St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-03
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of Day ia the City on the
ST. Croiy

Events of Day in the City on the
St. CroiX.
Raft boat owners in this city are not
favorably impressed with the bill
recently introduced in the senate by
Senator Frye, relating to the inspection
or steam vessels on the inland lakes and
rivers Of the United States. Hon. E.
w. Durant, in conversation with a
GLOBE representative yesterday, said:
II am surprised that man holding
position in congress should have SO little
knowledge Of the navigatOry interests
of the United States. Ii the bill intro
duced i'm congress became law it
would. to a great extent, render almost
useless a large portion OF the inland
merchant marine service of the United
States. A careful record which has
been maintained by the supervising
board of inspectors serves to show that
there is a smaller loss of life and fewer
casualties resulting from the use
of steam on inland steam navigation
than in any other mechanical service OF
the country. | do not know of any
greater burden that can be placed upon
the commercial interests of the entire
country than would be imposed by the
enactment of this bill into federal
law" The bill which provides for
material reduction in the limit OF steam
pressure. would serve to almost render
useless many raft boats on the st. Croix
and Mississippi rivers. The current in
the Mississippi is especially strong and
it would he almost impossible for some
of the raft boats to ascend the river
with less power than is now used, and
it would be equally hard to handle RATS
Percy B. Smith, an attorney in this
city, also an ex-judge of the municipal
court. who recently served a portion of
a sixty days term IN the county jail for
contempt of court, has presented a
claim of $500 against the city for
false Imprisonment. Mr.. Smith was i'll
Jail seven days, and claims $500 for each
day spent there.
The Schulenburg u Boeckeler Lum-
Der company Will today receive the last
of its logs by rail from Hinckley, Mimi.
Upward of 100000 feet has been re-
ceived. The logs are all piled at the
mill, and will be easily handled when
the ice in the lake disappears.
John Brings. who is charged with
Illicit liquor selling at st. Paul Park, aD-
peared in the municipal court yester-
day, but owing to the absence of County
AbtOIHty OullIfdH tHO case was 0u-
journed until 8 a. m. today.
The crew Of timber estimators en-
ployed by the government on the White
Earth reservation has completed an es-
innate OF all the standing timber, and
has removed to the Red Lake reserra-,
ton.
The business mems carnival at the.
Grand opera house Tuesday evening
was success financially, and the ALL
bright mission band will net fully 500.
Fred Becker's logging camp at
Crooked Creek. Mimi, was destroyed
by fire Monday evening. Becker is log
glng for David Tozer. of this city.
The regular spring examinations of
applicants for teachers certificates will
be held at the court house in this city
tomorrow and Saturday.
Maggie Mitchell appears at the
Grand opera house in this city next
Wednesday evening in her new play,
1.-THE Little Maverick"
The city council met Tuesday even
ing, but adjourned until tomorrow
evening without transactlng any busi-
ness whatever.