The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-02-11
BY THE WAYSIDE.

! By The WAYSlOEs.
l.. In accordance with the instructions o
Supt. Smith, the police will inspect 81
billiard and pool establishments and aa
certain whether they are licensed or not
Supt. G M. Jordan has been informed
that the board Of education Of Marshall
town, Iowa, will visit Minneapolis mex
week in search Of ideas on school archi
lecture.
Horace w. Winchel!, etate geologist
urges the appointment Of q state mining
inspector at salary of 5000 year. He
says that many lives are lost through ig'
norance in mining.
A large party Of Minneapolis Demo.
Gratis will attend the Inauguration OF
Cleveland on March 4. The party will
probably leave on Feb. %, SO as to give
the members chance to see Washing
ton before the ceremonies take place.
A. j. Blethen has returned to Gov.
Nelson his commission as major on the
staff of the executive, a d the reason as
signed or such action is~that heretofore
Mr.. Blsthen held the military title OF
colonel and consequently objects to
being reduced on the staff.
. The fire department investigating com.
mittee has been called by Chairman
Gray to hold it's initial meeting next
Monday evening at the council chamber.
Chief Runge, who is confined to the
house at present with an attack Of influ-
enza, will probably be able to be out by
that time.
Next Sunday evening at DANA hall,
Father Cleary will preach at the usual
hour, his topic being, Why do we pray?
On Ash Wednesday evening he will lee
ture in st. Stephens church on the
''Passion Play" The following Friday
evening and every Wednesday evening
thereafter during Lent he will preach and
held services at 1880 in ST. Elizabeth's
church.
William McOuen, a lad of l6, employed
at Mofett, Bushnell & Co.'s printing of
fcs at 1913 Hennepin avenue, was badly
burned Monday morning in an explosion
caused by turning gasoline into stove.
The lads clothes caught fire and had it
not been for the employees, who took
the unfortunate lad and rolled him in the
snow, he would have burned to death.
He was later taken to his home, 916
Fourth street north.
Elbridge q. Cooke, the assignee of
Corser & Co., the real estate spectators,
filed the schedule ofassets and liabilities
of the firm last Thursday afternoon. The
bulky document showed the liabilities to
be almost 100000, while the assets are
100000. It appears that the firm Dor
rowed right and left from anyone who
would lend to them, and their notes are
in the possession of hundreds of persons
and business firms in this city.
There was good attendance at the
open meeting of Division No 2 A. O. II.
at their hall last Monday evening. The
program of entertainment though short,
was very good, the features being the
splendid address of of Rev. J. M. Cleary,
the singing of &c. Scallen and the songs
and specialties by William O'Brien.
Others who participated creditably in
the program were j. G. Gubbins and M.
W Mogan, addresses; P. F. McGrath
and NJ. Morris, songs.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
among the members of the Firemen's
Relief Association. They claim that
Chief Runge is inclined to discriminate
in favor of certain of his chums in the
department to the detriment OF the funds
OF the association. Among the many
cases cited by these dissatisfied members
is that Of Nick Steffes. 1t is said that
when Steffes was taken i'll he was sent
to the Hot Springs and was given $500
from the relief association funds. He
also drew the specified $40 week al
lowed for sickness and at the same time
the $50 month difference between his
own salary as fireman and that OF his
substitute He is now on the retired
list and is pensioned by the association
for life. .a..,
Mayor Eustis has issued an order to
the effect that from and after Feb. Is
any policeman absent from duty on &C.
count of sickness or for any other cause
receive only half pay during his absence,
In speaking of the matter Mayor Eustia
said: ''The records show that during the
month of January last the city lost 237
days of service by the police department
on account of the absence of the officers
for various causes, especially sickness.
This showing, however, is 4 great i'm
provement over that of January, 1892,
when 528 days were lost. By deducting
half of the pay Of each officer absent
til - 1no~o %ho Mir, could aouo (E(10