The Irish standard., 1904-03-26

Tsaspheae, Twin City, 27s.
CITY IN BRIEF.

uIitCtuiefS DulllllllS Oh the state lalf
grounds was awarded to James Leck,
Minneapolis, for $4,000 at meeting
OF the board of managers at the NIer
chants hotel, st. Paul, Monday even
ing.
Harry johnson, indicted and held
i'll the county Jail OH Il charge OF grand
larceny in the second degree for the
theft Of 500 from the person of Her.
man LEM, was brought into court be-
fore Judge Brooks, and allowed to
plead guilty to grand larceny in the
second degree. He was sentenced to
a term Of five years in the penitentiary.
The MISUNDERSTANDING company
announced ut noon Tuesday that it's
six mills would close Thursday morn
ing us Il result OF slow demand for
flour. The Washburn-Cr Crosby company
has not yet decided whether it will
close any more mills. The unsettled
condition of the wheat market has the
effect OF keeping back shipping orders
and the mills find it necessary to cur
tail their output.
The ordinance which abolishes free
lunches i'll Minneapolis Went into effect
Friday morning. 1t has been signed
by Mayor Haynes and will become Il
paper. Ii the saloonkeepers observe
the law all will be we'll, but il it is
violated there arises the question as to
what department OF the city will Ell
force it. 1t was passed by the council
both as Il police regulation and sani-
tary measure.
church and society.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Danaher re-
ceived pleasant surprise from Il num-
Der OF their friends last Saturday
evening at their home, 500 Broadway
NE, on the occasion of their twenty
third wedding anniversary. The num-
Der present exceeded eighty. The
evening was spent with card games,
music and refreshments. MIR. and Mrs.
Danaher We're presented with hand
some china dinner set.
The freight department Of the Wis
consin Central will he moved April 1
to the Guaranty building, where larger
quarters and closer touch with the
general freight departments of the 9TH
er twin city lines will he secured. The
general force, +. e. Jones, the contract
ing agent; G. A. Canning, the chief
clerk, and G. l.. Loomis, the operator,
will occupy room 513, while the as
sistant general freight agent, George
Il. Huey, will have private office in
the rear of 515.
All the piers for the new bridge at
Thirty avenue N are completed
and work is now being pushed OH the
east abutment. 1t was feared at one
time that the piers would not lie COM
pleted before the ice became danger
GUS to work upon, owing to the many
delays encountered in getting water
out Of the caissons but energetic work
Overcame all difficulties and the cold
weather, which at first delayed the
work, proved to be blessing in the
end. 1t is expected that the Dwyer
bridge, as it is called, will he complet-
ed by next fall.
The Minnesota master plumbers
state association held their annual
meeting Tuesday afternoon at the
Reardon hotel, st. Paul. Delegates
were elected to the national convention
which will meet in st. Louis next
September. They are j. e. Holt, st.
Paul, and o. A. Blethen, Minneapolis,
with j. ]. Dwyer, st. Paul, and A.
Jacobson, Minneapolis, alternates. The
state officers elected were: J. L. Hague,
Minneapolis, president; G. ]. Maurud,
Minneapolis, secretary; j. Z. Holt, st.
Paul, first vice-president; ]. V. Gun
bingham, Winona, second vice-presl.
dent; S. "A. Hill, st. Paul, treasurer.
Criticism of General Grants man.
agement OF the union forces during the
battle of the Wilderness followed upon
the reading of paper on the battle, by
General l.. A. Grant, before the John
A. Rawlins post, G. A. r., in Masonic
Temple last Tuesday night. The au-
thor of the paper commanded one of the
regiments in Getty's division and
dwelt particularly upon the gallantry
displayed by the division. John Day
Smith then offered the suggestion that
if General U. S. Grant had displayed
better generalship with the 100000 men
on his side against half that number
under General Lee, the first day would
not have resulted in drawn battle.
Alexander Hughes and others Joined
in the discussion.
Postmaster Hale has received nu-
merous inquiries from users of private
mailing cards as to whether their use
was to be discontinued. Major Hale
made the matter the subject of spe-
cial letter to the department at Wash
ington, and has received the informa-
ton that the rumor arose from a mis-
understanding Of an order issued by
the department in January, which
contained the ruling that the words