St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-06
CITY DRIFT.

The machine woodworkers held rousinS
meeting last evening.
Scarlet fever was reported to the health
department yesterday from 410 West Seventh
and 4S7 Eighth ST.
j. Il. Sekuch, the man arrested Monday on
charge of swindlng, was discharged in the
municipal court yesterday.
The Quee Isabella club meets III the par
| lors of the Peoples chorch this afternoon at
| 3 o'clock. All ladies are invited.
The annual examination of the state school
of agriculture will occur next Thursday, and
| the commencement will be on the next day.
Fred Sach an aged benedict was sen fenced
to the workhouse for thirty days yesterday.
His offense was non-support of his family,
and his wife was the complaining witness.
Tho painters and decorators union added
four new members 10 the roll last evening.
1t determined to compete for all painting to
be done on public buildings, and to urge
officeholders to ia vor it.
Preston Dumont, drunken tough, with
three companions. was arrested early yes
terday morning, and the former, in trying TO
get away, slipped and fell, breaking his left
ankle. He was taken to the city hospital.
At last nights meeting of the walters
union it was determined TO join in general
petition to President Harrison to pardon two
life prisoners in the penitentiary The men
are laborers who were sent up for offense
against the federal laws.
John Gallagher the proprietor of a travel
ing lunch wagon, fell asleep in his vehicle at
the corner of Fifth and Minnesota streets
Monday night and while he slumbered q
gasoline stove set fire to the wagon, which
was destroyed. Gallagher was dragged out
just in time.
The carpenters union claim that state
ment IN Sundays GLOBE relative to the
wages of carpenters viii have tendency to
bring additional men of that craft to st.
Paul in the belief that there is an abundance
OF work at high wages. They claim that
work is now scarce, and that the wages aver
age only 81 per day, and are as low as S150
per day.
The funeral of John Lesh, one of the old
est settlers and business men of St. Paul,
who died suddenly Sunday night, took place
from his late residence, 300 Harrison avenue,
yesterday afternoon. Services were held at
Goodrich avenue NJ. E. church. Hundreds
of former trends and business associates of
Mr.. Lesh attended the funeral. which was a
large and imposing one.
The first ''Sinbad' matinee will occur this
afternoon at the Metropolitan opera house,
and besides the inducements offered by the
many attractive features in the piece pro-
Vided for the delectation of the juvenile ele-
meDt there will be the additional attraction
of popular prices. ''Sinpad" is amply pro-
vided with incidents and characters which
delight the children.
In 1888, at the city election, the votes east
for justices OF the peace running at large in
the city were as follows: Frederick Nelson
1889; f. c. Burgess, 0,7Os; j. E. McCarron,
SOL and John W. Rhines, 21S leaving Mel
son in the lead A. HI; and judging from the
Endorsement with which Nelson has lately
been complimented by the members of the
Ramsey county bar, the natural presumption
is that he would make very acceptable can
didate for the Office the coming election.