St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-10
TERSE KILOGRAMS.

A committee of the FreLch chamber OF
deputies has passed without debate credit
OF q )O,oJJ francs for the secret service
fund.
The Southern students OF the Johns Hop
kins university yesterday. In Baltimore.
passed Resolutions On the death OF Jefferson
Davis.
I'D. r. Buckley WAS the name found upon
underciothing adhering to the burned body
of man taken yesterday from the Boston
fire ruins.
Leather makers OF Woburn, Mass. have
reduced wages from 90 cents to $3.50 per
man. Fifteen hundred men are involved
Some men have quit.
The Paw Paw river (Mich. bridge collapsed
yesterday beneath freight train Of the Chi
cago d. West Michigen railroad, which
dropped into the river.
The Reed CITY, Mich, roller mills, owned
by z. B. Martin. took fire at 6 o'clock this
evening and burned TO the ground. Loss.
$4,000; insurance, $1,000.
With one end of rope looped about ona
footaud the other end hitched to musket
trigger: G. z. Robbins. OF Freehole. n. Z,
yesterday blew off bis head. Religious mania.
Harvey Kennedy, one Of the oldest and
most prominent operators On Wall street.
New York city, was taken suddenly i'll at the
Union League club at a. m. yesterday, and
died in few minutes.
Mayor Grant of New York, signed the Or
dfnance recently passed by the board OF
aldermen permitting organ grinders to play
in the streets OF the city. The act prohibits
street bands from playing.
Mayor Grant of New York, yesterday re.
celved from the commissioners of accounts
the testimony taken at the recent dock inves-
ugation. The commissioners strongly con
denim the administration of the department
of docks, and urge an early Consideration of
the testimony.
Mrs. Annie Besant, the socialist writes
whose receut suit against the Rec. Mr.. Hos.
kius for libel failed because of the inability
OF the Irv TO agree has signiied her inten-
ton to bring another action against the rev
erend gentleman into which she wiz bring
new evidence.
The commanding officer of the troops
forming the garrison at tiegnitz, Prussiaa
Silesia has Issued general order to the pro-
prletors OF beer chops IN the city and district
torbiddng them to serve any person known
to be q socialist
the case OF Wood, the ballot-box forger.
was continued in the police court at Cincin-
natl until Dec. %, at the request of the de-
tense. Judge Ernston said that the case
must not lie postponed further than that
date. but that all concerned must be ready
for the trial 70 be heard then.
John Heine. gas filter. fell from the sec
ond to the first floor OF the Diamond PAPER
mills, at Wabash, Ind, yesterday. Heine
struck on his feet but the fall caused con-
cussion of the spine, and he is now paraIyzed
from the chest down, with slight hopes of his
recovery.
William L. Vinal. Boston stakeholder in
the Lamson Store Service company, has ap-
Piled for an injunction against the company's
purchase of any more rival concerns He
alleges that extravagant prices have been
paid In such purchases. aud that the author
ity of the stockholders has not been obtained
for such action.
A careful inquiry among the English in.
surance companies respecting their aggre-
gate losses by the recent fire in Boston dis
closes the fact that the total loss to them is
upwards of Rt6n,0 1t is also aseertained
that most OF the insurance placed by the
English companies on the property destroyed
will be renewed when the burned buildings
are replaced.
The eighty second anniversary Of the birth
of the poet Whittier is near at hand. Owing
to the delicate condition of Mr.. Whittier's
health it has been deemed advisable to re-
quest his friends 10 allow the occasion to
pass as quietly as possible. The aged poet is
not able to receive many callers ror answer
many letters much as he would like to do SO.
Mollie Brown, prisoner in the woman'S
ward at the Leavenworth. Kansas. peniten-
tary, struck P 5. Hanks one of the guards,
on the head with the shasp edge of a Ratchet
yesterday, inf1icting probably fatal wound
The woman was unruly and had driven tho
matrons out OF the room. Hanks entered to
subdue her and, In the struggle which en-
sued, she caught up the Ratchet and drove il
through his skull.
Pope Leo XIII. has written letter to Arch
bishop Duhamel. of Ottawa. in reply TO the
address of the Catholic citizens of Ottawa.
who adopted resolutions last March protest
ing against the usurpation of the temporal
power of the papacy. His holiness expresses
the satisfaction afforded him by the frequent
expressions of sympathy received from all
parts of the world
At Graforth, Prussian Silesia. Saturday
night. 9 large chandelier holding petroleum
lamps fell in crowded ball room during the
progress Of a dance. The lamps exploded
and the clothing of number Of men and
women was set on IRE. In most cases the
flames were extinguiShed. but two ladies who
were directly beneath the Chandelier when
ii fell were Frustrated and burned to death.
Several of the injured ones were seriously
burned and scared for life.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company has begun proceedings to recover
from John H. Inman s. 100 %. This sum.
it is alleged. WIS made by Inman and his as
sociates while in control of the company by
the purchase of the Pratt Coal and lion COM
pany, in which they were interested. 1t is
alleged that they bought the Pratt property
for Sl.5up,0 10 less than the price at WIN ich
they turned it over to the Tennessee COM
pany.
The widow of the late j. Barnaby. Of Prov
idence r. l., is cUnteSting that clause OF his
will cutting her of with So, 500 per annum.
compromise was nearly arranged yesterday
by which Mrs. Barnaby was to receive S15,-
90 in lieu of dover. when word reached the
court that Mrs Baruaby-s daughter, Mrs.
Babel Conrad, had just become the mother
of girl baby. which is entitled to share OF
the estate. The proceedings will have 70 be
amended TO conform to the new conditions.
Richard Clark. aged seventy-three years
attempted to kill his son-in law. Richard Nc
Kendrick. yesterday at CaseyiIle, Micn.. by
shooting. One bali took effect and Meke1-
drick is in critical condition. Clark then,
in the presence of a number of people. de-
liberately shot himself just above the right
ear and fell dead TO the sidewalk. Family
troubles are said TO be the cause OF the at
tempted murder and suicide.
Sister Mary Kelly, of the Webster Street
Roman Catholic convent at Pittsburg, tried 10
commit suicide yesterday by jumping from
the window in the third story of u house on
Wylie avenue. Her movements attracted the
attention of passerSby and she was prevent
ed from carrying out her design. The woman
is about tHCnty-eight years Of age and be-
lieved to be Insane She has been in the con-
vent about six years The police arrested
her. and she is now at the central station.
Fire broke out on the second floor of the
Firney house, Detroit Mich, yesterday.
which spread rapidly TO the upper floors. Is.
R. johnson, clerk in Traub Bros. jeweiry
store. chung to the window sill of his room on
the fourth floor until overcome by the smoke.
when he dropped He sustained compound
fracture of the thigh and internal injuries.
johnson now lies at the point or death In
Harper hospital. Other guests had narrow
escape. he damage to contents. $1,000:
SIS o insurance. The building is damaged
$1,000: insured.
James Gibson, aged twenty-three years.
was shot and killed by an Italian named
Mark Cheebo, at Rome, N. Y, yesterday.
Gibson, who was somewhat intoxicated.
made disturbance near Cheeb0's house.
He was ordered away, b 1t refused TO GO.
Cheeho then raised window and fired. The
bullet entered GilSon's breast and lodged in
his lung He sta ygered into his house next
door and expired within five minutes. Cheebo
at first denied the shooting, but subsequently
confessed and was locked up.
Murderers Guarded by Militia.
FLORENCE. Ala, Dec. 9.-The mil.
itia has been called out to protect the .
Jail, and prevent the lynching of Griffin
Jones and Cad Brown, negroes who
killed Bob Vaughan with an axe dur
ing general fight at negro festival
near Florence, Friday night. A large