St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-31
BRIEF NEWS.

All the city offices will be closed to-
morrow.
Reported at the health office yester-
day: Scarlet fever at 81 West Indiana
avenue.
George 3. Farley and T. j. O'Conner,
Chippewa Falls. are guests at the Mer-
chants.
The custom duties collected by Coll
lector Geraghty December amounted
TO about $4,000.
The city treasurer yesterday paid the
men who have been nj work Oh the
streets UNDER the relief fund $l,1G3.
The board of county commissioners
will meet tomorrow morning, but Will
adjourn until Tuesday without trans
acting business.
The joint council committee on print
ing and tie committee on claims from
the board Of aldermen will meet tOmOr-
row al 1 o'clock.
The preliminary examination of Hen
~ johnson, charged with the murder Of
Henry Rollins, was again continued i'll
the police cGnrt yesterday 10 Jan. 1.
At the crusaders meeting today, be-
side the nomination for officers Tor the
ensuing term, a paper upon architecture
VIII be read by James n. Young Jr.
John Wilson and James Kelly, who
stole couple of caps from dummies in
front of a. l.iberman'S clothing store.
went To the workhouse yesterday for
ninety days.
The case Of John 7. Renfro. the negro
waiter who attempted TO cut his wires
throat with a carving knife, was called
III the police court yesterday aud con-
tinued TO Jan. 4.
The Real Estate Exchange Yesterday
elected the following directors for the
coming year: ii. S. Fairchild, w. n.
Candy, Thomas Cochran, c. Il. Smith,
Rush B. Wheeler. G. ". Horr, w. c..
Reed, L. j. .Hodgson, Mr.. Hall.
The report OF the building inspector
for December gives the number of per-
nlItS issued as thirty-SiX, and the esti-
mrted cost OF the Improvements at
$3.50. The fees collected during the
year from permits aggregate 81, S02
The health department reports for
the year ending last night $50 cases of
contagious diseases. OF the the num-
Der 30S were diphtheria and 1928 scarlet
fever. In 1892 there were $50 cases of
dIphtherIa and 376 cases of scarlet fever
reported.
Mendaysis the last day for filing notes
Of issue In cases to be tired at the .Janu-
AIRY term of.-.tife United States circuit
court. There will be no law cases tried
in this court until after Jan. 10, as the
first week of the term viii be taken up
with criminal cases in the United States
district court.
ROLAND Ii. Corbett, fireman Oh the
Burlington road, fell from an engine i'll
the freight yards last evening and sus-
talned internal Injuries. He was taken
To st. Joseph'S hospital in the ambu-
lance, and DR.. Murphy called to attend
MN. HIS Injuries are reported not of
a serious nature.
The January term of the Ramsey
county district court Will begin on Tues
day. The grand jury will convene
Tuesday morning, at 10 O'Clock, and will
lind that it has a good grist of business
On hand. There are four murders to
berries and larcenies.
john Cummings and John Greelish
were arrested by Patrolman Oldberg
Friday evening, and yeste rday sent tC
The Workhouse for ninety days. The
officer claims the men were all hoo ked
up for highway job. Each of them
HAD reyoIyerS and handkerchiets, and
their suspicious actions caused him to
take them in custody.
The internal revenue collections fol
the district of Minnesota fell off some
what Ill December as compared with the
proceeding month, but an estimate
Shows that the collections for the year
SSOS are $1,000 or IS, 900 greater than for
Che year 1892. The collections for De.
cember are about $4,000; for the year
the approximate receipts are 81, 257, 120.
Otto Sidelback, an employe of the
Golden Rule, was arraigned in the DO
lice court yesterday afternoon charged
with the larceny OF 81 cents. Attorney
Z. Tyson Butcher. who appeared for the
prisoner. entered plea of not guilty
and demanded a hearing. The prosecu
ton was not ready for trial, and the case
was continued to Jan. ..
st. Paul Lodge No. IS. knights
Of Pythias, will install officers fol-
the ensuing year on Tuesday night
at an open meeting to be held
In Paul Martins hall OH the West
side The general public is invlt-
ed to be present and witness the i'm
preSSlve ceremonies. The Installation
will be conducted by grand lodge Off
GERS.
The report of the clerk Of the munic
1p2l court for December shows 81. O57. 81
collected from fines and fees. OF this
IL
from criminal cases. The report for the
year ending last night gives fines and
fees collected amounting to Ss3}2. 7S5. Of
which amount S3,449 was from civil and
S23,336 from criminal cases. The figures
Show an Increase over the redeiptS OF
1888 OF $500, there being S445 more from
criminal cases and S5l5 more from civil
cases this wear than last.
George Lewis, arrested on suspicion
OF being one Of the men who stole a So
package OF cigars from an American
Express wagon Thursday, was arraigneC
III the police court yesterday. His case
was continued to Thursday next, and
he was remanded to Jail. The detective
claims that John Ryan and James Brad
ley, arrested the same night bv Mar
garet street officers, were not concerned
III the robbery, but the complaint made
out yesterday by G. @. Irvine, of thu
express company, contains the names O.
all three men.
A sleighlng party composed of thu
members of the Eureka Euchre clul
were pleasantly entertained by w. A
johnson at Gladstone Wednesday even
Ing. under the hoSteSSShipo of Mrs. Julius
Schroer, whose hospitality was marked
for its entertainingneSS and joyialness
Attending great pleasure to the guests
CARD playing and dancing were INDUCED
in until II D. H., after which coffee ant
the other good things for the inner MAJ
were enjoyed by all. Cigars, music AM
pool playing were now in order, which
were INDUCED ill to the satisfaction 0
all present.
Jan. Sd is the last day permissible by
law for savings banks To receive de
posits on which mos interest is pal
July l, '94. Avoid the crowd Oh tina
date and make your deposit before a