St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-01
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

The Washburn-C Crosby Milling COM
pany has notified every employe on it's
pay rolls that hereafter they will be
allowed a half-holiday each week until
further notice The new order goes
into effect this afternoon.
Sergt Rankin, of the police force,
will hereafter have control of the lock-
up during the night hours. The APP
pOintment was made to relieve the
jailer of certain responsibilities, and
give him more time for the duties of
his position.
The flour output last week was in
creased by $1,000 barrels, the total out
put being 224 430 barrels, which is con-
siderably larger than for the same
weeks in 1898 and 1894. This week the
mills are running at substantially the
same capacity.
The saw mills are all in operation this
week, and the lumbermen are greatly
encouraged at the present trade pros
poets, as the condition of the market is
much superior to that of last year, the
principal Improvement being in the
matter of prices.
A matinee and evening performance
of THE Galley Slave" by the Giffen
& Neill Stock company will close the
engagement Of that excellent dramatic
organization in this city. The attend
ance has been good during the week,
despite the warm weather.
Eddie Bushaw and Jack O'Day, two
boys charged with the larceny of 81
cents from two other boys, Wednesday
night, on Western avenue, were ar
raigned in the munipipal court yester-
day morning. BushaW was charged
with petit larceny on account of his
age. O'Day, however, is old enough to
be sent to the reform school.
The Northwestern Guaranty Loan
company will shortly improve its prop
erty on the corner of First avenue
south and Washington, on which the
located. The bank building will be
thoroughly overhauled and a three
story addition will be built on the lot
adjoining on Washington avenue.
The condition of the city's finances
make it very improbable that Aid.
Miners scheme for public baths at
Lake Calhoun will be favorably con-
sidered by the council The contingent
fund now has but $1,000 to its credit,
ard as 81, 800 is needed to establish free
bathing facilities, the aldermen are
puzzled to know where the money is
to come from.
The recent incendiary utterances of
Eugene V. Debs regarding the federal
judiciary has caused much indignation
among judges and attorneys in this
city Yesterday Judges Smith, Rus
sell and Belden discussed the labor
leaders remarks with considerable
warmth, saying it was shame that
he should be permitted to poison the
minds of the people and engender in
them a disrespect of government.
A. J. Hall, the missing salesman of
J. c. Johnson &, Co., of this city, was
seen on May 8 at Dickinson, N. D., by
II. ]. Lieberman, travelling salesman
for the Wolson Spice company. Mr..
Lieberman states that for some mex
plicable reason Hall refused to recog-
nize him although we'll acquainted with
him. Halls employers have been in
formed of the incident, and much SYM
pathy is expressed for the erring mans
family.
Some of the "fatters" are moving,
but only eighteen of the twenty-five
families, to which propositions OF free
moving expenses, free house rent and
steady work were made in conSIdera-
ton of vacating their premises be-
fore the termination of their leases,
have accepted the offer of the st.
Anthony Falls Water Power company.
Those who are not out today will be
notified that their leases have eX-
pired and that they must vacate on
July l.
Tomorrow the Fort Smelling band
will give two concerts at the Lake
Harriet pavilion. In addition to that
the Mexican Troubadours, a quartette
of unique and talented instrumental
iCsts and vocalists, will be seen. The
formal opening of the summer amuse-
ment season will occur at Harriet on
the evening of Monday, June 10. when
aside from a host of other high-class
vaudeville stars and a big military
band, there Will appear Severua
Schaeffer, the most talented member of
the famous English family of aero
bats of the same name Schaeffer is
regarded IS the greatest juggler in the
world and is one of the highest priced
vaudeville stars before the public.
Chairman e. NJ Johnson, of the city
hall and court house commission, is
out with an interview explaining why
the contract for chairs was given to
Gage & Co., although two local con-
Germs had sent in lower bids. He says
that the chairs of the Milwaukee Chair
company, which concern Gage & Co.
represent, We're so much better than
there of the other bidders, that in
spite of the difference in price, it was
found cheaper to award the contract
to the said firm. Boutell Bros and
the New England Furniture company,
those being the lowest bidders, are
still dissatisfied, especially with the
way in which the contract was award
ed.