St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
GLOBELETS.
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NASSSo VI ltSdi
Reports from the Ceur d'Alene mining
region are decidedly conflicting.
Arab shieks have asked for the appoint
ment OF British governor for Tokar.
A collision has occurred between Russians
and Turkomans in the Meery district
Jessie PEBBLES, girl IA years old, recent
" committed suicide at Hamilton, Canada.
The Wisconsin convict, MoonIy. who kill
ed his cell-mate, has been sentenced to
hang.
Dorsey says he will tell the Springer COM
mittee all he knows about the Star Route
business.
The prospect that postal relations with
Mexico will be established on basis similar
to that of Canada.
The department of justice is hunting for
Welsh witness wanted in the case agains.
ex-senator Kellogg.
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided that
the SOB saloon license issued in Chicago to
forestall the high license law, as valid.
Under the new German tariff consular sup
plies are no longer admitted to that country
free of duty Retaliation is meditated.
Five of the men engaged in the recent
street butchery at Hot Springs, Ala, have
/ been indicted for murder in the first degree.
Queen Victoria is receiving expressions of
sympathy from all the potentates in the world.
on the death of Prince Leopold her favorite
son.
meeting of college undergraduates in
New York last week adopted resolution de-
precating faculty interference in college
athletics.
A petitions signed by 10000 Scotchmen,
against the abolition of the feather bonnets
in the British army is to be presented in par
lament shortly.
| haunted house in Wllksbarre Pa, is
causing great excitement. \ committee
has been appointed to find out what causes
the mighty disturbance.
Senator Edmunds was interviewed at
Charleston on Monday on politics but de-
clined to talk. He was shown the Boston
Adoertiser'S estimate that he was the choice
of the Massachusetts, Republicans, but de-
clined to open his mouth on the subject.
Sat present, he said, ~ am only interested
in the Charleston jetties.
A French society is organized for the
! special purpose of looking after the French
language in foreign countries. delegate
of the society, recently sent TO Holland, went
back discouraged. He found French almost
entirely neglected in the schools; German
was taught to considerable extent but
there was no doubt that English was the
| popular foreign language.
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tains, in West Virginia, where snow melts
as fast as it falls, and where the temperature
Of the ground never reaches the freezing
point. Vegetation is always a month ahead
Of the surrounding sections. There is about
one acre of this warm area. The state geoo-
| gist is OF the opinion that there may be vol
cano slumbering a few hundred feet below
the surface.
Began Cash was seen on Sunday walking
along the Santee River disguised as a negro.
He was hailed by wood. chopper and an
swered with pistol shot, whereupon the
chopper fled precipitately The wood-chop-
pers have been armed and ordered to shoot
Cash upon sight if he does not instantly sur
render. The elder Cash says his health has
been much injured by the excitement Of the
! past fortnight.
! Recent Roman Catholic statistics show that
in England the numerical strength of that
church had nearly trebled during the last
forty years, while in this country the in
crease is more than tenfold. The United
States is, in fact, the more promising portion
of the Pope's domain. There are 6,62S, 176
Catholics this year, against 636, 800 in 1910.
The large aggregate includes all nominal
Catholics and Baptized children.
Marquis Tseng is doing some vigorous
whistling to keep his courage up. He states
that the taking of Baccnnh was not a cap
ture but the evacuation OF an unimportant
| position. If the French attack Hung Hoa,
the first battle of the campaign will be fought.
This town is strongly garrisoned by the reg
ular army. He does not think France will
call on China for indemnity, but if she does
she will bring on active war, with every adj
vantage of number and position against her.
Warner Williams, better known as the
baby giant of the west, died at Anamasa, Ia,
| Sunday, Williams was born in September,
1873, and at the age fourteen months was
considered a very small child. From that
time forward he increased in weight and at
the age of six years died weighing over 200
pounds He had been quite celebrated in
the west, and has been exhibited tor several
| years. Last fall Barnum endeavored to Sc
cure him for exhibition but could not make
arrangements.
sensational scene, recently occurred In
the room of the committee on elections, be-
tween Judge Loury; of Indiana, and Repre-
sentative Miller, of Pennsylvania. The lat
ter is Republican, peppery and fidgetty,
and always for his party, right or wrong.
Mr.. Miller denounced a statement of Judge
Loury's as false, whereupon the latter strobe
| toward him and called him a ''-liar,"
adding string Of other blanks much more
vigorous. Miller was white with fear and
only retorted: 81 wish we were in the house;
[ would call you to order"
Miss Lizzie Shehan, of New York, aged
twenty-five, saturated her hair and clothing
with kerosene oil, Sunday evening, and,
walking into the yard deliberately applied a
match. In an instant she was abaze. She
walked slowly through tie hall of the house,
the flames from her hair reaching the ceiling,
passed out of the house and was crossing the
street, when an apple vendor extinguished
the flames with tarpaulin. During the
whole time she gave no evidence Of feeling
any pain. She is terribly burned, but will
probably recover. Temporary alteration of
mind is given as the cause for the atrempt
ed suicide.
Cardinal Howard ridicules the motion that
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