The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-05-12
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.
The grand jury is in session.

The Irish American club gives pro-
gressive euchre party next Tuesday even
ing.
The Evening Post is rapidly gaining
ground and the Dispatch must look to
it's laurels.
The Irieh-American club will hold
special meeting tonight for the purpose
of adopting q new set Of bylaws
John P. Murphy obtained the contract
for sweeping Western Avenue at $2o7o
per dav. and James Forrestal for Sum
nit at $3475
&c. Strioger, the newly appointed
district attorney, will not make change
in the office of assistant district attorney.
Stryker will remain.
Owing to the time lost by lawyers dur
ing the election contest most OF the May
cases were continued to the june term,
the last before the summer adjournment.
County Delegate Burns was nnfortun-
ately unable to attend the national Hi.
herman con, ention at Omaha. Official
duties made it impossible for him to
leave the city this week.
Mayor Smith is already beginning to
have q tired expression. The way IN
which the chronic offioe-seekers tag Ills
footsteps and run him down reminds one
of the story Of Jobs affections.
Among the many aspirants for the mu-
nicipal clerkship are Tom Conroy, VIM.
l.. Kelly, Jr., Edd Darragh and Thomas
Martin. 1t is too bad that all of the
cannot win, for all are qualified and de.
serving.
A kick is being registered by McCardy
on the lack Of funds for completion OF
the new wards to hospital, and Gilbert,
euperintendent of schools, has a similar
complaint in regard to remodelling school
buildings.
Policeman Walters, who patrols on q
beat in North st. Paul, has been charged
with assaulting youth named Bogert.
The boys parents claim the deed was
uncalled fo1 and the spectators claim the
policeman showed considerable brutality.
President Hill is still having trouble.
The pot seems to be on point OF boiling
from the subdued heat Of the late un-
pleasantness and may terminate in an
other outbreak. The business men OF
the Twin Cities are engaged in attempt
ing to quell the coming storm with great
hopes Of success.
The attempt to give Reardon and Ari'
son seats in the Assembly is disreputable.
The claim that the charter under which
they were defeated is unconstitutional is
not sound. They we're defeated for the
Office for which they ran by the vote of
the people and now their claim to have
been elected to another Office is not only
dishonorab]e but without doubt unlaw-
full.
The Pioneer Press reminds one of a
coyote. 1t is impossible to tell whether
it Is smiling or showing its teeth in rage.
Tuesday it comes out in long delayed
article berating the A P. A. The atti
tude of the 2. P. had the appearance
form srly Of being sympathizer with
this disreputable society. The paper is
not such pioneer that it cannot learn
"a thing or two"
On the evening of May q a benefit will
be rendered F. L. Bixby, the popular
manager of the Grand Opera. The pro.
motors are men of high social and bust
ness standing in the city and the event
Will be the placing on the boards Mr.,
Bixby's new play, his own composition,
sShaft No. 9" On that evening Mr.. !
Bixby closes his career rs permanent
manager of the Grand.
Tuesday evening the "Junior Pioneers"
hsld one of their pleasant meetings and
an evening of pleasure was spent. Charles |
Kartsk, oae Of their members, and the !
new Democratic councilman, received |
m any hattering toasts, many OF which |
were proposed by those OF the organiza-
tion who opposed him on grounds of po-
litical faith alone, but are proud OF the !
attained by their brother |
member.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- |
neers (B. L. e. are holding their NAM
moth convention in this city and will |
continue in session for two weeks. mat
tiers of great Importance being con-
sidered. New inventions, benefit of Or
and modes Of settlement of
difficulties between employer and em-
ploye in case of disagreement, have so far
absorbed ther attention. Chief Arthur
is presiding.
The young men of the city have, in the
formation of the st. Paul Institute, lit
erary social organization, taken q step in |
the right direction. The club made it's |