The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-08
CITY NEWS
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Maximum Temperature To-day 55
Degrees; a Year Ago A Degrees.

lverson Names Pracna-Frank Pracna,
for six years in the auditors office. will
leave at the close Of the year to accept
deputyship under State Auditor 1yerson.
Bishop keane VIII Preach.-Bishop J. |
j. Keane will say mass at a. m. to-mor-
row at the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception and preach at 1890 at the same
place.
Picture for Adams school.-The Com
mercal Club prize picture will be pre-
sented to Adams school In a room at 2:45
p. m. next Wednesday. The public is cor
daily invited to be present.
DR.. Williams Ran Ahead-The friends Of
DIR. Z. G. Williams are Congratulating him
upon the fact that in his race for coroner
he polled more votes than any other cam
didate upon the republican ticket.
John SIwt DeIesate-John Swift
leaves tomorrow evening as a delegate to
the American Federation of Labor con-
vention at New Orleans. Before returning
to Washington he will visit labor organ
izations in Cincinnati and Boston.
MINES Health Is Good, Thank You-
October's health department report shows
1?2 deaths in Minnea polls, of which eleven
were due to violent accidental means.
The condition in the city Is satisfactory,
there being comparatively little diphtheria
and only one or two cases Of smallpox.
October p. O. Receipts BIs-The biggest
recorded increase in the total receipts of
the local postoffice was made last month.
The receipts were S93, 260 against $72,-
97115 during the corresponding month
last year. a difference Of 2O,2SSS5. The
rate of increase was no less than 27.SO
per cent.
Took Big Dose Of Morphine-A special
from Denver. Col, says that Mrs. Nellie
Sanche, formerly Of Minneapolis, swal-
lowed III grains of morphine at her new
home in that city. Mrs. Sanche left Min
neapois about two weeks ago. Mr.
Sanche. from whom she is divorced, is
In Wisconsin. Her condition is said to
be critical.
Ban on Poker-Orders have Just been is
sued by Superintendent Of Police E. F.
Waite, signed by Mayor Jones. notifying
the gamblers that all private poker games
must be discontinued. 1t is the intention
Of Mr.. Waite to turn over the affairs of
government to the administration
next January with the city as free from
vice he can make it.
End of Seasons Paving-City Engineer
Sublette believes that he sees the end Of
his paving operations about twenty days
ahead. The brick paving on Cedar avenue
was completed last Wednesday. Monday
the new paying on Nicollet avenue near,
Grant street will be opened to the public.
There remains about 700 square yards Of
sandstone to be laid on Hennepin avenue.
Attractive Y. Nj. c. A. Programme. N.
Berce of a motor vehicle company Of
Dayton, Ohio will address the afternoon
meeting Of the Y. NJ c. A. Sunday after
noon. The meeting will be in charge Of
L. W. Messer Of Chicago, general secre-
tary Of all Of the associations of that city.
The musical program will be given by the
Fisk Jubilee Singers Of Fisk university.
Nashville, Tenn.
canvassng board has about completed
work upon the county ballots and will
begin the tally of state ballots Monday.
The WayZata returns came in this morn
ing and the only document still missing
Is the state return from the eighth pre-
cinct of the sixth ward. One set Of county
returns was received from the city hall.
The other missing returns have been
brought in by the election judges.
Candidates Expenses-A.. E. Brandes,
democratic candidate for alderman from
the fifth ward, evidently had little con-
f1dence in his ability to defeat Acting
Mayor Jones for reelection. His ex-
tor this morning shows that he spent
only SIS for the necessary fees. Dr. Mus
grave, democratic candidate for coroner,
spent $270: and it cost Sherman Smith
$191.50 to be beaten by J. F. Calhoun for
the republican senatorial nomination in
the fortieth district
Smiths Lead Increased.-Returns from
the eighteenth district Of the third ward
show the following vote for representa-
tives in the thirty y-eighth legislative dis
trict: George r. Smith, Ga; J. P. O'ReilIy
So; P. F. Herbert. 35, and Charles Fust
40. These were overlooked in the work of
entering the returns on the summary
sheets. The result is to increase Mr.
Smiths majority over Herbert to sixty
five, and, while the majority does not as
sure him Of freedom from a contest it
gives him a much larger margin on which
to go.
Smallpox Patient Captured-The small
pox patient who escaped from the deten-
tion room Of the health department yes
terday found by Sanitary Inspector
Harry Luxton this morning at the home
Of his parents near Minnehaha park
There were six or seven children in the
house, yet the whole family insisted that
the young man be allowed to remain at
home. They insisted also that he was
not afflicted with smallpox, although the
puSIuleS on MS lace ana ndnQS plainly
told their own story. Mr. Luxton threat
ened the family with dire results if they
stirred out of the house until every MEM
Der had been yaccinated and the small
pox patient had been taken to the quar-
antine hospital.
Business Not Interrupted-The Bement-
Darling company is still doing business
promptly at its warehouses, despite the
collapse of part Of it's floors yesterday.
The accident made only slight Interrupt
tion in the receiving Of goods and ir,
making shipments. The company has
made arrangements for two floors, each
measuring 80x120 feet, for storage. A
good many cars on the track which
will be unloaded Monday, and several
are in transit, and consequently
there will be not the slightest delay in
filing orders. The five tons Of sugar were
stored on the sixth floor in a space 22xS1
feet and so spread out that the weight
was only from 1870 to 220 pounds to the
square foot, being from thirty to seventy
pounds foot less than the limit of safety
weight. The building was guaranteed
to sustain ESQ pounds to the square foo,
and at that rate would require from l. 00(
to 1900 foot to break.
NEW V. OF A. POST
It VIII Be Opened at 1901 ErankIn Ax.