St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-12
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Scarlet fever at l69 Belvde re street was re-
ported to the health office yesterday.
A regular meeting of the Loyal Legion will
be held at the Hotel Ryan this evening. m
The library which Mr.. Styce donated to the
city will be sold at auction at So East Third
street at2 O'Clock today. .4l.
Gov. Nelson yesterday signed II. +. So,
amending act appropriating money for SEED
grain loans TO farmers whose crops were de-
stroyed by hail or storms.
The Pittsburgh Locomotive works has
leased three engines to the Duluth. Messaba
q Northern railway. for $99.7S6.2 They have
Six drive wheels and l9x?4 cylinders
W. j. Reiss yesterday took out building
permit for the erection Of twostory frame
dwelling on OSeeola street near Victoria.
The cost of the residence is estimated at
5000.
A meeting will be held tonight at the
armory, in the rooms of Company c. TO per
feet the organization of the National Guard
Veterans association. All members OF the
guards will be welcomed. ti
A regular meeting of Retail Clerks Union
No. 3 will be held this evening at Labor ma |.
A full attendance of members is requestet
The committee on picnic arrangements viii
also make their initial report
a telegram from the chief signal officer of
the weather bureau ut Washington an
nounces that cold wave is moving this way
and that the temperature will probably fall
to freeZingby Thursday morning.
Thursday evening ut Turner hall home
company Of colored people will give dra-
matte performance which will be a very
pleasant entertainment. The drama is Bet
ter Than Gold" and these colored perform
ers are exceedingly clever amateurs. Henry
Williams, who takes the star part, is conSd-
erably above the acreage performer. His
support is exceptionally good, and all who
go viii be favored with very enjoyable
evening.
For the first time in five years Nat c. Good
win viii appear in this city at the Meropol-
itan opera house for an engagement Of one
week, beginning Monday nj III. For the
first four nights and Saturday matinee he
will present his latest and greatest success.
written by Henry City Carleton, entitled "A
Gilded Fool" Friday and Saturday night
he will appear in his great farcical comedy
success, THE Nominee" Seats and boxes
for this engagement will be on sale at the
box Office tomorrow morning.
The trial of Joe Gaines, proprietor of the
Metropolitan buffet, on charge of shooting
in the city limits, will be heard before Judge
Cory this morning. Gaines and friend
were out riding Sunday afternoon when the
harness became caught. Joseph Smith, who
was passing, was oalle1 to, aud did as the
twain asked. Instead of thanking him.
Smith says Gaines pulled out revolver and
shot at him. Smith didn't think this as
muoh of joke as Gaines and his friend did,
and caused the arrest
Detective McGuiggan and Sergeant Sulli-
van arrested George Milligan and S. K. Var
nall last evening on East Seventh street.
Milligan is a lumberman, and from the
amount of coin in his pockets had just been
paid ter his winters work. He came over
from Saltwater Yesterday afternoon, and
with him came YarnaiI. The officers had an
idea that YarnaIl was steering Milligan
around with the intention of getting some Of
the Ssl he had. To prevent any such work,
Milligan was locked up for drunkenness ana
Yarnall for vagrancy.
Thomas E. Murray and "The Voodoo'
have created laughing success at theGrand,
and they are attracting series of good au-
dierces of laughter bent. Murray is the cen
trail figure and the principal incitor of merri-
ment throughout the entire performance.
His humor is of the unctioIs kind and his
facial expression in itself will create a laugh,
aside from the absurd situations and laugha-
bic complications Of the play. There will be
matinee today and the same bill for the
remainder of the week.
The ''Spier and Fly fill the first four
nights of next week at the Grand. This is
moi the same company that presented this
successful spectacle earlier in the season.
1t is the origna! Eastern organization and
embraces number of we'll known vaudeville
and burlesque artists. fIilda Thomas is the
latest addition to the company. One OF the
many features of the production is Jagour-
ina, the champion swordsman of the world,
having met every swordsman of prominence
both in Europe and this country. The
scenery, costumes, electric and mechanical
effects are said to be new and brilliant.
Witnesses were examined before the board
of public WORKS yesterday as to the value of
the land to be taken for the Crown Hill Park.
Those who testified were called by Senator
Lienau, who OWNS about two OF the seven
acres to be taken. Edward Vanish thought
the four lots owned by the senator were
worth S2l, 500, A. NJ. Lawton placed the value
az So, 900, W. r. Ha'horne'S estimate was
S2i 1909 and W. II. Gardner the same figure,
E. Il. Bryant thought $4,000 was the right
price OH the four lots. The hearing was ad-
journed to tomorrow morning al 10 o'clock.
Hiss Villa White, who has been singing
so delightfully."- at private uusicales at the
homes of Mrs. Lowry and Mrs. Smith, in
Mlnneap polls and who aroused so much en-
thusiasm at the Schubert club on Tuesday,
will give q song recital at Park Congrega-
tional church. corner Holly and Makubin
streets on Thursday evening. April Is, as
sisted by Herr Won Goetzen. Miss White
makes her songs doubly delightful by pref
acing each one with a short talk concern
ing its origin and meaning. She has noble
voice of wide range and sympathetic quality
and she possesses also charming stage
presence.
The Lilliputians, now appearing at the
Metropolitan opera house, have made a
tremendous hit, and will present their great
success, The Pupil in Magic" at this
theater the balance of the week, including a
matinee today also the regular matinee Sat
urday. The last performance of this com
panv will be given next Sunday night The
impression made by this company is the
greatest that has been made in this city this
season. The spectacular effects, the music,
the ballet the dancing and the singing of the
Little Lilliputians is revelation to the
theater-golng public. There is no doubt that
the company will do a tremendous business
during the entire engagement in this city.
IN THE SLJEGN.
Old Pluvius must have read the procla,na-