The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-30
CITY MEs3 s.

William Ryan was yesterday sent to
the workhoUse for thirty days for beg
ging.
George c Seibert conductor of the
Metropolitan orchestra is confined to his
home W It'll severe Illness.
State Senator William Gausew itz. of
Owatonna, was one Of the arrivals at the
Clarendon hotel yesterday.
State Senator e. J. Meiiicke. of Win
dom, is at the Clarendon hotel, accom-
panied by II, and B. Schmidt, also CT
that city.
A house 1t Firth and Jackson streets
tcat was being fumigated at 9:45 yester-
day morning, caught fire. The damage
WaSrSliEht.
1t has Ecen reported to the police that
the drug store of G. G. Davenport. I93
East Seventh street, has been robbed OF
$50 il stamps and SIS III money.
leaking gasoline caught fire in the
grocery stpTe OF Charles A. Smith, 147
West Sixth street, at $50 o'clock yes:er-
day afternoon. There was d less Of So
Miss MeIta Well. of Lci5stc, Ger
many. IS the guest of her uncle and aunt.
Ala. etad Mrs. +. H Weiz. of Jac Ryan
rotel. Miss Welz will spend a year in
St Pau.
49, +. jackson will erect a frame resi-
dence at the corner of Prior and Chiffon
avenues. The cost viii be So COO. A per-
NIT was yesterday granted by the build
ms inspector.
Mrs. Mary Frees widow of Peter NJ
Frees, died yesterday at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. J. f.. Cannon, 1874
Carroll street She was seventy-seven
years Of age
Sparks from an engine stared a tlaze
on The East Third street bridge at 4;3J
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Before the
fire was eXtinguished nifty feet of side
walk had been destroyed.
Bids for two sewers will lie orened by
the board Of public works June 13. Cne
will be for a sewer on Western avsn1e
and the other. on Fairviw. The estimated
cost IS $500 and 1916, respectively.
Jacksonville, Fla, is the latest of the
stricken cities to make an appeal for out
side relief. A request for aid was re-
ceived yesterday by Mayor Smith. and
the communication turned over to the
Commercial club.
While temporary relief has been afford
cd by the construction Of a retaining
wall at the steps leading to the bluff on
South Wabasha street, new wall, 1t IS
thought, Will have to be constructed
eventually This will necessitate an ox-
penditure Of about $1,000
The city engineering department is con-
defining many board walks and order
ing them replaced with stone. The pro-
tests in consequence are numerous. WITH
the many contemplated improy ements In
this lire it is not thought the estimate
of $4,000 VIII be sufficient.
Tic committee which has the arrange,
mcnts Ct the excursion to be given by
June 9. in charge, viii go to Carver this
morning TO make the necessary arrange
mcnts foc the cXcursionists at that place
and also to look over the ground.
c. E. Brown complained to the police
yesterday afternoon that he had been
robbed of $50 in the resort of Midget Ray
mond. South Washington street Madge
Fuller. one Of the inmates, was arrested
and charged with larceny. Brown was
also tabled on a charge Of being drunk.
w. J. Button, of the Werner Book COM
pany, Chicago, is now busy inte-vi wing
school board members and principals and
teachers. He is pushing the Hall arith-
metic, and Charles II. Johnson, at one
time secretary of the United States sen
ate, is pushing a series of readers as the
representative of Silver, Burdett COM
Dan35 Chicago.
a union card party was given last
evening at Central naH, Sixth and Sew
erth streets, under the auspices of the
several local branches Of the Order Of
the Iron Hall Progressive cinch was
played at forty table The arrangement
committee included Mrs James II. Hill
tea. Mrs Evans G. A. Bomback, W. Fl.
Bed, A. =. GCoIgo. The prizes were won
by Mrs Max G-egul, Mrs. L. A Webster,
Mrs. T. w Schneider, ~ S. Johnson,
Andrew Johnson and John Prayfrock
Andrcas WebnSer, cighty-five years
Old, was picked up near Fort Smelling,
yesterday morning, in an unconscious
condition. lie was taken TO the city hos
pital. where he soon revived. SO far az
cj,n Le discovered ne has no particular
alimcnt lie says that his home is on
Josephine avenue, and that He does not
know how he happened to set to the
place uhe;e he was found, or now long
he lad there.