The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-11
Saltwater News.

Patrick J. McCabe, one of the foremen
employed in the shoe shops at the prison,
was severely injured soon after dinner
yesterday in scuffle with Alfred Annts,
a convict, who is serving thirty-year
sentence at that institution. G1cCabe, In
speaking of the affair, said that he had
a job of repairing to be done on a shoe
and sent his runner over to Annis with
instructions to have him do it. Annis be-
came enraged and took after the runner.
McCabe in the afternoon decided to ask
AnniS to do it. He stepped up to him and
spoke to him in a kindly manner, where
upon Annis took after him and struck
him. Guard Windolph saw the scuff1e and
hurried to them and grappled with An
mis-, who is one Of the most powerful in
mates Of the prison. In the scuffie Nc
Cabe was dragged underneath Windolph
and Annis, and when removed had suf-
fered a broken collar bone and the frac-
ture of two ribs. He was taken to DR..
Merrills office and later was removed
to the city hospital, while Annis was
placed in punishment.
Among the prisoners paroled at yeSter-
days meeting of the board of prison man
ayers was August Gehrke, of Faribault
county, who was serving life sentence
for murder, and about a month ago had
his sentence commuted by the state prison
board of pardons Gehrke was received
at the prison Jan. 30. 1894, and has had
an excellent record. Thirteen other pris-
oners were paroled.
At the meeting of the board of prison
managers held yesterday Warden Reeve
submitted his report of the miscellane-
Gus cash receipts of the prison for the
month of July, amounting to $3.50. OF
this amount 81, 603. As was from the Union
Shoe and Leather company for convict
labor, ETC., and $3,545.50 was for sales and
collections on account of binder Irvine.
The amount paid by the United States
government for the board of federal pris-
oners was $1,16206.
The Vivian departed yesterday with a
craft of logs for C. Lamb & Sons, Clifton,
10.
The Modern Woodmen gave two excur-
sions yesterday on the steamer Columbia
, and barge. The first left here In the
| morning and went to Prescott, and in
the evening large number of young
folks went down the lake.
Mrs. E. A. Englin, wife Of e. A. Englin,
manager of the sales department of the
Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing COM
pany, died yesterday after an illness of
| several weeks. Deceased was an estima-
BILE lady and was thirty-seven years OF
age. She is survived by her husband and
! five children.
The total amount of logs sorted at the
st. Croix boom this season aggregates
13l, 900 feet, of which amount $4,000 900
came through since the boom started in
| July.
The regular monthly meeting of the
! board of prison managers will be held
at the prison tomorrow Several appli-
| cations for parole will be considered.
Reports from some of the upper tribu-
| taries of the ST. Croix are to the effect
that heavy rains have fallen there. and
| that there is sufficient water for driving
purposes. Crews were sent up Wednes-
day night and yesterday, and prospects
are that there will be plenty of logs in
the dam when work is resumed at the
boom the last week in August or the first
| week in September.
| The FTontenac departed yesterday with
| a rafe of logs for the Empire Lumber
| company, Winona.
| The Wolf Brewing company's ball team
of this city, will play a game of ball here
! tomorrow afternoon with the Toozies. of
Minneapolis
Heavy rains fell here Wednesday night
and potatoes corn and other products
! will be much benefited
convention will be held In this civ
| Aug. 80 for the election of delegates to the
Democratic state convention.