St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-13
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULEs.


Mrs. Mary Best, mother of judge
Best, died yesterday, at Park avenUA
will be held from the residence at
o'clock this afternoon, and then the
remains will be taken East.
The new salvage corps adjunct to
the fire department it regarded very
favorably by merchants and business
men generally. The corps will COM
prise ten men, and will be modelled
after the Chicago salvage companies.
The report of the superintendent of
poor for April shows a gratifying de-
crease in the number of applications
for aid as compared with the previous
month. The current expenses for
March were $4,247.70 and for April $2,
550.1S.
One of the important cases on the dis
trict court criminal calendar for this
morning is that of the state against
Fred Harrington. Two indictments
have been returned against Harrington
charging him with grand larceny, and
these will be taken up in turn.
Next Thursday evening the 'Zurah
M1nStrelS" will give an entertainment
at the Metropolitan opera house The
organization includes all that is best
in local talent, and the former sue
cesses of the Zurahs will doubtless
pack the house with a select audience
Thursday evening.
The Philharmonics will give their
fourth and last concert at the Metro
politan opera house Wednesday even
ing, the 18th inst The event will be
of unusual interest as the programme
will be compo2 ed entirely of songs Of
all nations, more or less familiar,
rendered in solo and concerted num-
berS.
An, do hoe
ranged for the Memorial day exer>
ciSeS, which will start at 2:30 o'clock
sharp. The marshal of the day has
declared his intention of starting the
parade promptly, and any organization
or body not in it's proper place at the
appointed time will be left out en-
tirely.
Lucas Kells, the assignee of N. p.
Clarke & Co., insolvent estate, is down
from Sauk Center to assist in the
work of preparing the schedules of as
sets and liabilities, which, it is thought,
will be filed tomorrow at St Cloud. A
meeting of the creditors will be held
this afternoon at 2:30 at the North
western National bank.
The impression prevails quite gen.
orally that lumber prices will go up
a few notches. 1t is probable that a
special meeting of the Mississippi
valley lumber manufacturers Will be
called to take action in the matter, or
the adjustment of prices may be left
to the grading committee which is
given power to regulate prices.
Judge Brooks, attorney for the Fire
Department Relief association, will to-
day submit to the association re-
new articles will provide that the
city attorney be ex-officio member of
the board of directors, which means
that the city attorney shall be the
legal adviser of the association.
The census question will be discussed
at the meeting of the board of trade
this morning, and it is probable that
the Howard charter will also be given
an airing. A proposition to send a car
load of clay found along the river
in North Minneapolis to Canton, O., to
be tested for it's brickmaking quail
ties, will also be laid before the board
President Calderwood, of the Com
mercial club, is in receipt of a letter
from William T. Robinson, of the
cruiser Minneapolis, rendering the
information that the big ship has a
fine base ball nine picked out of a
crew of 4S6. Mr.. Robinson wants the
city to name the colors of the uni
forms for the jolly tars who play
ball.
W. J. Hayes & Sons have not yet
accepted the reservoir bonds, neither
have they made it their ultimatum
that a supreme court decision attest
ing their legality must be obtained.
The technical question involved has
made them cautious, but aldermen say
that rather than have the reservoir
work delayed, a portion of the cash in
the sinking fund can be diverted to the
work..
Mrs. Fred Myers, of 81 Aldrich ave-
nue. north, attempted to commit suicide
Saturday afternoon by cutting her.
self in the left arm with pair of
scissors. Despairing of the wounds
proving fatal, she swallowed a
quantity of Paris green. Her children
gave the alarm and DR.. Kistler ar,
rived in time to save the woman S
life. She gave as reason for her
rash act that she wanted to get even
D with her husband"
Nearly 1,OO0 persons, mostly young
women, gathered at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception last evening, to
hear the openir@- sermon of the mis-
sionsfor young women. Father Keane
preached and for one hour held the
closest attention of his audience. A
sermon will be preached each even
ing during the week, and it Isl expected
that the interesting character of the
discourses will attract people from all
parts of the city.
c. G. Goodrich, vice president Of the
Minneapolis Street Railway company,
returned from his trip East yesterday.
To the Times he said that his trip
had nothing whatever to do with the
proposed adoption of a patent fender
for the street cars of the Twin Cities.
Experiments have been made by other
officers of the road, but no one system
has been decided on as yet. His visit
in New York was on other business.
though relating to the street railway
company.
The Giffen and Neill stock company
began a weeks engagement at the
Bijou yesterday, presenting Haddon
Chambers great play, Captain
Swift" The play, which is new to
Minneapolis, is an excellent one and
received a well nigh faultless presenta-
ton. The title role was assumed by
James Neill, a part which has en-
gagged the attention of such actors as
Forrest, Beerbolm Tree and Maurice
Barrymore. Mr.. Neill gave fine per-
formance and was ably supported by
his excellent company. Miss Henriet-
ia Crossman appeared in the role Of
Mrs. Seabrooke, and was enthusias-
ficallV received