St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-08
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Five men were killed and seven injured at
Luueville France, by the bursting of steam
boiler.
1t is stated that the government has ordered
the forcible seizure OF the Tahiti group OF the
Leeward Islands.
The English government will give Mr..
Parnell two days next week for the discus
sion of his land bill.
The California legislature, which was ad-
journed by Gov. Stoneman Aug. 20, recon-
vened yesterday.
The British Trades Union congress has re-
solved to urge the government to increase
the number of factory inspectors.
The Williams tin plate works, the largest in
the Welsh tin districts, are about to suspend
operations owing to depression in the trade.
1t is expected that Mr.. Parnell will leave it
to the court to settle the amount of rent that
must he paid in order to entitle tenant to
exemption from eviction.
Cholera returns for Italy: Terrara, 20 new
cases, IL deaths; Patgnasus, 10 cases, Is
deaths; San Marco, Is cases, 9 deaths; othe r
districts, 5S eases, 81 deaths.
Woodstock, Conn.,, yesterday celebrated its
bi-centennial. The celebration included the
reading of a historical sketch, planting of
trees, speeches, firew orks, etc.
In drunken quarrel last night at Chic ago
William McMahon u labOrer, shot his brother
in-law, John Maher, with Il pistol. Maher
died instantly. Mcmahon is in jail.
The car, czarina, czarevitch and the
grand dukes, accompanied by an imposing
military escort have embarked for Wilma
and Warsaw to witness the army maneuyres.
Ex-AId Dempsy and De Lacy, of New
York, have arrived at Montreal from Europe.
De Lacy is accompanied by his wife and son.
Maloney, the ex-reading clerk, is still in Eu-
rope.
Edward Meyers, who obtained 80, 500 from
Thomas Maxwell, of st. Louis, to buy horses
ana absconded to Canada, was arrested in
Hamilton, Ont He will be prosecuted for
bringing stolen money into the country.
Mr.. Henry Watterson has written home
that he and his family are on the eve of start
ing to Paris, where they will remain while.
At the time of writing they were in Switzer-
land. They will sail on the Sd of October for
home.
The Nova Scotia crop report has been is
sued by the department of agriculture. The
most important grain is oats. of which about
2. 900. 900 bushels is raised annually. They
will yield an average crop. The apple crop
is very satisfactory.
In his August report the Kansas secretary
of agriculture estimates the wheat crop OF
the state at 13, 600 bushels. Returns in
dictate that the corn product will not fall
below the July estimates of 100000, 0O0 and
may possibly reach 140, 900, 900 bushels.
Gen. Black, commissioner of pensions, has
accepted an invitation to be present at the
meeting of the Society of the Army of the
Tennessee, to be held at Rock Island, ILL.,, on
the 18th inst, and to respond to the toast,
"0ur Country and Flag" at the banquet
which closes the meeting,
The Chicago university is now thing of
the past. At a meeting OF the trustees it was
formally resolved to terminate the corporate
existence of the institution. After great
many efforts it was found that the claim of
the Union Mutual Life Insurance company of
Maine, amounting to 100000 and interest,
could not be raised.
A cable dispatch speaks of hailstorm
accompanied by high wind, which recently
prevailed in Paris and its environs. 1t was
most severe in the suburbs, where it de-
stroyed trees, fruit and vegetables. Large
trees were torn to shreds by the hail. The
loss to glass and to gardens is estimated at
81, 900, coo. The Bots de Vincennes has til g
appearance of forest riddled by cannon
shot.