St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
SALTWATER NEWS.
Editor Cowen GetsIInto Hot Water
Again.

Again.
Eugene Cowell, editor of the st. Paul
Park Times, who was tried and ac-
Quilted in the municipal court on the
charge of criminal libel, brought against
him by a number of members of Soci-
ETY. known as the Royal Arcanum, Ban
ner Council, oS st. Paul Park, is again
in trouble. The article, published some
weeks ago, stated that number of st.
Paul prostitutes witnessed a minstrel
show given by the Royal Arcanum, and
that they were alleged to have been adj
mitted by complimentary tickets. Com
plant is now made that Mrs. Julia
Teeple and Miss Lizzie Teeple, of st.
Paul, were the only ladies residing in
that city to whom complimentary tick
cts were issued, and, by the article pub
liShed in the Times, they have been
subjected to ridicule and contempt. A
warrant was issued for CrowelFs arrest
and Sheriff Marty went to st. Paul
Park to serve the warrant yesterday.
Z. d. Proctor, of st. Paul, gave him
self up to the authorities here yesterday,
having heard that he was wanted for
aSsaulting William VOlker, farmer re-
siding few miles northwest of this city
one day last week. Mr.. Proctor was
seen by a GLOBE representative and
gave the following version of the affair.
He was employed as brakeman on
Wisconsin Central work train, and as
the train was blockading the crossing
near Volker's farm, Volker drove up
and told him to get the train away, as
he wanted to cross. Mr.. Proctor told
him to exercise a little patience and
everything would be all right. This SO
enraged Volker that he applied large
number of vile names to Proctor, and
finally attempted to get up on the car.
Proctor picked up broom handle for
the purpose of defending himself and
struck VOker in the face. inflicting an
ugly wound. He was arraigned in the
municipal court yesterday, and de-
manded an immediate trial. The in
Jured man is confined to his bed and
could not be present, and the case was
continued until to-day, Proctor giving
bonds in the sum of $3.50 for his appear
ance. Mr.. Proctor is peaeeable-lOok-
ing man, and was formerly conductor
On the st. Paul u Duluth road.
The boom will resume operations to-
day with about $4,000 900 feet of logs in
sight. There is quite supply of logs
at the Nevers dam, which will be
sluiced as soon as there is sufficient
water to float them. Samuel Mcclure,
secretary of the boom corporation,
stated yesterday that he expected the
boom would run at least two weeks.
William Whalen and Frank Keefe
fought one-round battle on the Wis
consin side of the st. Croix Monday
night to settle little difficulty, and the
latter was punished severely. The
fight lasted only minute or two, when
Keefe thought be had enough.
A twenty-days stay of proceedings
has been granted in the assault case of
S. J. Briggs. A motion will be made
for new trial, and if it is not granted
the case will be appealed to the supreme
court.
A. T. Merriam sold GO0.00O feet of lum-
Der yesterday to William Middendorf,
of Quincy, Ill. This is the only large
sale of lumber made here for several
days.
The Mascots have accepted the chal-
lenge issued by the Hersey 81 Bean
nine for game of ball at the new park
next Sunday for S25 a side.
The board of prison managers met
yesterday at the prison. Nothing more
than routine business was transacted.
The remains of Axel Peterson, the
lad drowned in the st. Crolx Sunday,
were found late Monday evening.
Capt. A. T. jerks and family left last
evening on an eX<eSSed trip to New
York and other Eastern points.
Mollie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Shattuck, died yesterday of diph-
iberia.