St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-09
BREvITIES BY WIRE.

Several hundred dockmen struck at Liver
pool yesterday. 1911
The cholera is spreading in Egypt, and
several cases are reported at Tokar. EE
The fail trotting meeting of the Kansas
City Jockey club has been abandoned .gf
The leading merchants of Dublin are CON
sloering the advlsaDility of forming an anti
strike union.
The schooner S. johnson, from Havre.
France, arrived al Baltimore Yesterday with
several cases of smallpox aboard.
The Danube river is falling. but there is
sun three feet of water in the Prater and OH
the freudenau race course at Vienna tsgd
Ihree British officers were stabbed at Glib
raltar IN an ARRAY with Spaniards The
trouble arose from dispute over money
matters.
Advices from Armenia state that the Kurds
are destroying crops and raiding villages
while The Turkish authorities remain pass
tians.
Hon. James W Hyatt, United States treas.
urer during President Clevelands admins
tratlon, has consented to become candidate
Tor the Democratic nomination for governor
eff Connecticut
Extensive preparations are being made for
the reception OF Emperor William, who is ex-
Pected to arrive at Vienna October 2, when
ne Will accompany the Austrian emperor on
shooting trip in Syria.
Prime Minister Canovas del CASTILLO of
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similar to that of Empror William of Ger
many. He believes that the evils of the work
lngmens condition are attributable to free
trade.
News has been received that the German
snip Rudot Won Benning, from Cardiff B.
y, put into Monteyideo, Sept. 2, leaking
badly Several hurricanes were encountered.
ana the mate and two sailors were washed
overheard
Rt Rev. John j. Kahn, D. D., bishop of
wheeling, W. Va, returned yesterday from
MS european tour in which was included
mission TO Rome and a pilgrimage to the
HOLY Land. A magnificent reception was
rendered him.
While quarreling over the Stone-Shfras
COMES III the Twenty third congressional
9lstIlct OF pennsylvania last night John
thompson stabbed James FORD six times in
the back and once i'll the leg Ford, it IS
feared, will die
AT Mayheld, KY, yesterday J. F. McElrath
committed suicide. He had been for thirty
Years prominent merchant there, and was
widely known as the head of the firm which
gave Mayfieid the first impetus toward be-
coming an important tobacco market
The police of Philadelphia made whole
sale raid last night on the Chinese gambling
houses on Race. street, and captured 225
players of fan tan. The proprietors of the
ESTABLISHMENTS were held for trial. The re-
mainder OF the prisoners were discharged.
Tarrasch takes first prize in the chess
games won, seven drawn and none lost
bIachDurne takes second prize, Mackenzie
and Bird shaIs the third and fourth prizes,
sixth.
Charles March, alias Salnese. and harles
Harris. alias Cereghino, two reputed sWind-
iers from San Francisco, were arrested by
Chief Inspector Byrnes' detectives in New
1ork on charge OF attempting TO swinde
people by pretending to make gold coin out
OF base metal.
Secretary Proctor has approved the pro-
ceed1ngs of the recent meeting of the board
OF ordnance and Notifications of which Gen.
ocnoheld Is president, including the allot-
m n OF money appropriated by the current
Iortlhcation act, to be expended under the
direction ST the secretary of war.
About 500 finishing boys at I. G. Evans.
Hogan, Evans 4 Co.: the Peerless Glass com.
pany and Atterbury& Co. s chimney factories
at Pittsburg, struck yesterday for an increase
III pay or . cents a turn. Should the strike
continue for any length of time the chimney
glass business would he seriously injured, !.
Rain again began falling in Vienna last
night, and there is a renewal of the recent
caused dyke to burst at Newburg. and
number OF corn fields were inundated AN
iron bridge at Pressburg has been washed
away. twenty persons were drowned by
the recent floods in BOHEMIA. u.
A fatally destructive hurricane in theNofth
Of Italy did much damage at Belluno and
destroyed bridges and houses in the Zolada
valley. Twenty-Five bodies have already
peen recovered from the debris of ruined
buildings, and it is feared that the remains of
other victims of the storm still lie buried
under the ruins of dwellings. = g.
Gov. Buckner called the constitutional con-
Vention of Kentucky to order in the house OF
representatives at Frankfort yesterday Itis
the third constitutional convention and the
first since 1850. A temporary organization
was had by the election of Hon. George
Washington, of Newport temporary chair
man and Thomas Petit, of Owensboro tenn
porary secretary.
The immense auditorium of the Metropoli-
tan opera house, New York, was crowded
last evening. The occasion was the memo
rial meeting of the citizens of New York in
honor of John Boyle O'Reilly, the poet. sol
der and patriot. Among the people present
were a very large proportion of New York's
best and most respected citizens. 1t was es-
timated that 4,50O persons were in the
building. Gov. Hill and others delivered
speeches eulogistic of the dead.