St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-15
BREVITIES BY TELEGRAPH. =

tax Oh rice ana pharmaceutical and hrgienic
speciaities.
Listers mills ia Bradford. England. have
: struck to assist the cutters who are out on
question of wages.
N The striking Scotch farnacemen have
issued an appeal 10 the public and trade as
;sociations for assistance. They say they re-
qulre fIU0 weekly
4, Plans have been completed at the navy de-
partment tor the proposed twin screw armor-
plated harbor defense ram upon the design
OF Rear Admiral Ammen T. S. n.
Prime Minister Crispi has received congrat-
plations from Chancellor Won Caprivi and
Count kalnoky upon his recent speech de-
Tending the dreibund and denouncing the ir-
redentists.
u The Conservative government of the canton
of Ticino Switzerland, has been peaceably
.reinstated by the federal commissioner
Col. Kuentzli, and the federal cavalry have
/ been withdrawn
81 AT a meeting of the London trades eoun-
sell yesterday it was resolved to call a dele
gates meeting Del. %, representing l53,OUo
men, to consider the raising Of Ego, 600
for the Australian strikers.
The governor of Mozambique, in dispatch
dated the 18th instant, confirms the report of
the entry of British gunboats into the Fam
best river. The Portuguese protested against
the advance Of The British fleet
Gen. Reuben H. Davis, of Aberdeen. Miss,
died suddenly Of apopiexy at Huntsville,
Ala, yesterday. He was a second cousin of
Jefferson Davis, and served as member of
the thirty-ffth congress, and was reelected
to the thirty-siXth.
Count de la Oranges chateau near DOM
front, France. has been sacked and burned.
The entire building was destroyed. There
were many valuable works of art in the chat
eau, all OF which have been lost. The police
are seeking the euiprits.
Patrick German, foreman of the gas de-
partment of the Utis Iron ana Steel company,
Cleveland, went into the drying department.
VOC dow, tnty Of
wards the heat was turned on, and German
was literally roasted to death.
Fire caused panic in the Eikhart county,
Indiana, Jail last night. One of the prison
has ROOM and the smoke filed the whole
building. One prisoner was nearly suffo-
Gated before he was rescued.
The treasury department has decided that
books imported for the use of colleges,
schools, etc.. are admitted TO this country
under the new tariff lsw substantially as
they were admitted under the old tariff law
and subject to the same restrictions.
The inquest on the body of Coroner Scion
Boydston, who was run down by an engine
at Orvilie o.. while arresting man last Fri
day, shows that Boydston was pushed under
the wheels by one os the prisoners friends,
at present unknown to the authorities.
L. A. Grant. acting secretary Of war, has is
sued general order in regard to the death
of Gen. Belknap. The war department. will
be draped in mourning for period of thirty
days. and upon the day AFTER the receipt of
the order, at each military post, seventeen
guns will be fired.
Rush Z. Jones. clerk in the employ of
the Chicago Evening Journal was arrested
yesterday, charged with ENLIGHTENMENT 1t
is alleged that his accounts are 500 short.
He was formerly assistant to the cashier. and
an examination of the books is said to have
revealed the shortage.
The secretary of state has received cable
gram from the United States minister to Par
1n0f yzot n hrr Stayx y0rf
sui general of that republic to the United
States, has been appointed to represent Para
quay on the board of commissioners of the
nter-continental railway.
Senator Joseph E. Brown, of Georgia, to
the surprise of everybody, has announced
his purpose of speaking a: the state fair in
the 23d inst tits intimated shat he will en-
dorse the farmers fully, and advise them to
| 10 select senator as successor tn himself
Iswho is in complete accord with their policy
l., The village of Andale, Kan, was struck by
h hurricane yesterday, and suffered great
damage A large Catholic church was lifted
from its foundation and thrown distance
OF many yards. Lighter buildings were tossed
about like boxes. Trees were torn up and
went flying through the air. No lives lost.
dastardly murder was committed Satur-
sday night near Jackson, Tenn. John Gill;
an inoHenSive negro, was called to his door
and shot down by two unknown persons
3fhe weapon used was a shot gun, and his
breast was filed with shot, one piercing his
heart No cause is known for the tragedy.
t. King Christian of Denmark gave dinner
at the palace yesterday to the officers of the
United States cruiser Baltimore. The United
States minister and Mrs. Carr were also pres
ent. The king proposed the health of Presi-
dent Harrison. Mr.. Carr toasted the health
E-Df the royal family iEThe king and queen
| and the.crown. prince will visit the Baltimore
| Tn ursday. sff5 ~ ssiis nee 'ies4s r. 2
A number of casks Of tallow bearing vari-
bus marks have been rescued from the water
at Lands End. England. Some of them are
marked Armour, Chicago" A number of
carcasseS of sheep have been washed ashore
age is probably from vessels that have been
lost in q fog. The weather lately has been
quiet.
= crowd numbering many thousands was
at Peru. Ind, yesterday to hear Senator DAN
jel w. Voorhees, speak. He arrived at noon.
and an hour afterwards delivered a stirring
address on the questions of the day. The
farmers were present in great numbers, and
to them the speaker addressed many of his
remarks.
deputy sheriff is in Chicago from Kan
sas ready to take Frank Woodruff, of Cronin
notoriety, back to that state, if possible, when
the fellow is discharged tomorrow from the
bridewell, where he WAS sent year ago by
the criminal court. Woodruff is wanted in
Kansas for horse stealing, but owing to a
teehncality there is doubt whether he can
be eXtradited.
The Irish Times says that William Abra-
ham, member of the house of commons for
West Limerick. and Timothy Harrington,
member for the Harbor division of Dublin,
who were appointed members OF the com,
mittee to visit the United States to solicit aid
for the Irish cause have refused to accept
the appointments.
The effects of the Athletic base ball club,
of Philadelphia, weee sold by the sheriff yes
terday for less than $500. This included
the grand stand. inside fence, seats, flagstaff.
| ticket boxes. safe and Office furniture; in
fact, everything on the ground except the
| outside fence, which was claimed by a bill
| poster. The sale was to satisfy claim of
! 81 200 for rent.
An extra edition of the Canada Gazette has
! been issued containing proclamation re-
| pine logs, and also export duties upon
| shingle bolts of pine or cedar and cedar logs
| capable of being made INTO shingle bolts No
! reasons for this action are assigned except
| that it has appeared to the government to be
1 desirable in public interest 10 remove the ex-
port duties mentioned.
! Gov. Fifer, of Illinois, yesterday granted
| reprieve in the case of Calvin Holden and
| Albert Durham postponing the day of their
! execution from Friday next to Friday, March
| q, 1891. The men were convicted of the
| murder of Harley Russell. at Monticello.
| June 21. last. Since the conviction of the
| men, evidence has been discovered which
! raises doubt as to their guilt.
The poStofice authorities notified the
! Cleveland Press yesterday that the paper
| could not go through the mails while GER
1
| The advertisement in question was from a
| prominent clothing house and offered
| pony to the purchaser who could guess its
| weight. The authorities held that it came
under the provisions of the lottery law.
| The last section of the metal lining of the
| st. Clair tunnel constructed by the Grand
4 Trunk Railway company. has been put in
l-place, and the putting down of the railway
4 track in the tube is now going on. The stone
| portals of the tunnel are in course of cree
ttion. and the approaches are being rapidly
| completed 1t is anticipated that the tunnel
| will be ready for traffic in February next.
| The English and German iron and steel
| men have broken up into parties, and under
| the guidance of local committees are visiting
! points of in and about Chicago. One party is
| inspecting the grain elevators: some the tall
| office buildings and the Auditorium. The
largest party is paying visit of inspection to
the Illinois Steel works at South Chicago,
| and to the ear works and town of Pullman.
tt Secretary Window has issued regulations
| governin attorneys and agents practicing
/ Enfaro tho treasury de ma rfTneut One of the