The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
CITY AND VICINITY.
THRSELY TOLD.

the population of Minneapolis is up
ward of 100000.
Max M. Segelbaum, formerly of
this city, committed suicide at LIE
$ueur yesterday week.
The city council passed the street
railway express car ordinance over
Mayor Gray's veto by vote of 20 to 5.
. To-day is the fifteenth anniversary
of the opening of the West hotel. The
cost of the building, with it's elaborate
furnishings, was more than $2,000,O 900.
Mayor Gray has revoked the saloon
license of Morris Gluck, 6 First street
south. This is the place where q man
was robbed last Sunday afternoon of
$1.50.
Rev. ]. ]. Keane, pastor of the I'M
maculate Conception, is on a two
weeks vacation at Montreal. He is
accompanied by Rev. John Hand, of
Green Isle.
Rev. William McGolrick, Of Inver
Grove, Dakota county, spent few
days this week with his brother, Rev.
Father Henry, at his hospitable home
on Chicago avenue and Forty-seventh
=. street.
Commander Booth Tucker of the
Salvation Army arrives here to-day
and will remain till Wednesday. He
is an Anglo-Indian by birth and
speaks several Oriental languages.
He will lecture on Sunday afternoon
in Century hall.
]. 3. Gushing has presented to
Judge Jamison the famous thorough
bred running horse, Bounding, as a
token of his appreciation for the de-
fense of his brother, who was charged
with the murder of DR.. Ormonde, of
Rochester, MINI.
Michael Lawrence, who has served
for several months as guard at the
workhouse, was last week promoted
to a "beat." The new officer is a
brother of Inspector Joe Lawrence.
Thomas. ]. Rooney and John F. Hoop
er were appointed by Mayor Gray as
guards at the workhouse.
Tony Conroy, formerly on the police
force, but later one of the outside
guards Of the state prison, Saltwater,
has been promoted, and is now sta
toned in the twine shop. This means
an increase in salary Of $40 month
to Conroy. His friends in this city
are glad Of his promotion and increase
. in salary.
The Minneapolis mail carriers held
their twelfth annual excursion to
Saltwater last Tuesday. OF the 130
carriers in the city Is, with their
wives and sweethearts participated.
At Saltwater the prison was inspect
ed, after which the excursionists took
a boat to Taylors Falls, where a bas-
ket lunch was served.
Lieutenant Leon w. Hyde, u. S. A.,
the only member Of the Fifteenth Min
nesota who rose from the ranks to
staff commission, has voluntarily re-
signed his commission and will make
Minneapolis his home. For the past
= few months he has been on recruiting
service in Connecticut. DR.. Hyde will
practice medicine in Camden Place.
The young ladies of Cahill settle
ment held picnic last Sunday after
noon at Bush lake. About 100 at
tended it and spent the afternoon
pleasantly in boating, foot racing, bi-
cycling and other sports. The party
was entertained in the evening at the
home of Mrs. George Ahern, who
served a sumptuous repast on the
lawn.
y Mrs Annie B. Curtis died Saturday,
July Is, at her home in Osseo. The
deceased was well known in Mime.
apolis, the city Of her birth. She was
80 years of age and married but two
years. The funeral services were
held Monday in the Catholic church at
Osseo and the interment was at st.
Anthony cemetery, Minneapolis.
J. Butler, driver for Regan Bros,
met with peculiar and painful acci-
dent the other day. On one of the
fingers of his left hand Butler had
worn a heavy gold ring. He was
alighting from the wagon, and had
hold Of the seat to support himself.
The ring caught, and in jumping to
: the ground the drivers finger was
torn off. A physician amputated the
stump.
The last mail brought to his parents
four letters from Capt. Melville J.
Shaw, q. s. M. O., dated at Manila.
They contain no news Of general i'm
portance. The captain is now on duty
on board the Oregon, and in his last
letter says he is down with another at
tack of the malarial fever. He saw
Lieut.. John Donaldson few days
previously, in Manila. Donaldson had
had the fever and looked very weak.
Mrs. Martha Gubenheim died last
Sunday morning at her home on
Aldrich avenue. She had recently
been instructed in the Catholic faith
by Father Mcintyre of the Church Of
the Immaculate, who before her death,