The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-02

on City Engineer Claussen yesterday to
protest against the appointment of Pat
B-rick J. Coff, candidate for plumbing
inspector in the building inspectors de-.
partment.
The Hamline Six-O'CIock club will
meet on Monday at the Methodist church
Sterling Russell will open the discussion
on New Zealand, the Land of Reforms"
Mr.. Russell resided in New Zealand for
several years.
John Mattson, fourteen years old, had
a narrow escape from serious injury yes
terday. While picking coal on the Great
Northern tracks he was run down by a
freight train Sixteen trucks passed over
him without injuring him in the least.
George w. Eckels, now a printer, but
at one time a saloonkeeper on Fifth
street, has fled a petition in bankruptcy
in the United States court. His liabili-
les are placed at 81, 3671S and his assets
at $685. OF the latter, 500 is exempt.
Horace Kitley has withdrawn a COM
plaift of assault and battery which he
made against w Mathews two weeks
ago. Both are walters at Magee's res
taurant, and, in a quarrel, it is alleged,
Mathews threw a plate at Kitley, strik-
ing him in the head. ..
February was one of the warmest ex-
perienced in years. The highest tempera-
ture was Sc degrees and the lowest 10
The total precipitation for the month was
A inches; the average for thirty years be-
ing g. There We're Is clear days, II part
ly cloudy, and cloudy.
The Cigarmakers' union received an ac-
acknowledgement of it's donation to the
striking textile workers at Jamestown,
N. Y. The proposition Of the Flint,
Mich, union that the $4,000 appropriated
-e,l,r -arsff n
the Dayton men, was Endorsed.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd
tomorrow morning the pastor. Rev. w.
c. Pope, will preach on actual Sim"
Wednesday evening meeting will be
held over which Rev. III. D. Jones will
preside. The Friday evening lecture will
be on THE Sermon on the Mount
On motion of County Attorney Kane
yesterday Judge Kelly nolled a case Of
larceny against Fred Klingburg. King
burg is now in prison. and besides, the
crime he was charged with was trif1ing,
the theft of a child'S hat valued at so
! cents. ~--
o. N Plouff, the man who has been
circulating a petition asking contribu-
tions for Harry Hooper, who, he says,
lost limb in a railroad wreck. was ar
rested last evening by Patrolman How
ley for obtaining money under false
Iretense.
Barney Covermann, seventy-s1x years
old, was found at Seventh and Minnesota
streets suffering from sprained knee
which he had sustained by falling. He
was taken to the city hospital In the
central station patrol wagon. Cover
mann came here from West Superior hVe
days ago.
Joseph E. Kanen- has brought suit
against the city of st. Paul to recover
| IS, 900 damages for injuries sustained
while riding. His buggy struck a rock
lying in the street at the corner OF
Front and Forest streets and ne was
thrown out, suffering a broken leg and
ether injuries.
The Primary union will meet at 3
o'clock today in the parlors of the House
of Hope church The model lesson will
be taught by Miss L. M. Quinby, the nor
NAL lesson by Mrs. c. J. Hunt, and the
relating Bible geography by Miss Ger
trude Hops. A paper on The Land OF
the Pharoahs" will be read by Harry l.
Drake.
A defective chimney caused fire at
the home of Andrew Johnson, 81 west
Jessamine street. at 1913 O'Clock last
right The roof and upper floor or the
house were badly damaged. The loss
on the building amounted to $500, COW
@, ed bv insurance The furniture was
damaged to the extent of 500 and was
insured for $500.
The Y. NJ C. A. alleys are being rushed
to completion. The alleys foundations
will be thirteen inches thick and will be
perfectly solid. Next to the plain floor
iayer of three sheets of. heavy tarred pa
Der is laid On this there is layer OF
2x6 strips placed endwise and in rows.
Between each row there will be strips
placed across at distances of eighteen
and twenty inches. In the oblonS spaces
cinders will be packed solid by machin-
cry. Then another layer of flooring ana
more paper over it, and then the levellng
strips, of solid tongued and grooved hard
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