St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-18
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

The Twin City Union of Swedish
Singers, seVenty.tive strong, will supply
the music at the exposition concert on
Sunday next.
The Young Peoples societies of the
Lutheran churches OF this city pic
nleked yesterday at Roosevelt Park,
MiDnetonka.
No admission is to DE charged to the
pavilion at the Lake Harriet concerts
Tor the remaining two weeks of the
band concert season.
Aid. Lackey, McAllister and Ander-
son, OF the fire department committee,
nave chosen lot OIL. Lake street, near
Mlnnehaha avenue, for the new engine
house in the Twelfth ward.
An electric wire in 1908 Fourteenth
avenue south set fire to the house yes
terday afternoon. Considerable dam
age was done, the occupant, Max Abra-
ham, being the greatest loser.
The proposition among the Swedish
LutheranS to appoint bishop for the
United States instead of annually elect
ing president of the synod. meets with
but little favor among the Minneapolis
Lutherans.
The Beethoven Choral union is about
to undertake the study of Wennerberg's
OfatOriO, Birth of Christi a represent
tati0n of which will be given in about
four OnthS-the first one for this ora
torio in America.
w. NJ. Lacy, of Window, an extensive
buyer and seller of grain for many
years, who was in Minneapolis yeSter-
day, thinks there is a great deal of un-
necessary apprehension about the QueS-
ton OF lack of money to move the wheat
crop.
John Brown. who was arrested on
the charge of grand larceny, was held
to the grand jury yesterday i'm the
sum of $3.50, and committed in default
of bail. He is charged with stealing a
lot of raz0rs, knives, etc., found III his
possession.
As result of Aid. Nordeen's injunc-
ton suit an order from the court re-
stralnlng the mayor, comptroller and
treasurer from repayiDg to +. E. Sprague
the money he had advanced for grading
certain streets IN the Seventh ward was
served on those officials yesterday.
The coroner held an inquest yesterday
over the body of P. p. Pettijohn. who
was killed by an engine OH Nicollet
island. The verdict was that the de-
ceased came to his death by being run
over by a switch engine, through his
own carelessneSs, having been pre-
viOusly warned.
The cOroner's jury in the Senate hotel
disaster in Chicago, it will be remem-
bered, brought i'll verdict holding the
prOprietOrs of the hotel to the grand
jury for negligence in not providing fire
escapes. The prOprietors are John S.
G0och and Thomas o. Crozier, both of
whom reside in this city.
The park board committee on Mime
haha boulevard met yesterday and
recommended to the board that the
assessment of benefits for the boulevard
from Ly ndale avenue south to the falls
be abandoned and that new assess.
ment be made on a basis of 1874 per
cent of the former assessment.
Mr.. Willard presents 1.-The Professors
Love Story" at the Grand this evening,
and also at the matinee tomorrow. The
play is one of the brightest and most
original comedies that has been pro-
duced in years. Saturday night tue
Middleman" will be repeated. There
was steady line of buyers in front of
the box office yesterday securing seats
for the Wilbur engagement next week.