St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-16
BRIEF NEWS.

The SeXennial League held regular
meeting last night at Labor hall.
MempranouS Group at S51 Marion
street was reported at the health office
yesterday.
The skating rink at West Seventh and
Ramsey streets will be opened this
evening. A band of music will be i'll
attendance.
A small fire in the dwelling house at
905 Martin street called out the fire de-
parlment at IL o'clock last night. Dam
age tritling.
The shoemakers' union elected new
set Of officers throughout at last nights
meeting. Encouraging reports as to
trade and state of the organization were
received from the East.
At the Peoples church at 4 o'clock
this afternoon the eighth in a series of
Talks to Women will be given by
Mrs. c. A. Severance. The subject Will
be The Care OF the Home"
The salvage bureau, ia West Third
street, is still open for the distribution
of clothing TO the needy under tue di-
rectiOn of the parish house. COntribu
tons may be sent to the above address,
or, OH receipt of card, your donation
will be called for.
Supt. Hoskins said yesterday that the
street car company is making prepara-
lions to veStibule all its cars. A num-
Der of summer cars have been moved
out of the shops 10 make room for Will
ter ones, and it will probably not be long
before the entire number will be Vesti-
0uled.
The stereopticon exhibition given by
the st. Paul Camera club last week in
Central hall, entitled "A Trip Through
the Worlds Fair Grounds" will be re-
peated Monday evening, Dec. Is, at the
Bates Avenue NJ. E. church. Parties
desiring 10 see this exhibition should
not miss this opportunity.
The city officers and employees re-
ceived their November salaries yester-
day. The engineering and health de-
partment employees Will be paid today.
The members of the police department
received only 70 per cent or their
regular monthly salary, owing to the
S4.5O0 shortage i'll the department fund.
Lastevening Joseph Arnold and Jo-
Seph BiackmOre. two negroes, were ar
rested by License Inspector Miller on
warrant charging them with selling
liquor without license. The men con-
duct Club house" at $50 East Sixth
street. and, it is claimed, dispense
drinks to members and visitors to the
club without the necessary license.
In the police court yesterday Herman
J. Frauche was arraigned on a charge
of utterinE a forged check. The COM
alleged that check for S53 had been
passed on him by the defendant. The
case was dismissed at the afternoon ses-
sion OF the court, a settlement having
been arrived at between the parties.
George Scott, farmer living in Hen
nepin county, about six miles from Fort
Smelling, reported to the police yeSter-
day that he had been robbed of S14
while Oh his way home. He named and
described the man who robbed him.
Scott. lulled by the wind and several
drinks. fell asleep in his wagon. and
when lie awoke the coin was missing
from his pocket and his companion had
also disappeared.
c. Ii. Cook, John Armstrong, Tom
Brown, John Mclean and John Ed
wards, who were arrested some days ago
Oh the charge of Yagrancy, were dis
charged in the police court yesterday.
The men, the police claimed at the
time of the arrest were confidence men.
but when the cases were called yeSter-
day there was no evidence introduced.
The court ordered them out OF the city,
and dismissed the cases.
Col. Chantler. president of the Veter-
ans National guard, has called a meet
ing for this evening in Company C5
room at the armory Of all members and
those eligible to membership in that
society TO discuss the matter of the an
nual banquet, which will be held some
time in January. All who have served
the fiye-year term. as we'll as those who
were honOrably discharged under the
former three-year law, are eligible, and
are earnestly requested to attend the
meeting.