The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-15

The temperature at $3.50 a. m.
was II above zero, rise OF
degree since s p. m.

degree since p. m.
Treasurer Metzdorf Has Influenza
County Treasurer P. J. Metzdorf is con-
fined to his home with a severe attack OF
the grip. 1t was announced yesterday
that he probably would not return to his
Office for several days.
Loses a Finger-Fred Pridemere, Is
years old, residing at 7151s West Central
avenue yesterday afternoon had his right
index finger crushed while operating
drill press at the Watrous engine works,
where he is employed. The finger was
amputated at the city hospital by DR.. W.
w. Lewis.
Warm Weather Is Promised-Weather
Observer w. E. oliver promises clear
skies and rising temperature for today
and still warmer weather tomorrow. Inc
threatening north wind which followed
the snowfall yesterday, he says, will shirt
to the west and will be replaced by
southeast wind within twenty-four hours.
Evidence Convinced Hfm-David Fish
berg pleaded not guilty to violating city
ordinance by hitching his horse to a tree
in Rice park, but when the evidence
against him was heard he quickly changed
his plea, and with voluble protestat1ons
of ignorance of the city laws asked to
be let off easy. Judge Finehout imposed
a fine of So.
Cannot Have Sidewalk canopy-The as
sembly committee on streets yesterday
voted to disallow the request of York q
Salves, Ernst building, that they be al
lowed to place an electric lighted iron
and glass canopy over the entrance to
their place of business. Several of the
firms doing business in the vicinity OBJ
jected to the granting of the permit.
VIII Discuss Fruit cuIture-A meeting
will be held this evening at 8 o'clock at
Hhe Commercial club under the auspices
n the Thursday club in the interests
Of fruit culture. Prof. s. D. Green, of the
State Agricultural college, will give an
illustrated talk on tree culture and the
plan of the Thursday club for the bene-
fit of the school children. All interested
are invited.
Election Returns at the Grand-The
Grand opera house has arranged with the
city clerk, the newspapers and several
special messengers on bicycles to pro-
vide returns from the primary election,
TO be held today, to be announced between
the acts tonight at the performance 1.-The
Sign of the Four" Complete returns
will be given as soon as they are counted
Will Visit saltwater Lodue-The st.
Paul lodge of Elks will visit Saltwater
lodge Wednesday evening. Members are
requested-to meet on the corner of Fifth
and Wabasha. streets at p. m. regu-
lar business meeting will be held at the
lodge room Thursday evening at 1880
previous to the minstrel show at the
Metropolitan opera house,
Gets Ninety Days at the Works-Wil-
liam Hampton was yesterday sentenced tc
ninety days in the workhouse for modest
ing little girls. The court. was crowded
with juvenile witnesses against the man.
who claimed that he remembered nothing
of the circumstances at all. He could
neither give a satisfactory account OF
himself nor show how he had been living
for the past six months.
Dr. to One Leg, $50, ooo-Jacob c. John
son brought suit yesterday against the
Great Northern road for 100000, which
he thinks should be paid him for the
loss of leg The accident wherein he
was injured occurred at Dickinson last
September. He was struck by "string
of Great Northern cars which had beer
kicked down track on which he was
standing.
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Missionary Society Meetlng-The annual
meeting of the Home Missionary Society
of the House of Hope Church will be hello
in the church parlors this afternoon. DR.
A. K. Marshall, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, Minneapolis, will deliver
an address. Mrs. Yale, the contralto Of
the church, will sing solos. Reports will
be given by retiring officers, and new of.
fcers will be elected.
Ask for Repeal of the Law-The st
Paul Chamber of Commerce yesterday
adopted resolutions calling upon congress
to repeal the communication clause of the
homestead act and the timber and stone
act, which permit lands in the states
and territories lying to the west of st
Paul and tributary to its trade territory
to pass into the hands of private owner
ship in large tracts.
Decides for Kelly-An order filed in the
district court yesterday by Judge Kelly
denies the plaintiffs new trial of thu
suit brought against Patrick Kelly to re
strain him from grading Hudson avenue
The suit was begun through the state b!
residents Of Dayton's Bluff, who objected
to the reduction of grade along Hudson
avenue. The lower court decided that tn,
ueIendanC nad right TO grace the Slreet
SaloonI<eeper Is Acquitted = Henri.
Schmauss who keeps saloon on Lafay
cite avenue, was discharged in the polic
court yesterday, where he appeared t
answer to the charge of selling liquo
to a minor. Edgar Reed, the minor il
question, who claimed that Schmauss soil
him whisky, is under arrest charged witt
passing worthless checks. Reed claimet
he had bought a pint of whisky from
SchmauSS but could not nrove his charge