The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-15

million and q quarter OF money Tor one
day. a
The directors Of the Exposition held q
] meeting on Wednesday and elected 81.
B. Hudson, q newspaper man, as press
agent. Already the board is in receipt
of applications for pace and indications
are that this years Exposition will be up
to any held in the past. Work about the
grounds has been energetically pushed
for two weeks and great preparations are
being made for the horticultural exhibit.
At the meeting of the board of char
!, tiles and corrections, held last Tuesday,
Ex-Ald. J. NJ. Meloy was elected super
intendent of the workhouse, to succeed
Matt Gross. The latter was asked to re-
| sign, but refused to do SO, and his Office
was declared vacant. At the same meet
ing DR.. G. w. Weston was reelected city
physician, and Supt. G. l.. Snyder was
elected to succeed himself in the poor
department.
Senator James A. Allison is the guest
of Senator Washburn at Fair Oaks. At
ter spending some little time here Sen
ators Washburn and Allison will visit
their old homes IN Maine. They will also
visit the coast, their trip probably ex-
tending to New Brunswick They will
return to Washington in time for the
meeting of Congress. The trip East will
be taken over the 500 road in Senator
Washbuyn's private car.
There were 166 deaths in Minneapolis
during the month of June, according to
the report Of the health department. OF
those who thus succumbed 8S were
males, Is females, 81 were adults aud 81
minors. Consumption was the fatal
agent in II cases, cancer in nine, heart
disease in II and accidents of various
kinds caused Is. The total mum or OF
births for the same period was 1913, in
GLIDING twins in three families.
The clearing house, through commit
tee, has received signed agreement from
the banks of Minneapolis to pay pro
rata sum into the clearing house should
it be needed for the protection of any
Minneapolis bank. This action is equiv
alent 10 saying that there can be no more
bank suspensions in this city. Local
bankers say that the situation fully war
rants this step; that the banks are all 10
good condition, having large reserves on
hand, and that all are entitled to clear
ing house support.
No more d:afts will be received by the
banks of Minneapolis unless they are is
sued by the Twin City banks. This rule
was put into effect Wednesday and is be-
ing strongly objected to by the commits
sion men of this city, who claim that it
will be detrimental to them, many of
their drafts coming from the country
banks of the state. All country and for
eign drafts will be entered for collection
and as soon as their face value is paid in
they will then be credited to the depos-
itors.
William Allen, an engineer in the en-
ploy of the 500 road, was seriously in
iured by fall from a ladder on Wednes.
day, and is in a very critical condition.
He was engaged in putting ON screen
windows on the second floor of 240l Cen
trail avenue, where be resides, when he
lost his balance and fell to the sidew ak.
He struck heavily on his head and shoul-
ders and was rendered unconscious.
Both Of his legs are paralyzed, and the
chances for his recovery are said to be
against him.
:. Tuesday afternoon the directors Of the
Irish-American bank held their semi-an.
nual meeting, and as usual declared that
semi annual dividend Of per cent be
paid to the stockholders. As the paid-up
capital stock Of the bank is 100000 the
dividends to be paid to the stockholders
for the past six months will aggregate
$4,000 The fact that the Irish American
bank, in spite Of the financial stringency,
is enabled to pay dividends, as in pros
porous times, reflects high credit on the
managers OF that institution.
It is altogether possible that the coun-
Oil may not commence the Runge in
quiry on Monday night. The fire de-
psrtment committee, which has been
looking after the accused fremen, has
had the evidence for more than week,
and while the city attorney could get
ready to try the case after q fashion by
Monday, it is known that he would not
object to . postponement for week. E
/ Is limited, also, that the counsel for Chief
Runge will not oppose postponement.
This being the case, the hearing may 60
over until the night Of the 24th. The
city's side viii IS handled By Assistant
City Attorney d. "a. Dunn.
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