The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-05-28
:wo corner lots. 1t will be 75x132, two

Will occupy the structure. The other
edifice will he 7Ox127, two stories and
basement, and will be occupied by Al
laundry. 1t will face Fifth avenue
and adjoin the first building. Edwin
\. Smith of Providence, r. L.. is the
owner and A. L. Dorr, Minneapolis.
architect building permits for each
were issued yesterday.
w. D. Washburn has decided to
start briquette plant ut Wilton, n. ID.
The briquetting process has so far
been mostly a paper one, and General
Washburn will be pioneer in it's sub
stantial development, as he was in the
mining of Ignite coal on a large scale.
THE mining properties near Wilton
We're inspected this week by General
Washburn, who made special trip
from Bismarck for the purpose. In
the party were the general, Mrs. WASH
burn, G. G. Crane, secretary of the
Washburn company; Mr.. De La Barre.
an engineer of this city, and Mr..
Eckles.
The United States government has
filed complaint against Frederick ].
Barrows. The complaint states that
Mr.. Barrows was in the United States
army during the years 1900 and 1901
in the capacity of first lieutenant and
acting assistant quartermaster of the
Thirtieth infantry. 1t is further
claimed in the complaint that the de.
PENDANT, while stationed with his regi-
ment in the Philippines and acting in
the capacity Of assistant quartermas-
ter. appropriated to his own use sup
plies and property valued at $S.3S4.G9.
1t is alleged that the defendant has
refused to reimburse the government,
which now brings suit to recover.
Miss Anna LOTUS, 3743 Bryant ave-
nue. north, was held up and robbed of
her pocketbook at Sixth street and
Thirty-eighth avenue north, about 6
o'clock Tuesday night. The pocket
book contained dollar and some small
change. Miss LOTUS is employed at
the Northwestern Knitting company's
factory and was waiting for her car
when she was accosted by man
whom she describes as rather short,
thick set and dark complexioned. The
man grabbed her arm, telling her at
the same time that if she screamed he
would kill her, and then twisted it so
that she let go Of the purse.
Cardinal Satolli, who is soon to tour
the United States, will visit ST. Paul
i'll the latter part of June and be the
guest Of Archbishop Ireland. The car
dinal is expected to arrive in New
York from Rome June /. From New
York he will go to Washington to be
the guest of Rev. Dennis II. O'Connell.
rector of the Catholic university. He
will next visit Notre Dame, Ind, as
the guest of Very Rev. ]. \. Zahm,
rector of Notre Dame university. Car
dinal Satolli will then go to Philadel-
phia, then visit the st. Louis eXposi-
ton, as guest of Bishop, ,Glennon, and
from St Louis come to st. Paul for
! several days.
Fire Chief Canterbury has been in
structed by the city council to pur-
chase his entire ice supply from the
Crystal Ice company for the coming
summer. The fire department commit
tee will experiment with new fuel
saving device. The fire chief was
given permission to buy one of the in
ventions and test it in one of the sta
tons. The device is guaranteed to
oXygenize all the gases generated by
the fuel, thus making them combusti-
bile. 1t is manufactured by the Aeoli-
phyle company of New York, repre-
scented in Minneapolis by M. J. Mallon.
The committee allowed George Smith
$50.35 as pay during illness, and Mich
ael Copley $4,000 for the same reason.
According to the annual report Of
Workhouse Superintendent Frank Nc
Donald, issued Monday, the institution
was run at a profit last year. The total
cost of maintaining the institution and
making repairs was $2O,119.OS. The
| income was: Sale Of stone, $3661. SO !;
from greenhouse, $251.4S; board Of
county prisoners, $55934; farm and
garden truck, $162.O6. In addition the
prisoners did 3O,6sO days work, which,
at the usual rate, amounts to $23,O1O.
This makes a total income of $27,-
G44.71, an excess over expenses of
$7,525.63. In the year $3.50 prisoners
We're confined, the largest number
for any year except 1893, when there
were 1852.
An article in the Seattle Times, A. j.
Blethen's newspaper, claims that Mr..
Blethen has paid off every debt of hon
or contracted in Minneapolis since he
has been in Seattle. 1t is his claim
that in any case where he was person
ally responsible he has paid up in full,
even to the extent of paying several
women who deposited in the old bank
| of New England or bought stock on
his representation. The article was in
spired by the serving upon him of pa