St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-05
SCRAPS OF NEWS.

One minor building permit was issued
yesterday.
Bulletined at the health Office yester-
day: Scarlet fever at 657 Lafond and 80
Dale streets.
The meeting of the brick layers union
was well attended last night. In ad-
diuOu to routine business the new
officers were Installed.
The preliminary examination of Hen
ry Johnson, charged with the murder of
Henry Rollins, was again continued i'll
the notice court yesterday TO this after
noon.
Judge Kerr and jury are trying the
action brought by the Savings Bank of
st. Paul against Donat Author ct al
This is dispute over $3.50 charged as
attorney fees.
All matters coming before the board
OF public works yesterday were ad-
JOurned for one week. Among others
assessments.
William 5. Chamberlain was ordered
taken 10 the inebriate department of
the Rochester hospital by the probate
court yesterday. he is thirty-tiye years
old, and has wife and three children.
The Feast of Lights is to be celehra-
ted on Epiphany, Jan. 6, at the Church
OF the Good Shepherd, with an illumina-
ton Of the church at 1880 p. III. Rev.
Mr.. PulveS is to be the preacher, and
the choir of st. Peter'si is to slug.
h. a. Moore. a special agent in the
United States customs service, has re-
turned 10 this city after an absence of
six months In New York Oh department
business. He will go to Montana for
week and then return to his station
here.
X. I. O'COnnor, clerk of the district
court, yesterday paid over to Frank A.
Seymour, cashier of the Merchants Ma
tional bank. the s2,275S5 used i'll evil
Qence IN the bank ROBBERY trials. This
includes the $1,000 found on Fleury,
S715.S5 found on Meiggs, and $500 found
on Miller at the time of their arrest.
Adjourned meetings of the assembly
and board of aldermen will be held this
afternoon at D O'Clock. The business TO
be Transacted is the passing of reSolu-
tionS directing the city comptroller TO
sell certificates OF Indebtedness, the
proceeds OF which will be used to run
the city for the next twelve months.
James Murphy, who is charged by
Katie Badway with the responsibility OF
her delicate condition, had his eXamna-
ton continued in the police court yes
lOld0tl lOl OllG NSGh. III uGldulI OI EOUD
bail Murphy was committed to Jail. He
denies the charge, and announced he
would go to the penitentiary before he
would marry the complaining witness.
\. Walsh, living at 207 West Seventh
street, was arralgnPd in the police court
yesterday, charged with selling adulter-
ated milk. The complaint, made by
Assistant Dairy Commissioner Rohrer,
alleges that the OtfenSe was committed
Nov. s, 1898. AT the request of the
complaining witness, the case was dis
missed.
Press Durant, charged with being one
OF the two men who assaulted Jacob
Miller on the night of December II, was
held to await the action of the grand
jury yesterday by Judge TWOhy.
Thomas QBrien, charged with the
same OtfenSe, is now in jail awaiting
the action of the jury.
The preSSfeeders' union held an in
tereSting and largely attended meeting
last night at labor hall. This union is
increasing its membership at each regu-
lar meeting; one new member was
added to the roll last night and one
application for membership was filed.
Officers will be elected at the next
meeting.
The case of John T. Renfro, who at
tempted TO cut lis Wlfe'S throat with a
carving knife, was called in the police
court yesterday and a continuance
taken 10 Saturday morning. Mrs. Rem
fro, it is stated, has gone away on a
visit, and, not being IN court, bench
warrant was issued Tor her and placed
III the hands OF the detectives.
The case against Frank S. Hoskins,
superintendent of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company, charge of violating
the law regarding the yestibuling of
street cars, was called in the police
court yesterday. A continuance was
taken 10 Saturday afternoon, at which
time the arguments will be made.
The case against John Martin, the
west Third street saloon keeper, was
dismissed in the police court yesterday
afternoon on motion of the city at
torney. Martin was charged with
keeping his place of business open
after midnight; but when the case was
called the city attorney explained that
the otfense was not particularly seri-
Gus one and asked that no fine be I'M
posed. The court accordingly dis
charged the prisoner.