St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-11
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

The Mexican editors visited the Lowell
mills yesterday.
The rumor that the Baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph company will sell out to the
Western Union is emphatically denied.
At the meeting of business educators at
Jacksonville, Ill, yesterday, Hon. Ira
Mayhem, eX-superintendent of public in
struction of Michigan; r. G.. Spencer, Mil
waukee, Wis, and S. S. Packard, New
York, urged reformatOry methods, scientific
studies and business training.
The storm of Thursday evening did great
damage at Lewiston, Me-, and in its vicin-
ity.
James G. WinterSpoor, doorkeeper of the
Texas house, who has been very i'll at his
parents home in Louisville, is improving.
His brother, assistant doorkeeper, is also i'll.
Fire, early yesterday morning, destroyed
the lumber yards of White Bros. & Allen
and Luggle Il Co. at San Francisco. The
losses will reach $780, 900; insurance, S45,-
900.
The village of Aqueduct n. Y, was
struck by tornado on Thursday afternoon
and thousands of dollars worth of damage
was done. The storm swept straight
track two miles long and uniformly 500 feet
wide, also going III rough the towns of Glen
vile and NiskayLn
The Hessian fly has damaged wheat fields
in Wayne county, New York. In some in
stances farmers are burning the wheat fields
to get rid Of the pest.
Thursdays storm appears to have been
pretty general. Burlington, VT, as well
as other places in various sections of the
country, was damaged to great extent.
No lives are reported lost.
The Mexican consul at San Francisco de-
MES the statements of the sale of Mexican
territory to the United States. He says the
administration would not dare make such a
sale in opposition to public sentiment. 1t
is further stated that there exists prohi-
bition in the Mexican constitution against
the sale or ACKNOWLEDGMENT of any portion
Of the republic.
A great land slide occurred at Cherry
Mountain, near Littleton, n. H., at @
o'clock yesterday morning. A point known
as Owls Head was stripped of dense for
est two miles long and fifteen rods wide.
The debris extended half mile from the
base of the mountain. The slide was
caused by the heavy rains.
Charles WOotlering, prominent citizen
of Delaware, o., was thrown from wagon
yesterday and instantly killed.
The house of Ephram Morris of Fort
POpham. Me-. was struck by lightning yes
terday afternoon and Mrs. Morris fatally
injured.
A boiler explosion in the West Flam-
borough, Ont, paper mills yesterday killed
Edward MalOney, fireman, and John A.
SUIT, a member of the firm. Samuel
Adams was badly hurt.
Mrs. Bayard is still living, but is very
low. No improvement is reported in her
condition.
ENW. A. Jackson, senior member of the
large cattle firm of w. A. Jackson d Bro.
of Hillsboro, Tex, is mysteriously absent
from home. His affairs are badly involved.
Daniel Gaines of Scipio, Ind, accused
Reuben Miller of stealing his chickens,
which was resented. Both men used pis-
tolls and are said TO be fatally injured.
The recovery of Secretary Bayard's wife
is considered hopeless.
Mahone's Republican convention will
meet in Richmond, Va, Oh July 10.
Secretary Manning has practically coun-
fernandez the order making American
merchandise passing through Canada duti-
able the same as Canadian merchandise.
Yesterday lightning struck the house of
Henry Kenneor of Random, ILL.,, instantly
killing his two children. aged and years,
Frustrating himself and leaving his wife in
sensible.