St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-31
SAINT PAUL.
THURSDAY TRIPLES.

The city offices will be closed today as
proper observance of Good Friday.
MI. Shaaahan, arrested for the larceny of
a IoI of tools, Will have Il hearing in The
police court today.
The charming comedy "Niobe,' as pre-
sented by Abbott and Teal's excellent COM
pany. will give but three more performances
at The Metropolitan, tonight tomorrow
night and the regular matinee tomorrow.
\ petition for executive clemency IN the
case of CARLYLE W. Harris the alleged New
York wife murderer, is being circulated III
this city. The petition is addressed 10 GOV.
Roswell P. Flower. of New York. George j.
Flint, Of l52 East Sixth street, has charge OF
the copy of the petition in this city.
trio Of public officials from Des Moines,
10, were visitors at the office of the board of
public works yesterday. The gentlemen
were particularly interested N the matter OF
street paving ana were given such informa-
ton as they desired by the city engineer.
A regular meeting of the civil engineers
society Will be held Monday evening. The
feature of the meeting will be paper by j,
ID. ESterbrook entitled THE Isthmns ship
Canal and Its Relation to Proposed Deep
Waterway From the Lakes 10 the Seaboard. -
detectives MCEGkIluC ANU n al ~ NoAN "a
yesterday i. c. Alters, known in sporting
circles as Poker Jack" Ahlers is charged
with vagrauey, but the detectives say he IS
the man who beat Charles Dohl ont of SO on
Friday last nj a card game. The case was con
unued TO this morning.
A permit WAS issued by the building in
spector yesterday 10 Alice g. Jackson and
Caroline Currie for the erection of five
J.. 6, between
Siblev and Wacouta streets. The structure
VIII cost $4,000, and will be occupied by W.
II. KOnanJz d Co., saddlery and harness
firm, as 4 factory and wareroOms.
Rev. John W. Crooks, who for the past two
years has been the district missionary of the
Baptist church in Minnesota has accepted
the passionate of the Burr Street Baptist
church. made vacant BY the death of Rev.
Thomas Morris. Mr.. Crooks has just closed
a three weeks revival meeting in OWatonna.
nearly 10J have been converted, and over
fifty have already Joined the Baptist church
of that place.
The three men. Louis PittorS, John Corco-
ran aud Louis HeluL arrested on suspicion Of
having burglarized several stores on West
Seventh street, were discharged by Judge
Twohy yesterday. The men were immedi-
=
and Hoy. of Minneapolis, and taken to that
city. They are wanted for holding up"
Charles Peterson last Saturday night and
robbing him of SIG in cash aud a silver watch.
The police say Peterson positively identifies
Heinl and Pittors, but is not certain as TO
Corcoran.
\ gang of youthful burglars are giving the
police a deal of worry, and are also making
fhfr,rs 1Tr-aftv for Tho EaapQrS pf CmS1l stores
in the outskirts of the city Last Saturday
night a shoe store and grocery on West Sew
enth street was looted. Sunday night tailor
shop on University avenue was robbed
Tuesday night the butcher shop of NJ P.
Erickson at $40 Decatur street was entered
by the back door being burned off and
wagou-lOad Of meat carried away. The same
night the store Of Jorgensen x Co., at $50
Payne avenue was broken into and 500
worth Of cigars taken.
The case of Thomas Bowen Jones' charged
with obtaining the signature of G. II. Gull
bert to note By false pretenses, was called
in the police court yesterday afternoon
Through his attorney. Jones demurred TO the
complaint on the ground that il was defect
i've The particular defect. the attorney said,
was that the note in the complaint was not
a true copy of the one in question. This
proved 10 be true, and Judge Twohy dis
missed the case. Jones was however, ar
rested on new conn., laint and the hearing
set for April ). Jones was released on his
own reeognizance.
The-Amer!can Extravaganza company,
now playing at Minneapolis, will break the
business record of the Grand opera house in
that city as they have done in Chicago ST.
Louis, Philadelphia Pittsburg, Boston and
San Francisco. The American Extravaganza
company this year numbers 200 people, with
the same east of principals that made 'Sin-
bad and The Crystal Slipper such great
successes. The sale of seats at the Metropol-
itan yesterday was very large and certainly
indicates that the Ali Baba' engagement
will be much larger than the ''Sinbad' week
last year The engagement is for seven nights
and two matinees, beginning Sunday night.
The Wednesday matinee will be played at re-
duced prices.