 o clock Yesterday after.
noon at his late home. The remains will be
taken to Redwood Falls this morning where
they Will be inferred.
There will be two glove contests at the
olympic tomorrow evening. One event is
an eIght-round mill between Dick Moore and
Paddy Cummings for a purse of $500, and
the other ten-round go between Charles
Moth and the South ST. Paul Cyclone for
purse of $50.
The Minnesota Academy of Medicine met
IN the Ryan ordinary last night. Monthly
meetings are held by the organization. alter
mating between the two cities DR.. George
7. French, eff Minneapolis, occupied the
chalr. Several papers OH technical topics
were read, and these exercises were supple
mented by dinner.
A special meeting of the board of alder
men was called last evening for the purpose
of passing on the resolution authorizing the
issuance of S35O.0QO certificates of indebted-
".
Half dozen members of the body waited
an hour for a quorum, but without success
The board adjourned at $3.50.
John A Ford, one of the Oldest hotel
clerks In he. Northwest, died Yesterday
morning at his residence. $40 holly avenue.
from hemorrbage. Mr.. Ford had during his
career been connected with the Metropolitan
Ryan and Merchants hotels. Mr.. Ford was
forty-three years of age having been born in
Madison, Wis. He leaves behind him a sor-
rowing wife ahd four children
Mayor Smith yesterday heard the complaint
of John f. Curtis, colored man, against
Ofhcer Newell, whom he charged with hav-
ing. last Friday. beaten him with his club
without any reason. The evidence showed.
however, that Curtis resisted arrest and at
tackled the officer who defended himself
The mayor dismissed the complaint and
fully exonerated the officer Curtis was
charged on Saturday in the municipal court
by Officer Newell with being drunk, and was
discharged.
The field sports of the Y. NJ. C. A. will oc-
cur the afternoon of the Goth inst. The trial
heats in the races, together with the various
other events, will come off between and 6
i'll the afternoon. At an excellent lunch
Will be served on the grounds. so that everv
one VINO comes to see the young athletes
compete for prizes and honor, can remain to
see the final heats of the races, which will be
run OFT between ana in the evening a
large number of the best athletes from all
the Northwest have entered. The races will
be handicapped, so as to give every young
man an equal chance to carry off the prizes.
The following volumes have been donated
to the press cluO library: "A Soldiers Rem
iniseences," by the author, Gen. R. W. John
son, L. s A; Memoirs Of Mai G. H.
Thomas" by the author, Gen r. ". John
son, Z. $. A; Minnesota in the Civil War
and Indian War by Adjt. Gen. Mullen;
Green's History of the English People, - by
monwealth, by E. NJ Hall; E. Y. Smailey's
. The Republican Party" by Stephen Condy:
Life of Lincoln by T. j. Price; The Ma
tional Journalist" two voIumes), by B. 4.
Loves and "a Shred of Lace by Price,
McGill & Co.