St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27

M1NNEAI Oils GLoBULhs.

Rosenfieid Bros. have begun a suit
against Heigeson Bros. to recover pos
session of certain wines and liquors
worth 81, $50, or to collect the money
therefor.
Tonight and for the remainder of the
week the CalhounS will sing "Boccac-
clo." Miss Julie Calhoun. a valued
member of the organization, will assume
The title role.
Truman Hibbard. % Twelfth street
north, has Just completed bicycle IMP
rom Chicago to Minneapolis In six
days. He started from that city at 10 a.
n. last Thursday. and reached home at
10 a. NJ Yesterday.
The retail clerks union met last night
and elected the following officers: Pres
dent, j. {. O'Keefe; first vice presi-
dent, (. Z. Waters; second vice presi-
dent, Scott Crist; recording secretary,
Carl POeTtner; financial secretary, II.
I. Hyde; guide. ID. L. Clark; guard, f.
). Tyler.
No clew has been found as to the
whereabouts of SaIoonkeeper Strom,
who disappeared very mySteriOusly
with $1,000 July Is, the day he was to
pay the saloon license fer his firm. 1t
was thought that he might have met
with foul play, but very few hold this
belief at present.
George w. Sayre. the well-knOwn pro-
prletOr of the Nicollet house news stand,
has been confined to his home since
Sunday from the effects of a SunstrOke.
He was Frustrated Sunday afternoon,
and was unconscious at intervals up 10
yesterday. He is now considered out of
danger, although his recovery will be
slow.
There is afioat a rumor 10 the effect
that DR.. Simon Quinln, of Chicago. was
interested in The new Peoples theater,
which Is being built by Lac Stafford on
First avenue south. The rumOr pOssi
by grew out of the fact that the doctor
was here last week on business Trip,
and was in Mr.. Statford's company dur
in his entire stay III the city.
The committee on roads and bridges
Of the council discussed the petition Of
h. l.. Pratt asking the city to vacate
the old diagonal road connecting rlym
Outh avenue and Fourteenth avenue
north. in consideration of which tue
first named would be extended 10 the
city limits. He was directed 10 bring
III plat showing what he proposed to
do and his petition would be considered.
The vicinity of the interurban rail-
AbGu ClNoSluG vi I tIhclSilH dFClIuC was
the scene about IL O'Clock yesterday
morning of quite an extensive prairie
fire. The blaze is thought to have
caught from the sparks of a passing
locomotive, and it burned tiercely for
time, being eXtinguishcd by the appar-
atus fiom Cataract engine house. A
small section of sidewalk was burned.
this being about the only damage.
a party of several railroad mechanics
came down from Brainerd yesterday
morning in search of employment. They
had been employed in the Northern Pa
citic shops at that place, and were let
out in a general reduction of force
which has been made in the cOmpany's
shop there. The reduction consists of
100 men, scattered through all the de-
partments. There had been, early in
the spring, a small reduction made.
with the understanding that these were
to be put back about July l, but the
company has found it necessary To re-
duce further instead of being aDle 10 in
crease the force.